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Lok Sabha Question No. 64 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Amensty Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar, A. Ganeshamurthi

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 64 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 19TH JULY, 2021

ASHADHA, 28, 1943 (SAKA)

64. DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR

SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether it is true that the Union Government has launched a one-time amnesty scheme in March,2020 for resolution of legacy disputes on the lines of 'Sabka Vishwas' and 'Vivad Se Vishwas' pertaining to customs duty;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the total number of applications  which have been received under this scheme from various corporates/industrialists to resolve past disputes related to customs classifications, disagreements over valuation and rules of origin issues etc.;
- (c) whether it is also true that around 1.7 million pending compliance related forms have been filed by about 5 lakh companies to made good their pending filing related defaults till December 31, 2020;
- (d) If so, the details thereof including the total number of pending cases resolved and number of companies that benefitted through this one time  amnesty scheme; and
- (e) the total income generated through this amnesty scheme  - as on date?

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

- (a): No sir.

- (b) (c) (d) and (e):    No sir, in view of (a) above.

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## AMNESTY SCHEME
Lok Sabha Question No. 62 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Retail Inflation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam, Vijay Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.62

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 19, 2021

## RETAIL INFLATION

## 62. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.: SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the retail inflation jumps to six months high of 6.3 per cent;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the reasons for higher inflation;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to curtail retail inflation?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  Government  regularly  monitors  the  inflation  situation  in  the  economy.  The Consumer Price Index-combined (CPI-C) and Food and beverages inflation rates (in percent) from December 2020 to June 2021 are given in the table below.

|                  |   Dec - 20 |   Jan - 21 |   Feb - 21 |   Mar - 21 |   Apr - 21 |   May - 21 |   Jun - 21* |
|------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
| Inflation        |       4.59 |       4.06 |       5.03 |       5.52 |       4.23 |       6.3  |        6.26 |
| Food & beverages |       3.87 |       2.67 |       4.25 |       5.24 |       2.6  |       5.24 |        5.58 |

* Provisional    Source: NSO, MoSPI

The  recent  rise  in  retail  inflation  is  mainly  on  account  of  increase  in  inflation  of  food commodities viz ,  'oil  &  fats',  and  'pulses  &  products.'  The  rise  in  prices  of  palm  oil  in international market is major factor contributing to 'oil & fats' inflation. High food inflation is also because of supply chain bottlenecks owing to Covid-19 induced disruptions.

(e) Government has taken many steps to control recent rise in retail inflation in food items. Government has eased the import restrictions to enhance domestic availability of pulse Tur, Urad and Moong and also entered into MoUs with Myanmar, Malavi, Mozambique for pulses import. The dynamic buffer stock of pulses have been used to tackle price volatility of these commodities.  Stock  limits  were  imposed  for  all  pulses  except  Moong  from  2.7.2021  to 31.10.2021. Duty of crude palm oil and refined palm oil have been reduced.
Lok Sabha Question No. 60 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: New Schools and Colleges in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 60 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  July, 2021

## New Schools and Colleges in Uttar Pradesh

## †60. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of new high school and new inter colleges required in Uttar Pradesh State as per the norms of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan; and
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to establish high school and inter colleges in Uttar Pradesh as per the norms of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b) : The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan (RMSA)  was  under  implementation  since  2009  to  2017-18  for  universalizing  secondary education in the country.

The RMSA along-with  Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Teacher Education (TE) have been subsumed in an Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme for School Education - Samagra Shiksha from 2018-19. It is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education.

The Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B) under Samagra Shiksha is prepared by the States  and  UTs  based  on  the  norms  of  the  scheme,  requirements  and  priorities  of  State  under different interventions including the requirement of the new High Schools and Senior Secondary Schools. These plans are then appraised and approved/estimated in consultation with the States and  UTs  as  per  the  programmatic  and  financial  norms  of  the  scheme  and  availability  of

budgetary resources. Under erstwhile RMSA till 2017-18 and Samagra Shiksha effective from 2018-19, 1551 Secondary schools and 6 Senior Secondary schools have been sanctioned to the State of Uttar

Pradesh out of which 1483 secondary schools have become functional.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 58 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Forex Reserves
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## 58. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the reaction of the Government at India becoming 4 th largest forex reserves in the world with more than US$ 600 billion;
- (b) the details of the efforts being made to diversify forex holding away from the dollar by keeping optimal reserves for our needs;
- (c) whether current account deficit with large foreign exchange is creditable and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it is not true that unless and until our exports exceeds imports, India will remain vulnerable even though we have huge forex reserves; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) India's forex reserves as on June 25, 2021 stood at US$ 608.99 billion. India has emerged as the fifth largest  foreign  exchange  reserves  holder  in  the  world  after  China,  Japan,  Switzerland  and  Russia. India's  foreign  exchange  reserves  position  is  comfortable  in  terms  of  import  cover  of  more  than  18 months  and  provides  cushion  against  unforeseen  external  shocks.  Government  and  RBI  are  closely monitoring the emerging external position calibrating policies or regulations to support robust macroeconomic growth.
- (b) RBI takes regular steps for diversification of forex reserves by scaling up operations in forex swap and repo markets, acquisition of gold and exploring new markets/products, while adhering to safety and liquidity standards. Variation in India's forex reserves is primarily the outcome of RBI's intervention in the foreign exchange market to smoothen exchange rate volatility, valuation changes due to movement of US dollar against other international currencies in the reserve basket, movement in gold prices, interest earnings from deployment of foreign currency assets and inflow of aid receipts.
- (c) A current account deficit, accompanied by increasing foreign exchange reserves, reflects a surplus on  the  balance  of  payments  i.e.,  the  magnitude  of  the  net  capital  inflows  exceeds  the  volume  of  the current  account  deficit.    In  2020-21,  India's  balance  of  payments  recorded  surplus  in  both  current account and capital account which contributed to the increase in foreign exchange reserves during the year.
- (d) & (e) Besides exports and imports of goods and services, the overall stability of the external sector depends on other components of balance of payments including remittances (transfers), income in the current  account, the  size  of  net  capital  flows  and  external  debt.  India  is  comfortable  in  most  of  these external sector vulnerability indicators.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 58

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 19, 2021

## FOREX RESERVES

## ANSWER
Lok Sabha Question No. 57 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: CIRPs under IBC
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 38

Monday, July 19, 2021/Ashadha 28, 1943 (Saka)

## Direct Benefit Transfer

## 38. DR. T.SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Controller General of Accounts maintains all the details of Direct Benefit Transfer;
- (b) if so, the details of reports maintained;
- (c) the list of all types of reports being stored by the Ministry on Direct Benefit Transfer; and
- (d) the scheme-wise errors, amounts and numbers reported during Direct Benefit Transfer to beneficiaries during financial year 2020-2021.

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

(a)  to  (d) :  Public  Financial  Management  System  (PFMS)  O/o  Controller  General  of Accounts (CGA), Ministry of Finance maintains the  data pertaining to the Direct  Benefit Transfer  (DBT)  transactions  in  respect  of  Central  Sector  Schemes  (CS)  and  Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) which are on-boarded on PFMS by the Ministries/Departments  of  Government  of  India.  There  are  6  different  DBT  reports  for monitoring the payment status by the user Ministries/Departments. The reports available on PFMS portal are; (i) DBT01: Beneficiaries Registration Status (ii) DBT04: District wise DBT  Transaction  summary  (iii)  DBT05:Scheme  wise  DBT  Transaction  Summary  (iv) DBT07:  State  wise  DBT  Transaction  Summary  (v)  DBT09:  Scheme  wise  Performance Report  for  DBT  Transactions  (vi)  DBT16:  PAO-DBT  Payment  Status.  The  scheme-wise errors, amounts and numbers reported during Direct Benefit Transfer to beneficiaries are dealt appropriately by concerned Ministries/Departments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 54 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Recovery of NPAs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-+54

ANSIERED ON- 19/07/2021

## RECOVERY OF NPAs

## +54. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the recovery of Non Performing Assets (NPAs) has decreased the last three years; during
- the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and SO,
- the corrective steps taken by the Government to ensure speedy recovery of NPAs by sector banks? being public

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(DR BHAGWAT KARAD)

- (a) to (c): As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data on global operations, Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) have recovered an amount of Rs. 4,18,687 crore the last three financial years, with  recovery as a percentage of their gross NPA at the beginning of the financial year increasing from 13.1% in FY2017-18 to FY2018-19 and to 15.8%/ in FY2019-20,and declining thereafter to 12.8% in FY2020 21 (provisional data as on 31.3.2021) in the backdrop of the pandemic: during

Comprehensive steps have been taken by the Government for speedy recovery of NPAs, including those of sector banks (PSBs). These, inter-alia, include the following: public

- A framework has been put in place through rules under IBC for insolvency and liquidation proceedings of systemically important financial service providers other than banks, which were earlier not covered under IBC. Under resolution plan this,
- Change in credit cultute has been effected, with the Insolvency and Banktuptcy Code (IBC) fundamentally  changing the creditor-borrower  relations) away control of the defaulting company ftom promoters/owners, and debarting wilful defaulters from the resolution process. To make the process more stringent; personal guarantor to corporate debtor has also been brought under the ambit of cases up to June 2021, with Rs. 2.45 lakh crore amount realisable by financial creditors. hip, taking
- of such financial service provider fof realisable amount of Rs. 37,167 crore has been approved.
- (iv) With Government infusion supplementing the of capital by PSBs from a high provisioning coverage ratio of 83.7% as on 31.3.2021, equipping them to take decision on resolution of NPAs without constrained on account of such decision impacting their profitability. raising being
- (iii) IBC has been amended in April 2021, providing for initiation of pre-packaged insolvency resolution process to facilitate speedier resolution of micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) debtors:
- To ensure timely and better realisation in one-time settlements (OTSs) , end-to-end OTS platform and portal have been into in PSBs, platform for online auction of stressed assets. place along put

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Lok Sabha Question No. 53 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Dealing in Crypto Currency
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Chinta Anuradha, Midhun Reddy, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 53

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021/ ASHADHA 28, 1943 (SAKA)

## DEALING IN CRYPTO CURRENCY

QUESTION

53. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  made  it  mandatory  for  Indian  companies  to disclose their dealings in crypto-currency or digital currency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  number  of  companies that have disclosed their  dealing in crypto-currency with MCA as on date?

## 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 FOR

CORPORATE AFFAIRS

[RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

(a)&(b): Ministry of Corporate Affairs has amended Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013 effective from 1 st  April, 2021 vide Notification dated 24.03.2020 which mandates  various  disclosures  by  the  companies  in  their  Financial  Statements including the following disclosures with regard to virtual currency/ Crypto currency transactions undertaken by them during the financial year:-

- i. Profit or loss on transactions involving Crypto Currency or Virtual Currency;
- ii. Amount of Currency held as at the reporting date;
- iii. Deposits or advances from any person for the purpose of trading or investing in Crypto Currency/ Virtual Currency.
4. (c): The filings of Financial Statements for the Financial Year 2021-22 are not yet due.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 51 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Financial Support for Climate Resilient Infrasturcture
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

(a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 51 Answered on Monday, July 19, 2021/Ashadha 28, 1943 (Saka)

## Financial Support for Climate Resilient Infrastructure

## 51. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI :

Will the Minister of Finance whether the Government has received any proposals from the States for financial support

for building climate resilient infrastructure in the wake of frequent floods and cyclones;

- (b) if so, the action taken on the proposals;
- (c) whether the Government is considering any financial assistance or support scheme for the States like Odisha for building long term climate resilient infrastructure; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

## (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a)    to  (b):  Yes  Sir.  Under  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  National  Adaptation  Fund  for Climate Change (NAFCC), 29 projects in 27 States and Union Territories amounting to Rs 847.49  crore  have  been  sanctioned  and  grants  amounting  to  Rs  513.70  crore  have  been released till 31.03.2021. The objectives of projects under this scheme are to support concrete adaptation activities including creation of climate resilient infrastructure and to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change.
- (c)  to  (d):  Yes  Sir.  Under  the  NAFCC  project  titled  'Conserve  water  through  the management of run-off in the river basin to reduce vulnerability and enhance resilience for traditional  livelihood  in  Nuapada'  which  aims  at  conservation  of  water  through  the management of run-off in the river basin to reduce vulnerability and enhance resilience for traditional livelihood in Nuapada. Government of Odisha has been sanctioned Rs 20 crore of which Rs 16 crore has been released till 31.03.2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 49 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Displacement of Tribal Population
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 49

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## DISPLACEMENT OF TRIBAL POPULATION

## 49 . SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of tribal population/number of families displaced during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the reasons attributable for the said displacement;
- (d) the provision in place for Government assistance to those who are displaced?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):   Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Land Resources (DoLR), which is the nodal Ministry dealing with land acquisition matter, have informed that the land acquisition is undertaken by the Central and State  Governments  under  various  Central  and  State  Acts,  including  the  Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and Transparency  in  Land  Acquisition,  Rehabilitation  and  Resettlement  (RFCTLARR)  Act,  2013,  which  is  being administered  by  DoLR  and  the  provisions  of  the  RFCTLARR  Act  2013  are  implemented  by  appropriate Government  as  defined  under  Section  3  (e)  of  the  said  Act.  There  is  no  central  database  relating  to  land acquisition  for States or other Ministries / Departments concerned including details of Displacement of Tribals.

Section 4 (5) of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 states that save as otherwise provided, no member of a forest dwelling Scheduled Tribe or Other Traditional Forest Dwellers shall be evicted or removed from the Forest Land under his occupation till the recognition and verification procedure is complete.

The Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, also provides that the Gram Sabha or the Panchayats at  the  appropriate  level  shall  be  consulted  before  making  the  acquisition  of  land  in  the  Scheduled  Areas  or development projects and before resettling or rehabilitating persons affected by such projects in the Scheduled Areas; the actual planning and implementation of the projects in the Scheduled Areas shall be coordinated at the State Level.

Constitutional provisions under Schedule -V also provide safeguards against displacement of tribal population because of land acquisitions etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 47 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Girls education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 47 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## Girls education

## 47.      SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION शिक्षा मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  there  are  any  welfare  schemes  of  the  Government  for  incentives  for  girls' education;
- (b) if so, details thereof; and
- (c) if not, reasons thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (c): Department of School Education and Literacy ( DoSE&L), Ministry of Education is implementing the scheme of Samagra Shiksha. Under the scheme, there is a provision of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas  (KGBVs)  under  Samagra  Shiksha.  KGBVs  are residential schools from class VI to XII for girls belonging to disadvantaged groups such as SC, ST, OBC, Minority and Below Poverty Line (BPL). A total of 5726 KGBVs have been sanctioned in the country. Out of it, 5010 KGBVs are functional with the enrolment of 6.54 lakh girls.

The  scheme  also  has  a  provision  of  opening  of  schools  in  the  neighbourhood,  free uniform and text-books up to Class VIII, provision of gender segregated toilets in all schools, provision of self-defence training from classes VI to XII and stipend to Divyang girls from class  I  to  Class  XII.  Special    state    specific    projects  such  as  Life  Skills,  Awareness programmes,  Incinerators,  Sanitary  Pad  Vending  Machines  etc.  for  varied  interventions under  equity are also emphasized under the scheme for enhancing  access,  retention  and quality for girls  by  promoting  enrolment  drives,  retention and motivation camps, gender sensitization modules etc.

A Central Sector Scheme 'National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)' is also  under  implementation  since  2008  to  award  scholarships  to  meritorious students, including girls, of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) to arrest their drop-out at class VIII and encourage them to continue the study at Secondary Stage. Under the scheme, one  lakh  fresh  scholarships  of  Rs.12000/-  per  annum  per  student  are  awarded  to  selected students  of  class  IX    every  year  and  are  renewed    in  classes  X  to  XII  for  study  in  a  State Government, Government-aided and Local body school under the scheme.

Ministry of Education also runs a Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and  University  Students  since  2008  with  the  objective  to  provide  financial  assistance  to meritorious  students  to  meet  a  part  of  their  day-to-day  expenses  while  pursuing  higher studies. 50% of the scholarships are earmarked for girls.

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