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Lok Sabha Question No. 2846 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Company Law Committee
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2846 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 07, 2023 SARAVAN 16, 1945 (SAKA)

## COMPANY LAW COMMITTEE QUESTION

## 2846. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  constituted  Company  Law  Committee  (CLC)  to  make recommendations to the Government on changes aimed at facilitating and promoting greater ease of doing business in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the CLC has submitted its latest report to the Government;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the recommendations made therein;
- (e) whether the Government has drafted the legislative changes required in the Companies Act,
- 2013 as suggested by the CLC;
- (f)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the steps being taken by the Government for the implementation of recommendations of the CLC?

## 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 (g):In line with the Government's objective of promoting Ease of Living in the country by providing  Ease  of  Doing  Business  to  law  abiding  corporates,  fostering  improved  corporate compliance for stakeholders and also to address emerging issues having impact on the working of  corporates  in  the  country,  the  Company  Law  Committee  (CLC)  has  been  constituted  for examining and making recommendations to the Government on various provisions and issues pertaining to implementation of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act, 2008.

The CLC has submitted its latest Report (2022) to the Government on 21 st  March, 2022 containing various recommendations for amendments in the Companies Act, 2013 and the LLP Act, 2008. The recommendations made broadly relate to (i) promoting further ease of doing business for law-abiding corporates; (ii) strengthening existing regulatory practices under the Companies Act to streamline and improve the operational efficiency of the Act; (iii) recognising new concepts in light of the rapidly evolving corporate landscape and changing business practices; (iv) carrying out drafting and clarificatory changes to remove ambiguities and inconsistencies.

The report was placed on the website of the Ministry for public comments. Consultations with the concerned Ministries and Departments of Government are being undertaken on the proposals relating to the amendments in Companies Act, 2013 and LLP Act, 2008.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2844 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Technical Training in EMRS
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sandhya Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2844

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 07/08/2023

## TECHNICAL TRAINING IN EMRS

## 2844. SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  Eklavya  Model  Residential  School  opened by  the Government for education of tribal students in the last four years especially in Madhya Pradesh; and
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  introduce  some  technical  training programme in these schools so that students can acquire technical knowledge that will further help them in getting employment?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a): Ministry of Tribal Affairs has sanctioned 352 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) in the last four years across the country including 35 EMRSs in the State of Madhya Pradesh. Out of 352 sanctioned EMRSs, 131 are be functional including 28 EMRSs in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
- (b): Government has recognized the importance of equipping students with technical skills to enhance their employability and as a part of this initiative, Skill Labs are being set up in EMRSs in collaboration with CBSE under World Bank project. In first phase CBSE has selected 25 EMRSs for setting up Skill labs and collaboration has also been solicited from Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship for skill hub initiative in EMRSs.

Further,  collaborations  have  been  made  with  Atal  Innovation  Mission  (AIM),  NITI Aayog and  ATAL Tinkering  Labs  (ATLs)  have  been  set  up  in  15  EMRSs.  AIM  is Government of India's flagship initiative to create and promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship by fostering curiosity, creativity, and imagination in young minds; and inculcate skills such as design mind-set, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Glitch in GST Portal
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2843

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2023 / SRAVANA 16, 1945 (Saka)

## Glitch in GST Portal

2843. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV: DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any complaints of the glitches in the GST portal due to which sales details for GSTR could not be filed in time;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the number of complaints received during the last two years; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to address this issue?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): GST system is a robust IT infrastructure that has successfully implemented the GST law, rules and processes. It seamlessly integrates with various IT systems of States, CBIC, RBI, Banks,  Principal  Chief  Controller  of  Accounts,  Accounting  authorities  of  States  and  other stakeholders. An average of 90 lakh GSTR-1 returns are filed per month.

GST system has a robust grievance handling mechanism allowing taxpayers to register their concerns  through  the  GRP  portal.  There  are  no  major  tickets  reported  and  the  number  of complaints has significantly reduced over time. The year-wise comparison of the number of tickets with the number of GSTR-1s filed is under: -

| Financial Year   |   Number of GSTR-1 filed |   Number of Tickets received at the helpdesk |
|------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22          |                102514276 |                                        36479 |
| 2022-23          |                112086754 |                                        25982 |

The various steps taken by the Government to address taxpayer's grievances and educate them about new functionalities on GST portals inter-alia include -

- i. Dedicated GST Grievance Redressal Portal;
- ii. AI based Chatbot;
- iii. Advisories  to  taxpayers  through  mail  and  social  media  like  YouTube,  Facebook  and Twitter;
- iv. Conducting Webinars for dissemination of knowledge about new functionalities released on GST portal; and
- v. Making available learning / educational tools on GST portal like Help section, FAQs and User manuals.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Setting Up of Benches of GST Appellate Tribunals
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

- (a): Yes
- (b):  The  GST  Council  in  its  49 th   Meeting  had  approved  the  setting  up  of  GST Appellate Tribunals across the country.
- (c): It has been planned to establish the State benches in a phased manner based on the request of States.
- (d):  The  details  of  the  number  of  GST  appeals  related  to  Central  GST  authorities pending at various levels are as under:

|   Sr. No. | Financial Year          |   Pending Appeals at the end of the year/period (Nos.) |
|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2020-21                 |                                                   5499 |
|         2 | 2021-22                 |                                                   9759 |
|         3 | 2022-23                 |                                                  11899 |
|         4 | 2023-24(upto June 2023) |                                                  14227 |

There  is  no  concept  of  amicable  settlement  under  GST  Law  and  the  appeals  are decided as per law.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2840

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 7 th  AUGUST, 2023 / SRAVANA 16, 1945 (Saka)

## SETTING UP OF BENCHES OF GST APPELLATE TRIBUNALS

## 2840. Shri A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a). whether the State Governments have requested for setting up Benches of GST Appellate Tribunals in various parts of the country;
- (b). if so, the response of the Government thereto;
- (c). the places where the Benches are proposed to be established, apart from State capitals; and
- (d). the number of GST disputes that are pending and amicably settled, separately during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)
Lok Sabha Question No. 2839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Feedback of Stakeholders on National Curriculum Framework
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2839 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## Feedback of Stakeholders on National Curriculum Framework

## 2839. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  released  a  pre-draft  version  of  the  National  Curriculum Framework for school education;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has sought feedback from various stakeholders including students, parents, teachers, teacher educators, experts, scholars and professionals;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  feedback  from  diverse  stakeholders  will  further  help  National  Steering Committee  to  critically examine  different modalities and approaches  the  framework  is proposing; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a)  &  (b)  The  pre-draft  version  of  the  National  Curriculum  Framework  for  School  Education developed under the guidance of National Steering Committee, was released in April, 2023.

(c) to (f) The pre-draft was made public for the feedback of all the stakeholders. Based on the feedback,  different  modalities  and  approaches  were  critically  examined  and  relevant  changes were incorporated. Some of these changes include-

- I. Restructuring the document.
- II. Editing sections (e.g., parts of the social science chapter)
- III. Addition of a section on a course on Indian Knowledge Systems.
- IV. Changes  in  curricular  design  and  approach  to  Board  assessment  in  the  secondary stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2837 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: UGC Scheme for Funding Support to State Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2837

ANSWERED ON- 07/08/2023

## UGC SCHEME FOR FUNDING SUPPORT TO STATE UNIVERSITIES

2837. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the University Grants Commission (UGC) has initiated a scheme called Funding Support to the State Universities for Study and Research in Indigenous and Endangered languages in India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of State Universities in Andhra Pradesh funded under this scheme by the UGC;
- (d)  whether  the  UGC  has  initiated  a  scheme  to  establish  Centres  for  Endangered Languages in Central Universities;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Government has established Centres for Endangered Languages in the Central Universities of India, especially in the State of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Dr. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a) to (c): As per information received from the University Grants Commission (UGC), during XII plan period UGC had implemented the scheme for 'Study and Research in Indigenous and Endangered languages of India' and provided financial assistance to eligible State Universities. Grants amounting to ₹ 10,35,77,149/- were released to seven State Universities under this scheme. An amount of ₹78.50 lakhs has been released to the Dravidian University of Andhra Pradesh under this scheme.
- (d)  to  (g):  The  National  Education  Policy,  2020  focuses  on  promotion  of  all  Indian Languages including endangered languages. The Government of India has initiated a Scheme known as "Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages of India" (SPPEL). Under this Scheme, the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru  works  on  protection,  preservation  and  documentation  of  all  the  mother tongues/languages  of  India  spoken  by  less  than  10,000  people  which  are  called endangered languages.

Further,  the  UGC  approved  9  Central  Universities  (Tezpur  University,  Assam; Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh; Sikkim University, Sikkim; Indira Gandhi  Central University, Amarkantak, Madhya  Pradesh;  Central University of Jharkhand;  Guru  Ghasidas  University,  Chhatisgarh;  Central  University  of  Karnataka, Gulbarga; Central University of Kerala and Visva Bharati, Shanti Niketan, West Bengal) to establish Centres for Endangered Languages under the Scheme 'Establishment of a Centre for Endangered Languages in Central Universities' in the financial year 20152016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Recovery of Missing Antiques
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2834

ANSWERED ON- 07/08/2023

## RECOVERY OF MISSING ANTIQUES

## 2834.   SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of antiques from Jammu & Kashmir, registered under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act of 1972, that are currently reported missing or stolen;
- (b) the details of investigations that are reported 'closed' by police and central investigation agencies;
- (c) whether the Government plans to recover the antiques that are still missing; and
- (d) the number and details of museums and collections in other countries who have agreed to return missing or stolen antiques to India?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) & (b)  Total 1204 antiquities have been registered in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972, out of which, one antiquity was reported missing in the year 1983. The case is under investigation.
- (c) &  (d)  Government  is  committed  to  recover  the  antiquities  that  are  still  missing. Whenever, theft of an antiquity is reported, FIR is lodged in concerned police station and 'Look  Out  Notice'  is  issued  to  law  enforcement  agencies  including  Custom  Exit Channels  to  keep  vigil  to  trace  stolen  antiquity  and  prevent  its  illegal  export.  In  case, antiquity is traced, case is pursued by concerned law enforcement agency in coordination with the Archaeological Survey of India for recovery.

Whenever any such antiquity of Indian origin surfaces abroad, Archaeological Survey of India takes up the matter with the Indian Embassies/Missions abroad through Ministry of External Affairs for their retrieval. Archaeological Survey of India has retrieved back 251 antiquities from foreign countries from the year 1976 to 2023, of which 238 antiquities have been retrieved since 2014. No agreement has been made for the return of missing or stolen antiques to India with any museum abroad.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Independent Mechanism in the Schemes Funded by MoE
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

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

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2830 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## INDEPENDENT MECHANISM IN THE SCHEMES FUNDED BY MOE

## 2830 . SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any independent mechanism like Ombudsperson in Banking, Insurance & MGNREGA for alternate grievance redressal of the stake holders and to bring transparency in the schemes funded by the Ministry of Education to the State Government, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

- (b) whether any mechanism is proposed to be adopted in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government is planning to have an independent authority like Ombudsperson for schemes funded by the Union Government for better transparency and grievance redressal, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Dr. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (c): The extant grievance redressal system of Government of India i.e. Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) which is an online platform connected to all the Ministries/Departments, including Ministry of Education, is adopted under the centrally sponsored schemes of the Ministry such as Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (now Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan), Samagra Shiksha, PM-POSHAN, New India Literacy Programme etc, wherein funds are given by the Ministry of Education to the State Government. CPGRAMS enables the citizens/stakeholders to lodge their grievances to the public authorities on any subject related to service delivery, including various schemes. To bring transparency, the status of the grievance filed in CPGRAMS can be tracked with the unique registration ID provided at the time of registration of the complainant. CPGRAMS also provides appeal facility to the citizens if they are not satisfied with the resolution by the Grievance Officer.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2823 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Students affected by Violence in Manipur
Ministry: Education
Asked by: C. Lalrosanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2823 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## Students affected by Violence in Manipur

## 2823. SHRI C. LALROSANGA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to facilitate  the  continuation  of studies of violence affected tribal students studying in valley districts;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  advisory  to  institutions  under  the Government in Manipur so that violence does not affect the studies of students;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  possibility  of  online  classes  and  exams  for  college  and university students who are affected by violence in Manipur; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (d):   Education falls under the concurrent list, and thus Central Government and State Government both monitor and facilitate educational institutions. Manipur University  has  issued  directions  to  the  Deans/Heads  of  the  Department  /Faculty members  to  support  students  who  cannot  attend  regular  classes,  though  telephone calls/  supplying  study  materials,  providing  information  about  the  reading  materials available  through  Massive  Open  Online  Course  (MOOCs)/  Study  Webs  of  ActiveLearning  for  Young  Aspiring  Minds  (SWAYAM)  channel  and  others  means  so  as  to maintain the academic calendar. Further, the Manipur University has recently conducted examination  successfully  of  its  affiliated  colleges.  In  case  of  National  Institute  of Technology (NIT),  Manipur, necessary  arrangement  was  also  made  to  accommodate students in its hostel and offices of the district administrations to enable them to appear in the on-line examination, which were conducted successfully.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2821 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: International Day of Forests, 2023
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2821

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## International Day of Forests, 2023

## 2821.   SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that forests and health is the theme of the International Day of Forests, 2023; and
- (b) if so, the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to create awareness among the public about the ecosystem services provided by forests like purification of water and air, carbon capture to fight climate change and supply of life-saving medicines?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b) The  Ministry  has  observed  the  International  Day  of  Forest,  2023  on  the  theme 'Healthy Forest and Healthy People'. On the occasion of the International Day of Forests  2023,  the  Ministry  launched  the  Aravalli  Green  Wall  programme,  an initiative  for  restoring  about  1.50  million  hectares  of  lands  in  the  Aravalli  hill ranges in north western India for reducing desertification and to create a barrier from  sand  and  dust  being  blown  into  agriculture  and  urban  landscapes.  The Ministry  also  launched  a  massive  plantation  drive  for  restoration  of  Yamuna floodplains to reduce run-off and soil erosion along the river banks.

India participated in a high-level session organised by Food and AgricultureOrganisation  (FAO)  on  the  occasion  of  International  Day  of  Forest 2023,  whereby,  Indiahighlighted  the  positive  impacts  of  forests  on  mental  and physical health, need for integrating forests into urban landscapes& planning and the importance of non-timber forest produce as source of forest-based livelihood. Further,  India  also  highlighted  the  role  played  by  the  forest  ecosystem  in Ayurveda and other traditional medicinal systems.

The  Ministry  under  various  Centrally  sponsored  schemes  including  the  Green India  Mission  and  development  of  wildlife  habitats  have  been  undertaking awareness generation among  public  on  the  role  of  forests  and  the  ecosystem services.

The Ministry released a booklet on agroforestry to guide farmers and tree growers on best practices regarding tree farming.