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1 Promotion of Languages 1941. SHRI R.B. RAI: Will the Minister of HUMAN 9. Purchase of Mountain bicycles 1.50 RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state : 10. Floodlighting of Trivandrum museum 14.81 the steps taken for the promotion and development 11. Beach Resort at Paravoor 26.13 of Nepali, Konkani and Manipuri languages? 12. Beach Resort at Cherthala 24.69 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN 13. Tourist Resort at Changanacherry 14.45 RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI MUHI RAM SAIKIA): 14. Tourist Lodge at Kallar 14.90 Government have set up the Central Institute of Indian Language, Mysore, to promote and develop Indian 15. Tourist Lodge at Kuravilangad 14.23 languages including Nepali, Konkani and Manipuri. The 16. Golf Course, Trivandrum 36.00 CIIL has undertaken the following activities for the development of these languages : 17. Wayside cafetaria Adoor 11.19 Nepali : Pictorial glossary in Nepali published. 38.93 18. Yatri Niwas at Alleppey Nepali-Bengali-Hindi dictionary and Nursery Rhymes 19. Tourist Lodge at Aranmula 22.40 under preparation. The script for propagation of Pronounciation Cassettes in Nepali prepared. 20. Yatri Niwas at Calicut 41.14 Konkani : Pictorial Glossary and Nursery Rhymes 34.26 21. Yatri Niwas at Malayattoor in Konkani published. Two training programmes for the 22. Yatri Niwas at Peermade 34.98 Konkani teachers and one workshop-cum-training programme for the preparation of instructional materials 23. Purchase of Fibre glass tents, for Konkani conducted, besides a workshop for the 49.00 Lake administrators in the use of Konkani in administration. 24. Purchase of boats for Kovalam Manipuri : Manipuri Phonetic Reader and Nursery and Quilon etc. 17.65 Rhymes published. Pictorial Glossary under preparation. 25. Yatri Niwas at Kondati (Mallapuram) 35.00 The Government is also implementing a scheme 26. Yatri Niwas at Kumily 35.00 for providing financial assistance to individuals/NGOs for publication of books in Modern Indian languages 27. Wayside amenities at Nilambur including the above three languages. A scheme for the (Mallepuram Distt.) 20.82 purchase of books published in Indian languages and 28. Wayside amenities at Kumaragam 20.82 their free distribution is also being implemented. 29. Purahcase of 2 nos. caravan for Cochin and Thiruvananthanagar. 42.90 Accident Rate in IAF

30. Purchase of 1 caravan for Kozhikode 21.00 1942. SHRI THOMAS HANSDAWill the Minister 31. Assistance for Indirq Gandhi Boat of DEFENCE be pleased to state : Race, 1995 15.00 (a) whether attention of the Government has been 32. Assistance for Production of publicity drawn to the newsitem captioned “Accident rate in IAF material 3.00 becoming cause for concern" appearing in the “Asian Age” dated June 30,1997; 33. Restoration of Bolghatti Palace (b) if so, whether the Committee set up under the , . 49.60 Chairmanship of Secretary of Defence Research to 34. Resort at Munnar under equity analyse comparative aircraft accident data in India and scheme 7.00 abroad, has submitted its report; and 35. Renovation and Remodelling (c) if so, the main findings of the report and action of Palace 48.00 the Government have taken or propose to take on the 36. Waterside amenity at Kayamkulam 35.79 recommendations of the Committee? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF 37. Floodlighting of Vadakkum DEFENCE (SHRI N.V.N. SOMU): (a) to (c) Yes, Sir. The Nathan Temple 17.20 Government have taken necessary steps to contain these 38. Rice Boats 10.00 accidents, and as a result, accident rate has declined as compared to the earlier years. The Committee on 39. Nehru Trophy boat race 5.00 Fighter Aircraft Accident constituted under the 18.90 40. Wayside amenities at Angamali Chairmanship of Scientific Adviser to the Raksha Mantri, 147 Written Answers AUGUST 4, 1997 to Questions 148

Dr. Abdul Kalam to analyse the causes of these prioritised for central financial assistance of Rs. 153.00 accidents and to bring out remedial measures to avoid lakhs during 1997-98 : their recurrence, is yet to submit its report. (i) SEL show at Orchha. (ii) Water sports facilities at Khajuraho and Educationally Backward States Orchha. 1943. SHRI MANGAT RAM SHARMA : Will the (iii) Tourist reception centre at Sanchi. Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be (iv) Audio Guides for Sanchi/Mandu. pleased to state : (v) Mandu and Orchha festivals. (a) whether there is any proposal to provide hundred per cent grant to educatioally backward States; The identification and development of new centres and circuits is primarily the responsibility of the State (b) if so, whether J and K State is also included in Government. There is no proposal at present under the this scheme; and consideration of Central Government to extend the (c) if so, the target fixed for removal of illiteracy in existing circuits. the State? [English] THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN Irrigation System RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI MUHI RAM SAIKIA); (a) and (b) Grants are released by Central 1945. SHRI G.A. CHARAN REDDY : Will the Government to all the States including educationally Minister of WATER RESOURCES be pleased to state : backward States under various Centrally Sponsored Scheme and Central Schemes on the basis of sharing (a) whether World Bank has approved 325 million pattern which varies from scheme to scheme. dollar aid to the Union Agriculture Ministry for irrigation Programme like District Primary Education Programme, projects to boost Andhra Pradesh agriculture sector and Non-formal Education, Total Literacy Campaigns in revamp part of its irrigation system; Elementary Education and Adult Education sectors have (b) if so, the projects for which this aid has been a focus on educationally backward States. provided by the World Bank for development in Andhra (c) The Government propose to achieve total literacy Pradesh; in the country by the year 2005. (c) the total amount of aid provided to the State for [Translation] this purpose; (d) the projects which are likely to be undertaken ' Tourism Circuits in Madhya Pradesh in Andhra Pradesh from this loan; and (e) the projects proposed to be undertaken in 1944. SHRI BUDHSEN PATEL : Will the Minister Nizamabad district of Andhra Pradesh? of TOURISM be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF (a) the tourism circuits identified for Madhya Pradesh WATER RESOURCES (SHRI SIS RAM OLA) ; (a) to (d) by the Union Government; The World Bank has agreed to provide a assistance of (b) the funds allocated for the development of US $ 325 Million for Third Andhra Pradesh Irrigation tourism circuits during 1997-98 and whether any more Project for completion of spill-over activities of Andhra tourism circuit is proposed to be made; Pradesh II Irrigation Project comprising Srisailam Right (c) the funds proposed to be allocated for this Branch Canal, and Sriramasagar sub-projects, purpose; and agricultural support services, resettlement and rehabilitation, environmental management programme (d) whether the proposal to extend the Indore- and Dam Safety Assurance Works. Onkareshwar-Maheswar-Mandu-Ujjain circuit upto Ratlam-Mandsaur is under consideration? (e) Sriramasagar sub-Project Command covers part of the Nizamabad District. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM AND MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI SRIKANTA JENA) : (a) The following two travel circuits in Madhya Pradesh Grant to Tripura University have been identifed for intensive development : 1046. SHRI BADAL CHOUDHURY : Will the (1) Gwalior-Shivpuri-Orchha-Khajuraho. Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be (2) Bhopal-Sanchi-lndore-Ujjain-Maheshwar- pleased to state ; Onkareshwar-Mandu. (a) whether the Hon’ble Prime Minister, during his (b) to (d) In consultation with the State Government, last visit to Tripura assured a substantial amount of the following projects in the above circuits have been grant to Tripura University for its development;