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Lok Sabha Question No. 35 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Stand up India Scheme
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: S.SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 35 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 25.04.2016

## STAND UP INDIA SCHEME

## 35. SHRI S. SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  National  Scheduled  Caste  and Scheduled Tribe Hub under 'Stand up India' Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including its special features along with the amount allocated for the purpose;
- (c) the total number of SC/ST entrepreneurs likely to benefit therefrom State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Yes  Madam.  Finance  Minister  in  his  Budget  Speech  for  FY  2016-17  has announced to set up a National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub in the Ministry of Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  in  partnership  with  industry  associations. The details of the scheme are being worked out.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 34 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Share of State Governments under ESIC Act
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 34 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## SHARE OF STATE GOVERNMENTS UNDER ESIC ACT

34. DR. K. GOPAL:

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

- (a)whether at present all the State Governments bear 1/8th share of expenditure on medical benefits provided under the ESIC Act and the rest is borne by the Centre and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether many State Governments are yet to provide their share to ESIC; and
- (c)if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the Government in this regard, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per decision of Employees State Insurance (ESI) Corporation, expenditure on medical care under ESI Scheme is shared between ESI Corporation and the State Government in the ratio of 7:1 within a prescribed ceiling which is revised from time to time. Medical expenditure beyond this ceiling is to be borne by the concerned State Government.
- (b) & (c): Yes,  Madam.  Government  of  National  Capital  Territory  of Delhi is yet to provide their share  of Rs.1127.87  crore  (as on 31.03.2014). Out of this, an amount of Rs. 114.71 crore is due as 1/8th share payable within the ceiling and rest Rs. 1013.16 crore is due for payment outside the ceiling.

Steps  are  being  taken  to  recover  the  pending  dues.  Matter  is  being persuaded at highest level including reminders at the level of Hon'ble Minister and DG, ESIC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 33 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Socially Disadvantaged Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 33 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.4.2016

## SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

## 33. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government is finding  it  difficult  to  ensure  sustained  enrollment  of socially disadvantaged students in higher education;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is a sharp decline in the rate of growth in enrollment of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in higher education over the last three years, as per All India Survey of Higher Education, if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the remedial measures taken by the Government to increase the enrollment of SC and ST in higher education?

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

(a) to (c): As per All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE), Ministry of Human Resource  Development  (MHRD),  the  Gross  Enrolment  Ratio  (GER)  in  higher education of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students over the last three years is as under:-

GER in Higher Education (18-23 Years)

| Year       |   SC Students |   ST Students |
|------------|---------------|---------------|
| 2012-13    |          16   |          11.1 |
| 2013-14    |          17.1 |          11.3 |
| 2014-15(P) |          18.5 |          13.3 |

- P - Provisional.

(Source - AISHE, MHRD)

It can be seen from the above table that there is an increasing trend in GER of SC/ST students in higher education over the last four years.

(d): Government has taken several measures to increase the enrollment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in higher education. The University Grants Commission implements several schemes/measures such as Rajiv Gandhi National fellowships for SC/ST students, post-graduate scholarships for SC/ST students, post-doctoral fellowships for SC/ST students, coaching schemes for SC/ST students, establishment of Equal Opportunity Cells in universities and establishment of centres in universities for study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy.

The  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  and  Ministry  of  Tribal Affairs have also scholarship schemes for SC/ST students like Post Matric scholarship for  SC/ST  students,  Central  Sector  Scholarship  Scheme  of  Top  class  Education  for SC/ST students and National Overseas Scholarship for SC/ST students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 32 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Concessions to Startups regarding Labour Laws
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 32

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## CONCESSIONS TO STARTUPS REGARDING LABOUR LAWS

## 32. SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

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

- (a)whether to reduce regulatory burden the startups are allowed some concessions  with  regard  to  compliance  with  nine  labour  laws  for three years; and
- (b)if so, the details thereof and the likely benefits of the said move for startups?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): In order to promote the Start-Up ecosystem in the country and incentivizing the entrepreneurs in setting up new start-up ventures and  thus  catalyze  the  creation  of  employment  opportunities  through them, Ministry of Labour & Employment has issued an advisory to the States/UTs/Central  Labour  Enforcement  Agencies  for  a  compliance regime based on self-certification and regulating the inspections under various Labour Laws.

It  has  been  suggested  that  if  such  start-ups  furnish  selfdeclaration for compliance of nine labour laws for the first year from the  date  of  starting  the  start-up,  no  inspection  under  these  labour laws,  wherever  applicable,  will  take  place.  The  nine  labour  laws, included in this advisory are:

-  the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947;
- 
- the Trade Unions Act, 1926;

-  the  Building  and  Other  Constructions  Workers'  (Regulation  of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996;
-  the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946;
-  the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979;
-  the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972;
-  the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970;
-  the  Employees'  Provident  Funds  and  Miscellaneous  Provisions Act, 1952; and
-  the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948.

From  the  second  year  onwards,  up  to  3  year  from  the setting  up  of  the  units,  such  start-ups  are  required  to  furnish  selfcertified  returns  and  would  be  inspected  only  when  credible  and verifiable  complaint  of  violation  is  filed  in  writing  and  approval  has been obtained from the higher authorities.

The  advisory  to  State  Governments  is  not  to  exempt  the Start-ups from the ambit of compliance of these Labour Laws but to provide  an  administrative  mechanism  to  regulate  inspection  of  the Start-Ups under these labour laws, so that Start-ups are encouraged to be  self-disciplined  and  adhere  to  the  rule  of  law.  These  measures intend  to  avoid  harassment  of  the  entrepreneurs  by  restricting  the discretion and arbitrariness. Punitive action shall, however, be taken whenever there is a violation of these labour laws.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Petrol Pumps having CNG Facility
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 31 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.4.2016 PETROL PUMPS HAVING CNG FACILITY

## 31. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

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- (a) whether all the petrol pumps in Delhi have CNG refilling facility and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total percentage of petrol pumps in Delhi having CNG refilling facility; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to make CNG refilling facility available at all petrol pumps across Delhi and if so, the details thereof and action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज् य मंत्ररी  स् िंत्र प्राार ( श्ररी  धमेन्द र प्रधा

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  &  (b):  No,  Madam.  All  the  petrol  pumps  in  Delhi  do  not  have  Compressed  Natural  Gas (CNG)  refueling  facilities.  As  on  31.3.2016,  134  petrol  pumps  in  Delhi  are  having  CNG facilities.    This  makes  about  34%  of  the  petrol  pumps  of  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs) which are having CNG facilities in Delhi.
- (c):  CNG refilling facility is being proposed in technically feasible petrol pumps. In order to assess the technical feasibility, around 200 petrol pumps of OMCs in Delhi have been surveyed by Indraprastha Gas Limited, the company supplying CNG in Delhi.  Out of these, 59 petrol pumps have been identified to be feasible for CNG facilities. CNG facilities have already been set up at 42 such petrol pumps in Delhi.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 30 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Dilution of Forest Rights Act
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

## Government of India

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.30

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## DILUTION OF FOREST RIGHTS ACT

## 30.   SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that Forest Rights Act, 2006 has been diluted by the Ministry and the Maharashtra Government to benefit a few private firms; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JUAL ORAM)

- (a) No, Sir. There is no dilution of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
- (b) Does not arise in view of reply to part (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 28 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Vedic Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 28

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## Vedic Education

†28. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to constitute any Managing Committee for promoting Vedic Maths and Sanskrit;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  Vedic  Maths  and  Sanskrit  as  compulsory subjects at primary level in the country; and

- (d) if so, the time by which the said plan is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) No such proposal under consideration.

- (b) Does not arise.

- (c) No such proposal under consideration.

- (d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 27 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Twelfth Class Board Exams
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.27 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## Twelfth Class Board Exams

27. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that many students particularly girls who appeared in 12th class CBSE exams faced difficulty due to lengthy and out of syllabus questions asked in the exams etc. and are being led to commit suicide and if so, the details thereof ; (b) the total number of such cases reported during the last three years, State/ UTwise; (c) the suitable measures taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government to avoid such situations in future; and (d) whether the Government has formed any Committee in this regard especially to analyse the question pattern in Board exams and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) :  There have been newspaper reports on the issue during the Board exam of 2016.  The question papers are  based on curriculum, syllabus and sample question papers prescribed by the Board.   CBSE has informed that it is not aware of suicide committed by any student of its  affiliated  schools  due  to  the  lengthy  and  out  of syllabus question paper for Board Exam, 2016. (b) : CBSE has informed that it does not maintain data on suicides by students in affiliated schools. (c) & (d): CBSE has a well established mechanism of subject-wise committees for analysis the syllabus and question paper patterns on continuous basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 25 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: School of Planning and Architecture
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.25 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## School of Planning and Architecture

## † 25. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has received proposals from the State Government of Maharashtra for establishing School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) at Aurangabad and for reimbursement of expenditure by Central Government incurred on Sixth Pay Commission for teachers and subsequent cadres in the State; (b) if so, the details thereof at present; and (c) the time by which it is proposed to be finalised and the reasons for delay taking

- place in this regard?

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

- (a): Yes Madam.

(b) and (c): As of now, there is no proposal to establish a School of Planning and Architecture in the State of Maharashtra. In so far as reimbursement of expenditure by Central Government  incurred on Sixth Pay Commission  for teachers is concerned,  the  Ministry  had  received  a  proposal  from  the  State  Government  of Maharashtra  for  reimbursement  of  Rs.1470,21,30,487  (80%  of  the  amount  of Rs.1837,76,63,109/-) as total central share for payment of salary arrears on account of  implementation  of  the  revised  UGC  pay  scales,  for  the  period  1.1.2006  to 31.03.2010.  However,  as  per  the  undertaking  submitted  by  the  State  Government vide letter  dated 21.05.2013, an amount of Rs.1150,16,00,000/- had actually been disbursed by the State Government, out of which the central share of Rs.920,12,80,000/-  (80%  of  total  paid  amount)  has  been  released  to  the  State Government of Maharashtra in six (6) installments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 24 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Fuel Economy Standard
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 24 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  April, 2016

## FUEL ECONOMY STANDARD

## 24. SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

## पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote fuel economy standards for the new vehicles;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c)  whether the Government has fixed any target for achieving fleet fuel efficiency to 18.2 km per litre; and
- (d)  if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार ) (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान) MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b): Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Ministry of Power has notified fuel efficiency standards for M1 passenger vehicles vide S.O. 1072 (E) dated 23 rd April, 2015.

(c) & (d): In the aforesaid notification, a target of fuel efficiency of 18.2 km per litre has been  fixed  on  the  basis  of  the  average  unladen  mass  of  all  vehicles  in  the  country which will be manufactured or imported during the calendar year 2016. However, the company  specific  norm  is  based  on  actual  weight  average  unladen  mass  of  the respective company.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 22 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: E-Governance Award to EPFO
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 22

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## E-GOVERNANCE AWARD TO EPFO

22. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

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

(a)whether  the  Employees  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO)  has bagged the national award on e-Governance for the year 2015-16 for its Universal Account; and (b)if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) & (b):     Yes, Madam. Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has been  given  Gold  Award  under  category  'Cat-III  -  Innovative  use  of Technology in e-Governance' in the National Award on e-Governance 2015-2016 for its Universal Account Number (UAN) Programme.  The award was presented during the 19 th National Conference on e-Governance held at Nagpur, Maharashtra on 21 st  -22 nd  January 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 19 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Non-NET Fellowships
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †19 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## Non-NET Fellowships

## †19. SHRI NANA PATOLE:

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

- (a) the details of the announcement made by the University Grants Commission (UGC) about discontinuance of non-National Eligibility Test (NET) fellowships for M.Phil. and Ph.D. students;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  tackle  the  anger  amongst students belonging to various universities and the countrywide agitation held by them against the said decision;
- (c) the details of the action taken against the Delhi University Teachers 'Association and other Teachers' Associations who came out in support of the said agitation;
- (d) whether the Government has received any demand from any student organisation for raising the amount of scholarships; and
- (e) if so, whether the said demand is also likely to be considered in conjunction with the NET issue and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The non-National Eligibility Test (NET) fellowships for M.Phil. and PhD. have not  been  discontinued.  The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  had,  in  its  510 th meeting held on 7 th October, 2015, considered the report of its Expert Committee for framing guidelines and also for considering enhancement of non-National Eligibility Test

(NET) fellowships  and  resolved  to  discontinue  the  scheme.  The  Central  Government directed the UGC on 28 th October, 2015 not to implement the Commission's decision discontinuing  the  Non-NET  fellowships  and  to  continue  all  existing  and  continuing fellowships,  NET as well as Non-NET. It was decided that the existing awards under Non-NET  fellowships  will  not  be  reduced  rather  expanded  and  that  guidelines  for selection, coverage, award and administration of Non-NET fellowships be developed to enable an enhancement in these fellowships.

The  Government  appointed  a  Committee  on  28 th October,  2015,  under  the chairpersonship of Prof. Gautam Barua, former Director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati to go into the issues related to the research fellowships provided by the UGC,  covering  both  NET  fellowships  and  Non-NET  fellowships.  The  details  of  the committee are available at http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/ ReviewUGCFellowships.pdf .

(c): No such action has been taken by the Government against Teachers' Association. (d) & (e): The Terms of Reference of the Committee under the chairpersonship of Prof. Gautam  Barua  include  recommending  guidelines  for  the  selection,  coverage,  award, and administration of the non-NET fellowships. The report of the Committee is awaited.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 18 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Girls Hostels in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 18

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## Girls Hostels in Uttar Pradesh

## †18. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ :

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

- (a) the details of  updated status of the amended proposal with regard to the technical change in the construction of girls hostels in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether the Government has released its share of funds for the said proposal; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Government of India had approved construction of  191 girls hostels till 2015-16 in the State of Uttar Pradesh. As construction of 87 girls hostels  could not be started, the State Government has submitted a proposal for surrender of these 87 girls hostels and for fresh approval at current State Schedule of Rates(SSoR) in its Annual Work Plan & Budget proposal for the year 2016-17.
- (b)&(c) The  Government  of  India  has  released  Rs.  86.39  crore  as  first  installment  for construction of girls hostels in the years 2012-13 and 2013-14.

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