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Lok Sabha Question No. 2414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Funds under Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2414 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  AUGUST, 2022

## FUNDS UNDER ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT ROJGAR YOJANA

2414.  SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

- (a) the details of funds allocated to Haryana under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana during the last one year;
- (b) the  details  of  employees  and  industries  included  as  beneficiaries  in Haryana and Sonipat Constituency under the said scheme;
- (c) the total funds allocated to Haryana under the entire scheme; and
- (d) the total number of job opportunities provided to the people of Haryana after the explosion of Covid-19 pandemic?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): During 2021-22, an amount of Rs. 4180 crore was allocated as Final Estimate  and during the financial 2022-23, an amount of Rs. 6400 crore has been allocated under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY). There is no specific State-wise allocation of funds under the scheme.

As on 22.07.2022, benefit of Rs. 398.40 crore has been provided to 3.94 lakh beneficiaries through 7,541 establishments in the State of Haryana. This includes 22,284 beneficiaries and 671 establishments of Sonipat.

As  per  the  available  reports  of  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS) conducted  by  the  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation (MoSPI),  the  estimated  Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR)  on  usual  status  for age 15 years and above indicating the employment has increased from 42.9% in year 2019-20 to 44% in year 2020-21.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Conservation of Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2412

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## Conservation of Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary

## 2412.  SHRI. AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the number of dolphins in Ganga river is declining very fast;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the remedial measures adopted for their protection;
- (d) the steps taken for conservation of Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary; and
- (e) the  funds  allotted  by  the  Government  for  the  conservation  of  Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary during the last five years?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) and (b) As per information available in the Ministry, the population of Ganges River Dolphins is stable in the mainstream of river Ganga.
- (c), (d) and (e) The steps taken for protection of Ganges River Dolphin in the country, including Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin sanctuary, are as follows:
- i. Ganges  River  Dolphin  ( Platanista  gangetica  gangetica )  has been listed in Schedule-I, thereby giving it the highest degree of protection.
- ii. Ganges  River  Dolphin  has  been  designated  as  the  National Aquatic Animal of India.
- iii. Project Dolphin has been initiated for better conservation of both riverine as well as marine Dolphins.
- iv. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has included Ganges River Dolphin as one of the 22 species under the  species  recovery  programme  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme of Development of Wildlife Habitats.
- v. Important habitats of Ganges River Dolphin along the Ganges river have been notified as Protected Areas.
- vi. A  project  on  development  of  Conservation  Action  Plan  for River Dolphins has been initiated.

The details of funds released by the Ministry during the last five years under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Development  of  Wildlife Habitats  for  the  conservation  of  Dolphins  and  associated  species, including  for  Vikramshila  Gangetic  Dolphin  Sanctuary,  is  as  given below:

|   S.No. | Year    |   Amount released ( in Rupees lakh ) |
|---------|---------|--------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2017-18 |                              49.4525 |
|       2 | 2018-19 |                              56.5365 |
|       3 | 2019-20 |                               0      |
|       4 | 2020-21 |                              21.685  |
|       5 | 2021-22 |                             112.142  |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari, Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2410 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA

2410.  SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  was  launched  in  2015  to encourage and promote skill development in the country by providing free short duration skill training and incentivizing this by providing monetary rewards to youth for skill certification;
- (b) whether it is a fact that there has been consecutively dropped in the budget for PMKVY and  that  Rs.1643  crores  is  allocated  against  Rs.  1668.15  crore  in  2020-21  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether there has been slashed budget in social services for labour, employment and skill development wherein Rs. 1717.31 is allocated in 2022-23 against Rs.1771.44 in 2021-22, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the achievements of the said yojana as on date?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes sir. Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing its flagship scheme known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) on pan-India basis with the aim to mobilize youth to take up skill training for increasing productivity and align training and certification to the needs of the Country.

PMKVY  has  two  training components,  namely, Short Term  Training (STT)  and Recognition of Prior  Learning  (RPL).  Under STT  component, candidates  are  being  trained  in short  duration  courses  through  skill  development training  centres  (TCs)  whereas  under  RPL component, candidates with prior learning experience or skills are being oriented and certified. Under the Scheme, every certified candidate is given a reward of Rs. 500 for clearing the exam as encouragement.

- (b) PMKVY 2.0 was implemented from 2016 to 2020 with the objective to provide skilling to 1 crore youth under STT and RPL across the country with an outlay of Rs. 12,000 Cr. Further, third phase of PMKVY 3.0 was launched during 2020-21 with the target to train 8.00 lakh youth across the country with an outlay of Rs. 948.90 Cr.
- (c) The  Budget  Estimates  under  Labour  Employment  and  Skill  Development  was  Rs. 1569.64 Crore for the year 2021-22 and Rs. 1717.31 Crore for the year 2022-23, which has been enhanced by Rs. 147.67 Crore in comparison of previous year (2021-22).
- (d) Since inception of the PMKVY, 1,36,61,011 candidates (including 70,74,613 under STT and  65,86,398  under  RPL)  have  been  trained  as  on  30.06.2022  across  the  country.  Out  of which,  24,16,610 candidates have been reported placed under STT component and  54,18,524 have been certified under RPL component.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Corporate Frauds
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

2409. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  increasing  number  of corporate frauds in the country and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  country  has  been  losing approximately Rs. 100 crores per day due to corporate frauds and if so, the action taken thereon;
- (c) whether the Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has identified any companies that have committed fraud from Financial Year 2020-21 to Financial Year 2022-23 till date; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the names of the companies and amount involved?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER  OF  STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a):  The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) takes action on  Corporate Frauds as defined under the Companies Act 2013 and as per procedure laid out therein. As on date, 119 cases of serious fraud have been assigned for investigation to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) from 2017-18 till date.
- (b): No such information is available.
- (c) and (d): Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has informed that SEBI has  not  identified  any  listed  company  that  has  committed  corporate  fraud during the Financial Years 2020-21; 2021-22 and 2022-23 (upto June 30, 2022).

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2409

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022/ Sravana 10, 1944 (SAKA)

## CORPORATE FRAUDS QUESTION
Lok Sabha Question No. 2407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: People living in Reserve Forests
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2407

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## People living in Reserve Forests

## 2407.   SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

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

- (a) the number of people residing in the reserved forests and protected forests in the country at present, State-wise;
- (b) the number out of them have been residing there since 1980 or before 1980;
- (c) whether the Tamil Nadu State Government has forwarded any proposals to the Central Government to finalise orders of settlement in their respective areas; and
- (d) if so, the status of the proposals?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)&(b) As per Census 2011, there are 4526 forest villages in the country with a total population  of  about  22.06  lakh.  Information  regarding  number  of  people residing in reserved forests and protected forests in the country is not collated bythe Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- (c)&(d) As per the information received from the Government of Tamil Nadu, no such proposal has been forwarded by the State Government  to the Central Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Agriculture Credit
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA

## AGRICULTURE CREDIT

Unstarred Question No. 2406 Answered on Monday, August 1, 2022/Sravana 10, 1944(Saka)

## 2406. SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL:

Will the Minister of FNNANCE be pleased to state:

- a) the quantum of agriculture credit availability the last two years and the amount availed by companies; during
- (6) the details of the agriculture credit policy allowing  creation of godowns by companies and corporate; and
3. the details of the purposes for which agriculture credit is utilised?

## Answer

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

(a) to (c): As per Master Directions of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Priority Sector Lending (PSL) vide FIDDCO Plan BC 5/04.09.01/2020-21 dated 04.09.2020 (updated as on October 26,.2021), lending to agriculture sector include Farm Credit (Agriculture and Allied Activities), lending for Agriculture Infrastructure and Ancillary Activities

Eligible activities under Agriculture   infrastructure,   inter-alia, includes loans for construction of storage facilities (warehouse, market yards, godowns and silos) including irrespective of their location, subject to an aggregate sanctioned limit of <100 crore per borrower from the banking system.

As reported by farm credit disbursed by Scheduled Commercial Banks during the last years, are as under: RBI, two

Rs.in crore

includes corporate farmers; farmers producer   organizations/companies of   individual farmers; Partnership firms and co-operatives of farmers directly engaged in Agriculture and Allied Activities #Provisional

| Year     |   Farm credit |   Loan to Corporate etc * (Out of farm credit) |
|----------|---------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2020-21  |        914114 |                                        17856.2 |
| 2021-22# |        961011 |                                        22283.1 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Entrance Exam for Admission in PhD
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2405 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## Entrance Exam for Admission in PhD

## 2405. SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  candidates  who  wish  to  pursue  PhD  from  the  next  academic  year  may have  to  qualify  an  entrance  exam  conducted  either  by  the  University  or  through  the existing National Eligibility Test;
- (b)  whether the University  Grants  Commission has drafted new regulations which make the test mandatory for all candidates, including those joining PhD after under graduation or post graduation;
- (c ) whether the doctoral candidates would be required to take up three courses; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a):  The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  informed that under  Clause  5  of  the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2016 there  is  a  provision  for  Entrance  Test  for  admission  in  M.Phil/Ph.D.  programme.    This Regulation  is  available  at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/4952604\_UGC-(M.PHIL.-PH.D-DEGREES)REGULATIONS,-2016.pdf .
- (b):  UGC  is  in  the  process  of  revising  the  existing  Regulation  in  accordance  with  the provisions  of  National  Education  Policy,  2020.   The  proposed  regulation  also  has  a provision for conducting entrance examination for pursuing Ph.D. degree for all candidates.
- (c)  &  (d):  The  UGC  has  further  informed  that  all  candidates  admitted  to  the  Ph.D. programmes shall be required to complete the course work prescribed by the Department during the initial one or two semesters. The course work shall be treated as prerequisite for M.Phil./Ph.D. preparation. A minimum of four credits shall be assigned to one or more courses  on  Research  Methodology.  Other  courses  shall  be  advanced  level  courses preparing the students for M.Phil./Ph.D. degree.

The  Department  where  the  scholar  pursues  his/her  research  shall  prescribe  the course(s) to him/her based on the recommendations of the Research Advisory Committee.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Honorarium of Cook cum Helpers under PM Poshan Scheme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2402

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## Honorarium of Cook cum Helpers under PM Poshan Scheme

## 2402.  ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government received request from many States including Kerala to raise the honorarium of Cook-cum-Helpers (CCH) under PM Poshan Scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to increase the central share of honorarium and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government had received a recommendation from the Standing Committee for the development of a uniform system to avoid disparity in the honorarium paid in many States; and
- (d) if  so,  whether  the  Government  considered  the  same  and  taken  any  decision  in  this regard?

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

- (a) to (d): Requests for increasing the honorarium to Cook-cum Helpers (CCHs) under PM POSHAN Scheme have been received from many States including Kerala. It is stated that honorarium is provided to CCHs for preparing and serving hot cooked meals at schools. These CCHs are honorary workers who have come forward for rendering social services. As per guidelines of the Scheme, uniform honorarium of Rs. 1000/- per month for 10 months in a year is prescribed for these CCHs in recognition of their services, and the same  is  being  continued.  The  honorarium  expenditure  is  shared  between  the  Central Government and States and UTs as per the approved sharing pattern. Moreover, the State Governments  and  UT  Administrations  also  supplement  the  honorarium  by  providing additional funds from their own resources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Recruitment of Pregnant Women in Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2399

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  AUGUST, 2022 (MONDAY) / SRAVANA 10, 1944 (SAKA)

## Recruitment of Pregnant Women in Banks

2399.  SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Banking  Recruitment  Authorities  have  set  the  criteria  that  a  pregnant woman, more than three months, would be considered temporarily unfit for the job;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it is not against the right to maternity benefits under the code of social security 2020 to women; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have informed that while giving mandate to Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for recruitment in banks, they have not set any such criteria that  pregnant woman, more than three months, would be considered temporarily unfit for the job.

Further, IBPS, which does the recruitment for Officers and Clerks in banks, has informed that no such criteria that a pregnant woman, more than three months, would be considered temporarily unfit for the job, has been set in any of its advertisements for recruitments in banks.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Sharing of Cess
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2395

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 1 , 2022/SRAVANA 10, 1944 (SAKA)

## SHARING OF CESS

## 2395.   SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a)  the total  amount of central excise duty levied in form of cess and surcharges on petrol and diesel during the last five years;
- (b) whether the central tax has increased on petrol and diesel in form of cess during the last few years and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether such cess collected by the Union Government is not shared with the States and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to share such cess with the States and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The details of cess and surcharges levied on Petrol and Diesel in the last five years are given as follows:

(Rs. per litre)

| Time period                 |   Petrol |   Diesel |
|-----------------------------|----------|----------|
| 5 th Oct,18 to 6 th Jul,19  |     15   |        9 |
| 6 th Jul,19 to 14 th Mar,20 |     17   |       11 |
| 14 th Mar,20 to 6 th May,20 |     20   |       14 |
| 6 th May,20 to 2 nd Feb,21  |     30   |       27 |
| 2 nd Feb,21 to 4 th Nov,21  |     31.5 |       30 |
| 4 th Nov,21 to 22 nd May,22 |     26.5 |       20 |
| 22 nd May, 22 till date     |     18.5 |       14 |

(b): The excise duty and cess rate on petrol and diesel have been calibrated to generate resources for infrastructure and other developmental items of expenditure keeping in view the prevalent fiscal situation.

(c) and (d): As per Article 271 of the Indian Constitution, all taxes and duties, except surcharges and cesses levied for specified purposes, shall be distributed between the Union and the States. Devolution to  State  Governments  is  made  out  of  the  Basic  Excise  Duty  component  on  the  basis  of  the  formula prescribed by the Finance Commission from time to time. The various Cesses collected by the Central Government  is  primarily  used  for  funding  various  Centrally  Sponsored  schemes,  whereby  funds  are transferred to the States for implementing these schemes for the development of States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Unit of ITDC in Sitamarhi of Bihar
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2394 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## UNIT OF ITDC IN SITAMARHI OF BIHAR

†2394. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government proposes to set up any unit of ITDC
- in Sitamarhi of Bihar; (b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be set up; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM                        (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a): There is no proposal of opening a unit (Hotel or a Unit of Ashok Tours & Travels) of ITDC in Sitamarhi of Bihar.

(b): Does not arise.

(c): In accordance with the disinvestment policy of Government of India, the existing properties of ITDC and its Joint Venture Companies (JVC) are under disinvestment.

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