opensansad/lok-sabha-qa huggingface dataset:
Lok Sabha Question No. 3135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Policy for Emerging Medical Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3135

## ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## POLICY FOR EMERGING MEDICAL TOURISM

## †3135. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  any  policy  for emerging medical tourism sector;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the plan formulated by the Government to increase the access of medical tourism in health care sector;
- (d) whether the Government has any data on impact/assessment for the last five years;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the steps taken by the Government for monitoring in this regard?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (c): In order to boost Medical Tourism in the country, Ministry of  Tourism  has  formulated  a  National  Strategy  and  Roadmap  for Medical  and  Wellness  Tourism.  The  Strategy  has  identified  the following key pillars:

- i.
- Develop a brand for India as a wellness destination
- ii. Strengthen  the  ecosystem  for  medical  and  wellness
- tourism
- iii. Enable digitalization by setting up Online Medical Value Travel (MVT) Portal
- iv. Enhancement of accessibility for Medical Value Travel
- v. Promoting Wellness Tourism
- vi. Governance and Institutional Framework

The Government of India liberalized the e-Tourist Visa Scheme pursuant  to  the  Cabinet  approval  on  30.11.2016  and  the  e-Tourist Visa (eTV) scheme was renamed to e-Visa scheme and at present it has e-Medical Visa and e-Medical Attendant Visa as sub-categories of e-visa.

In the case of e-Medical Visa and for e-Medical Attendant Visa, triple  entry  is  permitted and  extension  may  be  granted  up  to  6 months  on  case  to  case  basis  on  merits  of  each  case  by  the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO)/Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) concerned. Medical Attendant Visa was co-terminus with the validity of the principal e-Visa holder.

Further, as conveyed by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, it is  coordinating  with  other  Ministries  and  stakeholders  to  promote medical value travel in the country. Several rounds of stakeholder consultations have been conducted with line Ministries, Hospitals, MVT  facilitators,  Insurance  Companies  and  NABH  etc.  to  identify the challenges and opportunities in the sector.

(d) to (f): The  details of Foreign Tourists Arrivals  on  Medical purpose during year 2017-2021 is as follows:

|   Year |   Medical Purpose (in lakh) |
|--------|-----------------------------|
|   2017 |                        4.95 |
|   2018 |                        6.44 |
|   2019 |                        6.97 |
|   2020 |                        1.83 |
|   2021 |                        3.04 |

Source: Bureau of Immigration (BOI)

**********
Lok Sabha Question No. 3133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Rise in Fees of IIM-A
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Manish Tewari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3133 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## Rise in Fees of IIM-A

## 3133. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  fees  in  Indian  Institute  of  Management-Ahmedabad  (IIM-A)  has  risen  five hundred seventy five per cent in fifteen years (from  2007) while the inflation index growth for the same period has only increased one hundred forty six per cent, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  IIM-A  invested  Rs.  1345  crores  in  Government  securities,  term  deposits,  etc.  in 2001;
- (c) if so, whether the said investments increased by 136 crores in one year alone implying that the tuition fees of Rs. 105 crores were collected to be banked;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether IIM-A will generate a surplus in excess of 75 crores every year while the academic fees is 105 crores;
- (f) if so, whether the yearly increase in fees reflect lethargy of the board that refuses to challenge a yearly norm nor understands the Raison d'etre of public institution; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a): As per information provided by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), total tuition fee in financial year 2006-07 was Rs. 17.00 crore for 326 students of PGP & PGPX programmes. This was Rs. 105 crore for 590 students of PGP & PGPX programmes in 2020-21.

(b) & (c): Cumulative investment of the Institute is built over years and as reported by IIMA,  cumulative  investment  was  Rs.1345  crore  as  on  31.03.2021.  The  investment  increased  by Rs.136 crore from financial year 2019-20 to 2020-21. These corpus are inter alia, used towards construction/ upgradation/ maintenance of the main campus, which is more than 60 years old.

(d) Tuition  fee  of    Rs.  105  crore  is  one  of  the  receipts.  The  other  receipts  were  through Executive Education programmes, consulting fees, etc.

(e), (f) & (g): As reported by the institute, the surplus generated by IIM-A in the years 2020-21 and 2021-22 were Rs. 51 Crore and Rs. 47 Crore respectively. The IIM-A is governed under the Indian  Institutes  of  Management  Act,  2017.  The  Board  of  Governors  (BoG)  of  the  Institute decides fees to be charged for courses of study. Further, the Institute maintains proper accounts of income  &  expenditure,  internal  audit  reports  including  statement  specifying  investments  and other relevant records, accounts audited by the CAG and Annual Accounts of the Institute along with audit report are laid before the Houses of Parliament.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 3132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Quality of Teaching in NIOS
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3132 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## Quality of Teaching in NIOS

## †3132. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  quality  of  teaching  has  declined  in  the  National  Institute  of  Open Schooling (NIOS);
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to improve the quality of teaching in NIOS?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The quality of teaching  in  National  Institute  of  Open  Schooling  (NIOS)  has not declined but rather, several measures are taken consistently to maintain and improve the quality of teaching & learning, keeping pace with new development in pedagogy and use of technology. NIOS imparts education through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode using a mix of Self Instructional Print Material (teacher in print) and Audio and Video programmes supported  by  Personal  Contact  Programme  (PCP)  (Counselling  Sessions)  at  Accredited Institutions (AIs). Self Instructional Print Material is also available in 13 regional language medium at secondary level and 7 regional language medium at senior secondary level.

Several digital  initiatives  have  been  taken  so  that  learning  may  be  more  interesting and understandable such as Live video programmes on e-Vidya, Content Support for NIOS Learners  on  DIKSHA  (Digital  Infrastructure  for  Knowledge  Sharing)  platform,  Massive Open  Online  Courses  (MOOCs)  courses  on  SWAYAM  Platform,  Live  Personal  Contact Programmes  (PCPs)  through  Virtual  Open  School  (VOS)  and  Web  Radio  (Mukta  Vidya Vani) and Community based programmes on Community Radio (91.2 MHz) of NIOS.

In order to facilitating education of Divyangjans, study material has been developed in Digitally Accessible Information System (DAISY) and in sign language; both are available on NIOS website/YouTube. NIOS has also developed Indian Sign Language (ISL) videos in 8 subjects at secondary and 5 subjects at senior secondary level. NIOS telecast one hour live interactive  programmes  on  e-Vidya  channel  in  sign  language.  Sign  Language  Dictionary comprising 36 videos of about 2000 words and sentences has been prepared and is available on NIOS website. NIOS has also developed talking books (daisy/e-Pub format) in 46 subjects at Secondary and Senior Secondary level.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 3128 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Construction for Public Purposes around Monument
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3128

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## CONSTRUCTION FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES AROUND MONUMENTS

## 3128. DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the Government is considering to allow construction for public purposes in a prohibited area on the recommendation of the National Monuments Authority;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to carry on the construction for public purposes in any prohibited area around national monuments; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Sir. Section 20A of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains

&

- (b) Act, 1958 specifies an area extending to a distance of one hundred meters in all directions from the protected limit of any protected area or protected monument as prohibited area wherein construction activities are not allowed.
- (c) No such proposal is under consideration at present.
- (d) Question does not arise.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 3125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: FRA in Maharashtra
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3125

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 20/03/2023

## FRA IN MAHARASHTRA

## 3125.SHRI MANOJ KOTAK: SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Government  proposes  and  asking  State  Governments  in  special reference  to  Maharashtra  State  to  carry  out  evictions  in  thousands  of  the cases  of  the  Forest  Land  made  under  the  Forest  Right  Act  (FRA)  and  to clear  the  pendency  and  rejection  seen  in  cases  of  individual  claims  of tribal;and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a) to  (b): There  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  of  Ministry  of  Tribal Affairs to carry out evictions of the forest land under the Scheduled Tribes and  Other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers  (Recognition  of  Forest  Rights)  Act, 2006 (In short FRA) in any State including Maharashtra.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been issuing advisories to the States from time to time besides holding meetings and conferences for effective implementation  of  the  FRA  in  accordance  with  the  Acts  and  Rules  made there under as also to review the cases where the claims have been rejected.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 3120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Jan Dhan Accounts
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3120

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

## Jan Dhan Accounts

## 3120. SHRI SANJAY SETH

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government have fixed any minimum amount to be kept in Jan Dhan accounts and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government have made any change in the premium charges for  insurance through bank accounts and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the present status of Jharkhand regarding insurance of bank account holders and the number of people provided insurance amount so far in Jharkhand after the death of insurance holders in accident; and
- (d) the number of such pending cases in Jharkhand at present?

## Answer

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

- (a)  There is no requirement of maintaining minimum balance in Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts.
- (b) The premium rates per annum per subscriber have been revised from Rs. 330/- to Rs. 436/for  Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and from Rs. 12/- to Rs 20/- for Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) w.e.f 01.06.2022.
- (c) and (d) The present status under PMJJBY and PMSBY in Jharkhand is as under (as on 01.03.2023):

| Scheme    | Active Enrolments   |   No. of Claims Paid | No of Claims Outstanding   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
| 29,57,839 | 6,725               |                  132 | PMJJBY                     |
| 72,39,448 | 870                 |                   35 | PMSBY                      |

Source: Banks/Insurance Companies
Lok Sabha Question No. 3119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Conservation-Cum-Development under PVTGs
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFTRIBALAFFAIRS

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †3119

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 20/03/2023

## CONSERVATION-CUM-DEVELOPMENT UNDER PVTGs

†3119.  SHRI  ARJUN  LAL  MEENA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to reconsider a proposal under the Conservation-cum-Development  plan  under  the  scheme  of  development  of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) for the financial year 2022-23 and release the entire proposed amount of Rs. 1.35 lakh under the same;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a)  &  (b): Under  the  scheme  of  'Development of  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal Groups (PVTGs)', as per the extant mechanism, Conservation-cum-Development (CCD) Plans / proposals submitted by  State  Government/UT  Administration  are appraised, approved and also reviewed / reconsidered from the time to time by the Project  Appraisal  Committee  of  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs.  Such  appraisal  / approval / reconsiderations subject to recommendation  of the State Level Executive Committee, submission of justifications by States, pendency of utilization  certificates,  availability  of  funds  under  the  scheme  and  compliance  of extant instructions issued by Government from time to time.

(c): In view of (a) & (b), does not arise.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 3118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Budget Sanctioned for the North Eastern Region
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Raju Bista, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## Government of India

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3118

To be answered on

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

QUESTION Budget Sanctioned for the North Eastern Region

 3118. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

be pleased to state the budget sanctioned by the Government for the development of North Eastern Region so far?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Shri G. Kishan Reddy]

Government  of  India  has  accorded  top  priority  for  the  development  of  North Eastern Region. In all, 55 non-exempted Central Ministries/Departments are mandated to spend at least 10% of their Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) for Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes in North Eastern Region (NER). The Central Government Ministries / Departments have spent over Rs. 3,84,561.62 crore under 10% GBS since 2014-15 for the  development  of North  Eastern  Region.  The  details  of  the Budget Estimate (BE), Revised Estimate (RE) and Actual Expenditure during the period from 2014-15 to 2022-23 upto 31.12.2022 under 10% GBS for NER is given in the table below.

## Table : Budget Estimate (BE), Revised Estimate (RE) and Actual Expenditure under 10% GBS since 2014-15

( Rs. in crore)

| Year      | Budget Estimate   | Revised Estimate   | Actual Expenditure   | Actual Expenditure as %of RE   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
| 36,107.56 | 27,359.17         | 24,819.18          | 90.72                | 2014-15                        |
| 29,087.93 | 29,669.22         | 28,673.73          | 96.64                | 2015-16                        |
| 29,124.79 | 32,180.08         | 29,367.9           | 91.26                | 2016-17                        |
| 43,244.64 | 40,971.69         | 39,753.44          | 97.03                | 2017-18                        |
| 47,994.88 | 47,087.95         | 46,054.80          | 97.81                | 2018-19                        |
| 59,369.90 | 53,374.19         | 48,533.80          | 90.93                | 2019-20                        |
| 60,112.11 | 51,270.90         | 48,563.82          | 94.72                | 2020-21                        |
| 68,020.24 | 68,440.26         | 70,874.32          | 103.56               | 2021-22                        |
| 76,040.07 | 72,540.28         | 47,920.63*         | 66.06*               | 2022-23                        |
| Total     |                   |                    | 3,84,561.62          |                                |

Source:

Statement

11/23

of

Union

Budget,

various

years

Note:  Actual  Expenditure  figures  are  provisional  and  subject  to  vetting  by  Ministry  of Finance.

*up to 31.12.2022, as reported by 55 Non-exempted Ministries/Departments.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 3117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Skill Development of Differently Abled Persons
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ramesh Chand Bind

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3117

ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS

## 3117.  SHRI RAMESH CHAND BIND:

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

- (a) the  number of  skill  development  schemes  taken  up  and  completed  in  Uttar Pradesh during last three years;
- (b) whether the Government has opened skilled development centre for differently abled persons in Uttar Pradesh in last three years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  details  of  total  fund  allocated  to  Uttar  Pradesh  under  skill  development scheme in the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) to (c)  Under the Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill training to all sections of the society, including differently  abled  persons,  through  a  comprehensive  network  of  skill  development centres/institutes across the country, including  Uttar Pradesh, under various schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).

Under the schemes of MSDE, the training is provided to all the sections of the society including differently abled persons across all the training centres. No training centre exclusively for differently abled persons has been opened in Uttar Pradesh. However, there is an exclusive Sector Skill Council for Differently abled, namely, Skill Council for PwD (SCPwD) for catering to the needs of the Differently abled candidates and run training in PwD-friendly training centres (TCs). Such centres are structurally designed to enable Differently abled candidates to experience training with ease.

- (d)       An amount of Rs. 455.39 crore under PMKVY and Rs. 79.37 crore under JSS has been released to the State of Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and current year viz. 2019-20 upto December, 2022. Day-to-day administration as well as financial control in respect of ITIs lies with the respective State Governments/Union Territory Administration.  Under  NAPS,  establishments  are  incentivised  by  way  of  stipend support.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 3111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Health Assistance for Contractual Employees
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sanghamitra Maurya

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3111

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## HEALTH ASSISTANCE FOR CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES

†3111. DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  any  health  assistance scheme for the contractual Government employees;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)if not, the proposed plan of the Government for the health security of such contractual employees; and
- (d)whether the Government has proposed any plan for the dependents of the  such  contractual  Government  employees  and  if  so,  the  details
- thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Public health is a State subject and the primary responsibility of  ensuring  availability  of  healthcare  facilities  including  contractual employees lies with the respective State Governments. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (PMJAY)  launched  in  2018  provides Rs.5 lakh health coverage for secondary and tertiary health benefits to all workers  including  contractual  employees  who  are  covered  as  eligible beneficiaries as per deprivation and occupation criteria.

The Employees State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948 is applicable to  all  factories  (excluding  seasonal  factories)  employing  ten  or  more persons and the establishments notified by the appropriate government under  Section  1(5)  of  the  Act,  located  in  ESI  notified  areas.  Employees earning  wages  up  to  Rs21,000/-  per  month  (Rs.25,000/-  per  month  for persons with disability) in such ESI covered factories/establishments are covered  under  the  ESI  Act.  All  ESIC  facilities  are  available  to  the  ESI covered employees including contractual employees in the ESI registered factories/establishments.  The eligible family members/dependents of the insured persons are covered for benefits under the ESI scheme.

*****