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Lok Sabha Question No. 213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Use of CSR Funds
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 213 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 8, 1943 (SAKA)

USE OF CSR FUNDS

## QUESTION

213.   SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  is  considering  to  link the  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure with National priorities and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also a fact that the activities carried out by firms outside India will also be permitted as a CSR project and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) : The Government provides the broad framework for Corporate Social Responsibility  (CSR)  through  Section  135  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013  ('Act'), Schedule  VII  of  the  Act  and  Companies  (CSR  Policy)  Rules,  2014.  Schedule  VII indicates the activities that can be undertaken by the companies as eligible CSR activities.  These activities are broadly aligned with national priorities and related to  inclusive  and  sustainable  development  such  as  health,  education,  poverty eradication,  hunger,  women  empowerment,  welfare  of  armed  forces  veterans, environment, sports, rural development, slum area development, welfare of weaker sections, disaster  management etc. Further, the Ministry vide General Circular no. 14/2021  dated  25.08.2021  at  Question  No.  3.13,  inter  alia,  clarified  that  items mentioned  in  Schedule  VII  are  broad  based  and  must  be  interpreted  liberally  to capture the essence of subject enumerated.
- (b) & (c) :  No, Sir. As per Rule 2(1)(d) of the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014, any activity undertaken by the company outside India except for training of Indian sports personnel  representing  any  State  or  Union  territory  at  national  level  or  India  at international level is not permitted as an eligible CSR activity.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Bhasha Sangam Mobile APP
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Talari Rangaiah, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 211 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## Bhasha Sangam Mobile APP

211. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  a  Bhasha  Sangam  mobile  app  in  partnership  with MyGov recently; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the aims and objectives of this app?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  &  (b)  Yes  Sir.  Bhasha  Sangam  is  a  mobile  app,  developed  in  both  Android  and  iOS platforms, to give users familiarity with a wide range of Scheduled Indian languages. The app has 100+ sentences, designed on different themes that allow people to learn basic conversation in 22 Indian languages and generate online certificates. The app aims to foster the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat by enabling people across India to learn different languages of different states of India and come closer to their culture.
Lok Sabha Question No. 207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Disbursement of Funds under DBT Schemes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 207 Monday, November 29, 2021/Agrahayana 8, 1943 (Saka)

Disbursement of Funds under DBT Schemes

## 207 . SHRI RAJU BISTA :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (b) the details of disbursement of funds in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal under various DBT schemes of the Central Government during the said period; and
- (a) the details of funds disbursement to West Bengal under various DBT schemes of the Central Government during COVID lockdown period from March 2020 till date;
- (c) the details of financial assistance provided to West Bengal for economic revival and post- Covid lockdown?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

## (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Rs.75,233 crore has been disbursed to West Bengal under various DBT schemes of the Central Government   from 01.04.2020 till date. More details are available on
- (b): Rs.1,094.40 crore has been disbursed to Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts  of West Bengal under various DBT schemes of the Central Government: More details
- (c): Additional borrowings upto 2% of GSDP has been allowed to States over and above normal borrowing limit of 3% of GSDP for the year 2020-21. Out of 2% of GSDP , the State of West Bengal had been granted total additional borrowing permission of 1 % of GSDP amounting to Rs. 13,574 crore Under the scheme of Special Assistance to States for capital expenditure, details regarding West Bengal are as follows:

(Rs\_in crore)

| Year    |   Amount Allocated under CAPEX Scheme_ |   Amount Released under CAPEX scheme |
|---------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                                    630 |                                  630 |
| 2021-22 |                                    622 |                                  311 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Rhinoceroses in Corbett Tiger Reserve
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 204

TO BE ANSWERED ON  29.11.2021

## Rhinoceroses in Corbett Tiger Reserve

## 204. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

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

- (a) whether as reported the Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board has cleared a proposal by the Wildlife Institute of India to introduce rhinoceroses in the Corbett Tiger Reserve to boost tourism and revive the habits of species that survive on low-height grass;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government will take similar steps for providing rhinoceroses to Anamalai Tiger Reserve located in Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) & (b) As  reported  by  the  State,  the  Uttarakhand  State  Wildlife  Board  has  approved introduction  of  Rhinoceros  in  the  Corbett  Tiger  Reserve  which  requires  due statutory clearances.
- (c) & (d) No such proposal has been received from the State Government of Tamil Nadu. Suitability of habitat is required for introduction of any species.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Release of Funds to Telangana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  203

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 8, 1943 (SAKA)

## Release of Funds to Telangana

## 203. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from Telangana requesting for release of funds on account of formation of 21 new rural districts in the State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any decision has been taken by the Union Government in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  State  Government of  Telangana had on 16.02.2021 requested for release of Rs.900.00  crore  for  development  of  nine  backward  districts  of  Telangana.  Based  on  the request  of  the  State  Government  of  Telangana  and  following  recommendations  of  NITI Aayog,  the  Union  Government  has  released  Rs.450.00  crore  to  the  State  Government  of Telangana on 31.03.2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: KV/JNV in Assam
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Topon Kumar Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## KV/JNV in Assam

## 202. SHRI TOPON KUMAR GOGOI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  open  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  and Kendriya  Vidyalaya  in  newly  created  Districts  in  Assam  specially  Charideo  in Jorhat Constituency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (c) Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) is a continuous process. Proposals for opening of new KVs are considered only if sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the  Government  of  India  /  State  Governments  /  Union  Territories  (UTs)  Administrations and committing resources for setting up a new KV. The proposals received from various sponsoring authorities found fulfilling the mandatory pre-requisites for opening of new KVs have to compete with other such proposals under the 'Challenge Method' and subject to approval  of  the  competent  authority.  No  proposal  in  the  prescribed  proforma  has  been received from State Government of Assam for opening of new KV in Charideo in Jorhat Constituency.

The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages opening of one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in each district of the country for providing good quality modern education to  the  talented  children  predominantly  from  rural  areas.  All  the  districts  including  27 districts  in  Assam  (as  on  31st  May,  2014)  of  the  States/UTs  which  have  accepted  the scheme, have been covered. Opening of new Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) is a continuous process which depends on the willingness of the concerned State Government / UT administration to make available requisite suitable land free of cost for construction of the permanent building and making available required temporary building, free of rent, to run the Vidyalaya till the permanent building is constructed. However, actual sanction and opening of new JNV depends on the availability of funds and approval by the Competent Authority.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Professional Capacity Programme for Teachers
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Khagen Murmu

- (a) Yes.

(b) As per the recommendations made in NEP 2020, National Mission for Mentoring (NMM) at  School  level  has  been  designed  to  involve  a  large  pool  of  experienced,  distinguished  and outstanding  senior/retired  faculty  who  shall  provide  long/short  term  professional  support to teachers and school leaders. In this regard, a draft document titled as 'Bluebook on Mentoring' has  been  developed  as  a  set  of  guidelines  and  placed  in  public  domain  to  get  suggestions  and feedback from all stakeholders. The document can be accessed at the https://ncte.gov.in/WebAdminFiles/DocMarquee/0\_04\_11\_2021\_637716091732481680.pdf. The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  had  launched  an  initiative  to  improve learning  outcomes  at  the  Elementary  level  through  an  Integrated  Teacher  Training National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic service  teachers  training  of  Teachers,  Head  Teachers  and  Teacher  Educators  through  the

Programme called NISHTHA -Advancement  in  August  2019.  Also,  Samagra  Shiksha  provides  financial  support  for  inState Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs).

(c) Does not arise.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 200

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## Professional Capacity Programme for Teachers

## 200. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  agrees  with  the  view  that  an  effective  professional  capacity building strategy is required for providing continuous support and mentorship to teachers?

(b) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard and

(c)     if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Beautification of Ancient Heritage of Nalanda
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †198 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## BEAUTIFICATION OF ANCIENT HERITAGE OF NALANDA

†198 .  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  take  any  special  steps  for  the beautification of the renowned ancient heritage in Nalanda;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  a  scheme  for  the  construction  of  a five-star  hotel  in  Rajgir  to  provide  facility  to  the  pilgrims  and  foreign  tourists visiting the said place;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to connect Nalanda directly  to Patna and Gaya airports through express-way road; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) The  excavated  remains  at  Nalanda  are  maintained  and  conserved  by  the Archaeological  Survey  of  India(ASI)  as  per  the  requirement  of  the  site  and availability of the resources. They are in a good state of the preservation.
- (b) No Sir.
- (c) Yes Sir, construction of both the highways has started.

&

(d)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Bitcoin Scam in Karnataka
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 196 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## Bitcoin Scam in Karnataka

## 196. SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA

## Will the Minister of FINANCE

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  multi  crore  Bitcoin  scam  recently  unearthed  in Karnataka wherein aperson was arrested in connection with hacking of bitcoins worldwide; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the moneyinvolved in this case; (c)  whether the Government proposes to hand overthe investigation to ED/CBI/any special Central agencyor special investigation team as the scam involves transaction of international nature;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the action taken or being taken by the Government for fair investigation of the scam and the time by which it is likely to be initiated?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Information  in  public  domain  suggests  that  a  case  of  cybercrime  involving Bitcoin has been under examination by the Karnataka police. 'Police' and 'Public Order are State  subjects  as  per  the  Seventh  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India.  State/UTs  are primarily  responsible  for  the  prevention,  detection,  investigation  &  prosecution  of  such crimes  including  financial  frauds  through  their  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  (LEAs).  The LEAs take legal action as per provisions of law against the offenders.However, a case has also  been  registered  by  Bangalore  Zonal  Unit  of  the  Directorate  of  Enforcement.  Further disclosure of information in the matter is not in larger public interest.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Offline Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 193

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  NOVEMBER, 2021

## Offline Education

193. MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the detail of proposal to replace the entire e-learning process into offline education system for all children in the schools and colleges of the country; and
- (b) the time by which digital media is likely to replace the classroom education?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b) To  facilitate  online  education,  a  comprehensive  initiative  called PM eVIDYA has  been  initiated  as  part  of  Atma  Nirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyaan  on  17th  May, 2020, which unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multimode access to education. The initiative includes:

- DIKSHA (one nation, one digital platform) is  the  nation's  digital  infrastructure  for providing  quality  e-content  for  school  education  in  states/UTs  and  QR  coded Energized Textbooks for all grades are available on it.
- One earmarked Swayam Prabha TV channel per class from 1 to 12 (one class, one channel).
- Extensive use of Radio, Community radio and CBSE Podcast- Shiksha Vani.
- Special e-content for visually and  hearing  impaired developed  on  Digitally Accessible Information System (DAISY) and in sign language on NIOS website/ YouTube.

However, there is no such proposal to  replace the entire  e-learning  process into offline education or vice-versa.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Evaluation of the Level of the Higher Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 188 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## Evaluation of the Level of the Higher Education

## † 188.   SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any survey or study has been conducted by the Government to evaluate the level of higher education in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  action  plan  of  the  Government  to  improve  the  standard  of  higher  education  in  the current global scenario?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) & (b) Yes, Sir. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) carry out Student Satisfaction Survey as part of their accreditation process by which the quality of higher education is evaluated in the country. Till now 665 universities and 13370 colleges have been accredited by NAAC. The Ministry of Education also ranks Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in India every year on quality parameters identified under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).
- (c) The Government of India, together with University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and higher educational institutions have been constantly working through various schemes and initiatives  such as Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India's Developing  Economy  (STRIDE),  Consortium  for  Academic and Research Ethics (CARE),  National  Mission  in  Education  through  ICT  (NME-ICT)  for  improvement  of quality  of  higher  education  in  the  country.  UGC  has  framed  the  'Quality  Mandate  for Higher Education Institutions in India' that aims at prompting better employment, socially productive activities, training students in essential soft skills, orientation of teachers and accreditation of institutions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Monitoring Norms of Directorate General  of Valuation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 187 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021 AGRAHAYANA 8, 1943

## Monitoring Norms of Directorate General of Valuation

## 187. SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  guidelines/norms  to  monitor  the  under/over valued  export/import  issued  by  the Directorate  General of  Valuation  in  the  country;
- (b) whether  cases  of  violation  of  the  said  guidelines/ norms  have  come  to  the  notice of  the  Government during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT  and  companywise  and  the  reasons  therefor along  with  the  action taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  in  such  cases;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  estimated  the revenue  loss  on  account  of  such under/over  valued export/import  across  the  country  during  the  said  period; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor  along  with  the  manner in  which  such  loss  is likely  to  be  recovered  from  the  violators  and  the  further steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this direction?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) The Directorate  General  of  Valuation  conducts  studies  on  various  commodities  and issues  Valuation  advisories/studies/alerts  to  guide  assessment  officers  in  verifying valuation of goods. The number of such Valuation advisories/studies/alerts issued is as below:-
- (b) to (e) Information is being collected and will be submitted shortly.

| Financial Year                    |   Total no. of Valuation Alerts/Guidelines/Advisory/Study issued |
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                           |                                                               12 |
| 2019-20                           |                                                                9 |
| 2020-21                           |                                                               11 |
| 2021-22 (upto 31 st October 2021) |                                                                5 |