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Lok Sabha Question No. 3110 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Financial Support to Brick Kilns
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Chinta Anuradha

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3110

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## Financial Support to Brick Kilns

## 3110.   SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV: SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  has  prescribed  new  stringent  norms  for  brick kilns;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure compliance of the new rules;
- (c) whether the Government is providing any incentive or financial support to such brick kilns for their sustenance and compliance with the new rules which include upgradation of technology, change in fuel, etc.;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  estimate  of  the  number  of  brick  kilns  and  their workers might be affected by these new regulations; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e)  The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the  revised  emission  standards  for  brick  kilns  vide  GSR  No.  143  (E)  dated  22.02.2022,the copy of the notification is at Annexure-I. The notification specifies several measures to brick kiln units including the revised emission norm for particulate matter to 250 mg/Nm3, use of zig-zag  technology,  ban  of  use  of  polluting  fuels  such  as,    petcoke,  tyres,  plastic  and hazardous waste, compliance to the guidelines of fugitive dust emission control, mandatory paving of roads, etc.The Notification was communicated to all State Pollution Control Boards /Pollution  Control  Committees  by  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  for  implementation. Ministry does not provide incentive or financial support to brick kiln units for sustenance or compliance of new  rules. As per estimation, there are around 1,40,000 registered/ unregistered brick kilns  in the Country. Government of India has not carried out any study regarding impact of new regulations on workers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: International Trade of Ivory
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dushyant Singh, Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3103

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## International Trade of Ivory

## 3103.   SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government intends to support controlled international trade of ivory by backing Namibia's proposal and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if  not,  the  Government's  strategy  regarding  the  existing  ivory  stockpile  and  the details thereof;
- (c) the number of ivory reserves held by various forest departments as of today, Statewise;
- (d) the amount of ivory seized from poachers/ traders and the amount of ivory extracted from dead elephants during the past 5 years, year-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to protect ivory reserves and prevent pilferage?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to (e) Trade  in  ivory  in  India  is  prohibited  under  Section  49B  of  the  Wild  Life (Protection) Act, 1972. Management of wildlife is primarily the responsibility of the respective State/Union Territories. Details of ivory reserves held by State Forest departments are not maintained by the Ministry.

As  per  the  information  available  with  the  Wild  Life  Crime  Control  Bureau, provided  by  the  State/UT  Forest  and  Police  authorities,  the  details  of  ivory seized from poachers/ traders during the past 5 years are as follows:

|   Year | Quantity of ivory seized                    |
|--------|---------------------------------------------|
|   2018 | 77.146 kg raw ivory and 21 ivory artifacts  |
|   2019 | 47.133 kg raw ivory and 126 ivory artifacts |
|   2020 | 32.39 kg raw ivory and 32 ivory artifacts   |
|   2021 | 212.972 kg raw ivory and 87 ivory artifacts |
|   2022 | 105.89 kg raw ivory and 119 ivory artifacts |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Monthly Unemployment Allowance
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Anto  Antony, T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3098

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2023

## MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE

3098.  SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

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

- (a) the unemployment rate in the country during each of the last three financial years;
- (b) the number of jobs created by the Government during the same period;
- (c) whether the Government  proposes to give a monthly  unemployment allowance to the unemployed youth for their sustenance; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  data  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  is  collected  through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. The survey period is July to June of next year. As per the latest available Annual PLFS reports, the estimated Unemployment  Rate  (UR)  and  the  estimated  Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR)for persons of age 15 years and above during the last three years is as follows:

| Years   |   UR (%) |   WPR (%) |
|---------|----------|-----------|
| 2019-20 |      4.8 |      50.9 |
| 2020-21 |      4.2 |      52.6 |
| 2021-22 |      4.1 |      52.9 |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI

The above data indicates that the unemployment rate has a declining trend and worker population ratio (i.e. employment) has an increasing trend.

Under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) being implemented by the  Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC),  the  unemployment  benefit subject to eligibility conditions, is paid to insured workers who lose their job. The unemployment benefit under the ABVKY has been enhanced to 50% from 25% of the average daily earning, payable upto 90 days, alongwith relaxation of eligibility conditions to claim the benefit for insured workers who have lost employment due to COVID-19.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Pension Scheme for Employees of Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3093 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## Pension Scheme for Employees of Navodaya Vidyalayas

†3093. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has implemented pension scheme for teaching and non-teaching employees engaged in Navodaya Vidyalayas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the teaching and non-teaching staff who joined Navodaya Vidyalayas before and after 2005 have been denied the facility of pension, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has received any memorandum/requests for providing the facility of pension to the staff of Navodaya Vidyalay; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  as  on  date  and  the  action  taken  or  proposed  to  be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Department  of  Pension  and  Pensioners'  Welfare  issued  an  Office Memorandum  dated  01.05.1987  whereby  all  Contributory  Provident  Fund  (CPF) beneficiaries, who were in service as on 01.01.1986 would be deemed to have come over  to  the  Pension  Scheme,  unless  specifically  opted  to  remain  under  the  CPF Scheme. The employees of  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Samiti  (NVS)  had  been  given  the benefits of CPF Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.1988. The matter to extend the benefit of CCS (Pension)  Rules,  1972  to  NVS  employees  who  joined  prior  to  01.01.2004,  the  date when New Pension Scheme (now National Pension System) (NPS) was introduced, has been considered by the Ministry from time to time in consultation with Ministry of Finance  and  Department  of  Pension  and  Pensioners'  Welfare.  However,  it  has  not been agreed to, as it would be against the policy regime of the Government of India in terms of Department of Expenditure's directives dated 16.03.2000. The NPS, which was  introduced  for  the  Central  Government  employees  w.e.f.  1.1.2004,  was  made applicable  to  the  regular  employees  of  NVS  w.e.f.  1.4.2009.  Those  employees  who had joined NVS on regular basis before 1.4.2009 were given an option to continue with the existing CPF scheme or to join the NPS.  The option was to be exercised by 3.11.2009. The staff of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti are already entitled to benefits of either the CPF scheme or the NPS having regard to the option exercised by them.

The  requests  for  providing  the  facility  of  pension  to  the  staff  of  NVS  are received from the serving as well as retired employees from time to time and the same have  been  considered  by  the  Ministry  in  consultation  with  Ministry  of  Finance  and Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: New KVs in Jharkhand for the Benefit of Rural People
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3084 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## NEW KVs IN JHARKHAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF RURAL PEOPLE

## 3084. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  request  has  been  made  by  the  Government  of  Jharkhand  to  the  Central Government to open new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs)  across  the  State for  the  benefit  of rural people;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the status thereof; and
- (c) the status of establishment of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Jharkhand, district-wise?

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

(a) to (c) Opening of new 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 throughout the country. Proposals for opening of new KVs may be sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India / State Governments  /  Union  Territories  (UTs)  Administrations,  with  commitment  to  provide requisite resources including land and temporary accommodation for setting up a new KV as  per  norms.    The  proposals  are  subject  to  approval  of  the  competent  authority.  At present, 41 KVs are functioning in the State of Jharkhand.

As per information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), 03 proposals for establishment of new  KVs  at Doranda  (Giridih), Dumri  (Giridih) and Barkatha (Hazaribagh)  have  been  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Jharkhand.  In  addition,  a proposal  for  KV  at  Railway  Barwadih  (Latehar)  in  Jharkhand  has  been  received  from Railways.    These  proposals  for  establishment  of  new  KVs  are  subject  to  approval  of  the competent authority.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Action Plan for Development of Cultural Centres in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3079

ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## ACTION PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL CENTRES IN TAMIL NADU

## 3079. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  worked  out  any  action-plan  for  development  of  cultural centres in Tamil Nadu;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the financial assistance provided by the Government for the development of such centres in the State of Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) To  protect,  promote  and  preserve  various  forms  of  folk  art  and  culture throughout  the  country,  the  Government  of  India  has  set  up  seven  Zonal  Cultural  Centres (ZCCs)  with  headquarters  at  Patiala,  Nagpur,  Udaipur,  Prayagraj,  Kolkata,  Dimapur  and Thanjavur. Each State of India is a member of one or more ZCCs. Tamil Nadu is a member State  of  South  Zone  Cultural  Centre  (SZCC),  Thanjavur.  These  ZCCs  organize  various cultural activities and programmes on a regular basis all over India including Tamil Nadu for which annual grant-in-aid is provided to them.

Details of grant-in-aid released to ZCCs during the last 3 years and the current year are as under:-

| Sl. No.   | Year                 |   Amount (Rs. in lakh) |
|-----------|----------------------|------------------------|
| i.        | 2019-20              |                5732.95 |
| ii.       | 2020-21              |                4009.38 |
| iii.      | 2021-22              |                5881.48 |
| iv.       | 2022-23 (as on date) |                4211.86 |

No State/UT-wise funds are released by this Ministry.

Since these ZCCs were established long ago to cater to the cultural needs of all the States/UTs  in  the  country  including  Tamil  Nadu,  there  is  no  proposal  as  yet  under consideration  of  the  Government  of  India  for  development  of  more  such  centers  in  the country.

- (c) Does  not  arise  in  view  of  the  fact  that  no  State/UT-wise  funds  are  released  by  the Ministry of Culture, Government of India for the purpose. However, the details of grant-in-aid released to SZCC, Thanjavur during the last three years and current year are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Year                 |   Amount (Rs. in lakh) |
|-----------|----------------------|------------------------|
| i.        | 2019-20              |                 639.26 |
| ii.       | 2020-21              |                 247.29 |
| iii.      | 2021-22              |                 724.89 |
| iv.       | 2022-23 (as on date) |                 623.39 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Identification of Ancient Sites in Maharashtra for Excavation
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3074

ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## IDENTIFICATION OF ANCIENT SITES IN MAHARASHTRA FOR EXCAVATION 3074. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Standing Committee of CABA has identified any ancient site in Maharashtra for major excavations in 2023;

- (b) if so, the details thereof including the agencies authorized to take up the excavations;

- (c) the objectives behind the identification of ancient sites for excavations in each case;

- (d) whether the excavations are likely to throw major light on unknown aspects of history; and

- (e) the time by which the excavators are likely to undertake excavations in 2023 as per the licence/ permission granted for 2022-23?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) The Standing Committee of CABA has not identified any site of Maharashtra for excavations in 2023.

- (b) Questions does not arise.

- to

(e)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Gender Responsiveness Budget
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

## Government of India Ministry of Finance; Department of Economic Affairs

## Lok Sabha

Unstarred Question No. 3072

To be answered on Tuesday, the March, 2023 20th

## Gender Responsiveness Budget

## QUESTION

## 3072. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV)

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- a Details of the budget focused gender responsiveness during each of the last five years and the current financial year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) A Gender Budget  Statement (Statement 13 of the Expenditure Profile) is published annually with the Union Budget by the Government: It is a specific   accountability document which is also a reporting mechanism for the Ministries/Departments to review their programmes from a view The details of the budget focused on gender responsiveness during each of the last five years and the current financial year are as under: genderalong gender point;

## Rupees in Crore

| Year    |   Budget Estimate_ | Actuals   |
|---------|--------------------|-----------|
| 2017-18 |             113311 | 92883.74  |
| 2018-19 |             124429 | 115206.61 |
| 2019-20 |             136934 | 125282.19 |
| 2020-21 |             143462 | 152098.59 |
| 2021-22 |             153326 | 209527.77 |
| 2022-23 |             171006 |           |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: MCA21 Portal
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3066 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023 PHALGUNA 29, 1944 (SAKA)

## MCA21 PORTAL QUESTION

3066. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  many  users  of  the  MCA21  portal  have  reported challenges in statutory corporate filings on account of technical issues since new forms were introduced this year, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether it is also true that the Government has formed a special team to address public grievances on a priority basis; (c)  whether  it  is  also  true  that  the  officials  have  been  working  with  all concerned to solve the matter expeditiously; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)  OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER  OF  STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF

STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

[RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

(a):  During  Financial  Year  2022-23,  about  72.71  lakh  forms  have  been  filed during 01.04.2022 - 13.03.2023 on MCA21 Portal against about 69.97 lakh forms filed during 01.04.2021 - 13.03.2022. This includes the filing counts in respect of 20 LLP forms and 65 company forms deployed in Version 3 of MCA21 during this year; of which, a total of about 47.11 lakh forms have been filed during 01.04.2022  -  13.03.2023  against  about  46.01  lakh  filed  during  01.04.2021  13.03.2022. As such, the stakeholders have been able to file more forms this year than previous year.

(b to d): In Version 3, a new process of registration of users and Digital Signature Certificate association with two factor authentication has been introduced for better  identification  of  the  stakeholders  using  MCA21  Services.  Further,  the new forms are web-based which allows real time validations. In order to assist and help the users understand the new processes and address their grievances expeditiously, a special team has been constituted comprising of the Officers of the Ministry and representatives from LTI Mindtree (MCA21 service provider), Project  Monitoring  Unit  &  Consultant  (NISG  &  EY),  Institute  of  Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3062 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Use of UPI
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3062

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 20 th  MARCH, 2023/ PHALGUNA 29, 1944 (SAKA)

## Use of UPI

## 3062.  SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to permit travellers from G20 nations to use the mobile-based Unified Payment Interface (UPI) to make payments while in India;
- b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  international  airports  where  this  facility  is  proposed  to  be  provided, State/UT-wise especially in the State of Punjab along with the reasons therefor;
- c) whether the Government is planning to extend this facility to international passengers of more countries in the future and if so, the details thereof; and
- d) the likely benefits to accrue due to this extension of UPI services to international travellers by the Government for the economy of the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a) to (c): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, vide Circular No. RBI/2022-23/176 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-1907/02.14.006/2022-23 dated 10.02.2023, allowed access to Unified Payments  Interface  (UPI)  to  foreign  nationals  and  NRIs  visiting  India  by  enabling  them  to  make payments  using  UPI  while  they  are  in  India.  RBI  has  updated  its  Master  Directions  on  Prepaid Payment  Instruments  (PPIs)  accordingly.  This  facility  has  been  extended  to  travellers  from  G-20 countries  at  select  international  airports  (Bengaluru,  Mumbai  and  New  Delhi)  for  their  merchant payments while they are in the country to test the traction of usage at centres hosting immediate G20 meetings, so as to gain experience and assessment and extend the facility across all entry points in the country. Further, an enhancement has recently been made by RBI to provide UPI access to NRIs who have international mobile numbers linked to their NRE / NRO accounts.

(d): The  facility  has  been  envisaged  to  help  foreign  nationals  and  NRIs  to  spend/  undertake transactions in a more convenient and easy way during their stay in India. Loading / Reloading of Prepaid  Payment  Instruments  (PPIs)  issued  to  foreign  nationals/  NRIs  under  the  facility  shall  be against receipt of foreign exchange by cash or through any payment instrument. As the settlement of the transactions happens in INR, there would be increase in acceptance among merchants.

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