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Lok Sabha Question No. 1913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Nepotism in Jobs in Central Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1913 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## NEPOTISM IN JOBS IN CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES

†1913. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  complaints  of  nepotism  in  jobs  in  the Central Universities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c)  whether  the  selection  of  all  the  faculties  working  in  the  Medical  College  of  Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been made as per the University Grants Commission (UGC) and National Medical Commission (NMC) norms;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the action taken/being taken by the Government against the recruitment committee that  made  these  appointments  against  the  UGC  and  NMC  norms  and  the  individuals appointed in such manner?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Recruitment in Central Universities is done as per Acts, Statutes, Ordinances, etc. of the respective Universities. Besides this, there are guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in Universities.

(c)  to  (e)  Aligarh  Muslim  University  (AMU)  has  informed  that  the  appointments  in  the Medical College of AMU were made in accordance with the guidelines of National Medical Commission (NMC) and promotions were made in accordance with the UGC Regulations. Further,  37  appointments  for  Cadre  Posts  and  5  promotions  under  Career  Advancement Scheme (CAS) were made since October, 2021 till date.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Wage Ceiling for EPFO Flagship Retirement Saving Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1908 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## WAGE CEILING FOR EPFO FLAGSHIP RETIREMENT SAVING SCHEME

1908. SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

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

- (a)whether the Government proposed to revise the wage ceiling for the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) flagship retirement saving scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)the time by which final decision is likely to be taken in this regard;
- (c)whether the proposed revised wage ceiling will bring more workers
- under the EPFO's social security coverage;
- (d)if so, the details thereof;
- (e)whether the Government assess its impact fully before changing the
- core structure of the EPFO; and (f)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): The wage  ceiling for coverage under the Employees' Provident  Fund  (EPF)  Scheme,  1952  is  revised  from  time  to  time. Presently, it is Rs.15000/- per month.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Forest Products such as Fuel
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-  1907

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 19/12/2022

## FOREST PRODUCTS SUCH AS FUEL

1907. SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  introduced  any  plan  to  provide  forest  products used as fuel and other useful things at low prices for the welfare of tribal people living in forest areas;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  records  of  prices  during  the  last three years; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a)  to  (c) :  The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has not introduced any plan to provide forest products used as fuel and other useful things at low prices. However, under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights)  Act,  2006,  there  are  provisions  for  collection  and  use  of  Minor  Forest Produce by forest rights holders in accordance with the Act and Rules.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1905 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Rise in Inflation and Cost of Living
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1905 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## RISE IN INFLATION AND COST OF LIVING

## 1905. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government intends to implement policies to address the rise in inflation and cost of living  in  the  country  when  the  wholesale  and  retail  inflation  rate  growth  for  the  month  of December 2022 stood at 13.56 per cent and 5.59 per cent, respectively;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government intends to reduce fuel and oil prices, given the sharp spike in inflation rate over the last two years and the economic slump the country is suffering through as a longterm impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a)  &  (b):  As  per  the  latest  release,  retail  inflation  rate  based  on  Consumer  Price  IndexCombined  is  5.88  per  cent  in  November  2022  and  wholesale  price  inflation  rate  based  on Wholesale Price Index stood at 5.85 per cent in November 2022.

The price situation of major essential commodities is monitored by the Central Government on a regular basis and corrective action is taken from time to time. Several supply-side measures have been taken by the Government to address inflation and to ensure that the poor do not have to bear the extra financial burden. These include inter alia , prohibition of export of wheat products under HS Code 1101, imposition of export duty on rice, reduction in import duties and cess  on  pulses,  rationalization  of  tariffs  and  imposition  of  stock  limits  on  edible  oils  and  oil seeds,  maintenance  of  buffer  stock  for  onion  and  pulses,  the  inclusion  of  soya  meal  as  an essential commodity in the schedule of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and imposition of a stock limit on soya meal.

(c) & (d): Prices of petrol and diesel have been market-determined with effect from 26.06.2010 and 19.10.2014, respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) take appropriate decisions on the pricing of petrol and diesel. Central Government takes into account all relevant factors and has made interventions by way of calibrating Excise Duty rates on these products as and when required. The Central Government reduced the Central Excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs. 8 and Rs. 6 per litre, respectively, effective from 22 nd May 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1901 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Ban on Generator
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1901

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Ban on Generator

## 1901. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

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

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating to impose the ban on the use of generator in the polluted cities of the country including Delhi;
- (b) if so, whether any step has been taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

## (a), (b) & (c)

The  Government  has  no  proposal  to  ban  the  use  of  generators  in  polluted  cities  of  the country. However, in wake of adverse air quality in Delhi and NCR and to prevent, control and  abate  air  pollutioncaused  by  the  DG  sets  in  the  region,  Commission  for  Air  Quality Management  in  National  Capital  Region  and  Adjoining  Areas  has  issued  regulations  / directions for ban on use of DG sets, except for emergency purposes in the NCR i.e. Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi.

The Government has issued following notifications for control of pollution from generators

1. Emission limits for Genset engines up to 800 kW Gross Mechanical Powered.
2. Emission and Noise limit of LPG & CNG Generator sets.
3. Emission and Noise standard for petrol and kerosene driven Generator sets.
4. Noise limits for Generator sets run with Diesel.

Further, various guidelines has been issued with regard to system procedure for compliance of  noise  limits,  emission  limits,  emission  measurements,  emission  compliance  testing  of retro-fit emission control etc. with reference to the generators.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1893 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Adivasi Mahila Shashaktikaran Yojana
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, P.P. Chaudhary, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1893

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 19/12/2022

## ADIVASI MAHILA SHASHAKTIKARAN YOJANA

1893. Dr. Ramapati Ram Tripathi: Shri Sangam Lal Gupta: Shri Brijbhushan Sharan Singh: Shri P.P. Chaudhary: Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the number of beneficiaries in India under the Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Odisha; and

(b) the details of total funds released under the scheme during the last five years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a): National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), a Central Public  Sector  Enterprise  (CPSE)under  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  is  implementing  the scheme of Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY). The state-wise details of number of beneficiaries under the scheme are as under:

| State            |   No. of beneficiaries |
|------------------|------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                   5484 |
| Chhattisgarh     |                   1590 |
| Goa              |                      1 |
| Gujarat          |                  51747 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                    320 |
| Jammu &Kashmir   |                    545 |
| Jharkhand        |                    504 |
| Karnataka        |                   1259 |
| Kerala           |                    621 |
| Maharashtra      |                   3718 |
| Meghalaya        |                     29 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                   1326 |
| Mizoram          |                    138 |
| Odisha           |                    520 |
| Rajasthan        |                   2763 |

| State       |   No. of beneficiaries |
|-------------|------------------------|
| Sikkim      |                    316 |
| Tripura     |                    224 |
| Uttarakhand |                      9 |
| West Bengal |                  37842 |
| TOTAL       |                 108956 |

*Neither any proposal received nor sanctioned in case of Uttar Pradesh. (b):

The details of total funds released under AMSY scheme during last 5 years and current year areas under:

## (₹ in lakh)

| Fin. Year                 |   Disbursement under AMSY |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2017-18                   |                    193.76 |
| 2018-19                   |                    239.81 |
| 2019-20                   |                    974.46 |
| 2020-21                   |                   1137.52 |
| 2021-22                   |                    499.27 |
| 2022-23 (till 30.11.2022) |                    320.6  |
| TOTAL                     |                   3365.42 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Amendment in EPA
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1891

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Amendment in EPA

## 1891.  SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH:

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

- (a) whether it is true that wildlife amendments were to save law abiding citizens/entrepreneurs from undue harassment in case of minor non-compliances, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that the move may decrease the burden of the judiciary; and
- (c) whether  it  is  also  true  that  the  amendments  were  made  as  per  the  Government received suggestions to decriminalise existing provisions of Environment Protection Act (EPA) to weed out fear of imprisonment for simple violations and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a), (b) and (c) The  Wild  Life  (Protection)  Amendment  Bill,  2022  was  passed  by  the Lok Sabha on 2 nd August 2022 and by the Rajya Sabha on 8 th December 2022.  The  Bill  provides  for  inclusion  of  provisions  of  Convention  on International  Trade  in  Endangered  Species  of  wild  fauna  and  flora (CITES); rationalization of Schedules; enhancement of penalties, etc. No assessment  on  impact  of  the  Wild  Life  (Protection)  Amendment  Bill, 2022 on the judiciary has been made by the Ministry.

The  Wild  Life  (Protection)  Amendment  Bill,  2022  does  not  envisage decriminalization of  contravention of any provisions of the Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1888 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Declaration of Monuments as Monuments of National Importance
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Abu Taher Khan, Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Sunil Kumar, Goddeti Madhavi, Shyam Yadav Singh, Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1888 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## DECLARATION OF MONUMENTS AS MONUMENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

## †1888   SHRI ABU TAHER KHAN:

SHRI CHANDRASEKHAR  BELLANA:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:

SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI:

SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

DR. CHANDRA SEN JADON:

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

- (a) the  district-wise  names  and  number  of  monuments  or  sites  declared  as  monuments  of  national importance/Centrally Protected monuments during the last three years, in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency of Bihar;
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  spent  along  with  the  revenue  allocated  from    the      said monuments during the last five years;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  declare  any  other  monument  as  monument  of  national importance in the above said places;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  develop  monuments  of  national  importance  as  tourist places under Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) whether the Government has any proposal to develop the Mughal Era Fort situated at Sangamtat and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) No monument was declared as to be of national importance/centrally protected monuments during the last three years in these districts.
- (b) Question does not arise.
- (c) No such proposal is under consideration at present in these districts.
- (d) There are 7 centrally protected monuments/sites in West Champaran District of Bihar. These

&

monuments are

maintained by

Archaeological

Survey of

India.

Their conservation,

- (e) preservation  and  maintenance  is  a  continuous  phenomenon  which    is  carried  out  as  per requirement, priority and availability of resources.
- (f) The Mughal Fort at Sangamtat is not a centrally protected monument.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Digital Education Methods
Ministry: Education
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1885 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19/12/2022

## Digital Education Methods

1885. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  improve  digital  education  methods  and  make education more accessible and inclusive;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c)          To facilitate the online learning by all students a comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYA has been initiated as part of AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan on 17th May, 2020, which unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multimode access to education. The initiative includes:

- DIKSHA (one nation, one digital platform) is the nation's digital infrastructure for providing quality e-content for school education in States/UTs and QR coded Energized Textbooks for all grades are available on it.
- One earmarked Swayam Prabha TV channel per class from 1 to 12 (one class, one channel).
- Extensive use of Radio, Community radio and CBSE Podcast- Shiksha Vani.
- Special  e-content  for  visually  and  hearing  impaired  developed  on  Digitally  Accessible Information System (DAISY) and in sign language on NIOS website/ YouTube.

All these schemes/programmes are available in the public domain to all the students across the nation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1884 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Task Force for Man-Animal Conflict
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1884

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Task Force for Man-Animal Conflict

## 1884.   SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA

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

- (a) whether  the  Task  force  set  for  the  human-animal  conflict  in  the  State  of  Karnataka submitted  its  Report  to  the  Government  and  if  so,  the  details  of  highlights  of  the recommendations made by the Task force;
- (b) the details of scientific measures suggested by the said task force for elephant menace in Sakaleshpur, Alur, Belur Taluks of Hassan Lok Sabha Constituency; and
- (c) the action taken by the State Government of Karnataka in response to the recommendations of Task force?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

## (a), (b) and (c)

The  Wild  Life  (Protection)  Act,  1972  empowers  the  Chief  Wild  Life Warden  of  the  State  for  managing  human  wildlife  conflict  issues.  The Ministry  has  issued  advisories  to  States/UTs  in  February,  2021  and  June, 2022 to deal  with human wildlife  conflicts  which,  inter  alia,  provides  for constitution  of  a  co-ordination  committee  at  the  State  level.    The  State  of Karnataka  has  informed  the  Ministry  that  they constituted an expert committeewhich  has  submitted  its  report  to  the  State  Government.  The report  of  the  said  Expert  Committee  also  includes  the  following  scientific measures:

1. Ensuring the establishment of SMS based early Warning System.
2. Setting up Digital Boards at Critical junctions.
3. Procurement of Radio Collars for tracking and sending alerts.
4. Construction of railway barricade.
5. Scientific  research  for  long  term  understanding  of  the  elephant movement.

The State of Karnataka is well within its domain to take needful action in this regard.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Institutions working in NCLP
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Suresh Kumar Kashyap, P.P. Chaudhary, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1882 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## INSTITUTIONS WORKING IN NCLP

1882.  SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP: SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

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

(a)whether  the  Government  intends  to  release  pending  amount  of Project Institutions working in National Child Labour Project (NCLP) in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Odisha; and (b)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): National  Child  Labour  Project  (NCLP)  Scheme  has  been subsumed/merged  with  Samagara  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  Scheme  of Ministry  of  Education  in  a  phased  manner  with  effect  from  01 st   April 2021.  Ministry of Labour & Employment releases outstanding payment /  grant  to  those  District  Project  Society  which  had  operated  Special Training Centre (STC) with the approval of  the Government and submit the  requisite  documents,  as  prescribed  in  NCLP  Scheme   guidelines, viz.  Annual  Progress  Report,  Quarterly  Progress  Report,  Utilization Certificate, audited statement etc.

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