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Lok Sabha Question No. 363 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Enrolment under PM-SYM Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Goddeti Madhavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 363 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## ENROLMENT UNDER PM-SYM SCHEME

*363. SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI:

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

- (a)whether  it  is  true  that  the  enrolment  drive  under  the  Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) Scheme was adversely affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns; (b)if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to  increase  the  enrolment  in  the  aftermath  of  the  COVID-19 pandemic; (c)whether the Government is undertaking periodic inspections and audits of the implementing agencies under the PM-SYM scheme; and (d)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. *                                                   ******

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *363  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 27.03.2023  RAISED  BY  SHRIMATI  GODDETI  MADHAVI  REGARDING ENROLMENT UNDER PM-SYM SCHEME. (a) to (d): The enrolment count in the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) Scheme in the year 2018-19 was 27.43 lakh, in the  year    2019-20  was  16.11  lakh,  in  the  year    2020-21  was  1.72 lakh, in the year 2021-22 was 1.28 lakh and in the year 2022-23 it was  2.71  lakhs.  The  total  enrolment  in  the  scheme  as  on  date  is approximately 49.28 lakhs. To increase the enrolment in the PMSYM government has organised  mega  enrolment  camps.  Further,  to  make  the  scheme more attractive, Donate-a-Pension Module was launched.  Besides, the Ministry is holding periodic review meeting with Labour Department officers of States/UTs District Administration.  Review meetings  are  convened  from  time  to  time  with  Common  Service Centers (CSCs) State heads and LIC to encourage them to mobilize the  eligible  beneficiaries.  Extensive  social  media  campaign  has been launched through social media handles of the Ministry. Funds were released  to  States/  UTs  to  undertake  Information,  Education and Communication (IEC) activities to mobilize the workers and to encourage them to register under this scheme. IEC materials such as Pamphlets, Backdrops, creatives for standee and Video documentaries (in local language) was also sent to States. Life  Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has conducted Configuration Audit and Vulnerability Assessment (CA VA) Audit on 12.12.2022.    LIC  internal  Audit  /  Inspection  departments  are  also periodically reviewing the working of the Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 362 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Foreign Investments from Neighbouring Countries
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *362

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2023 /Chaitra 6, 1945 (Saka)

## FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

*362, SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  eased/proposes  to  ease  restrictions  on  foreign investments from the companies that are based in countries that share land border with India or have an investor from these nations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  pending  investment  proposals  from  China  and Hong Kong awaiting Government clearance during the past year and the current year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## FINANCE MINISTER

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION NO. 362 RAISED BY SHRI N. REDDEPPA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TO BE  ANSWERED  ON  27.03.2023  REGARDING  FOREIGN  INVESTMENT  FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

(a) & (b) In order to curb opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies due to  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  vide  Press  Note  3(2020)  dated  17.04.2020,  Government amended the FDI policy according to which an entity of a country, which shares land border with India or where the beneficial owner of an investment into India is situated in or  is  a  citizen  of  any  such  country,  can  invest  only  under  the  Government  route. Additionally, any transfer of ownership of any existing or future FDI in an entity in India resulting in the beneficial ownership falling within the aforesaid jurisdiction(s) will also require Government approval.

No such proposal is under consideration of the Government.

(c) & (d). Yes Sir, 54 FDI Proposals received during the past year and current year with investor/ beneficial owner  from  China/Hong  Kong  are  pending  for  decision with Government as on 21.03.2023.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: State Coastal Zone Management Authority
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4370

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## State Coastal Zone Management Authority

## 4370.  DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of States that have established State Coastal Zone Management Authorities till date;
- (b) the number of States that are yet to establish State Coastal Zone Management Authorities and reasons for delay in setting up the same;
- (c) whether  the  Government  intends  to  implement  the  CAG's  recommendations  to  make National  and  State  Coastal  Zone  Management  Authorities  permanent  bodies  and  to reconstitute district-level committees; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)to (b). Presently, State Coastal Zone Management Authorities (SCZMAs) are in existence in all the coastal States / UTs except in Daman and Diu. The SCZMAs are reconstituted every three years by the Ministry based on the proposal from the respective State Governments / UTs. The complete proposal from Daman and Diu for reconstitution of SCZMA is yet to be received.

(c)  to  (d).    The  State  Coastal Zone Management Authorities  (SCZMAs)  and  the  National Coastal Zone Management Authority  (NCZMA)  have  been  constituted  under  Section  3  of  the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. 24 out of the 25 members of the NCZMA are ex-officio members which makes NCZMA a continuing authority with a tenure of 3 years in each instance. Only one member is a non-official expert member in the Authority.

The SCZMAs have about 9-13 Members with about 6-8 ex- officio Members, 2-4 Expert Members and one NGO as a Member. Further, as per provisions of CRZ Notification, in case the SCZMAs are not in existence due to delay in their reconstitution or for any other reasons, then it shall  be  responsibility  of  the  Department  of  Environment  in  the  State  Government  or  Union territory  Administrations,  to  provide  comments  and  recommend  the  proposals  in  terms  of  the provisions of the said notification to the Ministry since they are the custodians of the respective Coastal Zone Management Plans. Therefore, the operation and functioning of SCZMAs are also continuous in nature.

The SCZMAs are responsible for constitution of District Level Committees (DLCs) in their respective States. The DLCs have been constituted and functioning in all coastal districts in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: New KVs to Cope up with Rush in Admission
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mangal Suresh Angadi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4368 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## NEW KVs TO COPE UP WITH RUSH IN ADMISSION 4368. SHRIMATI ANGADI MANGAL SURESH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes any measures to start new Kendriya Vidyalayas  (KVs)  in  addition  to  the  existing  KVs,  to  cope  up  with  the rush in admission in KVs in all of the district headquarters of the States; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) At present, 1249 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are functioning across the country. 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.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4367 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Report of NIEPA for providing Drinking Water and Toilet Facilities in Government Primary Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Khagen Murmu, Mahabali Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4367 ANSWERED ON 27/03/2023

## Report of NIEPA for providing Drinking Water and Toilet Facilities in Government Primary

## Schools

## 4367 . SHRI KHAGEN MURMU: SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any report from the National Institute of  Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) for providing toilet and drinking  water  facilities  to  Government  elementary  schools  in  all  States  and Union Territories;-
- (b) if so, the details of the findings; and
- (c) the action taken by the Government thereto and the remedial measures being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c):  No  Sir.  Ministry  of  Education  has  not  received  any  report  from National  Institute  of  Educational  Planning  and  Administration  (NIEPA)  on toilet and drinking water facilities to government elementary schools.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Sovereign Green Bonds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4359

Answered on Monday, March 27, 2023 / Chaitra 6, 1945 (Saka )

## Sovereign Green Bonds

† 4359. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL: :

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the salient features of Sovereign Green Bonds to be issued by the Government;
- (b) whether the said bonds will help reduce the carbon intensity of the economy of the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the bonds issued by the Government to raise resources for green infrastructure in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## ( SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY )

(a):  Sovereign  Green  Bonds  have  been  issued  for  mobilising  resources  for  green infrastructure projects as part of the Government's overall market borrowings for the financial year 2022-23. These bonds have been issued according to Framework for Sovereign Green Bonds which was released on 9th Nov, 2022 by the Government of India.

- (b): The proceeds are being deployed in public sector projects, focusing on sectors such as clean transportation, renewable energy and sustainable water management. This will  help  reduce  the  economy's  carbon  intensity  in  line  with  the  commitments made under NDC.
- (c):    Sovereign  Green  Bonds  amounting  Rs.16000  crore  have  been  issued  in  the current  financial  year  for  mobilising  resources  for  green  infrastructure  projects. Government of India has issued these bonds in two tranches of Rs. 8,000 crore each on 25th January 2023 and 9th February 2023 respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Hill Area Development Programme
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

- (c) and

## Government of India

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4358

To be answered on Monday, March 27, 2023/Chaitra 6, 1945 (Saka)

## QUESTION Hill Area Development Programme

4358.  SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL: Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has implemented the Hill Area Development Programme for the people of North Eastern Region (NER); (b) if so, the details thereof; whether  the  Government  has  any  data  of  tribal  beneficiaries  of  the  Hill  Area Development Programme in the NER after the implementation of the said programme;

- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the percentage of tribal people benefitted out of the total beneficiaries?

## ANSWER The Minister of  the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Shri G. Kishan Reddy]

(a)  to  (d)    Hill  Area  Development  Programme  (HADP)  was  launched  by  Ministry  of Development  of  North  Eastern  Region  (MDoNER)  on  pilot  basis  for  2  years  viz.  i.e. 2018-19 and 2019-20 in Tamenglong (now Tamenglong and Noney) district of Manipur. Under  HADP,  MDoNER  has  sanctioned  41  projects  worth  Rs.90  crore;  of  which,  10 projects worth Rs.13.15 crore have been completed. Implementation of these projects has benefitted the targeted population (including tribal population) of these districts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Duty Drawback Scheme and Refunds of IGST
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4357

To be answered on Monday, 27 th  March 2023/ Chaitra 6, 1945 ( Saka)

## 'Duty Drawback Scheme and Refunds of IGST'

## 4357. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to State :-

- a)  whether  exporters  are  availing  Duty  Drawback  Scheme  along  with  refunds  of Integrated Goods and Services Tax;
- b)  if so, the details thereof;
- c)  whether the  Government has  stalled the  refunds  of  about  600  exporters  since September, 2022 and if so, the details thereof; and
- d)  the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State, Finance (Shri Pankaj Chaudhary)

- (a)  &  (b)    As  per  section  16(3)  of  the  IGST  Act,  2017,  a  registered  person  making  a zero-rated supply is eligible to claim refund of Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) paid on such supplies in accordance with the provisions of section 54 of the CGST Act, 2017. Further the exporter is also eligible for drawback under section 74 or 75 of the Customs Act, 1962.
- (c) & (d) Based on the data analytics and risk parameters, IGST refunds of some of the exporters were taken up for detailed verification. To expedite processing of such IGST refunds,  rule  96  of  the  CGST  Rules,  2017  has  been  amended  vide  Notification  No 14/2022-CT  dated  05.07.2022,  to  provide  for  transmission  of  such  refunds  from Customs  system  to  the  jurisdictional  GST  authority.  The  functionality  has  also  been made available on GST portal for time bound disposal of such refunds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Redevelopment of Rakhigarhi Site
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED: QUESTION NO. 4356

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## REDEVELOPMENT OF RAKHIGARHI SITE

## 4356. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL

Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE संस्क ृ ित मं�ी be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has started work to redevelop the Rakhigarhi IVC site as Iconic Site;
- (b) if so, the redevelopment works accomplished tentatively and the details thereof;
- (c) whether any funds have been released to the State Government of Haryana to assist in the redevelopment project of the site and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the excavations by ASI at the site was carried out under expert supervision and as per international standards of excavation of historic sites and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) &  (b)    Yes,  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  has  undertaken  work  to  develop the Harappan site of Rakhigarhi as an 'Iconic Site'. The excavation at the site is an  on-going  process.  The  on-site  museum  to  be  developed  by  Government of Haryana with technical support of ASI is underway. The tentative time  line for accomplishing this work is 2025.
- (c) No funds have been released to Haryana Government, till date.
- (d) The excavation at Rakhigarhi is being carried out under the supervision of senior archaeologists of ASI as per international standards.

For scientific investigation of the material culture, ASI is also collaborating with other organizations and experts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Steps to curb the Arbitrariness of Private Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4353 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## STEPS TO CURB THE ARBITRARINESS OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS

## †4353. SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any decision to curb the arbitrariness of private schools;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  several  complaints  against  Modern  Schools located in Delhi which are doing illegal business in the guise of education;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  strict  action  has  been  taken  by  the  Government  against  the  schools  which defraud the people in the guise of education; and
- (f) whether the recognition of the said schools had also been cancelled?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) : Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and schools, other than  those  owned  /  funded  by  Central  Government,  are  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  State Governments.   Both the Central  and  State  Governments  have  powers  to  make  Act,  Rules, Regulations,  instructions,  etc.  to  regulate  the  functioning  of  private  schools  within  their respective area of jurisdiction. All the States and Union Territories thus ought to have their own set of Act, Rules, Regulations, instructions to regulate setting up/functioning of private schools  of  within  their  territorial jurisdiction.  Thus,  the  matters  relating  to curb  the arbitrariness  of  private  schools  and  its  related  matter  are  regulated  in  terms  of  Rules  and Instructions of the respective State Government concerned.

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) grants affiliation to the school on fulfilment of  mandatory  conditions  as  laid  down  in  Affiliation  Bye-laws  2018  which  is  available  in public domain and it is available in http://saras.cbse.gov.in/cbse\_aff/Welcome\_aff.aspx.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Revenue Collection from GST
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rattan Lal Kataria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4352

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2023/CHAITRA 6, 1945 (SAKA)

## Revenue Collection from GST

4352. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the revenue collection of GST has reached to 1,49,507 crore with an increase of 15 per cent in 2022 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the monthly GST revenue was more than 1.4 crores for ten consecutive months this year and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  Yes  Sir.  There  has  been  an  increase  of  15%  in  GST  Collection  in  the  month  of December  (FY  2022-23)  as  compared  to  the  month  of  December  (FY  2021-22).  Also,  the monthly GST revenue is more than 1.4 lakh crores for eleven consecutive months in the FY 2022-23. The details of GST collection for FY 2022-23 are as under:

(in Rs. Crore)

| Month     | 2021-22   | 2022-23 (till Feb, 2023)   |
|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
| April     | 1,39,708  | 1,67,540                   |
| May       | 97,821    | 1,40,885                   |
| June      | 92,800    | 1,44,616                   |
| July      | 1,16,393  | 1,48,995                   |
| August    | 1,12,020  | 1,43,612                   |
| September | 1,17,010  | 1,47,686                   |
| October   | 1,30,127  | 1,51,718                   |
| November  | 1,31,526  | 1,45,868                   |
| December  | 1,29,780  | 1,49,507                   |
| January   | 1,40,986  | 1,57,554                   |
| February  | 1,33,026  | 1,49,577                   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Financial Assistance to Veteran Artists of Kerala
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b)&(c) A total of around 313 applications have been received from Kerala including Kasaragod  district  under  the  Scheme  for  Financial  Assistance  for  Veteran Artists. Upon scrutiny of these applications, 09 have been found to be complete and the rest 304 applications are found incomplete and without the mandatory documents. The concerned applicants have been advised to apply afresh in the prescribed proforma alongwith mandatory documents as per the guidelines of the  scheme  directly  to  the  Director,  South  Central  Zone  Cultural  Centre, Nagpur,  which  is  the  nodal  agency  for  the  scheme.  However,  the  revised applications have not been received from them.
- (d)&(e)Applications  found  to  be  complete  would  be  placed  in  the  next  Expert Committee Meeting for consideration.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4350 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## 'FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERAN ARTISTS OF KERALA'

## 4350. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

## Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  persons  distinguished  in  Letters, Arts or other walks of life-(Veteran Artists) like Theyyam kalaakars, (Anthithriryan,  Poojaari,  Velichappadan,  Dancer,  Kodakkaran  etc.  performing as  part  of  Temples  in  Kerala),  who  are  in  indigent  circumstances  from Kasaragod district and in Kerala State have applied for the Scheme of Financial Assistance to veteran artists;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of applications received in this regard from Kasaragod constituency and in Kerala State;
- (d) the time by which the funds are likely to be released to them; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)