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Lok Sabha Question No. 4156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalaya in Maharajganj
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4156 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7.1.2019

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IN MAHARAJGANJ

## † 4156. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal for setting up of Kendriya Vidyalaya in District Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details of the action taken thereon, so far;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  give  its  approval  for  setting  up  of Kendriya Vidyalaya in the said place;
- (d) if so, by when it is likely to be opened; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has informed that the proposal for opening of  a  new  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  (KV)  in  Maharajganj,  District  Maharajganj,  Uttar Pradesh has been received. Proposals for opening of new KVs are considered only if sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India/State Governments  /  Union  Territories  Administrations  thereby  committing  resources  for setting  up  a  new  KV  as  well  as  the  availability  of  necessary  sanction  of  the Government. The proposals received from various sponsoring authorities for opening of  new  KVs  also  have  to  compete  among  other  proposals  under  the  'Challenge Method'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Training Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4153 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## TRAINING CENTRES

## †4153.  DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

## WILL  the  MINISTER  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  and  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the    Public    Sector  Undertaking  (PSU)  especially  loss  making  units  have been engaged to impart training to the youths in their training centres under the Kaushal Bharat Abhiyan ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of youth in the country likely to be trained under this scheme;
- (d) whether any target has been set in  this  regard  and if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken to achieve those targets?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE)

(a) to (e) Under Skill India Mission, some PSUs and private companies have contributed in imparting skill development training as a part of their CSR initiative. National Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC),  a  Public  Private  Company  under  Ministry  of  Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is  working  with  some  of  the  PSUs  for  skill development activities. As on date, NSDC has trained 85,000 candidates under the CSR initiative.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Conservation of Manuscripts of Leaders
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4152 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 TH  JANUARY, 2019

## CONSERVATION OF MANUSCRIPTS OF LEADERS

## 4152. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) has catalogued and preserved manuscripts of leaders such as Syama Prasad Mookherjee, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Keshav Baliram Hedgewar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the total number of collections, archival documents, files and metadata acquired and prepared by the NMML;
- (c) whether NMML  recently  acquired  manuscripts  relating  to  the  lives  of  Syama  Prasad Mookherjee, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Keshav Baliram Hedgewar during each of the last five years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the status of digitization including number of pages digitized pertaining to the manuscripts of Syama Prasad Mookherjee, Vinayaka Damodar Savarkar and Keshav Baliram Hedgewar?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a)  &  (b)  Nehru  Memorial  Museum  and  Library  (NMML)  has  catalogued  and  preserved  the collection of Syama Prasad Mookerjee papers in the Archives, whereas the papers of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Keshav Baliram Hedgewar are preserved with the Microfilm Division of the Library and have not been catalogued. The details of the collections are as given below :

-  Syama Prasad Mookerjee - 80,000 pages approx. Metadata of these has been prepared.
-  Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - 20125 images. As these have not been digitized, no Metadata has been prepared.
-  Keshav Baliram Hedgewar - 1150 images. As these have not been digitized, no Metadata has been prepared.

(c)  No,  the  NMML  has  not  acquired  any  manuscript  relating  to  the  lives  of  Syama  Prasad Mookerjee, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Keshav Baliram Hedgewar during last five years.

(d) The scanning of Syama Prasad Mookerjee papers has been completed. The papers of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Keshav Baliram Hedgewar have not been digitized.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Cruise Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†4151

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## CRUISE TOURISM

## †4151. SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  action  plan  for cruise tourism in the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  and  the  names  of  the  places  having  potential  for cruise tourism and the manner in which these are likely to be developed;
- (d)
- the extant status of cruise tourism in the country; and
- (e) the  quantum  of  employment  likely  to  be  generated  by  the implementation of cruise tourism action plan?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e):  Ministry  of  Shipping  has  brought  out  a  Vision  Document with a view to develop India as a Cruise shipping destination. The vision document envisages to develop supporting infrastructure for cruise  tourism  at  ports,  give  special  focus  on  developing  the domestic  cruise  industry  through  policy  supports,  incentives  and port infrastructure development. Separately, Ministry of Shipping & Ministry of Tourism have jointly appointed a consultant for 'Preparation  of  Action  Plan  for  Development  of  Cruise  Tourism  in India.

The  five  major  ports  of  the  country  namely,  Mumbai  Port, Mormugao Port, New Mangalore Port, Cochin Port and Chennai Port have been developed to attract cruise ships with dedicated terminals  and  other  related  infrastructure  for  berthing  of  cruise vessels and embarking and disembarking of cruise passengers.

In  the  year  2017-18,  a  total  of  139  Cruise  ships  carrying 1,62,660 passengers visited India at six major ports namely Mumbai Port,  Mormugao  Port,  New  Mangalore  Port,  Cochin  Port,  Chennai Port and Kolkata Port. The Cruise tourism operations augment local economic activities as business opportunities arise for supply for provisions, transport,  hotels,  bunkering  etc.  to  cruise  ships  which  generate direct and indirect employment  and  help in growth of local economy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Island Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4149 ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## ISLAND TOURISM

## 4149. SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal for development of island tourism in the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  identified  any  potential  island tourism destinations in the country;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  constituted  any  Committee  to study  the  feasibility  of  development  of  island  tourism  in  the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  Yes,  Madam.    The  holistic  development  of  identified Islands in the country has been taken up by NITI Aayog. The final Site  Potential  Development  Report  has  been  prepared  for  four islands in Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) namely Smith, Ross, Long and Aves  Islands  and  five  islands  in  Lakshadweep  namely  Minicoy, Bangaram, Thinnakara, Cheriyam and Suheli Islands. Tourism based projects have been identified in Long, Aves, Smith and Neil Islands of  A&N and Minicoy, Kadamat and Suheli Islands of Lakshadweep while according  priority to air and  sea  connectivity and  the construction of airport at Minicoy in Lakshadweep by the Indian Air Force.

The Ministry of Tourism has also sanctioned a project for Rs. 42.19 Crore during 2016-17 for Development of Coastal Circuit (Long Island-Ross  Smith  Island-  Neil  Island-  Havelock  Island-  Baratang Island-Port Blair) in Andaman & Nicobar under the Coastal thematic circuit  of  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  for  development  of  island tourism in the country.

(e): Islands Development Agency (IDA) has been constituted on 1st June,  2017  under  the  Chairmanship  on  Hon'ble  Home  Minister, Government of India to oversee the comprehensive development of Islands. Further, a Committee has been constituted in NITI Aayog to recommend a road map for harnessing the development potential of Little  Andaman  and  Great  Nicobar  Islands  in  Andaman  &  Nicobar Islands.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Agriculture Export Zones
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4147 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON  07 th  JANUARY, 2019

## AGRICULTURE EXPORT ZONES

## 4147(H). SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to connect the special agriculture export zones with various ports and airports in the country;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps in this regard till date; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c)  The concept of Agri Export Zone (AEZ) was introduced in 2001, through EXIM Policy 1997-2001, to take a comprehensive look at a particular produce/product located in a contiguous  area  for  the  purpose  of  developing  and  sourcing  the  raw  materials,  their processing/packaging, leading to final exports. The concept hinged primarily on convergence of  existing  Central  and  State  Government  schemes  to  take  care  of  financial  interventions required at various stages of value chain; partnership among various stakeholders viz. Central Government,  State  Government,  farmer,  processor,  exporter  etc.;  and  focus  on  targeted products and areas to identify required policy interventions. All these activities did take place in  certain  respects  in  the  notified  Agri  Export  Zones.  In  December  2004,  an  internal  peer review conducted  by  Department  of  Commerce  concluded  that  the  notified  AEZs  had  not been able to achieve the intended objectives. It was decided that there will be no creation of new AEZs, unless there were strong and compelling reasons. No new AEZs have been set up after  2004.  All  the  notified  AEZs  have  completed their  intended span  of  5 years  and  have been discontinued.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Assistance to Entrepreneurs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## ASSISTANCE TO ENTREPRENEURS

## 4145.   SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government provides financial assistance to the entrepreneurs opening and using new technology in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details thereof including the maximum amount available per project and the criteria fixed to avail the said incentive scheme; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  entrepreneurs  benefitted  from  the  scheme  and  total  amount paid to them along with the year since when the scheme has been in force?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): Yes, Madam.  The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium  Enterprises implements a Scheme namely 'Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS)' for Technology Up-gradation of existing and new Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs).
- (b): The objective of  CLCSS is to facilitate technology up-gradation by providing capital  subsidy  of  15  %  (limited  to  maximum  of  Rs.15.00  lakhs)  on  institutional finance availed by them for induction of well-established and improved technology in the specified 51 sub-sectors/products approved under the scheme.  Maximum limit of eligible loan for admissibility of subsidy under the Scheme is Rs.100.00 lakhs.
- (c): From Financial Year 2000-2001 to 2018-19 (upto 31.12.2018), 62383 MSEs have benefitted by availing capital subsidy of Rs. 3856.36 Crore under the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Admission in M.Phil Course
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PARVESH SAHIB SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4144 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## Admission in M.Phil Course

## 4144. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

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

- (a) whether additional list/second list of written examination was declared for specific candidates for admission in M.Phil/Ph.D in Department of Education in University of Delhi in July 2016;
- (b) whether  some  general  category  students  who  had  appeared  in  the  interview  were  denied admission as a consequences of that and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any disciplinary action has been taken against persons involved in this; and
- (d) whether the general category students whose names appeared in the first list and had appeared in  the  interview  and  were  denied  admission  due  to  second  list  would  be  reconsidered  for admission and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) University of Delhi has informed that the second List for admission in M.Phil Course was declared based on merit and availability of seats in each category and the subsequent /second list was not  issued  for  specific  candidates.  No  candidate  who  was  declared  as  recommended  for  admission was  denied  admission.  All  admissions  were  done  as  per  the  University  Ordinance  governing M.Phil./Ph.D. admissions ensuring reservation as per University rules.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Eligibility Criteria for the Post of Messenger
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Adhikari Dibyendu

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4141 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th  JANUARY, 2019

## ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE POST OF MESSENGER

## 4141.  SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that recently 3700 Ph. D holders have applied for a messenger's post in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  minimum  eligibility  criteria  laid down for the said post; and
- (c) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  fill  the  vacancies  in various Government Departments in a time-bound manner?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): No such information has been received in the ministry in this regard.

(c):  Recruitment  under  central  government  is  primarily  made  by  various recruitment  agencies  namely  Union  Public  Service  Commission  (UPSC),  Staff Selection  Commission  (SSC)  and  Railway  Recruitment  Board  (RRB)  etc. Besides these, many Ministries/Departments/PSUs have their own recruitment mechanism  for  certain  posts  in  their  domain.  The  filling  up  of  posts  is  a continuous process depending on the vacancies arising across Ministries/Departments/PSUs  during  the  years  and  action  calendars  of  the recruiting agencies. The Government posts are regularly filled up in accordance with the prescribed recruitment rules.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 355 (STARRED), answered on 2019-01-04
Subject: Treatment of Rare Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 355 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH JANUARY ,2019 TREATMENT OF RARE DI SEASES

## *355. SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEALTH  AND  FAMILY  WELFARE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken back the scheme/policy for Treatment Rare Diseases; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a)& ( b) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 355* FOR 4 TH JANUARY , 20 19

(a)& ( b): The Central Government has decided to review the Policy in the li of new information and updates available/received for improvement and effec implementation.  The Central Government has notified and informed the publi large that the said Nation al Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases, 2017 ,shall be kept in abeyance till the revised Policy is issued by the Central Governmen further orders, whichever is earlier.  An Expert Committee has been const to revise the Policy.

Therefore,  ad - interim,  the  Standing  Finance  Committee  has  approved  a proposal for adding a sub - component under the Umbrella Scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi(RAN) for provision of one - time financial assistance to those below threshold  poverty  line  for  speci fied  rare  diseases  which  require  one - time treatment.
Lok Sabha Question No. 354 (STARRED), answered on 2019-01-04
Subject: Employees Pension and Gratuity Funds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## 14 th   position

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF  FINANCE DEPARTMENT  OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *354

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 4 TH  JANUARY, 2019/PAUSHA  14, 1940(SAKA)

## Employees Pension and Gratuity  Funds

## Question

## * 354:  DR  KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  is aware  of the misappropriation of Employees Pension  Fund Trust  and Gratuity  Fund by  the Punjab  National  Bank in the year  2016- 17 and if so, the details  thereof;
- (b)  whether   the  Government   has  taken   this  issue  seriously   and  issued direction  for immediate  audit  to verify  the quantum  of misappropriation of money  and if so, the details  thereof;  and
- (c)  whether   any   other   action   has  been  taken   by   the  Government   in  this regard,  if so, the details  thereof  and if not,  the reasons  therefor?

## ANSWER

The Finance Minister (Shri Arun  Jaitley)

- (a) to (c):  A Statement  is laid  on the Table  of the House.

## LOK SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *354 FOR ANSWER ON THE 4 TH  JANUARY,  2019  REGARDING  'EMPLOYEES PENSION AND GRATUITY  FUNDS TABLED BY DR KIRIT SOMAIYA, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

(a)  to  (c):  A  reference   was received   from the  Hon'ble   Member   regarding misappropriation of  Employees  Pension  Fund Trust  and Gratuity  Fund in Punjab  National  Bank  (PNB).  The same was referred  to PNB for placing  the matter  before the bank's  Audit  Committee  of the Board for necessary  action. PNB has informed  that there  is no misappropriation of funds, and that  the pension  fund and gratuity  fund trusts  are separate  entities   and  the  bank   is not authorised  to operate  the trusts'  accounts  or transfer  any  amount  from the  trust.   It  has  further   informed   that   adequate   funds  for  pension   and gratuity are maintained as per actuarial valuation report without any exception,   that   the  same  are  in  strict   compliance   of  Accounting Standards AS-15, and that  these funds are duly  audited  by  the bank's  Statutory Central Auditors  every  year.  PNB has also apprised  that  no amount  was taken  back or  withdrawn   from the  trusts'   accounts.   With   regard to  placement   of  the matter  before the bank's  Audit  Committee  of the Board (ACB),  the bank  has further   apprised   that   the  bank's   annual   financial   accounts   for  the  financial year  2016-17 are audited  by  the bank's  Statutory  Central  Auditors  and have already  been approved  by  the ACB  and the Board.  The bank  has reported that  it has initiated  steps to further  lay  the reference  received  as well  before ACB.