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Lok Sabha Question No. 1031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Krishi Kalyan Cess
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: DHARAM VIRA GANDHI

## 1031. SHRI DHARAM VIRA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any Krishi Kalyan Cess has been imposed by the Government, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total collection and utilisation of funds since its inception;
- (c) the details of the initiative which is funded/likely to be funded by the revenue generated through the cess;
- (d) whether any leakages have been noticed by the Government in collecting and utilisation of the cess, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the measures in place to ensure against these leakages?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a): Yes, Sir. Krishi Kalyan Cess has been imposed on provision of all taxable services at the rate of 0.5% on value of taxable services w.e.f 1 st June, 2016.

(b) & (c): The total amount of Krishi Kalyan Cess collected for the month of June is Rs. 759 crore  (provisional).  The  cess  is  for  the  purpose  of  financing  and  promoting  initiatives  to impove  agriculture and for any other purpose relating thereto.  The Department  of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is in process of examining and finalizing the accounting and procedural modalities of operationalising the Krishi Kalyan Cess.

(d) & (e): No, Sir. Krishi Kalyan Cess is levied and collected as service tax and the provisions relating to service tax for preventing leakage of revenue are also applicable to Krishi Kalyan Cess.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ***** LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1031

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 22 nd  JULY, 2016 ASHADHA 31 , 1938 (SAKA)

## KRISHI KALYAN CESS
Lok Sabha Question No. 1029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Road Construction by BRO
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1029

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2016

## ROAD CONSTRUCTION BY BRO

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- (a) whether complaints have been received by the Government regarding delay in the roads construction by Border Road Organisation (BRO) in Jammu and Kashmir;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any responsibility has been fixed by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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(a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  Complaints / representations have been received regarding  the  delay  in  the  road  construction  by  BRO  in  Jammu  and Kashmir for the following roads:

| Name of Road                              | Present Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Nimmu-Padam-Darcha                        | The road Nimmu-Padam-Darcha is of length 298.53 Km which is presently under construction to Double lane specification. Out of which 23.83 Km to double lane specifications and 58.02 Km single lane specification have been completed. The completion date is 2019. |
| Yarlung-Niraq alternate route km 0 to 34. | The road Yarlung to Niraq of length 34.50 km, out of which 13.13 km to single lane specification is completed. The completion date is 2020.                                                                                                                         |

:  2  :

There are certain delays in the execution of road projects mainly due to the following reasons:

- (i) Delay in Forest / Wildlife clearance.
- (ii) Hard rock stretches.
- (iii) Limited working season.
- (iv) Difficulties in availability of construction material.
- (v) Delay in land acquisition.

(c) & (d): Nobody  could  be  blamed  for  the  delay  due  to  the  above reasons.  However, compensation for  delay from contractors is levied as per the provision of Contract wherever applicable.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Mudra Loan
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI, V. SATHYABAMA, FEROZE VARUN GANDHI, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## 1028.

DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU: SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA: SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI: SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Micro Unit Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) loans have been extended through Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) and other registered co-operative societies under Non Governmental Organisations (NGO's) in the Country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the amount disbursed through the said scheme so far;
- (c) whether a large amount of loan disbursed under the said scheme through MFI, if so, the reasons therefor along with the differences of MUDRA loans and MFI loans;
- (d) the manner in which the Government ensures that extensive amount of capital refinancing through MFI do not become bad debt in absence of collateral; and
- (e) whether the Government also proposes to increase its share in the financial cost of these loans and is so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a)&(b) Loans under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) are extended by banks and MFIs. Details of PMMY loans disbursed by MFIs so far are as under :

Amount

Disbursed

since

08.04.2015

to

15.07.2016(Amount in Rs. crore)

MFIs

(Amount in Rs.crore)

1,59,552.39

57,762.23

(c) As per data compiled by Sa-dhan, one of the Self-Regulatory Organisations in the MFI sector,Rs. 70,747 crore has been disbursed by MFIs in 2015-16as loans. Loans under PMMY by MFIs for the corresponding period were Rs. 45,904 crore. MFIs have been able to extend their loans through their reach and door step delivery.

While PMMY loans are loans below Rs. 10 Lakh for non-farm income generation activities in manufacturing, processing, trading and service sector, other MFI loans may be for consumption, purposes, education, agriculture etc.

(d) Against total lending of Rs. 57,762.23 crore by MFIs till 15.07.2016, only Rs. 1,063 crore has been refinanced by MUDRA Ltd. This has been refinanced on the basis of MFIs fulfilling certain conditions which would ensure that bad debt are kept in check. These inter alia include internal appraisal of the MFI by MUDRA/SIDBI, risk based priced assessment, geographical distribution, social parameters, membership of credit bureau, minimum rating of MFR5 by CRISIL or its equivalent, net Non-Performing Assets (NPA) of not more than 3%.etc..

In addition the Government has established a credit guarantee to provide portfolio guarantee to the extent of 50%. The guarantee cover is linked to a risk based guarantee fee mechanism. (e) PMMY has no subsidy component.

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial services LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1028

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 nd July. 2016/ ASHADHA 31, 1938 (SAKA)

## MUDRAloan
Lok Sabha Question No. 1024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Logistics Management System of Vaccines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, C. MAHENDRAN, NAGARAJAN P., JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1024 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND JULY, 2016

## LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF VACCINES

## 1024. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

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

(a) whether the Government is aware that 25 per cent of Vaccines go waste and many loose efficacy before reaching the d octors and patients due to lack of quality supply chain and logis management system;

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

(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the situation including additi cold chains, better management of supply chain under Universal Immunization Programme an introduction of electronic vaccine intelligence network?

## ANSWER THE MINIST ER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE )

- (a) & (b):  The immunization programme in India has adequate cold chain storage capacity therefore none of the vaccines loose efficacy due to lack of storage space.

For ensuring quality supply chain logistics management system following steps are ta

- 1.Every district has Refrigerator mechanic or cold chain technician for repair and maint of cold chain equipment, however few states are also allowed Annual mainte nance contract with local vendors for repair and maintenance of cold chain equipment.
2. Overall, sickness rate of cold chain equipment in the country is below 2 % at any p time. Sickness rate denotes the functionality of cold chain equipment.
- 3.Cold  chain  equipment  are  provided  with  temperature  monitoring  devices  and storage temperature is monitored and recorded daily.
- ( c) : In  addition  to  above,  for  better  management  of  supply  chain  real  time  cold  c equipment  monitoring  is  done  through  an  online portal  (National  Cold  Chain  Management Information System) managed at National Cold Chain & Vaccine Management resource centre located at National Institute of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi.

In  addition,  to  cold  chain  monitoring,  vaccine  stock  is also  monitored  through  online software known an Electronic vaccine intelligence network in few states, at present.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Non Food Bank Credit Growth
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. GOPAL, DUSHYANT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1022

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 nd July, 2016/ Ashadha 31, 1938 (SAKA) Non Food Bank Credit Growth

## QUESTION

## 1022. DR. K. GOPAL: SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether non food bank credit is expected to grow 11-12 per cent in financial year 2017 with private sector banks recording faster growth; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether bank deposits to expand by 10-11 per cent in financial year 2017; (d) Whether it is also a fact that the issuance of ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) bonds, would continue to exert downward pressure on bank credit growth in financial year 2017, if so, the details thereof; and (e) the measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (c): The year-on-year growth of non food bank credit and total deposits of all Scheduled Commercial Banks was 9.22% and 7.61 % respectively in March, 2016. The year-on-year growth of bank credit in Private Sector Banks was recorded 25% in March, 2016. (d): Under ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme state will issue non-SLR bonds in the market or directly to the respective banks / FIs holding the DISCOM debt to the appropriate extent. The remaining debt can be issued as State guaranteed DISCOM bonds. Thus UDAY transfers DISCOM debt to State, which is otherwise already contingent liability of State. UDAY may save many of DISCOM debts from becoming Non-performing assets. (e): The Government has taken various measures to strengthen the financial position of banks which inter-alia include a four-year recapitalization program for PSBs under which Rs. 25,000 crore was given last year and another Rs. 25,000 crore has been allocated this year. It is expected that going further, provisioning requirements will go down and profitability will improve. The Government has also permitted some PSBs, on their request, to raise capital through

- Follow-on Public Offer or Qualified Institutional Placement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Status of Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1020 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND JULY, 2016

## STATUS OF MEDICAL CO LLEGES

## 1020. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN: SHRI P.K. BIJU:

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

(a) whether a number of new medical colleges in the country, including the Government Med College, Parippally, Kerala, were not allowed to start functioning or the old medical col eges lost their affiliation for taking new MBBS admission in the current academic year, if so, th thereof and the reasons therefor;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  noticed  that  the  infrastructure  development  of  Parip Medical College was comp leted by the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC);

(c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government to utilise the in available by allowing them to start functioning and also for increasing the number of seats there during the current academic year 2016 -17 itself;

- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  given  any  financial  support  to  the  medical  colleges  i country including the Government Medical College, Palakkad; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

(a)  to (c):Permission for starting a medical college/yearly renewal permission is give the Central Government on the recommendations made by the Medical Council of India (MCI) after assessment of required standards.

The schemes for establishment of 92 new medical colleges including that of Governme Medical College, Parippally were disapproved for the academic year 2016 - 17  as  they  did  not meet the requir ed standards. Similarly, 51 colleges were not granted renewal permission for academic  year  2016 - 17  and  05  Medical  Colleges  were  asked  not  to  admit  students  from  the academic year 2016 - 17 onwards.

- (d) & (e): The Central Government is implementing foll owing schemes: -
- i. E stablishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral Hospitals.
- ii. Upgradation  of  existing  State  Government/Central  Government  Medical  Colleges  to Increase MBBS Seats in the Country.
- iii. Strengthening and Upgradation of State Government Medical Colleges for starting ne PG disciplines and increasing PG seats.
- iv. Upgrading existing Super Specialty Services in State Government Medical Colleges.
- v. Upgrading tertiary care for Cancer.

Government Medical College, Palakkad, is not covered under any of the above schemes.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1019 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Cases of Depression
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. 1019 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND JULY, 2016

## CASES OF DEPRESSION

## 1019. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  has  been  a  huge  increase  in  the  numbe patients suffering from depression in the country including farmers, students, businessman

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any programme to cater to the treatment needs o such patients; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) &(b): There are no long term population based studies in India to suggest that the of depression are increasing in the country. However, as per a study conducted simultaneo 11 centers in India, it was determined that the chance of an individual developing an episode of depression during the life time was 9% (life time prevalence). The study also revealed chance of developing an episode of major depression at any point of time in any 12 month is 4.5% (period prevalence).

(c) & (d ): To  address  the  burden  of  mental  disorders,  the  Government  of  India  i implementing the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) and the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP). Funds have been released for 241 districts in the country under the DMH fordetection,  management  and  treatment  of  mental  disorders/  illness.  With  the  objecti address the shortage of mental health professionals in the country, 15 Centers of Excel Mental Health and 35 PG training departments in mental health specialtie s to increase the PG training capacity in mental health as well as improving the tertiary care treatment fac been  funded.  Besides,  three  Central  Institutions  viz.  National  Institute  of  Mental  Hea Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, Lokopriya Gopina th Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur and Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi have been strengthened for augmentin human resources in the area of mental health and for capacity building in the country. Du 12th Five Year P lan, the DMHP has been restructured to include additional components lik suicide prevention services, work place stress management, life skills training and couns schools  and  colleges.  Support  is  also  provided  for  Central/  State  Mental  Health  Auth orities, Research and Training and Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Use of Technology by IT Officials
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1017

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 22 nd   JULY, 2016

31, ASHADHA, 1938 (SAKA)

## USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY IT OFFICIALS

## 1017. SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Income Tax officials make use of information technology effectively in their functioning, if    so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  digitization  is  at  very  slow  pace  in  the  Income  Tax  Department  and  if  so,  the  reasons therefor, and
- (c) The effective steps taken or proposed to be taken to ensure maximum digitization of income tax department?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a)    The  Income-tax  Department  has  leveraged  technology  to  develop  responsive,  efficient,  effective  & transparent tax administration.

The important area of such initiatives includes :-

- (i) Allotment of  Permanent Account Number [PAN] and Tax (Deduction & Collection) Account Number [TAN].
- (ii) Facility for payment of Taxes online and through ATMs of designated banks,
- (iii) e-filing of Income-tax Returns with facility of e-verification.
- (iv) Processing of returns at Centralised Processing Centre-Income Tax Return (CPC-ITR), Bangalore.
- (v)  Processing of TDS statements in CPC-TDS.
- (vi) Online Generation of Annual Tax Credit Statement (Form 26AS).
- (vii) Credit of Refunds upto a threshold directly in bank account of taxpayers.
- (viii) Computer aided selection of cases for scrutiny (CASS) based on data collected by the Department.
- (ix)  Non filer monitoring system based on data of high value transactions, to widen the tax net.
- (x)    e-Sahayog :  To  provide  an  online  mechanism  to  resolve  mismatches  in  Income-tax  returns  without requiring taxpayers to attend the Income-tax office.
- (xi)        e-assessment  :  E-Assessment  project  aims  to  usher  in  paperless  environment  while  carrying  out regular assessment of scrutiny cases selected under CASS. On pilot basis, it has been implemented in select non-corporate charges of 7 major cities.
- (xii) Maintenance of national website www.incometaxindia.gov.in which is a rich repository for the benefit of Departmental personnel & taxpayer.
- (b)  The digitization process of Income Tax Department is an ongoing process.
- (c)  Various Modules of Income Tax Business Application (ITBA) and  Project Insight (Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence) are at various stages of implementation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Category in Bank Loans
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1016

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 nd July, 2016/ Ashadha 31, 1938 (SAKA)

## Category in Bank Loans QUESTION

## †1016. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether large loanees from the public sector banks have been categorised into a separate category in the country; (b) if so, the amount of loan specified for categorise a loanee into this category; (c) whether this category of loanees have availed approximately 58 per cent of the total loan disbursed; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR) (a) to (d): With effect from September 2014, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) collects credit information of large borrowers category with exposure of Rs. 5 crores and above from banks under the Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC). Total gross advances reported by PSBs to CRILC is Rs. 34,52,074 crores as on March 31, 2016 constituting approx. 59% of aggregate gross advances of PSBs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Pension in Private Sector
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOKSABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1014 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 22, 2016/ASHADHA 31, 1938 (SAKA) PENSION IN PRIVATE SECTOR

1014. Shri R.P. Marutharajaa

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any ceiling has been fixed with regard to the minimum pension to persons working in private sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to increase the said ceiling and also to review the existing pension scheme for such private sector;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar)

(a) to (d) The Government of India has notified a minimum pension of Rs. 1000/- per month to the pensioners under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995, vide Notification No. G.S.R. 593 (E), dated 19 th August, 2014, effective from 01.09.2014 for the year 2014-15. The same has been continued beyond March, 2015, without any break. At present, there is no proposal under consideration of the Government to enhance the minimum pension.

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