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Lok Sabha Question No. 2225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Filing of Statement of Accounts
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan, Sunil Kumar Pintu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2225 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 2 nd  DECEMBER, 2019 [AGRAHAYANA 11, 1941 (SAKA)]

## FILING OF STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS QUESTION

2225. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कॉर्पोरे ट कार्य मंत्री

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  many  companies  were  not  filing  statement  of account audit reports of their business on a timely basis;
- (b) if so, the details of such companies including real estate companies which have not filed the said mandatory documents from the year 2014 onwards;
- (c)  whether  any  action  has  been  taken/  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government against the said companies; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, Company-wise, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR

FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

वित्त एिं कॉर्पोरे ट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्यमंत्री

(

श्रीअनुराग व ंह ठाक ु र )

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir. Number of  active companies including real estate companies which have not filed the financial statements from the year 2014 onwards is as under:

|                                      |   FY 2014-15 |   FY 2015-16 |   FY 2016-17 |   FY 2017-18 |
|--------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| No. of Active companies              |       107060 |       135979 |        82588 |       135570 |
| No. of Active real estate companies. |         4914 |         7436 |         3776 |         7266 |

(c)  &  (d):  Yes  Sir.  As  per  the  provisions  of  the  Companies  Act, prosecutions are filed by the Ministry through Registrar of Companies against such companies which have not filed Financial Statements from time to time and there are 11082 number of prosecutions filed by the Ministry  during  the  said  period  for  non-filing  of  financial  statements. Registrar of Companies (RoCs) has power to remove the name of such companies  from  the  Register  of  Companies,  which  have  not  filed Financial Statements or Annual Returns for a continuous period of two immediately preceding financial years provided they have not applied for the status of obtaining Dormant, under section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013.  During the Financial Year 2017-18  and 2018-19, ROCs had removed/struck off 3,38,963 companies u/s 248 of the Companies Act, 2013  including  real  estate  companies  for  failing  to  file  Financial Statements or Annual Returns for a continuous period of two or more financial years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Funds for Polytechnics
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2222 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## FUNDS FOR POLYTECHNICS

## 2222.   SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state

- (a) whether the Government has noticed that from the financial year 2017-18, no fund has  been  allocated  for  the  Community  Development  Through  Polytechnics  (CDTP) Scheme and  the  trainers,  other  project  staff,  Community  Development  Consultant  with Post-Graduation  recruited  for  the  Scheme  are  paid  very  low  salaries  of  Rs.10000  per month, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to implement the recommendations of Dr. Sainy Committee in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) In  financial  year  2017-18,  Rs.  50.00  crores  was  allocated  by  Ministry  of  Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) for release to States / UTs which includes the sub-scheme 'Community Development Through Polytechnics' (CDTP).  The Scheme was transferred from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to MSDE in July, 2017.    The  scheme  was  transferred  by  MSDE  to  Directorate  General  of  Training  in September, 2018.  Further, in financial year 2018-19, a total fund of Rs. 44.46 crores was allocated  to  MSDE  at  Revised  Estimates  (RE)  stage  for  release  to  States  /  UTs  which included  the  CDTP  sub-scheme  also.    The  Rs.  10,000/-  per  month  being  paid  to Community Development Consultant is as per the Norms and Guidelines fixed by MHRD for the CDTP sub-scheme.
- (b) The CDTP sub-scheme is largely modelled after the recommendations of Dr. Sainy Committee since beginning.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Violation of Labour Laws
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2218 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## VIOLATION OF LABOUR LAWS

†2218. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

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

- (a)whether contract labourers are used for doing works of permanent nature  in  the  industries  whereas  they  are  being  paid  salary  of contract labourers which is a direct violation of labour laws;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  concrete  steps  in  this regard;
- (c)if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether  the  management  is  also  not  following  the  five  years
- agreement taking place between industries and labourers; and (e)if so, the reasons therefor along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 and the  rules  framed  thereunder  regulate  the  employment  of  contract labour. Rule 25(2)(v)(a) of the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Central Rules, 1971,  stipulates that:

'in  cases where the workmen employed by the contractor perform  the  same  or  similar  kind  of  work  as  the  workmen  directly employed  by  the  principal  employer  of  the  establishment,  the  wage rates,  holidays,  hours  of  work  and  other  conditions  of  service  of  the workmen  of  the  contractor  shall be  the  same   as applicable to the

workmen directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment on the same or similar kind of work…..'

The  Centre  and  the  States  have  separate  machinery  to enforce the labour laws including the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 and the Rules thereunder. The enforcement in the Central  Sphere  is  done  through  the  officers  of  the  Central  Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM). The country-wide network of Deputy Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) under the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)  is  mandated  to  settle  the  complaints/claims  under  rule 25(2)(v)(a)&(b).  The  status  of  such  cases  during  the  last  two  years (upto February, 2019) in the Central sphere is furnished below:

| YEAR    |   No. Of cases received during last two years under Rule 25(2)(v)(a) & (b) including B/F. |   Order Issued |   Proceedings Pending before the Authority |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                                                                                        82 |             33 |                                         49 |
| 2018-19 |                                                                                        62 |             13 |                                         49 |

(d) & (e): No information is available in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: NEET
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dayanidhi Maran

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2216 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## NEET

2216. SHRI DAYANIDHI MARAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to

- state: (a) the  percentage  of  students  from  Tamil  Nadu  who  managed  to  clear  the National  Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test  (NEET)  conducted  for  medical admissions across the country; (b) how  many  of  these  students  have  cleared  the  exam  without  attending private coaching centres; (c) the total number of students from Tamil Nadu who managed to clear the National  Eligibility-cum-Entrance  Test  (NEET)  &  secured  admission  in colleges within Tamil Nadu; (d) the details of total number of students who took up the NEET examination this year, the total number who cleared and the split-ups of percentage of CBSE, State-Board etc. students thereof; and the total number of students from SC, ST, OBC, MBC, BC, FC & Religious Minorities communities who took up the NEET examination this year and
- (e) how many of them cleared the exam, itemized by community?

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

(a)   :  The percentage of students, out of those who appeared in the NEET (UG)-

2019,  from  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  and  cleared  this  Examination,  is 48.57. (b)   :  No such data is available with the Government. (c)   :  The  total  number  of  students  in  Tamil  Nadu  who  managed to  clear the NEET (UG)-2019 is 59758. (d)  :  The total number of students who appeared and cleared the NEET (UG)2019  in  the  country  is  1410755  and  797042  respectively.    The total number who cleared and the split-ups of percentage of CBSE and other State Boards are as follows:

| Board   |   Appeared |   Cleared |   % Cleared |
|---------|------------|-----------|-------------|
| CBSE    |     329441 |    250242 |        75.9 |
| Others  |    1081314 |    546800 |        50.5 |
| Total   |    1410755 |    797042 |        56.4 |

(e)     :  Category-wise details of students who appeared and cleared NEET (UG)2019 are as under:-

| Category      | Appeared      | Cleared       |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| FC/General/UR | 499884        | 286245        |
| OBC           | 631473        | 375635        |
| SC            | 193188        | 99890         |
| ST            | 86210         | 35272         |
| MBC           | Not available | Not available |
| BC            | Not available | Not available |
| Total         | 1410755       | 797042        |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2215 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Healthcare Services
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2215 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## HEALTHCARE SERVICES

2215. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a)whether the Government has introduced/is contemplating to introduce healthcare services also for pensioners and the unorganised sector through Employees' State Insurance Corporation in the country, State-wise including Giridih of Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)the number of labourers benefited/ likely to be benefited therefrom so far in the country, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand; and (c)the total expenditure incurred thereon so far, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): No,  Sir.  However,  the  Government  proposes  to  extend medical benefits to Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) 1995 pensioners drawing minimum pension upto Rs. 1,000/- per month under EPS, 1995 and residing in Delhi through a pilot scheme.
- (c): Does not arise in view of the reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Question above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Pension to Retired Employees
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Vaithilingam Ve.

## Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure Lok Sabha UNSTARRED QUESTION No - 2213

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, December, 2019/ 11 AGRAHAYANA 1941 (SAKA) 02nd

## Pension to Retired Employees

## QUESTION

2213: Shri VE: VAITHILINGAM:

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government provides funds to the NCT of Delhi for giving pension to their retired employees;
- (c) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized for their pension during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if SO, the details   thereof and the reasons therefor  along with the employees of NCT of Delhi drawing pension;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to follow the same criteria in Puducherry, if s0, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government has received any proposal from the Government of Puducherry in this regard and if SO , the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) The GovernmentofIndia bears the pensionary liability for retired employees of National  Capital  Territory of Delhi: As different Authorised Banks for pensions, there are 46,379 pensioners of NCT of Delhi as on 20.11.2019, drawing pension through Central Pension Accounting Office , Ministry of Finance. The details of expenditure during the last three years are as under:

Rs. In Crores)

| Financial Year   | Funds utilized for pensioners of NCT Delhi (figures based on expenditure booking of e-lekha and PAOs of NCT of Delhi)   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18          | 2416.02                                                                                                                 |
| 2018-19          | 2400.87 (provisional)                                                                                                   |
| 2019-20          | 3513.67*                                                                                                                |

- (d) & (e) The request of the Government of Puducherry to meet the pension liability and other retirement benefits  of their government employees has been considered and not agreed to because the cases of the National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry are not similar:
Lok Sabha Question No. 2212 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: IIIT
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2212 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.12.2019

## Indian Institutes of Information Technology

†2212. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

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

- (a) whether  Indian  Institutes  of  Information  Technology  have  proposed  to start dual degree courses in view of the market demand;
- (b) if so, the names of the IIITs and the details of the courses proposed to be started in these institutions; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

- (a) to (c) The  four  (04)  Centrally  funded  Indian  Institutes  of  Information Technology (IIITs) namely at Allahabad, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Kancheepuram are already offering dual degree courses. In the twenty IIITs established under Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode and one Centrally funded IIIT at Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), infrastructure is developing and hence, presently, they are not able to introduce dual degree courses.
2. The  Board  of  Governors  of  these  IIITs  are  empowered  to  start  new courses, including dual degree course.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Tax Department Report on Film Industry
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2211 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 02 ND  DECEMBER, 2019 AGRAHAYANA 11, 1941(SAKA)

## TAX DEPARTMENT REPORT ON FILM INDUSTRY

## 2211. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether a recent report of the Income Tax Department on Mumbai's film industry finds significant funding from hawala and hot-money routes, portending a grave threat to tax mobilisation and even to general law and order and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether it is a fact that the movie industry is operating in a volatile environment that is threatening its traditional sources of revenue and it is highly exposed to the black money and poses myriad challenges to the tax administration and if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether some major production houses have registered their companies overseas, thereby arousing suspicion among taxmen and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken by the Government to correct the process of accumulating ill-gotten funds that starts with production and the core issue of financing a film?

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

(a) to (c): The Income Tax Department conducts   suitable actions in the relevant cases as per the  provisions  of  the  Income  Tax  Act,  1961  on  various  persons  who  may  be  engaged  in diversified business activities across different sectors, including film industry.  Whereas no such report has been brought out by the Income Tax Department recently, it is a fact that each sector of economy has its unique ways to evade tax. The Income Tax Department takes all necessary measures to tackle such ways of tax evasion by way of sector specific legislative provisions, administrative measures to encourage tax compliance and enforcement actions in requisite cases which includes search and seizure actions, surveys, prosecutions etc.

The Income Tax Department has also proactively engaged with foreign governments with a view to facilitate and enhance the exchange of information under Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs)/Tax Information Exchange Agreements(TIEAs)/Multilateral Conventions etc.

Further, disclosure of information regarding specific taxpayers is prohibited except as provided under section 138 of Income tax Act, 1961.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Five Year Vision Document
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED No. 2210 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## FIVE YEAR VISION DOCUMENT

2210. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  the  Government  had  engaged  a  Consultant  for  preparing  a  Five  Year  Vision Document of Ministry of Tribal Affairs;

- (b)     if so, the details thereof; and

- (c)   whether any guidelines have been issued in this regard and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) No, sir.

- (b) &(c)        do not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Setting up of Schools of Archives
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Kaushal Kishore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2209 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  DECEMBER, 2019

## SETTING UP OF SCHOOLS OF ARCHIVES

## 2209. SHRI  KAUSHAL KISHORE: Will the Minister of CULTURE  be pleased to state:

- (a)  the names of schools of archives functioning in the country, State/UT-wise and locationwise, particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)  whether the Government proposes to set up various schools in the country;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof, location-wise, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)  if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a)  National Archives of India, Delhi has a training division named 'School of Archival Studies' that imparts training on various aspects of Archives Administration  and  Records Management. School of Archival Studies of National Archives of India does not have any other branch in the country. Ministry of Culture or the National Archives of India does not collect  information  in  regard  to  the  State-wise  and  place-wise  names  of  Schools  of Archival Studies, if any, currently running in the country.
- (b)  There is no proposal under consideration of National Archives of India, Ministry of Culture to set up various schools in the country.
- (c)  Not applicable in view of (b) above.
- (d)  Most of the State Governments have their own State Archives and if they so decide, they can set up school of Archival Studies in their States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: CICT
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni, D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2208

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.12.2019

## CICT

## 2208.    SHRI BALASHOWRY  VALLABHANENI: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

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

- (a)  whether the Tamil language has separate Central Institute of Classical Tamil;
- (b)  if  so,  what  are  the  reasons  that  other  Classical  languages  of  Telugu,  Malayalam  and Kannada does not have Central classical institute for each of their respective States;
- (c)  the efforts the Government is taking to set up separate classical institute for above three classical languages;
- (d)  the details of the allocations made, sanctioned, released and spent on Classical Telugu language since 2015-16; and
- (e)  the reasons for not spending even 25 per cent of money allocated to Classical Telugu since 2015-16?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a)  :      Yes Sir.  Central Institute of Classical Tamil was established at Chennai which works for the development and promotion of Classical Tamil.
- (b) & (c) :   Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical languages are functioning from their respective  States. Centre  of Excellence  for  Studies  in  Classical  Kannada  (CESCK)  is functioning from Mysore since 2015. Similarly, the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu  initially  started  functioning  in  CIIL,  Mysore  from  2018  and  has  now  been  shifted  to Nellore,  Andhra  Pradesh  from  November,  2019.  It  has  been  decided  to  set  up  a  Centre  of Excellence for Studies in Classical Malayalam in Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Tirur, Kerala.

## (d) & (e) :      The details of funds provided for Classical Telugu through CIIL are given below:-

## (Rupees in lakh)

| Year    |   Funds allocated/ Sanctioned/ released |   Funds utilised |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
| 2015-16 |                                     100 |            19    |
| 2016-17 |                                     100 |             4.7  |
| 2017-18 |                                     100 |             0    |
| 2018-19 |                                      99 |            29    |
| 2019-20 |                                     107 |            34.75 |

The Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu started functioning from CIIL, Mysore from March 2018. Thereafter, the post of Project Director was filled up in November, 2018. In the financial year 2018-19, there is an expenditure of Rs. 29.19 % of the total funds allocated and for 2019-20 expenditure so far has been 32.48 %.

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