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Lok Sabha Question No. 1773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Ropeway Project in Valparai
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1773 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## ROPEWAY PROJECT IN VALPARAI

## 1773. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  list  of  cable  cars/ropeway  projects  sanctioned  by  the Government from the year 2014, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  plans  to  open  a ropeway/cable  car  in  Valparai  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof; and
- (c)
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Tourism under its schemes of  'Swadesh Darshan', 'Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Au gmentation Drive (PRASHAD)' and 'Assistance to Central Agenci es' provides financial assistance to the State Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations/Central  Agencies  for development of tourism infrastructure in the country. The projects are  sanctioned  in  consultation  with  them  subject  to  adherence  of scheme guidelines, availability of funds etc. The Ministry of Tourism has  not  sanctioned  funds  for  development  of  cable  cars/ropeway projects under these schemes.

However,  the  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has study  for  ropeway/cable  car  in Valparai  has  commenced.  The  list  of  cable  cars/ropeway  projects sanctioned  by  the  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  at informed  that a pre-feasibility various places in the country is annexed.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1773 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023 REGARDING ROPEWAY PROJECT IN VALPARAI

STATE WISE DETAIL OF CABLE CARS/ROPEWAY PROJECTS SANCTIONED  BY  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ROAD  TRANSPORT  AND HIGHWAYS.

|   S. No. | Project Name                    | State       |   Sanction cost in ₹ crore. |   Year of Sanction |
|----------|---------------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|        1 | Varanasi - Godowlia Ropeway     | U.P.        |                      815.58 |               2022 |
|        2 | Gaurikund- Kedarnath            | Uttarakhand |                     1267.45 |               2022 |
|        3 | GovindGhat - Shri Hemkund Sahib | Uttarakhand |                     1162.92 |               2022 |
|        4 | Dhosi Hill                      | Haryana     |                       50.61 |               2023 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: GST Collection during Last Financial Year
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1771

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023 / SRAVANA 9, 1945 (Saka)

## GST Collection during Last Financial Year

1771. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN: SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact, that though the Government's claim that GST collections for the financial year 2022-23 touched Rs. Seventeen lakh and fifty thousand crore but the actual GST collection is much lower due to the various factors affecting the collection of GST;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it is true that since the inception of GST, more than ten lakh crore of GST claim from about ten lakh companies is still pending for realization;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to claim the GST dues pending realization as on 31 March 2023?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (e):  No  Madam.  The  details  of  gross  Goods  and Services  Tax  collection on  supply  of goods and services (Domestic + Imports) for the FY 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23 are as under:

(

Rs. In crore )

| FY      | Collection   | Average monthly collection   |
|---------|--------------|------------------------------|
| 2020-21 | 11,36,805    | 94,734                       |
| 2021-22 | 14,83,291    | 1,23,608                     |
| 2022-23 | 18,07,680    | 1,50,640                     |

The monthly average gross GST collection for the FYs 2021-22 & 2022-23 have shown 30% and 22% year on year growth respectively.

GST  is  paid  on  self-assessment  basis  and  tax  administration  at  Central  and  State  level  is empowered to take action against cases where GST is not paid and short paid. Detection of such cases and recovery of taxes not paid or short paid is a continuous process.

The  Government,  on  the  recommendations  of  the  GST  Council,  has  been  bringing  several reforms in GST. These measures would improve the GST compliance and increase the GST collection. These inter-alia include:-

(i)  Structural  changes  like  calibration  of  GST  rates  for  correcting  inverted  duty  structure  and pruning of exemptions;

(ii)  Measures  for  improving  tax  compliance  such  as  mandating  e-way  bill,  ITC  matching, mandating  e-invoice, deployment  of artificial intelligence and machine-based  analytics, aadhaar  authentication  for  registration,  calibrated  action  on  non-filers,  stop  filers,  targeted assessment-based action on risky tax payer, integration of e-way bill with fast tag etc.

(iii) System based analytical tools and system generated red flag reports are being shared with Central as well as State Tax authorities to take action against tax evaders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: GST Imposed on Essential Commodities
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1770

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023/SRAVANA 9,1945(SAKA)

## GST IMPOSED ON ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES

## 1770.    SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- ( a) whether the Government has any plan to withdraw the GST imposed on essential food items like atta, rice, milk etc.;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/ being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the GST on essential food items has caused price rise;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the GST collection has increased after imposing GST on essential food items; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof indicating the GST collection after imposing GST on food items, monthwise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Specified goods like pulses, rice, flour, etc., when sold in loose form and not in pre-packaged and  labelled  form  are  already  fully  exempt  from  GST.  In  pre-packaged  and  labelled  form,  these commodities attract a concessional GST of 5%. Fresh milk and pasteurised milk are also fully exempt from GST. GST rates and exemptions are prescribed on the recommendation of the GST Council, which is a constitutional body comprising of representatives from the States/UTs and Centre. There is no further recommendation from the GST Council in this regard.
- (c) & (d): Prices of essential food items get affected by several contributory factors, such as mismatch in demand and supply,  seasonality,  supply  chain  constraints,  rise  in  international  prices,  etc.  Sometimes, slight disruptions in supply chain or damage due to heavy rains lead to spike in prices of agri-horticultural commodities.
- (e): As mentioned above, essential food items like flour, rice, pulses, etc., when sold in loose form and milk are already exempt from GST.
- (f): Does not arise in view of (e) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Job Creation in Industry and Services Sector
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1769

DUE FOR ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## Job Creation in Industry and Services Sector

## 1769. SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  job  creation  in  Industry  &  Services  sector  in  India  is  far  more  than  the countries like-Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam and China from 1991 to 2021 as published in the World Bank report recently; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the data on the above-mentioned countries during the above said period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) According to the World Bank database, the shares of employment in industry and services sectors in India and some other countries, for 1991 and 2021, are as follows:

|              |   Industry |   Industry |   Services on ILO estimate) |   Services on ILO estimate) |
|--------------|------------|------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|              |    1991    |    2021    |                     1991    |                     2021    |
| Bangladesh   |      12.51 |      21.71 |                       23.46 |                       41.2  |
| Brazil       |      23.37 |      20.63 |                       57.86 |                       69.68 |
| China        |      21.4  |      28.24 |                       18.9  |                       47.35 |
| India        |      14.92 |      25.34 |                       21.58 |                       30.7  |
| Indonesia    |      14.29 |      21.76 |                       33.46 |                       49.25 |
| Malaysia     |      31.59 |      28.26 |                       46.08 |                       62.09 |
| South Africa |      27.23 |      17.26 |                       50.33 |                       61.45 |
| Thailand     |      15.69 |      22.51 |                       23.04 |                       45.9  |
| Vietnam      |       8.4  |      33.13 |                       16.55 |                       37.82 |

Source: World Bank; https://data.worldbank.org/

Note: List of countries is organised alphabetically

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Opening of Resorts/Hotels in National Parks/ Tiger Reserves
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1768

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## Opening of Resorts/Hotels in National Parks/ Tiger Reserves

## 1768. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

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

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any criteria for opening resorts/hotels in the core and buffer area of National Parks and Tiger Reserves and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the data pertaining to the number of Hotels, Home Stays, Resorts, staying places for tourists in marked forest areas, State-wise; and
- (c) whether the construction of the same is approved by the Government, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) According  to  the  Wild  Life  (Protection)  Act,  1972,  no  construction  of commercial tourist lodges, hotels, zoos and safari parks shall be undertaken inside a sanctuary or National Park except with the prior approval of the National Board for Wild Life. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued guidelines for sustainable eco-tourism in forest and wildlife areas which are aimed at promoting a better understanding of nature and wildlife conservation while generating income and opportunities for  local  communities  in  an  ecologically,  culturally,  and  economically sustainable manner. Guidelines for establishment of tiger safaris in buffer and fringe areas of tiger reserves have been issued by the National Tiger Conservation  Authority.  The  states  are  the  custodian  of  details  of  all subsequent actions and results.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1765 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: NESIDS
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1765

To be answered on Monday, July 31, 2023/Sravana 9, 1945 (Saka)

## QUESTION NESIDS

1765.  SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE: Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state: (a) the details of the schemes drawn under North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) in the last four years; (b) the status of the construction of RCC bridge on Alopati Nagarbera road over river Jaljali submitted vide letter no. BBCTD/SOPD / Baghbar / 2019-20 / 4934 dated 01.12.2020; and (c) the status of the construction of RCC bridge on Barpeta Baghbar road over river

- Bhelengi as proposed under World Bank Project?

## ANSWER The Minister of the Ministry of  Development of North Eastern Region [Shri G. Kishan Reddy]

(a) Under  the  North  East  Special  Infrastructure  Development  Scheme  (NESIDS) projects  are  sanctioned  from  the  sectors  relating  to  water  supply,  power,  connectivity and specially the projects promoting tourism and social sector of primary and secondary sectors of  education and health.  A total of  108 projects  worth  Rs.2273.44 crore have been sanctioned under NESIDS during the period from 2019-20 to 2022-23. (b) As per the information provided by the Government of Assam, the project has not yet been sanctioned. (c) As per the information provided by the Government of Assam, the RCC bridge on Barpeta  Baghbar  road  over  river  Bhelengi  has  not  been  considered  for  construction under the World Bank funded Assam Resilient Rural Bridge Project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Capital Investment
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1764

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, July 31, 2023/ Sravana 9, 1945 (Saka)

## CAPITAL INVESTMENT

## 1764.  SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently approved any proposal for capital investment in several States and Union Territory;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of proposals approved and under consideration, if any, for capital investment in Odisha during the current financial year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes Sir, the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has approved capital expenditure amounting to Rs. 84,883.90 crore on the capital projects posed by the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal and an amount of Rs.  29,517.66  crore  has  been  released  to  the  States  of  Assam,  Bihar,    Goa,  Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha,  Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal as the 1 st installment under Part-I (Untied) of the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24.

(c):  An  amount  of  Rs.  4,528  crore  has  been  approved  towards  capital  expenditure  on  the capital projects posed by the State of Odisha and an amount of Rs. 2,946.21 crore has been released as the 1 st installment under Part-I (Untied) of the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24. In addition, an amount of Rs. 72.61 crore, which was released to the State of Odisha under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment  for  2022-23  and  remained  unutilized  at  the  end  of  financial  year  2022-23,  has been  reallocated  under  Part-I  (Untied)  of  the  Scheme  for  Special  Assistance  to  States  for Capital Investment 2023-24.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: GST Collection
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

1763. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  collection  of  Goods  and  Services  Tax  (GST)  during  the  last  five  financial  years, year-wise;
- (b) the amount of GST collected from Corporate and Retail sector during the same period, year and percentage-wise;
- (c) whether there has been a major hike in GST collection from the Corporate sector; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details of Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection on all supplies (Domestic + Imports) during the last five financial years are given as under: -
- (b),  (c)  &  (d):  The  details  of  GST  collected  from  the  Corporates  and  traders  other  than corporates during the last five financial years are given as per Annexure . The GST collection from the Corporate sector in the FY 2018-19 was Rs. 6,36,248.61 Crores which has increased to Rs. 9,61,938.36 Crores in the FY 2022-23.

| Financial Year   | Amount (in Rs. Crore)   |
|------------------|-------------------------|
| 2018-19          | 11,77,368               |
| 2019-20          | 12,22,116               |
| 2020-21          | 11,36,805               |
| 2021-22          | 14,83,291               |
| 2022-23          | 18,07,680               |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1763

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023 / SRAVANA 9, 1945 (Saka)

## GST Collection

Financial Year-wise Collection (Rs. in Crore)

| F.Year   | Total GST collection excluding import of goods   | From Corporates   | From traders other than corporates   | %age from corporates   | %age from traders other than corporates   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19  | 8,76,770.29                                      | 6,36,248.61       | 20,324.88                            | 72.57%                 | 2.32%                                     |
| 2019-20  | 9,44,403.16                                      | 6,65,817.61       | 23,777.35                            | 70.50%                 | 2.52%                                     |
| 2020-21  | 8,65,841.59                                      | 6,18,917.18       | 21,328.69                            | 71.48%                 | 2.46%                                     |
| 2021-22  | 10,97,545.28                                     | 7,98,634.54       | 25,177.72                            | 72.77%                 | 2.29%                                     |
| 2022-23  | 13,24,985.19                                     | 9,61,938.36       | 30,872.90                            | 72.60%                 | 2.33%                                     |

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## Annexure
Lok Sabha Question No. 1761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Tax Holiday Benefit Status to Punjab
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Badal

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1761

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023 SRAVANA 9, 1945 (SAKA)

## TAX HOLIDAY BENEFIT STATUS TO PUBJAB

1761. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to give Tax Holiday Benefit status to Punjab for being the  border  belt  because  of  which  industry  could  not  come  up  in  Punjab,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has noticed that unemployment has made Punjab vulnerable to cross border narco terrorism, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government will support the youth of Punjab and allow industry Tax Holiday Benefit  Status  in  Punjab  as  was  given  to  Himachal  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand  and  JammuKashmir; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d) : There is no such proposal. It is the stated policy of the Government to simplify the Income-tax Act, 1961 by removing exemptions and incentives while at the same time reducing the rates of taxes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: GST Free Agricultural Equipments including Tractor
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1759

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023/SRAVANA 9,1945(SAKA) GST FREE AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENTS INCLUDING TRACTOR

## †1759.    SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide relief to the farmers by making various work equipments including tractors used in agricultural work GST free;
- (b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the time by which they are likely to be GST free and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  for  making  agricultural  equipments  GST  free during the last five years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): The  GST  rates  and  exemptions  are  notified  on  the  basis  of  recommendations  of  the  GST Council,  which  is  a  constitutional  body  comprising  of  members  from  both  the  Union  and  State Governments. There is no such recommendation of the GST Council for change in the GST rate in this regard.

(c)&(d): Yes, the Government had received representations for reduction in the GST rates on such goods. The same were placed before the GST Council in the 37 th , 45 th and 47 th Meetings. The GST Council has not recommended any GST rate change on the same.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Faculty in Central Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1758 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## Faculty in Central Universities

## 1758. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the student teacher ratio in Delhi University faculty-wise;
- (b) the recommended faculty to student ratios in Universities;
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  student  teacher  ratio  in  Delhi University; and
- (d) the steps taken to ramp up faculty recruitment in Delhi University?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): University of Delhi has informed that the total student teacher ratio (TSR) in University  is 23:1 in  the  academic  session  2022-23.  At  present  there  is  no  uniform  TSR recommendation as it varies according to the programmes and the streams. For   professional programmes, it is recommended by the respective statutory bodies like All India Council of Technical  Education  (AICTE),  National  Medical  Commission  (NMC),  Dental Council  of India  (DCI),  National  Council  for  Teacher  Education  (NCTE)  etc.  Under  Mission  Mode Recruitment drive, University of Delhi along with its colleges has filled up 1450 teaching positions  and  the  vacant  teaching  posts  have  been  advertised.  All  the  central  universities including  Delhi  University  have  been  directed  to  fill  up  the  vacant  teaching  positions  to improve the TSR.

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