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Lok Sabha Question No. 66 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Shell Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARI OM PANDEY, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 66 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 14 th DECEMBER, 2018 [AGRAHAYANA 23, 1940 (SAKA)]

## SHELL COMPANIES QUESTION

*66. SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:

SHRI RAMDAS C TADAS:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेटकार्यमंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has developed any smart mechanism to identify shell companies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and;
- (c) the  details  of  action  taken  so  far  against  the  top  50  shell companies  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, especially from Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS     (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

(

श्री अरुण जेटली )

(a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.66  FOR  ANSWER  IN  LOK  SABHA ON 14.12.2018

(a)&(b): While there is no definition of the term 'Shell Company', it normally refers to a company without active business operation or significant assets, which in some cases are used for illegal purpose such as tax evasion, money laundering, obscuring ownership, benami properties etc.  The Special  Task Force  set up by the Government to look into the issue of 'Shell Companies' has inter-alia recommended the use of certain red flag indicators as alerts for identification of Shell Companies. The Government has  undertaken  a  Special  Drive  for  identification  and  strike  off Shell Companies.  Around 2.26 lakh Shell Companies were struck off  in  the  first  drive  pertaining  to  financial  year  2013-14  to 2014-15.  Similarly  1,00,150  number  of  companies  have  been struck off up to 30/11/2018 in the second drive in respect of the financial year 2015-16 to 2016-17. (c):  Based  on  prima-facie  suspicion  of  abnormal  transactions during  post  demonetization  period,  investigation  was  launched against 68 companies, including two companies registered in the

State of Uttar Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Funds for Civil Safety
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV

1

Government  of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 917

## TO BE ANSWERED  ON FRIDAY, THE 14th December,2018 Agrahayana 23, 1940 (Saka)

## FUNDS FOR CIVIL SAFETY

## 917.  Shri OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will the Minister of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  proposes  to formulate any scheme  for all the citizens to pay minimum amount of funds for providing civil safety to the citizens, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government  has constituted  any committee or agency  for the said purpose,  if so, the details thereof;  and
- (c) the time by which the Govemment  proposes  to formulate the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## MI}I"ISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

## (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) to (c) At present  no such proposal  is under the consideration  of the Government.
Lok Sabha Question No. 915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Moratorium on Industrial Clusters
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.915

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2018

## Moratorium on Industrial Clusters

## 915. SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Moratorium  based  on  the  scale  of  Comprehensive  Environment  Pollution Index (CEPI) was imposed in the year 2010 on 7 clusters of Gujarat including clusters of Vapi, Ankeshwar and Vatva;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether State Government of Gujarat has forwarded these cases to lift the moratorium from Ankeshwar, Vapi and Vatva industrial clusters in view of the fact the level of pollution in these areas has gone down by 70, 75 and 50 per cent respectively;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether his Ministry has carried out the inspection of the concerned areas in January, 2016 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the time by which the moratorium is likely to be lifted from these areas?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) & (b)  Based  on  the  Comprehensive  Environmental  Pollution  Index  (CEPI)  scores,  the Ministry  imposed  moratorium  on  13 th January,  2010  on  consideration  of  developmental projects  in  all  the  43  identified  Critically  Polluted  Areas  (CPAs),  including  Ankleshwar, Vapi, Vatva, Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Junagarh industrial clusters in Gujarat.

(c) to (f)   Based on a request received from the Gujarat Pollution Control Board, the Central Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  conducted  monitoring  in  the  three  clusters,  namely Ankleshwar, Vapi and Vatva for reassessing their CEPI scores, which were observed below 70.  Taking  into  consideration  the  CEPI  scores  and  the  fact  that  implementation  of  action plans for improving environment quality require time to yield results, this Ministry has lifted the moratorium from these three industrial clusters on 25th November, 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: National Commission on Population
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 914 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH DECEMBER, 2018

## NATIONAL COMMISSION ON POPULATION

## 914. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

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

- (a) whether the National Commission on Population monitors and reviews the National Population Policy, if so, the details thereof including the main achievements of the Commission during each of the last three years;
- (b)  whether  the  National  Commission on  Population  has  suggested  measures  for controlling  the growth in population of certain communities, castes, uneducated populace, particularly in rural and urbanareas;
- (c) if so, the det ails thereof; and
- (d) the follow - up action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a): Yes The main achievements of the Commission during each of the last three years throu Jansankhya Sthirtha Kosh are:
- 1.Santushti Scheme: to involve private sector surgeons in conducting sterilization operations Public Private Partnership mode in s ven high focus states namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Rajasthan

Achievements of last three years:

| FY           |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |
|--------------|------------|------------|------------|
| No. of cases |      62814 |      67545 |      70044 |

2. Prerna Scheme: to help push up the age of marriage of girls and space the birth of children. in the above mentioned states.

Achievements of last three years:

| FY           |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |
|--------------|------------|------------|------------|
| No. of cases |         73 |        373 |        788 |

- 3 . National Helpline (toll free: 1800 - 11- 6555): for addressing queries on Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal,, Child and Adolescent health.

Achievements of last three years:

| FY           |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |
|--------------|------------|------------|------------|
| No. of calls |     157901 |      71869 |     233892 |

- 4 . Advocacy and IEC activities (every year):
- Observe World Population Day at National and state level.
- Walkathon/Rally and advocacy through print and electronic media at national and state leve population issues.
- (b) : No
- ( c)&
- (d): Does not arise .
Lok Sabha Question No. 908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Reviewing of Competition Act
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 14TH DECEMBER, 2018

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 908 {AGRAHAYANA 23, 1940 (SAKA)}

## REVIEWING OF COMPETITION ACT

## QUESTION

908.  SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  review  the  Competition Act;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  deficiencies  found  in  the  existing  Competition Act in view of changing business environment;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  constituted  a  Committee  in  this regard; and
- (d) if so, the Terms of Reference given to the Committee and the time by which the Committee is likely to submit its report?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND                    (SHRI P.P. CHOUDHARY) JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

विधि और न् र्ार् ंिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रा र् मर रा र् मंत्री

(

श्री पी. पी. चौिरी )

(a) to (d): The  Government  vide  office  order  dated  1st  October,  2018 constituted a Competition Law Review Committee under the chairmanship of Secretary, Corporate Affairs.  The terms of reference of the committee are:-

- i) To review the Competition Act/Rules/Regulations, in view of changing business environment and bring necessary changes, if required;
2. ii) To  look  into  international  best  practices  in  the  competition  fields, especially  anti-trust  laws,  merger  guidelines  and  handling  cross border competition issues;
3. iii) To study other regulatory regimes/institutional mechanisms/ government policies which overlap with the Competition Act;
4. iv) Any other matters related to competition issue and considered necessary by the Committee.

The Committee is required to submit its report within three months of the date of its first meeting.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: NIPFP
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.906

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018/AGRAHAYANA 23, 1940 (SAKA)

## National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)

906. Dr. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) has submitted report on the health insurance sector, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether out of nine members of Insurance Ombudsman seven are representatives of insurance companies and their office is also funded by insurance industry;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the manner in which the Insurance Ombudsman remains an independent and impartial body; and
- (d) whether any report has recommended reforms for Ombudsman and rejecting/settling claims and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a):   No, there is no such report submitted by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP).
- (b) & (c): The details of nine Insurance Ombudsmen are as given below:

| S. No.   | Retired persons from   |   Number of Insurance Ombudsman |
|----------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Insurance Industry     |                               4 |
| 2        | Civil Services         |                               4 |
| 3        | Judiciary              |                               1 |
|          | TOTAL:                 |                               9 |

The Institution  of  Insurance  Ombudsman is funded by insurance industry through the Executive  Council  of  Insurers  (ECOI)  which  has  representatives  from  all  insurance companies.  However  Insurance  Ombudsmen  work  independently  as  per  Insurance Ombudsman Rules, 2017.

- (d) No, there is no such report which made such recommendations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: COTPA, 2003
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PARVESH SAHIB SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 904 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH DECEMBER, 2018

COTPA, 2003

## 904. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

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

- (a) the details and reasons regarding the withdrawal of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill, 2015;
- (b) whether the Government has received any proposals to reintroduce he Bill and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a): Considering the fact that India was in the process of acceding the Protocol to El Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products under Article 15 of the WHO - FCTC which might necessitate more amendments in the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibiti on of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 f implementation of various articles of the Protocol, the Amendment Bill, 2015 was withd with a view to bring in a more comprehensive amendment legislation.

- (b) & (c):

No such proposal has been received.
Lok Sabha Question No. 903 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Fake Anganwadi Beneficiaries
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN, VASANTHI M., G. HARI, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 903

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2018

## FAKE ANGANWADI BENEFICIARIES

## †903. SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

SHRI G. HARI:

DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  are  around  14  lakh  fake  Anganwadi  Kendras  across  the  country  with  10  crore registered beneficiaries and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said beneficiaries include children under the age of six, pregnant women and lactating mothers;
- (c) whether the Government has requested States to verify/update and revise the list of children and other beneficiaries coming to each Anganwadi Centres and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the identification and elimination of fake beneficiaries registered in various anganwadis across the country is an ongoing process and one crore fake beneficiaries have been identified so far and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  names  of  the  above  beneficiaries  were  deleted  from  the  beneficiaries  list  of Anganwadi  Kendras  across  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  objective behind such deletion; and
- (f) whether many lapses have been found in the food distribution system of Anganwadi Kendra, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) &  (b):  Under  the  Anganwadi  Services  of  Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development  Services scheme, a total number of 14 lakh Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) have been sanctioned to all the States/UTs, out of which as on 01.06.2018, 13.63 lakh AWCs are functioning across the country in which a total number of 8.85 crore beneficiaries are availing benefits. There are no fake AWCs. Children  in  the  age  group  of  0-6  years,  pregnant  women  and  lactating  mothers  are  eligible beneficiaries under the scheme.
- (c), (d) & (e): This Ministry has issued directions to all States/UTs to conduct physical verification exercise to identify genuine beneficiaries and weed out duplicate as  well as bogus beneficiaries, if any.
- (f): The Anganwadi Services under Umbrella ICDS Scheme is implemented by States/UTs, the proper administration of the scheme is their prime responsibility. In case of any lapse found in the proper functioning  of  the  Scheme/food  distribution  system,  the  concerned  States  Governments/UT Administrations are requested to take corrective measures.
Lok Sabha Question No. 900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Scientific Management of Waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 900

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2018

## Scientific Management of Waste

## 900. SHRI K.N.RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Central Pollution Control Board monitors periodic preparedness of urban local bodies towards scientific management of waste and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Swachh  Bharat  Programme  does  not  fulfil  Solid  Waste Management Rules;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether any steps have been taken by Government  under the Solid Waste Management Rules, to use organic refuse for clean power generation and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) As  per  provisions  of  Solid  Waste  Management  Rules,  2016,  the  State  Pollution Control  Board/  Pollution  Control  Committees  are  required  to  submit  annual  report  on implementations of SWM Rules, 2016 in their respective states. Further, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) based on the status of implementation of the Rules in the states/UTs, submit the compilation of reports to the Ministry along with its recommendations. CPCB also interact with the Urban Local Bodies through Workshops and conferences for dissemination of various technology & its implementation.

(b) and (c) The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA )has overall mandate to take periodic review of the measures taken by the states and local bodies for improving their solid  waste  management  practices.  MoHUA  is  implementing  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission (Urban)  project  under  which  various  projects  have  been  taken  up.  Under  this  programme during the mission period of 2014-15 to 2019-20, an allocation of Rs. 7424.24 Cr has been made for Solid Waste Management Projects. All the projects are implemented based on the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.

(d) The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 mandate all resident welfare and market associations, gated communities, institutions, all hotels and restaurants to ensure segregation of waste at source, facilitate collection of segregated waste in separate streams. Further, the Rule  prescribe  that  the  bio-degradable  waste  shall  be  processed,  treated  and  disposed-off through composting or bio-methanation within the premises as far as possible.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: GDP Ratio
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTIONS NO. 897

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018 AGRAHAYANA  23, 1940 (SAKA)

## GDP RATIO

897. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total Direct Tax and Indirect Tax collected over the last three years along with the different component-wise split;
- (b)  the  details  of  Direct  Tax  to  Gross  Domestic Product  (GDP) Ratio and Indirect Tax to GDP ratio over the last three years; and
- (c) the total income tax collection over the last three years in absolute terms and as a percentage of total tax collection?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a): The details of total Direct Tax and Indirect Tax collected over the last three years along with the different component-wise are as under:

## Direct Tax

| Financial Year   |   Corporation Tax |   Taxes on Income |   Total |
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------|
| 2015-16          |            453228 |            288717 |  741945 |
| 2016-17          |            484924 |            346789 |  849713 |
| 2017-18*         |            571202 |            431539 | 1002741 |

## Indirect Tax

| Financial Year   |   Customs Duty |   Union Excise Duty |   Service Tax | GST    |   Total |
|------------------|----------------|---------------------|---------------|--------|---------|
| 2015-16          |         210338 |              288073 |        211414 | ----   |  709825 |
| 2016-17          |         225370 |              381756 |        254499 | ----   |  861625 |
| 2017-18*         |         136929 |              258636 |         81231 | 434670 |  911466 |

*provisional

- (b): The details of Direct Tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Ratio and Indirect Tax to GDP ratio over the last three years are as under:
- (c):    The  total  income  tax  collection  over  the  last  three  years  in  absolute  terms  and  as  a percentage of total tax collection are as under:

| Financial Year   | Direct Tax GDP Ratio   | Indirect Tax GDP Ratio   |
|------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2015-16          | 5.47%                  | 5.16%                    |
| 2016-17          | 5.57%                  | 5.65%                    |
| 2017-18          | 5.98%                  | 5.43%                    |

|   Direct Tax Collections (Rs. in Crore) | Percentage of total tax collection   |
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                                 2594399 | 51.09%                               |

(Rs. in crore)

(Rs. in crore)