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Lok Sabha Question No. 174 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Tamil as a Compulsory Subject in the KVs Running in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: Education
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 174 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## TAMIL AS A COMPULSORY SUBJECT IN THE KVs RUNNING IN TAMIL NADU

## *174. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  teach  Tamil  as  a compulsory subject in all the Kendriya Vidyalayas in Tamil Nadu, as  it  is  a  classical  language  of  India  and  it  is  also  the  official language of Indian State of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, it is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found  in  many  countries,  including  Malaysia,  Myanmar,  South Africa,  United  Kingdom,  United  States,  Canada,  Australia  and Mauritius;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the total number of KVs presently functioning and the total number of students studying in these schools as on date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  174  RAISED  BY  DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 13/03/2023 REGARDING TAMIL AS A

COMPULSORY SUBJECT IN THE KVs RUNNING IN TAMIL NADU. (a) & (b) Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) follow the curriculum developed by National  Council  for  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT).  In pursuance to National Education Policy (NEP), 2020,  NCERT  is developing the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) based on which syllabus, text-books and learning-teaching materials are being developed. The NEP, 2020 lays emphasis and reiterates great cognitive benefits of multilinguism. KVs have been established keeping in view the pan-India transportability  of  students  and  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  is  fully alive  to  teaching  of  regional  languages  as  provided  in  Article  112  of Education  Code  of  KVS  which  states  that  additional  arrangement  for teaching  of  the  regional  language  /  mother  tongue  shall  be  made, provided 15 or more students are willing to opt for the same. In the State of Tamil Nadu, Tamil language is being taught in 15 KVs on demand as additional arrangement and 6589 students have opted for the same. (c) As  on  November  2022,  1249  KVs  are  functioning  across  the country  having  enrolment  of  1427605  students,  including  45  KVs  with enrolment of 63809 students in the State of Tamil Nadu.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 169 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Emission due to Household Cooking
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Brijendra Singh, Jagannath Sarkar

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 169

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## Emission due to Household Cooking

- *169. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH: SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any study/statistics on the drop of household emission levels due  to  the  increase  in  consumption  of  LPG  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana (PMUY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government uses any specific data set for the emission analysis regarding the level of emissions arising from household cooking; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARAS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  169  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  13.03.2023  REGARDING 'EMISSION DUE TO HOUSEHOLD COOKING' RAISED BY SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH AND SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

(a) to  (d)

According  to  the  Indian  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  statistics  (2020-21)  of  Ministry  of Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  (MoPNG),  more  than  95  million  new  connections  of  domestic LPG  were  distributed  in  India  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY).  As  per National Statistical Office (NSO) survey report, 2018, 60 % households use LPG and rest still rely on solid fuels.

Following data sets/factors are used for emission analysis for domestic sectors:

It was assumed that a household of five persons uses 10 LPG cylinders per year and non-LPG users consume on average 90 kg of solid fuel per month (as per MoPNG 2016 report) and Particulate Matter2.5 (PM2.5) emissions (g/kg) in case of LPG and solid fuel are 0.4 and 35.7  respectively  (Source:  Indian  emission  factors  developed  by  ARAI-Pune,  TERI  2016, GAINS 2016).

Based  on  emission  inventory  of  States  of  Indo-Gangetic  Plains  (Punjab,  Haryana,  Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chandigarh & Delhi) conducted by Central Pollution Control Board,  the  net  emission  of  the  PM2.5  from  the  domestic  sector  (household  cooking)  was found to be 437 Gg/year for the base year of 2018, which contributes nearly 19 % of the total emission over the Indo-Gangetic Plains.

Further,  the  draft  National  Emission  Inventory  report  indicates  that  the  PM2.5  emission intensity  followed  a  declining  trend  from  the  period  2006  to  2016  due  to  significant proportion of population shifted cooking from non-efficient energy sources to efficient fuel following the LPG penetration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 165 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Renovation and Reconstruction of Naamghars
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Queen Oja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO. †*165

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## RENOVATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF NAAMGHARS

## †*165.  SHRIMATI  QUEEN  OJA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is working for renovation and reconstruction of all historical sites of the country during Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav;
- (b) if so, the number of the said sites throughout the country;
- (c) whether the Government has started the said works on all the identified sites;
- (d) whether the Government has identified the Naamghars (prayer houses) of his Holiness Shri Shankar Dev Ji of Assam;
- (e) if not, the time by which these are likely to be identified; and
- (f) the time by which the renovation and reconstruction of the said Naamghars is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (f) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*165 FOR 13.03.2023.

- (a) to (c) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has 3,696 Centrally Protected Monuments in  various  parts  of  the  country.  ASI  is  taking  up  conservation  works  of monuments, as and when necessary, as per availability of resources. Conservation of monuments is a continuous process.

Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) is the initiative of the Government of India to commemorate and celebrate 75 years of India's Independence. Under AKAM, ASI  has  undertaken  various  activities  and  celebrations  such  as  National  Flag hoisting  and  Tri-colour  illumination  at  154  Centrally  Protected  monuments, Swachhta  Abhiyan  with  facilitation  of  Padma  Awardees  and  other  important persons at 258 Centrally Protected monuments in 2022-23.Swacchta Abhiyan is also  carried  out  at  929  Centrally  Protected  monuments.  However,  renovation and reconstruction of ancient monuments has not been considered under AKAM thus far.

- (d) to (f) Naamghar (Prayer houses) of his Holiness Shri Shankar Dev Ji of Assam is not a Centrally Protected Monument under the ASI.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 164 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Education in Maithili Language
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 164 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## Education in Maithili Language

†*164. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any provision to provide education in the mother tongue under the New Education Policy; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the reasons for not preparing the syllabus of Maithili language by the NCERT; and (d) the time by which education is likely to be provided in Maithili language in CBSE schools

- located in Mithila region along with the latest details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 164 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023 ASKED BY SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR, HON'BLE MP REGARDING 'EDUCATION IN MAITHILI LANGUAGE'.

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(a) &  (b)  The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, inter-alia, provides that wherever possible,  the  medium  of  instruction  until  at  least  Grade  5,  but  preferably  till  Grade  8  and beyond, will be the home language/mother tongue/local language/regional language. As of now, under the existing policy, children are learning three languages based on the choices of States, regions, and of course the students themselves.

(c) Under  the  NEP  2020,  the  National  Curriculum  Framework  and  common  model syllabus is being developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). NCERT develops a common framework which serves as a model for the diverse school system across the country. States including Bihar with their language specific needs may adopt/ adapt, modify and redesign their curriculum and syllabus as per their language and regions. (d) Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  schools  follow  the  curriculum prepared by NCERT up to class VIII and flexibility is provided in the medium of instruction in which this curriculum is transacted by the affiliated schools. Due to the above flexibility, schools affiliated to CBSE located in Mithila region may offer education through Maithili wherever possible or teach Maithili language as a subject till class  VIII.  Since  education  is  in  the  Concurrent  list  of  the  Constitution  the  respective State/Union Territory (UT) Governments and its agencies may develop suitable curriculum in regional languages including Maithili as per the local needs and demands.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 163 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Attack on Tamil Students in JNU
Ministry: Education
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi, Andimuthu Raja

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 163 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## Attack on Tamil Students in JNU

## *163.   SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI: SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  any  complaints  have  been  made  on  the  attack  on  Tamil  students  in  Jawaharlal Nehru University by right-wing group students recently;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  number  of  students  injured  and  the  medical treatment provided to them;
- (c) the action taken/being taken by the Government against the militant students who attacked the innocent Tamil students and also damaged photos of national leaders including Thanthai Periyar; and
- (d) the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure that such violent attack do not recur on innocent students and to ensure safety to them?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  163  FOR  13.03.2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI  A. GANESHAMURTHI AND SHRI A. RAJA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING ATTACK ON TAMIL STUDENTS IN JNU.

(a)  to  (d):  Jawaharlal  Nehru  University  (JNU)  is  a  statutory  autonomous  organisation established under an Act of Parliament and is governed by its respective Act, Statutes and the Ordinances  made  there-under.  All  administrative,  academic  decisions  are  taken  by  the University  with  the  approval  of  its  statutory  bodies,  such  as  Executive  Council,  Academic Council and Court. Nearly 9000 students are currently enrolled in JNU.

It has been informed by JNU that different student groups held a series of events at Students' Activity Centre at JNU on the evening of 19 February, 2023. There was scuffle among some students  which  was  addressed  by  immediate  administrative  intervention  and  order  was restored. In order to maintain peaceful and harmonious environment in the university campus, various  steps  including  outreach  activities  have  been  taken  by  the  administration.  The University has also setup a four-member inquiry Committee to examine the matter.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Digital University
Ministry: Education
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

- (c) the digital space?

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2068 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## Digital University

2068.   SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether  the  Government  is  cognizant  that  a  Digital  University  will  provide  access  to  students across  the  country  and  world-class  quality  education  with  personalized  learning  experience  at their doorsteps; (b) if so, the details thereof; and the  initiatives  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  keeping  in  mind  that  the  Central  Digital University with a hub-and-spoke arrangement could well serve the need for remote learning in

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a)  to  (c)  Government  of  India  in  the  Budget  2022-2023  has  announced  the  establishment  of  the National Digital University (NDU). For personalized learning experience at the doorsteps, the salient features  of  the  University  are  content  in  different  Indian  Languages  and  ICT  formats,  a  networked hub-spoke model, with the hub building cutting edge ICT experience.

Various  initiatives  such  as  Multi-lingual  content,  accessible  Learning  Management  System,  linking peer  learners  to  create  strong  learning  communities  and  synchronised,  experiential  learning  by blending  multi-modal  education  through  SWAYAM,  SWAYAM  PRABHA  TV  CHANNELS  etc.  has been planned to serve remote locations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Exemption of Export Tax on Refined Petrol
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2064

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 13 TH   MARCH, 2023/ PHALGUNA 22, 1944 (SAKA)

## EXEMPTION OF EXPORT TAX ON REFINED PETROL

## 2064. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether some private companies in the country are exporting petrol after refining the imported  crude  oil  for  which  export  tax  has  been  exempted  as  per  the  recent announcement by the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number and the details of private companies which are exporting petrol to other countries;
- (c) the logic/criteria adopted by the Government, to give such exemption to the private companies in the country; and
- (d)  the  impact  of  such  exemption  of  export  tax  on  petrol  on  the  country's  economy particularly in the fuel sector?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The SAED/Cess imposed on export of petrol w.e.f. 1 st July, 2022 was exempted for clearances made from units located in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) w.e.f. 20 th July, 2022. Further, the rate of SAED/Cess on export of petrol was also reduced to Nil w.e.f. 20 th July, 2022 for all exporters and has remained at that level till date.

(b): Major  exporters  of  petroleum  products  are  Indian  oil  Corporation  Ltd  (IOCL), Mangalore  refinery  and  petrochemicals  Ltd.  (MRPL),  Reliance  Industries  Ltd.,  Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) and Nayara Energy.

(c)  and  (d): Units located in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) were given exemption from SAED/Cess on export of petrol since the objective of setting up SEZs is to promote exports. However, since the applicable rate of SAED/cess on exports of petrol was Nil for  all  exporters  w.e.f.  20 th July,  2022  till  date,  the  impact  of  this  exemption  is  not significant.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: District Institutes of Education and Training
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Bhola Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:-2063

ANSWERED ON-13/03/2023

## District Institutes of Education and Training

## 2063. SHRI BHOLA SINGH: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

## Will the Minister of EDUCATIONbe pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  todevelop  District  Institutes  of  Education  and  Trainingas vibrant institutes of excellence for Teachers'Training in the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has proposed a fiveyear R&D grant to one of the IITs (Indian Institutesof Technology) for Lab Grown Diamonds (LGD)sector to encourage indigenous production of LGDseeds and machines and to reduce import dependency;

- (d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the other steps taken/being taken by theGovernment in this regard?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) & (b):  Yes Sir. Re-envisioning of District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) as vibrant institutes  of  excellence  through  innovative  pedagogy,  curriculum  transaction,  continuous  professional development, dipstick surveys, and ICT implementation has been announced in Budget 2023.

(c)  to  (e):  A  research  grant  of  242.96  crores  over  5  years,  commencing  from 01 st April  2023,  for  the establishment  of  India  Centre  of  Lab  Grown  Diamond  at  IIT  Madras  has  been  approved  by  the Department  of  Commerce.  The  objective  is  to  promote  Research  and  Development  for  indigenous manufacturing of LGD raw materials and machinery in order to reduce import dependency. Futher, the Custom duty on Seeds for use in manufacturing of rough lab-grown diamonds has been reduced from 5% to 'NIL' for a period of two years until 1st February, 2025.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2062 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Pollution in Mining Areas
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2062

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## Pollution in Mining Areas

## 2062.       Shri Mahesh Sahoo

Will the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government will keep track of increasing pollution in mining areas;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to control water and air pollution in mining areas in the State of Odisha; and
- (c) the details of those industries have been found flouting environment laws in Odisha and the action taken against such units?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to (b) State  Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)  are  the  nodal  authorities  under  Air (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution),  Act  1981  and  Water  (Prevention  and  Control  of Pollution)  Act,  1974  to  take  action  under  the  act  to  control  the  air  and  water  pollution. Besides,  all  mining  activities  are  required  to  take  environmental  clearance  as  per  the provision of EIA  Notification 2006, amended  from  time to time. While granting, Environmental clearances (EC), strict environmental measures are stipulated so that air and water  quality  parameters  are  maintained  within  prescribed  standards.  Moreover,  regular monitoring of EC granted projects are also undertaken by the Integrated Regional Offices of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- (C ) As per the information received from State Pollution Control Board, Odisha, there are total 187 units under 17- categories of (high pollution potential) industries in Odisha. Out of which, 156 units are operational and 31 industries are self-closed. Number of complying and noncomplying units are 126 and 30, respectively. Show cause notices against 28 units and closure directions against 2 units were issued for non-compliance.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2060 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Educational Projects in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal and the Andaman & Nicoba
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji, Goddeti Madhavi, Khan Saumitra, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Umesh G. Jadhav, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Prathap Simha, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Kotagiri Sridhar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2060

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH, KARNATAKA, MAHARASHTRA, WEST BENGAL AND THE ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS

## 2060.   SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI:

SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  educational  projects  being  run  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  Karnataka,  Maharashtra,  West Bengal and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, district-wise;

(b)  the  details  of  funds  allocated/released  for  the  above  projects  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the last three years and the current year, district/year-wise;

(c) the total amount of funds spent on higher education projects during the above-said period, districtwise; and

- (d)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  effective  implementation  of  such educational projects in these States and the said Union Territory?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The district-wise details of projects approved, central funds approved and released to various projects in the last three years and the current year under the scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan  (RUSA)  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  Karnataka,  Maharashtra,  West  Bengal  and  the  Andaman  and Nicobar Islands is available at https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/ upload\_document/District-wise-details.pdf.

(d):  The  Government  continuously  reviews  the  implementation  of  the  scheme  and  monitors  the progress of the projects through regular review meetings with the State.

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