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Lok Sabha Question No. 3032 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: GST on Khadi Products
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Maddila  Gurumoorthy, Goddeti Madhavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3032

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023/PHALGUNA 29, 1944 (SAKA)

## GST ON KHADI PRODUCTS

## 3032.    DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI: SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY: SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI:

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

- (a) whether the GST imposed on Khadi products has reportedly made them somewhat unaffordable to the common man and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that the current GST on Khadi products contradicts the  original  purpose  of  the  products  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  to  (c): GST rates are prescribed on the recommendation of GST Council, which is a constitutional body comprising of representatives of States/UTs and Centre. The GST Council in its 21st meeting held on 9th September, 2017, recommended exemption from GST to all khadi fabrics, falling under chapters 50 to 55, sold from all outlets of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). This was notified vide  notification  No.  28/2017-Central  Tax  (Rate)  dated  22nd  September,  2017.  In  addition,  supply  of Khadi yarn falling under chapter 52 attracts Nil GST vide notification No. 02/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated  28th June, 2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Institutes of National Importance
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kavitha Malothu, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Dayakar Pasunoori, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Karti P. Chidambaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3027 ANSWERED ON 20/03/2023

## Institutes of National Importance

3027 . SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:

SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

SH. VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Institutes of National Importance (INIs) in India as on date, institute-wise;
- (b) the number of INIs where the post of Chairperson and other posts in the governing body are lying vacant as on date, institute-wise;
- (c) the  date  on  which  vacancy  arose  in  the  post  of  Chairperson  and  other posts in the governing body, institute-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has set any deadline to fill these vacant posts; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (e):  Institutions  of  National  Importance  (INIs)  are  created/designated through  an  Act  of  Parliament.  There  are  161  INIs  in  India  under  different ministries/departments, enlisted at https://www.education.gov.in/institutionsnational-importance. Each INI is governed by its respective Act. The filling up of the posts of governing body of each INI is a continuous process and is done as per the provisions of their respective Act.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Re-sealing of Auctioned Property by Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3025

ANSWERED ON Monday, March, 20, 2023/Phalguna 29, 1944 (Saka)

## Re-sealing of Auctioned Property by Banks

## 3025. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- ( a)    whether  there  is  any  provision  to  re-seal  any  property  auctioned  already  by nationalized banks;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there have been cases of re-sealing of properties already auctioned by nationalized banks, especially by Union Bank of India and Bank of India in Mumbai Metropolitan city; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Dr. Bhagwat Karad)

(a) and (b) A property can be attached in accordance with the provisions of Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assts and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002 and the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy (RDB) Act, 1993. There is no mention of the term re-sealing of property in either of the two aforesaid Acts.

(c) and (d) A dispute between the Union Bank of India and the Bank of India regarding who has a prior right over the secured  asset has come to the notice of the Central Government. Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT) Mumbai in Appeal Number 42 of 2019 has passed an order dated 5 th  July, 2022 directing the Recovery Officer, Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) II, Mumbai to dispose of the matter after hearing Bank of India and  Union  Bank  of  India.  Thereafter,  the  Recovery  Officer  DRT  II  Mumbai  in  RC proceeding No.63 of 2017, vide Order dated 17.8.2022 has directed Bank of India and Union Bank of India to submit the mortgage related  documents available with them including orders of DRT, if any, so as to enable them to prove their claim over the sale proceeds,  so  that  the  decision  may  be  taken  after  hearing  who  is  entitled  for  sale proceeds. Further, vide Order dated 22.9.2022 the Recovery Officer DRT II Mumbai has directed Union Bank of India to deposit the sale proceeds in the Tribunal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Skill Development to International Level
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 3016

ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT TO INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

†3016 DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

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

- (a) the efforts made by the Government to enhance the quality of skill development across the country to international level;
- (b) whether any contract has been signed with foreign organizations to provide quality skill training to the youth of India; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a), (b), and (c) Sir, Ministry of Skill Development& Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in order to enhance the quality of skill development across the country to international level, has undertaken various initiatives. Some of these include:

- MSDE  has  signed  G2G  MoUs  with  11  nations  that  focus  on  to  provide  a framework of cooperation in areas like information exchange, skill harmonization, recognition of qualification etc.
- National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis of MSDE has signed 23 B2B MoUs with organizations/bodies in different countries to enable employer connect, on the job training, capacity building, etc.
- Bilateral Skills Benchmarking and harmonization has also been recognized as an important area of cooperation in the bilateral engagements of MSDE.
- MSDE has undertaken mapping of qualifications with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Australia.
- A  Framework  Mechanism  for  Mutual  Recognition  of  Education  and  Skill Qualifications has been signed with Australia on 2nd March 2023.
- In order to increase the exposure of skilling ecosystem in India to international skills standards, MSDE has been participating in the World Skills Competition since 2007. In the 2022 edition of the Competition, India has been ranked 11th with 02 Silver Medals 03 Bronze Medals and 13 Medals of Excellence.
- Also, MSDE in collaboration with other countries has been implementing different programmes that focus on Training of Trainers (ToT), improving pedagogy and training delivery mechanism in Indian skill training institutes, internship of Indian students  etc.  Such  programmes  include  Bund-Lander  Programme  (BLP)  and Indo-German  Initiative  for  Technical  Education  (IGnITE)  of  Germany,  and Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP) of Japan.

Further, the Union Budget for the FY 2023-24 has announced setting up 30 Skill India International Centers across the country to facilitate skilled mobility from India. In compliance to this, MSDE is working on the proposal of establishing 30 Skill India International Centers across different States to skill the youth as per international skill standards to leverage the growing overseas opportunities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3015 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Central Processing Centre
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Manne Srinivas Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3015 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 PHALGUNA 29, 1944 (SAKA)

## CENTRAL PROCESSING CENTRE QUESTION

3015.  SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is working towards a Central Processing Centre which will  be  set  up  for  faster  response to  companies  through  centralized  handling of various forms filed with field offices under the Companies Act; and (b) if so, the details thereof and the present status thereof and location identified
- to date including Telangana?

## 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 & b): Yes Sir, a Central Processing Centre (CPC) is proposed to be set up for centralized  handling  of  various  Non  Straight  Through  forms  which  are  currently being processed by Jurisdictional Registrar of Companies. A Committee has been constituted  within  the  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  for  the  implementation  and setting up of CPC. CPC is likely to be established at Manesar and there is no plan to set up the Centre in Telangana.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Skill Development Workshop in AI
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 3014

ANSWERED ON - 20/03/2023

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP IN AI

3014.  SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA: SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR: SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

(a) whether training and skill development workshops are being conducted to close the skill gap in Artificial Intelligence (AI) among the youth;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the expenditure incurred and the number of youth trained in AI over the past five years; and

(c)  the  concrete  strategy  to  employ  33  per  cent  youth,  who  have  undergone  skill development training under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana but are still unemployed despite the training?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)  and  (b)  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  not conducted any exclusive training and skill development workshops to close the skill gap in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

In order to re-skill and up-skill IT-professionals to be adept with the emerging technologies  including  Artificial  Intelligence  (AI),  IT-ITeS  Sector  Skill  Council  in partnership  with  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has launched FutureSkills Prime (FSP) platform. A learner can seamlessly access free and paid content on all the skills of the future, virtual labs, undergo assessments and get certified  on  FutureSkills  Prime  platform.  IT-ITeS  SSC  offers  32  courses  related  to Artificial Intelligence / Big Data Analytics on its FutureSkills Prime platform. Currently, around 13 lakh candidates /learners have signed up on FSP and 5.2 lakh candidates have enrolled for various courses.

(c) Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Ministry through various initiatives  including  Rozgar  Melas  and  Apprenticeship  Melas,  had  facilitated  the placement of the short term certified candidates.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3006 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: New Environmental Policy
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3006

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## New Environmental Policy

3006.   DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to draft a new environmental policy in the near future taking into consideration the deficiencies of the present policy; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b):  The omnibus National Environment Policy was released by the Government in 2006  as  a  response  to  the  national  commitment  to  a  clean  environment, mandated in Articles 48A and 51A(g), strengthened by judicial interpretation of Article  21  of  the  Constitution  of  India.  The  National  Environment  Policy intended to be a guide to action; in regulatory reform, programmes and projects for  environmental  conservation;  and  review  and  enactment  of  legislation,  by agencies of the Central, State and Local Governments.

The  Ministry  has  issued  sectoral  policy  statements  on  areas  of  Environment Impact  Assessment,  Hazardous  Substance  Management,  Climate  Change, Biodiversity, Coastal Regulatory Zone etc. in response to emerging challenges, from time to time. The Government has framed Rules, Regulations and issued Directions  while  addressing  the  sustainable  development  concerns  to  create harmony between economic, social and environmental needs of the country.Based  on  the  dynamics  of  the  environment  sector  and  global  and domestic  regulatory and  jurisprudence issues, the policies  made  by  the Government for the environmentsector are judiciously formulated, periodically reviewed, suitably revised and updated, from time totime following a process of  wide  consultations  and  taking  into  account  global  best  practices  andduly notified, as and when the need arises.At present, there is no proposal to draft a new environmental policy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3005 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: MoU with ITDC to Promote Medical Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, P.P. Chaudhary, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3005 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## MOU WITH ITDC TO PROMOTE MEDICAL TOURISM

3005. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the Ministry has signed an MoU with the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) to promote Medical Travel in India and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of total revenue generated by medical tourism in India since 2015, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Ministry has taken other steps to promote Medical Value Travel in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Odisha; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  and  status  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons
- therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM                            (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a): No, Sir. Ministry of Tourism has not signed any Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU)  with  India  Tourism  Development  Corporation (ITDC) regarding Medical Tourism. However, it may be mentioned here that  an  MoU  was  signed  between  Ministry  of  Ayush  and  ITDC  for setting up Ayush centres at designated ITDC Hotels for promotion of Medical  Value  Tourism  in  Ayurveda  and  other  traditional  system  of Medicines.
- (b): The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India does not maintain data on revenue generated from Tourism.

(c) and (d): 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
- (ii) Strengthen the ecosystem for medical and wellness tourism
- (iii) Enable  digitalization  by  setting  up  Online  Medical  Value Travel Portal
- (iv) Enhancement of accessibility for Medical Value Travel
- (v) Promoting Wellness Tourism
- (vi) Governance and Institutional Framework

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Newly Launched PMKVY 4.0
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan, Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2999

ANSWERED ON - 20/03/2023

## NEWLY LAUNCHED PMKVY 4.0

2999. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN: DR. AMAR SINGH:

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

- (a)       the total number of applicants who have been given skill development training under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0, along with the current employment status of trained professionals under the PMKVY scheme;
- (b)         the  details  of  the  newly  launched  PMKVY  4.0  in  the  budget  and  how  the objective of this new scheme is different from the previous scheme; and
- (c)        the steps taken by the Government to address shortcomings of the outgoing scheme?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a)       Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0, as on 31.12.2022, 7.37 lakh candidates had been trained/oriented. Under PMKVY3.0, training had been imparted to candidates in Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Placement opportunities were facilitated to STT certified candidates, while RPL was not linked with placements as it recognized the existing skills of candidate.  32,597 certified candidates had been reported placed under STT component of PMKVY 3.0.
- (b)       Based on the learnings from implementation of earlier phases of the scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 4.0 has been designed with an aim to skill lakhs of youths across the country by 2025-26. The scheme has been appraised and recommended by the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) and it has also been announced in Budget 2023.
- (c)        PMKVY 4.0 proposes to have emphasis on increasing the employability of the candidates by offering Industry Ready, Future Ready and Modern Skilling in various domains.     The scheme will focus on new age and emerging courses such as Drone, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things  (IoT), 3D  Printing, Block  Chain, Mechatronics,  Robotics  etc.  On-The-Job  Training  (OJT),  mandatory  employability skills module, focus on upskilling, Aadhaar authenticated registration of candidates, blended delivery of courses, etc. will be some of the important aspects of the scheme. To improve the quality of training and assessment, a national pool of qualified and certified trainers and assessors will be created.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2998 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Revival of Old Pension Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2998

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  MARCH, 2023 (MONDAY)/ PHALGUNA 29, 1944 (SAKA) REVIVAL OF OLD PENSION SCHEME

## 2998. Shrimati Sarmistha Sethi

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  for  revival  of  old  pension  scheme  for  Central  Government employees;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to modify the New Pension Scheme (NPS); and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  The  National  Pension  System  (NPS)  was  introduced  by  the  Government  of  India  vide notification dated 22.12.2003 to replace the defined benefit pension system by defined contribution pension scheme in order to provide old age income security in a fiscally sustainable manner and to channelize small savings into productive sectors of the economy through prudential investments. It was  made  mandatory  for  all  new  recruits  to  the  Government  service  (except  armed  forces)  with effect from 01.01.2004, and has also been rolled out for all citizens with effect from 01.05.2009, on voluntary  basis.  The  Government  of  India  has  taken  a  number  of  steps for  streamlining  NPS  for Central  Government  employees  and  to  protect  the  interest  of  the  subscribers.  These  include enhancement of Government's contribution from the earlier 10% of Pay + DA to 14% of Pay + DA, freedom of choice for selection of Pension Funds and pattern of investment to subscribers, payment of  compensation  for  non-deposit  or  delayed  deposit  of  NPS  contributions,  tax  exemption  under Section  80C  of  the  Income  Tax  Act,  1961  and  increase  in  tax  exemption  limit  for  lump  sum withdrawal  on  exit  from  earlier  40%  to  60%  of  the  amount  due,  making  the  entire  withdrawal exempt from income tax.

There  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  of  Government  of  India  for  restoration  of  old  pension scheme in respect of Central Government employees.

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