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Lok Sabha Question No. 1336 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Four Year Undergraduate Programme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Pashupati Nath Singh

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1336 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## Four Year Undergraduate Programme

## 1336. SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  introduce  the  Four-Year  Undergraduate Programme  in  Central  University  as  well  as  State  Universities  with  the  rolling  of  the  New Education Policy; (b) if so, the details and motives thereof; (c) the time by which the said proposal is likely to be implemented in all universities; (d) whether the Government has consulted to roll out such programme among all States and

- other stakeholders in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof ?

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

(a) to (e): The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 envisions that undergraduate degree will be  of  either  three  or  four  year  duration,  with  multiple  exit  options  within  this  period,  with appropriate certifications, for example a certificate after completing one year in a discipline or field including vocational and professional areas, or a diploma after  two years of study, or a Bachelor's degree after a three year programme. The  four year multidisciplinary Bachelor's programme,  however,  shall  be  the  preferred  option  since  it  allows  the  opportunity  to experience the full range of holistic and multidisciplinary education in addition to a focus on the chosen major and minors as per the choices of the student. UGC  has  placed the draft curricular framework and credit system for Four

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that for the implementation of the  aforementioned  provisions  of  NEP,  2020,  UGC  has  developed  the  draft  curricular framework and credit system for Four Years Undergraduate Program to equip students with the  capacities  in  fields  across  the  arts,  humanities,  languages,  natural  sciences,  social sciences,  soft  skills  such  as  complex  problem  solving,  critical  thinking,  creative  thinking, communication  skills,  along  with  rigorous  specialization  in  one  or  more  subject  areas.  The Years Undergraduate Program in public domain for seeking suggestions from stakeholders. The draft has been revised after incorporating the appropriate suggestions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Rebuilding and Beautification of Pilgrim Sites in Bishnupur
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1335

## ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## REBUILDING AND BEAUTIFICATION OF PILGRIM SITES IN BISHNUPUR

## 1335.SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  is aware about the places of pilgrimage and Tourist sites located in Bishnupur parliamentary constituency;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  rebuild  and  beautify those sites; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

- (a): Yes, Sir.

(b) & (c): Ministry  of  Tourism  has  not  received  any  proposal  from the State Government of West Bengal in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Migration Support Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1334 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## MIGRATION SUPPORT CENTRES

## 1334. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government maintains a record of the number of Migration Support Centres;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT wise;
- (c) whether the Government has data on the total number of beneficiaries availing the services of such Migration Support Centres; and
- (d) the details of the services which are provided at these Migration Support Centres?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)              Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  does  not  maintain  the Migration  Support  Centres.    Ministry  of  Rural  Development  have  established  so  far  10 Migration  Support  Centres  under Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana (DDU-GKY) by  four  States  under  National  Rural  Economic  Transformation  Project (NRETP).
- (b) The details of the Migration Support Centres operated by the States are as under:
- (c) Government does not maintain the data on the total number of beneficiaries availing the services of such Migration Support Centres.
- (d) The details of the services that are provided at these Migration Support Centres are given below:
- (i) Help the migrant candidates to settle in a new geographical location.
- (ii) Post placement counseling.
- (iii) Medical Aid and support.
- (iv) Providing identity validation services.
- (v) Helping with Banking related services
- (vi) Financial literacy.
- (vii) Employer engagement
- (viii) Legal support and education.

|   S.No. | Name of State operating the Centre   | Places where the Centres are operating      |
|---------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Odisha                               | Bangalore, Tiruppur, Bhubaneshwar           |
|       2 | Jharkhand                            | Bangalore, Rewari                           |
|       3 | Bihar                                | Jharsa (Gurugram)                           |
|       4 | Kerala                               | Ernakulam, Kozikhode, Thrissure, Trivandrum |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: National Assessment and Accreditation Council
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1333 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## National Assessment and Accreditation Council

1333. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  the  request  of  Odisha  Government  for lowerig  the  National  Assessment  and  Accreditation  Council  (NAAC)  accreditation grade while framing the guidelines; (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; (c)  whether  the  institutes  which  have  completed  the  Institutional  Information  for Quality Assessment  (IIQA)  registration on NAAC  website  can  participate  for Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) 3.0; (d) if so, whether the Government proposes to issue a notification to this effect for the benefit of those institutes which intend to participate for RUSA 3.0; (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e): The revised structure of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) 3.0 Scheme is being worked out. Consultations with States, including Odisha, have been done and the inputs received are being considered.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Education Expenditure
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1332 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## Education Expenditure

## 1332. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

(a) whether a new project is proposed to be launched in collaboration with NITI Aayog with an aim to make whole Government school education system responsible, ambitious and transformative for each student;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  objective  of  this  project  is  to  take  consistent  action  to  bring  transformation  in human capital in education with tripartite collaboration and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the total budget allocated and spent on education during the last two years, its percentage in terms  of  Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP)  and  the  action  plan  of  expenditure  to  be  hiked  on education in terms of percentage of GDP during the last three years?

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

(a) to (c) : There is no new project proposed to be launched in collaboration with NITI Aayog and Ministry  of  Education,  on  Government  school  education  system.  However,  NITI  Aayog  had launched Project Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital (SATH) in the year 2017 in partnership with 03 States (Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha) to improve learning outcome in the Government school education system.

- (d) :  The Budget Estimates, Revised Estimates and Actual Expenditure for Ministry of Education for last two years is as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year    |   Budget Estimates |   Revised Estimates |   Actual Expenditure |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
| 2020-21 |            99311.5 |             85089.1 |              84026.7 |
| 2021-22 |            93224.3 |             88001.5 |              81867.6 |

As per latest available data in Analysis of Budgeted Expenditure on Education, the total Government  Expenditure  on  Education,  as  percentage  of  total  Budgetary  Expenditure  and  as percentage of total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2017-18 to 2019-20, is given below:

| Year                                     |   2017-18 (Actual) |   2018-19 (RE) |   2019-20 (BE) |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
| Expenditure as %of Budgetary Expenditure |              14.75 |          14.89 |          16.07 |
| Expenditure as %of GDP                   |               3.87 |           4.17 |           4.39 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana in Maharashtra
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Navneet Ravi Rana

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1331 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2022

## ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT ROJGAR YOJANA IN MAHARASHTRA

1331.  SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

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

- (a) the  number  of  beneficiaries  under  the  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  Rojgar Yojana  especially in Maharashtra; and
- (b) the  details  of  funds  allocated,  sanctioned  and  released  under  the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana in the country especially in my Amravati Parliamentary Constituency?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b): Under  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rojgar Yojana  (ABRY), till 10.07.2022,  benefits  have  been  provided  to  59.53  lakh  beneficiaries  in the  country  out  of  which  9.64  lakh  beneficiaries  are  from  the  State  of Maharashtra.

There is no specific State-wise/ District-wise allocation of funds under the  scheme. During the financial year 2022-23, an amount of Rs. 6400 crore has been allocated under the scheme. Since inception of scheme, an amount of Rs. 5887.13 crore has been disbursed out of which benefit of Rs. 5.77 crore have been provided to 4711 beneficiaries of Amravati District till 10.07.2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1328 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Ban on Coal as a Fuel
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1328

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## Ban on Coal as a Fuel

## 1328.  SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has proposed to ban coal as a fuel in NCR from 2023;
- (b) if so, the detail thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for finding alternative source of coal as fuel?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)

With a view to abate air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region, shifting of industrial applications to cleaner mode of fuels like PNG etc. has been the priority of the Government.

As per the directives of the Hon'ble Apex Court and suggestion from general public as well as experts in the field, a policy to curb 'air pollution menace occurring every year in Delhi and National Capital Region' has been finalised. The policy inter-alia contains approved fuel list  for  the  Delhi-NCR  whereby  heavily  polluting  fossil  fuels  like  coal  etc.  have  been proposed to be banned with effect from 01.01.2023. However, coal with low sulphur shall be permitted as fuel in Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) in the NCR.

Relatively  cleaner  fuels  like  bio-mass  fuels  and  low  sulphur  fuel-LSHS  etc.  have  been permitted to be used in NCR areas, beyond the jurisdiction of NCT of Delhi.

Apart from constitution of expert group, meetings of full Commission (CAQM) etc., the steps taken by the Government for finding alternative source of coal as fuel inter-alia include:

- (i) Co-firing of biomass pellets/torrefied pellets in coal based thermal power plants;
- (ii) Promotion of biomass pellets and briquettes manufacturing unitsfor use in industries by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE);
- (iii) Setting up of second generation bio-fuels (ethanol) plants by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas;
- (iv) 'Sustainable  Alternative  towards  Affordable  Transportation'  i.e.  'SATAT'  scheme to  promote  setting  up  of  Compressed  Bio  Gas  projects  using  biomass  as  raw material;
- (v) Schemes  to  encourage  generation  of  solar  power  like  Solar  Park  Scheme,  VGF Schemes etc.;
- (vi) Waste to Energyplants etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Per Child Education Expenditure
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## Per Child Education Expenditure

1322. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  formulate  standardised  framework  for calculation of per child expenditure for uniformity and transparency and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  current  framework  followed  by  States  to  calculate  per  child expenditure;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to create a mandate for States to revise the per child expenditure on a continual basis and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of States where revisions have taken place in the per child expenditure since 2014-15?

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  Right  to  Education  (RTE)  Act  under  section  12  (2)  provides  for reimbursement  of  expenditure  to  schools  providing  free  and  compulsory  elementary education as specified  in  clause  (c)  of  sub-section  (l)  of  section  12.  The  schools  are reimbursed expenditure incurred by them to the extent of per-child-expenditure incurred by the State, or the actual amount charged from the child; whichever is less, in such manner as may be prescribed.

Education  is  a  subject  in  the  concurrent  list  of  the  Constitution  and  majority  of  the schools in the country are under the administrative control of the  State Governments and  UT  Administrations.  Hence,  State/UT  governments  are  given  flexibility  to  devise their per child cost. As per the information provided by the States, 12 States/UTs have revised their per child cost since 2014-15. Central Government in various meetings like State Education Secretaries conference, Joint Review Missions (JRM), Project Approval Board (PAB) Meetings, has been advising/guiding State/ UT  Governments  on implementation of the Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act 2009.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: NDPS Act
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1320 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 25 TH  JULY 2022 SRÃVANA 3, 1944 (SAKA)

## NDPS Act

## 1320. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  of  Finance  administers  the  Narcotic  Drugs  and  Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the rationale for NDPS Act to be administered by the Ministry of Finance;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  proposal  of  shifting  the  administration  of  NDPS  Act  to  the Ministry of Home Affairs;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the reasons according to this ministry for retaining the administration of NDPS Act?

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

- (a) Yes
- (b) The  Narcotic  Drugs  and  Psychotropic  Substances  Act  1985  was  framed  while amalgamating three central acts which were earlier administered by the Ministry of Finance viz. the Opium Act, 1857, the Opium Act, 1878 and the Drug Dangerous Act,  1930.  The  Department  of  Revenue  under  Ministry  of  Finance  has  been functioning  as  the  Nodal  Department  in  the  field  of  Drug  Administration  since beginning.
- (c), (d) and (e) The matter is under discussion and no decision has been taken yet.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Economic Distress
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1317 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## ECONOMIC DISTRESS

## 1317. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per a report of the Azim Premji University, 230 million Indians have been pushed below the poverty line and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether people's net financial assets have dropped from 21 per cent of India's GDP to 8.2 per cent of the GDP and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether 159 districts in 25 states saw a decline in fixed deposits in 2021;
- (d) if so, whether the Government is taking any steps to alleviate the acute economic distress that ordinary citizens are facing; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the impact reports of the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  Different  Research  Institutes/Organisations  follow  alternate  ways  to  estimate  poverty  in  India. According to the Press Note on Poverty Estimates 2011-12, issued on 22 nd July  2013, the number of persons living below poverty line in India has been estimated as 27 crores in 2011-12. No estimates of poverty have been released by the Government thereafter.
- (b)  As  per  data  compiled  by  the  Reserve Bank of India, net financial assets of households  increased from 7.9 per cent of GDP in 2018-19 to 11.6 per cent of GDP in 2020-21. It has further been reported as 14.8 per cent of GDP in the first quarter of 2021-22 and 6.9 per cent of GDP in the second quarter of 2021-22.
- (c) As per the Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks released by the Reserve Bank of India, 159 districts in 25 State/UTs saw a decline in fixed deposits in FY 2020-21.
- (d) & (e) Government has initiated several targeted schemes, that aim to reduce poverty, provide social security,  promote  income  generation  and  livelihood  options,  and  improve  the  quality  of  life  of  the vulnerable sections of the population in the country. These, inter alia, include Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana,  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission,  Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana, Skill India Mission, One Nation One Ration Card Scheme, Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Pension Scheme for Insurance Companies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO- 1314

ANSWERED ON- 25/07/2022/ SRAVANA 3, 1944 (SAKA)

## Pension Scheme for Insurance Companies

## 1314. SHRI N. K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  continue  the  pension  scheme  of  the  Public Sector Insurance Companies and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to consider number of years of service completed by  the  PF  opted  employee  at  the  time  of  request  of  voluntary  exit  for  calculating pension and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to consider the OMOP options given by retired employees and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  rectify  the  anomalies  in  differential  VRS criteria and if so, the details of action taken thereon;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to rectify the anomalies in the pension rules for Public Sector Insurance Companies and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has examined the representation submitted to rectify the anomalies and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (Dr. BHAGWAT KARAD)

- (a):  Pension  Scheme  for  Public  Sector  Insurance  Companies  (PSICs)  was  notified  on 28.6.1995  and  deemed  to  have  come  into  force  on  the  01.11.1993.  Further w.e.f. 01.04.2010 New Pension Scheme (NPS) was introduced for PSICs and there is no proposal for changing the currently governed pension scheme of PSICs.
- (b): PF optee employees are not eligible for pension.
- (c): In year 2019, One More Option for Pension (OMOP) was given to those employees of PSICs who were in service prior to 28.06.1995 and retired thereafter. There is no fresh proposal as such, under consideration.
- (d)  to  (f):  PSICs  have  confirmed that  there is  an efficient and functional mechanism in place w.r.t VRS criteria and pension rules. The companies have further informed that there  is  no  anomalies  whatsoever  in  the  discharging  of  these  matters.  However, representations  received  in  these  matters  get  duly  examined,  in  consultation  with PSICs.