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Lok Sabha Question No. 2893 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Reduce/Recycle of E-Waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Shankar Lalwani

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

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 2893

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Reduce/Recycle of E-Waste

## 2893.   DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

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

- (a) whether  Delhi  generates  maximum  plastic  waste  as  compared  to  other  metropolitan cities;
- (b) if  so,  the  steps  being  taken  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce  and recycle the plastic waste; and
- (c) the quantum of plastic waste generated in the four metropolitan cities every day?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  As  per  the  Annual  Report  of  Central  Pollution  Board  for  the  year  2019-20,  the plastic  waste  generation  of  Delhi  is  2,30,525  Tonnes  Per  Annum.  The  per  capita  waste generation is amongst the highest in the country.

The Ministry has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, on 12th August  2021,  prohibiting  manufacture,  import,  stocking,  distribution,  sale  and  use  of  the following  identified  single  use  plastic  items,  which  have  low  utility  and  high  littering potential with effect from the 1st July, 2022. The prohibition of items under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, will lead to reduction in waste plastic generation.

In  order  to  reduce  the  use  of  virgin  plastic  material  for  plastic  packaging,  the Guidelines for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) notified on 16 th February, 2022, set mandatory target for use of recycled plastic content in plastic packaging. The guidelines also prescribe mandatory target for reuse of rigid plastic packaging. Further in order to promote recycling, mandatory target has been prescribed for recycling of plastic waste collected under EPR by Producers, Importers and Brand owners.

As per Annual Report of CPCB for the year 2019-20, the quantum of plastic waste generated in the remaining 3 metropolitan cities are.

| Maharashtra including Mumbai   | 443,724 TPA   |
|--------------------------------|---------------|
| Tamil Nadu including Chennai   | 431,472 TPA   |
| West Bengal including Kolkata  | 300236 TPA    |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: FDI in LIC
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ravneet Singh, Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2890

ANSWERED ON - 21.3.2022

## FDI in LIC

## 2890. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU: SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  approved  upto  20  per  cent  Foreign  Direct Investment (FDI) under automatic route in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is a fact that the Government proposes to sell a percentage of its stake in LIC and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the effect on policyholders of LIC by this decision of the Government to allow FDI and to sell its stake in LIC;
- (d) whether the Government anticipates any adverse effect on the social objectives being achieved through LIC by this decision; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Vide Press Note No. 1 (2022 Series), dated 14.3.2022, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has amended the FDI Policy  to, inter  alia ,  permit  FDI  in  the  Life  Insurance  Corporation  of  India  (LIC)  on  the automatic route, to the extent of 20% of its equity.

(b):  An  offer for  sale  of  31,62,49,885  equity  shares  in  LIC  (which  amounts  to  5% of the Government's stake in LIC) by the Government of India is proposed in the Draft Red Herring Prospectus filed by LIC with the Securities and Exchange Board of India on 13.2.2022 for its listing on stock exchanges.

(c) to (e): The proposed listing will, inter alia , enable the Government to unlock the value of its investment in LIC, position LIC to raise capital from the market for its future growth, and improve its governance through greater market discipline and transparency resulting from listing requirements and disclosures. These benefits, in turn, will equip the Government and LIC to pursue growth of the economy and the insurance sector and thereby too promote development and social protection.

The FDI Policy embodies the policy framework on FDI, subject to which a non-resident entity can  invest  in  India  in  permitted  sectors,  and  the  amendments  proposed  thereto  do  not envisage any condition relating to policy holders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2888 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Use of Degraded Forest Land
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Pinaki Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2888

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Use of Degraded Forest Land

2888: SHRI PINAKI MISRA.

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Central  Public  SectorUndertakings(PSUs)  are  allowed  to usedegraded  forest  land  twice  the  extent  of  forest  landdiverted  for  non-forest  use, whereas  State  PSUs  are  asked  to  give  equal  extent  of  non-forest  landagainst  the requireddiverted forest land;and
- (b) if so, whether there is any proposal by theGovernment to treat both Central PSUs and StatePSUs on equal footing for raising compensatoryafforestation?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &(b) Compensatory Afforestation is one of the most important conditionstipulated by  the  Central  Government  while  approving  proposals  for  non-forest  use  of forestland under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. It not only compensates loss in the forest cover and forest land but also ensures that minimum forest land is diverted  for  unavoidable  site  specific  activities.  As  a  special  provision  for Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs),  Compensatory  Afforestation  is allowed to be raised over degraded forest land double the extent of forest area diverted for non-forestry purposes under the Act.

Keeping  in  view  the  National  Forest  Policy,  the  NDC  targets  and  the Sustainable  Development  Goals,  the  forest land diverted for non-forest purposes must be compensated by equivalent non-forest land. In view of 'land' being  a  State  subject  the  state  PSUs  and  private  user  agencies  are  normally required to provide equivalent non-forest land for Compensatory Afforestation.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2884 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Wages of Migrant Workers of Kerala
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2884 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## WAGES OF MIGRANT WORKERS OF KERALA

2884. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  set  up  a  portal  for registration of migrant workers as stipulated by the Supreme Court before December 2020, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor and the expected time limit to expedite the same;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  collected  any  data  on  the  average wages earned by inter-State migrant workers in different States and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  inter-State  migrant workers in the State of Kerala are getting higher wages compared to those in other States; and
- (d)whether  the  Government  intends  to  increase  the  present  income limit  of  Rs.  18,000  per  month  to  qualify  as  an  'inter-State  migrant worker as per the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 failing which many such workers in Kerala will fall outside the purview of the definition of migrant workers and if so, the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a): Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment has  launched  e-SHRAM portal,  a  National  Database  of  the  Unorganised  Workers  on  26 th August,  2021.  It  has  been  made  available  to  the  States/UTs  for registration of unorganised workers  including   migrant   workers on

e-SHRAM  portal.  The  main  objective  of  the  e-SHRAM  portal  is  to create  a  national  database  of  unorganised  workers  seeded  with Aadhaar. It is also to facilitate delivery of Social Security and welfare Schemes to such workers. As on 14.03.2022, more than 26.60 crore unorganised workers have been registered on this portal.

(b) & (c): Under  the  provisions  of  the  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948, both the Central and the State Governments are appropriate Governments  to  fix,  review  and  revise  the  minimum  wages  of  the employees employed in the Scheduled employments including Migrant labourers under their respective jurisdictions. The Central Government and the State Governments are mandated under section 3(1) (b) of the Act to revise the Minimum Rates of Wages payable to the  employees  engaged  in  the  Scheduled  employments  including Migrant  in  their  respective  jurisdictions  at  intervals  not  exceeding five years. Accordingly, the minimum rates of wages in the Scheduled employments in the Central sphere were last revised by the Central Government in 2017. The details of periodic revision of minimum rates of wages in the Scheduled employments in the State sphere are not centrally maintained.

(d): There is no such proposal at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Education Reforms
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2882 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Education Reforms

## 2882. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  for  regulatory  reforms  to  meet  global  standards  in education in India;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  expand  the  accessibility  by  enabling  high-grade online degree programmes in the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and details of the work done in this regards?

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

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Education has announced the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 on  29.07.2020  after  obtaining  approval  of  the  Union  Cabinet.  The  NEP-2020,  inter-alia, envisions setting up of Model public Universities for holistic and multidisciplinary education, at par with IITs, IIMs, etc., called MERUs (Multidisciplinary Education and Research Universities) which will aim to attain the highest global standards in quality education. NEP further states that  all  programmes,  courses,  curricula,  and  pedagogy  across  subjects,  including  those  inclass,  online,  and  in  ODL  modes  as  well  as  student  support  will  aim  to  achieve  global standards  of quality.  The  NEP-2020  also  envisions  setting  up  of  a  Higher  Education Commission of India as an umbrella body with four independent verticals to perform  distinct functions of regulation, accreditation, funding, and academic standard setting. Accordingly, the Ministry is in the process of drafting a Higher Education Commission of India Bill.

(c) & (d): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that it has notified the UGC (Open and  Distance  Learning  Programmes  and  Online  Programmes)  Regulations,  2020  on 04.09.2020 and further amendment on 01.07.2021. These regulations lay down the minimum standards of instruction for the grant of degrees through Open and Distance Learning mode and online mode.

The  UGC  has  further  informed  that  in  view  of  the  recommendation  of  National Education  Policy  (NEP)-2020  to  increase  the  Gross  Enrolment  Ratio  in  higher  education including  vocational  education from  26.3%  (2018)  to  50%  by  2035  and  to  further  promote Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and online education, the UGC has constituted an Expert Committee  to  review  existing  ODL  and  Online  regulatory  framework  while  ensuring  quality, driven by simplified recognition system and processes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2878 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Vacancies in Central Universities/IIMs/IITs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Margani Bharat, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2878

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Vacancies in Central Universities/IIMs/IITs

2878. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT: SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  are  more  than  one-third  faculty  vacancies  out  of  the  total  sanctioned strength  in  all  Central  Universities,  Indian  Institute  of  Technology(IITs)  and  Indian Institute of Management(IIMs);
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  along  with  the  reasons  therefor  and  the time  since they  are lying vacant; University/IIT/IIM-wise
- (c) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to fill-up these vacancies;
- (d) whether the Government justify the Corona pandemic as a reason for not recruiting the faculty which is there only for one-and-a-half years;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and;
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to fill up the backlog and existing vacancies between January, 2019 and February, 2020?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) and (b) The  details  of  faculty  vacancies  in  Central  Universities,  Indian  Institute  of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) are as under :

|   Sl. No. | Name of Institutes   |   Sanctioned |   In position |   Vacant |
|-----------|----------------------|--------------|---------------|----------|
|         1 | CUs(including IGNOU) |        19366 |         12808 |     6558 |
|         2 | IITs                 |        10881 |          6511 |     4370 |
|         3 | IIMs                 |         1448 |          1026 |      422 |

Filling  up  of  the  vacancies  is  a  comprehensive  process  which  involves  advertisement  of posts, scrutiny, interview etc. Since August 2021, 8589 (eight thousand five hundred eighty nine) posts have been advertised for which the selection processes are on.

(c) to (f) Occurring  of  vacancies  and  filling  thereof  is  a  continuous  process.  The vacancies arise due to retirement, resignation and additional requirements on account of enhanced  students'  strength.  The  institutions  are  adopting  various  measures  to  address faculty shortages in order to ensure that studies of students are not affected which interalia, includes engaging research scholars, contract, re-employed, adjunct and visiting faculty. University Grants  Commission  (UGC) vide its letters dated 04.06.2019, 31.07.2019, 05.09.2019 and 22.10.2019 has issued directions to higher education institutes to fill up the vacant  posts.  Further,  Ministry  of  Education  has  also  requested  all  the  Central  Higher Educational Institutions to fill up the vacancies in a Mission Mode within a period of one year starting from 5 th  September, 2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: High-altitude Sport Schools
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No- 2874

ANSWERED ON 21/03/2022

## HIGH-ALTITUDE SPORT SCHOOLS

2874. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  maintaining  any  high-altitude  sport  schools  for tribals in the country;
- (b) if so, state wise details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  laid  down  the  criteria  for  establishing  such  a school anywhere in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  started  any  such  schools  in  the  state  of  Kerala including Idukki district; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) to (d): This Ministry is neither maintaining such schools nor has laid down any criteria in this regard.
- (e) and (f) :  Though Ministry has no proposal to set up high altitude sport school in kerela, however Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) scheme has provision of  setting  up  15  Centre  of  Excellence  (CoE)  for  Sports  in  different  parts  of country. These  COE  will  have  state-of-the-art facilities for one identified individual sport and one group sport.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Apprenticeship Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Kavitha Malothu, Dayakar Pasunoori, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO: 2873 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING

†2873

SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR DR G RANJITH REDDY SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA

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

- (a)  whether there are any plans to revamp apprenticeship training;
- (b)  Whether skill training is extended to all 13 sectors that are covered under ProductionLinked Incentive Scheme;
- (c) If not, the reasons thereof;
- (d)  Whether the Government proposed to bring apprenticeship under its ministry and, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) Incentives being given / proposed to give to private sector for skilling?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a)  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship  (MSDE) has taken many steps, in consultation with various stakeholders, to simplify the processes and revise the guidelines of National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  to  bring  increase  in  the  number  of establishments and apprentices.
- (b) & (c) Skill training is extended to all 13 sectors covered under Production-Linked Incentive Scheme.
- (d)  The  Apprentices  Act,  1961  is  already  being  administered  by  the  Ministry  along  with implementation of NAPS.
- (e)  Under  NAPS,  following  incentives  are  given  to  the  establishments  (including  private companies also) for promotion of apprenticeship:
- Sharing of 25% of the prescribed stipend (limited to Rs. 1,500 per candidate per month) with the employers.
- Support of basic training cost of Rs. 7,500 for 3 months / 500 hrs for the registered Basic Training Providers who impart training to the fresher candidates.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Grievances Handled by Control Room
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2870 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## GRIEVANCES HANDLED BY CONTROL ROOM

2870. SHRI P RAVINDHRANATH:

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

- (a)the details of the volume of grievances handled by the 20 control rooms set up by the Ministry in April, 2020;
- (b)the number of grievances resolved by the concerned authority now since its inception particularly in Tamil Nadu; and
- (c)whether  there  has  been  any  periodic  review  of  the  grievance  resolution process  happening  in  each  state,  if  so,  the  details  of  such  reviews conducted at the State level in Tamil Nadu since its inception?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a): The details of the volume of grievances handled by the control rooms set  up  by  the  Office  of  Chief  Labour  Commissioner  (Central),  Ministry  of Labour & Employment is given in the table below:

| By Ist Control Room (11.04.2020 to 31.03.2021)   |   16728 |
|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
| By IInd Control Room (21.04.2021 to 11.08.2021)  |    1514 |
| By IIIrd Control Room (07.01.2022 to 21.02.2022) |      85 |
| Total                                            |   18327 |

These were the grievances of workmen in the central sphere regarding their non-payment/under payment/retrenchment/lay off during Covid times.

- (b): 2719 grievances were resolved pertaining to Tamil Nadu.
- (c): The grievance resolution process in each State is reviewed from time to time. As regards Tamil Nadu, the review of grievance resolution has been conducted by the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Chennai.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: TDS from Road Accident Claim
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2867

ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2022

## TDS from Road Accident Claim

## 2867. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE   be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it  is  a  fact  that  hundreds  of  crores  of  rupees  collected  as  Tax  Deducted  at Source (TDS) from the road accident claim amount awarded to victims remain unclaimed and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  said  amount  was  Rs.  600  crore  in  2017  and  the  amount  has  increased manifold at present and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the amount so deducted from the claim amount of victims even though they do not come under the ambit of income tax and do not file returns and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is going to ask the insurance companies to develop a system whereby applying and processing of road accident claims are settled at one platform; and
- (e) if so, the steps taken or being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

## (a) & (b)

No such data is  maintained  by  the  Income  Tax  Department . The total  amount  of  such TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) collected for any year or remaining unclaimed TDS by victims/claimants is also not available with Public Sector General Insurance Companies (PBGICs).

(c ) As per the provisions of the Income tax Act 1961 (the Act), tax is required to be deducted at the rates in force under section 194A (3) (ixa) of the Act on the income paid by  way  of  interest  on  the  compensation  awarded  by  Motor  Accident  Claims  Tribunal (MACT) where the amount of such income or, as the case may be, the aggregate of the amounts  of  such  income  paid  during  the  financial  year  exceeds  fifty  thousand  rupees. Further,  no  tax  is  required  to  be  deducted  from  the  income  on  account  of  interest  on compensation awarded by the MACT if a self-declaration in Form 15G/15H is submitted under section 197A by the recipient to the payer or a certificate of no deduction under section 197 is received from the Assessing Officer.

Amount of  tax  by  way  of  TDS  on  the  interest  on  compensation  awarded  on  the  road accident claim amount is not maintained at Central Processing Centre (CPC-TDS) of the Income Tax Department as there is no separate indicator or flag for the amount of tax deducted under section 194A (3) (ixa) of the Act.

## (d)  & (e)

There is no such proposal under consideration in the Ministry.

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