No. of questions found : 6
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Q No: 1124 |
Dated: |
Ministry: Labour |
Subject: Amendments |
Question:
(a) whether the Government proposes to amend various Labour Laws such as Industrial Dispute Act, 1947, Factories Act, 1948 etc; and
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
Answer:
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT(SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) & (b): Review/updation of labour laws is a continuous process in order to bring them in tune with the emerging needs of the economy.
The Bills to amend the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988 to expand its coverage and allow maintenance of registers and submission of returns through soft devices, the Plantations Labour Act, 1951 to change the definition of employer, family and workers, adding a new chapter on safety and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 expanding the scope of qualifications of Presiding Officers of Labour Courts or Tribunals,establishing Grievance Redressal Machinery and empowering the Labour Court or Tribunal to execute the awards etc. have been introduced in the Rajya Sabha.
Besides,Bills to amend Section 66 of the Factories Act, 1948 to provide flexibility in the matter of employment of women workers during night shift with adequate safeguards for their safety, dignity, honour and transportation from the factory premises, the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 so that teachers in educational institutes benefit from it, the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 to make it gender-neutral and the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 to enable utilization of medical facilities of the Employees State Insurance Corporation for implementing the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana were also introduced in the Lok Sabha which have since lapsed.
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Q No: 1137 |
Dated: |
Ministry: Human |
Subject: Setting up |
Question:
(a) whether the Government proposes to sep up new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) in various parts of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the name of places selected for the same purpose, State-wise;
(c) the funds allocated for the purpose;
(d) the number of requests received from the State Governments for setting up of new IIMs, IITs, IIITs, IISERs and NITs during the Eleventh Five Year Plan, State-wise;
(e) the status thereof alongwith the action taken thereon, state-wise; and
(f) the time by which these institutes are likely to be made functional?
Answer:
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a): Yes, sir.
(b): The Government have decided to set up 8 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), 8 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), 20 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), 5 Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research (IISERs) and 10 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) in the various part of the country during the XI Plan period.
The details of the places selected are as follows:
IITs : Patna (Bihar), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Rajasthan, Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Ropar (Punjab), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) and Indore (Madhya Pradesh).
IIMs : Shillong (Meghalaya), Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Rohtak (Haryana), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.
IISERs : Kolkata, Pune, Mohali, Bhopal and Thiruvananthapuram.
NITs : Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Goa, Puducherry, Delhi, Uttaranchal & Sikkim. No specific location has been selected.
(c): During the XI Five Year Plan, fund allocation to the institutions is as follows:-
(Rs. In crores)
S.No. Name of the Institute Allocation of funds
1. IITs 2000.00
2. IIMs 600.00
3. NITs 500.00
4. IIITs 600.00
5. IISERs 2000.00
(d) to (f) : A large number of requests have been received from various State Governments to establish these institutions in their respective states. Based on these requests and after taking into account regional imbalances, a decision was taken to set up these institutions. Eight IITs have been set up in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Orissa, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Out of these, six IITs have already been started functioning from the academic session 2008-09 and the remaining in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh will commence their academic session from 2009-10. IISERs at Pune, Mohali, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram and Kolkata have already started functioning. The Expenditure Finance Committee meeting for setting up of IIMs & NITs was held on 09-06-2009. One IIM at Shillong has already started functioning. For the remaining, four IIMs are to be operationalised at Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu in the first phase. Twenty IIITs are to be set up in various part of the country mostly on Public Private Partnership (PPP) model during XI Five Year Plan.
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Q No: 1176 |
Dated: |
Ministry: Shipping |
Subject: Setting up |
Question:
(a) whether the Union Government has examined the proposal regarding setting up of Oceanas ium Complexes and Marine Theme Parks in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the present status of the proposals, State-wise; and
(c) the time by which said proposals are likely to be cleared and established such complexes and parks?
Answer:
MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI G.K. VASAN)
(a) to (c): No, Madam. However, a National Maritime Complex has been set up in Chennai in the form of a society with the following possible constituents:
(i) Museum
(ii) Art Gallery & Marine Aquarium
(iii) Commercial Complex & Maritime Sector Offices
(iv) Food Court & Catering College
(v) Maritime Conventional Centre.
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Q No: 1383 |
Dated: |
Ministry: |
Subject: Protection |
Question:
(a) whether zero per cent import duty on palmolein oil has adversely affected the price of coconut in Kerala as a result of which the coconut growers have been adversely affected;
(b) if so, the details thereof, and the reaction of the Union Government thereto; and
(c) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to protect the interest of the coconut growers?
Answer:
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K.V. THOMAS)
(a) & (b): Though reduction of import duty on Palmolein oil has some bearing on the price of coconut oil, it does not directly affect the price of coconut. Moreover, on account of the fixing of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of de-husked coconut at Rs.12/- per kg. for the 2009 crop season, it is unlikely that coconut growers will be adversely affected.
(c): The Government of India has increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for both milling and ball copra for the 2009 season, in advance, with a view to protect the interest of coconut based industry and growers. The price of milling copra has been fixed at Rs.4450 per quintal as against Rs.3660 per quintal in 2008 and that of ball copra at Rs.4700 per quintal as against Rs.3910 per quintal in 2008. Further, the MSP for de- husked coconut has been fixed at Rs.12/- per kg for the 2009 crop season as against Rs.9.88 per kg for the 2008 crop season.
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Q No: 1474 |
Dated: |
Ministry: Health |
Subject: Financial |
Question:
(a) whether the Government is contemplating to give financial assistance to the poor patients suffering from Cancer and Kidney diseases; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
Answer:
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a)&(b): Health is a State subject and the Central Govt. is supplementing the efforts of the State Government.
Financial assistance is provided to the patients who are living below the poverty line and is suffering from major life threatening diseases including Cancer and Nephrology under the ‘Health Minister’s Discretionary Grants (HMDG)’, Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN)’ and the newly constituted ‘ Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund’.
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Q No: 1493 |
Dated: 15/07/2009 |
Ministry: Water Resources |
Subject: Sea Erosion |
Question:
(a) whether massive sea erosion has taken place in the coastal belt of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor alongwith the damage caused by the erosion during the last three years and the current year;
(c) whether the Government has received any proposals from these State Governments;
(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the action taken by the Union Government thereon;
(e) the reasons for delay in according clearance to these proposals;
(f) the funds provided to the State Governments to check the sea erosion during the last three years and the current year; and
(g) the time by which the proposals are likely to be cleared by the Union Government?
Answer:
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)
(a & b) Yes Sir. As per the information available from the States, a length of 249.56 km coastline in Karnataka, 478.14 km in Kerala & 641.00 km in Tamil Nadu has been reported effected by sea erosion due to sea waves, winds, tides, storms, mining of beach sand, etc.
(c & d) State Governments of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu submitted some project proposals for consideration under `National Coastal Protection Project (NCPP) for External Assistance. These have been examined and forwarded to Asian Development Bank (ADB) for consideration. The ADB agreed to provide assistance for Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (PPTA). The state government of Tamil Nadu has further submitted a proposal for protection of coastline to Central Water Commission which has been examined and certain comments have been communicated for compliance.
(e) The government of Tamil Nadu has not replied to the comments of Central Water Commission.
(f) Water being a State Subject, anti-sea erosion works are planned and implemented by the State Governments as per their own priority. Some of the maritime States have approached the Union Govt. to provide central assistance. During XI plan period, a state sector scheme, `Flood Management Programme` amounting to Rs. 8,000 Crore under Central Plan has been approved `in principle` by the Cabinet in its meeting held on 02.11.2007; under which the central assistance would be provided for anti-sea-erosion works also, in critical reaches, which have secured all mandatory clearances.
An amount of Rs. 3.80 Crore was released to the State of Karnataka in Year 2007-08 under the above scheme. Further, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has also considered Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (PPTA) with a grant of $ 1 million for preparing a Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Project which includes the States of Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.
(g) No proposal(s) is pending with the Union Government for clearance.