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Lok Sabha Question No. 1957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Funds Released to Cultural Organisations in Dahod
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1957 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## Funds Released to Cultural Organisations in Dahod

†1957. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR: Will the Minister of  CULTURE be pleased to state: (a)  the  number  of  cultural  organisations  functioning  under  the  aegis  of  Ministry  of Culture  in  Dahod  district  of  Gujarat  along  with  the  details  of  the  works  being carried out by each of the said organisations; (b)  the details of total funds sanctioned and released to each of the said organisations in Dahod district of Gujarat during the last three years; and (c) the achievements made by each of the said organisations so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  No  cultural  organisation  is  functioning  under  the  aegis  of  Ministry  of  Culture  in

Dahod district of Gujarat. (b) & (c): Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Digitisation of Health Records
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1955

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## DIGITISATION OF HEALTH RECORDS

1955. SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

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

(a)whether the Government is planning to digitize the health records of all  insured  persons  under  ESIC  within  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof including Assam and if not, the reasons therefor; and (b)the  details  of  the  funds  estimated  for  this  and  the  details  of  the target set and the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Information  Technology  (IT)  system  and  software  have  been provided  to  the  Employees'  State  Insurance  (ESI)  Scheme  health centres of states including for the state of Assam through centralised system for digitisation of the health records of Insured Persons (IPs).
- (b): Digitisation  of  health  records  is  a  continuous  process.  For digitisation  of  clinical  records  and  for  other  IT  Infrastructure,  a budgetary provision of Rs.231.23 crore for the year 2022-23 has been made  by  the  ESI  Corporation  for  its  all  health  centres  under  ESI Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: C-PACE for Voluntary Winding-up of Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Bhola Singh, Sukanta Majumdar, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1949 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022 PHALGUNA 23, 1943 (SAKA)

## C-PACE FOR VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP OF COMPANIES QUESTION

1949.  SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed to set up the  Centre for Processing Accelerated Corporate Exit (C-PACE) to facilitate and speed up the voluntary winding-up of the companies and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government has proposed to set up the International Arbitration Centre and permitted foreign universities to operate in the Gujarat International Finance Tee-City (GIFT) City and if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  carry  out  amendments  to  the  Insolvency  and Bankruptcy Code to enhance the resolution process, including for cross-border insolvency and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  establish  a  centre  to  reduce  the  process  of voluntary winding-up of companies to six months and if so, the details thereof; and (e) the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## 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, d and e): Yes sir. A Centre for Processing Accelerated Corporate Exit (C-PACE) is proposed to be setup to provide ease of exit of business to the stakeholders. It is proposed that C-PACE will endeavor to process and approve centrally all applications filed through e-form STK 2 under section 248(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 for exit of companies on voluntary basis within six months.

(b): Yes sir. In the budget speech 2022-23, the Hon'ble Finance Minister has announced setting up of the International Arbitration Centre and allowing foreign Universities to offer courses in Financial Management, FinTech, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics free from domestic  regulations,  except  those  by  IFSCA  to  facilitate  availability  of  high  end  human resources for financial services and technology.

(c):  The  Insolvency Law Committee (ILC) under the Chairmanship of Secretary, MCA makes recommendations to the Government on issues arising from implementation of Insolvency and Bankruptcy  Code,  2016  (the  Code).  Based  on  the  recommendations  of  ILC  along  with stakeholders' consultations and examination by the Government, amendments to the Code are carried out as per the evolving requirements.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Agreement with GCC Countries
Ministry: Education
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1948

ANSWERED ON 14/03/2022

## AGREEMENT WITH GCC COUNTRIES

1948. SHRI M.K.RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  entered  into  any  mutual  agreements  for  mutual recognition of  higher educational and professional qualifications between India and Gulf Cooperation Council countries; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b): As per the information received from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), the following agreements have been signed with the Gulf Cooperation Council countries:
- i. G2G MoU with United Arab Emirates (UAE)

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between MSDE and National Qualifications Authority, the Government of UAE has been signed on 29.04.2016 for Cooperation in Skill Development and Recognition of Qualifications. Under this MoU, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is working with Ministry of Human Resource and Emiritization  (MoHRE)  and  ADQCC for benchmarking qualifications,  assessment & certification for the smooth placement of Indian workers in UAE.

- ii. G2G MoU with Qatar

An MoU between the Government of India and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of the Government of the State of Qatar has been signed on 05.06.2016 for Cooperation in Skill Development and Recognition of Qualifications. The objective of the  MoU  is  recognition  of  professional  and  trade  qualifications  that  are  issued  by government approved awarding bodies in both countries and recognition of expertise of workers (pre and post) in the recruitment process.

iii. B2B MoU with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

A  Business  to  Business  MoU  was  signed  between  TakaMol  Holding,  a  semi Government Agency under Ministry of Labor & Social Development, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and NSDC on 17.10.2019. Under the MOU, a network of Assessment Centres (Trade  Test  Centres)/Skill  Verification  Centres  across  India  will  be  established  to deliver assessments in the identified benchmarked qualifications to potential migrant workers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Devolution of Taxes and Funds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1945 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY 14 th  March, 2022 [23 PHALGUNA, 1943 (SAKA)]

## 'Devolution of Taxes and Funds'

## No. 1945.  Dr. Alok Kumar Suman:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of devolution of taxes and funds from the Union Government to Bihar from 2014 to 2022, year-wise;
- (b) whether the revenues of the State of Bihar have been impacted due to official delay in grant of funds from the Union Government;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the measures being taken by the Government to compensate the State for the loss of revenues due to official delay in grant of funds?

## ANSWER

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

- a)  the details of devolution of taxes and funds transferred from the Union Government to Bihar during  the financial years 2014 to 2022, is given below:

(

₹ in crore)

| Financial Year                      | 2014-2015   |   2015- 2016 |   2016- 2017 |   2017- 2018 |   2018- 2019 |   2019- 2020 |   2020 - 2021 |   2021- 2022 |
|-------------------------------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
| Taxes and Duties assigned to States | 36963.07    |     48922.7  |     58880.6  |     65083.2  |     73603    |     63406.3  |       59861.4 |     81789.3  |
| Central Sector Scheme               | 541.27      |       875.76 |      3045.4  |      5970.74 |      3628.43 |      7483.57 |       11268.5 |     12787.3  |
| Centrally Sponsored Scheme          | 12674.78    |     14223.2  |     14463.8  |     14959.5  |     18378.3  |     18052.6  |       22346.2 |     15252.1  |
| Finance Commission Grants           | 3191.54     |      2875.94 |      3967.15 |      4525.06 |      4537.53 |      7343.61 |        8748   |      5604.41 |
| Others                              | -           |       310.64 |        29.59 |      5169.67 |      6221.18 |      6281.01 |       12512   |     11648.1  |

(b) to (d) There has been no delay in release of funds from the Union Government to the States. Releases for tax devolution are made on monthly basis, while the funds for Central Sector Scheme, Centrally Sponsored Scheme, Finance Commission Grants, etc. are released to State Governments in accordance with eligibility criteria and approved programmes/projects.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Shorgate of Doctors in ESIC Hospitals
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1944 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## SHORGATE OF DOCTORS IN ESIC HOSPITALS

†1944. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a)the number of ESIC Hospitals in the country;
- (b)the number of doctors available in the said hospitals in the country at present;
- (c)whether there is a huge shortage of doctors in these hospitals and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  appoint  doctors  in  the  said
- hospitals and if so, the details thereof including Rajasthan; and (e)the time by which the said appointments are likely to be made?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): There are a total of 160 Employees' State Insurance (ESI) hospitals in the country. Out of these 160 ESI hospitals, 50 hospitals are directly run by the  ESI Corporation (ESIC).
- (b) & (c): The  number  of  regular  doctors  available  in  the  said  ESIC hospitals at present is 1842 and there is a shortage of 1316 doctors in these hospitals.
- (d) & (e): Recruitment drive to fill up the vacant posts of doctors in ESI hospitals and dispensaries has been taken up by ESIC, for which advertisement  for  recruiting  doctors  in  various  grades  have  been issued  including for 79  posts  for ESI  hospitals in the state of Rajasthan. The target date for completion of the recruitment process is August, 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Government School Teachers
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Abhishek Banerjee

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1943 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2022

## Government School Teachers

## 1943. SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) the details and number of the Government school teachers in each State diverted to non teaching tasks; (b) the number of these teachers sent for election duty; (c) the number of teachers diverted to COVID-19 related duty and the nature of their tasks; (d) the number of teachers diverted to other work died due to Covid and whether any compensation is provided to their families; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to  (e)  Section 27 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 states  that  no  teacher  shall  be  deployed  for  any  non-educational  purposes  other  than  the  decennial population census, disaster relief duties or duties relating to elections to the local authority or the State Legislatures or Parliament, as the case may be. The Ministry of Education has also issued guidelines to all  States  and  UTs  that  emphasize  that  teachers  should  not  be  deployed  for  non-educational  duties other than those which are in accordance with the RTE Act. Further, Education is in the Concurrent List  of  the  Constitution,  therefore,  a  majority  of  the  schools  are  under  the  administrative  control  of respective States and Union Territories (UT). The recruitment, service conditions and deployment of teachers come under the purview of the respective State/ Union Territory (UT) Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1940 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Data on Wetlands
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1940

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## Data on Wetlands

## 1940.   DR.VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

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

- (a) whether Government has maintained any data on the decline of wetlands across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof year wise from 2021 till date and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) details of identified wetlands and total funds released and utilised for its conservation year-wise from 2021 till date? and
- (d) the details of funds utilised for conservation of 160 wetlands under the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-Systems (NPCA)?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)& (b) While the Central and State Governments take all possible steps for the preservation, conservation and restoration of water bodies, developmental activities and anthropogenic pressures do affect them.
- (c) Details of identified wetlands and total funds released and utilized for their conservation in the financial year 2021-22 till date is given in Annexure- 1.
- (d) Till  date  Rs.  1051.92  Crores  have  been  released  for  160  nos  of  wetlands  under  the NPCA Scheme (including the then NLCP and NWCP Schemes).

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Annexure-1

## Funds released under for conservation of wetlands during Financial Year 2021-22(till date)

| S. No.   | Items                | State         |   Amount in Rs lakhs |
|----------|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
| 1        | Utra Pat             | Manipur       |              381.015 |
| 2        | Dhramveer Shamnbhaji | Maharashtra   |              300     |
| 3        | Ansupa               | Odisha        |              165     |
| 4        | Tembao               | Sikkim        |               40.408 |
| 5        | Samaspur             | Uttar Pradesh |               36.534 |
|          | Total                | Total         |              922.957 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 1934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Development of Historical Temples of Latur
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1934 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORICAL TEMPLES OF LATUR

† 1934.  SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  has  chalked out any plan for the restoration, beautification and development of historical temples of Latur district of Maharashtra,  such  as  Papvinash  Temple  Latur,  Siddheshwar  Temple  Latur, Mahadev Temple Chakur, Anantapal Temple Shirur Anantpal, narayan Temple Shirur Anantpal, Mallikarjuna Temple Shirur Anantpal, Neelkantheshwar Temple Nilanga,  Mahadev  temple  Ahmedpur,  Devi  temple  Udgir,  neelkantheshwar temple and Ausa temples on the occasion of Azadi Ka  Amrit Mahotsav;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the Government would ask  the  State  Government  to  submit  any  proposal  to  develop  the  above mentioned temples;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Maharashtra regarding the maintenance and development of the temples in Latur under the Heritage Scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details of the action taken for the development of the heritage sites?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) & (b) Archaeological  Survey  of  India,  an  attached  office  of  Ministry  of  Culture  is mandated with the responsibilities of maintenance, conservation and preservation of centrally protected monuments  and  archaeological sites. However,  the  historical  temples  of  Latur  district  of  Maharashtra,  such  as Papvinash Temple Latur, Siddheshwar Temple Latur, Mahadev Temple Chakur, Anantapal Temple Shirur Anantpal, narayan Temple Shirur Anantpal, Mallikarjuna Temple Shirur Anantpal, Neelkantheshwar Temple Nilanga, Mahadev  temple  Ahmedpur,  Devi  temple  Udgir,  neelkantheshwar  temple  and Ausa temple are not centrally protected monuments.
- (c) No such proposal has been received by the Archaeological Survey of India.

&

(d)
Lok Sabha Question No. 1932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Ex-Students of Delhi University
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta, Ravindra Kushawaha, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Prataprao  Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1932 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## Ex-Students of Delhi University

1932. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK: SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA: SHRI RAVI KISHAN: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION  be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  University  of  Delhi  (DU)  is  planning  to  give  their  ex-students  a chance to complete their degree this year, as a part of its centenary celebration and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the said offer/option will be opened for all the ex-students or any specific criteria has been fixed by the Delhi University in this regard; (c) if so, the details thereof; (d)  the  number  of  students  who  are  eligible  for  this  option  and  the  number  of chances likely to be given to these students; and (e) the number of students who have enrolled/registered themselves for examination to be scheduled this year under the centenary celebration?

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

(a) to (e) The University of Delhi has decided to give the centenary chance to all the  ex-students  of  the  University,  who  could  not  complete  their  degrees  due  to various  impediments.  It  has  been  decided  to  conduct  examination  twice  during centenary year of the university commencing from 01.05.2022 to 01.05.2023.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1931 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Fresh Startup and LLP Settlement Scheme
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1931 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 14 th  MARCH, 2022 [PHALGUNA 23, 1943(SAKA)] FRESH STARTUP AND LLP SETTLEMENT SCHEME QUESTION

1931: SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  main  objectives  of  Companies  Fresh  Startup  Scheme  and  Limited  Liability Partnership (LLP) Settlement Scheme, 2020; (b)  the  scheme-wise  targets  fixed  and  the  achievements  made  under  the  said schemes; and (c)  the  details  of  the  proposals  received  and  the  proposals  sanctioned  by  the

- Government under the said schemes, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

THE 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) to (c): The Companies Fresh Start Scheme (CFSS), 2020 was launched to provide companies  an  opportunity  to  make  a  fresh  start,  by  becoming  a  fully  compliant company, by allowing them to file belated documents in MCA 21 registry without any additional fees. The said Scheme has also provided immunity from prosecutions and proceedings for imposition of penalty which might arise on account of such delayed filing  of  documents.  As  per  record,  4,73,131  number  of  Indian  Companies  and  1065 number of Foreign Companies have benefited by availing the CFSS, 2020 scheme for filing their pending documents.

Further, this Ministry has also launched the LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020 to provide a one-time relaxation in additional fees to the defaulting Limited Liability Partnerships ('LLPs') to make good their defaults by filing pending documents with the Registrar of Companies to become fully compliant.  Under the said scheme, the defaulting LLPs were permitted  to  file  belated  documents  without  any  additional  fees.      As  per  record, 1,05,643 LLPs have benefited by availing the LLP Settlement Scheme 2020 for filing their pending documents.

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