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Lok Sabha Question No. 2527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Heritage Auto-Rickshaw Tour
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2527 ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## HERITAGE AUTO-RICKSHAW TOUR

## 2527. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  a  heritage  auto-rickshaw tour at Jama Masjid, on the eve of World Heritage Day to sensitise the residents and visitors about monuments;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  response  received  from  the general public so far;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  organizing  heritage  walks  and  cycle tours  to  monuments  like  Adam  Khan's  tomb,  Gandhak  ki  Baoli, Jahaz Mahal, Jharna, Hauz-i-Shamshi, Balban's tomb, the mosque and  tomb of  Jamali  Kamali  Metcalfe's Folly,  Rajon ki  Baoili,  Quli Khan's tomb and Boat House in Delhi; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and response received from the visitors so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a): Delhi  Tourism  &  Transportation  Development  Corporation  Ltd. (DTTDC) has informed that they have not launched any auto rickshaw tour in Delhi.

- (b):
- Does not arise.
- (c) & (d): Yes, Delhi Tourism & Transportation Development Corporation  Ltd.  (DTTDC)  is  organizing  Heritage  Walks  in  Mehrauli Archaeological  Park  covering  Balban's  Tomb,  Metcalfe  Folly,  Rajon  ki Baoli, Quli Khan's Tomb and Jamali Kamali Tomb.

Cycle Tours are also organised by DTTDC covering Adham Khan's Tomb,  Gandhak ki  Baoli,  Zafar  Mahal,  Shrine of  Qutubuddin  Bakhtiyar Kaki,  Jahaz  Mahal,  Hauz-E-Shamsi,  Balban's  Tomb,  Jamali  Kamali  and Kuli Khan's Tomb.

From 27 th  September, 2015 till date, 155 visitors have participated in  Cycle/Walk Tours. On the eve of World Heritage Day, there were 22 participants on Cycle Tour and 250 school children for Heritage Walk.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2526 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Allocation of Kerosene
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: RITA TARAI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2526 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th   MAY, 2016

## ALLOCATION OF KEROSENE

## 2526.  SHRIMATI RITA TARAI :

पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- ( a) whether  the  Government  provides/  proposes  to  provide  Superior  Kerosene  Oil (SKO)  to  hostels/schools  and  hospitals  located  in  the  areas  where  electricity  is  not sufficiently  available  or  the  quality  and  frequency  of  power  supply  is  very  poor  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the quantum of SKO supplied/provided to such institutions during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure regular supply of SKO to such institutions across the country?

## A N S W E R

पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज् य मंत्री ( स् विंत्र प्राार )  ( री ेमध श्र प्रेान )

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (c) :  Government of India allocates Public Distribution System (PDS) Kerosene to the  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  on  quarterly  basis  for  the  purpose  of  cooking  and lighting.  Further distribution of Kerosene under PDS, criterion for eligibility and scale of allocation to beneficiaries is in the domain of the respective State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2522 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Free Elementary Education in Karnataka
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2522 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  MAY, 2016

## Free Elementary Education in Karnataka

## 2522. SHRI P. C. MOHAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  State  Government  of  Karnataka  has  set  a  proposal  to  the Government to extend financial assistance to the children between 6-14 years for  providing  elementary  education  and  free  books  and  stationery  items  to students from poor families;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard along  with  the  amount  allocated  for  the  purpose  during  the  last  three  years; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan achieves its goals in the State?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  &  (b)  :  The  States  and  UTs  submit  their  proposals  through  Annual  Work  Plan  & Budget (AWP&B) under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) every year. SSA aims to universalize access to elementary education to all children, including the children from poor families, by providing financial support to State/UTs for free textbooks, uniforms and  for  the  creation  of  school  infrastructure  etc.,  as  per  the  norms  and  standards specified in the SSA Framework.  The details on approvals by Project Approval Board (PAB) and release of central share to Karnataka during the last three years are given below:-

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year    |   PAB approval (including State share) |   Release |
|---------|----------------------------------------|-----------|
| 2013-14 |                                1182.16 |    653.71 |
| 2014-15 |                                1336.96 |    662.13 |
| 2015-16 |                                1545.81 |    417.59 |

(c) : Since inception of SSA programme in 2001-02, Karnataka has been sanctioned 3740 new  primary schools, 16 new  upper primary schools, 56654 additional classrooms, 29057 teacher posts, 22861 drinking water facilities, 27365 boys toilets, 24683 girls toilets and 2804  toilets for Children with Special Needs (CWSN).  Out of these, 3738 primary schools, 11 upper primary schools, 56654 additional classrooms, recruitment of 24274 teacher posts, 22861 drinking water facilities, 24619 boys toilets, 22820 girls toilets and 2804 CWSN toilets have been completed as on 31.12.2015.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Sexual Harassment
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2521 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## Sexual Harassment

2521.  SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.:

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

- (a) whether the Ministry is aware that many universities have revised or proposes to revise their policies to deal with the sexual harassment; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government about the major amendments to the policy including provision for protection of the complainant as well as witnesses from victimization along with the penalty provision for false complaints?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) & (b): University Grants Commission (UGC) has framed comprehensive Regulations on 'Prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment of women employees and students in higher educational institutions, 2015' which are applicable to all higher educational institutions. These Regulations also provide for protection of the complainant as well as witnesses from victimization and discrimination along with the penalty provision for false complaints and are binding on Universities and Colleges.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Genuineness of Artefacts in Museums
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2519 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9.5.2016

## GENUINENESS OF ARTEFACTS IN MUSEUMS

## 2519 .  SHRI RAVNEET SINGH

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to State

- (a) whether the Government has any method or guidelines to assess the genuineness of precious artefacts stored in museums across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to have uniform guidelines to preserve and secure the artefacts in museums?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) CULTURE & TOURISM AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR CIVIL AVIATION

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) There  is no  specific  guidelines  for  verifying  the  genuineness  of  objects/  artifacts.  However,  for assessing genuineness, there are 2 types of detection methods viz. relative and absolute. Generally, Curators/Historians use a combination of the two.
- (b) Relative method is identification on the basis of styles, textures, pigments material, period, chiseling, cutting, legends written on the objects, writings on the objects etc. In the absolute detection method, it is through carbon dating, potassium argon dating, emission technique, N.M.R. techniques, X-ray technique, absorption spectroscopy, Ring Owen techniques are the methods employed for ensuring the identity/genuineness of the artifacts housed in the Museums.
- (c) The Govt.  has  issued  instructions  to  preserve  and  secure  the  artifacts  in  museums  by  introducing atmospheric  control  of  heat/cold,  humidity,  dust,  etc  in  galleries,  modernizing  lighting  with  heat control,  setting  up  or  upgrading  conservation  laboratories  and  modeling  workshops,  circulating periodically  displayed  materials, accessioning,  physical  verification,  photo-documentation  and digitization of objects etc.    Govt. of India has also formulated a Comprehensive Security Policy for Museums under the Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) with a view to prepare a holistic policy to meet the requirements of security in museums in the changing scenario and threat perception from various quarters.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Evaluation of College/University teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S.SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## Evaluation of College/University teachers

## 2518. SHRI S. SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  a  proposal  for  evaluation  of  college  and university teachers based on how they teach and the results their students produce and to link scores of the academic performance indicator (API);

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  mechanism  be  adopted  to  evaluate  classroom performance; and

- (c) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  to  (c):  The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  (Minimum  qualifications  for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and colleges and other measures for maintenance of standard in higher education) Regulations, 2010, notified on  30 th June,  2010,  prescribe  an  Academic  Performance  Indicator  (API)  scheme  for performance based appraisal of university and college teachers in the country. The API scheme comprises categories of (i) teaching, learning and evaluation related activities; (ii)  professional  development,  co-curricular  and  extension  activities;  and  (iii)  research and academic contributions.

A committee under the chairpersonship of Shri Arun Nigavekar, former Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC) was set up to examine issues related to attracting and retaining talented and quality manpower in the teaching profession. The Terms of Reference (ToRs) of the committee include evaluation of the API scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Rate Contracts on Break
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2517 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH   MAY, 2016

## RATE CONTRACTS ON BREAK

## 2517. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of rate contracts which have been on break during the last three years despite clear guidelines in financial rules of the Government to avoid a break in the rate contracts;
- (b) the total number of cases wherein concerned offices have been identified and penalized; and
- (c) the total number and nature of complaints received in respect of rate contracts during the last two years along with the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a)& (b) : The number of Rate Contract in break during last three years are as under:

2014-15 : 48 items

2015-16 : 57 items

2016-17 (as on date) : 50 items

Efforts  are made to conclude all Rate Contracts in time, however in some cases break in Rate Contracts occurdue to unavoidable reasons such as changes in specifications by the indentors,  changes  in  technology,  increase  in  price,  withdrawal  of  Rate  Contracts  by  the vendors,  etc,  and  hence,  no  officer  has  been  identified  and  penalized  in  this  regard  so far.Fresh Rate Contracts are concluded as soon as possible after following the prescribed guidelines.

(c) :Total number of complaints for the Rate Contracts received during the last two years are 42.  All complaints are examined for action as per rules.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Setting up of Indian Culinary Institutes
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2516 ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## SETTING UP OF INDIAN CULINARY INSTITUTES

2516. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  establish 'Indian Culinary Institutes' in different cities of the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard;
- (c) the funds allocated by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the time  by which the said institutes are likely to  be  set up?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) to (d):  The  Ministry  of  Tourism  (MoT)  has  approved  the setting up of the Indian Culinary Institute (ICI) at Tirupati, with its Northern Regional Centre at  Noida.

MoT  has  sanctioned  an  amount  of  Rs.97.92  crores  for setting  up  Indian  Culinary  Institue  at  Tirupati  and  Rs.90.00 crores for setting up Indian Culinary Institue in Noida.

Construction work has commenced at both the locations.

The implementation period of each project is 24 months.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas in Uttarakhand
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MAJ. GEN. (RETD) BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI AVSM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2512 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN UTTARAKHAND

## 2512. MAJ GEN B C KHANDURI AVSM (RETD):

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the details of Kendriya Vidyalayas in Uttarakhand which are lacking necessary infrastructure like buildings etc.; (b) the reasons for unavailability of necessary infrastructure in such schools; and (c) the  steps  taken/proposes  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  for  improvement  in

- such schools?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): There are 14 functional Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Uttarakhand, which are running from temporary buildings provided by the sponsoring authorities. These are IIP Dehradun, Rajgarhi, Pauri, Gopeshwar, Bhimtal, Augustyamuni (Chamoli),  SSB Srinagar, Lohaghat, Bageshwar, Gwaldham, Rishikesh and ITBP Gauchar in the Civil Sector and No. 1 Banbasa Cantt. and Haldwani Cantt. in the Defence Sector. In case of 3  schools  (IIP  Dehradun,  Rajgarhi  and  Pauri)  buildings  are  under  construction,  2 schools (Gopeshwar and Bhimtal) are at the stage of architectural planning, lease deed formalities  are  pending  in  case  of  4  schools  (Augustyamuni,  SSB  Srinagar,  Lohaghat and  Bageshwar)  and  land  has  not  been  identified  by  the  sponsoring  authorities  in  5 cases  (Gwaldham,  Rishikesh,  ITBP  Gauchar,  No.1  Banbasa  Cantt.  and  Haldwani Cantt.).  KVS has followed up with sponsoring authorities for identification and transfer of suitable land and for finalization of lease deeds. Construction  of  permanent  buildings  for  KVs  depends  upon  identification  of suitable land, completion of lease formalities in favour of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan by the sponsoring authorities and availability of requisite resources etc. (c) Government  provides  grant-in-aid  to  the  KVS  for  meeting  expenditure  on

- creation of capital assets and other related infrastructure required for the schools.  In cases where the requisite extent of land for construction of permanent buildings has not been  transferred  in  favour  of  KVS,  the  matter  is  followed  up  with  the  concerned sponsoring authorities/State Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Sanskrit Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2510

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th  May, 2016

## Sanskrit Teachers

## 2510. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

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

- (a) whether  the Government proposes to appoint Sanskrit teachers in all the schools across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has indentified any schools in rural and urban areas across the country in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c):  The recruitment and service conditions of teachers are primarily in the domain  of  State  Governments/UT  Administrations.  The  Central  Government through  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  and  Rashtriya  Madyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan provides assistance to State Governments/UTs  for  additional teachers to maintain  appropriate  Pupil  Teacher  Ratio  as  per  the  requirements  of  the States/UTs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Entrance Tests for IITs in foreign countries
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2509 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## Entrance Tests for IITs in foreign countries

## 2509.   SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  in  a  bid  to  attract  more  international  talent,  the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are planning to hold their entrance tests in  Singapore,  United  Arab  Emirates  (UAE)  Ethiopia  and  South  Asian  Association  of Regional Conference (SAARC) next year to select foreign students for under-graduate and post-graduate courses;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that the seats to be offered to foreign nationals would be supernumerary  or  additional  in  nature  and  would  not  reduce  those  available  to  Indian nationals at all IITs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (d): The IIT Council has decided to provide supernumerary seats in the IITs to foreign nationals to enhance the global footprint and impact of the IITs. For this purpose, it has been decided to focus on the SAARC countries and countries of West Asia and Africa. This decision includes:
- i) There shall be no additional cost to Government.
- ii) There shall be no reduction in the seats available for students from India.
- iii) Foreign  nationals  should  qualify  through  the  same  examinations  as  Indian students.

IIT Bombay has been appointed as the National Coordinator for this purpose. It is working with the Ministry of External Affairs for conduct of the GATE and JEE examinations in 2017 abroad for selecting foreign students for study in post-graduate and under-graduate courses in IITs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Removal of Restriction on M.Phil. & Ph.D Programmes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2507 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## Removal of Restriction on M.Phil. & Ph.D Programmes

†2507. SHRI NANA PATOLE: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the career prospects of research scholars in the country are being affected seriously as the Government has not issued any notification regarding the removal of restrictions on M.Phil. and Ph.D despite revoking it in 2011; (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  to  issue  the  said  notification immediately; (c)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  provide  relaxation  in  rules  of  University Grants Commission in this regard; and (d) if so, the number of students likely to be benefited as a result of the said decision

- along with the nature of the said decision?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  to (d): The Central Government had constituted a Committee to examine the issues related  to  attracting  and  retaining  talented  and  quality  manpower  in  the  teaching profession under the chairpersonship of Prof. Arun Nigavekar, former Chairman, UGC. Measures  suggested  by  the  Committee  include  exempting  pre-2009  Ph.D  holders subject  to  certain  conditions;  relaxation  in  the  maximum  duration  for  completion  of Ph.D. or M.Phil. for the women candidates and persons with disability (more than 40% disability) one year of M.Phil and two years for Ph.D; allowing transfer of research data in case of relocation of an Ph.D./M.Phil. woman scholar due to marriage or otherwise; and  allowing  women  candidates  maternity  leave/child-care  leave  once  in  the  entire duration of Ph.D./M.Phil. for up to 240 days.

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