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Lok Sabha Question No. 1391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Discontinuation of Central Schemes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1391

Monday 1 st July, 2019 / Ashadha 10, 1941 (Saka)

## Discontinuation of Central Schemes

## 1391. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) Whether the Government has discontinued some of the Central schemes for the States;
- b) If so, the details thereof;
- c) The details of Central schemes which are now in operation and the amount allocated for the same during the last five years, scheme-wise; and
- d) The details of total Central assistance to State's Plans for each of the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FINANCE (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a) to  (d):  Based  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Sub  Group  of  Chief  Ministers  and  in consultation with  various  Ministries/  Departments  and  other  Stakeholders,  GoI  has rationalized  the  existing  66  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  (CSSs)  into  28  schemes    for CSSs which was communicated by NITI Aayog vide it's O.M. dated 17.08.2016. It may also be stated  that  following  the  implementation  of  the  recommendations  of  the  14 th Finance Commission,  the  devolution  to  States  has  been  increased  from  32%  to  42%,  thereby increasing the resource availability with the States vis-a-vis the Centre. Further, the level of flexi  fund  available  in  each  CSS  has  been  raised  from  10%  to  25%.  This  was  done  to enable  the  States  to  satisfy  the  local  needs  and  undertake  innovations.    The  trend  in outlays in the Expenditure Budget of GoI for 28 CSSs for the last five  years shown below reflects an increase of around 60% in 2019-20 BE (I) compared to actual of 2015-16.

| Scheme   | Actual   | Actual   | Actual   | RE       | (Rs. in Crore) BE (Interim)   |
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------------------|
| Category | 2015-16  | 2016-17  | 2017-18  | 2018-19  | 2019-20                       |
| CSS      | 2,03,740 | 2,41,296 | 2,85,448 | 3,04,849 | 3,27,679                      |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: LPG Pipeline Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1390 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  JULY, 2019

## LPG Pipeline Network

## 1390. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) Whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  infrastructure  for  LPG Pipelines across the country to cater to effective distribution of LPG;
- (b) If  so,  the  details  of  the    LPG  Pipeline  Projects  under  construction, sanctioned and  to be  considered for sanction in near future;
- (c)        whether  the  Government    has  proposed  formation  of    joint  venture  or consortium for  implementation of the LPG Pipeline Projects; and
- (d)     if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेंन्द  र प्रधान )

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

- (a) Establishment  of  LPG  Pipeline  infrastructure  is  taken  up  by  the  Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) based on techno-commercial feasibility studies.  LPG  Pipelines  are  laid  from  refineries  to  LPG  bottling  plants  usually situated  outside  the  city  limits.  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board (PNGRB)  established  under  the  PNGRB  Act,  2006,  in  the  year  2007,  is  the authority to grant authorization for laying of LPG pipelines. Entities that propose to lay,  build,  operate  or  expand  a  pipeline  apply  to  the  Board  for  obtaining  an authorisation under this Act.
- (b) The  total  length  of  LPG  Pipeline  network  in  the  country  is  8,296  km comprising of the following pipelines:-
- (i) Panipat-Jalandhar LPG Pipeline (Length: 280 Km)
- (ii) Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur LPG pipeline (Length: 673 Km); (extension  of  pipeline  to  Patna  and  Muzaffarpur  results  in  total length of 918 Km)
- (iii) Ennore-Trichy-Madurai LPG pipeline (Length: 615 Km)
- (iv) Kandla-Gorkhpur LPG pipeline (Length: 2757 Km)
- (v) Jamnagar-Loni LPG pipeline (Length: 1414 Km)
- (vi) Vizag-Secunderabad LPG pipeline (Length: 621 Km)
- (vii) Mangalore-Hassan-Mysuru-Yediyuru  LPG  pipeline  (Length:  356 Km)
- (viii) Uran-Chakan/Shikrapur LPG pipeline (Length: 168 Km)
- (ix) Hassan-Cherlapally LPG pipeline (Length: 680 Km)
- (x) Mumbai-Uran LPG pipeline (Length: 29 Km)
- (xi) Kochi-Coimbatore-Salem LPG pipeline (Length: 458 Km)

(c)  &  (d)  Three  OMCs  namely,  Indian  Oil  Corporation  Limited,  Hindustan Petroleum  Corporation  Limited  and  Bharat  Petroleum  Corporation  Limited  have formed a consortium for submitting the bid to PNGRB for authorization for KandlaGorakhpur LPG Pipeline.  PNGRB has granted authorization to the consortium for implementing and operating Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: National Institute for Valuers
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Santokh Singh Chaudhary, Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1389 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 1st JULY, 2019 ASHADHA 10, 1941 (SAKA)

## NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR VALUERS QUESTION

1389.  SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY: SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government is planning to set up a National Institute for Valuers on the lines of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to develop Indian valuation standards; and
- (d)  the  list/name  of  the  present  Registered  Valuers  with  Registered  Valuers Organization working across the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                                  (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

वित्त और कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

(श्रीमती निमयला सीतारामि

)

(a) and (b):- The need for setting up a National Institute for Valuers in due course on the lines of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has been recognized.

(c):- CHAPTER V of the Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017 (RV  Rules,  2017)  deals  with  Valuation  Standards.  Under  rule  18,  the  Central Government has power to notify valuation standards. Further, rule 19 provides for creation  of  a  'Committee  to  advise  on  valuation  matters'  which  would  give recommendations  on  formulation  and  laying  down  of  standards  and  policies  for compliance by companies and registered valuers.

Accordingly, Central Government constituted the Committee to advise on valuation matters on 23rd April, 2018. In this regard, Rule 8(1) of RV Rules, 2017 provides that the registered valuer shall, while conducting a valuation, comply with the valuation standards as notified or modified under rule 18. Such Rule further provides that until the valuation standards are notified or modified by the Central Government, a valuer shall make valuations as per (a) internationally accepted valuation standards or (b) valuation standards adopted by any registered valuers organisation.

(d):- The state-wise list of the registered valuers, along with the Registered Valuers Organisation, they are enrolled with, across the country is attached as Annexure - 1. *******
Lok Sabha Question No. 1388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Entrance Test for College Admission
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1388 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## Entrance Test for College Admission

## 1388. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

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

- (a) whether Delhi University has any proposal to introduce entrance test for all college admissions;
- (b) if so, the details and the reasons therefor along with the graduate and post graduate courses for which Delhi University conducts computer-based entrance tests;
- (c) whether class XII marks will also be taken into account while deciding college admission;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by which the Delhi University plans to introduce entrance exam based admission for all its undergraduate courses?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

(a) to (e): University of Delhi has informed that there is no proposal to introduce entrance test for all college  admissions.  The  University  has  been  conducting  entrance  test  for  the  Undergraduate  and Postgraduate courses for the past several years. However, the computer based entrance tests have been introduced  since  2018.  The  University  conducts  entrance  test  for  all  PG  courses  and  following Undergraduate courses:

| Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Humanities   | · · ·   | Bachelor of Business Economics Bachelor of Management Studies Bachelor of Business Administration (Financial Investment Analysis)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Cluster Innovation Centre                           | · ·     | B.Tech. (Information Technology and Mathematical Innovations) B.A. (H) Humanities and Social Sciences                               |
| Faculty of Education                                | ·       | Bachelors of Elementary Education                                                                                                   |
| Faculty of Inter-disciplinary &Applied Sciences     | ·       | Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, Health Education &Sports                                                                 |
| Indraprastha College for Women                      | ·       | B.A. (H) Multimedia and Mass Communication                                                                                          |
| Faculty of Social Science                           | ·       | Five Year Integrated programme in Journalism in Delhi School of Journalism                                                          |

Class  XII  marks  are  the  criterion  for  all  undergraduate  admissions,  except  the  above  mentioned courses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1387 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: New Education Policy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Deepak Baij

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1387 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## New Education Policy

## † 1387. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

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

(a) whether the private schools are being given freedom in determining fee structure under the draft of New Education Policy;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether said decision is likely to promote commercialisation of education and education will become expensive in the country as a result thereof; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d) : The Committee for the Draft National Education Policy under the Chairmanship of Dr. K. Kasturirangan has submitted its report to the Ministry on 31 st May 2019. The draft report proposes an education system built on the premises of quality and equity inter alia for building an  equitable,  just  and  human  society.  The  Draft  NEP  while  affirming  the  public good  nature  of  education  recognizes  private  philanthropic  efforts  for  quality  education, while  protecting  parents  and  communities  from  usurious  commercial  practices  including arbitrary increase in fees.

The Draft NEP 2019 has been uploaded on MHRD's website and also at innovate.mygov.in platform to elicit suggestions/comments from all stakeholders, including public, Government of India Ministries and State Governments. The Government will finalize the National Education Policy only after considering the inputs/suggestions and comments of all stakeholders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1384 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Allowing Foreign Educational Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1384 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  JULY, 2019

## Allowing Foreign Educational Institutions

1384. SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Government  proposes  to  allow  the  entry  of  foreign  educational institutions in the field of education to promote higher education and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  a  draft  policy  has  been  formulated  to  facilitate  the  entry  of  such institutions, if so, the time by which the said scheme is likely to be implemented;
- (c) whether the process of identifying various educational areas for entry of foreign institutions has been initiated under the scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/ Union Territory-wise?

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

(a) to (d): At present, there is no law which allows the entry and operation of foreign educational  providers  to  set  up  their  campuses  in  India.  However,  the  University Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  notified  the  UGC  (Promotion  and  Maintenance  of Standards  of  Academic  Collaboration  between  Indian  and  Foreign  Educational Institutions) Regulations 2016, which spell out the modalities regarding the eligibility criteria  and  the  conditions  for  the  collaboration  of  a  foreign  educational  institution with  an  Indian  educational  institution.  All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education (AICTE) has also set norms for academic collaborations and twinning programmes between  Indian and Foreign Universities/Institutions in the field of technical education,  research  and  training  in  India.  UGC  regulations  in  this  respect  are available at http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2016/170684.pdf.AICTE norms in this regard are available at https://www.aicteindia.org/sites/default/files/APH%202019-20.pdf.The objective of the regulations/guidelines is to improve quality, offer students additional choices and to improve curriculum and the delivery of knowledge and educational content.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Tribal Forest Dwellers in Delhi
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1380

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## TRIBAL FOREST DWELLERS IN DELHI

## 1380. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether there are any recognised tribal forest dwellers in Delhi as of June, 2019 and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether there are any marked 'Scheduled Areas' in Delhi as of June, 2019 and if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  details  of  all  Government  schemes/programs  for  the  welfare  and  development  of Scheduled Tribes applicable in Delhi?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

(a) & (b)   No, Sir. There is no notification of Scheduled Area and Scheduled Tribes in Delhi.

(c) The welfare schemes being implemented by this Ministry  are meant  for Scheduled Tribes  in  the  country.  Since  there  is  no  notification  of  Scheduled  Tribes  in  the  Delhi,  no scheme/programme is implemented in Delhi. However, in the list of a total of 246 institutes eligible for scholarship under the scheme of 'National Fellowship and Scholarship for higher Education of ST students', a total of 21Delhi based top class institutes of different streams like  IIT,  NIT,  AIIMS,  National  Law  University,  Delhi  Technical  University  etc.  are  also covered.  A  project  of  hostel  for  ST  students  at  Pandav  Nagar,  New  Delhi  being  run  by Bhartiya  Adimjati  Sevak  Sang,  New  Delhi    and  project  of  Hostel  and  Computer  Training Centre  at  Srinivaspuri,  New  Delhi  being  run  by  Bharat  Sevashram  Sangh  (Delhi  Branch) have  also  been  funded  by  this  Ministry  under  the  scheme  of  'Grant  in  Aid  to  Voluntary Organizations working for welfare of STs.'

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1379 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Admission Process in Central Universities
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. 1379 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## Admission Process in Central Universities

## †1379. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has/  proposes  to  frame  a  clear  policy  to  change  the  admission process  while  keeping  in  mind  the  increasing  mental  pressure  of  children  due  to  merit  based admission process in Central Universities in different parts of the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  University-wise  details  thereof  along  with  the  session  by  which it  is  likely  to  be implemented; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):    No  such  decision  has  been  taken  so  far.  However,  University  Grants  Commission (UGC)  vide  its  letter  dated  09th  March,  2018  issued  instructions  to  create  the  Students Counselling Centre and guidelines to all Universities that all the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)  should  mandatorily  put  in  place  a  'Students  Counselling  System'  for  the  effective redressal of problems and challenges faced by students. It should be a unique, interactive and target-oriented  system,  involving  students,  teachers  and  parents  to  address  common  student concerns ranging from anxiety, stress, fear of change and failure to homesickness and a slew of other  academic  worries.  It  should  bridge  formal  as  well  as  communicative  gaps  between  the students  and  the  institution  at  large.  Teacher  counsellors,  trained  to  act  as  the  guardians  of students  at  the  college  level,  should  remain  in  close  touch  with  the  students  allotted  to  them throughout the year, cater to their emotional and intellectual needs and guide them to move up in their  career  at  regular  interval  of  time.  Teacher  counsellors  can  coordinate  with  wardens  of hostels and exchange pre-emptive or corrective action.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Honorarium/Pension to Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1377 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## HONORARIUM/PENSION TO LABOURERS

†1377. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

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

- (a)whether the Government has made or proposes to make a provision for giving  any  honorarium  to  the  labourers  of  unorganised  sector  and implementing a pension scheme for them;
- (b)if so, whether the Government has framed any rules in this regard; and
- (c)the provisions made or proposed to be made by the Union Government for improving the financial condition of the labourers of organised and unorganised sectors?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  is  implementing  the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan w.e.f. 15 th  Feb, 2019. Under this scheme, minimum assured monthly pension of Rs. 3000/- will be provided to the eligible unorganised workers after attaining the age of 60 years. This scheme is based on the 50:50 basis where 50% monthly contribution is  payable  by  the  beneficiary  and  equal  matching  by  the  Central Government.  The  guidelines  for  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maan-dhan are also framed.

(c): In  order  to  improve  the  social  security  including  financial conditions  for  workers  in  the  organised  and  unorganised  sector,  the Government  is  implementing  various  Acts  and  Schemes.  The  social security to the workers in the organized sector is provided mainly by five Acts, namely, the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, the Employees' Provident  Funds  &  Miscellaneous  Provisions  Act,  1952,  the  Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and the Payment of  Gratuity Act, 1972. The social security benefits to the workers in the unorganised sector is provided mainly by the Unorganised Workers' Social Security  Act,  2008.  This  Act  stipulates  welfare  schemes  in  matters relating to life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits and old age protection to the unorganised workers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1376 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Navodaya Vidyalaya
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1376 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.7.2019

## Navodaya Vidyalaya

## † 1376. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken or proposes to take any step to set up a Navodaya Vidyalaya  in  Sandila  tehsil  under  the  Misrikh  Parliamentary  Constituency  in  Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c):  Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages opening of one Navodaya Vidyalaya in each  district  of  the  country.  Opening  of  new  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs)  is  a continuous process which depends on the willingness of the concerned State Government to make available requisite suitable land free of cost for construction of the permanent building 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  new  JNV depends on availability  of  funds  and  approval  by  the  Competent  Authority.  Tehsil  Sandila falls  under  Hardoi  District  of  Uttar  Pradesh  in  which  a  JNV  is  already  functional  since 1991-92.

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