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Lok Sabha Question No. 4794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Captive Mines of Steel Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4794 FOR ANSWER ON 23/03/2020

## CAPTIVE MINES OF STEEL PLANTS

4794.  SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) is severely facing problem of captivated mines to run the Steel Plants and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is considering the request of RINL to allocate iron ore from Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC);
- (c) if so, whether any MoU has been signed between the RINL and OMC; and
- (d) if  not,  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  any  alternative  steps  to allocate  permanent  iron  ore  mines  in  any  of  the  Mining  Corporation/company  or NMDC?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

- (a) RINL is sourcing iron ore from NMDC, OMC etc. for its requirement.
- (b) No such proposal has been received by the Government from RINL.
- (c) No MoU has been signed between RINL and OMC for supply of iron ore on Long term basis as on date.
- (d) RINL has requested to various State Governments viz. Odisha, Chhattisgarh and  Andhra  Pradesh  for  reserving  Iron  ore  deposit  through  Section  17A(2A)  of MMDR Act, 2015.   Ministry of Steel has also taken up with the Ministry of Mines for reservation of iron ore  blocks in favour of RINL to establish assured supply of iron ore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Tourism Project for Renovation of Har ki Pauri and Ghats in Haridwar
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Ajay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†4793 ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## TOURISM PROJECT FOR RENOVATION OF HAR KI PAURI AND GHATS IN HARIDWAR

†4793. SHRI AJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved any tourism project for renovation/beautification of Har Ki Pauri and Ghats in Haridwar, Uttarakhand; (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  funds  approved  and utilised for the said project; (c) whether the Government has approved additional funds for the renovation of these ghats; (d) if so, the details of the funds released so far; and (e) the time by which the said work is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) & (c): No, Sir. Ministry of Tourism has not approved any tourism project  for  renovation/beautification  of  Har  Ki  Pauri  and  Ghats  in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

(b), (d) & (e): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Project for Renewal of Pilgrimages in Uttarakhand
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Tirath Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†4792

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## PROJECT FOR RENEWAL OF PILGRIMAGES IN UTTARAKHAND

†4792. SHRI TIRATH SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has sanctioned any tourism related project for renewal/beautification of pilgrimages of Uttarakhand;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  and  utilized  for  this purpose; and
- (d) the time by which the said work is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (d): On  the  basis  of  the  proposals  received  from  the  State Government  of  Uttarakhand,  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  sanctioned following  projects  for  renewal/beautification  of  pilgrimage  centres in Uttarakhand:

- i. 'Integrated Development  of Kedarnath' approved in 2015-16 under PRASHAD Scheme at the cost of Rs.34.78 Crore. An amount of Rs.27.83 Crore has been released so far.
- ii. 'Development of Infrastructure for Pilgrimage Facilitation  in  Badrinath  Ji  Dham'  approved  in  2018-19 under  PRASHAD Scheme at the cost of Rs.39.24 Crore. An amount of Rs.11.77 Crore has been released so far.
- iii. 'Development of Circuit at Tehri-Chamba- Sarain around Tehri  Lake'  approved  in  2015-16  as  Eco  Circuit  under Swadesh Darshan Scheme at the cost of Rs.70.92 Crore. An amount of Rs.64.30 crore has been released so far. Baijnath-Devidhura'  approved  in  2016-17  as  Heritage Circuit  under  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  at  the  cost  of Rs. 79.13 Crore. An amount of Rs.63.30 Crore has been
- iv. 'Development of Kumaon Region - Katarmal -Jogeshwarreleased so far.

The  projects  mentioned  above  are  at  different  stages  of implementation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Compulsory NCC Training in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4790 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd   MARCH, 2020

Compulsory NCC Training in Schools

## †4790. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the students of class 6th to 12th are likely to be given compulsory NCC education so as to inculcate a sense of discipline among students under the New Education Policy and if so, the details thereof; and

- (b) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) & (b): NCC is entirely a voluntary programme and it is upto the schools to opt for it. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced NCC as an optional elective in classes IX-XII under its curriculum. The schools may opt to offer NCC after obtaining necessary approval from the Directorate of NCC.

The Committee to Draft National Education Policy (NEP) under the Chairmanship of  Dr. K. Kasturirangan submitted its report to the Ministry on 31st May 2019, which was uploaded on the Ministry's website and also at innovate.mygov.in platform to elicit  comments  and suggestions  from  the  various  stakeholders.  Based  on  all  feedback/comments  received  from various stakeholders on the Draft NEP, the Ministry is in the process of finalizing the National Education Policy, 2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: RuPay KCC
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. 4789 Answered on Monday, March 23, 2020/Chaitra 3, 1942 (Saka) RuPay KCC

## 4789. SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the circulation of 'Rupay' Kisan Credit Card which has been created by National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has come in vogue in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the banks/financial institutions are likely to launch the variant of the cards to attach to this system;
- (d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the number of cardholders and the number of ATMs dealing with this card proposed to be installed by banks during the current year; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve security and streamline the payment process of this card?

## Answer

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

(a) to (e): In terms of RBI's Master Circular dated 04 July, 2018 on Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme addressed to all Scheduled Commercial Banks, all KCC holders should be provided with any one or a combination of the following types of Smart Card/Debit Card.

-  Amagnetic stripe card with Personal Identification Number (PIN) with an International Standards Organization International Identification Number (ISO IIN) to enable access to all banks ATMs and micro ATMs.
-  Banks may also issue debit cards with magnetic stripe and PIN with ISO IIN with biometric authentication of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
-  Debit Cards with magnetic stripe and only biometric authentication can also be provided depending on customer base of the bank. Till such time, UIDAI becomes widespread, if the banks want to get started without inter-operability using their existing centralized bio metric infrastructure, banks may do so.
-  Banks may choose to issue (Europay, Master Card and VISA, (EMV) (a global standard for interoperation of integrated circuit cards) and RUPAY compliant chip cards with magnetic stripe and pin with ISO IIN.

National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has reported that as per RBI's mandate, all RuPay Debit and Credit Cards (including RuPay Kisan Card) are now working on EMV chip technology, which is secure chip with enhanced safety features.

NPCI has further informed that RuPay Kisan Cards are issued by 97 banks which include Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks, Co-operatives Banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and around 25.01million RuPay Kisan Cards have been issued by these banks till date.

RuPay Kisan Cards are accepted at all ATM in India. Furthermore, RuPay Kisan Card can also be used at 4.7million Point of Sale (POS) terminals and 90,000 E- Com websites in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: NPAs of PSBs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## 4787. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount of Non-Performing Asset (NPA) of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) pertaining to the unrated exposure for the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government has advised the PSBs to consider loans for the rated borrowers only pertaining to the bigger loans to corporate sector, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the PSBs are reporting more than Rs. 5 crore loan with the Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) as per RBI guidelines; and
- (d) whether this reporting system to CRILC is applicable to private banks also and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that data on total amount of NPAs of PSBs, pertaining to the unrated exposure during the last three years and current year, are not maintained by it.

(b): RBI has apprised that there is no specific regulatory prescription of compulsory external rating requirement of borrowers, and that in a deregulated credit environment, banks are free to take credit related decisions within their Board-approved policies and RBI's prudential guidelines. RBI has further informed that as per extant capital regulations, exposure of banks are assigned risk weights based on credit rating and the capital required to be maintained is linked to the total risk weighted assets of a bank. As such, a higher rated exposure will have a lower risk weight and, consequently, lower capital is required to be maintained. Borrowers can nevertheless choose to remain unrated and bank's exposure to unrated borrowers is assigned the risk weight applicable to unrated corporates and capital is maintained accordingly by banks.

(c) and (d): RBI has informed that under the CRILC database, PSBs, Private Sector Banks, Foreign Banks, Scheduled Small Finance Banks and All India Financial Institutions report certain credit information of borrowers having aggregate fund-based and non-fund based exposure of Rs. 5 crore and above.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4787

ANSWERED ON-23.03.2020

## NPAs of PSBs
Lok Sabha Question No. 4786 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Promotion of Sanskrit and Moral Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Pushpendra Singh Chandel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4786 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## Promotion of Sanskrit and Moral Education

## 4786.  SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  to  promote  Sanskrit  and Moral education in all  schools/educational  institutions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):    The  National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF)  2005,  recommended integrated and holistic approach to nurturing universal human values ad constitutional values at all stages of education. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has developed syllabi  and  textbooks for all stages in consonance with the perspectives highlighted in the NCF, 2005. Further,  various  institutions  like  Central  Tibetan  Schools  Administration  (CTSA), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangatan (KVS), University Grants Commission (UGC) have also formulated schemes to promote Sanskrit and Moral education. While the Central Tibetan Schools  Administration  (CTSA)  organize  talks  on  moral  values  regularly  in  its  morning assembly  and  also cover in the teaching Learning process, the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan  has  signed  a  MOU  with  Ramakrishna  Mission  and  launched  a  programme 'Awakened  Citizen  Programme'  for  the  students  which  encompasses  life  skill  education and  inculcation  of  moral  values.  Teachers  of  Central  Schools  are  trained  by  Ramakrishna Mission  experts  in  this  regard.  Similarly,  UGC  has  developed  policy  framework  'Mulya Pravah  -  Guidelines  for  inculcation  of  Human  Values  and  Professional  Ethics  in  Higher

Educational Institutions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: India-Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4785 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2020

## India-Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline

4785. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

## पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to revive the India-TurkmenistanAfghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of India's current demand and supply of gas and all natural gas;
- (c) the details of estimated loss to Indian revenue, if the Government scrapped this pipeline;
- (d)  the  details  of  exact  availability  and  demand  of  crude  oil,  natural  gas  in  India, State-wise; and
- (e) the details of current status of FDI in Petroleum and Natural Gas businesses and its associate businesses?

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

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

- (a)   The TAPI Pipeline Company Limited (TPCL), the Pipeline Consortium of national gas  companies  of  Turkmenistan,  Afghanistan,  Pakistan  and  India,  is  coordinating with  the  stakeholders  to  arrive  at  various  agreements  for  setting  up  the  TAPI  gas pipeline.
- (b) India's current production of Natural Gas is 32.87 Billion Cubic Meter (BCM) and demand / consumption of Natural Gas is 60.80 BCM.
- (c) As the TPCL and participating national companies are in discussions to arrive at various agreements relating to the project, it is early to make financial assessment of the project.
- (d) India's current production of Crude Oil is 34.20 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) and demand / consumption of crude oil is 213.22 MMT.
- (e): The FDI inflows in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Sector during 2018-19 is ₹ 940.23 crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Funds to Flood Affected Districts
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4784 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## FUNDS TO FLOOD AFFECTED DISTRICTS

## 4784: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU

Will the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship be pleased to state :

- (a) whether any fund has been provided or being provided by the Government to the States particularly in flood affected districts to provide syllabus related and other essential basic facilities in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) running there during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  to  c): There  is  no  special  scheme  supporting  Industrial  Training  Institutes (ITIs) exclusively in flood affected area under DGT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Check on Prices of Petroleum Products
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4783 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2020

## Check on Prices of Petroleum Products

## 4783. SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  the  increase/decrease  in  prices  of  petrol,  diesel,  Compressed  Natural  Gas  (CNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) and kerosene during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the criteria/policy adopted/laid down to fix prices of the said petroleum products, productwise;
- (c) the irregularities which have come to the notice of the Government in fixing prices of the said products during the said period along with the action taken to address such irregularities; and
- (d)  the  monitoring  mechanism  established  by  the  Government  to  keep  a  watch  on  fixing prices of the said products in the country?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

## ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

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

- (a) The details of increase/decrease in prices of petrol/diesel for the last three years are available  at  the  website  of  Petroleum  Planning  and  Analysis  Cell  (PPAC)  i.e. www.ppac.org.in and the price of non-subsidized Domestic LPG, Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) and PDS Kerosene is available at the website of IOCL i.e. www.iocl.com.

Government of India has allocated domestic gas to GAIL for further distribution to various CGD entities for CNG (Transport) and PNG (Domestic) purpose.  Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC) determines the basic price of Natural gas as per new domestic natural gas pricing guidelines 2014 on 6 monthly basis. Basic price has increased from US $ 2.50/MMBTU to US $ 3.23/MMBTU in last 3 years.  However, retail price of CNG is determined by CGD entities after considering state taxes, tariff and other components.

- (b) to (d) Prices  of  petrol  and  diesel  have  been  made  market-determined  by  the  Government with  effect  from  26.06.2010  and  19.10.2014  respectively.  Since  then,  the  Public Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  take  appropriate  decision  on  pricing  of petrol  and  diesel  in  line  with  their  international  product  prices,  exchange  rate,  tax structure,  inland  freight  and  other  cost  elements.  The  Government  modulates  the effective cost to consumer for Subsidized Domestic LPG and Retail Selling Price of PDS Kerosene.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Funds for Popular Schemes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ramulu Pothuganti

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4782

TO BE ANSWERED Monday, March 23, 2020/Chaitra 3, 1942 (Saka)

## Funds for Popular Schemes

## 4782. SHRI POTHUGANTI RAMULU:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether it is a fact that NITI Aayog had recommended for sanction of funds to the State of Telangana for the popular schemes like Mission Baghiratha, Mission Kakiteeya, Kaleshwar Project and Palamoor  Rangaredy River Project;
- (b) if so, the details of total funds released to these schemes;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that the Government of Telangana had sought financial assistance of Rs. 40,000/- crores from the Union Government for these four schemes; and
- (d) if so, the details and the status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes Sir. Ministry of Finance had received recommendations from NITI Aayog for release of Special Assistance to the State of Telangana for Mission Kakatiya and Mission Bhagirath under Section  94  (2)  of  the  Andhra  Pradesh  Re-organisation  Act  (APRA),  2014.  The  request  had  been examined  in  terms  of  the  Section  94(2)  of  the  APRA,  2014  which  inter-alia  envisaged  that  ' The Central  Government  shall  support  the  programmes  for  the  development  of  backward  areas  in  the successor States, including expansion of physical and social infrastructure .'  Accordingly, based on the request of the State of Telangana and recommendations of NITI Aayog, the Union Government has released assistance of Rs.1800 crore in 4 instalments of Rs.450 crore at the rate of Rs.50 crore per district for 9 backward districts of Telangana. Further, request of Chief Minister, Telangana regarding release of Rs.5000 crore to the State of Telangana as Central assistance under Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) Scheme of Water Bodies for implementation of Mission Kakatiya was transferred to the then Ministry of Water Resources, River Development  & Ganga Rejuvenation.

(c) & (d): No such request has been received in Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Maternity Benefit Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4777 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## MATERNITY BENEFIT SCHEME

4777. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  change  the  Maternity Benefit Scheme;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the facility can be obtained by female employees working in the private sector also; and
- (d)if so, the details of the provision of the scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No, Sir.
- (b) to (d): Do not arise in view of answer to para (a) above.

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