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Lok Sabha Question No. 3562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Programme to Spread Awareness of Nation’s Culture
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3562

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## PROGRAMME TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF NATION'S CULTURE

## 3562.  SHRI JUAL ORAM:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  planned  a  longterm  outreach  programme  to spread awareness of the Nation's Culture amongst the masses as culture is the backbone and heritage of this country; and
- (b) whether the  Ministry  is  planning  to  involve  youth  in  outreach  activities  and  to bring in innovation and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b) To  showcase  and  spread  awareness  amongst  the  masses  about  the culture and heritage of our country, the Government of India has set up seven Zonal Cultural  Centres  (ZCCs)  with  headquarters  at  Patiala,  Nagpur,  Udaipur,  Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur. The Ministry of Culture, Government of India has organized  twelve  (12)  Rashtriya  Sanskriti  Mahotsavs  (RSMs)  up  till  now  through seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs). These ZCCs also conduct outreach programmes in far flung areas in the country to make the masses aware about the various art forms of India including its vast ancient culture.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Directives to Water Purifier Manufacturers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Margani Bharat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3559

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## Directives to Water Purifier Manufacturers

## 3559.   SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

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

- (a) whether it is true that the Government has issued directive to all RO-based water purifier manufacturers to rate their appliances on efficiency and water wastage;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that above companies are also not indicating the TDS in water thereby keeping consumers in blank about TDS and if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a ) to (c) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified 'Regulation on  use  of  Water  Purification  System' vide GSR  724  (E)  dated  04.10.2021  making  it mandatory for all manufactures to obtain IS certification of water purification system from Bureau of  Indian  Standards  (BIS).  The  BIS  standard  code  (IS  16240)  for  Domestic  Water Purification System (DWPS) shall provide for recovery efficiency and output water quality reliability based on available technologies. The Domestic Water Purification System (DWPS) are required to affix conformance label on the product inter alia containing the information on rated recovery efficiency and corresponding water reject generation.

The timeline for compliance of above notification is 03.04.2023.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Transfer of Technology in Skill Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3558 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY IN SKILL TRAINING

## † 3558. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a)        whether the Government is focusing on implementing and adopting the best practices of various countries for skill development in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)      whether  the  Government  has  signed  any  agreement  with  other  countries  for  transfer  of technology in skill training and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  active  cooperation  is  being  sought  in  the  field  of  creation  of  international exclusively  through  the  development  of  international  standards  by  ascertaining  the  work  to  be done in the job; and
- (d)      if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) & (b)       Yes Sir. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) recognizes as the firm objective that skilling programmes are of global standards so the Ministry through National Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  is  focusing  on  implementing  and  adopting  the  best practices of various countries under the domain of skill development training. Ministry has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with 9 countries viz; Germany, Japan, Switzerland, UAE, Qatar,  China,  Belarus,  United  Kingdom  and  France  for  cooperation  in  the  field  of  vocational education and training, enhance and sharing of lessons learnt in skill development, professional education  and  training,  mutual  recognition  of  qualifications  to  facilitate  mobility  of  skilled  work force, capacity building and development of competence based curricula etc.
- (c)        Yes, Sir.
- (d)        MSDE through NSDC is contemplating setting up Skill India International (SII) Centres. SII Centres are aimed at providing high-quality training to Indian youth by providing skills as per the demand of the international employers in countries like United Arab Emirates (UAE), other GCC regions,  Canada,  Australia, Japan  etc.  The  SII  Network  is  envisaged  to  be  created  through empanelment of state-of-the-art government and private institutions, which have to play a pivotal role  in  servicing  the  overseas  demand  through  the  facilitation  of  sourcing,  counselling,  training, assessment, certification, recruitment, and immigration of the candidates.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Initiatives under Choice-Based Credit System
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3557 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## Initiatives under Choice-Based Credit System

## 3557. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to include community service under Choice-Based Credit System similar to Credits for Community Service programme in higher education by Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, whether the Government  will utilise the database on the findings and recommendations of the students under the proposed initiative; and
- (c) 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 (c): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that in accordance with the  provisions  of  the  National  Education  Policy,  2020,  it  has  revised  the  Choice  Based Credit  System  and  developed  the  draft  Curriculum  Framework  and  Credit  System  for Undergraduate Programmes. The UGC has further informed that 'community engagement and service' is one of the components of the proposed framework and will involve activities that would expose students to the socio-economic issues in society so that the theoretical learnings can be supplemented by actual life experiences to generate solutions to real-life problems.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Research and Development in the Drone Sector
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Goddeti Madhavi, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3556 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE DRONE SECTOR

3556:  SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

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

- (a) whether there are any courses, educational degrees and opportunities to promote quality research and development in the Drone sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  research and development in the drone sector;
- (d) whether  any  specific  public  Universities  have  been  designated  especially  for research and development in the Drone Sector; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (e). Yes Sir. Drone sector is a shining example of significant growth of innovation and start-ups in just the last few years. There are courses, educational degrees and opportunities  to  promote  quality  research  and  development  in  the  drone  sector.  The educational institutions who have started courses or research and development on drones include:  Indian  Institute  of  Science  (IISc)  Bangalore,  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IIT) Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) Pune, International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad, Anna University, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Special Tiger Protection Force
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3555

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.08.2022

## Special Tiger Protection Force

## 3555.  SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

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

- (a) whether any proposal has been received for setting up of the Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) for the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any decision or action on the proposal and if so, the details of such action or decision; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a), (b) & (c) The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has given 'in-principle' approval for deployment of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) in Sahyadri Tiger  Reserve.    Funding  support,  through  the  ongoing  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme  of  Project  Tiger  besides  technical  guidance,  is  being  provided  to Sahyadri Tiger Reserve for protection and conservation of tigers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Policies to Protect Interests of Domestic Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3552

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## POLICIES TO PROTECT INTERESTS OF DOMESTIC WORKERS

†3552. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a)whether the Government has started a survey of domestic workers in  order  to  make  policies  to  protect  the  interests  of  domestic workers, in which the data of 5.5 lakh families across the country will be included;
- (b)if so, the details regarding Maharashtra thereof; and
- (c)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Yes,  Sir.  Labour  Bureau  has  launched  'All  India  Survey  on Domestic Workers' (DW) with the objective to estimate the State wise number  of  Domestic  Workers  and  their  Socio-economic  conditions. Approximately 1.5 lakh households across 12766 villages/urban blocks are  proposed  to  be  covered  in  all  States/UTs  including  the  State  of Maharashtra.

In  State  of  Maharashtra,  about  4500  households  from  373 villages/urban blocks are proposed to be covered.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: GST on Wet Grinders
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE *****

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3549

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2022/SRAVANA 17, 1944 (SAKA)

## GST ON WET GRINDERS

## 3549.  SHRIMATI  KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  consider  reducing  the  Goods  and  Services Tax (GST) rate of 18 per cent on wet grinders as most of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises are hugely affected by this GST increase;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): GST rates are prescribed on the basis of the recommendations of the GST Council. The council, in its 47th meeting, held in June 2022, recommended calibration of  GST  rate  on  certain  items  for  correcting  inverted  duty  structure,  including  the  wet grinder  (GST  rate  revised  to  standard  rate  of  18%).  Small  suppliers  having  annual turnover  of  less  than  Rs  40  lakhs  are  exempt  from  GST.  Further,  suppliers  having annual turnover of upto Rs 1.5 crore in goods can opt for composition scheme wherein GST at the rate of 1% of the total turnover is payable.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Redevelopment of Auroville
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Mala Roy

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

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3546

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## Redevelopment of Auroville

## 3546 SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

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

- (a) whether there is any plan for redevelopment of Auroville for which trees will need to be felled;
- (b) the  number  of  tree  estimated  to  be  felled  along  with  the  current  status  of  the project; and
- (c) the details of the plan for compulsory afforestation in the said project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to (c) The land is a state subject and the decision to assign a particular patch of land for  any  purpose  is  taken  by  the  concerned  State  Government.  The  felling  of trees is also regulated by the State Government authorities as per the provisions of Indian Forest Act, 1927 or other State specific laws in force.

However, in case forest land is proposed to be used for non-forestry purposes, the  prior  approval  of  the  Central  Government  under  the provisions  of  Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 is required to be taken by the State Government. As per  information  available  on  the  PARIVESH  portal,  no  such  proposal  for redevelopment  of  the Auroville area has been  received  by  the  Central Government.

Further,  as  per  the  information  provided  by  the  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu, the Auroville area is neither a Reserve Forests (RF) nor Government land. It is a Private Pattaland.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Problems of Domestic Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3544

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## PROBLEMS OF DOMESTIC WORKERS

## 3544. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

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

- (a)whether there is any data on the total number of domestic workers in the country and if so, the number of such domestic workers that have registered on the e-Shram portal so far;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  specific  scheme  or programme  to  alleviate  the  problems  of  the  domestic  workers especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic;
- (c)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)whether it is true that a Draft National Policy for Domestic Workers is under consideration and if so, the current status of the implementation of the policy?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As on 02 nd  August, 2022, 2.77 crore domestic & household workers have been registered on e-SHRAM portal.
- (b) & (c): The  Unorganized  Workers'  Social  Security  Act,  2008,  now subsumed  in  the  Code  on  Social  Security,  2020,  provides  for  social security  to  all  unorganized  workers  including  domestic  workers. Government has launched Central Sector Schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti  Beema  Yojana  (PMJJBY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha Beema Yojana (PMSBY) for life and disability cover and Pradhan Mantri Shram  Yogi  Man  Dhan  Pension Yojana (PM-SYM) for  pension  to  the

unorganised  workers  including  domestic  workers.  Domestic  Workers Sector Skill Council (DWSSC) under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is imparting various skill development training programmes  to  domestic  workers.  Ayushman  Bharat  Pradhan  Mantri Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (PMJAY)  provides  secondary  and  tertiary  health benefits  to  all  unorganized  workers  including  domestic  workers  who are  covered  as  eligible  beneficiaries  as  per  Socio  Economic  Caste census Data, 2011. The Labour Codes, viz Code on Wages, 2019, Code on  Occupational  Safety,  Health  and  Working  Conditions,  2020  and Social  Security  Code,  2020  provide  for  decent  working  conditions, wages,  occupational  Safety,  grievances  redressal  mechanism  and social security benefits to all categories of workers including domestic workers.

(d): No, Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: National Research Foundation
Ministry: Education
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3543 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## National Research Foundation

## 3543. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that the National Research Foundation (NRF) to improve research infrastructure in Universities has not yet been approved;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the corrective steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  In pursuance of Budget Announcement 2019, Government is in the process of setting up of National Research Foundation (NRF). The matter is being dealt by the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India who have informed that the NRF proposal was approved by the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC)/ Committee on Establishment Expenditure (CEE) and the Draft Cabinet Note was submitted for Cabinet approval. Thereafter, multiple discussions have been held at various levels on the basic structure, governance and budgetary aspects of the NRF.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Cyber Security Empowerment of HEIs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3542 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## Cyber Security Empowerment of HEIs

## 3542.   SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  plan  towards  cyber  security  empowerment  of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the country;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  for  sensitization  and  create awareness on cyber security and cyber curriculum among HEIs and to arrange cyber hygiene?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## ANSWER (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (c) Ministry of Education (MoE) has formulated an annual action plan (beginning April 2022) to observe 1 st  Wednesday of every month as Cyber Jaagrookta Diwas (CJD) to empower HEIs in understanding and managing cyber security related aspects including 'Concept and use of Cyber Hygiene in Daily Life' - to help students and faculty to follow safe cyber security protocols and apply basic safeguards in use of digital tools.

As part of CJD, experts drawn from industry and leading institutions including IITs conduct online sessions on cyber security awareness for senior officials, faculty members and students of different HEIs. Helpline numbers, websites, social media handles, and other cyber security related initiatives from various ministries are widely publicized while observing CJD. Individual HEIs have also been instructed  through  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  and All  India  Council  for  Technical Education (AICTE) to observe CJD and plan similar activities at their campuses for all students and faculty.

Further,  UGC  and  AICTE  periodically  share  communications,  organize  webinars  and  encourage HEIs to create awareness regarding cyber security through innovative methods such as organizing hackathons. Courses on cyber security have also been made available on national Massive Open Online  Course  (MOOCs)  platform  'SWAYAM'  (Study  Webs  of  Active-Learning  for  Young Aspiring Minds) by UGC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Constitution of 8th Pay Commission
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Deepak Baij, Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3541

## TO BE ANSWERED ONMONDAY, AUGUST OB,2022 SRAVANA 17,1944 (SAKA)

"Constitution  of 8th Pay Commission"

3541: SHRTDEEPAK  BAIJ:

SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government  proposes to ensure timely constitution of 8th Central Pay Commission  for central Government employees  so that it could be implemented on 01 01.2026,
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the other measures being taken by the Government to increase their salary in view of rising inflation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MIN]STRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a): No such proposal is under consideralion with the Government for constitution of Blh Central Pay Commission for the Central  Government  employees
- (b) & (c): Do not arise
- (d): ln order to compensate  Central Government employees for erosion  in the real value of their salaries on account  of inflation, Dearness Allowances  (DA) is paid to them and the rate of DA is revised periodically  every 6 months on the basis of rate of inflation as per All lndia Consumer Price lndex for Industrial  Workers (AlCPl-lW) released  by Labour Bureau under M/o Labour & Employment.