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Lok Sabha Question No. 2406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Contract Workers
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: LALLU SINGH

## †2406. SHRI LALLU SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  norms  being  adopted  for  increasing  the  wages  of  contract  workers  in  the Central Government departments/institutions;
- (b) whether any recommendation has been made by the 7th Pay Commission in this regard;
- (c) the current number of employees on contract in the Ministry; and
- (d) the current number of vacancies in various departments of the Ministry and the reasons for lackadaisical approach in filling the posts?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

- (a): As  per  General  Financial  Rules(GFR),  2005,  Ministries/  Departments  may outsource certain services through transparent competitive bidding process. The payment  to  the  contractor  for  such  outsourced  services  is  governed  by  the conditions of contract between Ministries / Departments and contractor.
- (b): The  7 th Pay  Commission  has  made  certain  observation  regarding  contract workers in chapter 3 of the report. These comments are not directly related with the  subject  of  the  wages  of  contract  workers.  However,  the  relevant  extracts from the report is as under:

'Para 3.83 (vii) - The Commission is of the view that a clear guidance from the government  on jobs that can and should be contracted out would be appropriate.  While  doing  so  the  concerns  of  confidentiality  and  accountability may be kept in view. In order to address the concerns regarding exploitation of contractual manpower, uniform guidelines/ model contract agreements may be devised by the Government'.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2406

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  March, 2016 / PHALGUNA 21,1937(SAKA)

## Contract Workers.

- (c): The current number of employees working on contract in the Ministry of Finance is 547.
- (d): The  current  number  of  vacancies  in  various  Departments  of  the  Ministry  of Finance is 885. There is no lackadaisical approach in filling up of posts and all efforts are being made to fill up these posts at the earliest.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Land Development Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BAHADUR SINGH KOLI

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK  SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 2404

## To be answered on March 11, 2016/Phalguna 21, 1937 (Saka) Land Development Banks

2404. SHRI BAHADUR SINGH KOLI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the land development banks in the country are on the verge of closure due to their poor financial conditions, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has received proposals from the States for their revival and set up Banks in Naxal affected areas;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise along with the action taken on such proposals so far; and
- (d)  the  other  steps  taken/being taken by the Government for revival and strengthening of the said banks?

## Answer

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a): National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) has reported that there are 20 Land Development Banks, i.e. State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (SCARDBs) in the country. Out of these, Manipur SCARDB is not functional, Maharashtra SCARDB has been liquidated and Chattisgarh SCARDB has been merged with the Short Term Cooperative Credit Structure (STCCS). The balance 17 SCARDBs are in existence as on 31 March 2015, which are operating through 824 branches and  627  Primary  Cooperative  Agriculture  and  Rural Development  Banks  (PCARDBs)  having  784 branches.
- (b) to (d): The Government had constituted a Task Force in January, 2005 to suggest an implementable action  plan  for  reviving  the  Long-Term  Cooperative  Credit  Structure  (LTCCS)  in  the  country,  which submitted its report in August, 2006. Subsequent to the implementation of Agriculture Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008, the Government decided to have a re-look at the viability and relevance of a separate  package  for  LTCCS  and  constituted  a  Task  Force,  in  September,  2009,  which  submitted  its report to the Government in February, 2010.

References were received from State Governments of Maharashtra and Rajasthan for revival of LTCCS. While the Government of Maharashtra had sought some relaxation in the proposed LTCCS Package, the Government of Rajasthan had requested for implementation of the Revival Package for LTCCS in the State.

In  April,  2013,  it  was  decided  not  to  implement  the  LTCCS  package,  primarily  due  to  uncertain stakeholder ownership and lack of adequate budgetary provision for the purpose.

In order to infuse liquidity into SCARDBs, NABARD provides refinance to eligible SCARDBs. NABARD also  conducts  voluntary  inspection  of  SCARDBs  so  as  to  assess  their  financial  health  and  suggest corrective measures.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Online Application for New Pension Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2402 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 11, 2016/PHALGUNA 21, 1937 (SAKA) ONLINE APPLICATION FOR NEW PENSION SCHEME

†2402. Shri Vijay Kumar Hansdak

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)whether online application has been mandatory for withdrawal for the beneficiaries of New Pension Scheme;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)the time by which the new rule is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

(a) to (c): The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) had issued a Circular dated February 25 th , 2015, making it mandatory for all the Nodal Offices to process the withdrawal claims of their underlying subscribers on the online platform made available on the Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA) system from April 1 st , 2015. However, it was observed that majority of the withdrawal requests were still being received in physical form (without capturing online withdrawal request) resulting in delay in processing of withdrawal claims of the subscribers. Therefore, it has been decided that with effect from April, 1 st , 2016, only such withdrawal requests raised on online platform will be accepted at Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA) for further processing and settlement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Bank Loan to Real Estate Developers
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2401

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 th  MARCH, 2016 / PHALGUNA 21, 1937 (SAKA)

## Bank Loan to Real Estate Developers

## 2401. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state

- (a) whether the Government has provided any incentives to real estate developers to ensure affordable housing schemes, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government has received any complaint against real estate companies/developers duping citizen in the recent past; (c) if so, the details thereof; (d) whether the real estate companies are come under the SEBI guidelines and regulation, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to protect investors in this regard?

## Answer

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

## (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

(a): Government  has  taken  several  measures  to  support  affordable  housing  by  real  estate developers which inter-alia includes:

-  Under  Pradhan  Mantri Awas  Yojana's (PMAY)  Affordable Housing in Partnership component, states and cities can extend concessions such as subsidy, land at affordable cost, stamp duty exemption etc. to developers who enter into a partnership with the State / Union Territory concerned or its agency for affordable housing projects.
-  A separate sub sector called Commercial Real Estate - Residential Housing (CRE-RH) has  been  carved  out  with  reduced  risk  weights  for  loans  from  banks  to  builders  / developers for residential housing projects.
-  Banks  have  been  allowed  to  issue  long-term  bonds  with  a  minimum  maturity  of  seven years to raise resources for lending to affordable housing.

(b) & (c): 'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects, hence, the complaints received against the  real  estate  developers,  companies  are  forwarded  to  concerned  State  Government  for addressing and resolving the issues.

(d) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) does not regulate real estate activity or real estate companies.

(e) The  investors  have recourse  through  courts  under  various  Acts  such  as  Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Indian Contract Act, 1872, Specific Relief Act, 1963 etc. with respect to complaints against developers / real estate companies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Monitoring of PPP Projects
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: ANIL SHIROLE, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2399 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2016

## MONITORING OF PPP PROJECTS

## 2399.  SHRI ANIL SHIROLE: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of projects/programmes under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model in the country  along  with  the  projects  under  consideration  of  the  Government,  project  and State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether the Government is aware that PPP model has not yielded desired result to attract investment in various sectors, if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor along with the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the details of the existing mechanism/ framework which regulate/monitors projects/programmes  being  implemented  under  the  PPP  model  for  socio-economic development of the country;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  review  to  assess  the  impact  of  these projects/programmes being run under PPP, if so, the details and outcome thereof; and
- (e)  the remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government for effective implementation of PPP projects in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to (e):    The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Hospitals for Differently Abled
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2397 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH MARCH, 2016

## HOSPITALS FOR DIFFER ENTLY ABLED

## 2397. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up hospitals for treatment of handicapped dumb and deaf persons across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise;
- (c) the funds allocated/sanctioned and utilised for setting up of such Government hospitals in the country during the last three yea s, State/UT -wise; and
- (d) the time by which the said hospitals are likely to be set up?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a) to (c): No, there is no proposal to set up hospital for treatment of handicapped dumb deaf  persons.  Under  National  Programme  for  Prevention  &  Control  of  Deafness  (NPPCD), infrastructure.

Strengthening has been mad e in district hospitals for treatment of deafness. Under t scheme of Assistance to Disabled persons for purchase of fittings of Aids Appliances (ADI Ministry  of  Social  Justice  &  Empowerment,  Cochlear  implants  are  provided  for  the  hear impaired.

- ( d): Does not arise in view of (a) (b) & (c) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2396 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Insurance Claims
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY, RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2396

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  March, 2016 / Phalguna 21, 1937 (Saka)

## Insurance Claims

2396. SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  rules  and  guidelines  governing  medical  negligence  and  facilitating/rejecting  insurance claims;
- (b) whether the Government maintains any data regarding number of such cases reported, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to introduce a new law to comprehensively address medical negligence cases with a view to balance the interests of consumers as well as the medical community; and
- (d) if  so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

(a) to (d): As per information provided by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Medical Council of India (MCI) or the appropriate State Medical Councils have been empowered to take disciplinary action  against  a  doctor  for  violation  of  the  provisions  of  Indian  Medical  Council  (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations 2002 including cases of medical negligence . MCI is an appellate authority in such matters. MCI has received 27 number of appeals on medical negligence during the period of 01.01.2014 to 31.12.2015, of which, 13 have been decided by it. As and when complaints are received against the violation of code of ethics for doctors (including allegation of medical negligence), such complaints are referred by MCI to the concerned State Medical Councils where  the  doctors/medical  practitioners  are  registered  for  appropriate  action.  The  Consumer Protection Act also covers medical negligence on the part of medical practitioners, and complaints related  to  medical  negligence  can  be  filed  in  the  District/State/National  Consumer  Disputes Redressal Forum under the Consumer Protection Act.

As  per  Insurance  Regulatory  and  Development  Authority  of  India  (IRDAI),  the  rules  and  the guidelines governing the procedure for insurance claims in cases of medical negligence are part of the policy contract. However, no centralized data in respect of number of claims made and settled is maintained by IRDAI.

The  Professional Indemnity Policy for Doctors and  Medical Practitioners as well as the Professional  Indemnity  Policy  for  Medical  Establishments  are  liability  policies  which  cover  the claims arising out of losses and/or damages due to any breach of professional duty by reason of any negligent act, error or omission, whenever and wherever committed or alleged to have been committed during the period of insurance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Purchase of Stationery
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2395

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  March, 2016 / PHALGUNA 21,1937(SAKA)

## Purchase of Stationery.

## 2395.  SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government vide OM No. 14/14/80-Welfare issued on 14.7.1981 had made it mandatory to make all local purchases of stationery/general items from Kendriya Bhandar, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said rules were relaxed after promulgation of GFR-2005, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether Ministries/Departments are not conducting market survey to ascertain reasonableness  of  rates,  specifications,  quality  and  are  purchasing  stationery etc. at higher rates than available in Kendriya Bhandar causing pecuniary loss to the State and if so, the details thereof and reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) whether the Government has received complaints in the matter from the public representatives, if so, details thereof together with the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

- (a) & (b): Yes  Madam.  The  Department  of  Personnel  &  Administrative  Reforms  on 14.07.1981 made it incumbent on all Central Government Departments, their attached  /  subordinate  offices  and  other  organization  financed  and  /  or controlled by the Government located at Delhi / New Delhi to make all local purchases  of  stationery  and  other  items  required  by  them  only  from  the Central  Government  Employees  Consumer  Cooperative  Society  Ltd  (now known as Kendriya Bhandar), New Delhi. Only if the society was not able to supply a particular item, it was permissible for them to make local purchase from  other  sources.  Subsequently,  the  policy  was  changed  and  special

dispensation  was  discontinued  with  effect  from  01.07.2005  consequent  to issue of General Financial Rules (GFR), 2005.

- (c) As per GFR 137(iv), the procuring authority should satisfy itself that the price of the selected offer is reasonable and is consistent with the quality required. Ministries  /  Departments  are  buying  the  items  at  most  competitive  rates quoted by the bidders in  the  tendering  process. The  Kendriya  Bhandar  as well as other suppliers are free to participate in such procurement process.
- (d) No  complaints  have  been  received  in  Ministry  of  Finance,  however,  two letters dated 01.12.2015 and 12.02.2016 have been received from Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) addressed to the  Finance  Secretary  requesting  continuation  of  special  dispensation  to Kendriya Bhandar. These letters which have been since replied.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: National Investment and Manufacturing Zones
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2393

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  MARCH, 2016/ PHALGUNA 21, 1937 (SAKA)

## NATIONAL INVESTMENT AND MANUFACTURING ZONES QUESTION

## 2393: SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has any plan to set up new National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZ), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Union Government has any plan to set up such zones in partnership with the State Governments;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of fund earmarked for the purpose?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

(a) to (c) Eight Investment Regions along the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project have been announced as NIMZs. The details are as under:

- i. Ahmedabad-Dholera Investment Region, Gujarat
- ii. Shendra-Bidkin Industrial Park city near Aurangabad, Maharashtra
- iii. Manesar-Bawal Investment Region, Haryana
- iv. Khushkhera-Bhiwadi-Neemrana Investment Region, Rajasthan
- v. Pithampur-Dhar-Mhow Investment Region, Madhya Pradesh
- vi. Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad Investment Region, Uttar Pradesh
- vii. Dighi Port Industrial Area, Maharashtra ; and
- viii. Jodhpur-Pali-Marwar Region in Rajasthan

Fourteen NIMZs outside the DMIC region have also been given in-principle approval (i) Nagpur in Maharashtra (ii) Prakasam in Andhra Pradesh (iii) Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh (iv) Medak in Telangana  (v)  Hyderabad  Pharma  NIMZ  in  Rangareddy  and  Mahbubnagar  Districts  of Telangana  (vi)  Tumkur  in  Karnataka  (vii)  Kolar  in  Karnataka  (viii)  Bidar  in  Karnataka  (ix) Gulbarga  in  Karnataka  (x)  Kalinganagar,  Jajpur  District  in  Odisha  (xi)  Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu (xii) Ponneri, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu (xiii) Auraiya District in Uttar Pradesh; and (xiv) Jhansi District in Uttar Pradesh.

Out of these NIMZs, the NIMZs at (i) Prakasam in Andhra Pradesh and (ii) Medak in Telangana have been granted final approval.

The  National  Manufacturing  Policy  is  based  on  the  principle  of  industrial  growth  in partnership with the states.  It is the prerogative of the states to adopt the instrumentalities provided by the policy.

- (d) For the financial year 2016-17, Rs. 3.35 crores has been earmarked under the 'Scheme for implementation  of  National  Manufacturing  Policy'  for  'Master  Planning  of  NIMZs'  and Technology Acquisition and Development Fund (TADF).
Lok Sabha Question No. 2392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: CPI Inflation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

- (a)  whether  according  to  a  report,  Consumer  Price  Index  (CPI)  inflation  in  India  is  likely  to come down on account of the expected rate hike by the US Federal Reserve in June, 2015;
- (b)  whether the crude-oil (Brent) prices have been falling in the last 6 months and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether, with commodity prices moderating, the bank rates are eased and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

- (a) The Government is not aware of any such report and further the US Federal Reserve did not carry out any rate hike in June 2015.
- (b) Average price of crude oil (Brent) for the last 6 months, as per the World Bank, is given in Table 1.
- (c) & (d) On account of sustained decline in inflationary pressures, the Reserve Bank of India eased the policy repo rates during 2015,  making a substantial reduction of 125 basis points between January 2015 and September 2015.

| Table 1: Crude Oil (Brent) prices (US Dollar/Barrel)   | Table 1: Crude Oil (Brent) prices (US Dollar/Barrel)   | Table 1: Crude Oil (Brent) prices (US Dollar/Barrel)   | Table 1: Crude Oil (Brent) prices (US Dollar/Barrel)   | Table 1: Crude Oil (Brent) prices (US Dollar/Barrel)   | Table 1: Crude Oil (Brent) prices (US Dollar/Barrel)   |
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| Sep-15                                                 | Oct-15                                                 | Nov-15                                                 | Dec-15                                                 | Jan-16                                                 | Feb-16                                                 |
| 47.2                                                   | 48.1                                                   | 44.4                                                   | 37.7                                                   | 30.8                                                   | 33.2                                                   |
| Source: The World Bank                                 | Source: The World Bank                                 | Source: The World Bank                                 | Source: The World Bank                                 | Source: The World Bank                                 | Source: The World Bank                                 |

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