PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA

ERRATA to the list of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS for Thursday, February 4, 2021/ 15 Magha, 1942 (Saka) ------Q. No. Corrections ------338. Part (a), line 1, after ‘Universal’ delete ‘the’. 354. After ‘Part (d)’, for ‘Part (d)’ read ‘Part (e)’ and for ‘Part (e)’ read ‘Part (f)’. 370. In the heading and Part (a), line 1, for ‘Milia’ read ‘Millia’.

New Delhi, February 2, 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, February 4, 2021/ 15 Magha, 1942 (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

Use of radiation technology for societal uses 321 Shri Sambhaji Chhatrapati: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is using radiation technology developed by nuclear scientists for societal uses in a big way; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government has created a global cancer care network for the cure of cancer; and (d) if so, the countries which have joined the network and the extent of interaction between them?

Status on construction of new nuclear reactors 322 Shri Sambhaji Chhatrapati: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has given a nod for construction of new nuclear reactors in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof, including the location of each one of them; (c) by when these reactors would become critical and how much of electricity is likely to be generated; and (d) the existing rank of India in energy generation in global scenario?

Investment in the atomic energy sector 323 Dr. Banda Prakash: Dr. Fauzia Khan: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) the details of the increase in investment in the country in the field of atomic energy during the last five years and the share of nuclear power in total power generation in the county at present;

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(b) whether domestic investment is not sufficient for the generation of atomic energy in the country; (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (d) whether any scheme has been formulated to promote domestic and Foreign Direct Investment in the atomic energy sector; and (e) if so, the details thereof?

Job opportunities in telecom sector 324 Shri M. Shanmugam: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the number of job opportunities created in the telecom sector during the last three years, after the introduction of National Digital Communications Policy, year-wise; (b) whether any target has been fixed year-wise, if so, the details thereof; and (c) the number of job opportunities to be created in the next two years in the telecom sector, the details thereof, year-wise and State-wise?

Telecom resources in Chhattisgarh 325 # Shri Ram Vichar Netam: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the availability of telecom resources in Balrampur-Ramanujganj, sarguja and surajpur district of Chhattisgarh is scarce, if so, the details thereof and whether there is any specific plan by Government to enhance telecom connectivity, if so, the details thereof; (b) the number of Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Balrampur-Ramanujganj district of Chhattisgarh which do not have mobile connectivity; (c) the steps taken by Government to provide mobile connectivity in this regard; and (d) whether Government has any plan to improve the quality of data connectivity in rural areas and if so, the details thereof?

Bharat Net Project 326 Shri Sanjay Singh: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the current status of Bharat Net Project; and (b) the details of steps that Government is taking for the implementation of the Bharat Net project at the grass root levels?

Nano and Micro SIMs issued by MTNL 327 # Smt. Chhaya Verma: Shri Chh. Udayanraje Bhonsle: Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad: Ch. Sukhram Singh Yadav: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the number of Nano SIM and Normal SIM cards issued by Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited to customers from their service centres during last one year; (b) whether Nano SIMs are not being issued to customers from service centres by MTNL due to their non-unavailability and owing to which customers are forced to port their phone 78 numbers; (c) the month-wise details of Nano SIMs issued from Eastern Court during the last year; and (d) whether the customers are facing problems due to lack of recharge coupons at service centres of MTNL?

Damage to mobile towers 328 Shri A. Vijayakumar: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether many of the mobile towers have been damaged in some States recently; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government would take action against those damaging national resources; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Setting up of Wi-Fi networks all over the country 329 Shri Rajeev Satav: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has recently approved the setting up of Wi-Fi Networks all over the country; (b) if so, the details thereof and the objective behind the move; (c) the number of data centres to be set up to launch the massive Wi-Fi network and the criteria fixed by Government for setting up data centres; (d) whether Government is way behind in achieving the target of providing internet to people as envisaged in National Digital Communications Policy, 2018; (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and (f) the corrective steps taken/being taken by Government in this regard?

Electronic exchange of data for postal shipments 330 Shri Rajeev Satav: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether India Post and US Postal Service have signed an agreement for electronic exchange of data related to postal shipments and if so, the details thereof and the objective behind the move; (b) the steps taken by Government to facilitate ease of exports through postal channels; (c) whether there is any proposal of diversifying the business of India Post into more e- commerce and other value-added services by leveraging its workforce and vast postal network to increase the revenue and if so, the details thereof; and (d) the other steps taken by Government to strengthen and boost the income of India Post?

Non-availability of high speed affordable internet services in rural areas 331 Shri Sanjay Raut: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that many parts of the country such as rural areas does not have high speed affordable internet services; (b) if so, the details thereof and the present situation of high speed internet connection; (c) whether Government is considering to provide fiber high speed internet services in every part of the country with the help of RailTel Corporation; and 79

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

Installation of ATMs at all Post Offices 332 Dr. Bhagwat Karad: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether Government proposes to install ATMs at all Post Offices for the benefit of people from rural areas of the country; and (b) if so, the time by when the said installation is likely to be completed?

4G and broadband connectivity in Maharashtra 333 Dr. Bhagwat Karad: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether there are specific plans to improve connectivity in the State of Maharashtra with 4G connectivity and if so, details thereof; (b) the number of Gram Panchayats in Maharashtra where there is no mobile connectivity / broadband connectivity; (c) the steps taken by Government to provide mobile / broadband connectivity in this regard; and (d) whether Government is having any plan to improve quality of data connectivity in rural areas and if so, the details thereof?

Recruitment of non-gazetted staff 334 # Shri Sanjay Seth: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the number of services in the Department of Posts and Telecommunications that have been shut down or started recently; (b) whether Government would take steps to recruit local residents for non-gazetted posts and MTS in the Department of Posts and Telecommunications in the country; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Consumers of BSNL 335 # Ch. Sukhram Singh Yadav: Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad: Smt. Chhaya Verma: Shri Chh. Udayanraje Bhonsle: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the details of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) consumers during the last five years, year-wise; (b) whether it is a fact that the consumers of BSNL are continuously decreasing; (c) the reasons for continuous decrease in the number of BSNL consumers; and (d) whether BSNL is not able to provide quality services to the consumers because of which the number of consumers is not increasing as expected? 80

Delay in implementation of Bharat Net Project in Tamil Nadu 336 Shri P. Wilson: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that there is delay in implementation of Bharat Net Project in Tamil Nadu; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for delay in the implementation of project and action taken by Government in this regard; (c) whether it is a fact that Government had cancelled ₹1950 crores of Bharat Net project in Tamil Nadu; (d) if so, the reasons for cancellation and whether any irregularities have been found in the bidding of the project; and (e) the details of the steps taken by Government to improve this project including the investigations in this regard?

Guidelines for implementation of PM Wani Yojana 337 # Ms. Saroj Pandey: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) the guidelines for implementation of the PM Wani Yojana being run by Government; and (b) the changes likely to take place in the businesses and the lives of the general public after the implementation of the said scheme, the details thereof?

Non-release of funds under USOF Scheme 338 Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that no funds have been released under the Universal the Service Obligation Fund (USOF) Scheme to Andhra Pradesh from 2016-17 onwards; (b) if so, the reasons therefor; (c) the details of Gram Panchayats (GPs) which have so far been provided with internet services in Andhra Pradesh in phases I & II; and (d) the details of left out GPs where internet services are yet to be provided, district-wise, and by when they are going to be provided with internet facility?

Inconvenience caused by pre-call COVID message 339 Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy: Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that pre-call COVID messages are hugely creating inconvenience to mobile users as the pandemic-related message has outlived its relevance; (b) whether the messages are wasting 1.3 crore mandays apart from bandwidth in a day and resulting in holding up or delaying distress calls from going through during emergencies; (c) whether it is also a fact that TRAI also feels that this message is causing a lot of inconvenience to mobile users; and (d) if so, whether the Ministry would consider removing this message or permit those consumers who wish to make it their pre-call message? 81

Schemes for development of North-Eastern Region 340 Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe: Will the Minister of Development of North Eastern Region be pleased to state: (a) the new schemes introduced by the Ministry for overall development of the North East Region (NER) during the last five years, the scheme-wise details thereof; (b) the total expenditure earmarked for NER in the last five years for implementing these schemes; (c) the details of State-wise progress of these schemes during the last five years; and (d) whether there is any special provision for North Eastern States for implementing the schemes, if so, the State-wise details thereof?

Review of projects in North-Eastern Region 341 Shri Ripun Bora: Will the Minister of Development of North Eastern Region be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has completed the mid-term evaluation report on present status of different projects of North-East specifically on education and other sixteen thematic groups including the export situation; (b) whether the Ministry has urged the concerned central Ministries/Departments to review and re-formulate relevant socio-economic programmes and projects in the region to come out from the socio-economic crisis of COVID-19 pandemic; and (c) if so, the details of plan and the proposal of Government to combat the situation arising from the pandemic?

Fund sharing by UGC as per 7th Pay Commission Report 342 # Shri Sushil Kumar Modi: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether there was a provision for the University Grants Commission (UGC) to share the burden of 50 per cent of funds after the implementation of 7th Pay Commission by the universities; (b) whether Government of Bihar has implemented the 7th Pay Commission on which an amount of ₹ 767 crores had to be spent; (c) whether the UGC has not released its share of ₹ 383.50 crores till date; and (d) if so, the justification for this delay and the time-line by which it proposes to release the same?

Imparting education in mother tongue 343 # Shri Sushil Kumar Modi: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that from academic session 2021-2022, Government is considering to impart technical and medical education in mother tongue, on pilot basis; (b) whether it is a fact that most of the directors and registrars of IITs are opposing this initiative; and (c) if so, Government’s plan to implement this decision? 82

Online education during lockdown 344 Shri Kapil Sibal: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the number of schools which have moved to online classes during the lockdown and thereafter, the State-wise list thereof; (b) the number of students who have died due to the lack of access to devices to participate in online classes and other reasons during this period; (c) the number of students dropped out of school during this period; and (d) the steps Government is taking to bridge the digital divide due to lack of connectivity and lack of devices during this period?

Support to Mid-day Meal staff 345 Shri Dinesh Trivedi: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government plans to undertake any step to provide support to the Mid-day Meal staff that has been rendered jobless by the pandemic; (b) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor; (c) whether the salaries of Mid-day Meal staff have been delayed since March-April 2020; (d) if so, the reasons therefor, and the estimated time-frame for disbursement of the salaries; (e) whether Government has proposed any plan for the provision of alternative means of income for the affected persons; and (f) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

Construction of Kitchen-cum-Stores (KcS) under Mid-day Meal Scheme 346 Shri Dinesh Trivedi: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the total number of Kitchen-cum-Stores (KcS) constructed till date out of the total sanctioned 10,05,477 KcS, State-wise; (b) the reasons for the delay in construction of KcS; (c) whether Government has undertaken any steps to enter into discussion with States that are lagging behind in the construction of KcS to devise strategies to reduce the construction backlog; and (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Assistance to State Data Centre of Madhya Pradesh 347 # Shri Ajay Pratap Singh: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: the district-wise details of the assistance provided by Government to Madhya Pradesh during the last four years for expansion of State Data Centre?

Kendriya Vidyalaya in Madhya Pradesh 348 # Shri Ajay Pratap Singh: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the criteria laid down to open the new Kendriya Vidyalayas in Madhya Pradesh; (b) whether there is a plan to open more Kendriya Vidyalayas in Madhya Pradesh, in view 83 of popularity of Kendriya Vidyalayas; (c) if so, by when and if not, the reasons therefor; and (d) whether Kendriya Vidyalayas can be opened at Churhat in Sidhi district and at Devsar in Singrauli district, and the details of the procedure to be adopted for the same?

Budget for research and development 349 Lt.Gen. (Dr.) D. P. Vats (Retd.): Dr. Amee Yajnik: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that as compared to other developing countries, India spends less on research and development which is the most important area to be taken to improve the country's situation; and (b) if so, the details thereof and the details of funds given to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and other agencies whose focus is on research and development?

Delay in implementation of new National Education Policy 350 Shri K.J. Alphons: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether there would be a delay in rolling out the new National Education Policy due to the pandemic; and (b) by when the rules and regulations are going to be in place for implementation of new National Education Policy?

Right to Education for children of migrant workers 351 Shri Rakesh Sinha: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) steps taken to ensure continuity of education of children of the migrant workers, as their shifting from place of work is not connected with the academic calendar and in such cases drop outs of their children from schools is natural; (b) the measures or guidelines issued to schools for smooth migration of such students from one school to another at different place; (c) the responsibility of employers for the children of migratory workers; (d) the drop out rates of such children; and (e) the measures taken to bring these unprivileged children under Right to Education?

Kendriya Vidyalayas in Chhattisgarh 352 # Shri Ram Vichar Netam: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the details of foundation/construction work of buildings for Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Sarguja and Surajpur districts of Chhattisgarh; (b) the year-wise funds allocated to Chhattisgarh for the said purpose for operation of KVs during the last three years; (c) the district-wise details of Kendriya Vidyalayas operational in Chhattisgarh; (d) whether the availability of land for setting up of new Kendriya Vidyalayas remains a major hurdle, if so, the details thereof and the action taken by Government, in this regard; (e) whether any proposal is pending for setting up of Kendriya Vidyalayas in Chhattisgarh; and 84

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Task team for implementation of the National Education Policy 353 Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has set up a task team to ensure smooth implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020; (b) whether the task team has consulted various State Governments to take them on board for implementing the NEP in their States; (c) to what extent is the task team successful in achieving the implementation of NEP; and (d) how many States have already started the implementation of NEP in their State curriculum?

Central Educational Institutions in Tirupati 354 Shri G.V.L. Narasimha Rao: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the comprehensive list of Central Educational Institutions located in Tirupati city or its vicinity in Chittoor and Nellore districts; (b) the details for each institute like the courses offered by them, annual student intake, teacher, non-faculty strength etc.; (c) the number of students graduated from IIT, IISER so far; (d) the total sanctioned budget for the full fledged development (covering all phases) of IIT, IISER; (d) the total budget released so far; and (e) the plan for the release of balance funds?

Loss of productivity due to COVID-19 pandemic 355 Shri B. Lingaiah Yadav: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether the extended closure of schools amid COVID-19 pandemic could dent India’s future earnings by anywhere between 420 billion US dollars and 600 billion US dollars, as depleted learning levels of students will translate into poor productivity going forward; and (b) if so, the details thereof comparatively to pre and post COVID-19 situation and corrective steps being taken in this regard?

Promotion of Sanskrit language in universities 356 Shri K.C. Ramamurthy: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is committed to promote Sanskrit as an important language in all the universities; (b) if so, the details of financial and other support given by Government for promoting and propagating Sanskrit in various State universities; and (c)the details of support that Karnataka Sanskrit University in Bengaluru is receiving from UGC or the Ministry? 85

Status of implementation of new National Education Policy (NEP) 357 Smt. Shanta Chhetri: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the status of implementation framework of the new National Education Policy (NEP); (b) the time Government will take to implement it in the entire country; (c) whether Government will spend 6 per cent of GDP on education in NEP; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Features and response on new National Education Policy 358 Shri Vaiko: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the salient features of the new National Education Policy (NEP) announced by Government recently; (b) whether objections and criticism have been received from various quarters including certain State Governments against the NEP; (c) if so, the response of Government; (d) whether the NEP will be reconsidered keeping in view the views and opinions of academic partners, and of the State Governments; and (e) whether the ambiguity of pass-fail system from Classes 1 to Classes 8 will jeopardise the education system in the country, if so, the response thereto?

Policy for various classes in NEP 359 # Shri Ram Shakal: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has formulated any policy for the students of classes 5th and 8th in the new National Education Policy as per Swami Vivekananda's vision of education; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether any task force has been formed for the same; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

'KAPILA' for patent awareness 360 # Shri Ram Shakal: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has started 'KAPILA' Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness for creating patent awareness; and (b) if so, the details thereof?

Online education amidst COVID-19 pandemic 361 Shri Binoy Viswam: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the steps Ministry has taken to ensure that students outside of metropolitans are able to access their education online; (b) whether the Ministry has conducted any study on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the school and university education, if so, the major findings of this study; (c) whether the Ministry has provided any additional aid to enhance the infrastructure in Central Government run schools and universities to enable greater access to online 86 education for students; and (d) whether there has been an increase in drop-out rates from schools and universities due to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Education of children with disabilities 362 Smt. Vandana Chavan: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has taken steps to ensure accessible and inclusive infrastructure in schools and classrooms for children with disabilities, and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether Government has formulated or plans to formulate clear curriculum and assessments to ensure quality of education for children with disabilities in home-based education, and if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether Government has created a timeline to reduce the number of children with disabilities availing home-based education, and if so, the details thereof?

Recognition of children with intellectual disabilities 363 Smt. Vandana Chavan: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has clearly included children with intellectual disabilities (other than learning disabilities) such as developmental delay and Down syndrome in the new National Education Policy; (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (c) whether Government has taken steps or plans to take steps to implement schemes and programmes for the educational and social empowerment of children with intellectual disabilities; and (d) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

Students admitted in Ph.D. programmes of NIT 364 Shri Bikash Ranjan: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) total number of students admitted in Ph.D. programmes of each National Institute of Technology (NIT) along with their SC/ST/OBC/EWS composition for the academic years of 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20; (b) total number of students who withdrew from Ph.D. programs after taking admissions at each National Institute of Technology (NIT) along with their SC/ST/OBC/EWS composition for the academic years of 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20; (c) initiatives under Government/NITs for SC/ST/OBC categories to train them for securing selection in PhD programs at NITs and the details thereof; and (d) the data for each of the programmes separately?

Students admitted in PG programmes of IISER 365 Shri Bikash Ranjan: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) total number of students admitted in M.Sc and other postgraduate level programmes of each Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) along with their SC/ST/OBC/EWS composition for the academic years of 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20; (b) total number of students who withdrew from these programs after taking admissions at 87 each Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) along with their SC/ST/OBC/EWS composition for the academic years of 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20; and (c) the data for each of the programmes separately?

Non-availability of water in Government schools toilets 366 Shri K.P. Munusamy: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether the toilets constructed in Government schools by the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) were not maintained hygienically, with no running water and are damaged; (b) if so, the details of toilets constructed by CPSE, State-wise for the last three years; and (c) the details of toilets which are facing the difficulties and the reasons therefor?

Misleading advertising by EdTech companies 367 Shri Syed Nasir Hussain: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether some specific EdTech companies have started advertising highly misleading ads concerning teaching coding to young kids with impractical and misleading expectations; (b) if so, whether the Ministry has taken any step to educate the people about the practicality and feasibility of such courses, and also prevent such companies from giving false promises in their advertisements; and (c) the details thereof?

Students admitted in Ph.D. programmes of IISc 368 Shri Elamaram Kareem: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) total number of students admitted in Ph.D. programmes of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) along with their SC/ST/OBC/EWS composition from 2016 onwards; (b) total number of students who withdrew from Ph.D. programmes after taking admissions at IISc along with their SC/ST/OBC/EWS composition from 2016 onwards; and (c) initiatives under Government /IISc for SC/ST/OBC categories to train them for securing selection in Ph.D. programs at IISc and the details thereof?

Students admitted in Ph.D. programmes of IIITs 369 Shri Elamaram Kareem: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) total number of students admitted for Ph.D. programmes in each IIIT along with their SC/ST/OBC/EWS composition from 2016 onwards; (b) total number of students who withdrew from Ph.D. programs after taking admissions at each IIIT along with their SC/ST/OBC/EWS composition from 2016 onwards; and (c) initiatives under Government/IIITs for SC/ST/OBC categories to train them for securing selection in Ph.D. programs at IIITs and the details thereof? 88

Recruitment in Jamia Milia Islamia University 370 Shri Dhiraj Prasad Sahu: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Jamia Milia Islamia University sought applications for recruitment of the non- teaching positions advertised in major newspapers vide Advt. No- 04/2019-20 dated 8th July, 2019 and whether many of the aspirants submitted application forms with non- refundable application fees; (b) whether, more than one and a half year has passed but the applicants are yet to get any information regarding the interview date and time; and (c) if so, the reasons for delay in issuing call letters for interviews to the applicants?

Faculty Appointments at Delhi School of Economics 371 Smt. Priyanka Chaturvedi: Shri Rajmani Patel: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether the views of subject experts constituting the selection committee to appraise candidates for 14 faculty positions being filled in December, 2020 at the Delhi School of Economics were disregarded; (b) if so, the reasons therefor; (c) whether the faculty members resigned due to the disregarding of views of subject experts while deciding appointments in December, 2020; and (d) if so, the details thereof and the Ministry’s response thereto?

Enrolment of students in various classes 372 Shri Harnath Singh Yadav: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the number of students studying in classes Fifth, Eighth and Eleventh as on date, State- wise; and (b) the details of measures taken to make students continue their education along with skills training after Eighth and Tenth classes and the number of such students, State-wise?

Ill effects of online studies on children 373 # Shri Chh. Udayanraje Bhonsle: Ch. Sukhram Singh Yadav: Smt. Chhaya Verma: Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether any study has been conducted regarding the effects on children from online studies, due to Corona pandemic, the details thereof; and (b) the manner in which online studies is affecting the quality of education of children, the details thereof?

Upgradation of schools 374 Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether 25 Government secondary and senior secondary schools have been approved 89 in Andhra Pradesh to make them smart schools under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana; (b)​ if so, the details thereof, district-wise; (c)​ whether some Government schools in other States have been upgraded from upper primary to secondary and primary to upper primary, but no schools have been identified for upgradation in Andhra Pradesh; and (d)​ if so, the efforts Ministry is making to upgrade Government schools identified under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana in Andhra Pradesh during the current year and next year?

Ad hoc teachers in University of Delhi 375 # Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad: Ch. Sukhram Singh Yadav: Smt. Chhaya Verma: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) the number of ad hoc teachers appointed in University of Delhi; (b) the college-wise and year-wise details of the ad hoc teachers appointed during the last five years; (c) the reasons due to which permanent teachers are not being appointed in the University of Delhi and the details of the steps being taken to address these reasons; and (d) whether it is also a fact that procedure of interview of ad hoc teachers has been started in January 2021, which is in violation of Ministry’s order of December, 2019?

Content of text books 376 Shri Anil Desai: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that the text books prescribed for schools /colleges have contents which tend to insult / defame true history of India; (b) if so, whether any specific study / research has been made to identify such materials if so, the details of such topics and the experts associated with this study; and (c) when was the report received by Government and action taken to rectify the mistakes?

Setting up of campuses by Institutions of Eminence in foreign countries 377 Shri Sushil Kumar Gupta: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether the Indian universities and colleges with the Institutions of Eminence (IOEs) tag will now be able to set up campuses in foreign countries with the University Grants Commission issuing fresh guidelines on the same; and (b) if so, the details thereof?

Chip manufacturing in India 378 Dr. Vikas Mahatme: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry is aware that despite its campaign of Digital India, the country lacks basic necessities like a semi-conductor chip manufacturing plant in country; (b) if so, the reasons therefor; (c) whether any electronic chip manufacturing units are likely to be operational in the next five years; (d) if so, the details and the present status thereof; 90

(e) whether the setting up of electronic chip facilities would be of nation`s strategic purpose as chips have security implications and if so, the details thereof; and (f) whether Government is considering providing subsidy to these units and if so, the details thereof?

Complaints regarding misuse of personal data 379 Shri M. Shanmugam: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether the number of complaints regarding misuse of personal data and privacy issue by various apps are increasing in the country; (b) if so, the steps taken by the Ministry to address these issues; (c) whether there are any specific provisions like European Unions General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines, to protect and regulate personal data; (d) if not, whether Government would bring out specific guidelines for this purpose; and (e) in what manner the Ministry would ensure that the personal data collected by various apps including WhatsApp, Facebook are not misused or monetized illegally?

Ban on mobile applications 380 Shri Partap Singh Bajwa: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) the number of mobile applications that have been banned by Government since 2014; (b) the details of the banned mobile applications and reasons as to why each of the application was banned; (c) whether these apps have stored user’s data outside India; (d) if so, the nature of the data that has been stored outside India and the risks associated with such storage for Indian users; (e) whether the apps that have been banned can still be accessed; and (f) whether Virtual Private Networks can be used to access these apps?

Electronic Manufacturing Clusters (EMC) in Andhra Pradesh 381 Shri G.V.L. Narasimha Rao: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) total number of Electronic Manufacturing Clusters (EMCs) sanctioned in the country; (b) list of projects sanctioned for Andhra Pradesh; (c) details of each cluster sanctioned in Andhra Pradesh in terms of investments received, employment generated (direct, indirect), etc; (d) details of major electronics manufacturing companies setting up units in Andhra Pradesh clusters; (e) details of manufacturing of electronics in Andhra Pradesh clusters by product type; (f) whether Ministry has sanctioned new electronics manufacturing clusters to Andhra Pradesh under Modified scheme; (g) if so, the details thereof; and (h) the present position of Andhra Pradesh and its future potential in electronics manufacturing? 91

Pacts between India and Japan on AI and 5G implementation 382 Shri B. Lingaiah Yadav: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether India and Japan have finalized pacts for promoting cooperation for Artificial Intelligence and 5G implementation; and (b) if so, the details thereof and progress made?

Relaunch of PUBG game 383 Shri K.C. Ramamurthy: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether Ministry is aware that PUBG Corporation is planning to re-launch PUBG game again into India after its ban in September, 2020, with the name ‘PUBG Mobile India’; (b) whether Ministry is also aware that the parent company of PUBG is planning to invest ₹ 750 crores in video gaming, e-sports, entertainment, IT, etc.; and (c) if so, the steps taken by the Ministry to prevent entry of PUBG into India?

Malware apps of marketing schemes 384 Shri K.P. Munusamy: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has any technology to stop malware apps of marketing schemes from cheating people in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the number of persons cheated during the last three years and till date?

Free domain in local Indian languages 385 Shri Parimal Nathwani: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) has announced that it will offer a free IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) in any of the preferred 22 official Indian language along with every IN domain booked by the registrant; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the applicant will also get a free email in local language; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

UMANG Mobile App 386 Shri Parimal Nathwani: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has developed the UMANG Mobile App, as an unified platform aggregating major Government services (Centre, State and local bodies etc.); (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) how many State Governments are offering their services through this UMANG Mobile App; and (d) whether this App is integrated with Aadhaar, DigiLocker, Payment Gateways, etc.? 92

Data collected by Aarogya Setu App 387 Shri Syed Nasir Hussain: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) the details of all the personal and non-personal data about an individual collected by the Aarogya Setu app; (b) the security features being implemented to safeguard the data collected by the App; (c) whether there has been any leaks of the Aarogya Setu App data so far; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Rise of digital banking 388 # Shri Sanjay Seth: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) the manner in which cyber security has been impacted by rise in the business of digital banking, keeping in view the dynamic nature of Information Technology; (b) if so, the number of cases of phishing, network scanning and probing, viruses and website hacking including cyber danger registered during the period from 2018 to 2020; (c) whether rising popularity of Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) along with E- commerce has also expanded the scope of digital payments; and (d) if so, the percentage rise in transactions in 2020 in comparison to 2018-19 due to usage of digital apps/payment methods by consumers?

Women safety in the digital space 389 Dr. Narendra Jadhav: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) in what manner, Government is ensuring the digital safety of citizens particularly women in addition to existing content reporting mechanisms available to users, the details thereof; (b) number of orders served by Government to social media platforms to take down content hampering the digital safety of citizens, details thereof; (c) whether the Ministry is maintaining data of sub-judice cases on cyber stalking, bullying and harassment across the country, if so, details thereof, State-wise; and (d) whether the Ministry or Ministries of Home Affairs or Women and Child Development had consultations with social media platforms on these issues, details thereof?

Finalization of the Draft Intermediary Guidelines Rules, 2018 390 Shri Sujeet Kumar: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has finalized the 'Draft Intermediary Guidelines Rules, 2018', if so, by when does Government plan to notify the amendments; and (b) whether Government would provide the details of suggestions received from stakeholders and others on the draft rules?

Finalization of the National Cyber Security Strategy for 2020-2025 391 Shri Sujeet Kumar: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has finalized the National Cyber Security Strategy for 2020-2025; and 93

(b) whether Government plans to amend the Information Technology Act, 2000, to introduce more robust cyber security measures under the Indian law?

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) centres in Tamil Nadu 392 Shri P. Wilson: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) the number of BPO centres currently supported under the India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) in Tamil Nadu, district-wise; (b) the details of the funds allocated/ sanctioned/utilized for implemention of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) centres functioning in Tamil Nadu; (c) whether the Central Government has received any proposal to allot another 10,000 seats under the India BPO Promotion Scheme from the State Government of Tamil Nadu; and (d) if so, the details thereof and action taken/ response by Government in this regard?

Hate speech through social media 393 Shri K.C. Venugopal: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether Government propose to seek any report from Facebook India regarding their reported inaction on certain posts despite violations of Facebook's policies against incitement to violence, hate speech and misinformation; (b) if not, the reasons therefor; (c) whether Government has taken any measures to curtail incitement to violence, hate speech and misinformation through various social media platforms; and (d) the details of independent mechanism Government has or intends to implement to check the misinformation?

Social profiling for implementation of Government services 394 Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government is planning social profiling of each family for effective implementation of Government services; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether a Group of Ministers headed by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas is looking into this; (d) whether the GoM has submitted its Report and, if so, the recommendations made and implemented by the nodal Ministries; and (e) in what manner the proposed one is different from Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 being used to target benefits to the needy?

Protection and safety of data collected by private social networking companies 395 Dr. Fauzia Khan: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether the data taken/collected by the social networking companies from its consumers is safe, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (b) the steps taken/being taken by Government to protect the privacy of the citizens; (c) whether any case of misuse of data by private social media websites functioning in India 94 has come to the notice of Government during the last five years; and (d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken?

Information on source developer of Aarogya Setu App 396 Shri Mallikarjun Kharge: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Ministry has no information about the contributors who created and developed the Aarogya Setu App; (b) if so, the reasons that Aarogya Setu App has been given gov.in extension when the Ministry has no information about its source developers; and (c) if not, then the details of all such contributors who worked on the development of the app?

Special scheme for legal and financial assistance to Indian women married to overseas Indians 397 Shri Partap Singh Bajwa: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of Indian women married to overseas Indians that have requested assistance under the scheme since 2015; (b) the number of Indian women who received financial assistance under the scheme; (c) the expenditure the Ministry has incurred for providing such assistance; (d) whether any passports were revoked/impounded in such cases; (e) the details of the lawyers and NGOs empanelled with Missions abroad under this scheme; (f) the steps the Ministry has taken to advertise/popularize this scheme; and (g) whether the Ministry plans to include more countries under this scheme?

Discussions with Foreign Minister of Nepal 398 Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether the Foreign Minister of Nepal has recently visited New Delhi and had sought discussions with his counterpart and other dignitaries; (b) if so, the details of the discussion held with the Foreign Minister of Nepal; (c) whether several issues are pending to be discussed with the Government of Nepal; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Depicting J&K and Ladakh in a different colour in the map on WHO website 399 Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether a map of India on the website of World Health Organization (WHO) is depicting the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in a totally different color; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government of India has lodged any protest with WHO in this regard; and (d) if so, the steps taken by Government to ensure that such incidents may not recur in future? 95

Impact of Brexit on India’s strategic interests 400 Shri Sanjay Singh: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the impact of Brexit on India’s strategic interests; and (b) the details of steps Government has taken to strengthen India’s bilateral relations with Britain?

Negotiations with China to address border disputes 401 Shri Anand Sharma: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has held negotiations with China to address border disputes in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh; (b) if so, the details thereof and number of talks held; (c) whether such discussions have led to any agreements to address these disputes, both short and long term; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Feedback of States on NEP, 2020 402 Shri Anand Sharma: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether the opinion and feedback of all the States was considered before drafting the National Education Policy 2020; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether any States expressed apprehensions about any stipulations within the Policy; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Exchange of list of prisoners between India and Pakistan 403 Smt. Shanta Chhetri: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the details of exchange of list of prisoners between India and Pakistan; (b) whether there is a specific date by which the exchange will be implemented; and (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy 404 Shri Vaiko: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of fishermen attacked, arrested and released by Sri Lankan Navy in the last one year; (b) the number of boats and trawlers of Indian fishermen seized or damaged; (c) the steps taken by Government to protect the Indian fishermen including deployment of Indian Coast Guard on the disputed water zone; and (d) the diplomatic efforts made by Government to bring a solution to the perennial problems being faced by Indian fishermen, the details thereof? 96

India-China relations 405 Shri Vijay Pal Singh Tomar: Dr. Amee Yajnik: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that despite India's efforts to maintain amicable relations, China continues with its hostile ways; (b) if so, the manner in which India would deal with the double standard of China; and (c) if not, the details of progress made with regard to relations with China during the last two years?

Loss of jobs for Indians abroad 406 # Shri Narain Dass Gupta: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of people working abroad during the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, country-wise list thereof; (b) the number of Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who have lost their jobs after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, country-wise details thereof; (c) whether losing jobs by Persons of Indian Origin abroad had any impact on the economic condition of the country; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Promoting external sources of economic growth through digital initiatives 407 Shri Mahesh Poddar: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the factors that motivated Government to launch the indibiz.gov.in website in December 2020; (b) the manner in which the website will contribute towards access to more and better employment opportunities for Indian citizens and nationals; (c) the manner in which the website will fit into Government’s overall export promotion strategy; (d) whether Government intends to utilize indibiz.gov.in to contribute towards attracting foreign investment; and (e) in what manner the website can be used by common citizens engaged in trade and production to export their products with ease and efficiency?

Suspension of H-1B Visa for Indians 408 Shri Ripun Bora: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware of the suspension of H-1B Visas for Indians by an executive order passed by the US effective from June 24, 2020; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the number of applications submitted by Indians to obtain H-1B Visa and granted since 2017; (d) whether Government has devised any counter-measures and strategies to persuade the US administration to re-consider this measure; and (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? 97

Repatriation of Indians lodged in foreign prisons 409 Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the details of Indian nationals lodged in foreign prisons, domicile-wise, sex-wise and offence-wise; (b) the total number of applications for repatriation received and total number of Indian nationals repatriated from foreign prisons since the enactment of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act in 2003; (c) the number of countries with which India has bilateral agreements in regard to repatriation of prisoners; and (d) the inter-ministerial process of interaction in this regard between different Ministries and Departments and the average time taken to process such repatriation requests?

Issues and concerns with respect to students studying abroad 410 Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of Indian students studying abroad till date, State and country-wise and the number out of them registered under the MADAD portal, launched by Government in 2015; (b) whether Government does not have the information about the visa documentation and the account of the number of students leaving the country for studies abroad; and (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

Remarks of Canadian PM on Agriculture Bills 411 Shri Anil Desai: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that Canadian PM has interfered in India’s internal matters by some remarks against Agriculture Bills passed by Indian Parliament; (b) whether Government considers it as unwarranted and uncalled for; and (c) if so, whether any protest has been registered with Canada and the response received from Canadian authorities?

Indians lodged in foreign jails 412 # Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena: Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that a large number of Indians are lodged in the jails of various countries including those of Pakistan and Gulf countries, if so, the details thereof; (b) the kind of assistance being provided to them; and (c) the steps taken/being taken by Government to ensure the release of such prisoners and to bring them safely back to the country?

Functional Fast Track Courts 413 Shri Dinesh Trivedi: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the number of functional Fast Track Courts(FTCs) in the country for dealing with cases involving heinous crimes and cases pertaining to women and other vulnerable sections; (b) the reason for delay in achieving the goal of 1800 FTCs as proposed by Government; 98 and (c) the number of overall pending cases at FTCs specifying the number of years for which they have been pending?

Shifting of High Court of Andhra Pradesh 414 Shri G.V.L. Narasimha Rao: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether the State Government of Andhra Pradesh has proposed shifting of High Court of Andhra Pradesh to Kurnool in Rayalaseema region; (b) if so, whether Government has accepted the request of the State Government; (c) the procedure and stakeholders involved in taking a decision in this regard; (d) whether there is a proposal to set up High Court benches in other cities; (e) the present status of State government's request for relocation of the High Court to Kurnool; (f) time frame for a final decision in this regard; and (g) whether the Ministry would recognise Kurnool as legal capital if High Court is established there?

Contempt of Courts Act,1971 415 Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has received a notice from the High Court of Karnataka regarding the constitutional validity of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; and (b) if so, the details thereof including Government's response thereto?

High Court Benches in States 416 Shri M.V. Shreyams Kumar: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has received requests from various organisations including the State Government of Kerala to allow setting up of High Court Benches in places other than the principal seat of High courts; and (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of Government in the matter?

Appointment of Judges 417 Shri Binoy Viswam: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) how many recommendations for elevation of judges to Supreme Court and High Courts have been received by the Ministry from the Supreme Court Collegium during the last three years; (b) in how many of the above cases, Government has objected to the elevations of these judges; (c) the total number of recommendations for elevation to the Supreme Court and various High Courts currently pending with the Ministry; and (d) the total pendency of judges in the Supreme Court and all High Courts in the country? 99

Deaths of children due to malnutrition 418 Dr. Amee Yajnik: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that several instances of deaths of children occur due to malnutrition in India; (b) if so, the reasons therefor; (c) the number of child deaths due to malnutrition reported in the country during the last five years; (d) the financial assistance or package provided by Government to various States to tackle malnutrition along with the achievements thereof; and (e) the further remedial measures undertaken by Government in this regard?

Backlog of cases 419 Shri Derek O' Brien: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the details about pendency of cases involving crimes against women and children, elderly, SCs/STs/OBCs and other victimised groups along with the bifurcation on crimes committed against SC/ST/OBC women and children; (b) the total number of backlog of cases in the country, the detailed break-up thereof; and (c) the steps taken by Government to reduce it and increase the efficiency in the justice delivery process?

Resumption of physical hearing in the High Courts 420 Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that many of the High Courts are still functioning only through virtual hearing; (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; (c) whether Government has received any representation regarding starting of physical hearing in all High Courts including the High Court of Andhra Pradesh; and (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard by Government?

Design education and training in Odisha 421 Dr. Amar Patnaik: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken by the Central Government to promote design education and training in the State of Odisha; (b) the steps taken by Government to provide design intervention for handloom, craft, rural technology, small, medium enterprises and programmes for capability building and sustainable livelihood, employment opportunities and economic growth; (c) whether Government has taken any steps to promote Odisha’s rich ancient design culture and practices; and (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? 100

Grievance Cell in Ministries 422 Shri Rajmani Patel: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether Grievance Cells have been established in various Ministries for redressal of suggestions and complaints; (b) if so, whether redressal of cases/complaints received in various offices particularly during the last three years and the current year has been reviewed or is proposed to be reviewed; and (c) the details of complaints of very important persons and other complainants disposed off and those pending in the Grievance Cell established for the purpose?

National Committee to review UPSC 423 Shri Rakesh Sinha: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether Union Public Service Commission is an important body which plays a vital role in federal system of India and in new administrative ecology its role regress needs to be redefined and expanded; (b) whether Government will form a National Committee to review its functioning and administrative structure as well as its role; (c) the annual budget of UPSC and number of employees working there; and (d) vacancies both at upper and lower levels in the UPSC which remain unfulfilled?

Baswan Committee report on Civil Services Examination 424 Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) the progress of the Baswan Committee report on UPSC Civil Services Examination; the details thereof; and (b) whether Government has implemented or plans to implement any suggestions recommended in the report, the details thereof?

Complaints heard and disposed by Lokpal 425 Dr. Amar Patnaik: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) the official figure of the number of complaints heard and disposed off by the Lokpal since its appointment, year-wise; (b) out of the total complaints received, number of complaints filed against the Union Minister, Member of Parliament, Group A, B, C and D official or equivalent, from amongst the public servants defined under section 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, who is serving or who has served in connection with the affairs of the Union; and (c) out of the total cases mentioned in part (a), how many prosecutions were launched in the special court/any other court?

Backlog vacancies of OBC candidates 426 Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether the data of the Ministry about OBC employees includes the PSUs/ 101

Institutions/Ministries; (b) whether non-filling of backlog vacancies is due to non-availability of OBC candidates possessing the educational qualifications as per the Recruitment Rules of the post or due to reasons such as Not Found Suitable (NFS) in Interview or experience criteria, if any; and (c) whether Government proposes to relax the experience criteria or any other criteria of the Recruitment Rules of the Post due to which the OBC backlog exists and is not getting filed, as one time measure?

Methodology for fixation of basic pay 427 Shri Neeraj Shekhar: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any difference in methodology for fixation of basic pay in cases of ACP and regular promotion under 6th Central Pay Commission between 01/01/2006 to 31/08/2008; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether fixation of pay in cases of ACP is at par with regular promotion; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

Petition on old pension scheme 428 Shri Neeraj Shekhar: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased torefer to answer to Unstarred Question 1710 given in the Rajya Sabha on 5th March, 2020 and state: (a) whether Government is aware that Hon'ble Supreme Court vide SLPs (Civil) Nos. 23568/2019 (Review Petition (C) No. 21889/2019) and 31539/2019 and Hon'ble High Court of Delhi vide various writ petitions has allowed Old Pension Scheme to employees of central Government whose advertisement for recruitments were advertised before 01/01/2004 and final results declared/joining occured after 31/12/2003 and who were earlier placed under NPS; (b) if so, whether Government would issue general orders in this regard and revert employees under NPS to Old Pension Scheme from date of advertisement instead of finalization of appointments; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Urban/rural poverty line in country 429 Shri M.V. Shreyams Kumar: Will the Minister of Planning be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is having any official definition and norms fixed for urban/ rural poverty line across the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether any review has been taken by NITI AYOG on the norms for poverty; and (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Aspirational Districts Programme 430 # Shri Satish Chandra Dubey: Will the Minister of Planning be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has identified any backward districts in the States for developing education, healthcare and infrastructure related facilities under the "Aspirational Districts 102

Programme"; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the number of districts identified and the funds sanctioned and released for the same; and (d) the details of work started in these districts and the progress made there so far?

Prime Minister's vision for space technology 431 Dr. Sasmit Patra: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) the details of Prime Minister's vision for space technology; and (b) the manner in which this vision would shape India's space technology for the future generations and its use?

MPLADS funds for SCs/ STs 432 Dr. Vikas Mahatme: Will the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation be pleased to state: (a) by when the MPLADS funds of 2020-2021 will be released fully; (b) whether it is mandatory to spend 22.5 per cent of MPLADS funds on SC and ST population out of annual allocation of fund for each constituency; (c) if so, the details thereof; (d) whether these guidelines apply to the constituencies with less percentage of SC and ST population; (e) if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor; (f) whether proportional percentage of fund is being allocated and spent on SC and ST population in all constituencies; (g) if so, the details thereof; and (h) steps taken/proposed to be taken by Government in this regard?

Legal education in the country 433 Shri A. Vijayakumar: Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) the number of institutions which were extended law courses during the last three years by Bar Council of India, the State-wise details thereof; (b) whether the Bar Council of India has a proposal to discontinue one year LLM degree in the country; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) the steps taken to improve legal education in the country?

Twenty Point Programme for Millennium Development Goals 434 # Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena: Will the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has any Twenty Point Programme, if so, when was it last updated and progress report for the same was last published; (b) whether this programme includes any priorities regarding achieving the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations; (c) if so, various programmes and policies adopted by Government towards achieving Millennium Development Goals; and 103

(d) the progress made towards realizing these goals?

Unemployment rate in the country 435 Shri Manas Ranjan Bhunia: Will the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation be pleased to state: (a) whether the unemployment growth rate has reached an all time high in the country; and (b) the details of unemployment rate at present, and the reasons therefor?

Impact of pandemic on textile exports 436 Shri K.J. Alphons: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) the impact of the pandemic on export of textiles; (b) whether Government has provided any incentive to the sector as Corona stimulus; and (c) if so, what had been the impact?

Steps to boost textile industry 437 Shri Vijay Pal Singh Tomar: Shri Harnath Singh Yadav: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) the action taken by Government to boost the textile sector/ industries of the country, particularly in Uttar Pradesh; and (b) the steps being taken to expand Indian textile industry globally?

Promotion of handloom sector 438 # Shri Narayan Rane: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has taken any steps to promote handloom sector on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the names of programmes developed and the funds allocated therefor by Government in this regard?

Conditions of weavers in Uttar Pradesh 439 # Shri Narain Dass Gupta: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that the condition of weavers in the country including those of Uttar Pradesh has become pathetic due to COVID-19 pandemic; (b) if so, whether Government has prepared any plan for the welfare of weavers in the country; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Scheme to promote textile exports 440 # Shri Brijlal: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: 104

(a) whether Government has implemented any scheme to promote the textile exports by encouraging textile trade during the last five years; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the value of exports done by the country during the last five years?

Administrative and financial sanctions for setting up Urban Haats in Sikar and Alwar districts 441 Shri K.C. Venugopal: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has received any request from the State Government of Rajasthan for administrative and financial sanctions for setting up Urban Haats in Sikar and Alwar districts; (b) if so, whether Government intends to issue sanction for these projects; (c) if so, by when; and (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Promotion of handloom industry 442 Dr. C.M. Ramesh: Will the Minister of Textiles be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is considering to promote and boost handloom industry in a big way in the country to attract people; (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (c) the countries where Government is exporting and looking for markets of handloom products; foreign exchange earned by Government therefrom during the last three years, and the details thereof?

Rejection of Forest Rights Claims 443 Smt. Phulo Devi Netam: Smt. Priyanka Chaturvedi: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of claims filed under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 since March 1st, 2020, till present day; (b) the number of claims rejected between March 1st, 2020 up to present-day; (c) whether claims of persons under the Act are being rejected using findings of a web- based application Van Mitra App which uses satellite maps, instead of consulting Gram Sabhas; and (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya 444 # Shri Ram Nath Thakur: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has made any arrangements for the higher education of girls after completing their secondary education from Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV); (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government is aware of the fact that canteen services provided in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas have severely deteriorated; and 105

(d) the detail of number of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas running in Bihar alongwith the number of students studying therein?

Setting up of Tribal Research Institute (TRI) 445 Shri Prashanta Nanda: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal/plan by Government for setting up a National Level Tribal Research Institute; (b) if so, the details thereof including proposal/plan, location, the institutional and funcional structure of such institute; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Scheme for Hostels for ST Boys and Girls 446 Shri Prashanta Nanda: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the total amount of funds disbursed by Government under the Scheme for Hostels for ST Girls during the past three years, State-wise; and (b) the total amount of funds disbursed by Government under the Scheme for Hostel for ST Boys during the past three years, State-wise?

Job opportunity for tribals through open source transportation 447 # Shri Mahesh Poddar: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether the open source transportation service sector has been identified as a big self- employment opportunity and linking it to tribal youth can make them self-reliant and provide opportunity for self-employment; (b) if so, whether Government would take any initiative to link tribal youth with this service by entering into agreements with reputed companies actively operating in the open source transportation sector, if so, by when, if not, the reasons therefor; and (c) whether Government would consider on providing subsidy to tribal youth for purchasing vehicles for connecting them with open source transportation service, if so, by when, if not, the reasons therefor?

Financial Assistance for Support to Centres of Excellence 448 Shri Bhaskar Rao Nekkanti: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: the total financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid provided under the scheme 'Financial Assistance for Support to Centres of Excellence (CoE)' in the past three years, State-wise details thereof?

National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) 449 Shri Bhaskar Rao Nekkanti: Shri Prashanta Nanda: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the total amount of financial assistance at concessional rate provided by the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) to its beneficiaries 106 during the past three years; and (b) the total amount of financial assistance at concessional rate provided by the State Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (STFDCs) to its beneficiaries during the past three years, the State-wise details thereof?

Socio-economic development of Tribal Women 450 # Smt. Kanta Kardam: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the details of the programme being implemented by Government for the socio-economic development of tribal women in the country; (b) the State/UT-wise details of funds allocated, released and utilised for the said programme during the last three years including the current year; and (c) the State/UT-wise details of the number of women beneficiaries under the programme during the said period?

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on tribals 451 Shri Tiruchi Siva: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry has attempted to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tribal communities across the country, if so, the details of the assessment and the states in which it was conducted; and (b) if not, by when such a report could be expected?

Upliftment of tribals 452 Dr. C.M. Ramesh: Shri Narain Dass Gupta: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has launched any scheme(s) for upliftment of Tribals in different States of the country during the last three years, the details thereof, State-wise; and (b) the details of funds allocated, released and spent for the said purpose during the last three years?

Development of tribals in West Bengal. 453 Shri Md. Nadimul Haque: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the amount of funds provided to the State Government of West Bengal under article 275 of Constitution during the last three years; (b) the type of development works specified on which the said funds has been spent; (c)whether development works have been carried out in the districts of West Bengal by spending said funds; (d) if so, names of the said districts; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor; (f) the present status of said proposal; and (g) the time by when the said proposal is likely to be finalized along with the reasons for delay therein? 107

Fast Track Courts for pending 1.7 lakh rape and POCSO cases 454 Shri Sushil Kumar Modi: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that more than 1.7 lakh rape and POCSO cases are pending in different courts for years; (b) whether the POCSO Act mandates investigation in 2 months and trials to be completed in 6 months; and (c) if so, whether Government propose to dispose off these cases by setting Fast Track Courts in large numbers?

Assistance to lactating mothers in Madhya Pradesh 455 # Shri Ajay Pratap Singh: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the names of the districts affected by malnutrition in Madhya Pradesh, the details of the funds released and yet to be released under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) across the most affected districts; and (b) the details of the financial assistance provided to lactating mothers in Sidhi and Singrauli districts under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)?

Quality of food at Anganwadis 456 Shri K.J. Alphons: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the percentage of children in the country who are stunted and wasted; (b) whether Government has plans to improve the quality of food served in Anganwadis since stunting and wasting happens due to lack of nutrition; and (c) whether Government would take steps to improve the quality of food provided to pregnant women?

Nirbhaya Fund Framework 457 Shri Partap Singh Bajwa: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the total apportioned amount under the Nirbhaya Fund; (b) the percentage of fund that has been disbursed by the concerned Ministries/Departments; (c) the details of the number of projects sanctioned under the Nirbhaya Fund Framework since its inception, year-wise; (d) the details of the number of projects sanctioned under the Nirbhaya Fund Framework in the State of Punjab since its inception, year-wise; (e) the number of CCTVs for women’s safety that have been installed through the utilisation of this fund; and (f) whether the installation of CCTV’s has reduced the incidence of crimes against women in crime-prone areas?

Homeless street children the country 458 Shri Sanjay Singh: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: 108

(a) total number of homeless/ street children in the country; (b) whether Government has formulated any plans to address issues related to the development, welfare, protection and education of street children; and (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme in Odisha 459 Smt. Mamata Mohanta: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the number of districts identified under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme in Odisha; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the targets set and achieved in all the States/UTs under the scheme; (d) the total amount allocated under the scheme to different States/UTs and utilized so far; (e) whether Government has reviewed the success of the scheme since its inception; and (f) if so, the details thereof and further steps taken/being taken by Government to ensure the success of the scheme?

Malpractice in Anganwadi Kendras 460 # Shri Ram Nath Thakur: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the number of Government run Anganwadi Kendras has increased; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government is aware that staff and the superior officers of Anganwadi Kendras are involved in financial bunglings; and (d) whether it is a fact that snacks and nutritious food as prescribed by Government is not reaching the children, if so, whether Government would conduct a high level enquiry to improve the system and to make necessary arrangements to provide nutritious food to the children?

Assessment of impact of COVID-19 pandemic on women and children in the country 461 Dr. Sasmit Patra: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether there has been any assessment, study, survey or analysis of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the women and children in the country; and (b) if so, the details thereof along with its findings?

Steps taken to train Anganwadi workers 462 # Shri Narayan Rane: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken by Government to train the Aanganwadi workers in order to make the Poshan Abhiyan successful so that the rural areas get the maximum benefits; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor? 109

Minimum marriage age of women 463 Shri Sanjay Raut: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is considering any proposal to raise the minimum marriage age of women from the current 18 years to 21 years; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

National Tracking System for Missing and Vulnerable Children 464 Dr. Santanu Sen: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the details of the implementation status of the National Tracking System for Missing and Vulnerable Children, including the details of participating States; (b) the number of cases of missing and found women and children reported on the portal during the last five years, year-wise; and (c) the frequency at which the details about found and rehabilitated children are updated on the portal?

Institutional rehabilitation for trafficking victims 465 Dr. Santanu Sen: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that several survivors of human trafficking are confined in institutional facilities for indefinite durations; (b) whether Government is aware that spending long periods of time in institutional rehabilitation can be psychologically detrimental for trafficking survivors; (c) the reasons as to why there is no protocol that decides the duration of institutional rehabilitation for trafficking victims; (d) whether Government would consider instituting protocol to ensure a uniform institutional rehabilitation process, allowing victims to be rehabilitated into society smoothly; and (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Initiatives for women and children 466 Shri Derek O' Brien: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the initiatives taken by Government to decrease the barriers for women to access critical education, health and financial services, or to achieve success in activities or sectors that are becoming more digitised; and (b) the overall statistics about the Integrated Child Development Schemes and other child care-related initiatives for encouraging women’s labour force participation?

Assessment of malnutrition among children during COVID-19 pandemic 467 Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether Government proposes to undertake any survey to assess malnutrition among children in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic; (b) if so, the details thereof; and 110

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Targets set under Poshan Abhiyan 468 Smt. Priyanka Chaturvedi: Smt. Phulo Devi Netam: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether an assessment of progress made towards achieving targets by 2022 set out under the Poshan Abhiyan has been carried out; (b) if so, the details thereof including the progress made under each indicator; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Safe cities under Nirbhaya Scheme 469 Smt. Ambika Soni: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the quantum of funds allocated / utilized to / from Nirbhaya Fund since 2014, State-wise and year-wise; (b) the details of Nirbhaya Funds allocated / utilized to implement the Safe City component of the Nirbhaya Scheme since 2014,city-wise; (c) whether certain irregularities have been reported in tendering process to implement the Safe City component in Bengaluru; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) the steps taken / being taken by Government to rectify the irregularities?

Number of women benefited under PMMVY 470 # Shri Brijlal: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the number of pregnant women who have benefitted from the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), during the last three years; and (b) the amount of budgetary provisions for the same in the future?

Steps taken for alleviation of malnutrition 471 Shri Harnath Singh Yadav: Ms. Saroj Pandey: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the measures taken by Government to improve the condition of poor women and children in the country, including steps taken for alleviation of malnutrition prevailing among them during the last three years; and (b) the details thereof, State-wise?

Budgetary allocation for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign 472 # Shri Satish Chandra Dubey: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) total budgetary allocation and expenditure details for Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign during the last three years; (b) whether it is a fact that budgetary allocation has been reduced in the current financial year and due to which challenges are emerging; and 111

(c) the year-wise ratio of the amount spent on advertisement for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign during the last three years?

Poshan Abhiyan Yojana 473 # Ms. Saroj Pandey: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the number of families which have been informed about Government-run Poshan Abhiyan Yojana and the changes likely to be brought about in their lives with the help of this information; and (b) the number of families to which Government is further aiming to reach out for the dissemination of this information and the details thereof?

Review of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme 474 Dr. Banda Prakash: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has reviewed the success of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme since its inception; (b) if so, the details thereof and further steps taken/being taken by Government to ensure the success of the scheme; (c) the targets set and achieved in all the States/UTs under the scheme; and (d) the total amount allocated under the scheme to different States/UTs and utilized so far?

Scheme for welfare of children 475 # Smt. Kanta Kardam: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has taken note of the miserable condition of children at primary education level in the country who are the victims of malnutrition, child marriage, child labour, trafficking and neglect/abandonment and, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether Government has formulated any scheme/programme for their development, protection and welfare; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

Advisory for women migrants 476 Shri Tiruchi Siva: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether the advisory dated 7th April, 2020 by Chairperson, NCW for women migrants has been put into effect; (b) the number of women migrants who have benefitted from the provisions of the advisory; and (c) in what manner the Ministry plan to intervene for the mental health of these women and the setup for that intervention?

Anganwadi Centres in West Bengal 477 Shri Md. Nadimul Haque: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the details of the functioning Anganwadi Centres out of the total sanctioned Anganwadi 112

Centres in West Bengal under the rented premises; (b) the details thereof district-wise; (c) whether Government has proposed to include the construction of Anganwadi Centres in West Bengal under the ambit of MGNREGA Scheme; (d) if so, the details thereof; (e) if not, the reasons therefor; and (f) the details of the proposals, if any, to be sanctioned for Anganwadi Centres in the backward districts?

Status of SDGs target 478 Shri Manas Ranjan Bhunia: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has incorporated the agenda of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN for the improvement in the status of women and child development in India; (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (c) the details of steps undertaken for achieving such SDGs target?

Outcomes of the POCSO Act, 2012 since its enactment 479 Dr. Fauzia Khan: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: (a) the details of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 since enactment in Maharashtra, district-wise; (b) the number of Special Courts set up under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act, 2012, State/UT-wise; (c) the number of judges appointed in Special Courts set up under the said act; and (d) the number of offenders convicted under the said act since enactment, State/UT-wise?

Domestic violence against women during COVID-19 pandemic 480 Shri Mallikarjun Kharge: Dr. Banda Prakash: Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state: 113

(a) whether there has been a rise in incidence of domestic violence against women during the COVID-19 induced lockdown; (b) whether it is a fact that domestic violence complaints were at a 10 year high during COVID-19 lockdown; (c) whether total cases of violence against women have gone up in last five years; (d) the number of cases of domestic violence which came to notice across the country during the lockdown and unlock 1 to unlock 5, State/UT and year-wise; and (e) the action taken by Government in this regard?

New Delhi Desh Deepak Verma, The 29th January, 2021 Secretary-General. 9 Magha, 1942 (Saka)

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

Prime Minister : -- Atomic Energy : 321, 322, 323 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, Communications : 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339 Development of North Eastern Region : 340, 341 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 402, 444, 356, Education : 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377 378, 379, 347, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, Electronics and Information Technology : 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 403, 404, 405, External Affairs : 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412 Law and Justice : 413, 414, 415, 416, 433, 417, 419, 420 Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions : 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428 Planning : 429, 430 Space : 431 Statistics and Programme Implementation : 432, 434, 435 Textiles : 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 421, 442 443, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, Tribal Affairs : 452, 453 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 418, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, Women and Child Development : 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480

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