Lok Sabha Question No. 61 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Development Policy Loan by World Bank
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

(e) whether the Government has any plan to declare the ASI site as UNESCO World Heritage and if so, the details  thereof?

## Domestic Workers

## 56. SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT ÁÖ´Ö  †Öî¸ü  ¸üÖê·ÖÝÖÖ¸ü  ´ÖÓ¡Öß

be  pleased  to  state:

(a) whether there is any data on the total number of domestic  workers in the  country  and if so, the  number of such domestic workers who have registered on the eshram portal so  far;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  any specific scheme or programme to alleviate the problems of the domestic workers especially in light of the COVID19 pandemic;

(c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;  and

(d) whether it is true that a Draft National Policy for Domestic Workers is under consideration and if so, the current  status  of  the  implementation  of  the  policy?

## Financial Assistance to MSMEs

## 57. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE ×¾Ö¢Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß

be  pleased  to  state:

(a) whether the Government has allocated funds and formulated  any  system  to  extend  financial  help  to  the Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  sector which is passing through a very difficult time specially due  to  demonetisation  and  then  due  to  Covid-19 lockdown;

(b) if so, the detail thereof along with names of the schemes  launched  and  used  for  the  purpose;

(c) the quantum of amount allocated and utilised for the  purpose  during  the  last  five  years;  and

(d)  the  number of beneficiaries, State/year-wise?

## Conservation of Memorial Arches

## 58. SHRI Y.S. A VINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of CULTURE

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be  pleased  to  state:

(a) whether the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), has  taken  up  conservation  of  a  century  old  World War I  and  II  Memorial  Arches,  currently  in  a  dilapidated state;  and

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof/progress  made,  Statewise  along  with  the  funds  sanctioned/spent  since  2014 onwards  and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor?

## Job Loss in Organised/Unorganised Sector

## 59. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV): SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT ÁÖ´Ö  †Öî¸ü  ¸üÖê·ÖÝÖÖ¸ü  ´ÖÓ¡Öß

be  pleased  to  state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that more than 1.5 million people have lost their jobs during the  last  two  or  three  months  in  the  organised  and unorganised  sectors  due  to  which  the  rate of unemployment in  rural and  urban  India  has  increased;

(b) whether the Government is aware of the fact that the rate of unemployment has reached alarming levels in the country and if so, the details thereof during the last three years including the current status of unemployment in  the  Country  and  the  reasons  therefor;

(c) whether the Government has made any plans to improve  such  scenario  in  the  country;  and

(d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and if  not, the  reasons therefor?

## Forest Right Act

## 60. SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS

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be  pleased  to  state:

(a)  whether  it  is  true  that  the  provisions  of  the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 are not being implemented in Telangana;

(b) the number of STs and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (OFTDs) who have been displaced from their land in the last five years, State/UT-wise and the reasons for their displacement;

(c)  the  number  of  complaints  received  by  the Government regarding the violation of the Forest Rights Act  in  the  last  5  years,  State/UT  wise  and  the  details thereof;  and

(d)  whether  the  Government  is  considering/has implemented  any  plans  to  include  forest  dwellers  and their  interests  in  the  protection  and  conservation  of forests  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof?

## Development Policy Loan by World Bank

## 61. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE

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be  pleased  to  state:

(a) whether the World Bank has approved to provide development  policy  loan  to  India  to  support  reforms

critical  to  addressing  financing  gaps  in  the  investment in infrastructure, small businesses, and the green finance markets;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof;

- (c)  the details  of sectors that would benefit by this loan,  particularly  MSME  sector  to  help  it  make  a sustainable  growth;  and

(d) the status of loan disbursal by the World Bank?

## Deaths due to Pollution

## 62. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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be  pleased  to  state:

- (a)  whether  thousands  of  persons  die  due  to pollution  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof during  the  last  three  years,  State-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any survey  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  details  of  survey report;  and
- (c)  the  details  of  compensation  paid  to  the  victims and  steps being  taken  to  correct  the  situation  by reducing  the  pollution  levels?

## Tobacco Shops in School Vicinity

## †63. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION

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be  pleased  to  state:

- (a)  whether it  is  a  fact  that  due  to  the  presence  of tobacco shops  near  the  schools  in  different  part  of  the country including Delhi, children are getting addicted to tobacco;
- (b) if so, whether the Government is considering to take  any  concrete  steps  in  this  regard;  and
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## Rescue of Children Engaged in Labour

## †64. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT ÁÖ´Ö  †Öî¸ü  ¸üÖê·ÖÝÖÖ¸ü  ´ÖÓ¡Öß

be  pleased  to  state:

- (a) the details of children engaged in Labour rescued in the last five years in various States/Union Territories of  the  country  including  Rajasthan;
- (b)  the  year-wise  details  of  the  amount  of  funds allocated  and  spent  under  the  National  Child  Labour

Project (NCLP) Scheme during the last five years;

- (c) the number of beneficiaries of NCLP during the last  five  years;  State/UT-wise,  and
- (d) the total number and details of Special Training Centres being run under NCLP Scheme in the country?

## Project Elephant

## 65. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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be  pleased  to  state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  under  the  'Project Elephant' scheme has  promoted  and supplied usage  of technology  to  mitigate  human  elephant  conflict  in  the border regions of Andhra Pradesh & Odisha and Andhra Pradesh & Tamilnadu; and
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reason therefor?

## Meta in Odisha

## 66. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS

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be  pleased  to  state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal to collaborate with Meta  (formerly  Facebook)  for  providing  digital  skill training  to  tribal  youth  and  women;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof;
- (c)  the  number  of  tribal  youth  and  women  from Odisha that will be given training under this project; and
- (d)  whether  there  has  been  any  discussion  with State  Governments  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## Blueprint for Economy

## 67. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

Will the Minister of FINANCE

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be  pleased  to  state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  worked  out  a blueprint  to  steer  the  economy  over  the Amrit  Kaal  of the next 25 years - from India at 75 to India at 100 and it  continues to  build on the vision drawn in the Budget of 2021- 22 and its fundamental tenets, which included transparency  of  financial  statement  and  fiscal  position, reflect the government's intent, strengths, and challenges which is  futuristic  and  inclusive  to  directly  benefit  the youth, women, farmers, Scheduled Castes and  Scheduled Tribes  along  with  attracting  big  public  investment  for modern  infrastructure,  readying  for  India  at  100  years; and

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 61

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

## Development Policy Loan by World Bank

## 61. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI :

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

- a) whether the World Bank has approved to provide development policy loan to India to support reforms critical to addressing financing gaps in the investment in infrastructure, small businesses and green finance markets;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) the details of sectors that would benefit by this loan, particularly MSME sector to help it make a sustainable growth; and
- d) the status of loan disbursal by the World Bank?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  World  Bank  Board  has  approved  a  development  policy  loan  (DPL)  of USD 750  million  to  India  to  support  reforms  critical  to  addressing  financing  gaps  in  the investment in infrastructure, small businesses and green finance markets. The DPL aims to catalyze  sustainable  private  sector  financing  for  India's  economy,  with  the  focus  on infrastructure and MSMEs. The DPL is based on the GoI's commitment to crowd in private long-term financing for infrastructure and housing sectors, to focus on the financial sector as means of attracting capital and investment for green projects through a sovereign green bond and  to  assist  productive  MSMEs  that  were  impacted  by  the  pandemic,  including  women entrepreneurs  to  ensure  that  financing  continues  to  flow  to  viable  firms,  existing  jobs  are preserved,  and  new  jobs  are  created.  The  loan  under  DPL  is  generally  disbursed  in  bullet form during project implementation. This DPL is closing on June 30 2023.

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