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Lok Sabha Question No. 2348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Land Acquired for Development of SEZs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: DILIP PATEL, PARASURAMAN K.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2348 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  AUGUST, 2016

## LAND ACQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SEZS

## 2348.   SHRI DILIP PATEL: SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

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

- (a) the total area of land acquired for development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) during the last three years and the current year including those which are lying vacant/unutilized along with the action taken for proper utilization of these vacant/ unutilized lands under SEZs;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  simplify  the  policy  on  development  of  units  and allotment of land in addition to the Exit Policy concerning SEZs and if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to treat services' exports into the domestic tariff area or to the non-SEZ area within the country, eligible for benefits and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the targets fixed for employment generation and investment in SEZs during the last three years and the current year along with the achievements thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): Land is a subject of State list.  Land for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is procured/allotted by respective State Governments as per their policy and procedures.  The  Board  of  Approval  for  SEZs  only  considers  proposals  duly recommended by the concerned State Governments.
- (b): Review  of  functioning  of  Special  Economic  Zones  (SEZs)  is  an  on-going process and on the basis of inputs/suggestions received from stakeholders on the policy  and  operational  framework  of  the  SEZs,  Government  periodically  takes necessary measures for facilitating speedy and effective implementation of the SEZ Act/Rules.
- (c): There is no such proposal under consideration, at present.

(d): No  targets  were  fixed  for  employment  generation  and  investment  in  SEZs during the last three years and the current year.  However, employment generation and investment in SEZs during the last three years and the current year is as under:

| Financial Year(s)            | Employment* (Persons)   | Investment* (Rs. in crore)   |
|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2013-2014                    | 12,83,309               | 2,96,663                     |
| 2014-2015                    | 14,42,316               | 3,38,794                     |
| 2015-2016                    | 15,91,381               | 3,76,494                     |
| 2016-2017 (as on 30.06.2016) | 16,50,738               | 3,89,247                     |

* Calculated on cumulative basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Requests for Central University Status
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2346 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Requests for Central University Status

## †2346. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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

- (a)  the norms fixed for according the status of Central University to the State Universities in the country;
- (b)    the  details  of  the  proposals  received  by  the  Government  from  State  Universities  including Barkatullah  University,  Bhopal  seeking  the  status  of  Central  University  during  the  last  three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the present status of the said proposals, proposal-wise;
- (d)    whether  the  Government  proposes  to  accord  Barkatullah  University  the  status  of  Central University; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor and 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) There  is  no  criteria  prescribed  for  grant  of  Central  University  status  to  a  State University. The Central Government has taken a policy decision not to convert State Universities into Central Universities for reasons of legacy issues, adjustment of existing staff and disaffiliation of  affiliated  colleges.  During  the  12 th Plan  (2012-17),  as  approved  by  National  Development Council, the thrust is on consolidation of the higher education system. Expansion would be mainly done  by  scaling  up  capacity  of  the  existing  institutions  in  place  of  setting  up  new  institutions. Accordingly, no proposal to accord the status of Central University to any State University is under consideration of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: School of Open Learning, Delhi
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: V. PANNEER SELVAM

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2345 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## School of Open Learning, Delhi

## 2345. SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAM:

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

- (a) the total number of non-teaching posts sanctioned in School of Open Learning (SOL), Delhi University and the number of posts reserved for the Scheduled Tribes out of them, post-wise;
- (b) the number of reserved posts yet to be filled in the SOL, post-wise as on date;
- (c) the reasons for the posts reserved for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (SCs/STs)lying vacant; and
- (d) the action taken/being taken to fill these vacancies in a time-bound manner?

## ANSWER

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

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

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Demurrage Costs of OMCs
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2344 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Demurrage Costs of OMCs

2344.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राकर्तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  whether  the  demurrage  costs  are  being  incurred  by  the  Oil  Marketing  Companies (OMCs) due to lack of requisite infrastructure in domestic ports;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  demurrage  costs  incurred  during  the  last  three years and the current year and the steps taken in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has taken up the issue with the Ministry of Shipping with regard to shipping of petroleum products/crude oil at various ports; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Ministry of Shipping thereto along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government to minimise demurrage costs and provide better facilities at ports to the OMCs?

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज ् य मंत्री ( स ् विंत्र प्रभार ) ( श्री धमेन ् द्र प्रधान )

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

(a)  to  (d):      Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  viz.,  Indian  Oil  Corporation Ltd.(IOCL),  Bharat  Petroleum  Corporation  Ltd.(BPCL),  Hindustan  Petroleum  Corporation Ltd.(HPCL)  have informed that demurrage costs are being incurred due to various reasons including lack of requisite infrastructure in domestic ports.  The details of demurrage cost incurred are as follows:-

## Demurrage cost

Amt in Rs /Crs

| OMC   |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 | Q1,2016-17   |
|-------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
| IOCL  |    177.85 |    387.56 |    897.8  | 35.09*       |
| BPCL  |     54.71 |    179.65 |    262.93 | 9.85         |
| HPCL  |     54.56 |    123.27 |    180.23 | 4.41         |
| Total |    287.12 |    690.48 |   1340.96 | 49.35        |

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has been taking up problems being faced by Oil Companies in relation to shipping of petroleum products/crude oil with Ministry of  Shipping from time to time.   The following major steps have been taken by OMCs for improvement of infrastructure at domestic ports & port terminals:

- (i) Augmentation of crude pipeline capacity is being carried out by IOCL at Paradip & Vadinar.
- (ii) Installation of new pumping units/replacement of existing one and construction of additional tank at Paradip by IOCL for crude.
- (iii) MoU with Mumbai Port Trust has been signed by both HPC and BPCL for a new jetty.
- (iv) Commissioning of 2 additional LPG loading bays at Visakhapatnam by HPCL.
- (v) Augmentation of import facility at Mangalore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Trade with Myanmar
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2343 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  AUGUST, 2016

## TRADE WITH MYANMAR

## 2343. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

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

- (a) whether the representatives of the Government recently visited Myanmar with an aim to boost trade and economic ties with that country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the discussions held and MoUs entered into with Myanmar?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : Yes.
- (b) :  The Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and officials from Department of Commerce visited Myanmar from 18 - 19, May 2016leading a delegation of top CEOs of India to attend the India - Myanmar Business Conclave.
- (c) :  No  MoUs were signed with Myanmar during this visit.  During the visit bilateral meetings  were  held  with  the  Myanmar's  Minister  for  Construction,  Minister  for Commerce  and  the  Minister  for  Industry.  Issues  relating  to  bilateral  trade  and investment were discussed such as trade in pulses, pharmaceutical products, investment  in  infrastructure  projects,  border  infrastructure,  banking  issues,  India's assistance to Myanmar for skill development and capacity building.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Trademark Applications
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: OM BIRLA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2342. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2016.

## TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS

## 2342.  SHRI OM BIRLA:

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

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) the  number  of  trademark  applications  abandoned/rejected  by  the  Trademark  registry during the last one year;
- (b) whether  the  Department  of  Industrial  Policy  and  Promotion  has  set  a  cut-off  date  for evaluating efficiency of the trademarks registry, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to reduce the huge backlog of trademark applications in the country keeping in mind the goal of ease of doing business in the country?

## 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): 21706 trademark applications have been disposed off as abandoned / rejected during the year 2015-16.
- (b): No.
- (c): A  number  of  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce  the  backlog  of trademark applications, including the following:-
- (i) The number of trademark examiners has been augmented.
- (ii) Auto renewal process has been introduced for renewal of Trademarks in such cases where the application for renewal has been filed within due date.
- (iii) A  pre-hearing  module  devised  to  scrutinize  cases  has  been  introduced  to ensured that show-cause hearings are not scheduled except in cases where the office objections cannot be waived on the basis of the reply submitted by the applicant and material available on record.
- (iv) Online facility for filing of applications has been strengthened  so as to reduce the workload at the office and also to save the time of applicants.
- (v) Sensitization of the trademark examiners has been done, enhancing quality of examination.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Higher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2340 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Higher Education

## †2340. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

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

(a) whether the Government is considering to impart higher education to the people from weaker sections and particularly to the children from the hilly states of the country;

- (b) if so, whether any survey has been conducted by the Government in this regard; and

(c) if so, the details in this regard, State-wise?

## 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(NEP), 2016' has been formulated, wherein it has been recommended that a National Fellowship Fund, primarily designed to support the tuition fees, learning materials and living expenses for about 10 lakh students will be created. The scholarships from this fund will be made available to students belonging to the economically weaker  sections.  It  also  envisages  that  in  order  to  address  regional  imbalances,  differentiated policies for different terrains, such as, hill areas, tribal areas, desert areas, coastal areas, the criteria for  determining educational backwardness at block and district levels will be revisited and new norms  will  be  evolved.    To  identify  educational  and  skill  gaps  and  to  facilitate  special interventions for educationally backward  regions, as also for socially, economically and educationally  backward  sections,  district-wise  mapping  will  be  undertaken.  Also,  the  critical stages  in  the  learning  periods  of  the  disadvantaged  children  from  socially  and  economically disadvantaged  sections  will  be  supported  with  extra  remedial  coaching  or  advisory  facility. Suggestions  have  been  invited  on  the  Draft  inputs  on  NEP  from  the  relevant  Ministries  of  the Government of India, all States and UTs, Hon'ble MPs and all stakeholders by 16 th August, 2016.

MHRD conducts an annual All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) which covers all the institutions in the country engaged in imparting of higher education on several parameters.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Status of Children's Museums
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2338 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  August, 2016

## 'STATUS OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS'

## 2338. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of different children's museums in the country;
- (b) whether the children's museums in the country are not properly taken care by the Government; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ministry of Culture has no children museum under its administrative control.
- (b)  & (c)   Do not arise in view of above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Ceiling for Pensionable Salary
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

- (a):

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2337

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## CEILING FOR PENSIONABLE SALARY

## 2337. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  lifted  or  proposes  to  lift  the  ceiling  of Rs.  15,000  per  month  for  calculating  pensionable  salary,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)whether  an  employee  can  start  receiving  lifelong  pension  under  EPS only after rendering a minimum service of 10 years and attaining the age of 58 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)whether the Government proposes to amend the said criteria and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- No, Madam.
- (b): Yes, Madam. As per Para 12(1) of the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995, a member shall be entitled to:
- (a) Superannuation  pension  if  he  has  rendered  eligible  service  of  10 years or more and retired on attaining the age of 58 years.
- (b) Early  pension,  if  he  has  rendered  eligible  service  of  10  years  or more  and  retired  or  otherwise  ceases  to  be  in  the  employment before attaining the age of 58 years.

In such cases, the amount of pension shall be reduced at the rate of 4 per cent for every year the age falls short of 58 years.

- (c): No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  of  the  Government  at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2336 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Centres of Battle
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2336 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st August, 2016

## Centres of Battle

## 2336. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Universities  have  now  become  centres  of  ideological battle across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the enquiry conducted at University of Hyderabad has raised several issues of legal and moral legitimacy;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action taken/being taken by the Government to overcome the ideological battles prevailing in the institutions and bring normalcy in the universities drawing attention back to academics?

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

- (a) & (b).   No, Madam.
- (c) & (d ).  The  Government has appointed a Commission of Inquiry consisting of Justice Ashok Kumar Roopanwal (Retired) to enquire into the events at the University of Hyderabad, culminating in the death of Shri Chakravarti R. Vemula, a research scholar in the University of Hyderabad. The report of the Commission is awaited.
- (e).  Universities  being  autonomous  organizations  are  competent  to  deal  with  such  matters themselves along with local authorities responsible for law and order.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Students from the North Eastern Region
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2334 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Students from the North Eastern Region

†2334. SHRI KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  students  of  the  North-Eastern  region  are  provided  any  kind  of  additional education assistance by the Government in comparison to other States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  programme to raise national awareness in the educational institutes of Delhi to remove cultural discrimination against the students of NorthEastern Region;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (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) & (b) The Government of India has launched several initiatives for educational assistance to students  of  North-Eastern  States.  Under  'Ishaan  Uday',  10,000  scholarships  are  awarded  to North East students to enable their access to higher education outside the region. Supernumerary seats for NE  students are also reserved in Engineering/ technology/ architecture/  pharmacy  courses  in  institution  approved  by  All  India  Council  for  Technical

Education  (AICTE).  AICTE  has  a  scheme  of  North  East  Quality  Improvement  Programme (NEQIP) to provide grant-in-aid for improving quality of education in technical institutes in North Eastern Region. Under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), funding support is  provided  in  the  ratio  of  90:10  to  North  Eastern  States  for  improving  access,  equity  and quality education.

(c ) to (e) The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  advised  the  Universities  in  the country  to  raise  awareness  about  the  history,  literature  and  culture  of  North  Eastern  Region (NER)  and  to  teach  history  of  NER  at  Undergraduate  (UG)  and  Post-graduate  (PG)  level. Exchange of students between Higher Education Institutes in NER and those in other states are enhanced to understand and appreciate the culture of North East. Cultural exchanges between institutions of North East Region and other universities are encouraged. In addition, UGC has also advised to include the units on freedom-fighters from NER in curricula at various levels. National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) has included in its textbooks contents on various aspects of life and culture of the North East region.

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