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Lok Sabha Question No. 2908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Cap on Cash Donations
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTN4ENT  OF ECONOMIC  AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.29O8 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 21ST MARCH, 2022 IPHALGUNA 30, 1943 (SAKA)I

## *CAP  ON CASH DONATIONS"

## No.2908. SHRI T,N, PRATHAPAN:

Will the MINISTER  OF FINANCE  be pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government  intends  to implement the recommendation  of Election C-ommission  of India to cap the amount received  from unknown sources to a political  party  to Rs.20 Crore  or 20 per cent of overall contributions/donation;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the estimated  timeline for its implementation; and

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): The electoral reforms are continuous  and ongoing  process and it may not be feasible to lay down timeframe in the matter.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Periodic Updation of Customer KYC
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2907

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, 21 st  MARCH, 2022/ 30 Phalguna, 1943 (Saka)

## Periodic Updation of Customer KYC

## 2907.  SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a)  whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for mandatory periodic updation of customer KYC by regulated entities;
- b)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the details of KYC gathered, bank, area and State-wise; and
- c) the number of customers whose accounts have been blocked for lack of KYC bank, area and State-wise along with such accounts revived after levying of penalty during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a): No Sir, there has been no change in the time period for carrying out periodic updation of KYC of customers of Regulated Entities (REs).

(b) and (c): As per the guidelines of RBI, periodic updation is required to be carried out by REs at least once in every two years for high risk customers, once in every eight years for medium risk customers and once in  every  ten  years  for  low  risk  customers  from  the  date  of  opening  of  the account/last KYC updation. However, vide its Circular dated 05.05.2021, RBI had advised REs not to impose any restrictions till 31.12.2021 on the operations of accounts where periodic updation of KYC had become due and pending, on account of COVID-19 related restrictions in various parts of the  country.  This  relaxation  was  further  extended  by  RBI  till  31.03.2022,  vide  its  Circular  dated 30.12.2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2905 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Pandora Papers Case
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2905 ANSWERED ON 21/03/2022, Phalguna 30, 1943 (SAKA)

## Pandora Papers Case

## 2905 .  SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR :

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that several names of Indians have come up in the recently released Pandora papers for illegally stashing wealth abroad;
- (b) if so, the total money illegally stashed abroad by these individuals;
- (c) the plan in place for bringing back the money and holding these individuals accountable; and
- (d) the  legal  action  being  planned  by  the  Government  against  these  individuals  and  the  time schedule finalized in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Some Indian names have been released in the media recently, allegedly linked to the Pandora Papers Leak.
- (b): Determination of total volume of money that has been evaded by Indian persons in violation of laws/applicable regulations is subject matter of investigation and other follow-up actions, which under direct tax laws includes searches & seizure, surveys, enquiries, assessment and reassessment of income, levy of taxes, interest and penalties, filing of prosecution complaints and filing of appeals before appellate authorities, wherever applicable, uptill the level of Supreme Court.
- (c): For the purpose of coordinated and speedy investigation, a Multi Agency Group (MAG) has been constituted under the convenorship of Chairman CBDT, with Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU-IND) and Foreign Tax & Tax Research  division  of  CBDT  as  its  member  agencies.  Income  Tax  Department  takes  appropriate actions in case of persons, who are found to be involved in violation of the provisions of various Acts administered  by  the  Income  Tax  Department  like  the  Income  Tax  Act,  1961,  and  Black  Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015, etc.
- (d): Parliament has already enacted The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income & Assets) and  Imposition  of  Tax  Act,  2015.  It  comprehensively  deals  with  all  matter  connected  with  black money, being undisclosed foreign income and assets, the timelines  and the procedures for  dealing with such income and assets, and to provide for imposition of tax on any undisclosed foreign income and asset held outside India, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Disposal of Waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2904 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Disposal of Waste

## 2904. SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has focused on citizen participation programme for 100 per cent disposal of waste, which is an important benchmark for awarding ranking and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has started covering various stakeholders like Hotels, Dhaba, Market Federations, Hospitals, Schools, various Resident Welfare Organizations and Government office;
- (c) whether competition will be organized on various norms between the stakeholders of the Parliamentary Constituency Karnal and Haryana and the details thereof;
- (d) whether  these  norms  include  the  conditions  of  building  sanitary  segregation  of  dry and wet waste, compost pit, on single use plastic, converting wet waste into manure and zero waste;
- (e) whether painting/wall painting competition is also likely to be organized and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  As  part  of  Azadi  @75  Swachh  Survekshan  2022,  there  is  a  focus  on  citizen engagement for complete waste disposal. The assessment covers all hotels, schools, hospitals (healthcare  facility),  Resident  Welfare  Associations  /  mohallas,  government  offices  and market association.

(c) to (e): Competitions  have  been  organized  for  stakeholders of the Parliamentary constituency Karnal and Haryana. Directions have been issued to all urban local bodies for their participation in Swachh Technology Challenge under Swachh Survekshan 2022. Three stakeholders  from  parliamentary  constituency  Karnal  participated  in  the  competition  and twenty  eight  stakeholders  participated  in  the  competition  across  Haryana.  The  urban  local bodies  are  focussing  on  waste  segregation  into  dry,  wet  and  domestic  hazardous  waste including sanitary waste. Compost pits have been constructed for processing of wet waste. Actions have been taken for elimination of identified single use plastic items as per Plastic Waste Management Rules. Painting and drawing competitions have been organized by urban local bodies involving school and college students. A total of 92 painting competitions have been organized in Haryana during Swachh Survekshan 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2903 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Basic Facilities to Tourists at Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2903

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.3.2022

## BASIC FACILITIES TO TOURISTS AT MONUMENTS

†2903. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (c)
- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide basic amenities like drinking water, toilets, parking, road connectivity and guides etc. to the tourists visiting monuments, historical temples and world heritage sites to promote tourism; (b) if so, the details thereof, monument-wise; whether  the  Government  has  taken/proposed  to  take  any  steps  to  beautify  the pilgrimages  sites  particularly  in  Naimisharanya  and  the  Dargah  of  Madarshah located in Misrikh Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh and to provide the above facilities there; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) & (b) Tourist facilities are provided as per the requirement and feasibility at the different monuments  /  sites  of  national  importance  which  also  includes  World  Heritage properties in the country. Further, amenities like drinking water, toilets and facilities like benches, pathways, wheel chairs, ramps, signages, Braille signages, etc. are provided at ticketed and World Heritage Monuments.  Providing such facilities and upgrading them is a continuous phenomenon. Monument-wise details of facilities is available at https://asi.nic.in-facilities-at-monument (c) & No  proposal  has  been  received  from  the  State  Government  under  pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme of Ministry of
- (d) Tourism.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2902 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Repatriation of Income
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2902

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 21 st  MARCH, 2022/ PHALGUNA 30, 1943 (SAKA)

## Repatriation of Income

## 2902. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is mandatory for a person being an individual to repatriate the income earned on assets held outside India such as rental income or any like nature;
- (b) if so, the time period within which it can be done; and
- (c) if not, whether it is proposed to mandate the repatriation of such rental income and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) ,  (b)  &  (c)  In  general,  a  person  resident  in  India  to  whom  any  amount  of  foreign exchange is due or has accrued is duty bound to take all reasonable steps to realise and repatriate such foreign exchange to India, save as otherwise provided under the provisions of Foreign  Exchange  Management  Act,  (FEMA),  or  the rules and regulations  made  thereunder,  or  with  the  general  or  special  permission  of  the Reserve Bank.

However, Section 6(4) of Foreign Exchange Management Act, (FEMA), 1999 permits a person resident in India to hold, own, transfer or invest in foreign currency, foreign security or any immovable property situated outside India if such currency, security or  property  was  acquired,  held  or  owned  by  such  person  when  he  was  resident outside India or inherited from a person who was resident outside India.

Further under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), Investor, who has remitted funds under LRS can retain and reinvest the income earned on the investments and at present, the resident individual is not required to repatriate the funds or income generated out of investments made under the Scheme.

Foreign  Exchange  Management  (Realisation,  repatriation  and  surrender  of  foreign exchange) Regulations, 2015 prescribe the manner of repatriation and timeline for surrender of foreign exchange.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Revenue Earned from FERA and MRTP
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2899

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 21 st  MARCH, 2022/ PHALGUNA 30, 1943 (SAKA)

## Revenue Earned from FERA and MRTP

## 2899. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  revenue  earned  by  the  Government  from  implementation  of  the  Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA), Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Act and other related Acts during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether any review has been conduced or is proposed to be conducted in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) to (c) The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (FERA), and the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Act, 1969 were repealed with effect from 01.06.2000 and 01.09.2009 respectively.

Penalty  recovered  under  the  provisions  of  Foreign  Exchange  Regulation  Act,  1973 during the last three years and the current year are as under:

|                                             |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (upto 28.02.2022) |
|---------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| Penalty recovered under FERA (Rs. in crore) |       1.6 |      2.97 |      0.67 |                        0.13 |

Review of collection of penalty under the provisions of FERA is a continuous process and is conducted at regular interval.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Illegal Encroachment of Temples
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2898 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.3.2022

## ILLEGAL ENCROACHMENT OF TEMPLES

†2898. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Hindu temples registered in the south India;
- (b) the number of temples which are being managed by the Government and private parties separately;
- (c) the number of temples in  south India facing illegal encroachment;
- (d) the details of instructions given by the Government to the State Governments for removing any such illegal encroachments from these temples;
- (e) whether the said instructions have been complied with; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  CULTURE,  TOURISM  AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) There are 1097 ancient monuments and sites which have been declared as Centrally
- & Protected  in  the  States/UT  of  Andhra  Pradesh  (135),  Karnataka  (506),  Kerala  (29),
- (b) Pudduchery  (07),  Tamil  Nadu  (412)  and  Telangana  (08).  Out  of  these  448  are Temples.
- (c) The details of temples which are Centrally Protected Monuments where encroachments are reported, are at Annexure.
- (d) Wherever encroachment is reported, notice is given to the defaulter to remove the
- to same;  failing  which,  Demolition  Order  is  issued  as  per  provisions  of  the  Ancient
- (f) Monuments  and  Archaeological  Sites  and  Remains  Act,  1958  with  request  to Commissioner or Collector to cause demolition of the encroachment.

## Annexure

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2898 FOR 21.03.2022

|   Sl. No. | Name of Monument (Temple)                   | Locality            | District       | State      |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------|------------|
|         1 | Gowrishwara Temple                          | Yelandur            | Camarajanagar  | Karnataka  |
|         2 | Virupaksha Temple                           | Hampi               | Bellary        | Karnataka  |
|         3 | Dhenuipuriswara Temple                      | Madambakkam         | Kanchipuram    | Tamil Nadu |
|         4 | Siva (Erumbeswaraswami) Temple              | Tiruverumbur        | Tiruchirapally | Tamil Nadu |
|         5 | Large Siva Temple (Apathsahayeswara Temple) | Thenneri            | Kanchipuram    | Tamil Nadu |
|         6 | Airavateswara Temple                        | Chattram- Darasuram | Thanjavur      | Tamil Nadu |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Cost of Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2897 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Cost of Education

## 2897.   SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

## Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that the cost of education, particularly engineering and medical  education,  is  forcing  some  students  to  pursue  their  education  in  countries  outside India; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the measure taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to make quality education more affordable, including engineering and medical education and to make it more inclusive?

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

(a) to (c): Government continuously endeavours to make education more affordable and prevent  commercialization  of  it.  In  order  to  make  quality  education  more  affordable  and inclusive, following measures have been taken:

- i.
- ii. Process Handbook of AICTE.

In  Under  Graduate  programs  in  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  (IITs)  and  National Institute of Technology (NITs), students of SC/ST/PH category get complete tuition fee waiver. Also, most economically backward students whose family income is less than Rs.  1.00  lakh  per  annum  get  full  tuition  fee  remission  and  students  whose  family income between Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh per annum get 2/3 rd  of tuition fee remission. AICTE  has  fixed  the  maximum  fees  that  can  be  charged  for  various  courses  after accepting the recommendations of National Fee Committee for the maximum Tuition and Development Fee and requested all the State/ UT Governments to adhere to these recommendations. These recommendations have also been included in the Approval

- iii. In  order  to  make  medical education affordable,  National Medical Commission (NMC) under the provisions in Section 10(1) of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, has framed guidelines for determination of fees and all other charges in respect of fifty percent of seats in private medical institutions and deemed to be universities which are governed under the provisions of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019. It has  been  decided  that  the  fee  of  the  50%  seats  in  the  Private  Medical  Colleges  and Deemed Universities should be at par with the fee in the Government Medical Colleges of that particular State/ UT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Mining in Forest Reserved Areas
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2896

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Mining in Forest Reserved Areas

2896:   SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  provisions  for  States  regarding  mining  of mineral available in forest land and reserved forest area and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  of  Rajasthan  has  forwarded  any  proposal  for  mining  etc. works in Beri Ganga reserved forest area in Jodhpur district and other reserved forest areas of Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has banned mining activities in reserved forest area located in Beri  Ganga,  Jodhpur  and  if  so,  the  proposed  plans  of  the  Government  regarding conservation of said reserved forest area, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)& (b) Extraction  of  minerals  from/beneath  the  Earth's  surface  is  an  important  sitespecificactivity regulated under various Acts viz. Mines and Mineral (Development  andRegulation)Act,  1957,  as  amended  through  grant  of  mining leases, or allocation of areas acquired under Coal Bearing AreaAct,Petroleum& Natural Gas Rules under the Oil Field (Regulation and Development) Act1954. Mining, including open cast and underground mining, removal of boulders, bajri, stones,  sand  etc.  from/in  the  river  beds,  are  non-forestry  activity  and  if  any mininglease/project involves forest land/ Reserve Forest as defined by the Apex court  in  its  order  of  12.12.1996,  prior  approval  of  the  Central  Government  is required under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and rules madethere under.

Further, as per the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 04.08.2006 in the Writ  Petition  (C)  no.  202/1995  the  permission  for  mining  can  not  be  granted inside any National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary.

No such proposal from  the Government of Rajasthan has been received by the Central Government for mining works in the Beri Ganga forest area in Jodhpur district. Further, the approval of diversion proposals under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 is a continuous process. As on date no mining proposal pertaining to other reserved forest areas of Rajasthan is pending with the Central Government.

- (c) As per the information provided by the Government of Rajasthan, illegal mining activity is prohibited in the Beriganga Forest area as per the provisions laid under Section 3 of the Rajasthan State Forest Act, 1953.  Moreover, the protection and conservation  of  Beriganga  forest  area  and  action  against  the  illegal  miners  are undertaken by the State Forest Department.

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