PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA

ERRATA to the list of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS for Thursday, August 12, 2021/ 21 Sravana, 1943 (Saka) ------Q. No. Correction ------2831. Part (a), line 3, for ‘Review Petition (b)’ read ‘Review Petition (c)’.

New Delhi, August 10, 2021.

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Rajya Sabha List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held on Thursday, August 12, 2021/ 21 Sravana, 1943 (Saka)

(Ministries : Prime Minister; Atomic Energy; Communications; Development of North Eastern Region; Education; Electronics and Information Technology; External Affairs; 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

Design for Research Reactor 2721 Smt. Ambika Soni: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has evolved a design for Research Reactor for production of nuclear medicines; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps taken by Government to make India self reliant in key radio isotopes used in medical and industrial applications?

Nuclear power plant in Nawada, Bihar 2722 # Shri Sushil Kumar Modi: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether Government had taken a decision on setting up a nuclear power plant of 1340 MW in Nawada (Rajauli) in Bihar; (b) whether a team from Centre had also visited Rajauli twice in 2007 and 2013; (c) whether the State Government of Bihar had given the proposal of providing water from Phulwaria reservoir, Dhanrajvier or Ganga; and (d) the status of the said project at present?

Illegal mining and trading 2723 Shri A. Vijayakumar: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that rich minerals are available in Manavalakurichi in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu; (b) if so, the number and name of minerals available; (c) whether there is huge illegal trading of minerals in Kanyakumari district; (d) if so, the number of cases registered against the illegal mining and trading of minerals; and

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(e) the action taken to curb such activities in the country?

Single service sub-Post Offices in Rajasthan 2724 # Shri Ramkumar Verma: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the district-wise number of single service sub-Post Offices currently operational in Rajasthan; (b) whether Government proposes to upgrade all the single service sub-Post Offices working under Sikar Lok Sabha constituency into dual-service Post Offices, if so, by when and if not, the reasons therefor; and (c) the number of posts of MTS, Postman, Postal Assistant, HSG-II and HSG-I sanctioned in the institutions of postal department under Jaipur Division and the number of posts lying vacant and from when, the post-wise institution-wise details of sanctioned and vacant posts thereof?

Internet connection in rural areas 2725 Shri M.V. Shreyams Kumar: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that during the lock down due to COVID-19, rural students faced severe problems in online learning mainly due to non-availability of sufficient internet and mobile bandwidth in rural areas; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of Government thereto; (c) whether Government is taking any steps to provide stable internet in rural areas ; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Fraud cases in Post Offices 2726 Shri Sushil Kumar Gupta: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has any plan for introducing any Standard Operating Procedure for handling of 'Claim Cases' arising out of loss and fraud cases in Post Offices; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps that are being taken to have a standard form for obtaining and processing such claims for all Circles in the country?

Data on internet shutdowns 2727 Shri Ripun Bora: Shri Anand Sharma: Shri Digvijaya Singh: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry maintains data pertaining to internet shutdowns, the corresponding reason for shutdowns, and duration, State-wise; (b) if so, the details thereof during last five years till date, year-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; (c) whether the Ministry has considered the impact of internet shutdowns on freedom of speech, dissemination of information, and online socialisation; and (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? 668

'Digital India' campaign 2728 # Smt. Kanta Kardam: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry is aware that despite the 'Digital India' campaign, there is no internet connectivity in many villages of the country and many villages have very slow internet speed; (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of Government thereto; (c) the State-wise and district-wise number of villages in the country which have no internet connectivity with special reference to Uttar Pradesh; (d) the time by when each village of the country is likely to get high-speed internet connectivity; and (e) the measures being taken to improve the slow speed of internet being provided to the villages?

Vacancy position in BSNL 2729 Shri K. Somaprasad: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether the outsourcing of maintenance work by BSNL has led to many delays in repairing of faults and procurement of new equipment in Kerala; (b) details of filling up of retirement vacancies after the implementation of VRS; and (c) the details of current vacancy position in BSNL?

Rollout of 4G services 2730 Shri K. Somaprasad: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has allowed Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to go ahead with the roll out of 4G services and if so the details thereof; (b) whether Government will allow BSNL to upgrade equipment from China which is already being used for 2G and 3G services and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (c) whether Government has prepared a timeline in which BSNL will be able to undertake a full fledged rollout of 4G services and if so, the details thereof?

Low tele-density areas in the country 2731 Shri Prasanna Acharya: Shri Subhash Chandra Singh: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the areas which are having low tele-density in the country, particularly in Odisha; (b) whether the Ministry is having any plan to improve data connectivity in rural areas of Odisha, if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether it is a fact that State Government of Odisha has submitted a list of locations for installation of mobile towers in the LWE affected areas of the State, if so, the steps taken to implement the suggestion of State Government of Odisha? 669

Payment to retired employees of BSNL and MTNL 2732 Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that second installment for employees of BSNL and MTNL who opted for VRS has not been paid so far; (b) if so, the details of employees to be paid their first and second installment and reasons for delay in payment; and (c) by when the Ministry is going to clear their dues?

Optical fiber connectivity in the villages 2733 Shri Akhilesh Prasad Singh: Shri Shaktisinh Gohil: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has undertaken to connect all the villages of the country with optical fiber within 1000 days from 15 August 2020; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the amount of funds going to be spent on it, State/UT-wise; (c) whether Government propose to provide mobile connectivity in villages which are located in strategic and border areas; and (d) if so, the details thereof along with the timeline by which the said connectivity is likely to be provided in the aforesaid areas?

Broadband connections setup in rural areas 2734 Dr. Narendra Jadhav: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the number of villages that have access to broadband connections under the National Broadband Mission, the details thereof; and (b) whether connectivity to all 2,50,000 panchayats as was proposed under National Optic Fibre Network has been achieved, if so, the details thereof?

Higher spectrum price 2735 Shri Sanjay Seth: Shri K.C. Venugopal: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether the reserved price for spectrum for 5G is far higher than the auction spectrum price in other countries; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the reasons for this higher auction price; (d) whether it is a fact that these high input cost will be charged from the consumers only; and (e) if so, the impact on consumers of this?

Rising number of incidents of call drops 2736 Dr. Fauzia Khan: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry has taken cognizance of the rising number of incidents of call 670 drops; (b) if so, the details of the number of call drops reported across different telecom operators during the last one year, month-wise; (c) the steps taken by the Ministry to rectify the situation; (d) whether telecom subscribers are entitled to compensation for call drops; and (e) if so, the details of subscribers of different telecom operators who have been compensated and the amount of the total compensation provided, during the last one year, month-wise?

High speed broadband facility to Gram Panchayats 2737 Shri Subhash Chandra Singh: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the number of broadband connections working in Odisha and actions being taken for providing broadband facility to all the Gram Panchayats (GPs) under phase-I; (b) the number of GPs in Odisha under BharatNet project which have been provided with infrastructure to provide high speed broadband connectivity and the plans to connect all villages with internet connectivity; and (c) the reasons for very poor utilization of Phase I of BharatNet project?

Release of long pending dues to BSNL employees 2738 Shri M. Shanmugam: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that BSNL has not paid salaries to its employees due to fund crunch; (b) whether request has come from BSNL authorities about immediate release of long pending dues amounting to more than Rs.29,000 crore from the Department of Telecommunications; (c) if so, the details thereof; (d) the reasons for not releasing amount to BSNL when it is already due; and (e) by when Government would release the dues including Viability Gap Funding, surrender of CDMA etc.?

Mortgaging of land parcels of BSNL 2739 Shri M. Shanmugam: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether the BSNL requested for withdrawal of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) letter on mortgage so that it can mortgage specified land parcel and building for availing term loan from banks; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the reasons for not withdrawing the said letter to help BSNL to take loan from banks to tide over the financial crisis?

BSNL towers in Surguja, Chhattisgarh 2740 # Shri Ram Vichar Netam: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the number of BSNL towers installed in Surguja Division in Chhattisgarh during the last two years; 671

(b) whether 3G network service is being provided by BSNL in Chhattisgarh including Surguja Division, if so, the details thereof; (c) whether it is a fact that 3G services of BSNL are still not available in rural areas of other regions including Surguja Division in Chhattisgarh; and (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by Government to provide 3G services?

Implementation of BharatNet Project in Tamil Nadu 2741 Shri P. Wilson: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) status of implementation of Phase I & II of the BharatNet Project, State/UT-wise along with details of Gram Panchayats covered so far thereunder, State/UT-wise, including Tamil Nadu; (b) whether Government has fixed any time limit by which all the Gram Panchayats will be provided with broadband connectivity and if so, details thereof, State/UT-wise, including Tamil Nadu; (c) details of funds so far allocated, released and utilized under Phase I , Phase II separately, State/UT wise especially in Tamil Nadu; and (d) whether Government has approved BharatNet implementation through Public Private Partnership Model in States with optical connectivity fiber and reasons for PPP?

Aims and objectives of Phase I of BharatNet Project 2742 Shri Shaktisinh Gohil: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the details of aims and objectives of Phase I of BharatNet Project; (b) The funds sanctioned, allocated, released and utilised during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; (c) the targets fixed and the achievement made by Government thereunder, State/UT-wise; including Maharashtra and Gujarat along with the progress made on the said project in Maharashtra and Gujarat; (d) whether progress on Phase-II of the project is going as per schedule; (e) if so, the details thereof; and (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

Uploading of private information of RTI activists 2743 Shri Shaktisinh Gohil: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that private information of RTI activists have been uploaded on the Ministry’s website, thus compromising their right to privacy; (b) whether Government is aware that this has led to threat to life and personal security of RTI activists; (c) if so, the action taken by Government against this negligence and lapse of duty by the Ministry; and (d) if no action has been taken, the reasons therefor? 672

PPP model to accelerate the pace of BharatNet Project 2744 # Shri Mahesh Poddar: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is taking initiative to increase the pace of BharatNet Project to provide high speed internet to all the Panchayats of the country as soon as possible, in view of the needs of online education, E-schools, E-clinic etc. during the Corona pandemic, details thereof; and (b) whether Government would consider including private sector communication companies in BharatNet project by adopting PPP model, to increase the pace of BharatNet Project and to provide high speed internet to all Panchayats of the country in a stipulated time-frame, in view of current needs, if so, by when and if not, reasons therefor?

Collection of Universal Access Levy 2745 Smt. Priyanka Chaturvedi: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the details of revenue that Government has collected from telecom companies by charging the Universal Access Levy for the financial years 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21; and (b) the details of revenue collected in the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) that has actually been deployed towards meeting the ‘universal service obligation’ for underserved areas for the above mentioned financial years?

Exclusion of Chinese companies for 5G trials 2746 Smt. Priyanka Chaturvedi: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has excluded Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE completely from 5G trials in India; and (b) whether Chinese companies will be completely excluded from India’s telecom infrastructure under the National Telecom Security Directive?

Popularising handicrafts of NE Region 2747 Shri Sambhaji Chhatrapati: Will the Minister of Development of North Eastern Region be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has taken any special initiative to popularise and market the handicraft and other products specific to North-Eastern States in major cities and towns of rest of India; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government has any plan to lay further emphasis on sale and marketing of handicraft and other products of North-Eastern States throughout the country by opening exclusive retail outlets; and (d) if so, the details thereof? 673

Reservation in NEET exam 2748 # Ch. Sukhram Singh Yadav: Smt. Chhaya Verma: Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the candidates from Other Backward Classes are kept away from reservation in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the general category is getting more seats by not providing reservation to Other Backward Classes in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test; and (d) the reasons for not providing the reservation to Other Backward Classes in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test?

Establishment of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas 2749 # Shri Ramkumar Verma: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether any criteria have been fixed to establish Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, the details of the criteria thereof; (b) the State-wise and location-wise details of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas established in the country at present, the State-wise and district-wise list of these schools; and (c) the names of the States where new Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas have been established in the country during the last five years, State-wise details thereof?

Demands to set up Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas 2750 # Shri Ramkumar Verma: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has received from time to time demand from across the country for the establishment of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas at each sub-division/ block headquarters in the country; and (b) if so, the State-wise, date-wise, organisation-wise and public representative-wise details thereof?

Seasonal teachers in Jammu and Kashmir 2751 # Shri Surendra Singh Nagar: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has received any memorandum from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for regularization of seasonal teachers; (b) if so, whether Government has accepted this proposal, if not, the reasons therefor; (c) the number of seasonal teachers in Jammu and Kashmir and the current monthly salary of these teachers, whether these teachers are being given adequate salary; and (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Survey on dropout of children under SSA 2752 Lt.Gen. (Dr.) D. P. Vats (Retd.): Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether any survey has been made in respect of children not going to schools in the 674 country under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan; (b) if so, the number of such children, State-wise; and (c) the special efforts being made under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan to send those children to schools?

Detrimental impact of COVID-19 on school education 2753 Dr. Banda Prakash: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that girls living in rural areas have much less access to technology than boys, there exists 50 per cent gender gap in mobile internet users in country where 21 per cent of women and 42 per cent of men use mobile internet moreover, an assessment on issues faced by adolescents during COVID-19, it is found that more boys than girls had access to digital infrastructures such as mobile phones, internet services; (b) if so, whether Government has assessed detrimental impact on education of girls during lockdown; and (c) measures taken by Government to address this issue?

Technological education in Indian languages 2754 Shri Sushil Kumar Gupta: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware about the need to develop an ecosystem of technological education in Indian languages and translate global journals into regional languages; (b) if so, the details of new initiatives being taken in this regard; (c) whether the Ministry's attention has been drawn to a statement of the Prime Minister about the need to progress towards education models that are flexible, seamless and are able to provide learning opportunities according to the requirements of the learners; and (d) if so, the details of the new measures being taken in this regard?

Revamping of scholarship schemes 2755 Shri K.C. Ramamurthy: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether a Group of Ministers has been constituted to quicken the process of granting and releasing scholarships; (b) whether it is the second major intervention of Government on scholarships; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) the details of proposal where Government is going to revamp Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme to extend the benefits to over 4 crore SCs with a total expenditure of ₹59,000 crores in the coming five years?

Teaching of Indian languages in Central Universities 2756 Shri Rakesh Sinha: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the number of Central Universities that have faculties of modern Indian languages; (b) the number of Indian languages, besides Hindi, being taught in the Central Universities; (c) the total strength of faculty members who teach Indian languages in these universities; (d) the strength of students who are enrolled to learn Indian languages; and 675

(e) the details of special schemes of Government to promote learning of Indian languages in the universities and colleges?

Dropout of students belonging to reserved category 2757 Dr. V. Sivadasan: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has the data of dropout students in Central Government schools, since the first lockdown, if so, provide SC/ST/OBC/General categorized data; (b) whether Government had carried out any study regarding the dropout of students in the country from public as well as private schools; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) whether Government had taken any steps to deal with the problem?

Feedback on National Education Policy-2020 2758 Shri Parimal Nathwani: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the feedback received by Government on the new National Education Policy-2020; (b) by when this National Education Policy is going to be implemented; and (c) by when the new study books for each standard be made available to students in English and regional languages across India?

Challenges before higher education 2759 Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the challenges that Ministry is facing in higher education; (b) to what extent financial constraints are hampering in imparting better higher education to students in the country; (c) to what extent faculty shortage is hitting hard in access to higher education; and (d) to what extent the proposal to bring in foreign faculty help in addressing this issue?

Faculty vacancies in Schools of Planning and Architecture 2760 Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether there are 70 faculty vacancies in all Schools of Planning and Architecture out of the total sanctioned strength of 230; (b) if so, details of vacancies in each school, NIT-wise; (c) since how long these vacancies are lying vacant; (d) the manner in which the Ministry justifies that it is not able to recruit faculty due to COVID-19 pandemic which has been there only for one year; (e) the details of vacancies till January, 2019, NIT-wise; and (f) the steps Ministry has taken till February, 2020, to fill in the backlog and existing vacancies between January, 2019 and February, 2020?

English medium education in primary schools of Andhra Pradesh 2761 Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: 676

(a) whether Government is aware of the fact that imparting education in mother tongue is recognized as fundamental right under the Constitution; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government is also aware of the fact that the State Government of Andhra Pradesh had ordered to change the medium of instruction to English at primary education level from the academic year 2020-21; and (d) if so, the details thereof and Government’s reaction thereto?

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on specially abled students 2762 Dr. Narendra Jadhav: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether hostels for visual, speech, and hearing impaired students have been closed due to lack of funds during COVID-19 pandemic, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether teachers were trained to impart education on online classes to specially abled students, if so, the details thereof; (c) if not, the reasons therefor; (d) whether Government has any data on number of specially abled students who dropped out of schools due to COVID-19 pandemic, if so, the details thereof; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Vacancy of teachers in Central Universities, IITs and NITs 2763 # Shri Harnath Singh Yadav: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the number of vacant teaching positions in educational institutes like Central Universities, IITs and NITs and whether Government has any time-bound action plan to fill these vacant positions and, if so, the university/educational institute-wise details thereof; (b) the number of Government and Government-aided State universities and colleges in the country including Uttar Pradesh and the State-wise number of vacant teaching posts; and (c) whether contractual teachers have been appointed in the above-mentioned universities and colleges in large numbers resulting in falling standards of education, if so, the details thereof?

Compulsory English medium in schools and colleges of Andhra Pradesh 2764 Shri G.V.L. Narasimha Rao: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether the decision of Government of Andhra Pradesh to introduce compulsory English medium in Government schools and colleges is violative of the new National Education Policy to promote Indian languages; (b) if so, whether the Ministry direct State Government of Andhra Pradesh to continue Telugu medium in schools and colleges; (c) the steps Ministry would take to ensure that Andhra Pradesh Government conforms to National Education Policy; (d) whether there is a system of incentives and disincentives which the Ministry follows to encourage State Governments to follow new National Education Policy or to promote Indian languages; and (e) if so, the details thereof? 677

Funds under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan for Andhra Pradesh 2765 Shri G.V.L. Narasimha Rao: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the amount sanctioned and released to Andhra Pradesh under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) since 2016-17, year-wise; (b) the amount utlised under SSA in different approved activities in 2019-20 and 2020-21; (c) the amount utilised for infrastructure development and details by type of activity; (d) whether expenditure on painting of schools is an approved activity under SSA; (e) if so, the amount spent thereon; (f) the amount released and utilised under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan in Guntur and Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh; and (g) list of schools where infrastructure development activities have been taken up in 2019- 20 and 2020-21 in Guntur and Prakasam districts?

Replacing UGC and AICTE 2766 Shri Neeraj Dangi: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government is proposing to scrap the University Grant Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE); (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (c) whether Government will introduce an alternate structure to replace UGC and AICTE; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Schemes for online education of EWS category students 2767 Shri P. Bhattacharya: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) details of schemes formulated by Government for educational development of the economically backward classes of the country particularly during the online education; (b) the amount of funds allocated under such schemes; and (c) criteria adopted for proper utilisation of the funds allotted for such schemes?

Lack of digital access in rural areas 2768 Shri Anand Sharma: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government's attention has been drawn to the number of children affected in the remote areas because of shut-down of schools during COVID-19 pandemic and non- availability of smart phones, computers or internet connections; (b) if so, the percentage of children affected; (c) the number of children who are forced into child labour in the absence of online education facilities; and (d) the steps Government has taken in coordination with the States so that these children do not fall out of the educational mainstream? 678

Construction of toilets in Government schools 2769 Dr. Amee Yajnik: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government celebrated a 100 per cent completion of toilet construction in Government schools on August 15, 2015; (b) if so, whether the Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has revealed that only one thirds of such toilets are claimed to have been constructed by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) and if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the same CAG report points out that several toilets in Government schools were non-existent, partially constructed or lacked hygiene and water; and (d) the steps Government intends to take to improve the situation?

Setting up of schools in Karnataka under RUSA 2770 Shri Iranna Kadadi: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether any proposal of setting up schools in Karnataka is under consideration of Government under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA); (b) if so, the location-wise number of schools proposed to be set up in Karnataka including Belgaum district; (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and (d) the State-wise details of the number of new schools established from year 2017 till date?

SC/ST faculty at IIMs 2771 Shri Partap Singh Bajwa: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the total number of SC/ST faculty members at the twenty Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in the country; (b) an institute-wise list of the same; and (c) if the details are not collected, the reasons therefor?

Funds for online education 2772 Shri P. Wilson: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) details of funds allocated/sanctioned/spent under the 15th Finance Commission for promotion of online education in the country, especially in Tamil Nadu; (b) whether any assessment has been made about requirement of laptops/ tabs for school /college students in the country, especially in Tamil Nadu, if so, details thereof; and (c) whether Government has taken into account remote villages where there is no internet facility and if so, the steps taken for those villages especially in Tamil Nadu to establish internet facilities so as to conduct online classes and if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

Vacant posts in higher educational institutions in Bihar 2773 Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: 679 the sanctioned posts lying vacant in the higher educational institutions in Bihar and the steps taken by the Central Government to have such posts filled?

Enrolment of girls in schools 2774 # Shri Deepak Prakash: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether the registration of girls in schools in the country has increased as a result of the efforts made by Government, if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether the Central Government is contemplating on making more concrete efforts in order to promote education among girls in the country, if so, the details thereof including Jharkhand?

Support for online education 2775 Shri Kumar Ketkar: Shri G.C. Chandrashekhar: Shri Digvijaya Singh: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry has maintained data on the impact of initiatives taken by the Ministry to ensure ongoing studies through online and other multimedia platforms for students, initiative-wise, State-wise, and rural/urban area-wise; (b) if so, the details thereof including the number of users for each initiative in 2020 and 2021, year-wise; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) 2776 Shri B. Lingaiah Yadav: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) steps being taken for a National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) within the context of a digital first mindset where the digital architecture will not only support teaching and learning activities but also educational planning, governance and administrative activities of the Centre and the States/Union Territories to provide a diverse education eco- system architecture for development of digital infrastructure, a federated but inter-operable system that will ensure autonomy of all stakeholders, specially in States and UTs; and (b) if so, the details thereof and progress made?

Job opportunities through IGNOU courses 2777 Shri B. Lingaiah Yadav: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether degrees of IGNOU are job oriented, the details thereof; (b) whether degree in Master of Science (Counselling and Family Therapy) (MSCCFT) in IGNOU is equivalent to a degree in M.Sc (Psychology) for the purpose of recruitment to the post of Educational and Vocational Guidance Counsellor in Government institutions and schools, the details thereof; and (c) the other career opportunities arising for candidates opting for this degree programme? 680

Changes in NCERT history books 2778 Shri Derek O' Brien: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the changes proposed to the contents of NCERT history textbooks; (b) the composition of the committee which proposed these changes; (c) the details of responses received as a part of expert and public consultations on the proposed changes; and (d) whether any responses to previously made changes have been collected from students and teachers, if so, the details thereof?

Establishment of IISER in Manipur 2779 Shri Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry is aware of the discussion for 'Demand for Establishing Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Manipur' on the Floor of the House during the Special Mention on 17 March, 2021; (b) whether the Ministry has taken decision to establish IISER in Manipur; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Transfers in KVs 2780 Shri Naranbhai J. Rathwa: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) invite applications for transfer from eligible employees including teachers from time to time so as to ensure efficient functioning of the organisation; (b) if so, the total number of requests pending on transfer of teachers and other employees from one zone to another; and (c) whether KVS would consider these inter-zone transfers of teachers and other employees without any dithering and order for transfer of these persons to desired locations and if not, the reasons therefor?

Improvement in enrollment in Government schools 2781 Shri Md. Nadimul Haque: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the percentage of private schools and that of Government schools out of total schools in the country in 2019-20; (b) the percentage of enrollment of students in private schools and Government schools in the country; (c) whether the Ministry has adopted any measures to improve enrollment in Government schools; and (d) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

Dropout of SC, ST and OBC students due to pandemic 2782 Shri Md. Nadimul Haque: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: 681

(a) the percentage of SC, ST and OBC students enrolled in schools during 2019-20 and 2020-21; (b) whether the percentage of SC, ST and OBC students enrolled in schools have decreased because of the COVID-19 pandemic; (c) whether the Ministry has adopted any measures to prevent the pandemic-induced dropout of SC, ST and OBC students; and (d) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

Access to digital education 2783 Dr. Sasmit Patra: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the details of children in the country having access to digital education; and (b) the State-wise details thereof?

Detection of bogus Aadhaar cards 2784 Shri Anil Desai: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) the total number of Aadhaar Cards issued till date; (b) whether it is a fact that a large number of bogus Aadhaar Cards have since been detected and if so, the number of such cards; (c) the details of the persons who helped at various stages for issue of such cards and action taken against them; (d) whether any action has also been taken against holders of such bogus Aadhaar cards; and (e) if so, the details thereof and if no action has been taken, the reasons therefor?

Increase in cyber attacks 2785 Shri M.V. Shreyams Kumar: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether there has been an increase in cyber attacks in the country; (b) if so, the details of cyber attacks reported during the last two years and the current year; (c) whether there are reports of cyber attacks into systems of the companies supplying COVID-19 vaccine across the country; and (d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by Government in this regard?

Role of non-profit organisations in COVID-19 relief efforts 2786 Shri Digvijaya Singh: Shri G.C. Chandrashekhar: Will the Minister of Planning be pleased to state: (a) the definition of non-specialised tasks that the Prime Minister had requested to volunteers and civil societies to help with on May 1, 2021; (b) whether Government has collaborated with non-profit organisations for COVID-19 relief and support, or intends to do so; and (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? 682

Digital villages in Uttar Pradesh 2787 # Smt. Kanta Kardam: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) the district-wise number and details of the digital villages in Uttar Pradesh at present; (b) the amount of funds allocated so far to the State of Uttar Pradesh to make the said villages digital; and (c) the various facilities being provided in the said digital villages at present?

Setting up of Software Technology Parks (STPs) and electronic hubs 2788 Shri Parimal Nathwani: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has received proposals for setting up of Software Technology Parks (STPs) and electronic hubs in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; (c) the action taken by Government to set up such parks, electronic hubs and hardware technology parks in Jharkhand and Gujarat; and (d) the time by which the proposals are likely to be approved?

Dependency on China for electronics 2789 Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has any data to prove that the dependency of India on China for electronics is decreasing; (b) whether Government has any target set to achieve a minimum electronic production capacity for India; (c) whether Government can quantify the gross trade imbalance with China specifically when it comes to electronic equipments; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Status of new IT rules compliance 2790 Shri Tiruchi Siva: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) the platforms which have complied with the new IT rules 2021 and have submitted the compliance report so far; (b) the details of the same; and (c) the number of complaints received on the portal set up and their nature and the status of addressing them so far including how many have been resolved and how many are pending?

Protection of Data Centres 2791 Dr. Amar Patnaik: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) the technologies used for protection of the National Information Centre Data Centres from external threats and attacks; (b) whether there is any progress of the Draft Data Centre Policy 2020, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and 683

(c) the status of the ongoing National Data Centre for the North Eastern Region?

Consultation on IT Rules, 2021 2792 Shri Binoy Viswam: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) the number of comments received by the Ministry on the draft IT Intermediary Rules, 2021; (b) whether any expert committee examined the comments received on the Intermediary Rules, 2021, if so, report of the findings; and (c) the number of directions which were passed by any of the Central Ministries to any social media intermediary operational in India for blocking or disabling of online content between January 2021 and July 2021?

Blocking of social media accounts 2793 Dr. Amee Yajnik: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry ordered blocking of social media accounts in January and February 2021 in the context of farmers’ protests for agrarian reforms; (b) if so, the details of the accounts identified, the criteria for such identification, and the reasons for ordering their blockage; (c) whether such orders were issued under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000; and (d) if so, the details of the process of prior notice and hearing as provided under this provision and if not, the relevant legal provision under which the blocking orders were issued?

National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) 2794 Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) the reasons for delay of over one year in the release of the National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) for the time horizon of five years from 2020-2025, which was opened for public consultation in December 2019; (b) whether it is a fact that the new National Cyber Security Strategy will be released in 2021; and (c) whether this delayed release implies that the time horizon for operationalization of the new NCSS will be extended through to 2026 instead of 2025?

Liberalisation of norms for voice BPOs 2795 Shri T.G. Venkatesh: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has taken a decision to liberalise the norms for voice-based BPOs removing the distinction between all types of Other Service Providers (OSPs) to make India a global outsourcing hub; and (b) if so, the details thereof? 684

Mobile manufacturing in India 2796 Smt. Roopa Ganguly: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) the steps and policies taken by Government that have helped India to become second largest mobile phone manufacturing hub in the world, the details thereof; (b) in what manner the COVID-19 has impacted the mobile manufacturing industry, the details thereof; and (c) the steps that has been taken by Government to minimise the impact of COVID-19 on the mobile manufacturing industry, the details thereof?

Education loan for students 2797 Shri Shwait Malik: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is providing guarantee for education loan upto ten lakh rupees in regard to higher education; (b) if so, the total number of students who have been given loan guarantee in Punjab and the details thereof; (c) whether loan guarantee is not given for a student whose father has defaulted on bank loan; and (d) if so, the manner in which students are being helped in such a situation?

Request for vaccines from neighbouring countries 2798 Shri John Brittas: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry has received any further requests from neighbouring countries for exporting and donating doses since February 2021; and (b) if so, the details of requests received and status of fulfilling request?

Easing restriction on travel from India 2799 Shri Sushil Kumar Gupta: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry has taken any initiatives with other countries for easing restriction on travel from India keeping in view the vastly improved Covid situation in India; (b) whether Government would also ask its Ambassadors to take up with their host countries the issue of resumption of flights with India; (c) if so, the details in this regard; (d) whether the Ministry is taking any steps to help Indians who need to travel back to countries across the world; and (e) if so, the details with regard to steps taken in the last one month?

Special section for spreading yoga 2800 Shri Rakesh Sinha: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) number of countries that celebrated yoga in 2017,2018,2019, 2020 and 2021; (b) number of countries which sought India's help in spreading yoga classes and creating yoga institutions; 685

(c) whether Ministry is playing an active role to help and spread yoga in the countries which endorsed India's initiative to declare June 21 as Yoga Day; (d) whether there is any special section in the Ministry to deal with yoga as its moral responsibility to make it a substantive movement in the world; and (e) if not, whether the Ministry will form special section for easy access for foreign nationals/universities/countries?

Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana 2801 Shri Parimal Nathwani: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether the Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY) to impart skill development to the Indian youth for overseas employment is yet to be implemented; (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of persons proposed to be skilled under the scheme; (c) the details of funds allocated for this purpose; and (d) the action taken by Government for the implementation of the scheme expeditiously and successfully?

Indians languishing in jails of Pakistan 2802 Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has taken any action to make enquiry about the Indian citizens languishing in Pakistan Jails who are also termed as ‘mentally unsound persons’; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government has taken any action to ascertain their identities and provide them treatment; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Help to students enrolled abroad 2803 Dr. Amar Patnaik: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) steps taken/being taken to help students enrolled abroad but stuck in India due the COVID-19 travel restrictions in host countries; (b) steps taken/being taken to help students studying aboard during COVID-19 lockdowns; and (c) steps taken/being taken to curb vaccine discrimination faced by students who have been inoculated with Government approved Covaxin?

Legal aid to Indians imprisoned abroad 2804 Shri Binoy Viswam: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of Indian nationals currently imprisoned in foreign jurisdictions, the detailed data, country-wise; (b) the number of Indian nationals under a sentence of death currently imprisoned in foreign jurisdiction, country-wise; (c) whether Government has ensured that all such prisoners in foreign jurisdictions are 686 provided with proper legal aid; and (d) if so, the total expenditure of the Government of India on legal aid to Indians imprisoned aborad?

Diplomatic efforts for approval of COVID-19 vaccine 2805 Shri G.C. Chandrashekhar: Smt. Phulo Devi Netam: Dr. Amee Yajnik: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether India has initiated any diplomatic efforts to ensure European Medicines Agency(EMA) approval of the Covishield and Covaxin COVID-19 vaccinations; and (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Vaccine-Maitri 2806 Shri K.J. Alphons: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the disaggregated data on the total amount of vaccines supplied so far to foreign countries; (b) steps Government has taken to collaborate with the WHO-backed COVAX facility mechanism; and (c) the number of vaccines India has received from other countries under the above mechanism?

Safeguard of Indian community in Afghanistan 2807 Shri Naranbhai J. Rathwa: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether there have been rapid deterioration of situation in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US and NATO troops; (b) whether Talibanis have killed Indian photo journalist and attacked several Sikh and other Indian religious places in Kandhar in Afghanistan; and (c) if so, the details thereof and the steps Government has taken so far or propose to take for the safeguard of Indian community in Afghanistan?

Remuneration to advocates 2808 Shri Sanjay Raut: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether many advocates are appointed on temporary/adhoc basis under Section 25(3) of Code of Criminal Procedure, to conduct prosecutions in various magistrate courts; (b) if so, details thereof, State-wise; (c) whether it is a fact that remuneration paid to the said lawyers/prosecutors is very less and also many States are paying them on day to day basis; (d) if so, the details thereof ; and (e) whether Government propose to direct the States to regulate the services of all these temporary/Adhoc Special Assistant Public Prosecutors, who rendered their continues services ranging from more than 3 to 20 years? 687

Funds for Gram Nyayalayas in Odisha 2809 Shri Sujeet Kumar: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the details of funds provided to all States including Odisha for setting up Gram Nyayalayas during the last three financial years; (b)) whether these courts have cleared pending cases; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

Status of SUVAS App 2810 Shri Sujeet Kumar: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the details of the High Courts where the Supreme Court Vidhik Anuvaad Software (SUVAS) App has been rolled out; (b) whether the app is going to provide details about the legal proceedings in Odia language; (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (d) whether any other technological initiative is being undertaken by Government to increase access to legal information; and (e) if so, the details thereof?

Criteria for Regional Benches of High Courts 2811 Shri Vijay Pal Singh Tomar: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether Government proposes to establish High Court benches in various States including Uttar Pradesh particularly in Western Uttar Pradesh; (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (c) the criteria adopted/formalities required by Government for establishment of these benches; and (d) the details of the States where such benches have already been established so far?

Registered triple talaq cases 2812 Shri Abdul Wahab: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the number of triple talaq cases registered in the country after the enactment of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019; (b) the details of the same; and (c) whether this Act had any positive impact on Muslim women in matters of instant divorce?

Committee to curtail pendency of cases 2813 Dr. C.M. Ramesh: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the total number of pending cases in different High Courts of the country as on date, the details thereof; and (b) whether Government propose to constitute a Committee of retired judges to suggest ways to curtail the pending cases in courts with a definite time-frame, if so, the details 688 thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Review of Acts by Ministry 2814 Shri K.C. Ramamurthy: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the details of each of the 52 Acts that the Ministry proposed to be taken up for review; (b) whether it is also a fact that still there are some redundant and archaic Acts which needs to be repealed; (c) if so, efforts being made by the Ministry to repeal above (b) Acts; and (d) to what extent ‘de-clogging’ of various provisions in the above 52 Acts will help smoothen justice system and quicken the process of clearing cases in various courts?

All India Judicial Commission 2815 Shri K.C. Ramamurthy: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) advantages and disadvantages of All India Judicial Commission (AIJC); (b) whether consultation process with States has been started in connection with setting up of AIJC; (c) whether some States and High Courts are opposing this move and, if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor; (d) the details of views expressed by various States and High Courts, State-wise and High Court- wise; and (e) the manner in which the Ministry is planning to convince the opposing States and High Courts in favour of AIJC?

Right of women to ancestral property 2816 Smt. Jharna Das Baidya: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether the plight of women has shown any improvement after granting them the right to ancestral property vide the Amendment made in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 in the recent years; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps taken by Government in this regard?

Free legal services to underprivileged 2817 Shri Neeraj Dangi: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether the 1995 Legal Services Authority Act was passed to provide free legal services to all underprivileged citizens, including provisions for covering other related expenses as well; (b) the details of year-wise and State-wise funds allocated and funds utilised under this Act during the last five years; (c) whether there has been a gradual decrease in the funds allocated in this regard; and (d) if so, the reasons therefor? 689

Vacant positions in Central Information Commission 2818 Shri Neeraj Dangi: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether the Central Information Commission has been without a full time head for the fifth time in the last six years; (b) if so, the reasons therefor; (c) whether four posts of Information Commissioners are vacant in the CIC; (d) if so, steps Government has taken to fill the vacant posts; (e) State-wise details of cases and appeals pending in the commission for the last three years; and (f) whether Government is aware of the Supreme Court's rider that the process of recruitment must commence 1-2 months in advance of the creation of vacancies?

Cases disposed by Supreme Court/High Courts 2819 Dr. Amee Yajnik: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the details regarding the number of cases filed and disposed off by the Supreme Court and the High Courts in the country during the last six years; (b) the details regarding the number of cases which have been pending in the High Courts in the country for more than last ten years; (c) whether Government has taken any steps to improve the disposal of the cases and efficacy of the system; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Impact of rationalisation of Tribunals 2820 Smt. Phulo Devi Netam: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the details of steps taken/intended to be taken by the Ministry to ensure that civil courts are equipped to handle matters previously adjudicated by specialised Tribunals, in the context of rationalisation under the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2021; and (b) Whether the Ministry will introduce any special application process to make the process of filing a case in the proposed judicial entity as accessible as in the appellate bodies that are proposed to be dissolved, if so, the details thereof?

Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy 2821 Smt. Phulo Devi Netam: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry has maintained records relating to compliance with Pre-Legislative Consultation as provided under the Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy, 2014; (b) if so, the list of bills vetted by the Legislative Drafting department from February 2014 till date as well as the list of those which were not, along with reasons for the same; and (c) if not, the reasons for not complying with the mandatory requirement under the Pre Legislative Consultation Policy, 2014? 690

Regional Benches of Supreme Court and High Courts 2822 Shri Vivek K. Tankha: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the details of proposals received by Government for setting up Regional Benches of Supreme Court; (b) whether Government is considering to reorganise the judiciary to make it mark accessible and economical; and (c) whether any steps are being undertaken by Government to set up additional Benches of High Courts in various States, if so, the details thereof?

Criteria for listing of cases 2823 Shri A. Vijayakumar: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that there is no transparency in listing of cases in the country, even in High Courts and the Supreme Court; (b) whether there is any criteria on taking cases as "Suo Moto" by High Courts and the Supreme Court; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

Equal opportunity for independent candidates 2824 Smt. Shanta Chhetri: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that the number of independent candidates winning Lok Sabha seats is fast decreasing; (b) whether independent candidates are not finding equal opportunity to campaigning as compared to party candidates; (c) the steps taken by Government to provide equal opportunity in campaigning to independent candidates; (d) whether Government hold the value that elected independent members of Lok Sabha serves as a catalyst in the House; and (e) if so, the steps taken by Government to help increase independent candidates for equal campaign opportunities?

Complaints received by CVC 2825 # Ch. Sukhram Singh Yadav: Smt. Chhaya Verma: Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) the number of complaints of corruption related to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas received by Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) during the last two years; (b) the details of inquiry conducted on the complaints received and action taken after the inquiry; and (c) the facts found out during the investigation with reference to complaint nos. 157616/2020/vigilance-6 and 165629/2020/vigilance-6 and action taken thereon? 691

Validity of oath for Government service 2826 Shri Anil Desai: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether as per rule every incumbent who joins Government service is required to take oath of allegiance towards Constitution of India; (b) whether all the elected people's representatives are also required to take such oath towards the Constitution; (c) if so, whether the validity of such oath or obligation towards Constitution ends automatically with relinquishment of charge by Government servant/ people's representative, the details thereof; and (d) whether any legal provision is also there in case of violation of this rule, if so, any action taken under this provision, the details thereof?

Corruption charges 2827 Shri M.V. Shreyams Kumar: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether there are cases registered against senior officers of the Union and State governments for serious offences including corruption during the last five years and the current year; (b) if so, the details thereof, year-wise, State-wise; and (c) the number of senior Government officials punished in these cases, State-wise?

Vacant posts under reserved categories 2828 Dr. Banda Prakash: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether posts reserved for Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes in different categories under various Departments/PSUs are lying vacant; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the year-wise and category-wise details of appointments made during the last three years and the current year; (d) whether Government is providing reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in promotion in Government services; and (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Old pension scheme 2829 Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) the reasons for removing pension scheme from 1st January, 2004; (b) whether Government employees who have joined after 2003 are demanding to revert to old pension scheme since they virtually get nothing after their retirement under new pension scheme; (c) whether employees, after retirement, do not get whatever they contributed and matching amount of Government in the scheme since 40 per cent of it is mandatory investment in an annuity scheme of authorized insurance company and the returns are dependent on market forces; and (d) if so, the steps taken by Government to revert to old pension scheme? 692

National Recruitment Agency 2830 Shri Sanjay Seth: Shri K.C. Venugopal: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether it is fact that a National Recruitment Agency has been established to fill the vacancies; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the manner in which it will be helpful to raise the level of public employment and expand services to the public?

Petitions for old pension scheme 2831 Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad: Shri Neeraj Shekhar: Ch. Sukhram Singh Yadav: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether Supreme Court has rejected DoPT's OM dated 17/02/2020 and Notification dated 22/12/2003 to the extent where advertisements for recruitments were advertised before 01/01/2004 vide Review Petition (b) 21889/2019 and SLP (C) 173/2021 and now it is law of the land as per the Law of Precedent; (b) if so, rationale for compelling each officials in similar cases to go to court by not issuing orders for such cases against the policy of Government to ease out litigation; and (c) details of cases where High Court of Delhi has granted relief to petitioners in similar cases from date of advertisements?

Guidelines for communication with MPs 2832 # Shri Shaktisinh Gohil: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: whether any guidelines have been given to the Ministries/Departments of Government for replying to the letters of Members of Parliament, if so, the details thereof?

Anubhav initiative for retired officers 2833 Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) the number of retired officers who have been engaged with the Anubhav initiative since 2015; (b) the writeups which are yet to be published under the Anubhav initiative; (c) the number of writeups which have been rejected, the major reasons for rejection; and (d) the number of organizations associated with Anubhav initiative, the details of these organizations?

UPSC Exam Centre in Manipur 2834 Shri Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry is aware of discussion for "Demand to open UPSC/ similar exam centre (Mains) in Manipur (Imphal)" dated 22/03/2021 on the Floor of the House during Special Mention; 693

(b) if so, whether the Ministry has taken a decision to open UPSC/ similar exam centre in Manipur (Imphal); (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Termination of services of All India Civil Services Officers 2835 Dr. Sasmit Patra: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: the number of All India Civil Services Officers whose services have been terminated by Government over the past five years along with the reasons for the same?

ISRO's agreement with Multinational Companies 2836 Dr. Fauzia Khan: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has received proposals for entering into an agreement with Multinational Companies for joint production and marketing of satellites; (b) if so, the details thereof, company-wise; (c) the measures taken by Government in this regard; and (d) the details of the benefits likely to accrue to ISRO due to said agreements?

Launching of Chandrayaan-3 2837 # Shri Rewati Raman Singh: Dr. Sasmit Patra: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) the time-frame by which country's ambitious and third lunar exploration Mission Chandrayaan-3 is likely to be launched; (b) whether it is a fact that Chandrayaan-3 would be unmanned; (c) the difference between Chandrayaan-2 and Chandrayaan-3 and whether new system is being used in Chandrayaan-3; and (d) the details thereof?

Sustainable Development Goals 2838 Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe: Will the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry has any structured mechanism of monitoring the implementation of guidelines for Development of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) State Indicator Framework; (b) if so, the details of the monitoring framework, if not, the reasons therefor; (c) whether the Ministry has prepared metadata on SDGs in accordance with its metadata guidelines; (d) if so, the list of metadata, if not, the reasons therefor; and (e) the number of capacity development workshops Ministry has conducted pertaining to SDGs during the last five years, the major outcomes of these workshops? 694

Handicrafts and handlooms covered under Geographical Indication (GI) 2839 Shri Sujeet Kumar: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: the details of handicrafts and handlooms covered under Geographical Indication (GI) and the list of awardees of GI-tagged handicraft and handloom products, State-wise including Odisha?

Assistance to promote textile sector 2840 Shri Vijay Pal Singh Tomar: Shri Harnath Singh Yadav: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Indian textile sector has been facing stiff competition in the world market and if so, the assistance provided or proposed to be provided for rapid growth of the textile sector to meet the domestic consumption as well export demand; (b) whether Government has provided subsidy under the Revised Restructured Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme and if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps taken by Government to modernise the textile mills and make the textile industry competent in the international market?

Schemes for textile sector 2841 Shri Ayodhya Rami Reddy: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) in order to balance distribution of textile parks across India and to maximise benefit of Mega Textile Park Scheme with PLI scheme for textile sector, whether Government has any plan to sync above two schemes; (b) whether in Budget 2021-2022, Government has proposed to setup seven mega textile parks in three years, whether Government has budgeted under PLI Scheme ₹10,683 crore over a period of five years for Man Made Fibre and Technical Textiles sector; and (c) whether Textile Park would be operational after three years, however, the PLI scheme is proposed to be operated for five years only?

Assessment of the role of handloom sector 2842 Shri K.C. Venugopal: Shri Sanjay Seth: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has assessed the role of handloom sector in the overall development of the economy and if so, the details thereof; (b) the status of implementation of Comprehensive Handloom Development Programme alongwith physical and financial targets and achievement during the last three years and the current year and reasons for non-achievement of targets in each district, district-wise; (c) the steps taken by Government to boost the handicraft sector across the country and to generate employment in the sector; and (d) the other steps taken by Government to promote artisans/weavers having traditional skills in the handloom industry? 695

Allocation of funds to handloom and handicraft companies 2843 Smt. Chhaya Verma: Ch. Sukhram Singh Yadav: Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has allocated funds for the producer companies of handloom and handicraft during the last two years; (b) if so, the scheme-wise details of allocation and expenditure against each component of outcome budget in each State; and (c) the reasons of under-utilization, if any, in any of the scheme / component of outcome budget?

Promotion of organic cotton farming 2844 Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry is proposing supporting scheme under Technical Textile Mission or through any other programme or scheme to promote organic cotton farming in the country; (b) whether there are any plans before the Ministry to provide loan to organic cotton farmers at subsidized rate so as to encourage them to take up organic cotton farming; (c) if so, the details thereof and, if not, the reasons therefor; and (d) whether the Ministry would consider giving 10 per cent export incentive for organic cotton exports?

Ambedkar Hastshilp Visa Yojana (AHVY) 2845 Smt. Vandana Chavan: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) the State/UT/year-wise details of sanctioned clusters and total beneficiaries, sub- component-wise under Ambedkar Hastshilp Visa Yojana (AHVY), since 2016; (b) the State/UT/year-wise details of funds allocated, sanctioned, disbursed and utilised on each cluster, sub-component-wise, since 2016; (c) the reasons for decrease in funds sanctioned and number of beneficiaries; (d) the steps taken to identify and create more clusters under AHVY, and train and support implementing agencies in carrying out interventions for each cluster; and (e) the State/UT/year-wise details of clusters that have been turned into producer companies, with details of beneficiaries and business transacted by these producer companies?

Handloom weavers and other artisans in MGNREGA Scheme 2846 Shri Hishey Lachungpa: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) whether Government proposes any scheme to include handloom weavers and other artisans in MGNREGA Scheme to avoid demographic imbalance and social problems due to migration of potters, metal and wood or stone carving, weaving and printing workers; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor? 696

National Technical Textiles Mission for export promotion 2847 Shri K.J. Alphons: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has set up the Export Promotion Council for Technical Textiles under the National Technical Textiles Mission; (b) the number of people currently getting benefitted by the scheme; and (c) the research and development breakthroughs Government has made in the development of indigenous machinery and process equipment in technical textiles?

Decline in demand for silk 2848 Dr. Vikas Mahatme: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) whether there has been a sharp decline in the demand for silk that has adversely impacted sericulture farmers; (b) if so, the steps Government has undertaken to revive this demand; and (c) whether Government plans to provide financial assistance to the affected sericulture farmers, if so, the details thereof?

Cases registered against people of Dongria Kond tribe 2849 # Shri Sanjay Singh: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the people of "Dongria Kond" tribe have been opposing mining in their area for a long time; (b) whether legal cases have been registered against the people of this tribe for the protest, if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether there has been displacement of people of this tribe due to legal or illegal mining in this area, if so, the details thereof?

Collaboration with NCERT for EMRS 2850 Shri K.C. Venugopal: Shri Sanjay Seth: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) have joined hands with the objective of fulfilling vision of the Ministry to achieve academic excellence in Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether Government has formulated any scheme for expansion of Eklavya Model Residential Schools in rural areas and if so, the details thereof; and (c) the details of the funds allocated and utilized for the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

Livelihood of tribals 2851 Shri Rakesh Sinha: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the ratio of tribal population that survives on the primary sector livelihood sources, farming, cattle and similar things; 697

(b) whether it is a fact that the number of tribal farmers is coming down, and more are becoming agricultural labourers; (c) if so, the reasons therefor; (d) the number of tribal population who depends on small scale and cottage industries and business; (e) how many are part of the service sector; and (f) whether there is any arrangement to have frequent data updating of tribal professions ?

Centre of Excellence for sports in tribal areas 2852 Dr. Narendra Jadhav: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether any fund has been allocated for setting up of Centre of Excellence (CoE) for sports in tribal areas, if so the details thereof; and (b) the number of such Centres of Excellence being built by Government, the details thereof?

Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) 2853 Shri Subhash Chandra Singh: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the total number of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) sanctioned in the country as of date, State-wise details thereof; and (b) the total number of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) functional in the country as of date, State-wise?

Reasons for displacement of tribals 2854 # Shri Ram Vichar Netam: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) year-wise details of number of tribals displaced in Chhattisgarh during the last three years and current year; (b) the main reasons for the displacement of the said tribals; (c) whether any steps have been taken by Government to help or re-settle the said tribals; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Implementation of Forest Rights Act 2855 # Ms. Indu Bala Goswami: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether problems are being faced in the implementation of Forest Rights Act as per the report of the Ministry for the year 2021; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the lack of adequate manpower and financial resources in the Ministry is hampering the implementation of Forest Rights Act; and (d) if so, the details thereof? 698

Van Dhan Vikas Yojana 2856 # Ms. Indu Bala Goswami: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras being run across the country under Van Dhan Vikas Yojana; (b) whether the process of purchase of Minor Forest Produce is going on; (c) if so, State-wise details of the purchase made during the financial year 2020-2021; and (d) the details of efforts made by the Central Government to promote the purchase process of Minor Forest Produce?

Enrolment in EMRS 2857 Shri K.J. Alphons: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the disaggregated data about the Eklavya Model Residential Schools which have been established and the total number of enrolments under the said scheme during the COVID- 19 pandemic; (b) the measures taken by Government to impart quality education and ensuring the reduction in drop out rate for middle and high-level education; and (c) measures taken by the Eklavya schools to preserve the local art and culture and at the same time ensure training in sports and skill development?

Funds for NGOs in Karnataka 2858 Shri Iranna Kadadi: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the names of the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) which are being provided financial assistance under the ongoing schemes of the Ministry in Karnataka; (b) the details of the financial assistance provided to these NGOs during the last three years, year-wise and NGO-wise; (c) whether Government has received any complaints with regard to irregularities done by some of these NGOs in utilization of financial assistance; and (d) if so, the details thereof along with the names of those NGOs to be found involved in the irregularities?

Decline in population of indigenous tribes 2859 Shri Vivek K. Tankha: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether the tribal population of Great Andamanese, Sentinelese, among others, saw a decline of 3.19 per cent during the period of 2001-2011; and (b) if so, the details of the steps undertaken by Government to improve the indigenous tribal population?

Mortgage of youngsters due to poverty 2860 # Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether due to extreme poverty in tribal areas in various States of the country young males/females are mortgaged, if so, the State-wise details thereof; 699

(b) whether such complaints have been received from tribal areas of Rajasthan and the details of steps taken by Central Government to stop the said practice; and (c) the steps taken/being taken by Central Government to solve this problem in the tribal areas of Rajasthan?

Insurance cover to Anganwadi and ASHA workers 2861 Shri John Brittas: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry has considered extending any benefits of insurance cover to ASHA and Anganwadi Workers as has been made to medical professionals and frontline COVID workers; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether any central support or efforts have been made to supplement or provide relief to ASHA or Anganwadi Workers; and (d) if so, details thereof?

Dropout rate of girl students during COVID-19 pandemic 2862 Shri John Brittas: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the dropout rate of girl students since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020; (b) whether the dropout rate has increased due to the pandemic, if so, the details thereof including the percentage change; (c) the steps undertaken by Government to ensure that girls do not dropout due to the adverse impacts of the pandemic; (d) whether Government has commissioned a study into the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on education of girls; and (e) if so, the details thereof?

Anganwadi Workers and Helpers in the country 2863 Shri Elamaram Kareem: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) number of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers in the country at present in each States; (b) the responsibilities given to them during the first and second wave of COVID-19 pandemic; (c) whether Government has taken any steps to ensure their safety during their delivery of duties; (d) reasons for Anganwadi Workers and Helpers not recognised as front line workers, whether Government is planning to do so; and (e) whether Government would consider the demand to extend 50 lakhs insurance coverage for front line workers to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers also, if so, by when and if not, the reasons therefor?

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme in Uttar Pradesh 2864 # Smt. Kanta Kardam: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the chief characteristics and objectives of the scheme 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' and the districts earmarked under this scheme; 700

(b) the details of the set targets, achievements/progress made so far under this scheme, especially in Uttar Pradesh; and (c) the details of the total amount allocated/fixed, released and utilized from the beginning of the scheme till date?

Problems faced by women and children since first lockdown 2865 Dr. V. Sivadasan: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware of the reports of increase in the cases of domestic violence and child abuse, since the first lockdown, the data thereof, State-wise; (b) whether Government has the data of suicides and murder of women and children separately, since the first lockdown, the data thereof, State-wise; (c) whether Government has the data of cases of clinical depression and other mental disorders occurred to women and children, since the first lockdown, the data thereof, State-wise; and (d) the steps taken by Government to tackle the problems faced by women and children since the first lockdown?

Protection Officers under Domestic Violence Act 2866 Smt. Vandana Chavan: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) State/UT/district-wise number of Protection Officers, and steps taken by Government to encourage increased appointment of Protection Officers (POs); (b) whether Government intends to provide for a minimum number of POs based on household strength in every district; (c) if so, details thereof and if not, reasons therefor; (d) whether POs are appointed on full-time basis, with domestic violence redressal their only responsibility; (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (f) whether Government made provisions for appointment of additional POs during COVID- 19 pandemic to enable domestic violence reporting; and (g) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

Allocation and utilisation of Nirbhaya Fund 2867 Smt. Vandana Chavan: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the State-wise/UT-wise/year-wise details of funds allocated, disbursed and utilised from the Nirbhaya Fund, during the last five years, till date; (b) the State-wise/UT-wise/year-wise details of schemes financed by the Nirbhaya Fund, and the proportion of schemes that are 100 per cent women-specific, along with details of activities undertaken and beneficiaries therein, during the said period; (c) the scheme-wise details of the expected outcomes and targets achieved of the same, during the said period; and (d) the scheme-wise details of monitoring mechanism in place to overlook implementation? 701

Increase in malnutrition rate amongst children 2868 Shri Prashanta Nanda: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether the rate of malnutrition has risen drastically in States, especially amongst the children below the age group of five years in 16 out of 22 States, as per the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-5) 2019-20; (b) whether the Ministry is strategizing an action plan to combat this increase in malnutrition rates on an urgent basis; (c) whether steps would be taken to assist poor households, migrant communities, homeless elderly people and children who are unable to get access to the benefits involved in various food security schemes; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Funds spent on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme 2869 Shri Prashanta Nanda: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is implementing Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme; (b) if so, central financial assistance for the scheme for Finacial Year 2020-21 and current status of utilization of funds thereof; (c) whether the funds spent on the scheme are less than the funds spent during last fiscal year on the scheme; (d) if so, the reasons therefor; (e) whether Government is taking steps to identify factors responsible for under-utilization of funds and introducing measures to address the issue; and (f) State-wise details of quantum of central financial assistance spent on media campaigning under the scheme during Financial Year 2020-21 and achievements made thereof?

Integrated Child Protection Services Scheme 2870 Shri Prashanta Nanda: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is implementing Integrated Child Protection Services Scheme; (b) if so, the details thereof including the objectives of the scheme; (c) if so, the achievements of the aforementioned scheme during the last three years; and (d) the central financial assistance allocated and utilized against the set targets in the scheme?

Allocation and utilisation of funds for various schemes 2871 Shri Sanjay Seth: Shri K.C. Venugopal: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the amount of funds allocated and used for schemes like Poshan Abhiyaan, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, State –wise and scheme-wise; (b) whether it is a fact that there is under utilisation of funds under these important schemes; (c) if so, the reasons therefor; and 702

(d) the steps that Government would take to spend, execute and give measurable outcome driven results in the coming years?

Relief and rehabilitation scheme for the acid attack victims 2872 Dr. Fauzia Khan: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether the National Commission for Women has formulated any relief and rehabilitation scheme for the acid attack victims under which there is a provision to provide compensation to the victim women; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the current status of the proposal; and (d) the time by which this scheme is likely to be finalized?

Provisions for children orphaned due to COVID-19 2873 Shri Tiruchi Siva: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether there exists a plan to provide financial assistance to children who have lost one or both parents because of COVID-19; (b) if so, the details thereof and their current implementation status, State-wise including the process of implementation; (c) whether Government has assessed if there will be extra burden on child shelter homes; and (d)if so, the details of the allocation of resources to these homes, State-wise?

Swadhar Greh Scheme 2874 Dr. Amar Patnaik: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) details of Swadhar Greh established district-wise and their capacity for institutional support to women victims; (b) facilities and assistance provided to women in Swadhar Grehs in the year 2019 and 2020; (c) number of women victims that received institutional support in 2019 and 2020; (d) whether Government has any proposal for expansion of capacity in Swadhar Greh, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (e) whether Government has any proposal to extend the period of stay for women victims of domestic violence in Swadhar Grehs, if so, the details thereof and if not, reasons therefor?

Fast Track Courts for speedy justice 2875 # Ms. Indu Bala Goswami: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the State-wise number of special Fast Track Courts in the country for speedy justice in criminal cases against women; (b) the number of pending cases at present which need to be resolved and the State-wise details thereof; and (c) the steps taken by Government to resolve these pending cases besides setting up Fast Track Courts and the details thereof? 703

Schemes for empowerment of women and children 2876 Shri Iranna Kadadi: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the details of the schemes being run by Government for empowerment of women and development of children in the country, particularly in Karnataka through the Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs); (b) whether Government has set up any mechanism for monitoring the works being undertaken by the NGOs in the country, particularly in Karnataka and if so, the details thereof; (c) the number of women and children benefited from these schemes during the said period, scheme and State/UT-wise; (d) whether these schemes have resulted in improving the living standard of beneficiaries; and (e) if so, details thereof indicating the assessment made and outcome thereof?

Funds released and utilised under POSHAN ABHIYAAN 2877 Shri Partap Singh Bajwa: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the list of total funds released and utilised under POSHAN Abhiyaan till June 2021, State-wise; (b) whether the Ministry has studied the reasons why States have not utilised up to 50 per cent of the funds released by Government since the inception of the scheme; (c) the steps taken by the Ministry to ensure maximum utilisation of funds by States under this scheme; (d) whether the Ministry has studied the outcomes of the scheme since 2017-18 and if so, the details thereof; and (e) whether the scheme has had any impact on nutrition since its inception and if so, the details thereof?

Nutritional status of children 2878 Shri Partap Singh Bajwa: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) total percentage of children under six years who are stunted from the years 2017-18 till present and a State-wise list of the same; (b) total percentage of children under six years who are underweight from the years 2017- 18 till present and a State-wise list of the same; (c) total percentage of children under six years who are anaemic from the years 2017-18 till present and a State-wise list of the same; and (d) total percentage of children under six years who are wasted from the years 2017-18 till present and a State-wise list of the same?

Sexual harassment of women at workplace 2879 # Shri Rewati Raman Singh: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that incidents of harassment of women at workplaces are growing; and (b) if so, the details of the concrete action plan that Government is going to chalk out on 704 this sensitive issue to resolve the faith and dignity of women?

Eradication of child marriage 2880 # Shri Mahesh Poddar: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the State-wise number of child marriages reported during the last five years; (b) the initiative taken by Government for eradication of the practice of child marriage and the number of villages which have been declared child-marriage free in the country; (c) whether it is a fact that around 4,000 villages in Odisha have been declared child- marriage free, if so, the initiative taken in Odisha for the same; and (d) whether Government would consider to implement the measures adopted by Odisha across the country to stop the practice of child-marriage?

New Delhi Desh Deepak Verma, The 5th August, 2021 Secretary-General. 14 Sarvana, 1943 (Saka)

# Original notice of the question received in Hindi. INDEX (Ministry-Wise)

Prime Minister : -- Atomic Energy : 2721, 2722, 2723 Communications : 2724, 2725, 2726, 2727, 2728, 2729, 2730, 2731, 2732, 2733, 2734, 2735, 2736, 2737, 2738, 2739, 2740, 2741, 2742, 2743, 2795, 2744, 2746, 2745 Development of North Eastern Region : 2747 Education : 2748, 2862, 2749, 2750, 2751, 2752, 2753, 2754, 2755, 2756, 2757, 2758, 2759, 2760, 2761, 2762, 2763, 2764, 2765, 2766, 2767, 2768, 2769, 2770, 2771, 2772, 2773, 2774, 2775, 2776, 2777, 2778, 2797, 2779, 2780, 2781, 2782, 2783 Electronics and Information Technology : 2784, 2785, 2787, 2788, 2789, 2790, 2791, 2792, 2793, 2794, 2796 External Affairs : 2798, 2799, 2800, 2801, 2802, 2803, 2804, 2805, 2806, 2807 Law and Justice : 2808, 2809, 2810, 2811, 2812, 2813, 2814, 2815, 2816, 2817, 2819, 2820, 2821, 2822, 2823, 2824 Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions : 2825, 2826, 2827, 2828, 2829, 2830, 2831, 2818, 2832, 2833, 2834, 2835 Planning : 2786 Space : 2836, 2837 Statistics and Programme Implementation : 2838 Textiles : 2839, 2840, 2841, 2842, 2843, 2844, 2845, 2846, 2847, 2848 Tribal Affairs : 2849, 2850, 2851, 2852, 2853, 2854, 2855, 2856, 2857, 2858, 2859, 2860 Women and Child Development : 2861, 2863, 2864, 2865, 2866, 2867, 2868, 2869, 2870, 2871, 2872, 2873, 2874, 2875, 2876, 2877, 2878, 2879, 2880

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