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Lok Sabha Question No. 220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Social Security of Unorganized/Platform Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 220 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## SOCIAL SECURITY OF UNORGANIZED/PLATFORM WORKERS

†220. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

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

- (a)whether any law/guidelines/rules/regulations exist for the protection and social security of the unorganized/ platform workers;
- (b)if so, the details of the provisions thereof;
- (c)whether the Government proposes to include platform/unorganized workers under the Industrial Disputes Code and if so, the details of the draft provisions and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)the steps taken by the Government to formulate scheme in respect of  security  rights  for  gig/unorganized/platform  workers  under  the Social Security Code, 2020?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As  per  the  Unorganised  Workers'  Social  Security  (UWSS) Act, 2008, the Government is mandated to provide social security to all  the  workers  of  the  unorganised  sector  by  formulating  suitable welfare schemes on the matters relating to: (i) life and disability cover; (ii)  health and maternity benefits; (iii) old age protection; and (iv) any other benefit as may be determined by the Central Government.

In  order  to  provide  old  age  protection  to  the  workers  of unorganised  sector  including  gig  and  platform  workers,  a  pension scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) was launched in March, 2019. Under the Scheme, any worker including selfemployed   can  become  member.  It provides  a  monthly   minimum

assured pension of Rs.3000/- after attaining the age of 60 years. This is a  voluntary  and  contributory  pension  scheme  shared  between  the beneficiary and the Central Government on 50:50 basis. The workers in the age group of 18-40 years whose monthly income is Rs.15000/- or less and not a member of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation/Employees' State Insurance Corporation/National Pension System (Government Funded) can join the scheme.

(c) & (d): The Code on Social Security, 2020, provides for formulation of social security schemes for unorganised sector workers as well as for  gig  and  platform  workers.  These  provisions  under  the  Code  on Social Security, 2020 have not come into force. The Government has launched e-Shram portal on 26.08.2021 for registration and creation of a Comprehensive National Database of Unorganized Workers. It allows a person to register himself or herself on the portal on self-declaration basis, which is spread across 400 occupations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Education Schemes for Agniveers
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Abhishek Banerjee

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 219 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Education Schemes for Agniveers

## 219.   SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE.

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) the  scope  of  the  education  schemes  proposed  for  Agniveers  under  the  Agnipath scheme;
- (b) the details of institutions empanelled  to provide educational qualifications to Agniveers; and
- (c) the  details  of  examinations  to  be  conducted  before  certification  of  Agniveers  under such schemes?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As per Agnipath scheme, a  system would be put in place to give Agniveers who  have  been  enrolled  after  qualifying  class  'X',  a  certificate  for  10+2  (equivalent)  on completion of their 4 year period.

To  support  this  initiative,  the  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy, through its autonomous institution, the National Institute of Open Schooling, has initiated a special programme in consultation with the Defence Authorities to enable those Agniveers who are 10 th pass to further their education and obtain a 12 th pass certificate by developing general and customized courses and relevant assessment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Recovery of Tourist Destinations from Natural Disasters
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 216

## ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## RECOVERY OF TOURIST DESTINATIONS FROM NATURAL DISASTERS

## 216. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to devise an action  plan  to make  tourist  destinations  disaster  resilient  so  as  to  minimize damage  to  tourist  infrastructure  in  view  of  the  floods  and  other natural disasters; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (b): The    Ministry  of  Tourism  in  its'  revamped  Swadesh Darshan scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) has given emphasis to develop  sustainable  and  responsible  destinations,  following  a  tourist & destination  centric  approach.  The Scheme envisages to encourage adoption  of  principles  of  sustainable  tourism  including  environmental sustainability, socio-cultural sustainability and economic sustainability.

Under Standard Operating procedure (SOP) of PRASHAD (Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual  Heritage  Augmentation  Drive) Scheme  of the Ministry of Tourism, during evaluation of project proposals, States/ Union Territories  concerned are advised to take care of structural requirements as per the Seismic Zones in which the project falls .

Further,  National  Disaster  Management  Authority  (NDMA)  has informed  that  it  has  issued  the  Guidelines  on  Cold  Wave,  wherein  a matrix  clearly  defines  the  roles  and  responsibilities  on  tourism  to  be undertaken by concerned Central Govt. agency, State Govt. and district administration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 215 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Central University in Rajasthan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 215 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Central University in Rajasthan

## †215. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to establish a Central University in Rajasthan;

(b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  Government  of Rajasthan;

- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  an  Entrance  Test  at  national  level  for admission in all the Central Universities of the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof;

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

(a)  to  (e)  Setting  up  of  a  Central  University  is  a  continuous  process.  There  is  already  a Central  University  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan  namely  the  Central  University  of  Rajasthan. However, at present there is no proposal under consideration in the Ministry for setting up of a new Central University in Rajasthan.

In  pursuance  of  the  National  Education  Policy,  2020,  it  has  been  decided  to  conduct common entrance test for admission in central universities from the academic year 2022-23 to reduce the burden on students, universities and the entire education system. The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate programme is to assess the students of different  boards  at  the  same  level,  giving  them  equal  opportunity.  It  is  convenient  for students  as  they  can  apply  to  more  than  one  universities  as  per  their  choice  with  one application form. They can appear in the test in 13 languages over hundreds of examination centres.  The  syllabus  for  undergraduate  level  is  based  on  the  understanding  of  subject  at class XII level, irrespective of affiliations to any board.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Shortage of NCERT Books
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.213 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Shortage of NCERT Books

## †213. SHRIMATI  RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

- Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that there is a shortage of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) books in the country; (b) if so, whether the Government is considering to take any concrete/effective step to ensure supply of NCERT books; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d) The  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  has informed  that  there  is  no  reported  shortage  of  NCERT  books  in  the  country.  They  have informed  that  4.25  crore  textbooks  for  the  Academic  Session  2022-23  have  already  been distributed through 950 empanelled vendors all over the Nation. Besides, NCERT textbooks are also distributed through its Sales Counters located at NCERT Headquarter, New Delhi, its Regional  Institutes  of  Education  (RIEs)  at  Ajmer,  Bhopal,  Bhubaneswar,  Mysuru  and Shillong  and  its  regional  centers  at  Ahmedabad,  Bangalore,  Kolkata  and  Guwahati.  Online orders for procurement of NCERT textbooks can also be placed through NCERT web portal (www.ncertbooks.ncert.gov.in). The online ordered textbooks are supplied at the doorstep of the customer with the help of Indian Postal Services. All the NCERT textbooks are also made available for free download in PDF form through its digital platforms such as E-Pathshala, E-Pub, etc. to facilitate the students across the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 212 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Human-Elephant Encounters
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 212

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Human-Elephant Encounters

## 212. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  experimenting  with  a  siren  system,  which  would  go  off automatically  sensing  elephant  herds  crossing  the  National  Highway  to  alert  traffic  to elephant  movement  in  order  to  reduce  human-elephant  encounters  particularly  during cropping season when wild elephants would start coming out from forests;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the present status thereof; and
- (c) the funds sanctioned/spent in this regard, State wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to (c) The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  under  the  Centrally Sponsored Scheme- Project Elephant (CSS-PE) did not undertake any experiment with a siren  system  which  would  go  off  automatically  sensing  elephant  herds  crossing  the National Highway.  However, the states are also supported for various conservation and management interventions involving scientific and technological inputs under the CSSPE for preventing human elephant encounters.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Skill University in Assam
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 206 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## SKILL UNIVERSITY IN ASSAM

## 206. SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

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

(a) whether the Government has proposed/planned to set up a Skill University within Assam; (b) if so, the details thereof along with its present status; (c) the details of the funds likely to be sanctioned for this purpose; (d) whether the Government has identified any location for its set up within Assam, if so, the details thereof; (e) whether the Government has signed any agreement in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and (f) the details of the target set for this university?

## ANSWER

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

(a) No  Sir.  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  does  not  have  any scheme to set up Skill University in the State.

(b) to (f) Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Media Houses under Employees’ Provident Fund scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 204 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## MEDIA HOUSES UNDER EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUND SCHEME

†204. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

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

- (a)the  number  of  employees  of  media  houses  of  the  States  covered under Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) scheme;
- (b)the  number  of  employees  out  of  the  said  employees  paying  their EPF Contribution regularly; and
- (c)the names of the organizations against which legal action is being
- taken to realize provident fund contribution?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The media houses which are members of Provident Fund/Pension  scheme  of  the  State  Governments  are  excluded  under the  provisions  of  section  16  of  the  Employees'  Provident  Funds  and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.

- (b) & (c): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Special Cultural Fund for Cultural Programmes
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.203 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  JULY, 2022

## SPECIAL CULTURAL FUND FOR CULTURAL PROGRAMMES

## 203. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether the Government has any mechanism to set up a special cultural fund for organizing  cultural  programmes  at  district  level  to  promote  our  precious  culture, especially to promote the cultural/ tourist places of Gujarat;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) theregular  process  to  be  carried  out  with  the  concerned  authorities  and  nodal agencies regarding the said objective including the funds allocated for Gujarat and regular process for organising such events to promote tourism and business in the State?

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

- (a)&(b)The Ministry of Culture administers various schemes such as Cultural Function Production  Grant,  Repertory  Grant,  Cultural  Organisation  with  National  Presence etc. under which grants are being given as financial assistance to the organisations to  organise  cultural  events  across  the  country  including  Gujarat.  Besides,  Seven Zonal Cultural Centres across the country play a key  role  in promotion of culture through the programmes decided in consultation with their member States. Gujarat is  a  member State of West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC) and a part of the grant provided  to  WZCC  is  being  utilized  to  organise  cultural  programmes  in  Gujarat. However, the execution process is not administered through district.
- (c)All  the  financial  grant  Schemes administered by the  Ministry of Culture are Central Sector Schemes and no State-wise / UT-wise allocation of fund is made. Similarly, in  respect  of  Zonal  Cultural  Centres,  regular  grant-in-aid  is  provided  by  the Government for organising cultural programmes / activities throughout the country including the State of Gujarat. However, no State / UT-wise funds are provided by the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Training of Agniveers under Agnipath Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## TRAINING OF AGNIVEERS UNDER AGNIPATH SCHEME

## 202. SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to collaborate ministry of skill development and Entrepreneurship with the three wings of the Armed forces to train the Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme; if so, the facts and the details in this regards; (b) the details of the training programme proposed for the Agniveers in the country; whether the proposed training to the Agneveers will be beneficial to them after they relinquish the job and the extent to which their such participation will boost the economy
- (c) in the country; if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)    to (c)  Yes Sir. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the Armed  Forces  are  currently  working  on  various  aspects  of  programs  of  the  skill opportunities for Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Schemes
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Kavitha Malothu, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 201

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2022

## CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES

## 201.  SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:

DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- a) the details of Centrally Sponsored Schemes being implemented by the Ministry in the State of Telangana during the last five years and the current year, year, district and scheme-wise;
- b) the  details  of  amount  sanctioned,  approved,  released  and  spent  on each of the above schemes during the said period in Telangana;
- c) the details of physical targets set and achieved during the said period;
4. and
- d) whether  any  target  has  not  been  achieved  and,  if  so,  the  reasons
6. therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): During the last five years, Ministry of Labour and Employment was implementing three Centrally Sponsored Schemes namely National Career Service (NCS), Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY), and  Coaching  and  Guidance  for  SC,  ST  and  Other  Backward  Classes (OBCs). The PMRPY scheme has been closed w.e.f. 31.03.2022.

The State/UT wise funds are released under the NCS scheme only. The amount approved, released and utilized under the NCS scheme since 2014-15 till 30.06.2022 in the State of Telangana is Rs. 827.10 lakh, Rs. 665.03 lakh and Rs. 360.88 lakh, respectively.

Services  provided  under  NCS  scheme  are  free  and  voluntary.  All efforts are made to encourage all the stake holders including jobseekers and employers to make maximum use of the services provided by NCS. The  main  target  is  to  increase  the  utilization  of  these  services.  The details of the achievement of NCS scheme during the last five years and the current year in the State of Telangana is as under:

| Parameter                               | 2017-18 to 2022-23 (till 30 th June 2022)   |
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Jobseekers registered                   | 5,64,724                                    |
| Employers registered                    | 11,259                                      |
| Job Vacancies mobilized                 | 3,41,124                                    |
| Job fairs organised                     | 283                                         |
| Candidates shortlisted during job fairs | 30,396                                      |
| Career / Vocational Guidance provided   | 3,547                                       |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Features of PM Sangrahalaya
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 200 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2022

## FEATURES OF PM SANGRAHALAYA

## 200. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR  SU :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the National Museum dedicated to Prime Ministers' - PM Sangrahalaya of the country has opened for public viewing; and
- (b) if so, the details and features thereof along with the estimated cost of the project?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) The  Pradhanmantri  Sangrahalaya  is  a  tribute  to  every  Prime  Minister  of  India  since Independence and a narrative record of how each one has contributed to the development of our nation over the last 75 years. It is a history of collective effort and powerful evidence of the creative  success  of  India's  democracy.  The  design  incorporates  sustainable  and  energy conservation  practices.  The  Pradhanmantri  Sangrahalaya  has  employed  technology-based interfaces to encompass heterogeneity in content and frequent rotation of display.  Holograms, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Multi-touch, multi-media, interactive kiosks, computerized kinetic  sculptures,  smartphone  applications,  interactive  screens,  experiential  installations  etc. enable the exhibition content to become highly interactive. The estimated cost of the project is Rs.271.07 crore.

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