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Lok Sabha Question No. 952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Introduction of PPIRP
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh, Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Midhun Reddy, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 952 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021 MAGHA 19, 1942 (SAKA)

## INTRODUCTION of PPIRP

952. SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

SHRI P.V.MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

कॉर्पोरेट कार्य मंत्री

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- whether  the  Government  has  decided  that  Pre-packaged  insolvency resolution process (PPIRP) may be introduced under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code with necessary checks and balances, as an option for
- (a) resolving insolvency;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has undertaken any evaluation of the efficiency of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 till date; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

वित्त और कॉर्पोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

(a)&(b): The Government has constituted a sub-committee of Insolvency Law Committee (ILC) vide order dated 24th June, 2020 to make recommendation on  pre-pack  and  prearranged  insolvency  resolution  process.    The  subcommittee recommended a pre-pack framework within the basic structure of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (the Code/IBC) and submitted its  report  to  the  Government.  Comments  from  stakeholder/public  were invited on aforesaid report on 8th January, 2021.  Public comments have been received and the same are under examination.

(c)&(d): Government has a regular mechanism available to strengthen and monitor the implementation of the Code through ILC which was constituted vide order dated 16th November, 2017 (reconstituted as Standing Committee vide order dated 6th March, 2019) under the chairmanship of Secretary, MCA to  make  recommendation  to  the  Government  on  issues  arising  from implementation of the Code as well as on the recommendations/representations received from various stakeholders. The Committee is having members from various professional institutes, industry chambers  and  domain  experts  in  various disciplines. Based  on  the recommendations  of  the  ILC,  the  Government  promptly  took  remedial measures  and  required  amendment  in  the  Code  was  ensured  for  smooth implementation of the Code.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Seva Bhoj Yojana
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Sanjeev Kumar Singari, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, T.R.V.S. Ramesh, Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 951 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## SEVA BHOJ YOJANA

## 951: SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH :

## SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the main objective of the Seva Bhoj Yojana;
- (b) whether the Government provides any grant to the institutes under this scheme;
- (c) if so, the funds utilized/spent/re-imbursed under the Seva Bhoj Yojana since the scheme was implemented; and
- (d) the list of religious institutions empanelled and are being run under the said scheme, Statewise including Gujarat?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a)          Under  the  Scheme  of  'Seva  Bhoj  Yojna',  Central  Goods  and  Services  Tax  (CGST)  and Central Government's share of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) paid on purchase of specific raw food items by Charitable/Religious Institutions for distributing free food to public shall be reimbursed as Financial Assistance by the Government of India.
- (b) & (c)  Yes Sir, under the scheme of Seva Bhoj Yojana, grant is provided to Charitable/Religious Institutions. An amount of Rs. 4.82 crores (approx..) has been sanctioned under the scheme of Seva Bhoj Yojana since its implementation w.e.f 01.08.2018.
- (d)     The State-wise list of Charitable/Religious Institutions which have been provided grant under Seva Bhoj Yojana till date is Annexed .

## State-wise list of Charitable/Religious Institutions

1.  Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
2.  Sri Venkateswara Annaprasadam Trust, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
3.  Sikh Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Punjab
4.  Dreams & Beauty Charitable Trust, Ludhiana, Punjab
5.  Durgiana Temple, Amritsar, Punjab
Lok Sabha Question No. 949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Banking Frauds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Shyam Yadav Singh, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

ANSWERED ON- 08/02/2021

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-+949

## BANKING FRAUDS

+949.SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of frauds unearthed and fund involved therein last three years till March bank-wise; each of the banking during 2020,
- (6) the details of FIRs registered and chargesheets filed the persons and bank employees involved therein and the number of persons convicted the said period; against during
- whether there has been unprecedented rise in frauds the lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic and thereafter; period of banking during
- (d) if the details thereof "including the loss of amount to the customers and banks due such frauds, bank-wise; and SO, to
- (e) the cotrective steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to a check on frauds and the achievements made in this regard? keep banking

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) to (e): The information is collected and will be laid on the Table of the House: being

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Lok Sabha Question No. 947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Indian residents studying in foreign Countries
Ministry: Education
Asked by: John Barla, Nayab Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 947 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## Indian residents studying in foreign Countries

† 947. SHRI JOHN BARLA:

SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any dialogue program or formulated any scheme/policy to extend the New National Education Policy, 2020 to the
- Indian residents studying in foreign countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the name of the countries in which such dialogue programme has been conducted so far;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to conduct such dialogue programme in the Universities located in other States across the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (e): National Educational Policy(NEP), 2020 extends to all the Educational Institutions which come under the purview of Indian Education System.

NEP, 2020 recommends efforts towards internationalization of education such as offering courses and programmes in subjects like Indology, Indian languages, Ayush System of medicine, yoga, arts, music, history, culture and modern India, Internationally relevant curricula in the sciences, social sciences and beyond meaning opportunities for social engagement, quality residential facilities and oncampus support, opening International Students Office at each higher education institutions hosting foreign students. These steps will provide greater mobility to students in India who may wish to visit, study at, transfer credits to, or carry out research at institutions abroad, and vice versa.

This Ministry has shared the provisions of NEP, 2020 with all Indian Missions thorough Ministry of External Affairs and also with Director General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In addition to these, Ministry of Education has also organized meetings with various countries like United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Australia, Finland etc. Many workshops/seminars/webinars are also organized by Ministry of Education and its associated Institutions for disseminating information about NEP, 2020. Moreover, at every International fora (e.g. G20, BRICS, The Commonwealth Education Ministers Action Group), information about the provisions of the NEP, 2020 is shared for giving furtherance to Internationalization.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Shortage of subject -wise professors
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Subrata Pathak, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, S. Venkatesan, Sudheer Gupta

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

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 945 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## Shortage of subject -wise professors

945. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a shortage of subject-wise professors, lab technicians and other nonteaching staff in the Central Universities of the Country at present, which is a prerequirement for qualitative education;
- (b) if so, the University-wise and subject-wise details of shortage thereof as well as the existing number of Central Universities;
- (c) whether necessary infrastructure/facilities are available to create conducive a atmosphere for studies in all the Central Universities;
- (d) the names of the States who have sent proposals for setting up Central Universities during the next five years along with the States where there is a plan to establish the same; and
- (e) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to fill the vacant posts in Central Universities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) : The total number of vacant teaching and non-teaching posts in 42 Central Universities under the purview of Ministry of Education as on 01.09.2020 is 6210 and

12437 respectively. In Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), 196 teaching posts and 1235 non-teaching posts are vacant as on 01.02.2021 and 31.12.2020 respectively. In three Sanskrit Central Universities, 21 teaching and 108 non-teaching posts are vacant.

(b)

(b): The subject-wise details of teaching and non-teaching staff in Central Universities are not maintained centrally. The total number of Central Universities under the purview of Ministry of Education is 46.

(c): Yes, Sir.

(d): Setting up of Central Universities is an ongoing process. Recently the Government has established two new Central Universities in Andhra Pradesh under Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014. The AP Reorganization Act has a provision for one Tribal University in the State of Telangana. Besides, two proposals of new Central Universities one at Bhagalpur, Bihar and the other in Union Territory of Ladakh have been taken up.

(e): University Grants Commission (UGC) vide its D.O. letter No.F.1-14/2019 (CPP-II) dated 4th June, 2019 has prepared the Guidelines for Recruitment of Faculty in Universities, Colleges and Institutions Deemed to be Universities outlining the selection procedure and the time frame for recruitment which have been circulated to all Universities to adhere to the guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: UGC Net Exam
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 944 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## UGC Net Exam

944. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI: SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRI N. REDDEPPA: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is planning to relax the requirement of UGC NET exam for lectureship posts in Government as well as Private Colleges; and (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that there is no proposal at present to relax the UGC NET exam for lectureship posts. (b): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 942 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Revival of Water Bodies in Tribal Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.942

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## REVIVAL OF WATER BODIES IN TRIBAL AREAS

## 942.  SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  in  the  Government  for  revival  of  water  bodies  / improve access to water in the tribal areas under '1000 Springs Initiative;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  tribal  population  of  Odisha  that  will  be  covered  under  the scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry of Tribal Affairs in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme has taken up '1000 Springs Initiative' as a localized innovative solution by  harnessing  the  potential  of  perennial  springs  to  meet  the  water  needs  of  the remote tribal communities. It is envisaged to upscale 1000 Springs Initiative to other tribal  regions.  408  springs  across  77  habitations/villages  in  8  districts  (Ganjam, Gajapati,  Jajpur,  Kalahandi,  Kandhmal,  Keonjhar,  Mayurbhanj,  Rayagada)  of  have been mapped to create an online Spring Atlas thespringsportal.org. Further, a project has been sanctioned to Government of Odisha under the scheme 'Support to Tribal Research Institute' for mapping the springs in the districts of Odisha as mentioned below:

| Sl. No.   | Name of TSP Districts with LGD Code   |   Number of Block |   TSP No. of villages |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| 1         | Mayurbhanj (LGD: 365)                 |                26 |                  5383 |
| 2         | Sundargarh (LGD: 373)                 |                17 |                  3623 |
| 3         | Koraput (LGD: 363)                    |                14 |                  2973 |
| 4         | Malkangiri (LGD: 364)                 |                 7 |                  1509 |
| 5.        | Rayagada (LGD: 370)                   |                11 |                  2202 |
| Total     | 5                                     |                75 |                 15690 |

This GIS online inventory is helpful in locating springs, analyzing their health status, quality  of  water,  discharge  capacity  and  other  physical,  chemical  and  biological properties and filling the crucial information gap to develop a national map of springs and build capacities of communities and other stakeholders in protection, preservation  and  management  of  the  springs  for  sustainability  of  the  resource. Community  led  Spring-based  water  infrastructure  has  been  demonstrated  through convergence  with  MGNREGA  to  provide  safe  and  adequate  water  for  drinking, domestic and livelihood.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Loan from World Bank
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC  AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSIARRED QUESTION NO, 938

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 08,2O21IMAGHA 19,1942 (SAKA)

## .LOAN  FROM WORLD BANK'

938. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE: Will the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased  to state:
2. (a) whether  the Government has received loan finance through  the world Bank to support  the nationar programme  to enhance  the recharge of aquifers  to improve the ground  water lever and to strengthen  the ground  water institute  to address  the depleting issue  of ground  water level; and
3. (b) if so, the details  thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY  OF FINANCE (ANURAG  SINGH THAKUR)

(a & b): The Government  of rndia has signed  the 'Nationar  Groundwater Management lmprovement project  (Atar Bhujar  yojna),  with worrd Bank for roan assistance  of USD 450 Miilion  on February  17, 2o2o to improve  the management  of groundwater  resources  in the participating  states of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,  Rajasthan and  uttar  pradesh.
Lok Sabha Question No. 937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Projects and Schemes Deferred due to Covid 19 Pandemic
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.937 ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

PROJECTS AND SCHEMES DEFERRED DUE TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC

937. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  projects  and  schemes  have  been  deferred  or

stalled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic; (b) if so, the details and the reasons thereof; and the  list  of  such  projects  exclusive  to  Andhra  Pradesh  which

- (c) have been stalled or deferred?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a): No, Sir.
- (b) to (c): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Modification of Forest Rights Act by States
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 933

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## MODIFICATION OF FOREST RIGHTS ACT BY STATES

933 . SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:(a) whether some States have modified the Forest Rights Act to enable tribals and other traditional forest dwelling families to build houses in the neighbourhood forest areas; and

- (b) if so, the details and present status thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes.   As per information available, Hon'ble Governor of Maharashtra has issued notification dated 23.09.2020 to provide for housing to the Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribe families and Other Traditional Forest Dwelling Families belonging to the concerned  village  by  extension  of  village  site/hamlet  /habitation  for  area,  along  with proviso mentioned in the said notification.
- (b)     State Government of Maharastra has informed that Rules and Guidelines is being prepared for the implementation of this notification for the field authorities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Labour Reforms
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 930

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## LABOUR REFORMS

## 930.  SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

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

- (a)whether according to the Annual Survey of Industries data for 200809, the provisions of Chapter VB of Industrial Disputes Act apply to 15.63 per cent of total factories which employs 72.31 per cent of workers and Chapter V-B stipulates the condition that any industrial establishment  employs  not  less  than  100  workmen  during  the preceding months should take permission from the Government for closure or retrenchment of workers;
- (b)whether the Government has received any representation from the chambers for relaxation or abolition of Chapter V-B;
- (c)if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)whether  the  Government  is  having  any  proposal  to  bring  labour reforms with the consent of all stakeholders?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) to (c): To attract application of Chapter V-B of Industrial Disputes Act,  1947,    an  establishment  shall  fulfill  the  conditions  specified  by Section 25K of Chapter V-B of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 that reads '25K Application of Chapter VB.-- The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to an industrial establishment (not being an establishment of a seasonal character or in which work is performed only intermittently) in  which  not  less  than one  hundred  workmen  were  employed  on  an average per working day for the preceding twelve months'.

This Ministry receives suggestions from time to time from various stakeholders for changes in labour laws.

- (d): Reforms in labour laws are a continuous process, therefore, Central Government strives on regular basis in consultations with all the stakeholders to update the legislative system as per the need of the hour so as to further strengthen the labour protection in terms of job  security,  wages,  occupational  safety,  health,  working  conditions, social  security  and  welfare.  Various  Labour  Laws  after  tripartite consultations  were  amalgamated  into  four  Labour  Codes,  have  been passed by the Parliament, acceded to by the President and thereafter have been duly notified. These Labour Codes are:-
- (i)
- (ii)
- Code on Wages, 2019
- Industrial Relation Code, 2020
- Occupational  Safety,  Health  and  Working  Conditions  Code
- (iii) (Central), 2020
- (iv)
- Social Security (Central) Code, 2020

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