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Lok Sabha Question No. 204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 204 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 22/07/2024/ ASHADHA 31, 1946 (SAKA) Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana

## 204.  SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the people of Uttar Pradesh particularly Shahjahanpur Parliamentary Constituency have been benefited from the said scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof as on date?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched on 08.04.2015 to extend collateral  free  institutional  credit  upto  Rs.10  lakh  to  be  provided  by  Member  Lending Institutions (MLIs) i.e. Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs).

The  objective  of  the  Scheme  is  to  provide  access  to  institutional  finance  to  unfunded micro/small  business  units  for  income  generating  activities  in  the  manufacturing,  trading, service sectors and also for activities allied to agriculture across three loan products, viz. Shishu (loans upto Rs. 50,000/-), Kishor (loans above Rs. 50,000/- and upto Rs. 5 lakh) and Tarun (loans above Rs. 5 lakh and upto Rs. 10 lakh). Any individual, who is otherwise eligible to take a loan and has a business plan for small business enterprise can avail loan under the Scheme.

As per data uploaded by MLIs on the MUDRA portal, more than 48.78 crore loans amounting to Rs. 29.79 lakh crore have been sanctioned as on June, 2024, since inception of the Scheme.

(c) and (d): As per data uploaded by MLIs on the MUDRA portal, more than 4.80 crore loans amounting to Rs. 2.87 lakh crore have been sanctioned in the state of Uttar Pradesh as on June, 2024, since inception of the Scheme.

Parliamentary Constituency-wise data is not maintained for loans sanctioned under PMMY Scheme.  However,  more  than  2.75  lakh  loans  amounting  to  Rs.  2,153  crore  have  been sanctioned under MUDRA Yojana in Shahjahanpur District of Uttar Pradesh as on June, 2024, since inception of the Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Skill Development Centre at Musiri Town in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Thiru Arun Nehru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 203

ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE AT MUSIRI TOWN IN TAMIL NADU

## 203. THIRU ARUN NEHRU :

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that many construction workers of Musiri Town in the State of Tamil Nadu are migrated to big towns like Trichy and Karur in search work;
- (b) if so, whether the Government is considering to open a Art Skill Development Centre at Musiri Town in the State of Tamil Nadu to help them and enhancing their skills and to improve the quality of work in construction techniques, electrical works and plumbing; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY )

- (a)  The  Tamil  Nadu  Skill  Development  Corporation  (TNSDC)  has  informed  that  no  such  data  is available.
- (b) & (c) TNSDC has further informed that, at present, the Government of Tamil Nadu through this Corporation is conducting training courses free of cost under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for construction workers in Karur District in association with Training Partner of the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), Chennai in the sectors viz. Mason, Electrician, Painter, Carpenter, Bar Bender and Tiles Mason.

As regards Electrical and Plumbing works, the TNSDC is imparting short term skill training in upgraded Government ITIs of Trichy and Karur Districts. Total 98 Candidates are trained under this Scheme.  Under Nal Jal Mitra scheme of the Government of India,  91 candidates are trained in Trichy and 76 number of candidates are trained in Karur District in Plumbing sector trade.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Rise in Unemployment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.201

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2024

## RISE IN UNEMPLOYMENT

## 201.     SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN :

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  took  a  note  about  the possible rise in unemployment in the year 2024;
- (b) whether it is also a fact that unemployment rate in the country has widened in recent years;
- (c) whether it is also true that the real wage growth in India was not at par with other developing nations; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  to  (d)  :    The  data  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  is  collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) which is conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 201718. The survey period is July to June every year.

As  per  the  latest  available  Annual  PLFS  Reports,  the  estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above  was  4.2%,  4.1%  and  3.2%  during  2020-21,  2021-22  and  2022-23, respectively.  The  data  indicates  that  the  unemployment  rate  in  the country has a declining trend over the years.

As  per  the  latest  available  Annual  PLFS  Reports,  the  average wage/salary earnings during the preceding calendar month by the regular wage/ salaried employees in current weekly status (CWS) has increased to  Rs.  20,039/-  during  the  period  April-June,  2023  as  compared  to  Rs. 16,848/- during the period April-June, 2018, indicating 18.94% increase in regular wage/salary.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Staffing in IHRD Colleges Kerala
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Rajmohan Unnithan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-199

ANSWERED ON- 22/07/2024

## STAFFING IN IHRD COLLEGES KERALA

## 199. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware that teaching and non-teaching staff has not been appointed in IHRD Colleges in Kerala for the last many years; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has any plan to intervene in this matter; and

- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR.SUKANTA MAJUMDAR ) (a) to (d): The Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD) Colleges is an  autonomous  educational  institution  established  by  the  Government  of Kerala in 1987. The management of the institute is vested with a Governing Body composed of the Hon'ble Minister of Higher Education, Government of Kerala, as the Chairman and Chief Secretary to Government of Kerala as the Vice-Chairman.  The  matter  regarding  appointments  of  Teaching  and  NonTeaching  staff  in  this  Institute  does  not  come  under  purview  of  Ministry  of Education.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Online Accessibility Of Library Books
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Yogender Chandolia

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 198

ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## Online Accessibility Of Library Books

## 198. SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any measures  are being  undertaken to build libraries in each  district  of  country  for  the Aspirants of UPSC, SSC and State level Competitive Exams;
- (b) whether any measures are being undertaken to online accessibility of library books and  further broad-basing of digital libraries;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of languages which have been included in these libraries and the measures being taken to include books of more languages; and
- (e) the number of libraries opened during the last 5 years and to be opened in near future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (Dr. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a) to (e) Library  is  a  state  subject  as  per  the  Seventh  Schedule  under  article  246  of  the Constitution of India, and public libraries function under the administrative control of the respective State/Union Territory Authorities.

With an aim to improve access of children and adolescents to the latest books; connect the children and adolescents countrywide with the National Digital Library Resources and promote reading habit among children and adolescents, Government of India has made a provision of Rs. 5,000 Crore under scheme of special assistance for the year 2023-2024 for State Governments. It was made available to the  States  for  the  construction/renovation  of  the  building;  purchase  of  computer,  UPS,  Printer, networking hardware; and purchase of books.

Further, Ministry of Education, Government of India has launched Rashtriya E- Pustaklaya to ensure access of books to every student/learner. It is a Digital Library for Children and Adolescents, which contains 1000 books in digital format in 23  Indian languages. Digital  Library  can be  accessed by anyone across the country.

As per information provided by Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Culture has also created National Virtual Library of India which is available in public domain by the name of Indian Culture Portal in which digital data from Ministry of Culture's organization is hosted.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Vacant Posts in Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV)  and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV)
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Shri Amra Ram

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 197 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## VACANT POSTS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (KV) AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA (JNV)

## 197 SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY: SHRI AMRA RAM:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of approved vacant posts in KVs and JNVs;
- (b) whether it is true that 30 percent of posts are vacant in Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV);
- (c) if so, the steps taken/to be taken by the Government to fill these posts;
- (d) the details of vacant posts and recruitment made in the last five years;
- (e) the number of teaching and non-teaching posts lying vacant in KVs; and
- (f) the time by which these are likely to be filled?

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

(a) to (f) Assessment of vacancies is done by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) as per norms by considering vacancies due to promotion, resignations, retirement, death etc.  as well as on account of up-gradation /  sanctioning  of  new  streams  and  enhancement  of  students'  strength.  Centralized notifications for recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staffs are released by KVS and NVS as per the vacancies assessment. Entire recruitment process in KVS and NVS is done centrally.

As per information received from KVS and NVS, as on 31.03.2024, there are total 6653 vacancy in KVS and 4675 vacancy in NVS of teaching and non-teaching posts against the sanctioned posts 56783 and 24254 respectively.

Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and efforts are made to fill up the vacancies as per the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules. Teachers are also engaged on contractual basis for temporary duration by KVS and NVS to ensure that the teaching-learning process is not hampered.

As  per  information  received  from  KVS,  due  to  COVID-19  pandemic,  the recruitment drive for teaching and non-teaching vacant posts was taken up by KVS only in 2023 during the last five years and 13000 offers of appointments were made under Direct Recruitment and 2914 offer of appointments were made under Limited Departmental  Competitive  Examination (LDCE)  till  March,  2024.  Further,  as  per information received NVS, recruitment of 2656 teaching and non-teaching posts in 2019-20, 1925 non-teaching posts in 2021-22 and 2200 teaching posts in 2022-23 were made by NVS against the vacancies during the last five years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Constitution of 8th Central Pay Commission
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Anand Bhadauria

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT  OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  No. 195 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 22,2O24l31ASHADHA, 1946 (SAKA)

## T N F TH  CENTRAL PAY COMMISS

## 195 SHRI ANAND BHADAURIA:

Will the Minister  of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received representation  from various  quarters regarding  constitution of 8th Central  Pay Commission  during the month ol June,2024;
- (b) if so, the details thereof  and the action taken thereon,  representation-wise; and
- (c) the time by which the Government would constitute 8th Central Pay Commission for revision  of pay/pension  of Central Government  employees in view of unprecedented inflation  in the country?

## SHRI PAN CHA DHARY ANSWER MINISTER  OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(a) to (c): Two representations have been received  for constitution of 8th Central Pay Commission in June, 2024. No such proposal  is under consideration of the Government, at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Increasing Minimum in the EPF Pension
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Raja A

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 194 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## INCREASING MINIMUM IN THE EPF PENSION

194. SHRI RAJA A:

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

- (a)whether the Government is receiving demands from stakeholders like  trade  unions,  public  representatives  for  increasing  the
- minimum pension by the EPF;
- (b)if so, the details of demands of the stakeholders and the response of the Government thereto;
- (c)whether  the  Government  would  consider  positively  the  hike  in minimum pension for the EPF subscribers in view of rise in the cost of living index and hike in wages;
- (d)if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is expected to be announced; and
- (e)whether  the  Government/EPFO  will  revise  pension  calculation formula  since  the  present  one  is  arbitrary  and  biased  against pensioners, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): Yes Sir. Various representations have been received from various  stakeholders  to  increase  the  minimum  pension  under  the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995.

The Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 is a 'Defined ContributionDefined Benefit' Social Security Scheme. The corpus of the Employees' Pension Fund is made up of (i) contribution by the employer @ 8.33 per cent of wages; and (ii) contribution from Central Government through budgetary support @ 1.16 per cent of wages, up to an amount of Rs.15,000/- per month.  All benefits under the scheme are paid out of such accumulations. The fund is valued annually as mandated under paragraph 32 of the EPS, 1995.

Amount  of  member's  pension  under  the Scheme  is determined taking into account the pensionable period of service and pensionable salary as per following formula:

## Pensionable Service X Pensionable Salary

## 70

It  is  evident  that  the  amount  of  pension  is  based  on  a predefined formula. However, the Government, for the first time, in the year 2014, provided a minimum pension of Rs. 1000 per month to the pensioners under the EPS, 1995 by providing budgetary support, which was in addition to the budgetary support of 1.16% of wages Employees'  Provident  Fund provided annually towards  EPS  to Organisation (EPFO).

Considering the demands of Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 pensioners, the Government constituted a High Empowered Monitoring Committee (HEMC) for complete evaluation and  review  of  EPS  1995.  The  Committee  considered  the  issue  of dearness allowance under EPS, 1995 and has recommended, interalia, that linking the pension admissible under EPS 95 with cost of living index is not feasible in view of actuarial position of the Fund.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Special Status to Bihar
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Ramprit Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †193

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024/ASHADHA 31, 1946 (SAKA)

## SPECIAL STATUS TO BIHAR

## †193.   SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  special  status  to  Bihar  State  and  other most backward States to promote economic growth and industrialization; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  The  Special  Category  Status  for  plan  assistance  was  granted  in  the  past  by  the National Development Council (NDC) to some States that were characterized by a number of features necessitating  special consideration. These  features  included  (i)  hilly and  difficult terrain, (ii)  low  population  density  and/or  sizeable  share  of  tribal  population, (iii)  strategic location along borders with neighboring countries, (iv) economic and infrastructural backwardness and (v) non-viable nature of State finances. The decision was taken based on an integrated  consideration  of  all  the  factors  listed  above  and  the  peculiar  situation  of  the  State. Earlier, the request of Bihar for Special Category Status was considered by an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) which submitted its Report on 30 th March, 2012. The IMG came to the finding that based on existing NDC criteria, the case for Special Category Status for Bihar is not made out.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: New Kendriya Vidyalayas in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Ms Kangna Ranaut

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 192 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN MANDI, HIMACHAL PRADESH

## 192 MS KANGNA RANAUT:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that Government proposes to establish new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Himachal Pradesh especially in Mandi Parliamentary Constituency and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the locations where these new KVs will be established and the criteria for their selection;
- (c) whether the Government has plan to set up Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Karsog, Joginder Nagar, Sarkaghat, in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the current status of KV in Karsog, Himachal Pradesh;
- (e) whether the Government under integrated education facility proposes to set up new KVs for female students who need to travel far for good education in Karsog, Joginder Nagar and Sarkaghat in district Mandi, Himachal Pradesh; and
- (f) the timeline by which these KVs will be made operational?

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

(a) to (f) Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) is a continuous process. KVs are opened primarily  to  cater  to  the  educational  needs  of  the  wards  of  transferable  Central  Government Employees including Defence & Para-military personnel, Central Autonomous Bodies, Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Central Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) by providing a common programme of education throughout the country. Proposals for opening of new KVs may be sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India / State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) Administrations, with commitment to provide requisite resources including land and temporary accommodation for setting up a new KV as per norms.  The proposals are subject to approval of the competent authority as per extant procedures.

KVs are not opened on the criteria of State / UT / District / Parliamentary Constituency. KVs are sanctioned on the basis of three mandatory criteria i.e. requisite extent of land (free of cost from the sponsoring authority), suitable rent free temporary  accommodation  and concentration of requisite number of Central Government Employees at the place of proposed new KV.

At present, 26 KVs including 01 KV in Mandi Parliamentary Constituency are functional in the State of Himachal Pradesh. As per information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), no proposals have been received for opening of new KVs at Karsog, Joginder Nagar and Sarkaghat in district Mandi of Himachal Pradesh.

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