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Lok Sabha Question No. 3676 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: NMMSS Scheme in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: Education
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3676 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20-12-2021

## NMMSS Scheme in Uttar Pradesh

## †3676. SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is considering to promote and publicize the National Means-cumMerit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) in Bundelkhand along with Banda and Chitrakoot districts of Uttar Pradesh;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  scheme  being  formulated  in  this  regard,  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;

(c) the total number of seats available in Bundelkhand including Banda and Chitrakoot districts of Uttar Pradesh under NMMSS; and

(d) whether the Government is considering to increase the number of such seats and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): This Ministry issues directions to all State Governments & UT administrations to give wide  publicity  to  the  National  Means-Cum-Merit  Scholarship  Scheme  (NMMSS)  through print/electronic  media  and  through  schools  and  to  conduct  the  selection  test  for  which  reimbursement  is  provided  to  the  State/UT.  It  is  continuous  endeavour  of  the  Ministry  to  give further impetus to the Scheme through wide publicity for maximum coverage.

(c ) & (d): The total number of fresh scholarships under NMMSS is 1,00,000 at entry level in class IX. Allocation of seats under NMMSS is done State/UT-wise and not district wise. Number of  seats  available  at  entry  level  in  Class  IX  under  NMMS  Scheme  in  Uttar  Pradesh  State  is 15143. Each State and UT has fixed allotted quota of scholarship. State/UT-wise allotted quota is given at Annexure-A.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3675 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Funds for Renovation of Jama Masjid
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3675 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## FUNDS FOR RENOVATION OF JAMA MASJID

## 3675.  SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted a survey to assess the damage and the scope of work in Delhi Jama Masjid;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether ASI has allocated any funds for the repairing of the Jama Masjid;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the repairing done in Jama Masjid by ASI in the past?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Yes sir, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has undertaken the documentation
- & and  conditional  mapping  of  Jama  Masjid.  The  conservation  work  has  been
- (b) attended regularly by the ASI as per the requirement.
- (c) Yes,  sir.  Funds  have  been  provided  for  conservation  of  Jama  Masjid  as  and
- to when required. The details of expenditure on conservation of Jama Masjid for the
- (e) last three working seasons are as below:

| Year    |   Funds allocated (Amount Rs. in lakhs) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                                   13.9  |
| 2018-19 |                                   13.92 |
| 2019-20 |                                   25    |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Casualties of Workers in Factory in Gandhinagar
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3674 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## CASUALTIES OF WORKERS IN FACTORY IN GANDHINAGAR

## 3674. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  in  the  recent past,  five  workers  died  after  inhaling  toxic  gas  while  cleaning  an underground effluent tank at a pharmaceutical factory in Gandhinagar of Gujarat;
- (b)whether it is mandatory for the service provider to provide proper gear with helmet and gas mask to the workers before entering into the  effluent  tanks  for  cleaning  where  the  presence  of  toxic  fatal gases is certain;
- (c)whether the Government plans to compensate the family of those workers who lost their  lives  in  harness,  if  so,  the  details  thereof; and
- (d)whether  the  Government  plans  to  take  action  against  the  factory owner  and  the  service  provider  responsible  for  the  death  of  the workers due to deliberate irresponsible behaviour?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, Sir. As per information collected from the State Government of Gujarat, five persons died on 6 th  November, 2021 around 12.30 p.m. due  to  suffocation  while  cleaning  an  Effluent  Treatment  Plant  (ETP) tank  at  M/s.  Tuttson  Pharma  Pvt.  Ltd.  at  Khatraj  in  Gandhinagar  of Gujarat.

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(b): The Gujarat Factory Rules, 1963 framed under the Factories Act, 1948  contain  provisions  for  providing  relevant  Personal  Protective Equipment  (PPE),  by  the  factory  occupier,  required  to  be  used  by workers employed in 'hazardous process or dangerous operations'.

- (c): The compensation to the workers for the accidents occurred is provided  by  the  respective  factory  owners  in  terms  of  relevant provisions of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923.

As  per  information  made  available  by  the  State  Government  of Gujarat,  the factory occupier has deposited a demand draft amounting to Rs. 30,70,810/(Rupees  Thirty  Lacs  Seventy  Thousand  Eight Hundred  Ten  only)  to  the    Labour  Court  (Workmen  Compensation Commissioner).

- (d): The  criminal  case  has  been  filed  by  the  State  Government  of Gujarat  against  the  occupier  of  the  factory  for  the  violation  of  the provision of the Factories Act, 1948.  Also, prohibitory order has been issued under the Factory Act, 1948.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3673 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: University Seat Shortage
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Francisco Cosme Sardinha

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3673 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 / 12 / 2021

## University Seat Shortage

## 3673. SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  intend  to  counter  the  crisis  related  to  shortage  of  University seats across the Central Universities;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government's expenditure on 'Research and Development' is approximately 0.65 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP);

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  the  steps  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  funds  to support the research in Central Universities?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) & (b): The number of seats for each course in Universities is determined on the basis of availability of physical infrastructure, faculty position, financial resources etc. After implementation  of  'Central  Educational  Institutions  (CEI)  Reservation  in  Admission  Act, 2006', from the year 2008, there had been substantial increase in the intake of total number of students in the Central Universities and Colleges affiliated to University of Delhi, Banaras Hindu University & University of Allahabad.

Further, on implementation of 10% reservation of Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs), the intake capacity in all Central Educational Institutions has increased to an extent of 25% in phased manner, in the year 2019-20 and 2020-21. One new Central University has been established at Motihari (Bihar) in 2016 and 2 Central Universities in Andhra Pradesh in 2019. Also 3 Central Sanskrit Sansthans have been given status of Central Universities in the year 2020.

(c)  to  (e):  As  per  Economic  Survey  (2020-21),  India's  gross  expenditure  on  Research  & Development  is  0.65  per  cent  of  Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP).  The  University  Grants Commission  (UGC)  initiated  the  Non-NET  fellowships  Scheme  in  Central  Universities  in 2007 to provide Non-NET fellowship to all eligible candidates for pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D and who are not recipients of any other fellowship from any other source. Total number of NonNET fellowships given in last five years (including this year) is 77598.   In addition to this, 213843  number  of  beneficiaries have been given fellowship under various research schemes of UGC and other ministries for the period from 2016-17 to 2020-21.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Teachers in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3669 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## Teachers in Uttar Pradesh

## 3669.   SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  sanctioned  strength  of  the  primary  junior  and  inter-college  teachers  in  Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the number of posts that have been lying vacant among these posts; and
- (c) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government for filling up these posts?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) : The State  Government of Uttar Pradesh has informed that  the total  sanctioned strength of teachers in Junior Basic Schools (1 st to 5 th class) and Senior Basic Schools (6 th to 8 th class) run by Basic Education Board, Prayagraj is 5,80,084, out of which 4,53,594 teachers are working. In consecutive teachers recruitments from 2017, 1,20,554 teachers are recruited. The sanctioned  strength  of  teachers  in  Government  Secondary  schools  is  27,022,  out  of  which 11,518 are lying vacant. Recruitment of 6,628 Secondary Teachers was completed during last 6 months.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Ekalavya Model Residential Model School in Kalimpong
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No- 3664 ANSWERED ON- 20/12/2021

## EKALAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL MODEL SCHOOL IN KALIMPONG

3664. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  status  of  Ekalavya Model Residential school proposed to be constructed in Kalimpong district by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs;
- (b) the status of the work completed and pending in the school infrastructure; and
- (c) the reasons for the delay, if any?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a) to (c)   This Ministry has approved establishment of one Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) at Kalimpong, West Bengal under the scheme of Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India at a total cost of Rs.16.00 Crore and an amount of Rs.8.00 Crore has been released to the State Government as the first installment of the fund for construction of the school in the year 2020-21.  Further provision of land and construction of EMRSs sanctioned under Article 275(1) of  the  Constitution  is  the  responsibility  of  the  concerned  State  Government  and  monitored  by National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), NESTS an autonomous society under the Ministry.

As informed by NESTS, the state government has not signed the MOU with  NESTS which defines the roles and responsibilities of the State and NESTS.  So far the State Government of West Bengal has not  furnished the utilization certificate and progress report in respect of first installment of fund  released  for  the  purpose.  However,  the  matter  is  regularly  being  pursued  with  the  State Government to expedite and complete the construction work at the earliest.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Pollution in UP
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3661

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## Pollution in UP

## 3661. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether  Sandila  industrial  area  under  Misrikh  Parliamentary  Constituency  of  Uttar Pradesh is getting polluted and the Ganga river passing through the said area is also getting affected from pollution;
- (b) if  so,  whether the Government has taken or proposes to take any measures to make Sandila industrial area and the Ganga river passing through the said area pollutionfree; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (c) Sandila industrial area is located in the catchment of river Gomti, a tributary of river Ganga  which  confluences  with  river  Ganga  at  Gomti  Sagar  Ghat  in  Nakhwan  village  of Varanasi.  Uttar  Pradesh  Pollution  Control  Board  (UPPCB)  has  identified  three  industries operating in Sandila industrial areas as Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) having potential to generate  pollution  load  of  100  kg/day  or  more  and/or  toxic  effluents  and  the  same  were inspected by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) during 2020-21 and all were found to be complying with effluent discharge norms.

In  addition  to  above,  there  are  6  Red  category  industries  and  98  Orange/Green  category industries  in  Industrial  area  Sandila,  Hardoi.    All  the  industries  are  provided  with  proper Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP).

CPCB is carrying out fortnightly monitoring for assessment of River Ganga water quality at 2 locations namely (i) Varanasi - Malviya Bridge (before confluence with River Gomti) and (ii) Gomti River - Bhusaula (after confluence with River Gomti) through UPPCB. River water quality  for  the  present  year  (January-August  2021)  is  meeting  the  primary  water  quality criteria for bathing at both the monitoring locations in terms of pH and DO.

CPCB organizes annual inspection of 100% GPIs. Since 2017, four rounds of inspection have been completed in 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 and fifth round is under progress.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Loans under MUDRA Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

3660. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:.

- (a)    whether some kind of loan is being provided to youths under 'Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana' across the country including Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)    whether the Government is contemplating to launch such scheme now or in future and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    whether the Government has received any complaints regarding non-payment of loan in time by the banks; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof along with the necessary steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

(DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

- (a) & (b) Under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), institutional credit up to Rs. 10 lakh is provided by Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) to micro/small business units for income  generating  activities  in  manufacturing,  trading,  services  sectors  and  also  for activities allied to agriculture.  Any individual, who is otherwise eligible to take a loan and has a business plan for a small business enterprise, can avail loan under the Scheme up to Rs.10 lakh. This is an ongoing Scheme.

As per data uploaded by MLIs on Mudra portal, as on 26.11.2021, over 32.11 crore loans amounting to     Rs. 17.00 lakh crore have been sanctioned, since inception of the Scheme in April, 2015.  During the same period, over 1.38 crore loans amounting to     Rs. 92,959.49 crore have been sanctioned in the State of Rajasthan.

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial services

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 3660

ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 20, 2021/ Agrahayana 29, 1943 (SAKA)

## Loans under MUDRA Yojana

(c) & (d) Any complaints received in respect of implementation of PMMY including, delay in turn-around-time  (TAT),  turning  down  of  loan  applications,  and  lenders  insistence  on collateral/guarantor on certain occasions are redressed in coordination with the respective banks. A number of steps have been taken to improve implementation of the Scheme which, inter alia , include:

- i.  provision for online applications through psbloansin59minutes and udyamimitra portal;
- ii.  End-to-end digital lending for automated sanctions under PMMY has been put in place by State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda (BOB) and Union Bank of India (UBI);
- iii.  intensive  publicity  campaigns  for  increased  visibility  of  the  Scheme  amongst  the stakeholders
- iv.  simplification of application forms;
- v.  nomination of Mudra Nodal Officers in Public Sector Banks (PSBs);
- vi.  periodic monitoring of performance of PSBs with regard to PMMY etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Nomination of Members from Tribals
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Himadri Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3659 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## Nomination of Members from Tribals

## †3659. SHRIMATI HIMADRI SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of the members nominated from the tribal class in the Executive Council, Finance Committee, Building Committee in Indira Gandhi National Tribal Unversity, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the teacher appointed against the posts of 07 Professors, 13 Associate Professors and 40 Assistant Professors vide Advertisement No. IGNTU / Rec. Cell/ T-01/2020 dated 07/09/2020 and the number of applications received for these posts;
- (c)  the time by when the handover of all the buildings were given to the University built up to October, 2021; and
- (d)  the  credibility  of  the  online  entrance  test,  2021  conducted  for  the  admission  at  the undergraduate and postgraduate level in the said University and the details of reasons for the delay of five months in admission?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  The  details  of  members  nominated  from  the  Tribal  Class  in  the  Executive  Council  (EC), Finance  Committee  (FC)  and  Building  Committee  (BC)  in  Indira  Gandhi  National  Tribal University (IGNTU) is as under:-
- (b) The details of teachers appointed and total applications received against advertisement no. IGNTU/Rec. Cell/T-01/2020 dated 07.09.2020 are as under:
- (c) The University has taken over 13 buildings and 8 buildings are ready for handing over.
- (d)  Remote  Proctoring  was  deployed  in  the  online  entrance  test,  2021  which  enhanced  the credibility of the examination.  The admission process was completed following the guidelines of the University Grants Commission in light of COVID-19 pandemic.

|   S. No. | Name of the Council/Committee   | Nominated member   |
|----------|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|        1 | Executive Council               | One                |
|        2 | Finance Committee               | None               |
|        3 | Building Committee              | One                |

| Post                |   Advertised |   Applications received |   Appointed |
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------------|-------------|
| Professor           |           22 |                     177 |          04 |
| Associate Professor |           41 |                     687 |          07 |
| Assistant Professor |           40 |                    2875 |          19 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Advance Technical Centre in Belagavi
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Suresh Chanabasappa Angadi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3658 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## ADVANCE TECHNICAL CENTRE IN BALEGAVI

## 3658. SHRIMATI ANGADI MANGAL SURESH:

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

- (a)        whether  the  proposed  or  sanctioned  Advance  Technical  Centre  (Tec  Hub)  in Belagavi, Karnataka has not been functional even after the lapse of two years of sanction; and
- (b)       if so, the present status and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       Under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, there is no   proposal to established  Advance Technical  Centre  (Tec  Hub)  in  Belagavi,  Karnataka.  However,  two model  aspirational  skill  centre  known  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendra  (PMKK)  are functional in Belagavi (Belgaum), Karnataka.

Further, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing a Scheme "Establishment  of  new  Technology  Centres/  Extension  Centres",  to  establish  20 new  Technology  Centres  (TCs)  and  100  Extension  Centres  (ECs)  across  the  country, including  in  Karnataka  State,  to  enhance  competitiveness  of  MSME  Sector  across  the country.

- (b)       Above reply (a) may be referred to.

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