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Lok Sabha Question No. 153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Fitment Committee Report on GST rationalization
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dr. C M Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.153

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER  25, 2024 /AGRAHAYANA 4, 1946 (SAKA)

## FITMENT COMMITTEE REPORT ON GST RATIONALIZATION

## 153. DR. C M RAMESH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Group of Ministers looking into GST rationalization has referred the matter to the Fitment Committee comprising Central and State tax officials for further analysis;
- (b) if so, whether the Fitment Committee submitted its Report; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  recommendations  made  by  the  Fitment  Committee  and  action  taken  by  the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per the Terms of Reference of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Rate Rationalization, the  role  of  Fitment  Committee  is  to  assist  the  Group  of  Ministers.  Accordingly,  no  such reference has been made.

(b) & (c) : Does not arise in view of reply to (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Timeline for Implementation of PMIS
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 152 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 25 TH  NOVEMBER, 2024 AGRAHANAYA 4, 1946 (SAKA)

## TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PMIS QUESTION

## 152.  SMT. POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  a  timeline  for  the  implementation  of  the  Prime  Minister's Internships Scheme -Pilot Project 4;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any dedicated team assigned to oversee the scheme and reach out to companies for participation;
- (d) if so, the details  thereof,
- (e) whether the government is gathering any feedback of the scheme's model and guidelines to improve its implementation; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

[HARSH MALHOTRA]

- (a) & (b): The Prime Minister's Internship Scheme (PMIS)  announced in the Budget 2024-25, aims to provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in top 500 companies in five  years.  As  an  initiation  to  this  Scheme,  Ministry  of  Corporate Affairs has launched a Pilot Project of the Scheme, which is targeted to provide internship opportunities to 1.25 lakh youth in Financial Year 2024-25. As on date, 1.27 lakh Internship Opportunities have been posted by companies.  Against these approximately 6.21 lakh applications have been received and selection process by the companies is ongoing.
- (c) & (d): For smooth operation and to oversee the progress in implementation of the Scheme in Ministry of Corporate Affair (MCA) a PM Internship Cell (PMIS Cell) has been  created.  This  Cell  is  working  with  industry  representative  organizations, concerned Ministries, State Governments etc. to implement the pilot project. As an initiation to PMIS, Ministry of Corporate Affairs has launched a Pilot Project of  the  Scheme  on  3 rd   October,  2024,  which  is  targeted  to  provide  internship opportunities  to  1.25  lakh  youth  in  the  FY  2024-25.  The  Scheme  is  being

- implemented through an online portal https://pminternship.mca.gov.in . The Portal serves  as  a  centralized  platform  for  end-to-end  Scheme  implementation  and internship lifecycle management.
- (e)  &  (f):  The  Guidelines  of  the  PM  Internship  Scheme  Pilot  Project  provide  for constitution of a Monitoring and Steering Committee to oversee design implementation, operations and other aspects.  Further, a concurrent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework is also provided for to enable tracking of  the  outcomes  as  well  as  ensure  corrective  actions  during  the  course  of implementation of the pilot project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Recommendations of Textbook Review Committee
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Manoj Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 151 ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## Recommendations of Textbook Review Committee

†151 Shri Manoj Tiwari:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  to  increase  the  participation  of Ministry of Education as per the recommendations of the Text Book Review Committee;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  whether the State specific cultural courses have been started by the Text Book Review Committee with the participation of Ministry of Education ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) As a follow up of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 and National Curriculum Framework  for  School  Education  (NCF-SE),  2023,  the  National  Council  of  Educational Research  &  Training  (NCERT)  has  constituted  National  Syllabus  and  Teaching-Learning Material Committee (NSTC) to guide the whole process of development of new textbooks for Grades 3-12 across subject areas.  Under the NSTC, 13 Curricular Area Groups (CAGs) were constituted to develop and review the new textbooks. Under each CAG, a separate Textbook Development  Team  (TDT)  for  each  of  the  concerned  textbooks  has  been  constituted.  The NSTC has been the guiding the whole process of development and review of the textbooks. The  National  Curriculum  Framework  Oversight  Committee  has  also  been  constituted  to ensure  the  translation  of  perspective  of  NCF-SE  into  the  textbooks.  Further,  NEP,  2020, inter-alia provides that 'States will prepare their own curricula (which may be based on the NCFSE prepared by NCERT to the extent possible) and prepare textbooks  (which may be based on the NCERT textbook materials to the extent possible), incorporating State flavour and material as needed. While doing so, it must be borne in mind that NCERT curriculum would be taken as the nationally acceptable criterion.'
Lok Sabha Question No. 149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Sports Support Schemes for SC/ST/OBC
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri P V Midhun Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 149 ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

Sports Support Schemes for SC/ST/OBC

149.  SHRI P V MIDHUN REDDY:

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

(a) whether there are Central Government schemes in order to support and incentivise SC/ST/OBC children especially who aspire to be sportspersons;

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

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

(a) and (b)  Yes,  Sir. 'Sports'  being  a  State  subject,  the  responsibility  of development of sports, including scheme to encourage and promote sports among  the  youths  of  rural  areas,  rests  primarily  with  the  State/Union Territory Governments. The Union Government supplements their efforts by bridging critical gaps. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) implements the  following  schemes to  promote  sports  in  the  country,  including  among SC/ST/OBC children:

(i) Khelo IndiaNational Programme  for Development of Sports; (ii) Assistance to National Sports Federations; (iii) Special Awards to Winners in  International  Sports  Events  and  their  Coaches;  (iv)  National  Sports Awards;  (v)  Pension  to  Meritorious  Sportspersons;  (vi)  Pandit  Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Program for Sportspersons; (vii) National Sports Development  Fund;  and  (viii)  Running  Sports  Training  Centres  through Sports Authority of India(SAI).

Details  of  the  above  schemes  are  available  in  the  public  domain  on  the websites of this Ministry and of Sports Authority of India(SAI).

The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy,  Ministry  of  Education, has introduced the Samagra Shiksha scheme to promote holistic development in children, incorporating sports, physical activities, yoga, and co-curricular activities. Under this scheme, grants ranging from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 25,000 are provided to government  schools annually for sports equipment, with an additional grant of upto Rs. 25,000 per school available , if  at  least  two  students  win  medals  in  the  Khelo  India  National  School Games. In line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommendations, the scheme's sports guidelines were revised in August 2023 to emphasize on daily sports activities, indigenous games, procurement of age-appropriate equipment, infrastructure development, and the  role  of  sports  committees  and  physical  education  teachers.  These updated guidelines have been shared with States and Union Territories.

- (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Heal in India
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.147 ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## HEAL IN INDIA

## 147 MS. S JOTHIMANI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  steps  are  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  boost Tamil Nadu as a medical tourism hub in line with the 'Heal in India' brand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any schemes have been developed in alignment with the National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical Wellness Tourism; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Tourism promotes India in a holistic manner, through various initiatives. As part of the on-going activities, promotion of  various  tourism  destinations  and  products  including  medical  and wellness tourism are taken up.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a portal for Medical Value  Travel  (MVT)  for  those  who  want  to  avail  medical  treatment  in India. The portal can be accessed by web-link https://healinindia.gov.in.

To facilitate the visit of foreign nationals to come to India for medical treatment,  the  Government  of  India  has  extended  e-medical  visa/emedical attendant visa facility to nationals of 167 countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Amendment in FEMA Regulations
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Kaushalendra Kumar, Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †146

## ANSWERED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2024/ AGRAHAYANA 4, 1946 (SAKA) AMENDMENT IN FEMA REGULATIONS

## †146.   SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

- Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has amended the FEMA regulations to allow the closure of cases of foreign exchange violations of upto Rs. 5 crore by paying a fine; (b) the number of people likely to be benefitted from the said amendment; and (c)  whether the said amendment is likely to be applicable to the ongoing cases as well and the details
- thereof?

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

(a) and (b): Section 15 (1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) provides that any contravention of the said Act may, on application made by the person committing such contravention, be compounded by officers of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Directorate of Enforcement (DoE) who are authorised in this behalf by the Central Government. The Central Government, in exercise of these powers conferred, had issued Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2000 which were superseded by Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2024 notified on September 12, 2024. These Rules provide the procedure of such compounding and authorises officers at various levels in RBI and DoE to compound contraventions as per the sums involved in the said contravention.

(c):  Any  compounding  application  pending before the compounding  authority, on the date of commencement of Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2024 shall be governed by the provisions of the Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules, 2000.
Lok Sabha Question No. 141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Excavation by ASI in Gujarat
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 141 ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## Excavation by ASI in Gujarat

141. Shri Chudasama Rajeshbhai Naranbhai

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of  ancient sites where Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has conducted excavations in Gujarat  State during the last five years;
- (b)  the details of funds that have been earmarked to ASI exclusively for carrying out excavations during the same period; and
- (c)  whether the ancient sites put to excavations have been identified based upon archaeological problems and if so, the details with respect to each site?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) During  last  five  years  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  has  conducted    excavation  on  the following  sites  in  Gujarat:-  Taranga,  District  Mehsana  (2017-18  and  2018-19),  Gunja,  District Mehsana (2018-19), Vadnagar, District Mehsana (2019-20 to 2021-22) Vihar, District Gandhi Nagar (2021-22) Sarval, District Patan (2022-23 and 2023-24). An exploration has also been conducted at Sanjan, District-Valsad.
- (b) Funds allotted for Archaeological excavation during last five years are as under:
- (c) The sites for excavations are identified based upon surface findings and following the literary and oral traditions. The excavations are conducted on such identified sites to retrieve the material evidence of ancient cultures and to reconstruct history. Excavations on these sites have unearthed archaeological remains, as stupa, vihara, temple remains, etc. assignable from Late Harappan to Early Historical period.

| Year    |   Amount (In Cr.) |
|---------|-------------------|
| 2019-20 |              3.6  |
| 2020-21 |              2.5  |
| 2021-22 |              6.09 |
| 2022-23 |             10    |
| 2023-24 |             11.3  |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Schemes for Welfare of Sportspersons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 140 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

Schemes for Welfare of Sportspersons

†140 Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure:

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

- (a)  whether the Government has formulated or proposes to formulate any scheme for the welfare of sportspersons of national and international level;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the amount spent by the Government on the welfare of national and international level sportspersons during the last three years till date, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]

- (a) to (c): 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility to promote and develop sports in the country, rests primarily with the respective State/Union Territory Governments. The Union Government supplements  their  efforts.  The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports implements the following schemes for welfare of the sportspersons in the country. (i) Scheme  of Cash  Awards to Medal Winners in International Sports Events and their Coaches, (ii) Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons and (iii) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Program for Sportspersons. Details of the financial outlay on above mentioned schemes is available on the websites of this Ministry https://yas.nic.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Constitution of Evaluation Committee (EAC)
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 134 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2024 AGRAHAYANA 4, 1946 (SAKA)

CONSTITUTION OF EVALUATION COMMITTEE (EAC) QUESTION

134.  Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formed any Evaluation Committee (EAC) in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; (b)  the  details  of  the  criteria  adopted  by  the  Government  after  the constitution of EAC; and (c) the details of the projects approved by the EAC till date?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CORPORATE  AFFAIRS  AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD, TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

[SHRI HARSH MALHOTRA]

- (a) to  (c):-  The  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  has  not  constituted  any Evaluation Committee (EAC).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Sports Facilities in Central Universities Campuses
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Rajmohan Unnithan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 133 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## Sports Facilities in Central Universities Campuses

## 133 . Shri Rajmohan Unnithan :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that sports  facilities  are  inadequate  in  the campuses of Central Universities;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  any plans  or  schemes  to  ensure  that  the infrastructure of sports for students in Central Universities are met effectively, if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether there are any ongoing or upcoming projects aimed at addressing these infrastructure needs, particularly many complaints regarding the shortage of sports facilities in some institutions, such as the Central University of Kerala State; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): Sports  facilities  are  available  in  all    Central  Universities  under  the purview of Ministry of Education. However, no specific issues regarding inadequate sports facilities in Central Universities have come to the notice of the Government. Further, the expenditure related to development of infrastructure for sports is met by the Central Universities out of the grants provided by Ministry of Education.

(c) and (d): The financial  support  for  creation  and  upgradation  of  sports  infrastructure along with sports equipment's are  also  provided  to   the  Central  Universities,  including  the Central University of Kerala by the Government under various schemes.
Lok Sabha Question No. 129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Waste Leakage into Rivers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Benny Behanan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.129

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## Waste Leakage into River

## 129. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN

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

- (a) the plan proposed by the Government to address the issue of waste leakage from the cities into rivers and water bodies; and
- (b) the details of steps taken by the Government to segregate mixed waste to increase the performance of waste-to-energy industry?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

## (a) & (b):

For addressing the garbage and waste disposal the Ministry has comprehensively revised all waste management Rules, including solid and plastic waste management rules in the year 2016. The Rules, along with the mandate of various Ministries, Departments, Urban Local Bodies, Gram  Panchayat,  prescribe  criteria  for  setting  up  of  solid  waste  processing  and  treatment facility, waste to energy process, site selection etc. The steps taken by the Government to check the pollution of water bodies, inter alia, include formulation and notification of standards for effluents from industries into land masses / water bodies, operations or processes; enforcing of these standards by State Pollution Control Boards ( SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committee (PCCs) through a consent mechanism to establish / operate and regular monitoring; setting up of  monitoring  network  for  assessment  of  water  quality;  installation  of  Online  Continuous Effluent Monitoring Systems (OCEMS) to check the discharge of effluent directly into water bodies; promotion of cleaner production processes; installation of Sewage Treatment Plants in cities;  installation of Common Effluent Treatment Plants for cluster of Small Scale Industrial units  etc.  Moreover,  as  per  Solid  Waste  Management  Rules,  2016,  waste  generators  are mandated to segregate and store the waste generated by them in three separate streams namely bio-degradable,  non  bio-degradable  and  domestic  hazardous  wastes  in  suitable  bins  and handover segregated wastes to authorized waste pickers or waste collectors as per the direction or  notification  by  the  local  authorities  from  time  to  time.    Further,  waste  generators  are prohibited  from  throwing,  burning  or  burying  solid  waste  by  them  on  streets,  open  public spaces outside his premises or in the drain or water bodies.

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