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Lok Sabha Question No. 2361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: GST Issues
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

2361. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of revenue earnings of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from Other Departments/Ministries other than the Ministry of Finance since its implementation, month-wise;
- (b)  whether  there  are  any  issues  related  to  collection  of  GST  by  the  other Departments/Ministries;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

- (d) the details of actions which have been taken by the concerned Departments to sort out those issues?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SH. ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a)  GST  revenue  data  is  maintained  taxpayer-wise  by  Goods  &  Services  Tax Network(GSTN). Department / Ministry wise information is not maintained.
- (b), (c) & (d): Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2361

TO BE ANSWERED ON Monday, July 8, 2019/Ashadha 17, 1941 (Saka)

## GST Issues
Lok Sabha Question No. 2357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: ONGC Projects in Other Countries
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2357 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  JULY, 2019

## ONGC Projects in Other Countries

## 2357.   SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

## पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  projects  completed  by  Oil  and  Natural  Gas  Corporation (ONGC) in other countries during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the total amount of profit earned by ONGC through the said projects; and
- (c) the status of ONGC in terms of profit at present ?

## ANSWER

## पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

## THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) The  projects  acquired  by  ONGC  Videsh  Limited  (OVL),  a  wholly  owned subsidiary and overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), during the last three years are as under :
- i) 26 % Participating Interest (PI) in Vankorneft, Russia;
- ii) 4 % PI in Lower Zakum Concession, UAE;
- iii) 30 % PI in PEL 0037, Namibia; and
- iv) 25 % PI in Block 32, Israel.
- (b) The overall profitability  of  ONGC  Videsh  Ltd.  from  all  overseas  projects  is Rs.1682 crore during Financial Year 2019. Dividend received till date, as reported by ONGC Videsh Ltd., from above Producing Projects are:
- i)    Vankorneft, Russia: USD 536.97 million (approx. Rs. 3755.88 Crore)
- ii)   Lower Zakum Concession, UAE:  USD 12 million (approx. Rs. 83.93 Cr)

Expenditure  incurred,  as  reported  by  ONGC  Videsh  Ltd,  for  the  above exploratory projects is as under:

- i)    PEL0037, Namibia: USD 25.23 million (approx. Rs. 169 Crore)
2. ii)    Block 32 Israel : USD 0.01 million (approx. Rs 0.10 Crore)
3. (c)  The Profit after tax of ONGC during Financial Year 2018-19 is Rs. 26,716 Crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Merger of PSBs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar, Shankar Lalwani

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2356

TO BE ANSWERED  ON THE 8 TH  JULY  2019/ ASHADHA  17, 1941 (SAKA)

## Merger of PSBs

†2356.  SHRI  PRATAPRAO  PATIL CHIKHLIKAR: SHRI  SHANKAR  LALWANI:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) the total  number of  nationalised  Public  Sector  Banks  (PSBs) in the country;
- (b) whether   the  Government   is  contemplating to  restructure/merge  all  the  Government banks in the country;
- (c) if so, the details  thereof  along  with  the benefits  of the said proposals  and its likely  impact on the bank  customers  in the country;  and
- (d) the details  of the total  number  of merger  of banks  carried  out by  the Government  so far during  the last three  years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG  SINGH THAKUR)

- (a): There  are 17 nationalised PSBs in the country.
- (d): During  the last three  years,  two  PSB consolidations  were  effected, with  State Bank of India (SBI) associate banks  and Bhartiya  Mahila  Bank merging  with  SBI with  effect from 1.4.2017 and Vijaya   Bank and  Dena  Bank   amalgamating   into   Bank of  Baroda  with   effect  from 1.4.2019. Further, 21 Regional Rural  Banks  amalgamated  during  the same period.
- (b) and (c): The Banking  Companies  (Acquisition  and Transfer  of Undertakings) Acts of 1970 and 1980 provide  that  the Central  Government,  in consultation  with  the Reserve  Bank of India (RBI), may make a scheme, inter  alia , for  the  amalgamation of  any   nationalised   bank   with   any other nationalised bank  or  any   other   banking   institution. Various committees,   including Narasimhan  Committee  (1998) constituted  by  RBI, Leeladhar  Committee  (2008) chaired  by  RBI Deputy   Governor,   and  Nayak Committee   (2014)  constituted   by   RBI,  have  recommended consolidation  of Public  Sector  Banks  (PSBs) given  underlying benefits/synergies. Taking  note of this and potential  benefits  of consolidation, Government,  with a view  to facilitate  consolidation among  PSBs  to  create  strong   and  competitive   banks,   serving   as  catalysts   for  growth,   with improved  risk  profile  of the bank,  approved  an approval  framework  for proposals  to amalgamate PSBs through  an Alternative  Mechanism  (AM). No proposal  is presently  before the AM  for its consideration.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Scheme for Unorganised Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2354 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## SCHEME FOR UNORGANISED SECTOR

†2354. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a)whether the Government is formulating any scheme keeping in view the problems  faced  by  working  of  the  unorganised  sector  especially  the agriculture sector;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)the total number of workers likely to be benefited by this scheme each year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): In order to provide social security benefits to the workers in  the  unorganised  sector  including  workers  in  agriculture  sector,  the Government  has  enacted  the  Unorganised  Workers'  Social  Security  Act, 2008.  This  Act  stipulates  formulation  of  suitable  welfare  schemes  for unorganised workers on matters relating to: (i) life and disability cover, (ii) health  and  maternity  benefits,  (iii)  old  age  protection  and  (iv)  any  other benefit as may be determined by the Central Government. Life and disability cover  is  provided  through  Pradhan  Mantri  Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana (PMJJBY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana  (PMSBY)  to  the unorganised workers depending upon their eligibility. Government of India and State Governments pay the annual premium in equal share without any burden on the beneficiary. The health and maternity benefits are addressed through  Ayushman  Bharat  scheme.  For  old  age  protection  in  the  form  of minimum  assured  monthly  pension,  Government  of  India  has  recently launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maandhan  (PM-SYM).  Under  the scheme, minimum assured monthly pension of Rs. 3000/- will be provided to the  unorganised  workers  after  attaining  the  age  of  60  years.  Prescribed monthly  contribution  is  payable  by  the  beneficiary  and  equal  matching contribution is paid by the Central Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: National/State Testing Agencies
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2353 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## National/State Testing Agencies

## 2353. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  National/State  Testing  Agencies  that  conduct  the  Joint Entrance  Examination  Main  and  National  Entrance  Eligibility  Test  and  other examination for purpose of Government employment;
- (b) whether  any  corruption  has  been  found  against  the  National/State  Testing Agencies  during  the  conducting  of  online  examination  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with action taken thereon;
- (c) whether  the  modalities  regarding  fee  structure,  syllabi,  exam  pattern,  etc.  for exams for OBC and EWS are the same or different;
- (d) if so, the details of such modalities for the two exams along with the modalities for establishment of computer centres in rural areas; and
- (e) whether the Government has found any discrepancy to conduct AIIMS/JIPMER exam from 2015 onwards and if so, the details thereof along with action taken thereon?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (e): Ministry of Human Resource Development has established National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct entrance examinations for admission to the Higher Education Institutions as well as grant of fellowship.  These include Joint Entrance Examination - Main (JEE-Main), National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG), University Grants CommissionNational Eligibility Test (UGC-NET), Graduate Pharmacy  Aptitude  Test  (GPAT),  Common  Management  Admission  Test  (CMAT), Jawaharlal  Nehru  University  Entrance  Examination  (JNUEE)  etc.  The  Ministry  does not  maintain  centralized  data  of  State  Testing  Agencies.  No  case  of  corruption  has been  received  against  NTA.  There  is  no  difference  in  the  fee  structure,  syllabi  and exam patterns for OBC and EWS candidates in these examinations.  In order to serve the requirements of the rural students, NTA has established a network of about 3,400 Test Practice Centres (TPCs), which are located in educational institutions across 622 Districts  in  33  States/UTs.  All  India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  (AIIMS)  and Jawaharlal  Institute  of  Post  Graduate  Medical  Education  and  Research  (JIPMER), which come under the purview of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, have informed that  no  discrepancies  have  been  reported  in  conducting  of  their  examinations  from 2015 onwards.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Security of ATM Operations
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2352

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 08, 2019

## SECURITY OF ATM  OPERATIONS

2352. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to curb the increase of inflation in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (b)  the steps taken by the Government on the basis of D.K. Mohanty Committee report on enhancing security and mitigating risks in ATM operations in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a)  :  Headline  inflation  based  on  the  Consumer  Price  Index  -  Combined  (CPI-C)  has been declining continuously for the last five years. Headline CPI inflation declined to 3.4 per cent in 2018-19 from 3.6 per cent in 2017-18, 4.5 per cent in 2016-17, 4.9 per cent  in  2015-16  and  5.9  per  cent  in  2014-15.  Government  monitors  the  price situation on a regular basis as controlling inflation remains a key area of policy focus.
- (b)  :  There  is  no  specific  recommendation  pertaining  to  enhancing  security  and mitigating risks in ATM operations in the country in the Report of the Committee on Medium-term  Path  on  Financial Inclusion chaired by Shri  Deepak  Mohanty. However, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advised the banks and White Label ATM Operators (WLAOs) to ensure that all the existing ATMs installed / operated by them are enabled for processing of EMV Chip and PIN cards. Also, all new ATMs shall necessarily be enabled for EMV Chip and PIN processing from inception.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Tribal Status to Gorkhas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2351

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## TRIBAL STATUS TO GORKHAS

## 2351. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the government proposes to grant tribal status to the 11 Gorkha tribes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with a status in this regard;
- (c) the  status  on  the  recommendations  made  by  the  committee  formed  under  the Ministry  to  examine  the  demand  after  consultation  with  Government  of  Skkim,
- West Bengal and all other States where significant Gorkha population resides; and
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government on the issue?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (Smt. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) , (b) & (d)The Government of India on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002) has laid  down the modalities for deciding the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications in Orders specifying Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists. As  per  the  modalities,  only  those  proposals  which  have  been  recommended  and justified by the concerned State Government / UT Administration and concurred with by Registrar General of India (RGI) and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) are to be considered and legislation amended.

All action on the proposal is taken as per these approved modalities.

(c)The committee submitted its report which was referred to ORGI for comments.ORGI have  commented  that  the  report  of  the  said  Committee  is  beyond  the  scope  of  the Modalities  approved  by  the  Government  of  India  with  regard  to  inclusion  of  any community in STs list of a State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Disability Quota in Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Asaduddin Owaisi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2349 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## Disability Quota in Universities

## 2349. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a) the minimum quota for persons with disability in Universities and institutions of higher  education  including  Indian  Institutes  of  Management  (IIMs)  and  Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) etc.;

(b)  whether  32  of  the  country's  top  Universities  and  Institutions  have  failed  to accommodate disabled students under this quota;

(c) if so, the details and the reasons therefor;

(d) whether Government has issued any directions to all the Universities and higher educational institutions to fill up the quota of disabled students;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  amend  the  1995  Act  to  relax  norms  to enable such students  to  get  admissions  in  these  institutions  along  with  the  steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a):  The Government has enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act, 2016) which has come into force with effect from 19.04.2017. As per Section 32 of the RPwD Act, 2016, it is mandatory for all Government institutions of higher  education  and  other  higher  education  institutions  receiving  aid  from  the Government  to  earmark  five  percent of seats for persons with  benchmark disabilities.  These provisions are also followed over the educational institutions like CUs, IITs, IIITs, NITs.

(b) & (c): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that enrollment of students with PwDs is being done. As on 01.04.2019, 3064 students were enrolled in  40  Central  Universities  under  Persons  with  Disabilities  category.  Further,  the UGC has not received any complaint in respect of Central Universities for denial of admission to persons with benchmark disabilities.

630  out  of  12461  seats  have  also  been  earmarked  for  PwDs  in  JEE (Advanced),  2019.  259  students  with  disabilities  were  studying  in  the  IIMs  in February, 2019.

(d) & (e): The UGC has issued instructions to all the Universities, from time to time, to fill up the quota of disabled students. The UGC has also circulated a copy of the RPwD Act, 2016 for compliance in Universities and affiliated colleges.

(f):  The  persons  with Disabilities  (Equal  Opportunity  Protection  of Rights  and Full Participation)  Act,  1995  has  been  repealed  through  enactment  of  the  RPwD  Act, 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Diversity in School Curriculum
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2348 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## Diversity in School Curriculum

## 2348. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to promote empathy among school students and in school curricula for different regional cultures and languages;
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  integration  in  schools  and  school curricula for those identifying as LGBTQ, SCs, STs, OBCs, and religious minorities;
- (c) whether school curricula includes diversity training modules for teachers, students and administrative faculty;
- (d) if so, the details of these modules; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF)  2005,  developed  by  the  National  Council  of Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT),  which  sets  the  guidelines  and  direction  for  the development of syllabi and textbooks at all the school stages, draws attention on promoting values such as India's common cultural heritage, egalitarianism, democracy and secularism, equality of sexes,  protection  of  environment,  removal  of  social  barriers,  concern  of  others'  well-being, respect for human dignity and rights, etc. Besides, the Government has adopted Three Language Formula  in  order  to  promote  language  harmony  and  equality  among  languages  in  school education.

(b) The NCF 2005 stresses on building a citizenry committed to democratic practices, values, sensitivity  towards  gender  justice,  problems  faced by  the  Scheduled  Castes  and  the  Scheduled Tribes, needs of the disabled, and capacities to participate in economic and political processes. It also  stresses  that  schools  must  be  conscious  of  the  importance  of  creating  equitable  classroom environments in which students are not subjected to unfair treatment and denied opportunities on the basis of their sex or membership of a caste, tribe or minority group. The syllabi and textbooks developed by the NCERT in the light of NCF, 2005 have taken care of the concern of all these issues in an integrated manner including various age-appropriate and context specific transactional  strategies.  The  NCERT  textbooks  address,  through  their  content,  portrayals  and visuals, all these issues  such  as gender  bias,  stereotypes,  marginalisation,  inequality  and discrimination, safety and security, etc.

(c) to (e) NCERT  has  developed  teachers  training  packages  and  resource  material  for teachers, teacher educators and state  functionaries and also supplementary material for students which take into account the concerns related to diversity in our country. The textbooks developed by the NCERT also provide adequate space to diversity concerns.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Automatic Data Exchange
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.  2345 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 08 th  July, 2019 [ASHADHA 17, 1941 (SAKA)]

## AUTOMATIC DATA EXCHANGE QUESTION

2345 SHRI A. RAJA: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government is planning to start automatic data exchange across the country;
- (b)
- If so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (c) Whether the Government has signed an MoU in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details and the salient features of the MoU;
- (e) whether the Government has planned to develop a mechanism in this regard and if so, the details thereof and the reason therefore; and
- (f) Whether the Government has also planned to constitute a group or open branches in some of the states across the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री ( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

(a)  to  (f)  No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  of  the  Ministry.  The Ministry has concluded Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for sharing of  data  /Information with the Central Board  of Direct Taxes( CBDT) and Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI).  Copies of the Press Releases issued  by  the  Ministry  in  this  regard  containing  salient  features  of  the MoUs are enclosed at Annexure - I & II.

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