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Lok Sabha Question No. 1161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Trade in Pet Animals
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1161

TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## TRADE IN PET ANIMALS

## 1161: SHRI GOPALCHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has formulated any scheme to control the rapidly increasing trade in pet animals which is running with nominal or without any accountability;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the steps taken by the Government to make regulatory structure for the trade in pet animals alongwith the specifications regarding place for keeping various pet animals in pet animal Shops with the aim of saving animals from cruelty?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  &  (b)  This  Department  regulate  international  trade  of  pet  dog  and  pet  cat  as  per Foreign Trade Policy by the Directorate General of  Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Commerce  and  Industry.  Under  the  policy,  the  import  of  dogs  is  allowed  only  for  the following specific purposes:-

- i. Pet dog with valid pet book and relevant records/documents in the name of importer.
- ii. Dogs imported by the Research & Development (R&D) Organisations for conducting research with the recommendation of Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA).
- iii. For the internal security by the Defence and Police Force.

Import  of  commercial  dogs  for  breeding  or  any  other  commercial  activities  other than the purposes mentioned above is not permitted. Export of dogs from India is under free category.

(c) Under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, Rules namely the Prevention of Cruelty (Dog Breeding, Marketing )  Rules, 2017 and Prevention to Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop)  Rules,  2018  have  been  formulated  where  the  specifications  regarding  place  for keeping  various  pet  animals  in  dog  breeding  centres  and    pet  animals  in  pet  animal's shops have been provided. These Rules have been framed to prevent unnecessary pain and suffering of the pet animals specially dogs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Laboratories for Testing Bird Flu
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1160

TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## LABORATORIES FOR TESTING BIRD FLU

1160.  SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has proposed to establish more laboratories for testing of the Bird Flu which has affectedmany States/UTs including the State of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  only  one  institute  namely,  National  Institute  of  High  Security  Animal  Diseases, Bhopal is specializing in testing bird flu;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  has  requested  the  Government  to  grant accreditation for State-based laboratories as it has awarded for the COVID-19 testing; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) Keeping in view the recent outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird flu) as well as to facilitate testing processes, States/UTs have been requested to carry out preliminary screening of samples in their laboratories which have minimum BSL-II facilities and diagnostic capability.
- (b) ICAR-National  Institute  of  High  Security  Animal  Disease  (NIHSAD),  Bhopal  is  the National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza as it is so recognized by World Organization for Animal  Health  (OIE).  Besides,  there  are  five  Regional  Disease  Diagnostic  Laboratories  (RDDLs) located  region-wise  at  Bangalore  (Southern),  Pune  (Western),  Jalandhar  (Northern),  Kolkata (Eastern)  and  Guwahati  (North-Eastern)  and  one  Central  Disease  Diagnostic  Laboratory  (CDDL), located  at  Indian  Veterinary  Research  Institute,  Bareilly  which  provide  referral  services  for  early diagnosis of animal diseases for surveillance including avian influenza.
- (c) and (d) The Government of Maharashtra has sought permission for diagnosis and surveillance of Avian Influenza in the state in respect of Centre for Zoonosis at Nagpur Veterinary College  on  the  analogy  of  COVID-19  tests.  The  Centre  has  bio-safety  level  II  facility,  RT-PCR machines,  technical  expertise  and  other  infrastructure  facilities  required  for  conducting  RT-  PCR tests.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Door Delivery Programme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMET{T OF !NDIA

## MTNISTRY OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTR!BUTION DEPAR']TMENT  OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  ,l{51

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 9th Februaryr2021

## DOOR DELIVERY PROGRAMME

## {{5I.  SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

Will the Minister of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTIoN scertrdr rn-d, urr-a dk srffid-fi fuil{"r Ii*  be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government plans to take a decision regarding special grant of Rs. 'l  r4O9  crores to implement door delivery  programme  in Andhra
- Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to adopt this as a  national programme in the light of GOVID-i9 pandemic  for door to door delivery of essential food items to ration card holders in the view of success of this pilot programme in State of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereofif

ANSWER

MINTSTER  OF STATE FOR Mtl{tSTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUT!ON (sHRt DANVE RAOSAHEB  DADARAO)

- (a) to (d): No such proposal is under consideration in this Department.

The Targeted Pubtic Distribution  System  (TPDS) Control Ordern 2O15, issued under the Essential Commodities (EG) Actr {955 covers only foodgrains  under its ambit. As per clause 1O(l) of the TPDS (Gontrol)  Order, 2015, the State/UT Governments  through their licensed Fair Price Shops (FPSS) disburse foodgrains to  the ration card holders as per their entitlement  under the National Food Security  Act, 2O13 (NFSA).

Further, thfrs Department  had advised all $tate/UT Governments  to implement  rspecial  Dispensation  of Foodgrains'for  NFSA beneficiaries who are above sixty five years of age or who are differently-abled,  and have no other adult family member  (15 to 65 years) listed in their ration card, and are not in a  position to visit the FPS themselves to  receive their foodgrains.  Thus, it is advised that all such beneficiaries  would be eligable under special dispensation  of foodgrains through either (i) Home delivery of the entifled  quota  of foodgrainsn  or (ii) Delivery through authorized nominees  of suclr beneficiaries.
Lok Sabha Question No. 99 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: GST Concession on Vehicles for Differently Abled Persons
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*99

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

## GST CONCESSION ON VEHICLES FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS

*99. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to give relief to differently-abled persons in Goods and Services Tax (GST) on purchase of new vehicles;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  also  planning  to  give  similar  relief  to  them  in
- excise duty and insurance; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FINANCE SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN

- (a), (b), (c) & (d): A statement is placed on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.99  RAISED  BY  SHRI  RAMESH  BIDHURI  FOR  08 TH   FEBRUARY, 2021 REGARDING GST CONCESSION ON VEHICLES FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS Part (a) and (b): Relief in the form of concessional GST has already been provided to persons with orthopaedic physical disability on purchase of new vehicles not exceeding 4000 mm in length subject to issuance of certificate by specified officer of Department of Heavy Industries. On such vehicle, a GST of 18% applies against a normal rate of 28% GST plus a compensation cess varying from 1% to 22%. Part (c) and (d): After introduction of GST, Excise duty is not applicable on supply of vehicles of any kind. With respect to relief in insurance, there is already a concession in premium for vehicles specially designed or modified for use of the blind, handicapped and  mentally  challenged  persons  under  General  Regulation  (GR)  16  and  General

Regulation (GR) 33 of the India Motor Tariff.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 96 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Expert Committee on Indian Culture
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *96 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8.2.2021

## EXPERT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN CULTURE

- *96. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY: SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU

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

- (a) whether the Government has set up an Expert Committee to conduct holistic study of the origin and evolution of Indian Culture since 12,000 years ago and its interface with other cultures of the world within the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with its composition;
- (c) whether the Committee has no representative from the Southern States including Tamil Nadu which has a glorious past and is home to one of the oldest civilisations and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Committee does not consist of any woman, person from dalit community or person from religious minority and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has received any proposal from Tamil Nadu to reconstitute this Committee; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM

## (Prahlad Singh Patel)

- (a) A statement is laid on the table of the House.
- to

(f)

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY PART (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *96 FOR 8.2.2021

- (a) A  Committee  for  Holistic  Study  of  Origin  and  Evolution  of  Indian  Culture  since 12,000 years before present and its interface with other Cultures of the World was set up in 2016. Currently, there exists no such committee to conduct holistic study of the origin and evolution of Indian Culture since 12,000 years.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) & (d) Does not arise.
- (e) & (f) Yes, Sir. In this regard, inter-alia the following representations are received on the subject:
1. Shri  Edappadi  K. Palaniswami, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu    to reconstitute  the  expert  committee  by  inducting  eminent  scholars  from  Tamil Nadu.
2. Shri  V.  Narayanasamy,  Hon'ble  Chief  Minister,  Puducherry  requested  to reconstitute the expert panel having an expert from all the states and UTs.
3. Shri Dr. Kalanidhi  Veeraswamy,  Hon'ble MP  (Lok  Sabha)  requested to reconstitute  the  expert  committee  by  inducting  eminent  scholars  from  Tamil Nadu .

While reconstituting the Committee, due consideration would be given to all these suggestions.
Lok Sabha Question No. 94 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Bankruptcy Cases
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Behanan Benny

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 94 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021/ MAGHA 19, 1942 (SAKA)

## BANKRUPTCY CASES

## QUESTION

*94.  SHRI BENNY BEHANAN : Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number of  companies that have filed  for  bankruptcy with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) during the year 2020-21, till date, sector-wise; and
- (b) the decisions taken by NCLT on these cases?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND (SMT NIRMALA SITHARAMAN) CORPORATE AFFAIRS वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री (श्रीमती निमयला सीतारमण)

- (a) & (b):- A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. 94 FOR ANSWER IN LOK SABHA ON 08.02.2021

(a): As per data furnished by National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT),  2,278  cases  have  been  filed  under  the  Insolvency  & Bankruptcy  Code,  2016  with  NCLT  during  the  year  2020-21 (April, 2020 to December, 2020).

(b) Out of  2,278  cases  filed  under  Insolvency  &  Bankruptcy Code,  2016  during  the  year  2020-21,  176  cases  have  been disposed by NCLT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 91 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Payment of States` GST Share
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO - *91 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021/MAGHA 19, 1942 (SAKA)

## Payment of States' GST Share

*91. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that States' share of Goods and Services Tax (GST) amount are not being paid to them on regular basis;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and

(c) the details of GST share amount of each State due with the Government at present?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FINANCE (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN) (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *91 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 08 th  FEBRUARY, 2021

(a): No State's share of Goods and Services Tax (GST) is pending with Union of India to be paid to the States.

- (b) & (c): Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 86 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Performance of NCLT
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021/

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 86 MAGHA 19, 1942 (SAKA)

## PERFORMANCE OF NCLT

## QUESTION

*86.  SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  cases  pending  in  National  Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and its benches at present;
- (b) whether any measures were taken for functioning of these tribunals  during  the  lockdown  not  to  further  increase  the pendency rate; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  measures  being taken to reduce case pendency rate?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND (SMT NIRMALA SITHARAMAN) CORPORATE AFFAIRS

वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

(श्रीमती निमयला सीतारमण)

- (a) to (c):- A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. 86 FOR ANSWER IN LOK SABHA ON 08.02.2021 (a): As per data furnished by National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), 21,259 cases are pending in NCLT and its benches as on 31.12.2020. (b) & (c):    During the lockdown, adequate measures have been taken  for  hearing  of  cases  including  urgent  matters  through Video  Conference  in  all  NCLT  benches.  Further,  to  deal  with increasing number of cases, Government is taking all steps to strengthen  the  NCLT,  in  terms  of  additional  space,  benches, courts, members and manpower, as per emerging requirement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 83 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Bank Defaulters
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-*83

ANSWERED ON- 08/02/2021

## BANK DEFAULTERS

## *83. SHRIMATI MALA ROY

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- the details of the top ten bank defaulters till date;
- whether the Non-Performing Assets of the banks have increased the last two years; and during
- (c) if the details thereof? SO,

## THE FINANCE MINISTER

(SMT: NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House:

## ANSWER

## Statement as referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Starred Question no *83 for answer on &th February, 2021 by SHRIMATI MALA ROY, Hon'ble Member of Parliament

(a) to (c): Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of scheduled commercial banks as on 30.9.2020, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data on global operations, reduced by 20.1% from the NPAs as on 30.9.2018. gross

With regard to the details of the ten bank defaulters, RBI has informed that under the provisions of section 45E of the Reserve Bank of India 1934, RBI is prohibited from   disclosing credit information: Section 45E   provides that credit information submitted by a bank shall be treated as confidential and not be published or otherwise disclosed: top Act,
Lok Sabha Question No. 82 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Tribal University
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 82 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## Tribal University

## † *82. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  a  proposal  to  set  up  Tribal  University  in  Banswara/Dungarpur district;
- (b) if so, the time by which the said University is likely to be set up;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether land has been allocated for the said University;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether reservation in appointments is proposed to be followed/prescribed in the said University?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

(a) to (f) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (F) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 82 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021 ASKED BY SHRI KANAKMAL  KATARA,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING TRIBAL UNIVERSITY

(a) to (f) Setting  up  of  Central  University  is  an  ongoing  process.  However,  at  present there  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  in  the  Ministry  for  setting  up  of  a  Central  Tribal University in Banswara/Dungarpur district, Rajasthan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 81 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Online Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Prathap Simha, L.S. Tejasvi Surya

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *81

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  February, 2021

## Online Education

## *81.   SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

- SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  any  guidelines  and  standards  for  online  education  in  the country and if  so, the  details  thereof; (b) the  mechanism  devised  to  ensure  that  online educators  abide  by  the  guidelines  and standards  set  by the  Government; (c)  whether  the  Government  is  also  aware  about  the  security  concerns  about  various  video conferencing Apps  and  if  so,  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government to standardise the usage of a relatively safe video  conferencing  App  for  online  education; (d) whether  the  Government  is  considering approving online schools and if so, the eligibility criteria and  the  standards  proposed  to  be  kept  up  by  such online  schools  and  if  not,  the reasons  therefor;  and (e) whether the Government recognises re-skilling of existing  school  teachers  to impart  online
- classes and  if so, the steps taken/being  taken  by the  Government to re-skill school teachers?

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

Part (a) to (e)     A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (E)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 81 ASKED BY SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA AND SHRI L.S. TEJASVI  SURYA,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING ONLINE EDUCATION.

(a) and (b) Yes, PRAGYATA guidelines have been issued for school education after consultation with  all  States  and  UTs.  PRAGYATA  has  detailed  discussion  on  guidelines  and  standards  for online education. This can be accessed at following link https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/pragyata-guidelines\_0.pdf

For higher education UGC also has notified University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning  Programmes  and  Online  Programmes)  Regulations,  2020  on  04 th September,  2020, which can be accessed at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/221580.pdf.

- (c) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology  has prepared guidelines  to handle the security concerns about various video conferencing apps, which can be found on link https://www.certin.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBWEL01
- (d) There is no such proposal for opening online schools.
- (e) NISHTHA (Online Teacher Training-for Professional Development) has been launched to provide training on new methods of teaching. It consists of 18 modules including one mandatory module on integration of ICT in education. 23 lakh teachers have registered for online courses and all teachers of India shall be trained on ICT.

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