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Lok Sabha Question No. 154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Unlicensed Sale of Fake Archaeological Artefacts in Ernakulam
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 154 ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## UNLICENSED SALE OF FAKE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTEFACTS IN ERNAKULAM

154 . SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of Culture संस्क ृ ति मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government is aware of illegal and unlicensed sale of fake archeological artifacts in Ernakulam, Kerala State, by an individual named Monson Mavunkal claiming to be in possession of rare archaeological artifacts?
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken steps to enquire about the matter as claims of artifacts reportedly predating centuries were in the possession of Monson Mavunkal; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  individuals  trading  and  dealing  with  articles  of archeological value without permission, registration or license from Archaeological Survey of India and indulging in transnational smuggling of such artifacts and if so, the steps taken to regulate, prevent and monitor such acts by individuals;
- (d) whether the Government is in possession of details pertaining to the total value of such articles that have been recovered; and
- (e) if so, the details of such cases and action taken thereupon?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c) Under Antiquities and Art Treasure Act, 1972, a licence is required for business of sale of antiquities and Shri Monson Mavunkal is not a registered licence holder. On  the  request  of  the  Superintendent  of  Police,  Crime  Branch  Central  Unit-  II, Ernakulam; a team from ASI, Thrissur Circle inspected the artifices/objects kept in the house of Shri Monson Mavunkal. As  per  provisions  in  the  Act,  registration  of  certain  antiquities  and  transfer  of  their ownership are done. ASI also issues licences to antiquity dealers following the provision of AAT Act.

- (d) & (e) The objects seized by Kerala Police are in the custody of their Crime Branch.
Lok Sabha Question No. 153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Mandatory Aadhaar Number to Banking Service Provider
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Kani K. Navas

- (a) Yes.

(b) A digital pipeline of Jan-Dhan Aadhaar Mobile (JAM) has been laid through linking of Jan-Dhan account with mobile number and Aadhaar. This infrastructure pipeline is providing the  necessary  backbone  for  and  easing  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  flows,  adoption  of social security/pension schemes, facilitating credit flows, promoting digital payments, etc.

The  pipeline  has  also  facilitated  seamless  transfer  of  Aadhaar  enabled  banking transactions including cash withdrawal and remittance, the importance of which was duly recognised during the lockdown due to pandemic.

(c)  &  (d)  Bank  details  is  one  of  the  fields  being  captured  in  the  e-SHRAM  portal.  As  on 23.11.2021,  8.97  crore  workers  have  been  registered  on  e-SHRAM  Portal,  out  of  which 1,33,56,986 bank accounts of unorganised workers are already found seeded with Aadhaar. The process of status of Aadhaar seeding of remaining bank accounts is scheduled in batch mode.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 153

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021 Agrahayana 8, 1943 (Saka)

## Mandatory Aadhaar Number to Banking Service Provider

## 153. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR: SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  as  per  the  Prevention  of  Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Third Amendment Rules,  2019,  if  one  wishes  to  receive  any  benefit  or subsidy under any scheme notified under section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefit and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016), it is mandatory to submit Aadhaar number to the banking service provider;

(b)  the steps  taken by  the Government  to fill the gaps  in  the  delivery  of  Government subsidies  to  the bank accounts of the beneficiaries;

(c)  whether  in  the  e-SHRAM  portal,  the  bank accounts  of  74.78  per  cent  or  3.9 crore  unorganised sector workers are not linked with Aadhaar; and

(d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)
Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: PSBs in Rented Buildings
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)

## GOVERNMENT' OF INDIA MINISTRY OF' FINANCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-+152

## PSBs IN RENTED BUILDINGS

+152. SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ)

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- a) the details of the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) which are operating from the rented buildings and not paying rent in the country including Uttar Pradesh; and
- (6) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; bank-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(DR BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a) and (b): As per input received from PSBs, there are no such offices where rent is not provided for by PSBs. However; due to various reasons which includes inter alia non-execution of lease deed/rent agreement, death of landlord and dispute among legal heirs or legal ownership details not provided by the family members  of landlord, of ownership rent is not directly credited into the account of the landlord but is provided for by PSBs in their books for payment on completion of required formalities 1settlement of dispute. payable being change being being
Lok Sabha Question No. 147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Customer Service Centre of SBI
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dinesh Chandra Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 147

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, NOVMBER 29, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 8, 1943 (SAKA)

## Customer Service Centre of SBI

## 147.  SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the State Bank of India (SBI) appoints handlers of customer service centre through its nominated agency instead of doing it directly and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the SBI initially transfers commission of the handlers of its customer service centre into the account of the nominated agency instead of giving it directly to them and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  nominated  agency  gives  only  45-50  per  cent  commission  to  the  handlers  of customer service centre and exploits them and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  any  nexus  is  taking  place  between  SBI  and  the  nominated  agency  and  financial irregularities are taking place in the payment of commission; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  corrective  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## Answer

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (DR BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a) to (e) State Bank of India (SBI) has apprised that as per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) policy, Bank  engages  Business  Correspondents  (BCs)/nominated  agencies  for  financial  inclusion activities, who in turn engages Customer Service Point(s)/Centre(s) (CSPs).

The commission for CSPs is decided by the BCs through an agreement between BCs and CSPs wherein sharing pattern for commission differs from BC to BC. SBI pays the commission amount directly into the account of CSPs through automated process by Centralized Commission Payment Module (CCPM) Portal. There is no nexus between SBI and the BCs (nominated agencies) as all the transactions are done in a transparent manner governed by a Service Level Agreement between the Bank and BCs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: National Infrastructure and Investment Fund
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Chinta Anuradha, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 142

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 / AGRAHAYANA 8, 1943 (SAKA)

## 'NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT FUND'

## 142:  DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) whether the United States of America (USA) continues to provide technical support to India ' s National Infrastructure and Investment Fund;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether  the  USA  is  also  collaborating  through  continued  technical  support  for  the issuance of municipal bonds, including Green Bonds, for critical urban infrastructure improvements; and
- d) if  so,  the  details thereof including the details of municipalities that have issued such green bonds in the country?

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

- (a)  &  (b): Yes,  Sir.      The  areas  of  support  include  fundraising,  ESG  benchmarking  and assessment, and risk management.
- (c) & (d): The United States helped Pune to successfully launch municipal bonds in 2017 to finance local infrastructure needs to support Smart Cities initiative. The US Treasury is also providing  Technical  Assistance  to  six  municipalities  namely  Rajkot,  Vadodara,  PimpriChinchwad,  Mysuru,  Mangaluru  and  Ghaziabad  on  issuance  of  municipal  bonds.      Further, under the ongoing Partnership Agreement for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project signed  between  USAID  and  Government  of  India,  USAID  supported  the  State  Technical Support Unit in Uttar Pradesh in structuring municipal bond issuance for cities of Lucknow and Ghaziabad.  Details of green bonds issued by municipalities are as follows:

| Issuer                | Issuance Date   |   Amount (INR Crores) | Coupon (%)   |
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|--------------|
| Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam | 31/03/2021      |                   150 | 8.10%        |
Lok Sabha Question No. 140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) in Kerala
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No-140

ANSWERED ON 29/11/2021

## EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL (EMRS) IN KERALA

## 140.  SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to establish new Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including EMRSs sanctioned in Wayanad parliamentary constituency;
- (c) whether suitable land has been made available by the State Government for establishment of EMRSs in all eligible blocks in Kerala;
- (d) if not, the details of blocks where suitable land is not available;
- (e) whether the Government has received proposals for the establishment of Eklavya Model Residential Schools and Centre of Excellence in Sports in Kerala; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) Government has decided that every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000  tribal  persons,  as  per  census  2011,  is  scheduled  to  have  an  Eklavya  Model  Residential  School (EMRS) subject to availability of suitable land by the State Government.

In Kerala 04 EMRSs have already been sanctioned under Article 275(1) till 2018-19, out of which 2 are reported  to  be  functional.  No  new  block  of  Kerala  have  been  identified  fulfilling  the  above  mentioned criteria for establishment of EMRSs. The details of 4 EMRSs sanctioned for Kerala including Wayanad parliamentary constituency is as under: -

|   S. No. | District   | Block/ Taluka       | Year of sanction   | Whether Functional / Non Functional   | Construction Status   |
|----------|------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Wayanad    | Kalpetta (Vythri)   | 1997-98            | Functional                            | Completed             |
|        2 | Idukki     | Idukki              | 1998-99            | Functional                            | Completed             |
|        3 | Palakkad   | Attapady (Manarkad) | 2017-18            | Non Functional                        | Not Started           |
|        4 | Kasargod   | Parappa             | 2018-19 (Old)      | Non Functional                        | In Progress           |

- (c) Yes Sir. As reported, State Government has identified land for remaining 02 non-functional EMRSs.
- (d) Does not arise.
- (e) Besides the EMRSs as mentioned above, no other proposal for the establishment of Eklavya Model Residential Schools and Centre of Excellence in Sports in Kerala has been received. (f) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Occupational Diseases
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

## 136.  SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

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

(a)the percentage  loss in GDP  per  year due to occupational diseases, for the years from 2010-11 to 2020-21; and (b)the measures  taken  by  the  Government,  if  any,  to  control instances of occupational diseases and workplace injuries?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Government  does  not  compile  data  relating to loss of  Gross Domestic  Product  (GDP)  due  to  occupational  diseases.  However,  the details of the notified occupational diseases reported in mines during the year 2017-2019 are given in Annexure.
- (b): The  Factories  Act,  1948  and  the  Mines  Act,  1952  and  Rules  and Regulations  framed  thereunder  have  elaborate  provisions  for  ensuring safety,  health  and  welfare  of  workers  employed  in  factories  and  mines, respectively.

The  Factories  Act,  1948  has  provisions  for  pre-employment  and periodical medical examination of workers employed in hazardous industries  and  dangerous  operations  to  be  carried  out  by  the  occupiers. Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI),  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  conducts  awareness programmes for Workers, Supervisors, Technical personnel, Safety Officers, Factory Medical Officers and Para Medical staff of the factories on various aspects of Occupational Safety and Health. The Directorate of Industrial  Safety  (DISH)/  Chief  Inspector  of  Factories  (CIF)  of  the  State Governments/  Union  Territories  also  conduct  awareness  programmes  on Occupational Safety and Health in factories amongst the workers working in factories.

The  Mines  Act,  1952  and  Rules  &  Regulations  framed  thereunder have  provisions  to  prevent  occupational  diseases  in  mines  like  medical examination  before  employment,  periodical  medical  examinations  at  an interval of 5 years, use of Personal Protective Equipment and Occupational health survey.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 136 FOR 29.11.2021 REGARDING OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES.

|   Year of Detection |   No. of Silicosis cases |   No. of Coal Workers' pneumoconiosis |
|---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|                2017 |                      157 |                                     2 |
|                2018 |                       54 |                                     2 |
|                2019 |                       51 |                                     1 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Unemployment Allowance
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE

## 132.  DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a)whether the two existing policies, the Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna (RGSKY) and the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna (ABVKY) offered  by  ESIC  are  providing  factory  workers  an  unemployment allowance  besides  Social  Security  and  Cash  Benefits;  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)whether  the  schemes  are  applicable  only  to  insured  workers engaged in factories comprising not less than 10 people; if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)if so, whether the Ministry will consider necessary reforms in these restrictive policies to expand their coverage and include the huge disadvantaged workforce from the smaller factories as well as from the unorganized sectors in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic; if so,and the details thereof;
- (d)whether any new proposal for a centralised unemployment insurance scheme for all has been made; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof; and if not , the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Yes, Sir.  The scheme Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana (RGSKY)  provides  unemployment  allowance  to  the  Insured  Persons (IPs) in case he/she becomes unemployed involuntarily due to:-

- i)
- retrenchment as defined in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
- ii) closure of the factory/ establishment as defined in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
- iii) permanent invalidity of not less than 40% arising out of nonemployment injury.

The Scheme Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) is a welfare measure for the employees covered under Section 2(9) of the Employees'  State  Insurance  (ESI)  Act,  1948  in  the  form  of  cash compensation  up  to  90  days  once  in  lifetime  of  the  worker  in  the contingency of Insured person's unemployment.

(b) to (e): Yes,  Sir.  The  schemes  are  applicable  only  to  the  Insured Persons (IPs) working in factories covered under the ESI Act, 1948 in the notified areas. Further, the Act is applicable on the factories/establishments  employing  10  or  more  workers.    Hence  at present these two schemes i.e. RGSKY and ABVKY are not available to the  workers  working  in  factories  and  establishments  not  covered under ESI Act and employing less than 10 employees/workers. However, provisions  have  been  made  in  the  Code  on  Social  Security 2020 for voluntary coverage of the establishments employing less than the 10 number of employees.  The Code on Social Security, 2020 has not come into force so far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Rescued Children under NCLP
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 131 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## RESCUED CHILDREN UNDER NCLP

## 131.  SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a)the  present  status  of  the  National  Child  Labour  Project  (NCLP) scheme in Maharashtra State;
- (b)the  details  of  children  who  have  been  rescued  under  the  NCLP scheme;
- (c)whether  Government  has  conducted  any  followup  on  the  rescued children; and

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

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): On  the  basis  of  reports  received  from  the  District  Project Societies of Maharashtra, NCLP Scheme is operational in six districts i.e.  Nandurbar,  Nanded,  Beed,  Aurangabad,  Mumbai  Suburban  and Parbhani  as  on  31.03.2021.    2031  number  of  child  labourers  were mainstreamed  under  NCLP  Scheme  during  2020-21  in  the  State  of Maharashtra.
- (c) & (d): Under the NCLP Scheme,  the children in the age group of 914 years are rescued/ withdrawn from work and enrolled in the NCLP Special Training Centres, where they are provided with bridge education, vocational training, mid-day meal, stipend, health care, etc. before being mainstreamed  into  formal  education system.    The children in the age group of 5-8 years are directly linked to the formal education system in coordination with the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Disposal of e-waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 130 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## Disposal of e-waste

## 130. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) whether  the  toxic  e-waste  in  a  huge  quantity  is  lying  to  be  disposed  of  in  various power companies throughout the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  asked  the  said  companies  to  dispose  of  such  e-waste without harming the environment; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the power companies in this regard?

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

(a) & (b) Information regarding quantity of toxic e-waste to be disposed of in various power companies throughout the country is not available with the Ministry, since this information is  not  collected  user  wise.    Nevertheless,  power  generating  units  have  deployment  of electronic and electrical  equipment which would finally  attain end-of-life and turn into ewaste. As per extant provisions of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, all the power firms being  bulk  consumers  of  electronic  and  electrical  equipment  are  obliged  to  dispose  of  ewaste in the prescribed manner by handing over to authorized recyclers/dismantlers only.

(c) & (d) E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 were notified in March, 2016 for providing environmentally  sound  systems  for  disposal  of  e-waste.  The  provisions  of  these  Rules include dedicated extended producer responsibility (EPR), setting up of producer responsibility  organizations  and  e-waste  exchanges  to  facilitate  collection  and  recycling, assigning specific responsibility to bulk consumers of electronic products for safe disposal and  other  measures  which  include  responsibility  of  producers  of  electronic  and  electrical products for collection and channelizing of electronic waste. The power firms are the bulk consumers of the electrical and electronic equipment. As per the provisions of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, such companies are required to maintain records and file annual report to the concerned State Pollution Control Boards.

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