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Lok Sabha Question No. 1265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Draft EIA 2020
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1265

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## Draft EIA, 2020

## 1265. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

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

- (a) the current status of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), 2020 Draft notification;
- (b) the total responses received as part of the public consultation of the Draft EIA 2020; and
- (c) whether the Government has undertaken any efforts to include such suggestions received, 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) to (c): The draft EIA Notification,  2020 vide S.O. 1199(E) dated the 23 rd March, 2020 was published in the official  gazette  on  11 th April,  2020,  in  accordance  with  Rule  5(3) of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, for the information of the public  likely to be affected thereby  and  for  giving  suggestions  on  the  proposals  contained  in  the  draft  notification. Approximately, 20 lakh comments/suggestions have been received on the draft EIA Notification,  2020.  Subsequently,  the  translated  versions  of  draft  EIA  Notification  2020  in twenty-two  vernacular  languages,  were  placed  in  the  public  domain  through  website  of  the Ministry  as  well  as  on  the  websites  of  State  Environment  Department  and  State  Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), as per direction of Hon'ble High court of Delhi and a time period of 60 days was provided for sending comments/objections on the notification. In this regard, about 725 comments have been received.As per the procedure, the suggestions/comments received are duly examined and considered before finalization of the notification.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: CIBIL Score for Loan to Farmers
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Margani Bharat

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

## LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. 1263 Answered on Monday, July 25,2022/Sravana 3, 1944(Saka)

## CIBIL SCORE FOR LOAN TO FARMERS

## 1263. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has made CIBIL score mandatory for giving agriculture loan to farmers;
- b) if s0, whether it has come to the notice of the Ministry that bankers in Ongole district of Andhra Pradesh have been insisting for CIBIL score to give loan to farmers; and
3. (c) if the details thereof with the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard? along SO,

## Answer

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

(a) to (c): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has apprised that credit related issues are deregulated and banks are required to take credit related decisions based on Board approved policies and broad regulatory guidelines as well as the statutory provisions. RBI has not issued any specific instructions regarding requirement of CIBIL Score for giving agriculture loan to farmers. mostly

However; RBI vide  their  circular  dated June 27, 2014, has advised banks and  financial institutions to include in their credit appraisal processes/loan policies, suitable provisions for obtaining Credit Information Reports (CIR) from one or more Credit Information Companies (CICs) so that the credit decisions are based on information available in the system;

State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC), Andhra Pradesh has reported that no such cases of bankers   insisting   for CIBIL score to give loan District  (District Headquarter Ongole) of Andhra Pradesh have come to notice of SLBC, Andhra Pradesh;
Lok Sabha Question No. 1262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: High-Net-Worth Individuals
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1262

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 25 th  2022/SRAVANA 3, 1944 (SAKA)

## HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUALS

## 1262. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS

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

- a) the  number  of  Indian  High  Net  Worth  Individuals  who  have  left  the  country  and  taken citizenship elsewhere since 2019, State-wise;
- b) the measures adopted to reduce the emigration of millionaires and billionaires from India;
- c) whether the Government has reduced the tax consideration cut-off date from 180 days to 120 days for Non-Resident Indians; and
- d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Income-tax Act, 1961 recognizes taxation of individuals based on the slabs of total income, as prescribed by the Finance Act of the respective years. Such slabs are applicable irrespective of the nature of sources of income such as Salary or Business or Profession etc. Further, no classification by  expression  'High  Net  Worth'  (HNW)  can  be  made  in  the  absence  of  its  definition  in  the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Further, no definition of either 'net worth' or 'HNW' has been prescribed under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and/or Rules made thereunder. Therefore, no such data is maintained.

- (b) Not applicable in view of the above.
- (c) Section 6 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, before amendment by the Finance Act, 2020, provided that an Indian citizen or a person of Indian origin, who, being outside India, comes on a visit to India in any previous year, shall be a resident in India during that previous year, if such person is in India in that year for a period or periods amounting in all to 182 days or more during that previous year.

Finance Act, 2020, inter-alia amended these provisions to provide that where such person has total income,  other  than  the  income  from  foreign  sources,  exceeding  fifteen  lakh  rupees  during  the previous year, he shall be a resident in India during that previous year if,

- (a) Such person is in India in that year for a period or periods amounting in all to 182 days or more during that previous year; or
- (b) Such person,
- (i) has been in India for a period or periods amounting in all to 365 days or more during 4 years immediately preceding that previous year, and
- (ii) is  in  India  for  a  period  or  periods  amounting  in  all  to  120  days  or  more  during  the previous year
- (d) It was noticed that in certain instances individuals, being Indian citizen or person of Indian Origin, who were carrying out substantial economic activities from India were managing their period of stay  in  India  to  be  below  the  specified  period  of  182  days  so  as  to  remain  a  non-resident  in perpetuity and not be required to declare their global income in India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Sending of Artists at International Platforms
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1261 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## SENDING OF ARTISTS AT INTERNATIONAL PLATFORMS

## 1261. SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state: (a) whether  the  Government  has  sent  artists  at  international  platforms  individually  to exhibit their art; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) Whetherthe said artists belong to Katihar, Purnea, Araria, Saharsa, Madhepura and

- Kishanganj Districts of Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b) Yes Sir, Ministry  of Culture  deputes  various artists  to showcase their  artworks through  exhibition  on  international  platforms  individually.  The  details  of  the  artists  are enclosed at Annexure I. ( c)          No Sir.

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## Details of Artists who had been sent abroad to exhibit their art in last five years: 2017-18:

|   S.no | Name of Artists    | Country Visit   |
|--------|--------------------|-----------------|
|      1 | HemavathyGuha      | Israel          |
|      2 | Ramesh Terdal      | Hungary         |
|      3 | Neeraj Gupta       | Italy           |
|      4 | AnjaniKhanna       | Australia       |
|      5 | Tapan Kr. Moharana | Australia       |
|      6 | Ananda Moy Banerji | Greece          |
|      7 | Ms. SmithaCaarippa | Israel          |

## 2018-19:

## 2019-20:

|   S.no | Name of Artists   | Country Visit     |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------|
|      1 | M. Ramalingam     | France            |
|      2 | KiranSoni Gupta   | Austria           |
|      3 | ShivangiLadha     | United Kingdom    |
|      4 | Bhavani G.S       | Lithuania         |
|      5 | Sangeeta Singh    | Austria           |
|      6 | Ms. Anwesha Das   | Colombia &Ecuador |
|      7 | Benoy K Behl      | Russia            |

|   S.no | Name of Artists        | Country Visit   |
|--------|------------------------|-----------------|
|      1 | Madan Lal              | Turkey          |
|      2 | SarbanChowdhury        | Poland          |
|      3 | NehaKudchadkar         | Germany         |
|      4 | SatadruSovanBanduri    | Mexico          |
|      5 | YogeshRamkrishnaKamble | Ireland         |
|      6 | Neeta Pandit           | Kyrgyzstan      |
|      7 | PanditRonuMajumdar     | Kyrgyzstan      |

2020-21

:     No one sent due to covid

2021-22:

No one sent due to covid
Lok Sabha Question No. 1258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Contractual Workers in Public and Private Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1258

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## CONTRACTUAL WORKERS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR

†1258. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT: SHRI VINAYAK RAUT: SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

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

- (a)the  details  regarding  the  number  of  people  employed  as  contractual workers in Public and Private sectors separately;
- (b)whether there has been an increase in the number of contractual workers in organized and unorganized sectors as compared to the year 2020;
- (c)if so, the sector wise details thereof;
- (d)the  details  of  the  share  of  contractual  workers  in  total  employment  at present and during the last three years compared to the years 2018 and 2000;
- (e)whether the Government has reviewed the situation of the said contractual  workers  who  have  been  deprived  of  due  fair  compensation thereof with the outbreak of COVID pandemic in 2020; and
- (f)if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The number of contract labourers engaged in Public and Private sectors in the central sphere are as under :

| Year    |   CPSUs |   Private Sector |
|---------|---------|------------------|
| 2019-20 | 1261672 |           520850 |
| 2020-21 | 1448032 |           675570 |
| 2021-22 | 1329715 |           740308 |

No  sector-wise  data  or  share  of  contractual  workers  in  total employment is maintained centrally.

(e) & (f): Complaints of contractual workers in this regard are dealt with by the appropriate Government under relevant rules.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Cess Collection
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1255 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY. JULY 25, 2022 SRAVANA 3. 1944 (SAKA)

## CESS COLLECTION

## 1255. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of various types of cess collected by the Government and its realisation during the last five years, year-wise;
- whether the Government is able to allocate the cess collected for various purposes to the (b) respective departments; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) The details of the major Cesses collectedrealized during the last five years is placed at Annexure A'.
- (b) & (c) Government has been transferring the Cess collected to the dedicated Reserve Fund after due appropriation authorised by the Parliament by law, the details of which are placed at Annexure 'B'\_

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Clearance of Dues by PSUs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1252 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 th  JULY, 2022

## Clearance of Dues by PSUs

## 1252. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government had asked all the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to clear all dues of contractors and suppliers by October 15, 2019 and to create a portal for transparency, wherein the service providers, suppliers and contractors can check the status of their bills and payments; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b)  :  The  Government  reviews  the  issue  of  procurement  of  goods  and services  by  Government  entities  including  of  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises (CPSEs).  The  Government  has  set  up  Government  e-Marketplace  (GEM)  as  the National Public Procurement Portal for providing procurement of goods and services by  Central  and  State  Government  Organizations.  GEM  portal  has  provision  for uploading of bills by vendors and tracking payment status. The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has instructed all CPSEs to mandatorily onboard the GEM portal and procure commonly used goods and services from GEM. The Government has also  set  up  SAMADHAN  portal  under  the  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium Enterprises to track the status of outstanding dues to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs). As per available information,  the  procurement  by  CPSEs  from  MSEs  has increased from Rs. 40,817.78 crore in 2020-21 to Rs. 52,229.19 crore in 2021-22. The procurement by CPSEs through GEM has also increased from Rs. 7,027.3 crore in 2020-21 to Rs. 45,971 crore in 2021-22.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Moratorium on Bank Loans
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli, Manoj Rajoria, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1250

To be answered on the 25 th July 2022/Sravana 3, 1944 (Saka)

## Moratorium on Bank Loans

## †1250.  SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has issued any guideline to banks and other loan providers to extend the period of loan moratorium during COVID-19 pandemic in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries in Rajasthan who have availed the benefit of such moratorium during the period from August 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022;
- (c) whether the banks charge compound interest after the end of loan moratorium, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken any decision to waive off the interest on various loans including the  loans  for  agriculture,  small  scale  industries,  education  and  self-help  groups  during  the  current COVID-19 pandemic in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

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

(a)  to  (d):  To  mitigate  the  debt  servicing  burden  on  account  of  the  COVID-19 pandemic  and to ensure continuity of viable businesses, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide circular dated 27.3.2020 (COVID-19 Regulatory Package) had permitted lending institutions to grant a moratorium of three months on payment of all instalments falling due between 1.3.2020 and 31.5.2020, in respect of all term loans, and to defer the recovery of interest in respect of working capital loans for the same period, which was further extended by three months, i.e. up to 31.8.2020, vide RBI's circular dated 23.5.2020. As per the said circulars, interest was to continue to accrue during the moratorium period, i.e. from 1.3.2020 to 31.8.2020.

State Level Banker's Committee, Rajasthan, has apprised that approx 59.67 lakhs borrowers have availed the benefit of said moratorium in Rajasthan.

The Government, in view of the unprecedented and extreme COVID-19 situation, provided ex-gratia relief to eligible borrowers, by way of payment of difference between compound interest and simple interest, on the outstanding as on 29.2.2020, for the moratorium period, i.e. from 1.3.2020 to 31.8.2020. Under this, approx. 19.92 crore borrowers have been benefitted with an aggregate ex-gratia amount of Rs. 6,474 crore approx.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalaya in Jharkhand
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1248 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IN JHARKHAND

## † 1248. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  reasons  for  delay  in  setting  up  of  a  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  proposed  at Barwadih block in Latehar district in Jharkhand State; and
- (b) the time by which the said Kendriya Vidyalaya is likely to start?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) is a continuous process. KVs are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government  Employees  including  Defence  &  Para-Military personnel, Central Autonomous Bodies, Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Central Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) by providing a common programme of education throughout  the  country.  Proposals  for  opening  of  new  KVs  are  considered  only  if sponsored  by  Ministries  or  Departments  of  the  Government  of  India  /  State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) Administrations and committing resources for setting  up  a  new  KV.  The  proposals  received  from  various  sponsoring  authorities found fulfilling the mandatory pre-requisites for opening of new KVs have to compete with other such proposals under the 'Challenge Method' and subject to approval of the competent authority. A proposal for opening of a new KV at Barwadih block of Latehar district in Jharkhand has been received from the Railway Authority.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: CSR Spending in Dahod of Gujarat
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1247

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022/

SRAVANA 3, 1944 (SAKA)

## CSR SPENDING IN DAHOD OF GUJARAT QUESTION

1247.   SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of amount spent under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during the last three years and the current year in Dahod district of Gujarat State;
- (b) whether the Government has made any scheme to review the works done under CSR; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## 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) : The broad framework for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been provided under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act'), Schedule VII of the Act and Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014. The CSR framework is disclosure based and CSR mandated companies are required to file details of CSR activities annually in the MCA21 registry. All data related to CSR filed by companies in MCA21 registry is available in public domain and can be accessed at www.csr.gov.in. On the basis of annual filings made by the companies in the MCA21 registry, the CSR amount spent in Dahod district of Gujarat State during last three Financial Years (FY) 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 is given below.

| District        |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |   FY 2020-21 |
|-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Dahod (INR Cr.) |        26.72 |        31.36 |        92.97 |

(Data upto 31.03.2022)      [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

Further, the companies are required to file the CSR data for the financial year 2021-22 on or before 31.03.2023.

(b) & (c) : No, Sir. 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.  The  CSR  framework  is  disclosure  based  and companies are required to file details of CSR activities annually in the MCA21 registry. The CSR mandated companies are required to provide additional information in their Profit & Loss Account  regarding  the  amount  of  expenditure  incurred  on  CSR  activities  and  the  same  is required to be audited by the statutory auditors of the company. Further, the Board of the company is also required to disclose the CSR Policy implemented by the company in its Board report. Thus, the corporate governance framework along with the existing legal provisions such  as  mandatory  disclosures,  accountability  of  the  CSR  Committee  and  the  Board, provisions  for  statutory  audit  of  accounts  of  the  company  etc.  provide  adequate  scope  to review the works done by them.

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