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Lok Sabha Question No. 262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Pay and Incentives to Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff in KGBV
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No - 262

ANSWERED ON - 05/02/2024

## PAY AND INCENTIVES TO TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING STAFF IN KGBV

## 262. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that teaching and non teaching staff of more than about six thousand Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in the country have been demanding for the pay and incentives at par with other schools in the same category as they are being paid meagre salaries and in addition asking for job security, service rules and pension after  retirement  as  they  are  working  on  contractual  basis  despite  having  requisite qualification and also fulfilling the criteria of permanent job;
- (b) whether the Government would consider their demands as they impart education to the girls from the most marginalized sections of the society;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  reform  the  rules  and  to  provide  trainings, better  management,  separate  accommodation  to  resident  teachers  along  with  other facilities; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

(a): Education  is  a  subject  in  the  concurrent  list  of  the  Constitution  and  a  majority  of  the schools are under the administrative control of respective State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. Recruitment  of teachers, their service conditions including pay and incentives come under the purview of the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. However, some State/UT Governments have informed that they have been receiving demands from the staff of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) for the pay and incentives at par with other schools in the same category.

(b)  to  (e):  KGBV  is  an  intervention  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra Shiksha. This intervention is implemented by the Central Government with collaboration of States/UTs. Under this scheme, financial support, including salary support for teachers and staff  of  KGBVs  is  provided  to  States/UTs  based  on  the  Annual  Work  Plan  and  Budget proposals  submitted  by  the  States/UTs  as  per  the  norms  prescribed  in  the  'Framework  for Implementation of the Samagra Shiksha'.

The Samagra Shiksha scheme has detailed guideline 'Framework for Implementation of the Samagra Shiksha' for implementation of the Scheme including KGBV.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Tax Rebate
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Lallu Singh, Arvind Kumar Sharma, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Tapir Gao, Shankar Lalwani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 260

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2024/MAGHA 16, 1945 (SAKA)

## TAX REBATE

260. SHRI LALLU SINGH: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA: SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI: SHRI TAPIR GAO:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the recent amendment which has been brought by the Government to offer a tax rebate to individuals with an income upto Rs. 7 lakhs; and
- (b) the reasons for which this amendment has been introduced and the way in which it is likely to impact the tax streams of the Government?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  With effect  from assessment year 2024-25, an assessee, being an individual resident in India whose income is chargeable to tax under sub-section (1A) of section 115BAC of the Income-tax  Act,  1961  (the  Act),  shall  be  entitled  to  a  rebate  of  100%  of  the  amount  of income-tax payable on a total income not exceeding Rs. 7 lakh. This is as per section 87A of the Act.

Prior to this amendment, the limit was Rs. 5 lakh.

(b) Section  115BAC  of  the  Act  has  put  in  place  a  new  tax  regime  w.e.f.  assessment  year 2021-22 to provide an option to individual and HUF taxpayers for paying income-tax at the lower  rates  subject  to  certain  conditions  including  that  they  do  not  avail  specified  tax exemptions or deductions. This is in line with the stated policy of the Government to simplify the direct tax regime by removing exemptions and incentives while at the same time reducing the rates of taxes. Accordingly, the tax rates have been gradually reduced while phasing out exemptions and incentives available.

In line with the stated policy, to encourage a shift to the new regime, Finance Act, 2023 has reduced the rates and provided 100% rebate for incomes upto Rs. 7 lakh while at the same time making the new regime the default tax regime for certain categories of persons.

As regards tax streams of the Government, as per the latest figures of direct tax collection (for the financial year 2023-24 up to 31.01.2024), personal income-tax has grown at a rate of 27.6% with respect to the collection for the same period last year. Reductions in rates, along with other measures put in place have resulted in increase in compliance and in turn robust / buoyant tax collections.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Opening of New Kendriya Vidyalaya in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Dimple Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.258 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024

## OPENING OF NEW KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 258.   SHRIMATI DIMPLE YADAV:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any representations regarding opening of  new  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  in  Mainpuri,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the  Government  is  considering  to  open  new  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  in Mainpuri;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) to (d) Opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas (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 extant procedures.

As  per  information  received  from  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS),  a proposal for opening of a new KV at Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh has been received by KVS. The proposal for establishment of a new KV at Mainpuri is subject to approval of the competent authority as per extant procedures.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Unsecured Loan Distribution
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 257

Answered on Monday, February 5, 2024/Magha 16, 1945 (Saka)

## Unsecured Loan Distribution

## † 257.   SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has taken any special measure for the regulation of unsecured loan distribution;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes new guidelines for NBFC institutions; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a) to (d): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide its circular dated 16.11.2023 on regulatory measures towards consumer credit and bank credit to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) has effected  various  quantitative  and  qualitative  measures  including ,  inter  alia, increasing  the  risk weights  of  commercial  banks  and  NBFCs'  exposure  to  consumer  credit  and  credit  card receivables. Regulated entities have also been advised to review their extant sectoral exposure limits for consumer credit, specifically, limits for all unsecured consumer credit exposures and put in place Board approved limits in respect of various sub-segments under consumer credit as may be considered necessary by the Boards as part of prudent risk management. The limits so fixed  are  required  to  be  strictly  adhered  to  and  monitored  on  an  ongoing  basis  by  the  Risk Management Committee.

Further,  RBI  has  issued  Master  Direction -Reserve  Bank  of  India  (NBFC -Scale  Based Regulation) Directions, 2023 on 19.10.2023 (updated on 10.11.2023). The master direction is applicable  for  different  categories  of  NBFCs,  viz.  NBFC-Base  Layer,  NBFC-Middle  Layer, NBFC-Upper Layer, etc. depending upon size, scale of activity, perceived riskiness and function.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Van Dhan Yojana
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 256

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 05/02/2024

## VAN DHAN YOJANA

## 256. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the percentage of Scheduled Tribe population in Pali Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan;

(b) whether the Government has opened any Van Dhan Yojana Centres in Rajasthan particularly in Pali Constituency of Rajasthan;

(c) if so, the details of products and the number of beneficiaries;

(d) the details of supply of equipment and fund disbursement for training; and

(e)  if  not,  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  open  such  kendras  and  training  centres  in  the constituency?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a): As  informed  by  Government  of  Rajasthan,  the  percentage  of  Schedule  Tribe  population  in  Pali Parliament Constituency of Rajasthan is 6.12. (Census 2011)

(b) to (e): In the State of Rajasthan, Tribal Co-Operative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, has sanctioned 479 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVK) associated with 1,44,803 beneficiaries. A total amount of Rs. 7135.60 lakhs including for training has been sanctioned for these Van Dhan Kendras to the State Implementing Agency (SIA)-Rajasthan Tribal Area Development Cooperative Federation (RTADCF), Udaipur. Till date 101 VDVKs in the State of Rajasthan  have  received  equipments/toolkits.  There  is  no  VDVK  proposal  received  from  the  State Government for the Pali Constituency in Rajasthan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Establishment of Virtual Reality Lab
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sudheer Gupta, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Prataprao  Jadhav, Shrirang Appa Barne

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 252

ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024

## ESTABLISHMENT OF VIRTUAL REALITY LAB

252. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK : SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA; SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  establish  Virtual  Reality  Lab  in  the Government  schools  at  district  level  for  the  students  in  middle  schools  under National Invention Campaign and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the aims and objectives of setting up of such labs in the school;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  schools  in  which  these  labs  will  be established particularly in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these labs will be set up; and
- (e) the details of funds sanctioned and released by the Government for the said purpose during the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy,  Ministry  of  Education  is implementing the scheme of Samagra Shiksha for universalization of quality education throughout the country in coordination with the States and UTs. 'Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA)' is one of the components under Quality and Innovation intervention of Samagra Shiksha. RAA has been initiated with the aim to nurture a spirit of inquiry and  creativity,  love  for  science  and  Mathematics  and  effective  use  of  Technology amongst children of the age group of 6 to 18 years. Virtual Reality Lab are set-up in schools under Quality and Innovation intervention of Samagra Shiksha.

(b) to (e): Quality  and  Innovation  intervention  under  Samagra  Shiksha  aims  to improve learning levels of students at all levels and provide learning enhancement/enrichment program. Under this intervention, States and UTs may bring proposals  for  state-specific  innovative  ideas/projects  to  bring  improvement  in  the learning achievement of students for approval. Setting up of Virtual Reality  Lab in schools  is  one  of  the  state-specific  innovative  projects.  These  labs  are  setup  in  the schools with the objective to improve  the  quality of  education  by  providing technological support for making learning joyful and also for creating a visual effect & impact on any topic.

Further, setting-up of Virtual Reality Lab in schools is state-specific innovative project. Rs. 13.50 crore have been sanctioned for Virtual Reality Lab under Quality and Innovation component of Samagra Shiksha for the year 2023-24.  However, no such proposal has been received from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: One Nation One Student ID
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Sanjeev Kumar Singari

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 251 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024

## One Nation One Student ID

251. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the aims and objectives of the 'One Nation, One Student ID' initiative of the Government; (b)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  all  the  volunteered  information  of students remains confidential; (c)  whether  any  guidelines  have  been  proposed/issued  by  the  Government  for  the  Unified  District

- Information System for Education in order to prevent data breaches; and
- (d) 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  (d)  The  Government  of  India  has  launched  National  Educational  Policy  2020  with  an  aim  to provide  holistic  and  multidisciplinary  education  with  multiple  entry  and  exit  facility.  It  also  aims  to ensure  universal  access  to  education  at  all  levels,  equitable  and  inclusive  education  and  lifelong learning ecosystem.

To  achieve  these  objectives,  a  registry  framework  is  required  to  identify  each  entity  to  track  the academic  and  skilling  journey  of  the  students/learners  throughout  his  life  with  many  uses  such  as transfer of credits, transfer from one institute to other institute etc. It also aims to facilitate and track, the integration of programme with skill component, choice-based courses, planning and improvement in curriculum as per the requirement of stakeholders.

Data  Security  guidelines  prescribed  by  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY) has been followed to prevent any data breaches.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Linking of Aadhaar with PAN Card
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.249

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 5 th  FEBRUARY, 2024 MAGH 16, 1945 (SAKA)

## 'LINKING OF AADHAAR WITH PAN CARD'

## 249. SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of Government earning through late penalty at Rs. 1000/- from the persons who have not linked their Pan Aadhaar after last date at 30 th June 2023 till 31 January 2024;
- (b) whether the Government has any data about the number of Aadhaar Cards still pending for linking with Pan; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The total collection of fee from the persons who have not linked their PAN with Aadhaar is Rs. 601.97 crore from 01.07.2023 to 31.01.2024.
- (b)  & (c) Number of PANs not linked with Aadhaar, excluding exempted categories, is  11.48 crore as on 29.01.2024.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Large Scale Layoffs
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 241

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024

## LARGE SCALE LAYOFFS

## 241.  MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

(a)whether there have been large-scale layoffs in the technology and start up sector in the last few months;

(b)if so, the details thereof;

(c)whether Government has any data on the layoffs in the technology and start up sector;

(d)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e)the details of measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to prevent and mitigate the effects of such large-scale layoffs?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Employment and retrenchment including lay-offs are  a regular phenomenon in industrial establishments. Matters relating to lay-off and retrenchment in industrial establishments are governed by the provisions of the Industrial  Disputes  Act,  1947  (ID  Act).  As  per  the  ID  Act, establishments employing 100 persons or more are required to seek prior permission  of the appropriate Government before effecting, retrenchment or lay-off. Further, any retrenchment and lay-off not carried out as per the provisions of ID Act are deemed to be illegal. ID Act also provides for right of workmen laid off and retrenched for compensation and it also contains provision  for  re-employment  of  retrenched  workmen.  Based  on  their respective  jurisdictions,  Central  and  State  Governments  take  actions  to address  the  issues  of  the  workmen  and  protect  their  interests  as  per the provision of the Act. In the establishments that lie in the jurisdiction of Central Government, the Central Industrial Relations  Machinery (CIRM) is entrusted with the task of maintaining good Industrial relations and protecting the interests of workers including  on the matters relating to lay off and retrenchment and their prevention. The jurisdiction in the matters with regard to technology start-up and related sectors lies with the respective State Governments.  State Governments/UTs are entrusted with the task under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and maintain their own data/information.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: MoUs to Repatriate Smuggled Antiquities
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar, Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTR Y OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-231 ANSWERED ON- 05/02/2024

## MOUS TO REPATRIATE SMUGGLED ANTIQUITIES

## 231. SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state  -

- (a) the number of antiques brought back to India smuggled to different countries of the world the last five years; during
- b) whether the Government has taken any concrete measures to curb the smuggling of cultural antiquities of India;
- if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor;
- d) whether the   Government   has   signed   Memorandun of  Understanding (MoUs) with several countries to back the said smuggled antiques; and bring
- if the details thereof? SO,

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) A total of 314 antiquities have been repatriated during last five years Country-wise list is as below: -
- (b) to (c) Yes Sir; whenever theft of an antiquity is reported, FIR is lodged in concerned station and Look Out Notice' is issued to law enforcement agencies including Custom Exit Channels to 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 (ASI) for recovery. police keep
- (d) & (e) No such MoU has been signed. Though we have attempted to address the issue of repatriation during the discussion in Culture Working Group during G-20. The subject was titled; "Re(ad)dress: Return of Treasures'

| Country   | 2019   | 2020   | 2021   | 2022   | 2023   | Total   |
|-----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| USA       |        |        | 157    |        | 105    | 262     |
| UK        |        | 5      | 1      |        |        | 15      |
| Canada    |        |        |        |        |        |         |
| Australia |        | 3      |        | 29     | 2      | 35      |
| Italy     |        |        |        |        |        |         |
| Total     | 02     | 08     | 159    | 30     | 115    | 314     |

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