Lok Sabha Question No. 3276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Tibet Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3276 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## Tibet Schools

## 3276.  DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  hand  over  property  of  schools  of  Central Tibetan  Schools  Administration  (CTSA)  to  Sambhota  Tibetan  Schools  Society  in violation of FEMA Regulations and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to enquire into the matter and fix responsibilities; if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether no income tax has been deducted from pensions in the CTSA and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Principals and Education officers of CTSA get ACP/MACP in violation of rules and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the staff of CTSA are being transferred to sister organizations of the Ministry and being replaced by Tibetan staff and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether  the  Government  can  accommodate  Tibetan  students  in  one  school  as  they stay in hostel and rest of schools be converted into Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVS) for the benefit of all; and
- (g) the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) and (b):    The  Government decided in January, 2013, after due consultation with all the concerned  Ministries/Departments  of  Government  of  India  and  with  the  approval  of  the prescribed competent authority, to transfer all the schools run by the Central Tibetan Schools Administration (CTSA) to the Department of Education (DoE), Central Tibetan

Administration (CTA), or any registered society run by DoE, CTA.  Transfer of property of CTSA includes immoveable assets other than land through long term renewable lease, and moveable  assets,  at  book  value.  In  compliance  therewith,  55  schools,  out  of  the  total  61 schools managed and run by CTSA, have already been transferred to the Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society (STSS), a society registered under the Societies Registration Act of XXI of 1860 and run by DoE, CTA, in three phases during 2013 to 2017.  Further, orders for transfer of the remaining 6 schools have also been issued. There does not seem to be any violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) in the matter.

(c): CTSA has informed that as per existing practice, no income tax is deducted by CTSA from the pension of their retired employees.  The pensioners are expected to pay the income tax  on  their  income  from  all  sources,  including  pension,  individually  and  file  Income  Tax Return.

(d): CTSA  has  informed  that  the  Assured  Career  Progression  (ACP)  Scheme  and  the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme have been extended to the Education Officer  and  Principal  Grade-I  of  CTSA  with  the  approval  of  the  prescribed  competent authority.

(e): The  Indian  teaching  and  non-teaching  staffs  of  the  transferred  CTSA  schools  have been suitably absorbed in other Autonomous Bodies under this Department as per the options exercised  by  them.  As  the  transferred  schools  are  now  under  the  administrative  control  of STSS, any decision to make appointment against the vacancies in these schools is to be taken by them.

(f)  and  (g)  :  Government  has  already  taken  a  decision  to  transfer  all  the  CTSA  schools  to CTA.

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