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Lok Sabha Question No. 133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Updating School Textbooks
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.133 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Updating School Textbooks

## 133. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

- (c)  whether  there  is  any  deadline  by  which  the  textbooks  with  new  content  will  be  in  the market;

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is planning to update the school textbooks; (b) if so, the details thereof; (d) if so, the details thereof; and

- (e) if not, the reasons for not doing this in a time-bound manner?

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

(a) to (e): The National Council of Educational Research and Training  (NCERT), as  a regular activity, update their textbooks before these are reprinted every year by incorporating new priorities  and  initiatives  occurred  at  the  National  level.  Syllabus  and  textbooks  in  all subjects  are  prepared  on  the  basis  of  extant  education  policy  and  National  Curriculum Framework.  In the light of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, which provides that the  reduction  in  content  and  increased  flexibility  of  school  curriculum  and  the  renewed emphasis on constructive rather than rote learning must be accompanied by parallel changes in  school  textbooks,  NCERT  has  recently  rationalized  the  textbooks  across  the  stages  and subject areas for the academic year 2023-24 onwards.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: PM Jan Dhan Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 132

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 18, 2022/ASHADHA 27, 1944 (SAKA)

## PM Jan Dhan Yojana

132.   SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
2. (a) the  number  of  registered  persons  under  Pradhan  Mantri  (PM)  Jan  Dhan Yojana in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh (UP);
3. (b) the number of beneficiaries under the Jan Dhan Yojana in (UP) including Prayagraj; and
4. (c) the details of the total number of accounts opened in UP including Prayagraj?

## ANSWER

(a) & (b) The total number of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) account holders  in  Uttar  Pradesh  (UP),  as  on  29.06.2022,  is  8.11  crore.  This  includes 29.36 lakh PMJDY account holders from Prayagraj. (c) The total number of Operative Current Account Saving Account (CASA) in UP, as on 01.07.2022, is 23.93 crore. This includes 67.96 lakh operative CASA account

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

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Lok Sabha Question No. 126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Excavations at Keezhadi
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 126

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## EXCAVATIONS AT KEEZHADI

## 126. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether ASI is aware of the excavation of menhirs in Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu and the details thereof;
- (b) the amount of funds allocated, disbursed and utilised for the same;
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to conduct further excavations at Keezhadi, Adichanallur and Pollachi and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if  not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Chennai Circle of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had carried out exploration in
- & 1963 where the presence of Menhirs was reported in Pollachi.
- (b) Since no excavation was carried out, the question of funds allocated does not arise.
- (c) & The  excavations at Keezhadi  and  Adichanallur are being conducted by State Department of Archaeology, Tamil Nadu and Trichy Circle, ASI respectively.
- (d)

No proposal has been received for excavation at Pollachi.
Lok Sabha Question No. 125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Registration in PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 125 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## REGISTRATION IN PMKVY

## 125 . SHRI ANURAG SHARMA

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

- (a)         the  details  of  the  successful  registration  of  an  individual  at  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in the country;
- (b)        whether any steps have been taken for the unsuccessful individual to pursuing it again for successful registration; and
- (c)        if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)      Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is delivering skills to candidates across the Country through its flagship scheme Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY).  Under  the  scheme  candidates  are encouraged to register themselves on a portal/app as per their preference of job role and  training  centre.  Further,  final  enrolment  is  considered  only  after  allocation  of  the batch to candidates. In PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0, a total of 1,22 ,79,635 candidates has been successfully registered/enrolled.

- (b)  & (c)     In case candidates are unable to register themselves on portal/app, District Skill  Committees  (DSCs)/State  Skill  Development  Mission  (SDDM)/Training  Provider (TP) provides counselling to the candidates and enable them to register themselves.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Guidelines for saving crops from Wild Animals
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 120

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 18.07.2022

## Guidelines for saving crops from Wild Animals

## 120. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

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

- (a) whether guidelines have been issued by the Union Government to State Governments to save crops of farmers from wild animals;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  said  guidelines  are  being  complied  by  State  Governments  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) and (b) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued Guidelines to States/UTs  on  3 rd June,  2022  on  managing  Human  Wildlife  conflict  including damage to crops. It includes promotion of crops in forest fringe areas which are unpalatable to wild animals, agro  forestry models which include cash  crops like chillies, lemon grass, khus grass etc. suitably mixed with tree/shrub species. It also includes  preparation  and  implementation  of  comprehensive  long-term  plan  for alternate cropping by the state Agriculture/Horticulture Department under different schemes in vulnerable areas.
- (c) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provides financial and technical  support  to  the  State/UT  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes. However, the responsibility of wildlife conservation, management and development in the field lies primarily with the respective State/UT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Reconstruction of Educational Institutions
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 118 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  JULY, 2022

## Reconstruction of Educational Institutions

## 118. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

- Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  reconstruct/maintain  educational institutions which were damaged in natural calamities in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has received any request from the Government of Kerala, requesting  financial  assistance  for  reconstructing  Government  college,  Munnar  using component number five of Rashtriya Uchchatar Siksha Abhiyan(RUSA) fund; (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government thereon?

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

(a) & (b): As informed by Ministry of Home Affairs the Fifteenth Finance Commission has recommended the creation of National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) and State Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF) for a period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. Accordingly, an amount of Rs. 20,539 crore and Rs. 48,046 crore are allocated for funding window of Recovery & Reconstruction under National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) respectively for the period of 2021-22 to 2025-26.   Assistance for recovery and reconstruction needs to be determined by the State Governments concerned on the basis of the assessment of damage and loss.

(c) to (e): The Project Approval Board (PAB) of RUSA had approved support of Rs. 4.00 crore, including State Share, for 'Government College Munnar' under the component of 'Upgradation  of existing degree college to Model Degree College' in its 9th meeting held on 01.12.2015.  Out of the approved Central share of Rs. 2.40 crore, Rs. 1.2 Crores was released by the Ministry to the State as 1st instalment on 22.02.2018. Subsequently, on the basis of the State's submission that significant portion of the college had been washed away due to floods in 2018, in the 16th meeting of the PAB held on 09.09.2019, the PAB had accorded approval for reconstructing the college using the approved funds and had relaxed the existing norms of the scheme so that utilization could be made as per the requirement for the rebuilding of the college.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Food Inflation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Pushpendra Singh Chandel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 114

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 18, 2022

## FOOD INFLATION

## 114. SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made reasonable efforts to control the unprecedented Inflation triggered by the interruptions in supply chain due to Covid-19, war and other issues;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has made special efforts to reduce the food inflation at the lowest level so as to ensure that especially the poor do not have to bear the extra financial burden; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d):  The  price  situation  of  major  essential  commodities  is  monitored  by  the Government on a regular  basis  and  corrective  action  is  taken  from  time  to  time.  Several supply-side  measures  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  inflation  and  to ensure that the poor do not have to bear the extra financial burden. These include reduction in import duties and cess on pulses, rationalization of tariffs and imposition of stock limits on edible oils and oil seeds, maintenance of buffer stock for onion and pulses, the inclusion of soya  meal  as  an  essential  commodity  in  the  schedule  of  the  Essential  Commodities  Act, 1955 up to 30 th June 2022 and imposition of stock limit on soya meal up to 30 th June 2022.

In  addition,  measures  especially  directed  towards  the  poor  include  the  Targeted  Public Distribution System, under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) which is the largest public food-security  program in the world covering around 80 crore people in the country. The food security response of the Government through Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) combined with the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) serves as a lifeline  for  the  people.  The  PMGKAY,  under  which  five  kg  of  additional  food  grains  per person per month is provided free of cost to NFSA beneficiaries, is being implemented in various phases since its start in April 2020. Phase VI of the scheme is under implementation till September 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Social Security Concerns of Indians Working Abroad
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 112 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## SOCIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF INDIANS WORKING ABROAD

## 112. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

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

- (a)whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  has  taken  up  the  social security  concerns  of  Indians  working  abroad  at  the  International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organisation;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether it is also true that India has signed social security agreements with many countries or provinces and with one already operational;
- (d)whether it  is  a  fact  that  India  has  emphasised  that  migration  should not be considered as trafficking and that the social security of Indians
- working abroad should be ensured; and
- (e)if so, the response received by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Social Security concerns  of Indians working  abroad  are governed  by  various  conventions  of  International  Labour  Organization (ILO) and is operationalized through signing of social security agreements.  The  Social Security agreements  protect  the rights of International workers in terms of detachment, totalization and portability benefits.

India has signed social security agreements with 19 countries and 1 province (Quebec). Out of the total 20 agreements signed 19 have entered into force.

For fostering regular migration and to encourage the mobility of  the  workforce,  India  has  been  entering  into  Migration  and  Mobility Agreements with different countries. The agreement, inter-alia contains the  provision  regarding  cooperation  between  two  sides  in  fight  against irregular migration and trafficking in human beings.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 110 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Promotion of Indian Heritage in Rajasthan
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.110

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## PROMOTION OF INDIAN HERITAGE IN RAJASTHAN

## 110. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote India's heritage by identifying potential historical  and  archaeological  marvels  of  the  country  particularly  at  Jalore-Sirohi  in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to protect these sites by developing them into a museum or historical tourist spots?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Government  of  India  protects  monuments  and  sites  declared  as  of  National
- & Importance. There are 3,693 such monuments and sites including 163 located in the
- (b ) State of Rajasthan. However, there is no centrally protected monument in Jalore and Sirohi District.
- (c ) Monuments  and  sites  of  National  importance  are  places  of  tourist  attraction. Protection, preservation and conservation of such monuments and sites is a regular phenomenon  taken  up  by  Archaeological  Survey  of  India. To  extend  better experience  to  tourists,  amenities  like  drinking  water,  toilets,  pathways,  ramps,  etc. besides  facilities  like  cafeteria,  interpretation  centre,  informative  signages,  Braille signages,  benches,  wheel  chairs,  illumination,  sound  and  light  shows,  etc.  are provided based on requirement and availability of resources.

Further, Archaeological Survey of India maintains 52 archaeological site museums.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Nominal GDP
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 107

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 18, 2022

## NOMINAL GDP

107. MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that since 2014-15 to till date the nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is always higher than the real GDP of the country;
- (b) if so, the details of reports in this regard and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that in 2021-22, India's real GDP stood at Rs 147.4 lakh crore while nominal GDP was reported to be Rs 236.6 lakh crore which means that if the goods and services sold today were at 2011-12 prices, they are being written at a 60 per cent higher value today; and
- (d) if so, whether it does not reflect a 60 percent of inflation on rates in seven years' time and if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHURY)

- (a) & (b) Since 2014-15, Nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has always been higher than the Real GDP as inflation is added to Real GDP to obtain nominal GDP. Real and Nominal GDP for the year 2014-15 to 2021-22 are given in the table below:

Table 1: Real and Nominal GDP for the year 2014-15 to 2021-22

| Year        | Real GDP (Crore)   | Nominal GDP (Crore)   |
|-------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
| 1,05,27,674 | 1,24,67,959        | 2014-15               |
| 1,13,69,493 | 1,37,71,874        | 2015-16               |
| 1,23,08,193 | 1,53,91,669        | 2016-17               |
| 1,31,44,582 | 1,70,90,042        | 2017-18               |
| 1,39,92,914 | 1,88,99,668        | 2018-19 (3 rd RE)     |
| 1,45,15,958 | 2,00,74,856        | 2019-20 (2 nd RE)     |
| 1,35,58,473 | 1,98,00,914        | 2020-21 (1 st RE)     |
| 1,47,35,515 | 2,36,64,637        | 2021-22 (PE)          |

Source: NSO, MoSPI.     PE : Provisional Estimates.     RE : Revised Estimates

- (c)  &  (d)  As  per  National  Statistical  Office  (NSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme Implementation (MoSPI), nominal GDP in 2021-22 was 60.6 per cent higher than real GDP in 2021-22, calculated at 2011-12 prices. This indicates that the average prices in 2021-22 for all goods  and  services  produced  in  the  economy  increased  by  60.6  per  cent  over  2011-12,  or approximately  5  per  cent  per  annum  during  this  ten-year  period.  The  increase  in  prices  is suggestive of rising demand in the economy that supports growth of real GDP. From the data provided  by  NSO,  MoSPI,  average  annual  growth  of  real  GDP  is  estimated  at  5.4  per  cent during 2011-12 to 2021-22.
Lok Sabha Question No. 104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Economic Recession
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## 104. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has noticed that economic recession exists in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the economic recession has any impact on growth of GDP in the current financial year and the next financial year;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to overcome the recession; and
- (d) whether Russia-Ukraine conflict has any impact on Indian economy and GDP and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHURY)

(a) to (c) As per the Provisional Estimates of Annual National Income, 2021-22, growth of Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during 2021-22 is estimated at 8.7 per cent, which has more than recovered the pandemic induced loss of GDP in 2020-21. The growth momentum is expected to continue in 202223  as  well  as  seen  in  several  high  frequency  indicators.  Though  the  geopolitical  situation  and  the consequent  elevated  commodity  prices  have  imparted  considerable  uncertainty  to  the  global  growth momentum,  India's  real  GDP  growth  is  expected  to  be  still  above  7  per  cent  in  2022-23.  This  is  in contrast to many advanced and emerging market economies where considerable downward revision in GDP  growth  rate  has  been  made  by  international  agencies  like  IMF  post  Russia-Ukraine  crisis. Government  has  taken  various  initiatives  to  drive  economic  growth  while  managing  inflation  and mitigating  its  impact  on  weaker  sections  of  the  society.  Successful  launch  of  the  Production  Linked Incentive Scheme  (PLIS), Gatishakti Scheme,  National Infrastructure Pipeline, development of renewable sources of energy while diversifying import dependence on crude oil, and strengthening of financial sector are key developments that will sustain economic growth in 2022-23.

(d) The geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine has led to global supply disruptions resulting in steep increase in global commodity prices including prices of crude oil, gas, edible oils and fertilizers, among others. Government of India is closely monitoring the global price movements and their impact on India's  economy  through  trade.  Government  has  also  taken  various  supply  side  measures  like  cut  in excise duty on petrol and diesel, special excise duty/cess on the export of petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel that are likely to alleviate inflationary pressures. Further, to rein in inflation, RBI in its June Monetary Policy Committee meeting hiked the repo rate by another 50 basis points on top of the earlier hike of 40 basis points in May 2022.

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 104

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 18, 2022

## ECONOMIC RECESSION