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Lok Sabha Question No. 745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Economically Weaker Section Students in Private Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO745

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/12/2022

## ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTION STUDENTS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS

†745. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the children of economically backward families have been provided the right to get education in private schools under the Right to Education Act;
- (b)  the  number of  such  private  schools  in  Ranchi  Parliamentary  Constituency  who complied with the said Act during the academic session 2022-23;
- (c) whether there is any provision for action against schools for violating of the said Act; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):  Education  is  in  the  Concurrent  List  of  the  Constitution  and  majority  of schools  are  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  respective  State  Government  and  Union Territory Administration which are the appropriate Government for implementation of the provision of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.

The  RTE  Act,  2009,  mandates  the  appropriate  Government  to  provide  free and compulsory elementary education to every child of the age 6 to 14 years in a neighbourhood school.  The RTE Act is applicable throughout the country.

Section  12(1)(c)  of  the  RTE  Act,  2009  provides  for  admission  of  children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups in the schools specified in sub-clauses (iii) and (iv) of clause (n) of section 2 in Class I (or below) to the extent of at least 25 percent of the strength of that class.

For  implementation  of  the  provision  of  the  Act  the  respective  State/  UT Government is required to notify the disadvantaged groups and weaker sections, per child cost and start admissions as per the laid down procedure and have a grievance redressal mechanism in place. Ministry  of  Education  has  requested  States/UTs  to  carry  out  a  ground assessment of private unaided schools across the country to ensure compliance with the provisions of Section 12 of the RTE Act, 2009. Further, Ministry of Education, in various  meetings  like  State  Education  Secretaries  Conference,  Regional/State workshops, Project Approval Board Meetings, has been advising/ guiding State/ UT Governments on implementation of Section 12 of the RTE Act, 2009.

As  per  the  information  received  from  State  Government  of  Jharkhand,53 private recognized schools in Ranchi have started admission under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, 2009.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Promotion of Afforestation in Private Sector
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dharambir Singh, Rodmal Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.744 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## Promotion of Afforestation in Private Sector

## 744. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH: SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing any special scheme to promote afforestation in private sector;
- (b) if  so,  the  amount of funds being allotted to Madhya Pradesh under the said scheme; and
- (c) if  not, the time by which the said special scheme to promote afforestation in private sector is likely to be launched?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change does not implement any special  scheme  for  promoting  plantation  in  the  private  sector  at  present.  Tree plantation/afforestation  being  the  cross-sectoral  effort,  is  however,  done  by  various departments, Non-Government Organizations, civil society, corporate bodies etc.
- (b) Question does not arise.
- (c) There  is no  such  scheme  under  consideration  at  present  by  the  Ministry  of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Change in Pattern of Education and Examinations under New Education Policy
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rakesh Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 736 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## Change in Pattern of Education and Examinations under New Education Policy

## †736.   SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  pattern  of  education  and  examination  in  the  country  is  likely  to  be changed in ensuing academic session in the country as per the New Education Policy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the classes for preparation of Central University Entrance Test are likely to be conducted for students in schools;
- (d) whether the State Education Boards including Central Board of Secondary Education and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education are likely to be covered thereunder;
- (e) if so, whether the preparation has been completed by various States including Madhya Pradesh in this regard; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  Following  the  National  Education  Policy,  2020,  Central  Board  of  Secondary Education has advised its schools to follow the recommendations of the Policy regarding the pattern of education. Prominent among these are:

-  Competency based learning
-  Adoption of Learning Outcomes
-  Use of experiential and Joyful learning pedagogies such as Art Integrated Education, Sports integrated learning, Story telling etc.
-  Emphasis on foundational Literacy and Numeracy
-  Induction of qualified counsellors at secondary and senior secondary level
-  Provision of Capacity building of teachers (50 Hrs. CPD)

In pursuance of NEP-2020 CBSE has been introducing competency-based questions in the Classes X and XII Board examinations to reform the pattern of examinations. These questions  comprise  multiple  formats  such  as  objective  type,  constructing  response  type, Assertion/Reasoning and Case based format. In the Academic Session 2022-23, approximately  40%  questions  in  class  X  Board  examinations  and  approximately  30% questions in class XII are Competency Based.

(c) to (f): Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and schools, other  than  those  owned  /  funded  by  Central  Government,  are  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the State Governments. Thus, it may be decided by the State Governments to  conduct classes for preparation  of  CUET  for  their  students.    No  such  classes  for  preparation  of  CUET  is conducted for students in CBSE schools.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Circulation of Currencies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Santosh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIR LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 735 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022 *****

## Circulation of Currencies

## 735: SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH : SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV: SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  few  2000  rupee  notes  are  in  circulation  and  it  is  gradually  going  to  be  out  of circulation even at ATMs and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;

- (b) whether 22.68 percent of 2000 rupee notes were in circulation in 2020, it came down to 13.8 percent in 2022 showing that 2.25 lakh crore rupees disappeared from the market and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the circulation of Rs. 500 notes was about 60.8 percent in the year 2000 which has increased to 73.38 per cent in the year of 2022 and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the number of total currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 released by RBI that are in circulation in the market?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI PANKAJ CHOUDHARY)

(a):  Printing of banknotes of a particular denomination is decided by Government of India in consultation  with  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  to  maintain  desired  denomination  mix  for facilitating transactional demand of public. No fresh indent has been placed with the presses for printing of ₹ 2000 denomination notes from 2018-19 onwards. Further, banknotes go out of circulation as they get soiled/mutilated.

(b) & (c):  On 31.03.2020 the share of ₹ 2000 denomination banknotes in terms of value to the  total  Notes  in  Circulation  (NIC)  was  22.6%.  As  on  31.03.2022,  the  share  of  ₹  2000 denomination banknotes in terms of value to the total NIC was 13.8%. The share of ₹ 500 denomination banknotes, in terms of value to the total NIC has increased from 29.7% as on 31.03.2000 to 73.3% as on 31.03.2022. Demand for currency depends upon several macro- economic  factors  including  economic  growth  and  level  of  interest  rate.  Increase  of  digital transactions also affects requirement for currency. (d):  As per the data published in RBI's Annual Report 2021-22, NIC as on March 31, 2022 comprised of 4,55,468 lakh pieces (₹ 22,77,340 crores) and 21,420 lakh pieces (₹ 4,28,394

- crores) of ₹ 500 and ₹ 2000 denomination, respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Setting Up of Offshore Campuses
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 732

ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## Setting Up of Offshore Campuses

## †732.  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to make higher education sector 'not for profit' and  allow  foreign  Universities  to  set  up  offshore  campuses  in  the  country  and  to repatriate profits;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the benefits likely to accrue to the country;
- (c)  the  details  of  foreign  Universities  which  have  set  up  their  research  centres  in  the country during the last three years; and
- (d)  the  details  of  the  proposals  received  in  this  regard  including  the  present  status of each of the said proposals along with the action taken/being taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): NEP, 2020 has envisioned that 'top universities in the world will be facilitated to operate in India.' For this, 'a legislative framework facilitating such entry will be put in place,  and  such  universities  will  be  given  special  dispensation  regarding  regulatory, governance, and content norms on par with other autonomous institutions of India.' A regulatory  framework  allowing  the  entry  of  higher-ranked  foreign  Universities,  will provide an international dimension to higher education, enable Indian students to obtain foreign  qualifications  at  affordable  cost,  and  make  India  an  attractive  global  study destination.   Accordingly,  as  announced  by  Hon'ble  Finance  Minister  in  the  Budget Proposal 2022-23, world-class foreign universities and institutions have been permitted in  the  GIFT  City,  Gujarat  (Gujarat  International  Finance  Tec-City)  to  offer  courses  in Financial  Management, FinTech, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics free from domestic regulations, except those by International Financial Services Centres Authority  (IFSCA)  to  facilitate  availability  of  high-end  human  resources  for  financial services and technology.

Setting up of such foreign University/ Institutions in GIFT IFSC will help in the retention of the talent pool in the country and facilitate availability of high-end human resources for  financial  services  and  technology.  Many  Indian  Higher  Education  Institutions  also have research collaborations with foreign universities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 730 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Images in Indian Currency Notes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 730 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## Images in Indian Currency Notes

## 730: SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  request/representation  to  include  more images (including the images of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha) in Indian currency notes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to remove the image of the Father of the Nation - Mahatma Gandhi from Indian Currency notes;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has received any request in this regard; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI PANKAJ CHOUDHARY)

- (a):  Yes, Sir.

(b):  Several  requests  have  been  received  for  inclusion  of  images  of  freedom  fighters, eminent personalities, Gods and Goddesses, animals, etc. on Indian banknotes.

In terms of Section 25 of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934 the design, form and material of bank notes shall be such as may be approved by Central Government after consideration of the recommendation made by the Central Board of Directors of the RBI.

- (c):  No, Sir.
- (d):  Does not arise in view of (c) above.
- (e) & (f):  As mentioned at (b) above, several requests/ suggestions have been received regarding images on currency notes. RBI issued a press release dated June 06, 2022 in this  regard clarifying that there is no proposal for changes to the existing currency and banknotes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Financial Assistance to Promote Heritage Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINIJSTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 727 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE HERITAGE TOURISM

727. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Central Government has been extending financial assistance to the States to promote heritage tourism;
- (b) if  so,  the  steps  taken  during  the  last  three  years  to  provide funds to Odisha to promote heritage tourism; and
- (c)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) under its ' Swadesh Darshan Scheme ' (SDS) has sanctioned 76 projects for  development  of tourism infrastructure in the Country under various themes including  Heritage.  10  projects  for  an  amount  of  Rs.757.56  Crore have been sanctioned under Heritage Circuit of SDS. Under Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme of MoT 41 projects have been sanctioned which includes development at heritage sites also.

This Ministry  h as sanctioned a project 'Development of Gopalpur, Barkul,  Satapada  and  Tampara'  in  Od isha  under  coastal circuit  theme  of  SDS  in  the  year  2016-17  for  Rs.70.82  crore.    In addition, MoT has sanctioned another projec t 'Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham -Ramachandi - Prachi River  front'  at  Deuli  in  Odisha  under  Mega  Circ uit  of  PRASHAD Scheme in the year 2014-15 for Rs.50 Crore

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- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER
Lok Sabha Question No. 724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Account Aggregator Framework
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Bhola Singh, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 724

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 th  DECEMBER, 2022, AGRAHAYANA 21, 1944 (SAKA)

## 'ACCOUNT AGGREGATOR FRAMEWORK'

## 724. SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA): SHRI BHOLA SINGH: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA  NAIK:  SHRI  VINOD  KUMAR  SONKAR:  DR.  SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  has  made  the  Account  Aggregator  (AA) Framework online to enable consumers to consolidate all their financial data in one place;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has given approval/license to six firms including the National eGovernance Services Asset Data as account aggregators;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): RBI has issued the Master Direction viz Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) - Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, dated September 02, 2016 (updated upto October 05, 2021) vide which the Account Aggregator (AA) network has been introduced as a financial data-sharing system that could facilitate investing and credit, giving consumers access and control  over  their  financial  records  and  expanding  the  potential  pool  of  customers  for financial sector entities and fintech companies. AA take data from one financial institution to another based on an individual's direction and consent. However, registering with an AA is fully voluntary for consumers.

(c)  to  (e):  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  has  informed that they have  granted  Certificate of Registration  to  six  companies  as  Account  Aggregator  (AA),  as  on  date.  The  name  of  the companies are:

- (i) Finsec AA Solutions Private Limited,
- (ii) Cams Financial Information Services Private Limited,
- (iii) Cookiejar Technologies Private Limited,
- (iv)    National E-Governance Services Limited (NESL) Asset Data Limited,
- (v) Perfios Account Aggregation Services Private Limited and
- (vi)    Yodlee Finsoft Private Limited.

As on date, 94 Financial Institutions have onboarded themselves on AA platform as Financial Information User (FIU), out of which 73 are RBI regulated, 10 Securities and Exchange Board of India regulated, 9 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India regulated and 2  Pension  Fund  Regulatory  and  Development  Authority  regulated  entities.  Further,  26 Financial Institutions are onboard as Financial Information Provider (FIP), out of which, 12 are Public Sector Banks, 10 are Private Sector Banks, 1 Small Finance Bank and 3 are Life Insurance Companies.

In  addition  to  above,  RBI vide circular dated November 23, 2022 has included Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) as a FIP under AA framework.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Monitoring of Companies and NGOs
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 723

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 12 th  DECEMBER, 2022

AGRAHAYANA 21, 1944 (SAKA)

## MONITORING OF COMPANIES AND NGOs QUESTION

723.  SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government proposes to monitor and control the companies as well as the partnership firms by registering them under Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to monitor and control the Non-Governmental Organisations  (NGOs)  registered  under  the  Societies  Registration  Act  under  the Ministry of Corporate Affairs;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  if not, whether the Government proposes to implement any scheme under which all  the  activities  of  NGOs  can  be  monitored  and  controlled  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## 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) to (d):- Companies and Limited Liability Partnership firms are registered under Companies  Act,  2013  and  Limited  Liability  Partnership  Act,  2008  (LLP  Act) respectively, while partnership firms are registered under the Partnership Act, 1932. Under  the  provisions  of  LLP  Act,  the  companies  and  partnership  firms  can  get themselves converted  in  LLPs  by  filing  prescribed  e-forms.  Currently,  there  is  no separate  proposal  to  monitor  and  control  the  companies  and  partnership  firms through LLP Act. The Societies Registration Act, 1860 is a Central Act and has been adopted by states (with modifications, if any) for registering societies in their states. The  Non-Governmental  Organizations  (NGOs)  registered  as  societies  under  the Societies  Registration  Act,  1860  fall  under  the  jurisdiction  of  respective  State Governments where these NGOs are registered and accordingly regulated by those respective states. The Ministry of Home Affairs has stated on 07.12.2022 that the foreign  contributions  received  and  utilized  by  the  NGOs  are  regulated  as  per  the provisions of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 718 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: DPR regarding Development of Barpeta Satra
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 718 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## DPR REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF BARPETA SATRA

718.  SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  DPR  from  Assam Government  for  development  of  Barpeta  Satra  under  revised guidelines of Swadesh Darshan's SD 2.0 Scheme;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  sites  within  the  State  covered  under  the scheme SD 2.0; and
- (c) the details of funds allocated to such sites?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a):  No, Sir.

(b) & (c): The Ministry of Tourism  has revamped  its  Swadesh Darshan scheme as Swadesh Darshan scheme 2.0 (SD2.0) in order to develop sustainable  and  responsible  tourist destinations  with tourist  & destination centric approach.   As per the guidelines  of the Swadesh Darshan  2.0,  the  States  will  prepare  a  State  Perspective  Plan  (SPP) analysing  tourism  potential  of  various  destinations  and  the  Ministry will select destinations for development in the State. The destinations for development under SD2.0 in the State of Assam is not finalized.

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(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)