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Lok Sabha Question No. 2199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Report on archaeological Findings in Adichanallur
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2199 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08-03-2021

## REPORT ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN ADICHANALLUR

## 2199.  SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  so  far  to  publish  the  report  on  the  archaeological findings in Adichanallur, Thoothukkudi in the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  started  the  work  on  constructing  an  on-site  museum  in Adichanallur and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM

## (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) The  excavation  report  of  Adichanallur  has  been  submitted.  Same  is  available  at  ASI Website.
- (b) Yes,  Sir.  As  part  of  the  Iconic  Site  Project,  a  Museum-cum-site  development  plan  at Adichanallur has been initiated by Archaeological Survey of India.  In this regard, few locations are identified for selecting a suitable land for construction of site museum.
- (c) Question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Cadre Restructuring of CBIC
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Lallu Singh

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) No, Sir. It will not be in line with the administrative structure of CBDT.
- (c) No, Sir. There was no Cadre Restructuring Committee constituted by CBIC.  However,  consultations  were  held  with  all  stake  holders  including officers  and  staff  federations/associations  representing  Group  A,  B  and  C cadres.
- (d) and (e) Yes Sir. The shift in indirect tax administration and its business processes due to introduction of GST has been taken into consideration while formulating  the  Cadre  Restructuring  proposal.    The  average  tax  payer  and revenue base and the geographical contiguity are the two salient principles of the cadre restructuring proposal.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2197 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY,MARCH 8, 2021 PHALGUNA 17, 1942 (SAKA)

## CADRE RESTRUCTURING OF CBIC

## † 2197: SHRI LALLU SINGH

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  restructure  the  cadre  of CBIC after the implementation of GST;
- b)  if so, whether it will be in line with the administrative structure of CBDT and if so, the details thereof;
- c)  whether CBIC has included all the stakeholders of the department in the present cadre restructuring committee as its members and if so, the details thereof;
- d)  whether it is a fact that in the cadre restructuring proposal, the number of posts in all the cadres have been fixed in proportion to the stipulated functions in the CGST Act, 2017 and if so, the details thereof;
- e)  whether the Government proposes to fix the number of officers/employees in the proposal in proportion to the demography of the areas, number of tax payers and collected revenue and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)
Lok Sabha Question No. 2196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: PMKVY in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2196 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## PMKVY IN TAMIL NADU

## 2196. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  skill  development  initiatives  taken  under  PMKVY 2.0 and  PMKVY  3.0  in  Tamil Nadu and Karur constituency, in the last two years;
- (b)  the number of women enrolled and trained in the NSTI Trichy during the last three years;
- (c)   the details of start ups and Entrepreneurs supported via the Pilot project on Entrepreneurship by the State; and
- (d)  the details regarding  implementation  of  STRIVE  in  Tamil  Nadu  and  especially  Karur constituency;

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

- (a)       Under PMKVY 2.0, as on 19.01.2021, 5.2 lakh candidates have been trained in the State of Tamil Nadu including 7,317 candidates in Karur constituency.
- (b)       Financial year-wise women trained in NSTI (W) Trichy for the last three years areas follows:

|   S. No. | FY      |   Women Trained |
|----------|---------|-----------------|
|        1 | 2017-18 |             347 |
|        2 | 2018-19 |             295 |
|        3 | 2019-20 |             127 |

(c)        Ministry is implementing a pilot project on Pradhan Mantri Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan (PM-YUVA Yojana) to create an enabling ecosystem for entrepreneurship development through entrepreneurship awareness, entrepreneurship education, training, advocacy, and easy access to entrepreneurship network, with focus on student/ trainees and  alumnae  from  the  skilling ecosystem.

Under  Entrepreneurship  Awareness  Programs  (Student  Orientation),  34,760  candidates have been engaged including 2,995 candidates in State of Tamil Nadu. Further, Mentoring camps are being organised to provide support to start-up and scale-up the enterprises. Consequently, 13 and 16 enterprises have been start-up and scaled-up, respectively, in the State of Tamil Nadu.

(d)       Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) is a national project of the Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in collaboration with World Bank. In the  state  of  Tamil  Nadu  16  ITIs  and  03  Industry  Clusters  has  been  selected  under  STRIVE scheme.  Under  the  project,  Rs.  17.24  Cr.  have  been  released  to  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  so  far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Preservation of Less Number of Monuments in Bihar
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2194 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## PRESERVATION OF LESS NUMBER OF MONUMENTS IN BIHAR

## 2194. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) the reasons for preservation of less number of monuments in Bihar in comparison to other States of India;
- (b) whether there is any proposal to increase the number of monuments of Bihar to be declared as Centrally protected monuments; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM

(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) Archaeological Survey of India protects monuments and sites that are found to be of National  importance  under  the  provision  of  Ancient  Monuments  and  Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.  As of now, 70 monuments/sites in Bihar have been notified  for  protection  by  the  Central  Government.    There  are  several  States  which have lesser number of protected monuments compared to Bihar.
- (b) At present there is no proposal.
- (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Conservation of Pillars of Ancient Temples
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2193

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## CONSERVATION OF PILLARS OF ANCIENT TEMPLES

## 2193. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government will take steps for the conservation of pillars of ancient  temples  that  have  engravings  in  various  languages  and  most  of  which are getting ruined these days especially in Tamilnadu;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to conserve them as historical monuments in the museums after decoding the said engravings; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM

(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) The  conservation  work  of  protected  monuments  including  pillars  of  ancient  temples with engravings is attended regularly by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and they are in a good state of conservation. Such procedure is followed for all protected monuments in the country including Tamilnadu.
- (b) The preference is given for in situ conservation and preservation of the pillars having

&

engravings.  However,  where  issues  of  safety  and  security  are  involved  these  are

- (c) shifted and preserved in museums.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2190 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Octane Outlets
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Chandra Prakash Joshi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2190 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  MARCH, 2021

## Octane Outlets

2190. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a) the  names  of  the  States  throughout  the  country  where  the  work  of opening Octane 100 outlets has started;
- (c) the various benefits likely to be of having Octane 100?
- (b) whether the Government has fixed any target or time limit for Octane 100 outlets, if so, the details thereof; and

## A N S W E R

पेोिलयम

और

ाकृितक

गैस

मंी

## ( ी धम धान )

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) & (b) Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have informed that Indian Oil Corporation  Ltd  (IOCL)  has  launched  petrol  with  100  octane  rating  in  22 States/UTs. The list of the States is annexed.
- (c) The benefits of Octane 100 petrol are :
- (i) It enhances the performance of vehicles.
- (ii) In  'High  Compression  Ratio  Engine'  it  provides  lower  engine deposits and reduces emissions, hence lower maintenance.
- (iii) Helps in improving air quality by reducing carbon emissions.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) of the Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 2190 asked by Shri Sangam Lal Gupta and Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi for answer on 08.03.2021 regarding Octane Outlets

|   S.No. | State/UT       |
|---------|----------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh |
|       2 | Assam          |
|       3 | Bihar          |
|       4 | Chandigarh     |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh   |
|       6 | Delhi          |
|       7 | Goa            |
|       8 | Gujarat        |
|       9 | Haryana        |
|      10 | Jharkhand      |
|      11 | Karnataka      |
|      12 | Kerala         |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh |
|      14 | Meghalaya      |
|      15 | Maharashtra    |
|      16 | Odisha         |
|      17 | Punjab         |
|      18 | Rajasthan      |
|      19 | Tamil Nadu     |
|      20 | Telangana      |
|      21 | Uttar Pradesh  |
|      22 | West Bengal    |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Employee compensation Packages
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2189 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PACKAGES

2189. DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:

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

- (a)whether it is true that the Ministry has finalized rules under the four labour codes  or  laws  and  is  likely  to  notify  very  soon  which  will  promote companies  to  restructure  employee  compensation  package  or  'Cost  to
- Company'(CTC);
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  special  features  of  the  proposed  CTC  and  the  impact  on  employees
- and employer; and
- (d)the time by which the new labour codes are likely to come into effect?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (d): As  a  step  towards  implementation  of  four  Labour  Codes  in pursuance to their notification in Official Gazette and in terms of requirement  of  pre-publication,  the  four  draft  rules,  namely,  the  Code  on Wages  (Central)  Rules,  2020;  the  Industrial  Relation  (Central)  Rules,  2020; the  Code  on  Social  Security  (Central)  Rules,  2020  and  the  Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2020 were published on 7th July, 2020, 29th   October,  2020,  13th  November,  2020  and  19th November, 2020 respectively in the Official Gazette for inviting suggestions from all the stakeholders.

However, the provisions related to the Central Advisory Board as specified under Section 42 and 67 of the Code on Wages, 2019 have come into effect on 18th  December, 2020. In addition, the Code on Wages (Central

Advisory Board) Rules, 2021 have come into effect on 1st March, 2021.

The term 'Cost to Company' (CTC) has not been defined in the Codes  and  the  Government  has  no  role  in  determining  the  CTC  of  the establishment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas in UP
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2188 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN UP

## 2188. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to establish more Kendriya Vidyalayas in North Eastern part of the country and in Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the facilities provided / being provided to SC/ST students of Kendriya Vidyalayas; and
- (c) the other steps taken / proposed to be taken to provide all the required infrastructure facilities to schools in rural and urban areas of North Eastern part of the country and Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) Opening of Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) is a continuous process. The proposals received from various sponsoring authorities found fulfilling the mandatory pre-requisites have to compete with other such proposals under the 'Challenge Method'.
- (b) KVs are continuously working for the welfare of SC / ST students. 15% and 7.5% seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates respectively for admission in Class-I. Students are exempted from payment of tuition fee and examination fees for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board examination which is paid by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.
- (c) Funds are provided by the Government to the States / UTs and organizations to take all necessary steps for providing requisite infrastructural facilities such as classrooms, laboratories, library, playfields, toilets (separate toilets for girls and for children with special needs), safe drinking water, barrier free access etc. in government aided schools such as Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), KVs, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs), Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), etc. These schools are spread over rural and urban areas of North Eastern part of the country and Uttar Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Zero Draft on NAP-BHR
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose, Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2182 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 08 th  MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 17, 1942 (SAKA)

## ZERO DRAFT ON NAP-BHR QUESTION

2182. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has recognized the land rights as human rights and if so, the details of the measures taken by the Government to address the issues  related  to  the  alarming  nature  of  land  conflicts  between  the  public/private business entities and the citizens/farmers etc;
- (b) the measures taken by the Government to ensure the affirmative provisions in the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP-BHR) to address the issues related to the land conflicts;
- (c) whether the Government has launched the zero draft on the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP-BHR) and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the progress made so far in finalizing the (NAP-BHR) and the details of the consultations with the stakeholders including the Civil Society Organisations and the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                             (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य  मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री ( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

- (a) :    As  per  inputs provided by Ministry of Home Affairs, under Section 2(l)(d) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, 'human rights' means the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants and enforceable by courts in India.
- (b) to (d): National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP-BHR) is a policy strategy  developed  by  a  State  to  protect  against  adverse  human  rights  impacts  by business  enterprises  in  conformity  with  the  United  Nations  Guiding  Principles  on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). It contains action plans to further the principles of UNGP in three different pillars - the 'State duty to Protect Human Rights', 'Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights' and 'Access to Remedy'.  The Government adopted a multi-stakeholders consultation approach.  A series of consultations were held  with  Business  Chambers,  Civil  Society  Organizations,  Central  Government Ministries/  Departments  and  the  State  Governments  and  the  inputs/suggestions received from these stakeholders have been taken into account in the preparation of Zero draft of NAP which was released in December, 2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Jiwan Kaushal Karyakaram
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2180 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## Jiwan Kaushal Karyakaram

## †2180. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Jiwan Kaushal Karyakram run by the Government;
- (b) the name of the States where this scheme has been implemented; and
- (c) the details of the estimated funds earmarked and the targets fixed under the said Scheme?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has developed life skills (Jeevan Kaushal) curriculum for undergraduate students at Universities and Colleges. This Curriculum covers the courses on communication skills, professional skills, leadership & management skills and universal human values. The life skills curriculum is available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/e-book/SKILL%20ENG/mobile/index.html .
- (b): The Jeevan Kaushal curriculum is suggestive in nature. Universities being autonomous bodies, the Vice-Chancellors have been requested by the UGC to consider the curriculum for introduction in their Universities and affiliated Colleges/institutions, at under-graduate level.
- (c): The UGC has informed that the total estimated amount towards curriculum development and skill training in Universities and Colleges under the programme is Rs. 230.16 crores.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Job Seekers and Jobs Created
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2179 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  MARCH, 2021

## JOB SEEKERS AND JOBS CREATED

## 2179.  SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any review of the mismatch of the job seekers and job created particularly in the core sectors;
- (b)
- if so, the details of the outcome; and
- (c) the  action  taken  by  the  Government  in  core  sectors  particularly  in  power infrastructure to bridge the gap?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (c): Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) on employment and unemployment is conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and  Programme  Implementation.  As  per  the  PLFS  2018-19,  the  estimated  worker population ratio and unemployment rate for persons of 15 years and above on usual status (principal status + subsidiary status) basis in the country was 47.3% and 5.8%.

The  Government  has  recently  announced  fiscal  stimulus  of  more  than  rupees twenty seven lakh crore as part of the Aatmanirbhar financial Package specifically to create employment opportunities for workers of  unorganized sector, strengthening of MSME Sector and promoting rural economy. It includes many initiatives undertaken as part of structural reforms for these sectors which, inter alia, are deregulation of the agricultural sector; change in definition of MSMEs; new PSU policy; commercialization of  coal  mining;  higher  FDI  limits  in  defence  and  space  sector;  development  of Industrial Land Bank; revamp of Viability Gap Funding scheme for social infrastructure; new power tariff policy and; incentivizing States to undertake sectoral reforms.

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