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Lok Sabha Question No. 3613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Training to Youth
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Rekha Arun Verma, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3613 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## TRAINING TO YOUTH

## † 3613. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA: SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

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

- (a) the details of skills in which training is being imparted to youth in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra;
- (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) and (b) Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) (2016-20), training is being  imparted  in  different  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  aligned  job roles, developed by industry led Sector Skill Councils, covering 37 different sectors. The top three sectors in Uttar Pradesh are Electronics and Hardware, Apparel and Retail and top  three  sectors  in  Maharashtra  are  Tourism  &  Hospitality,  Beauty  &  Wellness  and Construction.

- (c) Question does not arise.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 3612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Translation of Basaveshwara’s Vachanas in All Indian Languages
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3612 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## Translation of Basaveshwara's Vachanas in All Indian Languages

## 3612.  SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  about  Basaveshwara,  who  led  an  historical  social revolution during 12th Century in Karnataka;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is also aware that the Hon'ble Prime Minister released the holy Vachanas of  Basaveshwara translated into 23 Indian languages in the year 2017;
- (d) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  it  is  worth  to  spread   the  Basava Philosophy in the form of an Encyclopedia to spread awareness in all the States of the country;
- (e) whether the Government has taken any initiative in this regard; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CULTURE & TOURISM (IC) (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- a) to f): Yes, Sir, Government is aware about Basaveshwara, who led an historical social revolution during 12 th century in Karanataka. Sahitya Akademi, an autonomous organization working under Ministry of Culture, has published a monograph, under its Makers of Indian Literature series, on Basaveshwara, one of the greatest revolutionary saints of India, spiritual leader, great poet in Kannada, and ardent social reformer who hailed as the prophet of new era in Karnataka, written in English by H. Thipperudraswamy, which currently runs into its third reprint, and has been available in translation in Hindi, Gujrati, Marathi, Malayalam, Maithili, Tamil,  Telugu  and  Urdu.  Besides,  Sahitya  Akademi  had  published  Sri  Basavannanavara Vachana  Sangraha  in  Kannada,  compiled  by  S.S.  Malawad,  and  also  Vachana  Sopanam (Transaltion  of  Kannada  Vachanas  into  Malayalam),  Vetta  Veli  Varthaigal  (Transalation  of Kannada Vachanas into Tamil), Vachanalu (Translation of Kannada Vachanas into Telugu), Veera Shaiva Vachanamruth (in Marathi and Kannada).

Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  on  29.04.2017  has  dedicated  the  holy  vachanas  of  Basavanna, translated into 23 languages, and addressed an event to mark the inauguration of Basava Jayanthi 2017, and Golden Jubilee Celebration of Basava Samithi, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Online Platform to promote Tribal Handicrafts
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey, Chirag Paswan, Rebati Tripura

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3611

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 16.03.2020

## ONLINE PLATFORM TO PROMOTE TRIBAL HANDICRAFTS

3611.  SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  introduce  online  platforms  to  promote  tribal handicrafts in near future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of plan outlay and procedure for implementing any such proposal in the near future?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):  Ministry of Tribal Affairs through Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) has already developed an e-commerce portal 'tribesindia.com' and also using emarketing  channels  like  Amazon.com,  Flipkart.com,  Paytm,  Snapdeal.com  and  GeM  to  market  tribal products including promotion of tribal handicrafts. Under this initiative, the sale realized through various e-commerce portals is given below:

|   Sl. No. | Year                       |   (Rs in Lakh) |
|-----------|----------------------------|----------------|
|         1 | 2016-17                    |           2.3  |
|         2 | 2017-18                    |           5.5  |
|         3 | 2018-19                    |          25.49 |
|         4 | 2019-20 (as on 29.02.2020) |          67.69 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3609 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2020

## CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME

3609.  DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact    that  the  centrally  sponsored  scheme  namely  National Career  Service  (NCS)  given  to  Bihar  for  labourers  is  an  important  step  for employment generation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the total number of labourers who got benefited from the said scheme in Bihar specially in district Gopalganj;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  study  the  issue  of  unemployment  in  the country by the Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (b):  The  Ministry  is  implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  namely National Career Service (NCS) Project for providing various career related services across  the  country  like  job  matching,  career  counselling,  vocational  guidance, information  on  skill  development  courses  etc.  The  services  under  NCS  are available  online  (www.ncs.gov.in)  and  can  be  accessed  directly  through  Career Centres,  Common  Service  Centres  (CSCs),  post  offices,  mobile  devices,  cyber cafes  etc.  The  NCS  portal  is  also  supported  by  dedicated  helpline  (multi-lingual) available from Tuesday to Sunday for assisting users.

The  NCS  Project  envisaged  setting  up  of  Model  Career  Centres  (MCCs)  and interlinking of Employment Exchanges. The MCCs are being set up in collaboration with  States  and  other  institutions  to  deliver  employment  related  services  to maximise the reach of NCS for conducting outreach activities.

There are 1.05 crore active job seekers on NCS Portal as on 08 th  March 2020, out of which 11,21,172 are from Bihar including 21,382 from Gopalganj.

- (c):  The  Cabinet  Committee  on  Employment  and  Skill  Development  has  been constituted  on  06.06.2019  to  address  issues  relating  to  employment  and  skill development.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Audit of Schemes
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3607 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## AUDIT OF SCHEMES

## 3607.  SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  undertakes  any  audit  to  ascertain  the  progress  of  the various schemes under the ministry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of achievement of the scheme in the State of Assam and particularly in the districts of Barpeta and Bongaigaon; and
- (d) the details of the financial allocation and utilisation over the last three years and the quantum of funds spent for various programs?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) Ministry have  an  internal  mechanism  for  audit  by  Chief  Controller  of Accounts. Director General of Audit (Central Expenditure) also conducts the audit of the major schemes of the Ministry on a yearly basis. Under  PMKVY  (2016-20),  as  on  17.01.2020,  2,01,479  candidates  have  been trained  /  oriented  in  State  of  Assam  including  6,507  and  3,162  candidates  in  district  of
- (c) Barpeta and Bongaigaon, respectively.
- (d) Under PMKVY (2016-20), funds amounting to Rs. 5,903.4 Cr. have been released to  implementing  agencies  i.e.  NSDC  (Rs.  5,034.44  Cr.)  and  States/UTs/SSDMs  (Rs. 868.96)  for  the  implementation  of  the  scheme.  Out  of  total  released  funds,  utilization certificates for funds amounting to Rs. 5,114 Cr. (Rs. 4900 Cr. from NSDC and Rs. 214 Cr. from States/UTs/SSDMs) have been submitted to the Ministry.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 3604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Fugitive Economic Offenders
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3604

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 PHALGUNA 26, 1941 (SAKA)

## FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDERS

3604. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of fugitive economic offenders who left India to avoid prosecution or arrest in 2018-19;
- (b)  the  amount  of  money  liquidated  through  salvation  of  such  Offender's  Indian,  Foreign  and  Benami property under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018;
- (c)  the steps taken by the Government to extradite such fugitive economic offenders; and
- (d)  the number of such economic offenders extradited back from abroad?

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

- (a)  &  (b) :  Enforcement  Directorate  has  reported  that  no  fugitive  economic  offender  (as  defined  in  the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018) has left India in the year 2018-19.

However, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has informed that 08 absconders/proclaimed offenders in 08 cases  registered  by  CBI  have  reportedly  left  India  during  2018-19.  Another  accused  (yet  to  be  declared absconder) has also fled from the country during the said period. The information in respect of the money liquidated  through  salvation  of Fugitive  Economic Offenders,  Indian,  Foreign  and  Benami  Property  is  not readily available with the CBI.

- (c)  &  (d) :  Fugitive  Economic  Offenders  (FEO)  Act,  2018  has  been  enacted  which  inter-alia,  provides  for expeditious  confiscation  of  proceeds  of  crime  and  properties  or  benami  property  owned  by  the  fugitive economic offender in India or abroad with a view to make him submit to the jurisdiction of Courts in India. The FEO Act is aimed at ensuring that persons accused of high value economic offences do not continue to evade the legal process of India by remaining abroad.

The  Income  Tax  Department  (ITD)  takes  appropriate  actions  on  a  continuous  basis,  in  case  of  various persons, including economic offenders, who are found to be involved in violation of the provisions of various Acts administered by the ITD, like the Income Tax Act, 1961, Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act,  1988,  Black  Money  (Undisclosed Foreign  Income  and Assets) and  Imposition of  Tax  Act,  2015  etc. Such  actions  include  searches  &  seizure,  surveys,  enquiries,  filing  of  prosecution  complaints  in  criminal courts, provisional attachment & confiscation of benami property etc. as per the provisions of the applicable Act.

Further, CBI has initiated the extradition process in respect of 03 Fugitive Economic Offenders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Aviation Turbine Fuel under GST
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kirron  Kher

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3603

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2020 PHALGUNA 26, 1941 (SAKA)

## AVIATION TURBINE FUEL UNDER GST

3603. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  excise  tax  on  Aviation  Turbine  Fuel  (ATF)  is  higher  in  India  if  compared globally and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Goods and Services Tax (GST) council has received any proposal to bring ATF under GST to ensure a level playing domestic field for aviation industry and to promote aviation sector;

(c) if so, the details and the status thereof; and

(d) whether bringing ATF under GST will lead to a loss of revenue for the Government and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), supplied to domestic airlines attracts Central Excise duty at the rate of 11%. ATF being supplied to schedule commuter airlines (SCA) from the regional connectivity scheme (RCS) airports, attract Central Excise duty at the rate of 2%. Moreover, the supply of ATF to foreign owned airlines and to Indian airlines operating in International sectors is exempted from Central Excise duty. States apply VAT at varying rates. As there are varying rates of duty/taxes on ATF in India and other countries, comparison thereof is not feasible.

(b), (c) and (d): Certain references have been received for inclusion of ATF in GST. As per Article 279 A (5) of the Constitution, the Goods and Service Tax Council shall recommend the  date  on  which  the  goods  and  services  tax  be  levied  on  petroleum  crude,  high  speed diesel, motor spirit (commonly known as petrol), natural gas and aviation turbine fuel (ATF). As per the  section  9(2)  of  the  CGST  Act,  inclusion  of  these  products  in  GST  will  require recommendation  of  the  GST  Council.  So  far,  the  GST  Council  has  not  made  any recommendation for  inclusion  of  ATF  under  GST.  Implication  of  inclusion  of  ATF  in  GST would be dependent on several factors .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Tamanna Aptitude Test
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3601 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## Tamanna Aptitude Test

## 3601.  SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the  accessibility  of  recently launched  Tamanna  Aptitude  Test  for  Ninth  and  Tenth  class  students  in  every school in the country;
- (b) the amount of funds the Government has allocated for its implementation; and
- (c) the  targets  of  the  said  initiative  launched  in  various  States  including  Andhra Pradesh for the next three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the National Council of Educational  Research  &  Training  (NCERT)  have  developed  TAMANNA  (Try  and Measure Aptitude and Natural Abilities) - An aptitude test for Senior School Students to enable stakeholders to know the aptitude of students of Class IX & Class X.  The details about  use  of aptitude test, dimensions  measured  in  the  test,  construction  and standardization of the test, administration and scoring and understanding the meaning of aptitude test scores are available in the test manual. The test booklet and manual has been made  available on the DIKSHA  portal of Ministry of Human  Resource Development (MHRD) as well as on the websites of CBSE and NCERT.
- (b): No funds have been allocated by the Central Government for this purpose.
- (c): Tamanna  Aptitude  Test  is  optional  for  use  by  schools  and  respective  State Governments to benefit the students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: COVID-19 Epidemic
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3599 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020 K

## COVID-19  Epidemic

3599. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government  has taken stringent measures to protect the students from North Eastern part of our country  studying  at various institutions  across the country from the discrimination based on their features in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons  therefor?

## R

## MINISTER  OF HUMAN RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT (sHRt RAMESH POKHRTYAL'NTSHANK')

- (a)  to (c)  : No such complaint,  from the students of North Eastern Region alleging  discrimination  based on their features in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic, is received  by this Ministry.

The University Grants Commission (Grievance Redressal) Regulations, 2012 are in place to redress the students  grievances including any kind of discrimination.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Agricultural Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Geeta Kora

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3598

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS

## †3598. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

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

- (a)the State-wise number of such women and men in the country who
- do not have land but working as agricultural labourers;
- (b)the number of women and men in agriculture sector per thousand;
- (c)the contribution of such work force in the national income; and
- (d)the  social  security  provisions  provided  by  the  Government  for  the
- said work force?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Labour  Bureau  has  conducted  Fifth  Annual  EmploymentUnemployment  Survey 2015-16. Based on the said survey, the information  to  the  extent  available,  per  1000  distribution  of  workers aged  15  years  &  above  by  agriculture  industry  based  on  National Industrial Classification (NIC) 2008 according to Usual Principal Status Approach for male and female is 417 & 601 respectively at  All India level. As per Annual Report on Periodic Labour Force Survey 2017-18, the male and female engaged in industry of work agriculture, forestry and fishing is 40.24% and 56.99% respectively.
- (c): As per National Statistics Office, M/o Statistics & Programme  Implementation's first revised estimates of National Income,  2018-19,  the  Gross  Value  added  by  economic  activity  by Agriculture, Forestry and fishing is 17.1% at Current Basic Prices.

(d): In order to provide social security benefits to the workers in the  unorganized  sector  including  workers  in  agriculture  sector,  the Government  has  enacted  the  Unorganized  Workers'  Social  Security Act, 2008. This Act stipulates formulation of suitable welfare schemes for  unorganized  workers  on  matters  relating  to:  (i)  life  and  disability cover, (ii) health and maternity benefits, (iii) old age protection and (iv) any other benefit  as  may  be  determined  by  the  Central  Government. Life  and  disability  cover  is  provided  through  Pradhan  Mantri  Jeevan Jyoti  Bima  Yojana  (PMJJBY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima Yojana  (PMSBY)  to  the  unorganized  workers  depending  upon  their eligibility.  The  health  and  maternity  benefits  are  addressed  through Ayushman  Bharat  scheme.  For  old  age  protection  in  the  form  of monthly  pension,  Government  of  India  has  launched  Pradhan  Mantri Shram  Yogi  Maan-dhan  (PM-SYM)  Yojana  in  February,  2019  as  a voluntary  and  contributory  pension  scheme  for  providing  monthly minimum  assured  pension  of  Rs.3000/-  on  attaining  the  age  of  60 years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: KV and JNV in Telangana
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3597 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## KV AND JNV IN TELANGANA

## 3597. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- (a) details of proposals for opening up of Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) pending from the State of Telangana in the Ministry;
- (b) status of each of the above proposal, proposal-wise, and by when above proposals are going to be accepted;
- (c) whether the Ministry is aware that CM of Telangana submitted a Memorandum to the PM when he met him recently and apprised him about creation of 23 new districts in Telangana  and  requested  to  set  up  one  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  in  each district;
- (d) if so, the steps taken by the Ministry in this regard so far; and
- (e) the time by which the JNVs are going to be set up in each district of Telangana?

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

(a)  &  (b)  Proposals  for  opening  of  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  are  considered  only  if sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India / State Governments / Union Territories Administrations thereby committing resources for setting up a new KV as well as the availability of necessary sanction of the Government.   For State sponsored KVs under  the  Civil  Sector,  as  per  the  norms  of  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS),  the proposals should come from the State Government instead of from District Collectors.  KVS has informed that it had received 4 proposals directly from the District Administrations for opening of new KVs at Asifabad, Suryapet, Vikarabad and Narsampet in Telangana.  The discrepancies noticed during the scrutiny of these proposals have been brought to the notice of the State Government of Telangana for necessary rectification.

(c) to (e) Yes, Sir. The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme provides for opening of one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in each district of the country. All the districts of pre-bifurcated State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  were  covered  under  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Scheme  (except Hyderabad which is an urban district). After bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, 9 of its districts came under the jurisdiction of the newly formed State of Telangana. The remaining newly carved districts of Telangana do not have any JNVs.  Opening of new JNVs is a continuous process  which  depends  on  the  willingness  of  the  concerned  State  Government  /  UT administration  to  make  available  requisite  suitable  land  free  of  cost  and  making  available required temporary building, free of rent, to run the Vidyalaya till the permanent building is constructed. However, actual sanction and opening of the JNV depends on the availability of funds and approval by the Competent Authority. As such no time frame can be given in this regard.

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