opensansad/lok-sabha-qa huggingface dataset:
Lok Sabha Question No. 1996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Administration of Madrasas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1996 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.7.2018

## Administration of Madrasas

## 1996. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the Government proposed regulatory changes in the administration of Madrasas in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government had discussions with stakeholders in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a) There is no role of Ministry of Human Resource Development in the administration of Madrasas in the country.
- (b) &(c) Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Promote Tribal Handicrafts
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, HARI OM PANDEY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1995 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## PROMOTE TRIBAL HANDICRAFTS

1995 SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  promote  Tribal  Handicrafts  in  the  country, Specially from Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

(a) to (b) Yes, Madam. The Government, through the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, promotes Tribal Handicrafts from all across the country, including Uttar Pradesh. Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED), a national level apex organization under the Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  provides  the  following  avenues  for  exhibition  and  sale  of  tribal handicrafts across the country and abroad:

- Network of Tribes India Outlets
- Tribal Artisan Melas at District/Tehsil level
- Exhibitions - both organizing of and participation in exhibitions like Aadishilp, Aadichitra, Octave, etc. which are organized across the country from time to time.
- E-commerce  -  TRIFED  has  entered  into  agreements  with  e-commerce  platforms  like Snapdeal and Amazon who will offer their customers various tribal products and produce through their portals www.snapdeal.com and www.amazon.com respectively to facilitate online sale.  On the request of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Ministry of Commerce has also made provision for sale of tribal products through TRIFED on www.gem.gov.in.
- (c) Does not arise in view of reply to (a) & (b) above.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 1994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Development of Iconic Sites
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1994 ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF ICONIC SITES

## 1994. SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to come out with a list of iconic sites visited by the tourists in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the funds allocated by the Government to develop these iconic sites and the time frame within which the project is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI K.J. ALPHONS)

(a) to (c):  Pursuant to Budget Announcements of 2018-19, Ministry of  Tourism  has  identified  following  17  sites  in  12  clusters  in  the country  for  development  under  Iconic  Tourist  Sites  Development Project:  Uttar  Pradesh-  Taj  Mahal  &  Fatehpur  Sikri;  MaharashtraAjanta  &  Ellora;  Delhi-  Humayun's  Tomb,  Red  Fort  &  Qutub  Minar; Goa-  Colva  beach;  Rajasthan-  Amer  Fort;  Gujarat-  Somnath  & Dholavira;  Madhya  Pradesh-  Khajuraho;  Karnataka-  Hampi;  Tamil NaduMahabalipuram; AssamKaziranga; Kerala-  Kumarakom; Bihar- Mahabodhi.

The  development  of  Iconic Tourist Destinations is being implemented  under  the  ongoing  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  of Ministry of Tourism. There is no separate allocation of funds for this project.

The Ministry  is  in  the  process  of  appointment  of  consultants for developing the Master plan and shelf of projects for above sites. The  timeframe  for  the  project  will  be  finalized  only  after  the identification of shelf of projects.

********
Lok Sabha Question No. 1993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Quality Education in Madrasas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1993 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.7.2018

## Quality Education in Madarsas

†1993. SHRI GANESH SINGH: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether it  is  a  fact  that  several  Madrasas  are  receiving  grants  under  scheme  for providing quality education in Madrasas in Madhya Pradesh has not received funds during the last two years; (b) the reasons for not releasing the grants to them during the years 2016-17 and 201718; and (c) the time by which grant for the years 2016-17 and 2017-18 is likely to be released?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) to (c) Under the Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madrasas (SPQEM), of the Department of School Education and Literacy an amount of Rs. 1526.74 Lakhs was released to the State Government of Madhya Pradesh benefitting 1877 Madrasas during  2016-17.  Further,  the  year  2017-18,  an  amount  of  Rs.  846.746  Lakh  was released to the State Government of Madhya Pradesh benefitting 1138 Madrasas.

During  the  Central  Grant  in  Aid  Committee  (CGIAC)  meeting  held  on 14.01.2016 for the year 2015-16, a decision was taken that only those Madarsas which have Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE) codes or a Unique Identity/ Registration code given by State Governments would be assisted, under the scheme.  Accordingly,  1138  Madrasas  which  were  having  U-DISE  codes  as  per records of UDISE 2016-17, were considered for release of grants in 2017-18.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 1990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: National Policy for Promotion of Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: SRIRAM MALYADRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1990 ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## NATIONAL POLICY FOR PROMOTION OF TOURISM

## 1990. SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry of Tourism proposes to formulate national  policies  and  programmes  for  the  development  and promotion  of  tourism  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Ministry  also  proposes  to  create  large  scale employment; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the Government  in  this  regard  and  the  funds  allocated  by  the Government in this regards?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI K.J. ALPHONS)

(a) to (c): A new draft National Tourism Policy has been formulated incorporating suggestions received from stakeholders, State Governments and Union Territory Administrations, eminent personalities  in  the  field  of  tourism  and  general  public.  The  draft Policy is currently being reviewed in the Ministry of Tourism prior to seeking Cabinet approval on the same.

Some of the salient features of the new draft National Tourism Policy include:

-  Focus  of  the  Policy  on  employment  generation  and community participation in tourism development.
-  Stress  on  development  of  tourism  in  a  sustainable  and responsible manner.
-  An all-encompassing Policy involving linkages with various Ministries, Departments, States/Union Territories and Stakeholders.
-  The Policy enshrines the vision of developing and positioning India as a 'MUST EXPERIENCE' and 'Transformational' Destination for global travellers, whilst encouraging Indians to explore their own country.
-  Development  and  promotion  of  varied  tourism  products including the rich Culture and Heritage of the country, as well  as  niche  products  such  as  Medical  &  Wellness, Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE), Adventure, Wildlife, etc.
-  Development  of  core  infrastructure  (airways,  railways, roadways, waterways, etc.) as well as Tourism Infrastructure.
-  Developing  quality  human  resources  in  the  tourism  and hospitality sectors across the spectrum of vocational to professional skills development and opportunity creation.
-  Creating an enabling environment  for investment in tourism and tourism-related infrastructure.
-  Emphasis on technology enabled development in tourism.
-  Focus on domestic tourism as a major driver of tourism growth.
-  Focus on promotions in established source markets and potential markets, which are contributing significantly to global tourist traffic, with targeted and country specific campaigns.
-  Emphasis  on  Tourism  as  the  fulcrum  of  multi-sectoral activities and dovetailing of activities of the Ministry with important/flagship schemes of the Government of India.

********
Lok Sabha Question No. 1989 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Setting up of Centre
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI, GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1989 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## SETTING UP OF CENTRE

## 1989.    SHRI M.MURALI MOHAN: DR.GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  the  request  sent  by  the  State Government of Andhra Pradesh regarding setting up of 'Regional Telugu Study Centre' at Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh; and
- b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a)  and  (b):      Government  of  India  has  already  established  a    Centre  of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu in the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore.

******
Lok Sabha Question No. 1988 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Unsafe School Buildings
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1988 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  JULY, 2018

## Unsafe School Buildings

## 1988.  SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has done any study to identify schools running from unsafe buildings in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the  Government  both  in  terms of policy as well as administratively to ensure safety of school going children in this respect?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) and (b) As per Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE), 2016-17 (Provisional), 0.67% schools are having building in dilapidated condition and 7.73% of classrooms in schools across the country require major repairs.

- (c) Section  19  of  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009 provides  norms  and  standards  for  a  recognised  school.    The  RTE  norms  inter  alia  provide  for  a physically  sound,  all-weather  building.  The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development   has  issued guidelines in October, 2014 to all State/UT Governments for ensuring safety and security of school children, including preventive mechanisms and procedures required to be put in place in the schooling system alongwith  relief and redressal strategies in case of  any incident.

The  National  Disaster  Management  Authority  (NDMA)  has  issued  school  safety  policy guidelines  which  were  circulated  to  all  States  and  UTs  in  September,  2017  for  compliance.  The guidelines  provide  for  conducting  quarterly  safety  audits  by  the  School  Management  Committee (SMC) in schools including fire safety and food safety. The guidelines are available on the Ministry's website www.mhrd.gov.in.

Also,  as  per  CBSE  Affiliation  Bye-laws,  before  grant  of  Affiliation,  a  school  is  required  to submit a certificate from the competent authority to the effect that the school building is safe.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Health Service to Pensioners
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1987

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## HEALTH SERVICE TO PENSIONERS

†1987. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether the Government is considering to provide health services to the pensioners and workers of unorganized sectors through the Employees State Insurance Corporation;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the number of labourers likely to be benefited from the scheme in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (d)the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon; and
- (e)the number of pensioners being benefited from the said scheme in the country, at present, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b) to (e): Does not arise in view of reply to (a) above.

********
Lok Sabha Question No. 1986 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: ATF Fuel
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1986 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th   JULY, 2018

## ATF Fuel

## 1986. SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI) :

पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री Will the Minister of PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Indian  Oil  Corporation  Limited  provide  fuel  for  all  aircrafts  at  Mumbai's  Chhatrapati  Shivaji International Airport through two pipelines from the refineries and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Reliance Industries Limited has requested Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board  (PNGRB)  to  declare  these  pipelines  as  common  carriers  which  would  allow  it  to access them and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  PNGRB  has  consulted/  proposes  to  consult  the  public  sector  oil  marketing companies before giving any permission in this regard and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द र प्रधा

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)        Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has informed that Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has laid Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF)  pipeline of 15 KM with the design capacity of 1.44 MMTPA from their refinery at Mahul, Mumbai to Santacruz Airport, Mumbai.  Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has commissioned ATF pipeline of 19.65 KM with the design capacity of 1.10 MMTPA from their Mumbai Refinery to storage location at Sahar, Mumbai Airport.   Indian Oil Corporation Limited has informed that  they receive the fuel assistance through these pipelines into  a storage tank owned by Mumbai Aviation Fuel Farm Facility Private Limited.  The refueling to the aircraft is done through an independent operator at Mumbai  Airport.
- (b) Reliance Industries Limited has requested PNGRB for declaration of ATF pipeline from the refinery of HPCL to Mumbai International  Airport Limited and ATF pipeline from the refinery of BPCL to Santacruz Airport, Mumbai as a Common Carrier Pipeline.
- (c) PNGRB has informed that it has issued public notice in terms of Section 20(I) of the PNGRB Act, 2006.

******
Lok Sabha Question No. 1979 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Courses on Social Work
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1979 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## Courses on Social Work

1979. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  removed/proposed  to  remove  colonial  influences  in courses  on  social  work  offered  by  the  Universities  in  the  country,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has prepared new syllabus for Indianisation of the courses on social work and circulated them to Central and State Universities for implementation in the country, if so, the details thereof along with the time by which such new syllabus is likely to be prepared and circulated to the said Universities; and
- (c) the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a)  to (c): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that ever enhancing needs  of  various  quarters  of  society  and  culture  can  be  addressed  effectively  when inter-disciplinary  programmes  offered  by  Universities  are  complemented  by  a  robust mechanism to revisit  and  revise  the  curricula  at  regular  intervals  with  a  focus  on  the existing and potential demand and supply of skill sets to make the University/College students employable.

The UGC has accordingly, requested the Vice-Chancellors of all the Universities for taking action to undertake periodic curriculum revision.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 1978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Share of Industrial Sector in GDP
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1978. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 30 TH   JULY,  2018.

## SHARE OF INDUSTRIAL SECTOR IN GDP

## 1978.  SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the share of industrial sector in the Gross Domestic Product of the country has been stable during the last decade; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the percentage of share of industrial sector in   the Gross Domestic Product during the year 2014-15 and 2017-18?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज् यमंत्री (श्री सी.आर. चौधरी) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): As per the estimates of  Gross Domestic Product (at constant prices)

by  Central  Statistics  Office  (CSO),    the  details  of  share  of  industrial sector in GDP during last ten years are given in the table below:

|                                 | Base year 2004-05   | Base year 2004-05   | Base year 2004-05   | Base year 2004-05   | Base year 2011-12   | Base year 2011-12   | Base year 2011-12   | Base year 2011-12   | Base year 2011-12   | Base year 2011-12   | Base year 2011-12   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Year                            | 2007-08             | 2008-09             | 2009-10             | 2010-11             | 2011-12             | 2012-13             | 2013-14             | 2014-15             | 2015-16             | 2016-17             | 2017-18             |
| Share of Industry in GDP (in %) | 28.74               | 28.13               | 28.27               | 27.92               | 30.16               | 29.54               | 28.81               | 28.70               | 29.14               | 29.05               | 28.74               |

Source: Central Statistics Office

The figures for the year 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 are provisional.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Degree Courses
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1974 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## Degree Courses

## †1974.  SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV: SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to introduce professional degree courses along with  the  graduation  courses  for  students  of  all  States  of  the  country  including Rajasthan from next session;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Rajasthan;

(c) whether  the  Government  has  made  separate  budget  provision  for  professional degree courses along with graduation courses; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) to (d): The matter of introduction of B.A. (Professional), B.Sc. (Professional) and B.Com. (Professional) is under consideration.

- *******