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Lok Sabha Question No. 1315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Fake Registration in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1315 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th July, 2016

## Fake Registration in Schools

## 1315. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that certain unscrupulous  elements  have  been  indulging  in  inflating  the  number  of students  by  showing  fake  admissions  to  derive  pecuniary  benefits  accruing from Mid-Day meals, Stationary items, uniforms, etc. meant to be given to the students;
- (b) if so, the magnitude of the amount allegedly siphoned in this manner, Statewise; and
- (c) the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government against the culprits and the steps being taken to prevent recurrence of such frauds?

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

(a)  to  (c)  :  No  such  information  has  been  reported  to  the  Ministry.    The  Unified District  Information  System  for  Education  (UDISE)  provides  data  on  various parameters of school education including enrolment.  The UDISE system has inbuilt checks  at various stages to ensure  accuracy  of data.    The  School Management  Committees  (SMCs)  have  also  been  constituted  after  coming  into force of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, and  have  75%  representation  of  parents/guardians  of  children  studying  in  that school.  This is an effective monitoring body to ensure that bogus enrolments do not take place.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Fees in Private Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## Fees in Private Schools

†1309. PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA: PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD: Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the private schools are violating the rules and regulations of the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the fact that some private schools in the country are illegally asking for huge donations for admission in their schools and thereby exploiting parents and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  such  schools  and  if  so,  the details thereof along with the action taken against them; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  introduce  uniform  fee system for all the private schools across the country and if so, the details thereof ?

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

(a) to (c): Recognition to the private schools is given by the respective State Governments. Whereas news reports of violations of rules and regulations by  some  private  schools  appear  from  time  to  time,  Central  Government does not maintain centralized data on this issue. Education being in the Concurrent List of the constitution, such violations are dealt with by the concerned  State  Governments  and  Examination  Boards.    The  Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued directions on 03.06.2016 to its affiliated schools stating that the fee charged should be commensurate with the facilities provided by the schools. (d): No, Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: IGNITE-2016
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1307 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## IGNITE-2016

†1307. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has recently declared IGNITE-2016 awards for the school students;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  if  so,  the  number  of  applications  received  along  with  the  details  of participating States;
- (d) the details of the projects rewarded under the said programme;
- (e) whether the Government has assessed all the selected projects received from the States and Union Territories in this regard; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b) to (f): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: High Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1306 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## High Schools

†1306. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to set up at least one higher secondary school within the radius of five kilometers across the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto?

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

(a) to (c) The  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan (RMSA) was launched in 2009 with an aim to universalize access to secondary schools within a reasonable distance of every habitation, which is 5 km for secondary schools and 7-10 km for higher secondary schools.  At present, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) covers secondary schools (Classes IX-X) only and does not cover higher secondary stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Education Portal of ISRO
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DHARAM VIRA GANDHI

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1305 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## Education Portal of ISRO

1305.    SHRI DHARAM VIRA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted a review of the Indian space Research Organisation (ISRO) Education Portal in order to understand student traffic towards the portal;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  reviews  along  with  the  amounts  sanctioned  and  released  for  any subsequent plans and programmes in this regard; and
- (c) the  decisions  taken  by  the  Government  after  the  reviews  and  any  policies  considered  to increase student engagement and awareness with the ISRO Education Portal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)    The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  has  not  conducted  a  review  of  ISRO's Education Portal.
- (b)  & (c) Do not arise in view of reply to part (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Tourist Help Line
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1301 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## TOURIST HELP LINE

## 1301. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- 24x7 related tourists
- (a) whether the Government has launched the multilingual helpline to provide tourism information and local assistance to foreign visiting the country; and
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): Yes, Madam. The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) has launched the  24x7 Toll Free Multi-Lingual Tourist Help Line in 12 Languages namely English, Hindi, Arabic,  French,  German, Italian,  Japanese,  Korean,  Chinese,  Portuguese,  Russian  and Spanish on 08.02.2016. The service is available on the toll free number 1-800-11-1363 or on short code 1363.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Mumbai High Redevelopment Plan
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1300 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  June, 2016

## Mumbai High Redevelopment Plan

## 1300. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

## Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited proposes to redevelop Mumbai High oil and gas fields;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  ONGC proposes to redevelop  all other idle/closed oil  and gas fields across the country and if so, the plan chalked out by the ONGC in this regard and expenses incurred thereon, oil field/ State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the ONGC has incurred losses under the said project and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and

(e) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (I/C)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PETROLEUM  &  NATURAL  GAS (SHRI DHARAMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b). To ensure maximum longevity of Mumbai High field and to increase the recovery factor, major  initiatives  in  the  form  of  redevelopment  schemes  were  launched  by  ONGC  in  2000-01. Currently,  phase-III  of  the  Mumbai  High  Redevelopment  project  is  under  implementation  which consists of:

- i.  Development of Western Periphery of Mumbai High South field: ONGC Board has approved investment proposal on 25.04.2012.
- ii.  Mumbai  High  North  Redevelopment  Project  Phase-III:  ONGC  Board  has  approved  the investment proposal on 27.06.2014.
- iii.  Mumbai  High  South  Redevelopment  Project  Phase-III:  ONGC  Board  has  approved  the investment proposal on 14.11.2014.

(c) .  Fields/wells getting idle/sick/closed and revival of the same is a continuous process. ONGC revives all such fields/wells based on the techno-commercial viability of the same. In the existing fields, Improved Oil Recovery (IOR)/Enhanced Oil recovery (EOR) schemes for augmenting crude oil recovery was started in the year 2000. Eighteen schemes namely IOR in Mumbai High North (Phase-I), Mumbai High South (Phase-I), Heera Part-I & II, Neelam in Western Offshore, Gandhar, Kalol, North Kadi Phase-I & Phase -II, Jotana, Sobhasan, Santhal Infill in Gujarat, Lakwa, Geleki, Rudrasagar  in  Assam  and  EOR  in  Sanand,  Balol,  Santhal  in  Gujarat  have  been  completed.  In addition ONGC has 43 small and discovered fields which are yet to be monetised due to various reasons. ONGC has a specific plan to develop these fields. The government has also announced the discovered small field policy for early monetisation of 61 discovered fields of ONGC.

(d)  &  (e). All  the  Mumbai  High  redevelopment schemes are with a positive NPV (Net present Value) and IRR (Internal Rate of Return) which is above the hurdle rate.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Waiving of Tourist Visa Fees
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1299 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## WAIVING OF TOURIST VISA FEES

## 1299. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plans of waiving tourist visa fees in targeted destinations to boost FTA;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  of  waiving  VAT  on
- (c) purchases by foreign tourists;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) and (b): The Government has no plan of waiving Tourist Visa fees.  However,  there  is  a  broad  discussion  underway  for  overall liberalization in the existing visa policy so as to enhance the ease of travel of foreign tourists to India. This exercise is also accompanied by discussion regarding improvement of infrastructure and connectivity  in  India  so  as  to  boost  foreign  tourist  arrivals  in  the country.
- (c) to (e): VAT being a tax on sale or purchase of goods is purely a State matter by virtue of Entry 54 in the List-II (State List), Seventh Schedule  of  the  constitution,  wherein  State  Governments  have sovereign power to make Sale Tax/VAT laws. Therefore, the Central Government  (Department  of  Revenue)  cannot  take  any  action  in respect of VAT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1295 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Domestic Consumption of Spices
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1295 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2016

## DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION OF SPICES

## 1295. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

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

- (a) the total annual quantity of production of spices in the country along with the percentage of spices exported and released for the domestic consumption;
- (b) whether the quantity of spices released for domestic consumption is sufficient to meet the demand;
- (c) if  not,  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  proposes  to  meet  the  demand  of  the domestic market for the local consumers; and
- (d) the procedure adopted by the Government to strike a balance between the demand for domestic consumption and the demand of the foreign markets?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a) to    (d)  :    The  annual  production  of  spices  in  the  country  is  around  6  million  tones,  out  of  which about  12  to  14%  is  exported  while  the  rest  is  available  for  domestic  consumption.  Government implements several programmes for increasing production and availability of spices such as Cardamom through the Spices Board and other spices through the State Horticulture Missions under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). While on one hand, programmes aimed at increasing production and ensuring remunerative prices to farmers through pre and post harvest management and support  activities  are  undertaken,  on  the  other  hand,  the  industry  is  assisted  through  adoption  of upgraded technology in spice processing, setting up of quality evaluation labs, quality certification and making them available for exports.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Hindustan Copper Limited
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1294 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.7.2016

## HINDUSTAN COPPER LIMITED

## 1294. SHRI FEROZE  VARUN  GANDHI:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Hindustan Copper  Limited (HCL) has been  missing its physical  targets  for  ore  production  and  Metal-in-Concrete  MT  during  the last three years;
- (b)  if  so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government  in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  Yes Madam, HCL has missed the production targets during the last three years except for Ore production for the year 2015-16.
- (b)  Year wise targets and achievements during last three years are given below:

| Item                        | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   |
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|                             | Target    | Actual    | Target    | Actual    | Target    | Actual    |
| Ore production (lakh tonne) | 40.00     | 38.27     | 40.0      | 35.05     | 36.0      | 39.07     |
| Metal-in- concentrate (MT)  | 35,200    | 32,276    | 35,000    | 24,878    | 34,000    | 31579     |

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## Reasons for non-achievement of targets are as under:-

- (i) Targets of ore & Metal-in-Concentrate (MIC) production have been set considering  the approved mine expansion plans.
- (ii)  However,  work  of  mine  expansion  projects  could  not  be  started  as  per  the schedule  due  to  delay  in  getting  the  environmental,  forest  and  wild  life clearances .
- (iii)  MIC production was affected due to fall in grade of ore by 16% & 17% during the year 2014-15 & 2015-16 respectively.
- (iv)  Stoppage  of  Surda  Mines  at  Ghatsila,  Jharkhand,  for  9  months  w.e.f.  08th September 2014 as per the instruction of Govt. of Jharkhand pursuant to the order of the Apex Court on operation of mines on deemed renewal.
- (v)  Extreme  water  shortage  at  Khetri  Copper  Complex,  Rajasthan  during  the  year 2013-14 and 2014-15.
- (c)  To  improve  the  production,  the  Company  has  redesigned  the  Malanjhkhand open pit mine in consultation with IIT, Kharagpur. Jharkhand Government has extended the Surda Mine lease pursuant to the MMDR Amendment Act 2015 and production from the mine has   commenced from June'2015.  The Ministry took up the matter with Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change and all the clearances for Malanjkhand expansion project, Unit of the Company have been obtained.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Birth Anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1293 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## Birth Anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

## † 1293. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA :

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has issued any guidelines while celebrating One Hundred and Twenty Fifth Birth Anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar in various Central and other Universities of the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  opening  of  Central  University  or  other universities in the country on the occasion of said birth anniversary; (d) if so, whether the proposal regarding setting up of this Central University in Ambala would
- be considered by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The University Grants Commission had issued instructions vide its letter dated 23 rd September,  2015  to  all  the  Universities  including  the  Central  Universities  to  celebrate  the 125 th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar in a befitting manner.
- (c) to (e):  Presently, there is no such proposal with the Government of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Use of Geo-Spatial Technology
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1292 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH   JULY, 2016

## Use of Geo-Spatial Technology

1292. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: (a) whether the Ministry is planning to use Geo-Spatial Technology for better implementation and monitoring of Central schemes; (b) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor; and

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY) (a ) : Yes, Madam. The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of Indian Space Research  Organization  (ISRO)  has  developed  a  mobile  application  for  uploading geo-tagged photographs and associated details captured by the educational institutions,  on  Bhuvan-RUSA  portal  as  a  part  of  implementation  of  Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) funded works. The geographic coordinates of schools are uploaded on the school GIS Web enabled platform i.e. http://schoolgis.nic.in. (b)  &  (c):  The  application  for  geo-tagging  of  institutions  under  RUSA  is  a  location based service. The mobile geo tagging app also enables uploading of data regarding progress  in  the  geo-tagged  works.  This  Bhuvan-RUSA  portal  is  one  of  the mechanisms for monitoring the implementation of RUSA. The  objective  of  the  web  enabled  platform  on  school  information  containing  both Spatial  and  Non  Spatial  data  is  to  improve  the  quality  of  planning  and  better utilization of resource available under different schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1291 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Study of STs in NE States
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: NINONG ERING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFARIS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1291

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## STUDY OF STs IN NORTHERN STATES

## 1291. Shri NINONG ERING:

- Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether the government  has undertaken/proposes to undertake any study to assess the living conditions of the Scheduled Tribes in the North-Eastern States of the country; (b) if so, the details and the findings thereof and the follow up action taken by the Government thereon; and (c)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  further  improve  the  living
- conditions of Scheduled tribes in the NE States?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR)

- (a) Ministry of the Tribal Affairs has not undertaken such study.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) As nodal Ministry for overall development of Tribal people across the country including the North Eastern States, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has adopted a multi-pronged strategy which  includes,  support  for  education,  health,  sanitation,  water  supply,  livelihood, preservation of cultural heritage, etc.

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