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Lok Sabha Question No. 2931 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Reimbursement of Fees
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2931 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.3.2022

## Reimbursement of Fees

## 2931. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  full  fee  reimbursement  benefits  to Scheduled  Caste,  Scheduled  Tribe,  Other  Backword  Class  and  minority  students  for higher education like Jagananna Vidya Deevena scheme implemented by Andhra Pradesh.
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the courses that would be considered thereunder; and
- (c) the criteria likely to be adopted by the Government to identify the eligible beneficiary and the method of monetary transaction?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Department of Higher Education is implementing various scholarship Schemes like (i)  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  Scholarship  (CSSS)  for  College  and  University  Students;  (ii) Special  Scholarship  Scheme  for  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh;  and  (iii)  Central  Sector Interest  Subsidy  Scheme  (CSIS)  and  Credit  Guarantee  Fund  Scheme  for  Education  Loan (CGFSEL) to ensure that no student is denied the opportunity to pursue higher  education because he/she is poor. All categories of students including SC, ST, OBC, Minority and PwD are eligible to get financial assistance as per the schematic norms.  The Reservation Policy is being  followed  under  the  schemes.  Apart  from  the  above,  UGC  is  implementing  various scholarship/fellowship  Schemes  like  'Ishan  Uday'  Special  Scholarship  Scheme  for  North Eastern  Region;  P.G. Scholarship for University Rank  Holders;  P.G.  Scholarship  for GATE/GPAT qualified students for pursuing M.Tech/ M.E./ M.Pharma; P.G. Scholarship for  Professional Courses for SC/ST candidates; P.G. Indira Gandhi  Scholarship for Single Girl Child; Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students; National Fellowship for Students  of  Other  Backward  Classes  (OBC);  and  National  Fellowship  for  Scheduled  Caste (SC) candidates etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2928 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: NEAT 3.0
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah, Jaskaur Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2928 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## NEAT 3.0

## 2928.  SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has launched Natinal Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) 3.0, a single platform;
- (b)  if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
- (c)  the funds sanctioned and the targets set therein;
- (d)  whether the Government proposes to cover the far-flung areas of the country and if so, the details thereof indicating the States likely to be covered therein; and
- (e)    whether  the  Government  has  also  proposed  to  cover  the  students  belonging  to  Scheduled  Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Economically Weaker Section categories therein and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which they are likely to be covered?

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

(a) National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) 3.0 was launched by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on 4 th March 2022.

(b)  to  (e)  NEAT  has  been  launched  as  a  Public-Private  partnership  portal  between  AICTE  and Education Technology companies in India which list their courses or other supplemental learning products on NEAT Portal. NEAT covers all the States and Union Territories students  across the country. Learning products, to help enhance youth employability, are offered in the areas such as Laboratory tools/Al-based simulation Tool (Like Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Manufacturing  (CAM)  etc.),  coding  skills  and  testing,  Emerging  Technology  (5G,  AI,  ML,  and drones  etc.),  industry  projects  and  Entrepreneurship,  by  the  EdTech  companies  through  NEAT portal. Around 2 lakhs Students are registered on the Portal from all parts of the country since its launch in 2020. 25% of the coupons are provisioned for  students belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Economically Weaker Section across the country, free of cost by the EdTech companies. Free coupons have been distributed to nearly 12 lakhs students belonging to socially and  economically  weaker  sections  of  the  society.  58  Ed-Tech  companies  are  listed  on  Portal, providing around 100 learning products.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: PMKVY 0.3 in NER
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Gomati Sai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2925 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## PMKVY 0.3 IN NER

## † 2925. SHRIMATI GOMATI SAI:

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

- (a)        whether the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) has started across the country including the North Eastern Region from January 15, 2021;
- (b)        if so, the details thereof;
- (c)        whether the Government has a plan to skill eight lakh youths under PMKVY 3.0 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)         whether  the  Government  has  specifically  designed  PMKVY  3.0  to  increase  the demand for demand-based employment at the local level to connect the local youth with local jobs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)        the corrective steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c)           Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  has  launched  the  third  phase  of  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY  3.0)  on  15.01.2021,  to  train  8.00  lakh  youths  across  the country, including North Eastern Region (NER), with an outlay of Rs. 948.90 crore.

Despite disruption caused due to COVID-19 pandemic, 4.45 lakh candidates have been trained / oriented till 31.12.2021 under PMKVY 3.0 across the country including NER.

- (d)        Yes, Sir. Ministry has designed PMKVY 3.0 as a demand driven scheme with bottomup approach for identification and mapping of job roles. As per extant provision of PMKVY 3.0, District Skill Committee (DSC) shall be the focal point for its implementation. DSC shall have major  role  in  preparation  of  district  level  plan,  mobilization  and  counseling  of  candidates, formation of training batches, monitoring of quality assurance and post training support.
- (e)         Based on the learning from implementation of PMKVY 1.0 (2015-16) and 2.0 (201620),  the  orientation  of  the  scheme  has  been  changed  from  supply  driven  to  demand  driven under PMKVY 3.0 to boost demand for job roles which are prevailing at regional/local level. In addition, informed choices / aspirations of the candidates have been given primacy which aims to support the self-employment as well. This scheme also supports the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat by encouraging candidates to opt for local skills with local jobs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Central Universities Common Entrance Test
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2921 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Central Universities Common Entrance Test

## 2921. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has issued any specific weightage to 12th board exam scores for consideration  for  admission  in  Central  Universities  along  with  Central  Universities  Common Entrance Test (CUCET) scores and if so, details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  exclude  11th  grade  syllabus  as  part  of  the  CUCET exam;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  along  with  the  format  of  the  examination,  subjects  covered,  and languages in which the examination is likely to be conducted and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  several  concerns  regarding  the  lack  of  resources available to students from disadvantaged backgrounds and skewed preference to students with access to coaching facilities have been raised; and
- (f) if so, the steps taken by the Government to allay such fears and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)  to  (f)  In  order  to  conduct  entrance  examinations  for  higher  educational  institutions  in  the country  in  a  standardised  method,  the  Government  has  established  National  Testing  Agency (NTA)  as  an  autonomous  and  self-sustained  premier  testing organization.  The  National Education  Policy,  2020  envisions  for  common  entrance  test  for  admission  in  universities  to reduce the burden on students, universities and the entire education system and at the same time assess the students of different boards at the same level, giving them equal opportunity. It has been decided to conduct Common University Entrance Test (CUET)in 13 languages (English, Hindi,  Assamese,  Bengali,  Gujarati,  Kannada,  Marathi,  Malayalam,  Odia,  Punjabi,  Tamil, Telugu, Urdu) over hundreds of examination centre for admission in Central Universities from the academic year 2022-23. It has also been decided to consider the scores of board examination for eligibility. Students may apply to more than one Central Universities, as per his/her choice, with one application form, thereby reducing financial burden and increasing access. The syllabus is based on the understanding of subject at class XII level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Tourism Circuits Developed under SDS in Gujarat
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2920 ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## TOURISM CIRCUITS DEVELOPED UNDER SDS IN GUJARAT

2920. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  circuits  that  have  been  developed  under  the Swadesh Darshan Scheme (SDS) in Gujarat so far;
- (b) the funds allocated to Gujarat during the last three years under the scheme; and
- (c) the achievements of the SDS at present?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TOURISM

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Tourism under its 'Swadesh Darshan' scheme has  sanctioned  three  projects  in  Gujarat  as  per  the  details    given below:

|   Sr. No | Name of Circuit   | Year of Sanction   | Name of the Project                                                              |   Sanctioned Amt. in ₹ crore |   Released amount ₹ in Cr. (till date) |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|        1 | Heritage Circuit  | 2016-17            | Development of Ahmedabad- Rajkot- Porbandar -Bardoli- Dandi                      |                        58.42 |                                  56.21 |
|        2 | Heritage Circuit  | 2016-17            | Development of Vadnagar-Modhera                                                  |                        91.11 |                                  87.25 |
|        3 | Buddhist Circuit  | 2017-18            | Development of Junagadh- Gir Somnath- Bharuch- Kutch- Bhavnagar- Rajkot- Mehsana |                        26.68 |                                  22.28 |

- (c): All the three projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan scheme in the  State of  Gujarat  are  physically complete.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Faculty in National Institute of Technology
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2919 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Faculty in National Institute of Technology

## 2919.  SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the faculty teaching in National Institute of Technology (NIT) on contract basis  and  who  have  completed  their  Ph.D  from  NIT  in  part  time  mode  as  an internal  candidate,  are  eligible  to  apply  against  the  vacancy  of  regular  post  of Assistant Professor in NIT;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether such candidates could not be shortlisted after applying for the regular post of Assistant Professor in NIT in the name of cooling-off period;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  corrective  measures  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  Government  in  the interest of such candidates?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) & (b):  Yes  Sir.  In  accordance  with  provisions  under  the  Statutes  of  National Institutes of Technology (NITs), the existing faculty members who have completed their Ph.D.  alongwith  their  normal  teaching  responsibilities  in  the  Institute  or  under  quality improvement programme are eligible to apply against vacant regular post of Assistant Professor in NITs. As per clause (3) of Schedule 'E' referred in Statute 23 (5) (a) of the

- Statutes of NITs, the enrolment period of Ph.D. in respect of such faculties is counted as teaching experience. (c) to (e):  No Sir. Candidates who are already members of the faculty, either regular or on  contract,  and  are  pursuing  a  higher  degree  in  the  Institute  are  eligible  to  be considered  for  recruitment,  if  otherwise  qualified  as  per  the  qualifications  and  other terms and conditions of appointment specified in Statutes. There is no cooling-off period required for existing members of faculty. The guidelines framed under Section 32 (2) (b) of the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007 and Statute 23 (3) of the Statutes states that:'Most  leading  universities  of  the  world,  including  the  best  Institutes  of  India  have  an explicit  or  implicit  policy  of  not  inducting  their  own  students  into  the  faculty.  To  avoid such in-breeding, the NITs & IIEST will follow the following policies: (i) Candidates  who  have  obtained  or  are  expected  to  obtain  their  most  recent degree (Ph.D.) from the Institute will normally not be considered for recruitment, except where  there  is  a  3  years'  gap  (approximately)  between  leaving  the  Institute  and  the expected date of joining. (ii) This  is  not  applicable  to  candidates  who  are  already  members  of  the  faculty, either regular or on contract, and are pursuing a higher degree in the Institute.'………….

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Vacant Posts of Professors/Assistant Professors
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2918 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Vacant Posts of Professors/Assistant Professors

## 2918. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Universities in Maharashtra till today along with the posts of Professors and Assistant Professors lying vacant therein;
- (b) the time by when these posts are likely to be filled; and
- (c) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to fill these posts?

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

(a) to (c): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that as on 31.03.2021 there are  72  degree  awarding  Higher  Educational  Institutions  (HEIs)  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra including 01 Central University, 24 State Public Universities, 18 State Private Universities, 21 Institutions Deemed to be University and 08 Institutions of National Importance. Out of these HEIs, only one Central University, namely, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya is under the purview of UGC wherein 8 posts of Professor and 2 posts of Assistant  Professor  are  vacant  as  on  01.01.2022.  Mahatma  Gandhi  Antarrashtriya  Hindi Vishwavidyalaya has advertised the vacant posts and scrutiny of applications is underway.

The UGC has further informed that  State  Universities  come  under  the  administrative purview  of  State  Government  concerned  and  onus  of  filling  up  the  vacancies  lies  with  the respective  University  /  State  Government.  However,  UGC  has  repeatedly  requested  all  the Universities  to  fill  up  the  vacancies,  at  the  earliest. Recently,  UGC  vide  its  letter  No.F.111/2021  (SCT)  dated  2 nd   September,  2021  has  requested  all  Central  Universities  to  fill  up vacancies in a Mission Mode within a period of one year starting from 5 th  September, 2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Compensation to Farmers
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Malook Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2916

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 21, 2022

## COMPENSATION TO FARMERS

2916. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made any concrete policy to compensate the farmers for the loss of their crops, vegetables, fruits and milk due to COVID-19 and lockdown and also for inflation that is increasing day-by-day; and
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  The  Government  has  taken  several  measures  to  ensure  smooth  operations  of agriculture  and  related  activities  and  to  counter  inflation.  These  include  an  exemption  to agriculture-related  activities  from  lockdown,  facilitation  of  direct  marketing,  opening  up  of new  procurement  centres,  the  introduction  of  Kisan  Rail  and  Krishi  Udaan  for  carrying perishable products, agro and dairy products, and extension of Kisan Credit Card to fishery and dairy sectors. Further, the Government launched the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan in May 2020 to, inter alia, strengthen infrastructure of agriculture and allied sectors, support formalisation of micro food  enterprises  and  ensure  food  and  nutritional  security  through  PM  Garib  Kalyan  Ann Yojana. Under the PM-KISAN, Rs. 1.82 lakh crore has been released so far to 11.74 crore farmers. In  order  to  address  problems  faced  by  farmers  on  servicing  of  agriculture  loans,  a moratorium for a total period of six months up to August 31 st , 2020 was also permitted.

The  government  has  also  undertaken  several  measures  to  keep  inflation  under  control including a reduction in central excise duty on petrol and diesel; allocation of food grains at subsidized rates; procurement and maintenance of buffer stock of pulses; reduction in duty on edible oils and price stabilization measures under Operations Greens.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Legal Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Khagen Murmu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2915 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Legal Education

## 2915. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the idea of introducing Legal Education as a subject in schools has not witnessed requisite planning and execution;
- (b) if so, corrective steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government keeping in mind that the interest of students in the field of law should be kindled in school itself; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to  (c)   The  syllabi  and  textbooks  brought  out  by  the  National  Council  of  Educational Research and Training (NCERT) as a follow up of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005 adequately integrates the legal education concerns from upper primary to senior secondary stages  of  school  education.  In  addition,  some  of  the  supplementary  materials  prepared  by NCERT also  focus  on  legal  literacy.  In  the  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE) affiliated  schools,  teaching  of  Social  Sciences  is  compulsory  till  Class  X,  which, inter-alia , includes  knowledge  about  the  basic  structure  of  the  legislature,  executive  and  judiciary, including the basic framework of the legal system, the ways laws are created in India and basic coverage  of  the  Constitution  of  India  and  the  rights  it  grants.  CBSE  also  offers  an  optional academic  elective  subject,  namely,  'Legal  Studies'  in  Classes  XI  and  XII  as  fifth  or  sixth subject with any combination of subjects. Since, education is a subject in the Concurrent list of the  Constitution  and  the  majority  of  the  schools  are  under  the  jurisdiction  of  State/Union Territory (UT) Governments, it is for the respective State/UT Government to impart the legal education in their schools.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Visits of World Bank Team
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2913

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022 / PHALGUNA 30, 1943 (SAKA)

## Visits of World Bank Team

## 2913. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE :

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state :

- a) the names of the States in which the villages have been visited by the World Bank Team during the last three years and the current year;
- b) the objective of the said visits of the World Bank Team;
- c) the names of the World bank aided project sites visited by the said team; and
- d) the reaction of the World Bank team given to implementation of the said project?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  World  Bank  does not maintain a centralized record of their teams' visits to various project sites, including the objectives / purpose of their visit and findings regarding the implementation of project. However, at the end of each mission conducted by the World Bank virtually  /  physically,  an  aide  memoire  is  issued  by  the  World  Bank  Team  which  reflects findings,  recommendations  and  agreements  reached  including  details  of  site  visit.  Further, report of project implementation status is prepared by the World Bank team and posted on the relevant  page  of  World  Bank's  project  website.  This  report  is  publicly  available  at  World Bank's project website at https://projects.worldbank.org. Since March 2020, all missions of World Bank Team including the sites visits were suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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