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Lok Sabha Question No. 689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Skill Development and Certification Programme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Gomati Sai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - †689

ANSWERED ON - 24/07/2023

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME

†689. SHRIMATI GOMATI SAI:

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

- (a) the amount of funds spent by the Public Sector Undertakings under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Skill Development and Certification programme during the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22;
- (b) the amount of funds spent by these undertakings through Government organizations and Non-Governmental Organisations separately; and
- (c) the amount-wise  provision made  for the State of Chhattisgarh by these undertakings  themselves  and  by  Union  Government  under  the  CSR  head  of  these Government undertakings?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a)            The  broad  framework  for  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  has  been provided  under  Section  135  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013,  formulated  and  enacted  by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India. The eligible activities that can be undertaken by the companies including Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), as CSR also includes 'livelihood enhancement projects' and 'vocational skills'.

As  per  information  provided  by  MCA,  on  the  basis  of  filling  made  by  the companies in MCA 21 registry up to 31.03.2023, the CSR expenditure made by PSUs on  'Vocational  Skills'  and  'Livelihood  Enhancement  Projects'  during  financial  year 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 are as follows:

[Amounts in Crore]

| Development Sector              |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Vocational Skills               |    325.55 |    115.66 |    133.28 |
| Livelihood Enhancement Projects |     72.01 |     42.81 |     27.83 |
| Total                           |    397.56 |    158.47 |    161.11 |

- (b)            Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs,  Government  of  India  does  not  maintain  data  of amount spent by NGO and Govt organisation separately.
- (c)            As  per  information  provided  by  MCA,  on  the  basis  of  filling  made  by  the Companies in MCA 21 registry up to 31.03.2023, the CSR expenditure made by PSUs in  the  State  of  Chhattisgarh  on  'Vocational  Skills'  and  'Livelihood  Enhancement Projects' during financial year 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 are as follows :

[Amount in Crore]

| Development Sector              |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Vocational Skills               |      1.48 |      2.01 |      3.18 |
| Livelihood Enhancement Projects |      0.15 |      0.95 |      2.39 |
| Total                           |      1.63 |      2.96 |      5.57 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Total Expenditure Budget
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.681 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 24, 2023 (SRAVANA 2, 1945-SAKA)

## TOTAL EXPENDITURE BUDGET

## 681. SHRI S. VENKATESAN

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

- (a) the details of the amount allocated to Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) and the Tribal Sub Plan  (TSP)  and  the  details  of  the  total  expenditure  budget  during  the  last  five  financial years;
- (b) the details of the amount spent under SCSP and TSP during the last five financial years;
- (c) the details of the amount under Divisible schemes of SCSP and TSP during the last five financial years;
- (d) whether the Government has taken care of unspent amount of SCSP/TSP in any year by carrying over to next financial year during the last five financial years; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a), (b) & (c): The guidelines for allocation of Budget towards Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) are issued by NITI Aayog and final allocations are made by respective Ministries/Departments accordingly. The details of budget allocations & utilization under SCSP and  TSP  for  last  five  years,  Ministry-wise,  scheme-wise  and  year-wise  are  available  in  the Statement 10-A & 10-B of the Expenditure Profile of respective years.

- (d) & (e) Government of India follows cash based budgeting under which the unutilized budget allocations  lapse  at  the  end  of  financial  year.  Hence,  the  unspent  balances  cannot  be  carried forward to next financial year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Protection of Interests of Employees through Outsourcing Agencies
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 671 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## PROTECTION OF INTERESTS OF EMPLOYEES THROUGH OUTSOURCING AGENCIES

†671. SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

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

- (a)whether the Government has formulated any scheme to monitor the entire process related to protection of interests of employees
- recruited through outsourcing;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)if  not,  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to safeguard the interests of employees from outsourcing Agencies?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Government posts are filled up in accordance with the recruitment  rules.  However,  keeping  in  view  the  administrative exigency  of  work  and  unavoidable  circumstances,  outsourcing  for services through contract is also sometimes resorted to.

There are detailed procedures laid down for procurement of such non-consulting or outsourced services, including through eprocurement, in the 'General Financial Rules, 2017 (GFR 2017), and the 'Manual for Procurement of Consultancy & Other Services, 2017'.

Statutory and contractual obligations to be complied with in  respect  of  the  outsourced  employees  engaged  for  provision  of services to Government are governed by the applicable Labour Laws such  as  Contract  Labour  (Regulation  and  Abolition)  Act,  1970, Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service)  Act, 1996,   Equal   Remuneration   Act, 1976,   Inter-State

Migrant  Workmen  (Regulation  of  Employment  and  Conditions  of Service) Act, 1979, Child and Adolescent Labour (P&R) Act, 1986 and Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 etc.

Protection  of  the  interests  of  contractors'  employees under these laws, is enforced by the Government through the Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) [CLC(C)] for Central Sphere. The CLC(C) carries out inspections for the purpose, so as to regulate the  employment  of  contract  labour,  payment  of  minimum  wages, welfare, etc of employees engaged by the contractors for providing service.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Construction Work atop Rushikonda Hill, Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 668

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## Construction Work atop Rushikonda Hill, Andhra Pradesh

## 668. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set up an Expert Committee to look into the   alleged violations of environmental laws in the construction work atop the  Rushikonda Hill in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (b) whether the construction activities carried out at the hill top would erode away the fragile hill, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b)  The project in question was granted CRZ Clearance by the Ministry vide letter dated 19/05/2021 based on the application submitted by Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Limited and upon the recommendation of Andhra Pradesh Coastal Zone Management Authority (APCZMA) and in acceptance of recommendation  of  Expert  Appraisal  Committee  (CRZ)  as  per  CRZ  Notification, 2011.

With  respect  to  the  alleged  violations  of  environmental  laws  in  the  said  project,  as directed  by  Hon'ble  High  Court  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Amravati vide order  dated 03/11/2022 in W.P. (PIL) Nos. 257 and 241 of 2021 and C.C.No.1425 of 2022, the Ministry  has  constituted  a  Committee vide letter  dated  10/02/2023  headed  by representative  of  Integrated  Regional  Office  of  Ministry  at  Vijayawada  comprising with the following members:

- (i). MoEFCC, Integrated Regional Office at Vijayawada
- (ii). National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Office, Vishakhapatnam
- (iii). National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM)
- (iv). Central Public works Department, Vijayawada, Central Division
- (v). Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi

The aforesaid Committee has carried out the site inspection on 13/03/2023 in compliance of Hon'ble Court order dated 03/11/2022 and submitted the report to Hon'ble court on 12/04/2023. The matter is sub judice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Recruitment of Teachers and Librarians in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.667 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## † 667. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any teachers and librarians have been recruited through KVS advertisement nos. 15/2022, 16/2022 and 15/2023;
- (b) whether the written examination was conducted by CBSE and Altech, a private institution which was given the responsibility in this regard; and
- (c) whether any complaints have been received related to irregularities in the said examinations of KVS and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b) As per the information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), advertisement Number 15/2022 and advertisement Number 16/2022 were notified in the month of December, 2022 for conducting recruitment of Teaching and Non-teaching staff including Librarian in KVS through Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).  Advertisement Number 15/2023 is not borne of facts.

(c) Some  complaints  related  to  irregularities  in  Computer  Based  Test (online examination) conducted by CBSE were received. A review of the same has resulted in cancellation of examination at one centre at Amritsar and one centre at Patna held on 14.02.2023 for the post of Trained Graduate Teacher (Maths).  Re-examination for the same have been held on 01.03.2023.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Academic Abilities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 663 ANSWERED ON - 24.07.2023

## Academic Abilities

## 663. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has funded/ sponsored any surveys to gather data on children's reading, learning and arithmetic abilities post Covid-19;

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

(c) whether the Government has assessed differences in private and Government schools in this regard; and

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

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)    The  Government  of  India has  been  implementing a rolling programme of sample based National Achievement Survey (NAS) aimed at classes III, V, VIII and X with a cycle of period of three years. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has  been  periodically  conducting  NAS  since  2001.  The  objective  of  NAS  is  to  evaluate children's progress and learning competencies as an indicator of the health of the education system, so as to take appropriate steps for remedial actions at different levels. The last round of NAS was conducted on 12.11.2021 and had assessed students in Language, Mathematics & Environmental Science for class 3 & 5; Language, Mathematics, Science & Social Science for class 8 and Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Science and English for class 10. About 34 lakh students of 1.18 lakh schools of 720 districts from both rural and urban areas were assessed  from  (a)  Government  Schools  (Central  Government  and  State  Government)  (b) Government Aided Schools; and (c) Private Unaided Schools. The findings of NAS 21 reflect the learning levels of the children, post COVID-19 pandemic.

Further,  National,  State  and  District  report  card  of  NAS  21  demonstrating  the performance of students from each type of schools, including  Government Schools (Central Government and State Government), Government Aided Schools and Private Unaided Schools have been released in public domain on 25.05.2023 at http://nas.gov.in
Lok Sabha Question No. 662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.662 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

- † 662.  SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country;
- (b) whether  teaching  and  learning  process  is  operational  in  the  Bundelkhand region and Banda and Chitrakoot districts by constructing the KV building;
- (c) whether a Kendriya Vidyalaya is being constructed in Banda district of U.P.; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) At  present,  1250  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  are  functioning  across  the country. (b) to (d) Teaching and learning process is going on smoothly in all functional KVs in Bundelkhand Region. As per information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), 21 KVs including 01 KV in Chitrakoot District are functional in the Bundelkhand Region. Out of these 21 KVs, 19 KVs are functional from permanent school  building,  01  KV  building  is  at  construction  stage  and  construction  work  of remaining 01 KV could not be started due to land issues. A new KV in Banda District has been sanctioned in the year 2018 but could not be made functional as the requisite land and suitable rent free temporary building as per the norms is yet to be made available.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Issue of Retail Borrowers
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 659

Answered on the July 24, 2023/Sravana 2, 1945 (Saka)

## Issue of Retail Borrowers

## 659. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the issue of retail borrowers missing their monthly payments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has identified any specific reasons behind the increase in retail borrowers missing payments, if so, the details thereof and measures being taken to tackle these issues;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  proposing  any  measures  to  provide  relief  or  assistance  to  retail borrowers who are struggling to make monthly payments;
- (e) the proposal of the Government to strengthen regulations and monitoring mechanisms to ensure timely modification and resolution of retail borrowers financial difficulties; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a) to (f): As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), while the retail loans grew at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.01% from March 2021 to March 2023, the Non-Performing Assets declined from 2.22% to 1.45% during the same period.  Despite increase in policy repo rates by 250 bps since May 2022, share of retail borrowers having missed their payment due date by 0-90 days, declined to 8.05% in March 2023 from 9.01% in June 2022. With increased retail loan demand and declining retail stressed assets, overall retail portfolio is placed comfortably.

To identify and monitor stress in loan accounts including that of retail borrowers, Public Sector Banks are taking a number of steps including, inter-alia , deployment of Early Warning Signals (EWS) and enhanced monitoring  of  portfolio  where  builtup  of  stress  is  observed.  The  RBI's  Prudential  Framework  for Resolution  of  Stressed  Assets  dated  7.6.2019,  provides  a  steady  state,  principle-based  framework  for resolution of stressed assets as it enables the lenders to design and implement suitable resolution plans to address the stress faced by borrowers, subject to specifies conditions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Guidelines for Teachers and Educational Institutes
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:- 658

ANSWERED ON-24/07/2023

## Guidelines for Teachers and Educational Institutes

†658. SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has prepared any action plan to lay down the standards for teachers and educational institutions in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c) the standards laid down by the Government for teachers and educational institutions; and

(d)  the  restrictions  imposed  by  the  Government  on  teachers  and  educational  institutions  for  not fulfilling the prescribed standards?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) to (d): As mandated under para 5.20 of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the task for developing National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) has been assigned to the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and NCTE has prepared an NPST guiding document based on  the  inputs/suggestions  from  various  stakeholders.  NCTE  has  introduced  Performance  Appraisal Report (PAR) from academic session 2020-21 to ascertain the fulfilment of norms and standards by the Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) as prescribed by NCTE.

Also, in view of para 8.7 of NEP 2020, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has been designated  to  act  as  Standard  Setting  Authority  for  KVs  and  JNVs.  Accordingly,  CBSE  has prepared standards in different areas of school functioning like curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, infrastructure, inclusive practices, human resources, management and governance, and leadership. The  'Assessment  Tool'  for  the  framework  of  standards  called  School  Quality  Assessment  and Assurance  (SQAA)  has  also  been  developed  and  made  available  on  CBSE  website  and  the DIKSHA  portal.  SQAA  framework  has  been  developed  as  a  guideline  for  schools  to  rate themselves against set standards and effect improvement wherever required. No restriction has been placed on schools for not meeting the standards.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Specific Programmes for Brick-Kilns
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh, Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.657

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## Specific Programmes for Brick-Kilns

## 657. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  specific  programmes  for  brick-kilns  to  switch  to clean energy sources like PNG, etc.;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  number  of  brick-kilns  that  have  switched  to  clean  energy sources as per the directions of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) between 2020 and 2022 and if not, the reasons therefor, State/district-wise;
- (c) whether the Government provides any subsidies to the brick-kiln owners for switching to clean energy sources like PNG, etc.; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to  (d)    The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  has  revised Environmental  Standards  for  Brick Kilns vide Notification  No.  GSR  143  (E)  dated 22.02.2022  with following conditions :

-  All new brick kilns shall be allowed only with zig-zag technology or vertical shaft or use of Piped Natural Gas as fuel in brick making.
-  The existing brick kilns which are not following zig-zag technology or vertical shaft or use Piped Natural Gas as fuel in brick making shall be converted to zig-zag technology or vertical shaft or use Piped Natural Gas as fuel in brick making within a period of (a) one year  in  case  of  kilns  located  within  ten  kilometre  radius  of  non-attainment  cities  as defined  by  Central  Pollution  Control  Board;  (b)  two  years  for  other  areas.  Further,  in cases  where  Central  Pollution  Control  Board/State  Pollution  Control  Boards/Pollution Control Committees has separately laid down timelines for conversion, such orders shall prevail.

Further, the Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued the direction for  the  industrial  activities  in  National  Capital  Region  (NCR)  region  vide  its  letter  dated 23.06.2022 specifying use of fuel as biomass or PNG latest by 30.09.2022 (for industries in area  in  NCR  where  PNG  infrastructure/supplies  are  available)  and  by  31.12.2022  (for industries  in  areas  in  NCR  where  PNG  infrastructure/supplies  are  not  available),  failing which such industries shall be closed down and not permitted to schedule their operations .

Government of India does not provide any subsidies to the Brick Kiln units for switching to energy sources like PNG, etc.

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