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Lok Sabha Question No. 1186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Wage Ceiling
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1186 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## WAGE CEILING

1186. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a)whether it has come to the notice of the Government that lakhs of workers and employees are ousted from the purview of ESI due to the wage ceiling and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether the increase in wage tariff is due to the increase in price index, if so,  the  action  taken  to  increase  the  wage  ceiling  corresponding  to  the rise in living index;
- (c)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  the  benefit  of  ESI  to  all deserving classes of the workers, if so, the action taken thereon; and
- (d)whether the Government proposes to formulate a committee to conduct a study to raise wage ceiling for ESI benefits and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The  benefits  under  the  Employees'  State  Insurance  (ESI)  Act, 1948 are provided to the employees employed for wages in or in connection with the work of a factory or establishment to which this Act applies and drawing  wages,  not  exceeding  the  wage  limit  as  prescribed  by  the Government.  The wage limit at present is Rs. 21,000/- per month.

The  revision  of  wage  ceiling  is  undertaken  periodically  from time to time.  The last revision in the wage ceiling for coverage under ESI Act,1948  was  done  w.e.f.  01.01.2017,  wherein  the  wage  limit  was  raised from Rs. 15,000/- per month to Rs. 21,000/- per month.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Schemes under DBT
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1183

Saturday, September 19, 2020/Bhadrapada 28, 1942 (Saka)

Schemes under DBT

## 1183. SHRI RAJIV RANJANSINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  and  number  of  schemes  which  are  under  the  Direct  Benefits  Transfer (DBT) system through the Central Government;
- (b) the details of amount which has been released in last six years under DBT on yearly basis, Scheme - wise and State-wise; and
- (c) the numbers of beneficiaries in each scheme, State-wise?

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

- (a) to (c) :  381 Central Sector Schemes and Centrally Sponsored Schemes of various Ministries / Departments are under the DBT and on-boarded on the DBT Bharat Portal (as  on  15.09.2020). There are  around 130 crore DBT beneficiaries under these CS / CSS schemes.  Amount released through DBT in last six years are as follows:

(In Rs. crore)

| 2013-14 &   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 2014-15     |           |           |           |           |           |
| 46,294      | 61,942    | 74,689    | 1,90,871  | 3,29,796  | 3,81,632  |

Scheme  -  wise  and  state-wise  beneficiaries  number  are  voluminous  data  which  is available on public platform: www.dbtbharat.gov.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Tax Burden of Tobacco Products
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE *****

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1180

## TO BE ANSWERED ON SATURDAY THE 19 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 BHADRAPADA 28, 1942 (SAKA)

## TAX BURDEN OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

1180. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total tax burden for all the tobacco products, combined with the GST rates and compensation cess;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  levy  any  additional  cess  on  tobacco products,  including  cigarettes  and  bidis  to  generate  additional  revenue  for  the Government;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof;
- (d)  whether this  will  provide  the  much  needed  tax  revenue for  COVID-19  stimulus packages; and
- (e) if so, the details of revenue likely to be increased as a result therefrom?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The GST rates on goods are fixed on the basis of the recommendations of the GST Council. The GST Council has recommended the highest rate of GST at 28% on  all  tobacco  products  except  tobacco  leaves  (5%).  Further,  GST  Council  has recommended  levy  of  Compensation  Cess  on  Tobacco  products  at  varying  ad valorem rates ranging upto 290%. Cigarettes/Cigars are leviable to specific rates of compensation  cess  in  addition  to  ad  valorem  rates.  In  addition,  tobacco  products also attract excise duty and NCCD.

- (b), (c), (d) and (e): At present there is no recommendation by GST Council.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Permanent Building for Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1179 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.9.2020

## PERMANENT BUILDING FOR KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## 1179. SHRI B. B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  measures  to  construct  permanent building  for  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  in  Telangana  State  and  particularly  in Jharasangam area;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time likely to be taken for the construction of the said building?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  to  (c):  Construction  of  permanent  buildings  for  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  is  a continuous  process  which  depends  upon  various  factors  such  as  identification  of suitable  land,  completion  of  lease  formalities  in  favour  of  Kendriya  Vidyalaya Sangathan by the sponsoring authorities, submission of drawings/estimates by the construction agency, as well as availability of funds etc.  As such no time frame can be given in this regard. Construction work of permanent building at Jharasangam is at planning stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Dhanush M Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1178 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## PRADHAN MANTRI SHRAM YOGI MAANDHAN SCHEME

1178. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

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

- (a)the  number  of  labour  and  workers  in  the  unorganized  sector  who  have benefitted  from  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maandhan  scheme  (PM-SYM) since its inception along with the amount allocated for the scheme till date;
- (b)whether  the  Government  is  also  depositing  equal  matching  share  in  the pension account of the workers every month under the scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether there is steep decline in the average monthly enrollment of PM-SYM and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d)whether unorganized workers are not keen on old-age pension scheme and if so,  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  monthly enrollment  of  PM-SYM  and  make  the  scheme  popular  among  unorganized workers; and
- (e)the estimated number of salaried employees who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19 pandemic?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): For  old  age  protection  in  the  form  of  monthly  pension,  Ministry  of Labour  &  Employment    has  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maan-dhan Yojana  which  is  a  voluntary  and  contributory  pension  scheme  for  providing monthly minimum assured pension of Rs. 3,000/- after the age of 60 years.

The  unorganised  workers  in  the  age  group  of  18-40  years  whose monthly  income  is  Rs.15,000/-  or  less  and  not  a  member  of  EPFO/ESIC/NPS (Government  funded)  are  eligible  to  join  the  scheme.  So  far,  over  44.46  Lakh beneficiaries have been enrolled.  Total fund allocated since inception is given below:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Financial Year   |   Allocation |
|------------------|--------------|
| 2018-19          |           50 |
| 2019-20          |          408 |
| 2020-21          |          500 |

The  Central  Government's  equal  matching  share  of  contribution  to the tune of Rs 417.37 crore, is deposited in the Pension Fund maintained by LIC. A number of measures are being taken to popularise the scheme. More than one crore migrant workers had returned to their home states during COVID-19 related lockdown  but  many  of  them  have  already  returned  to  their  work-place  in  the destination states during unlock process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Dekho Apna Desh Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1177

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## DEKHO APNA DESH SCHEME

†1177. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  'Dekho  Apna  Desh' scheme across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the details of the amount proposed for this along with the details of targets fixed for this purpose;
- (c) the States/areas proposed to be included in the scheme;
- (d) whether the Government has included the places of Rajasthan also in the scheme;
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  district-wise  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (f)
- the time by when these are likely to be included in the scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): The Ministry of Tourism has launched the Dekho Apna Desh initiative in January 2020 under the scheme of Domestic Promotion & Publicity including Hospitality with the objective of creating awareness among the citizens about the rich heritage and culture of the country including Rajasthan and to promote domestic tourism. This initiative is in  line  with  the  15 th   August  2019  address  of  the  Honourable  Prime Minister  asking  every  citizen  to  visit  at  least  15  destinations  by  the year 2022.

Under this initiative Ministry is carrying out promotional activities like webinars, online pledge and Quiz programmes to generate awareness among  the public about the country and its tourism destinations/products including Rajasthan.  Dekho Apna Desh initiative is being promoted extensively on social media accounts and website of the Ministry and by Domestic India Tourism offices.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: CSR Fund for COVID Crisis
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1175

ANSWERED ON SATURDAY, THE 19 th  SEPTEMBER, 2020/ BHADRAPADA 28, 1942 (SAKA)

## CSR FUND FOR COVID CRISIS QUESTION

1175. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether there has been an increase in the expenditure from Public Sector and Private Sector companies from their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) towards the mitigation of the Covid-19 crisis in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the activities carried out from the CSR funds during the last 5 months;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any special steps to incentivise the companies to increase the utilisation of the CSR funds for the Covid-19 crisis; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                           (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य  मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री ( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

- (a) & (b):    As  per  the  Companies Act,  2013  ('Act'),  companies  are  required  to hold Annual  General  Meeting  (AGM)  within  six  months  from  the  end  of  financial  year. Thereafter,  financial  statements  and  board  report  containing  disclosure  about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), are to be filed in MCA21 within 30 days of the AGM. Thus, for the ongoing financial year (i.e. FY 2020-21) no such data is available.
- (c) & (d):  Ministry vide General Circular no.10/2020 dated 23.03.2020 clarified that CSR funds may be spent for various activities related to COVID-19 under item nos. (i) and  (xii)  of  Schedule  VII  of  the  Act  relating  to  promotion  of  health  care,  including preventive health care and sanitation, and disaster management. Further, Companies (CSR  Policy)  Rules,  2014  were  amended  to  enable  companies  to  undertake  CSR activities in their normal course of business for undertaking research and development of  new  vaccine,  drugs  and  medical  devices  related  to COVID-19  for three  financial years in collaboration with any of the institutes or organisations mentioned in item(ix) of the Schedule VII of the Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Cartelisation in Market
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1174 ANSWERED ON SATURDAY THE 19 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 [BHADRAPADA 28, 1942 (SAKA)]

## CARTELISATION IN MARKET QUESTION

+1174. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether keeping in mind the statement of Deputy Chairman of NITI Aayog of 2019,  the  CII  has  to  undertake  monitoring  to  prevent  cartelisation  in  the market;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the achievement made in this regard so far; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND              (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) CORPORATE AFFAIRS

वित् त विं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रायर् म  रा् र् मंत्री

(

श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

(a) to (c): Anti-competitive  agreements including cartels are  prohibited  under the Competition Act, 2002 (Act) and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) inquires into such conduct either on the basis of formal Information(s) received from the Parties or from the References made by Central/State Governments or Statutory  Authorities.    CCI  is  also  empowered  to  suo  motu  inquire  into  such conduct.

In this regard, CCI through its in-house mechanism constantly and regularly keeps  a  tab  on  such  behaviour  of  market  participants  through  examination  of miscellaneous complaints/representations filed by the parties or through scanning of  media  reports/Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  of  India  reports  or  through processing  of  information  gathered  through  information  sharing  protocols  with Central Agencies (Financial Intelligence Unit/Central Economic  Intelligence Bureau) or by examination of other publicly available information.

The  Act  also  provides  for  leniency  in  matters  where  full  disclosures regarding cartels are made and CCI also undertakes proactive advocacy measures through roadshows to spread greater awareness amongst stakeholders.

Market  studies  are  also  undertaken  as  another  tool  as  part  of  market monitoring  exercise  which  helps  in  identifying anti-competitive  conduct  of enterprises as well as structural conditions of the markets, that may be conducive to cartelisation, for enabling initiation of appropriate action.

Since  the  notification  of  the  relevant  provisions  of  the  Act,  the  CCI  has examined and penalized cartel participants across various sectors of the economy including bid-rigging/cartels in public procurement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Inclusion of Bidi under Demerit Goods
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE *****

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1173

## TO BE ANSWERED ON SATURDAY THE 19 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 BHADRAPADA 28, 1942 (SAKA)

## INCLUSION OF BIDI UNDER DEMERIT GOODS

1173. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal to include bidi under the list of demerit goods;
- (b) if not, the reasons for not including bidi under the list of demerit goods, when it is equally harmful as other tobacco products;
- (c) the total amount of tax collected from all types of tobacco products in the last financial year;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to impose additional cess on tobacco products to decrease their consumption; and
- (e) the details of the GST due to various states of the country particularly Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  and  (b): Bidi  attracts  GST  at  highest  rate  of  28%  just  as  other  tobacco  products.  At present it does not attract compensation cess.
- (c): the total amount of tax/duty collected from suppliers/manufacturers of tobacco products in the last financial year is as under:

|                            | (in Rs Crore)   |
|----------------------------|-----------------|
| Levy                       | 2019-20         |
| GST                        | 53540           |
| Excise duty including NCCD | 1610            |

Source: GSTN, DG Systems

(d): NCCD on tobacco products was increased in Budget 2020-21.

(e): GST  including  Compensation  Cess  paid  by  suppliers  engaged  in  supply  of  tobacco products in Maharashtra is estimated to be Rs 5035 Crores in 2019-20.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Curriculum on Astronomy
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## Curriculum on Astronomy

## 1171.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  promote  education  relating  to  Astronomy  in schools across the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government proposes to develop Astronomy curriculum books for schools under the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) Based on the guiding principles of the present National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has brought out model syllabi and  textbooks  across  classes  and  subjects,  which  provide  space  to  Knowledge,  Traditions  and Practices of India, including different aspects of astronomy and contribution of Indian Astronomers in integrated manner considering the developmental characteristics of learners at different stages.
- (b) As a follow-up of National Education Policy, 2020, new National Curriculum Framework will be developed, which will guide the syllabus and textbook writers on the content and pedagogy based on the perspectives of the NEP, 2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Research under JRF/SRF Scheme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1170 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## RESEARCH UNDER JRF/SRF SCHEME

1170. ADV. A.M. ARIFF: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a)  whether the Government intends to raise the fellowships for students pursuing research under JRF/ SRF scheme in research institutions and universities; and

(b) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a):  The  Ministry  of  Education  (MoE)  had  already  revised  the  emoluments  of  research personnel engaged in R&D programmes funded by the MoE in January, 2019. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that in compliance to these instructions, it has hiked the amount of fellowship under the scheme UGC-JRF/SRF schemes w.e.f. 01.01.2019 .

- (b): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Syllabus for Madrassa
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gangasandra Siddappa Basavaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1169 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## Syllabus for Madrassa

## 1169. SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJ:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Bihar  State  on  developmental  parameters,  has  shown  a commendable  initiative  in  adopting  a  modern  and  mainstream  syllabus  for  its Madrasas  run  by  the  Bihar  Madrassa  Education  Board  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the Bihar Madrassa Board that has over 4000 Madrassas affiliated to it, including 1942 Government aided ones, with more than 15 lakhs students on roll, proposes to equip the students to choose from Science, Arts and Commerce after class 10 to compete with the world and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Board  has  adopted  SCERT  and  NCERT  textbooks  and  more  than 10,000  teachers  given  online  training  during  Covid-19  Lockdown  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

Based on the information received from the State Government of Bihar, the following is the reply:

- (a): Bihar  State  Madrassa  Education  Board  has  adopted  the  syllabus  developed  by SCERT  for  elementary  classes  and  for  secondary  and  senior  secondary  classes, NCERT syllabus has been adopted to bring the students in mainstream specially for school based subjects.
- (b): The  Bihar  State  Madrassa  Education  Board  having  4000  affiliated  Madrassas including  1942  Government  aided  Madrassas  has  taken  an  initiative  to  educate

students of Madrassas mainstream subjects like Science & Technology in order to increase their knowledge. According to the new syllabus, students of Madrassas are encouraged to choose subjects like Science, Arts, Commerce after Class 10 th in the senior secondary classes.

- (c): To  bring  the  students  of  Madrassas  in  mainstream,  the  students  are  provided textbooks developed by SCERT and NCERT respectively. During the COVID-19 period,  online  training  based  on  learning  outcomes  developed  by  SCERT,  Bihar has been provided to about 10,000 Madrassa teachers.

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