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Lok Sabha Question No. 2434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Crisis in Admission to Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2434 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Crisis in Admission to Colleges

## 2434. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has noticed that the majority of seats in the colleges of Delhi are filled by the students of other States;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is aware that there is a crisis faced by the students who passed out  from  schools  of  Delhi  in  getting  admission  in  colleges  in  Delhi  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a) to  (d):  University  of  Delhi  is  a  statutory  autonomous  organization  established  under University of Delhi Act, 1922 and all administrative and academic decisions are taken by the University with the approval of its statutory bodies, such as Executive Council, Academic Council,  Court  and  the  University.    The  University  has  reported  that  the  Undergraduate admissions  to  different  colleges  of  the  University  for  the  academic  session  2016-17  is underway  and up to the closure of the 5 th cut off list 47,915 admissions have been completed from different Boards and States. The admission is done on the basis of merit and there is no discrimination. Students who have passed out from Delhi schools can seek admission in a Central University or in State Universities in Delhi.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Labour Exploitation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2431 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## LABOUR EXPLOITATION

## 2431. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

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

- (a)whether the Government has taken note of the reports of exploitation  of  labourers  employed  in  the  factories  that  supply labourers to various global retail giants operating in the country;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  mechanism  formulated by/available with the Government for identifying labour exploitation in such companies; and
- (c)the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  the labourers  from  various  exploitation  including  that  by  the  supplier factories?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (c): The  Government  of  India  has  enacted  a  comprehensive legislation i.e. the Factories Act, 1948, for taking care of the occupational safety, health & welfare issues of the workers employed in manufacturing sector. There are elaborate provisions pertaining to the  health,  safety,  and  welfare  i.e.  provisions  related  to  hazardous process,  working  hours,  weekly  holidays,  extra  wages  for  overtime, welfare officers  penal provisions etc. The Factories Act, 1948 and the State Factories Rules framed  there under are enforced by the respective  State/UTs  and  the  State/UTs  are  empowered  to  carry  out inspections for enforcement of the provisions of the Act and the Rules. Further,  provisions  exist  for  State  Government  to  take  penal  actions for violation of any of the provisions of the Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Wi-Fi Service at Heritage Sites
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2430 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.8.2016 SRAVANA 10, 1938 (SAKA)

## WI-FI SERVICE AT HERITAGE SITES

## 2430. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has introduced free Wi-fi services at various heritage sites of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to extend the said services at all the major heritage sites of the country including Karnataka;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  time  by  which  the  said  service  is  likely  to  be  introduced  at  all  heritage sites/monuments?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)&(b) Yes, Madam. The Archaeological Survey of India has entered into an Memorandum of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  Railtel  and  BSNL  for  providing  Wi-fi  facility  at Archaeological Survey of India protected monuments.

The facility would be available free of cost for the first 30 minutes and thereafter it is chargeable on additional usage.

- (c)&(d) Under  the  MoU  with  Railtel  and  BSNL,  Wi-fi  facility  would  be  provided  at  ASI ticketed monuments/sites, if technically feasible.
- (e) No such time limit has been framed.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: ILO Labour Laws for India
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

- (a):

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2429 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## ILO LABOUR LAWS FOR INDIA

## 2429. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a)whether the ILO has requested the Government to undertake the proposed reforms in labour laws during the recent visit of ILO Director-General;
- (b)if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;
- (c)whether any employment working group has been constituted for BRICS and the first meeting of the group is scheduled to be held at Hyderabad and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  accepted  the  four  conventions  on  child labour laws laid down by ILO and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- No, Madam.
- (b): Does not arise in view of (a) above.
- (c): Yes, Madam.  The First Meeting of BRICS Employment Working Group (BEWG) which is essentially a Senior Officers Level meeting between BRICS Countries to shape the agenda for Labour and Employment track in BRICS, has been scheduled to be held on 27th - 28th July, 2016 at Hyderabad. During this  meeting,  sessions  on  i)  Finalization  of  BRICS  Employment  working Group, ii) 'Employment Generation for Inclusive Growth', iii) 'Possible Social Security  Agreements  amongst  BRICS  nations'  and,  iv)  'BRICS  Ministerial Declaration' have been included.
- (d): No, Madam.  Government of India has not ratified ILO Conventions No. 138 concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment and Convention No. 182 concerning Worst Forms of Child Labour.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Aided Institutions in the North East
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NINONG ERING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2427 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Aided Institutions in the North East

## 2427. SHRI NINONG ERING:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Government aided schools and colleges in the North-East including Arunachal Pradesh;
- (b) whether the Government has released funds for these institutions timely and if so, the details thereof during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a) Under  Sarva  Siksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  the  number  of  Government  aided  elementary schools  in  the  North  East  including  Arunachal  Pradesh  is  8105.  Under  Rashtriya  Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA), 1906 government aided secondary schools and 464 higher secondary schools  are  in  the  North  East.  There  are  453  Colleges  in  the  North  East  including  Arunachal Pradesh which receive aid under the schemes dealt by University Grants Commission (UGC).
- (b)  &  (c)  Under  Sarva  Siksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  and  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Siksha  Abhiyan (RMSA), funds are not are released directly to government aided schools but provided to State governments. The S tatewise and year-wise details of funds released to the aided colleges in the North Eastern States by University Grants Commission (UGC) under their different schemes in the last three years is given at Annexure.

## Annexure referred to in para (b & c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2427 to be answered on 01.08.2016 asked by Shri Ninong Ering

State-wise details of funds released during last three years to aided Colleges by the UGC. (Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh   |    279.09 |    151.93 |    170.35 |
| 2.        | Assam               |   8965.33 |   5299.08 |   6176.96 |
| 3.        | Manipur             |   2297.37 |   1391.49 |   2679.07 |
| 4.        | Meghalaya           |    877.66 |    166.22 |    512.42 |
| 5.        | Mizoram             |    643.91 |    244.02 |    459.57 |
| 6.        | Nagaland            |   1183.46 |    646.13 |    742.78 |
| 7.        | Sikkim              |     98.42 |     16.11 |     24.24 |
| 8.        | Tripura             |    389.88 |    166.34 |    112.02 |
|           | Total               |  14735.1  |   8081.32 |  10877.4  |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Funds for Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B. S. YEDDYURAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2426 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Funds for Education

## 2426. SHRI B.S.YEDIYURAPPA:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds allocated for education during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to raise the allocation of funds to the level of international norms in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details of the initiatives taken  /proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the corrective measures taken by the Government for providing admission to students belonging to disadvantaged / economically weaker sections of the society in private institutions?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a):  The  funds  allocated  to  Ministry of Human Resource Development during the last three years and the current year is as follows:-

| Year    | Fund Allocated ( ` in crore)   |
|---------|--------------------------------|
| 2013-14 | 79,451                         |
| 2014-15 | 82,771                         |
| 2015-16 | 69,075                         |
| 2016-17 | 72,394                         |

(b) & (c):  Allocation of fund depends upon the requirement and other factors such as absorption capacity and    availability  of  resources.  Efforts  are  made  to  make  a  balance  between  the  requirement  of  fund  and available resources.

(d): Section 12(1) (c) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 provides for  admission  of  children  belonging  to  weaker  sections  and  disadvantaged  groups  in  the  neighbourhood private unaided schools in Class I or below to the extent of at least 25 percent of the strength of that class. Section 12(2) further mandates that such schools shall be reimbursed expenditure incurred by them as per the prescribed  norms.  The  RTE  Act,  2009  further  provides  monitoring  of  child's  rights  to  education  and redressal of grievances by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) at central level and by State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs). The Ministry has issued guidelines on 23 rd November, 2010 to all States under Section 35 of the RTE Act, 2009 for implementation of Section 12(1) (c).  Also,  there  is  a  scheme  called  'Central  Sector  Interest  Subsidy  Scheme  (CSISS)'  under  which  full interest  subsidy  is  provided  during  the  period  of  moratorium  on  loans  taken  by  students  belonging  to Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) for pursuing any of the approved courses of studies in technical/professional streams, from recognized institutes in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Reimbursements of PF Contribution
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2423

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2016

## REIMBURSEMENTS OF PF CONTRIBUTION

## 2423.  ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to come out with a new definition of the term new employees for implementing its budget promise of footing the bill for pension scheme contribution in a bid to create more formal sector jobs;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is proposed to make payment of the EPS contribution in the form of reimbursements to employers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  scheme  will  be  applicable  for  the  new  employees  earning Rs.15,000/-  a  month  who  have  worked  for  240  days  during  a  year  in  an establishment and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (d): A new Scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana' has been announced  in the Budget for 2016-17 with the objective of promoting employment generation and an allocation of Rs. 1000 crores has been made. The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in 2016-17.

The PMRPY scheme is targeted for workers earning wages upto Rs. 15,000/- per month. For  the  purpose  of  the  scheme,  a  new  employee  is  one  who  has  not been working elsewhere on a regular basis prior to 1 st  April, 2016 and has a new Aadhaar seeded Universal Account Number (UAN) on or after 01.04.2016. Under  the  scheme  employers  would  be  provided  an  incentive  for  enhancing employment  by  reimbursement  of  the  8.33%  EPS  contribution  made  by  the employer in respect of new employment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2422 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Vocational Training Courses
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2422 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Vocational Training Courses

## †2422. SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  has  decided  to introduce vocational training courses in polytechnic across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the subjects decided to be offered for the said training courses in polytechnics;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  subjects  being  included  in  vocational training courses by the AICTE are already being taught and are popular across the country;
- (d) if so, whether the AICTE has not consulted experts or invited any suggestions from across the country before selecting subjects for skill development purpose; and
- (e) if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  reason  for  the  non-inclusion  cutting  edge subjects like Internet of Things (IoT) in the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

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(a) & (b): All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is already running the following schemes of vocational training courses in AICTE's approved Colleges/Polytechnics.

- (i) Community College scheme (details of the scheme available on http://www.aicte-india.org/communitycolleges).
- (ii) Opening  of  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  by  Polytechnics  using  their spare  capacity  for  optimum  utilization  of  resources  and  enhancing  the capacity of training with minimum investment.
- (iii) Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  by  Technical  Institutions: The scheme is implemented through AICTE approved Engineering Colleges and  polytechnics  from  the  Academic  Year  2016-17  to  impart  Engineering Skills to 10 lakhs youths in next three years. The subjects offered are based on the resources/labs/workshops available in the institutions.

(c) & (d): Yes,  Madam.  The  vocational  courses  taught  in  the  AICTE's  approved polytechnics  are  popular  courses  and  also  comply  with  National  Skill  Qualification Framework (NSQF). All the courses are developed by the Sector Skill Council (SSCs), which  have  experts  and  industrial  representatives  from  the  respective  sectors  in designing the courses.

(e): The course on Internet of Things (IoT) is not offered/proposed by any approved Institute of AICTE, due to non-availability of experts in their Institute and less Industry participation in the field of IoT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Promotion of Manufacturing Sector
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2421.

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2016.

## PROMOTION OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR

## 2421.  SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJI RAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  any  qualitative  and  quantitative changes in order to promote the manufacturing sector of the country;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  amend  the  National  Manufacturing Policy  to  increase  the  share  of  manufacturing  sector  in  the  Gross  Domestic Product (GDP);
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the share of manufacturing sector in the GDP at present;
- (d) the extent to which its share in GDP is proposed to be increased and the success achieved during the last two years; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to increase the share of manufacturing sector in GDP of the country?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यं ्रीस् वतं ््रभााा(स्रींतंरीिरंमलााीरीतंाांि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) to (e): Government of India brought out the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP) to bring quantitative and qualitative change in the manufacturing sector with the aim to increase the manufacturing sector growth to 12-14% over the medium term to enable manufacturing sector to contribute at least 25% of the National GDP by 2022 and also by creation of 100 million additional jobs by 2022.The manufacturing sector grew by 3.3% during April-December 2015 as compared to  1.8% during the corresponding period in 2014. As per CSO, the share of manufacturing in GDP at current prices is 14.69% during 2015-16.

Various  policy  measures  taken  by  the  Government  for  creating  enabling environment for industrial growth have started showing its impact on increased FDI inflows and creation of state-of-art infrastructure. The landmark initiatives like Make in India, Ease of Doing Business, Start Up India, Digital India, and Smart Cities, etc. will provide further impetus to industries and the manufacturing sector is expected to be the key driver of economic growth in the  country.  Presently,  there  is  no  proposal  to  amend  the  NMP  under consideration of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Right to Education Act
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2420 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Right to Education Act

## 2420. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is true that as per the recommendations in the draft New Education Policy (NEP), 2016, some amendments to the Right to Education Act, 2009 are likely to be made and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is considering "consolidation" of "small, nonviable" schools in the country and if so, the details thereof and the likely impact on the students thereof; and

(c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  lesser  drop  out  of  girl  children  under  the  new policy; and

(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken with regard to the safety, time and distance management for the students attending schools covering long distances, especially for girls?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a)  to  (d):  'Some  Inputs  for  the  Draft  National  Education  Policy,  2016'  has  been  formulated, wherein  it  has  been  recommended  that  within  the  parameters  prescribed  by  the  Right  to Education(RTE)  Act,  States  will  have  the  flexibility  to  design  and  plan  for  the  infrastructure keeping  in  view  the  local  conditions.  Local  norms,  appropriate  for  local  conditions,  will  be evolved,  if  necessary  through  amendment  in  RTE  Act,  for  'alternate  schools'  which  offer educational  interventions  for  specific  categories  of  very  deprived  and  migrating  children,  and those living in difficult circumstances. It further envisages that, wherever possible, efforts will be made  to  convert  existing  non-viable  schools  into  composite  schools  for  optimum  utilization  of human,  physical  and  infrastructural  resources,  better  academic  performances  and  cost  effective management. When schools are merged they could be located in a single campus. In consultation with  the  States,  common  guidelines  for  merger  and  consolidation  would  be  evolved,  without diluting the provisions of the RTE Act.

With  regard  to  girls  education,  the  emphasis  on  learning  outcomes,  open  schooling, remedial coaching, addressing issues of gender discrimination within the curricula, extension of RTE  to  cover  secondary  level  and  minimum  standards  for  provision  of  facilities  will  help  to promote their greater participation and also address issues of their safety etc.

Suggestions have been invited from the relevant Ministries of the Government of India, all States  and  UTs,  Hon'ble  MPs  and  all  stakeholders  by  16 th August,  2016.  Since  the  proposed policy is still at draft stage and is under deliberation, there is no finality of likely amendments to the RTE Act.

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