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Lok Sabha Question No. 1107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: AAmount allocated for development of Classical Lanugages
Ministry: Education
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1107

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## Amount allocated for development of Classical Languages

## 1107. SHRI A.K.P.CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount allocated for the development of classical languages and Sanskrit language after 2014;
- (b) the details of amount disbursed, language-wise;
- (c) whether the amount is equally allocated to each language; and
- (d) if not, the reasons for unequal distribution?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) : The policy of the Government is to promote all Indian Languages including Classical Languages. Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) works for the promotion of all Indian languages including four classical languages namely Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Odia. Development and promotion of Classical Tamil is done by Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT). Sanskrit is promoted by Central Sanskrit University , New Delhi.

The details of funds provided for various classical languages is given below:

(in crore)

|   No | Classical language   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|    1 | Kannada              |      1.09 |      1    |         1 |      1    |      0.99 |      1.07 |
|    2 | Telugu               |      1.09 |      1    |         1 |      1    |      0.99 |      1.07 |
|    3 | Tamil                |      8    |     11.99 |         5 |     10.59 |      4.65 |      9.8  |

Funds are provided to Central Sanskrit University for their normal functioning which includes for promotion of Sanskrit language. Classical Malayalam and Classical Odia centres are recently established. Grants are released to language institutions as per their requirement and on need basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Job Loss due to COVID-19
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1105 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH   FEBRUARY, 2021

## JOB LOSS DUE TO COVID-19

1105. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  provide/  restore  jobs  to those who lost their jobs due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  adequate  financial support  to  the  affected  companies  so  that  the  jobs  lost  due  to  the impact of pandemic may be restored or new jobs are created; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):    Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rozgar  Yojana  (ABRY)  Scheme  has  been launched  by  the  Government  to  incentivize  creation  of  new  employment along with social security benefits and restoration of loss of employment during  COVID-19  pandemic.  This  scheme  being  implemented  through  the Employees  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO),  reduces  the  financial burden of the employers of various sectors/industries including MSMEs and encourages them to hire more workers. Under ABRY, Government of India is  crediting      both  the  employees'  share  (12%  of  wages)  and  employers share' (12% of wages) of contribution payable or only the employees' share, depending on employment strength of the EPFO registered establishments.

To boost employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning  to  villages,  in  the  wake  of  COVID-19  outbreak,  Government  of India  has  launched  Garib  Kalyan  Rojgar  Abhiyaan  (GKRA)  on  20th  June 2020. Government  of  India  under  PM-  SVANidhi  Scheme  has  facilitated collateral free working capital loan upto Rs.10,000/- for one-year tenure to street vendors, to resume their businesses. Under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), Government of India  has    contributed  both  12%  employer's  share  and  12%  employee's share under Employees Provident Fund (EPF), totaling 24% of the wage for the wage month from March to August, 2020 for  the establishments having upto  100  employees  with  90%  of  such  employees  earning  less  than  Rs. 15000/-. Under the PMGKY scheme Rs 2567.66 crore was credited in EPF accounts of 38.82 lakhs eligible employees. The  unemployment  benefit  under  the  Atal  Beemit  Vyakti  Kalyan Yojana being implemented by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has been enhanced to 50% from 25% of the average wage, payable upto  90  days,  along  with  relaxation  of  eligibility  conditions  to  claim  the benefit.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Funds for Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1102

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## FUNDS FOR EDUCATION

## 1102. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of timeline for achieving allocation of 6% of GDP for education as mandated in New Education Policy (NEP) 2020, along with details of allocation of GDP at present for primary and secondary education;
- (b) the details of the plan of Government ensuring universalisation of high quality secondary education under NEP 2020 in the absence of the extension of Right to Education Act 2009;
- (c) the details of roll out of Gender Inclusive Fund as mentioned in the NEP 2020;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to recruit trained and qualified teachers and upgrading infrastructure as recommended in NEP; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : Para 26.2 of the National Education Policy, 2020 states that the Centre and the States will work together to increase the public investment in the field of education sector to reach 6 % of GDP at the earliest. To facilitate this, inter-state Governor Conference on NEP was organized under the chairmanship of Hon'ble President in September 2020 wherein this issue was also flagged. It is a joint effort by Centre and States.

(b) : In order to target Universalisation of Secondary Education, the Department of School Education & Literacy has launched the Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha from 2018-19, which subsumes the erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Teacher Education.

(c) : National Education Policy 2020 proposes to constitute a 'Gender-Inclusion Fund' to build the nation 's capacity to provide equitable quality education for all girls as well as transgender students. The funds enables States to support and scale effective community-based interventions that address local context-specific barriers to female and transgender children's access to and participation in education.

(d) and (e) : Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, the recruitment and service conditions of teachers are in the domain of respective State Government/UT Administrations.

As per Section 23(1) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has been notified as an academic authority to lay down minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in schools, and accordingly, the NCTE has notified the minimum qualifications vide notification dated 23 rd August, 2010 as amended from time to time, wherein passing Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is mandatory.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: GST on Marble and Granite
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1098

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 8 TH   FEBRUARY, 2021 MAGHA 19, 1942 (SAKA)

## GST ON MARBLE AND GRANITE

## †1098. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Goods and Services Tax(GST) rates on marble and granite slabs have been slashed from 28 per cent to 18 per cent in the country w.e.f 15.11.2017 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  5 per  cent  GST is  being levied on  raw  and  roughly  cut  pieces  of marble  and granite and 12 per cent GST is being levied on their blocks at present and if so, the details thereof along with the time since when the same is being done;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  reduce  the  prevailing  GST  rates  on  marble  and granite  slabs  from  18  per  cent  to  12  per  cent  to  provide  relief  to  the  marble  and  granite industries generative revenue in crores per month from global recession in view of corona pandemic in the country and to make 5 per cent GST on their raw products mandatory to maintain the balance of GST input and output; and
- (d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Granite and marble slabs were initially placed in GST rate slab of 28% as per the recommendation of GST Council in its 14th meeting dated 18th and 19th May 2017. As part of the rationalization exercise, GST rate on marble and granite slabs was reduced from 28% to 18% with effect from 15.11.2017, on the recommendation of GST council in its 23rd meeting dated 10th November, 2017.

## (b): The details of GST rates oncrudeor roughly trimmedmarble and granite and their blocks is as under:

|   S. No. | Description                                     | GST Rate   | With effect from   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|
|        1 | Marble and travertine, crude or roughly trimmed | 5%         | 01.01.2019         |
|        2 | Marble and travertine blocks                    | 12%        | 01.07.2017         |
|        3 | Granite, crude or roughly trimmed               | 5%         | 01.07.2017         |
|        4 | Granite blocks                                  | 12%        | 01.07.2017         |

- (c) and (d): The request for further reduction of GST rates on Marble and Granite was placed  before  the  GST  Council  in  its  37th  meeting  held  on  20th  September,  2019. However, the said request was not agreed to by the Council .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1094 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Inclusion of Mallah, Nishad into ST List
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED No. †1094

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## INCLUSION OF MALLAH, NISHAD INTO ST LIST

†1094. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state;-

- (a)    whether  the  Government  progreses  to  include  Mallah,  Nishad,  Bind,  Beldar, Chai,  Chulvat,  Surhaiya,  Godi,  Vanpar,  Kevat  and  Nonia  Castes  of  Bihar  in  the Scheduled Tribes list:
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)    whether  Bihar  Government  had  sent  its  recommendation  in  this  regard  to  the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in the year 2015;
- (e)  if so, the details of the action taken by the Government so far in this regard; and
- (f)  the time by which the Government is likely to include the above mentioned castes of Bihar in the Scheduled Tribes list?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a) to (f): - Government of Bihar vide letter dated 05/09/2015 recommended inclusion of Mallah,  Nishad  (Bhind,  Beldar,  Chai,  Tiyar,  Khulwat,  Suraiya,  Godi,  Vanpar, Kevat) and Nonia communities in the ST list of Bihar. Further, Government of Bihar vide letter dated 23.06.2020 sent a separate proposal for inclusion of 'Nonia' community  as  a  synonym  of  'Kharia' community  at  Sl.  No. 16  in the Scheduled  Tribe  list  of  Bihar.  The Government  of  India  on  15.6.1999,  and  further amended  on  25.6.2002,  has  approved  the  modalities  for  deciding  the  claims  for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications in the Orders specifying lists of Scheduled Tribes. According to these modalities, only those proposals which have been  recommended  and  justified  by  the  State  Government/UT  Administration concerned can be processed further. Thereafter, it has to be concurred with by the Registrar General of India (RGI) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) for consideration for amendment of legislation. All actions are taken as per these approved modalities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1089 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Health conditions of Miners at Hindustan Zinc Mines
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1089 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## HEALTH CONDITIONS OF MINERS AT HINDUSTAN ZINC MINES

1089. MS. DIYA KUMARI:

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

- (a)whether the Government is aware of the deteriorating health conditions of miners working at Hindustan Zinc mines due to access lead found in their lungs; and
- (b)if  so,  the  precautionary  measures  taken  and  the  healthcare  facilities
- provided for the ill workers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): No  case of excess  lead in blood amongst  the workers employed  in  the  mines  of  M/s.  Hindustan  Zinc  Limited  (HZL)  has  been reported.

The mine management has been taking following precautions to prevent the exposure of mine workers to hazardous lead level:

- i.) Automatic  water  sprinkling  at  all  crushers,  ore  transfer  points  are provided.
- ii.) Lead & zinc concentrate are loaded mechanically (by air conditioned cabin  loaders)  and  concentrate  transported  in  trucks  which  are covered  by  tarpaulin  to  prevent  the  exposure  of  workmen  due  to concentrate dust.
- iii) Quarterly medical checkup is carried out for detection of lead level in the blood as well as in urine.
- iv) Adequate  medical  facilities  are  provided  at  all  mines  and  are equipped with proper facilities for detection of lead level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Reservation for SCs and OBCs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1088 TOBEANSWEREDON8.2.2021

Reservation for SCs and OBCs

## †1088. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the reservation is provided to students belonging to Scheduled Caste/Tribe as well as Other Backward Classes in the minority educational institutions in the country;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has taken/proposed to take any step to ensure reservation facility in educational institutions of the minorities; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (e): The Government in exercise of the powers vested under Section 20 (1) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 has directed the UGC to ensure effective implementation of the reservation policy in the Central Universities and those of institutions Deemed to be Universities receiving aid from the Public funds except in Minority Institution under Article 30(1) of the Constitution.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Funds Earmarked for Setting up of Gandhi Heritage Museum
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## G OVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1087 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## FUND EARMARKED FOR SETTING UP OF GANDHI HERITAGE MUSEUM.

## 1087.  SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has earmarked any funds from the Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission for setting up of the Gandhi Heritage Museum at Payyanur in Kerala; and;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a)  &  (b)  No  Sir,  no  amount  has  been  earmarked  yet  for  setting  up  of  the  Gandhi Heritage Museum at Payyanur in Kerala.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: ESIC Hospital in Jharkhand
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Annpurna Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1084

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## ESIC HOSPITAL IN JHARKHAND

†1084. SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  to  establish Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital in the State of Jharkhand;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)if not, whether the Government proposes to establish Hospitals in Koderma and Giridih districts of Jharkhand; and (d)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): No proposal has been received from the State Government of  Jharkhand for setting up of new Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Hospital.

As per norms fixed by the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Corporation, a minimum of 20,000 Insured Persons (IPs) under the ESI Act, 1948 are required for setting up of a 30 bedded ESI hospital and 50,000 IPs for setting up of a 100 bedded hospital. The IP population in the catchment areas of Koderma and Giridih in the State of Jharkhand is 3,951 and 6,781 respectively and hence do not qualify for new ESI

hospitals.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Inclusive Education Programme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1081 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8thFEBRUARY, 2021

## Inclusive Education Programme

† 1081. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the programmes, schemes and projects being run to provide integrated education across the country and particularly in rural areas including Rajasthan;
- (b) the details of total budgetary allocation for the expansion of basic infrastructure of education in rural areas in 2020-2021 through Smart Board, Online Education App and improvement in quality of teachers in rural schools?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION

(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) and (b) : The Department has launched the Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated Scheme for School Education by subsuming the erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE) from 2018-19. It is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education. It envisages the 'school' as a continuum from pre-school, primary, upper primary, secondary to senior secondary levels.

The major interventions under the scheme are: (i) Universal Access including Infrastructure Development and Retention; (ii) Gender and Equity; (iii) Inclusive Education; (iv) Quality; (v) Financial support for Teacher Salary; (vi) Digital initiatives; (vii) Entitlements under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 including uniforms, textbooks etc.;(viii) Pre-school Education; (ix) Vocational Education; (x) Sports and Physical Education; (xi) Strengthening of Teacher Education and Training; and (xii) Monitoring of the scheme.

The Ministry of Education has approved an amount of Rs. 174.06 Crore for smart classrooms/ digital boards, Rs. 667.61 Crore for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Rs. 26.09 Crore for DIKSHA and Rs. 267.91 Crore for the training of teachers in online mode for all States and UTs including Rajasthan during the Financial Year 2020-21 under Samagra Shiksha.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Tourism Mart 2021
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey, Rebati Tripura, Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1078

## ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## TOURISM MART 2021

## 1078. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has inaugurated India Tourism Mart 2021 in virtual platform recently;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  aims  and  objectives thereto;
- (c) the number of foreign delegates participated in the said Indian Tourism Mart;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  suggestions  given  by the participants to boost the tourism sector in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to engage virtual knowledge tourism conclave to bring the best in tourism and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  further  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to boost tourism throughout the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) to (d): No, Sir.
- (e):  India Tourism Mart in a hybrid mode i.e in physical and virtual mode  is  being  organised  by  Federation  of  Associations  in  Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) from 18 th  to 20 th  February 2021 and supported by the Ministry of Tourism.
- (f): The development and promotion of tourist sites/destinations is primarily the responsibility of the concerned State Government/Union  Territory  Administration.  However,  Ministry  of Tourism promotes India as a holistic destination and as a part of its ongoing activities and sanctioned the proposals of State Government/ Union Territory Administration as per scheme guidelines.

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