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Lok Sabha Question No. 1923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Scam in Cooperative Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Financial Services

Lok   Sabha

Unstarred Question No. 1923

**To be answered on  31 July, 2015/  9 Shravana, 1937 (Saka)**

Scam in Cooperative Banks

**Question**

1923. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

(a) whether several cooperative banks in Maharashtra involved in mega Fixed Deposit (FD) scam and fraud through demand draft;

(b) if so, the details thereof, cooperative bank-wise along with the *modus operandi* of the scam;

(c) whether the Government has initiated investigation in the matter; and

(d) if so, the outcome of the primary probe and the time by which the personnel involved in this scam will be booked?

**Answer**

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

(Shri  Jayant Sinha)

(a): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that it has not come across any mega Fixed Deposit (FD) scam and fraud through demand draft in respect of Urban Cooperative Banks. National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) has also reported that no such instances have been observed /brought to the notice of NABARD during the course of inspection of Rural Cooperative Banks.

(b) to (d): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Ordnance Factory Board
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF DEFENCE**

**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION**

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1922**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31** **ST** **JULY, 2015**

**ORDNANCE FACTORY BOARD**

1922.	SHRI  SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE    j{kk ea=h

be pleased to state:

(a)	whether the Government proposes to convert the Ordnance Factory Board into       a corporation;

(b)	if so, the details thereof;

(c)	whether all the stakeholders including the federations of defence civilian employees are taken into confidence; and

(d)	if so, the details thereof?

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MINISTER OF STATE           			          (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

j{kk jkT; ea=h    			            ¼jko banzthr flag½

**(a)	No, Madam.  At present, there is no such proposal.**

**(b) to (d):** **Do not arise.**

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Non-Availability of DD Services
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

**GOVERNMENT OF**

**MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1920**

**(TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2015)**

**NON-AVAILABILITY OF DD SERVICES**

**1920. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:**

Will the MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

(a)   whether the Government has taken note that despite the presence of Doordarshan (DD) transmitters in major parts of the country, its services are not available to nearly fifty per cent of the population;

(b)    if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard;

(c)	whether the Government proposes to introduce a comprehensive broadcast legislation in the Parliament; and

(d)	if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said legislation is likely to be introduced?

**ANSWER**

**THE MINISTER OF FINANCE; MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS; AND**

**MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)**

(a) & (b)  Prasar Bharati has informed that at present, there are 1416 TV transmitters of varying power in  Doordarshan network. In terrestrial mode, DD coverage is estimated to be available to about 92 % population spread over about 81 % area of the country.

The corrective steps resulted in developing free to air offer of channels through DD’s Free Dish. DD's Free Dish services on Direct to Home (DTH basis) has currently 64 TV channels on air. Thus, all the areas uncovered by terrestrial transmitters along with rest of the country have been provided with multichannel TV coverage through Doordarshan’s free to air DTH service anywhere in the country.

(c)    	No such proposal is under consideration of the Ministry.

(d) 	Does not arise in view of (c) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Defence Parks
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF DEFENCE**

**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION**

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1919**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31** **ST** **JULY, 2015**

**DEFENCE PARKS**

1919.	SHRI  MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE    j{kk ea=h

be pleased to state:

(a)	whether the Government proposes to establish defence parks in the country including Kerala; and

(b)	if so, the details thereof, State / UT-wise?

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MINISTER OF STATE           			          (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

j{kk jkT; ea=h    			            ¼jko banzthr flag½

**(a)	At present, there is no such proposal.**

**(b)	Does not arise.**

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Export Fraud
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1918

th TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 31 JLY 2015 SHRAVANA 9, 1937 [SAKA]

## 1918. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R;

## Export Fraud

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) Whether Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has unearthed a major export fraud through the Kochi and Mumbai ports causing & of around Rs 100 crore to the exchequer between 2010 and 2015; and loss
- (6) if so, the details thereof and the action taken against the offenders along with the punitive measures initiated to curb such practice?

## ASNWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE [SHRI JAYANT SINHA]

- a) Yes, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has registered a case of fraudulent availment of drawback and other export benefits at Cochin and Mumbai ports in June 2015. Goods   worth Rs. 17.70 lakh & Rs.1235 lakh were  seized at Mumbai and Cochin respectively.
2. (b) One person has been found to export items like footballs; balls and gloves to Dubai at an inflated from Mumbai since 2007 and from Cochin since 2012 in the name of two (2) companies   However, investigations conducted SO far  have revealed that the exported items were being reimported from Dubai in the name of other companies at an undervalued (in comparison to export price) Export benefits were being availed by circulating the same goods and replenishing as and when some of them were damaged. Export incentives availed are to the tune of Rs. 90.00 crore. Action under Customs Act, 1962 has been initiated and the concerned person has been arrested: Customs field formations have also been alerted to prevent such fraudulent practice in future: golf price price

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Cases Pending Against Defence Personnel
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF DEFENCE**

**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE**

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1917**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31** **ST** **JULY, 2015**

**CASES PENDING AGAINST DEFENCE PERSONNEL**

1917.	SHRI  SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE    j{kk ea=h

be pleased to state:

(a)	the number of cases pending against defence personnel for rape, murder and violation of human rights in various courts in North-Eastern States; and

(b)	the number of personnel punished so far by court and department for the above mentioned crimes in the North-Eastern States during the last three years and the current year, State / UT-wise?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                              	        (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

j{kk ea=h    			             ¼Jh euksgj ijhZdj½

**(a)	The information related to cases filed in all the courts is not centrally maintained.  However, there are 28 cases of alleged human rights violation (such as rape / torture / killing / disappearance / custodial deaths) against defence personnel pending in High-Courts of North-Eastern States pertaining to years 2012 to 2015.**

**(b)	During the last three years, only one Officer, three Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) and one Other Rank (OR) have been punished under departmental action for procedural lapses in Assam.**

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Provisioning Requirement on Housing Loans
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

1. Whether the banks have been asked for lower provisioning requirement on housing loan;
2. If so, the details thereof;
3. Whether the said move help to bring down interest rates and boost demand in the struggling construction sector; and
4. If so, the details thereof?

**Answer**

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

**(SHRI JAYANT SINHA)**

**(a) & (b):** Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that in the recent past, no bank has approached RBI for further lowering the provision on housing loans. However the Government has requested RBI to examine and consider bringing appropriate amendments in the prudential norms/guidelines relating to Loan to Value Ratio (LTV) and Risk Weight to further encourage the banks in increasing their lending for housing, especially to the segments of economically weaker sections/low income groups and medium income groups.

**(c) & (d):** RBI periodically reviews its instructions on housing loans, which, inter-alia, include Loan to Value Ratio (LTV), provisioning and Risk Weights. A lower provision and lower risk weight may result in a lower cost of funds for financing a specific loan as banks will be required to set aside lower amount for capital and provision which will be reflected in a lower pricing of the loan. Availability of loans at cheaper rates may increase the demand for the product financed by such loans.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Dhanush Ballistic Missile
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF DEFENCE**

**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE**

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1914**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31** **ST** **JULY, 2015**

**DHANUSH BALLISTIC MISSILE**

1914.	SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE    j{kk ea=h

be pleased to state:

(a)	whether Strategic Forces Command (SFC) recently test fired Dhanush Ballistic Missile developed by DRDO under Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP);

(b)	if so, the details thereof;

(c)	whether the DRDO has monitored the performance of the said missile; and

(d)	if so, the details thereof?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                              	        (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

j{kk ea=h    			             ¼Jh euksgj ijhZdj½

**(a) to (d):** **Information on the Question cannot be divulged in the interest of national security.**

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Distribution of Ayurvedic Medicines in CGHS Dispensaries
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1913**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 31** **ST** **JULY, 2015**

**Distribution of Ayurvedic Medicines**

**in CGHS Dispensaries**

**1913. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:**

Will the Minister of **HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE** be pleased to state:

(a) whether the distribution of many Ayurvedic medicines such as Chavanprash, Allovera and other health tonics have been discontinued from the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) dispensaries;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(c) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government to restart the distribution of these medicines?

**ANSWER**

**THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)**

(a):  Chavanprash is already being supplied to CGHS beneficiaries. However, preparations like Allovera are not supplied.

(b):   Allovera and other such Ayurvedic preparations which come under nutritional supplements and which are not included under Ayurvedic formulary are not permitted for indent by CGHS Ayurvedic Wellness Centres.

(c):   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1911 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Kalvari Class Submarine
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF DEFENCE**

**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE**

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1911**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31** **ST** **JULY, 2015**

**KALVARI CLASS SUBMARINE**

1911.	SHRI  ELUMALAI V.:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE    j{kk ea=h

be pleased to state:

(a)	whether Kalvari class submarines have undergone sufficient trials and test;

(b)	if so, the details thereof; and

(c)	the time by which the said submarines are likely to be inducted in the navy?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                              	        (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

j{kk ea=h    			             ¼Jh euksgj ijhZdj½

**(a) to (c):** **Kalvari, the first of the Scorpene submarine was undocked on 6** **th** **April 2015 and the Harbour Acceptance Trials (HATs) are in progress whereas Sea Trials (SATs) are planned to be undertaken from early 2016 onwards.  The submarine is planned to be inducted in September 2016 and subsequent submarines at a gap of nine months each.**

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1910 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Trading of Shares Wing Black Money
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

(a)      whether the Government has any guidelines/norms in place to prevent entry of black money in stock market/share trading;

(b)     if so, the details thereof; and

(c)      the number of such companies whose share trading has been suspended on account of using the black money obtained through tax evasion and money laundering in stock market during the last three years and the current year?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(SHRI  JAYANT SINHA)

**(a) and (b):** Yes Sir. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in accordance with the requirements of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 and Rules made thereunder has put in place a framework to prevent entry of black money in stock market/share trading.  As part of these requirements, SEBI has put in place a framework that is required to be complied by all SEBI registered intermediaries.

**(c):** SEBI, while conducting preliminary inquiries, have come out with interim directions that the following entities / companies acting in concert with each other have misused the stock exchange system to generate bogus Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) which is tax exempt.

1. Moryo Industries Limited

1. First Financial Services Limited

1. Radford Global Limited

1. Kamalakshi Finance Corporation Limited

1. Mishka Finance and Trading Limited.

1. Pine Animation Limited

1. Eco Friendly Food Processing Park Limited; Esteem Bio Organic Food Processing Limited; Channel Nine Entertainment Limited and HPC Biosciences Limited.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Revenue Forgone
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

**LOK    SABHA**

**unSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1909**

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE  31 st JULY ,2015

9 th Shravana, 1937 (SAKA)

**REVENUE FOREGONE**

1909. SHRI  SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the amount of revenue foregone for direct  taxes and indirect taxes during the last three years and the current year; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government to reduce the tax forgone?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE**

**(JAYANT SINHA)**

(a) The amount of revenue foregone (Revenue Impact) for direct  taxes and indirect taxes during the last three  financial years  are as under:

(Rs. In crore)

| Nature of Taxes                                |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15  (Estimated) |
|------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|
| Direct Taxes                                   |    102255 |     93047 |                 102833 |
| Indirect Taxes  (Customs & Central Excise) |    463979 |    456937 |                 486452 |

The revenue foregone (Revenue Impact) in the current year 2015-16 is not known at this stage and is expected to be tabulated at the time of presentation of  Union Budget 2016 in the Parliament.

(b): The revenue forgone (Revenue Impact) is on account of various tax incentives provided  under the Income-tax Act,1961 to promote savings by individuals, exports; balanced regional development; creation of infrastructure facilities; employment; donations for charity and rural development, etc. So far as indirect taxes are concerned, revenue foregone  is defined to be the difference between the duty that would have been payable but for the exemption notification and the actual duty paid in terms of the said notification.  The Central Government has the power to issue general exemptions under sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act,1944 in respect of excise duty and sub section (1) section 25  of the Customs Act, 1962 in respect of customs duty.   These exemptions are given in public interest. Steps have been taken to gradually phase out profit linked deductions in the Income Tax Act, 1961.   Further, Minimum Alternate Tax @18.5% of the  book profit has been levied on  assessees (companies) and Alternate Minimum Tax on other assesses.   With regard to exemptions under indirect taxes,  this year a comprehensive review of Countervailing Duty ( CVD) exemption on various commodities has been initiated in  consultation with the line Ministries.  In post-Budget 2015-16, excise duty exemption to defence PSUs and Ordnance Factory Board has been withdrawn w.e.f. 01.06.2015.   CVD and  SAD(Special Additional Duty) exemption on imports of certain cases of defence supplies have been withdrawn w.e.f. 01.06.2015.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Discrimination Against Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1908**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2015

**DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN**

1908. 	SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a)  	whether the Government proposes to review the existing laws on discrimination against women in the country; and

(b)   	if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government so far in this regard?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

(SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

1. & (b):  No madam. However, the Ministry regularly reviews the implementation of various legislations and if required, necessary amendments are carried out for effective implementation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Greece Debt Crisis
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH, KIRIT SOMAIYA, SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA, SRINIVAS KESINENI, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

- (a) whether Greece Debt Crisis may have an indirect impact on India; (b) if so, details thereof; (c) whether stock market is likely to become volatile leading to capital outflow and rupee depreciation; (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action plan of the Government to address the adverse impact of   Greece Crisis?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

(a) and (b): The Greece debt crisis is not likely to have any direct impact  on the Indian economy.    There  could  be  some  indirect  effects  on  trade  flows  depending  on  how European economies perform in the future.

(c)  and  (d):    The  Indian  financial  markets  have  been  stable  and  movements  in  equity markets have been orderly and in line with the economic fundamentals. In view of the fresh  bailout  agreement  reached  between  Greece  and  its  creditors,  the  prospects  of stock market volatility looks unlikely in the near future.

(e)  Macroeconomic  outcomes  in  India  remains  strong  and  provides  the  required resilience to cope with external shocks. Adequate foreign exchange reserves are there to manage the volatility that may arise in the exchange rate from such external shocks.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1901 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Fund Allocation for DGQA
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF DEFENCE**

**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION**

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1901**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31** **ST** **JULY, 2015**

**FUND ALLOCATION FOR DGQA**

1901.	DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE    j{kk ea=h

be pleased to state:

(a)	whether the Government proposes to increase fund allocation for Directorate General Quality Assurance (DGQA) in the coming years; and

(b)	if so, the details thereof and the fund allocated for DGQA during the last three years?

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MINISTER OF STATE           			          (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

j{kk jkT; ea=h    			            ¼jko banzthr flag½

**(a)	Fund allocation for Directorate General Quality Assurance (DGQA) is done as per projection made by them, subject to availability.**

**(b)	Does not arise.  The funds allocated to DGQA during the last three years and the current year are as follows:-**

**(Rs. in Crore)**

| **S. No.**   | **Year**      |        | **Budget Head**   |             |            |
|--------------|---------------|--------|-------------------|-------------|------------|
|              |               |        | **Revenue**       | **Capital** | **Total**  |
| **1.**       | **2012-2013** | **BE** | **787.33**        | **20.00**   | **807.33** |
|              |               | **RE** | **665.50**        | **5.00**    | **670.50** |
| **2.**       | **2013-2014** | **BE** | **714.73**        | **5.45**    | **720.18** |
|              |               | **RE** | **766.19**        | **12.00**   | **778.19** |
| **3.**       | **2014-2015** | **BE** | **825.30**        | **6.19**    | **831.49** |
|              |               | **RE** | **809.39**        | **6.19**    | **815.58** |
| **4.**       | **2015-2016** | **BE** | **843.04**        | **7.12**    | **850.16** |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Rationalising DA
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

1. the details of the policy of the Government regarding the Dearness Allowance (DA) of the Central Government employees;

1. whether the Government proposes to rationalise the DA in accordance with the actual food price inflation, if so, the details thereof ; and

1. the rate of DA proposed to be announced for the second half of the current year along with the time by which it is likely to be announced?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

( SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

1. Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees is granted in accordance with the recommendations of successive Central Pay Commissions.  As per 6 th CPC recommendations, the increase in Dearness Allowance corresponds to an increase in 12 monthly average of All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers AICPI (IW) (base 2001=100) over the base index of 115.76 w.e.f. 1.1.2006.

(b)                   No Sir.

(c)                	Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees is revised twice a year w.e.f. 1 st January and 1 st July and is normally released in the months of March and September respectively. Hence, the rate of revision of DA, if any, cannot be indicated at this stage.

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