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Lok Sabha Question No. 1958 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Tax on Luxury and Sin Goods
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1958

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2022/AGRAHAYANA 28, 1944 (SAKA)

## TAX ON LUXURY AND SIN GOODS

## 1958.  SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a) the details of the taxes imposed on luxury and sin goods;
- (b) the list of all luxury and sin goods for the purpose of taxation;
- (c) the collection from taxes on luxury and sin goods during each of the last five years;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to expand the scope of luxury and sin goods;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to increase the taxes on luxury and sin goods; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Central Excise Act, 1944, The Customs Act, 1962 and the Central/Integrated Goods and Services Tax  Act,  2017  under  which  taxes  /duties  such  as  duties  of  customs,  duties  of  central  excise, Goods and Services Tax (GST) are levied, do not prescribe any list of goods as luxury or sin goods.

(d) to (g): The GST rates on all goods are prescribed on the recommendations of GST Council, which is a constitutional body comprising of members from Union Government and State/UT Governments. There is no such recommendation of the GST Council.

The  rates  of  duties  of  customs  and  central  excise  are  reviewed  annually  during  the  budget exercise and changes, if required, are made accordingly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Bid Approval by NCLAT
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. Subbarayan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1956 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2022/ AGRAHAYANA 28, 1944 (SAKA)

## BID APPROVAL BY NCLAT QUESTION

1956. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has approved Jalan- Kalrock Consortium as the winning bidder of Jet Airways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the terms and conditions of the deal to take over the Jet Airways;
- (c)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  All  India  Jet  Airways  Officers  and  Staff Association  has  sent  a  legal  notice  to  the  monitoring  committee  and resolution  professional  of  Jet  Airways  to  initiate  payment  of  pending provident fund and gratuity dues as directed by the NCLAT in October; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon?

## 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) and (b): As per the information received from the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), vide its Order dated 21.10.2022, it has upheld the  Order  of  the  National  Company  Law  Tribunal  (NCLT)  Mumbai  Bench, dated 22.06.2022, approving Resolution Plan submitted by Jalan Fritesch Consortium. The terms and conditions of the deal were approved by NCLT as per plan submitted by Jalan Fritesch Consortium. NCLAT while upholding the Order of NCLT has issued some further directions, including payment of unpaid provident fund and gratuity dues to the workmen and employees till the date of insolvency commencement.
- (c) and (d): As per information provided by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), no legal notice from All India Jet Airways Officers and Staff Association has been received by the Resolution Professional.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: National Digital University
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1950 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## National Digital University

## 1950.   SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the aims and objectives of the proposed National Digital University (NDU);
- (b)  whether  the  discussion  were  held  between  the  Government,  University  Grants  Commission (UGC) and other stakeholders on setting up of NDU;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the time by which the operations of the NDU will commence?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Government of India in its Budget Announcement 2022-2023 has announced Establishment of Digital University. The University will provide access to students across the country for world-class quality universal education with personalised learning experience at their doorsteps. This will be made available in different Indian languages and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) formats. The University will be built on a networked hub-spoke model, with the hub building cutting edge ICT expertise. The best public universities and institutions in the country will collaborate as a network of hub-spokes.

Multiple stakeholder consultations, with experts and representatives drawn from private & government sector  in  the  domain  of  education,  technology  etc,  statutory  regulatory  bodies  such  as  University Grants  Commission  (UGC)  and  All  India  Council  of  Technical  Education  (AICTE),  Government agencies including Department of Higher Education, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship,  National  Institute  of  Electronics  &  Information Technology  (NIELIT),  National  Institute  of  Open  Schooling  (NIOS),  University  Administration  are being organized to finalize the key recommendation for operationalizing the Digital University in 2023.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Increase in Digital Loans
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## †1949

To be answered on the 19 th December, 2022/Agrahayana 28, 1944 (Saka)

## Increase in Digital Loans

## †1949 . DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been an unprecedented rise in the number of people taking digital loan;
- (b) if so, the number of online and offline applications received for digital loans during the last one year, bank-wise; and
- (c) the details of reformative steps being taken to promote digitization in the working of banks?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As per the report of working Group set up by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on digital lending including lending through online platforms and mobile apps, based on data received from a representative sample of banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), the number of loans through digital channels as a % of total number of loans for Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) has increased from 1.43% in FY 2017 to 6.04% as on 31.12.2020 whereas for NBFCs it has increased from 0.68% in FY 2017 to  53.05%  as  on  31.12.2020.  RBI  has  apprised  that  information  on  bank  wise  number  of  applications received for digital loans is not maintained by it.

Banks have been taking progressive measures to improve digital infrastructure for banking services and to promote digitization. Various steps taken by banks include, inter alia , the following -

- (a) Establishment of Digital Banking Units for delivering digital banking products and services as well as servicing existing financial products and services digitally;
- (b) Rolling out end to end digital platform and process with straight through processing for account opening, lending for MSME, Retail, agriculture and allied activities;
- (c) Enhanced access to Mobile and Internet banking along with option to use regional languages;
- (d) Accelerate digital payments in semi-urban and rural areas;
- (e) Digital marketing for sourcing business (deposits, loans etc.) through internet and social media and
- (f) Digitization of collection process with partnership led collections for retail and MSME customers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Offices of Company Registrar
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.  1946

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 19 th  DECEMBER 2022/ AGRAHAYANA 28, 1944 (SAKA)

## OFFICES OF COMPANY REGISTRAR

## QUESTION

1946. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has allocated funds to set up more offices in the jurisdiction of the Company Registrar in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the amount of funds utilized during the last three years and the current year?

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.

सांख्यिकी और कार्यक्रम कार्ायन्वर्न मंत्रालर् क े राज्य मंत्री ( स्वतंत्र प्रभार ) ; र्ोजना मंत्रालर् क े राज्य मंत्री ( स्वतंत्र प्रभार ) और कॉपोरेट मामलों क े मंत्रालर् में राज्य मंत्री।

( Rao Inderjit Singh)

राव इंद्रजीत ससंह

(a) and (b) No. The Government has not allocated funds to set up more offices in the jurisdiction of the Company Registrar in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Commercialisation of Education in Private Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1944 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Commercialisation of Education in Private Schools

## †1944. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any specific steps to check the high handedness and increasing commercialisation of education by private schools;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is committed to provide admission to the children belonging to  low income group families into reputed schools and if so, the steps taken by the Government to provide admission to such children; and
- (d) the action taken against the schools not adhering to the policy of the Government?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): 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. Thus, the matter relating to high handedness and increasing commercialisation  of  education  by  private  schools  and  its  components  in  schools  are regulated in terms of Rules and Instructions of the State Government concerned. It is for the respective State Government concerned to take necessary action against such schools which violate the Rules and Instructions of the State Government in the matter.

(c) and (d): The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, mandates the appropriate Government to provide free and compulsory elementary education to every child of the age 6 to 14 years in a neighbourhood school. Section 12(1)(c) of RTE Act, 2009 provides for admission of children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups in the schools specified in sub-clauses (iii) and (iv) of clause (n) of section 2 in Class I

(or below) to the extent of at least 25 percent of the strength of that class.

For implementation of Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, the respective State and UT Government which is the appropriate government under the RTE Act, is required to notify the disadvantaged groups and weaker sections, notify per child cost and facilitate admissions in  private  un-aided  schools  as  per  the  laid  down  procedure.  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  under Central  Government  are  following  this  provisions.  The  Ministry  of  Education  has  been advising States and UTs to ensure compliance with Section 12(i) (c) of RTE Act 2009. The respective State Government takes necessary action against the schools which do not adhere to this provision.

The  Central  Government  is  supporting  States  and  UTs  for  re-imbursement  of expenditure  incurred  towards  payment  made  to  private  schools  for  admission  of  children under Section 12(1)(c) from 2014-15.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1942 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1942 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course

1942. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken note that the Delhi University (DU) has excluded English from the list of languages for Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC) from the current academic year;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is aware that the above decision has resulted in students in DU forced to take either Hindi or Sanskrit in the absence of teachers for other Indian languages;

(d)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  intends  to  instruct  the  DU  to  include  English  in  the  list  of languages for AECC, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to re-open the language departments including Malayalam, which are defunct for several years and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (e): University of Delhi is a statutory autonomous organisation established under an Act of Parliament and governed by the Delhi University Act, 1922 and the Statutes and the Ordinances made there-under. All administrative and academic decisions are taken by the University with the approval of its statutory bodies, such as Executive Council, Academic Council and Court.  The University  of  Delhi  is  implementing  National  Education  Policy  2020  from  the  academic  year 2022-23 through the Undergraduate Curricular Framework 2022 (UGCF) for the  UG programmes.  As  per  the  UGCF,  Ability  Enhancement  Courses  (AEC),  previously  known  as Ability  Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC), is studied in first and second year of every UG  programme.  The  AEC  comprises  Environmental  Studies  and  22  Indian  Languages  of  the Eighth  Schedule  of  the  Constitution.  The  knowledge  of  English  language  is  imparted  through Skill Enhancement Courses and Generic Elective Courses in different semesters. The 68 colleges have been grouped into clusters to offer increased number of choices of courses to the students. The Languages taught in the colleges depends upon the choices exercised by the students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1941 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Galathea Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1941

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Galathea Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

## 1941.  SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

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

- (a) whether the  de-notification  of  the  Galathea  Bay  Wildlife  Sanctuary  is  beneficial for ecology and marine turtles and if so, the details in this regard;
- (b) whether it helps the Government to fulfil its mandate of wildlife conservation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  notification  of  a  zero-extent  ecosensitive  zone  for  the  Galathea National Park (to make land available for the project) ensure forest protection and biodiversity conservation of the country especially of Great Nicobar Island and if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) After  denotification  of  Galathea  Bay  Wildlife  Sanctuary,  the  Andaman  and Nicobar Islands Administration was directed that a comprehensive management plan may be prepared in consultation with Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and other  relevant  stakeholders,  and  followed  for  conservation  and  protection  of Leatherback Turtles in Great Nicobar Islands. The Central Government has also subsequently notified an area to an extent of zero to one kilometre around the boundary of the Galathea National Park as Eco-sensitive Zone on 12 th March, 2021 with the objective to ensure forest protection and biodiversity conservation in the area.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1940 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1940

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2022/AGRAHAYANA 28, 1944 (SAKA)

## GST ON INSURANCE PRODUCTS

## 1940.  SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

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

(a) whether the Government is planning to reduce or waive off GST on Insurance products in order to increase  the  social  security  net  across  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;

(b)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  create  a  welfare  fund  for  the  agents  of  LIC  and  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the term insurance for LIC agents has remained unrevised since 1956 and if so,  the details thereof and the time by which the Government proposes to revise the same; and

(d) whether the Government has not given approval to the increased Gratuity limit as suggested by the Board of Directors of LIC in 2018 and if so, the reasons therefor and the time by which the Government plans to give approval to the same?

## ANSWER

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

(a): GST  rates and exemptions on supply of all goods and services are prescribed on the recommendations of GST Council which is a constitutional body having representation of the Union and the States. Several life and general insurance products such as Janashree Bima Yojana, Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana, Life micro insurance products having maximum amount of cover of two lakhs rupees, Varishtha Pension  Bima  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Dhan  Yojana, Pradhan  Mantri  Vaya  Vandan  Yojana,  Rashtriya  Swasthya  Bima  Yojana  (RSBY),  Universal  Health Insurance Scheme, Jan Argoya Bima Policy, Niramaya Health Insurance Scheme etc. have already been exempted from GST with a view to enhance social security.

(b): LIC is already providing many welfare benefits for its agents, viz. fully subsidized welfare schemes like  Group  Insurance  Scheme  for  Club  Member  Agents  and  Group  Personal  Accident  and  Permanent Disability Benefit Scheme for all Agents, and partially subsidized welfare scheme like Group Mediclaim Insurance Scheme for Club Member Agents, Contributory scheme like Group Insurance Scheme for all Agents etc.

(c) and (d): LIC is a commercial entity operating in a competitive and regulated business. Any proposal which entails increase  in  cost  has  to  be  considered  based  on  business  principle  and  after  assessing  its impact on Regulatory operation inter-alia on Expenses of Management.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Requirement of Additional Teachers
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:- 1936 ANSWERED ON-19/12/2022

## Requirement of Additional Teachers

## 1936. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  a  report  by  the  United  Nations  which  states  that  India  needs
- 11.16 lakh additional teachers to meet the current shortfall;
- (b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard to remedy the situation;
- (c) whether there are any schemes to incentivise teachers to fill up these vacancies; and
- (d) the budget allocation for the same so far, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) to (d):  The recruitment of teachers in schools is a continuous process as vacancies keep arising due to factors  like  retirement,  resignation  and  additional  requirements  on  account  of  enhanced  students' strength/new schools. Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and a majority of the schools are under the administrative control of respective State and Union Territory Governments. Recruitment, service conditions and deployment of teachers primarily come under purview of the respective State and Union  Territory  (UT)  Governments.  However  the  Ministry  of  Education,  from  time  to  time,  through review meetings and advisories, requests the State and UT Governments for filling up vacant posts of teachers and their rational deployment. Further, the Central Government through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha, provides financial assistance to the States and UTs to maintain appropriate Pupil-Teacher  Ratio  (PTR)  for  various  levels  of  schooling,  as  per  norms  prescribed  in  the  Right  of Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009,  as  amended  from  time  to  time.  The financial support for teachers allocated under Samagra Shiksha for the year 2022-23 is Rs 20,02,489.71 lakhs.

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