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Lok Sabha Question No. 110 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Cess Levies on Petrol and Diesel
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.110

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 19 TH   JULY, 2021 ASHADHA 28, 1943 (SAKA)

## CESS LEVIES ON PETROL AND DIESEL

## 110. SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has room to cut the cess levies on petrol and diesel by Rs.4.5 per litre to ease inflationary pressures without a net loss in revenue;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  increase  on  petroleum  products  seems  like  a  tax  collection epidemic and if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (d) the total amount of revenue collected by the government on petrol and diesel from April to June, 2021; and
- (e) whether it is also a fact that petroleum products remained as a main source for the Government to collect revenue and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE SH. PANKAJ CHOUDHARY

(a)  and  (b): Domestic prices of petrol and diesel are market determined, since 26.6.2010 and 19.10.2014 respectively. Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) do the pricing of petrol and diesel, in line with the international product prices and other market conditions.

(c): The  excise  duty  rates  have  been  calibrated  to  generate  resources  for infrastructure and other developmental items of expenditure keeping in view the prevailing fiscal situation.

(d): The total central excise duty collected on petrol and diesel from April to June, 2021 is about Rs. 94,181 crores.

(e): Average share of central excise duty on petroleum products from 2017-18 to 2020-21 (P) in gross revenue collected by union is 12%.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: New Enterprises
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Krishna Pal Singh Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 108 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021/ ASHADHA 28, 1943 (SAKA)

## NEW ENTERPRISES QUESTION

†108. DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

b e pleased to state:

- (a) whether all the new enterprises get themselves registered under the Companies Act in an innovative effort but later on they become inactive or have to be closed down due to non-performance of good business;
- (b) if so, the number of companies which became inactive till date;
- (c) the number of companies closed during each of the last three years;
- (d) whether want of business acumin in also a reason for their closure; and
- (e) if so, whether the Government is taking /likely to take any step 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 FOR CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a)  to  (c):  Incorporation  of  new companies and closure thereof is a routine affair depending  upon  the  objectives  of  incorporating  the  company  on  case  to  case basis.  However, as per the records maintained with this Ministry, the total number of companies incorporated under the provisions of the Companies, Act 2013 as on 30.6.2021  is    21,87,026  and  out  of  these  total  13,76,366  Companies  are  Active Companies and remaining 8,10,660 number of  companies are not active  due to various reasons like, liquidated/ dissolved, struck-off after issuance of notice u/s 248 of  the  Act,  amalgamated/  merged  with  other  companies,  converted  to  Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) etc. The details of companies closed during three years due to various reasons are as under:

| Financial Year   | Number of Companies   |
|------------------|-----------------------|
| 2018-2019        | 1,43,223              |
| 2019-2020        | 70,972                |
| 2020-2021        | 14,674                |

(d) and (e): There is no verifiable information which says that the closure of company is due to lack of business acumen.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Setting up of Ethanol Plants
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 107 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  July, 2021

## Setting up of Ethanol Plants

†107. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

## isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=h

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government gives approval for setting up of ethanol plants, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government proposes to set up ethanol plant in Bihar, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh jkes'oj rsyh½

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a): The entrepreneurs / project proponents are free to set up ethanol plants in any part of the country without seeking any formal approval from the Government of India. However, various statutory clearances from States/ Ministry of Environment Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  /  State  Pollution  Control  Boards (SPCBs), etc.  are  required  to  be  obtained  during  the  course  of  setting  up  of  the ethanol  plant.  Besides,  DFPD  is  implementing  scheme  for  extending  interest subvention @ 6% p.a. or 50% of the interest charged by the banks whichever is lower, for 5 years including 1 year moratorium period.
- (b): The Central Government does not set up ethanol plants on its own in any part of  the  country  including  Bihar.  Central  Government  is  however  encouraging setting up of Ethanol Plants.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Tax Exemption on Import of Medical Items
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.104

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 19 TH   JULY, 2021 ASHADHA 28, 1943 (SAKA)

## TAX EXEMPTION ON IMPORT OF MEDICAL ITEMS

## 104. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  granted  tax  exemptions  on  the  import  of  essential medical items to combat Covid-19;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  GST  council  has  constituted  a  Group  of  Ministers  to  examine  the requirement for GST concessions/exemption for items used as Covid-19 relief material; and

(d)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  report  or  the  recommendations  of  the  committee  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE SH. PANKAJ CHOUDHARY

(a) and (b): In order to ensure the availability and affordability of goods being used for Covid-19 relief and management, the Government has for specified period provided the following indirect exemptions/concessions on imports of such items:-

(i)  Customs  Duties  including  cesses,  wherever applicable,  has  been  exempted  on  (a) medicines such as Remdesivir injection, Remdesivir API, Amphotericin B and specified inputs  for  their  manufacturing  (b)  oxygen  and  oxygen  related  equipment  (c)  Covid-19 Vaccines (d) specified inflammatory diagnostic kits, etc.

(ii)  Specified Covid relief items have also been exempted from payment of IGST when imported for donation to Central Government, State Government or any relief agency, entity or statutory body for free distribution.

(iii)  GST  rate  has  been  reduced  on  imports  of  specified  goods  like  Covid-19  related medicines,  oxygen,  oxygen  related  equipment,  specified  Covid-19  testing  kits,  Pulse oximeters,  hand  sanitizers,  temperature  check  equipment,  Gas/electric  furnace  for crematorium and ambulances.

(c) and (d): GST Council in its 43 rd  meeting decided to constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine the issue of GST exemption/concession on Covid relief material. The GoM made recommendations for reducing  GST  rates  on  specified  Covid  relief  items. These recommendations were discussed in 44 th  meeting of GST Council. Council made recommendation for reduction of GST rates, on Covid relief items taking into account the recommendations of GoM. On the recommendation of Council, the concessional GST rates on items mentioned at item no. (iii) in reply part (a) and (b) above were notified.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Cash Transactions
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 103

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY 19 TH  JULY, 2021 ASHADHA 28, 1943 (SAKA)

## CASH TRANSACTIONS

## 103. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  limit  of  cash transaction;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any step in this direction so far; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There is no such proposal under consideration.
- (b) Does not arise in view of (a) above.
- (c) It is the stated policy of the Government to discourage cash transactions and move towards less cash economy. Hence, there is no proposal to increase the limit of cash transactions permissible under various provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Tribes India and TRIFOOD
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 102 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 19.07.2021

## TRIBES INDIA AND TRIFOOD

## 102 . R. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  initiatives  to  tie  up  with  e-commerce retailers  or  whether  it  has  launched  it's  own  platform  to  market  the  products  of  TRIBES INDIA and TRIFOOD

- (b) if so, the details there of, of such initiatives; and

(c) the details of the amount spent on such marketing initiatives till date?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, has its own E-commerce portal www.tribesindia.com  to  market  tribal  products.  It  is  also  present  on  all  major  ecommerce portals like Amazon, Snapdeal, Flipkart, Paytm, and Gem. TRIFOOD Scheme is a joint  initiative  of  the  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industry,  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  and TRIFED. Under this scheme, tertiary value addition centres are being set up by TRIFED at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh and Raigad in Maharashtra at a cost of approximately Rs.11 crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Funds Released to BTC
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 101 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## FUNDS RELEASED TO BTC

101.  SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

## Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  amount  of  funds  released  to  Bodoland  Territorial  Council  (BTC)  by  Ministry  of

Culture during the last five years; (b) the names of the schemes under which these funds have been released; (c) the complete details of the works done with the funds released;  and State

- (d) whether the funds were released directly to BTC or through Government?

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

## ANSWER

- (a)  Sir,  no  funds  are  released  to  Bodoland  Territorial  Council  (BTC)  by  this  Ministry

during the last five years.

- (b), (c) & (d) Question doesn't arise.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 98 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Pilot Projects for Ethanol
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Chinta Anuradha, Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Midhun Reddy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 98 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  July, 2021

## Pilot Projects for Ethanol

98. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI: SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA: SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY: SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

## isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=h

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  the  E-100  pilot  project  for  production  and distribution of ethanol across the country;
- (b)  if so, the details of this initiative and the aims and objectives thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government is committed to meet its target of 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol by 2025; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh jkes'oj rsyh½

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) & (b): E-100 pilot projects been launched at Pune city by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) on 5 th June, 2021. With a view to enhance fuel choice and facilitate sale of E-100 fuel, MoP&NG vide its order dated 22 nd March, 2021 has amended the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply, Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices) Order, 2005 by permitting the direct sale of Bio-ethanol (E100) by an oil company for use as standalone fuel or blending with motor spirit, for compatible automobiles to all consumers, in accordance with the standards specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
- (c) & (d): The Notified National Policy on Biofuels - 2018, provided an indicative target of blending  20%  ethanol  in  petrol  by  2030.  Government  has  undertaken  several  supply  and demand side interventions since 2014 which has enabled improvement in ethanol blending from average 1.53% during Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2013-14 to 7.93% during ongoing ESY  2020-21  as  on  12 th July,  2021.  An  Interdepartmental  Expert  Committee  under  the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary NITI Aayog has submitted a 'Roadmap for Ethanol Blending  in  India  2020-25'  which  outlines  the  journey  for  20%  ethanol  blending  in  the country.  Ministry  of  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  has  published  a  Notification  dated  02 nd June,  2021,  wherein,  it  has  been  stated  that  OMCs  shall  sell  ethanol  blended  petrol  with percentage of ethanol upto 20% as per BIS Specifications in the whole of India and Union Territories and shall come into effect from 01 st April, 2023.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 94 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Banking Facilities in Rural Areas
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## OF INDIA

## MINISTRY CIAL SERVICES

## GOVER FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT  OF FI

## LOK No.94

## UNSTARRED

TO BE ANSWERED  ON MONDAY,

LY 19, 2A2IlASHADHA  28, 1943 (SAKA)

## Banking Facil in Rural Areas

94. SHRI DHARAMBIR  SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE  be pleased

- (a) whether  the Government  is aware of Gram PanchaYats, PanchaYat Samiti and Block Samiti  in the country  having facilities are not available; ation of more than 3000 where banking
- (b) if so, whether the Government areas; to  provide banking facilities in such
- (c) if so, the details  thereof  and if not, the sons therefor;  and
- (d) the details  of the number  of blocks in na where not even a single branch of public  or private sector bank exists at ,  district-wise?

## Answer

## Y OF FINANCE THE MI NISTER OF STATE IN THE MINI (DR BHAGWAT KARAD)

- (a) to (c) To  qnsure availability of banking  outlet  IBank  branch/Business all inhabited villages,  the Government  has Correspondent  (BQ)l within 5 kilometers launched a Geographic  lnformation (GlS) based aPP., namelY, Jan Dhan Darshak  app (JDD app) developed  by N lnformatics Centre (NlC). Banks have the GIS location of their branches' been provided login credentials to Business  Cgrrespondents  and ATMs on app.

As per data uPloaded bY the banks on JDD app, out of the 5.538 lakh maPPed .93%) are having bank branch or BC within villages on the  app, 5.534 lakh villages 5 kilometers distance,

As per extant guidelines dated 18.5'201 on rationalisation  of Branch Authorisation Policy, Reserve Bank of lndia  (RBl) granted general permission to domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks (excludi Regional  Rural Banks),  to open banking outlets  at any  Place  in the country, seeking prior approval of RBI in each case, subject to at least  25 percent of total number of banking outlets opened during a financial  Year  being in un rural centres i.e. centres having population less than 10,000  (Tier 5 Tier 6 centres). A'Banking Outlet'for  a Small Finance Bank and a Payment  Bank Domestic Scheduled  Commercial  Bank, is a fixed-point service delivery  unit, m by either bank's staff or its BC'

Further, eleven Small Finance  Banks and RBI for providing banking services  across Payment Banks have been licensed by country including the rural centres.

ln  pursuance of RBI guidelines,  rolling out banking outlets  in uncovered  areas is a continuous  process  and looked  after by Level Banker's  Committee  (SLBC), in consultation  with the concerned  State member banks and other stakeholders.  Banks, inter-alia,  consider for opening  banking  outlets in the plans and their commercial  viability' To light of RBI's instructions, their business further assess the viability for opening a required. outlet, banks carry out survey as

- (d) As informed by SLBC Haryana, all the are covered  with bank branches / BCs for Panchayats  and Blocks in the State ng banking services.
Lok Sabha Question No. 90 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Financial Stability Report
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 90

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE JULY 2021/ ASHADHA 28, 1943 (SAKA) 19TH

## Financial Stability Report

## 90. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- whether it is a fact that the latest Financial Stability Report of the Reserve Bank of India has pointed towards incipient signs of stress on consumer credit portfolios of private banks and finance firms including housing finance companies;
- () if s0, the details thereof;
- whether the Government is any appropriate measures to help stabilize the consumer credit portfolios of these financial entities; taking
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (DR BHAGWAT KARAD)

- (a) and (): As per Reserve Bank of India's Financial Stability Report (FSR) of July 2021,aggregate consumer credit with 90 past due balances, in Private Sector Banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) including housing finance companies (HFCs), has increased from 1.2% and 5.3% in January 2020 to 2.4% and 6.7%/ in January 2021, respectively: However; in Public Sector Banks it has improved from 2.9%/ to 1.8% the same days period. during
- (c) to (e): Government and RBI have taken various measures with the objective of alleviating the potential stress to individual borrowers These include, inter alia:
- Reserve Bank of  India 27.3.2020, permitted   lenders to grant moratorium of three months on payment of all installments due between 1.3.2020 and 31,5.2020. The said moratorium was extended by another three months up to 31.8.2020; falling i.e.,
- () RBI, vide circular dated 6.8.2020, on "Resolution framework for COVID-19-related stress enabled the lenders to implement resolution plans in respect of personal loans (including consumer loans) , permitting thereunder;   rescheduling of payments and granting of moratorium up to two years;
- (1) Government; on 23.10.2020, approved the Scheme for grant of ex-gratia   payment of difference between compound interest and simple interest for six months, to borrowers in loan accounts (1.3.2020 to 31.8.2020); and specified
- (iv) RBI, vide circular dated 5.5.2021, on "Resolution Framework 2.0: Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Individuals and Small Businesses announced further set of measures in line with the contours of the Resolution Framework announced on 6.8.2020, with suitable modifications
Lok Sabha Question No. 89 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Samagra Shiksha
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Balak Nath

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 89 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19th   July, 2021

## Samagra Shiksha

## †89. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the 'Samagra Shiksha' scheme being run by the Government;
- (b) the status of the benefits provided under the scheme in Rajasthan and Haryana; and
- (c) the total number of districts focussed under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme in Rajasthan and in Haryana during the last three years along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) and (b): Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated Scheme for School Education was launched throughout the country as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with effect from the year 2018-19. It is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education.

The major interventions under the scheme are: (i) Universal Access including Infrastructure Development and Retention; (ii) Gender and Equity; (iii) Inclusive Education; (iv)Quality; (v) Financial support for Teacher Salary; (vi) Digital initiatives; (vii) Entitlements under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 including uniforms, textbooks etc.;(viii) Pre-school Education; (ix) Vocational Education; (x) Sports and Physical Education; (xi) Strengthening of Teacher Education and Training.

(c):   All the States and UTs including all 33 districts of Rajasthan and 22 districts of Haryana are  covered  under  the  Samagra  Shiksha  scheme.  An  expenditure  of  Rs.  3617.823  crore, 3733.493 crore and 4258.738 crore has been incurred under Samagra Shiksha in Rajasthan for years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively. An expenditure of Rs. 743.615 crore, 1086.149 crore and 1222.988 crore has been incurred under Samagra Shiksha in Haryana for years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively.

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