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Lok Sabha Question No. 3508 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: New Courses in Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: C. Lalrosanga

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3508

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## New Courses in Universities

3508. SHRI C. LALROSANGA:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  and  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  are  planning  to start  short-term  job  oriented  courses  like  Business  Analytics,  Graphic  Designing,  Visual Communication, Product Managament, Animation, Web Designing, Biotech Instrumentation, etc. in various States and Central Universities/Institutes in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  and  UGC  are  also  considering  to  introduce  these  courses specially in Central Universities/Institutes of North East Region;
- (d)  if  so,  whether  any  consultation  was  made  with  these  Universitities/Institutes  in  this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government considers that these short-term duration courses will reduce unemployment to a large extent and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  manner  in which Government and UGC are planning short and long term strategies?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Smt. Annpurna Devi)

- (a) to (e): The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has informed that short term  training  under  Kaushal  Augmentation  and  Restructing  Mission  of  AICTE  (KARMA) Scheme shall be, any domain-specific demand-led skill training activity preferably in core engineering sectors leading to employment or self-employment that enables a participant to acquire a Skill, and which enables him/her to get wage/self-employment.

The AICTE has further informed  that  under Project  Sunshine,  AICTE  has  signed MoU with a leading industry organisation for imparting short term training to students of B.Tech & MCA in IT/Software courses as per demand of Industry.

The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  informed  that  UGC  has  facilitated Colleges  and  Universities  to  offer  skill-based  programmes  such  as  Certificate,  Diploma, Advanced  Diploma,  P.G.  Diploma,  B.Voc  &  M.Voc  under  National  Skills  Qualification Framework  (NSQF).  A  number  of  HEIs  are  already  offering  skill-based  courses  under NSQF in areas like Graphic Designing, Animation, Web Designing etc.

Further,  in  order  to  increase  the  employability  of  the  students,  UGC  has  issued Guidelines for Higher Education Institutions to offer Internship / Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programme in the Year 2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3501 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Non-Food Bank Credit
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3501

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 29, 1943 (SAKA) Non-Food Bank Credit

3501. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether in recent months there has been a deceleration of non-food bank credit off take by services, priority sector and large and medium industries;
- (b) if  so,  the details thereof including the rate of growth of such credit on 1st April and 1st March in 2013 and 2014; and
- (c) the reasons for the drop in bank credit off take rate?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): As per inputs from Reserve Bank of India (RBI), year-on-year (y-o-y) growth rate  of  non-food  credit  of  Scheduled  Commercial  Banks  (SCBs)  to  services  sector, priority sector and large and medium industries has improved from 2.9% in June 2021 to 3.7% in September 2021. Further, despite COVID-19 pandemic, as per inputs from RBI,  overall  credit  growth  of  SCBs  has  remained  positive  for  FY  2020-21  and y-o-y growth rate of non-food credit (total gross advances) improved from 6.1% in June 2021 to 7.0% in September 2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Advertisements to Attract Students
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3499 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2021 Advertisements to Attract Students

## 3499. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware of the aggressive advertising of private coaching institutes  and  online  learning  applications  with  exaggerated  claims  aiming  to  attract school students for coaching on National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Test (JEE) like exams; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c)  the  action  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  regulate  such

- advertisements which are putting more stress on children?

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

(a) to (c) The  Government  of  India  through  National  Testing  Agency  (NTA)  has launched  a  Mobile  App  'National  Test  Abhyas'  with  the  help  of  this  app  students  get access  to  high  quality  online  mock  tests  for  NEET  (UG)  and  JEE  (Main)  entrance examination. For NEET (UG), 14.11 lakh students have registered in this mobile app for test  practice  and  81.24  lakh  Sessions  of  Mock  Test  have  been  conducted.  For  JEE (Main), 9.59 lakh students have registered for test practice and 50.73 lakh Sessions of Mock  Test  have  been  conducted.  In  the  interest  of  students  including  the  most disadvantaged,  Government  has  launched  Study  Webs  of  Active  Learning  for  Young Aspiring  Minds  (SWAYAM),  which  offers  interactive  course  content  such  as  video lectures,  reading  material,  self-assessment  through  tests  and  quizzes  and  online discussion forum for clearing doubts for students from Class 9 to Post-Graduation. The content can be accessed free of cost by anyone, anywhere at any time. Another initiative of  the  Government  called  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  -  Professor  Assisted  Learning (IIT-PAL)  provides  video  content  in  Biology,  Chemistry,  Mathematics  and  Physics prepared by IIT Professors for Class XI and Class XII students aspiring to join IITs and other  Institutions.  The  content  is  available  free  of  cost  on  dedicated  DTH  channels  of SWAYAM PRABHA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Launch of MCA21 Portal
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Prataprao  Jadhav, Sudheer Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3496 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 29, 1943 (SAKA)

## LAUNCH OF MCA21 PORTAL QUESTION

3496.  SHRI SHRIRANGAPPA BARNE:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to launch Version 3 of MCA21 portal and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Testing of the said portal has been completed and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the key components of MCA21 Version 3 portal;
- (d) whether the Government has set up any MCA Lab as part of the Version 3 of MCA21 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Ministry has allocated or issued any funds for the said purpose and 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  to  c):  Yes,  Sir.  Version  3  of  MCA21  is  proposed  to  be  launched  and  deployed  in phases and will include Company and LLP Modules, e-Adjudication, e-Consultation, eBook,  Learning  Management  and  Compliance  Management  System  driven  by  data analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The process of development and testing of different modules is in progress. Modules like e-Consultation, e-Book have already been launched and deployed along with revamped website in May 2021.

- (d): MCA Lab is proposed to be set up as part of MCA21 Version 3 for improving data analytics.
- (e): An  amount  of  Rs  639.36  crore  is  to  be  paid  to  the  Service  Provider  for implementation, operation and maintenance of different modules of MCA21 for a period of 78 months.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Higher Educational Institutions
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Prathap Simha, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Umesh G. Jadhav, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3492 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## Higher Educational Institutions

3492. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: DR. UMESH G. JADHAV: SHRI SANGANNAAMARAPPA: SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA: SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

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

- (a) the number of Higher Educational Universities-Deemed, Autonomous and other institutions in the country as on date, category-wise and State-wise;
- (b) whether there has been an increase of such Universitites/Institutions over the years and if so, the category-wise and State-wise details thereof for the last ten years;
- (c) whether the autonomy of these institutions will help in better delivery of education and if so, the details thereof along with the measures taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to provide larger autonomy to these institutions;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  regulatory  body  for  Higher  Educational  Institutions  (HEI)  as  per  their stream of education;
- (e) whether the Government is considering a single body for regulating the education-related affairs of HEI and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Smt. Annpurna Devi)

- (a) & (b): The category-wise, State-wise details of Universities, Deemed Universities and other Universities, as available on All India Survey on Higher Education website, are at Annexure. From the above details, it can be seen that the number of universities have increased from 760 in 2014-15 to 1043 in 2019-20, thus marking an increase of more than 37% over the period.
- (c):  Considering  that  autonomy  is  pivotal  to  promoting  and  institutionalizing  excellence  in higher education, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified the  UGC (Categorization of Universities (only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2018.
- (d) to (f): The Higher Educational Institutions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Education are regulated by the UGC, All India Council for Technical Education and Council of Architecture.  The  National  Education  Policy  (NEP),  2020  envisions  that  the  Professional

Councils,  such  as  the  Indian  Council  for  Agricultural  Research,  Veterinary  Council  of  India, National Council for Vocational Education and Training etc., will act as Professional Standard Setting  Bodies.  The  NEP,  2020  further  envisions  a  common,  single  point  regulator  for  the higher education  sector including teacher education  and  excluding medical  and  legal education, thus eliminating the duplication and disjunction of regulatory efforts by the multiple regulatory agencies that exist at the current time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: MTS Vacancies at National Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3491

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## MTS VACANCIES AT NATIONAL MONUMENTS

3491.  SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI RANJEET SINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  1/30  status  workers  working  at  present  at  various  National monuments/cultural heritage monuments across the country;
- (b) whether the Government is considering to regularize the services of such 1/30 status workers and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  total  number  of  MTS  vacancies  at  various  National  monuments/cultural heritage monuments across the country; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  regularize  the  services  of  all  the  1/30 status workers against the MTS vacancies at monuments across the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Total number of 1/30 status workers working at present at various Archaeological Survey  of  India  National  monuments/cultural  heritage  monuments  across  the country is 703.
- (b) No,  Sir.  As  per  extant  DoPT  guidelines,  there  is  no  provision  to  regularize  the services of 1/30 status workers at present.
- (c) There are 2,474 number of vacancies of MTS in Archaeological Survey of India.
- & However, as per extant DoPT guidelines, there is no provision to regularize the
- (d) services of 1/30 status workers against   MTS vacancies.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Anti-National Slogans in Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara, Keshari Devi Patel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3486 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 / 12 / 2021

## Anti National Slogans in Universities

† 3486. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

## SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  action  taken  regarding  the  raising  of  anti-national  slogans  in  various Universities/Institutes by certain persons;

(b) whether the Government proposes to formulate any law to check the same; and

(c) the details of the various steps taken in the Universities/institutes to check the recurrence of such incidents in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

(SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a)  to  (c):  Central  Universities/  Institutes  are  autonomous  bodies  created  under  the  act  of Parliament,  governed  by  their  own  Acts,  Statutes,  Ordinances  and  Regulations  made thereunder and are competent to take action in academic and administrative matters. Being autonomous, they are competent to deal with such issues as per their own mechanism with the help of local administration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3481 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Uniform GST Rate for Textiles
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3481

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 20 TH  December, 2021 AGRAHAYANA 29, 1943 (SAKA)

## UNIFORM GST RATE FOR TEXTILES

## 3481. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Textile  and  Clothing  Industry  has  sought  a  uniform  5  per  cent Goods  and  Services  Tax  (GST)  across  the  textile  value  chain  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is looking at 12 per cent rate from January, 2022 for fabrics and garments priced less than Rs.1,000.00 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is true that according to Southern India Mills Association, if there is a uniform rate at 5 per cent, the compliance will be more; and
- (d) if so, the decision of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## SH. PANKAJ CHOUDHARY

(a  to  d)  :  Certain  references  have  been  received  from  industry  and  other stakeholders  for  review  of  rate  structure  in  textiles  so  as  to  remedy  the anomaly of rate and to correct inverted rate structure. These suggestions include  representations  seeking  5%/12%  rate  at  various  stages  of  textile chain.  GST  rates  are  prescribed  only  on  the  recommendation  of  GST Council,  which  consists  of  Union  Finance  Minister  and  Ministers  as nominated by state governments. In the 45 th meeting of GST Council, held on 17 th September, 2021, the Council recommended a uniform GST rate of 12%  on  all  fabrics  and  garments,  to  be  made  effective  from  1 st January, 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3479 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Data of Gig Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3479 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## DATA OF GIG WORKERS

3479. SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

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

- (a)whether the Government maintains data of gig workers in country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof, gender-wise, particularly Maharashtra and
- Odisha;
- (c)whether the Government has received complaints alleging exploitation and mistreatment of gig workers;
- (d)if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formalize  the  gig economy by formulating labour polices, if so, details thereof; and
- (e)the social protection schemes put in place by the Government for
- the benefit of gig workers?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): For the first time, the definition of 'gig worker' or 'platform worker' has been provided in the Code on Social Security, 2020.  The Government has launched e-Shram portal on 26.08.2021 which allows a person to register himself or herself on the portal on self-declaration basis.  As per e-Shram portal, the number of gig workers registered in the country including Maharashtra and Odisha as on 14.12.2021 is as under:

| Country/State   | Male    | Female   |   Transgender | Total   |
|-----------------|---------|----------|---------------|---------|
| All India       | 381,675 | 346,222  |            24 | 727,921 |
| Maharashtra     | 11995   | 6799     |             0 | 18794   |
| Odisha          | 27335   | 24781    |             7 | 52123   |

The Code on Social Security, 2020 envisages social security benefits through formulation of schemes for gig and platform workers and can be implemented through Employees' Provident Fund Organisation  (EPFO)  and  Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation (ESIC)  which  hitherto  provides  social  security  benefits  to  organised sector workers.  It is provided in the social security code 2020 to set up social security fund and  one of the sources of fund, is contribution from aggregator between 1 to 2% of annual turnover of an aggregator subject  to  the  limit  of  5%  of  the  amount  paid  or  payable  by  an aggregator to such workers.  However, no scheme has been finalized as the provisions under the Code relating to gig and platform worker have not come into force. For the purposes of complaints, there is no definition of gig workers in the existing central labour laws.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3475 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Development of Kumarakom
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff, Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3475 ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF KUMARAKOM

3475. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  for  pronouncing tourism  centres  as  Iconic  Tourism  Destinations  (ITDs)  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details of ITDs announced till date, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has identified developmental, infrastructural,  conservation  goals  for  the  development  of Kumarakom as an Iconic Tourist Destination;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  financial  assistance provided  and    utilized  for  each  component  of  the  aforesaid goals;
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  considering  including  the  nearby Pathiramanal Island in Alappuzha district in Kerala as part of the Kumarakom ITD; and
- (f)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TOURISM                                (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (f):  The  Ministry of  Tourism  has  framed  'Development of Iconic  Tourist Destinations  scheme', which is yet to be approved and is in draft stages. Hence, further details are not finalized.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3473 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Eco-friendly Beaches
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Maddila  Gurumoorthy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3473

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## Eco-friendly Beaches

3473:  SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY: SHRI POCHABRAHMANANDA REDDY:

SHRI MADDILAGURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a) whether Government has identified potential beaches to be taken up for eco-friendly development under BEAMS in Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the status of progress made in the development of the beaches; and
- (c) the funds allocated and released for beaches under BEAMS in Andhra Pradesh?

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND

## ANSWER CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (c): Scientific survey such as Beach Suitability Assessment Survey, Bathing Water Quality Test, Safety Risk Assessment, Environment & Social Management Plans are conducted to assess beaches for eco-friendly development under BEAMS. Ministry in collaboration with the State Government of Andhra Pradesh has identified five potential beaches in Andhra Pradesh.

Rushikonda Beach in Andhra Pradesh has been developed at par with best international beaches for safety and ecologically sustainable infrastructures, acceptable bathing water quality, self-sustaining  energy  system  and  for  environmentally  sound  measures.  This  beach  has  been conferred with internationally recognized Blue Flag Certification for FY 2021-22 season. Fund allocated and released for Rushikonda beach is Rs. 8,54,24,760/- during the period 2019-2021. The budget provision for development of eco-friendly beaches under BEAMS for Financial Year 2021-2022 for the country is Rs.12.00 Crore.