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Lok Sabha Question No. 2360 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Indian Universities in Foreign Countries
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2360 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.8.2016

## Indian Universities in Foreign Countries

## †2360. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- (a)	the	total	number	of	Indian	Universities	operating	in	foreign	countries;
- (b)	whether	the	Government	is	planning	to	set	up	more	number	of	universities	outside the	country;
- (c)	if	so,	the	details	thereof,	country-wise;	and
- (d)	the	time	by	which	these	are	likely	to	be	set	up?

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

- (a)	 to	 (d):	 The	 Central	 Government	 has	 not	 established	 any	 university	 in	 foreign countries.	 However,	 some	 of	 the State Private Universities	 and	 Deemed	 to	 be Universities	have	established	their	off-shore	campus	centre(s)	outside	the	country.	The details	are	as	under:

| Sl No.                    | Nameof Institution/University                                               | Name of country where off - shore campus is situated   |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| State Private University  | State Private University                                                    | State Private University                               |
| 1.                        | Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh                                      | i. Dubai, United Arab Emirates ii. United Kingdom      |
| Deemed to be Universities | Deemed to be Universities                                                   |                                                        |
| 2.                        | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka                     | i. Oman ii. Dubai, United Arab Emirates iii. Malaysia  |
| 3.                        | Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand                     | i. Bahrain ii. Muscat, Oman                            |
| 4.                        | Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | i. Mauritius                                           |
| 5.                        | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan                | i. Dubai, United Arab Emirates                         |
| 6.                        | Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, Salem, Tamil Nadu                   | i. Bangkok, Thailand                                   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Transfer of Children of Estranged Parents
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2358 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Transfer of Children of Estranged Parents

2358. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  facilitative  guidelines  for transfer of schools/school leaving certificate for children of estranged parents; (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representation  from  people's representative or reference from the Ministry of Home Affairs to issue such

- guidelines and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) to (c): As far as the schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) are concerned, CBSE Examination Byelaws empower the affiliated  schools  to  issue  Transfer/School  Leaving  Certificates  to  students including children of estranged parents.  There are no separate guidelines for children of estranged parents for issue of Transfer/School Leaving Certificates. CBSE  has  not received any representation from people's representative  or  any  reference  from  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  in  this regard.  Education being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and  majority  of  the  Schools  being  under  the  administrative  control  of  the State  Governments,  it  is  for  the  respective  State  Governments  to  take appropriate action in this regard in respects of State Govt. Schools.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Campuses Mapped by the Government
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2357 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST   AUGUST, 2016

## Campuses Mapped by the Government

## 2357 . SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has mapped a number of educational campuses in the country using an application (App); (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the said App would cover the equipment purchased, infrastructure built, budgets  planned  and  the  larger  vision  of  States  chalked  out  by  their  respective
- higher education plan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b): The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed a mobile application for uploading geo-tagged photographs  and  associated  details  captured  by  the  educational  institutions,  on Bhuvan-RUSA portal  as  a  part  of  implementation  of  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) funded works. This application for geo-tagging of institutions under RUSA is a location based service. The total number of points of RUSA funded works that have been geo tagged by the higher educational institutions till date is 4176 in 32 States/UTs. These points are reviewed at the State level and the National Mission Directorate for acceptance. The geographic coordinates of schools are uploaded on the school GIS Web enabled  platform  i.e.  http://schoolgis.nic.in.  The  objective  of  the  web  enabled platform  on  school  information  containing  both  Spatial  and  Non  Spatial  data  is  to improve the quality  of  planning  and  better  utilisation  of  resources.  Against  total  of 15,22,925 schools (as per UDISE 2015-16), 11,89,883 schools have been mapped as on 30.06.2016.

(c)  &  (d):  The  mobile  geo  tagging  App  of  RUSA  covers  the  following  attributes: construction  work  or  equipment,  institution  name,  new  or  upgraded  work,  type  of work,  current  stage  of  work,  percentage  completed,  completion  date,  bank  name, account number, amount released and amount utilised.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Setting up of Deemed Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: LALLU SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2356 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.8.2016

## Setting up of Deemed Universities

## †2356. SHRI LALLU SINGH:

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

- (a)	the	number	of	proposals	received	by	the	University	Grants	Commission	(UGC) with	 regard	 to	 setting	 up	 of	 deemed	 universities	 in	 the	 country	 during	 the	 last three	years	and	the	current	year;	and
- (b)	the	number	of	deemed	universities	allowed	to	be	set	up	during	the	last	three years	and	the	current	year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &	(b):		During	the	last	three	years	(i.e.	2013,	2014	&	2015)	and	the	current year	 (2016),	 10	 proposals	 seeking	 Deemed	 to	 be	 University	 status	 have	 been received	 by	 the	 Ministry	 of	 Human	 Resource	 Development	 and	 forwarded	 to University	Grants	Commission	(UGC)	for	advice.

During	the	 said	 period,	 one	 Institute	 namely	 Central	 Institute	 of	 Buddhist Studies,	Leh	(Jammu	&	Kashmir)	was	declared	as	Deemed	to	be	University	by	the Ministry	vide	Notification	No.	9-5/2001-U3	dated	15 th 	January,	2016	under	Section 3	of	the	UGC	Act,	1956	under	de-novo	category.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Home Schooling
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2355 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2016

## Home Schooling

## 2355. ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the number of differently abled children in the country receiving home schooling; and (b) how many of them are out of need/preference instead of absence of choice due to inaccessible

- public transport?

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

## (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a): Currently, 143823 children with special needs (CWSN) are being provided home schooling under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).
- (b):  Under  SSA,  home-based  education  is  provided  to  those  children  who  have  severe intellectual and physical disabilities and who cannot access neighbourhood school owing to their condition. Home-based  education  is  provided  to  that  child,  who  after  a  comprehensive assessment by a team of doctors and specialists is recommended home schooling. It is not given due to preference or because of absence of choice due to inaccessible public transport.

Transport  and  escort  facilities  are  provided  to  CWSN  under  the  programme  to  facilitate  their access to a neighbourhood school. Under the SSA, 1.94 lakh CWSN and 1.70 lakh CWSN were provided transport support and escort support respectively during 2015-16.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: National Level Accreditation Body
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2354 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## National Level Accreditation Body

2354. SHRI J. J. T. NATTERJEE:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  having  a  National  level  accreditation  body  to  maintain uniformity and standards in library science education in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  abandon  library  science  courses  without adequate facilities; (d) if so, the details thereof; and

- (e) 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 (e): There is no national level accreditation body to specifically maintain uniformity and  the  standards  in  library  science  education  in  the  country.  However,  institutions offering  library  science  as  a  discipline  can  undergo  institutional  accreditation  by  the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Universities are autonomous in the matter of offering a particular stream or discipline for study  in  their  courses  and  provide  adequate  facilities  and  qualified  faculty.  The  purpose  of institutional accreditation is to make the institution aware, through a participative process, of the quality status of its programmes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Higher Education Funding Agency
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2353 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING AGENCY

## 2353. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

- (a) whether the Government has announced the creation of a Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA) with a fund of Rs. 1,000 crore in budget 2016-17; (b) the  current  quantum of  outstanding educational loans in the country, if  so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the extent to which it would resolve the massive requirement for educational loans in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a):      Yes  Madam,  The  Government  of  India  has  decided  to  set  up  a  Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA) with an initial capital of ₹ 1000 crores which will be a non-profit organization and  will leverage  funds  from  the  market  and supplement them with donations & CSR funds. (b):   As per the information received from State	 Level	 Banker's	 Committee ( SLBCs), as on  31.03.2016 outstanding education  loans  is  Rs.  74,188.14  crores  in  28,83,743 accounts.

- (c):    The  mandate  of  HEFA  is  not  for  education  loans  but  institutional  loans  for infrastructure  development.  However,  Government  has  taken  all  efforts  to  provide educational loans at affordable rates to students from lower income groups.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: BIS Mark for Steel Products
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## इस् पात राज् ा

## विष णु द ि साा )

(

- (क) : इस् पात मंत्रालय ने बीआईएस अचिननयम 1986 क े  तहत बी आई एस की मैन्  डेटोरी सहटयकेक े शन माक् सय स् कीम क े  अन् तगयत 34 इस् पात उत् पादों को पहले ही अचिसूचित कर हदया है। इनमें से 16 काबयन स् टील उत् पादों को हदनांक 12.3.2012 क े  राजपत्र अचिसूिना सं. एस.ओ.414 (ई) और एस.ओ 415(ई) के  तहत अचिसूचित ककया गया। आदेश 15 काबयन स्  टील उत् पादों पर पहले से लागू हो िुका है। इसक े अनतररक्  त , 15 उत् पादों को शालमल करते ह ु ए  हदनांक 18.12.2015 क े  राजपत्र अचिसूिना सं. एस.ओ . 3458 (ई) क े  तहत दूसरा इस् पात गुणवत् ता ननयंत्रण आदेश अचिसूचित ककया गया है। यह आदेश क ु छ उत् पादों पर पहले ही हदनांक 18.3.2016 से लागू हो गया है और बिे ह ु ये उत् पादों पर यह आदेश हदनांक 18.9.2016 से लागू होगा। इसक े  बाद 3 स् टेनलैस स् टील उत् पादों  को  शालमल करते ह ु ए  दूसरा  इस् पात गुणवत् ता ननयंत्रण आदेश हदनांक 10 जून , 2016 क े  राजपत्र अचिसूिना सं. एस.ओ . 2016 (ई) क े  तहत जारी ककया गया।
- (ख) और (ग) : बीआईएस से उपलब्  ि सूिना क े  अनुसार , उन् होंने 83 भारतीय मानकों क े  ववरूद्ध बीआईएस स् टैण् डडय माक य  क े  उपयोग हेतु इस् पात और इस्  पात उत् पादों क े  ववननमायताओं को 2772 लाइसेंस प्रदान ककए
- हैं।
- (घ) : इस् पात गुणवत् ता ननयंत्रण आदेश में अन् य बातों क े  साथ-साथ अचिदेलशत है कक अचिसूचित इस्  पात उत् पादों क े  सभी उत् पादकों को ननिायररत अवचि क े  अन् दर बी आई एस से लाइसेंस अवच  य प्राप्  त कर लेना िाहहए  ताकक  वे  अपने  उत् पादों  पर  बीआईएस  क े   स् टैण् डडय  माक य   का  उपयोग  कर  सक ें ।  ये  आदेश  घरेलू उत् पादों क े  साथ-साथ आयातों पर समान रूप से लागू हैं।

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## लोक सभा अताराांककत प्रश् ् सां् ाा 2352 01 अगस्  त , 2016 को उत् तर क    िल

## इस्पात उत्पादों ह तु बीआई स न्शा्

क्या इस्पात मंत्री यह बताने की क ृ पा करेंगे कक:

## 2352. क ु मारी शोभा कारान्दलाज :

- (क) क्या सरकार का भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो (बीआईएस) की अननवायय प्रमाणन चिन्ह योजना, जो अन्य बातों क े   साथ-साथ इस बात की गारंटी देता है कक सभी अचिसूचित उत्पाद संगत भारतीय मानकों क े अनुरूप  होने  िाहहएं,  क े   अंतगयत  मानव  स्वास््य  पर  प्रत्यक्ष  प्रभाव  वाले  और  आवास,  ननमायण  और अवसंरिना  क े   ललए  महत्वपूणय  कई  इस्पात  उत्पादों  को  अचिसूचित  करने  का  वविार  है,  यहद  हां,  तो तत्संबंिी ब्यौरा क्या है;
- (ग) यहद हां, तो तत्संबंिी ब्यौरा क्या है; और
- (ख) क्या बीआईएस ने देश में अचिसूचित ववलभन्न इस्पात उत्पादों क े  संबंि में लाइसेंस हदए हैं;
- (घ) सरकार  द्वारा  इस  बात  को  सुननश्चित  करने,  कक  देश  में  सभी  इस्पात  ववननमायता  स्वयं  को
- बीआईएस से पंजीक ृ त कराएं, क े  ललए क्या तंत्र मौजूद है/अपनाया गया है?

## उत्  तर
Lok Sabha Question No. 2351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: RMSA
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. 2351 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## RMSA

2351. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

be pleased to state the number of secondary schools opened under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan during the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) The State/UT wise details of secondary schools opened and made functional under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan during the last three years is annexed.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2351  FOR  01.08.2016  REGARDING  "RMSA"  ASKED  BY  SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH

## Year-wise and State/UT wise details of secondary schools opened and made functional under RMSA during last 3 years.

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh |        10 |         1 |         0 |
| 2         | Assam             |         0 |         0 |         1 |
| 3         | Bihar             |       182 |         0 |         0 |
| 4         | Haryana           |        14 |         0 |         0 |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh  |         0 |        30 |         0 |
| 6         | Jammu &Kashmir    |         0 |        91 |         0 |
| 7         | Jharkhand         |        97 |         0 |         0 |
| 8         | Manipur           |         9 |         0 |         0 |
| 9         | Meghalaya         |         1 |         1 |         0 |
| 10        | Nagaland          |         9 |         0 |         0 |
| 11        | Odisha            |        45 |        19 |        82 |
| 12        | Punjab            |        42 |        12 |        28 |
| 13        | Rajasthan         |         0 |         0 |       114 |
| 14        | Sikkim            |         8 |         4 |         1 |
| 15        | Telangana         |         1 |         0 |         0 |
| 16        | Tripura           |         0 |         0 |        15 |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh     |         0 |         0 |       225 |
| 18        | Uttarakhand       |        35 |         0 |         0 |
| 19        | West Bengal       |         0 |         1 |         3 |
|           | Total             |       453 |       159 |       469 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Conservation of Forts
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2350 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016 SHRAVANA 10, 1938 (SAKA)

## CONSERVATION OF FORTS

## 2350. SHRI  RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU: SHRI  B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister  of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data base on major works carried out at various forts to develop them as tourist attractions of international standards;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise, including  Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Jaisalmer, Ranthambhore, Gargaon, Amber and Vellore forts;
- (c) the funds allocated and expenditure incurred during the last three years, fort- wise;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to carry out the dredging of the Vellore Moat and use it for boating in order to boost tourism; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Conservation    work  of  protected  monuments  including  forts  is  a  continuous  process
- & where essential repair and development works are attended regularly depending upon
- (b) the availability of resources and needs at the particular site.  The Gargaon and Amber Forts are not the protected monuments of the ASI.
- (c) The  details  of  funds  allocated/expenditure  incurred  for  conservation  of  indicated protected forts, during the last three years are as under:-
- (d) At present, there is no such proposal.

| S. No.   | Name of Protected Fort   | Allocation /Expenditure (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)   | Allocation /Expenditure (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)   | Allocation /Expenditure (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|          |                          | 2013-14                                         | 2014-15                                         | 2015-16                                         |
| 1.       | Chittorgarh fort         | 37.26                                           | 176.73                                          | 254.14                                          |
| 2.       | Kumbhalgarh fort         | 23.89                                           | 19.51                                           | 79.73                                           |
| 3.       | Jaisalmer fort           | 1.38                                            | 5.57                                            | 34.78                                           |
| 4.       | Ranthambhore fort        | 31.99                                           | 117.72                                          | 189.37                                          |
| 5.       | Vellore fort             | 6.82                                            | 55.75                                           | 52.29                                           |

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