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Lok Sabha Question No. 1312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Shala Darpan Schemes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1312 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016 SHALA DARPAN SCHEMES 1312. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

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

- (a) the  initiative  undertaken  by  the  Government  under  the  Shala  Darpan scheme during the last two years;
- (b) the  amount  of  funds  budgeted,  revised  and  actual  expenditure  for  the scheme during the last two years and the reasons for underutilizing the funds, if any;
- (c) the number of the parents being provided mobile access in Government and Government  aided  schools  for  monitoring  their  child's  progress  so  far  and  the targets set; and
- (d)     whether the targets have been met in all the States especially in the State of Himachal Pradesh, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d) : The Shaala Darpan initiative launched in the Kendriya Vidyalayas(KVs) with  effect  from  5.6.2015  is  intended  to  serve  as  a  single  integrated  platform  to address academic and administrative requirements of various stake holders such as students, teachers, school management and parents.  The services of Shaala Darpan help the parents to keep them informed of the attendance of their wards in school.  Besides this, other services like access to class schedules, examination schedules and results, online learning resources, interaction with teachers, access to  online  admissions etc are  being  provided  through  Shaala Darpan.  At present approximately one lakh ten thousand parents of the students of KVs in Delhi are able  to  access  these  services.    On-line  admission  for  Class  -  I  for  the  session 2016-17 has also been processed successfully for the KVs of Delhi Region. The funds required for Shaala Darpan are being met out of the budget of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and no specific budget allocation is made by the government for the purpose. KVS has informed that the data digitization with respect to the KVs located in  all  the  states,  including  those  in  the  State  of  Himachal  Pradesh  has  been completed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Relaxation in EPFO Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1308 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## RELAXATION IN EPFO SCHEME

## 1308. SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  relax/amend  the  Employees' Provident  Fund  Scheme  to  enable  loss-making  and  sick  PSUs  to continue to run their own Provident Fund Trusts;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  identified  such  loss-making  and  sick PSUs;
- (d)if so, the details thereof along with the number of employees likely to be benefited from such relaxation/amendments, PSU-wise and State/UT-wise; and
- (e)whether the said relaxation will be applicable to the private firms and their  employees  also  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b): The proposal is being examined in consultation with Central Board of Trustees, Employees' Provident Fund.
- (c):
- No, Madam.
- (d): Does not arise in view of reply to part (c) of the Question above.
- (e): No, Madam. Provident Fund Trusts of exempted establishments are custodian  of  the  hard-earned  money  of  the  workers  which  needs  to  be protected.  The  private  companies  do  not  have  the  sovereign  guarantee behind  them  as  enjoyed  by  the  Public  Sector  Undertakings  of  both  the Central Government and the State Governments. Therefore, the proposed amendment  is not intended to extend this advantage to private companies, so as to protect the interest of the workers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Gap in Learning Subjects
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1307

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## Gap in Learning Subjects

## 1307. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

(a) whether some recent surveys by organisations including NCERT have shown that there is wide  gap  between  students  in  Government  and  private  schools  in  the  learning  of  different subjects;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is giving feed back from the surveys to State Examination Boards and schools in this regard; and

(d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  remedial  steps  taken/being  taken  by  Government  in  this regard?

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

- (a)   to    (c)  The  National  Achievement  Survey  conducted  by  the  National  Council  of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) during 2015 for assessing the learning level of  students  at  secondary  stage  covering  31  States/UTs  shows  that  the  performance  of students in private schools is better than those of the Government schools in all the five subject  areas.  Findings  of  the  survey  are  shared  with  the  concerned  stakeholders.  The detailed  information  about  the  findings  of  the  survey  is  available  on  NCERT  web-site (www.ncert.nic.in).
- (d)  Education, being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, and the majority of schools being under the jurisdiction of the State Governments, it is for the respective State/ Union Territory Governments to take remedial steps to improve the performance of the students  of  their  schools.  The  results  of  the  Survey  have  been  made  available  to  State Governments/UT Administrations for taking necessary remedial steps.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Documentation Process of Garment Exports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1306 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  MAY, 2016

## DOCUMENTATION PROCESS OF GARMENT EXPORTS

## 1306. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the garment exporters are facing a lot of harassment as they have to file lot of documentation on each and every shipment; and
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to decrease their paper work and ease the documentation process?

## ANSWER

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- (a & b) No,  Madam,  Government  has  already  reduced  the  number  of  mandatory documents  required  for  exports  and  imports.  For  this  purpose,  the  Directorate  General  of Foreign Trade had issued Notification No. 114 dated 12 th march 2015 specifying that only three documents each would be mandatory for exports and imports. These documents are:
-  Mandatory documents required for export of goods from India:
- i) Bill of Lading/Airway Bill
- ii) Commercial Invoice cum Packing List
- iii) Shipping Bill/Bill of Export
-  Mandatory documents required for import of goods into India:
- i) Bill of Lading/Airway Bill
- ii) Commercial Invoice cum Packing List
- iii) Bill of Entry
2. For  export  or  import  of  specific  goods  which  are  subject  to  any  restrictions/policy conditions  or  require  NOC  or  product  specific  compliances  under  any  statute,  the  regulatory authority  concerned  may  notify  additional  documents  for  purposes  of  export  or  import.  In specific cases of export or import, the regulatory authority concerned may electronically or in writing  seek  additional  documents  or  information,  as  deemed  necessary  to  ensure  legal

compliance. Thus, a departure from the 3 document norm is envisaged only in rare exceptional cases where a substantive legal requirement exists for doing so. *******
Lok Sabha Question No. 1305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Temples Covered under PRASAD Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1305 ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## TEMPLES COVERED UNDER PRASAD SCHEME

†1305. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the names of the temples of  Maharashtra covered under the National Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) introduced by the Government; and
- (b) the number of temples across the country covered under this drive?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):     Ministry of Tourism has launched a new Plan Scheme 'National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive' (PRASAD)  in the year 2014-15  for development and  beautification  of    pilgrimage  sites  of  the  country.  No  site  in Maharashtra  is  currently  identified  under  the  scheme.  However, Identification of more destinations under the scheme is a continuous process, subject to availability of resources.

The  sites  identified  across  the  country  under  the  scheme  are, Amritsar,  Ajmer,  Kedarnath,  Dwarka,,  Mathura,  Varanasi,  Gaya, Kamakhya, Puri, Amravati, Kanchipuram, Velankanni and Patna.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Grant of Licences to Pharma Companies
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), SUSHMITA DEV, POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1304. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 2 ND  MAY, 2016.

## GRANT OF LICENCES TO PHARMA COMPANIES

1304.  SHRI RAJESH RANJAN: KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## be pleased to state: वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) whether the Government has given a verbal assurance to the US-India Business Council (USIBC) on not granting compulsory licenses to Indian pharmaceutical companies  as  revealed  by  the  submission  made  by  USIBC  to  the  US  Trade Representative and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of applications for compulsory licensing under Section 92 of the Patent Act, 1970 made during the last three years including those rejected; and
- (c) whether  the  Ministry  has  collaborated  with  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family Welfare to collect data on diseases that could be treated affordably if compulsory licensing  was  granted  under  Section  92  to  certain  drugs  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## 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): No, Madam.
- (b): During  the  last  three  years  two  applications  for  Compulsory  Licensing under  Section  92  of  the  Patent  Act,  1970  have  been  received  by  the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
- (c): No, Madam

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1303 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: CHANDU LAL SAHU, OM BIRLA

## 1303. श्री चंदू ऱाऱ साह ू ूः श्री ओम बिरऱाूः

क्मा खान मंत्री मह फताने की क ृ ऩा कयेंगे कक्

- ( , 2015 भंत्रारम द्वाया ककतना याजस्व अर्जित ककमा गमा है ;
- क) ससतम्फय भें शुरू ह ु ई प्रधान भंत्री खननज ऺेत्र कल्माण मोजना (ऩीएभक े क े क े वाई) क े  भाध्मभ से
- ख) क्मा ऩेमजर आऩूनति स्वास््म देखबार सशऺा आदद हेतु इस यासश क े  कनतऩम प्रनतशत इस्तेभार क े
- ( ग) र्जन किमाकराऩों भें अफ तक इन यासशमों का इस्तेभार ककमा गमा है उनका याज्म/संघ याज्मऺेत्र-
- ( , , संफंध भें ददशाननदेशों को कामािर्ववत ककमा गमा है औय मदद हां , तो तत्संफंधी ब्मौया क्मा है ;
- वाय ब्मौया क्मा है ; औय
- ( घ) वतिभान भें ककतने याज्मों भें ऩीएभक े क े क े वाई को रागू ककमा जा यहा है औय ऩीएभक े क े क े वाई को देश के  सबी याज्मों भें रागू कयने क े  सरए सयकाय द्वाया क्मा कदभ उठाए जा यहे हैं ?

## उत्  तर खान  वं इस् ऩात राज् य मंत्री (श्री ववष् णु द व साय)

(क) से (घ) : एभएभडीआय अधधननमभ, 1957 की धाया 9ख भें खनन संफंधी कामों से प्रबाववत ककसी बी र्जरे  भें  र्जरा  खननज  पाउं डेशन  (डीएभएप)  की स् थाऩना कयने संफंधी प्रावधान ककमा गमा है र्जसका उद्देश् म खनन संफंधी कामों से प्रबाववत ् मर्क् तमों औय ऺेत्रों क े  दहत औय राब क े  सरए कामि कयना है डीएभएप का ववत् तऩोषण, खनन ऩट्टा धायक से सांववधधक अंशदान द्वाया ककमा जाता है

खनन से प्रबाववत  ् मर्क् तमों  औय  ऺेत्रों  क े   दहत  क े   सरए  डीएभएप  क े   कामि  कयने  की  ववधध, डीएभएप क े  संघटन औय कामों को बी शासभर कयते ह ु ए ननमभों को याज् म सयकायों द्वाया तैमाय ककमा जाएगा

प्रधानभंत्री  खननज  ऺेत्र  कल् माण मोजना (ऩीएभक े क े क े वाई)  को,  डीएभएप  भें  प्राप् त ननधधमों  का उऩमोग कयते जुए संफंधधत र्जरों क े  र्जरा खननज पाउंडेशन (डीएभएप) द्वाया कामािर्व  वत ककमा जाएगा, र्जसका उऩमोग उच् च प्राथसभकता वारे ऺेत्रों औय अव म प्राथसभकता वारे ऺेत्रों क े  सरए क ु र प्राप्  त ननधध का िभश: 60 प्रनतशत औय 40 प्रनतशत का उऩमोग कयते ह ु ए ककमा जाएगा

कु छ याज् म सयकायों द्वाया उऩरब् ध कयाई गई सूचना क े  अनुसाय, आंध्र प्रदेश, छत् तीसग , गोवा,

गुजयात,  कनािटक  औय  ओडडसा  ने  डीएभएप  की  स् थाऩना  कय  रह  है  तथा  ननमभ  फनाएं  हैं     तथावऩ,

भारत सरकार

ऱोक सभा

खान मंत्राऱय

## अतारांककत प्रश् न सं  1303

## 02 मई, 2016 को उत्  तर क    िऱ

## प्रधान मंत्री खननज ऺ त्र कल्याण योजना

डीएभएप की स्  थाऩना,  ननमभों  को  तैमाय  कयने,  प्राप् त ननधध,  डीएभएप  औय  ऩीएभक े क े क े वाई  क े   सरए ननधधमों क े  उऩमोग संफंधी वववयण क ें द्र भें नहहं यखे जाते हैं

सबी  याज् मों को  र्जरा  खननज  पाउंडेशन  क े सरए  उनक े द्वाया  फनाए  गए  ननमभों  भें ऩीएभक े क े क े वाई  को  शसभर कयने हेतु ननदेश बी जायह ककए गए हैं   खान भंत्रारम, डीएभएप क े  सरए ननमभों को तैमाय कयने तथा ऩीएभक े क े क े वाई स् कीभ क े  कामािव वमन संफंधी प्रगनत को भननीटय कयने क े सरए रगाताय याज् म सयकायों क े  साथ संऩक ि  भें है

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Model Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1302 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## Model Schools

## 1302. SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

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

- ( a) whether it is a fact that the Government sponsors Model Schools at block level and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)  the  number  of  proposals  received  by  the  Government  from  various  State  Governments including Maharashtra for model school?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): No,  Madam.  The  earlier  Centrally  Sponsored  scheme  of  Model  Schools  which envisaged setting up of one model school per block as a benchmark of excellence has now been delinked  from  the  support  of  the  Government  of  India  with  effect  from  2015-16  and  stands transferred to States/UTs in the light of higher devolution of funds to States as envisaged by the 14 th Finance Commission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: SCs/STs and OBCs in Higher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1301 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.5.2016

## SCs/STs AND OBCs IN HIGHER EDUCATION

## 1301. SHRI HARISH MEENA:

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

- (a) whether the enrolment of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Class students in higher studies fallen during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  sustained  enrolment  of  socially disadvantaged students in higher education?

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

(a)  to  (b):  As  can  be  seen  from  the  table  given  below,  the  enrolment  of  Scheduled Castes  (SCs),  and  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  and  Other  Backward  Classes  (OBCs)  in higher studies during the last three years has not fallen.

Enrolment of SC, ST and OBC Students in Higher Education

| Year       | Scheduled Castes   | Scheduled Tribes   | Other Backward Classes   |
|------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| 2012-13    | 38,47,942          | 13,20,361          | 94,16,299                |
| 2013-14    | 42,38,207          | 14,86,512          | 1,04,64.043              |
| 2014-15(P) | 44,63,734          | 15,86,368          | 1,09,45,061              |

Source - AISHE, MHRD

(P - Provisional)

(c): Government has taken several measures to increase the enrollment of Scheduled Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other  Backward  Classes  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 and Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy centres in universities, etc.

The  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  and  Ministry  of  Tribal Affairs also have 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.

The  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  has  taken  several  measures  to  increase  the enrollment of OBC Students such as Pre-Matric Scholarship to the OBCs, Post-Matric Scholarship to the OBCs, Construction of Hostel for OBC boys and girls, assistance to Voluntary Organizations for the Welfare of OBCs, National Fellowship for OBCs, Dr. Ambedkar Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educationally Backward Classes (OBCs) and  Economically  Backward  Classes  (EBCs)  and  Dr.  Ambedkar  Scheme  of  PostMatric Scholarship for EBC Students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Irregularities by GSPC
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1300 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  MAY, 2016

## IRREGULARITIES BY GSPC

1300:

DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  reported  mismanagement  by  Gujarat  State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) in exploration activities at Krishna Godavari (KG) basin;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and
- (c) the present status of exploration at KG basin?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार ) ( धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

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

- (a) &  (b) Government  of  India  has  signed  Production  Sharing  Contracts  with  GSPC  for  the blocks  KG-OSN-2001/3  and  KG-ONN-2004/2  located  in  Krishna  Godavari  (KG)  basin. Government of India has been performing its role as envisaged in the contract.
- (c)  Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) is the operator of two exploration blocks KGOSN-2001/3 and KG-ONN-2004/2 in Krishna - Godavari Basin.  At present Exploration block KG-OSN-2001/3 is operational and block KG-ONN-2004/2 has been proposed for relinquishment by GSPC. GSPC has completed exploration and appraisal activities for the block KG-OSN-2001/3. GSPC has made 9 discoveries (Gas) in this block during exploration phase. Field  Development  Plan  (Deendayal  West)  of  three  discoveries  has  been  approved  by  the Management Committee. Activities envisaged in FDP are under progress. Test production of gas has started from three wells.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Foreign Students in IITs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI

## 0GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1299 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## Foreign Students in IITs

## 1299.   SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to give admission to the foreign students in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) colleges of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has reserved the seats Quota for the foreign students in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the process of getting admission adopted by the Government?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Yes, Madam. It has been proposed to provide opportunity for the eligible foreign students to study in the IITs subject at no additional cost to Government, or reduction  in  the  seats  available  for  students  from  India.  IIT  Bombay,  which  has been  appointed  as  the  National  Coordinator,  is  working  with  the  Ministry  of External  Affairs  for  conduct  of  the  GATE  and  JEE  exams  in  2017  abroad  for selecting foreign students for study in postgraduate and undergraduate courses in the IITs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1298 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: High Level Committee
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN, MOHAMMAD SALIM, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

(a) to (e):

No,

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1298 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## High Level Committee

1298. SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:

SHRI MOHD. SALIM:

SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN:

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

(a) whether the Government has formed any High Level Enquiry Committee (HLEC) to enquire about the incidents in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU);

(b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  ensure  representative  nature  of  the committee in terms of including Dalit/ Minority/Women members;

(c) if so, whether a number of students were given show cause notices on the basis of the findings of the HLEC;

- (d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the HLEC has submitted its report or a prima facie

report and if so, the details of the recommendations and the action taken/proposed by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

Madam.  Jawaharlal  Nehru

University(JNU)

is an

autonomous  institution established  by  an  Act  of  Parliament  and  governed  by  the  JNU  Act,  1966,  Statutes  and  the

Ordinance  framed  thereunder  and  is  competent  to  take  action  in  academic  and  administrative matter of the University.

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