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Lok Sabha Question No. 1855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Skill Development (Seekho Aur Kamao)
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1855

ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT (SEEKHO AUR KAMAO)

1855  SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

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

- (a) the details of Skill Development Initiative Scheme (Seekho Aur Kamao) initiative in Telangana State;
- (b) the  number  and  names  of  Project  Implementing  Agencies  engaged  with  the scheme in Telangana, district-wise; and
- (c) whether there is any data to know the number of trained youth who have been absorbed  in  employment  or  entrepreneurial  venture  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof especially in Nizamabad and Jagtial districts of Telangana?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a). to (c).Seekho Aur Kamao is a placement-linked skill development scheme launched in September 2013 by Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA). The scheme aims to upgrade the  skills  of  minority  youth  in  the  age  group  of  14  to  45  years,  in  various  modern/ traditional  skills.  The  scheme  has  been  implemented  across  the  country  including Telangana  state.  Since  inception  about  17364  beneficiaries  have  been  trained  and 10995 beneficiaries have been reported as placed in Telangana under this scheme. 28 Project  Implementing  Agencies  have  been  engaged  in  the  scheme  for  the  state  of

Telangana.

Currently,  the  scheme  has  been  converged  into  an  integrated  scheme -'PMVIKAS  i.e.  Pradhan  Mantri  Virasat  Ka  Samvardhan'.  PM  VIKAS  aims  to  improve livelihoods of the minorities, particularly the artisan communities, using the components of skill development, education, women  leadership & entrepreneurship. These components compliment each other in the ultimate objective of the scheme to increase the  incomes  of  the  beneficiaries  and  provide  support  by  facilitating  credit  and  market linkages.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## DEPARTMENT OF INVESTMENT AND PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DIPAM)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1853

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2022 Agrahayana 28, 1944 (Saka)

## Privatisation of Steel Plants

## 1853.  SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to privatise public sector steel plants across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the reasons for the privatisation of steel plants despite protests from workers; and
- (c) the details of the steel plants proposed to be privatised, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KISHANRAO KARAD)

(a)&(c): At present, based on 'in principle' approval of CCEA, strategic disinvestment is under process for NMDC Steel Limited (NSL) (Chhattisgarh); Salem Steel Plant (Tamil Nadu); and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) (Andhra Pradesh).

- (b): The strategic disinvestment/privatisation of the Steel Plants will lead to infusion of  capital  for  optimum utilization,  expansion of  capacity, infusion  of  technology,  and better  management  practices.  This  is  expected  to  result  in  higher  production  and productivity and expansion of direct and indirect employment opportunities. If the true potential of these public sector plants is realized through these measures, it will lead to greater contribution to the employment opportunities and growth. Further, while deciding the terms and conditions of strategic sale, legitimate concerns of the existing employees and other stakeholders are suitably addressed through appropriate provisions in the Share Purchase Agreement (SPA).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Closing of Rural Schools due to COVID
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Abhishek Banerjee

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1850 ANSWERED ON 19/12/2022

## Closing of Rural Schools due to COVID

1850. SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of rural schools that have been closed down during and post pandemic i.e . 2019-2022; and
- (b) the various steps taken/being taken by the Government to prioritise their reopening?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) Education is in the Concurrent list of the Constitution and the opening and merger/closing of schools are within the purview of respective State Government and UT Administration. The Right of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009  provides  children's  access  to elementary schools within the defined area or limits of neighbourhood. In pursuance to Section 6 of the RTE Act, all States have notified area or limits of their neighbourhood norms. Further, Section 8 of  the  RTE  Act,  2009  also  mandates  that  the  appropriate  government  shall  provide  free  and compulsory  elementary  education  to  every  child  and  will  ensure  availability  of  neighbourhood schools.

The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education has developed the  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  Plus  (UDISE+)  system  to  record  data  on indicators of school education provided by all the States and Union Territories. As per data recorded in UDISE+, number of schools in the rural areas for the year 2019-20 to 2021-22 are as under:

| School Management/Year     |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Schools in the Rural Areas |   1258347 |   1259028 |   1234788 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 1847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Standup India Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari, Behanan Benny

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial services

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1847

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

## Standup India Scheme

1847. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singari:

Shri Benny Behanan: Ms. Debasree Chaudhuri: Dr. Umesh G. Jadhav:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (d) the other additional measures taken by the Government to support SCs/STs and women beneficiaries under the scheme to ensure their business success? (a) the present status and the details of total number of beneficiaries including SCs/STs and women beneficiaries under the Standup India Scheme in the country during each of the last five years, Statewise including Karnataka; (b) the amount of funds sanctioned under the corpus of Credit Guarantee Fund for Standup India (CGFSI) during the last three years; (c) the steps taken for effective implementation of the scheme; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Dr. BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a) to (d) Stand Up India Scheme (SUPI) was launched in April, 2016 to promote entrepreneurship among the Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Women by facilitating bank loans of value  between  Rs.  10  lakh  and  Rs.1  crore,  for  setting  up  greenfield  enterprise  in  manufacturing, services, trading sector and activities allied to agriculture. State-wise details during each of the last five years including Karnataka is as at Annexure .

As on 30.11.2022, an amount of Rs. 200 crore has been released to augment the corpus of Credit Guarantee Fund for Standup India (CGFSI) during the last three years.

The Government has taken various steps towards effective implementation of the Scheme. These, inter alia, include intensive publicity campaigns, simplification of application form, Credit Guarantee Scheme,  reduction  in  margin  money  and  inclusion  of  activities  allied  to  agriculture,  Handholding support through more than 8000 Hand Holding Agencies (HHAs) on-boarded on the Stand Up Mitra Portal for providing handholding to the aspiring entrepreneurs / applicants in areas like application filing, project report preparation, skilling, financial training etc.

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| Annexure as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1847 for reply on 19.12.2022 Standup India scheme State-wise details of the SC/ST and women beneficiaries under Standup India Scheme As on 02.12.2022 since   |
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1846 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Loss Making PSUs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1846

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Loss Making PSUs

## 1846. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  a  few  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  are  running  into  losses  despite exemptions in excise duty, customs duty and various other concessions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the financial exemptions and concessions provided during the last two years, PSU-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KRISHANRAO KARAD)

(a  to  c)  The  profitability  of  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs) depends on various factors  that  include  demand  and  supply  of  finished  goods  and  raw  materials,  prevailing market  conditions,  increase  in  revenue,  decrease  in  expenses,  stock  valuation,  etc.  Tax concessions  have  been  provided  to  CPSEs  by  the  Finance  Act  2021  for  the  purpose  of disinvestment in the form of exemption of capital gains under section 47(viiaf) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act) for transfer of capital assets to another CPSE. Similarly, benefit of carry forward of loss has been provided for amalgamation of erstwhile CPSE on fulfilment of certain  conditions  under  section  72A  of  the  Act.  As  per  information  available,  59  CPSEs reported a total loss of ₹0.15 lakh crore during FY 2021-22 showing a decline of 37.82% in the overall loss as compared to previous year. The total profit of 188 profit making CPSEs during  FY  2021-22  was  ₹2.64  lakh  crore  showing  an  increase  of  39.85%  as  compared  to previous financial year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Cooperative Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## Government of India of Finance Department of Financial Services Ministry

## LOK SABHA

## COOPERATIVE BANKS

Unstarred Question No. 1843 Answered on Monday, December 19,2022/Agrahayana

## 1843. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government is aware of increasing instances of scams and scale that is causing systematic collapse of cooperative sector in the country; country large
2. (b) if whether the Union Government has sought any report from the State Government of Kerala in matters concerning swindling of funds, embezzlement and forged loans in Karuvannoor Cooperative Bank; Thrissur district of Kerala; SO,
3. (c) if s0, the details thereof;
4. (d) whether the Government proposes to implement a uniform policy directive of conducting and transacting business in cooperative banks in the country through the Ministry of Cooperation; and
5. (e) if the details thereof and action taken by the Union Government in this regard? SO,

## Answer

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DR: BHAGWAT KARAD)

are  constituted and registered under the respective State Cooperative Societies Acts. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) in each State is primarily responsible for the functioning and governance of the cooperative societies. As regards the banking activities carried out by the cooperative societies, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the regulator as per the Banking Regulation Act; 1949. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) are regulated by the respective State Governments. As and when instances of fraud misappropriation come to notice, concerned regulatory authorities take necessary action:

Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank, Thrissur is a Primary Agricultural Credit Society, which does not come under the regulatory purview of RBI

Some of the policy initiatives taken by RBI for strengthening cooperative banks are as under:

- RBI issues instructions, circulars, guidelines ad notifications to cooperative banks under the provisions ofthe Banking Regulation Act, 1949 [As Applicable to Cooperative Societies (AACS)]:
- The Banking Regulation 1949 has been amended to provide additional powers to RBI for more effective regulation of cooperative banks Act,
- Guidelines have been issued by RBI for cooperative banks on various matters related to capital adequacy, income recognition and provisioning norms, investments, maintenance of deposits; branch expansion, customer service etc.
- State   Cooperative Banks (StCBs) District  Central  Cooperative  Banks (DCCBs) are periodically inspected by NABARD under provisions of the Banking Regulation 1949 to ensure that the banks are complying with the extant guidelineslinstructionshorms being Act,
- Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) are periodically inspected by RBL under provisions of the Banking   Regulation Act; 1949 to ensure that the banks are   complying with the extant being

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Green Gross Domestic Product
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed, D.K. Suresh, K. Muraleedharan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1841

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Green Gross Domestic Product

1841. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED: SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to set up a dedicated in-house wing within the Ministry to periodically release estimates of Green Gross Domestic Product (GDP);
- (b) if so, the details thereof including timeline and recruitment criteria for the same;
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  tackle  paucity  of  data  available  to  calculate Green GDP;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure the data is available to the public; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  of  revamping  the  Open  Government  Data (OGD)  platform  to  disseminate  information  and  estimates  used  to  calculate  Green GDP?

## ANSWER

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

(a) No Sir. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is not planning to set up a dedicated in-house wing to compile Green Gross Domestic Product estimates

(b) to (e) In view of the above, the question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Army Schools in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel, Durga Das Uikey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 152

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  December, 2022

## ARMY SCHOOLS IN MADHYA PRADESH

*152. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL: SHRI DURGA DAS (D.D.) UIKEY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCEbe pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to set upArmy Schools in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b)  if so, the details of locations thereof and ifnot, the time by which such schools are likely to be set up in the State;
- (c)    whether  any  such  school  is  likely  to  be  setup  in  tribal  dominated  districts  of  Madhya Pradesh, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the details of places in Madhya Pradeshwhere infrastructure of Army schools is currently under construction, district-wise;
- (e)  whether any proposal for setting up any newArmy school in Khargone Barwani and Betul Parliamentary Constituencies is under consideration; and
- (f)  if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF DEFENCE

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

## A  N  S  W  E  R

(SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (f)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 152 FOR ANSWER ON 16.12.2022

REGARDING 'ARMY SCHOOLS IN MADHYA PRADESH'. (a) & (b):  No, Sir. There are presently Seven Army Public Schools functioning in the State of Madhya Pradesh. (c) & (d):  Nil. (e) & (f):  No, Sir. There is no proposal for setting up of new Army School in Khargone

- Barwani and Betul.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 149 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Exploitation of Patients by Private Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sudarshan Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 149 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## EXPLOITATION OF PATIENTS BY PRIVATE HOSPITALS

## †*149. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  increasing  incidents  of  exploitation  of patients by the private hospitals across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  number  of  such  cases  registered  against  the  private  hospitals  in  the  country during the last five years, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the necessary and corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 149* FOR 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

(a)   to (d) The Government is aware of the reports highlighting such instances in the past.  Health  is  a  State  subject,  hence  it  is  the  primary  responsibility  of  the  State  / Union Territory (UT) Government to take appropriate steps to protect patients from instances of exploitation by health facilities.  Therefore, the details in this regard are not maintained centrally.

The  Government  of  India,  however,  has  enacted  the  Clinical  Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010, and notified Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules, 2012 for the registration and regulation of clinical establishments, including  hospitals  (both  Government  and  Private),  in  the  country.     The  National Council for Clinical Establishments has developed  a standard list of medical procedures  and  a  standard  template  for  costing  medical  procedures  and  shared  the same with the States / UTs for their guidance and suitable implementation.

Further,  a  Charter  of  Patients'  Rights  has  been  shared  with  all  States/UTs  for adoption  and  implementation,  so  that  the  grievances  and  concerns  of  patients  are addressed while ensuring a smooth and cordial environment in clinical establishments. The  same  is  available  on  the  official  website  of  the  ministry  at  the  weblink http://clinicalestablishments.gov.in/WriteReadData/3181.pdf.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 145 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Cases of Drug-resistant TB
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 145 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## CASES OF DRUG-RESISTANT TB

## *145. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  Drug-resistant  TB  cases  have increased during the COVID pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps/proposes  to  take  any  steps  to  deal with increasing cases of Drug-resistant TB in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 145* FOR 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

As per Global TB Report 2022 by the World Health Organisation, the estimates of DRTB in India has reduced by 20% from 1.49 lakh in 2015 to 1.19 lakh in 2021

The steps taken by NTEP for early diagnosis and treatment of Drug Resistant TB are as under:

- 1) the availability of molecular diagnostics has been scaled up to 4760 machines covering all districts in the country. In addition, 79 Line Probe Assay labs and 96  liquid  culture  testing  laboratories  have  been  established  in  the  country  for diagnosis of MDR-TB and XDR-TB.
- 2) Universal Drug Susceptibility Testing (UDST) is implemented under the NTEP to ensure every diagnosed TB patient is tested to rule out drug resistance before or at the time of treatment initiation itself.
- 3) Newer drugs like Bedaquiline and Delamanid have also been made available for management of DRTB.
- 4) Decentralized DR TB treatment services are offered through 162 Nodal DR-TB Centres and 614 District DR TB centres across the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Facility of Proxy Voting to NRI
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1828

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 16 TH  DECEMBER 2022

## FACILITY OF PROXY VOTING TO NRI

## 1828. Shri  Hemant Tukaram Godse:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to provide the facility of  proxy voting to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is facing challenges related to logistics or other issues in the identity verification of NRI voters; and
- (d)     if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a): No sir, no such proposal is under consideration.
- (b) to (d):   Does not arise, in view of (a) above.

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