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Lok Sabha Question No. 966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Schemes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

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## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT  OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 965

Monday, July 26, 2o2l/Sravana  4, 1943 (Saka)

Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes

## 966. SHRIMATI  SHARDABEN  ANILBHAI PATEL: SHRI MITESH  RAMESHBHAI  PATEL (BAKABHAI):

Willthe Minister of FINANCE  be pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  the 15rh Finance Commission has recommended to rationalise and reduce centrally sponsored schemes;
- (b) if so, the detarls thereof;
- (c) whether the Government  has taken any initiative  in compliance  of the said recommendationsi  and
- (d)  if so, the details of discontinued  centrally sponsored  schemes  or schemes  proposed for this purpose?

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI  PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): Yes  1Sih Finance commission in Pa'a 12.51 (iv) of its report has recommended  to fix a threshold amount of annual appropriation below which the funding for a Centrally Sponsored  Scheme (CSS) may be stopped. Below the stipulated threshold,  the administrating department  should  justify  the need for the continuity  of the scheme.  As the life cycle of ongoing schemes  has been co-terminus with the cycle of Finance Commission, the third pary evaluahon of all CSS should  be completed  within stipulated  timeframe.
- (c) & (d): Government of lndia has started  the appraisal/approval  process  for the continuation of the ongoing CSS schemes co-terminus  with the 15rh Finance Commission  cycle Department  of Expenditure vide its OM No 42\O2)|PF -lll2\14 dated 8th December,  2O2O has issued instructions and  guidelines  for the continuation of schemes beyond 31'r March' 2021 Ministries/Departments have been instructed  to ensure  that no standalone centrally  sponsored scheme or scheme under an umbrella CSS should have flnancial outlay for five years below Rs.3OO  crore lt has been stated that before bringing the proposal  for continuation of schemes, necessary  rationalization of existing  schemes should be ensured  by administrative Ministnes/Departments  Ministries/Depa(ments have been requested to submit continuation proposals  along with evaluation reports  and complete  all the due process  and get the schemes appraised at the earliest. Discontinuation/rationalization of schemes  may ensue during  such appraisal
Lok Sabha Question No. 965 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Bank Interest Rate
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 965

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY 2021/ SRAVANA 4, 1943 (SAKA)

## Bank Interest Rate

## 965. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has decided to increase or decrease interest rate of the bank, by keeping in view of various loans related  schemes and issues  after  two  years  of  corona  pandemic  and  if  so,  the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has also decided to reduce the EMI interest rate so the people do not have to face more loan burden; and

(c) if so, the details thereof, State and UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  has  informed  that  interest  rate  on  advances  sanctioned  by Banks has been deregulated by RBI and it is determined by banks, with the approval of their respective Board  of  Directors,  subject  to  the  regulatory  guidelines  issued  in  this  regard  by  RBI.  Banks  have freedom to set interest rates on advances within the overall guidelines issued by RBI. In case of floating rate of interest, banks have to reset the interest rates at a given periodicity in accordance with the terms and conditions of the respective loan agreements, subject to compliance with the RBI guidelines.

Government and RBI have taken various relief measures on account of COVID-19 pandemic under which lending institutions can inter alia grant interest rate reliefs to eligible borrowers:

- (i) RBI, vide circular  dated  6.8.2020,  on  'Resolution  framework  for  COVID-19-related  stress', enabled the lenders to implement resolution plans in respect of eligible corporate exposures and personal loans, permitting thereunder, rescheduling of payments, conversion of interest accrued to be accrued into another facility and granting of moratorium up to two years;
- (ii) RBI, vide circular  dated  6.8.2020,  on  'Micro,  Small  and  Medium  sector  -  Restructuring  of Advances', enabled the lenders to restructure eligible MSME advances;
- (iii) Government, on 23.10.2020, approved the Scheme for grant of ex-gratia payment of difference between compound interest  and  simple  interest  for  six  months,  to  borrowers  in  specified  loan accounts;
- (iv) RBI, vide circular dated 5.5.2021, on 'Resolution Framework - 2.0: Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Individuals and Small Businesses', announced a further set of measures in line with the contours of the Resolution Framework announced on 6.8.2020, with suitable modifications; and
- (v) RBI, vide circular dated 5.5.2021, on 'Resolution Framework 2.0 - Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)', extended the measures of restructuring of advances to the MSME sector announced on 6.8.2020.
- (c): RBI has informed that it does not have the required information.
Lok Sabha Question No. 963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Monitoring Committee at Block Level
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. † 963

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## MONITORING COMMITTEE AT BLOCK LEVEL

†963. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of States which have constituted and those which have not constituted monitoring committee at  block,  district  and  State  levels  under  the  Scheduled  Tribes  and  other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 as on date;
- (b) whether the Union Government has made or proposes to make any effort for immediate constitution of monitoring committees in those States which have not constituted monitoring committees at block, district and State levels;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) & (b):  Section 6 (7) of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of  Forest  Rights)  Act,  2006  (FRA  in  short)  provides  that  the  State  Government  shall  constitute  a State  Level  Monitoring  Committee  (SLMC)  to  monitor  the  process  of  recognition  and  vesting  of forest rights and to submit to the nodal agency such return and reports as may be called for by that agency.

FRA does not  mandate  for  the  constitution  of  monitoring  committees  at  the  block  and  district level.  Sub-Divisional Level Committee and District Level Committees, constituted under Section 6(3) and 6(5) respectively of the FRA have to function for the purpose of recognition of Forest Rights.

As per FRA and FR Rules, responsibility for implementing various provisions of the Act lies with State Governments.

- (c)  &  (d):    As  per  information  available  with  the  Ministry,  all  the State  Governments  have constituted SLMC except Mizoram and Nagaland, where the Act is not applicable.

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## ANSWER
Lok Sabha Question No. 962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Release of DA and DR
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar, Prajwal Revanna

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Departrnent of Expenditure

## Lok Sabha

Unstarred Question No. 962 To be answered on Tuesday, 28th July, 2021 Sravan 4, 1943 (Saka)

## Release of DA and DR

962:: Shri Janardan Singh  Sigriwal, Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh;  Shri Kaushalendra Kumar and Shri Prajwal Revanna:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to release frozen three installments of Dearness Allawance(DA) and Dearness relief (DR) to the Central Government Employees and Pensioners due W.e.f: July 2021;
- (b) if s0, the details there of along with the time by which said decisions is likely to be implemented and DADR and arrears would be released;
- c) whether the restored DA and DR will be subsumed in the cumulative revised  rates effective from 01-07-2021 and if s0, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government would compensate its employeeslpensioners the DA/DR for the period January 01, 2020 to June 30, 2021 and if so, the details thereof;
- if so the details thereof along with the manner in which the said amount would be utilized by the Government to tide over the economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic?
- (e) whether freezing of DA and DR has helped the exchequer to save huge amount; and

## Answer

## Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Pankaj Chaudhary)

- (a), (b), (c) & (d) The Government has increased the existing rate of DA of 17% to 28% payable to Central Government employees from 01.07.2021. This increase subsumes the additional installment arising on 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021. The DA will  be granted at enhanced rates of 28% from 01.07.2021. The rate of DA from 01.01.2020 till 30.06.2021 will remain at 17%;
- (e) On account of freezing of three installments of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief to Central Government employees and pensioners due from 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 & 01.01.2021, an amount of Rs.34402.32 crores approximately has been saved.
- (f) The 'decision to freeze DA and DR was taken in the context of COVID-19 caused economic disruption s0 as to ease pressure on Government finances.
Lok Sabha Question No. 961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Paperless Work in Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 961 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  JULY, 2021

## Paperless Work in Schools

## †961. SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any scheme of the Government to make the teaching and

- training work in schools paperless; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) and (b) The effort to minimise papers in teaching and training is a continuous process. An Integrated Teacher Training Programme called NISHTHA was launched  on  6 th   October,  2020,  it is  an  online  capacity  building  programme  for " Improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training ". There are total 18 modules in this programme: 12 for teachers, 5 for school heads and 1 specialised module on teaching and learning during COVID-19 times. A total of  30  states  and  8  autonomous  organisations  have  started  their  courses  on NISHTHA  in  11  languages.  Till  date  5,17,25,114  (Five  crore  Seventeen  Lakh Twenty five thousand One hundred and Fourteen) enrolments have been made on NISHTHA of which 4,61,75,725 (Four crore sixty one lakh seventy five thousand seven  hundred  twenty  five)  courses  have  been  completed  and  certificates  have been issued.

NISHTHA can be accessed from the below link: https://itpd.ncert.gov.in//

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Lok Sabha Question No. 960 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Employment Provided under Swadesh Darshan Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Malook Nagar

## MINISTER OF TOURISM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†960 ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## EMPLOYMENT PROVIDED UNDER SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME

## †960. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  percentage  of  employment  provided  under  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme from 2014 till date;
- (b)
- the number of circuits identified;
- (c) whether  the  historical  city  Hastinapur  in  Meerut  District  has  been included in any circuit; and
- (d) if  not,  the  time  by  which  the  said  city  is  likely  to  be  included  in  a circuit?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a): The  percentage  of  employment  scheme-wise  is  not    maintained  by Ministry  of  Tourism,    however    a    third    party  impact    assessment  of 'Swadesh    Darshan    scheme'  was    undertaken    by    National    Productivity Council (NPC) in  July, 2019;  which states that 'Swadesh Darshan   scheme has    been    able    to  give  a    fillip  to  livelihood    opportunities    and    create employment for the local  communities  in  construction  phase.
- (b): Fifteen thematic circuits have been identified under Swadesh  Darshan scheme.
- (c) and  (d): Development  and  Promotion  of  Tourism  is  primarily  the responsibility of the State Government.  The Ministry of Tourism, under  its Swadesh Darshan scheme is developing thematic circuits in the country in a planned and prioritized manner in order to develop tourism infrastructure at multiple  destinations.      Projects  under  Swadesh  Darshan  scheme  are identified  in  consultation  with  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations and  are  sanctioned  subject  to  availability  of  funds,  submission  of  suitable detailed project reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier.

Hastinapur  in  Meerut    is    not    included  in    any    project    sanctioned under    Swadesh  Darshan    scheme,    however  the  Ministry  of    Tourism  has sanctioned  8  projects  under  Swadesh Darshan  scheme  in the State of Uttar  Pradesh  which    includes    interventions  at    2  locations  in  Meerut

District  under  'Heritage Circuit' and  'Spiritual Circuit'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Petrol Pumps Operating on Rent
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.956 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  JULY, 2021

## Petrol Pumps Operating on Rent

## †956. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  the  total  number  of  petrol  pumps  of  Hindustan  Petroleum,  Indian  Oil  and  Bharat Petroleum currently in operation in Chhattisgarh;
- (b) the number of petrol pumps operating on rental land along with the number of petrol pumps which are being operated on the land of the dealers themselves;
- (c)  the  number  of  petrol  pumps  being  operated  on  the  rental  land  having  valid  rentagreement;
- (d)  the  number  of  petrol  pumps  still  operational  even  after  the  lapse  of  their  rental agreement of the leased land;
- (e) the names of the companies which are running illegal petrol pumps; and
- (f) the number of the said petrol pumps in Chhattisgarh which are being operated as per provision of Rule 152(1) of Petroleum Act 2002 of Section 118(1) (1) of 31.12.2008 of Government of India's Gazette No.686 (Extraordinary Part II - Clause 3 - Sub-clause I)?

## ANSWER

पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) to (d)    As on 30.6.2021, Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) viz. Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited have 1776 operational petrol pumps in Chhattisgarh out of which 695 are operational on sites taken on lease from the landlords and 1056 are on dealers owned sites. Further, there are 25 sites where the lease period has expired and 670 retail outlets are operating on the rental land having valid rent-agreement.
- (e)&(f)      Public  Sector  OMCs  have  informed  that  all  petrol  pumps  in  the  State  of Chhattisgarh are operating with the required statutory approval/licences.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Treatment of ESI Holders
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 954 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## TREATMENT OF ESI HOLDERS

954.  SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

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

- (a)whether the Government has any plan to introduce new scheme for the treatment of ESI holders in empanelled hospitals;
- (b)if so, the time by which it is likely to start;
- (c)the manner in which it will help ESI holders; and
- (d)the benefits of introducing this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The  Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC),  on 07.12.2020,  has  granted  approval  to  allow  ESI  beneficiaries  to  avail medical  services  directly  from  ESI  empanelled  hospitals  where  no ESIC/ Employees' State Insurance Scheme (ESIS) health care delivery facilities  {hospital,  dispensary,  Insured  Medical  Practitioners  (IMP) etc.}  exist  within  the  radius  of  10  kms.  of  Insured  Persons'  (IPs) residence.

This  enables  ESI  beneficiaries  to  avail  medical  services from ESI empanelled hospitals directly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Big Tech Firms in Financial Sector
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 952

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY 2021/ SRAVANA 4, 1943 (SAKA) Big Tech Firms in Financial Sector

## 952. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  in  its  report  has raised  concerns  on  the  impact  of  big  technology  firms  venturing  into  India's financial sector;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  likely  governance  related  challenges  to  be  posed  for  the regulators due to entry of these technology firms in financial services;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  measures  to  provide  a  level  playing field for traditional banks by prudent regulation of these big technology firms in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  With  respect  to  big  technology  firms  venturing  into  India's  financial sector,  RBI's  Financial  Stability  Report  (FSR)  -  July  2021,  has  stated  concerns regarding  level  playing  field  with  banks,  operational  risk,  too-big-to-fail  issues, challenges for antitrust rules, cyber security and data privacy.

(c): The said FSR report has highlighted certain challenges which include, inter alia, big techs straddling many different (non-financial) lines of business, with sometimes opaque overarching governance structures.

(d) to (e): In the said FSR report, in this context, RBI envisages to pursue financial stability objectives by a combination of activity and entity-based prudential regulation of big techs. An activity-based approach is already applied in areas such as anti-money laundering [AML] /combating the financing of terrorism [CFT].

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Lok Sabha Question No. 948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Upgration of ESI Hospital
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 948 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## UPGRATION OF ESI HOSPITAL

948.  ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  for  enhancing  the facilities at the ESI hospitals run by the ESI corporation as well as the  State  Governments  in  the  past  three  years  in  the  State  of Kerala;
- (b)if so, the details thereof and expenditure in this regard;
- (c)whether  the  Government  will  consider  upgrading  the  existing  ESI dispensaries in Kerala to full-fledged hospitals on the basis of need
- assessment; and
- (d)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  upgrade  the  ESI  hospital  in Alappuzha  in  Kerala  to  a  super  specialty  hospital  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The  Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  has taken  a  number  of  measures  to  strengthen/enhance  the  facilities  in State  run  ESI  hospitals    as  well  as  ESI  Corporation  run  hospitals including in Kerala. This is a continuous & ongoing process and some of  the  steps taken in this regard including for state of Kerala are as under:

Contd..2/-

- i. In the year 2018, ESI Corporation has given in-principle approval for upgradation  of  ESIS  hospital,  Ernakulam,  Kerala  from  65  to  100 beds.
- ii. ESI  Corporation  is  encouraging  formation  of  State  ESI  society,  so that  they  have  more  administrative  and  financial  freedom  to  take decision for improvement of medical services.
- iii. ESI Corporation has decided to bear entire expenditure (within the ceiling)  on  medical  care  incurred  by  the  State  Government  for  a period of 3 years w.e.f. 2019-2020.
- iv. Enhancement of 50% bed strength, if bed occupancy is more than 70% in ESI hospitals for the three consecutive years.
- v. ESIC is providing Rs.200/- per Insurance Person (IP) per annum over and  above  the  ceiling  to  the  State  Government,  where  the  bed occupancy in all the State ESI hospitals is  more  than  70% during the concluded financial year.
- vi. Under  Project  Implementation  Plan  (PIP)  for  State  ESI  Scheme, assistance is provided for improvement and upgradation of medical services  by  means  of  adding  new  services  and  procurement  of equipment etc.
7. (c) & (d): Upgradation of any ESI dispensary or hospital is based on need assessment and in accordance with ESIC norms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Rename of IIT Madras
Ministry: Education
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar, A. Ganeshamurthi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 945 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## Rename of IIT Madras

## 945.  DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR: SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  any educational  institution/individual  or  any  organizations  to  change  the name of IIT-Madras into IIT Chennai;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the  Union  Government  on  such proposals?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (c): Any such proposal for amending the name of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras is not under consideration of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Inclusion of Gorkha into ST List
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED No. 943

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## INCLUSION OF GORKHA INTO ST LIST

## 943. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government of Assam has sent the recommendation on Gorkha sub-Castes of Assam;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the Status of the proposal for Scheduled Tribes of Gorkha sub-castes of Assam?

## ANSWER

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

(a): - Ministry of Tribal Affairs has not received any proposal from Government of Assam for inclusion of 'Gorkha' Community in the Scheduled Tribe list of Assam.

- (b) & (c):- In view of (a), question do not arise.

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