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Lok Sabha Question No. 867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Special Loans to Minority Community
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## E-MAIL MESSAGE

CO.FIDD.GSSD.No.       /09.10.001/2022-23                                December 05, 2022

For: The Under Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi.

From: CGM-i-C, FIDD, RBI, CO, Mumbai

Please refer to your email dated December 02, 2022 reproducing the text of Parliament Question ( Lok Sabha ) admitted question D.NO. 2799 for 12.12.2022 regarding Special Loans to Minority Community

Part (a) to (e) Financial Inclusion and Development Department of Reserve Bank of India has no information to furnish.

## Note for PAD for Part (a) and (b)

Under Priority Sector Lending a sub-target of 11.5 per cent of Adjusted Net Bank Credit or Credit Equivalent amount of Off-Balance Sheet Exposures, whichever is higher, as on March 31 of the previous year, has been mandated for FY: 2022-23 for lending to weaker sections which includes, among others, persons from minority communities for scheduled commercial banks.

## Note for PAD for Part (c) to (d)

Data for credit extended to minority communities (Amount Outstanding) by Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs and Foreign Banks with less than 20 branches) is as below:

| Amount Outstanding (in Lakh)   | Amount Outstanding (in Lakh)   | Amount Outstanding (in Lakh)   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| March 2020                     | March 2021                     | March 2022                     |
| 3,88,65,559.18                 | 3,68,23,580.71                 | 3,91,93,665.15                 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Policy for Promotion of Art and Culture
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 865 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## POLICY FOR PROMOTION OF ART AND CULTURE

865. Shri Rajeshbhai Chudasama:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  the  Government  has  developed  any  policy  for  promotion  of  art  and culture of the country; and
- (b)     if so, the details thereof and if not , the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM, AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a)  &  (b): Ministry of Culture works for preservation and conservation of cultural heritage and promotion of tangible and intangible art and culture through its attached, subordinate and autonomous organizations. In addition, several Central schemes are being administered by the Ministry for propagating and promoting the Art & Culture of the country.
Lok Sabha Question No. 863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Breach of Inflation Target
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 863

ANSWERED ON - MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2022/ AGRAHAYANA 21, 1944 (Saka)

## BREACH OF INFLATION TARGET

## 863. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the RBI has missed the inflation target of 6 per cent in the past 3 quarters and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether RBI has submitted an explanation regarding the reason for missing the targets to the Government under the section 45ZN of the RBI Act and if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which the said report is likely to be submitted by the RBI; and

(c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  the  said  report  public  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI  PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a):  The  Inflation  rates  for  3  quarters  during  January-September,  2022  have  remained  as following:
- (i) Jan-March, 2022 (Q4:2021-2022): 6.3 per cent
- (ii) April-June, 2022 (Q1:2022-2023): 7.3 per cent
- (iii) July-September, 2022 (Q2:2022-2023): 7.0 per cent

The average inflation was above the upper tolerance level of the inflation target, i.e. 6 per cent for 3 consecutive quarters during January-September, 2022.

- (b):  Yes  sir,  RBI  has  furnished  a  Report  to  the  Central  Government,  as  mandated  under Section 45ZN of the RBI Act, 1934 and Regulation 7 of RBI Monetary Policy Committee and Monetary Policy process Regulations, 2016.
- (c): The said provisions of the RBI Act, 1934, and Regulations therein does not provide for making the report public.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 862 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Technology Assessment Cells
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sunita Duggal, Shyam Yadav Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 862

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## Technology Assessment Cells

862:

SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL: SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) the State/UT-wise details of Technology Assessment Cells (TACs) created to assess and evaluate the status  of  air  pollution,  as  envisaged  under National  Clean  Air Programme (NCAP);
- (b) the details of international and national collaborations for the development of TACs; and
- (c) whether  any  action  plan  for  the  development  of  TACs  has  been  formulated  under  the NCAP and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

## (a), (b)& (c):

National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) strategy document envisages Technology Assessment Cell toevaluate significant technologies with reference to prevention, control, and abatement of pollution.

In  this  regard,  MoEFCC  issued  guidelines  for  National  Knowledge  Network  (NKN)  and Institutes  of  Repute  (IoR)  under  National  Clean  Air  Programme  on  22.09.2022.  National Knowledge Network (NKN) has been formed with a vision to build local technical capacities in order to have a larger pool of institutes to support activities under NCAP.NKN extends support on scientific & technical knowledge and laboratory based information, monitoring the progress of  NCAP  implementation  and  evaluate  the  performance.It  provides  recommendationsfor  air quality management measures including specific research need and policy initiative to meet the objectives of the NCAP programme.

NKN consists of experts from IIT Kanpur, IIT Mumbai, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Automotive Research Association  of  India  (ARAI),  Indian  Meteorological  Department  (IMD),  All  India  Institute  of

Medical  Science  (AIIMS),  The  Energy  and  Resources  Institute  (TERI),officials  from  Central Pollution  Control  Board  and  State  Pollution  Control  Board/  Pollution  Control  Committees (CPCB & SPCB/PCCs),and independent experts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 861 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: School Dropout Girls
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No - 861

ANSWERED ON-12/12/2022

## SCHOOL DROPOUT GIRLS

## 861. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that girl children have higher dropout rates than boys;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the steps taken to prevent the same;
- (c)  whether  it  is  true  that  dropping  out  of  school  increases  the  possibility  of  child  labour,  child marriage or girls trafficking; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken to counter these adverse effects?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (d): Under Samagra Shiksha, various interventions have been targeted for reducing drop-out of girls,  which  include  opening  of  schools  in  the  neighbourhood  to  make  access  easier  for  girls,  free uniform  and  text-books  to  girls  up  to  class  VIII,  additional  teachers  and  residential  quarters  for teachers in remote/hilly areas, appointment of additional teachers including women teachers, stipend to CWSN girls from class I to class XII, separate toilets for girls, teachers' sensitization programmes to promote girls participation, gender-sensitive teaching-learning materials including text books etc. In  addition,  to  reduce  gender  gaps  at  all  levels  of  school  education,  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika Vidyalayas  (KGBVs),  which  are  residential  schools  from  class  VI  to  XII  for  girls  belonging  to disadvantaged groups such as SC, ST, OBC, Minority and Below Poverty Line (BPL), are sanctioned in Educationally Backward Blocks. Further, in Kendriya Vidyalayas, girls have been exempted from paying tuition fees from class I to XII and education is free for girls in classes from VI to XII who happen to be the only child of their parents.

As  per  the  data  available  on  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  plus (UDISE+), annual average drop-out rate for last three years is as under:

| Level      | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|            | Boys      | Girls     | Boys      | Girls     | Boys      | Girls     |
| Elementary | 1.9       | 1.9       | 1.2       | 1.4       | 2.0       | 2.0       |
| Secondary  | 17.0      | 15.1      | 14.3      | 13.7      | 13.0      | 12.2      |

(Source: UDISE+)

This data shows that the drop-out rate of girls and boys are comparable and girl children do not have higher drop out rate than boys.
Lok Sabha Question No. 859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Cultural Exchanges
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.859

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## CULTURAL EXCHANGES

## 859.SHRI JAYANT SINHA :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) whether  there  have  been  any  cultural  exchanges  between  students  from Jharkhand and those of other countries; (b) whether the Government is planning to conduct such cultural exchanges in the future; and (c) the details of currently running, existent cultural exchanges?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a)  to (c)The exchanges with other countries of the youth or students regularly take place. However at various levels youth or students represent India and not a particular State thus the data is not segregated by States wise manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Pending Cases with NCLT
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 856

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2022/

AGRAHAYANA 21, 1944 (SAKA)

## PENDING CASES WITH NCLT QUESTION

856. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of cases pending with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) during the last three years;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  reduce  the  delays  in disposal of cases and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to amend the IBC to reduce the procedural delays and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER  OF  STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a): As per data provided by National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), 13,512, 13,211 and 12,871 cases under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) were pending as on 31.12.2020, 31.12.2021 and 31.10.2022 respectively.

(b): To enable the NCLT in timely disposal of cases, the Government is taking all the necessary steps from time to time including regular appointment of Members and provision of adequate physical infrastructure. Government has appointed 20 new Members in NCLT in 2021, approved appointment of 15 new Members in 2022 and initiated the process for other vacancies.

- (c): No such proposal is under active consideration of the Government as of now.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 854 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Old Pension Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 854 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  DECEMBER, 2022 (MONDAY)/ AGRAHAYANA 21, 1944 (SAKA) OLD PENSION SCHEME

## 854. Shri Asaduddin Owaisi

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether many States have restarted Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to their respective Government employees and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  many  States  have  raised  demand  to  the  Government  to  return  National  Pension Scheme (NPS) money to start OPS;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d) the decision taken or being taken by the Government to return NPS money to those States who have started OPS;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to return to OPS in near future; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a)  to  (f)  The  State  Governments  of  Rajasthan,  Chhattisgarh,  and  Jharkhand  have  informed  the Central  Government/Pension  Fund  Regulatory  and  Development  Authority  (PFRDA)  about  their decision to restart Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for their State Government employees.

The State Government of Punjab on 18.11.2022 has issued notification regarding implementation of OPS to  the  government  employees  who  are  presently  being  covered  under  the  National  Pension System (NPS).

The  State  Governments  of  Rajasthan,  Chhattisgarh,  and  Jharkhand,  have  sent  proposals  to  the Central  Government/PFRDA  to  return  the  accumulated  corpus  of  subscribers  under  NPS  to respective State Governments. No such proposal has been received from the State Government of Punjab.

In  response to the proposals of the State Governments of Rajasthan Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand, PFRDA has informed the respective State Governments that there is no provision  under Pension Fund  Regulatory  and  Development  Authority  Act,  2013  read  along  with  PFRDA  (Exits  and Withdrawals under the National Pension System) Regulations, 2015, and other relevant Regulations, as amended from time to time, vide which the funds, which are already deposited both in  the  form  of  Government  contribution  and  Employees'  contribution  towards  NPS,  along  with accruals, can be refunded and deposited back to the State Government.

There  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  of  Government  of  India  for  restoration  of  old  pension scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.853

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary

## 853. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

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

- (a) whether there are any special schemes for promotion and protection of Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government has recommended for any new wetlands from Karnataka to be placed under Ramsar convention and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) Protection and management of Protected Areas are primarily the responsibility of  concerned  State  Governments  /UT  Administration.  However,  Ministry  also provides  financial  assistance  to  States/UTs  for  protection  and  management  of Protected Areas including Ranganathittu Bird sanctuary under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Development of Wildlife Habitats.
- (b) Three wetlands namely  Aghanashini Estuary, Magadi  Kere  Conservation Reserve and Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve have been recommended by the Government of Karnataka to be designated as Ramsar sites.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Transformation of Colleges/Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No- 852 ANSWERED ON- 12/12/2022

## TRANSFORMATION OF COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

852. DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the University Grants Commission (UGC) has finalised guidelines for transforming  colleges  and  universities  into  multidisciplinary  institutions  and  has  prescribed three different approaches which include clustering of  establishments located in proximity to each other;
- (b) whether it is a fact that promoting multidisciplinary institutions was a key recommendation of the National Education Policy, 2020 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that the UGC has also suggested capacity building for faculty so that they can teach, train and research in multidisciplinary academic programmes and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  setting  up  of  education  departments  in  universities  and  colleges  that  will teach curriculum design, pedagogy, communication and writing to future teaches was another aspect the UGC desires; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a) to (e): The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, regarding Institutional Restructuring and Consolidation, states that the main thrust of the policy is to end the fragmentation of higher education by transforming higher education institutions into large multidisciplinary universities, colleges,  and  HEI  clusters/Knowledge  Hubs,  each  of  which  will  aim  to  have  3,000  or  more students. The NEP, 2020 further states that moving to large multidisciplinary universities and HEI clusters is thus the highest recommendation of this policy regarding the structure of higher education.

On  02.09.2022  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  issued  guidelines  for Transforming  Higher  Educational  Institutions  (HEIs)  into  multidisciplinary  institutions.  The objectives of these guidelines are to transform single-stream institutions into large multidisciplinary universities and autonomous degree-awarding HEIs, and strengthen institutional  infrastructure  necessary  for  multidisciplinary  education  and  research.  These guidelines  also  inter-alia  state  that  capacity-building  for  faculty  to  teach,  train  and  to  do research  in  multidisciplinary  academic  programmes  need  adequate  focus  and  visualize establishment of Department of Education in multidisciplinary institutions. The guidelines are available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/5599305\_Guidelines-for-Transforming-HigherEducation-Institutions-into-Multidisciplinary-Institutions.pdf.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 851 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Upgradation in PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 851

ANSWERED ON - 12/12/2022

## UPGRADATION IN PMKVY

851. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

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

- (a) the details of  the new upgradation in Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) for training of skilled and unskilled workers;
- (b) whether any new fund sanctioned for Maharashtra State to increase PMKVY training centres;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, district wise; and
- (d) the details of the new training programmes or skills proposed to be included under PMKVY for trainees?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) was launched in 2015 with an objective to deliver skills to the youth of the country. Based on the learning from implementation  of  earlier  phases  of  PMKVY,  i.e.,  1.0,  2.0  and  3.0,  Ministry  has redesigned and upgraded the new version of PMKVY, i.e., PMKVY 4.0. At present, the proposal of PMKVY 4.0 has been appraised and recommended by Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC).
- (b) to (d) In view of (a), question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Ocean Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 847

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## Ocean Pollution

## 847. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BAHSHIR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  intended  to  have  a  comprehensive  program  for  ocean pollution studies and control;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, whether the Government will take measures to control pollution in oceans?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)to  (c):  The  Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  (MoES)  under  the  umbrella  scheme  "OceanServices, Modelling, Application, Resources and Technology (O-SMART)" has a component on Coastal Research. Under this component, activities such as Marine Pollution Monitoring, Prediction,  Development  of  Standards,  Marine  Litter  and  Microplastics  are  covered  for generating data and developing action plans for the abatement and control of coastal pollution in  consultation  with  the  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB),  State  Pollution  Control Boards (SPCBs) and the Pollution Control Committees (PCCs).

The  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  under  National  Water  Quality  Monitoring Programme (NWMP) is monitoring the water quality of creeks / sea water /marine water at 194 locations in eight states (Andhra Pradesh-12, Goa-14, Gujarat-3, Kerala- 6, Maharashtra34, Odisha-90, West Bengal-1 and Tamil Nadu-34) on a monthly basis in collaboration with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committees (PCCs). The water quality is assessed and compared with the Primary Water Quality Criteria for Sea water-II (Bathing,  Contact  water  sports  &  Commercial  fishing).  The  execution  of  action  plans  to restore  sea  water  quality  along  the  Indian  coastal  areas  is  overseen  by  River/Coastal Rejuvenation Committees in respective Coastal States/UTs and further monitored at central level by the Central Monitoring Committee.

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