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Lok Sabha Question No. 325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Net Neutrality
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUDHEER GUPTA, PREM DAS RAI, T.G. VENKATESH BABU, RAM CHARITRA, M. B. RAJESH

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY**

**DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.325**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22** **ND** **JULY, 2015**

**NET NEUTRALITY**

**325. 	DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:**

**SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:**

**SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:**

**KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:**

**DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:**

**SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:**

**SHRI PREM DAS RAI:**

**SHRI VENKATESH BABUT.G.:**

**SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:**

**SHRI M.B. RAJESH:**

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether the Government has constituted a telecom department panel on net neutrality recently and the panel has submitted its report;

(b)	 if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;

(c) 	the steps taken/being taken by the Government to maintain the core principles of net neutrality and internet for all;

(d) 	whether the Government has recommended disallowing the controversial zero rating plans of telecos while proposing that throttling and any sort of prioritization of internet traffic should be banned; and

(e) 	if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

**THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY**

**(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)**

(a)   	Yes Madam, the committee of officers constituted by Department of Telecommunications on Net Neutrality has submitted its report. However it is not the final report nor  the Government has taken any final view.

(b)   	Report of the committee contains technical, regulatory and public policy related recommendations on Net Neutrality. It has been placed in public domain by uploading on website of Department of Telecommunications and MyGov portal on 16.07.2015 for comments and suggestions.

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(c) ,(d) & (e)   	Government is committed to the fundamental principles and concept of net neutrality and strives for non-discriminatory access to internet for all citizens of the country.

In this regard, to examine various aspects of Net Neutrality, Government has constituted a committee, which has submitted its report inter-alia covering the issues related to Zero rating, throttling and prioritization of internet traffic. Comments and suggestions have been invited on the report through MyGov portal.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is also engaged in consultation process      covering  the issues related to Net Neutrality, whose recommendations are awaited.

Based on the committee report, comments & Suggestions received and recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI), Government will take a considered decision on various aspects of Net Neutrality , in the best interest of country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Swachh Vidyalaya Programme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KRISHNA RAJ, ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL, AJAY (TENI) MISRA, SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, P.P. CHAUDHARY, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, HARISH DWIVEDI, KRISHN PRATAP SINGH

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 324**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22** **nd** **JULY, 2015**

**Swachh Vidyalaya Programme**

†324.	SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ:

SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL:

SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

SHRI HARISH CHANDRA *ALIAS* HARISH DWIVEDI:

DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:

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

(a)	whether the Government has reviewed the progress of the Swachh Vidyalaya Programme;

(b)	if so, the details of current status of construction of toilets in all schools across various States;

(c)	whether toilets are being constructed by States, PSUs, as well as some private sector entities and if so, the details thereof;

(d)	whether it is a fact that several States are already close to achieving the 100% target in this regard and if so, the names of such States; and

(e)	the specific initiatives being taken by the Government to remove bottlenecks and achieve targets within the stipulated timeframe, in the implementation of the vision of "Swachh Vidyalaya" initiative?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

1. Yes Madam.

1. As on date, about 2.86 lakh toilets have been constructed.

1. Yes Madam. States and UTs, PSUs from 15 Central Ministries and more than 10 private sector entities are involved in construction of toilets in about 2.68 lakh schools.

1. Yes Madam. States/UTs which have already achieved 100% are Andaman & Nicobar, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Kerala, Puducherry and Sikkim. States which are close to achieving the target are Gujarat and Karnataka.

1. The Ministry has taken various steps to facilitate the construction of toilets within the timeframe. The progress is monitored on a continuous basis at the national level. Meetings and video conferences have been held with State Chief Secretaries, Education Secretaries, State Project Directors of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and also with Central Ministries and Central PSUs. In addition to this, 310 central observers have also been deputed to visit districts to review the progress of the Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Fake Education Boards
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DALPAT SINGH PARASTE, RODMAL NAGAR, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.323**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015**

Fake Education Boards

†323. SHRI DALPAT SINGH PARASTE:

SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

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

(a) whether the cases of fake education boards for 10th and 12th classes have been brought to the notice of the Union Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of such boards functioning in the country at present, State-wise;

(c) the steps taken by the Union Government during the last three years to get such education boards closed through legal process; and

(d) the total number of students fallen prey to the fake boards during the said period?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a)  to (d):	Ministry of Human Resource Development do not maintain data in respect of number of Fake Boards functioning and  number of students who have fallen prey to such Boards. However, from time to time Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) issues advisory to its affiliated schools for awareness of public with respect to Fake Education Boards. Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of HRD also issued instructions to all Education Secretaries of States/Union territories on 20.11.2008 to initiate action against Fake Education Boards as these Boards operate under territorial jurisdiction of State Governments. Education, being a subject in the concurrent List of the Constitution, and the majority of School Education Boards being under the jurisdiction of the State Governments, it is for the respective State/Union Territory Governments to take appropriate steps in the matter.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Permission to Indian Nurses toPractice in Singapore
Ministry: OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

Government of India

Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 321**

To be answered on 22 nd July, 2015

**Permission to Indian Nurses to Practice in Singapore**

**321. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:**

Will the Minister of OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

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(a) whether the Government has signed a pact with Singapore that could allow Indian nurses to practice in Singapore;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) is applicable to only selected nursing institutes or not;

(d) if so, the details of institutions that are eligible to make mutual exchanges and whether every nurse trained at any of the country's recognised institution is eligible to practice in Singapore; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the Government is ready to make negotiation with Singapore to allow this provision?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE FOR OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS**

**GENERAL V.K. SINGH (RETD.)**

(a) & (b): No, Madam.

However, the Government of India has agreed to have a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) with Singapore Nursing Board.

(c): The nursing institutes selected under MRA are:

(i) All India Institute of Medical Sciences,  Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.

(ii) Christian Medical College & Hospital, College of Nursing, Vellore, Tamil Nadu.

(iii) Government College of Nursing, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

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(iv) Manipal College of Nursing, Mahe, University Building, Madhave Nagar, Udupi District, Karnataka.

(d) & (e): As of today, no institution is eligible to make mutual exchange of nurses with Singapore. There are no proposals under consideration to make all nurses trained at the country’s recognized institutions eligible to practice in Singapore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Supply of Uranium
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE, ARKA KESHARI DEO, JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.318 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015

## SUPPLY OF URANIUM

318. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE: SHRI ARKA KESHARI DEO: SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has signed an agreement with Canada for supply of Uranium during the recent visit of Prime Minister to that country;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof along with the schedule of delivery and the duration of the agreement period;
- (c) whether there is any clause to extend the supply of uranium and if so, the   details thereof; and
- (d) the details  of  other  countries  with  whom  India  has  signed  Memorandum  of Understanding for supply of uranium for nuclear power plants in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH) :

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has signed a Contract with M/s. CAMECO, Canada  on  15.4.2015  for  procurement  of  3000  MT  of  Uranium  Ore  Concentrate (UOC) over a period of six years during 2015-2020, as detailed below:
- (c) Yes, Sir.  As  per  the  Contract  signed  on  15.4.2015, either  Party  i.e., DAE or M/s. CAMECO may request the addition of Delivery Years and the corresponding Annual Quantities for years beyond 2020 by giving the other Party a request notice prior to December 31, 2019, specifying the same.
- (d) During September 2013, DAE has entered into a Contract with M/s. Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Combinat State Company (NMMC), Uzbekistan for import of 2000 MT of Uranium  Ore  Concentrate,. DAE  has  also signed a contract with M/s. Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan on 08.07.2015 for supply of 5000 MT of UOC.

|   Delivery Year | Delivery Quantity (in kg U as U 3 O 8 and pounds of U 3 O 8 )   |
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|            2015 | 250,000 kg U as U 3 O 8 (649947.5 pounds of U 3 O 8 )           |
|            2016 | 750,000 kg U as U 3 O 8 (1949843.1 pounds of U 3 O 8 )          |
|            2017 | 500,000 kg U as U 3 O 8 (1299895.6 pounds of U 3 O 8 )          |
|            2018 | 500,000 kg U as U 3 O 8 (1299895.6 pounds of U 3 O 8 )          |
|            2019 | 500,000 kg U as U 3 O 8 (1299895.6 pounds of U 3 O 8 )          |
|            2020 | 250,000 * kg U as U 3 O 8 (649947.5 pounds of U 3 O 8 )         |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Misuse of Technology
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.317**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015**

Misuse of Technology

317. SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

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

(a) whether communication technology was meant to make life easy, but tech-savvy students are misusing technology to clear competitive exams and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Supreme Court has observed that it is increasingly becoming the bane of fair examination; and

(c) if so, the stringent measures taken by the Government to meet the challenge thrown up by unscrupulous students to curb misuse of technology?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) and (b): An incident of misuse of electronic devices was reported recently in media.  The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in CWP No. 298/ 2015, 299/2015, 305/2015 and 325/2015, delivered  judgment dated 15/06/2015 and 19/06/2015 observed “on a consideration of the revelations in course of investigation, we are of the view that the examination indeed have been exposed to a deep rooted conspiracy of a gang of persons who with the aid of electronic devices have been able to access the beneficiary candidates with the answer keys during the test so as to enable them to solve the question paper” **...** “During the stages of investigation, no conscious lapse or omission on the part of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) contributing to the otherwise appalling mischief had surfaced”.

(c):	CBSE has taken the following measure to curb misuse of technology in the examinations -

- Candidates are not allowed to carry mobile phones and other electronic devices to the examination hall.
- Frisking at the time of entry.
- Videography of the candidates appearing in the examination.
- To record Biometric identification, Index Finger Printing on a specialized attendance sheet.
- Pens are provided to the candidates by the CBSE.
- No candidate is allowed to leave the examination centre before the examination is over.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Domain Names in Indian Languages
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

GOVERNMENT OF

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 316**

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.07.2015

**DOMAIN NAMES IN INDIAN LANGUAGES**

**316   SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR**

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state :

1. whether the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) is planning to hire a social Media Agency to help increase .IN and .Bharat registries online at promoting the use of domain names in Indian languages by small and medium businesses;

1. whether the government is looking to tap social media platforms to raise awareness about the .Bharat domain in regional languages;

1. whether the government has taken initiatives to create vernacular content and to increase the reach of internet users to access domain names in their own languages; and

1. if so, the details thereof?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI  SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) and (b): National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) which is the registry for .IN and .Bharat has initiated steps to engage a social media agency for the promotion of these domains.

(c) and (d):  Under TDIL (Technology Development for Indian Languages) Programme of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, free Unicode Compliant Indian Language software tools like  Open Type Fonts, Unicode Typing Tool and localised Libre Office suite  are developed and  could be used to create content in 22 constitutionally recognized Indian Languages. These software are packaged as language CDs and could be downloaded free from http://www.ildc.in portal or on request through E-mail or portal a CD is shipped free of cost to user address.

National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) is actively engaged in creating domain name in Indian languages. As of now .Bharat is available in Hindi, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Marathi, Nepali, Sindhi languages and Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Manipuri, Urdu, Tamil and Telugu languages. Further efforts are underway to implement in remaining languages such as Santhali, Sanskrit, Assamese, Oriya, Kannada, Malayalam, Kashmiri, Sindhi (Perso Arabic).

NIXI is promoting .Bharat domain name through its accredited registrars who are making it available free for one year along with .IN domain name.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Fake Admission
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.313**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015**

Fake Admission

313. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

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

(a) whether the Government has received any complaints that many students got admission into engineering and medical courses of various institutions in the country by using fraudulent means;

(b) if so, the details thereof, institution wise;

(c) whether the Government proposes to inquire all admissions where the examination was conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in the country during the last three years and the current year to find out whether the students admitted through these entrance examinations have the required potential;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to make the entrance examinations conducted by CBSE foolproof?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) and (b):	No, Madam.

(c) to( e):	Do not arise.

(f):	CBSE has taken the following measure to make the entrance examinations foolproof:-

- Candidates are not allowed to carry mobile phones and other electronic devices to the examination hall.
- Frisking at the time of entry.
- Videography of the candidates appearing in the examination.
- Recording of Biometric identification, Index Finger Printing on a specialized attendance sheet.
- Pens are provided to the candidates by the CBSE.
- No candidate is allowed to leave the examination centre before the examination is over.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Skill Development Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA, BANSHILAL MAHTO, LAKHAN LAL SAHU, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, A.T. (NANA) PATIL

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 312**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015**

**SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES**

**†312.	SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA: 			         SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:**

**SHRI JUGAL KISHORE: 			   	         DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:**

**SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU: 			         SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:**

**Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:**

(a)	whether the Government has received representations/proposals from Members of Parliament, State Governments or public representatives for setting up Skill Development Centres/Institutes under Prime Minister National Council on Skill Development;

(b)	if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereon, State/UT-wise;

(c)	the number of youth likely to be covered by these centres/institutions during the next three years;

(d)	the number of youth likely to get employment through these centres/ institutions; and

(e)	the time by which the said centres/ institutes are likely to be set up and the steps taken by the Government in this regard, State-wise?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF**

**SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**(SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)**

(a) to (e)	The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship supports the proposals for training centres through financial assistance in the form of soft loans, equity and grants.  NSDC has informed that they have received 20 representations/references from Members of Parliament from 11 States/UTs for setting up Multi Skilled Vocational Training Centres. NSDC sends its teams at constituencies as such for field study to assess the feasibility. Further, NSDC training partners have submitted expression of interest for setting up six training centres in five constituencies as under:-

|   **S. No** | **Constituency**       |   **Centres** |
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|           1 | Sikar, Rajasthan       |             2 |
|           2 | Mahabubabad, Telangana |             1 |
|           3 | Assansol, WB           |             1 |
|           4 | Bijnor, UP             |             1 |
|           5 | Kannur, Kerala         |             1 |

As per the mandate, 70% placement is mandatory for each training partner to achieve.

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