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Lok Sabha Question No. 2036 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Sahara Group Investment in Credit Cooperative Societies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2036

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

## Sahara Group Investment in Credit Cooperative Societies

## QUESTION

## 2036. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any concrete step to recover the money lost due to investment in Sahara Group-Sahara Credit Cooperative Society and any other schemes by lakh of investors from different States of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  of  such  kind  of  victim  investors  particularly  in  Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of investors of Madhya Pradesh who got back their money and the number of investors who are yet to get back their money?

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

(a  to  c):  In  terms  of  the  Supreme  Court  order  dated  31.08.2012,  Sahara  India  Real  Estate  Corporation Limited  (SIRECL), Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Limited (SHICL) and their Promoters and Directors were directed to deposit an aggregate amount of Rs.25,781.37 Crore with SEBI, within a period of three months from the date of the order. In pursuance of the said directions, Rs. 15,553.59 Crore were deposited  with  SEBI  by  the  Sahara  group.  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  also  directed  SEBI  to  refund  the amount to bondholders of SIRECL and SHICL along with interest on production of relevant documents evidencing  payment  and  after  counter  checking  the  records  produced  by  SIRECL  and  SHICL.  SEBI, accordingly, invited applications for refunds through various press releases and advertisements. Based on directions issued from time to time by the Supreme Court, advice rendered by Justice (Retd) B.N.Agarwal appointed by the Supreme Court and validation of the applications received, SEBI has made refunds to 17,526  eligible  bondholders  for  an  aggregate  amount  of  Rs.  138.07  crore.  Out  of  the  said  17,526 bondholders  to  whom  refunds  were  made,  1,122  bondholders  were  from  the  state  of  Madhya  Pradesh. SEBI has, further, filed an Interlocutory application dated 21.12.2021 to seek further directions from the Supreme Court in the matter.

The  Central  Registrar  of  Cooperative  Societies  (CRCS)  is  taking  action  against  the  Sahara  Credit Cooperative Societies under the provisions of Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Principals from SC Community in Colleges of Delhi
Ministry: Education
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2034 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Principals from SC Community in Colleges of Delhi

## 2034. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Principals belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) category in colleges of Delhi University;
- (b) whether their representation is poor in Delhi University and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether there is any Vice-Chancellor from SC community in Central Universities and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the number of teaching posts allocated for SCs in Central Universities and the percentage of teachers from SC community therein; and
- (e) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to fill up the backlog vacancies in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) The post of Principal and Vice Chancellor are Single Cadre Post. The appointment of  Principal  in  college  of  University  of  Delhi  is  made  as  per  the  norms  laid  in  UGC Regulation, 2018. Likewise, the appointment of Vice Chancellor is made as per the Act and Statutes  etc  of  the  respective  Central  University.  Ministry  of  Education  has  directed  all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to fill up the vacancies in a Mission Mode. In addition to writing to all the HEIs to fill the vacancies in a mission mode, the Ministry has set up a monthly  monitoring  mechanism.  The  Central  Education  Institutions  (Reservation  in  the Teachers  Cadre)  Act,  2019  has  been  notified  on  09.07.2019  to  ensure  preparation  of  the rosters  by  considering  the  university  as  a  unit.  Also,  according  to  the  Act,  reservation  is applicable  in  all  the  HEIs  except  the  institutions  listed  in  the  schedule  and  few  other exceptions as stated in the Act. Further, as per this Act, reservation is provided for all posts in direct  recruitment  in  Teacher's  cadre  in  Central  Education  Institutions.  After  enactment  of this Act, no reserved post is to be de-reserved.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2033

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## PRAVASI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA

## † 2033 SHRI SHAYM SINGH YADAV :

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

- a. the  number  of  persons  trained  and  certified  under  Pravasi  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PKVY);
- b. the number of persons who actually got jobs in various countries after being trained under PKVY; and
- c. the countries in which people trained under PKVY have got employment?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

- (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR) (a)  Sir, Under  the  PKVY  scheme,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in association  with  Ministry  of  External  Affairs  (MEA)  is  imparting  a  one-day  PreDeparture Orientation Training (PDOT) to potential migrants so that they have the necessary soft skills to compete in foreign destinations. The orientation includes aspects of language, culture,  emigration  process,  welfare  measures,  and  do's  and  don'ts  of  the  destination country. A certificate is provided to candidates after completion of 8 hours of training. Since January 2018, training has been imparted to 1,11,008 candidates under PDOT, PKVY (As on 30th November 2022). (b)  and  (c)  Sir,  the  Ministry  does  not  maintain  the  data  on  the  number  of  PDO  trained
- persons who got jobs in various countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Inclusion of book ‘Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta’ in Curriculum of Educational Institutes
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2029 ANSWERED ON 19/12/2022

## Inclusion of book 'Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta' in Curriculum of Educational Institutes †2029. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATIONbe pleased to state:

(a)  whether any step has been taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to include the Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta in the curriculum of all the schools, colleges and technological/medical institutes in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  requests  from  the  public  representatives  in  this regard during August, 2020;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the actions taken or being taken thereon by the Government?

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

(a) to (e) NCERT  has  initiated the process of development of National Curriculum Frameworks where in inputs are invited from various stakeholders including various Ministries/Departments,  States  and  UTs  drawing  from  grass  root  levels.  The  details  on  the developments on NCF may be found at the link given: https://ncf.ncert.gov.in/#/web/home

Para 4.27 of National Education Policy (NEP) 2022 refers to the traditional knowledge of India that is both sustainable and strives for the welfare of all. In order to become the Knowledge power in this  century,  it  is  imperative  that  we  understand  our  heritage  and  teach  the  world  the 'Indian  way'  of  doing  things.  Ministry  of  Education  has  established  Indian  Knowledge  System (IKS) Division in AICTE in 2020 with a vision to promote interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research  on  all  aspects  of  Indian  Knowledge  Systems  (IKS),  preserve  and  disseminate  IKS knowledge for further research and societal applications.

The present textbooks of NCERT, includes reference of Shrimad Bhagawat Geeta in Class VI and VII textbooks and its shlokas in Sanskrit textbooks of classes XI and XII.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2026 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Discount/Payment of Tution Fee for Children affected by COVID
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2026 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Discount/Payment of Tution Fee for Children affected by COVID

## †2026. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has issued any direction to give discount in tuition fees to school going children during the corona pandemic where a large number of people became unemployed, children were orphaned and many people's businesses were shut down;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed/prescribed any time limit to deposit tuition fees for thousands of middle class and lower middle class children studying in private schools in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government is considering to issue directions in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): 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  fees  and  its  components  in  schools  are regulated in terms of Rules and Instructions of the State Government concerned.  So far as schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) are concerned, the Board has  issued  circular  on  17th  April,  2020  to  all  the  State  Education  Departments  with  the request to consider issuing suitable instructions on periodicity of payment of school fees and payment of salaries to the teaching and non-teaching staff to be applicable during the period of pandemic. The circular can be accessed on the website https://www.lms.org.in/assets/front/pdf/Fee\_payment\_Circular\_dated17April2020.pdf

Further, CBSE had exempted examination fees and registration fees charged by the Board  from  the  student(s)  who  have  lost both  parents or  surviving  parent or legal guardian/adoptive  parents  due  to  COVID-19  pandemic.  It  can  be  accessed  on  the  website https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/documents//84\_circular\_2021.pdf

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Commodity Exchanges
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2022

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

## COMMODITY EXCHANGES

## 2022.:  SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) the number of commodity exchanges and multi-commodity exchanges that are in existence and functioning at present;
- b) the number of notified commodities being traded in them;
- c) whether  these  exchanges  have  led  to  unjustified  increase  in  the  price  of  pulses  and  if  so,  the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- d) whether  the  Government  propose  to  review  the  functioning  of  these  exchanges  and  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

## (SH. PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- a) At  present,  there  are  four  stock  exchanges  having  commodity  derivatives  segment  viz,  Multi Commodity Exchange  of India Limited (MCX), National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited  (NCDEX),  Bombay  Stock  Exchange  Limited  (BSE)  and  National  Stock  Exchange  of India Limited (NSE).
- b) 91  commodities  have  been  notified  under  the  Securities  Contracts  (Regulation)  Act,  1956,vide Gazette  notification  dated  27.9.2016,  on  which  the  stock  exchanges  can  launch  commodity derivatives  contracts,  pursuant  to  the  approval  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Board  of  India (SEBI). Out of these 91 commodities, the contracts are presently traded on 27 commodities/commodity complexes.
- c) The Consumer Food Price Inflation (CFPI) has declined from 7.01 % in October, 2022 to 4.67 % in November, 2022.The all-India average retail prices of the pulses have not exhibited any sharp and consistent increase in recent months.
- d) The  Commodity  Exchanges  are  regulated  by  SEBI  in  accordance  to  its  Regulations  and  their governance framework is reviewed by SEBI from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2021 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Projects Sanctioned under PRASHAD Scheme in Karnataka
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2021 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME IN KARNATAKA

## 2021. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the projects sanctioned under the PRASHAD scheme in the Districts of Kolar and Chikballapur of Karnataka;
- (b) the stage of works of the sanctioned projects;
- (c) whether  there  is  a  need  to  consider  the  places  of religious importance in Kolar District; and
- (d) the  religious  and  historical  places  from  Kolar  and  Chikballapur district in Karnataka which can be taken up through the ministry of Culture as per the department norms?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) to (d): Ministry of Tourism under its scheme viz. Pilgrimage Rejuvenation  and  Spiritual,  Heritage  Augmentation  Drive  (PRASHAD) provides Central Financial Assistance to the respective State Governments/Union Territory Administrations on receipt of suitable proposals from their Tourism Departments. Further, Tourism Departments the respective State Governments / Union Territory Administrations submit the project proposals in line with the respective scheme guidelines and with due need gap analysis about the facilities at any destination proposed by them for Central Financial Assistance. This Ministry has not received any project proposal from the State Government of Karnataka for inclusion of any destination of Kolar and Chikballapur of Karnataka under PRASHAD Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Participation in World Travel Market 2022
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2020

## ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## PARTICIPATION IN WORLD TRAVEL MARKET 2022

## 2020. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India is participating in the World Travel Market 2022 at London;
- (b)
- if so, the details and objectives thereof;
- (c) the  manner  in  which  India's  participation  will  be  helpful  in promoting tourism; and
- (d) the  measures taken/being taken by the Government to boost India's tourism at international level?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(a) & (b):

Yes, Sir.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism,  Government  of  India  and  various  State Tourism  department  attended  WTM  2022  during  07th  to  09th November, 2022.

The theme of this year`s exhibition was 'The Future of Travel Starts Now'.  During  the  event the  Ministry  of  Tourism  had  a  business  to business  (B2B)  meetings  with  Tour  Operators,  Travel  Agents  and various other stakeholders and organized the press Meet to apprise the  travel  media  of  India's  preparedness  to  welcome  international tourists  post  pandemic.  Further,  India  pavilion  showcased  varied tourism  products  of  India  including  culture,  heritage  and  niche tourism  products  such  as  cuisine,  wellness,  yoga,  wildlife  and luxury etc.

(c)&(d): The WTM is a prestigious platform and among the top 3 international travel shows, where travel professionals come together to connect and showcase destinations and tourism products. Ministry of Tourism promotes India as a holistic destination in the tourism  generating  markets  to  promote  various  Indian  tourism products and tourism destinations of the country to increase India's share of the global tourism market. The above objectives are met through an integrated marketing and promotional  strategy,  and  a  synergized  campaign  in  association with the Travel Trade, State Governments and Indian Missions. The Government continuously engages with industry experts and other relevant stakeholders and take their suggestions and feedback for promotion  of  varied  tourism  products  of  India.    In  order  to  boost visitor arrival, Ministry of Tourism, Government  of India has declared 'Incredible India! Visit India Year 2023'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2015 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Progress made under National Virtual Library of India
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2015

ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## PROGRESS MADE UNDER NATIONAL VIRTUAL LIBRARY OF INDIA

2015  SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA, DR. TALARI RANGAIAH

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- a)  the details of progress made under the National Virtual Library of India which was established  to  facilitate  the  creation  of  a  comprehensive  database  on  digital resources of India in an open access environment;
- b)  the benefits realized thereof along with the expected outcome of it;
- c)  whether the Government intends to take further measures in this respect; and
- d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) & (b) National Virtual Library of India now called Indian Culture Portal (ICP) has been developed in collaboration with IIT Bombay and launched on 10.12.2019 by the then  Hon'ble  Culture  Minister,  to  showcase  all  forms  of  tangible  and  intangible cultural heritage of India in an open access environment. The URL is https://indianculture.gov.in  which  is  available  on  public  domain.  The  details  of progress made so far is summarized at Annexure-A .

- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) Not applicable in view of (c) above.

## Annexure-A

## Annexure Referred to in Reply to Part (a) and (b) in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2015 to be answered on 19.12.2022

-  It  has  a  total  of  about  3.18  lakh  digital  records  along  with  metadata.  It  also  has more than 34.91 lakh bibliographic records.
-  The content is available in 18 curated categories, such as Rare Books, E-Books, Archives,  Gazettes  and  Gazetteers,  Manuscripts,  Museum  Collections,  Paintings, Audios,  Intangible  Cultural  Heritage,  Photo  Archives,  Images,  Videos,  UNESCO, Research Papers,  Indian  National  Bibliography,  Reports  and  Proceedings,  Union Catalogue, Other Collections.
-  It  also  has  12  categories  of  created  content,  such  as  Stories,  Snippets,  Photo essays, Forts of India, Textiles and Fabrics of India, Historic Cities of India, Musical Instruments  of  India,  Food  and  Culture,  Virtual  Walkthroughs,  Freedom  ArchiveUnsung Heroes, The North-East Archive, Ajanta Caves.
-  The portal is currently available in English and Hindi.
-  No registration or log in is required to access the portal.
-  The portal can be accessed through an App called Indian Culture, available on both Android phones and iPhone.
-  The portal is accessible through the Umang App.
-  The website has more than 62 lakh visitors since the date of launch from India as well  as  abroad  such  as  United  States,  United  Kingdom,  Canada,  Australia  and many other countries.
-  The website also recorded peak hits of more than 24,000 users visiting the website on a single day.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Restoration of Varah Shyam Temple
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

- (a)
- (b)
- (c)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2014 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## RESTORATION OF VARAH SHYAM TEMPLE

† 2014.SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the Government  of  Rajasthan  under  the  Heritage  Scheme  regarding upkeep and renovation of nearly 600 years old Varah Shyam Temple situated in Bhinmal of Jalore district, Rajasthan which is one of the if so, the details of the action taken for development of the heritage very few ancient temples of the country; site; and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c): No project proposal from the State Government of Rajasthan for inclusion of Varah Shyam Temple of Bhinmal of Jalore district under PRASHAD Scheme is pending in the Ministry of Tourism.

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