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Lok Sabha Question No. 2069 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Setting up of Buildings of Tribal Schools in Manipur
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Lorho S. Pfoze

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-  2069

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 19/12/2022

## SETTING UP OF BUILDINGS OF TRIBAL SCHOOLS IN MANIPUR

2069.  SHRI LORHO S. PFOZE:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of tribal schools in outer Manipur which do not have their own buildings;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  provide  buildings  for  these  tribal  schools  by identifying the villages and sites including allocation of funds thereto; and
- (c) if so, the details and the stage of implemention thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c): As  reported  by  the  State  Government  of  Manipur,  there  are  5  number  of  Ashram Schools  and  all  are  functioning  from  their  own  building.  Further,  there  are  978  number  of Primary Schools under 6 Autonomous District Council (ADC), out of which 78 do not have thier own  permanent  building.  Construction/  repairing  of  school  buildings  the  school  buildings  is taken up by State from time to time with State Budget, Central Finance Commission Grant etc.

This Ministry is also implementing the scheme of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) under which quality education is provided to ST students of remote areas studying in class 6 to 12.   Under  this  scheme  so  far  689  schools  have  so  far  been  sanctioned  across  the  country including  21  in  the  state  of  Manipur.   Out  of  these  schools,  03  EMRSs  are  reported  to  be functional  in  the  state  of  Manipur  in  their  own  building  and  construction  of  the  remaining schools are under progress .  The various stages of implementation with reference to providing school building, hostels etc. are as under:-

- I. State  Government  identifies  the  suitable  land  and  submits  documents  of  suitable  land, recommendations etc. to NESTS, MoTA for consideration.
- II. Ministry approves the location for construction of EMRSs in the identified sites.
- III. NESTS issues  formal  sanction  order  to  construction  agencies  to  start  pre-construction activities.
- IV. The construction agency organizes survey and prepares Master Layout Plan, Preliminary Estimate and Detail Estimate as per site and submits their report to NESTS for approval.
- V. As  per  approval  of  DPR,  tender  is  called  by  Construction  agency  for  awarding  and commencing the construction works at identified locations/sites

Till the construction work of school building is completed, all the states including Manipur have been  requested  to  make  the  sanctioned  EMRSs  operational  from  other  government  buildings with arrangements of teaching staff.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Opening of SBI Branches
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2066

Answered on Monday, December 19, 2022/ Agrahayana 28, 1944 (Saka)

## Opening of SBI Branches

## 2066.   SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether in view of inadequate number of State Bank of India Branches in Darbhanga Parliamentary Constituency especially in rural areas and the resultant difficulties faced by the people, the Government proposes to open some more branches of the said bank in order to address difficulties faced by people; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## Answer

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

- (a) & (b) As informed by State Bank of India (SBI), the details of banking facilities available in Darbhanga District, Bihar are as under:

| Population Group   | Branches                            | Branches     | Customer Service Point (CSP)/Business Correspondent (BC)   | Customer Service Point (CSP)/Business Correspondent (BC)   |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|                    | Scheduled Commercial Banks Branches | SBI Branches | Total CSPs/BCs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks           | SBI CSPs/BCs                                               |
| Rural              | 55                                  | 13           | 341                                                        | 81                                                         |
| Semi urban         | 36                                  | 11           | 50                                                         | 30                                                         |
| Urban              | 59                                  | 10           | 13                                                         | 11                                                         |
| Total              | 150                                 | 34           | 404                                                        | 122                                                        |

Also, the Regional Business Office (RBO) and Retail Assets Centre (RACC) of SBI located in Darbhanga District provide administrative and credit support and ensure efficient delivery of banking services. Further, the State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC), Bihar has informed that there is no Unbanked Rural Centre (URC) in the District of Darbhanga.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2065 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: ST List of Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Akshaibar Lal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †2065

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 19/12/2022

## ST LIST OF UTTAR PRADESH

†2065.  SHRI AKSHAIBAR LAL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Uttar Pradesh Government has forwarded its recommendation to include Gond, Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari, Rajgond castes in Scheduled Tribe (ST) category after excluding the same from Scheduled Caste category in whole of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether it is fact that in light of this recommendation, Gond, Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari, Rajgond castes have been included in Scheduled Tribe in 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh; and
- (c) if so, whether Gond and its sub castes Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari, Rajgond are likely to be included in Scheduled Tribe category all over in Uttar Pradesh to bring uniformity and if so, the time by which the said castes are likely to be included in ST category  and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): The State Government of Uttar Pradesh vide its letter dated 22.4.1981 and 23.2.1991 recommended the transfer of  Gond  along  with  its  sub-tribes  from  SC  list  to  ST  list  in  whole State. The proposal was processed as per modalities and Gond, Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari, Raj Gond communities were included in list of Scheduled Tribes in 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002 (10 of 2003).

Further,  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  vide  letter  dated  11.12.2013  recommended  for inclusion of Gond, Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari, Raj Gond communities in the newly created 4 districts,  namely,  Sant  Kabir  Nagar,  Kushinagar,  Chandauli  and  Bhadohi  (formerly  named  as Sant Ravidas Nagar) of Uttar Pradesh in the list of Scheduled Tribes of Uttar Pradesh. In this regard,  a  Bill,  namely,  the  Constitution  (Scheduled  Castes  and  Scheduled  Tribes)  Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 is already in Parliament.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Category-wise Admission in KVs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Girish Chandra

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2063 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## CATEGORY-WISE ADMISSION IN KVs

## 2063. SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of admissions recommended by the Government discretionary quota in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b) whether the Government admissions quota for KVs follows reservation policy for Scheduled  Castes  (SCs),  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs),  Other  Backward  Classes (OBCs) and Economically Weaker Section (EWS);
- (c) if  so, the number of admissions recommended under each reservation category for last three years;
- (d) if  not,  the  number  of  admissions  which  went  to  reserved  categories  even  if Minister's quota was not exercised as per reservation policy;
- (e) whether Member of Parliament (MP) quota follows reservation policy, if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the details of admissions across reservation categories under MP quota?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The number of admissions made under the Hon'ble Union Minister's discretionary quota in KVs during the last three years is 9411 in 2019-20, 12295 in 2020-21 and 'NIL' in 2021-22.
- (b) to (d) The admission under discretionary quota is irrespective of categories and cover students  from  general  and  reserved  categories.  The  admissions  reserved  categorieswise for the last three years is as follows:-

| Sl.   | Years     | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   | Categories   |
|-------|-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| No.   |           | SC           | ST           | OBC          | EWS          |
| 1.    | 2019-2020 | 955          | 135          | 1946         | 128          |
| 2.    | 2020-2021 | 1105         | 157          | 2911         | 190          |
| 3.    | 2021-2022 | NIL          | NIL          | NIL          | NIL          |

(e)  &  (f)  The  admissions  in  KVs  under  the  'New  Scheme  of  Special  Dispensation Admission for Members of Parliament for recommending names for admission in KVs' by the  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  are  at  the  discretion  of  the  respective  Hon'ble Member.    Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  have  been  provided  with  the  discretionary quota of 10 admissions in the KVs of their constituency / State / Union Territory (as the case may be) each year. During the year 2021-22, 7301 students including SC-609, ST212, OBC-1811 and EWS - 55 have been admitted in KVs under this scheme.

Discretionary quota for Hon'ble Minister and Hon'ble Members of Parliament have been discontinued since academic session 2022-23.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Yoga Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jyotsna Charandas Mahant

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No- 2061

ANSWERED ON- 19/12/2022

## YOGA EDUCATION

†2061. SHRIMATI JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  yoga  education  has  been  recognized  by  the  University  Grants  Commission (UGC) as an undergraduate and postgraduate course;
- (b) if so, whether the yoga education has been started as a subject; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  Universities  that  have  started  conducting  related courses by including Yoga as a subject, State-wise including Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that it has recognized the studies in Yoga at Graduation and Post Graduation levels. The UGC has also introduced Yoga as a new National Eligibility Test (NET) subject from January, 2017 UGC-NET onwards.
- (c): State-wise details of Universities conducting yoga related courses are at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/2707844\_LSPQ-NO-2061-Annexure-I-Revised.pdf .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: ESIC Hospitals in Kanpur
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2056 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## ESIC HOSPITALS IN KANPUR

†2056. SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

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

- (a)whether ESIC hospital at Kanpur has not been set up despite all the formalities having been completed;
- (b)whether this hospital has not been operationalised for treating the patients despite all the formalities relating to sanction of funds and equipment having been completed;
- (c)the time by which the said ESIC hospital at Kanpur is likely to be operational for treating the patients; and
- (d)the reasons for delay in making this hospital operational?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): At present, there are five  Employees' State Insurance (ESI) hospitals  at  Kanpur  district  of  Uttar  Pradesh  one  each  at  Jajmau, Azadnagar, Kidwainagar, Sarvodayanagar and Pandunagar in Kanpur. All these hospitals are operational.

Out  of  these  five  ESI  hospitals,  the  hospital  at  Jajmau (Kanpur) is directly run by the ESI Corporation and the remaining four hospitals  are  run  by  the  state  government  under  the  ESI  Scheme (ESIS).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2045 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Misleading in History of India
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2045 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Misleading in History of India

## †2045. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken initiative to give due respect to the number of brave persons for their contribution to the country, as they were not accorded the same in history due to certain reasons;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether history of India in colonial period has been written in a misleading way as per  the  colonial  interests  and  no  amendment  has  been  made  in  the  same  even  after independence;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  initiative  to  rectify  the  mistakes  made  with prejudice while writing Indian history; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (e): To celebrate 75 years of India's independence as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a number of initiatives have been taken by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), Delhi, to commemorate the contributions of unsung freedom fighters, lesser known  incidents  and  places.  ICHR  has  sponsored  a  series  of  seminars  to  colleges/ universities/  academic  institutions  and  also  executed  exhibitions  on  (i)  Freedom Struggle of India, 1757-1947; (ii) The Story of India's Partition; (iii) Sardar Patel; The Architect of Unification; and also brought out volumes on Indian National Army, Sri Aurobindo: Life & Legacy, India: The Mother of Democracy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Renovation of Old Temples and Monastries in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.2043

## ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## RENOVATION OF OLD TEMPLES AND MONASTRIES IN UTTAR PRADESH

†2043. SHRI RAVI KISHAN SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  scheme  to  develop  small  tourist places in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  to  renovate  old  temples  and monasteries  of  public  importance  located  in  the country  including Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) No Sir. There is no such scheme under Ministry of Culture (MoC). However, the
- & Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  provides  basic  facilities  such  as  toilets,
- (b) drinking  water,  pathways,  benches,  ramps,  wheelchairs,  cultural  notice  board (CNB),  signages,  garbage  bins,  parking  facility,  etc.  for  tourists  visiting  the protected monuments / sites.
- (c) & There  is  no  scheme  as  such  to  renovate  old  temples  and  monasteries.  ASI undertakes conservation, preservation and maintenance of protected monuments
- (d) / sites including  temples  and  monasteries  of  national  importance  as  per requirements, priority and  availability of  resources which is a continuous phenomena.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Cryptocurrency Bill
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2039 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Cryptocurrency Bill

## 2039. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of the cryptocurrency bill, which was due for being tabled during the Winter Session, 2021 of the Parliament;
- (b)  the  timeframe  within  which  the  cryptocurrency  bill  would  be  tabled  and subsequently be open for public inputs;
- (c)  the  Ministry  and/or  department  which  would  regulate  cryptocurrency  and crypto token; and
- (d) the Ministry and/or department which would regulate various other virtual digital  assets other than cryptocurrency such NFT, Decentralised Applications or dApps, real estate tokens and other blockchain based assets etc.?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b): Crypto assets are by definition borderless and require international collaboration to prevent regulatory arbitrage. Therefore, any legislation on the subject  can  be  effective  only  with  significant  international  collaboration  on evaluation  of  the  risks  and  benefits  and  evolution  of  common  taxonomy  and standards.
- (c) to (d):    Currently, policy related to crypto assets and related ecosystem is with the Ministry of Finance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Question Paper Leakage/Copying/Cancellation of Examination
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2038 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Question Paper Leakage/Copying/Cancellation of Examination

## †2038. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the incidents of question paper leaks, copying and cancellation of examination are on the rise in the country for the past few years putting a question mark on the education system of our country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of such incidents came to fare in the past five years;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any investigation in this regard;
- (d) if so, the outcome thereof;
- (e) the details of the people who were caught for cheating the students by promising them to clear their examination during the last five years, State/UTwise; and
- (f) the action taken/being taken by the Government against such people with a view to check such incidents?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and schools, other  than  those  owned  /  funded  by  Central  Government,  are  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the State  Governments.    Thus,  the  matters  relating  to  examination  in  schools  are  regulated  in terms of Rules and Instructions of the respective Examination Boards of State Government concerned.

There were only two instances of paper leaks in the year 2018 which were reported for the exam conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), one of Economics (Class-XII) and the other of Maths (Class-X).  Apart from the above, there were no instances of  paper  leakage  during  the  last  five  years.  Both  the  incidents  were  due  to  the  criminal misconduct of the individual functionaries and did not cast any shadow on the sanctity of the examinations.  As far as other Exams conducted by CBSE like CTET, JNVST, KVS, JNVLE,

no report regarding leakage of Question Paper(s) has been received.

CBSE  had  reported  the  matter  to  Police  of  the  concerned  State.  The  Centre Superintendent  of  DAV  Centenary  Public  School,  Una,  Himachal  Pradesh  (HP);  his  two accomplices as well as the Bank Manager, custodian of question papers, were arrested in the leakage  of  question  paper  of  Economics  (Class-XII)  and  Maths  (Class-X).  Similarly,  the Principal and two teachers of Mother Khazani Convent School, Delhi along with the owner of  Easy  Coaching  Institute  were  arrested  for  the  leakage  of  the  question  paper  of  Maths (Class-X). The Board had also disaffiliated the aforesaid two schools after following the due process in respect of paper leakage matters of CBSE Board exams.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2037 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Manpower Crunch in ED
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2037

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## Manpower Crunch in ED

2037.   SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the manpower crunch faced by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), as identified by the Supreme Court and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to resolve the lack of manpower and infrastructure facing the ED; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  coordination  between  ED  and  State investigation agencies?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) It's a constant endeavour to ensure that requisite manpower and infrastructure is made available to the Directorate.
- (c) Officials of ED are in continuous touch with the predicate agencies including the State Investigation Agencies through forums such as NCORD and Regional Economic Intelligence Co-operation  (REIC).  Further,  on  the  request  of  ED,  several  predicate  agencies  including State  Police  and  Central  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  (LEAs)  have  created  AML  cells  and appointed nodal officers for sharing of cases warranting action under provisions of PMLA, 2002. The field formations of ED coordinate with the predicate agencies through these nodal officers.

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