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Lok Sabha Question No. 2253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Multi Specialty Sports Complex in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Ms Kangna Ranaut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2253 ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

Multi Specialty Sports Complex in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

2253. MS KANGNA RANAUT:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any plans to built all-in-one, Multi speciality sports complex/Academy  in Mandi Constituency in the State of Himachal Pradesh where children and youth can receive training in all sports played in the country;

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

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA }

(a) and (b) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility of development of  sports,  including  building  of  Multi-speciality  sports  complex/Academy, rests  primarily  with  the  State/Union  Territory  Governments.  The  Union Government  supplements  their  efforts.  However,  under  the  'Creation  and Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure' component  of the Khelo India Scheme, this Ministry has sanctioned one project, namely, Construction of Multipurpose  Hall  at  Sundernagar,  District  Mandi,  Himachal  Pradesh,  at  a cost of Rs. 4.50 crore. In addition, 18 Khelo India Centres have been notified in the State of Himachal Pradesh, including in Mandi Constituency. Details of these KICs are available at https://dashboard.kheloindia.gov.in/.

- (c) Does not arise in view of (a) and (b) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Pilgrim Spots in Bihar
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2250

## ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## PILGRIM SPOTS IN BIHAR

†2250 SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to roll out any beautification scheme for the beautification of Bihar based pilgrim spots namely Singheshwar Sthan, located in  Supaul  district,  Maheshwar  Sthan,  located  in  Simri  Bakhtiyarpur,  Ugratara Sthan,  Mahishi  and  Lakshminath  Gosain,  Bangdang  in  Saharsa  district  of

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

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) to (c) These  pilgrim  spots  are  not  protected  monuments/sites  under  Archeological Survey of India (ASI).  There is no such proposal under consideration in ASI.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Customised Plan for Waste Management
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Smt. Shambhavi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2248

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## Customized Plan for Waste Management

2248.  SMT SAMBHAVI:

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

- (a) Whether the Government is aware of the inadequate infrastructure for waste management in the country;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to upgrade infrastructure to handle the increasing volume of municipal solid waste, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) The details of policies or regulations in place to address the gaps in waste collection and treatment;
- (d) Whether  the  Government  has  any  customized  plan  to  monitor  and  enforce  waste management practices across different States and municipalities in the country; and
- (e) 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 KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a) to (e): As per Annual Report submitted by 36 States/UTs for the year 2021 - 2022, under Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, to Central Pollution Control Board, the total municipal solid waste generated in the country  was 1,70,339 TPD, of which 1,56, 449 TPD, was collected and 91,511 TPD was processed / treated and 41,455 TPD was landfilled.

The Central Government has launched Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 (SBM-U 2.0) in October 2021 with overall vision of creating "Garbage Free Cities" and to make all cities clean and garbage free, with 100% scientific processing of municipal solid waste. Under SBM-U 2.0, Additional  Central  Assistance  is  provided  to  States  and  Union  Territories  for  solid  waste management by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, as per scheme guidelines.

As  per  Solid  Waste  Management  Rules,  2016,  the  State  Pollution  Control  Committee  or Pollution Control Committee concerned inter alia are mandated to enforce the rules. Further, the  Urban Development Department in States and Union Territories are mandated to ensure implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, by all local authorities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri N K Premachandran

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2247 ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship

2247.   Shri N K Premachandran:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government proposes to continue the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship, if so, the details thereof;
- b) the number of students in Kerala entitled for this scholarship;
- c) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of students for scholarships, if so the details thereof;
- d) whether the Government proposes to provide opportunity to the students to apply/renew their scholarship if they fail to renew it for one year, if so, the details thereof;
- e) whether the Government proposes to make necessary changes in the portal for renewing/applying for scholarship if they fail to renew one year, if so, the details thereof; and
- f) whether the Government proposes to make necessary changes in the portal for submission of application for renewal of scholarship of such students, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHOUDHARY)

- a): Yes, Sir. The National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme which was launched in 2008is  a  continuing  scheme.  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  has  approved continuation of the schemefrom 2021-22 to 2025-26.
- b): As  per  the  State-wise  allotted  quota  fixed  for  Kerala  State  under  the  scheme,  3473 students are entitled to avail fresh scholarship at class-IX every year.
- c) No,  Sir.    There  is  no  proposal  at  present  to  increase  the  number  of  students  for scholarships.

(d to f): NMMSS is completely boarded on National Scholarship Portal (NSP) from 2018-19, for NMMSS Exam held in 2017-18, onwards. All the students have to register on NSP and renew their application every year on NSP for the respective classes - X, XI and XII. To facilitate the process of registration, NSP has introduced One Time Registration (OTR) procedure for students applying for scholarship. There is a time frame for registration / renewal by student as well as for verification  by  School  and  District  Authorities.  The  NSP  is  being  operated  by  the  National Informatics  Centre  (NIC)  under  the  auspices  of  the  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  Mission, Cabinet  Secretariat,  Government  of  India,  New  Delhi. NSP  being  an  IT  based  system,  relies heavily on procedure and discipline to ensure timely disbursal of the scholarships, Therefore, no such proposal is under consideration for making changes in the portal to provide opportunity to those students who fail to renew for one year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Construction of New ESIC Hospitals
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2243 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ESIC HOSPITALS

†2243 . SMT. GENIBEN NAGAJI THAKOR:

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

(a)the details of new ESIC hospitals constructed during the last five years in the country especially in the State of Gujarat; and (b)whether the Government proposes to construct more such new hospitals in future and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a): The details of new Employees' State Insurance (ESI) hospitals made during the period 2019-20 to 2023-24 are given below:

|   Sl. No. | Year    | Name of the ESI hospitals                                                                                                   |
|-----------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2019-20 | 1.Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 2.Korba, Chhattisgarh 3.Udaipur, Rajasthan 4.Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, and 5. Baltikuri, West Bengal |
|         2 | 2020-21 | Angul, Odisha                                                                                                               |
|         3 | 2021-22 | Adityapur, Jharkhand                                                                                                        |
|         4 | 2022-23 | Bikaner, Rajasthan                                                                                                          |
|         5 | 2023-24 | 1. Bhilai, Chhattigarh 2.Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 3.Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh 4.Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu                            |

(b): The  ESI  Corporation  has  given  in-principle  approval  for setting up of 105 new hospitals in the country. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Companies Fresh Start Scheme (CFSS)
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2242 ANSWERED ON Monday, August 05, 2024 14 Shravana, 1946 (Saka)

## Companies Fresh Start Scheme

## QUESTION

## 2242. Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of defaulting companies under the companies fresh start scheme; (b) the number of companies that have availed the benefit under the said scheme; (c) the number of companies that have applied immunity certificates under the scheme; (d) the number of companies that have been granted immunity certificates; (e) the number of prosecution case that have been withdrawn due to the granting of immunity certificate; (f) whether the Government aims to reintroduce the scheme; and (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

(Shri Harsh Malhotra)

(a) to (g):  Yes Sir. The Government in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) through the General Circular No. 12/2020 dated 30.03.2020 launched the Companies Fresh Start Scheme, (CFSS) 2020 which inter-alia provides opportunities to Companies to make good any filing related defaults, regardless of duration of defaults, and make a fresh start as a fully compliant entity. The Scheme condoned the delay in filing the belated documents and gives immunity from prosecutions and proceedings for imposition of penalty which might arise on account of such delayed filing of documents. No additional fees  was  charged  for  late  filing  during  a  moratorium  period  from  1st  April  to  31 st December, 2020 in respect of documents, returns etc. required to be filed in MCA-21 Registry.  As  per  records,  473131  number  of  Indian  Companies  and  1065  number  of Foreign Companies have been benefited by availing the CFSS, 2020 scheme for filing their pending documents. 221860 companies have applied for immunity certificates and the same have been given to them. Further, 20 prosecution cases have been withdrawn on  account  of  immunity  certificates.  There  is  no  proposal  to  re-introduce  Company Fresh  Start  Scheme  as  there  has  been  no  demand  for  such  scheme  from  any stakeholder.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Special Assistance for Backward Districts in Telangana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2241

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2024/14 SHRAVANA, 1946 (SAKA)

## SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR BACKWARD DISTRICTS IN TELANGANA

## 2241. SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  not  released  special  assistance  funds  for  backward districts  of  Telangana  in  the  last  five  years,  which  is  450  crore  per  annum  for  the financial year 2019-20 to 2023-24 even after submitting all the Utilisation certificates (UC) by the State Government, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the timeline by which these funds are released by the Government; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  and  disbursed  to  Telangana  under  the  Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c):  The  Government  of  India  has  released  an  amount  of  Rs.2,250.00  crore  for development  works  in  9  backward  districts  of  Telangana.  Special  Assistance  -  Capital released to the State is provided in Table below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Date of Release   |   22.02.2016 |   19.12.2016 |   01.08.2017 |   28.09.2018 |   31.03.2021 | Total    |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|
| Amount            |          450 |          450 |          450 |          450 |          450 | 2,250.00 |

The financial assistance under the Andhra Pradesh Re-organization Act, 2014 to the State of Telangana  for  development  works  in  9  backward  districts  was  provided  under  the  head 'Special Assistance' under Demands for Grants 'Transfers to States' based on recommendations  of  the  NITI  Aayog,  submission  of  Utilization  Certificate  of  the  amount released  earlier  by  the  State  Government  and  following  due process  in  Union  Government subject to availability of resources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Discrimination against Reserved Categories in Central Institutions
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Pratima Mondal

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

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2240 ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## DISCRIMINATION AGAINST RESERVED CATEGORIES IN CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS

## 2240. SMT. PRATIMA MONDAL:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) the Government's initiatives to reduce discrimination against Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in Central Institutions;
- (b) Whether the Government has evaluated the reported instances of caste discrimination in school campuses; and
- (c) the number of students belonging to SCs, STs, and OBCs who dropped out of central institutions between 2019-2024?

## ANSWER

## MINSTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a) to (c): In order to reduce the discrimination against Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Central Institutions, Government has taken various steps which inter-alia include setting up of SC/ST students' cells, Equal Opportunity Cell, Student Grievance Cell, Student Grievance Redressal Committee, Liaison Officers, etc. in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). University Grants Commission (UGC) (Promotion of Equity in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2012 and UGC (Redressal of Grievance of Students) Regulations, 2023 have also been formulated to safeguard the interest of students including SC/ST/OBC students. These regulations also provide for establishment of Equal Opportunity Cell and appointment of

Anti-Discrimination Officer. It also provides for the constitution of Students Grievance Redressal Committee (SGRC) and appointment of Ombudsperson(s) by all HEIs to redress the grievances of students including SC/ST/OBC. These regulations are available on UGC website (www.ugc.gov.in). There is migration of students from one institution to another after getting admission in a subject and institution of his/her likening. Students also move out on being offered placement/employment while pursuing higher studies. The extant regulations of UGC on multiple entry and multiple exit also facilitate students to choose his pace and learning trajectory.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Release of Funds to Upper Badra Project
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Govind Makthappa Karjol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2238

TO BE ANSWERED ON Monday, August 5, 2024/ 14 Shravana, 1946 (Saka)

## Release of Funds to Upper Bhadra Project

2238. Shri Govind Makthappa Karjol:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has received any proposal to release funds for implementation of the Upper Bhadra Project in Chitradurga, Karnataka;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  held  any  meetings/consultations  with  the  State Government of Karnataka in this regard; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the details of the other steps taken by the Government to implement Upper Bhadra Project at earliest?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Government of Karnataka had requested Government of India for inclusion of the  project  under  Accelerated  Irrigation Benefits  Programme  (AIBP)  -  Pradhan  Mantri Krishi  Sinchai  Yojana (PMKSY).  Government  of  India  had  meetings  with  the  State Government for the techno-economic appraisal of the Upper Bhadra Project by Advisory Committee of  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  in  December  2020,  during  Investment  Clearance Committee  meeting  of  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  in  March  2021  and  during  the  Public Investment Board (PIB) meeting in October 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Sports as Profession
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri T R Baalu

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2237 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## Sports as Profession

2237 Shri T R Baalu:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that for development of sports in  the  country,  it  is  necessary  that  the  youth  should  have  faith  in sports  and  should  be  encouraged  to  take  up  sports  as  their profession;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  initiatives  have  been  taken/proposed  to  be taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## ANSWER [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]

- (a)  to  (c):  'Sports'  being  a  state  subject,  the  responsibility  of promotion of Sports rests with the concerned State/UT Governments. Central Government only supplements their efforts through various sports promotional schemes.

As part of the Talent Identification and Development component,  young  talented  athletes  are  identified  and  nurtured through two key initiatives namely, Khelo India Talent Development (KITD) and Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI).

A programme called the Retired Sports Persons Empowerment Training (RESET) has been formulated to support retired athletes for their  career  development,  by  making  them  more  employable  by providing them with training & skills, and also for bridging the skill gap in our sports eco-system. This programme aims to empower them with  the  necessary  knowledge  and  skills  and  helps  to  pursue education  and  skill  development  programmes  through  education, career  planning,  guidance,  employment  support  and  networking opportunities. There's a separate cadre of coaches in Sports Authority of India an autonomous body under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. All the coaches recruited in SAI are Sportspersons. 5% vacancies are reserved for Olympians and 1% for Paralympian at the entry cadre i.e. Assistant Coach. 3% posts are reserved for Medal Winning Olympians or representation in 02 Olympic games and 2% are for medal winning Paralympians in the grade of Coach.

Reservation under sports quota is governed by the consolidated instructions  issued  by  the  Department  of  Personnel  &  Training (DoP&T)  on  3rd  October,  2013  vide  their  OM  No.  14034/01/2013Estt.(D)  on  incentives  for  sportspersons.  The  Government  of  India provides  reservation  upto  5%  of  direct  recruitment  vacancies  in Group 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D' for meritorious sportspersons as per 'Sports Quota Policy'. However, number of jobs provided under sports quota is not centrally maintained.

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