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Lok Sabha Question No. 4326 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Accreditation with NAAC
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4326

ANSWERED ON 27/03/2023

## Accreditation with NAAC

†4326. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether top universities and institutions of higher education have applied for accreditation with National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC);
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the action taken by NAAC thereon;
- (c) whether any proposal for expansion and strengthening of NAAC is under consideration of the Government to deal with the increasing number of applications for accreditation; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has been established as an Inter University Centre (IUC) of the University Grants Commission (UGC), under the provisions  of  The  UGC  Act,  1956.  NAAC  assesses  and  accredits  Higher  Educational Institutions, who come forward for the Assessment and Accreditation process. The UGC has informed that there are 266 Universities and 3977 Colleges accredited by NAAC having valid accreditation. The State-wise lists of Universities and Colleges are available at https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/6896258\_State-wise-list-of-Universities-accredited-by-NAAC.pdf and https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0646280\_State-wise-list--of-colleges-accredited-by-NAAC.pdf respectively.
- (c) & (d): To perform the function of accreditation, the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 envisions a 'meta-accrediting body', called the National Accreditation Council (NAC) to be set up as an independent vertical within the umbrella institution, the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). The NEP, 2020 further envisions that accreditation of institutions will  be  based  primarily  on  basic  norms,  public  self-disclosure,  good  governance,  and outcomes and it will be carried out by an independent ecosystem of accrediting institutions supervised and overseen by NAC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Grading and Classification of Protected Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4322

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## GRADING AND CLASSIFICATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS

## 4322. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY

## SHRI MARGANI BHARAT

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state

- (a) the details as to how often the National Monuments Authority(NMA) makes recommendations to the Government for grading and classifying protected monuments and protected areas and the action taken by the Government on these recommendations;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Lepakshi  Temples,  Gandikota  Grand  Canyon  and Fort,  Belum Caves, Guntupalli Buddhist Site and Buddhist monuments of Salihundam in Andhra Pradesh are places of historical and cultural importance ;
- (c) whether the Government has any plans to forward the names of any of these sites as their nomination for including in the UNESCO's World Heritage List;
- (d) whether  natural  calamities  such  as  flooding  and  increased  air  pollution  is  damaging  our ancient monuments and buildings; and
- (e) if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to preserve important monuments and buildings that have not yet been declared as protected monuments?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to  (c)  The  National  Monuments  Authority  (NMA),  in  terms  of  Section  4A  of  Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958, makes recommendations to  the  Government  from  time  to  time,  for  classifying  protected  Monuments and protected areas of national importance as per categories prescribed under Schedule to Rule 6 of NMA  Rules,  2011,  having  regard  to the outstanding universal value including the historical,  archaeological,  architectural  value  and  such  other  relevant  factors.  The  Central

Government, thereafter notifies the same in the official gazette and also exhibits it on its official web-site  and  also  in  such  other  manner  as  it  may  deem  fit,  for  the  benefit  of  the  public  and agencies  in  the  interest  of  protection  and  preservation  of  these  protected  monuments  and protected areas of National importance.

In  the  year,  2022  Lepakshi  Temples  has  already  been  included  in  the  Tentative  List which  is  pre-requisite  condition  for  onward  inclusion  in  the  UNESCO's  World  Heritage Inscription process.

(d) & (e) Yes, environmental impacts such as flooding and air pollution is causing damage to our ancient monuments and buildings.

If any proposal is received by Archaeological Survey of India to preserve the unprotected monuments and buildings. The steps are taken to mitigate the effects of air pollution by adopting various  conservation  and  preservation  methodologies  such  as  Scientific  cleaning,  Clay  pack, Paper pulp and Hydrophobic treatment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Set up of Adarsh Veda Vidyalaya
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4318 ANSWERED ON - 27.03.2023

## SET UP OF ADARSH VEDA VIDYALAYA

†4318. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  Adarsh  Veda  Vidyalaya  for  teaching  the Vedas;
- (b) whether the Government will set up these Vidyalayas in each district of the country;

(c) whether the Government is likely to formulate any scheme to set up these Vidyalayas; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  to  (d):  Yes  sir.  The  Government,  on  the  lines  of  Rashtriya  Adarsh  Veda  Vidyalaya (RAVV) functioning in the premises of Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Ved Vidya at Ujjain, has  approved  to  set  up  five  RAVV's  in  the  country  viz.  Puri  (Odisha),  Dwarka  (Gujarat), Sringeri (Karnataka), Badrinath (Uttarakhand) and Guwahati (Assam).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Use of Forex Reserves for Capital Development
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4313 DUE FOR ANSWERED ON MARCH 27, 2023

## USE OF FOREX RESERVES FOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

4313. Shri Shyam Singh Yadav:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the reasons for the decrease in forex reserves for fourth week in a row as of 24.02.2023;
- (b)  whether the Government proposes to use forex reserves for  capital  development in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the amount of forex reserves used by the Government for capital development during each of the last eight years?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

## (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) The Foreign Exchange Reserves (FER) as on January 27, 2023 stood at USD 576.76 billion which declined to USD 560.94 billion as on February 24, 2023. The decrease in FER can  be  predominantly  attributed  to  revaluation  changes  arising  out  of  appreciation  of  US Dollar vis-a-vis other foreign currencies like EUR, GBP, JPY etc. as well as due to rising yields of foreign securities and decline in gold prices. Further, some of the decrease was due to  intervention  operations  in  the  foreign  exchange  market  to  curb  excessive  volatility  in USD/INR exchange rate.

(b) & (c):  The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 provides the overarching legal framework for  deployment of reserves in different foreign currency assets and gold within the broad parameters  of  currencies,  instruments,  issuers,  and  counterparties.  The  essential  legal framework for reserve management is provided in sub-sections 17(6A), 17(12), 17(12A),

17(13)  and  33  (6)  of  the  above  Act.  In  brief,  the  law  broadly  permits  the  following investment categories:

- (i) deposits with other central banks and the BIS;
- (ii) deposits with commercial banks overseas;
- (iii) debt  instruments  representing  sovereign/sovereign-guaranteed  liability  with residual maturity for the debt papers not exceeding 10 years;
- (iv) other instruments/institutions as approved by the Central Board of the Reserve Bank in accordance with the provisions of the Act; and
- (v) dealing in certain types of derivatives.

RBI has entered into an Agreement with India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFC) (UK) Ltd.  for  subscribing  to  the  bonds  issued  by  them  up  to  USD  5  billion  for  supporting  the investment in infrastructure sector. These bonds are guaranteed by the Government of India for  payment  of  interest  and  repayment  of  principal.  RBI  had  invested  an  amount  of  USD 2,500 million in bonds issued by IIFC (UK) in terms of the subscription agreement with IIFC (UK). Presently, balance of RBI investment in IIFC bonds stands at USD 1,323 million as cumulatively USD 1,177 million has been repaid by IIFC (UK) till December 31, 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Rejuvenation of Rivers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.4311

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## Rejuvenation of Rivers

## 4311.   SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI): SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL:

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

- (a) whether Government is aware of the massive degradation of river ecosystems, and the urgent need for rejuvenation of rivers in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Ministry has ambitious plans for setting up Biodiversity Parks along the rivers in the country following the orders passed by the National Green Tribunal;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to(d) MoEF&CC,  Govt.  of  India  entrusted  Indian  Council  Forestry  Research  and Education  (ICFRE),  Dehradun  to  prepare  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  for rejuvenation  of  thirteen  major  Indian  rivers  namely  Jhelum,  Chenab,  Ravi,  Beas, Sutlej,  Yamuna,  Brahmaputra,  Luni,  Narmada,  Godavari,  Mahanadi,  Krishna  and Cauvery through forestry interventions. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been sent  to  the  concerned  State  /UT  Government  for  its  implementation.  These  DPRs include  rejuvenation  measures  which inter  alia includes  Eco-park  developments, avenue  plantations,  riverside  plantations,  river  front  development,  Biodiversity conservation model, etc. as per site conditions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Women Beedi Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## WOMEN BEEDI WORKERS

## 4309. SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  or  scheme  for  children  of women beedi workers addressing  their  health,  education  and  well-being concerns;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)whether the Government has any proposal to support the beedi workers for  their  empowerment  and  protecting  their  rights  in  future,  if  so,  the
- details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): The  Welfare  Schemes  available  for  the  Beedi  Workers  and  their dependent family members, are as follows:-
- (i)  Health:- Health care facility is being provided to Beedi workers and their family members with a network of 285 Dispensaries and 10 Hospitals located across  the  Country  and  also  reimbursement  of  expenditure  for  specialized treatment  under  the  Government  recognized  Hospitals  in  case  of  critical diseases i.e. Cancer, Tuberculosis, Heart Diseases, Kidney Transplantation, Hernia, Appendectomy, Ulcer Gynecological diseases and Prostrate diseases to the beneficiaries.
- (ii)  Scholarship:- Financial Assistance for education is being provided to the children  of  beedi  workers  from  class-I  to  college/University  ranging  from Rs. 1000/- to Rs. 25,000/- per student per annum, depending upon class.
- (iii) Housing:-  Subsidy  of  Rs.1,50,000/(per beneficiary) in  three (03) installments at 25:60:15 ratio i.e. Rs.37,500, Rs.90,000 and  Rs.22,500 receptively  for  construction  of  pucca  houses,  under  Revised  Integrated Housing Scheme (RIHS) 2016. However, RIHS has now been converged with Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.  The sunset date of RIHS is 31.03.2023.

In addition to the above, the rights and welfare provisions of the Beedi workers have been incorporated into the proposed Labour Codes. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 4306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: GST for Petroleum Products
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Subrata Pathak, Ravindra Kushawaha, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Khagen Murmu, Mahabali Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4306

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2023/CHAITRA 6, 1945 (SAKA)

## GST FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

†4306.    SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK: SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA: SHRI RAVI KISHAN: SHRI KHAGEN MURMU: SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

the details of the measures taken/ being taken by the Government to widen the scope of GST?

## ANSWER

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

GST rates/ rate slabs applicable on goods and services are prescribed on the recommendations of the GST Council. Prior to 18th July, 2022, approximately 176 goods and 84 services were exempt from GST. Based on the interim report of Group of Ministers (GoM) on rate rationalization, GST Council in its 47th meeting held on 28th & 29th June 2022, recommended removal of exemption on supply of 21 goods and 17 services  within  broad  schemes  of  classification.  The  same  has  been  implemented  with  effect from 18th July, 2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Welfare of STs
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Francisco Cosme Sardinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 4305

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 27/03/2023

## WELFARE OF STs

4305. SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the funds granted to Goa for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes (STs) during the last five years, year-wise;

(b) whether some portion of the funds have not been released yet and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  providing  the  grants  for  the  welfare  of  STs independently to the local bodies or they have been provided the funds earmarked for the State concerned; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The details of funds released / granted by Ministry of Tribal Affairs under some of its schemes/programmes during last five years for the  development  and welfare of Scheduled Tribes in Goa are given at Annexure. Schemes in general are demand driven and allocations/releases are made by the Ministry as per proposals received from States/UTs.

The Ministry does not provide the funds to Local Bodies directly.

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4305 for 27.03.2023 by SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA regarding 'WELFARE OF STS'

(Rs. in Lakh)

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|   S.No. | Schemes                                                      |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (PMAAGY) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
|       1 | Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme (SCA to TSS) |    559.09 |    352.31 |      0    |    724.26 |               0    |
|       2 | Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution'             |    103    |    345.66 |      0    |      0    |             600.41 |
|       3 | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                       |      3.75 |     80.83 |     80.56 |     41.35 |               0    |
|       4 | Post-Matric Scholarship                                      |    364.8  |    536.26 |    732.79 |    458.18 |               0    |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Conservation of Pre-historic Rock Art Sites in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 4300

ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## CONSERVATION OF PRE-HISTORIC ROCK ART SITES IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 4300.  SHRI  S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the fact that prehistoric rock art sites of Likhaniya Dari, Chuna Dari, Morhana Pahar and Vindam Falls in Uttar Pradesh are in grave danger; and
- (b) if so, the details of the remedial steps that are proposed to be taken by the Government keeping  in  mind  that  the  protection  and  conservation  protocols  required  for  such prehistoric rock art sites, have not been extended to Sonbhadra region in Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The prehistoric rock art sites of Likhaniya Dari, Chuna Dari, Morhana Pahar and Vindam
- & Falls  in  Uttar  Pradesh  are  not  under  the  protection  of  Archaeological  Survey  of  India
- (b) (ASI).    However  ASI  undertakes  conservation  works  of  3696  Centrally  Protected Monuments  (CPMs)  in  the  various  part  of  the  country,  as  and  when  necessary.    The conservation and preservation of CPMs is a continuous process. Conservation works are carried out by ASI every year as per requirement and available resources, and they are in good state of preservation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4298 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Tourist Police Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Pinaki Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4298 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## TOURIST POLICE SCHEME

## 4298. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Tourist  Police  Scheme  is  being  implemented across all States and Union Territories;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  tourist  destinations  covered  under  the scheme, State-wise;
- (c)
- if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  any  study  has  been  undertaken  to  assess  the performance  of  the  scheme  since  the  launch  of  its  pilot  in 2019; and
- (e)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a)  to  (c):      Safety  and  security  of  tourists  is  essentially  a  State Government subject; however, Ministry of Tourism is well aware of the  security  concern  of  the  tourists  and  has  taken  all  possible measures to provide a safe and secure atmosphere for the tourists. On the recommendations of Ministry of Tourism, the State Governments/UT  Administrations  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Delhi,  Goa, Karnataka,  Kerala,  Maharashtra,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  and Kashmir,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Sikkim  and Uttar Pradesh have deployed tourist police in one form or the other.
- (d)  and  (e):      No  such  study  has  been  conducted  to  assess  the performance  of  the  scheme  since  the  launch  of  its  pilot  in  2019. However,  Ministry  of  Tourism  through  Indian  Institute  of  Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), which is an autonomous institute

of  the  Ministry  of  Tourism,  got  a  study  conducted  in  2016,  on functioning of the Tourist Police in States/UTs & Documentation of best practices. Also,  to  develop  a  comprehensive  framework,  Bureau  of  Police Research and Development (BPR&D) has formulated a very comprehensive report and have also formulated a five days training programme  for  the  Tourist  Police  of  States/UTs.  The  report  and training programme has also been shared with the Ministry of Home Affairs,  Ministry  of  Tourism  and  all  the  States/UTs.  Accordingly, Ministry  of  Tourism  in  collaboration  with  the  Ministry  of  Home Affairs  and  BPR&D  organized  a  National  Conference  on  Tourist Police Scheme with the Director Generals (DGs)/Inspector Generals (IGs)  of  Police  Department  of  all  the  States/UTs  on  19.10.2022  in

New Delhi.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Skilled Teachers in Government and Aided Private Schools in the country
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Tirath Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:- 4293

ANSWERED ON-27/03/2023

## Skilled Teachers in Government and Aided Private Schools in the country

## † 4293.  SHRI TIRATH SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  skilled  teachers  in  Government  and  aided  private  schools  in  the  country  who  help students to learn by imparting their knowledge to them;

(b) whether the Government  has issued mandatory instructions/guidelines particularly for the appointment of teachers in each school in Delhi;

- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) : The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education has developed the  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  Plus  (UDISE+)  system  to  record  data  on indicators of school education provided by all States and Union Territories. As per UDISE+, the number of resource persons including teachers/skill trainers, skill training provider, guest faculty for National Skills  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  Vocational  Courses  in  government  and  government  aided schools is 46,30,661 and 7,50,336 respectively for the academic year 2021-22.

(b) to (d): Education is a subject in the concurrent list of the Constitution and a majority of the schools are under the administrative control of respective State Governments/Union Territory administrations. Recruitment  of  teachers,  their  service  conditions  and  deployment  come  under  the  purview  of  the respective State Governments and Union Territory administrations. Further, recruitment is a continuous process and vacancies get generated due to a number of factors like retirement, resignation, increased requirement of teachers as a result of the enhanced students' strength. The Central Government through the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  provides  financial  assistance  to  the  States  and UTs to maintain appropriate Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) for various levels of schooling, as per norms prescribed in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, as amended from time to time.

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