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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 onFriday, the May 6, 2005/Vaisakha 16, 1927 (Saka)

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(Ministries : Agriculture; Chemicals and Fertilizers; Consumer Affairs, Foodand Public Distribution; Environment and Forests; Food Processing Industries;

Health and Family Welfare; Railways; Steel)

Total number of questions —155

Oilseeds production programme inChhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh

†4641. SHRI MOTILAL VORA: Willthe Minister of AGRICULTURE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government are promotingthe production of oilseeds in the country;

(b) if so, the special aid provided toChhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh underCentrally sponsored oilseeds productionprogramme during 2004-05 and the extentof aid likely to be provided during2005-06; and

(c) the names of pulses, the productionof which is likely to increase and the extentthereof?

Agricultural reforms

4642. DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:SHRI MOOLCHAND

MEENA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTUREbe pleased to state:

(a) whether in a bid to push up farmoutput, Government have approved a slew

of proposals like agriculture reforms, aminimum buffer stock quantum, nationaljute policy and rubber plantation scheme;

(b) if so, whether, according to newreforms, Government hiked minimumbuffer stocks for rice and wheat;

(c) whether Cabinet Committee onEconomic Affairs also approved a Centrallysponsored scheme, support to StateExtension Reforms, at a cost of Rs. 69.28crores for this fiscal year and Rs. 226.07crore for the Tenth Five Year Plan; and

(d) if so, to what extent these schemeswould improve farm output in the country?

Indian farmers alliance

4643. SHRIMATI JAMANA DEVIBARUPAL:

DR. T. SUBBARAMIREDDY:


(a) whether the Indian farmers alliancecomprising representative bodies, coveringvirtually all agricultural commodities with

†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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economic value, is expected to become areality by the end of April, 2005;

(b) if so, whether this new apexorganization would be on the lines of theCII and its headquarters in Delhi; and

(c) if so, the main functions of this newapex body and to what extent it would behelpful to the farmers?

Development of milch cattle

†4644. SHRI RAJ MOHINDERSINGH MAJITHA:

SHRI RAVI SHANKARPRASAD:


(a) whether Government have assessedthe possibilities of the development ofmilch cattle in the country;

(b) if so, the annual turnover of thisindustry, so far, along with the percentageof contribution of this industry towardsthe Gross Domestic Product of thecountry; and

(c) the number of part time and full timepersons involved in this industry?

Setting up of a manure/fertilizerfactory in Khagaria

†4645. SHRI VIDYA SAGARNISHAD: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government are aware ofthe fact that the land from East Nakabiyato Kursela in Khagaria district in Bihar isvery fertile and the farmers there have tobear exorbitant prices due to dependenceon other bazaars for manure/fertilizersrequired for fertile agriculture;

(b) if so, whether Government propose

to set up a manure fertilizer factory inKhagaria region for the benefit of farmers;

(c) if so, by when; and(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Banned pesticides

4646. SHRI VARINDER SINGHBAJWA: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a number ofbanned pesticides are still being used byfarmers of Punjab and elsewhere in thecountry;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the steps taken to curb and checkthe marketing of such pesticides and actiontaken against culprits?

Horticulture promotion in Orissa

4647. DR. RADHAKANT NAYAK:Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE bepleased to state:

(a) the areas identified in Orissa topromote horticulture; and

(b) the details of the financial assistanceprovided by National Horticulture Boardto develop horticulture projects in the Stateduring the last five years?

CEFS campaign for freedom fromhunger

4648. DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:PROF. ALKA BALRAM

KSHATRIYA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMERAFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLICDISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Centre for Environment and

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Food Security (CEFS) has launched anationwide freedom from hunger campaignto mitigate suffering of 340 million peoplein the country, if so, whether it has beendecided to observe year 2005 as a year ofcomplete freedom from Hunger;

(b) whether outlining reasons forlaunching campaign, it has been pointedout that more than 24,000 people die ofhunger every day and nearly 78 per cent ofthem are women and children;

(c) whether it is also a fact that everythird hungry person in the world is anIndian; and

(d) the details of schemes that have beenprepared?

Stray cattle

4649. SHRI VARINDER SINGHBAJWA: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the numberof stray cattle in the country is increasingday by day and they are damaging thecrops;

(b) if so, the details of Government'spolicy to control them;

(c) whether it is also a fact that whencows go dry they are left on the roads bytheir owners and they not only die duringaccidents but also endanger the lives ofhuman being; and

(d) if so, the action Governmentpropose to take in this regard?

Construction of rural godowns

4650. SHRI AMAR SINGH:SHRI ABU ASIM AZMI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTUREbe pleased to refer to answer to UnstarredQuestion 1862 given in the Rajya Sabha onthe 18th March, 2005 and state:

(a) the number of storage projects whichhave been sanctioned by NCDC andNABARD;

(b) the number of godowns which haveactually been constructed alongwith thedetails of the subsidy given to the ownersof the godowns; and

(c) the future plan of Government inthis regard?

Procurement of oil palm fromKarnataka

4651. SHRI JANARDHANAPOOJARY: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Centrehad procured oil palm from Karnatakaduring 2000-01;

(b) if so, the details in this regard;

(c) whether it is a fact that full amountfor the procurement made has not beenreleased, so far; and

(d) if so, the details in this regard andby when the balance amount would bereleased?

Biotechnology in agriculture

4652. SHRI SK. KHABIR UDDINAHMED: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE be pleased to refer toanswer to Unstarred Question 1046 givenin the Rajya Sabha on the 23rd July, 2004and state the details of out come of inter-ministerial consultations in respect of therecommendations of the task force onApplication of Bio-technology inAgriculture?

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Fish production

4653. SHRI S.P.M. SYED KHAN: Willthe Minister of AGRICULTURE bepleased to state:

(a) whether fish production from marineand inland sources could not achieve thedesired level of target set for 2004-05;

(b) whether, due to this, the social-economic security of the artisan fishermenwill be considerably affected;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of the projected fishproduction and the actual achievement madeduring the last three years?

Livestock in U.P.

†4654. SHRI NAND KISHOREYADAV: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) whether livestock census has beendone recently in Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the present number of livestockparticularly milch animals;

(c) the status of hybrid livestock speciesin the State; and

(d) the steps being taken to makeimprovement in numbers as well as speciesof livestock in the State by the Central andState Governments?

WB's suggestion for growingvegetables and flowers

†4655. SHRI SURENDRA LATH:SHRI KRIPAL PARMAR:


(a) whether it is a fact that the WorldBank in the name of free trade is insisting

that the Indian farmers should growvegetables and flowers instead of foodgrains;

(b) whether it is also a fact that notonly our eco-system is likely to be affectedbut also the small foodgrain dealers, farmers,women and the downtrodden classes wouldhave to starve as a result thereof;

(c) if so, whether Government are awarethat the developed countries are likely toestablish their monopoly over foodgrainsas a result thereof; and

(d) if so, the remedial measureGovernment are contemplating?

KVKs in NER

4656. SHRI DWIJENDRA NATHSHARMAH: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the Krishi VigyanKendras set up, so far, in the North EasternRegion during the last three years;

(b) the details of target fixed for thesetting up of KVKs in all the districts ofNER during the Tenth Five Year Plan; and

(c) the details of steps being taken byGovernment in this regard?

Garlic production

†4657. SHRI KALRAJ MISHRA: Willthe Minister of AGRICULTURE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentare importing garlic inspite of a good yieldof garlic in the country;

(b) if so, the gap between productionand consumption of garlic in the country;and

(c) the steps being taken byGovernment for increasing the yield ofgarlic?

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Involving Mark-fed as broker betweenfarmers and CCI

4658. SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH: Willthe Minister of AGRICULTURE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government would increaseminimum support price of cotton fromRs. 1760 per quintal to Rs. 2500 andgroundnut from Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 2,000 tostrengthen dometic industries;

(b) if not, the reasons therefor;(c) whether Government would assure

of paying the price for cotton growers inadvance through Mark-fed, which couldrecover the same amount from the CottonCorporation of India, through an agreementbetween farmers, Cotton Corporation ofIndia and Mark-fed, to solve the presentcrisis of hardships of cotton growers ingetting their price amount from CottonCorporation of India after more than twomonths; which is leading to their unbearableindebtedness under exploiting privatemoney lenders; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Foodgrain production

4659. SHRI R. KAMARAJ: Will theMinister of AGRICULTURE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the foodgrainproduction for the year 2004-05 isestimated as 210.44 million tonnes against213.46 million tonnes last year;

(b) if so, the reasons for the shortfall;

(c) whether it is also a fact thatGovernment have assessed the rabiprospects and discussed the strategies andplans for the coming kharif season includingthe input situation and budget position;and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Assistance to Karnataka VeterinaryAnimal and Fisheries Sciences

University

4660. SHRI K.B. KRISHNAMURTHY: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government are aware thatthe Karnataka Veterinary Animal andFisheries Sciences University has beenstarted during 2004-05 at Bidar inKarnataka; and

(b) if so, whether the KarnatakaGovernment has sought any financialassistance for taking up research and otherprogrammes besides providinginfrastructure facilities at the newUniversity?

Technology mission on rice

4661. SHRI S. ANBALAGAN: Will theMinister of AGRICULTURE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether there is any proposal tolaunch a Technology Mission on rice/paddyso as to increase the production of rice andto improve per hectare productivity ofrice;

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

(c) whether the Central Governmenthave taken note of the very low per hectareproductivity of the paddy crop whencompared to countries like Japan; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the stepsbeing taken/proposed to be takenthereon?

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Growth of agriculture production

4662. SHRI R. KAMARAJ: Will theMinister of AGRICULTURE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that in the firstthree years of the Tenth Five Year Plan, thegrowth of agriculture production wasbelow 1.5 per cent as against the target of4.0 per cent;

(b) if so, the reasons for the shortfall ofagriculture production;

(c) whether it is also a fact thatGovernment had decided to reverse thedeceleration in the last decade; and


MSP of cotton in Maharashtra

4663. SHRI BALAVANT ALIAS BALAPTE:

SHRI RUDRA NARAYANPANY:


(a) the minimum support price ofcotton fixed by Maharashtra Governmentand other State Governments in this year;

(b) the details of Agriculture PriceCommission's recommendation in thisregard, indicating the cost of production ofcotton in different areas; and

(c) how far the farmer's interests havebeen safeguarded thereby?

Increasing rabi crop yield

4664. SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY:Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that after kharifsetback agriculture Ministry is hoping to

get heavy crop to offset the loss ofproduction in the Rabi season; and

(b) the steps Government propose toincrease the production in the rabi-crop inthis season?

Increase in agricultural production

†4665. SHRI RAM JETHMALANI:DR. MURLI MANOHAR

JOSHI:


(a) whether it is a fact that agriculturalproduction has been increasing at the averagerate of 1.5 per cent per year during the lastdecade;

(b) if not, the rate of the said increaseand whether it is also a fact that due to therate of increase in population being morethan the rate of increase in agriculturalproduction per capita availability of coarsefoodgrains, pulses, wheat and rice hasreduced; and

(c) if so, the said availability of eachproduct at the beginning and close of thelast decade?

Loan to agriculture sector

†4666. DR. MURLI MANOHARJOSHI:

SHRI RAVI SHANKARPRASAD:


(a) whether it is a fact that the loangiven to the agriculture sector is beingincreased constantly during recent years;

(b) if so, the percentage of increase inthe loan provided to agriculture sector each

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year respectively from the year 2001 to2004;

(c) whether it is a fact that agriculturalproduction has not increased on year toyear basis despite increase made inavailability of loan; and

(d) if so, the quantity of yearlyagricultural production recorded during eachof the said years?

Average milk production


SHRI RAJ MOHINDERSINGH MAJITHA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTUREbe pleased to refer to answer to UnstarredQuestion 1089 given in the Rajya Sabha onthe 11th March, 2005 and state:

(a) the per cattle average milkproduction in India;

(b) the per cattle milk production atinternational level; and

(c) the highest per cattle milkproduction in the world alongwith the nameof the country?

Modernising fishing harbours

4668. SHRI RAJU PARMAR:SHRI C. RAMA-

CHANDRAIAH:Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE

be pleased to state:(a) whether Government have drawn

any plans to modernize fishing harbours inthe country, after Tsunami;

(b) if so, the details thereof;(c) whether the Central Government

have received some proposals from States

for setting up of modern fishing harbours;and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken by Government on these proposals?

Farmers living below poverty line

4669. SHRI T.T.V. DHINAKARAN:Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE bepleased to state:

(a) whether any survey has been done,so far, to ascertain the number of farmersliving below poverty line;


(c) if not, whether Government wouldmake a survey immediately to know theplight of farmers in the country?

Relief to gas victims of M.P.

†4670. SHRI LAXMINARAYANSHARMA: Will the Minister ofCHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that share ofGovernment of India as well as the MadhyaPradesh Government has been fixed at 75per cent and 25 per cent respectively in theschemes being run for the gas victims;

(b) whether 75 per cent amount is dueto be paid by Government of India forrecurring expenditure also; and

(c) if so, whether it is also a fact thatfunds are being provided to MadhyaPradesh Government as per the saidagreement for the rehabilitation schemesbeing run for the gas victims?

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Supply of Phosphoric Acid

†4671. SHRI PYARELALKHANDELWAL: Will the Minister ofCHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government are aware thatfertilizer plants in the country are not gettingsupply of phosphoric acid;

(b) if so, whether the crisis of supplyof D.A.P. is likely to arise as a resultthereof; and

(c) the steps being taken to tackle thiscrisis?

Chinese co-operation in pharmaindustry

4672. SHRI MOOLCHANDMEENA:

DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY: Will the Minister of CHEMICALS

AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Indian pharmaceuticalcompanies have discussed number of issueswith the representatives of Chinesecompanies who were accompanying thePrime Minister of China during his visit toIndia;

(b) if so, whether both Indian andChinese pharmaceutical companies havereached an agreement;

(c) if so, the main points of agreementreached; and

(d) to what extent China has agreed tohelp Indian pharmaceutical companies andhas opened their way in China, so that bothcountries could gain lot of experience onpharmaceutical issue?

Sandhu Committee on drug prices


SHRI RAM JETHMALANI:Will the Minister of CHEMICALS

AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:(a) whether it is a fact that Sandhu

Committee has submitted itsrecommendations for providing medicinesat cheaper rates to common men in thecountry;

(b) if so, the details of thoserecommendations;

(c) whether cheaper medicines wouldbe available after the implementation ofthose recommendations; and

(d) if so, the details of the scheme toimplement these recommendations in thecountry?

National Pharmaceutical PricingAuthority

4674. SHRI T.T.V. DHINAKARAN:Will the Minister of CHEMICALS ANDFERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) the main functions of NationalPharmaceutical Pricing Authority;

(b) the steps taken by this Authority tocontrol prices of drugs;

(c) the details of cases of overchargingby drug manufacturing companies thatcame to light during the last three years;

(d) action taken against such companiesfor overcharging; and

(e) whether Government will make itmandatory for drug manufacturingcompanies to get prior approval for fixingMaximum Retail Price (MRP)?

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Increasing commodities through FPSs

4675. SHRI MATILAL SARKAR: Willthe Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS,FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONbe pleased to state:

(a) the names of the commoditiessupplied to APL and BPL families throughFair Price Shops;

(b) the prices of these commodities forboth the APL and the BPL families; and

(c) whether Government propose to addmore items to the programme for supplyingto the BPL families through Fair PriceShops?

Displaying contents on cold drinks

†4676. SHRI JAYANTILAL BAROT:DR. CHHATTRAPAL SINGH

LODHA:Will the Minister of CONSUMER

AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLICDISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Hon'ble Court has issuedorders to the effect that statutory warningshould be printed on bottles, containingcold drinks, pertaining to the harmfulingradients present in the drinks;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and(c) the steps Government propose to

take in this regard?

Foodgrains perished in godowns

†4677. SHRI ISAM SINGH: Will theMinister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS,FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONbe pleased to state:

(a) the quantity of foodgrains perishedin godowns in the country alongwithreasons therefor; and

(b) the view of Government with regardto the utilization of these foodgrains forthe cause of helpless people?

Exporting old stock of wheat and rice


SHRI RAJ MOHINDERSINGH MAJITHA:


(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthave decided to export old wheat and riceto foreign countries;

(b) if so, how old is this foodgrain andthe quantity thereof with FCI till March,2005;

(c) whether it is also a fact that theabovesaid wheat has been exported duringthe earlier years, if so, the details of exportof wheat with quantity thereof mentioningthe export price during last three years;and

(d) the total loss incurred as a result ofsuch export?

Foodgrain export policy

4679. SHRI THANGA TAMILSELVAN: Will the Minister ofCONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD ANDPUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased tostate:

(a) the salient features of the newfoodgrain export policy;

(b) whether the States have beenconsulted while framing this policy; and

(c) the steps taken to boost export offoodgrains subject to domestic demand?

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Availability of wheat at ration shops

4680. SHRI SHAHID SIDDIQUI: Willthe Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS,FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONbe pleased to state:

(a) whether there are reports that goodsespecially wheat is not reaching properlyto Governmental ration shops, whichadversely affects the life of general peopleat large; if so, the reasons therefor;

(b) the steps taken by Government tomaintain timely delivery; and

(c) the details of Governmental rationshops operating in the country, State-wise?

Edible oils

†4681. SHRI ABU ASIM AZMI:SHRI DHARAM PAL

SABHARWAL:Will the Minister of CONSUMER

AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLICDISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

(a) the annual consumption of the edibleoils in the country alongwith the productionthereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that there is awide gap between the consumption andproduction; and

(c) if so, the steps being taken to increasethe production?

FCI agreement with CWC of AndhraPradesh

4682. SHRI S.M. LALJAN BASHA:Will the Minister of CONSUMERAFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLICDISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Food Corporation ofIndia (FCI) has any business dealings or

agreements with the Central WarehouseCorporation (CWC) in Andhra Pradeshduring the last year;

(b) the details of such an agreement oractual usage of any godown of the CWCby the FCI in the State;

(c) whether it is a fact that the FCI hasrefused to hire any space from the CWCduring last year;

(d) whether it is a fact that the CWCcould not come up to the commercialexpectations of the FCI; and

(e) the details of the cause of thebrakedown of the commercial relationshipof FCI with CWC in 2003-04 and 2004-05?

Computer purchases by FCI

4683. SHRI R.K. ANAND: Will theMinister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS,FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that FCI haspurchased 5000 computers against 10,000employees Voluntary Retirement Scheme(VRS);

(b) if so, the quantum of money spenton the purchase of these computers, at whatprice these computers have been purchased,from and of what make; and

(c) whether Government have receivedany complaints in the procurement of thesecomputers and if so, the action takenthereon?

Revision of standard of drinking waterby BIS

4684. SHRI R.P. GOENKA: Will theMinister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS,FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the drinking

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water standards laid down by the Bureauof Indian Standards in 1983 andsubsequently revised and updated in 1991(IS10500), are presently being furtherrevised;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theirpresent status;

(c) whether a fresh review has been madeto include drinking water under the categoryof "food" so that various agencies handlingdrinking water supplies can be legally heldaccountable for the bad quality of theirsupplies; and

(d) if so, the results thereof and whatpresent Government contemplate on thesubject?

Converting rotten and low costfoodgrains into alcohol

†4685. SHRI MOTILAL VORA:SHRIMATI PREMA

CARIAPPA:SHRI T.T.V. DHINAKARAN:


(a) whether authorities in CSIR haveproposed conversion of rotten and low costfoodgrains into alcohol;

(b) if so, whether Government havemade any study regarding economicviability of such conversion; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and likelybenefits from such move?

Starvation deaths in Rajasthan

4686. SHRI SANTOSH BAGRODIA:SHRI R.K. ANAND:SHRI HARISH RAWAT:


(a) whether in spite of the Governmentof India spending huge amounts on stockingsurplus grain i.e. 48.2 million tones in 2002-03, far in excess of the buffer norm of 25million tones, 15 starvation deaths werereported in Rajasthan;

(b) whether Government have anyplanning to prevent such deaths this yearand what strategy have Government beenconsidering to tackle this; and

(c) how Government propose tomonitor implementation of this?

Fire in Gir National Park

4687. SHRIMATI SUKHBUNSKAUR:

SHRI K. RAMA MOHANARAO:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a fire brokeout around March 13, 2005, in the GirNational Park and Sanctuary in Gujarat; ifso, the reasons therefor;

(b) the extent of damage to flora andfauna in the Sanctuary caused thereby;

(c) whether any inquiry has been heldinto the fire;

(d) the steps taken to make good theloss and protect and preserve it againstfurther damage; and

(e) the latest report about the presenceof the Asiatic lion and other big cats in thePark and the sanctuary?

Tribals dependent on forests

†4688. SHRI JAYANTILAL BAROT:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) the percentage and number of tribalsstill dependent on forests;

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(b) the steps Government are taking topromote natural production of preciousforest herbs by the tribals; and

(c) the efforts Government are makingto raise the forest based employment?

BRT System

4689. SHRI GIREESH KUMARSANGHI: Will the Minister ofENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that 'Bagota' modelwould soon mark Delhi breathe easy byadopting the Bus Road Transport (BRT)system;

(b) whether the ministry has undertakenany study about using the BRT system inDelhi and other cities;

(c) if so, the findings of the studyundertaken in this regard; and

(d) whether Government are thinkingof stopping pollution in the cities like Delhi,Hyderabad by adopting BRT system?

Forest land

†4690. SHRIMATI KAMLAMANHAR: Will the Minister ofENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS bepleased to state:

(a) national average of forest land in thecountry;

(b) the percentage of geographical areaof Chhattisgarh State covered with forest;and

(c) whether any proposal is underconsideration of Government forcompensating expenditure being incurredon maintenance of forest area of the Statehaving more forest area than the nationalaverage?

Amendment of Forest ConservationAct, 1980

4691. SHRI SU.THIRUNAVUKKARASAR: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT ANDFORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government of India haveformulated any scheme to amend the ForestConservation Act, 1980 to settle/allot post1978 non-tribal of 4000 forest encroachersfamilies in the reserved forest area inAndaman District;

(b) if so, when this would beimplemented; and

(c) if not, Government's decision aboutthese families?

Sewrei Nhava Trans Harbour Link4692. SHRI KRIPAL PARMAR:

SHRI B.J. PANDA:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT

AND FORESTS be pleased to state:(a) whether it is a fact that Government

have cleared the Sewrei Nhava TransHarbour Link proposed to be establishedat an estimated cost of Rs.2,600 crore inMumbai;

(b) whether it is also a fact that theBombay Natural History Society hasexpressed concern and stated that itthreatens the flamingos-one of the mostprimitive species; and

(c) if so, how far the project would affectthe flamingos and other migrant wanderers& birds?

Mangroves of Bhitarkanika

4693. SHRI EKANATH K. THAKUR:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government are aware of

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the fact that the proposed industrializationalong the Brahmani river in Orissa is likelyto spell doom for the rich mangrovevegetation in Bhitarkanika National Park;

(b) whether it is a fact that it is fearedthat if the water of the Brahmani river isdiverted for industrial use, the mangroveforest straddling coastal Kendrapara andBhadrak district might disappear by 2010;and

(c) if so, whether Government haveassessed the situation so as to ensure thehealth of mangroves of Bhitarkanika?

Coastal eco system

4694. SHRI C. PERUMAL: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT ANDFORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether work relating toidentification mapping and digitization ofthe coastal ecosystem for the purpose ofsustainable management has been taken up;and

(b) if so, the progress thereon?

Violation of Environment ProtectionAct, 1986

4695. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government have permittedlaying of Railway lines and drawing of hightension electric cables etc. to pass throughforest areas and wildlife sanctuary as incase of the Kodagu district of Karnatakaimplying cutting of thousands of trees tocreate a 100 meter wide corridor for cables;

(b) whether such acts of omission andcommission by Government tantamountto weakening and violation of EnvironmentProtection Act, 1986; and

(c) whether such acts open up thickvirgin forest areas to human intrusion forthe first time leading to illegal poaching,logging and other environmentallydestructive activities?

New emission norms in Delhi

4696. SHRI B.J. PANDA: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT ANDFORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentare working out new emission norms in thecapital city Delhi;

(b) if so, the brief details thereof; and(c) the time-frame within which the new

emission norms would be implemented inthe capital city Delhi?

Task Force on the status of tigers inwildlife parks

4697. SHRI R.P. GOENKA:SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN:


(a) whether it is a fact that on theinitiative of Hon'ble Prime Minister, CBIhas been asked to probe missing tigers fromSariska Tiger Reserve and other sanctuaries;

(b) if so, details thereof;

(c) whether it is also a fact that a specialtask force has been formed to look into themanagement of tiger reserves;

(d) have CBI and the task forcesubmitted their reports; and

(e) if so, details thereof and action takenthereon?

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National Wild Life Crime Bureau

†4698. SHRIMATI KUM KUM RAI:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government are consideringto set up a National Wild Life CrimeBureau;

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

Census of tigers

4699. SHRIMATI SUKHBUNSKAUR:

DR. AKHILESH DAS:SHRI ABU ASIM AZMI:


(a) whether Panna (Madhya Pradesh)once hailed as the best success story ofProject Tiger, has lost 35 to 40 tigers duringthe past two years;

(b) whether at least 6 tigers were alsoreported killed in Baudharvgarh (M.P.)recently;

(c) whether any census of tigerpopulation has lately been caused or is beingcaused; if so, the comparative populationof tigers in different sanctuaries andreserves as per last two censuses; and

(d) the steps taken and being taken toprotect and promote tiger population?

Tiny elephants

†4700. SHRI R.S. GAVAI: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT ANDFORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the speciesof tiny elephants have been found in theforests of Kerala;

(b) whether it is also a fact that this was

known at the time when the four suchelephants have already been killed; and

(c) if so, the steps being taken byGovernment for the conservation of thespecies of tiny elephants?

Protection of the interests of Adivasis(tribals) living in the forests

†4701. SHRI P.K. MAHESHWARI:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) the steps being taken byGovernment for protecting the interests ofAdivasis (tribals) living in forests;

(b) the complete details thereof; and

(c) the view of Government in respectof introducing Forest Rights Act in theParliament for tribals?

Number of elephants in the country

†4702. SHRI P.K. MAHESHWARI:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the number of elephants isdeclining rapidly in the country;

(b) if so, the figures of number ofelephants during the last five years;

(c) the major steps taken byGovernment in this regard keeping in viewthe decreasing of elephants; and

(d) the details thereof?

Factories polluting the rivers inKerala

4703. SHRI N.K. PREMA-CHANDRAN: Will the Minister ofENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government have identified

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any public or private sector factories whichpollute the rivers in Kerala and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether any provision exists tomake good the compensation from theconcerned factories and if so, whether suchprovisions are implemented effectively andthe amount of compensation realised fromKerala based factories so far, with details;and

(c) whether Government consider toinitiate action against those factories whichpurposely violate the provisions of riverpollution and create severe environmentalproblems; if so, the details thereof?

Sand mining in coastal areas

4704. SHRI K. CHANDRAN PILLAI:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the intrusionof Tsunami waves was bigger scale in thecoastal areas in Alleppy district where sandmining was permitted;

(b) if so, whether Government considerappropriate measures regulating sandmining in the coastal areas; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Committee for Central PollutionControl guidelines

4705. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a newCommittee has been formed to bringchanges in CPC guidelines;

(b) if so, the composition of theCommittee; and

(c) what are its recommendations andby when it would be implemented?

Compensation to affected families ofBhopal Gas Tragedy

4706. SHRI E.M. SUDARSANANATCHIAPPAN: Will the Minister ofCHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that still there aremany affected families of the Bhopal GasTragedy who have not been compensatedadequately;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and(c) the steps being taken by

Government to provide relief to thesefamilies?

Forecasting of pollution levels bygroup of consultants

4707. SHRI K. RAMA MOHANARAO:

SHRI RAMA MUNI REDDYSIRIGIREDDY:


(a) whether it is a fact that some groupof consultants specialising in forecastingpollution levels for cities across the worldnow want to do the same in India;

(b) if so, Government's commentsthereon;

(c) the effect of such forecasting;

(d) whether Government propose toinvolve itself in this; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Seizure of the skins of tigers andleopards

4708. SHRI KALRAJ MISHRA: Willthe Minister of ENVIRONMENT ANDFORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that over 40 skins

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of tigers and leopards were seized in one ofthe biggest hauls in North Delhi onApril 6, 2005;

(b) if so, the details and cost of the haul;and

(c) the findings of the investigationmade into the racket particularly the modusoperandi of the poachers/smugglers?

Drying inland wetlands

4709. SHRI ANAND SHARMA:PROF. SAIF-UD-DIN SOZ:SHRI MANOJ

BHATTACHARYA:SHRIMATI VANGA

GEETHA:


(a) whether Government's attention hasbeen drawn to the finding of a UNDP studyon the drying up of a large number of inlandwetlands in the country since 1991; and

(b) if so, the causes responsible for thesame and steps proposed by Governmentto check the process and to revive thesewetlands?

Euro-III

4710. SHRIMATI N.P. DURGA:SHRI RAMA MUNI REDDY

SIRIGIREDDY:


(a) whether it is a fact that Ministry ofPetroleum and Natural Gas has expressedits inability to supply fuel and as a resultswitching over to Euro-III is delayed byone year;

(b) whether it is also a fact that Relianceindustries has also expressed its inabilityto produce Euro-III fuel till next year;

(c) if so, how the Ministry is thinkingof implementing Euro-III norms in thecountry; and

(d) the details of cities that are nowfollowing Euro-I, II and III norms in thecountry, State-wise?

Steps to augment forest growth inOrissa

4711. DR. RADHAKANT NAYAK:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENTAND FORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) the rate of growth targeted andachieved in generating forest resources inOrissa during the last five years; and

(b) the steps taken by Government toaugment forest growth in the districts ofOrissa which are predominantly tribals?

Project Tiger in Karnataka

4712. SHRI K.B. KRISHNAMURTHY: Will the Minister ofENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS bepleased to state:

(a) when the Project Tiger was launchedin Karnataka;

(b) the amount, so far, spent on theabove project in Karnataka;

(c) the number of tigers in Bandipurtiger sanctuary;

(d) the steps taken to keep humanpressure on the forest at a low level;

(e) the number of tigers killed bypoachers during 2004 in Karnataka;and

(f) the steps taken to extend the ProjectTiger to other forests of Karnataka?

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Collusion of forest guards andvillagers in sanctuaries of Rajasthan

4713. SHRI VIJAY J. DARDA: Willthe Minister of ENVIRONMENT ANDFORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government are aware thatDela Devi sanctuary in the North and SawaiMan Singh in the South of Ranthambhoreare real "death traps" and whenever tigersmove in those forests, their survival chancesare practically nil;

(b) if so, whether any cases have cometo the notice of the authorities wheredeaths, either due to natural causes orthrough poaching etc.;

(c) if so, the details thereof for the lastthree years; and

(d) whether it is a fact that hundreds ofvillagers enter the National Park atRanthambhore to collect wood and grasswith the collusion of forest guards, etc.?

Forest security scheme

†4714. SHRI LALITKISHORE CHATURVEDI: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT ANDFORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government are runningsanctioned forest security scheme underCentrally sponsored scheme in which 75per cent of expenditure is borne by theCentral Government and 25 per cent ofexpenditure is borne by States;

(b) whether Government have receivedany action plan from the State of Rajasthanduring the said plan period 2004-05 forGovernment's approval; and

(c) whether Government propose togrant its approval to the said action plan; ifso, by when; if not, the reasons therefor?

Pending irrigation project

†4715. SHRIMATI PREMACARIAPPA:

SHRI MOTILAL VORA:SHRIMATI VANGA

GEETHA:


(a) whether it is a fact that manyirrigation projects are pending for approvalwith his Ministry in the name ofconservation of forest laws;

(b) if so, the State-wise details ofprojects put up for approval during thelast three years;

(c) the reasons for their not beingapproved so far; and

(d) by when these projects are likely tobe approved?

Setting up of FPI's in backward andtribal areas

†4716. SHRI NANDKISHORE YADAV: Will the Minister ofFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government have set upfood processing industries in backward andtribal areas or provided any financial aid/subsidy;

(b) if so, the details thereof during thelast three years, State-wise; and

(c) the names of such units that havebeen provided assistance during that period?

Assistance to Nagaland4717. SHRI T.R. ZELIANG: Will the

Minister of FOOD PROCESSINGINDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) the details of funds released/utilizedall over the country including Nagaland

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under various schemes implemented by theMinistry during the last three years, year-wise and State-wise; and

(b) the details and status of currentproposals, relating to NER pending in theMinistry?

Paramedical courses in M.P. andChhattisgarh

†4718. SHRI DILIP SINGH JUDEV:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) list of paramedical courses inMadhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarhrecognised by the Indian Medical Council;

(b) the provision mandatory for givingrecognition to such courses; and

(c) the details of the courses pendingfor recognition in both the States alongwiththeir locations?

Naturopathy Advisory Council

†4719. SHRI HARISH RAWAT: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government propose to setup a State Advisory Council in the Statesto propagate naturopathy;

(b) if so, name of the States where suchCouncils have been set up;

(c) whether there is a plan for settingup hospitals for naturopathy in publicsector in the States; and


World Bank funding for AIDS Control

4720. SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the financial assistance,showing grants and credit separately,provided by the World Bank forimplementing National AIDS ControlProgramme during the Ninth and TenthFive Year plans, including terms andconditions, if any, from the Bank;

(b) the details of funds actually utilized,so far;

(c) the details of items under theprogramme allowed to be funded, includingthose to receive priority focus;

(d) status of implementation thereof ason date, State-wise;

(e) the target fixed, if any, formodernization of blood banks, setting upof blood testing centers, district-wise, inparticular; and

(f) the status of implementation thereof?

Registration fee for patients

4721. SHRI MANOJ BHATTA-CHARYA: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether all patients who visit theOPD of the National Institute ofHomoeopathy, Kolkata for treatment arecharged a registration fee of Rs. 10/- perpatient per visit;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor and sincewhen the fee is being charged;

(c) whether Government are aware thatthe fee is a burden for most of the patientswho are poor and can not offered to pay it;

(d) if so, whether it is proposed towithdraw the fee taking into the accountthat the OPD services in all major hospitalseverywhere are free; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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Trauma centres in the country

†4722. SHRI ISAM SINGH: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether trauma centres are availablein India;

(b) if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether Government wouldconsider to establish trauma centres; and


Toxicant in drinking water

†4723. SHRIMATI MAYA SINGH:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that as per thereport of World Health Organisation highcontents of SANKHIYA (toxicant) beyondits limit has been found in potable water ofsome of the States;

(b) whether 8 districts of the WestBengal and 200 villages of Bihar are badlyaffected with the same;

(c) whether 45 lakh people of WestBengal are compelled to drink such toxicantwater;

(d) the action Government are taking inthe matter of higher content of SANKHIYA(toxicant) in potable water; and

(e) number of States where potablewater doesn't comply with the healthstandards alongwith the district-wisedetails thereof?

Sex determining clinics

4724. SHRI ANAND SHARMA: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government's attention hasbeen drawn to the misuse of UltrasoundClinics and Genetic Centres for sex-determination tests; and

(b) if so, what steps are proposed tocheck such misuse and ensure strictimplementation of the law against sexselection?

Medical Grants Commission

4725. SHRIMATI N.P. DURGA:SHRI DATTA MEGHE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that medicaleducation has been the same for the past50 years;

(b) if so, whether Government nowpropose to go for a complete revamp ofmedical education owing to rapid progressin the world of medicine;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether it is also proposed to setup a Medical Grants Commission on thelines of University Grants Commission forproviding assistance to medical education;and


Sanjeevani

†4726. SHRIMATI SUSHMASWARAJ: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that previousGovernment had taken a decision toestablish a mobile hospital named'Sanjeevani' with most modern equipments;and

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(b) if so, the progress made in this regardalongwith full details thereof?

NACO's working in A.P.

4727. SHRI V. HANUMANTHARAO: Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the funds given by NACO toorganizations purportedly working onAIDS related subjects in East Godavari,West Godavari and Krishna districts ofAndhra Pradesh in 2003-04 and 2004-05;

(b) the exact and respective amountsgiven to such organizations in the last twoyears;

(c) the full details of the amounts givento such bodies by NACO or Governmentfor AIDS-related work;

(d) how does Government assess thework done; and

(e) the details thereof?

Revival of Malaria

4728. SHRIMATI JAYABACHCHAN: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:(a) whether it is a fact thatreappearance of mosquitoes throughout thecountry has resulted in revival of Malaria;

(b) whether Government haveconducted any research on Malariarepellants like planting of Marigold flowersor other such measures; if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether inadequate sewerage incities and towns is one of the factors forreappearance of mosquitoes and revival ofMalaria; and

(d) if so, the steps Government havetaken to deal with the situation?

National Population Policy

4729. SHRI T.S. BAJWA: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government have reviewedNational Population Policy, 2000;

(b) if so, when and the details thereof;

(c) whether Government are aware of aUnited Nations Report that India'spopulation may cross China's populationby 2050; and

(d) if so, what steps Governmentpropose to take to tackle the situation?

Task Group-3 recommendations

4730. SHRI A. VIJAYARAGHAVAN:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Task Group-3recommendations would be a part of theNational Rural Health Mission;

(b) if so, the details including stepsproposed or to be taken to implementabove recommendations and regions/districts covered under above programme,State-wise as on today;

(c) whether Task Group-3 reportenvisaged Indian Public Health Standards(IPHS), and prescribed a minimumfunctional grade of Community HealthCentres;

(d) if so, the details thereof;(e) whether there is any proposal for

Community based social audit in IPHS; and(f) if so, details thereof alongwith the

details of New Hospital Registration

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System to be introduced for monitoring thefunctioning of hospitals?

Malaria deaths in North-EasternStates

4731. SHRIMATI SYEDA ANWARATAIMUR: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the NorthEastern States report half of the country'smalaria deaths;

(b) whether Government have initiatedany plan to bring down the percentage ofmalaria deaths in North-Eastern States;

(c) if so, the details thereof;(d) whether water-borne diseases are

also quite prevalent in the North-Easternregion; and

(e) if so, the steps taken to control waterborne diseases in this region?

Children's deaths due to dropsy

†4732. PROF. R.B.S. VARMA: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a number ofchildren have died because of dropsy in thecountry;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;and

(c) the measures taken by Governmentto check the disease of dropsy?

Increase in urological surgery

4733. SHRI KARNENDUBHATTACHARJEE: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that in SafdarjungHospital and Dr. RML Hospital, majorityof the surgical patients are urologicalpatients;

(b) if so, the number of indoor/outdoorpatients registered in these two hospitalsduring the last three years, month-wise andhospital-wise; and

(c) the number of beds available ingeneral ward, special ward and nursinghomes for urological patients,hospital-wise?

Rural health schemes in T.N.

4734. SHRI S.P.M. SYED KHAN:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the on-going rural healthschems in Tamil Nadu;

(b) the amount released to variousStates including Tamil Nadu in connectionwith rural health during the last five years;

(c) whether quality healthcare is notavailable to many parts of rural areas inTamil Nadu; and

(d) if so, the steps taken by Governmentfor providing quality healthcare to ruralpeople?

Efficiency test for doctors

4735. SHRI MANOJBHATTACHARYA:

SHRI N.K. PREMA-CHANDRAN:

SHRI N.R. GOVINDRAJAR:SHRI SHAHID SIDDIQUI:


(a) whether Government are consideringa proposal for holding periodical tests/

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written examination for the doctors everyfive years in Government hospitals;

(b) if so, the details thereof and reasonstherefor;

(c) whether the Medical Council ofIndia has been consulted in the matter andif so, its reaction thereto; and

(d) whether there is any proposal toput obligations to carrying out these tests?

Population control by States

4736. SHRI N.K. PREMACHAND-RAN: Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government encouraged theState Governments to implement anypopulation control programms and if so,the details thereof;

(b) how many States in the countryimplemented the policy of two child normsand the details of such States; and

(c) the States which recorded the leastand the highest population rates in thecountry considering the ratio of populationafter the last census?

Work Study Report of Indian NursingCouncil

4737. DR. AKHILESH DAS: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the recommendations ofthe internal Work Study unit on the WorkMeasurement Study of Indian NursingCouncil, submitted in August, 2004 has notbeen implemented so far;

(b) if so, the reasons for notimplementing it within the prescribed time;and

(c) the action, if any, taken against thoseresponsible for the delay/non-implementation of the Study Report?

National Rural Health Mission

4738. DR. KARAN SINGH:DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:


(a) whether Government have finallyannounced the date of launching theNational Rural Health Mission in thecountry;

(b) if so, whether this Mission seeks toprovide healthcare to entire rural populationin the country;

(c) if so, to what extent this HealthMission will be able to bring efficiency toprovide funds for infrastructure;

(d) whether under this Mission fundsfor infrastructure development and health-care personnel accountable to localcommunity; and

(e) if so, the main object of this Missionand by what time work on this project islikely to be completed?

Surveillance cell on foeticide

4739. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government arecontemplating to set up a nationalsurveillance cell to check foeticide; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

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Dengue fear

4740. SHRI E.M. SUDARSANANATCHIAPPAN: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that cases ofdengue have been recurring in differentparts of the country recently;


(c) the stringent steps proposed to betaken by Government to protect thepeople against this deadly disease?

Dangerous VIOXX in market again

4741. SHRI K. RAMA MOHANARAO: Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthave allowed to sell pain killer VIOXX againin the market;

(b) if so, the reasons for giving licensefor selling the banned drug again in themarket

(c) whether the issue has gone beforethe Food and Drug AdministrationAdvisory Panel;

(d) if so, the recommendations made bythe Drug Administration Advisory panel;

(e) whether it is also a fact that VIOXXcauses cardiovascular risks;

(f) whether the Ministry is alsoallowing drugs celebrex and Bextra; and

(g) if so, the reasons therefor?

Improving PH centres in the States

†4742. SHRI DARA SINGHCHAUHAN: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government are having anyscheme to improve the functioning andupgrade the primary health centres in thecountry specially in the rural areas of UttarPradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand and North-Eastern States;

(b) if so, the details of the programmesand schemes formulated for this purposeand if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the scheme formulated byGovernment for allocation of funds in thecurrent year for the above mentioned Statesfor this purpose?

New OPD Block in SafdarjungHospital

4743. SHRI R.K. ANAND:SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI:SHRI SANTOSH BAGRODIA:SHRI HARISH RAWAT:


(a) whether it is a fact that two newwings of the new OPD Block have beenconstructed in Safdarjung Hospital but thesame have not yet been put to use defeatingthe very purpose of bringing the OPDs atone place;

(b) if so, the reasons for not yet shiftingall the OPDs to the new Block; and

(c) the steps taken to shift OPDs in thenew Block and by when?

Deficient staff in SJ Hospital

4744. SHRI HARISH RAWAT:SHRI K.B. KRISHNA MURTHY:SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI:SHRI SANTOSH BAGRODIA:


(a) whether it is a fact that Safdarjung

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Hospital (SJH), Delhi is deficient of doctorsand its Neurosurgery department has onlyone consultant;

(b) if so, what steps are proposed to betaken to fill-up the vacant posts of doctors;and

(c) the number of patients died/sufferedfor want of doctors during the last twoyears?

Population explosion

4745. SHRI RAMA MUNI REDDYSIRIGIREDDY: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that by 2050,India will overtake Chinese populations perthe UN's 2004 revision of the worldpopulation prospects released in February,2005;

(b) whether it is also a fact that Indiaand China, would account for 50 per centof the world's population by 2050;

(c) if so, what steps Governmentpropose to take to control population inthe country; and

(d) the fertility rate in the country duringthe last fifteen years, year-wise andState-wise?

New STandards for CommunityHealth Centres

4746. SHRIMATI S.G. INDIRA: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthave brought out a new standard forCommunity Health Centres;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it is also a fact thatGovernment have decided to providemanpower to Community Health Centres;and


Free medicines to AIDS patients

†4747. SHRIMATI SAVITASHARDA: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government propose toprovide free medical facilities and medicinesto the HIV/AIDS patients in the country;


(c) whether Japan and America haveoffered financial assistance for the treatmentof AIDS; and

(d) if so, the details thereof andGovernment's reaction thereto?

Indian Organ Transplant Act

4748. SHRI VIJAY J. DARDA: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government are proposingto amend the Indian Human OrganTransplant Act of 1994 to fall it in linewith global laws so that Indian patients donot have to go to such countries for OrganTransplantation where it is permitted undertheir laws; and

(b) whether Government are alsothinking of considering acceding to dyingpatients' pleas for permitting them todonate their organs?

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Government's various healthprogramme

4749. SHRI NANA DESHMUKH:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the specific itemsrelating to Ministry of Health and FamilyWelfare that find place in the Government'sCommon Minimum Programme;

(b) what specific steps have been takenby Government towards achievement ofeach of these items; and

(c) the plan of action if drawn, on eachitem?

WHO norms on hospitals

4750. PROF. ALKA BALRAMKSHATRIYA:

SHRIMATI PREMACARIAPPA:


(a) whether the WHO has laid downany norms for health sector;

(b) if so, the details thereof;(c) whether all hospitals in the country

comply with the said norms; and(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Staff shortage in AIIMS

†4751. PROF. RAM DEOBHANDARY: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Doctors-patients ratio in AIIMS, New Delhi is extra-ordinarily disproportionate, if so, thedepartment-wise details thereof;

(b) whether the responsibility to

lookafter the patients remains with juniordoctors and nurses whereas senior doctorsseldom get time to visit wards;

(c) whether senior doctors stay inforeign countries after proceeding on longleave and carry out private practice there,which effects the working of the hospital;

(d) if so, the details thereof for the lastthree years, department-wise; and

(e) the action being taken byGovernment to improve the working of thishospital?

Hepatiti-B vaccination

†4752. SHRIMATI MAYA SINGH:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government are satisfiedwith the progress of Polio EradicationCampaign being run in the country;

(b) whether Government are aware ofthe fact that a number of children aredeprived of the Hepatitis-B vaccine in thecountry depsite of its being very essentialfor the children;

(c) if so, whether Government areconsidering to run Hepatitis-B vaccinationcampaign together with the PolioEradication Campaign with the help ofState Governments; and

(d) if so, whether Government wouldconsider to contact the WHO for thefinancial assistance for the success of thecampaign?

Revision of passenger fares

4753. SHRI B.K. HARIPRASAD: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the Railways have made

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adequate provisions for meeting theadditional cost of diesel it cosumes, whichworks out to almost Rs. 250.00 a year;

(b) whether the volatility of crudeprices, currently ruling, would have anyimpact on the fuel bill commitments ofRailways for the year 2004-05; and

(c) if so, whether the Railways wouldpropose upward revision of passengerfares?

Rail lines to improve the supply ofcoal to thermal plants

4754. SHRI ANAND SHARMA : Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the thermalgeneration has increased manifold but noadditional railway lines have been laid tocarry coal to these high coal consumptioncentres with the result that the thermalstations are running on a power suppliesfor 4-6 days;

(b) the rail linkages planned to improvethe supply of coal to these plants; and

(c) the time-frame to implement theserail linkages?

Interim report of UC BanerjeeCommittee

4755. SHRI K. CHANDRAN PILLAI:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether the UC BanerjeeCommittee in its interim report revealedthat the Godhra Train fire was accidental;


(c) whether scores of people have beenlanguishing in jails, arrested under POTA,on the charge of conspiring to set thecoaches on fire; and

(d) if so, the details of persons bookedby police in this connection and the presentstatus of these accused?

Nomination of Members on DRUCCetc.

4756. SHRI RAJU PARMAR: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) the criteria fixed by the Ministry fornomination of Members on DRUCC,ZRUCC and NRUCC, etc.;

(b) whether there is any provision fornomination of Members from the Office ofDivisional Railway Offices, Zonal RailwayOffices etc., on the recommendation ofD.R.M. and Zonal Railway Managers; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Frequent traveller scheme

4757. SHRI LALIT SURI:SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY:SHRI B.K. HARIPRASAD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS bepleased to state:

(a) faced with decreasing patronage byhigher class passengers, whether theRailways proposes to launch a frequenttraveller scheme;

(b) if so, whether this scheme would bemade applicable for use only during leanseason when the occupancy is low;

(c) whether occupancy in upper classesare low at around 20 per cent during leanseason; and

(d) the percentage of full fare payingpassengers in upper classes of Rajdhaniand Shatabdi trains where food is alsoincluded?

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Internet services to passengers

4758. SHRI RAJU PARMAR: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government have decidedto provide internet services to passengersthrough telecom bandwidth along its morethan 60,000 kms. track network;

(b) if so, the complete details thereof;

(c) the estimated cost likely to beincurred on laying of optical fibre cablealong track network; and

(d) by when the project is likely to becompleted?

High speed freight train corridor

4759. SHRIMATI JAMANA DEVIBARUPAL:

DR. T. SUBBARAMIREDDY:


(a) whether he has been asked to set upa dedicated high speed freight train corridorto connect major ports of country withfour metros;

(b) if so, whether the Rashtriya RailVikas Yojana framed by Railways envisageslaying rail lines along Golden Quadrilateralof roads that is being laid to link fourmetropolitan cities;

(c) whether Railways have decided tolay a track specifically for high speedfreight trains;

(d) if so, steps Government propose totake to implement the same; and

(e) whether Railways has alreadysubmitted the plan on dedicated track forfreight traffic?

Garbage cleaning

4760. SHRI VEDPRAKASH P.GOYAL: Will the Minister of RAILWAYSbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government are aware thatunsatisfactory performance of Rail TrackVacuum Suction Cleaning Machineimported at a cost of Rs. 9.29 crore resultedin non-realisation of expected benefits,consequently, the garbage cleaning work isdone manually through contractual agencies;


(c) the policy of Government regardinggarbage cleaning?

Lapse on the part of certain railwaystaff

4761. DR. K. MALAISAMY: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether during February, 2005,Railway tickets for the Suburban Trainsissued to the commuters at the RailwayTicket Issue Counter at Tambaram RailwayStation, Southern Railway, Chennai werefound to be earlier dated, on checking bythe squad (due to the concerned Railwayperson's failure to correctly punch thedate of issue of the tickets) and thecommuters were penalized for no fault oftheirs; and

(b) whether this kind of lapses werenoticed elsewhere, and if so, the correctivemeasures envisaged to put an end to thissystem failure or human failure?

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Occupation of reserved compartmentsby army personnel

4762. SHRI GIREESH KUMARSANGHI:

SHRI NAND KISHOREYADAV:


(a) whether a number of instances havebeen reported about Army Jawans andpolicemen with unreserved tickets enteringinto reserved compartments and takingaway the seats of the passengers whoseseats are reserved;

(b) if so, whether such instances havecome to the notice of Railways;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether efforts have been made toensure that no person is allowed to enterthe reserved compartments in express andmails;

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

Banning of licensed porters

4763. DR. M.A.M. RAMASWAMY:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Government have taken adecision to ban licensed porters of Railwaysto handle parcels;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) the total number of licensed portersin the country;

(d) whether this decision is likely tohave an adverse effect on the livelihood ofthese porters; and

(e) if so, the steps taken by Government

to protect the interests of these licensedporters?

Shatabdi Express between Delhi andAgra

4764. SHRIMATI N.P. DURGA: SHRI KALRAJ MISHRA:


(a) whether it is a fact that theCommission on Railway Safety has refusedto give green signal to start ShatabdiExpress between Delhi and Agra @ 150kmph;

(b) whether it is not a fact that as perthe integrated plan of the Railway Ministry,the speed of Shatabdi trains have to beincreased from 1st April, 2005;

(c) if so, the reasons for not allowingShatabdi Express @ 150 kmph byCommission on Railway Safety; and

(d) the basic objections raised by theCommissioner on Railway Safety to runtrain between Delhi and Agra @ 150 kmph.?

Wastage of diesel at GorakhpurStation

†4765. SHRI ABU ASIM AZMI: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that more than 30thousand litres of diesel was wastedthrough the drains due to the leakage in theWagon standing in the warehouse ofGorakhpur Railway Station of N.E.Railway;

(b) if so, whether any enquiry has beenconducted by the Railways in this incident;and

(c) if so, the facts in this regardalongwith the action taken against thepersons responsible for this incident?

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Safeguarding logistic economy

4766. SHRIMATI MOHSINAKIDWAI: Will the Minister of RAILWAYSbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Railways have addressedthe logistic economy specifically in case ofsmall scale industries clusters;

(b) whether the Indian Railway proposeto have approach towards safeguardinglogistic economy between the small scaleindustry cluster and their potential marketwhich needs to be extended throughout thecountry for exposing cluster basedeconomies; and

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

Red Tariff Rules

4767. SHRI S.M. LALJAN BASHA:DR. ALLADI P. RAJKUMAR:


(a) whether it is a fact that Railwaysfollow the Red Tariff Rules for movementof hazardous cargo;

(b) whether it is a fact that Railwayshave not updated the rules determiningways of transporting hazardous cargo;

(c) if so, whether there is any proposalby the Railways to adopt the InternationalMaritime Dangerous Goods Code formovement of hazardous cargo;

(d) if not, the reasons for the Railwaysnot updating the rules with regard tomovement of hazardous cargo throughcrowded cities and towns in the country;and

(e) the steps proposed to considerhaving safer rules for rail travel andmovement of cargo?

Extension of Delhi-Ahmedabadrail lines

†4768. DR. A.K. PATEL: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Delhi-Ahmedabad rail lineis proposed to be extended upto Gandhi-nagar;

(b) whether the budget for the same hasalso been sanctioned;

(c) if so, the reasons for not startingany work on the project till now; and

(d) by when the said work would bestarted?

Paradip Port Trust

4769. MS. PRAMILA BOHIDAR:SHRI B.J. PANDA:


(a) whether it is a fact that Paradip PortTrust has asked for allotment of additionalrakes for transportation of iron ore fromthe mines to the port;

(b) whether Railways have expressedtheir inability to agree to the request;

(c) if so, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether this will not result indiversion of traffic to road bringing in itswake congestion and pollution problems;and

(e) if so, whether Railways willreconsider their decision?

Facilities of toilets at SuburbanRailway Stations in Mumbai

†4770. SHRI R.S. GAVAI: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that there are

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facilities of toilets at all the SuburbanRailway Stations in Mumbai, but they arenot properly maintained and kept clean;

(b) if so, whether Government proposeto take any steps to improve their condition;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Extension of trains

†4771. DR. PRABHA THAKUR: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government have any planto extend Coimbatore-Rajkot train toAjmer, Pooja Express from Jammutawi-Jaipur to Ajmer and Ajmer -Bangalore trainto Coimbatore;

(b) if so, by when the work is likely tostart in this regard; and

(c) the details thereof?

Survey work for the new railwaylines

†4772. DR. PRABHA THAKUR: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) the number of new railway lines forwhich proposals of carrying out surveywork have been included in the RailwayBudget of 2004-05;

(b) the time-frame fixed for completingsurvey work for the said new railway lines;

(c) the criteria fixed for sanctioning newrailway lines after completion of the surveywork;

(d) State-wise figures regarding railwaynetwork in the country; and

(e) position of Rajasthan regardingrailway network as compared to that ofother States and details thereof?

Over utilisation of railway tracks

4773. DR. K. MALAISAMY: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether over utilisation of RailwayTracks to the extent of 125 per cent wouldgo against Railway Safety;

(b) whether rejected wagons andcoaches are re-used without clearance fromthe NCW;

(c) whether this kind of rejected wagonsand coaches are used almost to the 80 percent to 90 per cent in the SouthernRailway;

(d) the measures to avoid this situation;and

(e) whether among the railwayaccidents, it is found that human failure isthe highest, and the special measuresundertaken to curb this kind of failures?

Bio-diesel from Jetropha

†4774. SHRI SURENDRA LATH:SHRI KRIPAL PARMAR:


(a) whether it is a fact that after findingthe diesel manufactured from the seeds ofthe plant namely Ratanjot (Jetropha)appropriate for the vehicles the publicsector oil company, the Indian OilCorporation and the Indian Railways havejointly initiated a drive to grow them onthe vacant railway land along the rail-tracks;and

(b) the extent to which the bio-dieselmanufactured as such found to be fit andthe manner in which the Ratanjot farmingis planned to be started?

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Catering service in the Railways

†4775. SHRI UDAY PRATAPSINGH: Will the Minister of RAILWAYSbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government are consideringto change the catering service in therailways;

(b) if so, the details thereof;(c) whether Government are considering

to include the food plazas of Indian andforeign brands of companies under thispolicy; and


Rail projects of various zones

4776. SHRI DWIJENDRA NATHSHARMAH: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of railway projects ofvarious rail-zones in the country which havebeen completed during the last three years;

(b) the details of projects likely to becompleted during the year 2005-06; and

(c) the details of new projects of thecountry to be taken up during 2005-06,railway zone-wise?

Darbhanga-Narkatiyaganj andDarbhanga-Jainagar Rail-line

†4777. SHRI MANGANI LALMANDAL: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the year2004 was fixed as a target for conversion ofDarbhanga-Narkatiyaganj and Darbhanga-Jainagar metre gauge line into broad gaugeline in Bihar; and

(b) if so, what is the latest position anddetails thereof?

Railway Consumer AdvisoryCommittee

†4778. SHRI RAMADHARKASHYAP: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether railways have asked theHon'ble MPs for nominations to theRailway Consumer Advisory Committee;

(b) if so, the reasons for not nominatingthe persons whose names have been sent,so far;

(c) whether Government are aware thatthe area covered being too big, the demandfor nomination of one person is notsufficient; and

(d) whether Government arecontemplating to increase the number ofMembers?

Double line on Hapur-Moradabadrail route

4779. SHRI DARA SINGHCHAUHAN: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government propose to laydown double line on Hapur-Moradabad railroute;

(b) if so, the time schedule and if not,the specific reasons therefor;

(c) whether Government are aware thatpassenger trains and goods trains both runlate by several hours due to single railwayline there resulting in undue delay intransportation of goods; and

(d) if so, whether Government proposeto make specific provisions in the Budgetto convert this line in the next two years,if not, the reasons therefor?

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Increasing the speed of ShatabdiExpress

4780. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that increase inthe speed of Shatabdi Express has beenput on hold;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether Government feel that it maybe dangerous to run the fastest trains onthe Indian Tracks?

Andhra Pradesh Express

4781. SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that AndhraPradesh Express which halts at all the majorstations of en route States takes only 26hours to reach Hyderabad from New Delhiwhereas the newly introduced AndhraPradesh Sampark Kranti Express whichstops at only three stations in AndhraPradesh, namely Kazipet, Ramagundem andSirpur Kagaznagar reaches Secundrabadfrom Delhi in 28 hours;

(b) if so, the reasons for longer timetaken by Andhra Pradesh Sampark KrantiExpress between Delhi and Secundrabad;and

(c) whether Government wouldconsider reducing the time taken by AndhraPradesh Sampark Kranti Express to reachSecundrabad from Delhi and vice versa?

Rail route electrified during the lastthree years

†4782. PROF. M.M. AGARWAL: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) the total length of railway route, inKms. in the country electrified in the lastthree years togetherwith the total length ofnarrow gauge line, in Kms., division-wiseconverted into broad gauge line;

(b) the amount allocated for thispurpose in this period togetherwith theamount spent so far; and

(c) the current status of the said workin this regard?

Strengthening the RPF

†4783. PROF. M.M. AGARWAL: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government have taken anynecessary steps to further strengthen theRailway Protection Force, keeping in view,the safety of passengers in all the trains;

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

(c) the details of the strategy formulatedand implemented by Government to makestrict arrangements for checking the crimestaking place everyday in the trains and forthe safety of passengers?

Gauge conversion in SouthernRailways

4784. SHRIMATI S.G. INDIRA: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the SouthernRailway had fixed a target of 300 Km. forgauge conversion this year;

(b) whether it is also a fact that theSouthern Railway had completed gaugeconversion of 250 Km. during the last year;

(c) what are the routes to be completedduring this year for gauge conversion;

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(d) whether it is also a fact that theSouthern Railway had decided to increasethe speed of all express trains; and


Transportation of Onion

4785. SHRI BALAVANT ALIASBAL APTE:



(a) whether an ad-hoc Committee ofMaharashtra legislature Onion had calledon the Union Minister of State for Railwayson November 6, 2003, to request for makingspecial transport arrangements for Onion,including, (i) availability of ventilatedwagons; (ii) reduction in freight rates forthe perishable commodity and (iii) makinga railway siding available near differentonion growing areas like Lasagaon, Manmadand Nasik;

(b) if so, the decision taken in thematter; and

(c) the arrangements since made forproper transportation of Onion?

Doubling of railway lines

4786. SHRI BALAVANT ALIASBAL APTE:



(a) how far the work relating to doublingrailway line of (i) Diva-Kalyan, 5th and6th line (10. 73 Kms.) ROR; (ii) Panvel-Jassai (JNPT) (28.5 Km.) ROR 20%; (iii)Pakni-Solapur (16.28 Kms.) ROR-3;

(iv) almo-Mohal (17 Kms.) has progressedso far; and the cost incurred thereon; and

(b) by when the project is likely to becompleted?

Sale of saline water on RailwayStations

†4787. SHRIMATI SAVITASHARDA: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government have receivedseveral complaints regarding the sale ofsaline water in the name of mineral wateron Railway Stations;


(c) whether Government haveformulated any concrete scheme to checkthe sale of saline water in the name ofmineral water; and


Catering services on railwayplatforms and in the trains

4788. SHRI NANA DESHMUKH: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether majority of catering activityon railway platforms and in trains is in thehands of private caterers;

(b) if so, the details in percentage terms;(c) whether Government agree that there

is much scope for improvement in thisbehalf in ordinary passenger/express trains;and

(d) the specific steps being taken ensurequality food at the prescribed rates topassengers?

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Committee to review the DisasterManagement System

4789. SHRI C. RAMACHAND-RAIAH: Will the the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Ministryof Railways had constituted a High LevelCommittee to review the DisasterManagement System;

(b) the recommendations made by theCommittee;

(c) whether Government have acceptedthese recommendations;

(d) how many of these recommendationshave been implemented, so far; and

(e) the recommendations which havenot been implemented, so far, and thereasons therefor?

Number of train mishaps

4790. SHRI RAVULA CHANDRASEKAR REDDY:

SHRIMATI VANGAGEETHA:

SHRI C. RAMA-CHANDRAIAH:


(a) how many train mishaps haveoccurred during the last five years, zone-wise;

(b) the reasons therefor; and(c) the steps taken/to be taken by

Government to prevent such mishaps?

Import of duty free raw materials bySteel industries of Chhattisgarh

†4791. SHRI RAMADHARKASHYAP: Will the the Minister of STEELbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of the non-Governmentalsteel industries in Chhattisgarh which haveimported duty free raw materials fromabroad to complete the export of steel pipesduring the last three years;

(b) the number out of these industrieswhich could not make the export of steelpipes to other countries even after suchimport;

(c) whether the industries which couldnot make the export of steel pipes on importof raw materials;

(d) if not, the details of these industries;and

(e) the action being taken by theGovernment against those industries?

Supply of iron and steel to WBSIDC

4792. SHRI CHITTABRATAMAJUMDAR:

SHRI DIPANKARMUKHERJEE:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleasedto state:

(a) whether a request has been made byWest Bengal Government for allocation ofIron and Steel materials to West Bengal SmallIndustries Development Corporation(WBSIDC) in the interest of small scalesector in the State; and

(b) if so, the details of the same andaction taken by Government in this regard?

Steel Prices

4793. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:SHRIMATI SUKHBUNS

KAUR:

Will the the Minister of STEEL bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Tata Steel

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has hiked its long-term contract prices by20 per cent effective from April 1, 2005;

(b) if so, whether other PSUs and JointSector Steel Plants are likely to followsuit;

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

(d) the impact of rise in steel prices onIndian Economy and common man?

Sinter plant at BSP

4794. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that SAIL haddecided to revamp sinter plant-2 in BhilaiSteel Plant and to install air turbocompressor and oxygen turbo compressorat oxygen plant in Bokaro Steel Plant;

(b) if so, the details such as capacity,cost and date of commissioning;

(c) the amount allocated for the purpose;

(d) the date by which these are likely tostart functioning; and

(e) their contribution towards annualsteel production?

Steel production

4795. SHRI S. ANBALAGAN: Will thethe Minister of STEEL be pleased to referto Unstarred Question 607 given in theRajya Sabha on the 4th March, 2005 andstate:

(a) the details of the concrete plan toachieve the target of steel production byover 100 million tonnes per annum by2020;

(b) whether the iron ore reserves of thecountry are sufficient to meet the target;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the steps proposed to be taken thereon;and

(d) the role assigned to public sectorsteel companies in achieving the targetparticularly to Salem Steel Plant?

NEW DELHI; YOGENDRA NARAIN,The 30th April, 2005 Secretary-General.Vaisakha 10, 1927 (Saka)

I N D E X(Ministry-wise)

Agriculture : 4641, 4642, 4643, 4644, 4645, 4646,4647, 4649, 4650, 4651, 4652, 4653,4654, 4655, 4656, 4657, 4658, 4659,4660, 4661, 4662, 4663, 4664, 4665,4666, 4667, 4668, 4669,

Chemicals and Fertilizers : 4670, 4671, 4672, 4673, 4674, 4706,

Consumer Affairs, Food and PublicDistribution : 4648, 4675, 4676, 4677, 4678, 4679,

4680, 4681, 4682, 4683, 4684, 4685,4686,

Environment and Forests : 4687, 4688, 4689, 4690, 4691, 4692,4693, 4694, 4695, 4696, 4697, 4698,4699, 4700, 4701, 4702, 4703, 4704,4705, 4707, 4708, 4709, 4710, 4711,4712, 4713, 4714, 4715,

Food Processing Industries : 4716, 4717,

Health and Family Welfare : 4718, 4719, 4720, 4721, 4722, 4723,4724, 4225, 4726, 4727, 4728, 4729,4730, 4731, 4732, 4733, 4734, 4735,4736, 4737, 4738, 4739, 4740, 4741,4742, 4743, 4744, 4745, 4746, 4747,4748, 4749, 4750, 4751,4752,

Railways : 4753, 4754, 4755, 4756, 4757, 4758,4759, 4760, 4761, 4762, 4763, 4764,4765, 4766, 4767, 4768, 4769, 4770,4771, 4772, 4773, 4774, 4775, 4776,4777, 4778, 4779, 4780, 4781, 4782,4783, 4784, 4785, 4786, 4787, 4788,4789, 4790,

Steel : 4791, 4792, 4794, 4795.

MGIPMRND—553RS—29-04-2005.

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