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Lok Sabha Question No. 1776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Health Facilities in Wayanad, Kerala
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1776 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## HEALTH FACILITIES IN WAYANAD, KERALA

## 1776. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

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

- (a)whether  new  ESIC  hospitals  and  dispensaries  are  proposed  to  be established in Kerala and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)the measures that are being taken to upgrade infrastructure at existing ESIC  hospitals  any  dispensaries  and  to  improve  delivery  service  in Kerala;
- (c)whether the Government has received and proposals from the Kerala Government  to  expand  medical  infrastructure  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d)the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  ESIC  to  expand  health  facilities  in aspirational districts, especially in Wayanad district?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (d): At  present,  there  are  12  Employees'  State  Insurance  (ESI) hospitals and 149 ESI dispensaries in the state of Kerala. In addition, the ESI Corporation has given in-principle approval for setting up of 2 new 100 bedded ESI hospitals at Perumbavoor and Idukki in the state.

During the last five years, approval has been given for setting up  of  13  new  ESI  dispensaries  in  the  state  of  Kerala  including  two dispensaries in Wayanad district.

The ESIC has taken various measures for upgradation of the infrastructure at existing ESIC hospitals and dispensaries and to improve service delivery in the state.  These measures include increase in number of  beds  at  ESI  hospitals  at  Asramam  and  Ernakulam,  conversion  of  a block for operation theatre complex, establishment of blood storage unit, provision  of  mortuary  unit  and  pharmacy  counter  at  the  ESIC  hospital, Ezhukone; setting up of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in 6 ESI hospitals at Peroorkada, Vadavathoor, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Olarikkara and Feroke; setting up of new Dialysis Units shortly at ESI hospital Mulankunnathukavu,  Thrissur;  and  Chemotherapy  units  in  3 ESI hospitals at Peroorkada, Olarikkara and Feroke.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Contractual Teachers in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: K. Jayakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1774 ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## CONTRACTUAL TEACHERS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## 1774. DR. K. JAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  twenty  per  cent  of  the  teachers  in  Kendriya Vidyalayas are contractual;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  make  these  contractual teachers permanent considering the various vacant posts;
- (c) if so, the details of the timeline in this regard; and
- (d) if  not,  whether  the  Government  has  issued/  is  planning  to  issue  any guideline to stop the sudden lay off of the contractual teachers?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  Contractual  teachers  having requisite qualification  as per Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) norms are engaged on short term basis against sanctioned posts vacancies which arise due to transfer, retirement, leave etc. from  time  to  time  so  that  teaching-learning  possess  is  not  hampered.  The number of teachers engaged on contractual basis is a dynamic figure as they are engaged purely on contractual basis for the specific period of vacancy of till the end of an academic session, whichever is earlier. There is no provision for  making  contractual  teacher  permanent  as  recruitment  of  KV  teacher  is through  a  transparent  participatory  process  through  advertisement  written exam and interview. KVS has already issued advertisement for filling up of the post of 12099 teachers recently.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Taxation of Agricultural Income
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1772

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY 13 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023 MAGHA 24, 1944 (SAKA)

## TAXATION OF AGRICULTURAL INCOME

## 1772. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government intends to bring changes to Section 10(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to make agricultural income taxable in India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether any committee has been formed to study the issue and if so, the details and the outcomes thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There is no such proposal.
- (b) As  per  Article  246  of  the  Constitution  of  India,  tax  on  agricultural  income  comes under the State List.
- (c) No such committee has been formed in the last five years.
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## भभभभ भभभभभ भभभभभ भभभभभभ भभभभभ

भभभभभभभभ भभभ भभभ भभभभभभभभभ भभभभभभ भभ . 1772

( जजजजज जजजजज जजजजजज , 13 जजजजज , 2023/24 जजज , 1944 ( जज ) जज जजजज जजजज जजज )

जजजज जज जज जजजजजज

1772. जजजज जजजजज जजजज जजजज

:

भभभभ जजजजज भभभभभभ भभ भभभभभ भभ भभभभ भभभभभभ भभभ

( क ) भभभभ भभभभभ भभ भभभभ भभभ भभभभ भभ भभ भभ भभभभभ भभभभभ भभ भभभ भभभभ भभभभभभभ ,  1961 भभ भभभभ 10(1) भभभ भभभभभभभभ भभभभ भभ भभभभ भभ ;

( ख ) भभभ भभभ , भभ भभभभभभभभभ भभभभभभ भभभभ भभ भभ भभभ भभभभ , भभ भभभभ भभभभ भभभभ भभभ ; भभ

( ग ) भभभभ भभ भभभभभभ भभ भभभभभभ भभभभ भभ भभभ भभभ भभभभभ भभभभ भभ भभ भभ भभ भभभ भभभ , भभ भभभभभभभभभ भभभभभभ भभभभ भभ भभ भभभभ भभभभ भभभभभभ भभभ भभभ ?

जजजजज जजजजज जजजजजजजज जजज जजजजज जजजजजज ) जजजज जजजजज )

( क ) ऐसा कोई प्रस्ताव नहीं है। ( ख ) भारत के संववधान के अनुच्छेद 246 के अनुसार , कृ वि आय पर कर राज्य सूची भभ भभभभभभभ आता है। ( ग ) वपछले पांच साल में ऐसी कोई भभभभभ भभभभ भभभभ भभ भभ भभ

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Use of CSR Funds
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1770

## ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023/MAGHA 24, 1944 (SAKA)

## USE OF CSR FUNDS QUESTION

## 1770. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware about the amount sanctioned to companies under private sectors in the form of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds is being utilised by them for the welfare and growth of companies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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)  to  (c):  The  broad  framework  for  CSR  has  been  provided  under  Section  135  of  the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act'), Schedule VII of the Act and Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014. Under the Act, CSR is a Board driven process and the Board of the company is empowered  to  plan,  decide,  execute  and  monitor  CSR  activities  based  on  the recommendations  of  its  CSR  Committee.  Section  135  of  the  Act  mandates  every company having net worth of Rs. 500 crore or more, or turnover of Rs. 1000 crore or more, or net profit of Rs. 5 crore or more during the immediately preceding financial year, to spend at least two per cent of the average net profits of the company made over immediately preceding three financial years towards CSR as per the CSR Policy of the Company. Thus, there is no concept & requirement for sanctioning any amount to Companies under CSR. Further, Schedule VII of the Act indicates the eligible list of activities that can be undertaken by the companies as CSR.

All  data  related  to  CSR  filed  by  companies  in  MCA21  registry,  including  Development Sector-wise, State-wise and Company-wise, is available in public domain at www.csr.gov.in. On the basis of annual filings made by the companies in the MCA21 registry, the CSR spent by Non-PSUs during the last three Financial Years (FY) i.e. 201819, 2019-20 and 2020-21 on the activities enlisted in the Schedule VII of the Act are given below:

| Particulars                      |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |   FY 2020-21 |
|----------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| CSR Spent by Non-PSUs (In crore) |      15972.9 |      19647.1 |        21234 |

(Data up to 30.09.2022)   [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

The  companies  are  required  to  file  the  CSR  data  for  the  FY  2021-22  on  or  before 31.03.2023.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Policy for Medical Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1767

## ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## POLICY FOR MEDICAL TOURISM

## †1767. SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  any  policy  with regard to medical tourism, which is an emerging sector;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the plan of the Government to increase the access of medical tourism, which provides new opportunities to health sector;
- (d) whether the Government is having an impact assessment data of the last five years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if  not,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  monitoring  the
- same?

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) to (c): In order to boost Medical Tourism in the country, Ministry of  Tourism  has  formulated  a  National  Strategy  and  Roadmap  for Medical  and  Wellness  Tourism.  The  Strategy  has  identified  the following key pillars:
- (i)
- Develop a brand for India as a wellness destination
- Strengthen  the  ecosystem  for  medical  and  wellness
- (ii) tourism
- (iii) Enable digitalization by setting up Online Medical Value Travel (MVT) Portal
- (iv) Enhancement of accessibility for Medical Value Travel
- (v)
- (vi)
- Promoting Wellness Tourism
- Governance and Institutional Framework

The  Government  of  India  liberalized  the  e-Tourist  Visa  Scheme pursuant  to  the  Cabinet  approval  on  30.11.2016  and  the  e-Tourist Visa (eTV) scheme was renamed to e-Visa scheme and at present it has e-Medical Visa and e-Medical Attendant Visa as sub-categories of e-visa.

In  the  case  of  e-Medical  Visa  and  for  e-Medical  Attendant  Visa, triple  entry  is  permitted and  extension  may  be  granted  up  to  6 months  on  case  to  case  basis  on  merits  of  each  case  by  the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO)/Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) concerned. Medical Attendant Visa was co-terminus with the validity of the principal e visa holder.

Further,  as  conveyed  by  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare,  it  is coordinating  with  other  Ministries  and  stakeholders  to  promote medical value travel in the country. Several rounds of stakeholder consultations have been conducted with line Ministries, Hospitals, MVT  facilitators,  Insurance  Companies  and  NABH  etc.  to  identify the challenges and opportunities in the sector.

(d) & (e): The details of Foreign Tourists Arrivals on Medical purpose during year 2017-2021 is as follows:

FTAs on Medical Purpose during 2017 to 2021

|   Year |   Medical Purpose (in lakh) |
|--------|-----------------------------|
|   2017 |                        4.95 |
|   2018 |                        6.44 |
|   2019 |                        6.97 |
|   2020 |                        1.83 |
|   2021 |                        3.04 |

Source: Bureau of Immigration (BOI)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Indigenous Air Unique Quality Monitoring Photonic System
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1764

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## Indigenous Air Unique Quality Monitoring Photonic System

1764.   SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  plans  proposed  by  the  Government  to  scale  up  the  usage  of  the Indigenous Air Unique-quality Monitoring (AUM) Photonic System developed for realtime remote monitoring of Air quality with the support from the Department of Science and Technology's Clean Air Research Initiative, across the country; and
- (b) the  amount  of  fund,  the  Government  is  planning  to  spend  on  the  above-mentioned technology by the end of this year, in the backdrop of increasing air pollution across the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b)

As  informed  byDepartment  of  Science  and  Technology,  the  Department  of  Science  and Technology (DST) supported the project entitled 'Indigenous Photonic System for Real Time Remote Monitoring of  Air  Quality'  with  a  total  cost  of  Rs.69,80,504/-  for  a  period  of  30 months during the financial year 2019-20 and the project has been completed on 10th January 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Companies with NCLT
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1763

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023/ MAGHA 24, 1944 (SAKA)

## COMPANIES WITH NCLT QUESTION

1763. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of companies who approached NCLT during each of the last five years;
- (b) the cumulative volume of loss suffered by all the companies put together during the said period; and
- (c) the number of companies which approached NCLT from the State of Odisha during the said period?

## 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) and (c):  As  per  information  provided  by  National  Company  Law  Tribunal (NCLT), the number of cases filed in NCLT and those from the State of Odisha during each of last five years are as under:

|   S. No. |   Year | Number of cases filed in NCLT   |   Number of cases filed in NCLT pertaining to State of Odisha |
|----------|--------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 |   2018 | 19,866                          |                                                           137 |
|        2 |   2019 | 19,651                          |                                                           387 |
|        3 |   2020 | 11,278                          |                                                           237 |
|        4 |   2021 | 8,549                           |                                                           183 |
|        5 |   2022 | 9,548                           |                                                           117 |

(b): As per information provided by NCLT, no such data is maintained by them. *****

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1762 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Problems of Working Mothers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1762 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## PROBLEMS OF WORKING MOTHERS

## 1762. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  identify  the problems  and  issues  working  mothers  have  faced  due  to  the continued  closure  of  day  care  centres  and  schools  during  the pandemic;
- (b)if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to redress this issue and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  or  formulated  any plan  to  improve  the  women  labour  force  participation  post  the pandemic; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof, including the effect of these interventions and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) & (b): Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  is  implementing  the Maternity  Benefit  Act,  1961,  as  amended  vide  the  Maternity  Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017, which, inter-alia, provides for paid maternity leave to women workers and crèche facility by establishments. Vide Section 5 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, as amended in 2017, the Government has increased paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks of which not more than eight weeks shall precede the date of expected delivery. Depending upon the nature of work assigned to a woman, the Section 5(5) of the Act provides for work from home for such period and on such conditions as the employer and the woman may mutually agree.

(c) & (d): The Government  has taken various steps to improve women's participation in the labour force and quality of their employment. The Code on Social Security, 2020 has the provisions for enhancement  of  paid  maternity  leave  from  12  weeks  to  26  weeks, provision  for  mandatory  crèche  facility  in  the  establishments  having 50 or more employees, permitting women workers in the night shifts with adequate safety measures, etc.

The  Code  on  Occupational  Safety,  Health  &  Working Conditions (OSH), 2020 has special provision relating to employment of women. As per this, women shall be entitled to be employed in all establishments for all types of work,  with their consent, before 6 a.m. and  beyond  7  p.m.  subject  to  conditions  relating  to  safety,  holidays and  working  hours  or  any  other  conditions  to  be  observed  by  the employer as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government.

Further,  to  enhance  the  employability  of  female  workers, the  Government  is  providing  training  to  them  through  a  network  of Women  Industrial  Training  institutes,  National  Vocational  Training Institutes and Regional Vocational Training Institutes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Navodaya Vidyalayas in Rajasthan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1761 ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## Navodaya Vidyalayas in Rajasthan

†1761. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  are  operational  in  each  of  the  Parliamentary Constituencies in Rajasthan;
- (b) the districts and Parliamentary Constituencies in South Rajasthan under tribal sub  plan  where  the  said  Vidyalayas  are  operational  along  with  the  details thereof;
- (c) the place in Udaipur Parliamentary Constituency where the said Vidyalayas is being run;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up more Navodaya Vidyalayas in the said constituency; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) : The  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Scheme  envisages  opening  of  one  Jawahar Navodaya  Vidyalaya  (JNV)  in  each  district,  having  rural  population,  of  the  country. 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,  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.  Sanction  and  opening  of  new  JNV  depends  on approval  by  the  competent  authority.  All  the  33  districts  of  Rajasthan,  including districts  in  South  Rajasthan  and  Udaipur,  have  been  covered  under  Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme. Two (02) additional second JNVs have also been sanctioned in Banswara (ST Concentrated) and Sri Ganganagar (SC Concentrated) districts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Investment in Adani Group of Companies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1758

To be answered on the February 13, 2023/Magha 24, 1944 (Saka)

## Investment in Adani Group of Companies

## 1758. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that lending to and investment in the Adani Group of Companies from Public Financial Institutions/Public Sector Banks has increased in the last eight years;

(b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  money  lent  by  Public  Sector  Banks/Private  Banks/Indian  Financial Institutions/Foreign Financial Institutions/NBFCs to the Adani Group of Companies between 01 July 2014 and February 01 2023, list and year-wise data of each Institution/Bank/NBFC; and

(c) the specific reasons for the significant lending to and investment in the Adani Group of Companies?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), as per it's press release dated 30.01.2023, has stated, inter alia , that LIC's total holding under equity and debt is Rs. 35,917.31 crores as on 31.12.2022 under Adani group of companies. LIC has also informed that the total Assets Under Management (AUM) by LIC are over Rs. 41.66 lakh crore as at 30.09.2022 and the existing LIC's exposure in the Adani group is 0.975% of LIC's total AUM at book value.

As per data received from Public Sector General Insurance companies, namely New India Assurance Company Limited,  United  India  Insurance  Company  Limited,  National  Insurance  Company  Limited, Oriental  Insurance  Company  Limited  and  General  Insurance  Corporation  of  India,  total  exposure  in Adani Group of Companies as on 31.1.2023 is Rs 347.64 crore which is 0.14% of the total AUM of all the five companies.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that under the provisions of section 45E of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, RBI is prohibited from disclosing credit information. Section 45E provides that credit information submitted by a bank shall be treated as confidential and not to be published or otherwise disclosed.

Further, section 45NB of RBI Act provides that any information submitted by non-banking financial company shall be treated confidential and not to be published or otherwise disclosed.

With regard to other financial institutions, namely, Exim Bank, Small Industries Development Bank of India, National Housing Bank, National Bank for Financing Infrastructure, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, these financial institutions are bound by provisions of the concerned Acts, and are prohibited from divulging any information relating to, or to the affairs of, their constituents.

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