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Lok Sabha Question No. 2502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Employer's Share in EPF
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2502

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2016

## EMPLOYER'S SHARE IN EPF

2502.  SHRI R. P. MARUTHARAJAA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  allotted  Rs.  1000  crore  as  contribution towards the employers share in the EPFS to encourage them to give more jobs to the youth;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted a meeting with employers of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME) sector to encourage them to reap the benefits being provided to them by the Government; and
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):A  new  Scheme  'Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana' has been announced  in the Budget for 2016-17 with the objective of promoting employment generation and an allocation of Rs. 1000 crores has been made. The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in 2016-17.  Under  the  scheme  employers  would  be  provided  an  incentive  for enhancing employment by reimbursement of the 8.33% EPS contribution made by the employer in respect of new employment.

The PMRPY scheme is targeted for workers earning wages upto Rs. 15,000/- per month.  Publicity  and  awareness  campaign  is  an  integral  component  of  the PMRPY scheme for encouraging  employers  including  Micro,  Small  &  Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to avail benefits.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Construction of Taj Heritage Corridor
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2500 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016 SHRAVANA 10, 1938 (SAKA)

## CONSTRUCTION OF TAJ HERITAGE CORRIDOR

†2500.   SHRI  SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister  of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed the sanctioned/ongoing/pending  projects under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of amount allocated and incurred for works carried out by ASI projects across the country including Bihar during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether  the  ASI  has  issued  notification  for    construction  of  Taj  Heritage  corridor  on Yamuna Bank between Agra fort and Taj Mahal; and
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) & The conservation programme for protected monuments under Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is reviewed regularly  to address the conservation requirements of each site.
- (b) The details of funds allocated and utilized for conservation of protected monuments in the country including Bihar for last three years and allocation for the current  year are as under.

(Amount Rs. In Crore)

|   Sl. No. | year    |   Allocation | Expenditure   |
|-----------|---------|--------------|---------------|
|         1 | 2013-14 |       171.14 | 169.64        |
|         2 | 2014-15 |       235.75 | 235.52        |
|         3 | 2015-16 |       249.15 | 238.61        |
|         4 | 2016-17 |       224.65 | --            |

- (c) & No such notification for construction of Taj Heritage corridor has been issued. However preliminary notification for protection of this area has been issued by the ASI.

(d)
Lok Sabha Question No. 2498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Advertisements to Faculty Positions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2498 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Advertisements to Faculty Positions

## 2498. KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

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

- (a) whether the Universities of Sikkim and Kerala recently published recruitment advertisements for senior faculty positions under Other Backward Caste (OBC) quota;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the status in this regard;
- (c) the number of Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and Professors belonging to OBCs currently  employed  in  the  Central  Universities  and  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  in  the country;
- (d) the total number of positions reserved for OBC's that have remained unfilled;
- (e) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to   (e): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: University to train teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2497 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## University to train teachers

## †2497. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government proposes to set up a university to train  teachers for improving the quality of teaching in the schools;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  recommendations/opinions  expressed  by  the  States  in  this regard; and

(c) the time by a policy in this regard is likely to be formulated and the university established?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): 'Some Inputs for the Draft National Education Policy, 2016' has been formulated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), wherein it has been recommended that, at the national level, a Teacher Education University will be set up covering various aspects of teacher education and faculty development and the Regional Institutes of Education under NCERT will be developed and converted to Teacher Education Universities at the regional levels. The document can be accessed at http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/Inputs\_Draft\_NEP\_2016.pdf.

The Minister for HRD has written to all the Members of Parliament and the Ministry has also written to the relevant Government of India Ministries and the State Governments inviting comments/views/suggestions on the Draft National Education Policy(NEP) by 16 th August, 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Pollution by Steel Industry
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2495

FOR ANSWER ON 01/08/2016

## POLLUTION BY STEEL INDUSTRY

2495.  SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the pollution caused by steel plants in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  corrective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that pollutants from steel plants remain within the prescribed limits/norms?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a)&(b): Yes, Madam. By its very nature, Iron & Steel Industry is raw-material and energy  intensive  and  generates  pollution.  However,  the  quantum  and  nature  of pollution vary  from  plant  to  plant  depending  upon  the  technology  adopted  and  the quality of raw-material used. Accordingly, steel plants install pollution control systems besides adoption of various other clean and green technologies to contain pollution within the prescribed limits.

- (c) Emission and Effluent standards have been notified for integrated Iron & Steel Plants  which  are  to  be  complied  with  by  the  plants.  Pollution  control  devices  and technological interventions are used to reduce the pollution levels under permissible limits.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: New Institutes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2494 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## New Institutes

2494. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  opened  any  new  All  India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences (AIIMS)/Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

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

- (a) & (b):  The  Government is  establishing  5  new  IITs  and  4  new  AIIMS  in  pursuance  of  the Budget Announcement 2014-15, and 1 new IIT and 6 new AIIMS, along with conversion of Indian School of Mines  (ISM),  Dhanbad  into  an IIT, in pursuance to the  Budget Announcement 2015-16. The details of these IITs/ AIIMS are as under:

| Budget Announcement   | Institute        | State             |
|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| 2014-15               | AIIMS Kalyani    | West Bengal       |
| 2014-15               | AIIMS Mangalgiri | Andhra Pradesh    |
| 2014-15               | AIIMS Nagpur     | Maharashtra       |
| 2014-15               | AIIMS Purvanchal | Uttar Pradesh     |
| 2014-15               | IIT Tirupati     | Andhra Pradesh    |
| 2014-15               | IIT Palakkad     | Kerala            |
| 2014-15               | IIT Jammu        | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 2014-15               | IIT Bhilai       | Chhattisgarh      |
| 2014-15               | IIT Goa          | Goa               |
| 2015-16               | AIIMS Bhatinda   | Punjab            |
| 2015-16               | AIIMS Guwahati   | Assam             |
| 2015-16               | AIIMS            | Bihar             |
| 2015-16               | AIIMS Jammu      | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 2015-16               | AIIMS Kashmir    | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 2015-16               | AIIMS            | Tamil Nadu        |
| 2015-16               | AIIMS            | Himachal Pradesh  |
| 2015-16               | IIT Dharwad      | Karnataka         |
| 2015-16               | IIT(ISM) Dhanbad | Jharkhand         |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Performance of Export Promotion Councils
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  AUGUST, 2016

## PERFORMANCE OF EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCILS

## 2493. SHRI C.R. PATIL:

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

- (a) the performance of Export Promotion Councils in the country along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to strengthen the working of these Export Promotion Councils  particularly  Export  Promotion  Council  for  Handicrafts  and  Sports  Goods  Export Promotion Council; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):   Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) are organizations of exporters, set up with the objective to promote  and  develop  Indian  exports. Each  Council  is responsible  for  promotion  of  a  particular  group  of  products/  projects/  services. Department of Commerce, as also the other administrative Departments like Ministry of  Textiles,  Department  of  Telecom  etc.  regularly  interact  with  the  Councils  to support their activities for promoting exports.Representatives of the Government of India  are  nominated  in  the  Management  Committee  of  such  Councils  so  that  the sector-wise  challenges  faced  by  the  EPCs  are  assessed  and  performance  of  the Councils are taken stock of by such representatives. Joint meetings are also held with the Councils to understand the larger areas of concerns affecting exports.This is an on-going exercise. There are various provisions under the Schemes like Market Access Initiative and Marketing Development Assistance through which such EPCs can  avail  funds  to  promote  exports.  To  strengthen  the  functioning  of  the  Councils and in order to make the EPCs truly democratic and participative in nature and for good governance and transparency , the Department has issued fresh guidelines in 2015for elections for various posts of the Councils, keeping in view the spirit of para 2.92 of the Handbook of Procedures of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Report on Ease of Doing Business
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RENUKA BUTTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2487. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2016.

## REPORT ON EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

## 2487.  SHRIMATI BUTTA RENUKA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) whether the Government has initiated the process of ease of doing business and requested the State Governments to submit reports in this regard;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  of  Telangana  has  complained  to  the  Ministry  of hijacking of their system by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यं ्रीस् वतं ््रभााा(स्रींतंरीिरंमलााीरीतंाांि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): Yes,  Madam.        A  340  Action  points  has  been  circulated  to  all  State Governments  and  Union  Territory  Administrations  with  a  request  to implement the same by 30 th June 2016 and upload the implementation report  by  7 th July  2016  on  Ease  of  Doing  Business  dashboard  of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
- (b): The  details  of  340  Action  points  are  available  on  the  website  of  the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion www.dipp.nic.in
- (c) & (d): The  Government  of  Telangana  has  informed  to  this  Ministry  that Government of Andhra Pradesh has uploaded reforms which were not implemented as on 30th June 2016 on the dashboard of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. However, the reforms implemented after 30 th June 2016 will not be considered.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Mid-Day Meal as a Right of the Child
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2483 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Mid-Day Meal as a Right of the Child

## 2483. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make M id-Day M eal (MDM) as a right of a child under the flagship programme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  students  are  likely  to  be  given  food  security  allowance  in  case  of  not providing food by the State Governments and if no cooking is done;and
- (c) if so, the time by which this rule is likely to be implemented across the country?

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

(a) to (c): The Mid Day Meal Rules 2015, notified under the National Food Security Act 2013 provide for the entitlement for nutritional meal to eligible children. These Rules provide that every child within the age group of six to fourteen years, studying in classes I to VIII in Govt. and Govt. aided schools, including madrasas and maqtabs covered under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan shall be provided hot cooked meal having prescribed nutritional standards every day except school holiday.

Rule 9 of the MDM Rules, 2015 provides for payment of food security allowance by the State Government, if mid-day meal is not provided in any school on any school day due to non availability of cooked food for any reason. The MDM Rules, 2015 are already in force from the date of their publication.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Curriculum in Primary Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2482 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  AUGUST, 2016

## Curriculum in Primary Education

## 2482. SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

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

- (a) whether any major changes have been proposed by the Government during the last two years in the curriculum for primary education;
- (b) whether the Government has set up any committee during the last two years in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the last time changes were brought by the Government in the curriculum of the primary education and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF),  2005  developed  by  the  National Council for Educational Research & Training (NCERT) provides the broad framework for school curriculum development. As per Section 29 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, the State Academic Authority is responsible for designing  the  curriculum  and  evaluation  framework.    All  States/UTs  have  designated suitable  academic  authorities  as  stipulated  under  the  provision  of  the  Act  who  are involved  in  the  work  of  curriculum  and  textbook  development  for  their  respective States/UTs.  All  States/UTs  have  revised  their  textbooks  in  accordance  with  the provisions of NCF, 2005 or adopted the new textbooks developed by NCERT.

(b) to (d): The Ministry had constituted a 5-member Committee in October,2015 for evolution  of  a  New  Education  Policy  (NEP).  The  Report  of  the  Committee  has  been received in May, 2016. The report contains suggestions on curricular development.

(e):       As a follow up of the NCF-2005,  several changes have been brought out in the primary  education  curriculum,  viz.  space  is  created  for  day-to-day  experiences  of  the child;  emphasis  is  made  on  moving  beyond  textbooks  and  shifting  away  from  rote learning;  adequate  space  is  given  for  children's  voices  in  the  classroom  and  learnercentred pedagogy; learning experiences are designed to pave the way for construction of knowledge and fostering creativity and become source of joy not stress; reduction of information load; curricular transactions are guided to seek hands-on experiences and project  based  approaches;  concerns  and  issues  pertaining  to  environment,  peace oriented  values,  gender,  SC  &  ST  and  minorities  are  integrated  in  the  content; textbooks  are  made  inclusive  and  interactive,  in  simple  languages,  colourful  and interesting to cater to the needs of children.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Digitisation of Manuscripts
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2480 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## DIGITISATION OF MANUSCRIPTS

2480. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether our country has the largest collection of manuscripts in the world and if so, the details thereof along with the existing policy of the Government for  preservation/conservation  and  digitisation  of  the  manuscript  heritage  of the country;
- (b) The  total  number  of  manuscripts  documented,  digitized  and  preserved  till date;
- (c) The funds allocated by the Government in this regard during each of the last three years and the current year, state-wise along with the funds allocated to older universities for preservation, cataloguing and dissemination of manuscripts; and
- (d) Whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  measures  to  train  the  next generation  of  scholars  in  various  aspects  of    Manuscripts  Studies  like languages, scripts and critical editing and cataloguing of texts and conservation of manuscripts?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)&(b)  Ministery  of  Culture  is  not  aware  as  to  whether  India  has  maximum number  of  Manuscripts  in  the  world.  For  documentation,  conservation, preservation and digitization of Manuscripts, National Mission for Manuscripts  (NMM)  was  established  by  Government  of  India  in  the  year 2003.    The  conservation  of  manuscripts  is  done  through  Manuscripts

Conservation  Centres  (MCCs).  NMM  follows  the  standards  set  by  National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, Lucknow (NRLC). NMM has documented 41,29,004 manuscripts, digitized 2.53 crore pages of manuscripts and conserved 3,68,15,051 folios as on date.

- (c)   Government allocated the following funds to National Misson for Manuscripts during the last three years and the current year:-

| Year    |   Budget allocation (in Rs. Lakhs) |
|---------|------------------------------------|
| 2013-14 |                                950 |
| 2014-15 |                                950 |
| 2015-16 |                                625 |
| 2016-17 |                               1200 |

Funds  are  not  allocated  state-wise  and  University-wise  for  preservation, cataloguing and dissemination of Manuscripts by Government.

- (d)  NMM organizes workshops on conservation and workshops on Manuscriptology  &  Palaeography  to  train  scholars  in  various  aspects  of conservation  of  manuscripts  and  manuscripts  studies.    Till  date  NMM  has organized  222  conservation  workshops  in  which  6026  numbers  of  scholars across the country were trained in conservation work.  56 number of basic level  and  22  number  of  advance  level  Manuscriptology  and  Palaeography workshops  were  organized  all  over  the  country  imparting  training  to  2019 and 666 scholars respectively.

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