RAJYA SABHA · 2019. 11. 30. · VRS package to BSNL employees and whether BSNL was supposed to revise the wages for BSNL employees from 1st January, 2017 but it has not been done;

RAJYA SABHA

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List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS

to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held onThursday, December 5, 2019/Agrahayana 14, 1941 (Saka)

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(Ministries : Prime Minister; Atomic Energy; Communications; Developmentof North Eastern Region; Electronics and Information Technology; External

Affairs; Human Resource Development; Law and Justice; Personnel,Public Grievances and Pensions; Planning; Space; Statistics and

Programme Implementation; Textiles; Tribal Affairs;Women and Child Development)

Total number of questions — 160

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Proper safety apparatus in nuclearpower plants

1921. SHRI ANIL DESAI: Will thePRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the nuclearenergy is the cheapest source of energycompared to other traditional sources ofenergy;

(b) if so, the number of nuclear powerplants which are generating energy in thecountry and comparative power generatedby each of them;

(c) whether any incident leading to riskto human life occurred during the last threeyears; and

(d) whether proper safety apparatusare there in each of the power plants, thedetails thereof?

Neutrino Observatory in Tamil Nadu

1922. SHRI VAIKO: Will the PRIMEMINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) whether Neutrino Observatory isbeing planned in Theni district of Tamil

Nadu;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any opposition has beenraised against the project, in view of seriousendangerment to bio-diversity of WesternGhats;

(d) if so, whether any survey of localpeople and local representatives have beenconsulted and taken into confidence aboutthe environmental degradation;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) whether the project would beabandoned in view of large scale oppositionin the area?

Higher charges for telecom infrarollout

1923. SHRI R. VAITHILINGAM:SHRIMATI VIJILA

SATHYANANTH:

Will the Minister ofCOMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that some Statesare charging upto 50 times higher for telecominfra rollout;

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(c) whether it is also a fact that peoplewould face poor quality of services in thoseStates and Union Territories which charge50 times higher for telecom infra rollout;and

(d) if so, the steps taken by Governmentin this regard?

Implementation of WANI

1924. DR. NARENDRA JADHAV:Will the Minister ofCOMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (TRAI) is bringing afree WiFi named WANI, if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether any pilot project has beenundertaken in this regard, if so, the detailsof the results;

(c) whether TRAI has received anyobjection from telecom companies, if so,the details of the objections; and

(d) whether there is a threat to nationalsecurity if WANI is implemented?

Mobile towers in every Panchayat

†1925. SHRIMATI KANTAKARDAM: Will the Minister ofCOMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is taking anysteps to install mobile towers in everyPanchayat of the country to fulfill thedemand of digitalization and strengthen therural banking system ;


(c) whether Government has taken anysteps to provide mobile towers in thosefar-flung villages of the country where these

towers are not available till now; and

(d) the proposed time-line for installingmobile towers in every far-flung villagesand each panchayat region of the country?

Finalisation of revival package forMTNL and BSNL

1926. SHRI BINOY VISWAM: Willthe Minister of COMMUNICATIONS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the revivalpackage for the ailing MTNL and BSNLhas been finalized and announced byGovernment;

(b) if so, the details of the plan and thesteps being taken for its implementation;

(c) whether the employees of these twopublic sector companies have been takeninto confidence before finalizing the revivalpackage; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Impact of VRS on smooth functioningof BSNL

1927. SHRI M.P. VEERENDRAKUMAR: Will the Minister ofCOMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has announcedVRS in BSNL and MTNL and if so, the detailsthereof, including the reasons for thedecision;

(b) the number of people who haveopted for VRS so far; and

(c) whether there is an apprehensionthat it will badly affect the smoothfunctioning of BSNL especially theexchanges in rural areas?

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Enhancing efficiency of Speed Postservices of India Post

1928. SHRI SAMBHAJICHHATRAPATI: Will the Minister ofCOMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the efficiency of most ofthe private courier agencies in the countryare considered better than the Speed Postservices of India Post;

(b) if so, what are the major factors dueto which private courier agencies have betterefficiency and whether India Post wouldintroduce similar system for Speed Postservices by gearing up India Post employee;and

(c) whether Government has any planto improve Speed Post services at par withprivate courier agencies?

Waiver of interest/penalty on AGR

1929. SHRI VIVEK K. TANKHA: Willthe Minister of COMMUNICATIONS bepleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal forwaiver or lowering of interest, penalty andinterest on penalty on unpaid statutorydues of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Ideabased on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR);and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Return of excess recovery of pensioncontribution of BSNL employees

1930. SHRI M. SHANMUGAM: Willthe Minister of COMMUNICATIONS bepleased to state:

(a) whether as per understandingbetween the BSNL and Department ofTelecommunication, the contribution forpension have been deducted from the

monthly salary of the employees and whiledoing so instead of making recovery on theactual pay drawn by the employee therecovery is being made on the maximum ofthe pay scale; and

(b) if so, whether any corrective actionis proposed to be taken to return the excessamount to the employees?

Merger of DA with basic wages inVRS package

1931. SHRI M. SHANMUGAM: Willthe Minister of COMMUNICATIONS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government has announcedVRS package to BSNL employees andwhether BSNL was supposed to revisethe wages for BSNL employees from1st January, 2017 but it has not been done;and

(b) whether BSNL management has anyproposal to give benefit of wage revision bymerging the DA with basic wages to thewilling employees who have opted for VRS?

Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojana

1932. SHRI R. VAITHILINGAM: Willthe Minister of COMMUNICATIONS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that theDepartment of Posts propose to build onits life insurance offerings that would bespun off as a separate unit;


(c) whether it is also a fact that theSampoorna Bima Gram Yojana currentlycovers 1,244 villages and Governmentplans to expand it to 10,000 villages byMarch, 2020; and


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Cost to be borne through merger ofBSNL/MTNL

1933. SHRI NARESH GUJRAL: Willthe Minister of COMMUNICATIONS bepleased to state:

(a) the amount that would be theestimated total cost to be borne byGovernment through the merger of BSNLand MTNL in the coming two years beforethe company starts making profit asplanned;

(b) whether Government has identifiedthe assets to be monetised by the currentfiscal year;

(c) the details of assets that would bemonetised for the current fiscal year andby when does Government plan to do so;and

(d) the details of the disinvestmentplans and how Government has planned toattract investors for the same?

Revenue losses of MTNL and BSNL

1934. SHRI RIPUN BORA: Will theMinister of COMMUNICATIONS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentpropose to merge MTNL and BSNL;

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

(c) the revenue losses and fall in profitssuffered by MTNL and BSNL during thelast three years and the reasons therefor;

(d) by when the proposed merger wouldbe completed; and

(e) the steps taken by Government toensure that employees of BSNL andMTNL, are not adversely affected?

Special package to Nagaland

1935. SHRI K.G. KENYE: Will theMinister of DEVELOPMENT OFNORTH EASTERN REGION be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Government has beenproviding funds to Nagaland under variousspecial packages/schemes;

(b) if so, the details thereof for the lastthree years, district-wise;

(c) the expenditure incurred under eachscheme/package since their announcement,year-wise;

(d) the details of projects sanctionedunder each package including theexpenditure, till date; and

(e) the details of projects to beimplemented during the current financialyear, district-wise?

Cyber attacks on Indian sites fromChina

1936. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that as per thereport of the Indian Computer EmergencyResponse Team (CERT-In)of the Ministry,35 per cent of cyber attacks on Indian sitesare from China;

(b) if so, the details of maliciousactivities that have been identified and whatremedial measures are being taken againstsuch attacks; and

(c) the steps taken/proposed to be takento contain such attacks?

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Steps taken to improve the securityof websites

1937. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatmany of Government websites arevulnerable to hacking;

(b) whether Government would takesteps to improve the security of websites,particularly Government websites;

(c) whether many incidents of data thefthave occurred in the country; and

(d) if so, the action taken to protectIndian data?

Report on Artificial Intelligence

1938. DR. AMAR PATNAIK:SHRI MAHESH PODDAR:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICSAND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has receivedthe report on Artificial Intelligence by theCommittee constituted for the same;

(b) the number of reports/studies on AIinitiated by Government and the detailsthereof;

(c) whether Government has releasedthis report, or any information thereof, inpublic domain;

(d) the actions recommended by thisCommittee on Artificial Intelligence; and

(e) whether the Committee hasrecommended any safeguards against biasesin computer systems in its report and thedetails thereof?

Letter to Cambridge Analyticaregarding data of Indians

1939. SHRI A.K. SELVARAJ: Will theMinister of ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas sent another letter to CambridgeAnalytica asking for additional details, notsatisfied with the data mining and analysisfirm's response received on April 3, 2018regarding the data of Indian citizens;


(c) whether it is also a fact thatGovernment in its letter has asked the firmwhich was also reportedly involved inelectoral campaigns of leaders across theglobe to give due sanctity to the data ofIndian citizens; and


Regulations to monitor the dark weband deepfakes

1940. SHRI MD. NADIMULHAQUE: Will the Minister ofELECTRONICS AND INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry has anysystematic regulations in place to monitorthe dark web;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Ministry has any plansto prevent the spread of deepfakes in India?

Security measures taken to protectcyber networks

1941. SHRI HARSHVARDHANSINGH DUNGARPUR: Will the Ministerof ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

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(a) the details of the security measurestaken/proposed to be taken by Governmentto protect cyber networks and also theaction taken against the culprits;

(b) whether there is acute shortage ofcyber professionals/experts in the countryto deal with cyber attacks; and

(c) whether Government is planning togive training for cyber professionals?

Personal Data Protection Bill

1942. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRA-SEKHAR: Will the Minister ofELECTRONICS AND INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether it has come to the notice ofGovernment that, according to a studyconducted by UK-based research firm,India has been ranked third worst for dataprivacy in Global Surveillance Index; and

(b) what is the status of Draft PersonalData Protection Bill, 2018, by when it isexpected to be tabled in the Parliament?

Breach of privacy by digitalintermediaries

1943. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRA-SEKHAR: Will the Minister ofELECTRONICS AND INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether it has come to the notice ofGovernment that digital intermediaries areallegedly breaching the privacy of its users;

(b) if so, what are the steps taken byGovernment to ensure that digitalintermediaries protect the privacy of user'sdata; and

(c) by when the notification of NewIntermediaries Guidelines Rules isexpected?

Amendments to the IntermediariesGuidelines Rules

1944. SHRI AHMED PATEL: Will theMinister of ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government believes thatif intermediaries, as proposed in theamendments to the IntermediariesGuidelines Rules, proactively monitorcontent, there will be mass-scale privatesurveillance;


(c) whether Government agrees that thiswould be in violation of the PuttaswamyJudgement of the Supreme Court;

(d) the details thereof;

(e) whether Government agrees thatthere are more effective ways to tackle hatespeech and misinformation; and

(f) the details thereof?

Development of economy throughdata localisation

1945. SHRI AHMED PATEL: Will theMinister of ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government believes thatdata localisation will help develop theeconomy;


(c) whether Government has conductedor commissioned any studies to assess thecosts of data localisation on small andmedium businesses and startups, similarto the exercise that was conducted by theEuropean Union which did a comprehensiveassessment of General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR) compliance cost onsmall businesses and startups;

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(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons for notcommissioning such a study?

Visvesvaraya Ph.D. scheme forElectronics & IT

1946. SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW:Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

(a) the reasons which necessitated aseparate Visvesvaraya Ph.D. scheme forElectronics & IT; and

(b) whether the programme hasattracted foreign students as well?

Threat of mobile games

1947. DR. ASHOK BAJPAI: Will theMinister of ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatdangerous mobile games like Blue Whale,PUBG, etc. are becoming serious threat tothe children;

(b) whether Government has any planand mechanism to stop such games;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Chip manufacturing in the country

1948. DR. VIKAS MAHATME:Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatdespite its campaign of Digital India, thecountry lacks basic necessities like a semi-

conductor chip manufacturing plant in thecountry;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether any electronic chipmanufacturing units are likely to beoperational in the next five years;

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

(e) whether the setting up of electronicchip facilities would be of nation's strategicpurpose as chips had security implicationsand if so, the details thereof; and

(f) whether Government is consideringproviding subsidy to these units and if so,the details thereof?

Guidelines for social media

1949. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that concernedover its wide misuse the Supreme Court ofIndia has recently directed Government toframe guidelines for the social media;


(c) what action Government has takenon the directive of the Apex Court?

Fee hike in JNU

†1950. SHRI VISHAMBHARPRASAD NISHAD:

CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:

SHRIMATI CHHAYAVERMA:

Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased


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to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there hasbeen a significant fee hike in JawaharlalNehru University (JNU), New Delhi;

(b) if so, details of heads under whichthe fees have been increased;

(c) whether the students have launchedan agitation against the said fee hike; and

(d) the names of the universities in thecountry witnessing an increase in feestructure alongwith the details on thequantum of increase against each head?

NSO spyware scandal

1951. DR. ABHISHEK MANUSINGHVI: Will the Minister ofELECTRONICS AND INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) the details of all the steps taken afterthe NSO Pegasus spyware scandal;

(b) whether the Ministry is aware of allthe companies that sell such software orprovide services; and

(c) what steps the Ministry has takento ensure the bulwarking of such spywaresin the country?

Misuse of data by companies tomanipulate electoral process

1952. SHRI S. MUTHUKARUPPAN:Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that companiesare misusing data of India to manipulatethe electoral process;


(c) whether it is also a fact thatGovernment has warned such companieswhich were misusing the said data for thesaid purpose; and


Breach of privacy on messagingplatform WhatsApp

1953. SHRI DIGVIJAYA SINGH:Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Ministerhas stated that Government is concernedat the breach of privacy of citizens of Indiaon the messaging platform WhatsApp andGovernment has asked WhatsApp toexplain the kind of breach and what it isdoing to safeguard it; and

(b) if so, what has been the response ofthe WhatsApp?

Setting up of electronics manufacturingclusters

1954. SHRI BIRENDRA PRASADBAISHYA: Will the Minister ofELECTRONICS AND INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has accordedpermission for setting up of ElectronicsManufacturing Clusters (EMC) at Kamrupdistrict of Assam;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the aimsand objectives behind the move;

(c) whether Government has taken anystep to promote investment in IT/ITeSsector and to create employmentopportunities, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the other steps taken byGovernment to promote North-EasternRegion as one of the preferred ITdestination in the country?

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Usage of digital technology amongcommon man in the country

1955. SHRI G.C. CHANDRA-SHEKHAR: Will the Minister ofELECTRONICS AND INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has launchedscores of schemes to boost the usage ofdigital technology among common man inthe country;


(c) the salient features of the schemesbeing implemented by Government to makemore deeper usage of InformationTechnology in the country;

(d) whether Government has takenspecial efforts to promote InformationTechnology accessible to the people residingin rural, hilly and remote areas of thecountry;

(e) if so, the details thereof includingthat of Karnataka; and

(f) other new initiatives/steps beingtaken by Government for deeperpenetration of digital technologyapplications for common man?

Opening of new consulates of SaudiArabia and the US

1956. SHRI K.K. RAGESH: Will theMinister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether the proposal for openingmore consulates of Saudi Arabia and theUS in various States are under consideration;

(b) if so, the details of the States andrespective cities in which opening ofconsulates are considered;

(c) if so, whether any steps have beentaken in this regard; and


Consultants/advisors with the Ministry

1957. DR. VINAY P. SAHASRABUDDHE:Will the Minister of EXTERNALAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of full time consultantsand/or advisors currently working with theMinistry and it's various Departments andAutonomous Bodies/institutions and PublicSector Organisations associated with it asof 31st August, 2019;

(b) Since when they are working andwhat is the total amount of honorarium/salary/fees being awarded to them,Department/Institution-wise;

(c) what is the mechanism, if any, ofassessing their performance periodically;and

(d) how many of them are serving withthe Department or in any other associatedorganisation continuously for the last tenyears?

Arrest of Indian fishermen by Sri LankanArmy

1958. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware ofincrease in arrest of Indian Businessmenby Sri Lankan armed forces;

(b) if so, the number of Indian fishermenarrested and jailed in Sri Lanka;

(c) the efforts taken by Government torelease Indian fishermen; and

(d) whether there is any proposal todevelop any mechanism to alert fishermennot to cross International Maritime Borderin Indian Ocean/Bay of Bengal?

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Views expressed by Malaysia andTurkey

†1959. CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:

SHRI VISHAMBHARPRASAD NISHAD:


Will the Minister of EXTERNALAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the interestsof India are being overlooked continuouslyby Malaysia and Turkey and thesecountries are continuously speaking againstthe interests of India on international fora;

(b) whether it is also a fact that importsfrom Malaysia have continuouslyincreased;

(c) the steps being taken byGovernment in view of over-looking ofinterests of India by Malaysia; and

(d) the main reason responsible forwidening gulf between India andneighbouring country like Malaysia?

Increasing the sectors underMPLADS fund

1960. SHRI MAJEED MEMON: Willthe Minister of STATISTICS ANDPROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATIONbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is consideringto increase the areas and sectors underMPLADS funds;

(b) if so, the complete details in thisregard;

(c) whether Government has receivedcertain suggestions for increase of

MPLADS funds of Members ofParliament; and


Know India Programme

1961. SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW:Will the Minister of EXTERNALAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the manner in which the Indiandiaspora has responded to the Know IndiaProgramme; and

(b) the details of participation of thediaspora?

Prime Minister's visit to the US

1962. SHRI ELAMARAM KAREEM:Will the Minister of EXTERNALAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) number of agreements and MoUssigned between India and US during lastvisit of Prime Minister to the US, anddetails thereof;

(b) whether any discussion was heldfor reducing the imposition of 25 per centsafeguard duty on steel by US whichaffected steel exports from India, if not,the reasons therefor;

(c) details of the organiser of the''Howdy Modi'' event in US;

(d) whether Government has anyinformation regarding the expenditureincurred and source of fund for organisingthat event; and

(e) if so, details thereof and if not, thereasons for not collecting such information?

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Proposed amendment to the NationalDefence Authorisation Act (NDAA)

1963. SHRI SANJAY SINGH: Will theMinister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) the details of the amendmentproposed for the National DefenceAuthorisation Act (NDAA) by the USCongressman Brad Sherman;

(b) its implications on current US-Indiarelations; and

(c) the implications of this on India'sglobal standing?

Information on fake foreignuniversities

1964. DR. PRABHAKAR KORE:Will the Minister of EXTERNALAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the instancesof Indian students enrolling in fake foreignuniversities are on the rise;

(b) whether Government has identifiedthe issues faced by several Indian studentsabroad after foreign institutes they enrolledin, turns out to be fake;

(c) whether Government proposes toset up a portal to help students seekingadmission in foreign universities to identifythe genuineness of such universities; and

(d) if so, the details of the proposedportal and other steps taken byGovernment to help Indian studentsenrolling in foreign universities?

Role of BRICS in internationalcontext

1965. SHRI MANAS RANJANBHUNIA: Will the Minister ofEXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether India is not in active rolefor the acceleration of the role of Brazil,Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS)in international prospective;

(b) if so, the reasons for not taking anactive role in BRICS at present; and

(c) the present outlook and internationalcontext of BRICS?

Tribal university in Khammam,Telangana

1966. SHRI B. LINGAIAH YADAV:Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of setting up fortribal university in Khammam, Telangana;and

(b) the research made for this purposeso far?

Reservation of SCs/STs and OBCsacross Central Universities

†1967. DR. KIRODI LAL MEENA:Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a large numberof posts reserved for Scheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes and Other BackwardClasses are vacant in the CentralUniversities in the country;

(b) the number of sanctioned posts forSCs/STs and OBCs as well as the generalcategory and the category-wise number ofsanctioned/vacant posts in the CentralUniversities;

(c) the details of steps taken to fill theseposts during the last three years; and


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(d) whether some communities are beingkept deprived of the benefits of reservationby making no appointments against thesanctioned posts?

Calculation of vacancies inuniversities

1968. DR. KANWAR DEEP SINGH:Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has asked theUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) toconvey to all universities to start itsprocess of teachers' appointment bycalculating vacancies based on individualdepartments;

(b) if so, details thereof and steps beingtaken by Government so far;

(c) the number of universities andcolleges that are going ahead withappointments and calculating vacancies onthe basis of departments which may affectthe representation of SC/ST candidates andif so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Commission hadannounced that an individual departmentshould be considered as base unit tocalculate number of teaching posts to bereserved for SCs/STs?

Status of Project Vishwajeet

1969. SHRIMATI VANDANACHAVAN: Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) the present status of ProjectVishwajeet and whether the Ministry hasplans to revive the Project;


(c) the list of Indian Institutes of

Technology (IITs) currently included underthe project and whether the Ministry plansto include more IITs under the ambit of theproject;

(d) whether the funding plan for theproject has been prepared and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(e) the time by when the project is likelyto be implemented?

Establishment of KendriyaVidyalayas in Telangana

1970. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Willthe Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any policy ofGovernment to establish KendriyaVidyalayas in each district of State;

(b) if so, details of the action beinginitiated for establishment of KendriyaVidyalayas in Telangana State; and

(c) if not, the specific reasons therefor?

Higher education facilities for BelowPoverty Line students

1971. SHRI RAJMANI PATEL: Willthe Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has conductedany survey to collect data of studentsbelonging to the Below Poverty Linefamilies admitted for higher education;

(b) if so, the details thereof indicatingthe total number of such students who gotadmission for higher studies during the lastthree years, State/UT-wise and if not, thereasons therefor; and

(c) the steps taken by Government toprovide higher education to the studentsbelonging to poorest families?

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Hurdles in functioning ofautonomous colleges

1972. SHRI K. J. ALPHONS: Will theMinister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the number of colleges in the countrywhich have been made autonomous;

(b) whether it is a fact that StateGovernments and universities are creatingobstacles for these colleges to functionautonomously; and

(c) steps that are being taken byGovernment to ensure that they are allowedto function autonomously?

Delay in appointment of Vice Chancellorof Manipur University

1973. SHRI K. BHABANANDASINGH: Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) reasons for the delay in appointmentof the Vice Chancellor of ManipurUniversity, whether this post has been lyingvacant for a long time;

(b) whether there is any difficulty inappointing a new Vice Chancellor forManipur University, if so, the reasonstherfor;

(c) whether Government has decided tofill up the post of Vice Chancellor in thenear future, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor and thesteps taken by Government in this regard?

Current status of model degreecolleges

†1974. SHRI RAM SHAKAL: Will theMinister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether model colleges have beenupgraded into degree colleges;


(c) whether any plan has beenformulated by Government for setting upof new model colleges in current financialyear; and

(d) if so, the State-wise details thereof?

Contractual teachers appointed inuniversities and pre-education

1975. DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH:Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatcontract teachers are appointed inuniversities and in schools from primaryto higher secondary levels;

(b) the reasons for permanent teachersnot being appointed in these universitiesand schools;

(c) whether the reservation policy isbeing followed in the appointment ofcontract teachers in different universitiesand schools; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Monitoring of the Sarva ShikshaAbhiyan

1976. DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH:Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has initiatedany monitoring of the Sarva ShikshaAbhiyan and the success achieved inrealising the targets fixed under it;

(b) if so, the State-wise achievement ofthe targets and parameters contemplatedthereunder indicating specifically how far

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the socially backward classes—SCs/STs/OBCs and minorities have been benefitedby the Abhiyan; and

(c) the State-wise expenditure incurredand the number of boys and girls who werebenefited thereby?

Government schools lacking drinkingwater facility

1977. DR. K.V.P. RAMACHANDRARAO: Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that severalGovernment run schools are lackingdrinking water facility;


(c) the State-wise details of totalnumber of schools having drinking waterfacility?

Introduction of Hindu epics at school/kindergarten level

1978. SHRI RIPUN BORA: Will theMinister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government proposes tointroduce Hindu epic literature from thekindergarten and/or school level;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether Government also proposesto narrate and/or include other minorityepics of the world related to the countrythereof; and


Quality of mid-day meals across thecountry

1979. SHRI KANAKAMEDALARAVINDRA KUMAR: Will theMinister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has put inplace any stringent mechanism to ensurethat quality food is served under Mid-dayMeal Scheme in the schools across thecountry including the State of AndhraPradesh;


(c) whether Government has comeacross any instances or received anycomplaints regarding serving of sub-standard food under Mid-day MealScheme; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and actiontaken in such cases?

Status of disbursement of Means-cum-Merit Scholarship

1980. SHRI K. K. RAGESH: Will theMinister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether disbursement of sanctionedMeans-cum-Merit Scholarship under theNational Means-cum-Merit ScholarshipScheme (NMMSS) is pending withGovernment;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor and theState-wise number of sanctioned Means-cum-Merit Scholarship of whichdisbursement remains pending;

(c) whether any steps have been takento clear the dues; and


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Implementation of Saakshar BharatMission in Telangana and

Andhra Pradesh

1981. SHRI T. G. VENKATESH: Willthe Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has releasedfunds for implementation of SaaksharBharat Mission to the States of Telanganaand Andhra Pradesh;


(c) whether it is a fact that the sanctionedfunds are not at all sufficient for theimplementation of the programme;

(d) whether Government has receivedany proposals from the State Government'sof Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for earlyrelease of the necessary funds, the detailsthereof; and

(e) the steps being taken byGovernment to execute the implementationwithout any problems at the earliest?

Expected growth of education andinvestment by private and

NGO sector

1982. DR. AMEE YAJNIK: Will theMinister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the proposed allocation foreducation in coming two years along withthe expected growth of education; and

(b) the amount of investment expectedto be provided by private sector, NGOsand others?

Module for study of ArtificialIntelligence

1983. SHRI SANJAY SETH: Will theMinister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has prepareda module to introduce a study of ArtificialIntelligence at the school level, if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether Government hascollaborated with technology leaders likeIntel for this purpose;

(c) if so, the details thereof along withdetails of MoU signed;

(d) whether Government has givenenough training to teachers to teach coursesof Artificial Intelligence, if so, the detailsthereof;

(e) whether Government has identifiedclasses in which study of ArtificialIntelligence will be introduced, if so, thedetails thereof; and

(f) time by when study of ArtificialIntelligence will be introduced in the schoolsall over country?

Lack of training of teachers in ruralareas

1984. SHRI SANJAY SETH: Will theMinister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the quality of education inrural areas is poor due to lack of propertraining of teachers, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether Government has introducedIntegrated Scheme for School Education-Samagra Shiksha;

(c) if so, the details thereof and theobjective behind this move;

(d) the quantum of funds allocated/utilised to States/UTs under this scheme;

(e) whether Government has anymechanism to assess the proper utilisationof funds by States in imparting training toteachers, if so, the details thereof; and

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(f) other steps taken by Government toboost the teaching profession especially inrural India?

Inauguration of new JawaharNavodaya Vidyalayas

1985. SHRI DHARMAPURISRINIVAS: Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government has recentlyinaugurated five new Jawahar NavodayaVidyalayas (JNVs), one National NavodayaLeadership Institute and laid foundationstone of nine new JNVs in various States;


(c) whether Government has receivedany proposal from Andhra Pradesh to allotJawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in the nextacademic year; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and theirstatus thereon?

Mandatory physical activity inschools

1986. SHRI HISHEY LACHUNGPA:Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government propose totake any steps to make fixed duration ofone hour or half an hour of physical activitymandatory on daily basis in all Governmentand private schools or colleges in countryin view of growing incidents of low healthstandards due to lack of physical activityamong children in the society;

(b) if so, details thereof;

(c) if not, reasons therefor;

(d) whether in many schools there is noregular physical activity classes as was thecase in earlier days when along with

assembly, physical exercises wasmandatory especially in the NCT of Delhi;and

(e) the details thereof?

School capacity in the country

1987. PROF. M.V. RAJEEV GOWDA:Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) details of school capacity in thecountry, including but not limited to numberof schools and classrooms, management-wise, education stage-wise (elementary,secondary and higher secondary) and State-wise as per the most recent data;

(b) details of school capacity utilisation,in terms of number of students that can beenrolled versus the number of studentscurrently enrolled, management-wise,education stage-wise (elementary,secondary and higher secondary) and State-wise; and

(c) details of schools that Governmentis planning to shut down for various reasonsincluding low enrollment, management-wise, education stage-wise (elementary,secondary and higher secondary) and State-wise?

Minimum qualification for teachers

1988. PROF. M.V. RAJEEV GOWDA:Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the minimum qualification forappointment of school teachers asauthorised by the Centre, State-wise andeducational level-wise (pre-primary,primary, upper primary, secondary andhigher secondary);

(b) average salary of teachers,management-wise, State-wise andeducational level-wise (pre-primary,

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primary, upper primary, secondary andhigher secondary) as per the most recentdata available; and

(c) pupil-teacher ratio, management-wise, State-wise and educational level-wise(pre-primary, primary, upper primary,secondary and higher secondary) as per themost recent data available?

Devolution of funds to States withrespect to education sector

1989. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that spending oneducation has gone down during the lastfive years, if so, the details of the last fiveyears;

(b) the devolution of funds to Statesunder the Fourteenth Finance Commissionfor education; and

(c) the amount of money spent and theState-wise details thereof?

Kendriya Vidyalayas in small citiesof Madhya Pradesh

†1990. SHRI AJAY PRATAP SINGH:Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is consideringto open Kendriya Vidyalayas in small citiesof the country, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether Kendriya Vidyalayas willbe opened at Churhat of district Sidhi, Saraiof district Singrauli and Beohari of districtShahdol, if so, by when; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

One Nation-One Education Policy

†1991. SHRIMATI CHHAYAVERMA:


CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:

Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government iscontemplating to formulate the 'OneNation-One Education Policy' to providesimilar education to children aged 6-14 yearsin the country, so that duality in educationsystem prevalent in the country could bedispensed with and students could getuniform education at private as well asGovernment-run schools;


(c) whether it is a fact that the studentswho have studed in private schools aremore successful in various examinations andthe poor families are being adverselyaffected as a result thereof; and

(d) the details thereof?

Budget allocation to CentralUniversities

1992. SHRI MD. NADIMULHAQUE: Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) details of budget allocation forCentral Universities over the last five years;

(b) total expenditure incurred on CentralUniversities for the same period; and

(c) details of budget allocation andexpenditure incurred for Jawaharlal NehruUniversity under various categories?

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Per Child Cost under RTE Act

1993. KUMARI SELJA: Will theMinister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the State-wise Per Child Cost (PCC)under Section 12(1)(C) of RTE Act;

(b) whether all States have StateAdvisory Councils;

(c) State-wise frequency at which thiscost is revised;

(d) action taken if this cost is not revisedyearly; and

(e) whether the costs notified arechecked by any other authority?

Benefit of reservation in educationalinstitutes

1994. SHRI P. L. PUNIA: Will theMinister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the benefitof reservation is not being given toScheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes andOther Backward Classes in the teachingand management positions of highereducational institutes such as IITs, IIMs,IHMs and universities and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether Government proposes toimplement the reservation systemeffectively in such institutes; and

(c) if so, the dates on which highereducational institutes have been directedby Government to fill up vacant postsduring the last three years?

Proposal to start E and ICT academyat Warangal NIT

1995. SHRI B. LINGAIAH YADAV:Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas proposed to start Electronics andInformation and CommunicationTechnology (E and ICT) academy inWarangal National Institute of Technology;and

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,by when, such proposal would beconsidered?

Proposals for development works inChhattisgarh

†1996. SHRIMATI CHHAYAVERMA: Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) the number of proposals receivedby the Ministry regarding developmentrelated works from the State Governmentof Chhattisgarh during the last three yearsand scheme-wise allocation of fundsalongwith the details of action takenthereon;

(b) the reasons for the proposalsreceived from the State Government stillbeing pending;

(c) whether any timeline has been fixedfor the disposal of the said proposals;

(d) whether delay in the disposal of theproposal hampers the development relatedworks and the manner in which theincreased cost of works is adjusted; and

(e) the details thereof?

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Testing the quality of education inEnglish medium schools

1997. DR. VIKAS MAHATME: Willthe Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the mechanism devised byGovernment to test the quality of educationimparted in English medium schools in thecountry;

(b) whether Government has any basisto conduct comparative study of schoolsin the country with those of developedcountries;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether Government proposes topromote critical thinking and developpractical skills among the school children;and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Spending on research and innovation

1998. SHRIMATI JHARNA DASBAIDYA: Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis spending only 0.7 per cent of the GDPon research and innovation in the country;


(c) whether Government iscontemplating to increase the spending onresearch and innovation in the country;


(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Assessment of school education

1999. SHRI RITABRATA BANERJEE:Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE

DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentpropose to transform the assessmentmethods in school education; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Upgradation of Universities to globalstandards

†2000. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis contemplating on upgrading someuniversities and institutions of highereducation in the country, to globalstandards;

(b) if so, whether Government alsoproposes to make universities and otherinstitutions located in the State of Gujaratas the ones meeting global standards; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Amendments in the draft NewEducation Policy

2001. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARGUPTA: Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas received the draft of New EducationPolicy from the Committee constituted inthis regard;


(c) whether Government has amendedthe draft New Education Policy to statethat students are free to choose any languagethey wish to study in till grade five;


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(e) whether it is also a fact that thepolicy is under review by Government andif so, whether Government is consideringto implement the policy very soon?

Vacant posts for SCs/STs inuniversities

†2002. SHRI RAMKUMARVERMA: Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) the State-wise details of the numberof vacant posts of teachers of ScheduledCastes and Scheduled Tribes in variousuniversities of the country; and

(b) if so, by when these posts are likelyto be filled up?

Pendency of cases in Courts andvacancy of Judges

2003. DR. SASMIT PATRA: Will theMinister of LAW AND JUSTICE bepleased to state:

(a) the number of cases pending in theSupreme Court, High Courts in the country,Court-wise, District Courts in the country,Court-wise over the past five years; and

(b) the number of vacancies of Judgesin Supreme Court, High Courts of thecountry, Court-wise, District Courts of thecountry, Court-wise over the past fiveyears?

Survey of Sarva ShikshaAbhiyan

2004. SHRI HARNATH SINGHYADAV: Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) whether any survey has been

conducted in respect to children not goingto schools in the country under the SarvaShiksha Abhiyan during the last threeyears;

(b) if so, the number of such children,State-wise; and

(c) the special efforts being made underthe Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan to send suchchildren to schools?

Appointment of lawyers to providelegal assistance

†2005. SHRI AMAR SHANKARSABLE: Will the Minister of LAW ANDJUSTICE be pleased to state:

(a) the process of appointing lawyersto provide legal assistance to the peopleby Government;

(b) the number of such Governmentappointed lawyers in the country atpresent, whether the posts of suchGovernment lawyers are vacant or there isa requirement of more lawyers;

(c) whether with a view to providejustice for all, Government intends to setup free legal advice centres in every districtor tehsil; and

(d) if so, the details of the schemethereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Corruption in judicial services

2006. SHRI K. SOMAPRASAD: Willthe Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government proposes towork out any concrete policy to savejudicial service from corruption and if so,the details thereof;

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(b) the number of Judges of High Courtsand District Courts who have beencompulsorily retired or imposed with a banon their judicial power during the last threeyears till date, State-wise details thereof;and

(c) whether regular monitoring of theJudges of the District Courts/High Courtsare being done to check corruption injudicial service and if so, the details thereof?

Women Judges in High Courts

2007. SHRI NARAIN DASS GUPTA:Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry is aware thatas per the India Justice Report, the shareof women Judges came down to 28 percent in Subordinate Courts and 11 per centin High Courts;

(b) whether any gender sensitivitystudy has been initiated to look into thematter;

(c) if so, the findings thereof; and

(d) the measures taken to address theissue?

Vacancies of Judges in AndhraPradesh

2008. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there are 24vacancies of Judges in Andhra Pradesh HighCourt;

(b) if so, since how long they have beenlying vacant; and

(c) the steps taken/proposed to be takento fill the vacancies?

Pendency of cases in District Courts/High Courts

2009. SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR: Willthe Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE bepleased to state:

(a) the details of the number of DistrictCourts and High Courts which havecomplied with the direction of the SupremeCourt for bringing down pendency to nil,of cases pending for ten years or more onor before 31st December, 2017 and casespending for five years or more on or before31st December, 2018, State-wise;

(b) whether any Court in Delhi and UttarPradesh has complied with the saiddirection of the Supreme Court;

(c) if so, the details thereof, Court-wise;and


Policies on safety concerns of lawyers

2010. SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI: Willthe Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government propose tointroduce any guidelines for the safety oflawyers, especially of women lawyers inthe light of rising incidents involving themurders of lawyers and their safety, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether Government propose tointroduce any compensation schemes forcovering the hospital expenses, if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) the details of such victims since 2015and the measures Government has taken tohelp these victims?

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Modernisation of judicialinfrastructure

2011. SHRI RANJIB BISWAL: Willthe Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE bepleased to state:

(a) whether the schemes/programmesintended for modernisation, infrastructuraldevelopment and judicial reforms haveachieved the desired results in the country,if so, the details thereof along with fundsallocated and released under the saidschemes/programmes during each of the lastthree years and the current year, scheme/programme-wise;

(b) whether the delivery of justice ofGram Nyayalayas to the litigants is fasterthan that of the judicial system in thecountry, if so, the details thereof along withthe reaction of Government thereto; and

(c) the other steps taken byGovernment to improve the functioning ofjudiciary in the country?

Pending cases of corruption

†2012. SHRI NARAYAN RANE: Willthe Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that close toseveral thousand cases of corruption arepending in Courts of the country;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the number of such cases disposedof by the Courts during the last three years?

Funds for judicial infrastructuredevelopment in Madhya Pradesh

†2013.DR. SATYANARAYANJATIYA: Will the Minister of LAW ANDJUSTICE be pleased to state the details ofthe installment amount and release schedule

thereof with regard to the amount of` 112.69 crores till the year 2018-19 and` 617 crores for the year 2019-20respectively as Central Government's totalshare designated under the CentrallySponsored Scheme for 'JudicialInfrastructure Development' in the Stateof Madhya Pradesh?

Video conferencing during trials

2014. SHRI MAHESH PODDAR: Willthe Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE bepleased to state:

(a) the number of prisons across thecountry that have been linked via videoconferencing across the country, the State-wise details thereof;

(b) whether any amendment has beenmade to permit the use of video conferencingduring trial hearings;

(c) the number of prisoners beingproduced via video conferencing for remandhearing and trial hearings across the country;and

(d) the nodal agency incharge ofmonitoring and documenting the use ofvideo-conferencing at the district/State/national level?

Law Commission report on gamblingin sports

2015. SHRIMATI VIJILASATHYANANTH: Will the Minister ofLAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the LawCommission has submitted to Governmenta report stating that since it is impossibleto stop illegal gambling, the only viableoption left is to regulate gambling in sports;



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(c) whether it is also a fact that the panelwanted Government to introduce a cap onthe number of gambling transactions foreach individual; and


Criminal record of candidatescontesting election

2016. SHRI B.K. HARIPRASAD: Willthe Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE bepleased to refer to answer to UnstarredQuestion 2149 given in the Rajya Sabha on11th July, 2019 and state:

(a) whether no criminal record orcriminal background is being assessed bythe Election Commission and Ministry forthe candidates who are contesting election;and

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor?

Internal Commercial DisputesRedressal Mechanism

2017. SHRI DEREK O’BRIEN: Willthe Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE bepleased to state:

(a) the details of the current internalmechanism in force to deal with commercialdisputes between Ministries, Departmentsand PSUs;

(b) the success of the mechanism indiscouraging Court litigation; and

(c) the details thereof since the year ofits inception?

Sanctioned post of Judges in HighCourts

2018. SHRI RAVI PRAKASHVERMA: Will the Minister of LAW ANDJUSTICE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of vacancies of Judges invarious High Courts filled up during last

three years and the current year so far, year-wise and High Court-wise;

(b) whether 40 per cent sanctioned postof High Court Judges are lying vacant atpresent;

(c) if so, the details thereof, High Court-wise;

(d) the reasons for the same; and

(e) the details of steps Governmentwould take to ensure speedy and fair justiceto common people?

Problems reflected by India JusticeReport, 2019

2019. SHRI JOSE K. MANI: Will theMinister of LAW AND JUSTICE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government has examinedthe recently released India Justice Report,2019 compiled by the civil society, relyingon Government data since 2012, that throwslight on problems plaguing the justicedelivery system in the country;

(b) whether the report reveals that Indiaspends 0.08 per cent of its GDP on itsjudiciary with no State filling all thesanctioned posts of High Court Judges; and

(c) whether even on physicalinfrastructure, the report reveals a shortageof over 4,000 court halls against thesanctioned number?

SCs/STs Judges in Supreme Court

2020. SHRI RONALD SAPA TLAU:Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis eager to provide maximumaccommodation to the deserving/qualifiedminority groups i.e. SCs/STs etc. even inhigh places like the Supreme Court;

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(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor;

(c) the present number of SupremeCourt Judges belonging to the SCs/STs; and

(d) how many such posts are lyingvacant in Supreme Court as on date?

Fast Track Courts in Andhra Pradesh

2021. SHRI KANAKAMEDALARAVINDRA KUMAR: Will the Ministerof LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that 14th FinanceCommission has urged the StateGovernment to use the additional fiscalspace provided by the Commission in taxdevolution from 32 per cent to 42 per centto set up Fast Track Courts across thecountry including the State of AndhraPradesh;


(c) whether Government/StateGovernments has set up Fast Track Courts(FTC) pursuant to this;


(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Vacancies of Judges in Courts

2022. SHRI TIRUCHI SIVA: Will theMinister of LAW AND JUSTICE bepleased to state:

(a) the number of vacancies in the postof Judges in each of the High Courts, State-wise for the years 2015-16, 2016-17,2017-18 and 2018-19; and

(b) the number of vacancies in the postof judges at the District level in each Statefor the same period?

Amendment in Representation ofPeople Act

†2023. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis considering to amend the laws related toThe Representation of People Act and'Aadhaar';

(b) if so, whether Government has takenany step in this regard, so far; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Retirement of Government officials

2024. SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR: Willthe PRIME MINISTER be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government is activelyconsidering for retirement of Governmentofficials either at the age of 60 years orafter completing 33 years of service,whichever is earlier;


(c) by when orders in this regard islikely to be issued?

Compulsory retirement ofGovernment employees

2025. SHRI RANJIB BISWAL: Willthe PRIME MINISTER be pleased tostate:

(a) number of Government employeesretired under Rule 56(J) of CCS (Pension)Rules, 1972 since 2015, Group-wise andCadre-wise;

(b) any proposal to reduce theretirement age of Government employeesin the near future, the details thereof;

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(c) whether pension fixed at the time ofretirement on superannuation, can be re-fixed/revised upon re-employment of suchemployee in Government Sector oncontractual basis, if so, details of such rulealong with number of such cases which cameto the notice of Government so far; and

(d) the steps taken to improve theefficiency of Government employees andto ensure their timely promotion?

Appointment of Board level positionin CPSEs

2026. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARGUPTA: Will the PRIME MINISTER bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Ministryhas expressed its concern over the delay inthe appointments of Board level positionsin Public Sector Enterprises and variousMinistries of Government;

(b) whether Government has written tothose Ministries which have failed tocomply with the prescribed timelines forappointments of both CMDs and otherBoard level appointments; and

(c) if so, the names of the Ministries inthis regard and the names of the PublicSector Enterprises where CMD and Boardlevel positions are yet to be fulfilled?

Implementation of Supreme Courtorder benefitting pensioners

2027. SHRI C.M. RAMESH: Will thePRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government had filed aReview Petition in the Supreme Court ofIndia against Court's order dated the 23rdJuly, 2018 [RP (c) No. 1731/2019 in SLP(c) No. 22008/2018] and the Court haddismissed the SLP on 8th August, 2019, if

so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether in the light of the said orderof the Supreme Court, Government hasissued any order to implement it for thebenefit of pensioners who retired on 30thJune, if not, whether any timeline has beenfixed and if not, the reasons therefor?

Regional and Hindi speakingstudents in civil services

2028. PROF. MANOJ KUMAR JHA:Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased tostate:

(a) how many Hindi speaking andregional language students made it to civilservices from 2014 till date; and

(b) whether there would be any effortssuch as age relaxation, trainings etc. byGovernment to encourage women toparticipate in civil services?

Leave encashment of employees

2029. SARDAR SUKHDEV SINGHDHINDSA: Will the PRIME MINISTERbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has issued anycircular to all the Ministries clarifying thatthere is no distinction between regular/ad-hoc/co-terminus employees working inmain Ministries or Commissions under theMinistries as far as leave encashment isconcerned;


(c) if not, the relevant rules in this regard?

Policy on promotion of bureaucrats

2030. SHRI DHIRAJ PRASAD SAHU:Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has developed

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a new comprehensive policy on promotionof bureaucrats;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe aims and objectives thereof;

(c) whether Government has alsoreviewed the performance of Governmentservants and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the number of officers who havebeen compulsorily retired due to nonperformance during each of the last threeyears and the current year?

Minimum basic salary of contractualemployees

2031. SHRI SANJAY RAUT: Will thePRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that nearly 10lakh contractual employees are working invarious Departments of CentralGovernment through contractor or directcontract employees;


(c) whether these contract labours/employees are entitled to get minimumbasic salary and dearness allowance as apermanent employee in the same position;and

(d) if so, details thereof?

Pending cases of RTI violations

2032. SHRI NARESH GUJRAL: Willthe PRIME MINISTER be pleased tostate:

(a) the number of cases of RTI Actviolations pending at the State InformationCommission and Central InformationCommission till September, 2019;

(b) the number of cases that resulted inimposition of penalties on the Public

Information Officers (PIOs) for violatingthe law in the financial year 2017-18;

(c) the current status of recruitment ofthe vacant posts of four Chief InformationCommissioners and by when they will befilled; and

(d) whether the Ministry is planning toimplement stricter punishment forviolating the RTI law by the PIOs and thedetails thereof?

Pending sanction requests of CVC

2033. DR. K.V.P. RAMACHANDRARAO: Will the PRIME MINISTER bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that severalrequests of Central Vigilance Commission(CVC) seeking permission to prosecutevarious officials involved in variouscorruption cases is pending;


(c) the details of number of suchrequests pending with Government atvarious administrative authorities andtenure of pendency of each such request?

Funds allocated by PlanningCommission/NITI Aayog

2034. DR. SASMIT PATRA: Will theMinister of PLANNING be pleased tostate:

(a) the total amount of funding providedby Planning Commission to the variousStates in the country over the past tenyears, year-wise and State-wise;

(b) the total amount of funding providedby NITI Aayog to the various States in thecountry over the past ten year, year-wiseand State-wise;

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(c) number of research and publicationsproduced by Planning Commission sinceits inception till it was revamped withnames of the research and publicationsundertaken; and

(d) the number of research andpublications produced by NITI Aayogsince its inception till date with names ofthe research and publications undertaken?

Estimation of poverty in urban areas

†2035. SHRIMATI KANTAKARDAM: Will the Minister ofPLANNING be pleased to state:

(a) whether the poverty in cities isdeclining;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the State-wise number of the people living BelowPoverty Line in urban areas;

(c) the details of the schemes beinglaunched for the elimination of urbanpoverty and generation of employment inthe country; and

(d) other steps taken by Governmentfor effective implementation of the saidschemes?

Estimated growth rate in the country

2036. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:Will the Minister of PLANNING bepleased to state:

(a) the details of economic, industrialand agricultural growth rates of the countryduring the last three years and the currentyear, year-wise;

(b) whether Government has reviewedthe estimated growth rate of the countryand if so, the results thereof;

(c) the existing growth rate and thetargeted growth rate of various sectors ofthe economy including the agriculturalsector; and

(d) the steps taken by Government toachieve the targeted growth rate in varioussectors of the economy?

India Skills Report, 2019

2037. SHRI SANJAY RAUT: Will theMinister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government’s attention hasbeen drawn towards ‘India Skills Report-2019’, an annual survey conducted by atalent assessment firm and an HRtechnology company in association withUNDP, Association of Indian Universities(AIU), CII and AICTC, which concludedthat the overall employability of Indiangraduates stood at around 47 per cent;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theresponse thereto;

(c) whether Government is consideringto upgrade universities to enhance practicalskill development of graduate students asper industry demand; and


Non-implementation of schemes byStates

†2038. SHRI PRABHAT JHA: Will theMinister of PLANNING be pleased tostate:

(a) the number of public welfare schemesbeing run by Government currently;

(b) the number of schemes not beingimplemented by various States out of thesaid schemes; and

(c) the number of beneficiaries deprivedof the benefits of such Central Governmentschemes on account of their non-implementation by the States?

Launching of Indian Space Station

2039. SHRI NARAYAN LALPANCHARIYA: Will the PRIMEMINISTER be pleased to state:

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(a) whether Government has taken adecision to launch an Indian Space Station;


(c) whether Government has set anytime-frame for launching an Indian SpaceStation;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether financial implications oflaunching an Indian Space Station have beenassessed; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

BRICS Remote Sensing SatelliteConstellation

2040. SHRI AMAR SHANKARSABLE: Will the PRIME MINISTER bepleased to state:

(a) whether any progress has been madein technical discussions to realise a virtualconstellation of remote sensing satellitesprovided by space agencies, as part of theBRICS programme;


(c) the purposes for which such anetwork can be utilised?

Setting up dedicated cells in IITs incollaboration with ISRO

2041 SHRI SAMBHAJI CHHATRA-PATI: Will the PRIME MINISTER bepleased to state:

(a) whether ISRO has taken an initiativeto involve IITs in high end space technologyby pursuing them to set up dedicated cells;


(c) which are the major research areas inwhich ISRO desires development of high-end technology in collaboration with IITs;and

(d) whether ISRO would fund the

identified projects or IITs themselves wouldarrange the resources?

Reasons for change of base yearof GDP

2042. KUMARI SELJA:SHRI BINOY VISWAM:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS ANDPROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATIONbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is planning tochange the base year for Gross DomesticProduct (GDP) calculations on constantprices to 2017-18;

(b) if so, the rationale behind selecting2017-18 as the appropriate base year;

(c) if not, the details of all the base yearsbeing considered, including the rationale foreach, thereof; and

(d) the present base year to determinethe GDP and the difficulties faced whilecalculating the GDP from this base year?

Setting up of panel to revise GDPnorms

2043. SHRI A.K. SELVARAJ: Will theMinister of STATISTICS ANDPROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATIONbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas set up a 13 member panel to revisenorms for the preparation of GDP at Stateand district level;


(c) whether it is also a fact thatGovernment is considering revising the baseyear for the computation of national incometo 2017-18 from the current 2011-12 tobetter capture economic realities in a fastchanging world; and


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Delay in releasing secondinstallment of MPLADS funds

†2044. SHRI P.L. PUNIA: Will theMinister of STATISTICS ANDPROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATIONbe pleased to state:

(a) the number of days taken to releasesecond installment of MPLADS fund tothe MPLADS fund accounts aftersubmission of all documents of firstinstallment of the said fund;

(b) whether it is a fact that regularcomplaints are being raised by the Membersof Parliament that release of secondinstallment is delayed due to non-submission of documents by concerneddistricts on time; and

(c) the assistance being provided byGovernment to Members of Parliament atdistrict level in this regard?

Cost overruns in ongoinginfrastructure projects

2045. DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:Will the Minister of STATISTICS ANDPROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATIONbe pleased to state:

(a) the number of ongoing infrastructureprojects worth more than ` 150 crore ormore, which have shown cost overrunsowing to delays and other reasons, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the Ministry has analysedthe reasons for cost and time escalation ofthese projects, if so, the details thereof;

(c) steps taken to reduce delay inexecution of projects, including streamliningland acquisition, forest clearance and supplyof equipment; and

(d) the total expenditure of theseprojects and the amount spent as on

31st October, 2019 and the amount thathas been escalated due to delay?

Data on consumer spending

2046. SHRI RAVI PRAKASHVERMA: Will the Minister ofSTATISTICS AND PROGRAMMEIMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether as per the annual report ofthe Ministry, data regarding the consumerspending in rural and urban areas wassupposed to be released in June, 2019;


(c) the reasons for blocking the data andnot releasing it;

(d) whether Government is trying toconceal the historical decline in consumerspending; and

(e) if so, the reasons therefor?

Monitoring of textile industry inStates

2047. SHRI NARAYAN LALPANCHARIYA: Will the Minister ofTEXTILES be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is monitoringthe state of textile industry in variousStates;

(b) if so, details in respect of state oftextile industry in Rajasthan, if not, thereasons therefor;

(c) whether the contribution ofRajasthan in country's textiles exports hasdeclined in last two years;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether Goverrnment has taken anysteps to promote textile industry inRajasthan, especially in Bhilwada; and

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(f) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Focus on regional and clustersubsidies in the textile sector

2048. SHRI MANISH GUPTA: Willthe Minister of TEXTILES be pleased tostate:

(a) whether India's export-specificsubsidy violates WTO norms, if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether there are any policies tomove away from export subsidy and focuson regional and cluster subsidies, if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) whether Government policiesencompass the need for technologyupgradation, skill development and skilldevelopment subsidies, if so, the detailsthereof?

Skilling under Samarth Scheme

2049. DR. AMEE YAJNIK: Will theMinister of TEXTILES be pleased to state:

(a) how many persons have been skilledunder the textile scheme 'Samarth' whichwill skill 4 lakh people in 18 States; and

(b) the State-wise details of thebeneficiaries?

Implementation of Samarth Schemein textile sector

2050. SHRI DHARMAPURISRINIVAS: Will the Minister ofTEXTILES be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government hasimplemented Samarth Scheme for capacitybuilding in textile sector;


(c) the total amount spent under thescheme for capacity building during the lasttwo financial years;

(d) the amount allocated for the State ofTelangana for capacity building of peopleworking in the textile sector from the Stateand the implementing agencies thereof; and

(e) the present status of the scheme?

Steps taken to boost exports postimplementation of GST

2051. SHRI M.P. VEERENDRAKUMAR: Will the Minister of TEXTILESbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has takencertain steps to boost exports in the wakeof declining textile exports;


(c) the manner in which these measuresare helpful in the post GST regime; and

(d) the extent to which competitionfrom neighbouring countries like China,Bangladesh and Sri Lanka has affected India'sexports in textile sector?

Development of handloom weavers inTamil Nadu

2052. DR. SASIKALA PUSHPARAMASWAMY: Will the Minister ofTEXTILES be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware of thefact that there are around 3.5 lakh handloomweavers and allied workers in the State ofTamil Nadu, which is highest among theSouthern States and second highest on allIndia basis;


(c) whether Government has taken anyconcrete steps regarding the welfare of the

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handloom weavers and allied workers inthe State of Tamil Nadu; and


Decline in export of cotton yarn

2053. SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI: Willthe Minister of TEXTILES be pleased tostate:

(a) whether export of cotton yarn fromIndia in first quarter of April-June 2019have fallen by a steep 33 per cent from 338Mn Kgs. for the period between April-June2018 to 226 Mn Kgs. in April-June 2019;

(b) if so, data on spinning units thathave closed due to declining exports;

(c) measures taken by Government tohelp cotton yarn units, State/UT-wisedetails since 2014;

(d) whether Government has done anadequate study on reasons contributing tothis decline, if so, details thereof; and

(e) steps taken by Government tomitigate this problem of declining exports,the details thereof?

Difficulties in access to credit inpowerloom sector

2054. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleasedto state:

(a) whether poor access to credit is themain cause of hardships being faced byweavers/workers of the unorganisedpowerloom sector in the country, if so, thedetails thereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) the schemes/programmes beingimplemented by Government to ensureadequate credit and to overcome thehardships being faced by such weavers/workers in the country; and

(c) the funds provided by Governmentunder the said schemes/programmes duringeach of the last three years and the currentyear, State/UT-wise and scheme/programme-wise?

Status of textile sector in WestBengal

2055. SHRIMATI SHANTACHHETRI: Will the Minister ofTEXTILES be pleased to state:

(a) whether there are any investorswilling to invest in handloom, textiles andhandicraft sector in West Bengal since pastthree years, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of textile/jute mills inWest Bengal, area-wise;

(c) whether Government proposes toestablish new textile/jute mills in WestBengal and revive the sick and closed millsas part of Public Sector Undertakings orthrough PPP model, if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) whether there is any plan to grantspecial packages to the West Bengal jutemills, if so, the details thereof?

Skill development of women intechnical textile sector

2056. SHRIMATI SAROJINIHEMBRAM: Will the Minister ofTEXTILES be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry is planning toprovide training or skill training to womenon technical textile in order to boost theindustry and women entrepreneurship inthis field;


(c) whether Government also proposeto impart training to the weavers about

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digital technology keeping aside the manualmethods of weaving; and


Setting up of jute manufacturingunit to promote jute

†2057. SHRI REWATI RAMANSINGH: Will the Minister of TEXTILESbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has set up anyjute manufacturing unit in order to promotejute after a recent ban on the use of single-use plastic;

(b) whether it is a fact that the juteindustry has not been able to fully utiliseits production capacity due to decline inthe demand of jute in the country in theyear 2018-19;

(c) the measures being taken byGovernment to make the jute millsestablished in the country ultra-modern;and


Condition of handloom weavers inDelhi and Rajasthan

2058. SHRI VIJAY GOEL: Will theMinister of TEXTILES be pleased to state:

(a) the details of schemes beingimplemented by the Ministry to improvethe condition of handloom weavers in Delhiand Rajasthan;

(b) the achievements of these schemesduring the past five years, year-wise, andscheme-wise;

(c) whether any study has beenconducted on the impact of these schemeson handloom weavers; and


Views of CBI for releasing paymentto small traders

2059. SHRI MAJEED MEMON: Willthe Minister of TEXTILES be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is mandatory to seek theviews or clarifications from Central Bureauof Investigation (CBI) before releasingpayments to small traders/entrepreneurs/enterprises;


(c) whether M/s Handicrafts andHandlooms Exports Corporation of IndiaLimited (HHEC) have repeatedly soughtthe views/clarifications of CBI of smallbullion parties against whom no case orenquiry is pending for releasing thesepayments; and

(d) if so, complete details of views/clarifications sought by HHEC and repliesgiven to them, case-wise during the lasttwo years?

Launch of 'Going Online as Leaders'programme

2060. SHRI T.G. VENKATESH: Willthe Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government has recentlylaunched the second phase of the 'GoingOnline as Leaders' (GOAL), a Facebookprogramme aimed at inspiring, guiding andencouraging tribal girls from across thecountry to become village-level digital youngleaders for their communities, if so, thedetails thereof;


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(b) the details of all the States selectedin the first phase;

(c) whether members from the tribalcommunity were selected from the State ofAndhra Pradesh; and


Tribals residing outside tribalmajority blocks

2061. SHRI NARAIN DASS GUPTA:Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRSbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry is aware thatthe Tribal Health in India report by theMinistry of Health and Family Welfare inNovember, 2018 states that over half ofthe country's 104 million tribal populationnow resides outside country's 809 tribalmajority blocks;

(b) if so, whether any survey has beenconducted to examine their inclusion insociety, access to services, among otherfactors; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Displaced tribal communities

2062. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) the list of figures of tribalcommunities who have been displaced dueto development related works during thepast five years on a national scale;

(b) whether the Ministry has maintaineda database of the compensation awarded toeach of these communities and families whohave been displaced;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and


Forest villages in Gujarat

†2063. SHRI NARANBHAI J.RATHWA: Will the Minister of TRIBALAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of forest villages inGujarat at present;

(b) the criteria for declaring a village as aforest village; and

(c) the details of development relatedworks being carried out in these forestvillages and the total expenditure incurredon the same during the last three years?

Displacement of tribals

†2064. SHRI RAKESH SINHA: Willthe Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) the details of tribal population/number of families displaced during theperiod from 2015 to 2019;

(b) the State-wise details thereof;

(c) the reasons attributable for the saiddisplacement;

(d) the provision in place forGovernment assistance to those who aredisplaced; and

(e) whether Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) fund is being utilisedfor the displaced tribal population?

Livelihood support for tribals

2065. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRSbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of schemes meant forlivelihood support for tribals in the countrypresently under implementation; and

(b) the details of number of beneficiariesenrolled/benefited under these schemes,State-wise?


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Petitions under Forest Rights Act

2066. SHRI TIRUCHI SIVA: Will theMinister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) the number of petitions receivedunder the Forest Rights Act from May,2019 to October, 2019, individual andcommunity claims filed, State-wise;

(b) the number of claims which havebeen pending and which have been settledunder the FRA from May, 2019 to October,2019, individual and community claimssettled, State-wise; and

(c) the number of acres of forest landthat have been given under the Forest RightsAct from May, 2019 to October, 2019,State-wise?

Child mortality data

2067. SHRI BINOY VISWAM: Willthe Minister of WOMEN AND CHILDDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government's attention hasbeen drawn to the UNICEF report 'TheState of the World's Children 2019' whichhas pointed out that malnutrition caused69 per cent of deaths of children below theage of five in India;

(b) if so, the details thereof andGovernment's reaction thereto;

(c) whether Government has maintainedany data regarding child mortality due tomalnutrition; and


Pay and allowances to Anganwadiworkers

†2068. SHRI AJAY PRATAP SINGH:Will the Minister of WOMEN ANDCHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) the State-wise details of pay andallowances being paid to Anganwadiworkers and Anganwadi helpers employedat various places under the Ministry duringthe last three years;

(b) whether any State has paid lesserpay and allowances to Anganwadi workersand Anganwadi helpers during currentfinancial year as compared to last year; and

(c) if so, the reasons therefor?

Increase in number of malnourishedchildren

2069. SHRI RITABRATA BANERJEE:Will the Minister of WOMEN ANDCHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the numberof malnourished children have increased inthe country during the last two years;

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

(c) what remedial measures are adoptedto fight it?

Shortage of Working Women Hostel

2070. DR. SASIKALA PUSHPARAMASWAMY: Will the Minister ofWOMEN AND CHILDDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware of thefact that there is a shortage of WorkingWomen Hostel across the country including

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the State of Tamil Nadu, due to which girls/women find it very difficult to obtain safeaccommodation and putting their life andmodesty to risk;


(c) whether Government has anyproposal to set up/establish adequatenumber of Working Women Hostel acrossthe country including the State of TamilNadu; and


One Stop Centres in Gujarat

†2071. SHRI NARANBHAI J.RATHWA: Will the Minister of WOMENAND CHILD DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) the district-wise number of 'OneStop Centres' currently functioning inGujarat along with districts which have notbeen covered so far by above mentionedcentres;

(b) the reasons for not setting up suchcentres in the remaining districts so far;and

(c) the year-wise details of fundsallocated and utilised for overall functioningof 'One Stop Centres' during the last twoyears along with amount remainingunutilised out of the allocated funds andreasons for such non-utilisation?

Funds allocated/used for BBBP byUttar Pradesh

2072. DR. ASHOK BAJPAI: Will theMinister of WOMEN AND CHILDDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the amount of funds allocated andbeing actually used by Uttar Pradesh forBeti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) duringthe last three years;

(b) the number of activities coveredunder the scheme of Beti Bachao BetiPadhao;

(c) whether Government has receivedsome suggestions from the StateGovernment of Uttar Pradesh to improvecoverage of BBBP Scheme; and


Children in shelter homes notgetting jobs

2073. SHRI VAIKO: Will the Ministerof WOMEN AND CHILDDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that more than 40per cent of children in the country wholeave shelter homes are unable to find jobs,as per the study conducted by an NGO;

(b) if so, whether Government has madeany study to find out the reasons therefor;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) the efforts made by various agenciesto provide those children with vocationalskills and career oriented courses to equipthem to find jobs in the market; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Death of children due tomalnourishment

†2074. SHRI RAMKUMARVERMA: Will the Minister of WOMENAND CHILD DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) the number of children who died inthe States of Delhi, Rajasthan, Bihar andUttar Pradesh due to malnourishmentduring the last three years; and

(b) the steps being taken byGovernment to prevent starvation?


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Protection of Children from SexualOffences Act

2075. SHRI S. MUTHUKARUPPAN:Will the Minister of WOMEN ANDCHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that administeringinjections, chemical substances orhormones to a child below 18 years toinduce early sexual maturity and then forcethe child into sexual activity may soonbecome an offence under the aggravatedsexual assault clause under Section 9 of theProtection of Children from Sexual OffencesAct, 2012;


(c) whether this is one of theamendments that is part of proposal of theMinistry that also seeks to introducestronger punitive measures against thosein possession of pornographic materialinvolving children?

Abandoned children living inchildren homes

†2076. DR. KIRODI LAL MEENA:Will the Minister of WOMEN ANDCHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) whether 90 per cent of the 11 lakhabandoned children happen to be girls andthousands of them are adopted every year,if so, the details thereof;

(b) the State-wise details of theabandoned children living in Governmentaland non-Governmental children homes;

(c) whether total indifference andcorruption has transformed the process ofadoption into a commercial transaction;

(d) if so, whether the Central AdoptionResource Authority (CARA) has failed inregulating the placement agencies andpreventing the delay and recurrence of theprocess of adoption; and

(e) if so, the details of the steps takenby Government, in this regard?

Vacancies in Rasthriya Mahila Kosh

2077. SHRI PARTAP SINGH BAJWA:Will the Minister of WOMEN ANDCHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) the total number of sanctioned postsin the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh;

(b) the total number of vacanciespresently in the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh;and

(c) the steps taken to fill the vacanciesof posts?

Rise in crimes against children

2078. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister ofWOMEN AND CHILDDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that crimes againstchildren are going up from 2011 onwardsas per the NCRB;

(b) if so, the details of crime againstchildren during the last four years and thecurrent year, year-wise and State-wise;

(c) the reasons for rise in crimes againstchildren and how the Ministry is planningto protect children from such crimes andalso during judicial process;

(d) to what extent the recently amendedPOCSO Act help in controlling this menace;


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(e) whether POCSO Act has beennotified; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

Malnourished children in the agegroup of 0-6 years

†2079. CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:



Will the Minister of WOMEN ANDCHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of malnourished childrenin the age group of 0 to 6 years in thecountry and the obstacles in the access ofoperational schemes;

(b) whether it is a fact that the physicaldevelopment of children is being affecteddue to malnutrition;

(c) whether in view of the condition ofmalnutrition in children, the Ministry

would more seriously ensure arrangementsto make said schemes available to theaffected children, so that malnutrition iseradicated from the country; and

(d) the scheme-wise and State-wisedetails of the expenses incurred to eradicatemalnutrition during the last five years?

Fund allocation under POSHANAbhiyan

2080. SHRI AHAMED HASSAN: Willthe Minister of WOMEN AND CHILDDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that fundallocation under POSHAN Abhiyan hasbeen reduced during the last three years;

(b) if so, the State-wise details of fundallocation under POSHAN Abhiyan duringlast three years;

(c) whether Government has decided toprovide nutritious food under POSHANAbhiyan including eggs; and


NEW DELHI; DESH DEEPAK VERMA,The 29th November, 2019 Secretary-General.

Agrahayana 8, 1941 (Saka)


I N D E X(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister : —

Atomic Energy : 1921, 1922,

Communications : 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928,1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934,

Development of North Eastern Region : 1935,

Electronics and Information Technology : 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941,1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954,1955,

External Affairs : 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962,1963, 1964, 1965,

Human Resource Development : 1950, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970,1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976,1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982,1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988,1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,2001, 2002, 2004, 2037,

Law and Justice : 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,2022, 2023,

Personnel, Public Grievances and : 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029,Pensions 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033,

Planning : 2034, 2035, 2036, 2038,

Space : 2039, 2040, 2041,

Statistics and Programme Implementation : 1960, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046,

Textiles : 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052,2053, 2054, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2058,2059,

Tribal Affairs : 2060, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065,2066,

Women and Child Development : 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072,2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078,2079, 2080.

MGIPMRND—3736RS—29.11.2019.

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