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Lok Sabha Question No. 453 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Declaration of Rock Art Paintings as National Importance
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.453

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## DECLARATION OF ROCK ART PAINTINGS AS NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

## *453. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is  true  that  Rock  Paintings  at  Chintakunta  in  Kadapa  district  of  Andhra  Pradesh have been identified for being declared as paintings of national importance; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the above paintings are going to be declared as paintings of national importance?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) to (b) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (a) TO (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.453 FOR 03.04.2023.

- (a) Yes  Sir,  Rock  shelters  bearing  paintings have  been  identified  to declare as monument of national importance.
- (b) Rock art site,  having  painted  rock-shelters  spread  on  top  of  hill  and  bearing  rock paintings  datable  from  mesolithic  to  historical  period  have  been  identified  for  the protection.  The  process  of  protection  of    monument  involves  demarcation  of monument's  limit  through  State  Government  Revenue  Office,  obtaining  consent from stakeholders,  publication  of  notification  to invite  objections from  the  public, evaluation of objection, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 452 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Retrospective Taxation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *452

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2023, CHAITRA 13, 1945 (SAKA)

## RETROSPECTIVE TAXATION

- *452. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government is empowered now for implementing retrospective taxation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  reason  for  repealing  the  retrospective  taxation  through 2021 Amendment Act; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and the purpose of such repeal?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF FINANCE (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) to (d): A statement is placed on the Table of the House.

Statement referred to in reply to LOK SABHA Starred Question No. *452 for answer on  3 rd   April,  2023  raised  by  Shri  Thirumaavalavan  Thol  regarding  'Retrospective Taxation'.

(a)  &  (b):    Yes,  it  is  the  sovereign  right  of  the  Government  to  undertake  retrospective legislation,  if  required,  including  legislation  in  respect  of  taxation.  However,  it  has  been stated policy of the Government to provide a stable and predictable taxation regime that is investor friendly and spurs growth. Further, it has been the intention of the Government to not ordinarily bring out about any change in tax laws retrospectively which creates a new liability.

(c)  &(d):      In  order  to  reduce  litigation,  attract  investment  and  bringing  certainty  in  tax policy, the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021, inter-alia , amended the Income-tax Act to provide that no tax demand shall be raised in future on the basis of the  amendment to section 9 of the Act made vide Finance Act, 2012 for any offshore indirect transfer of Indian assets if the transaction was undertaken before 28th May, 2012 (i.e., the date on which the Finance Bill, 2012 received the assent of the President). The amendment carried out in 2021 also  provides  that  the  demand  raised  for  offshore  indirect  transfer  of  Indian  assets  made before 28th May, 2012 (including the validation of demand provided under Section 119 of the  Finance  Act  2012  )  shall  be  nullified  on  fulfilment  of  specified  conditions  such  as withdrawal or furnishing of undertaking for withdrawal of pending litigation and furnishing of an undertaking to the effect that no claim for cost, damages, interest, etc. shall be filed and such other conditions are fulfilled as may be prescribed.  The amount paid/collected in these cases is refundable, without any interest, on fulfilment of the said conditions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 449 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Competency-based Questions in CBSE Board Examinations
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 449 ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## Competency-based Questions in CBSE Board Examinations

## *449. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the Central Board of Secondary Education has been introducing competency-based questions in Classes 10 and 12 Board Examinations to reform the pattern;
- (b) whether it is also true that at least 40 per cent of questions in the CBSE Class 10 Exams and 30 per cent in Class 12 Exams in 2023 will be competency-based;
- (c) whether it is also true that these questions will comprise multiple formats such as objective type, constructing response type, assertion and reasoning and case-based; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d ) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 449 FOR ANSWER ON 03.04.2023 ASKED BY HON'BLE M.P. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN REGARDING COMPETENCY-BASED QUESTIONS IN CBSE BOARD EXAMINATIONS.

(a) to (d): Yes, Sir. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has been progressively introducing competency-focused questions in Classes 10 and 12 Board Examinations since 2020 to test students' understanding, conceptual clarity and analytical ability, rather than their ability to memorize and reproduce information.

In the Academic Session 2022-23, approximately 40 per cent of questions in class X Board examinations and approximately 30 per cent of questions in class XII have been competency focused. These questions include objective type questions, including multiple choice questions, constructive type questions and diverse formats of questions such as assertion/ reasoning questions and case-based questions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 447 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: CGHS Facility for KV Staff
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 447 ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## CGHS FACILITY FOR KV STAFF

## *447. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether it is true that CGHS facilities for teachers and employees of Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are not extended to all KVs in the country; (b) whether it is also true that the employees of the KVs in Maharashtra are deprived of CGHS facilities; (c) if so, the reasons therefor; and extend CGHS

- (d) the time by which the Government is going to facilities to employees and teachers in KVs of Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION

( SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN )

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 447 RAISED BY SHRI RAJAN VICHARE, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 03/04/2023 REGARDING CGHS FACILITY FOR KV STAFF. (a) to (d): Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) is a contributory health Scheme of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare primarily meant for the serving/retired employees of the Central Government and their dependent family members residing in CGHS covered areas. Some Autonomous / Statutory Bodies have extended CGHS facilities either to their serving employees or serving as well as retired employees on costto-cost basis. Presently CGHS facilities are being provided to serving employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) in the CGHS covered cities viz. Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad and to retired employees of KVS in Delhi / NCR subject to the condition that they were having a valid CGHS card 'while in service' i.e., on the day of retirement / superannuation. The serving employees of KVS including in the State of Maharashtra who have not been extended CGHS facility are given medical facilities under Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944. Those retired employees of KVS who are not availing CGHS facilities in CGHS covered area are entitled for

Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) @ Rs. 1000/ - per month.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 441 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Vacant Posts in IITs/NITs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Vijay Baghel, Mohan Mandavi

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. † 441

## ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## Vacant Posts in IITs/NITs

## † *441. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Indian Institutes of Technology and National Institutes of Technology across the country in which the post of Chairman and other posts in the Board of Governors are lying vacant;
- (b) whether the Government has fixed any time limit for filling up the vacant posts; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.441 ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL AND SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI REGARDING VACANT POSTS IN IITs/NITs.

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(a) to (c): The Chairperson in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are honorary positions with the responsibility of presiding over the Board of Governors (BoGs) of the Institute. The Director of the Institute is the principal academic and executive officer of the Institute, as per the Act and Statutes governing these Institutions.

At present, the position of Chairperson, BoGs is lying vacant in 07 IITs, however, the charge of the position of Chairperson, BoGs in these 07 IITs are assigned to the Chairperson, BoGs of other IITs with due approval of the Visitor of the Institute. Similarly, in 22 NITs, the position of Chairperson, BoGs is vacant and as per statutory provisions, the Director of the NIT presides over the BoGs of the Institute, till the new nomination is made, in accordance with provisions under clause (15) of sub-statute 17 of the Statutes of NITs.

As far as vacancies in other posts in the Board of Governors are concerned, 11 IITs are having vacancies of members from various fields. Though these Institutes have vacancies of Council nominees, however, there exist provisions under Section 12 (5) of the IT Act, 1961, which allow the outgoing members to continue until another person is nominated. With regard to NITs, 30 NITs have vacancies of two Council nominees on their Board and 14 NITs have nominations pending from the respective State Governments to their Board.

The vacant positions are to be filled by the respective designated authorities as per provisions under the Act and Statutes governing these Institutions. Filling up of vacancies with suitable eminent person is a continuous process. The nominations to vacant positions, which are within the purview of the Ministry, are already under active consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Scheme for Domestic Workers
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal, Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 5287

ANSWERED ON - 03/04/2023

## SCHEME FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS

5287. SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL: SHRI SELVAM G.: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  any  scheme  to  provide  skill  training  to  domestic workers working in unorganized sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of domestic workers who have been given skill training during each of the last three years and the current year in the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (d) whether Government has also set up new Sector Skill Councils for domestic workers and if so, the details thereof and the objective behind the move;
- (e) whether Government has also mapped out skill gap report for the domestic help sector and if so, the details thereof along with the expected number of domestic workers to be covered for skill development during the current year; and
- (f) the target fixed by Government to provide skill development to those working as household during the next five years and the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a)  Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE) through its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is delivering skills to youth of the country under domestic workers sector covering unorganized sector.
- (b)  Under PMKVY, as on 31.12.2022, 1.92 lakh candidates have been trained/oriented under domestic workers sector.
- (c) Under PMKVY, 2079 candidates have been trained/oriented in domestic workers sector in last  three  years  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  and  no training  has  been  imparted  in  the current year.
- (d) MSDE through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has facilitated the setting up of  Domestic  Workers  Sector  Skill  Council  (DWSSC)  as  an  Industry-led  autonomous  body  in 2015-16 to develop National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned job roles and course curriculum, conduct skill gap studies and assess and certify trainees of domestic workers sector.

(e) A skill gap study was conducted by NSDC, over 2010-2014, with an objective to understand the  sectoral  and  geographical  spread  of  incremental  skill  requirements  across  24  sectors including domestic workers sector, between 2013-17 and 2017-22. In order to reduce the skill gap under domestic worker sector, Ministry has imparted training to domestic workers through its flagship scheme PMKVY.

(f) Short Term Skill Training is provided based on the market demand, therefore specific target has not been fixed for skill development of household workers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Introduction of Life Sketch of Maharaja Agrasen in CBSE Syllabus
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5283 ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## Introduction of Life Sketch of Maharaja Agrasen in CBSE Syllabus

## †5283. SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any scheme to introduce the Life Sketch of Maharaja Agrasenji who dedicated his life for bravery, modesty and public welfare in CBSE syllabus;
- (b) if so, the time by which this is likely to be included in the CBSE Board and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the inclusion of the life sketch of Maharaja Agrasen in the syllabus will be a source of inspiration for the students; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  and (b): Schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) follow the extant National Curriculum  Framework and textbooks published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

(c) and (d) : Life  and  deeds  of  important  personalities  from  history  always  works  as  a source of inspiration for the students. As far as history textbooks of NCERT are concerned, these cover different facets of India's history providing therein glimpses of lives, deeds and sacrifices  of  many  important  personalities,  revolutionaries,  freedom  fighters  and  ordinary Indian men and women. The syllabus in history follows a thematic organisation of topics, being mindful of the need to promote activity-based teaching-learning practices in schools and  reduce  curriculum  load  on  students  and  there  are  references  to  various  important personalities in the NCERT textbooks.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Curriculum for AVGC
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †5280 ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## Curriculum for AVGC

†5280.   DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has proposed the curriculum for Animation Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) under the National AVGC-Extended Reality Mission with the help of international institutions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the above mentioned proposal is likely to promote the skill intiative while enhancing the industry participation with the aim of training to ensure employment opportunities; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (d) An Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Promotion Task Force was been constituted on 08.04.2022 to promote AVGC Sector in the country. A Sub Task Force for Education and Skills was also constituted to inter-alia recommend measures to enable uniformity and alignment of  India  courses  to  international  standards  in  AVGC  skilling  and  education  and  suggest  course curriculum  for  short  and  long  term  NSQF-aligned  AVGC  courses  to  be  introduced  at  skilling  and educational  institutions.  The  Sub  Task  Force  comprised  of  experts  having  substantial  global experience and drawn from internationally ranked HEIs in different domains.

The AVGC Promotion task force has recommended that, for the AVGC sector, the UGC guidelines regarding  hiring  of  industry  professionals  as  faculty  members  can  be  followed.  This  will  help  the sector to be more industry focused and produce job-ready graduates. It has further recommended for industry  partners  to  work  closely  with  formal  and  vocational  training  institutions  to  ensure  linkages between skilling demand & supply.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Shortage of Officials for Field Verification
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Subrata Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5278

TO BE ASWERED ON 03.04.2023

## Shortage of Officials for Field Verification

## 5278.   SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

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

- (a) whether there is huge shortage of officials for field verification under green laws in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether large number of projects are pending before the Ministry for environment and forest  clearances  during  the  last  five  years  due  to  shortage  of  officials  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c) whether officials deputed for field verification under green laws are overburdened who are expected to visit thousands of project sites in a year and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  recruit  more  officials  to  reduce  the  burden  of present officials and expedite the work related to environment and forest clearance; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to delegate the power of granting forest/environmental  clearance  of  projects  to  State  authorities  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) The  approvals  given  by  the  Ministry  under  different  green  laws  are  dynamic process  and  time  taken  to  grant  either  prior  approval  of  the  Central  Government under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 or Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 depends  on  various  factors  and  details  provided  by  the  user  agencies.  There  are sufficient  officials  and  staff  to  deal  with  issues  relating  to  approvals  under  the Forest  (Conservation)  Act,  1980  and  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  and  to carry out the necessary field inspections.

The Ministry has increased the number of Integrated Regional Offices (IROs) from 10  to  19  for  effective  monitoring  of  compliances  of  conditions  stipulated  in  the approvals  given  under  the  Forest  (Conservation)  Act,  1980  and  Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

Moreover,  the  process  of  approval  under  said  Acts  are  carried  out  through PARIVESH on-line web portal which has reduced the time taken  in processing of proposals  for  Environmental  Clearance  (EC)  as  well  as  approvals  under  Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980