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Lok Sabha Question No. 3262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Agreement with Various Countries to Develop Film Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Rebati Tripura, Dhanush M Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3262 ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## AGREEMENT WITH VARIOUS COUNTRIES TO DEVELOP FILM TOURISM

3262. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that film tourism has vast potential  for  growth  in  the  country  including  North  Eastern Region  (NER)  and  Tamil  Nadu  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the initiatives taken by the Government to encourage film tourism in  the  country and the extent of success achieved therefrom so far;
- (b) the  reasons  due  to  which  the  film  tourism  not  been  fully developed despite the vast potential in the country;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to extend financial support to the States and Union Territories for promoting tourism and if so, the details thereof and the criteria fixed for this purpose; and
- (d) whether India has signed MoU/agreement with various countries to develop film tourism and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (c): The  Ministry of  Tourism  has  recognized  films  as  a powerful tool for promotion of destinations and has taken following steps  to  promote  Film  Tourism  as  an  important  Niche  Tourism product  in  the  country  including  North  Eastern  Region  (NER)  and Tamil Nadu:

- i. Ministry  of  Tourism  has  issued  guidelines  for  extending financial  support  to  State  Governments/  Union  Territory Administrations,  for  promotion  of  'Film  Tourism'.  The financial  assistance  is  provided  up  to  Rs.2.00  Lakh  per film for components such as Space Hiring/ Filming charges, Facilitation Fee etc. In an endeavour to establish India as a filming destination, the Ministry of Tourism is making all  efforts  to  promote  Cinema  of  India  as  a  subbrand  of  'Incredible  India'  at  various  International  Film Festivals  like  IFFI  Goa,  European  Film  Market,  Cannes Film  festival  and  markets  abroad,  to  develop  synergy between Tourism and the film industry and to provide a platform for enabling partnerships between the Indian and global film industry.
- ii. Ministry of Tourism has given financial support to National  Film  Development  Corporation  (NFDC)  for  Film Bazar held at Goa in 2015.  Apart from this, Ministry has also supported Global Film Festival Sikkim held from 28th February to 1st March, 2020 to showcase Film Tourism.

(d): No MoU / Agreement has been signed by Ministry of Tourism specifically for promotion of Film Tourism with other countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Visa-on-Arrival
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3260 ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## VISA-ON-ARRIVAL

## 3260. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of countries whose citizens are entitled to visa-onarrival in India;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  increase  this number  to  boost  tourism  by  including  more  countries  in 'Tourist Visa on Arrival Facility'; and
- (c) whether the Government  is considering to increase the number of tourists eligible for free tourist visas from existing 5 lakh limit and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a): Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  Government  of  India  has  informed that Visa on Arrival facility has been extended to the nationals of Japan,  South  Korea  and  UAE  for  business,  tourism,  medical  & conference purposes.

(b): Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  Government  of  India  has  informed that no such proposal is under consideration at this stage. However, nationals  of  156  countries  can  take  electronic  visa  for  tourism purposes.

- (c): No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  in  the  Ministry  of Tourism at this stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Projection of North Eastern States in Text Books
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3259 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## Projection of North Eastern States in Text Books

3259. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that North Eastern States are not projected in text books in the way they should be as compared to other States;
- (b) whether the Government has received a joint memorandum from various North Eastern States Student Unions and groups in this regard;
- (c) if so, the action which the Government is considering to take on the proposal submitted through the memorandum; and

(d) the measures initiated by the Government to eradicate such differences?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d) The  syllabus  and  textbooks  in  all  subjects  are  prepared  on  the  basis  of  the extant  education  policy  and  the  National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF).  The  National Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)'s  present  set  of  textbooks  and academic materials have been prepared based on the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005.  NCERT  has  informed  that  the  contents  about  various  aspects  of  the  North  Eastern Region have been included in the current NCERT textbooks for different disciplines of Social Sciences  such  as  History,  Geography,  Political  Science  and  Sociology  across  the  stages. Besides,  supplementary  reading  material,  namely,  'Women  of  North-East  India:  Making  a Difference' and 'North East India: People, History and Culture' have also been developed by NCERT. The NCERT, as a regular activity, update their textbooks before these are reprinted every year keeping in view the comments, suggestions and grievances received from different stakeholders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Tribal Land in Steel City
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jual Oram

## 3254.  SHRI JUAL ORAM :

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total land of tribals acquired by Steel City, Rourkela Steel Plant Authority or any other organizations;
- (b) whether any compensation was paid to the tribals who owned the land;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3254 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## TRIBAL LAND IN STEEL CITY

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d)            Ministry of Steel has informed that Land measuring approximately 20983.99 acres was acquired by Government of Odisha for the purpose of enabling the Company to construct thereon an integrated  Steel  Plant  and  Township  and  other  ancillaries  at  Rourkela  and  for  Mandira  Dam Project.   Land acquired by Government of Odisha acquired under the provisions of Orissa Development of Industries, Irrigation, Agriculture, Capital construction and Resettlement of Displaced persons (Land Acquisition) Act 1948 (Orissa Act XVIII of 1948) was handed over to RSP (erstwhile Hindustan Steel Limited) from 1955 -1976.  RSP does not have record of quantum of tribal land acquired, if any, as the same was acquired by State Government.  In addition 11144.445 acres Government land was given to RSP by State Government of Odisha.

- Rs.  1,32,48,217/-(  Rupees  One  crore  thirty  two  lakh  forty  eight  thousand  two  hundred  and seventeen only) was paid to Govt. of Odisha towards compensation for land acquired.

As compensation amount was paid to Odisha Government and disbursement of compensation was also made by State Government, Rourkela Steel Plant does not have any record of compensation paid to the landowners, including tribals, if any.

Besides the above mentioned land handed over by the State Government, 24.23 acres land was purchased by RSP on its own at an approx. cost of Rs. 16,079/- (Rupees Sixteen thousand and seventy nine only).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: GST Exemption on Anganwadi Food
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE *****

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3253

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 09 TH  AUGUST, 2021 SRAVANA 18, 1943 (SAKA)

## GST EXEMPTION ON ANGANWADI FOOD

3253. SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether any proposal was considered or a decision had been taken regarding exemption to the food from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) served in Anganwadi Centres  and  schools  funded  by  the  Government  grants  or  corporate  donations  in 43rd meeting of the GST Council held on 28.05.2021 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  it  is  true  that  as  per  the  said  decision  and  clarification,  nutritional supplements  T.H.R.  to  be  made  available  at  Anganwadi  Centres  is  likely  to  be exempted from GST and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any instructions are likely to be issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the time by which instructions are likely to be issued and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): GST council in its 43 rd Meeting, had recommended to issue clarification that services  supplied  to  an  educational  institution  including anganwadi  (which provide  pre-school  education  also),  by  way  of  serving  of food including mid- day meals under any midday meals scheme, sponsored by  Government is exempt from levy  of  GST  irrespective  of  funding  of  such  supplies    from  government  grants  or corporate donations.

- (c ) and (d): Circular No. 149/05/2021-GST dated the 17 th June, 2021 has already been issued. The circular is available at  www.cbic.gov.in .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Merger of Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Pritam Gopinath Munde

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. 3252 Answered on Monday, August 09,2021/Sravana 18, 1943 (Saka)

## MERGER OF BANKS Question

## 3252. SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: DR PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  proposal for merger  of Rupee   Cooperative Bank with   Maharashtra State CoOperative Bank is pending with the RBI;
- (6) if so, the present status of the aforesaid proposal; and
- the time by which the final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

## Answer

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

(a) to (c): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had received proposal for merger of Rupee Co-operative Bank Ltd. with Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Ltd. On examination, the proposal was found to be without any merit and was not pursued further by RBL RBI has advised Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS), Maharashtra accordingly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Impact of CORONA on Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan, Aparupa  Poddar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3251 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## Impact of CORONA on Education

3251. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has any data of students who dropped out of education due to the negative impact of Covid-19 after 2020; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  and  (b):  In  order  to  prevent  drop  outs,  lower  enrolments  and  loss  of  learning,  the Ministry of Education has issued guidelines for identification, smooth admission process and continued education of migrant children on 13 th  July, 2020, inter-alia, requesting the States to identify and enroll all such children without any procedural formalities.

Further, to ensure that children have access to education with quality and equity and to minimize  the  impact  of  the  pandemic  on  school  education  in  the  country,  Ministry  of Education has shared guidelines dated 7 th  January, 2021 with all States  which, among others,  include  identification  of  Out  of  School  Children  (OoSC)  from  age  6-18  years, enrolment drives and awareness generation, student support while schools are closed, continued  Education  for  Children  with  Special  Needs  (CWSN),  student  support  on school reopening and Teacher capacity building.

Also,  a comprehensive Covid  action  plan   has  been  shared  with  the  States  and  UTs on 4 th   May  2021,    outlining  the  role  of  local  bodies,  formation  of  nodal  group  at village/town level, conducting door-to-door/helpdesk-based/app based survey to identify OoSC, their mainstreaming and resource sharing.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Commercial Borrowings
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

QUESTION NO. 3249

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY  09, August 2021/Sravana 18, 1943 (Saka)

## Commercial Borrowing

## 3249: SHRI VELUSAMY P., MP

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a. the total amount of external debt as on date due to commercial borrowing with break up of the amount borrowed by Indian companies;
- b. the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  control  or  reduce  the  burden  of  increasing commercial borrowings;
- c. the total amount of external commercial borrowing by the companies under automatic route and approval rate;
- d. whether the Government is having any proposal to abolish the automatic route; and
- e. if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As  on  31st  March  2021,  the  total  outstanding  external  debt  on  account  of commercial borrowings is USD  2,13,206 million. Out of this, External Commercial  Borrowings  (ECB)  by  eligible  borrowers,  including  eligible  Indian companies, amounts to USD 1,69,616 million.
- (b) A  soft  limit  on  the  stock  of  outstanding  ECB  at  6.5  %  of  the  Gross  Domestic Product  (GDP)  at  current  prices  has  been  put  in  place  to  address  macro-stability concerns.  The extant framework for ECB specifies prudential norms with respect to  parameters  including,  but  not  limited  to,  minimum  maturity,  cost  ceiling, prohibited end-uses, eligible borrowers, recognized lenders and mandatory hedging to rationalize commercial borrowings.
- (c) The  total  amount  of  outstanding  External  Commercial  Borrowings  (ECB)  by eligible borrowers, including eligible Indian companies, through various routes as on 31st March 2021 is given in the Table below:

| ECB Route   | Outstanding ECB amount as on 31 st March 2021 (USD Million)   |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Approval    | 49,362                                                        |
| Automatic   | 1,18,445.5                                                    |
| Other*      | 1,809.3                                                       |
| Grand Total | 1,69,616.8                                                    |

Source: Department of Statistics and Information Management (RBI)

*Other are the loan issued before 2004 for which information regarding route is not available with source agency

(d) & (e) No, Sir

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Illegal Placement Agencies
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Manickam Tagore B, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3247

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

ILLEGAL PLACEMENT AGENCIES

## 3247. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

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

- (a)whether a large number of illegal placement agencies are functioning in the country particularly in the metro cities without any regulations;
- (b)whether  such  illegal  agencies  continue  to  exploit  minors  from  other States  by  employing  them  at  households  work  and  also  extracting money from unemployed persons in the name of providing jobs and if so, the action taken against such illegal placement agencies and the number of persons arrested and fine collected from them during each
- of the last three years, State-wise;
- (c)whether  the  Government  had  also  earlier  set  up  a  Committee  to examine the issue pertaining to such placement agencies; and
- (d)if so, the recommendation of the committee and its implementation by the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): The State/UT Governments have been advised to regulate the functioning including registration of private placement agencies. Complaints  relating  to  such  agencies  are  dealt  by  respective  State Governments/UT  Administration  under  the  provisions  of  IPC  or  other prevailing Acts under which such establishments are registered.

Committees  had  been  constituted  from  time  to  time  on  the issues pertaining to private placement agencies and Ministry had issued advisories to State Governments that the States may take all necessary steps  to  protect  the  interest  of  workers  by  regulating  the  conduct  of private placement agencies.

Central  Government  has  launched  National  Career  Service Portal (NCSP) and many State Governments have also launched online job portals  so  that  job-seekers  can  connect  with  the  employers  and  viceversa free of cost. Central Government is also assisting State Governments to modernize employment exchanges for providing employment services to job seekers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Child Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Sunil Kumar Singh, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Arjunlal Meena, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3244

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## CHILD LABOURERS

3244. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  data  indicating  the  number  of  child labourers  recorded  in  UP,  Rajasthan,  Jharkhand  and  Maharashtra over the last five years;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the Government is aware of the fact that each of the above States  accounts  for  over  10  per  cent  of  total  child  labourers  in India;
- (d)whether any measures have been put in place by the Government to prevent children from being recruited for child labour; and (e)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  As per census 2011, the  total number  of  main workers in the age group of 5-14 years was  43,53,247 of which 8,96,301 were in Uttar Pradesh, 2,52,338 in Rajasthan, 90,996 in  Jharkhand  and 4,96,916  in Maharashtra.

Contd..2/-

(d) & (e): The  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  amended    Child Labour (Prohibition  &  Regulation)  Act,  1986  in  2016.      The  amended Act  is  now  called  the  Child  and  Adolescent  Labour  (Prohibition  and Regulation) Act, 1986 which inter-alia provides for complete prohibition of   work or employment of children below 14 years of age in  any  occupation  and    processes    and  prohibition  of  adolescents  in the  age  group  of  14  to  18  years  in  hazardous  occupations  and processes. The Act also provides for stricter punishment for employers for violation of the Act and has made the offence as cognizable. The Rules  framed  under the Act, provide for District Nodal Officer (DNO) and  Task  Force  at  district  level  under  chairpersonship  of  District Magistrate  to  ensure  that  the  provisions  of  the  Act  are  properly enforced.

The  Government  is  also  implementing  the  National  Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme for rehabilitation of child labour. The children in the age group of   9-14 years are rescued / withdrawn from work and enrolled in the NCLP Special Training Centres, where they are  provided  bridge  education,  vocational  training,  mid-day  meal, stipend,  health  care,  etc.  before  being  mainstreamed  into  formal education  system.    The  children  in  the  age  group  of  5-8  years  are directly  linked  to  the  formal  education  system  through  a  close coordination with the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Petitions filed under IBC
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3240 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 9 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 18, 1943 (SAKA)

## PETITIONS FILED UNDER IBC QUESTION

3240. SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कॉर्पोरे ट कार्य मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is increase in the number of petitions filed under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) during the Covid Pandemic period, from April to June, 2021:
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof in the country, particularly in Tamil Nadu; and
- (c) the  details  of  stimulus  package,  financial  assistance  and  schemes provided by Government to help these industries?

## 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) and (b): During the period from April to June, 2021, 126 corporate debtors (CDs) were admitted into corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (the Code), out of these, 21 CDs are from the State of Tamil Nadu.

(c): CIRP of the CD commences on admission of application under sections 7, 9 or 10 of the Code. The objective of CIRP is maximisation of value of assets, availability of credit and to balance the interest of all the stakeholders.

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