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Lok Sabha Question No. 3659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Establishment of new IITs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Chaudhary, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3659 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## Establishment of new IITs

## † 3659.   SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR CHAUDHARY: SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) established in the country during the last five years;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  new  IITs  in  the  country  including  Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the funds allocated for the development of all these IITs?

## ANSWER

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

(a): In the Budget for the year 2014-15, setting up of 5 new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir and Goa, was announced; and in the Budget for the year 2015-16, setting up of an IIT in Karnataka and upgradation of Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad into an  IIT  was announced.  Accordingly, new  IITs at  Tirupati  and Palakkad have started their academic session in 2015 and IITs at Bhilai, Jammu, Goa and Dharwad started in 2016.

(b)  &  (c):  In  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  IIT  Kanpur  and  IIT  (BHU),  Varanasi  are  operational. Presently, there is no proposal to establish any new IIT in the Country

(d):  The  Government  had  approved  operationalization  of  the  6  new  IITs  from  their  temporary campuses at a cost of Rs. 1411.80 cr., and later, establishment of permanent campuses of these IITs under Phase-A at a total cost of Rs. 7002.42 cr. subsuming the balance cost of the funds approved for temporary campuses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Operation of Labour Codes in Establishments
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3658 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## OPERATION OF LABOUR CODES IN ESTABLISHMENTS

3658. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

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

- (a)whether the Government  is aware that 70 per cent of the organisations  in  India  employ  less  than  6  people  and  the  labour codes operate in establishments with more than 10 people leaving out majority of the organisations from its ambit;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  come  up  with  some  kind  of scheme or amendment to ensure that the labour working in these 70  per  cent  of  the  organisations  also  get  the  benefit  of  the  four labour codes likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As  per  6 th   Economic  Census,  a  sizeable  number  of  the establishments in India are small in size. However, irrespective of the size of the establishment, the Labour Codes strengthen the protection available to workers, including unorganized workers in terms of statutory minimum wage, social security and healthcare of workers. The  Code  on  Wages,  2020  has  universalized  statutory  right for  minimum  wages  and  timely  payment  of  wages  to  all  workers  to support  sustainable  growth  and  inclusive  development.  Besides,  the Code on Social Security, 2020 (SS Code) aims to extend social security to all  employees and workers both in the organised and unorganised sectors. The provisions  introduced in SS Code to enhance coverage of social security are as follows:-

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- i. The coverage of Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has been extended pan-India as against notified districts/areas. Further,  ESIC  coverage  on  voluntary  basis  for  establishments having  less  than  10  employees  has  been  introduced.  Further, benefits under ESIC can also be made applicable to an establishment  which  carries  on  hazardous  or  life  threatening occupation as notified by the Central Government, in which even a single employee is employed.
- ii.    Envisages  a  Social  Security  Fund  for  formulating  schemes  for welfare  of  the  unorganized  workers,  gig  workers  and  platform workers.
- iii.    The gig worker and the platform worker have been defined for the purpose of formulating schemes  to  provide social security benefits.
- iv.    The Central Government has been empowered to extend benefits to  unorganized  workers,  gig  workers  and  platform  workers  and the  members  of  their  families  through  ESIC  or  Employees' Provident Fund Organization.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Valuation of Banks Investments
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: P. Velusamy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3655

To be answered on the 8 th August 2022/Sravana 17, 1944 (Saka)

## Valuation of Banks Investments

## 3655. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Reserve Bank of India has proposed a new category for classifying securities for  valuation  of  investment  made  by  Banks  -  Fair  Value  Through  Profit  &  Loss  Account (FVTPL);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the securities held in FVTPL shall be fair valued and the resultant gains/losses will be directly debited/credited to the Profit & Loss Account at present and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to allow all Government securities to be classified as 'maturity category' instead of 'Available for Sale'; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (b):  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  Discussion  Paper  issued  on  14.01.2022,  proposes  three categories of securities for valuation of investment made by banks. 'Held to Maturity' (HTM) and 'Available for Sale' (AFS) are existing categories. A new category viz., 'Fair Value Through Profit and Loss Account' (FVTPL), has been proposed. All investments that do not qualify for inclusion in HTM or AFS, shall be included in this new category. Within FVTPL category, 'Held for Trading' (HFT) shall be a sub-category aligned with the specifications of 'Trading Book' to be specified by the RBI as part of its capital adequacy framework.

(c): As per the Discussion Paper, the securities held in FVTPL shall be fair valued and the resultant Marked to  Market  (MTM) gains/losses  shall  be  directly  credited/debited  to  the  Profit  and  Loss Account. Securities held within the HFT sub-category shall be subject to daily MTM while other securities within FVTPL shall be subject to MTM on at least a quarterly, if not more frequent, basis.

(d) and (e): As per the Discussion Paper, Government Securities may be classified under HTM, AFS or FVTPL category depending upon the criteria specified therein.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: PMKVY 3.0
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3654 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## PMKVY 3.0

## 3654.  SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

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

- (a)        the  efforts  undertaken  by  the  Government  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY  3.0)  to  fulfil  the  twin  objective  of  enabling  workers  to  secure quality jobs and addressing the needs of employers and firms by providing them with the requisite talent for them to stay competitive;
- (b)       whether the Government has taken into consideration the growing importance of remote working and increased digitalisation and automation before rolling out training programmes planned under PMKVY 3.0; and
- (c)        if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)        Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  has  launched  the  third  phase  of  Pradhan Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY  3.0)  on  15.01.2021,  to  train  8.00  lakh  youths across the country. Under PMKVY, training is being imparted in various National Skills Qualifications  Framework  (NSQF)  aligned  job  roles  designed  by  industry-  led  Sector Skill Councils (SSCs).The job roles are reviewed and redesigned periodically as per the industries requirements.

Ministry has designed PMKVY 3.0 as a demand driven scheme where identification and mapping of job roles are based on the demand received from trainees.  District  Skill  Committee  (DSC)supports  in  the  identification  of  job  roles  and mobilization  of  candidates  based  on  requirements in  various  sector.  Further,  under PMKVY  3.0,  placement  is  being  facilitated  through  the  involvement  of  DSCs  and SSSCs.  In  addition,  Ministry  has  lauched  Aatmanirbhar  Skilled  Employees  Employer Mapping  (ASEEM)  portal,  which    acts  as  a  central  directory  of  skilled  workforce registered and certified under Skill India Portal (SIP), across all schemes at central and state leve.

(b) and (c)      Yes, Sir. Blended Learning (Training) through digital skills is crucial in the post-COVID era to ensure skilling  for  youth  and  also  to  address  the  requirements  of industry. Under PMKVY 3.0-STT, a pilot On-line/Digital (Blended) Mode of training has been conducted wherein 50% of the theory hours can be completed via online mode. Under the said initiative, 384 candidates have been trained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Scheduled Tribes List
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3646

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 08/08/2022

## SCHEDULED TRIBES LIST

3646. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the communities that have demanded their inclusion in the ST List pending with the Government;

(b)  whether  there  is  demand  for  inclusion  of  Valmiki  Boyas  and  Kurumaans communities for inclusion in the ST List; and

(c) if so, the steps taken by the Government for inclusion of such communities in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) List?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a): The Government of India on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002) has laid down the modalities for deciding the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from  and  other  modifications  in  Orders  specifying  Scheduled  Castes  and Scheduled Tribes lists. As per the modalities, only those proposals which have been  recommended  and  justified  by  the  concerned  State  Government  /  UT Administration  and  concurred  with  by  Registrar  General  of  India  (RGI)  and National  Commission  for  Scheduled  Tribes  (NCST)  are  to be  considered and legislation amended. As regards to demand of communities for their inclusion in the  list  of  Scheduled  Tribes,  such  demands/representations  are  forwarded  to State  Government  concerned  as  recommendation  of  the  State  Government  is pre-requisite.

(b)  &  (c): Yes,  Sir.  There  is  a  demand  for  inclusion  of  Valmiki/  Boya  from State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, and for inclusion of Valmiki Boyas from State Govt. of Telangana. However, there is no proposal for inclusion of Kurumaans community from any State/Union Territories. All actions are taken as per extant modalities as detailed in reply to part (a) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Development of Dera Baba Nanak
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3643 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF DERA BABA NANAK

## 3643  SHRIMATI  HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognisance  of  the  demands  from  various Sikh  organizations  to  develop  Dera  Baba  Nanak,  Gurdaspur  as  the  Sikh Heritage City;
- (b) whether  the  demand  to  develop  Dera  Baba  Nanak  Sikh  Heritage  City  has received any consideration from the Government;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to declare and build Dera Baba Nanak Sikh Heritage City in the near future;
- (d) whether the Government has made any plan or proposal in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a)  The  National  Heritage  City  Development  and  Augmentation  Yojana  (HRIDAY),  a central  sector  scheme  of  the  Government  of  India  for  declaring  Heritage  city  was launched  on  21 st January,  2015  and  the  same  continued  up  to  31.3.2019.  The  said scheme was implemented in 12 identified cities throughout India including Amritsar in Punjab.
- (b)  to  (e)  On  discontinuation  of  the  HRIDAY  scheme,  Heritage  component  has  been included  in  National  Mission  on  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual,  Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD). No request is under consideration from the State of Punjab under PRASHAD for development of Dera Baba Nanak Sikh Heritage City.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Facilities in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3638

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## Facilities in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas

## †3638. SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the facilities provided to girl students in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) in the country;

(b) the standards set for the food served to the girl students in KGBVs along with the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is aware of the serious illness of many girl students in KGBV in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh due to stale food and if so, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of the action taken against the culprits in the case?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) & (b): Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) are residential schools from classes VI to XII, set up in Educationally Backward Blocks for girls belonging to disadvantaged groups such as SC, ST, OBC, Minority and Below Poverty Line (BPL). The girls residing in KGBVs are provided  access to quality education and hostel facility with proper infrastructure for living and learning in a healthy and safe environment. Educational facilities like academic support through trained teachers, wardens & staff, free  textbooks,  supplementary teaching learning material, library books, uniforms are provided to the girls residing in KGBVs. The other facilities like bedding, food & lodging, drinking water & sanitation, electric  installation,  incinerators,  medical  care/contingencies  are  provided  free  of  cost  to  the  girls  of KGBVs. Further vocational training/specific skill training and Self-defence training is also imparted to girls for their overall development.

In the draft framework of Samagra Shiksha, minimum requirements for KGBVs which include kitchen equipment, food facilities and appointment of cooks, have been specified to serve freshly cooked food  to  the  girls  residing  in  KGBVs.  States  and  UTs  need  to  follow  these  minimum  requirements. Further,  it  is  also  mentioned  in  the  draft  framework  of  Samagra  Shiksha  that  one  of  the  walls  of  the hostel has to be painted with the exact details of what the scheme entails and what each beneficiary is entitled to under the scheme, for the information to be readily accessible.

(c)  &  (d):  Education  is  in  the  Concurrent  List  of  the  Constitution.  Administrative  matters  and operationalization of KGBVs come under the purview of concerned State Government. The respective states  monitor  and  look  after  the  quality  and  quantity  of  food  served  to  the  KGBV  girls  in  terms  of nutritional content and hygiene etc. The State Government of Uttar Pradesh has informed that a high level enquiry committee has been constituted to inquire into the incident.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Delivery Executives/Partners
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Girish Chandra

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3637

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## DELIVERY EXECUTIVES/PARTNERS

## 3637. SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

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

- (a)whether the Government is aware of new '10-minute delivery' business models and the rising number of accidents of delivery executives/partners working under this model;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  laid  any  uniform  policy  on  the  kind  of insurance cover to drivers or delivery partners in cases of accidents or medical emergencies;
- (c)whether  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  the  fact  that  due  to absence of a legislation granting protection to gig workers, especially delivery executives, they are left without a social security net in case they meet with an accident while on job; and
- (d)whether the Government has taken any measure in this regard, if so,
- the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The  Code  on  Social  Security,  2020,  defines  gig  workers  and envisages social security benefits through formulation of schemes. There is a provision in the said Code to set up a Social Security Fund for welfare of  gig  workers  and  platform workers  and  one  of  the  sources  of  fund, is contribution from aggregator between 1 to 2% of annual turnover of an aggregator subject to the limit of 5% of the amount paid or payable by an aggregator to such workers.

The Code envisages framing of suitable social security schemes for gig workers and platform workers on matters relating to life and  disability  cover,  accident  insurance,  health  and  maternity  benefits, old age protection, etc.

However,  no  scheme  has  been  finalized  as  the  provisions under the Code relating to gig and platform worker have not come into force.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Inclusion of Religious Sites of Jharkhand under SDS
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Sudarshan Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3636 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## INCLUSION OF RELIGIOUS SITES OF JHARKHAND UNDER SDS

## †3636. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  many  religious  places  of  Jharkhand  have  been  included under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme(SDS);
- (b)
- (c)

## THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  (MoT)  under    its  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme (SDS)  provides  financial assistance to the  States/Union Territory Administrations/Central Agencies for development of tourism infrastructure in the country including Jharkhand. The projects under the scheme are identified  in  consultation  with  the  State  Governments/Union Territory  Administrations/central Agencies and are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, receipt of suitable detailed project reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier etc. MoT has sanctioned  one  project  'Development  of  Dalma-  Betla  National  parkMirchaiya-  Netarhat'  under  Eco  circuit  theme  of  SDS  in  the  state  of Jharkhand, however religious sites are not included in this project.

MoT has now revamped its SDS as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with the objective to develop sustainable and responsible destinations following a tourist & destination centric approach. No proposal has been received from the State Government of Jharkhand for development under SD 2.0 in line with the guidelines. However, this Ministry has sanctioned a project 'Development of Baidyanathji Dham, Deoghar,' for an amount of Rs. 39.13 in the year 2018-19 under 'National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual,  Heritage  Augmentation  Drive  (PRASHAD)' Scheme in the state of Jharkhand.

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- if so, the details thereof; and
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER
Lok Sabha Question No. 3629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Re-sealing of Property by Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3629

## Re-sealing of Property by Banks

## 3629. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any provision to re-seal the property already auctioned by the nationalized banks;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the cases of re-sealing of properties already auctioned by nationalized banks particularly Union Bank of India and State Bank of India have come to light in Mumbai; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Dr Bhagwat Karad)

- (a) and  (b) A property can be attached in accordance with the   provisions of Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act; 2022 and the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy (RDB) Act, 1993. There is no mention of the term re-sealing of property in either of the two aforesaid Acts.
- (c) and (d) A dispute between the Union Bank of India and the Bank of India regarding who has a right over the secured asset has come to the notice of the Central Government. DRAT Mumbai in Appeal Number 42 of 2019 has passed an order dated 5th July, 2022 directing the Recovery Officer; Debts Recovery Tribunal Il, Mumbai to dispose of the matter after hearing Bank of India and Union Bank of India. prior

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