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Lok Sabha Question No. 1161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: MSME Training Centres
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAMESH BIDHURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1161 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  MAY 2016

## MSME TRAINING CENTRES

## 1161.  SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises (MSMEs)  training  centres  for  providing  training  to  unemployed  persons  in  the  country including National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details and the locations, thereof State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the time by which the said training centres are likely to be made functional?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a):

No, Madam.

- (b) & (c):

Do not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Jan Shikshan Sansthan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1159 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## Jan Shikshan Sansthan

## 1159.    SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has prescribed any restriction on the opening of new Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) in States;
- (b) if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  time    when  this  restriction  was imposed;
- (c) whether the norms would be relaxed regarding opening up of JSS in the remote rural areas;
- (d) the  criterion/guidelines  for  choosing  Non-Governmental  Organisations  to run Jan Shikshan Sansthan; and
- (e) whether the Government has sanctioned NGOs for running the JSS, if so, the details thereof during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No Madam. But in the twelfth Five Year Plan, there is no provision to sanction new Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS).
- (b) & (c): Do not arise.
- (d): The  criteria/guidelines  for  choosing  Non-Governmental  Organisations (NGOs) to run Jan Shikshan Sansthan are as under:-
- (i) Proposals  for  opening  of  new  JSSs  will  be  invited  through  open Advertisement.
- (ii) The  organisation  should  be  registered  for  a  minimum  period  of  3 (three) years;

- (iii) The organisation should have a proper Constitution, Memorandum or Articles of Association;
- (iv) The organisation should have a properly constituted Managing/governing Body with its powers and duties clearly defined in its Constitution.
- (v) The  organisation  should  have  experience  in  the  field  of  formal/nonformal education, adult education, vocational training, rural development and community development;
- (vi) The  organisation  should  be  financially  sound  and  should  have  an annual turnover of at least Rs. 50 lakh in each of the three preceding financial years;
- (vii) The  organisation  should  not  have  been  blacklisted  by  the  Central Government or any State Government/UT Administration.

Desirable criteria:

-  Applicants  who  have  received  awards  from  reputed  organisations should be given preference in Evaluation/Selection.
- (e): No Madam.  No new JSS has been sanctioned in the last three years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Books from Private Publishers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1158 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## Books from Private Publishers

1158. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that some private schools are forcing parents to buy books of certain publishers which are costlier than NCERT books; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government against such schools; and (c) whether the Government has issued any guidelines in this regard and if

- so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to  (c)    Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  receives  sporadic  complaints about parents being forced to buy books from private publishers. All the affiliated schools  with  the  Board  are  required  to  follow  the  syllabus  on  the  basis  of curriculum prescribed by NCERT/CBSE and text books published by NCERT/CBSE for  the  Middle  classes.  The  schools  are  also  required  to  follow  syllabus  and courses as per schemes of studies prescribed by the Board for Secondary/Senior Secondary  School  Examination.  In  case  of  malpractices,  the  Board  may  take action leading to disaffiliation of the school. The Board has also issued circulars dated 14.05.2013, 06.02.2014 and 20.07.2015 regarding books to be used. These circulars are also available on CBSE website www.cbse.nic.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Technical Institutes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1156 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## TECHNICAL INSTITUTES

## † 1156.  SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to set up technical institutes in the State of Jharkhand;
- (b) the location-wise details of the places in Jharkhand where technical institutes have been set up;
- (c) the  reasons  for  not  assisting  Jharkhand  to  set  up  technical  institutes  in  remote  and backward areas by the Government; and
- (d) the reaction of the Government thereto and the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): All premier institutions of technology have been set up in the State of Jharkhand. These include: Conversion of Indian School of Mines Dhanbad into an IIT, Setting up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Ranchi, the National Institute of Technology(NIT) at Jamshedpur, Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) at Ranchi. Government is taking  all  steps  needed  to  support  Jharkhand  in  expanding  the  technical  education  in  the State.

(c) & (d): does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Incentives to Startups
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1155 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## INCENTIVES TO STARTUPS

## 1155.     SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government  proposes  to provide financial incentives for Startup companies in the country;
- (b) if so the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether there is any institutionalized platform for Government -Startup collaboration; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a)&(b): Yes Madam, in order to provide funding supports to Startup companies in the country,  Government proposes to set up a fund of funds with a total corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore over a period of 4 years (i.e. Rs. 2,500 crore per year).  The Fund will be in the nature of  Fund  of  Funds,  which  means  that  it  will  not  invest  directly  into  Startups,  but  shall participate in the Capital of SEBI registered Venture Funds.

To  promote  the  growth  of  Startups  and  address  their  working  capital  requirement, Government has proposed that profit of Startups will be exempted from tax for a period of three years. The exemption shall be available, subject to non-distribution of dividend by the Startup.

To  encourage  seed  capital  investment  in  Startups,  Government  has  proposed  that investment by Venture Capital Fund in a Startup will be exempted from tax on investment above Fair Market Value.

Government has proposed Credit Guarantee Fund through National Credit Guarantee Trust Company - SIDBI with a budgetary corpus of Rs. 500 crore per year for the next four years.

(c)&(d): Government  has  proposed  several  collaborative  platforms  for  promoting Startups  in  the  country  like  building  innovation  centres  at  National  Institutes,  setting  up incubators  for  harnessing  private  sector  expertise,  organizing  Startup  fests  for  showcasing innovation  and  launching  of  Atal  Innovation  Mission  with  Self  Employment  and  Talent Utilization Programme for promoting world class innovation hubs, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Impact of TPPA on FDI
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1153 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  MAY, 2016

## IMPACT OF TPPA ON FDI

## 1153. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has reiterated India's strong belief and commitment towards multilateral trading system which is transparent, equitable and supports consensus based decisions as the Corporate India is worrying on account of Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flow to India has seen a sharp increase at around 38 per cent as against the global FDI flow which shows declining trend to 16 per cent; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): India is a strong supporter of multilateralism and has expressed its strong belief and commitment  towards  the  multilateral  trading  system  represented  by  the  WTO  on  numerous occasions  in  the  WTO  meetings  as  well  as  in  bilateral  and  other  international  foras  like  G20, BRICS etc.   In the Plenary Session of the Tenth Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Nairobi in December 2015, India applauded the achievements of the WTO, and reiterated its commitment to  strengthening  it  further.  India  also  stated  that  'an  open,  non-discriminatory  and  inclusive multilateral  trading  system  contributes  to  maximizing  gains  for  all  its  Members.  Plurilateral approaches by definition impinge on the multilateral trading system and cannot be a substitute for it. It is important that such arrangements complement, and not segment, the multilateral trading system.'

(c) and (d):   FDI flows into India over the period April 2014 to February 2015 were USD 28.81 billion. They increased by 30% to USD 37.53 billion during April 2015 to February, 2016.

A s  per  UNCTAD(United  Nations  Conference  on  Trade  and  Development)  World  Investment Report 2015, global FDI inflow in 2014 decline by 16% to USD 1.23 trillion from USD 1.47 trillion in 2013.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Right to Education in Pre-schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1152 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 ND  MAY, 2016

## Right to Education in Pre-schools

## 1152. SHRI NANA PATOLE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Law  Commission  has  recommended  amending  the  Right  to  Education  (RTE) Act, 2009 to make it mandatory for the Government to provide free pre-school education to children above the age of three;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of benefits that are likely to accrue therefrom; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a)  &  (b):  The  Law  Commission  of  India  in  its  Report  No.  259  on  'Early  Childhood Development  and  Legal  Entitlement'  submitted  on  27.08.2015,  has  recommended  to  provide free pre-school education to children above the age of three.
- (c) : These recommendations are intended to protect the interests of the children, keeping in  mind  the  need  for  health,  nutrition,  care  and  education  as  the  primary  inputs  for  early childhood development.
- (d) : The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) in its 63 rd Meeting held on 19 th August, 2015 decided to reconstitute the Sub-committee on the subject of 'Extension of Right of Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009  to  Pre-school  education  and Secondary  education'.  Accordingly,  the  Sub-committee  has  been  reconstituted  on    4 th April, 2016  under  the  chairmanship  of  Dr.  Ram  Shankar  Katheria,  Minister  of  State,  Ministry  of Human Resource Development.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: ST Employees in Central Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Richard Hay

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1151 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.5.2016

## ST Employees in Central Universities

## 1151. PROF. RICHARD HAY:

Will the Minister of Human Resource Development be pleased to state:

(a)  whether some cases of discrimination against Scheduled Tribe (ST) employees in Central Universities have come to the notice of the Government and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard;

(b) if so, whether various posts of non-teaching staff reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) are lying vacant in some Central Universities particularly School of Open Learning (SoL) under Delhi University despite the availability of eligible candidates; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor and the steps taken to fill these vacancies at the earliest and the time by which these are likely to be filled up?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Central Universities are autonomous institutions which are governed by their own Acts and Statutes and are competent to deal with such complaints as well as take steps to prevent all kinds of harassment and discrimination against any section of employees.  However, such data is not centrally maintained.

(b)  &  (c):  As  informed  by  University Grants Commission (UGC), out of 2022 sanctioned nonteaching  posts  for  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  in  Central  Universities  including  School  of  Open Learning (SOL) under Delhi University, 735 posts are lying vacant. Occurring of vacancies and filling them is a continuous process. The onus of filling up the non-teaching posts lies on Central Universities  which  are  autonomous  bodies.  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  and UGC have repeatedly urged Central Universities to fill up the vacancies. The UGC also issues instructions from time to time to all Central Universities for implementation of SC/ST/PWD/OBC reservation policy of the Government and for strict compliance of reservation policy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 97 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-29
Subject: Prescription of Medicines
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 97 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH APRIL, 2016

## PRESCRIPTION OF MEDI CINES

## *†97. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will  the  Minister  of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether his Ministry has convened a meeting with the States in connectio providing adequate training to the AYUSH doctors and for pr escribing allopathic medicines;
- (b) if so, the issues discussed in the said meeting; and
- (c) the decision taken by the Government thereon?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) to (c ):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 9 7* FOR 29 TH APRIL, 2016

(a)& (b) Ministry of AYUSH had organized State/ UT AYUSH/ Health Ministers' Conferences in the year 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16 in New Delhi under the Chairmanship  of Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent charge) for AYUSH to discuss various Agenda items, like National A YUSH Mission (NAM), Schemes and activities  of  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board,  Settlement  of  pending  Util certificates,  Administrative Set up for effective implementation and stren of AYUSH infrastructure, Regulatory and quality control fra mework for Ayurveda, Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy  drugs,  Special  programmes,  namely  AYUSH Education cum E - Governance, Homoeopathy and International Yoga Day, CCIM/CCH elections etc.

(c) In accordance with the proceedings of the above meetings, decisi ons/suggestions emerged included the following:

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Reiteration  by  the  Ministry  that the  Government  AYUSH  colleges  in  the country should be properly staffed and supported with funding;  States to w expeditious utilization for funds and strengthen the a bsorbing capacity for smooth implementation  of  NAM;    the  colleges  may  opt  for  voluntary  certification agencies like Quality Council of India (QCI),  all the States should give at the quality control of the drugs and enforcement mechanism sho uld be strengthened and States  to participate actively in the celebration of forthcoming Interna of Yoga.

Apart  from  the  agenda  items  and  experiences  shared  by  the  States  in meetings, the subject pertaining to practice of modern medicine by AYUSH doctors also came for the discussion, wherein it was suggested that the States will so have to consider taking up amendments in the relevant State Medical Pract Act  to  empower  AYUSH  doctors  for  the  purpose  of  limited  practice  of  mode n medicine. However, no specific decision was taken on training of AYUSH doct or for allowing allopathy practice by them.
Lok Sabha Question No. 92 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-29
Subject: National Nutrition Mission
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 92 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.04.2016 'NATIONAL NUTRITION MISSION'

92 SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA: SHRI P. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state;

- a)  the objectives of National Nutrition Mission (NNM) along with the manner of mapping nutrition levels and monitoring food distribution through anganwadis;
- b)  whether  the  real  time  monitoring  and  assessment  of  malnourished  children under the mission has not found favour by the Expenditure Finance Committee, if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- c)  whether the World Bank has agreed to provide funding for the mission and if so, the details thereof;
- d)  whether some organizations have agreed to provide software support for the mission; and
- e)  if so, the details thereof along with the manner in which it is beneficial for the functioning of anganwadis in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

(a to e): A statement is placed on the table of the house.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a  to  e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.    92  FOR  29.04.2016  ON  'NATIONAL  NUTRITION MISSION'

(a)    The  proposal  for  setting  up  of  new  National  Nutrition  Mission  (NNM),  after recommendation by the Expenditure Finance Committee is being reviewed by the government before final submission to the Cabinet for consideration and approval.

The  objective  of  the  new  NNM  is  to  ensure  that  every  child,  adolescent  girl  and woman attains optimal nutritional status.  The focus is on preventing and reducing under nutrition among the mothers and under-six years' children.

The  National  Nutrition  Mission  aims  to  reduce  the  level  of  malnutrition  and  other related problems by ensuring convergence of nutrition related schemes/programmes of various Ministries/Departments of Government  of  India as well as State Governments/UT Administrations. The Mission will monitor and review implementation of all such schemes.

- (b)     No, Madam.

(c)    The funding agency, as approved by the Government, will be approached after approval of the proposal.

(d& e)    Yes, Madam.  A philanthropic organisation has offered to provide free of cost  Common  Application  Software  for  implementing  the  Real  Time  Monitoring system. The proposal is under process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 91 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-29
Subject: Re-engagement of Out of School Children by NCPCR
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  91

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.04.2016

## RE-ENGAGEMENT OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN BY NCPCR

## *91  SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN :

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has held any consultation-cum-review meeting with States and Union Territories to devise strategy for re-engagement of Out of School Children in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the discussions held and decisions arrived therein;
- (c) whether the NCPCR has finalized any report in this regard and submitted the same to the Central Advisory Board of Education; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof indicating the recommendations made therein?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.\_*91 FOR 29.04.2016 REGARDING REENGAGEMENT OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN BY NCPCR ASKED BY SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN.

- (a) Yes sir.
- (b) In  pursuance  of  the  decision  of  the  Central  Advisory  Board  of  Education  (CABE) Sub-committee, The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights organized a 2  days  Consultation-cum-Review  meeting  with  States  and  Union  Territories  in collaboration with Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to Devise Strategy for Reengagement of out of school children in the country on 4 th & 5 th April, 2016 at New Delhi
- (c)&(d) NCPCR is in the process of finalization of its report. However, the salient points which emerged during this Consultation are as follows:
- i. Arriving  at  a  Standard  Definition  of  Out  of  School  Children  across  the country.
- ii. Identifying various reasons responsible for children being out-of-school
- iii. Devising new strategies/mechanism for collecting reliable data on different categories of out-of-school children viz. school drop-outs, never enrolled and children with low attendance
- iv. Framing preventive strategies/interventions for drop-out and non-enrolment as well as curative strategies to re-engage out-of-school children

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