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Lok Sabha Question No. 871 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Tribal University in Telangana
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 871 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## Tribal University in Telangana

## 871. SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  status  of  the  detailed  project  report  of  the  proposed  Tribal  University  in  Telangana which was promised in the State Re-organization Act;
- (b) the details of the proposed timeline by which the said University is likely to be set up;
- (c) whether there is any funds pending with the University Grants Commission for the said University; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (DR.  SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (d): The Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act 2014 inter-alia provides for establishment  of  a  Central  Tribal  University  in  the  State  of  Telangana.  The  Site  Selection Committee  constituted  by  the  Ministry  of  Education  has  finalised  the  Site  in  Mulugu (erstwhile Bhupalpally), Telangana. The Detailed Project Report has been prepared and the inter-ministerial consultations have also been completed. The proposal has been submitted for the  financial  approval  of  Ministry  of  Finance.  Funds  are  allocated  by  University  Grants Commission as and when the institution is operationalized.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Work from Home
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 868

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 07 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

MAGHA 18, 1943 (SAKA)

## WORK FROM HOME QUESTION

868.  SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL: Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a)  whether  the  Government  conducted  any  survey  on  the  number  of professionals working in the corporate sector who have been shifted to 'W ork From Home' during the last two years and the effect of such shifting on the productivity, remunerations and terms of employment etc;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is working on policy related to employment terms and  conditions  and  guidelines  for  Work  From  Home  related  issues  for professionals;and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) to (d):- Ministry of Labour and Employment has stated that Labour Bureau does not conduct any such survey.  Further,  pursuant to Section 29 of the Industrial  Relations  Code,  2020;  the  Central  Government  has  published  the draft Model Standing Orders (MSO) on 'service sector' in the official gazette dated 31 st  December, 2020, which, inter alia, contains the provisions regarding 'Work  From  Home',  inviting  suggestions/objections  from  all  stakeholders including general public.  The draft MSO, inter alia, permits 'Work From Home' subject  to  conditions  of  appointment  or  agreement  between  employer  and workers and for such period or periods as may be determined by the employer.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Budget Allocation for Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.866 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## Budget Allocation for Education

## 866. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER :

## Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  steps  for  budget  allocation  and  nonbudgetary income generation in the education system; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## ANSWER (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a) and (b) : The budget allocation is done on annual basis by Ministry of Finance depending upon the demand, absorption capacity, availability of resources and after due appropriation by Parliament. Ministry of Education further allocates the budget to various Schemes and Non-Schemes/Autonomous Bodies as per the allocation made by Ministry of Finance.  In  addition  to  Budgetary  Allocation,  institutions  are  also  generating  income  by way of charging academic fee/tuition fee etc, which is spent by them from time to time as per  their  need.  The  proposed  budget  allocation  in  respect  of  Ministry  of  Education (Department of Higher Education & Department of School Education & Literacy) for the Financial Year 2022-23 is as under :-

Rs. In Crore

| Ministry of Education                    |   BE 2022-23 (proposed) |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Department of Higher Education           |                 40828.3 |
| Department of School Education &Literacy |                 63449.4 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 857 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Qualifications for Teachers
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 857 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## Qualifications for Teachers

857. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Right  to  free  and  Compulsory  Education  Act  had  set  two  deadlines, until 2013 for infrastructure and 2015 for teachers to attain minimum qualifications and if so the details thereof; (b) whether there are new deadlines by when all schools are expected to comply with RTE norms; and

(c) whether there is a timeline and roadmap for filling teacher vacancies in Government and Government aided schools?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Section 19  of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 lays down the norms and standards for schools. Section 19(2) of the RTE Act,  2009  states  that  where  a  school  established  before  the  commencement  of  the RTE Act does not fulfil the norms and standards specified in the Schedule, it shall take steps to fulfil such norms and standards as its own expenses, within a period of three years from the date of the commencement of the RTE Act, 2009. Section 23 (2) of the RTE Act, 2009 had mandated 31st March, 2015 as the deadline for a teacher who, at the commencement of this Act, does not possess minimum qualifications as  laid down under  Section  23(1)  of  the  RTE  Act,  2009  to  acquire  such  minimum  qualifications. However, the same was extended till 31 st  March, 2019.

Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under  the  domain  of  the  respective  State  and  UT  Government  which  is  also  the appropriate government as per Section 2(a) of the RTE Act, 2009.

Therefore,  the  recruitment,  service  conditions  and  deployment  of  teachers  comes under  the  purview  of  the  respective  State  and  Union  Territory  Government.  The recruitment  of  teachers  in  schools  is  a  continuous  process  and  the  vacancies  keep arising  due  to  retirement,  resignation  and  additional  requirements  on  account  of enhanced students' strength/ new schools. Further, the requirement of infrastructural facilities in schools are worked out every year by the respective State/Union Territory on incremental basis depending on their need and priority and reflected in their Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Licences for Narcotic Drugs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.856 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 7 th  FEBRUARY, 2022 MAGH 18, 1943 (SAKA)

## LICENCES FOR NARCOTIC DRUGS

## 856. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  narcotic  drugs  licence  holders  manufacturing  medicines,  who  have surrendered their licences in the last five years, year-wise;
- (b) whether it is true that Narcotics and other agencies are harassing and exploiting these narcotic  drugs  licence  holder  companies  manufacturing  medicines  unnecessarily which is the reasons for surrending licences;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government is not losing revenue due to surrender of licences by these drugs manufacturing companies;
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government in this regard; and
- (f) the manner in which the Government will protect these genuine and honest narcotic drugs licence holder companies manufacturing medicines?

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

- a) NIL
- b) Does not arise
- c) Does not arise
- d) Does not arise
- e) Does not arise
- f) Section 26 and section  42 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 provide for differential treatment with narcotic drug licence holder manufacturing companies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Illegal Mining in Elephant Reserve
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 853

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## Illegal Mining in Elephant Reserve

## 853. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognisance  of  the  illegal  mining  within  the  Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve in the Digboi forest division;
- (b) if so, the details of punitive action taken against the officials involved; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  environmental  implications  of  such  illegal mining on the elephant habitat and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)&(b) As  per  the  information  received  from  the  Government  of  Assam,  the  State  has constituted a 'One Man Enquiry Commission' headed by Justice B.P. Katakey, retired Judge  of  the  Hon'ble  Gauhati  High  Court  in  this  regard  and  the  commission  has already  submitted  its  report  to  the  Government  of  Assam.  The  State  Government  of Assam  has  already  initiated  disciplinary  proceedings  against  10  Divisional  Forest Officers,  5  Assistant  Conservator  of  Forests  and  4  Range  Officers  of  Digboi  Forest Division.
- (c) As per the information received  from the State  of Assam, Biodiversity  Management Plan, Regional Wildlife Plan and Carrying Capacity Study report have been prepared through  the  Rain  Forest  Research  Institute,  Jorhat  for  safeguarding  the  wildlife particularly elephants in Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Wealth and Income Inequality
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.852

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2022

## WEALTH AND INCOME INEQUALITY

852. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to regularly compile data on wealth and income inequality in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the share of the top 10 per cent wealthy people in country's national wealth; and
- (d) the details of wealth inequality, State-wise?

## ANSWER

(a)  to  (d)  Statistics  relating  to  wealth  and  income  inequality  is  not  compiled  by  the Central  Government.  Household  consumption  expenditure  data  collected  by  National Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO)  could  be  used  as  a  proxy  to  capture  the  income inequality  in  terms  of  consumption  expenditure.  However,  the  latest  data  of  large sample survey on household consumer expenditure collected by NSSO in its 68 th round

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY) is for 2011-12.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 851 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Health Insurance Cover for Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 851 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## HEALTH INSURANCE COVER FOR WORKERS

## 851.  SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a)the total number of workers who do not have health insurance cover in the Country; and
- (b)the steps/policies proposed by the Ministry to ensure 100 per cent health insurance coverage for all the workers in the Country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Government has enacted the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 to provide certain benefits to workers in case of sickness, maternity and  employment injury  and makes provisions for matters in relation thereto. The insured persons and their families are entitled to avail the medical benefits as provided under the Act. As on 31.03.2021,  3.39  crore  workers  and  their  families  are  covered  under this scheme.

Apart from the above, the eligible workers  and  their families  can  avail  the  medical  benefits  under  Ayushman  Bharat  Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), which provides health assurance  coverage  upto  Rs.5.00  Lakh  per  family  per  annum  for secondary  and  tertiary  care  related  hospitalizations  to  the  workers eligible as per the criteria identified from the Socio - Economic Caste Census  (SECC)  of  2011.  As  on  01.02.2022,  a  total  of  17.58  crore families have received Ayushman Card.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Privatisation of Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 850

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY 2022/ MAGHA 18, 1943 (SAKA)

## Privatisation of Banks

## 850. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Cabinet Committee constituted for the selection of the two banks to be privatised has chosen the banks;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  criteria  fixed  for  choosing  the  banks  to be privatised;
- (c) if not, the reasons for the delay in finalising the banks;
- (d) whether the Government is aware of the protests by the bank employees against privatization and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Cabinet Committee has consulted the stakeholders, including the bank employees unions; and
- (f) if so, the reasons therefore?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a)  to  (f):  As  per  inputs  received  from  Department  of  Investment  and  Public  Assets Management (DIPAM), Government has not yet decided on the banks that are to be privatised.  The  amendments  to  the  relevant  Acts  are  required  to  be  done  before initiating the process of privatisation.

Government  has  received  representations  from  the  bank  unions  wherein  they  have expressed  their  views  and  concerns  on  the  matter  of  privatisation  of  banks.  Further, DIPAM has informed that  the  representations  with  regard  to  strategic  divestment  of CPSEs and banks received from various stakeholders including the employee's unions from  time  to  time  are  duly  examined  as  per  the  extant  disinvestment  policy  of  the Government.
Lok Sabha Question No. 848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: NCERT
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.848 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## NCERT

## 848. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the NCERT purposes to implement in all its constituent units Vth UGC'S ACP Scheme in case of Professional Assistants who are in the scale of Rs.2200- 4000 during IVth Pay Commission and if so, the reasons for not implementing UGCs ACP scheme of 1996;
- (b)  whether  the  NCERT  is  not  implementing  UGC'S  Vth  ACP  Scheme  inspite  of  letters addressed to the Director from various quarters;
- (c) whether the Government proposes a High-Power Committee to be constituted to revamp the Administration; and
- (d) if so, the details of the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) and (b) : The  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  has informed that the post of Professional Assistant is considered purely a technical/ancillary post in  the  Council,  as  such  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)'s  Assured  Career Progression  (ACP)  scheme  is  not  applicable  in  their  case.    However,  the  benefits  of  the Assured Career Progression (ACP) Scheme of the Government of India have been extended to the Professional Assistants at par with all other Administrative/Technical/Ancillary Staff of NCERT.

- (c) and (d) : There is no such proposal under consideration of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Installation of Smog Towers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 847

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.02.2022

## Installation of Smog Towers

## 847. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has seen benefits of installation of smog towers in urban areas of the country in countering air pollution and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes the installation of additional smog towers and if so, city-wise details thereof, including the State of Gujarat in particular;
- (c) the details of the funds estimated to be incurred in this process; and
- (d) the time by which these are likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

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

(a)

Major air  purification  technologies  includessmog  towers  for  mitigation  of  air  pollution  for control / abatement of urban ambient air pollution. The smog tower is intended for localized reduction of PM2.5 and PM10. The innovative technological solution includes:

- Deployment and Evaluation of Air Purification Units for Traffic  Junction  Pollution Abatement in Delhi,
- Control of Dust Emissions using dust Suppressant,
- Demonstrate the effectiveness of Air Pollution Mitigation by Pariyayantra Filtration,
- Multiple antenna high density ion generators for pollution control.

(b), (c) & (d)

The  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  vide  its  order  dated  13.01.2020  in  Writ  Petition  (Civil) 13029/1985 had directed for installation of two smog towers. In compliance to the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, two experimental pilot projects of smog towers, one at Anand Vihar  by  Central  Government  and  another  at  Connaught  Place  by  Delhi  Governmentare operational.

Further utility/ replication in other cities including Gujarat will depend on the performance results of smog towers and other relevant issues.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 846 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: GST Norms
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 846

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2022/MAGHA 18, 1943 (SAKA)

## GST NORMS

## 846. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is considering to make the Goods and Services Tax (GST) norms tighter from the year 2022 and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government intends to make over a dozen amendments to the Central GST Act and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it is a fact that both the Central and State authorities have been tightening the rules regarding tax credit to check tax evasions; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  Some  of  the  changes  in  the  CGST  Act,  2017  and  CGST  Rules,  2017  notified  w.e.f. 01.01.2022 to improve compliance in GST, are as under:

- (i) Section  16  of  the  CGST  Act  has  been  amended  to  provide  that  input  tax  credit  on invoices or debit notes may be availed only when the details of such invoices or debit notes have been furnished by the supplier in the statement of outward supplies and such details  have  been  communicated  to  the  recipient  of  such  invoice  or  debit  note. Simultaneously,  rule  36(4)  of  the  CGST  Rules  has  also  been  amended  to  link  the availment of input tax credit on invoices or debit notes with the details communicated to the registered person in FORM GSTR-2B ;
- (ii) An explanation to sub-section (12) of section 75 of the CGST Act has been inserted to clarify  that  'self-assessed  tax'  shall  include  the  tax  payable  in  respect  of  outward supplies, the details of which have been furnished under section 37 of the CGST Act, but not included in the return furnished under section 39;
- (iii) Rule 59(6) of the CGST Rules has been  amended to provide that a registered person shall not be allowed to furnish the details of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1 , if he has  not  furnished  the  return  in FORM GSTR-3B for  preceding  month  /  tax  period. Similar restriction has been placed on taxpayers filing quarterly return;

(b) Yes, sir. Vide clause 99 to 113 of the Finance Bill, 2022, amendments to various provisions of the CGST Act, 2017 have been proposed.

(c)  and  (d)  The  amendments in provisions of the GST Acts and Rules are made based on the recommendations of the GST Council and are carried out concurrently, by both Central and State tax authorities.

A number of amendments in the GST Acts and Rules, including those related to availment of input tax credit, have been notified w.e.f. 01.01.2022 to check tax evasion. The details of such amendments are mentioned in reply to part (a) above.

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