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Lok Sabha Question No. 1149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Companies under CSR
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1149

ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 8 th  FEBRUARY, 2021/

MAGHA 19, 1942 (SAKA)

## COMPANIES UNDER CSR

## QUESTION

1149. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a)    the  total  number  of  industrial  units/companies in the country at present that are covered under the provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), State-wise;
- (b) the number of companies which are covered under the provisions of CSR but have not utilized any CSR funds during the current fiscal year; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  companies  who  are  performing  their  duties  towards  social responsibility through Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                          (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य  मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

(

श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

- (a) :   Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act') mandates every company having net worth of Rs. 500 crore or more, or turnover of Rs. 1000 crore or more, or net profit of Rs.  5  crore  or  more  during  the  immediately  preceding  financial  year  to  undertake Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  activities. The  entire  CSR  architecture  is disclosure  based  and  CSR  mandated  companies  are  required  to  file  details  of  CSR activities annually in MCA21 registry. All data related to CSR filed by companies in the MCA21 registry including State-wise and Company-wise is available in public domain at www.csr.gov.in. On the basis of filings made by the companies in MCA21 registry, the total number of companies in the country that are covered under the provisions of CSR in financial year 2018-19 was 24,932.
- (b):    As per the Act, companies are required to hold Annual General Meeting (AGM) within six months from the end of financial year. Thereafter, financial statements and board report containing disclosure about CSR, are to be filed in MCA21 within 30 days of the AGM. Thus, for the ongoing financial year no filing  has  been  made  by  CSR  mandated companies.
- (c):    As  per  Rule  4  of  the  Companies  (CSR  Policy)  Rules,  2014,  the  companies  can undertake  the  CSR  activities  either  by  itself  or  through  a  Section  8  Company  or  a registered public trust or a registered Society or through any entity established under an act of parliament or State legislature.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Framing Education System
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

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

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1147 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## Framing Education System

## 1147. SHRI T.R. BAALU:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken by the Government to address the concerns of the poor, underprivileged and socially disadvantaged people of the country in the New Education Policy (NEP) and also to promote the secularistic nature of the education system?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a): NEP 2020 aims to ensure that no child loses any opportunity to learn and excel because of the circumstances of birth or background. It proposes special emphasis to be given on Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDGs) which include: gender identities (particularly female and transgender individuals), socio-cultural identities (such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, and minorities), geographical identities (such as students from villages, small towns, and aspirational districts), disabilities (including learning disabilities), and socio-economic conditions (such as migrant communities, low income households, children in vulnerable situations, victims of or children of victims of trafficking, orphans including child beggars in urban areas, and the urban poor).

Further, National Education Policy 2020 envisions an education system rooted in Indian ethos that contributes directly to transforming India, that is Bharat, sustainably into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society, by providing high-quality education to all, and thereby making India a global knowledge superpower. The Policy envisages that the curriculum and pedagogy of our institutions must develop among the students a deep sense of respect towards the Fundamental Duties and Constitutional values, bonding with one's country, and a conscious awareness of one's roles and responsibilities in a changing world. It stipulates that basic ethical reasoning, traditional Indian values and all basic human and Constitutional values will be developed in all students.

Towards the attainment of a holistic and multidisciplinary education, the flexible and innovative curricula of all HEIs shall include credit-based courses and projects in the areas of community engagement and service, environmental education, and value-based education which includes the development of humanistic, ethical, Constitutional, and universal human values.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1146

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ROJGAR ABHIYAN

†1146. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a)the details of present status of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan  started  for  migrant  workers  who  returned  home  due  to Covid-19 global pandemic during the last month;
- (b)whether the Government proposes to continue this scheme further,
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c)if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)the State/Union Territory-wise details of the amount allocated and spent under the said Abhiyaan during the last month?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (d): Government  of  India  has  launched  Garib  Kalyan  Rojgar Abhiyaan  (GKRA)  of  125  days  on  20 th   June,  2020  with  a  resource envelop  of  Rs.50,000  crore,  to  boost  employment  and  livelihood opportunities  for  returnee  migrant  workers  and  similarly  affected citizens  in  rural  area,  in  the  wake  of  COVID-19  pandemic.  The objectives of the Abhiyaan were to provide immediate employment & livelihood opportunities to the distressed, to saturate the villages with public  infrastructure  and  creation  of  livelihood  assets  to  boost  the income generation activities and enhance long term livelihood opportunities by giving  focus  on 25  works in 116  selected  districts

across 6 States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya  Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. A total of 12 Ministries/Departments of Government of India had participated in the Abhiyaan. A total of 50.78 Crore Person  days  employment  has  been generated during the Abhiyaan.  The  State-wise  detail  of  expenditure  incurred  under  the Abhiyaan is as below:

| Sl. No.   | State          | Expenditure (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------------|
| 1         |                | 10,992                       |
| 2         | JHARKHAND      | 1,396                        |
| 3         | MADHYA PRADESH | 6,819                        |
| 4         |                | 2,042                        |
| 5         | RAJASTHAN      | 8,715                        |
| 6         | PRADESH        | 9,330                        |
|           | Total          | Total                        |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: All-India Migrant Workers Survey
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1144 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## ALL-INDIA MIGRANT WORKERS SURVEY

1144. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

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

- (a)whether the Government has initiated the All-India Migrant Workers Survey;
- (b)if so, the details thereof including the expected timeline of completion;
- (c)if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)whether  the  Government  will  collect  detailed  disaggregated  data  through
- the survey; and
- (e)if  so,  the  details  of  categories  and  themes  along  which  data  will  be collected, including gender, community, SC/ST/OBC status and so on?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) to (e): Labour  Bureau,  an  attached  office  of  the  Ministry  of  Labour  and Employment,  has  been  entrusted  with  the  task  of  conducting  the  All  India Survey on Migrant workers.

An Expert Group has been constituted by the Government of India on  09 th   September,  2020  to  examine  and  finalize  the  schedules,  sampling design and other technical details of the aforesaid survey being conducted by Labour Bureau.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: National Teacher Training Institute
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

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

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1143

TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH FEBRUARY, 2021

## National Teacher Training Institute

## 1143. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government proposes to establish National Teacher Training Institutes across the country;
- (b) if so, whether Government also proposes to establish such an institute in Kerala; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) : No Sir, No such proposal is under consideration at this stage.
- (b) to (d): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Staff for Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1142 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## STAFF FOR KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## 1142. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps being taken to recruit permanent staff from Principal to teaching staff and other staff in all Kendriya Vidyalayas;
- (b) the steps taken/being taken to increase the intake of students in KVs, class wise also in each school in the country including Yenugonda KV School in Mahabubnagar Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (c) the details of survey done in this regard and the proposals pending with the Government and when action is likely to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and action is taken from time to time as per the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules. Directions have also been issued to autonomous organizations including Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) from time to time, for reviewing their vacancies and for taking prompt action for filling up of vacant posts in the Vidyalayas.
- (b) The class strength for each class /section in each Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) is as per KVS Admission guidelines and followed in all KVs across the country including KV, Yenugonda in Mahabubnagar Parliamentary Constituency.
- (c) No such survey has been done.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Breakfast in Government Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, DNV Senthilkumar. S.

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

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1141

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## Breakfast in Government Schools

## 1141. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government propose to offer breakfast in Government schools along with the mid-day meal and if so, the details thereof and the aims and objectives behind the move;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to provide breakfast which has nutritional contents and as per recommendations of National Institute of Nutrition and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the budgetary allocation required for providing breakfast in schools along with the time by which it is likely to be started; and
- (d) whether the Government has been successful in implementing the Mid Day Meal Scheme and if not, the corrective measures taken/to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) to (c): The National Education Policy (NEP) envisages that the nutrition and health (including mental health) of children will be addressed, through healthy meals and the introduction of well-trained social workers, counsellors, and community involvement into the schooling system.

Furthermore, research shows that the morning hours after a nutritious breakfast can be particularly productive for the study of cognitively more demanding subjects and hence these hours may be leveraged by providing a simple but energizing breakfast in addition to midday meals. In locations where hot meals are not possible, a simple but nutritious meal, e.g., groundnuts/ chana mixed with jaggery and/or local fruits may be provided.

- (d): Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) is implemented all over the country successfully. During 2019-20, 11.80 crore children are enrolled in 11.20 lakh schools under the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Environmental Clearance for Oil/Gas Exploration Projects
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde

## Environmental Clearance for Oil/Gas Exploration Project

## 1140. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

(a) whether the production of crude oil and natural gas in India has been going down and if so, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Government has decided to waive off environmental clearance for onshore and offshore gas as well as oil exploration projects and if so, the facts in this regard;

(c) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  its  consequences  on  Islands,  fishing areas, breeding grounds and migratory routes, etc. and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  minimize  the  consequences  of  onshore and offshore gas as well as oil exploration projects?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म मंी ( ी धम धान )

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a): Production of crude oil and Natural Gas in India for the last six years is as under:

| Year              |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Crude Oil (MMT)   |     37.46 |     36.94 |     36.01 |     35.68 |     34.2  |     32.17 |
| Natural Gas (BCM) |     33.65 |     32.25 |     31.9  |     32.65 |     32.87 |     31.18 |

Natural Decline in all aging fields and increase in water-cut  in major oil/gas producing fields are  the main reasons for decline in oil/gas production.

(b) to (d): MoEF&CC vide gazette Notification dated 16 th January, 2020 has changed the  category  for  onshore  and  offshore  oil  and  gas   exploration  projects  from  A  to  B2 under EIA Notification, 2006 wherein the permissions related to Environment shall be accorded by the State Environment  Impact Assessment  Authority. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has  not  waived off clearance for onshore and offshore gas and oil projects. Environmental concerns/safeguards are addressed while issuing the environment clearance.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: University Grants Commission
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1138 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## University Grants Commission

1138. SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government have reduced the grant given to University Grants Commission(UGC) and Government institutions engaged in technical academic or professional education; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the reasons and rationale behind the reduction of grants to educational institutes; and
2. (d) the achievements made so far by the Government Government by reducing the grants?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a): The Ministry allocates funds in individual budget lines based upon the total funds allocated by the Ministry of Finance. The Revised Estimate (RE) for the University Grants Commission (UGC) and other Institutions under the Department of Higher Education is Rs.27646.02 crores and Rs.27913.14 crores for the Financial Years 2019-20 and 202021 respectively, thus marking an increase of Rs.267.12 crores.
- (b) to (d) There has been no reduction in the RE figures.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Lalit Narayan Mithila University Darbhanga
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1134 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## Lalit Narayan Mithila University Darbhanga

†1134. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the admission process for the academic session 2020-21 has been closed in the Directorate of Distance Education of Lalit Narayan Mithila Univesity Darbhanga;
- (b) whether there is a proposal to restart admission process in various courses of the University through distance education in the interest of the students;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is a proposal to construct the building for one more Kendriya Vidyalaya in Darbhanga; and
- (e) if so, the time by which the construction work is likely to be started?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a): Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga has informed that admission process in its Directorate of Distance Education has been closed for 2020-21.
- (b) & (c): As informed by University Grants Commission (UGC), there is no such proposal.
- (d) & (e): Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has informed that at present two Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are in Darbhanga i.e. KV No. 1, AFS, Darbhanga and KV No. 2, Darbhanga. Due to non transfer of land in favour of KVS by the sponsoring authority, KV No. 2 is functioning in the building of KV No. 1 in second shift.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Land Provided by Railways for Kendriya Vidyalaya
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1133 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## LAND PROVIDED BY RAILWAYS FOR KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA

## † 1133. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up new Kendriya Vidyalayas, if so, the details thereof along with the places for which the Government has received requests from the Members of Parliament;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that the Railways has provided land or given its consent to set up Kendriya Vidyalaya in Barawadih block of Latehar district of Jharkhand; and
- (c) if so, the time by which the sanction likely to granted to set up the Kendriya Vidyalaya?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) is a continuous process. KVs are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government Employees including Defence & Para-Military personnel, Central Autonomous Bodies, Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Central Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) by providing a common programme of education. Proposals for opening of new KVs are considered only if sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India / State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) Administrations and committing resources for setting up a new KV. The proposals received from various sponsoring authorities for opening of new KVs have to compete with other proposals under the 'Challenge Method'.

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has informed that during last year and current year 60 requests have been received from Members of Parliament to set up new KVs.

- (b) Yes, Sir.
- (c) In view of the reply to part (a) above, no definite time frame can be given in this regard.

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