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Lok Sabha Question No. 3221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Projects under DCAAI
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3221 ANSWERED ON 21.03.2023

## PROJECTS UNDER DCAAI

## 3221.  SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  new  various  actions/measures  for  supporting Research and Development (R&D) and study projects taken by the Ministry under Development Council for Automobiles and Allied Industries (DCAAI); and
- (b) if so, the prices thereof and the future plans of actions the Government proposes to take in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

(a) & (b): Sir,  the  Development  Council  for  Automobiles  and  Allied  Industries  (DCAAI)  is focused upon the issues relating to the growth of the sector. The objective of DCAAI scheme is to provide support to Indian entities for undertaking activities, not covered in any other Govt. scheme towards auto and agricultural tractor sector:-

- a. Innovations
- b. R&D
- c. Prototype Development
- d. Technology Development
- e. Technology Co-Development
- f. Technology/ IPR Acquisition
- g. Alternate Technologies
- h. Skill Development
- i. Export Promotion Projects for marketing, capacity building and technological services
- j. Such other activities needed for promotion & development of tractor & auto sector

On 25 th  January 2022, MHI has launched the Scheme Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase-II with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 975 crore.  The objective of the scheme is to enhance the competitiveness of capital goods and manufacturing sector.

The Auto industry comes under the manufacturing sector and the significant activities being  carried  out  under  DCAAI  scheme  will  be  well  versed  covered  under  the  Phase  II  of Capital Goods Sector scheme.  The objectives of both the schemes are overlapping and for that matter, Ministry has decided to go ahead with Phase-II of Capital Goods Sector Scheme for auto sector also.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 278 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Demonetization and Currency Circulation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Santosh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.278 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## Demonetization and Currency Circulation

*278. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  about  9.21  lakh  crores  worth  currency  notes  of  Rs.  500  and  Rs.  2000 denominations issued after demonetization, have gone out of circulation as per some data;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the said currency notes have again allegedly turned into black money and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d) whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has put restrictions on banks to disburse currency notes of Rs. 2000 denomination through ATMs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  date  since  when  the  RBI  has  stopped  printing  currency  notes  of  Rs.  2000 denomination?

## ANSWER

FINANCE MINISTER

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) To (e): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  278  RAISED  BY  SHRI  SANTOSH  KUMAR,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023 REGARDING DEMONETIZATION AND CURRENCY CIRCULATION

(a)  to  (c):  No  such  information  or  data  is  available.  As  per  Annual  Reports  of  the Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI),  the  total  value  of  ₹500  and  ₹2000  denomination banknotes in circulation as on end-March 2017 and as on end-March 2022 was ₹9.512 lakh crore and ₹27.057 lakh crore.

(d): No instructions have been given to banks for not filling ₹2000 notes in Automated Teller Machines  (ATMs).  Banks  make  their  own  assessment of  amount  and denominational requirement for ATMs  on  the  basis  of past usage,  consumer requirement, seasonal trend, etc.

(e): As per RBI Annual Reports, the indent for supply of ₹2000 denomination banknotes has not been placed from 2019-20 onwards.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 274 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: MUDRA Loans in Odisha
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *274 ANSWERED ON MARCH 20, 2023/PHALGUNA 29, 1944 (SAKA)

## MUDRA Loans in Odisha

*274.  SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)   the present status of disbursement of loans under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in Odisha;

- (b) the number and the details of beneficiaries under the scheme till February, 2023;

- (c) whether any specific targets in this regard have been fixed in respect of Odisha; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Finance  Minister

(Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *274 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  MARCH, 2023 BY SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI REGARDING MUDRA LOANS IN ODISHA

(a)  and  (b)  As  on  24.02.2023,  over  2.62  crore  loans  amounting  to  Rs.  1,00,674  crore  have  been disbursed to borrowers in the State of Odisha under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), since inception of the Scheme.

(c)  and  (d)  Under  PMMY,  the  Government  allocates  annual  targets  for  the  amount  to  be sanctioned/disbursed  by  Member  Lending  Institutions  (MLIs).  MLIs  in  turn  fix  their  respective State/UT-wise target according to potential of the area, their presence and other related parameters.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 272 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Fake Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj), Bhagirath Chaudhary

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.272 ANSWERED ON 20/03/2023

## Fake Universities

## * 272. SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ): SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  many  fake/non-recognized/selfrecognised institutes/Universities are running in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh; and (c) the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Government against the operators of such  Universities  and  the  time  by  which  these  Universities  are  likely  to  be  closed completely?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *272 FOR 20/03/2023 ASKED BY HON'BLE  MEMBER S OF PARLIAMENT SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ) AND SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY REGARDING FAKE UNIVERSITIES (a) & (b): Based on the complaints received from the students, parents, general public and also through electronic print media, the University Grants Commission (UGC), a statutory body under Ministry of Educationpublishes the names of fake universities. The State/UT wise details of fake universities are available on UGC's website https://www.ugc.gov.in/page/Fake-Universities.aspx. As per this list, 4 institutes in Uttar Pradesh have been identified as fake universities. No institute in Rajasthan is mentioned in this list. Secretaries of respective State/UT Government to take action against

(c): Maintenance of Law and order is a subject matter of respective State Government. To take action as per law in the instant matter, as and when any instance of fake University comes  to  the  notice  of  the  UGC,  it  writes  letters  to  Chief  Secretaries  and  Education fake universities/institutes  located  in  their  jurisdiction.  In  addition,  UGC  also  issues  Public Notices  about  the  list  of  fake  universities/institutes  in  National  Hindi  and  English Newspapers,  from  time  to  time,  issues  Show  Cause  Notices/Warning  Notices  to  the unauthorized  institutes  awarding  invalid  degrees  when  any  self-styled  institution  is found/noticed functioning in violation of the UGC Act, 1956 and publishes the list of fake universities in its website.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 271 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Teachers involved in Non-Academic Activities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 271 ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2023

## Teachers involved in Non-Academic Activities

## *271. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  assess  the  amount  of  time  that teachers of Government schools have to spend annually on non-academic activities like meals preparation,  election  duties,  surveys,  data  collection  and  implementation  of  Government programmes; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether  the  study  shows  that  the  time  spent  on  such  activities  by  the  teachers  is excessively high; and (d) if so, the measures proposed to be taken by the Government to reduce the burden of such

- non-academic activities on the teachers?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d):

A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 271 FOR REPLY ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2023 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL REGARDING TEACHERS INVOLVED IN NON-ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:

(a) to (d): The provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act  2009,  as  amended  from  time  to  time  as  well  as  the  National  Education  Policy  2020 mandate that teachers, to the extent possible, should not be deployed for non-academic duties.

Section 27 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 states  that  ' No teacher shall be deployed for any non-educational purposes other than the decennial population census, disaster relief duties or duties relating to elections to the local authority or the State Legislatures or Parliament, as the case may be. ' Also, NEP 2020 in para 5.12 emphasizes the need to prevent the large amounts of time spent by teachers in nonteaching  activities  and  they  are  not  to  be  engaged  in  work  that  is  not  directly  related  to teaching, in particular, strenuous administrative tasks and mid-day meal-related work, so that teachers fully concentrate on their teaching-learning duties.

Education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and a majority of the schools are under the  administrative  control  of  the  respective  States  and  Union  Territories  (UTs).  The recruitment, service conditions and deployment of teachers come under the purview of the respective State/ Union Territory (UT) Governments. The Ministry of Education has issued guidelines to all States and UTs that emphasize that teachers should not be deployed for noneducational duties other than those which are in accordance with the RTE Act, 2009.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 269 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Database of Migrant Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rekha Arun Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 269 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## DATABASE OF MIGRANT LABOURERS

†*269. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

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

- (a)whether the Government maintains a separate database of migrant labourers through registration on e-Shram Portal, if so, the details thereof regarding Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)whether the Government has implemented any plan to ensure reach of social  security  schemes  to  the  migrant  labourers  at  their destinations, if so, the details thereof regarding Uttar Pradesh;
- (c)whether the Government has conducted any monitoring evaluation to assess the reach of benefits to the registered labourers through the  e-Shram  Portal,  if so, the  details  thereof  regarding  Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d)if not, whether the Government proposes to assess its effectiveness?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 269 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023  REGARDING  DATABASE  OF  MIGRANT  LABOURERS  BY SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA.

(a)  to (d):  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  launched  eShram  portal on 26.08.2021 to create  a  comprehensive  National  database  of unorganised/migrant  workers.  The  registration  on  eShram  is  on  selfdeclaration  basis  for  all  the  unorganised/migrant  workers  of  the Country. As on 14.03.2023, over 28.66 crore unorganised workers have registered  on  eShram  portal  out  of  which  about  8.30  crore  are  from Uttar Pradesh. In  order to facilitate benefit of social security schemes to the  eShram  registrants,  eShram  portal  is  integrated  with  Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM) portal. eShram registrants can seamlessly  take  benefits  of  PMSYM  pension  scheme  through  this integration. The eShram portal is also integrated with National Career Service (NCS) Portal. The eShram registrants can seamlessly register on NCS portal and search for suitable job opportunities. The data sharing of eShram with the State/ UT Governments has been initiated which will facilitate targeted delivery and monitoring of the social security/welfare schemes implemented by the respective State/UT Governments. Further, data sharing with Uttar Pradesh has also been started.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 267 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Topon Kumar Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *267

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary

## *267. SHRI TOPON KUMAR GOGOI:

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

- (a) whether the Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, Jorhat is divided in two parts by the railway track  and  whether it  is  a  fact  that  Gibbons  never  come  down  on  the earth from the trees since gibbons are living in two parts and they are monogamous and unable to mate within family lines and if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  so  that  the  Gibbons  can  easily  access  both parts of the sanctuary and to protect the rare ape which are going to be lost in few years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

(a), (b)and (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a),  (b)  and  (c)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *267  REGARDING  HOOLLONGAPAR  GIBBON SANCTUARYBY SHRI TOPON KUMAR GOGOI DUE FOR REPLY ON 20.03.2023

- (a) and (b)   As per the information received from the State of Assam, a railway line passes through  the  Hoollongapar  Gibbon  Sanctuary  in  Jorhat.  Hoolock  Gibbons  are arboreal  species  and  dwell  on  trees.  However,  there  are  records  of  Gibbons crossing the railway track on foot.  Hoolock Gibbons are monogamous and avoid mating  within  family  lines.  Linear  plantations  along  both  sides  of  the  railway track were carried out by the Assam Forest Department and it was observed that the Gibbons cross over the railway tracks using trees planted on either side of the track.

The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change has sanctioned funds under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme: 'Development of Wildlife Habitats' for management  of  Hoollongapar  Gibbon  Sanctuary,  including  for  installation  of Canopy bridge for facilitating the movement of Hoolock Gibbons.

- (c) In view of (b) above, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 263 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: National Eligibility Test
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Sanjeev Kumar Singari

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *263 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## National Eligibility Test

## *263.   SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL: DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has taken note that the technical glitches experienced by students across  several  centres  while  taking  the  University  Grants  Commission's  (UGC)  National Eligibility Test (NET) in its last cycle that caused delays, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government has also noticed that the time wasted due to all the delays was not compensated for as it is a computer-based test as per students;
- (c)  the steps taken to ensure that such issues do not come up in the next testing cycle to be conducted in the months of February-March of this year, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether the Government has also directed the UGC to disburse information regarding test centres and exam dates in a timely manner since last year as candidates were informed of the exam dates only four days prior to their exam and they received their admit cards with information of their exam centres very late, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

Part (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *263 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023 ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL, DR.  SANJEEV  KUMAR SINGARI, HON'BLE MEMBER(S) OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST'.

(a)  &  (b)  The  Examination  of  UGC-NET  December  2021  &  June  2022  (merged  cycles)  was conducted for 9,01,221 Candidates in CBT Mode in 4 Phases in 33 Shifts across the country. During this examination, there were technical glitches affecting the examination on 9 th  July 2022 (Shift-1)  at  07  Exam  Centers  involving  650  Candidates.  The  re-exam  was  held  on  29 th September 2022 for these candidates smoothly and they had full allotted time of 03 Hours.

(c) The Exam Centres were audited and exam servers were strengthened before the conduct of the  exam  in  05  Phases  and  32  Shifts  for  8,34,537  Candidates  during  February-March  2023. The Examination has been completed on 16 th  March 2023.

(d) NTA had announced the Schedule of UGC-NET June 2023 to be held between 13 th  June 2023 and 22 nd  June 2023 on 05 th  January 2023. However, in order to avoid any tie-up with any Exam  Centre  by/  on  behalf  of  any  candidate  for  any  malpractice/  impersonation,  the  Exam Centres  are  declared  to  the  candidates  through  Public  Notice  few  days  before  the  Exam. However, the Exam Cities are intimated to the candidates much in advance, to enable them to make necessary arrangements, such as, travel and accommodation, wherever required.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Women's Institute of Technology, Darbhanga
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO†3217

ANSWERED ON- 20/03/2023

## WOMEN'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DARBHANGA

## †3217. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Women's Institute of Technology situated at Darbhanga which imparts technical  education  to  girls  is  in  extremely  pathetic  condition  due  to  being  a  selffinanced institute;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  said  institute  was  inaugurated  by  the  then  Hon'ble  President,  A.P.J. Abdul Kalam;
- (d) if so, whether the Government is considering overall renovation of the said institute so that the same can achieve its objective; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e):  Education  is  in  the  Concurrent  List  of  the  Constitution  of  India.  Women's Institute  of  Technology  comes  under  the  purview  of  Lalit  Narayan  Mithila  University, Darbhanga,  which  is  a  State  University,  under  the  administrative  control  of  State Government of Bihar. The Development and maintenance of infrastructure in the State Universities and Colleges comes under the purview of the State Government and is the primary responsibility of the State Government.

All  India  Council  of  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  has  informed  that  AICTE  do  not provide  funds  for  infrastructure  development  to  its  technical  institutions.  As  per  the information available with AICTE, there is no shortage of faculty in Women's Institute of Technology, Darbhanga.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Excavation of Sisupalgarh
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3214

ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## EXCAVATION OF SISUPALGARH

## 3214. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the excavation at Sisupalgarh located near Dhauli, Bhubaneswar has been stopped;

- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;

- (c) whether the Government proposes to restart the excavation at Sisupalgarh, which is important from archaeological point of view dating back to pre-Ashokan period;  and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Archaeological  excavations  at  Sisupalgarh,  Bhubaneswar  were  conducted  in  1948,  2005  to

- & 2009 and 2012 by different institutions.

- (b)

- (c) There is no such proposal under consideration.

&

- (d)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Insurance for Motor Vehicles
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3211

ANSWERED ON - 20.3.2023

## INSURANCE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

3211. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is true that 40-50 per cent of all vehicles in India are uninsured;
- (b)  if so, whether the Government is planning to introduce a mechanism that will provide mandatory on the spot third-party insurance cover for motor vehicle owners and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether the Government has set a deadline for the same and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per the information provided by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) the total estimated vehicle fleet is 30.48 crore (excluding data from Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Lakshadweep), of which 16.54 crore vehicles are uninsured.
- (b) and (c): MoRTH has informed that no such proposal is under consideration at present.

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