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Lok Sabha Question No. 42 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Budget for Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jayadev Galla, Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 42 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## Budget for Education

## 42. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the specific budgetary allocation made for Financial Year 2021-22 to implement the National Education Policy;
- (b)  the  budget  required  to  implement  various  policy  proposals  of  National  Education  Policy  in 2021.
- (c) the reasons for reduction in budgetary allocation from FY 2020-21 to FY 2021-22;
- (d) whether any timeline has been pursued by the Government to achieve the goals of NEP and if so, the details thereof ; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) and (b): Budgetary allocation for various Schemes and Non-schemes of both the Departments (D/o  of  School  Education  &  Literacy  and  D/o  Higher  Education)  of  Ministry  of  Education  for 2021-22  is  Rs.  93,224.29  crores.  Various  schemes/projects/programmes  run  by  Ministry  of Education proposals are  being  aligned  with  National  Education  Policy  2020  (NEP  2020).  In  the light  of  NEP  2020,  specific  budgetary  allocation  have  been  made  in  Budget  2021-22  for  new initiatives  such  as  Academic  Bank  of  Credit,  Indian  Knowledge  System,  Bhartiya  Bhasha University and institute of Translation, Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education - EAP (MERITE), etc for the Financial Year 2021-22.

(c):  Budget  Estimate  of Ministry  of  Education  for  2020-21  was  Rs.  99,311.52  crores  which  was revised to Rs. 85,089.07 crores. Budget Estimate for 2021-22 is Rs. 93,224.29 crores, which is an increase of 9.6% over RE 2020-21.

(d) and (e): A number of action points/activities for implementation in school education as well as higher  education  are  mentioned  in  the  National  Education  Policy  2020.  NEP  2020  provides different timelines as well as principles and methodology for its implementation. As per NEP 2020, implementation of the Policy requires multiple initiatives and actions, which will have to be taken by multiple bodies in a synchronized and systematic manner. In this direction, Ministry and other implementing agencies under its purview have already started taking initiatives towards implementation of NEP 2020. Further, Ministry of Education has communicated to all States/UT Governments and GoI Ministries/Departments to take appropriate measures for implementation of NEP 2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 41 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Vaccination Programme for Schools and Colleges
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Diya Kumari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 41 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## Vaccination Programme for Schools and Colleges

## † 41. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to check the spread of Covid-19 pandemic and to launch special vaccination programme for the students of schools and colleges; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b) Ministry of Home Affairs, vide its order dated 29th April, 202l has circulated the advisory issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare  for the containment of COVID-19 in the  country.  As  per  the  advisory  "100  %  vaccination  for  the  eligible  age-groups  shall  be undertaken duly creating additional vaccination centers and optimal capacity utilization of existing Centers".

A National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEFVAC) has been established  by  Government  of  India  which  provides  guidance  on  all  aspects  of  COVID-19 vaccination including prioritization of population groups. Effective from 1 st May 2021, all citizens of  the  country  above  the  age  18  years  are  eligible  for  free  vaccination  in  the  Government vaccination  centre  and  those  who  can  afford  may  avail  the  services  at  the  private  vaccination centre. Therefore, all the students above the age of 18 years are eligible for vaccination against COVID -19.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 39 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Closing of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kerala
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.39 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## CLOSING OF KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IN KERALA

## 39. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  for  closing  down  the project  sector  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  attached to  NTPC thermal power plant in Kayamkulam in Kerala and if so, the status thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  consider  converting  the  above  said Kendriya Vidyalaya to a civil sector KV taking into consideration the interests of the students and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  for  opening  more  civil  sector  Kendriya Vidyalayas in Kerala and if so, the steps taken/to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  &  (b)  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS)  has  informed  that  the  Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) NTPC, Kayamkulam was opened in the year 1999-2000 in project sector under the sponsorship or funding by NTPC, Kayamkulam mainly to cater to the  educational  needs  of  the  wards  of  the  NTPC  employees.  NTPC  authorities  at Kayamkulam have conveyed that due to financial constraints as well as less number of  wards  of  NTPC  employees,  NTPC  would  be  unable  to  continue  the  financial support to KV, NTPC Kayamkulam from the academic year 2022-2023. The NTPC authorities  at  Kayamkulam  have  conveyed  that  NTPC  is  ready  to  extend  the infrastructural facilities to KVS till a permanent alternate arrangement is made.

(c) Opening of KVs is a continuous process. The proposals received from various sponsoring authorities found fulfilling the mandatory pre-requisites have to compete with other such proposals under the 'Challenge Method'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 38 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Direct Benefit Transfer
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## 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. 36 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Covid Bonds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Chinta Anuradha, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Kotagiri Sridhar, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Midhun Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.36

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 19 th  JULY, 2021 Ashadha 28, 1943 (Saka)

## COVID BONDS

36. SHRI  CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA: SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI: SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV: SHRIMATI  CHINTA ANURADHA: SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI: SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY: SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY: SHRI POCHA BRAHMANADA REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)
- (b)

whether the Government plans to raise fiscal resources through borrowings by issuing COVID Bonds; if so, the details thereof along with the impact of these borrowings on the fiscal deficit for the Financial Year 2021-22; and

- (c) Whether  these  borrowings  are  a  part  of  budgeted  borrowings  or    outside budget borrowings and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Government does not plan to raise fiscal resources through borrowings by issuing COVID Bonds;
- (b) & (c ) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 35 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Setting up of Indian Institute of Heritage
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sunita Duggal, Balak Nath, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVENRMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTRARRED QUESTION NO. 35 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2021

## SETTING UP OF INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HERITAGE

## 35. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding proposal of setting up of an  Indian Institute of Heritage and Conservation in the country along with its objectives;
- (b) the number of such Institute proposed by the Ministry of Culture to be set up in various parts of the country, State-wise including Haryana;
- (c) the details of estimated funds earmarked for the purpose during the current financial year;
- (d) the details of targets set under the proposal; and
- (e) the time by which it is likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM & DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) to  (e)  The  government  has  decided  to  set  up  the  'Indian  Institute  of  Heritage'  at  Noida,  Gautam Buddha Nagar. This will impact higher education and research in the field related to rich Indian heritage and its conservation leading to Masters and Ph.D courses in History of Arts, Conservation, Museology, Archival Studies, Archaeology, Preventive Conservation, Epigraphy and Numismatics, Manuscriptology  etc.  as  well  as  conservation  training  facilities  to  in-service  employees  and  the students of the Indian Institute of Heritage.

The Institute is being set up as Deemed to be University by integrating Institute of Archaeology (Pt. Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Institute  of  Archaeology),  School  of  Archival  Studies  under  National Archives  of  India,  New  Delhi,  the  National  Research  Laboratory  for  Conservation  of  Cultural Property  (NRLC),  Lucknow,  National  Museum  Institute  of  History  of  Art,  Conservation  and Museology  (NMICHM)  and  Academic  Wing  of  Indira  Gandhi  National  Centre  for  the  Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi. These shall become various schools of Institute.

Indian Institute of Heritage will be a world-class university that would focus on the conservation and research in India's rich tangible heritage, while offering research, development and dissemination  of  knowledge,  excellence  in  the  education  of  its  students  and  activities  associated with heritage that contribute to the cultural, scientific and economic life of India. This would be a standalone Institution of its type in the country.

No separate budget allocation has been made for the Institute for the current financial year.
Lok Sabha Question No. 32 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Relief Package and Funds under Loan Gaurantee Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 32

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 19 th  July, 2021/ Ashadha 28, 1943 (SAKA)

## RELIEF PACKAGE AND FUNDS UNDER LOAN GAURANTEE SCHEME

## 32. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  amount  of  funds  announced  for  relief  package  by  the  Ministry  recently  to strengthen Indian economy to fight against Covid-19 pandemic;
- (b) the  amount  of  funds  announced  under  Loan  Guarantee  Scheme  for  Covid  affected areas; and
- (c) the funds allocated or likely to be allocated for affected areas of Gujarat?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)    to  (c)    On  28 th June,  2021,  the  Government had announced a package of  Rs 6,28,993 crore  to  provide  economic  relief to people  and  business affected  by  COVID-19 pandemic. The measures announced in the package were sector specific with no State wise earmarking of funds.
- Rs  1.1  lakh  crore  was  announced  for  Loan  Guarantee  Scheme  for  Covid  affected areas. This includes Rs 50,000 crore for health sector and Rs 60,000 crore for other sectors.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 28 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Popularisation of Heritage Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.28 ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## POPULARISATION OF HERITAGE TOURISM

28. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is taking steps to popularize heritage tourism;
- (b) if so, the plans for sites like Mahabaleshwar, Western Ghats in Satara district of Maharashtra; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (c): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  promotes  India  as  a  holistic destination and as part of its on-going activities, releases domestic and  international  print,  electronic  and  online  media  campaigns under the 'Incredible  India  'brand-line,  to  promote  various  tourism destinations  and  products  of  the  Country  including  heritage  sites. Promotions  are  also  undertaken  through  the  Website  and  Social Media  platforms  of  the  Ministry.  In  addition,  the  India  Tourism Offices in India and overseas undertake various promotional activities with the objective of showcasing the tourism potential of the different States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 27 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Encouragement to Rural Tourism under Atma Nirbhar Bharat
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.27

## ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## ENCOURAGEMENT TO RURAL TOURISM UNDER ATMA NIRBHAR

## BHARAT

27. SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH: SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL: SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to adopt a comprehensive strategy  to  encourage  rural  tourism  in  India  under  the  Atma Nirbhar Bharat to revive the economy;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps under the Vocal for Local initiative in the tourism sector; and
- (d)

MINISTER OF TOURISM

- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (d): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  recognized  the  immense potential  of  Rural  Tourism  and  has  been  actively  working  on promotion and development of this niche area of tourism.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  accordingly  formulated  a  Draft National Strategy and Roadmap for Development of Rural Tourism in India - An initiative towards Atmanirbhar Bharat.  Driven by the spirit of 'Vocal for Local', rural tourism can contribute significantly to the mission of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

In  order to develop rural tourism in the country, the strategy focuses on the following key pillars:

- (i). Model policies and best practices for rural tourism
- (ii). Digital technologies and platforms for rural tourism
- (iii). Developing clusters for rural tourism
- (iv). Marketing support for rural tourism
- (v). Capacity building of stakeholders
- (vi). Governance and Institutional Framework

In order to make the document more comprehensive, Ministry of  Tourism  has  invited  feedback/  comments/  suggestions  on  the draft National Strategy and Roadmap from all the State Governments/UT Administrations.

Further,  recognizing  the  potential  of  rural  tourism  in  the country, the Ministry of Tourism has identified Rural Circuit as one of  the  thematic  circuits  under  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  for development aimed at leveraging tourism as a force multiplier for revitalizing  the  rural  economy  and  for  giving  both  domestic  and international tourist glimpse of the rural aspects of the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 21 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: NISHTHA Capacity Building Programme
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 21

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## NISHTHA CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME

## 21. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)         whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  a  joint  mission  for  NISHTHA  Capacity  Building Programme for Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) Teachers and Principals.

- (b)       if so, the details thereof;

(c)        under the program how many teachers and principals have been selected and a State-wise break up thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (c) Yes  Sir.  National  Education  Society  for  Tribal  Students  (NESTS)  (an  autonomous body  under  this  Ministry) has  collaborated  with  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and Training  (NCERT)  for  conduct  of  "National  Initiative  of  School  Heads'  and  Teachers'  Holistic Advancement" (NISHTHA) Capacity Building Program for EMRS teachers and Principals. The first batch of NISHTHA Capacity Building program for EMRS Principals and Teachers was conducted from 10 th May, 2021 to 23 rd June, 2021 (utilizing Summer Vacation). The integrated program has been  successfully  completed.  The  training  was  conducted  in  a  virtual  mode  following  a  blended approach, including live interactive sessions from the National Resource Group members of NCERT Faculty and at the same time NISHTHA Portal was used for training package upload, activities and quizzes. The integrated teacher training was provided on 18 modules that were part of comprehensive training package covering different aspects of education such as Learning Outcomes, School Based Assessments, POCSO Act, Gender Sensitization, Health and Well-Being in Schools, Teaching  of  Mathematics,  Language,  Science,  and  Social  Science  etc.  The  training  methodology included sharing of 5 training modules every week with the participants through NISHTHA Portal followed  by  online  interaction  with  participants.  The  program  had  training  modules  in  text  form, activities, quizzes, portfolio activity, etc. Pre and post training survey was administered to ascertain the impact of the training program. The feedback of the program was very encouraging and teachers shared their interest to do more such trainings in the years to come. In the first batch total of 120 School  Principals  and  teachers  from  26  EMRSs  covering  three  states  of  Madhya  Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Himachal Pradesh successfully completed the program. The The state-wise breakup is as under-

- o Madhya Pradesh - 37 participants.
- o Chhattisgarh - 54 participants
- o Himachal Pradesh - 29 participants.
Lok Sabha Question No. 19 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: CIBIL Score
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NOt19

ANSWERED ON- 19/07/2021

## CIBIL SCORE

## +19. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any card fee for getting the CIBIL score, if s0, the details thereof;
- (6) whether banks are charging exorbitant fee for the said service; if s0, the details thereof; and
- whether the CIBIL score is mandatory for Indian citizens to loan; if the criteria for evaluation of CIBIL score; and avail SO,
- whether there is any to details thereof? plan

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): TransUnion CIBIL Limited, which was formerly Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited and referred to as "CIBIL? is one of the credit information companies (CICs) that has been granted a certificate of registration by the Reserve Bank of India   (RBI) to carry on the business of credit information, which is by the Credit Information  Companies   (Regulation) 2005. CICs collect; process and collate information on trade, credit and financial standing of the borrowers of credit institutions and credit information to users in form of a credit information report (CIR), which also includes a credit score. Credit scoring is a system aimed at enabling a credit institution to assess the credit worthiness and capacity of a borrower to repay his loan and advances and discharge his other obligations in respect of the credit facility availed of or to be Act, regulated specified provide

The fee chargeable for obtaining credit score is by RBI under the Credit Information Companies Regulations, 2006, which that a CIC may charge regulated provide an amount not exceeding Rs 100 for providing to an individual his own  credit Individuals" RBI has  advised every CIC to provide one free full credit report including credit score in electronic  format once in a year to individuals whose credit history is available with the CIC

With regard to credit score mandatory for availing of loans, RBI has that banks, at the time of credit appraisal, are expected to undertake due diligence from various sources; including   examining the credit history of the borrower based on the CIR from CICs. Further; to strengthen the information back-up about the borrowers enjoying credit facilities from multiple banks, RBI has advised banks to make use of CIRs from CICs\_ apprised being doing greater

RBI has further that it has advised banks and financial institutions, vide circular dated 27.6.2014, to include in processes policies, suitable provisions for obtaining CIRs from one o. more CICs so that the credit decisions are based on information available in the system: apprised appraisal xxxxx