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Lok Sabha Question No. 1694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Setting up of Income Tax Appellate Tribunals
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

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**LOK SABHA**

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1694

TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY THE 30 TH JULY, 2015

**Setting up of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal**

† **1694.SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:**

**SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:**

Will the Minister of **LAW AND JUSTICE** be pleased to state:

(a)	the criteria for setting up of Income Tax Appellate Tribunals (ITAT) along with the composition of Members;

(b)	the number of ITAT established/functional against the sanctioned/required number thereof in the country;

(c)	the number of cases pending in these Tribunals as on date along with the number of cases disposed of during each of the last three years and the current years, Tribunal-wise;

(d)	whether an account member along with judicial member is required to be appointed in ITAT and if so, the details thereof along with details of such posts lying vacant in these Tribunals; and

(e)	the steps taken/being taken by the Government to fill up the vacant posts and ensure expeditious disposal of pending cases?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE**

**(SHRI D.V.SADANANDA GOWDA)**

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**(a)&(b):** The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) was constituted by the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 252 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, to hear appeals against the orders passed by various authorities stated in Section 253 of the said Act. The ITAT has 126 posts of Members (including 1 post of President, 1 post of Sr.Vice-President and 9 posts of Vice-Presidents). These 126 posts comprise 63 benches (each bench consisting of 1 Judicial Member and 1 Accountant Member), of ITAT at 27 stations.

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**(c):** As on 1.7.2015, 107733 cases are pending in ITAT. The number of appeals disposed of by ITAT during each of the last three years and the current year, is given below:-

|   S.No. | Years                    |   Appeals disposed of |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|      1. | 2012-13                  |                 33752 |
|      2. | 2013-14                  |                 31886 |
|      3. | 2014-15                  |                 30494 |
|      4. | 2015-16 (upto 30.6.2015) |                  9252 |

**(d):** A Division Bench of the ITAT consists of 1 Judicial Member and 1 Accountant Member. At present, out of 63 posts of Judicial Members, 17 posts are lying vacant and out of 63 posts of Accountant Members 16 posts are lying vacant in ITAT.

**(e):** 27 Members (Judicial/Accountant) have assumed charge in July, 2015. Action is underway to fill up the vacant posts of Members (Judicial /Accountant) in ITAT. With the joining of the new Members the pending appeals will be disposed of expeditiously.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Bus Service between India and Bangladesh
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KRISTAPPA NIMMALA, T.G. VENKATESH BABU, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1693**

ANSWERED ON 30 TH JULY, 2015

**BUS SERVICE BETWEEN INDIA AND BANGLADESH**

1693.  	SHRI NIMMALA KRISTAPPA:

SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether the Government has recently launched a new bus service connecting Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala and Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof along with the response received thereto from both sides *i.e.* India and Bangladesh;

(c) 	whether it is proposed to run more such bus/ferry services in the neighbouring countries including Pakistan occupied Kashmir; and

(d) 	if so, the details thereof?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) & (b) Two new bus services on Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka and Kolkata – Agartala via Dhaka routes were flagged off on 6 th June, 2015 during the Prime Minister’s visit to Bangladesh after the agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh for the regulation of motor vehicle passenger traffic between the two countries for starting regular bus services on these routes were signed.

(c) & (d)	The Transport Ministers of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) signed the BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) for regulating and enabling passenger, personal and cargo vehicles cross border traffic in the four countries on 15 th June, 2015 at Thimphu in Bhutan.  This and other such sub-regional motor vehicles Agreements on the anvil, contain provisions enabling commencement of similar cross border bus services on reciprocal basis.  At present, there is no fresh proposal to start bus services to Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Funds used for Garment Production Training by ATIRA
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1692

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

**FUNDS USED FOR GARMENT PRODUCTION TRAINING BY ATIRA**

1692. 	SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether the Government has any data of the funds used for garment production training by Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (ATIRA) during each of the last three years and the current year; and

(b) 	if so, the details thereof?

उत्तर

ANSWER

वस्त्र राज्‍य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) (श्री संतोष कुमार गंगवार)

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES

(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

**(a) & (b):** Funds used for garment production training by Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association (ATIRA) during last three years under Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) of Ministry are given below:-

Year	Amount

2012-13	Rs 1,26,80,100

2013-14	Rs 3,73,61,400

2014-15	Rs 3,64,70,800

2015-16	0

**Total	Rs 8,65,12,300**

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Transfer of Funds/Functionaries
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1691**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

**TRANSFER OF FUNDS/FUNCTIONARIES**

**1691.** **SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:**

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a)	whether transfer of funds, functions and functionaries have been completed to all the districts of the country as per the mandate of the 73 rd amendment of the Constitution;

(b)	if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c)	if not, the reasons therefor, State-wise;

(d)	whether the Autonomous District Councils under the 6 th and 7 th schedule of the constitution are exempted from this provision; and

(e) 	if so, the mechanism put in place to ensure the proper representation of these Councils to the bodies of DRDA, District Planning Committee and other development authorities?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI NIHAL CHAND)

(a), (b) & (c): Panchayats being ‘Local Bodies’ is a State subject as per the Constitution of India. Under Article 243G of Part IX of the Constitution, State Legislatures are to endow Panchayats with powers and authority to enable them to function as institutions of local self-government and to plan and implement schemes for economic development and social justice. Article 243G allows discretion to the States in the matter of devolution of powers to Panchayats. States vary significantly in the extent to which they have devolved funds, functions and functionaries to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). As per a study commissioned by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, the States of Kerala, Sikkim, Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal have devolved more powers to PRIs.

(d) & (e)	As per the Constitution, areas under the Sixth Schedule are exempted from the provisions of Panchayats. The manner in which Autonomous District Councils are involved in various development authorities depends on laws and guidelines regarding these.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Water Front Development Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  †1690

## ANSWERED ON 30.7.2015

**Water Front Development Project**

†1690. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the State Government of Maharashtra has sent the design of waterfront development project to the Union Government for approval; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

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## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

1. No, Madam. No proposal has been received from the State Government of Maharashtra in this Ministry regarding the design of waterfront development project.

1. Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Silk Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1689

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

**SILK INDUSTRY**

1689. 	KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether Molakalmuru Sarees of Chitradurga district, Karnataka is world famous for its excellence in traditional silk sarees;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof;

(c) 	whether the silk industry of Molakalmuru has turned into a worn-out situation and a number of silk artisans are migrating to other cities in search of employment; and

(d) 	if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Union Government to check the exodus of silk artisans and rejuvenate the silk industry of Molakalmuru?

उत्तर

ANSWER

वस्त्र राज्‍य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) (श्री संतोष कुमार गंगवार)

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES

(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

**(a) & (b):** Molakalmuru Sarees are woven on handlooms using silk fibre in traditional designs with contrast colours. The predominant and most popular variety of Molakalmuru Saree showcase abstract temple motifs. This saree is special because the buttas are featured on both sides of the border. Molakalmuru Saree has been registered under the Geographical Indications Act.

**(c) & (d):** Molakalmuru silk weaving is decreasing on account of many factors, including fluctuation in the price of raw material. The Government of India and State Government are providing following support:-

i) The Government of India is providing 10% subsidy to the eligible agencies on purchase of domestic silk yarn with quantity restriction through National Handloom Development Corporation. Besides, State Government is also providing subsidy of Rs.15/- per Kg. on purchase of yarn.

ii) The Government of India is providing marketing incentive under National Handloom Development Programme.

iii) The Government of India sanctioned Molakalmuru handloom cluster to the State Government in 2007-08 and released an amount of Rs. 18.80 lakh.

iv) The State Government is providing living cum worksheds to houseless weavers and also, providing assistance for purchase of looms.

v) The State Government is providing 20% rebate on sale of handloom products by the Co-operative societies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1686 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

## DDU-GKY

## 1686. DR P VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- whether the Government has taken up a massive programme for skilling rural  youth through the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana and the National Rural Livelihood Mission and if so, the details thereof; and
- whether the Government has reduced the minimum entry age for rural youth to 15 years from 18 years and plans to benchmark Indian  Skill Programmes against international standards by roping in private players and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

- (a) The Government is implementing placement linked skill development program called DDU-GKY for rural poor youth under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM); and has approved projects to skill 11.71 lakhs candidates under DDU-GKY.
- (b): The minimum eligible age for a candidate to undergo training under DDU-GKY is 15 DDU-GKY allows skilling of rural  youth under PPP mode through certification  from National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and Sector Skills Councils (SSC): Benchmarking of skilling courses international standards is the task of these certifying As per  available information, Sector Skills Councils standards in four sectors, i.e. automotive, Telecom, Healthcare and Information Technology have been identified for benchmarking of standards. years. against
Lok Sabha Question No. 1685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH

**Government of India**

**Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation**

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. **1685**

TO BE ANSWERED ON **30-7-2015**

**Swachh Bharat Mission**

**1685. SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:**

Will the Minister of **DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION** be pleased to state **:**

(a) whether the Government proposes to provide legal backing to Swachh Bharat Mission;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether details of punishment, fine and enforcement of law is being worked out in this regard; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

###### 1 (a) to (d)  As sanitation is a State Subject, it is upto the State Governments to provide legal backing to Swachh Bharat Mission, if considered necessary by them.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1684 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Allocation under Twelfth Plan
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1684**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

**ALLOCATION UNDER TWELFTH PLAN**

**1684.** SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA **:**

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

1. whether the Twelfth Five Year Plan has provided sizeable resources to the Ministry;

1. if so, the provisions made during the said Plan and its comparison with that of the previous Plan ; and

1. the manner in which the resources provided in  the Twelfth Five Year Plan are proposed to be utilized ?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI NIHAL CHAND)

(a)& (b): 	An outlay of Rs.40,853 crores  was allocated to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj during 12 th Five Year Plan (2012-17) as against the outlay of Rs. 24,986 crores during 11 th Plan (2007-12) period.

(c): 		 Ministry of Panchayati Raj, till 2014-15, was implementing two major Schemes namely (a) Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA), and (b) Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF).  Under RGPSA, grants-in-aid was provided to States/UTs based on approved annual plans, for strengthening the Panchayats to become self-government.  Under BRGF, untied grants were provided to State Governments based on the annual district plans duly approved by the District Planning Committees, to fill certain critical gaps in the identified backward districts of the States.

The State component of RGPSA and the BRGF programme has been transferred to State Governments from 2015-16 and the budget allocation for the Ministry of Panchayati Raj for 2015-16 is kept at R.94.00 crores compared to the Budget Estimate of Rs. 7000.70 crores for 2014-15.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Portability of Power Companies
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1682 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

## PORTABILITY OF POWER COMPANIES

## 1682.  SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  proposes to give facility of changing power transmission company to the consumers;
- (b)
- if so, the details and status thereof;
- (c) whether any consultations have been held in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by which this facility is likely to be implemented?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

- (a) & (b) : The Government has not proposed facility of changing power transmission company to the consumers. However, it has proposed amendments to the Electricity Act 2003, which inter-alia, include separation of carriage and content in the distribution sector. The other proposed amendments are covering strengthening of grid safety and security, Renewable Generation Obligation (RGO) for new  coal  and  lignite  based  thermal  generating  plants,  rationalization  of  tariff determination process, performance oversight of Regulatory Commissions and strict enforcement of Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) etc.
- (c) & (d) : Ministry of Power had consulted various stakeholders, including State Governments, developers, traders, lenders and concerned Ministries/Planning Commission during the process. The suggestions received from stakeholders  were duly considered while finalizing the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2014 introduced in the  Lok  Sabha  on  19.12.2014  which  was  subsequently  referred  to  the  Standing Committee on Energy. The Committee presented its report in the Lok Sabha on 7 th May,  2015.  Based  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Standing  Committee  on  Energy, Ministry of Power  proposes  to move  Official Amendments  to  the  Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2014 after the approval of Cabinet.
- (e) : The  proposed  amendments  for  separation  of  carriage  and  content provide enabling provisions to bring the regime of competition in distribution sector and  the  actual  transfer  scheme  is  to  be  formulated  and  implemented  by  the respective State Governments, looking into their specific requirements.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Convergence of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1678 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Payment of Wages
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BISHNU PADA RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1678 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

## PAYMENT OF WAGES

## 1678. SHRI BISHNU PADA RAY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether   payment of wages toworkers under the Mahatma GandhiNational Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA) in Andaman and NicobarIslands is pending for the manymonths; past
- the steps taken by the Governmentin this regard?
- if the details thereof and thereasons therefor; and SO,

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

(a)&(b): As per program Management Information System the   payment due towards unskilled wages to workers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is Rs.45.01 lakh while the   unspent balance available with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is Rs.519.69 lakhas on 27th July, 2015.As such; there are adequate funds for programme implementation in Andaman and Nicobar Islands Cases of in payment of wages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been reported in the Ministry due to following reasons: delay

- Internet connectivity for maintaining the programme database (MGNREGA-soft)
- Implementation issues like in measurement,  inadequate   staff, poor of banking infrastructure, etc. delay spread
- (c): To reduce the in payment of wages under MGNREGA, a system of payment of compensation for such delays was brought in Para 29 of Schedule Il of the Act: The States/UTs been advised to ensure compliance with this provision. The following steps are taken to check the delays in wage payment: delay have
- 1 State Government   has to notify the Rules' and implement   the   system of compensation for in wage payment. delay
- iii. Liability of Engineers/Junior Engineers, while calculating delay compensation has to be defined in MIS.
- ii. with the   Programme Officers to decide cases of delayed compensation.
- iv. The compensation amount for delay in wage payment will be calculated from the date of notification of Rules.