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Lok Sabha Question No. 490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Establishment of KVs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan, Sunil Baburao Mendhe

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.490 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## ESTABLISHMENT OF KVs

## 490.   SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.: SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  having  any  proposal  for  the  establishment  of  new Kendriya  Vidyalayas  across  the  country  to  meet  the  increasing  demand  for admission in KVs particularly from Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including status thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)  to  (c)  At  present,  1250  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs),  including  45  KVs  in  the  State  of Tamil Nadu and 59 KVs in the State of Maharashtra, are functioning across the country. Opening of new KVs is a continuous process. KVs are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government Employees including Defence  &  Para-military  personnel,  Central  Autonomous  Bodies,  Central  Public  Sector Undertakings  (PSUs)  and  Central  Institute  of  Higher  Learning  (IHL)  by  providing  a common programme of education throughout the country. Proposals for opening of new KVs may be sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India / State Governments  /  Union  Territories  (UTs)  Administrations,  with  commitment  to  provide requisite resources including land and temporary accommodation for setting up a new KV

as per norms.  The proposals are subject to approval of the competent authority.

As per information received from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 03 proposals for establishment of new KVs in the State of Tamil Nadu and 07 proposals for establishment of  new KVs in the State of Maharashtra have been received. These proposals received from  the  sponsoring  authorities  for  opening  of  new  KVs  are  in  varying  stages  of  being examined  /  processed  at  various  levels  and  are  subject  to  approval  of  the  competent authority.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: ESIC Hospital in Murshidabad
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Khalilur Rahaman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 487 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## ESIC HOSPITAL IN MURSHIDABAD

## 487.  SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN:

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

- (a)whether it is a fact that the Government has rejected the proposal dated  22.06.2021  for  opening  an  ESIC  Hospital  in  Murshidabad
- District of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)the details of the pre-requisites for setting up of a hospital in the
- district having a population of 31947;
- (d)whether the Government proposes to reconsider the above said proposal, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):   A letter dated 22.06.2021 was received regarding opening of an ESIC hospital at Jangipur in district Murshidabad, West Bengal. The proposal was not found feasible as it was not meeting the ESIC norms for setting up of an ESI hospital.  As per the norms, a minimum of 20,000 Insured Persons (IP) population is taken in radius of 25 kms for setting up of a 30 bedded hospital.  For setting up a 100 bedded hospital, a minimum of 50,000 IP population is taken in a radius of 25

kms.

The ESI Corporation, in its meeting held on 18-19 th  June, 2022, decided inter-alia that health facilities may be created based on  projected  futuristic  IP  population  within  coming  five  years  in respect  of  hospitals,  instead  of  present  IP  population,  and  other conditions remaining same.

No fresh proposal has been received.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Shortage of Staff
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Vinod Chavda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 484 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## SHORTAGE OF STAFF

## † 484:   SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry and the other departments and bodies under its control has shortage of manpower as compared to sanctioned posts;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the maintenance and conservation work of heritage sites and buildings of national importance undertaken by Archaeological Survey of India has been badly affected due to the shortage of the staff;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e) the short and long term action taken by the Government to increase the manpower and the result thereof;
- (f) the time by when the vacant posts are likely to be filled; and
- (g) the number of contractual and other employees deputed by the Ministry and its autonomous bodies during the last three years and the amount spent for the same?

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

## ANSWER

- (a)  &  (b)  Yes,  sir.  There  are  4919  posts  lying  vacant  against  the  sanctioned  strength  of  13865 which cover Ministry and its Attached, Subordinate & Autonomous Bodies.
- (c) & (d) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has 3696 centrally protected Monuments in various states/UTs  of  the  country.  ASI  takes  up  maintenance  and  conservation  work  of  these monuments/sites regularly, as per availability of resources. Upkeep of the monuments is a continuous process. There is no centrally protected monument/site which has been badly affected due to shortage of staff. All centrally protected monuments are in a good state of preservation.
- (e) & (f) Government has initiated mega recruitment drive under 'Mission Recruitment Mode' from March, 2022 to December, 2023 to fill up all vacant posts through government recruitment agencies.
- (g) Ministry has engaged 7 persons on contract basis and a total amount of Rs.69.85/- lakh has been spent on their remuneration  during last  three  years.  Further,  the  autonomous bodies  under  this  Ministry  have  engaged/outsourced  a  total  3646  contractual/outsource staff and a total amount of Rs. 130.02 crore has been spent for the same.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 481 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Opening of IIT in Foreign Countries
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 481

ANSWERED ON-24/07/2023

## Opening of IIT in Foreign Countries

## †481.  SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to open Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campuses in foreign countries;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps in this regard so far;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 focuses on Internationalization and inter-alia  recommends  to encourage  High performing Indian  universities to set up their campuses in other countries.  An MoU for setting up of campus of IIT Madras in Zanzibar- Tanzania has been signed on 5-7-2023 between the Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India, IIT Madras and Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) Zanzibar- Tanzania. Also, an MoU for setting up of campus of IIT Delhi in Abu Dhabi has been signed between Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India, IIT Delhi  and  Abu  Dhabi  Department  of  Education  and  Knowledge  (United  Arab Emirates), on 15-7-2023, for setting up of campus of IIT Delhi in Abu Dhabi.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 479 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Promotion of Spiritual Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.479

## ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## PROMOTION OF SPIRITUAL TOURISM

## 479.  SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  spiritual tourism in the country, especially in Odisha;
- (b) the  amount  of  Central  funds  allocated  to  carry  out  various spiritual tourism projects in Odisha;
- (c) the details of the spiritual tourism projects/proposals received and sanctioned in Odisha; and
- (d) the details of the revenue generated through spiritual tourism during the last five years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

## THE MINISTER OF TOURISM

- (a): Ministry  of  Tourism,  inter-alia,  promotes  India,  as  a  holistic tourist  destination,  including  Odisha.  In  addition,  promotions  are also undertaken for highlighting the different tourism products and themes, including spiritual tourism. Further tourist destinations are also amplified through the official web-site as well as through the social media handles of the Ministry .
- (b) and (c): With the objective of integrated development  of identified  pilgrimage  destinations,  Ministry  of  Tourism  sanctions Central Financial Assistance to State Governments/Union Territories, including Odisha, for development of tourism infrastructure  at  pre-identified  religious/heritage  sites  under  the Scheme  of 'National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual,  Heritage  Augme ntation  Drive'  (PRASHAD).  Development and maintenance of religious/pilgrimage tourism destinations, primarily, is the responsibility of the concerned State

Government/UT Administration. The details of the projects sanctioned in Odisha under PRASHAD Scheme is given below:-

|   Sl. No. | Name of Project                                                                                     | Year of Sanction   | Amt sanctioned in Rs   | Status                                                                             |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        01 | Infrastructure Development at Puri, Shree Jagannath Dham - Ramachandi - Prachi River front at Deuli | 2014-15            | Rs.50.00 cr            | Project foreclosed at ₹ 10.00 Crore on the request received from State Government. |

(d): Revenue  generated  through  tourism  is  not  maintained  by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 478 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Investment in Private Sector
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 478

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 24 2023 / SRAVANA 2, 1945 (SAKA)

## 'Investment in Private Sector'

## 478: Shri D.K. Suresh:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the total investment in private sector in the country in the recent times;

(b) whether there is a sharp decline in the investment in the private sector;

(c)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  investment  in private  sector developed during the last three years; and

(d) the corrective measures taken or likely to be taken by the Government to attract more investments in the private sector?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (FINANCE) (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): The trend in Gross Capital Formation by Private Corporations as per the latest data  of  National  Accounts  Statistics  2023,  published  by  Ministry  of  Statistics  and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is given in the table below:

| Year    |   Gross Capital Formation by Private Corporations (at current prices, ₹ Lakh crore ) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                                                                 22.1 |
| 2020-21 |                                                                                 19.8 |
| 2021-22 |                                                                                 25.4 |

Source: National Accounts Statistics 2023, MoSPI

(d):  The Government has undertaken various measures to attract further investment in private  sector.  These include  improvement in ease of doing business,  investor-friendly Foreign Direct Investment policy, thrust on Make in India and Startup India, Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes across sectors and PM Gati Shakti. Moreover, capital investment outlay of the Central government has also increased for the third year in a row.
Lok Sabha Question No. 476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Setting up of New Parks/Sanctuaries
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 476

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## Setting up of New  Parks/Sanctuaries

## 476. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

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

- (a) whether there is any proposal to develop new parks and sanctuaries in the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the proposals submitted during the last three years and the action taken thereon;
- (c) the details of new sanctuaries and parks approved by the Government during the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  places  where  work  of  setting  up  new  parks  and  sanctuaries  is  under process, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) whether any objections have been raised on the under process work, if so, the details thereof  and  the  time  by  which  the  work  of  said  parks/sanctuaries  will  be  resumed, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) The  Wild  Life  (Protection)  Act,  1972  empowers  the  State/Union  Territory  for declaration of Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks. However,  in  case of declaration  of  a  Sanctuary/National  Park  in  territorial  waters,  prior  concurrence  of Central  Government  is  required.  During  the  last  three  years,  the  Ministry  had concurred  for  notification  of  Gulf  of  Mannar  Marine  National  Park,  falling  in territorial waters, in the state of Tamil Nadu. Presently, there are 106 National Parks and 567 Wildlife Sanctuaries declared in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Systems
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Sunita Duggal, Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 472

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Systems

472. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

- (a) the reasons behind the withdrawal of central funds to the State Governments for the procurement  of  Continuous  Ambient  Air  Quality  Monitoring  Systems  (CAAQMS) under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP);
- (b) whether the Government plans to deploy indigenously developed monitoring devices to determine the Air Quality Index (AQI) in order to make real-time air pollution control decisions;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  institutions  to  certify  indigenous  monitoring devices, but not limited to low-cost sensors in order to expand real-time monitoring of all criteria pollutants as well as to fill the gaps in existing data; and
- (e) 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 (e):

Funds under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) are provided to non-attainment cities for taking measures to improve air quality as per the City Action Plan prepared by City Level Implementation Committee and approved by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Funds are separately provided to State Pollution Control Board/Pollution Control Committees for establishment of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AQMS) on need basis under the  component of National  Air  Quality  Monitoring Programme  (NAMP) of Central Sector Scheme 'Control of pollution'.

Further, SPCBs/PCCs can also establish AQMS through their own resources for monitoring of air quality.

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) has been  designated  vide  Notification  S.O.3023(E)  dated  22.08.2019  as  a  national  verification agency for certifying instruments and equipment for monitoring emissions and ambient air. CSIR-NPL  has  been  mandated  to  develop  necessary  infrastructure,  management  system, testing and certification facilities conforming to international standards like ISO 17605 and ISO 17025 for both manual samplers and Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAQMS) in addition to kjContinuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS).

Expert  Working  Groups  have  been  formed  for  preparation  of  specifications,  performance criteria, laboratory calibration, field tuning protocols for Low Cost Sensor (LCS) Devices.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Vacancy in Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 467

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## Vacancy in Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

## 467. SHRI A. RAJA:

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

- (a) the  number  of  sanctioned  posts  and  number  of  posts  occupied  by  staff  in  Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in the last three years;
- (b) whether more than 30 per cent posts are lying vacant, if so, the reasons for not filling up said posts;
- (c) whether  the  acute  shortage  of  staff  is  not  impeding  efficient  functioning  of  the Bureau; and
- (d) if so, the details of steps taken to fill all the posts and to make the Bureau efficient to combat organized wildlife crime?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) The number of sanctioned  posts in  Wildlife Crime Control  Bureau  (WCCB) is 109 and out of total sanctioned post, 80 posts are filled up as on date.
- (c) and (d) In  order  to  strengthen  the  manpower  in  the  Wildlife  Crime  Control  Bureau (WCCB), the Ministry has been taking steps through recruitment, promotion and deputation  to  fill  up  the  vacancies  regularly.  In  addition  orders  for  six  head constables through deputation have been issued in July 2023, also.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Ecologically Sensitive Areas
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath, Adoor Prakash, Dean Kuriakose, Anto  Antony

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION N0. 466 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## Ecologically Sensitive Areas

## 466.        SHRI P. RAVINDHRANATH:

ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any decision about the fifth draft notification issued by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, during the year 2022, for the conservation of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) in the Western Ghats;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   if not, the reasons therefor and the time by which the final notification is likely to be issued; and
- (d)   whether the Government considered separate final notification for the State of Kerala and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (d) With a view to issue the final notification to declare Ecologically Sensitive  Areas  (ESA)  of  the  Western  Ghats,  the  Ministry  of  Environment, Forest  and  Climate  Change has issued  for  the  fifth  time the draft  Notification vide S.O. 3072 (E) on 06.07.2022, with an eco-sensitive area of 56,825 square kilometres spreading over six States, namely, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra  and  Tamil  Nadu.    With  persisting  demand  from  the  States  to reduce/alter the ESA area from the recommendation of the Kasturirangan Panel (High Level Working Group) Report, the final Notification for Western Ghats ESA could not be issued  so  far.  The  period  of  validity  for  finalisation  of  the present draft notification is 30 th June, 2024

In order to address the issues raised by the State Governments, the Ministry have also  constituted  a  Committee  to  re-examine  the  suggestions  of  the  six  State Governments  and  to  make  appropriate  recommendations.  The  tenure  of  the committee is till 31st March, 2024.