Water Resource Management

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  WATER RESOURCES

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-603

ANSWERED ON-19.03.2012

(a) whether Government has any scheme/programme for Research and Development for Water Resources Management across the country;

(b) if so, the details of funds allocated and spent; and

(c) the target fixed and achieved during the last three years, State-wise?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES & MINORITY AFFAIRS. ( SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)

(a) Yes Sir, Government of India operates a Plan Scheme namely ‘Research and Development Programme in water Sector’ under Ministry of Water Resources with objective to find solutions to the country’s water resources related problems; to improve available technology and engineering methods and procedures, to maintain a lead in the latest technology etc.

(b) During XI Five Year Plan, an outlay of Rs. 242.19 Crore was made against which expenditure Rs. 170.43 Crore has been incurred upto December 2011.

(c) Under this Scheme, target is fixed activity-wise instead of State-wise. During last three years, activity-wise break-up of physical targets and achievements are enclosed as ANNEX-I

ANNEXURE

Activities                                             2009-10           2010-11           2011-12*

                                                                             (Target/Achievement in numbers)

1.      Completion of physical/ mathematical      185/212           195/266           215/189

model/ desk studies

2.      Preparation of technical reports/               560/533           510/513           582/421

research papers

3.      Organisation of workshops/ seminars       26/44               30/40               30/31

4.      Training of personnel                                155/314           265/264           275/247

* Achievements are upto December 2011

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Schools Belonging To Minorities

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  1348

ANSWERED ON  02.12.2011

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to satate :-
(a) the details of financial assistance given by Government of construction/expansion of schools belonging to educationally backward minorities, across the country, State-wise;

(b) the details of schools constructed/upgraded during the last three years, State-wise; and

(c) the details of targets fixed/achieved by Government?
  

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Dr. D. PURANDESWARI

(a) to (c) The Infrastructure Development of Minority Institutions (IDMI) Scheme was carved out from the Area Intensive and Madarsa Modernisation Programme (AIMMP) in 2008-09 to facilitate education of minorities by augmenting and strengthening school infrastructure in Minority Institutions. Financial assistance given to States and number of institutions supported between 2008-09 and 2011-12 is provided below:

2008-09

S.No. Name of the  Amount  No. of institutions
        State        (Rs.in lakh)

 Uttar Pradesh 25.00 1

2009-10

 Uttar Pradesh 448.00 22

2010-11

1. Karnataka 281.98 15
2. Maharashtra 387.61 19
3. Uttarakhand 190.29 12
4. Jammu & Kashmir 25.00 01
5. Rajasthan 102.83 07
6. Haryana         201.12 12
7. Uttar Pradesh 327.73 16
8. Gujarat         191.20 15
9. Kerala         337.73 15
10. Madhya Pradesh 252.94 12
 Total Rs. 2298.43 124

2011-12
S.No. Name of the  Amount  No. of institutions
        State        (Rs.in lakh)

1. Maharasthra 177.45 10
2. Uttarakhand 104.91 08
3. Karnataka 157.25 10
4. Uttar Pradesh 200.39 10
5. Kerala         221.53 10
6. Haryana         145.36 10
 TOTAL        1006.89 58

In addition, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) focuses on monitoring progress in respect of 121 Minority Concentration Districts identified under the Prime Minister’s New 15-Point Programme for the welfare of Minorities. The amounts sanctioned under SSA for various interventions in these 121 districts are: Rs 4857 crore for 2008-09, Rs 5286 crore for 2009-10, Rs 4479 crore for 2010-11 and Rs 11870 crore for 2011-12.

Details about opening and construction of new primary and upper primary schools in the Minority Concentration Districts under SSA between 2008-09 and 2011-12 are given below:-

Year Opening of   Opening of       Construction of      Construction of
        new Primary  new Upper        Primary School upper primary school 
         School       Primary school
 
 Target Achvt. Target Achvt. Target Achvt. Target Achvt.

2008-09 1423 1386 4301 3176 4404 3266 4154 2662
2009-10 1719 1625 1719 1625 3465 3237 1348 1220
2010-11 11930 11922 2370 2364 4969 3573 1147 1103
2011-12 1470 13      445     1       1522     793      67     4 
               (as on         (as on           (as on 
               30.9.11)       30.9.11)        30.9.11)
 

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Central funds to States under SSA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

QUESTION NO  555

ANSWERED ON  25.11.2011

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to satate :-
(a) the basis for allocation of Central funds to various States under SSA;
(b) the details of funds allocated to Andhra Pradesh under above schemes during Tenth Five
Year Plan and so far in Eleventh Five Year Plan and for the rest of the country during the
period, year-wise and scheme-wise;

(c) whether funds allocated to Andhra Pradesh have been spent for the specified purpose;

(d) if so, the results achieved year-wise and scheme-wise;

(e) whether any complaints of diversion/misuse of funds have come to the notice of Government;
and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?
   
ANSWER
     
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(Dr. D. PURANDESWARI)


(a) In the 10th Five Year Plan the funding pattern under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) between Central and States was in the ratio of 75:25 (90:10 for NE States). The funding pattern between the Centre and States for 11th Plan was on a sliding scale, viz. 65:35 during the first two years of 11th Five Year Plan, 60:40 in third year, 55:45 in the fourth year and 50:50 thereafter (90:10 for NE States). With the enactment of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the funding pattern has been revised in the 65:35 ratio between the Central and State Governments, and is applicable from 2010-11 onwards. The existing funding pattern of 90:10 ratio for the States in the NER remains unchanged.




(b) Details of the funds released during 10th and 11th Five Year Plan is at Annexure –I

( c) & (d) The details of the achievement made by Andhra Pradesh are tabulated below:

(Rs. in Lakhs)

Year GoI Share State Share Total Expenditure % Expenditure
2002-03 8226.10         2547.00         10773.10 3952.10         36.68%
2003-04 9884.41         4383.57         14267.98 3952.10         27.69%
2004-05 28000.00 9076.36         37076.36 3952.10         10.66%
2005-06 37999.00 12605.15 63352.11 55816.48 88.11%
2006-07 46245.56 14415.18 75640.64 72236.73 95.50%
2007-08 28100.00 15107.61 45708.28 43699.91 95.61%
2008-09 71031.78 20995.66 122026.77 93526.52 76.64%
2009-10 38569.90 10885.05 74170.59 72257.36 97.42%
2010-11 81000.00 63508.72 148813.94 144004.80 96.77%

(e) & (f) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has an intensive Financial Management System which includes annual audit by Chartered Accountants empanelled with Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, concurrent financial review by Institute of Public Auditors of India (IPAI) as well as system for internal audit. SSA conducts Quarterly Review Meetings with Finance Controllers of all States/UTs for monitoring the utilization of funds. Whenever misappropriation of funds meant for SSA are reported through audit by CA firms, Accountant General (AG) of States, CAG of India and IPAI Reviews and action is taken thereon. Investigations have been made on the misappropriation of funds in West Bengal in 2004-05, Haryana in 2005-06, 2008-09 and 2009-10, Himachal Pradesh in 2005-06, Andhra Pradesh in 2006-07 and 2010-11, Karnataka and Rajasthan in 2007-08 and Gujarat in 2009-10. Besides initiating departmental proceedings against the persons found guilty, police complaints have been filed and investigation through State CID/Vigilance Department has been conducted. The persons concerned have either been transferred, suspended or terminated and recoveries affected. In Andhra Pradesh, orders attaching the properties of the two main accused parties have been issued.

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Research Work In Business Schools And IIMs

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 

STARRED

QUESTION NO . 235 

ANSWERED ON 11.03.2011

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :-
(a) whether it is fact that Indian Business Schools, including IIMs, are lagging behind in research;
(b) whether it is also a fact that the quality of research work has not been very encouraging;
(c) the details of research works published in nationally and internationally acclaimed journals;
(d) whether Government has assessed the reasons for the low quality research work; and
(e) the steps proposed to be taken for improving the standards of research? ANSWER

ANSWER

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 235 FOR 11.03.2011 ASKED BY SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY, M.P. REGARDING “RESEARCH WORK IN BUSINESS SCHOOLS AND IIMS.”
(a)&(b): In the absence of centralized data regarding research in the discipline of management in universities and institutions in India, it is not possible to say whether our institutions lag behind their counterparts abroad in terms of numbers or quality.
(c): According to available information Indian Institutes of Management, which are the leading institutions of business management in the country, have published 327 papers in national and international journals, contributed to 55 book chapters and authored 39 books/monographs.
(d)&(e): Yes sir, Government has appointed a committee on Faculty & Research of the IIMs under Shri Ajit Balakrishnan, Chairman, IIM, Calcutta. The report has since been received and is under examination. 

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Regulation Of Private Coaching/Tuition Centres

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 

UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO . 1040 

ANSWERED ON 04.03.2011

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :-
(a) whether Government is aware that students are compelled to spend substantially for coaching and private tuitions and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(b) whether the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) has conducted any survey in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Government contemplates to regulate private coaching/ tuition centers and/ or the fees being collected; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) to (d): As of now, there is no law or regulation for regulating the functioning of private coaching and tuition centers. However, with a view to curb the undue and undesirable burden on the school going children and mushrooming of coaching institutions, various provisions have been made by the CBSE to ensure that reliance on private coaching institutions by the students is reduced. Some of these measures are as follows:
(i) In the examination bye laws of CBSE under Rule 13 (1) and 13 (2), 75% attendance in an academic year has been made mandatory for the students to become eligible to appear in class X and class XII exams.
(ii) To ensure effective class room transactions, the Board has prescribed for its affiliated schools take minimum hours of teaching in different topics in chapters.
(iii) the Board has introduced continuous and comprehensive evaluation from class I to X in its affiliated schools for providing equal attention to scholastic and co-scholastic areas of learning.
(iv) The Rule 39 of the affiliation bye laws of CBSE forbids teachers of such affiliated schools to undertake private or any other tuition without prior permission in writing of the Head of the Institution.
(v) The school results have been factored into the admission process for the IITs by providing that only those students who scored a first class or equivalent in the 10+2 exam are eligible for admission to exam are eligible for admission to IITs.
(vi) A student can write the JEE in the year in which he or she passes the 12th standard examination and / or in the following year.
(vii) Those who join any of the IITs are not allowed to sit for the JEE again.
Apart from the above, this Ministry has constituted a Committee of senior faculty of IITs under the Chairpersonship of Prof. D. Acharya, Director, IIT, Kharagpur to explore the possible alternative to the present IIT JEE/ AIEEE and other State Joint Entrance Examinations for admission to engineering programme in the country for reducing the burden and dependence of the students on coaching institutes. 

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