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Lok Sabha Question No. 663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Growth of New India by Innovating Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Amar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 663 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

Growth of New India by Innovating Education

663. DR. AMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government agrees with the view that the growth of new India can only be achieved by making open innovation, pervasive and fueled by the right kind of training, skill upgradation, reskilling, and apt infrastructural support at school and institutional level;
- (b) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  National  Education  Policy,  2020  lays  emphasis  on  the  growth  of  Indian Education  System.  It  is  based  on  the  principle  that  the  purpose  of  the  education system is to  develop  conscientious human beings capable of rational thought  and action,  possessing  compassion  and  empathy,  courage  and  resilience,  scientific temper and creative imagination, with sound ethical moorings and values. The aim of education is not only for cognitive development, but also for building character and creating  holistic  and  well-rounded  individuals  equipped  with  the  key  21st  century skills.  Specific  sets  of  skills  and  values  across  domains  have  been  identified  for integration  and  incorporation  at  each  stage  of  learning,  from  pre-school  to  higher education. It also emphasises that the Educational Institutions may be equipped with the  basic  infrastructure  and facilities,  including  clean  drinking  water,  clean  working toilets, blackboards, offices, teaching supplies, libraries, labs, and pleasant classroom spaces and campuses. The Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  Samagra  Shiksha  has  been  aligned  with the recommendations of NEP 2020 to ensure that all children have access to quality education with an equitable and inclusive classroom environment which should take care  of  their  diverse  backgrounds,  multilingual  needs,  different  academic  abilities and make them active participants in the learning process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Research on CNG
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 662

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## Research on CNG

## 662. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

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

- (a) whether any extensive indigenous research has been conducted to establish that CNG is a green fuel and does not cause environmental pollution in comparison to petrol/diesel;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  CNG  produces  ultrafine  particles  and  ammonia,  especially  in urban areas which could be hazardous to human health; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  whether  it  is  time  to  review  the  use  of  CNG  for  running vehicles in densely populated urban areas?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d)

Automotive  Research  Association  of  India  (ARAI)  had  conducted  testing  of  various categories of in-service vehicles in year 2018 for generation of emission factors for post-2005 vehicles.  The  study  was  funded  by  Department  of  Heavy  Industry  (DHI),  Government  of India. The test matrix included passenger cars, Multi Utility Vehicle (MUV) and buses with gasoline,  diesel  and  CNG  fuels.  The  emission  factors  for PM,  NOx,  HC,  CO  and  CO2  for vehicles running on petrol, diesel & CNG are placed at Annexure-I.

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Annexure-I

|                                          |   PM (g/km) |   NOx (g/km) |   CO (g/km) |   HC (g/km) |   CO 2 (g/km) |
|------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
| Passenger cars (Gasoline) <1600 CC BSIII |      0.001  |       0.0395 |      0.9838 |      0.0948 |       138.94  |
| Passenger cars (Gasoline) <1600 CC BSIV  |      0.0021 |       0.0683 |      0.8253 |      0.079  |       113.786 |
| Passenger cars (Diesel) <1600 CC BSIII   |      0.0213 |       0.5483 |      0.3837 |      0.0753 |       137.615 |
| Passenger cars (Diesel) <1600 CC BSIV    |      0.0228 |       0.4113 |      0.2988 |      0.0575 |       139.861 |
| Passenger cars (CNG) <1600 CC BSIII      |      0.0007 |       0.7863 |      3.434  |      0.679  |       135.714 |
| Passenger cars (CNG) <1600 CC BSIV       |      0.0007 |       0.034  |      1.0205 |      0.188  |       101.588 |
| MUVDiesel <3000 CC BSIV                  |      0.0493 |       0.4787 |      0.474  |      0.0493 |       222.292 |
| MUVCNG<3000 CC BSIV                      |      0.0015 |       0.407  |      1.3447 |      0.4273 |       132.735 |
| HCV Diesel Bus >5000 CCBSIII             |      0.482  |       5.1715 |      4.7345 |      0.2118 |       711.117 |
| HCV CNGBus >5000 CC BSIII                |      0.0225 |      15.1555 |      9.221  |      7.8015 |       632.569 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Accounting of MSME and Unorganized Sectors
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 661 TO BE ANSWER ON 06 FEBRUARY 2023

## Accounting of MSME and Unorganized Sectors

## 661. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE: be pleased to state:

(a) whether the official growth rate figures of the country do not take into account the unorganised sector of the economy, especially the micro and small-scale sectors; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (c) whether the Government is aware that if the unorganised sectors are independently accounted for, the economy would be stagnant and not growing at 8 per cent in 2021-22, as claimed officially; (d) if so, whether the Government has any official figures for the unorganised sector and whether it intends to incorporate those figures in calculating the official growth rate and if so, the details thereof; and

- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)-(e):  As  per  the  latest  estimates,  share  of  Gross  Value  Added  (GVA)  of  MSME sector in All India GDP during 2020-21 was 26.8 per cent while the share of MSME Manufacturing Output in all India Manufacturing Output during 2020-21 was around 36 per cent. MSME sector is accounted for in growth rate figures. The estimates of National  Accounts  of  the  country  are  based  on  data  of  organized  as  well  as unorganized  sector.  Therefore,  all  estimates  published  under  National  Accounts Statistics  are  inclusive  of  all  economic  activities  covered  either  in  organized  or unorganized sectors.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Global Initiative for Academic Network
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 654 ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## Global Initiative for Academic Network

## 654.   SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  invited  foreign  faculties  under  Global  Initiative  for  Academic Network  (GIAN)  programme,  if  so,  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  faculties  that arrived under the programme;
- (b) if not, the time by which the Government will invite the foreign faculties in India to encourage their engagement with the institutes of Higher Education in India;
- (c) whether the GIAN has improved the quality of education in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  adopt  the  new  educational  technologies available around the world?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  Yes  Sir.  Under  Global  Initiative  for  Academic  Network  (GIAN)  Internationally  reputed academicians from all over the world are invited to teach in the Higher Educational Institutes and to share  their  experiences  and  expertise  on  wide  spectrum  of  subjects.  Till  date,  1685  foreign  experts have visited India to teach 1725 courses in 204 Higher Education Institutes.

(c) 'National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration' (NIEPA) has evaluated the GIAN scheme in 2019. The Evaluation Report observed that GIAN is an important initiative to promote the quality of teaching, research and further the advancement of knowledge in Indian Higher Education Institutions. GIAN has opened the gates for international collaboration and global exposure for Indian students  and  faculty.  There  has  been  much  exposure  to  the  latest  advancements  in  science  and technology.

Goals achieved in earlier phases of GIAN are:

- Knowledge  creation  and  Capacity  building  by  bringing  foreign  faculty  into  lndian  universities thereby facilitating Indian faculty to have an insight into the modern pedagogy and topics.

(d)  PM e-VIDYA - NDEAR (National Digital Education Architecture) is a key enabler of National Education  Policy  (NEP)  2020  and  act  as  a  connector  to  cross  leverage  ecosystem  capabilities  and catalyse innovation in education. PM e-VIDYA - NDEAR Ecosystem Policy and Open Standards & Specifications was released on 11 th November 2022 and the same shall be accessed at https://www.ndear.gov.in/

Department  of  Higher  Education,  Ministry  of  Education  has  also  extended  the  flagship  scheme  of 'National  Mission  on  Education  through  Information  and  Communication  Technology'  (NMEICT) from 2021-2022 to 2025-2026 for adoption of education technologies from across the world in crosscutting areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Guidelines to Skill Certificate
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Mohan Mandavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 652

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## GUIDELINES TO SKILL CERTIFICATE

652. SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

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

- (a)       whether the Ministries or the concerned Departments/Undertakings have issued any orders or guidelines to include the relevant Skill certificate as an essential/desirable qualification along with the necessary Educational qualifications in the Recruitment rules meant for the class III and IV employees in the Departments or Undertakings under the Government, and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (b)  Directorate General of Training (DGT) under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  imparts  vocational  training  through  a  network  of  Industrial Training  Institutes  under  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  across  the  country  and awards National Trade Certificate (NTC) on the successful completion of training.  DGT, MSDE  has  requested  all Ministries of Government  of India and their various Departments and State Government & UT Administrations to recognise skill certificate (NTC)  for  the  purpose  of  recruitment  of  subordinate  posts  and  services.  Further,  in terms  of  guidelines  of  DoPT  on  framing/amendment/relaxation  of  Recruitment  Rules, the Administrative Ministries/ Departments are empowered to frame / amend Recruitment Rules in respect of Group 'C' posts keeping in view the guidelines issued by DoPT on various aspects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: ESI Hospitals/Dispensaries in West Bengal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 649 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## ESI HOSPITALS/DISPENSARIES IN WEST BENGAL

649. MS. NUSSRAT JAHAN:

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

- (a)the  number  of  districts  in  West  Bengal  that  do  not  have  any  ESI
- dispensaries or ESIC hospitals;
- (b)the  total  number  of  workers  engaged  in  unorganized  sector  in  West Bengal who are provided health facilities by ESI dispensaries and ESIC hospitals since last three years;
- (c)whether Government proposes to set up more ESIC hospitals in West
- Bengal; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): At present, one district, namely Jhargram in the state of West Bengal does not have any Employees' State Insurance (ESI) hospital or dispensary.

The Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948 is applicable to  the  factories  and  establishments  having  ten  or  more  employees, with disabilities).  As such, the Act does not apply to the unorganised sector. As  on  31.03.2022,  there  were  a  total  of  71,21,003  ESI  beneficiaries drawing wages up to Rs.21000/(Rs. 25,000/for persons including 18,35,310 insured persons in the state of West Bengal.

The ESI Corporation has given in-principle approval for  setting up of 100 bedded ESI hospitals at the following locations in the state of West Bengal:

- 1.
- 2.
- 3.
- 4.
- Siliguri
- Haldia
- Garshyamnagar
- Kharagpur

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Lok Sabha Question No. 647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Allocation of Funds to the State of Telangana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kavitha Malothu, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 647

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2023/MAGHA 17, 1944 (SAKA)

## Allocation of Funds to the State of Telangana

## 647.  SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA DR. G. RANJITH REDDY

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  request  received  from  the  Government  of  Telangana  for  providing allocation  in  the  Budget  2023-24  for  the  development  of  Hyderabad-Vijayawada Industrial Corridor and Huzurabad, Jadcharia, Gadwal and Kothakota nodes development;
- (b) the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether Government of Telangana has sought  Rs. 1,500 crores in the Budget 2023-24 proposed by the Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the amount likely to be allocated to the State Government in the said Budget?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Yes Sir. As per the information provided by the State Government of Telangana, the  Government  of  Telangana  has  submitted  a  proposal  vide  letter  No.  1099/D/M  (IT, MA&UD, I&C)/2023 dated 14.01.2023 for consideration of a number of projects including the  Hyderabad-Vijayawada  Industrial  Corridor  in  the  Union  Budget  2023-24.  The  Union Government  provides  substantial  resources  to  States  through  Ministries/Departments  under the  heads  Tax  Devolution,  Finance  Commission  Transfers,  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes (CSS),  Central  Sector  Schemes  (CS),  ACA  for  EAPs,  Special  Assistance  and  Special Assistance  to  States  for  Capital  Investment  etc.,  which  may  be  deployed  by  the  State  for desired projects as per State's priorities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: CSR Projects by NGOs
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pratima Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 638 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2023/ MAGHA 17, 1944 (SAKA) CSR PROJECTS BY NGOs

## QUESTION

## 638. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   the number of organizations working in the social sectors including Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) involved in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects such as environment, skill development, water and sanitation through CSR activities across the country, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand; and
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned/allocated/utilised by the above said organizations/NGOs during the last three years?

## 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):  The Government provides the broad framework for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act'), Schedule VII of the Act and Companies  (CSR  Policy)  Rules,  2014.  In  the  CSR  Legal  framework,  the  word  'Non -governme ntal Organisations (NGO)' has nowhere been defined, however, Section 135 of the Act read with Rule 4 of the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014 prescribes that the Board of the company is empowered to undertake its CSR activities either by itself or through Implementing Agencies as mentioned in the said rule. The Companies (CSR Policy) Rules,  2014  was  amended  on  22 nd   January,  2021  and  registration  of  Implementing Agencies with the Central Government is mandatory with effect from 1 st  April, 2021. Till 30.09.2022,  total  38,199  Implementing  Agencies  are  registered  with  MCA21  registry. State/UT-wise data of the Implementing Agencies is not maintained.

(b):    The  CSR  architecture  is  disclosure  based  and  only  CSR  mandated  companies  are required to file details of CSR spent annually in the MCA21 registry. All data related to CSR filed by companies in MCA21 registry is available in public domain at www.csr.gov.in. The data  of  the  funds  sanctioned/allocated/utilised  by  the  Implementing  Agencies  is  not specifically  maintained  by  the  Ministry.  However,  on  the  basis  of  filings  made  by  the companies (up to 30.09.2022) in the MCA21 registry, companies have spent a cumulative amount of Rs 20,196.95 Crore in FY 2018-19, Rs 24,954.78 Crore in FY 2019-20 and Rs 25,714.65 Crore in FY 2020-21 respectively. Further, the companies are required to file the CSR data for the Financial Year 2021-22 on or before 31.03.2023. An analysis of CSR filings made by the companies reveals that of the total annual CSR spent, approximately 60% of the CSR expenditure has been done through implementing agencies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Pension under Employees Pension Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Giridhari Yadav

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 636 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## PENSION UNDER EMPLOYEES PENSION SCHEME

†636. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

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

- (a)whether  the  calculation  of  pension  under  the  Employees  Pension Scheme is fixed on the basis of basic salary with a maximum cap at Rupees 15000 due to which the employees getting higher salary do not get a proper pension;
- (b)if so, whether the Government proposes to calculate pension on the
- basis of actual basic pay; and
- (c)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Pension of member  under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS),  1995  is  calculated  on  the  basis  of  pensionable  service  and pensionable salary of the member in accordance with the provisions of the EPS, 1995.

With  effect  from  01.09.2014  the  maximum  pensionable salary is limited to Rs. 15,000 per month for the members joining on or after  01.09.2014.   However,  the  pensionable  salary  cap  of  Rs. 15,000  for  calculation  of  pension  would  not  apply  for  the  existing members  as  on  01.09.2014  who  were  contributing  above  wage ceiling   and   had  opted  to  contribute  above  the  prevalent   wage ceiling.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Monthly Group Insurance Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

## Ministry of Finance

## Department of Expenditure

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.634

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2023/ MAGHA 17, 1944 (SAKA)

## Monthly Group Insurance Scheme

## QUESTION

## 634: Shri Hazi Fazlur Rehman:

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

- a) whether the Seventh Commission inter-alia recommended to provide Rs.50 lakh, 25 lakh and 15 lakh to group 'A' , B' and 'C' employees respectively under Monthly Group Insurance Scheme and if S0, the details thereof; Pay
- b) whether any financial burden has increased on the Government after adoption of the said recommendations;
3. if s0, the details thereof;
4. if not; whether these recommendations have been adopted by the Government;
5. if so, the details thereof; and
6. if not, by when it is likely to be adopted?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

(SHRI PANKAJ CHOUDHARY)

- (a) Yes Sir: The 7ih CPC recommended for following rates of CGEGIS:
- (b) to (f) The Union Cabinet decided not to accept the steep hike in monthly contribution towards Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS), as recommended by the 7th Central Commission. Since, the above recommendations were not accepted by the Cabinet, the financial burden on the Government does not arise. Pay

| Level of Employee   |   Monthly Deduction | Insurance Amount   |
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
| 10 and above        |                5000 | 50,00,000          |
| 6 to 9              |                2500 | 25,00,000          |
| 1 to 5              |                1500 | 15,00,000          |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Construction of Jarasandh Memorial
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.633

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## CONSTRUCTION OF JARASANDH MEMORIAL

## †633.  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  pride  of  Indian  history,  'Jarasandha's  Akhada'  located  in  Nalanda  evokes curiosity in tourists from India and abroad, and they know about the Dwapar era now for its glorious past;
- (b) whether the said 'Akhada' is one of the rare 'Akhadas' not only in the country but also in the world, and yet this heritage and glorious historical site of our country is being grossly neglected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI);
- (c) whether  the  proposal  sent  by  the  Government  of  Bihar  regarding  the  construction  of Jarasandh Memorial near the Jarasandh 'Akhada' in Nalanda is pending with the ASI; and
- (d) if  so,  the  time  by  which  the  no-objection  certificate  is  likely  to  be  issued  by  the  said department for the construction of the said memorial?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   Jarasandh Ka Akhada at Nalanda is a Centrally Protected Monument.
- (b) No,  Sir  The  conservation  work    of  Jarasandh  Ka  Akhada  is  attended  regularly  by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) according to the need and it is in  a good state of preservation.
- (c) No such proposal has been received by ASI.
- (d) Question does not arise.

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