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Lok Sabha Question No. 393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Reply to MPs Letters
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 393**

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015)

**REPLY TO MP’S LETTERS**

† **393. 	SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:**

**SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:**

**SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:**

Will the **PRIME MINISTER** be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether the letters of Members of Parliament are acknowledged and replied by the Prime 	Minister's Office (PMO) as per the rules of para 63 and 66 of Central Secretariat office 	Manual;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof;

(c) 	if not, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto;

(d) 	whether PMO has requested for setting up mechanism in each Ministry/ Department to 	monitor the reply of letters written by MPs; and

(e) 	if so, the details thereof and the Ministries/Departments which have set up and also those 	which are yet to set up the said mechanism?

**ANSWER**

Minister of state in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (e): The para 63  and 66 of the 13 th Edition of Central Secretariat  Manual of Office Procedure(CSMOP)  brought out in September, 2010  dealt with letters received  from Members of Parliament (MPs).  Normally, letters of Members of Parliament  received in the PMO are duly acknowledged in accordance with the prescribed procedure contained in  para  37 of the latest edition of CSMOP(14 th edition) brought out in May,2015 regarding  correspondence  received  from MPs and  forwarded to  Ministries/Departments  for necessary action.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Choice Based Credit System
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 392

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015

**Choice Based Credit System**

**392.	SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:**

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

(a) whether there has been growing protest from teachers groups including Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA), historians and students groups about feasibility of implementing the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS);

(b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;

(c) whether the Government is thinking of giving more breathing space to the universities in implementing CBCS from the current academic year by allowing universities to customize the model syllabi depending upon their areas of specialisation under the proposed CBCS;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to resolve the issues concerning CBCS before implementing the same?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): This Ministry has received certain representations from Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) and others about the feasibility of implementing the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). The University of Delhi has resolved to implement CBCS in its undergraduate courses from the academic session 2015-16 and has written to the University Grants Commission (UGC) in this regard.

While many UGC funded Central Universities had implemented CBCS at undergraduate level (27 universities) and post graduate levels (35 universities) in the 2014-15 academic session, all UGC funded Central Universities are implementing CBCS from 2015-16 academic session onwards.

(c) & (d): The UGC has notified model course curriculum for undergraduate courses under CBCS. Universities can modify these model curricula up to 30% of the content to suit their needs. The model curricula are published at [www.ugc.ac.in](http://www.ugc.ac.in/) .

(e): In order to spread awareness among Higher Educational Institutions about the way in which CBCS can be effectively implemented, the UGC conducted eight workshops with representatives of Universities and Colleges at different places across the Country from 20 th March to 16 th April, 2015. The Vice-Chancellors of UGC funded Central Universities have also reported in a review meeting in Delhi on 7 th July, 2015 that all UGC funded Central Universities are implementing CBCS from 2015-16 academic session onwards.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Women as Co-owners of Houses
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

**भारत सरकार**

**आवास और शहरी गरीबी उपशमन मंत्रालय**

**लोक  सभा**

**अतारांकित प्रश्न सं0 391**

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आवास और शहरी गरीबी उपशमन मंत्रालय में राज्‍य मंत्री

( श्री बाबुल सुप्रियो)

**(क) और (ख): जी हां । ‘सबके लिए आवास (शहरी)’’ मिशन के अंतर्गत केंद्रीय सहायता से निर्मित/अधिग्रहीत आवास परिवार की महिला प्रमुख के नाम पर अथवा परिवार के पुरूष प्रमुख और उसकी पत्‍नी के संयुक्‍त नाम पर होने चाहिए तथा केवल उसी मामले में, जब परिवार में कोई व्‍यस्‍क महिला सदस्‍य न हो, आवास परिवार के पुरूष सदस्‍य के नाम पर हो सकता है । महिलाओं के सशक्तिकरण तथा सुरक्षा के लिए सरकार की व्‍यापक नीति के आलोक में यह प्रावधान किया गया है ।**

**(ग) से (ड़): इस मिशन के भाग के रूप में प्रौद्योगिकी उप-मिशन में आवासों के तीव्रतर और गुणवत्‍तापूर्ण निर्माण के लिए आधुनिक, अभिनव और हरित प्रौद्योगिकियों तथा भवन सामग्री को अपनाया जाएगा । यह उप-मिशन आयोजना, वास्‍तु शिल्‍पीय तथा तकनीकी संस्‍थाओं जैसे भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्‍थान/एनआईटी के सहयोग से कार्य करेगा । सरकार ने पैनल बनाने  के लिए कोई आवेदन आमंत्रित नहीं किया है ।**

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Lok Sabha Question No. 390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Yoga in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, NITYANAND RAI, ASHWINI KUMAR, K. C. VENUGOPAL, MANOJ RAJORIA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, OM PRAKASH YADAV, SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUDHEER GUPTA, G. HARI, CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED, C.R. CHAUDHARY, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 390**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015**

**YOGA IN SCHOOLS**

**390. 	SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:**

**SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:**

**SHRI NITYANAND RAI:**

**SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:**

**SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:**

**DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:**

**SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:**

**SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:**

**SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:**

**DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:**

**SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:**

**SHRI G. HARI:**

**ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA:**

**SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:**

**MOHAMMED FAIZAL:**

**SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY:**

**SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:**

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

(a) 	whether the Government has decided to make yoga mandatory in all Central Government run schools including Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in the country;

(b)	if so, the details thereof;

(c)	whether the Government has released course material and syllabus for yoga designed by National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for classes VI to X and if so, the details thereof;

(d)	whether the Government has also developed training module on yoga under teacher education programme and if so, the details thereof; and

(e)	the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to strictly enforce imparting of yoga by trained teachers in these schools?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b) Yoga is not a compulsory subject in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). However, Yoga is taken up as a part of sports and physical activity in these schools.

(c)	Syllabus on Yoga from Upper Primary to Secondary Stage has been developed by NCERT and two books on Yoga for Upper Primary (VI to VIII) and Secondary Stages (IX & X) were released during celebration of International Yoga Day.

(d) & (e) NCTE has also developed modules on Yoga Education for Diploma in Elementary Education, Bachelor of Education and Master of Education Programmes. Yoga Education has been made a compulsory area of study and practice by all teacher educators and would-be teachers (student-teachers).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 385 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Bill to Regulate IIMs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, M. K. RAGHAVAN, V. PANNEER SELVAM, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION**

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# LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 385

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015**

**Bill to Regulate IIMs**

385.	SHRI KAMAL NATH:

SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAM:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

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

(a)	whether the Government proposes to bring forward a bill to regulate Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in the country;

(b)	if so, the details thereof including the salient features of the proposed bill and the reasons therefor;

(c)	whether the Government has circulated draft bill to all the stake holders and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the stake holders thereto;

(d)	whether key provisions of the said bill were objected by the Directors of IIMs; and

(e)	if so, the details thereof including the suggestions received by the Government on the key proposals of the bills and the time by which the bill is likely to be introduced?

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**A N S W E R**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) & (b) :	The draft Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) Bill intends to grant  statutory status to Indian Institutes of Management to enable them to grant degrees to their students in the academic courses conducted by these institutes. The IIMs as premier institutions nurture world-class high skilled manpower and quality professionals in the areas of consulting, finance, marketing and human resource for various industries in the manufacturing and service sectors besides contributing to the development of an ecosystem which boosts the economic growth of the country.  However, these institutions could award only Certificate, Post Graduate Diploma and Fellowship, which lacked universal acceptability in the field of academia and research.  The Bill intends to ensure greater synergy and functional autonomy along with commensurate accountability in academic and financial matters of the IIMs.

(c) to (e):	The opinions and suggestions of the stakeholders including the IIMs on the draft IIM Bill have been received.  After consideration of all the opinions and suggestions, a decision will be taken by the Central Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Visa on Arrival Facility
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL, ABHISHEK SINGH

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.372

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015

VISA ON ARRIVAL FACILITY

†372.		SHRI A. T. NANA PATIL:

SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

1. the details of countries which have extended the facility of 
visa-on-arrival to Indian passport holders who visit those countries;
2. the number of passengers benefited under Visa on arrival scheme during the last three years along with the details thereof; and
3. whether any proposal is under consideration of the Government to provide visa-on-arrival facility to foreign tourists who visit India and if so, the details thereof?
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#### ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

[GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a)	As per information currently available, the following countries/ territories have either extended the facility of visa-on-arrival or require no visa or have extended e-Visa facility to Indian passport holders who visit those countries:

Bahrain, Bhutan, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Cook Islands, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Macau, Madagascar, Malaysia (visa on arrival under certain condition), Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Montserrat, Myanmar, Nepal, Niue, Palau, Reunion Island, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka (Electronic Travel Authorization), Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

(b)	This data is not available with the Government of India.

(c)	The Government of India has already implemented the Tourist Visa on Arrival – Electronic Travel Authorisation (TvoA-ETA) since 27.11.2014. The scheme has been renamed as Electronic Tourist Visa (e-TV) and the Government of India has already extended the e-TV facility to 74 countries in the first two phases of its implementation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Biometric Attendance
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SULTAN  AHMED

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 370**

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015)

**BIOMETRIC ATTENDANCE**

**370. 	 SHRI SULTAN AHMED:**

Will the **PRIME MINISTER** be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether the Government has made Aadhaar based biometric attendance system 	mandatory for all Central Government employees;

(b) 	if so, whether senior officers above Director and Joint Secretaries have been exempted 	from this system and if so, the reasons therefor;

(c)	whether the Government has assessed the improvement after introducing this system; 	and

(d) 	if so, the details thereof and the outcome in this regard?

**ANSWER**

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and  Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) and (b):  The Government has decided to use an AADHAR Enabled Bio-metric Attendance System (AEBAS) in all offices of the Central Government, including attached / sub-ordinate Offices, in India. There is no change in the instructions relating to office hours, late attendance etc. Biometric attendance system is only an enabling platform to mark attendance.

(c) and (d):  Details of such assessments are not required to be centrally maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: CTET
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HEMAMALINI

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.368**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015**

CTET

368. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

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

(a) whether after the mass failure of Class IX students in different Government schools, Government has decided to test the teaching skills of those teaching the students;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to make it mandatory for the teachers to clear the Central Teachers Eligibility Test (CTET); and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) and  (b):	Education, being a subject in the concurrent List of the Constitution, and the majority of Schools being under the jurisdiction of the State Governments, it is for the respective State/Union Territory Governments to take appropriate steps in the matter.

(c) and (d):	In exercise of powers conferred under Section 23(1) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, Central Government notified National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE) as academic authority to lay down the minimum qualifications required for a person to be appointed as a teacher. Accordingly, NCTE vide its notifications dated 23.08.2010 prescribed the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible as a teacher for classes I to VIII Passing of Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), conducted by appropriate Government, is one of the eligibility criteria.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 366 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Skill Training to Mentally Disabled
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 366**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015**

**SKILL TRAINING TO MENTALLY DISABLED**

**366.	SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:**

**Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:**

(a)	whether the Government proposes to provide skill training to persons with mental disabilities;

(b)	if so, the steps taken in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c)	whether the Government has any data on the number of people with mental disabilities of various kinds in the country, and the number that can be potentially skill-trained for various sectors; and

(d)	if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF**

**SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**(SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)**

(a) & (b)	Yes Madam,  a National Action Plan for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities including persons with mental illness and intellectual disabilities has been launched by the Department of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD).

(c) & (d)	As per census 2011, there are 22,28,450 number of persons with mental illness and intellectual disabilities of various kinds (mental retardations – 1505624 and Mental Illness – 722826)  in the country.  A target of skilling 5 lakh persons with disabilities in next 3 years (1 lakh in first year, 1.5 lakh in second year and 2.5 lakh in third year) has been earmarked which also includes target for persons with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: New IITs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SRIRAM MALYADRI, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, M. B. RAJESH

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 365**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015**

**New IITs**

365. 	SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

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

(a) 	whether the Government proposes to set up any new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(b) 	the present status of new IITs announced by the Government during the last two years, State-wise;

(c) 	the details of the proposals received from the States including Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh for setting up of new IITs and the present status of these proposals, State-wise;

(d) 	the number of seats that will be available after setting up of new IITs and the estimated investment to be made for each of these institutes; and

(e) 	the time by which these IITs are likely to be set up?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) & (b) As per announcement made during Budget 2014-15 and 2015-16, it has been decided to set up six new IITs, one each in Jammu (J&K), Chhattisgarh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka as well as to convert Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) into a full-fledged IIT.  Sites for permanent and temporary campuses of IIT Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) and IIT Palakkad (Kerala) have been approved. The first academic session of IIT Tirupati and IIT Palakkad commences from 2015-16 and for the remaining IITs, it commences from 2016-17.

(c)	Proposals for setting up of new IITs have been received from Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Tripura and Jammu. Decision has already been taken to set up an IIT each in Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and to convert Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) into an IIT.  Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand already have an IIT each in Mumbai, Indore, Jodhpur and Roorkee respectively. There is no proposal to set up an IIT in Tripura.

(d)&(e) 	As per Detailed Project Report (DPR), each new IIT is proposed to have an intake of 180 students in the first year of its academic programme and the estimated cost towards initial operationalization of these 6 IITs from temporary campuses is Rs.1410 crore @ Rs.235 crore each over a period of 3 years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Promotion of IT in Government
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

GOVERNMENT OF

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DeitY)

### LOK SABHA

####### UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  363

##### TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.07.2015

**PROMOTION OF IT IN GOVERNMENT**

**363	ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:**

Will the Minister of Communications & Information Technology be pleased to state: -

1. whether the Government is aware that Government of Goa has recently unveiled Draft IT policy announcing lot of facilities to the investors;
2. whether the Government is also aware that Government of Goa have identified two sites *i.e.* Tuem and Climber having all facilities, for development of IT industry and if so, the details thereof;
3. whether Government have received any proposal from State Government of Goa seeking financial assistance to promote IT industry in the State; and
4. if so, whether the proposal is receiving attention of the Union Government?

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##### ANSWER

MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI  SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) and (b): Yes, Sir. Department of Information Technology, Government of Goa  has unveiled a Draft Information Technology Investment Policy 2015 in May 2015, in which two sites that is Tuem and Chimbel have been identified for  development of IT industries.

(c) and (d):   No, Sir. Currently, there is no such proposal with this Department.

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