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Lok Sabha Question No. 84 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 84 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 04, 2023 AGRAHAYANA 13, 1945 (SAKA)

## EXTENSIBLE BUSINESS REPORTING LANGUAGE (XBRL) QUESTION

## 84. DR. TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of activities of eXtensible Business Reporting Language
- (XBRL) in Ministry of Corporate Affairs;
- (b) the outcome and it's impact on the society; and
- (c) the benefits of XBRL?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER  OF  STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

[RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a) To (c): As per sub-rule (d) of rule 2 of Companies (Filing of Documents and Forms in Extensible Business Reporting Language) Rules, 2015 (XBRL Rules), the 'Extensible Business Reporting Language' (XBRL), means a standardised language  for  communication  in  electronic  form  to  express,  report  or  file financial information by the companies under the Companies Act, 2013 (Act). Pursuant to rule 3 of XBRL Rules, the following class of companies are required to file their financial statements and other documents under section 137 of the Act with the Registrar in e-form AOC-4 XBRL:
- (i)  companies  listed  with  any  Stock  Exchanges  in  India  and  their  Indian subsidiaries;
- (ii) companies having paid up capital of rupees five crore rupees or above;
- (iii) companies having turnover of one hundred crore rupees or above;

(iv) all companies which are required to prepare their financial statements in accordance with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.

Similarly  pursuant to  rule  4  of  XBRL  Rules,  a  company which  is required to furnish cost audit report and other documents to the Central Government under sub-section (6) of section 148 of the Act and rules made thereunder shall file such report and other documents using the XBRL Taxonomy in e-form CRA-4 specified under the Companies (cost records and audit) Rules, 2014. A total number of 71,663 valid e-form AOC-4 XBRL have been filed by companies during the year 2022-23.  Further, 9,943 valid Cost Audit Reports (CRA-4) have been filed by companies in XBRL format during the year 2022-23. XBRL offers benefits at all stages of business reporting and analysis. Apart from faster, more reliable and more accurate handling of data, XBRL also provides benefit  of  improved  analysis  and  better  quality  of  information  and  decisionmaking.  Companies  can  use  XBRL  to  save  costs  and  improve  efficiency  in handling business and financial information. By using XBRL, Companies can automate the processes of data collection. Once data is gathered in  XBRL, different types of reports can be generated. Data validation and review can be done much more efficiently and usefully.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 82 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Public Suggestion on Draft of NEP/Change in National Curriculum
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-82 ANSWERED ON 04/12/2023

## Public Suggestion on Draft of NEP/Change in National Curriculum

## †82. SHRI   PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has invited suggestions from the public across the country on the draft of the National Education Policy for school education;
- (b) if so, whether any change in the national curriculum for school education is likely to take place in near future; and
- (c)   whether the said change will be introduced in the curriculum of school education of all the States including Gujarat?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTRY OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a): Yes. The  Draft  National  Education  Policy  2019  was  uploaded  on  Ministry's  website at   https://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/Draft\_NEP\_2019\_EN\_Revised.pdf and also at innovate.mygov.in platform at https://innovate.mygov.in/list-nep/ on 31.05.2019 eliciting views/suggestions/ comments of stakeholders, including public up to 15.08.2019. Around 2 lakh suggestions  on  the  Draft  National  Education  Policy  were  received  from  various  stakeholders. These  suggestions  were analysed  and  after  incorporating  relevant  suggestions,  the  National Education Policy was finalised and released on 29 th July, 2020.

(b) and (c):  Ministry of Education released the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Studies (NCF-FS) and National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) prepared by the NCERT, based on the principles of National Education Policy 2020 on 20 th October, 2022 and 23 rd August, 2023 respectively. NCF- FS and NCF-SE has been placed in public domain at https://ncert.nic.in/pdf/NCF\_for\_Foundational\_Stage\_20\_October\_2022.pdfand https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/update/ncf\_2023.pdf respectively .

Further, Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and major responsibility of implementation of various Programmes and Policies following prescribed norms and standards falls under the domain of the States and UT Governments based on the advisory guidelines issued by the Ministry from time to time. The States/UTs may adapt or adopt the NCF-FS and NCF-SE.
Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Central Assistance to Kerala under PM POSHAN scheme (2023-24)
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-79

ANSWERED ON- 04.12.2023

## Central Assistance to Kerala under PM POSHAN scheme (2023-24)

## 79. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the release of recuring Central assistance under PM POSHAN scheme (2023-24) is due for Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has received request from Kerala to release the balance of first instalment of PM POSHAN scheme (2023-24); and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the status of releasing fund?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (d):    Under  PM  POSHAN  Scheme, the State Government of Kerala has submitted the proposal for release of 1 st instalment of recuring central assistance for the year 2023-24. After due consideration, the Central Government has released central assistance of Rs. 5416.77 lakh on 22.09.2023 as Part of 1 st instalment and Rs. 5416.77 lakh on 17.11.2023 as balance of 1 st instalment of recurring grant in aid for FY 2023-24 to the Government of Kerala. The proposal for release of 2 nd instalment of recurring grant in aid for FY 2023-24 under the Scheme has so far not been received from the State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 78 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Permission to Kerala for Taking Loan from Different Financial Institutions
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 78 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 4 th  DECEMBER, 2023 13 AGRAHAYANA, 1945 (SAKA)

Permission to Kerala for Taking Loan from Different Financial Institutions

## 78. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of loan taken by the State Government of Kerala during the last three years;
- (b) whether  the  Central  Government  has  not  given  permission  to  Government  of  Kerala  for taking loan from different financial institutions; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per Reserve Bank of India's report titled 'State finances: A study of budgets of 202223', the details of amount of loans taken by the State Government of Kerala at the end of  March 2021, March 2022 (RE) and March 2023 (BE) are as follows:

(Rs. In crore)

| Composition       |   2020-21 (Actual) |   2021-22 (Revised Estimate) |   2022-23 (Budget Estimate) |
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Total Loans taken |              40513 |                        43888 |                       39735 |

(b) and (c) The Union Government grants permission to States including the State Government of Kerala for taking negotiable loans from financial institution as part of their borrowing limit. In the Financial Year (FY) 2023-24, as per the request of the State Government of Kerala, consent of Government of India  under Article  293  (3) of  the Constitution of  India for availing  Negotiated Loan of Rs. 900 crore from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been issued to the State Government of Kerala by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 74 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: New Scheme for Complete Medical Care for Workers of Unorganised Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 74

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2023

## NEW SCHEME FOR COMPLETE MEDICAL CARE FOR WORKERS OF UNORGANISED SECTOR

## 74. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a)the rules/regulations and the guidelines for registration of workers especially in the unorganised sector under the Employees State
- Insurance (ESI) scheme;
- (b)whether the Government has launched/ proposes to launch a new scheme for promotion of registration of employers and employees and if so, the details thereof including the salient features of the scheme;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  provide  complete medical  care  to  the  employees/  workers  of  unorganised  sector including Rikshaw pullers, Autorikshaw drivers, Anganwadi and ASHA  workers  and  other  such  vulnerable  groups  under  ESI scheme; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/ being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 is applicable to all factories and establishments having ten or more employees, drawing  wages  up  to  Rs  21,000/-  (Rs.  25,000/-  for  Persons  with disability).  As  such,  the  Act  does  not  apply  to  the  unorganised sector.

In the Code on Social Security, 2020, provision of benefits to the unorganised sector is contained in section 45 and section 109 of  the  Code  whereby  the  Central  Government  and  the  State Governments can frame scheme for unorganised workers. The Code has not come into force so far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 72 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Digital Mapping of Ancient Protected Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 72

ANSWERED ON 04.12.2023

## DIGITAL MAPPING OF ANCIENT PROTECTED MONUMENTS

## 72. DR. T. SUMATHY THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is keen on usage of Digital Twin technology and Virtual Reality technology for digital mapping of ancient protected monuments and the steps taken by the Government for the digital  mapping of ancient protected monuments and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  constituted  any  expert  committee  with  regard  to  the introduction and usage of latest technologies and for allocating funds to the same; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof;

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  in  technical  collaboration  with  Bhaskaracharya
- to Institute  for  Space  Applications  and  Geoinformatics  (BISAG)  has  launched  a  mobile
- (c) application 'Indian Heritage' in Sept 2023 containing information on protected monuments/areas  with  textual  content  and  aided  by  interactive  digital  maps.  The  first phase that has been launched incorporates 143 ticketed monuments with the ASI.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 70 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Bio-diversity Funds
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 70

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2023

## Bio-diversity Funds

## 70. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

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

- (a) whether Bio-diversity funds meant for improving ecosystem and conservation are spent annually according to the target fixed or any shortfall experienced;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any comprehensive estimate of total public funding in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any study has been conducted to avoid overlapping functions in view of the involvement of multiple institutions in operating finance; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to (e)  The Government of India has taken several initiatives for protection of Biodiversity and Conservation through various schemes like National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC); National Mission on Sustainable Habitat; National Water  Mission;  National  Mission  for  Sustaining  Himalayan  Ecosystem;  Green India  Mission;  National  Mission  for  Sustainable  Agriculture,  National  Plan  for conservation  of  Aquatic  Ecosystems  (NPCA);  Biosphere  Reserve;  Watershed Development Project in Shifting Cultivation Areas; Water Resources programme for Repair, Renovation & Restoration of Water bodies; Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) and Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes (MISHTI).

The above schemes promote afforestation,tree planting, ecological restoration and eco-development  activities  and  wetlands  conservation  in  the  country,  including Biodiversity Conservation.

In  addition,  the  Central  Government  provides  financial  assistance  to  States  and Union  Territories  under  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  undertaking  of  species oriented  programmes,  such  as:  Integrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitat; Project  Tiger,  and  Project  Elephant  for  better  protection  and  conservation  of wildlife and their habitat including Biodiversity.

The Government of India has taken several steps for conservation of biodiversity of the country through the Botanical Survey of India, Zoological Survey of India etc. which aid in survey, inventorization, taxonomic validation; threat assessment of floral and faunal resources and ex-situ conservation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 69 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Collapsing Software Systems of EPFO
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2023

## COLLAPSING SOFTWARE SYSTEMS OF EPFO

## 69. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

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

- (a)whether it is a fact that the Employees' Provident Fund Organization is unable to rectify the EPFO's archaic and collapsing software systems, and finalising replacements for old servers that would likely stop working by January 2024;
- (b)whether EPFO have brought this to the notice of the Government for their replacement;
- (c)whether any further delay on the above will reflect adversely in respect  of  25  crore  employees  provident  fund  accounts  with  a massive corpus of Rs. 21 lakh crore; and
- (d)if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has embarked on revamping its software as well as hardware. Towards this, Information Technology (IT) budget have also increased from Rs. 48.67 crore in the year 2019-20 to Rs. 283.3 crore (Budget Allocated) in  the  year  2023-24.  All  the  hardware  including  servers  are  under maintenance support.

Infra-database  licenses,  compute  (servers)  and  storage have  been  recently  augmented.  Storage  Augmentation  Policy  has been implemented. The Storage Area Network (SAN) Storage of 477 Terabyte  has  been  procured  through  Government  e  Marketplace (GeM) and has been installed in Data Centre, Alternate Data Centre and National Data Centre.

The  regular  monitoring  coupled  with  IT  interventions  and augmentations has resulted in significant increased efficiency and last mile delivery to the members, as demonstrated by the following:

- (i) Timely claim settlement has improved to 98.92% in the year 2022-23 from 96.43% in the year 2021-22.
- (ii) Grievance redressal time is halved to 6 days.
- (iii) The volume of transactions in field office applications from 01.04.2023 till 31.10.2023, wherein 261.47 lakh claims amounting to Rs.1,07,277 crore have been processed, reflects operational efficiency.
- (iv) 588 lakh claim settlements have been made in the year 20222023, which is 95% higher than the claims settled in the year 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 68 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Number of Skill Development Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 68

ANSWERED ON - 04/12/2023

## NUMBER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

- 68 . DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

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

- (a) the  number  of  Skill  Development  Centres  in  various  States,  including  Delhi and Jharkhand under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), districtwise;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to provide employment to the youth getting training from the said Training Centres; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) Under the Govt. of India, Skill India Mission (SIM) aims at Skilling, Re-Skilling and  Up-Skilling  to  ensure  all  young  Indians  are  prepared  for  the  large  number  of opportunities  coming  up  as  the  economy  expands  and  India  moves  from  the  10 th largest economy to 3 rd  largest economy in the world. SIM is aimed at giving access to all youth in India to get future ready, Industry ready skill. The district wise number of Skill Development Centres / Training Centres in various States including Delhi and Jharkhand  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  is  given  at Annexure. Since the details in aforesaid Annexure are too lengthy, it is uploaded on Ministry's website at https://msde.gov.in/en/useful-links/parl-ques/lok-sabha.
- (b) & (c) Under  PMKVY,  Skill  training  is  imparted  through  Short  Term Training (STT) and Up-skilling and Re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).  Under PMKVY, placement opportunities have been provided to STT certified candidates, and RPL involves the process of certification of already existing skills. MSDE has launched a single online platform for skilling i.e. Skill India Digital (SID). Job Exchange option as available on SID, helps in enabling candidates to search for available  jobs  and  apply  accordingly.  The  details  of  trained  candidates  under PMKVY 4.0 are made available  on  Skill  India  Digital  for  connecting  with  potential employers.  Under STT component of PMKVY, since 2015 to 31.10.2023, 24.38 lakh candidates  have  been  reported  as  placed  out  of  59.16  lakh  certified  candidates through these training centres.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 64 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Steps/Schemes towards Access to Schools by Disabled Children
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.64 ANSWERED ON-04.12.2023

## Steps/Schemes towards Access to Schools by Disabled Children

## 64. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  taken  and  schemes  introduced  by  the  Government  to  increase  access  to schools for disabled children;
- (b) the number of schools which have been approved as disabled friendly and the number of schools which have not been done so; and
- (c) the timeline to achieve disabled friendly status in every school of the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  The  Centrally  sponsored  Samagra  Shiksha  -  is  an  integrated  scheme  for  School Education of the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, covers children from pre-primary to senior secondary level, including children  with special needs. Under Samagra Shiksha, apart from overall interventions of the scheme, there is a dedicated component for Inclusive Education for Children with Special Needs (CwSN) through which various provisions are made available for the educational needs of differently abled children such as, provision of aids, appliances, assistive devices & teaching learning materials (TLMs), transportation, escort and scribe allowances etc. The component support also includes annual block  identification  and  assessment  camps  and  stipend  for  differently  abled  girls  etc  for supporting access to schools and completion of their schooling.

Provision for barrier free access within schools has also been made available under the  scheme  through  ramps  with  handrails  and  differently  abled  friendly  toilets.  As  per UDISE+  2021-22,  5,89,986  schools  have  ramps  with  handrails,    2,14,430  schools  have differently  abled  friendly  toilets  for  boys  and  1,80,786  differently  abled  friendly  toilets  for girls  respectively.  Adequate  provisioning  of  funds  under  Samagra  Shiksha  is  made  to  the States/UTs based on their annual proposal under Annual Work Plan and Budget.

The  focus  of  Samagra  Shiksha  is  on  providing  inclusive  education  to  Divyang children  wherein,  children  regardless  of  their  abilities/disabilities  participate  and  learn together in the same class, thus creating an enabling educational environment for all students.

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