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Lok Sabha Question No. 3978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Impact of Demonetisation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3978 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## Impact of Demonetisation

3978: SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the impact of demonetisation on business, employment, agriculture and poverty;
- (b) if so, the measures taken by the Government to tackle its impact on businesses, employment and poverty alleviation initiatives;
- (c) the overall amount exchanged by the Government in lieu of old currency notes ;
- (d)  whether  any  post-demonetisation  study  has  been  done  or  any  report  has  been published in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The  economic  growth  of  a  country  depends  on  a  number  of  factors including structural, external, fiscal  and  monetary factors.  Therefore, pinpointing of impact  of  demonetisation  on  the  economy  independent  of  other  factors  is  difficult. RBI  has  published  a  Study  titled  'Macroeconomic  Impact  of  Demonetisation  -  A Preliminary Assessment' in March 2017, which is available on the website of RBI. The study has noted that there has been a sharp increase in the number of accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and the deposits in such accounts have also  surged.  Total  volumes  of  digital  payments  have  increased  post-demonetisation from 1459.02 crore in financial year (FY) 2017-18 to 4371.18 crore in FY 2020-21. These two trends of increased access to bank accounts and digital transactions have benefits associated with reduced corruption, increased flow of financial services and greater  formalisation  of  the  economy.  In  so  far  as  exchange  of  overall  amount  is concerned, as per RBI data, an amount of Rs. 15,31,094 crore (rounded off)  has been paid towards the Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) till March 31, 2021.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Dropout Rate in Universities/IITs/IIMs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3977

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## Dropout Rate in Universities/IITs/IIMs

3977. SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Other Backward Class, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe students drop out in all Central  Universities,  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  (IITs)  and  Indian  Institute  of  Management (IIMs) from 2014 to 2020;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any study in regard to the reasons of high dropout rate of OBC, SC, ST students in these higher educational institutions; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The  data  of  dropped  out  students  of  Other  Backward  Class,  Scheduled  Caste, Scheduled  Tribe  category  of  Central  Universities  is  not  maintained  centrally.  However  as  per available  records,  the  number  of  drop  out  students  from  2014  to  2020  in  Indian  Institutes  of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are as under:

| S.No.   | Institute                               | No. of Students Drop out   | No. of Students Drop out   | No. of Students Drop out   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|         |                                         | OBC                        | SC                         | ST                         |
| 1.      | Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)* | 180                        | 190                        | 110                        |
| 2.      | Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)  | 132                        | 109                        | 80                         |

*(for the year 2016-2020)

The  drop  out/withdrawn  is  mainly  on  account  of  securing  seat  by  the  students  in  other departments  /  institutions  of  their  choice  or  on  any  personal  ground. The  Government  has  taken various steps for the welfare of SC/ST students to pursue their higher education such as schemes of 'waiver  of  tuition  fees  in  IITs',  grant  of  national  scholarships  under  Central  Sector  Scheme, scholarships in Institutes etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Social Entrepreneurs
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Aparupa  Poddar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3976

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2022/

CHAITRA 7, 1944 (SAKA)

## SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS QUESTION

3976. DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the number and details of social entrepreneurs in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  in  a  law  specific  to  social entrepreneurs;
- (c) if so, whether the Government proposes to permit social entrepreneurs with less than three years of experience, to receive financial support through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to permit for-profit social entrepreneurs to receive financial support through CSR; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to ease the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act  provisions  for  social  enterprises  so  that  they  can  receive  funding  from international donors and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PLANNING  AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

[RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a) : As per the input provided by National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog  and  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship,  no  data  is maintained in respect of social entrepreneurs.
- (b) to (d): No such proposal is under consideration.
- (e)  :  As  per  the  input  provided  by  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  the  Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010 and rules made thereunder have sufficient provisions that enable any association to receive and utilize foreign contribution by obtaining FCRA registration certificate or prior permission subject to eligibility as per the Act and rules.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3973 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Employment in Manufacturing
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: K. Subbarayan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3973 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING

## 3973. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:

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

- (a)whether the Government is cognizant that employment in manufacturing is still quite low compared to the 41 million that this sector employed in 2019-20; and
- (b)if so, the corrective steps proposed to be taken by the Government to address this major issue?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): As per the Economic Survey 2021-22, employment ( ps+ss) in  Manufacturing  Sector  in  India  in  2018-19  was  6.12  crore  which increased to 6.24 crore in 2019-20.

National Manufacturing Policy notified by Ministry of Commerce  and  Industry  in  2011  identifies  employment  intensive industries like textiles and garments, leather and footwear, gems and jewellery and food processing etc. as special focus attention sectors. The policy provides special attention for small scale industries as they offer  employment  opportunities  both  for  self-employment  and  jobs across diverse geographies.

Keeping in view India's vision of becoming 'Atmanirbhar' and to enhance India's Manufacturing Capabilities and Exports, an outlay of  INR 1.97 lakh crore has been announced in Union Budget 2021-22 for Production-Linked Incentive (PLI ) schemes for 14 key sectors for a period of 5 years starting from fiscal year (FY) 2021- 22.

To boost domestic manufacturing, Department for Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade  has  taken  a  number  of measures  including setting up of world class infrastructure by developing  nodes  across  various  Industrial  Corridors;  formulation  of National Master Plan on multimodal connectivity infrastructure; implementation  of  Industrial  development  schemes  for  North-East States, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir to boost industrialization in the industrially backward and hilly States; for start ups, setting up a Fund of Funds and Seed Fund to build up a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and entrepreneurship;  Development  of  industrial  information  system  for improving  availability  of  industrial  land  and  amendment  in  Public Procurement Rules to enhance local content.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3972 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Guidelines for Online Courses
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gautam Gambhir

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3972 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## Guidelines for Online Courses

## 3972.   SHRI GAUTAM GAMBHIR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up  any  separate  guidelines  for  regulating  online  courses  and certifications offered by companies for enhancing professional competence; and
- (b)  if so, the details thereof ?

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

(a) and (b) The Ministry of Education has issued advisory regarding taking precautions against high claims  made  by  Ed-Tech  companies  while  opting  for  courses,  tutorials,  coaching  etc.  in  an  online mode.  The  details  are  available  at  https://www.education.gov.in/en/parl \_ ques . Further,  UGC  and AICTE  have  also  notified  regulations  for  offering  full-fledged  online  programme  by  the  Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). These regulations, inter-alia, include eligibility conditions, recognition process  for  offering  online  programmes,  maintenance  of  infrastructural,  academic  and  other  quality standards by HEIs. It prohibits franchise arrangement with private sector and the ownership of offering online programmes shall be that of HEIs only. The details may be accessed at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/221580.pdf.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Hybrid Learning
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Pallab Lochan Das, Rattan Lal Kataria

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3971

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2022

## Hybrid Learning

## 3971. SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS: SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  various  initiatives  for  implementation  of  hybrid learning as future of education and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is a fact that under the One Class One TV Channel regional languages will also be taught and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any strategy is being formulated to establish a Digital University for providing education in regional languages under the said TV Channel programme; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) To facilitate online education, a comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYA has been initiated as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan on 17th May, 2020, which unifies all  efforts  related  to  digital/online/on-air  education  to  enable  multi-mode  access  to education. The initiative includes:
-  DIKSHA  (one  nation,  one  digital  platform) is  the  nation's  digital  infrastructure  for providing  quality  e-content  for  school  education  in  states/UTs  and  QR  coded Energized Textbooks for all grades are available on it.
-  One earmarked Swayam Prabha TV channel per class from 1 to 12 (one class, one channel).
-  Extensive use of Radio, Community radio and CBSE Podcast- Shiksha Vani.
-  Special e-content for visually and hearing impaired developed on Digitally Accessible Information System (DAISY) and in sign language on NIOS website/ YouTube.

(b) The  eContents/programme  uploaded  under  PM  eVidya  are  based  on  NCERT curriculum. Besides this, many states have also offered and uploaded their eContents for PM eVIDYA, in line with the curriculum of their education boards/SCERTs.

NEP 2020 in para 23.6  (Chapter 23) has mentioned the promotion of regional languages and development of eContent by all States in all regional languages. Also, para  23.6  of  NEP  2020  mentions  the  availability  of  educational  software  in  all  major Indian languages to make it accessible to a wide range of users including students in remote areas and Divyang students.

(c) & (d) Government  of  India in its Budget  2022-23  has  announced  for  the Establishment of Digital University, to provide access to students across the country for world-class  quality  universal  education  with  personalized  learning  experience  at  their doorsteps in different Indian languages and ICT formats.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3969 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Promotion of Trekking under Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Indra Hang Subba

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3969

## ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## PROMOTION OF TREKKING UNDER TOURISM

## 3969. SHRI INDRA HANG SUBBA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  percentage  of  revenue  in  tourism  collected  by  trekking  and hiking sector in India, State-wise; and
- (b) the details of the steps taken by the Government to promote trekking in tourism?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TOURISM

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a): Revenue  generated  from  Tourism  including  trekking  and  hiking sector is not maintained by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
- (b): Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has taken various initiatives to promote Adventure Tourism including trekking in Tourism. Those are as follows:
- i The  year  2018  was  declared  and  promoted  as  the  'Year  of  Indian Adventure'.
- ii The Ministry of Tourism under its voluntary scheme grants Approval to bonafide Adventure Tour Operators as per Guidelines. Adventure Tourism  is regularly highlighted for promotion  as  part  of the Incredible India Campaign  in  the  print, electronic, online  and outdoor media in India and abroad as well as at the various tourism exhibitions.
- iii Apart from the above, a Task Force on Adventure Tourism has been set up to act as a forum for resolving issues related to development and promotion of Adventure Tourism in the country.
- iv Indian  Institute  of  Skiing  &  Mountaineering  at  Gulmarg,  under Ministry of Tourism offers regular short term courses for youths to get training in Snow Skiing, Trekking, Parasailing, Water skiing etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: NABARD Scheme in Kerala
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

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

## LOK SABHA

Answered on Monday, March 28,2022/Chaitra 7, 1944 (Saka)

Unstarred Question No. 3968

## NABARD SCHEME IN KERALA

## 3968. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

Will the Minister f FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received the proposal from Kerala for improvement of rural roads under NABARD Scheme for the year 2021-22;
- therefor;
- whether the Government has a received proposal for improving and providing BM&BC to EruvattyVimalasseri-Therthally Road in Kannur under NABARD Scheme; and

## Answer

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTR Y OF FINANCE (DR BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a) to (d) As reported by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD); they have received 51  proposals   from   Govt of  Kerala for   improving rural roads under   Rural   Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) Scheme during FY 2021-22.

NABARD has also informed that BM&BC to Eruvatty-Vimalasseri-Therthally Road project in Kannur District is included in the list of 51 projects forwarded by the State Government of Kerala

District-wise break up of proposals received by NABARD is given below:

| SN:   | District Name      | Number of roads   |
|-------|--------------------|-------------------|
|       | Alappuzha          | 4                 |
| 2     | Ernakulam          | 3                 |
| 3     | Idukki             |                   |
| 4     | Kannur             |                   |
| 5     | Kasargod           |                   |
| 6     | Kollam             |                   |
| 7     | Kottayam           |                   |
| 9     |                    |                   |
| 10    | Palakkad           |                   |
| 11    | Pathanamthitta     |                   |
| 12    | Thiruvananthapuram |                   |
| 13    | Thrissur           |                   |
| TOTAL | TOTAL              | 51                |

NABARD has further that out of 51 projects, 12 projects has been sanctioned during 2021-22 after considering the RIDF allocation for the Kerala State Government: apprised

The Government of India had set up RIDF in NABARD during 1995-96, with the objective of providing loans to the States to enhance public investments in rural infrastructure projects prioritized by the State Governments, out of a list of 39 eligible activities approved by Gol. The 39 eligible activities are broadly classified under three categories as () Agriculture and related sector; (ii) Social sector and (iii) Rural Connectivity. Allocation under RIDF is made by NABARD on the basis of identification and prioritisation of eligible projects and submission of Detailed Project Report (DPR) by the respective State Government; which is considered by NABARD subject to availability of normative allocation for the respective State Government and the project found technically & financially viable. being
Lok Sabha Question No. 3963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Tribes India and Tri-Food
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3963

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 28/03/2022

## TRIBES INDIA AND TRI-FOOD

## 3963.  DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  initiatives  to  tie  up  with  e-commerce retailers or whether it has launched it's own platform to market the products of Tribes India and Tri-Food

(b) if so, the details thereof, of such initiatives; and

- (c) the amounts spent on such marketing initiatives till date

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry of Tribal Affairs through the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation  of  India  (TRIFED)  has  tied  up  with  e-commerce  retailers   namely;  Amazon, Flipkart,  Snapdeal  ,Big  Basket  and  GEM  with  a  view  to  provide  platforms  to  market  the products produced by Scheduled Tribes. TRIFED has also its own e-commerce platforms i.e. tribesindia.com  (for  domestic  market),  tribesindia.org  (for  international  market)  for  the purpose.  During the current financial year 2021-22 , TRIFED has incurred an amount of Rs 52,65,202/- on such marketing initiatives.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Deaths of Animals
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Chandrani Murmu

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

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3962

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## Death of Animals

## 3962.   MS CHANDRANI MURMU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has data of animal death due to accidents caused by vehicles in  national  parks  and  sanctuaries  in  the  country,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  State-wise during the last three years particularly in Odisha;
- (b) the details of animal deaths due to vehicles in Simlipal National Park; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  will  consider  construction  of  animal  corridor  in  Simlipal National Park for safety of animals?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) The management of forests and wildlife is primarily the responsibility of State Governments/UT Administrations. The State/UT wise details of animal deaths due to accidents caused by vehicles in National Parks and Sanctuaries are not collated in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. However, as  per  information  received  from  the  State  of  Odisha,  the  details  of  animal deaths due to accidents caused by vehicles in National Parks and Sanctuaries in Odisha are as given below:
- (b) and (c) As informed by the Odisha State Government, no deaths of animals have been reported  in  Simlipal  National  Park  due  to  vehicles.  The  State  Government  has informed  that  no  animal  corridor  construction  has  been  proposed  in  Simlipal National  Park  as  no  National  Highway,  State  Highway  or  District  roads  pass through the National Park.

| Year    | Name of National Park/Sanctuary     | Animal       | Number   |
|---------|-------------------------------------|--------------|----------|
| 2018-19 | Nil                                 | Nil          | Nil      |
| 2019-20 | Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary | Spotted Deer | 1        |
| 2020-21 | Simlipal Wildlife Sanctuary         | Barking Deer | 1        |

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