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Lok Sabha Question No. 2320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Memorials in the Name of Former Prime Ministers
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2320 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## MEMORIALS IN THE NAME OF FORMER PRIME MINISTERS

2320. SHRI C.R. PATIL Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government makes the nomenclature of the memorials in name of former Prime Ministers and other politically, socially or culturally renowned persons and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the State Government of Gujarat has requested the Ministry to pay Rs. One crore as compensation for acquiring Samadhi Land - Abhay Ghat to build a memorial in the name of Ex-PM Shri Morarji Desai and if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether the Government had constituted a Committee in past to develop a memorial on his Samadhi; and

- (d)    the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  acquire  the  Sabarmati  Ashram  Gaushala  Trust land to make memorial in the name of the said former Prime Minister?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR CIVIL AVIATION.

## DR. MAHESH SHARMA

- (a)    Yes, Madam. The nomenclature of the memorials is given by the Government with the approval  of  Union  Cabinet.  For  example:  Samadhi  of  Pandit  Jawaharlal  Nehru  is  known  as Shanti  Vana,  Samadhi  of  Mahatama  Gandhi  is  known  as  Rajghat,  Samadhi  of  late  Shri  Lal Bahadur Shastri is known as Vijay Ghat, Samadhi of Ch. Charan Singh is known as Kisan Ghat, Samadhi of Babu Jagjivan Ram is known as Samta Sthal, Samadhi of late Smt. Indira Gandhi is known as Shakti Sthal, Samadhi of Devi Lal is known as Sangharsh Sthal, Samadhi of late Shri Rajiv Gandhi is known as Vir Bhumi and so on.

(b)    The Sabarmati Ashram Gaushala Trust did not ask for the cost of the land at the time of construction  of  the  memorial  in  1996.  However,  a  proposal  for  payment  of  compensation towards cost of the land was, for the first time, received in the Ministry in the year 2000 and was examined at length. Since the commemoration period had already ended by then, the request could not be acceded to by the Ministry of Culture. (c) Yes, Madam. A Concept Committee under the Chairmanship of Chairman, Sabarmati Ashram Gaushala Trust, Ahmedabad was constituted on 23.02.1996. (d)    Sabarmati  Ashram  Gaushala  Trust,  Ahmadabad  spared  land  measuring  7450  square meters and did not ask for the cost of land.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Enterprises Facilitation Councils
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2318 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## ENTERPRISES FACILITATION COUNCILS

## 2318.       SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

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

- (a) whether the Government has established enterprises facilitation councils for disposal of delayed payment cases of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) across the country, if so, the details thereof . State/UT- wise;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government for the speedy disposal of delayed payment cases by the council;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to review and restore the MSMEs in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, Madam.  All States/UTs have constituted Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation  Councils  (MSEFCs)  for  disposal  of  delayed  payment  cases  of  the  micro  and small enterprises across the country. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act,2006  provides that MSEFC shall consist of not less than three but not more than five members.
- (b): As per provisions of Section 18 of the MSMED Act, 2006, every reference made to MSEFC should be decided within a period of 90 days from the date such a reference is made. Furthermore, follow up is done with the State Governments/UT Administrations for timely disposal of the cases.
- (c) & (d): In order to provide a simpler and faster mechanism to address the stress in the accounts  of  MSMEs  and  to  facilitate  their  development,    the  Ministry  of    MSME    had notified a 'Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of MSMEs' on 29 th May, 2015.  Under this  framework,  any  enterprise  can  seek  revival  and  rehabilitation  benefit  through a Committee  constituted  by  the  banks  with  representatives  of  State  Governments,    experts, regional or zonal head of the bank and the officer in charge of MSMEs credit department of the bank.  RBI has issued the revised Framework in consultation with the Ministry of MSME on March 17, 2016 to the banks.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalaya Buildings in Bihar
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2317 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BUILDINGS IN BIHAR † 2317. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state: (a) whether  some  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  are  being  run  in  temporary  buildings under Patna Zone of Bihar; (b) if so, the reasons therefor; (c) whether  the  Government  gives  admission  to  students  from  economically weaker sections against the vacant seats in Kendriya Vidyalayas; (d) if so, the details thereof; and

- (e) the details of procedure followed in this regard?

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

(a) & (b): Out of 47 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) functioning under the Patna Region of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), 22 KVs of Bihar are running in temporary buildings provided by the sponsoring authorities. Construction of  permanent buildings for KVs depends upon identification of suitable land, completion of lease formalities in favour of KVS by the sponsoring authorities and availability of requisite resources etc. (c) to (e):  KVs admit 25% of the strength of Class-I children as per provisions of the RTE Act and provide free and compulsory elementary education till its completion. The general procedure for admission in KVs envisage various stages such as issue of advertisement, submission of registration form alongwith the required documents, conduct of admission tests or draw of lots as applicable, and issue of  selection lists.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Capacity Building for Service Providers
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2316 ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS

## 2316. SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  people  trained  in  the  country  under  the  scheme  of Capacity  Building  for  Service  Providers  during  the  last  five  years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilised  by  the  States  in  this regard; and
- (c) the details of institutions, the Ministry has tied up with to implement the said scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Capacity building/skill development efforts under the Scheme of Capacity Building for Service Providers are not State specific.

Subject to the Scheme guidelines the Scheme is open for implementation to the institutions like Institutes of Hotel Management and Food Craft Institutes, Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM), National  Council for Hotel  Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT), Tourism Departments of State/UT Government,  State  Tourism  Development  Corporations,  India  Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), State/Centre Training/academic Institutions and the specialized academic training Institutes in the private sector engaged in giving training in the hospitality sector.

The  number  of  persons  trained  under  the  Scheme  and  the  funds released in the last five years are as under:

| Year    |   Persons trained |   Funds released (Rs.in Crore) |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2011-12 |             19551 |                          25    |
| 2012-13 |             47167 |                          46.01 |
| 2013-14 |             81616 |                          71.2  |
| 2014-15 |             88882 |                          86.62 |
| 2015-16 |             82322 |                          49.79 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Setting up of Central Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2315 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## Setting up of Central Universities

## †2315. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  central  universities  for  making  higher education facilities available to every citizen of the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the manner in which the Government proposes to make higher education facilities available to all?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): At present, there is no proposal to set up new Central Universities in the country. However,  the  Andhra  Pradesh  Re-organization  Act,  2014  envisages  establishment  of  one Central Tribal University each in the State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and one Central University  in  the  successor  state  of  Andhra  Pradesh  in  the  12 th and  13 th Plans.  Further,  the Prime Minister announced a package for Bihar on 18.8.2015 which includes establishment of a Central University near Bhagalpur at the historic site of Vikramshila University.

During  12th  plan  (2012-17),  the  thrust  is  on  consolidation  of  the  higher  education  system. Expansion would be mainly done by scaling up capacity of the existing institutions in place of setting  up  new  institutions.  The  Central  Government  has  launched  Rashtriya  Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) on cost sharing basis to assist States to open new institutions.

The Government is also proposing to launch Swayam Portal for offering high quality online learning courses, free of cost, to all students. This will provide access to good quality education even in the most backward regions.

Since 'Education' is a concurrent subject, State Governments are also taking various initiatives to  increase  the  reach  of  higher  education  in  the  respective  States  along  with  other  Private Universities/Institutions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Committee to Monitor Import-Export
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2314 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH   MAY, 2016

## COMMITTEE TO MONITOR IMPORT-EXPORT 2314 (H). SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has constituted any High level Committee to control prices and keep vigil on exports and imports;
- (b) if so, whether its meetings are held on regular basis for conducting reviews;
- (c) if so, the details thereof indicating the schedule of its meetings and the manner in which its meetings are held; and
- (d) the mechanism put in place for keeping continuous vigil on it?

## ANSWER

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- (a) to  (d):     No  such  High  level  Committee  has  been  constituted  by the Government to control prices and keep vigil on exports and imports. However, both price trends and availability  of  select  essential  food  items  are  monitored  on  a  regular  basis  at  the highest level, including by  Committee  of Secretaries and Inter -Ministerial Committees for appropriate policy intervention.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Funds for Odisha
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2313 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH  MAY, 2016

## Funds for Odisha

2313. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

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

- (a) whether the Government plans to reimburse Odisha the differential cost on account of  pay revision of employees under University Grants Commission (UGC);
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) to (c): The Central Government provides financial assistance to State Governments to  the  extent  of  80%  reimbursement  of  the  salary  arrears  disbursed  for  the  period 01.01.2006  to  31.03.2010,  on  account  of  revision  of  pay  due  to  the  6 th Pay Commission's recommendations, to the teachers in universities and colleges under the State  Government.  The  State  Government  is  required  to  comply  with  conditionalities under the scheme. The Government of Odisha has requested the Ministry for release of central assistance of Rs.331.49 crores (i.e. 80% of Rs.414.37 crores) for payment of salary  arrears  for  the  period  from  01.01.2006  to  31.03.2010.  However,  the  Central Government  has  not yet received the relevant and complete  documents  from Government  of  Odisha  for  consideration  of  the  proposal.  The  State  Government  has been requested to submit the complete proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Model Village for STs
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2312

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## MODEL VILLAGE FOR STS

## 2312.   SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal/programme/scheme to develop model villages for Scheduled Tribes (STs) community in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the villages identified for the purpose, State/UTwise including Gujarat; and
- (c) the salient features of the said programme and the funds allocated for the purpose during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA)

(a):    There  is  no  specific  scheme  /plan  in  the  Ministry  to  develop  Model  Villages  for Scheduled Tribes (ST) communities in the Country.

- (b) to (c) : Question does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Assessment Cess in EPFO
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## ASSESSMENT CESS IN EPFO

2310. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a)whether  the  Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation  has  issued standing  instructions/orders  with  regard  to  time  limits  to  deliver speaking orders in assessment cases;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether instances of non-compliance of the said instructions/orders have been noticed/reported during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (d)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  against  the erring  officials  and  also  for  strict  compliance  of  the  said  orders, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): No, Madam.  However, advisory guidelines have been issued  for  time  to  time  by  Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation (EPFO)  on  the  issue  of  regularization  of  assessment  proceedings. These  guidelines  indicate  that  assessment  proceedings  should  be disposed of preferably in 3 to 6 months' time.
- (c) & (d): Time-frame for delivering assessment orders have not been specified  by  EPFO.    However,  disposal  of  assessment  cases  is monitored and reviewed by the higher authorities in EPFO.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Reservation in Private Sector
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2306

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## RESERVATION IN PRIVATE SECTOR

## 2306. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to State:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  make  it  mandatory  to  implement reservations in providing jobs to Scheduled Tribe by all private companies across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the said proposal is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA)

- (a): Ministry of Tribal Affairs has not moved any proposal for reservations in jobs of Private Sector to Scheduled Tribes.
- (b)& (c):  In view of reply (a) above, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Complaints by Research Scholars
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2305 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9.5.2016

## Complaints by Research Scholars

2305. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA : Will the Minister of Human Resource Development be pleased to state: (a)  whether  research  scholars  of  various  Central  Universities  have  rushed  their complaints to the Ministry regarding discrimination being meted out to them in the Universities  by  respective  Head  of  Departments  (HoDs)  and  inaction  of  the Universities in taking action against the HoDs; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  students  are  seeking  Ministry's permission to resort to self immolation; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) the steps taken by the Government to alleviate the problems of research scholars

- in the Universities?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (e):  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  to  take  all  administrative  decisions  including  steps  to  prevent  discrimination against students. Accordingly, complaints received in this Ministry are forwarded to concerned Central Universities for appropriate action. In order to check discrimination and harassment of any sections of students and to strengthen  the  grievance  redressal  mechanism,  the  UGC  has  formulated  UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2012 and UGC (Grievance Redressal) Regulations, 2012. These Regulations intend to give effect in letter and spirit to the statutory provisions and policies for prevention of discrimination against students. A Conference of Vice Chancellors of Central Universities was held on February 18,

2016 whereby all the Vice Chancellors have been asked to be more vigilant & put a proper system in place to ensure that the students are not put to any disadvantage/ hardship. The Vice Chancellors have inter-alia agreed to appoint Anti-Discrimination Officer  as  provided  in  UGC  (Promotion  of  Equity  in  Higher  Education  Institutions) Regulations, 2012.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Merger of MS Societies
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2304 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## Merger of MS Societies

2304.   SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government has asked State Mahila Samakhya (MS) Societies to work on a plan of Merging MS with National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM);
- (b) if so, the details thereof; 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):    Modalities for the merger of the Mahila Samakhya Scheme with 'National Rural Livelihood  Mission'  (NRLM)  are    being  explored  by  the  Ministry  of  Human  Resource Development  with Ministry of Rural Development.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2303 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: 12th Class Board Exam
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P., NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2303

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## 12th Class Board Exam

## 2303. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN: SHRI NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL:

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

(a) whether it is true that some question papers of CBSE 12th Board Exam had been leaked out before the exam in some States;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any inquiry has been constituted to look into the matter and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the time by which the outcome of the inquiry is likely to be available?

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

(a)  to  (d):  No,  Madam.  There  have  been  newspaper  reports  on  the  issue during  the  Board  exam  of  2016.    A  committee  of  subject  experts  was constituted  to  enquire  into  this  issue,  and  the  committee  concluded  that there was no leakage of question paper.

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