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Lok Sabha Question No. 2082 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: TOYCATHON-2021
Ministry: Education
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Chinta Anuradha, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2082 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## TOYCATHON-2021

## 2082. SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH: SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV: SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY: SHRI MOTI CHINTA ANURADHA: DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  TOYCATHON-2021  to  promote  the  indigenous production of toys;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether this program is launched as a scheme/mission or a portal and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  &  (b) Yes  Sir.  The  Ministry  of  Education  and  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development have jointly launched the TOYCATHON 2021 on 5th January, 2021. The event is aimed at crowdsourcing innovative toy concepts based on Indian Value Systems, culture, history and ethos. The event is being organized by the Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell (MIC) in association with All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  and  five  Ministries  namely  Ministry  of Textiles,  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development,  Ministry  of  Commerce  and  Industry, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. 72  problem  statements  have  been  provided  by  various  agencies  such  as  National  Council  of Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT),  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation  (ISRO), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) etc. More than 1, 32,000 participants have registered forming 14,121 teams, falling under different themes and tracks. A total of 17,748 ideas were received out of which 2153 ideas have been selected for the Grand Finale.

(c) TOYCATHON is one of the initiatives under the 'Indian Toy Story' mission which is launched to  make  India  'Atma  Nirbhar'  in  toy  sector.  The  portal  https://toycathon.mic.gov.in  has  been created for the submission of ideas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Cess on Coal and Lignite
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2079

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 8 TH   MARCH, 2021 PHALGUNA 17, 1942 (SAKA)

## CESS ON COAL AND LIGNITE

## 2079. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  developed  a  mechanism  to  allow  the  State Governments to set the rate of cess on coal and lignite;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  The  rates  of  GST  compensation  cess  are  notified  on  the recommendation  of  the  GST  Council,  which  has  representation  from  all states. Coal and lignite attract a GST compensation cess of Rs. 400 per tonne.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Shram Suvidha Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2076

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## SHRAM SUVIDHA PORTAL

2076. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a)whether the Government has introduced Shram Suvidha Portal and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of objectives of the said Portal;
- (c)whether the Government has implemented all the provisions of the
- Shram Suvidha Portal;
- (d)if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  has  launched  a unified Web Portal 'Shram Suvidha Portal' on 16.10.2014, which caters to four major Organizations under the Ministry of labour, namely

- 
- Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)
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- 
- Directorate General of Mines Safety
- Employees' Provident Fund Organisation; and
-  Employees' State Insurance Corporation

## Main Features of the Portal are as follows:

-  Unique Labour Identification Number (LIN): LIN is allotted to units after the registration to facilitate online inspection & compliance.
-  Online  Return:  Units  are  now  required  to  file  single  selfcertified  and  simplified  annual  return  instead  of  filling separate returns as required earlier.
-  Transparent Labour Inspection Scheme through computerized system on risk based criteria.

The Unified Shram Suvidha Portal brings transparency and accountability in enforcement of labour laws and ease complexity of compliance.  It  is  reviewed  on  periodical  basis  so  as  to  upgrade  its existing services as well as to develop new services as per legislative mandate and emerging economic and industrial scenario.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Allocation under RIDF
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. 2075 Answered on Monday, March 8,2021/Phalguna 17, 1942 (Saka) ALLOCATION UNDER RIDF

## Question

## 2075. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount of funds allocated from the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for the State of Maharashtra in the financial year 2020-21;
- b) the portion of the RIDF allocated to the district of Satara in Maharashtra; and
- (c) the details of monitoring mechanism under RIDF in order to ensure the timely completion and adherence to desired quality standards in creation of quality rural infrastructure?

## Answer

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

- (a) & (b): National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has reported that an amount of Rs 1300 crore has been allocated to the State of Maharashtra for the year 2020Rs. 1290.06 crore has been sanctioned to the State as on 02.03.2021, which includes projects worth Rs. 22.59 crore from Satara district.

NABARD does not make district wise allocation and State Government makes prioritisation of projects and poses the same to NABARD for sanction:

- (c): While project monitoring under RIDF is primarily the responsibility of the implementing Department of the respective State Governments, NABARD also monitors the implementation through Desk Monitoring (off-site) and Field Monitoring (on-site). Further; monitoring is also . ensured by NABARD through prescribed returns, periodic reviews, including at the level of High Power   Committee   under the Chairmanship of Chief  Secretary of the State. Social monitoring of projects is ensured through display of boards at project locations.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Ethanol Blending Target
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Prathap Simha

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2074 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  March, 2021

## Ethanol Blending Target

## 2074. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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

- (a)  the  present  ethanol  production  of  the  country  and  whether  the  current production of ethanol is sufficient to achieve petrol/diesel blending target, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  distilleries  to  produce ethanol from other feedstock like granaries etc.?

## ANSWER

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## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a): Government has been promoting use of ethanol as a blend stock with main automotive  fuel  like  petrol  in  line  with  the  National  Policy  on  Biofuels  -2018 under  the  Ethanol  Blended  Petrol  (EBP)  Programme.  This  policy  envisages  an indicative target of blending 20% ethanol in petrol by 2030.

Department  of  Food  &  Public  Distribution  (DFPD)  has  informed  that  the production of ethanol varies from distillery to distillery and depends upon various factors viz. cost of raw material, conversion cost, efficiency of distillery plants etc. Several supply and demand  side interventions have been initiated by the Government including enhancing scope of raw material for ethanol production and fixing remunerative prices of ethanol from different feedstocks being utilized for ethanol production. Based  on  the ethanol supply  offers, Public Sector Oil Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have  allocated  325.5  crore  liters  for  Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) (period from Dec. to Nov.) 2020-21 to be blended with petrol under the EBP Programme.

(b) In order to enhance the ethanol production capacity in the country, DFPD has informed that Government has notified a modified scheme on 14 th January, 2021 for  extending  financial  assistance  in  the  form  of  interest  subvention  on  loans advanced by Banks/NCDC/IREDA/NBFCs and any other financial institutions to project  proponents  for  different  activities  viz.  setting  up  of  new  distilleries, expansion  of  existing  capacity,  installation  of  Zero  Liquid  Discharge  (ZLD) System and Molecular Sieve Dehydration (MSDH) Column, etc. for production of first  generation (1G)  ethanol from feedstock such as cereals (rice, wheat, barley, corn, sorghum), sugarcane and sugar beet, etc. including granaries and surplus rice with  Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI).  The  Government  also  fixed  remunerative prices of ethanol from such feedstock i.e. Rs 51.55 per litres from damaged food grains and Rs 56.87 per litres from FCI rice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Boarding Schools for SCs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Vijay Baghel, Arun Sao

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

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2072 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## Boarding Schools for SCs

## † 2072. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI ARUN SAO:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to establish boarding schools in Schedule Caste dominated blocks of the country;
- (b) if so, the State/district/block-wise details thereof including Chhattisgarh; and
- (c) the locations in the State of Chhattisgarh where such schools are proposed to be established along with the details thereof; and
- (d) the current status thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d): Under the Ministry of Education, 661 residential schools from class VI to XII have been sanctioned under the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Scheme in 638 districts of the country (as on 31.5.2014). These include 10 additional JNVs sanctioned in SC concentrated districts of the country.

Further, there is a provision for reservation of seats in favour of children belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in proportion to their population in the district concerned provided that in none of the districts, such reservation will be less than the national average (15% for SC and 7.5% for ST) but subject to maximum of 50% for both the categories (SC & ST) taken together. As on 31.01.2021, out of a total of 286750 students, 72210 (25.18 %) students from SC category are on the roll of JNVs. Under Samagra Shiksha Scheme, there is a provision of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) 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). The KGBVs are set up in Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) of a State/UT where the female rural literacy rate is below the national average. A total of 5726 KGBVs have been sanctioned in the country out of which 435 KGBVs have been sanctioned in 61 Schedule Caste Special Focus Districts (SC SFDs) having 25% and above SC population out of which 378 are operational with enrolment of 46.70% SC Girls.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Regulatory Framework for Crowdfunding
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gautam Gambhir

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2071

TO BE ANSWERED ON 8rH MARCH,2021t PHALGUN  A 17,1942 (SAKA)

## REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR CROWDFUNDING

## 2071: SHRI GAUTAM GAMBHIR

Will the Minister of FINANCE  be pleased  to state:

- (a) Whether the Government is working on any plans or formulating any policy regarding  having a regulatory  framework  for crowdfunding in lndia; and
- (b) lf so, the details  thereof?

## ANSWER

## SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

- (a) & (b): SEBI had issued a Consultation Paper on Crowdfunding in lndia in the year 2014. During the years 2017 to 2018, deliberations  were done on setting up a suitable regulatory framework for crowdfunding in lndia.

However, Government has not prescribed  any regulatory framework for crowdfunding in lndia.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 176 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Regulations on Web Series
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTON No. *176 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/02/2021

## 'REGULATION ON WEB SERIES'

*176:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of web series/films released on Over-the-Top (OTT) platforms constantly hurting the religious sentiments;
- (b) the current procedure and penalty under the law for violation of religious sentiments by OTT platforms;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to formulate any stringent guidelines to check web series and films being released  on OTT Platforms and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to prescribe action against the Directors and Producers of such web series or movies being released on OTT Platforms  which hurt religious sentiments; and (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR):

(a) to (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *176 FOR ANSWER ON 12.02.2021

(a) to  (e)  :    The  Government  has  received  several  references regarding various kinds of objectionable content on  Over-the-Top (OTT) platforms. The Government also has held several consultations  with  the  OTT  players,  including  with  the  Internet and  Mobile  Association  of  India  (IAMAI),  impressing  upon  them the need for having an appropriate self-regulatory mechanism for content over OTT platforms.

Content  over  internet  is  governed  under  various    provisions  of Information  Technology  Act,  2000.  The Central  Government  has vide  notification  dated  9.11.2020  amended  the  Allocation  of Business Rules,1961 and the subject relating to content of news and current affairs and audio-visual content on online platforms has been brought in the mandate of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 174 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: COTPA, 2003
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 174 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH FEBRUARY , 2021 COTPA, 2003

## *174. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  any  proposal  to  remove  t provision of allowing designated smoking areas and point of sale advert under the COTPA, 2003 for tobacco contro l;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a)to ( c)A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEME NT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 174* FOR 12 TH FEBRUARY , 2021

(a) to (c) Section  4  of  the Cigarettes  and Other Tobacco Produc (Prohibition  of  Advertisement  and  Regulation  of  Trade  and  Commerce, Production,  Supply  and  Distribution)  (COTPA),  2003; prohibits  smoking  in public places, including restaurants provided that in a hotel having thir or a restaurant having seating capacity of thirty persons or more and in there is a separate provision of smoking area. Further, as per Rules m ade under the Act, no service shall be allowed in any smoking area or space provide smoking.

Section - 5  of  the  Act  prohibits  advertisement  of  cigarettes  and  ot tobacco  products,  provided  that  as  per  Proviso  (b)  of  Section  5  of  COT 2003,  the  pro hibition  does  not  apply  to  advertisements  at  the  point  of However, the Government ,vide regulations ,has specified the manner in which such point of sale displays can be done. Any violation of these provisi punishable under COTPA, 2003.

The  Government  of  India  had  placed  the  draft  Cigarettes  and  Oth Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade a Commerce,  Production,  Supply  and  Distribution)  (Amendment)  Bill,  2020  i public domain, as part of pre - legislative consu ltations, with a view to elicit the comments/views of public.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 170 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Promotion of High Quality Cotton
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Mahendrabhai Kalubhai Munjpara

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *170 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2021

## PROMOTION OF HIGH QUALITY COTTON

## *170.   DR. MUNJPARA MAHENDRABHAI KALUBHAI:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  envisaged  a  textile  policy  for  high  quality  'Shankar' Cotton produced at Surendranagar district in Gujarat owing to its reputation as a hub of cotton activities in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal/plan  for  setting  up  of  a  textile  park  in Surendranagar district; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी ) MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (c):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *170 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2021.

(a): A new Textile Policy is being formulated for overall promotion and development of  the  Textile  Sector.  Cotton  is  the  backbone  of  Indian  textile  industry.  The  proposed Textile Policy envisages strong collaboration with Textile Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and various Agriculture Research Institutes to improve the acreage, productivity and quality of the cotton.

(b) & (c): There  is  no  park  under  the  Scheme  of  Integrated  Textile  Park  (SITP)  of Ministry  of  Textiles  at  Surendranagar  district  and  there  is  no  proposal  for  setting  up textile park under SITP in Surendranagar district.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2067 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP)
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2067 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2021

## SCHEME FOR INTEGRATED TEXTILE PARKS (SITP)

## 2067.  DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a) whether it is a fact that the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) at Kalaburgi, Karnataka has failed to achieve its objectives;

(b) if so, whether the Government has constituted any committee to find out the reasons behind failure of fulfillment of SITP in Kalaburagi and if so, the details thereof;

- (c)  whether  the  said  committee  has  submitted  its  recommendations  for  setting  up  of  SITP  after incorporation of a few changes in the scheme; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the actions taken by the Government in this regard?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d): Gulbarga Textile Park, Gulbarga was approved on November 8, 2011 with a project cost of Rs. 46.39 cr of which  GoI grant is Rs. 18.56 cr. An amount of  Rs. 1.85 cr has been released to the project so far. During Project Approval Committee (PAC) meeting held on 03.12.2019, the SPV stated that  the  park  is  facing  equity  generation  issue  from  last  2-3  years  as  very  small  manufacturers  are involved  in  the  Park.  SPV  is  also  facing  some  constraints  at  the  level  of  State  Govt.  from  last  2 years.  PAC upon deliberations, observed that the prospect of the park is very low as it is not able to generate enough equity from last 2-3 years. Accordingly, PAC decided to cancel the park.