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Lok Sabha Question No. 1002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Skill Development Centres in West Bengal
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1002 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES IN WEST BENGAL

## 1002.  SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a)       the number of Skill Development Centres (SDCs) established in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal along with the funds allocated, centre-wise;
- (b)       the  details  of  courses  offered  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY) and number of students enrolled various courses;

(c) whether any specific measures are adopted under PMKVY  to  increase participation of women in the training; and

- (d) the  number  of  people  employed  through  different  courses  of  PMKVY  from Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  promotes  establishment  of model and aspirational skill centres known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) in  every  district  for  imparting  skill  training  throughout  the  country  in  Public  Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The Ministry through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)  provides  capital  expenditure  upto  75%  of  the  project  investment  as  well  as operational  support  to  industrial  partner  /  corporate  for  setting  up  of  PMKK.  PMKK centres are provided loan from NSDC upto Rs. 70 lakh to the PPP partner.

As  on  30.06.2021,  PMKK  in  Darjeeling  district  of  West  Bengal  has  been established by Orion Edutech Private Limited with the total loan disbursement of Rs. 70 lakh. In the Kalimpong district of West Bengal, PMKKs has been allocated to Power to Empower Skills Private Limited and is yet to be established.

Further, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) does not mandate the establishment  of  training  centres  (TCs),  however,  training  is  being  imparted  through empanelled  training  centres.  As  on  10.07.2021,  50  and  3  TCs  are  empanelled in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal, respectively.

(b)        Under PMKVY, training is being imparted in various National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned job roles of level 3 to 5 including technical courses across 37 sectors. Under PMKVY, as on 10.07.2021, 1.37 crore candidates have been enrolled across the country. (c)        Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), in order to increase the participation  of  women,  conveyance  cost  and  boarding  &  lodging  facilities  are  being provided.

- (d)       Under PMKVY, as 10.07.2021, 24,881 and 293 candidates are trained in various courses in the Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal, respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: EMRS for Tribal Girls
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †1001

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## EMRS FOR TRIBAL GIRLS

†1001. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether there is a proposal to establish separate residential schools for tribals girls in line with 'Eklavya Model Residential Schools; and (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):    No Sir.  However in Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) 50% of  seats  are  reserved  for girls  from  class VI  to  XII.  There  is  provision  for  separate hostels  for  girls  and  special  attention  is  given  for  their  nutrition  and  menstrual hygiene.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Scheme for Publicity of Biographies
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1000 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 JULY 2021

## SCHEME FOR PUBLICITY OF BIOGRAPHIES

## †1000.  SHRI ANURAG SHARMA: WILL THE MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  for  the publicity of the biographies of the personalities of national importance; (b) if so, the details thereof; and said
- (c) details of the  State-wise expenditure  to be  incurred  under  the scheme?

## ANSWER Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region (Shri G. Kishan Reddy)

(a)  No, Sir. (b) & (c) Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Promotion of Tourism in Bhagalpur
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.999 ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN BHAGALPUR

999.  SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  cancelled/curtailed festivals related  to  tourism  and  culture  including  Kumbh  Mela  due  to Covid-19 situation;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the response received and precautions taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (c): The festivals are organized by States & Union Territories Governments for which  funding is provided by Ministry of Tourism under  the  scheme.  A  maximum  of  Rs.50.00  lakh  is  considered  for funding under the scheme to a State and Rs.30.00 lakh for a Union Territory in one year.

Proposals  have  been  received  from  Nagaland  and  Punjab  for funding  under  the  scheme  for  the  current  financial  year.  As  such, Ministry of Tourism has not cancelled /curtailed festivals related to on tourism and States/Union Territories Governments decide organization of festivals as per the extent Covid-19 guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 998 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Sponge Iron Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Arun Sao

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.998

FOR ANSWER ON 26/07/2021

## SPONGE IRON PLANTS

998. SHRI ARUN SAO:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  sponge  iron  plants  currently  functional  in  public  and  private sectors in the country, State/UT-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (b) the details of the employment prospects created in these plants;
- (c) whether any provision has been made to provide job opportunities to the local people in these plants; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof particularly with regard to Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

(SHRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH)

- (a) The  number  of  sponge  iron  plants functional in the country including Chhattisgarh during FY 2020-21  is  as following:-

## Region Wise Details of Indian Sponge Iron Industry, 2020-21

| State                 | No of Units   |
|-----------------------|---------------|
| JHARKHAND             | 24            |
| ODISHA                | 76            |
| WEST BENGAL           | 36            |
| EASTERN Region Total  | 136           |
| CHHATTISGARH          | 69            |
| GOA                   | 3             |
| GUJARAT               | 10            |
| MAHARASHTRA           | 7             |
| WESTERN Region Total  | 89            |
| UTTAR PRADESH         | 4             |
| NORTHERN Region Total | 4             |
| ANDHRA PRADESH        | 6             |
| KARNATAKA             | 35            |
| TAMIL NADU            | 6             |
| TELANGANA             | 9             |
| SOUTHERN Region Total | 56            |
| Total                 | 285           |
| Source: JPC           |               |

- (b) As per Survey conducted by the Joint Plant Committee (JPC), total employment in the domestic sponge iron market stood at 84,632 during 2019-20.

(c)&(d): The decision on recruitment of employees in private steel sector is taken by individual steel companies/investors on the basis of their requirement.  In the case of CPSEs, recruitment is based on Government Guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: KV/JNV for Differently Abled Students
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ram Kripal Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.997 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## KV/JNV for Differently Abled Students

## † 997. SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV:

- (a)
- (b)
- (c) whether any scheme  or policy for differently abled children is incorporated in the New Education Policy; and

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: whether the Government has made any provision for admission of differently abled children in Kendriya Vidyalayas /Navodaya Vidyalayas so that they can get good education; if so, the details thereof; being

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  &  (b)  3%  seats  of  total  available  seats  for  fresh  admissions  in  Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are horizontally reserved for Differently Abled children.

(c) & (d) As per New Education Policy 2020, children with disabilities will be enabled to fully  participate in the regular schooling process from the Foundational Stage to higher education. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 defines inclusive  education  as  a  'System  of  education  wherein  students  with  and  without disabilities  learn  together  and  the  system  of  teaching  and  learning  is  suitably adapted to meet the learning needs of different types of students with disabilities'. This  policy  is  in  complete  consonance  with  the  provisions  of  the  RPwD  Act,  2016 and endorses all its recommendations with regard to school education.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Skill Development Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Jayant Sinha, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 995 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

## 995.  SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

## SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

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

- (a)      the number of people likely to be skilled during the next five years;
- (b)      the amount of budget allocated for the said purpose;
- (c) the  number  of  Skill  Development  Centres  in  the  country  along  with  the  details  of average capacity of a centre;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to develop some of the Skill Development Centres with the collaboration of public, private and in a public-private partnership; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of such centres planned?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has  launched  the  National  Skill Development  Mission  (NSDM)  to  provide  the  overall  institutional  framework  to  rapidly implement and scale up the skill development efforts across India. NSDM envisages to train a minimum of 300 million skilled people by the year 2022 .
- (b) No specific funds have been allocated for the training of candidates in upcoming five years. However, scheme-wise yearly funds are being allocated to the Ministry.
- (c) Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), short term training  (STT)  is being imparted through empanelled training centres (TCs) including  PMKKs.  As  on 10.07.2021, 3,415 TCs are operational across the country that includes 721 PMKKs. Targets to TCs are being allocated for approved job roles as per extant guidelines of the scheme and training is being imparted in batch size of maximum 30 candidates.
- (d) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship promotes establishment of model and  aspirational  skill  centres  known  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendra  (PMKK)  in  every district for imparting skill training throughout the country in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
- (e)       As on 30.06.2021, 812 PMKKs have been allocated across the country, out of which 721 PMKKs have been established.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Cooperative Regulation
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 994

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 26, 2021/ SRAVANA 4, 1943 (SAKA)

## COOPERATIVE REGULATION

## QUESTION

994. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Co-operatives  regulation  has  been  re-aligned  to  reflect  the present times;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the changes have been planned in near future and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  duality  of  regulation  and  supervision  for  the  sector  will continue even after forming new Ministry; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER  OF  STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

[RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a) to (d): The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) administers the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

The Ministry  of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has informed that the states have enacted their own Cooperative Societies Acts for incorporation, regulation and winding up  of  Cooperative  societies  within  their  territorial  jurisdiction.  With  the objective  of  serving  the  interests  of  members  in  more  than  one  state,  the Parliament  has  enacted  Multi-State  Cooperative  Societies  Act,  2002  (MSCS Act). The Multi State Cooperative Societies are registered under the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 and are functioning as autonomous Cooperative  Organizations  accountable  to  their  members.  These  societies have to function as per the provisions of the Act and rules made there under and their approved bye-laws. Further, amendments in MSCS Act are taken up as per the requirement/ need of time.

In view of the above, there is no duality of regulation and supervision of the Cooperative sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Promotion of Agriculture Sector in Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Balak Nath

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 993 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## Promotion of Agriculture Sector in Education

## †993. SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is promoting agriculture sector by including it in education; (b) if so, the details thereof; and

- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (c):  The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has informed that to promote agriculture sector through Education, 63 State Agricultural Universities, 3 Central Agricultural  Universities,  4  Deemed  to  be  Universities  and  4  Central  Universities  with agriculture faculty are working in the country.

ICAR has also informed that in order to promote agricultural education and attract students in agricultural education, various National/International scholarships are provided to students at different levels.

Further, the National Education Policy, 2020 envisions that both capacity and quality of  agriculture  and  allied  disciplines  must  be  improved  in  order  to  increase  agricultural productivity  through  better  skilled  graduates  and  technicians,  innovative  research,  and market-based extension linked to technologies and practices. The preparation of professionals  in  agriculture  and  veterinary  sciences  through  programmes  integrated  with general education will be increased sharply. The design of agricultural education will shift towards developing professionals with the ability to understand and use local knowledge, traditional  knowledge, and emerging technologies while being cognizant of critical issues such  as  declining  land  productivity,  climate  change,  food  sufficiency  for  our  growing population, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Relevance of Vocational Education Course
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 990

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## Relevance of Vocational Education Course

## † 990. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether the vocational education courses are losing their relevance in the current education system and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether NITI Aayog has recommended to conduct a comprehensive study in regard to the impact of such courses and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  report  submitted  to  NITI  Aayog  clearly  indicates  poor  quality  of  education  in such courses implemented by the University Grant Commission (UGC) which is primarily the reason why students are not being benefitted therefrom and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the quality of vocational education through such courses?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  No,  Sir.  Vocational  education  courses  are  not  losing  their  relevance,  rather  the  vocational courses are gaining importance in the current education system as these courses enable students to learn vocational skills and gain practical knowledge  through  on-job-training thereby enhancing their employability.

(b) & (c) No, Sir.

(d)  National  Education  Policy  2020  has  focussed  on  re-invigorating  vocational  courses  by integrating  them  into  all  school  &  higher  education  institutions.   In  this  respect,  University Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  issued  guidelines  for  the  Apprenticeship/internship  embedded Under Graduate (UG) program in the general stream in August 2020. The curriculum in each of the  semester/year  of  the  skill  programs  is  a  suitable  mix  of  general  education  and  skill development components. This includes practical classes in laboratories/ workshops, internships, apprenticeships, and other forms of hands-on training.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 989 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Revised salary of employess of Sanskrit Vidyalaya and School Sanstahan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jual Oram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.989 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## Revised salary of employess of Sanskrit Vidyalaya and School Sanstahan

## 989. SHRI JUAL ORAM

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  all  the  employees  of  Sanskrit  Vidyalaya  and School  Sansthan  under  the  control  of  the  Central  Sanskrit  University  (Rashtriya  Sanskrit Sansthan), New Delhi have not yet received their revised salary as per the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission;
- (b) If so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken or likely to be taken by the Government to release their revised pay as per the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (c):  There are only Adarsh Sanskrit Vidyalaya/Mahavidyalaya and Shodh Sansthan under the  Central  Sanskrit  University  and  not  Sanskrit  Vidyalaya  and  School  Sansthan.  Further,  the Central Sanskrit University is implementing various schemes of the Government of India including the Scheme for Financial Assistance to Institutions recognized as Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalayas/Shodh Sansthan.  The  issue  of  implementation  of  Seventh  Pay  Commission's recommendations under the scheme of Government of India being implemented by the Central Sanskrit  University  will  apply  to  the  employees  of  Adarsh  Sanskrit  Mahavidyalayas/Shodh Sansthan only and not to the employees of Adarsh Sanskrit Vidyalayas/School Sansthan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Steel Scrap Recycling Policy
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni, Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.985

FOR ANSWER ON 26/07/2021

## STEEL SCRAP RECYCLING POLICY

## 985. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the figures for Steel export during the last five years;
- (b) the salient features of the Steel Scrap Recycling Policy;
- (c) the number of steel scrap units, State-wise along with the steps taken by the Government to ensure environmentally safe dismantling and shredding activities;
- (d) the achievements made under the Steel Scrap Recycling Policy;
- (e) whether any monitoring mechanism has been set up under the said policy and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## ANSWER

(SHRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH)

- (a) The  details  of  export  of  finished  steel  during  the  last  five  years  are  as following:-

| Finished Steel Export         | Finished Steel Export         |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Year                          | Quantity (in million tonnes)  |
| 2016-17                       | 8.24                          |
| 2017-18                       | 9.62                          |
| 2018-19                       | 6.36                          |
| 2019-20                       | 8.36                          |
| 2020-21                       | 10.78                         |
| Source: Joint Plant Committee | Source: Joint Plant Committee |

(b)to(d):  The Steel Scrap Recycling Policy notified in the Gazette of India vide No. 354  dated  7 th November,  2019  provides  a  framework  to  facilitate  and  promote establishment of metal scrapping centers in India for scientific processing & recycling of  ferrous  scrap  generated  from  various  sources.  The  policy  framework  provides standard guidelines for collection, dismantling and shredding activities in an organized, safe and environmentally sound manner. The Policy enumerates responsibilities  for  setting  up  collection,  dismantling  centre  and  scrap  processing centre,  and  the  roles  of  aggregators  and  responsibilities  of  the  Government, manufacturer and owner. Steel Scrap Recycling Policy does not envisage setting up of scrap centres by the Government. The role of Government is to be an enabler and provide a framework to facilitate the eco-system of metal scrapping in the country. The  decision  to  set  up  scrap  centres  is  of  entrepreneurs  based  on  commercial considerations.

- (e)&(f):  The  Scrapping  Centres  are  approved  and  monitored  by  the  authorized agencies  of  the  State/Union  Territory  Governments.  The  Policy  does  not  envisage any  additional  monitoring  mechanism  thereby  ensuring  that  there  is  no  additional compliance burden.

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