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Lok Sabha Question No. 2820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Revival of MP Quota Admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2820 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## REVIVAL OF MP QUOTA ADMISSION IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## 2820. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal to revive the quota for Members of Parliament for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if  not,  whether  there  is  any  proposal  of  the  Government  to  ensure  an alternative  mechanism  for  considering  views  of  people's  representatives  in admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) & (b) There is no such proposal, at present, to revive the quota for Members of Parliament for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs).

(c) & (d) 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.  There  is  no  such  proposal  under  consideration since  the  admission  under  some  special  provisions  including  Hon'ble  Members  of Parliament's quota were granted over and above sanctioned strength of the student strength of 40 per section which was adversely affecting learning due to high pupilteacher ratio in classes. The National Educational Policy 2020 mandates reconfiguration  of  existing  academic  and  administrative  practices.  This  includes maintaining a healthy pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) at the foundational level to achieve desired learning outcomes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Degree Apprenticeship Programme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2819 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## Degree Apprenticeship Programme

## 2819. DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Degree  Apprenticeship  increases  chances  of employability;
- (b) if so, the details of Government colleges and universities offering Degree Apprenticeship programmes in the country;
- (c) whether the Government  has taken any steps to promote Degree Apprenticeship programmes in the country; 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) With an aim to provide holistic education, Government of India has announced 'The National  Education  Policy  (NEP),  2020'  focuses  on  equity,  inclusion  and  integration  of vocational  training  with  an  aim  to  provide  students  with  practical  skills  and  knowledge. Apprenticeship supports a student to  gain work  place experience  and develop expertise in the chosen field which increase their chances of employability.

To form a robust industry-academia linkage, University Grants Commission has introduced the 'Guidelines  for  Higher  Education  Institutions  to  offer  Internship  /  Apprenticeship  Embedded Degree  Programme'  in  the  year  2020.  As  per  these  Guidelines,  any  Under  Graduate  Degree programme  in  any discipline, as specified by UGC  is  eligible to embed  internship / apprenticeship  into  the  degree  programme.  This  focus  on  outcome-based  learning  enables students to demonstrate professional abilities for potential employment.

While  programmes  for  skill-based  education  emphasize  on  developing  skilled  workforce  with vocational  education  only,  the  emphasis  on  Internship  /  Apprenticeship  is  to  improve  the employability  of  students  in  the  general  stream.  As  per  available  information  in  the  Ministry, more  than  18000  students  have  been  imparted  training  in  professional  and  soft  skills  by  147 Higher Education Institutions.

All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  has  also  communicated  to  its  approved institutions  for  introduction  of  Apprenticeship  Embedded  Degree/Diploma  programme  for technical students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2817 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Financial Action Task Force
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTEMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2817

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 07TH AUGUST, 2023 SRAVANA 16, 1945 (SAKA)

## Financial Action Task Force

## 2817. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether  according  to  the  Financial  Action  Task  Force  (FATF)  crypto  currencies  are being used for money laundering, criminal activities, terror funding to avoid any regulatory law enforcement agency, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  crypto  currency  has  been  used  for money laundering;

(c) if so, the details of the estimated amount of money laundered available with the various agencies entrusted with monitoring of money laundering; and

(d) whether  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  is  having  any  control  over  monitoring  the  crypto currency, if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a)  As per FATF, the anonymity associated with virtual assets do attract criminals, who have used them to launder proceeds from a range of offences.

(b) & (c) The Directorate of Enforcement is investigating several cases related to crypto currency / virtual digital currency frauds wherein a few crypto exchanges have also been found involved in money laundering. Necessary action as per provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) has been taken by the Directorate of Enforcement.

As on date, proceeds of crime amounting to Rs.1144.47 crores (approx.) have been attached/seized/freezed  and  20  persons  have  been  arrested.  Further,  12  Prosecution  Complaints (PCs) including 02 supplementary PCs have been filed before the Special Court, PMLA in these cases. Furthermore, under Foreign Exchange management Act, 1999 (FEMA) assets amounting to Rs. 270.18 crores have been seized under section 37A of FEMA and 01 Show Cause Notice to cryptocurrency exchange Zanmai Labs Pvt Ltd, known as WazirX, and its Directors under FEMA for transactions involving cryptocurencies worth 2,790.74 crore has also been issued.

(d)  RBI has been cautioning users, holders and traders of Virtual Currencies (VCs) vide public notices on December 24, 2013, February 01, 2017 and December 05, 2017 that dealing in VCs is associated with potential economic, financial, operational, legal, customer protection and security related risks.

RBI, vide its circular dated May 31, 2021 has also advised its regulated entities to continue to carry  out  customer  due  diligence  processes  for  transactions  in  VCs,  in  line  with  regulations governing standards for  Know  Your  Customer  (KYC),  Anti-Money Laundering  (AML), Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT), obligations under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Revenue Generated from Monuments of West Bengal
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2811

ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## REVENUE GENERATED FROM MONUMENTS OF WEST BENGAL

## 2811. MS. NUSSRAT JAHAN:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of monuments under the 'centrally protected list' within West Bengal;
- (b) the revenue generated from such monuments during the last three years, year-wise and monument-wise;
- (c) the details of utilisation of this revenue;
- (d) whether  the  State  Government  of  West  Bengal  has  submitted  any  proposal  for  the conservation of other monuments and sites in the State; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) There are 135 ancient  monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared as of national  importance  under  the  Ancient  Monuments  and  Archaeological  Sites  and Remains Act, 1958 in the State of West Bengal.
- (b) The revenue collected by Archeological Survey of India from sale of entry tickets at four ticketed monuments in the state of West Bengal. during the last three years is as under:-

## (Amount in Crore)

| Year    |   Revenue |
|---------|-----------|
| 2020-21 |      1.23 |
| 2021-22 |      1.65 |
| 2022-23 |      4.29 |

- (c) The revenue generated is deposited in the consolidated funds of India.
- (d)& At present no such proposal is under consideration.

(e)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2809 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: PMKVY Training in Jharkhand
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2809

ANSWERED ON - 07/08/2023

## PMKVY TRAINING IN JHARKHAND

2809. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  monitored  the  employment  rate  of  people trained  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKAY)  particularly  in  the State of Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has collaborated with businesses and encouraged them to increase recruitment of people under PMKVY;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the initiative to  increase  the  recruitment of people  under PMKVY in Chatra constituency of Jharkhand; and
- (e) if not, whether the Government is planning to do the same?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) & (b) Yes, Sir. Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Skill training  is  imparted  through  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior Learning (RPL). Under PMKVY, placement opportunities have been provided to STT certified  candidates,  and  since RPL involves the  process of certification  of already existing  skills,  it  is  not  linked  with  placements.  Under  PMKVY,  as  on  30.06.2023, 29,461 candidates have been reported placed in the State of Jharkhand.
- (c) to (e) Under PMKVY, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship through National Skill Development Corporation, Sector Skill Councils and training providers,  organizes  Kaushal  Mahotsavs  (Rozgar  Mela)  across  the  country  to facilitate  employment  opportunities to the certified candidates in the private sector. Training  under  PMKVY  is  based  on  the  local  requirement  as  well  as  placement opportunities. To improve the employability of the candidates, modules on employability skills, soft skills, entrepreneurship and financial literacy are integrated with  the  core  training.  Rozgar  Mela  is  an  event  where  skilled  candidates  and employers  are  brought  to  a  common  platform  to  ensure  best  recruitment/selection choices for an employer and appropriate job opportunities for a skilled candidate. As on 30.06.2023, 33 Rozgar Melas have been organized in the State of Jharkhand and 6,617 candidates have been shortlisted in these Rozgar Melas. No Rozgar Mela has been organized in the Chatra Constituency of Jharkhand.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2804 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: National Green Tribunal
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Arvind Kumar Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2804 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## National Green Tribunal

2804.

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

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

- (a)  the  details  and  number  of  cases  registered  and  disposed  of  by  National  Green  Tribunal (NGT) during the last five years and the current year, year-wise; and
- (b) the steps being taken by the Government to make NGT people-friendly and simplify the process of the disposal of cases?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): During the last five years, i.e., 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, the National Green Tribunal  (NGT)  registered  4079,  3269,  2301,  2381  and  3170  cases  respectively.  In  the current year 2023, 1871 cases have been received in the Tribunal, up to 30 th  June, 2023.

During the last five years, i.e., 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, the NGT disposed of 3716, 3323, 2610, 2600 and 3497 cases respectively. In the current year 2023, 1417 cases have been disposed of till 30 th  June, 2023.

(b): The  National  Green  Tribunal  has  been  set  up  for  the  effective  and  expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief  and  compensation  for  damages  to  persons  and  property  and  for  matters  connected therewith or incidental thereto. The process of filing cases has been made completely online. Further,  as  per  provision  of  Rule  18  of  National  Green  Tribunal  (Practice  and  Procedure) Rules, 2011, cases are heard and decided following the principles of natural justice and extant legal provisions and are disposed of, as far as possible, within six months from the date of their filing.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Opening of Research Park to Promote Science & Technology
Ministry: Education
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2796

ANSWERED ON-07/08/2023

## Opening of Research Park to Promote Science & Technology

## 2796.   SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has any plans to open a research park to promote science and technology in Pollachi, Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and  (b): The Government had sanctioned establishment of Research Parks at IIT Madras, IIT  Bombay,  IIT  Kharagpur,  IIT  Kanpur,  IIT  Delhi,  IIT  Guwahati,  IIT  Hyderabad,  IIT Gandhinagar  and  IISc  Bangalore  to  augment  the  research  ecosystem  in  the  country.  The research parks at IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur and IIT Delhi are functional and others are in advanced  stages  of  completion.  The  main  objectives  of  these  Research  Park  are  to  have research collaboration with top-rated industries, to enable entrepreneurship and incubation of students  and  building  strong  academic  linkages  for  the  same,  to  increase  outreach  of academic  content  to  industry  and  enabling  industry  to  add  value  to  academic  programme through close collaborations etc. To achieve the various objectives of Research Parks, these are normally established at Higher Educational Institutions of the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2795 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Establishment of Centrally Sponsored Universities in Delhi
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2795 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## Establishment of Centrally Sponsored Universities in Delhi

## 2795 . S HRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any centrally sponsored Universities have been established in Delhi during the last five years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal/plan to open any Educational Institutions in the State; and
- (c) whether the Government has any proposals/plans to upgrade infrastructure in schools and colleges in Delhi?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) 'Education' being a concurrent subject, the State Governments are also taking various initiatives to address the issue of higher education in their respective States. Establishment  and  Upgradation  of  centrally  sponsored  Institutions  is  an  ongoing  process. There are several premier institutions in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi like Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi, National Institute of Technology - Delhi, University of  Delhi,  Jamia  Milia  Islamia,  Jawaharlal  Nehru  University,  Indira  Gandhi  National  Open University. Two Central Universities have been established by this Ministry in the NCT of Delhi during the last five years. The details are as under:

|   Sr. No. | Name of Central University                            |   Establishment Year |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University |                 2020 |
|         2 | Central Sanskrit University                           |                 2020 |

The  Ministry  has  approved  the  next  phase  of  the  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) in the form of Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) with  an  outlay  of  Rs.  12926.10  crore  for  the  FY  2023-24  to  2025-26.  Under  this  scheme setting  up  of  New  Model  Degree  Colleges  is  supported.  The  approvals  under  the  scheme would be dependent upon the proposals submitted by States/UTs based on the guidelines of the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Tax Compliance Issues
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2787

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

## TAX COMPLIANCE ISSUES

2787. MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR.

Will the Minister of Finance be please to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  tax  amendments/  directives  to  resolve  tax compliance issues that have arisen from the imposition of tax penalties on Indian importers &  exporters  between  October  13,  2017  and  January  10,  2019,  similar  to  tax  settlements made with foreign companies such as Vodafone & Cairn India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  providing  any  relief  to  the  importers/exporters and stakeholders to prevent further strain caused by tax penalties incurred during the period between October 13, 2017 and January 10, 2019, which could worsen the Industry's cash flow already impacted by COVID-19 pandemic; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) : No, Madam/Sir.

- (b) : Not applicable in view of response to part (a).

(c) & (d) : In compliance to the direction of the Supreme Court (Civil Appeal No(s). 290 of 2023)  in  the  matter  of  UoI  &  Others  v/s  Cosmo  Films  Limited,  the  Ministry  of    Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has issued Circular No.  16/2023-Customs  dated  07.06.2023  prescribing  the  procedure  to  be  followed  to  claim input credit/ refund (whichever applicable and /or wherever customs duty paid), in relation to the  pre-import  condition  under  Advance  Authorization  scheme  between  13.10.2017  and 09.01.2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Financial Assistance to Meritorious Students under PM-USP CSSS
Ministry: Education
Asked by: C. R. Patil, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, P.P. Chaudhary, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Anurag Sharma, Mahendra Singh Solanky, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2775

ANSWERED ON 07/08/2023

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MERITORIOUS STUDENTS UNDER PM-USP CSSS

2775.   SHRI C.R. PATIL:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  provides  financial  assistance  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Uchchatar

Shiksha  Protsahan  (Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Scholarship),  PM-USP  (CSSS)  to  meritorious students who pursue distance learning courses after their class XII Board Examination;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the scholarships awarded till 2023, particularly to girls under the said scheme;
- (d)  the  data  on  the  total  beneficiaries  of  the  said  scheme  from  the  States  of  Gujarat,  Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  increase  the  scholarship  amount  at  the  graduation level considering the expenses of students studying in metropolitan cities?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  The  Department  of  Higher  Education,  Ministry  of  Education  provides  financial assistance under Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Protsahan Yojna Central Sector Scheme for Scholarship  for  students  of  universities  and  colleges  (PM-USP-CSSS)  for  pursuing  regular degree courses. The details of the scholarships awarded under this scheme, separately for the girl students during the last six years may be accessed at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.

(d) The  details  of  the  beneficiaries  of  the  said  scheme  from  the  States  of  Gujarat,  Uttar Pradesh,  Rajasthan,  Odisha  and  Madhya  Pradesh  for  the  last  6  years  may  be  accessed  at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.

(e) Yes sir. From the Academic Year 2022-23, the scholarship amount provided under the scheme has been enhancedfrom Rs. 10000 to Rs. 12000 per annum for the first three years of College and University courses. For the fourth and fifth year of courses, scholarship amount is Rs. 20000 per annum.

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