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Lok Sabha Question No. 3331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Sahara Group from EPF
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Kumar Bandi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3331 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## SAHARA GROUP FROM EPF

## 3331. SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR:

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

- (a)whether the Government is aware of the fact that due to exemption granted to the Sahara Group from EPF, several employees lost their PF benefits;
- (b)if so, the circumstances under which such exemption was granted to the Sahara Group together with the exemption proceedings;
- (c)the  amounts  collected  by  the  Sahara  Group  from  its  employees towards PF before giving such exemption and present status of the
- account; and
- (d)details of action taken by the Government to recover PF dues from Sahara after its closure?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Exemption to an Establishment under the Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF & MP Act) and  the  Employees'  Provident  Fund  Scheme,  1952  is  accorded    in accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  Act  and    scheme  guidelines. M/s Sahara India and four other companies, namely, M/s Sahara India Financial  Corporation  Ltd.,  M/s  Sahara  India  Commercial  Corporation Ltd., M/s Sahara Airlines Ltd. and M/s Sahara India Mass Communication were granted exemption vide Orders dated 12.06.2006 after ascertaining the various aspects including transfer of contributions by the establishments  and  its  participating units to the Contd..2/-

Trust and also on the basis of reports of the enforcement authorities of Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO).  No  loss  of  any Provident  Fund  (PF)  benefit  was  reported  at  the  time  of  grant  of exemption by the enforcement authorities of EPFO.  A corpus having Face Value of Rs. 185.32 crore was reported in the trust in respect of the then PF members. After cancellation of exemption, past accumulations of PF amounting to Rs.278.56 crore along with details of all the employees in respect of four establishments were received from the Trust by EPFO.  However, M/s Sahara Airlines Ltd. was bought over by M/s Jet Airways Ltd. in April, 2007.

(d): Exemption  granted  to  the  Establishment  was  cancelled during  the  month of  March, 2018 in respect of M/s Sahara  India, M/s Sahara India Financial Corporation Limited, M/s Sahara India Commercial Corporation Limited and M/s Sahara India Mass Communication due to violations of terms and conditions of exemption. Further, a demand for an amount of Rs 33, 97, 30,000/- has been raised by EPFO and the matter is now sub-judice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3328 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Short-Term Courses in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3328 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021 SHORT-TERM COURSES IN TAMIL NADU

## 3328.  SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to start short-term courses by organising skill development  camps  with  the  help  of  local  administration  in  various  districts  of  the  country especially in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, whether the Government would consider organising such camps?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). PMKVY has two training  components,  namely,  Short-Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior Learning (RPL). Under PMKVY-STT, training is being imparted through empanelled training centres (TCs) whereas under PMKVY-RPL, orientation/bridge courses are being organized in camps, employer premises, and small and medium enterprises.

Camps under  PMKVY-RPL are  being  organized  for  orientation/bridge  course  of  the candidates  for  a certain  group  /  cluster  of  candidates  with  particular  skill  sets  across  the country including State of Tamil Nadu.

Further, under third phase of PMKVY i.e. PMKVY 3.0, local administration is also being involved for orientation/bridge course in camps for the candidates under RPL component.

- (b)         Under  PMKVY,  as  on  10.07.2021,  orientation/bridge  course  of  around  23  lakh candidates  have  been  organized  in  around  22  thousand  RPL  Camps  across  the  country, including 61,128 candidates in 430 camps  organized in the State of Tamil Nadu.
- (c)        In view of (a) and (b), question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Database of Migrant Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh, Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3324

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## DATABASE OF MIGRANT LABOURERS

## 3324. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA: SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

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

- (a)whether the Government is preparing any database to map migrant labourers  who  have  returned  to  their  native  places  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  utilize  skills  of  migrant labourers and ensure employment to them in rural areas;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  formed  exclusive  schemes  for  the aforesaid purpose and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether there is any data on number of labourers having left Delhi
- in the last two years and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)whether the Government has assessed returning of migrant labourers to native villages therein and if so, the detailed report on Economic Survey and the migrant labourers therefor; and
- (f)if  not, the reasons therefor and the process of returning of migrant labourers and the families in employment thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): During nation-wide lockdown amidst Covid-19 pandemic in 2020,  more  than  1.14  crore  Inter-State  migrant  workers  returned  to their home - states. Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has implemented the special programme for the fresh skilling (Short Term  Training  (STT)) and  upskilling  (Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)) of the returnee migrant     workers     impacted     from

COVID-19  under  its  flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to support the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan (GKRA). This special programme has covered 116 districts of 6 states namely Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. PMKVY  has  two  training  components  namely  STT  and  RPL.  As  on 10.07.2021  under  GKRA,  32,789  candidates  have  been  trained  under STT and 38,034 candidates have been oriented under RPL across the country. MSDE  with the support of District Administration has undertaken skill mapping of the returnee migrants and identified the beneficiaries for the training under PMKVY. Job roles for the training of  returnee  migrants  for  STT  and  RPL  were  also  identified  by  the District Administration.

Although, there is no specific information available on how many workers left Delhi during the last two years. The Government has launched a survey of migrant labour in the year 2021 to arrive at an estimate  of  migration  across  States.  A  portal  to  prepare  a  National Database  of  Unorganised  Workers  is  being  launched  which  will  also have information on migrant labour.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: PM Innovative Learning Programme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gomati Sai

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3323 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## PM Innovative Learning Programme

†3323. SHRIMATI GOMATI SAI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the areas in which the talents of children are being surveyed under the PradhanMantri Innovative Learning Programme;
- (b)  the number of children selected so far under the said programme;
- (c)  the class up to which the said programme has proven beneficial and the proposal of the Government to include more areas under this programme;
- (d)  the criteria for the selection of children under the said programme; and
- (e) the details of the duration and the activities covered under this programme?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  to  (e)    The  PradhanMantri  Innovative  Learning  Programme-  'DHRUV'  was  launched  by Government on 10 th  October, 2019 at ISRO, Bengaluru with active participation & consultation of State Governments to mentor and nurture talented children to enrich their skills and knowledge so that they can realize their full potential and contribute to society. Under this Programme 30 students of Science group and 30 students of Performing Arts group have been selected from class 9 to 12.

Selection of 30 students of Science group and 30 students of Performing Arts group has been made by  an  Advisory  Committee  headed  by  the  Principal  Scientific  Advisor  in  consultation  with  the Department of Science and Technology, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT), Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) and SangeetNatakAkademi, Ministry of Culture.

During the 14 days programme, structured activities were carried out for students of Performing Arts group at National BalBhavan, New Delhi and for students of Science group at  IIT-Delhi and during evenings,  combined  activities  for  both  groups  were  organized.  The  students  were  mentored  and nurtured by renowned mentors from IIT- Delhi, Atal Innovation Mission, NCERT, CCRT etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Refund Claims
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3322 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 9 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## Refund Claims

## 3322. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a)  whether a large number of exporters are awaiting claims for 2019-20 and 202021 up to December in respect of merchandise export of India Scheme;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  exporters have complained about the slow  pace of refunds and refunds on GST credits and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether DRI has issued notices to 2000 exporters and from GST authorities for import against advance authorization prior to exports, and
- (d)  if so, the steps taken or being taken by Government not to harass exporters and process the refund claims speedily?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  and (b): Under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme, as on 01.04.2021, Rs.30,525.20  crore  and  Rs.608.50  crore  have  been  given  as  incentives  to exporters for the years 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively.
- (c): DRI has issued show cause notices to seventeen (17) exporters during the period 2018-19 to 2021-22 (till 30.06.2021) for irregularities in respect of imports made against Advance Authorizations prior to exports.
- (d): Government has taken a number of measures to process the GST refund claims speedily:
- (i)  The refund process has been fully automated and there is a single disbursement authority.
- (ii)  Time limits have been specified for processing of refund claims.
- (iii)  Bunching of refund claims has been allowed across financial years.
- (iv)  The  time  period  from  the  date  of  filing  of  the  refund  claim  till  the  date  of communication of  the  deficiencies  by  the  proper  officer  has  been  excluded  for determining the period of two years specified for filing refund claims.
- (v)  Four special refund drives have been conducted for priority disposal of pending claims.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3319 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Coaching Centres
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3319 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## Coaching Centres

## 3319. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a)  the steps being taken by the Government to give relief to general public from reckless loot by coaching centres for entrance in vocational education courses;
- (b)  the steps taken by the Government for making this sector more transparent, accountable and student friendly to stop exploitation of students and guardians;
- (c)  whether the Government is taking any steps to prescribe fees for such institutions;
- (d)  whether any mechanism is being developed to tackle such irregularities and to immediately redress such complaints;
- (e)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Ministry of Education does not take any entrance examination for admission to vocational education courses.
- (b) to  (f)  Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Agreement with International Expert for Biofuel
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3317 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th  August, 2021

## Agreement with International Expert for Biofuel

## 3317.   DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

## isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=h

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any target for the generation of biofuel in the country including in Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  signed  any  agreement  with  international experts for biofuel; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  fund  sanctioned  for  the  purpose  in Bihar particularly for sugarmills for the generation of biofuel?

## ANSWER

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## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) & (b): National Policy on Biofuels-2018 proposes an indicative target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol and 5% blending of biodiesel in diesel by 2030 across the country including in Bihar.

(c)  &  (d):  Government  of  India  has  signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding (MoU)  with  Government  of Brazil on 24th January 2020  on Bio-Energy Cooperation. The MoU provides a framework to cooperate, inter-alia , in biofuels, bio-electricity and biogas supply chain. India is a member of International Energy Agency's  Technology  Collaboration  Programme  (TCP)  on  Bio-Energy.  This collaboration programme has been set up with the aim of improving collaboration and information exchange between countries that have national programme in bioenergy  research,  development  and  deployment.  India  has  been  attending  these meetings  and  in  the  process  getting  benefit  of  the  global  development  in  the programme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Community Forest Resources
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. † 3316

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## COMMUNITY FOREST RESOURCES

## †3316: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK :

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  any  changes  in  ideal  guidelines  for protection, management and sustainable use of community forest resources;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the impact of the said changes on sensitive tribal groups;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to create a data bank for tribal lands; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (In short FRA) was enacted by the Parliament in 2006 and the Act was notified for its operation on 31.12.2007 and rules made there under  also notified on 1.1.2008. As per FRA and rules made there under, State Governments are responsible for implementation of  various  provisions  of  the  Act.  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  the  nodal  agency  for  the implementation  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act.  For  ensuring  efficient  and  expeditious implementation of the Act. Ministry of Tribal Affairs issues advisories and Guidelines to the States from time to time on recognition of individual rights, community rights and community forest resource rights for protection, regeneration, conservation or management of community forest resource for sustainable use for the benefit of forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional  Forest  Dwellers.  The  last  Guidelines  issued  by  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  for management of community forest resource was on 23.4.2015

After recognition of rights, Record of Rights are required to be updated.

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is committed to ensure implementation of the Act in accordance with the Act and Rules there under. As a part of this commitment, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India haveissued a joint communication, addressed to all the State Governments, except Mizoram and Nagaland where the FRA is not applicable, regarding the expeditious implementation of the FRA, 2006 in accordance with statutory provisions and procedures thereunder.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Third National Commission for STs
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3313 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## THIRD NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR STs

## 3313. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE: SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  establish  the  Third  National Commission  for  Scheduled  Areas  &  Scheduled  Tribes  in  order  to review  and  formulate  future  policy  for  the  Scheduled  Tribes  and Scheduled Areas; and
- (b)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &(b): As  per  the  provision  of Article 339(1) of  the  Constitution  of  India 'The President may at any time and shall, at the expiration of ten years from the  commencement  of  this  Constitution  by  order  appoint  a  Commission  to report  on  the  administration of  the  Scheduled  Areas and  the welfare  of  this Scheduled Tribes in the States. The order may define the composition, powers and procedure of the Commission and may contain such incidental or ancillary provisions as the President may consider necessary or desirable'. Accordingly, the Commission gets appointed as and when needed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Unemployed Artists in States
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sunil Kumar Singh, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th   AUGUST, 2021

## UNEMPLOYED ARTISTS IN STATES

3310.    SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  number  of  artists  in  Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh who have been unemployed due to COVID-19;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  stimulus  packages  to  assist artists  of  Rajasthan,  Jharkhand,  Maharashtra  and  Uttar  Pradesh  who  have suffered financial loss due to COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Covid-19 pandemic has affected various sections of the society including artists. Ministry of Culture is implementing various schemes  viz., Financial assistance under Repertory Grant Scheme, Scheme of Financial Assistance for the Development of Buddhist/ Tibetan Art and Culture, Cultural Function and Production Grant Scheme, Scheme of Scholarship & Fellowship for promotion of Art & Culture, Financial Assistance to Cultural Organizations with National Presence, Scheme of Financial  Assistance  for  the  Preservation  &  Development  of  Cultural  Heritage  of Himalayas, Scheme of Pension & Medical Aid to Artists, Financial assistance under Seva Bhoj Yojna and Financial Assistance for Cultural Activities in Performing Arts for Building Grants Including Studio Theatres.

Ministry of Culture ensured speedy and timely release of the grants under the above said  schemes  to  help  the  artists  in  the  country  including  artists  of  Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh who faced financial crisis and lost their means of livelihood.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Training to Professional
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3308 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## TRAINING TO PROFESSIONAL

## 3308. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

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

- (a) whether  the    Government  has  any  proposal  to  provide  free  International  English Language  Testing  System/Occupational  English  Test  (IELTS/OET)  training  to  professional candidates including nurses, seeking employment abroad;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is providing any financial assistance to private institutions to give free training to nurses for such courses in the state of Kerala; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)  under the Ministryof Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched the India International Skill Centre (IISC) Network for  conducting incremental skill training on international standards, testing/assessing skills for overseas employment, operating through several fixed centres called IISCs. In addition, one day Pre-Departure  Orientation  Training  (PDOT)  is  imparted  to  migrant  workers  by  NSDC  under Pravasi  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY).  However,  there  is  no  proposal  to  conduct  free International English Language Testing System/Occupational English Test (IELTS/OET) training to professional candidates including nurses, seeking employment abroad.
- (b)        Does not arise.
- (c)        No, Sir.
- (d)        Does not arise.

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