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Lok Sabha Question No. 2464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Brining of Leiden Plates
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2464 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13/12/2021

## Bringing of Leiden Plates

## 2464. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

Will the

Minister of Culture

संèक ृ ितमंğी

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to bring back the Leiden Plates containing a royal charter of the Chola kings preserved in the Leiden University in the Netherlands;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) &(b)Yes, Sir.The  Archaeological Survey of India has initiated steps at the  appropriate level  to  bring  back  the  Leiden  plates  containing  a  royal  charter  of  the  Chola  Kings, preserved in the Leiden University, Netherlands.

(c) Question does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: New Incentive Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2462 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2021 22 AGRAHAYANA, 1943 (SAKA)

## New Incentive Scheme

## 2462. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has recently announced a new incentive scheme for States that could achieve their targets and become eligible for incremental borrowing;
- b) if so, the details thereof; and
- c) the  details  and  number  of  States  which  were  granted  permission  to  mobilise  the  additional borrowings after the end of 1st quarter?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Yes Sir. Out of the net borrowing ceiling (NBC) of  4% of GSDP for the States for 202122, 0.50 percent of GSDP was earmarked for incremental capital expenditure to be incurred by the States during 2021-22. The target for incremental capital expenditure for each state to qualify for this incremental borrowing was fixed. This earmarking for incremental capital expenditure has been done because the capital expenditure has a high  multiplier effect, enhances the future productive capacity of the economy, and results in a higher rate of economic growth.

To become eligible for incremental borrowing, States were required to achieve at least 15 percent of the target set for 2021-22 by the end of 1st quarter of 2021-22, 45 percent by the end of 2nd quarter, 70 percent by the end of 3rd quarter and 100 percent by 31st March 2022.

(c) Eleven  States  namely,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Haryana,  Kerala,  Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand had achieved the target set by the Ministry of Finance for the capital expenditure in the 1 st Quarter of 2021-22. As an incentive, these  States  were  granted  additional  borrowing  permission  of  0.25%  of  Gross  State  Domestic Product (GSDP) amounting to Rs. 15,721 crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: JNV in Aspirational Districts
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2460 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## JNV in Aspirational Districts

## †2460. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is going to sanction another Novodaya Vidyalaya in addition to the existing one for development of education facility in rural areas;
- (b) is so, the total number of schools likely to be sanctioned in the first phase in view of the above; and
- (c)       the details of the priority fixed in this regard for aspirational districts?

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

(a) to (c): The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages opening of one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya  (JNV)  in  each  district  of  the  country  to  provide  good  quality  modern  education including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure  activities  and  physical  education  to  the  talented  children  predominantly  from  the rural areas without regard to their family's socio-economic condition.

All  the  districts  (as  on  31 st   May,  2014)  of  the  States/UTs,  which  have  accepted  the scheme, have been covered under this scheme. Opening of new JNVs is a continuous process which  depends  on  the  willingness  of  the  concerned  State  Government/UT  administration  to make available requisite suitable land free of cost for construction of the permanent building and  making  available  required  temporary  building,  free  of  rent,  to  run  the  Vidyalaya  till  the permanent building is constructed. However, actual sanction and opening of new JNV depends on the availability of funds and approval by the Competent Authority.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Inclusion of Alha Folk Singing Form in Intangible Heritage
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2457

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th  December, 2021

## INCLUSION OF ALHA FOLK SINGING FORM IN INTANGIBLE HERITAGE

## 2457.      SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is jointly endeavoring with the State Governments to incorporate the famous folk singing forms like Alha of Bundelkhand etc. in world intangible heritage list;
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  No  such  proposal  has  either  been  received  or  is  pending  with  the Ministry.  However,  the  government  is  making  all  efforts  to  encourage  folk culture and traditions.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2455 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Impact of Cryptocurrency
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2455 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

Impact of Cryptocurrency

+2455. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE

be pleased to state:

whether the increasing impact of cryptocurrency in the country is likely to affect the (a) economy of the county along with the common people; and (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this during the last three years? regard

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTR Y OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a)& (b): RBI has  been  cautioning users, holders  and  traders of Virtual   Currencies (VCs) vide notices on December 24, 2013, February 01, 2017 and December 05,,2017 VCs is associated with potential   economic, financial,  operational, legal, protection and security related risks Further; RBI has also raised concerns on the customer de-stabilising effect of cryptocurrency on the monetary and fiscal stability ofa country: public

For   examining the the Government had   constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) which submitted its report in 2019. The IMC Report was further examined and a Bill on the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official  Digital  Currency is under finalisation for consideration of the Cabinet

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2454 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Banking Facilities for MSMEs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2454

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13TH DECEMBER, 2021/ 22 AGRAHAYANA, 1943 (SAKA)

## BANKING FACILITIES FOR MSMEs

2454 : SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is in receipt of representations from its stakeholders and industrial  bodies  for  the  establishment  of  separate  bank  exclusively  for  MSME sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): No representations have been received for establishment of a separate bank for MSME sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Sale of Health Data
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Kavitha Malothu, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Dayakar Pasunoori

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2453

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 22, 1943 (SAKA)

## SALE OF HEALTH DATA

2453. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:

SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that health data such as blood reports, health history, plasma infusion details and other data of COVID-19 patients are being sold by hospitals and diagnostic centres to insurance companies, lenders etc., without their consent;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the corrective steps taken by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India to prevent procurement of such data by insurance and other companies against the consent of individuals?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Insurance business is regulated by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and the credit system is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). IRDAI and RBI have informed that no such instances have come to their notice.
- (b) and (c): Questions do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: National Minimum Wage for Domestic Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: K. Subbarayan

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2452

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS

2452. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:

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

- (a)whether the Government has data on the domestic workers;
- (b)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  come  out  with  national minimum wage for domestic workers; and
- (c)whether the Government proposes to bring a law to define decent
- wages and working conditions for domestic workers?

## ANSWER

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

- As per Census 2011 data, the number of domestic workers in the country were 47,81,355. However, Labour Bureau under Ministry of Labour & employment has launched an All India Survey of Domestic
- (a): Workers with effect from 22.11.2021.
- (b) & (c): Ministry of  Labour  and  Employment  has  enacted  four Labour Codes by subsuming 29 central labour laws. The new Labour Codes, viz Code on Wages, 2019, Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions, 2020 and Social Security Code, 2020 provide for decent working conditions, occupational safety, grievance redressal mechanism and social security benefits to all categories of workers  including  domestic  workers.  Section  -  5  of  the  Code  on Wages,  2019  provides  that  no  employer  shall  pay  to  any  employee wages, less than the minimum  rate of wages  notified by the appropriate Government. Hence, the right to minimum wages has been universalized including domestic workers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Changes in EPF Contribution
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2450

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

CHANGES IN EPF CONTRIBUTION

†2450. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

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

- (a)the  details  of  the  employees'  basic  pay  contribution  fixed  by  the Government under the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF);
- (b)whether the Government is considering to make any change in this
- contribution, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  types  of  assistance  being  provided  by  the  Government  to  the employees through EPF scheme at present; and
- (d)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  better  facilities  to
- Central Government employees', if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Under  the  Employees'  Provident  Fund  (EPF)  Scheme,  1952,  an employee of any covered establishment drawing monthly wages up to Rs.15,000 is statutorily required to join the fund and to contribute 12% of  wages,  which  includes  basic  wages,  dearness  allowance  and retaining allowance, if any.
- (b):
- No, Sir.
- (c): Under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995, the Government contributes @ 1.16 per cent of wages, up to an amount of Rs.15,000 per month through budgetary support. Further, the Government,  for  the  first time, provided  a minimum  pension  of Rs.1000 per month to the pensioners under EPS, 1995 from 01.09.2014 by providing additional budgetary support.

The Government has also launched Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana  (ABRY)  to  incentivize  employment  generation  in  Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) registered establishments during Covid-19  for  a  period  from  01.10.2020  to  31.03.2022.    Under  ABRY, the Government is paying both employees' and employers' contributions of 24% of wages (12% of wages for each) in respect of establishment having 1000 employees and employees' contribution of 12% of wages to establishments employing more than 1000 employees.  As  on  04.12.2021,  employment  opportunities  have  been created  for  39.73  lakh  new  employees  and  benefits  of  Rs.2612.10 crore is credited upfront in their accounts.

(d): The provisions relating to facilities to the Government Servants are  determined  by  various  rules,  regulations  and  guidelines  in  force and their betterment is an ongoing exercise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: SANKALP Scheme in Odisha
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2449 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## SANKALP SCHEME IN ODISHA

## †2449. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a)         the  amount  of  grant  under  SANKALP  Scheme  given  to  both  the  aspirational districts of Kalahandi Lok Sabha Constituency including other districts of Odisha; and
- (b)       the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a)       A total of amount of Rupees One crore (Rupees ten lakh per aspirational district) was  released  to  the  Government  of  Odisha  under  SANKALP  scheme  for  the  ten aspirational  districts,  including  the  two  aspirational  districts  of  Kalahandi  Lok  Sabha Constituency namely Nuapada and Kalahandi.

The  ten  aspirational  districts  of  the  Government  of  Odisha  to  whom  the  grants  were released  are  (i)  Malkangiri;  (ii)  Nabarangpur;  (iii)  Nuapada;  (iv)  Kandhamala;  (v) Balangir; (vi) Kalahandi; (vii) Rayagada; (viii) Koraput; (ix) Gajapati; and (x) Dhenkanal.

- (b)         The  grant  was  sanctioned  for  the  following  activities  to  be  undertaken  in  the aspirational districts:
- i. To assess the current skill profile of the district;
- ii. To constitute a District Skill Development  Committee  headed  by  District Magistrate/ Collector for  monitoring  institutions  like  Industrial  Training  Institutes (ITIs),  Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  (PMKVY)  and  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana (DDUGKY) centres and provide a direction to skill related activities;
- iii. To  develop  District  Skill  Development  Plan  by  conducting  skill  gap  studies  or other measures and support the implementation of the identified measures;
- iv. To implement action plan based on District Skill Development Plans;
- v. Any other skill development related activity as may be required by the District.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: KV in Aspirational Districts
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2447 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## KV in Aspirational Districts

## † 2447. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there  is  any  proposal  to  extend  the  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  quota  for  the Members of Parliament;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  proposal  in  being  considered  to  open  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  in aspirational districts in States separately including Madhya Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details of the places where Kendriya Vidyalayas are proposed to be set up in Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) & (b) No such proposal is under consideration of the Government at present. (c) & (d) Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) is a continuous process. KVs are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government Employees including Defence & Para-Military personnel, Central Autonomous Bodies, Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Central Institute of  Higher Learning (IHL) by providing a common programme of education. Proposals for opening of new KVs are considered only if sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India / State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) Administrations  and  committing  resources  for  setting  up  a  new  KV.  The  proposals received from various sponsoring authorities found fulfilling the mandatory pre-requisite for  opening  of  new  KVs  have  to  compete  with  other  such  proposals  under  the 'Challenge Method' and subject to approval of the competent authority.  At present 167 KVs (including 13 KVs in Madhya Pradesh) are functioning in 115 Aspirational Districts. However, KVs are not opened on the criteria  of aspirational district-wise  /  state-wise etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Ratio of Mutual Fund Investors and Demat Account Holders to RIAs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2438

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, 13TH DECEMBER, 2021/ Agrahayana 22, 1943 (Saka)

## Ratio of Mutual Fund Investors and Demat Account Holders to RIAs

## QUESTION

## 2438. Shri Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- the details of the increase in demat accountholders during the last three years; 8 the details of SEBI regulations imposed upon the RIAs in India; whether the high barriers to entry have led to the reduced number of authorised financial advisors in the country; and
- (a) the ratio of mutual fund investors and demat account holders to the Registered Investment Advisors(RIAs) in India;
- (e)

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

- (a) As per the information provided by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as on October 31, 2021, there are around 2.75 Crore mutual fund investors, 7.38 Crore Demat account holders and 1324 SEBL Registered Investment Advisors (RIA): The ratio of Mutual Fund investors and Demat Account holders to the Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) in India is around 76,510 :1.
- (b) The total  number of Demat Accounts at the end of last three years and increase in number of Demat Accounts therein are as follows:
- (c) SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013 were notified on 21.1.2013 in order to strengthen the regulatory framework for Investment Advisers. Subsequently, certain amendments to the Investment Advisers Regulations were notified on 3.7.2020.
- (d) (e) As per the information provided by SEBI, the registered Investment Advisers have increased from 1298 (as on June 30,2020) to 1324 (as on October 2021) 31,

| Data for the Financial Year    |   Total Number of Demat Accounts (in Lakh, at the end of_year) |   Increase in number 0f Demat Accounts compared |
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                        |                                                            359 |                                              39 |
| 2019-20                        |                                                            409 |                                              50 |
| 2020-21                        |                                                            551 |                                             142 |
| 2021-22(upto October 31, 2021) |                                                            738 |                                             187 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Free Coaching for Competitive Exams
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2436

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## Free Coaching for Competitive Exams

## 2436. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state?

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  poor  students  are  not  able  to afford  the  huge  coaching  expenses  for  competitive  exams  like  National Eligibility Enterance Test (NEET) and Joint Enterance Exam (JEE);
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  providing  free coaching  to  poor  students  to  enable  them  appear  in  such  competitive exams;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other measures taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard.

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OFEDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (d): In order to help the students to practice well for NEET (UG) and JEE (Main) entrance  examinations,  National  Testing  Agency  (NTA),  has  launched  a  Mobile  App 'National Test Abhyas' to facilitate candidates' access to high quality mock tests online free of cost. For NEET (UG), 14.11 lakh students have registered in this mobile app for test  practice  and  81.24  lakh  Sessions  of  Mock  Test  have  been  conducted.  For  JEE (Main), 9.59 lakh students have registered for test practice and 50.73 lakh Sessions of Mock  Test  have  been  conducted.  In  the  interest  of  students  including  the  most disadvantaged,  Government has  launched Study  Webs  of  Active  Learning  for  Young Aspiring  Minds  (SWAYAM),  which  offers  interactive  course  content  such  as  video lectures,  reading  material,  self-assessment  through  tests  and  quizzes  and  online discussion  forum  for  clearing  doubts  for  students  from  Class  9  to  Post-Graduation. The content can be accessed free of cost by anyone, anywhere at any time. Another initiative of the Government called Indian Institute of Technology - Professor Assisted Learning  (IIT-PAL)  provides  video  content  in  Biology,  Chemistry,  Mathematics  and Physics prepared by IIT Professors for Class XI and Class XII students aspiring to join IITs  and  other  Institutions.  The  content  is  available  free  of  cost  on  dedicated  DTH channels of SWAYAM PRABHA.

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