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Lok Sabha Question No. 2264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: New Emerging Fields of Science
Ministry: Education
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## New Emerging Fields of Science

## 2264. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

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

- (a) whether the Government has adopted new emerging fields of science like Quantam Key Distribution,  Blockchain,  Machine  Learning,  Artificial  Intelligence,  IOT,  5G  Network, Advanced Energy Materials by Indian Universities in their research curriculum;
- (b) if so, the details and status thereof; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  meet  the  need  of  the upcoming fourth industrial revolution that will lead the national economics into the new fields with the help of science and technology?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) &  (b): As  per  the  Approval  Handbook  2021-22  of All  India  Council  for  Technical Education (AICTE), all branches of Engineering and Technology shall offer Elective Courses in the emerging/ multidisciplinary areas viz., Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Block  chain,  Robotics,  Quantum  Computing,  Data  Sciences,  Cyber  Security,  3D  Printing  and Design, Augmented Reality/ Virtual Reality (AR/VR) etc. Also, course curriculum of the above 9 (nine) technologies have been prepared and uploaded on the website of AICTE. Many IITs are already  offering  most  of  these  courses  as  electives  as  well  as  programmes  in  some  of  these areas.

(c): The  following  schemes  are  being  implemented  to  connect  with  industry  to  meet  the upcoming fourth industrial revolution that will lead the national economics into the  new fields with the help of science and technology:

1. Uchchatar Avishkar Yojana(UAY)
2. Research Promotion Scheme (RPS)
3. Modernisation and removal  of obsolescence (MODROB)
4. AICTE IDEA (Idea Development, Evaluation & Application) LAB Scheme
5. AICTE  ASLAP  (Advertisement  for  various  posts  for  Student  Learning  Assessment

Project)  incorporating industry Professionals

To further add to the cause of national AI readiness, a new ProgramAI for All was launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister on 29.07.2021 which is driven by Central board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in collaboration with Intel India and is available in 11 Indian languages. The aim of the program  is  to  increase  public  awareness  about  AI.  It  is  a  4  hour,  self-paced,  micro-learning programme aimed to help demystify AI for general public.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Allocation of Funds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2262

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 02, 2021/SRAVANA 11, 1943 (SAKA)

## Allocation of Funds

## † 2262 SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  to  the  States  including  Rajasthan  for various schemes during the last five years;
- (b) the amount of funds spent by the States so far;
- (c) the amount of funds not utilized so far along with the reasons for non-utilisation of the entire funds; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure timely utilisation of the entire funds?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a): The  Union  Government  provides  resources  to  States  including  the  State  of  Rajasthan  through Ministries/Departments  under  the  heads  Tax  Devolution,  Finance  Commission  Transfers,  Centrally Sponsored  Schemes  (CSS),  Central  Sector  Schemes  (CS),  ACA  for  EAPs,  Special  Assistance  etc.. Summarized details of 'Transfer of Resources to States' during the last five years 2015-16 to 2019-20 are as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

| Sr. No.   | Item                                         | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Tax Devolution to States                     | 506193    | 608000    | 673005    | 761454    | 656046    |
| 2         | Transfers to States excluding Tax Devolution | 323151    | 372562    | 408292    | 425985    | 466648    |
|           | Of which                                     |           |           |           |           |           |
| (a)       | Centrally Sponsored Schemes                  | 188235    | 225848    | 262043    | 271478    | 275428    |
| (b)       | Central Sector Schemes                       | 2606      | 2407      | 15964     | 13629     | 12864     |
| (c)       | Finance Commission Transfers                 | 84579     | 95550     | 92244     | 93704     | 123710    |

Source: Union Budgets 2017-18 to 2021-22

- (b)  to  (d): As  per  the  extant  practice,  release  of  funds  to  the  States  under  various  programmes including  Schemes/Programmes  mandated  by  the  Finance  Commission  are  governed  by  prescribed guidelines  of  the  respective  Schemes/Programmes,  submission  of  Utilization  Certificates  for  funds released as per General Financial Rules (GFRs) and funds that remain unutilized are adjusted towards the grants-in-aid payable during the next years. The Ministries/Departments of the Union Government conduct  regular  evaluation  of  the  Schemes  being  implemented  by  them.  The  NITI  Aayog  also conducts concurrent evaluation of the selected Programmes/Schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Fraud Loans
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara, Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-+2261

ANSWERED ON- 02/08/2021

## FRAUD LOANS

## +2261. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA SHRI RODMAL NAGAR

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: -

- a) the details of the top  companies of the country  which taken loans fraudulently from and private sector banks during the 2004-2014; have public period
- (6) the details of major companies which have taken loan of more than 100 crore which have been declared NPA after-wards in the year 2009;
3. whether action has been taken by the Central Bureaus of Investigation (CBI) for recovery of loans from the said companies and if s0, the details thereof; and
4. (d) the number of companies whose assets have been seized to recovers the loans; and
- e) the details of the amount recovered from them and the details of outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(DR BHAGWAT KARAD)

- (a) to (e)= The Reserve Bank of India has informed that it does not maintain companies to whom loans were sanctioned / disbursed by public and private sector banks to 2014 and which later turned into non-performing assets (NPAs) prior

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Compulsory NCC Training under New Education Policy
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2259 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## Compulsory NCC Training under New Education Policy

†2259. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal to provide compulsory NCC education to the students of class  6th to  12th  and  the  students  of  higher  education  institutes  under  New  Education Policy so that disciplined students may be educated through NCC;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  if  not,  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  include  NCC  as  compulsory  education  in educational institutes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d)  The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, in para 6.17 provides that under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence, State Governments may encourage opening NCC wings in their secondary and higher secondary schools, including those located in tribal dominated areas. This will enable harnessing of the natural talent and unique potential of students, which in turn would help them to aspire to a successful career in the defence forces.  Besides,  NCC  training  is  being  implemented  in  educational  institutes  including Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti as per the provisions and policy  issued  by  Director  General,  NCC,  Ministry  of  Defence.  Implementatin  of  NCC training  in  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  and  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  is  a  continuous process  which  depends  upon  the  vacancies  and  necessary  approvals  of  the  Directorate General, NCC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Quality of Education at District Level
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jadon Chandra Sen

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2257 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  August, 2021

## Quality of Education at District Level

† 2257 DR. CHANDRA SEN JADON:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  a  fall  has  been  registered  in  the  standard  of  education  at  the  district level in the country;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor along with the measures taken by the Government in this regard;

(c) whether efforts are being made to bring changes in the standard of education in rural areas through the New Education Policy; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  to  (d):  Standard  of  education  is  a  comprehensive  term  that  includes  learners, teachers,  teaching  learning  process,  learning  environment,  curriculum,  pedagogy, learning  outcomes,  assessment,  etc.  Samagra  Shiksha  focuses  on  improvement  in quality  of  education  by  providing  support  for  different  interventions  to  all  States  and UTs,  like  in-service  training  of  teachers  and  school  heads,  conduct  of  achievement surveys at state and national level, composite school grant to every school for providing a  conducive  learning  environment,  grants  for  library,  sports  and  physical  activities, support for Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan, ICT and digital initiatives, School Leadership development programme, remedial teaching for academically weaker students, support for Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat, etc.

Further, in order to improve the standard of education, the Government has taken several other steps:-

1. Central  RTE Rules have been amended on 20th February, 2017 to include reference  on  class-wise,  subject-wise  Learning  Outcomes  at  Elementary level.
2. A  70  indicator  based  matrix  Performance  Grading  Index  (PGI)  has  been developed to grade the States and UTs. This index has now been extended to district level to assess the Educational performance of the districts.
3. NISHTHA  (National Initiative for School Heads  and  Teachers  Holistic Advancement), an Integrated Teacher Training Programme  has been introduced.
4. Learning Outcomes for Secondary level have been notified.
5. The  National  Institute  of  Open  Schooling  (NIOS)  was  entrusted  to  conduct teachers professional training through ODL (Open Distance Learning) mode.
6. Availability of  vast  body  of e-content on digital  educational platforms, under PM e-vidya.

Also, the National Education Policy, 2020 focuses on improving the quality of education through  various  measures  such  as  introduction  of  New  pedagogical  and  curricular structure,  Early  Childhood  Care  and  Education,  Foundational  Literacy  and  Numeracy and Transforming Assessment for Student Development, Experiential and Competency based Learning, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Utilisation of funds under PMUY
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2256 TO BE ANSWERED ON  2 nd  AUGUST, 2021

## Utilisation of funds under PMUY

2256. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

पेोलयम एवं ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) the features of the Ujjawala Scheme;

(b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this scheme within Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year

(c) the details of the number of cooking LPG connections provided under this scheme within Tamil Nadu so far; and

(d) whether the Government is aware that this programme has failed within the country due to  the  hiked  price  of  cooking  LPG,  if  so,  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## ( ) (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृ तक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ी रामेवर तेल MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

(a)      Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was started on 01.05.2016 and the target of the  Scheme  has  been  achieved  in  September,  2019.  The  Salient  features  of  the  PMUY Scheme are as under :-

-  LPG connection is released in the name of adult woman of the poor family, subject to the condition that no LPG connection exists in the name of any family member of the household and fulfilling other terms and conditions.
-  Initially,  the  beneficiaries  under  PMUY  were  identified  either  from SECC  list  or  from seven other identified categories. Subsequently, Government extended the benefit to all left out poor families under PMUY subject to fulfilment of terms & conditions.
-  Under  the  Scheme,  cash  assistance  of  upto  Rs  1600/-  for  providing  new  LPG connection is provided by the  Central Government.
-  The  beneficiary  is  also  provided  an  optional  interest  free  loan  to  take  Hot  Plate  or purchase first refill or the both from Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs).

(b)  No State-wise target was fixed under PMUY. However, the Scheme was started with a budgetary support of ₹ 12,800/- crore and the Government has made payment to the tune of ₹ 12,749.53 crore to OMCs against the connections released by OMCs.

(c)  OMCs  have  released  total  32.38  lakh  PMUY  connections  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu under the Scheme.

(d)  OMCs have reported that the average consumption of PMUY beneficiaries in the current Financial Year i.e. 2020-21 has increased by 44 % compared to Financial Year 2019-20.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Funds for Development Works
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2253

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 02, 2021/SRAVANA 11, 1943 (SAKA)

## Funds for Development Works

## 2253. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  amount  of  funds  provided  to  the  State  Government  of  Bihar  under  article  275  of  the Constitution during the last three years;
- (b) the type of development works specified on which the said funds provided under article 275 can be spent;
- (c) whether development works have been carried out in the districts of the State by spending the said funds; and
- (d) if so, the names of the said districts and if not, the reasons therefore?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a): The grants-in-aid released to the State of Bihar, under Article 275 of the Constitution of India, as recommended by the successive Finance Commissions for the periods 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sr. No. | Items                                  |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)    |    101.82 |    631.13 |   1416    |
|         2 | Urban Local Bodies Grants (ULBs)       |    473.68 |    637.79 |   2416    |
|         3 | Rural Local Bodies Grants (RLBs)       |   4199.71 |   5674.7  |   5018    |
|         4 | National Disaster Response Fund(NDRF)* |      0    |    953.17 |   1255.27 |

- (b) to (d): Grants-in-aid towards State Disaster Response Fund, Local Bodies Grants (ULBs & RLBs) and National Disaster Response Fund are released to the States on the recommendations of the Central Finance Commission. State-wise, year-wise and component-wise allocation of grants-in-aid and norms of  utilization  are  also  recommended  by  the  Central  Finance  Commission.  Thus,  these  grants-in-aid released to the States are to be utilized on the areas recommended by the Central Finance Commission and as per the extant guidelines and norms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Construction Work of Tourist Facilty  Centre in Vrindavan
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Hema Malini

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2251 ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## CONSTRUCTION WORK OF TOURIST FACILTY CENTRE IN

## VRINDAVAN

†2251. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of construction work of the tourist facility centre  in  Vrindavan  under  Krishna  Circuit  selected  for  the development of Swadesh Darshan Yojna;
- (b) the  time  by  which  the  construction  work  is  likely  to  be completed according to the scheme;
- (c) the  present  status  of  development  work  of  Vringovardhan under Krishna Circuit selected for the development of Swadesh Darshan Yojna; and
- (d) the time by which the work is likely to be completed according to the scheme?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) & (b): The project viz. Construction of Tourist Facilitation Centre  at  Vrindavan,  Distt.  Mathura  was  approved  at  the  cost  of Rs.9.36 Crore under PRASHAD Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism in the  year  2014-15.    The  construction  of  the  Tourist  Facilitation Facility has been completed and inaugurated in September 2019.

(c) & (d): No  project  has  been  approved  for  the  development  of Vrindavan and Govardhan under Krishna Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Tax Dispute with Cairn Energy
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2249

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 2 nd  AUGUST, 2021

SRAVANA 11, 1943 (SAKA)

## TAX DISPUTE WITH CAIRN ENERGY

## 2249. SHRI MANISH TIWARI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state?

- (a) whether a French Court has ordered the seizing of 20 Indian government residential assets in Paris in the ongoing tax battle with Cairn Energy Plc;
- (b) whether the Government has received any official communication or notice in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  arbitration  tribunal  in  Hague  had  also  overturned  the  Indian  Government's demand for Rs 10,247 crore in back taxes that was issued in 2014;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  a  list  of  Indian  public  assets  in  countries  where Cairn has registered the enforcement and is pursuing efforts to monetize the arbitration award; and
- (e) whether Cairn Energy has offered any kind of amicable solution to the dispute within the country's legal framework and if so, whether the Government is willing to take it?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Sir, An order has been passed by a French court freezing certain Indian Government properties  in  the  case  pertaining  to  Cairn  Energy.  The  same  has  been  communicated  through diplomatic channels.
- (c) Arbitral  tribunal  (which  had  its  seat  in  the  Hague)  pronounced  its  award  on  21 st December 2020 in favour of Cairn Energy Plc and Cairn UK Holdings Ltd (CUHL). It has asked India to pay Cairn an award amount of $1232.8 million plus interest and $22.38 million  towards arbitration and legal costs.
- (d) No such list has been received.
- (e) No formal proposal for a solution within the country's legal framework has been received in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: ESG loans
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Jasbir Singh Gill

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2244

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  AUGUST 2021/ SRAVANA 11, 1943 (SAKA)

## ESG loans

## 2244. SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the State Bank of India(SBI) advanced ESG loans to corporations that have pegged the interest rate to performance on certain sustainability criteria;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the number of green bonds issued by SBI over the past two years and whether SBI has  exposure  to  any  coal  projects  through  these  green  bonds  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and

(d) the  details  and  number  of  shares  which  projects  in  renewable  energy,  energy efficiency,  sustainable  transportation,  waste  and  pollution  control  have  out  of  total green bonds financed, percentage-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a) and (b): As per inputs received from the State Bank of India, interest rate on loans advanced by the bank is pegged to the total risk profile of the loan, with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) being one of the factors, and is not based on ESG factor alone.

(c): The bank has informed that in the past two years, it has issued one Green Bond of USD  100  million  and  does  not  have  any  exposure  to  coal  projects  through  Green Bonds.

(d): The bank has informed that there is no equity investment in the form of shares for projects  identified  under  the  Green  Bond  programme,  and  that  the  bank  has  a  loan portfolio  of  Rs.  8,357.15  crore,  as  on  30.6.2021,  in  renewable  energy  and  sustainable transportation sector projects identified for Green Bond proceeds with respective shares of 47 per cent and 53 per cent.