59 Written Answers September 9.1996 Written Answers 60

(a) whether the Government are considering to allot (a) the details of the reservoir schemes submitted by more funds to West Bengal and Bihar for maintenance National Capital Territory ; of G.T. Road; (b) the time since when these schemes are pending (b) if so, the details thereof; and and the reasons therefor; and

(c) the steps so far taken by the Government in this (c) the time by which the same are likely to be regard? cleared?

THE MINISTER OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (SHRI THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES (§HRI T.G. VENKATRAMAN) : (a) to (c) Presumably, the JANESHWAR MISHRA) ': (a) Ministry of Water Resources Hon’ble Member has in mind the National Highway 1 has not received any reservoir scheme from Government and 2 from Indo-Pak border to Calcutta. The funds for of National Capital Territory of Delhi. maintenance and repairs of National Highways are allocated State-wise and not National Highway-wise (b) and (c) Does not arise. depending upon the requirement and the actual availability of funds. [English]

The funds allocated to the States of West Bengal Corridor to link Jalpaigh with Dinajpur and Bihar in respect of Maintenance of National Highways during the last three years is as under:- 4649 SHRI JITENDRA NATH DAS : Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state: (Rs. in lakhs) (a) whether the Government have received any Amount proposal to open a corridor to link Jalpaigh with Dinajpur at Titulia and Year West Bengal Bihar (b) if so, the details thereof? 1993-94 1760.45 1276.45 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF 1994-95 1744.02 1472.53 DEFENCE (SHRI N.V.N. SOMU) : (a) and (b) No 1995-96 1731.33 1763.95 such proposal is under consideration of the Ministry of Defence Non-Government Organisations Cultural Troups 4647. SHRI BASU DEB ACHARIA : Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: 4650. SHRI N.S.V. CHITTHAN : Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the names of those Non-Government Organisations recaiving aid from the Union Government; (a) whether a number of cultural troups are to be sent overseas during the calendar year 1996; (b) the details of field in which these NGOs are functioning; and (b) if so, the details thereof and the countries to which they are to be sent; and (c) their activities during the last three years ?

THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY (c) the subjects in which these cultural units represent OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI SALEEM like drama, music etc.? IQBAL SHERVANI) : (a) to (c) The information is being THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI I.K. collected and would be placed on the Table of the GUJRAL) : (a) Yes, Sir. House. (b) Details of the cultural troups sent during this year [ TranslationJ since April and those proposed to be sent during the Pending Reservoir Scheme off NCT remaining months of 1996 are given in the statement.

4646. SHRI JAI PRAKASH* AGARWAL : Will the (c) Details of the forms represented are also given Minister of WATER RESOURCES be pleased to state: in the enclosed statement. 61 Written Answers BHADRA18,1918 (Saka) Written Answers 62

STATEMENT OUTGOING PERFORMING DELEGATIONS 1996-97

SNo Country Type of Group Period Remarks

1 2 3 4 5

1 North Korea Gulabi Sapera and April, 1996 To participate in April Spring Nizamuddin Langa, Friendship Art Festival in Rajasthani Music Group Pyong Yang

2 France Padama Tawalkar group April, 1996 To give performances at the expo­ Khyal Singer x 3 sition of Indian Culture and an Bombay Exhibition entitled “18th Century French Adventure in the India of Maharajas” at the Theatre of Chambery

3 Nepal Amjad All Khan 4th to 6th To perform for H E King of Nepal Sarod x 5 April, 1996 Special concert organised by the Indian Embassey in Kathmandu 4 Morocco Madhvi Mudgal x 7 13th to 15th To give performance at the request Group 4 April 1996 of Mission for Chanty Show (Three Year Rule not be applied) 5 Thailand Dr Padma Subramanyam 20th April to To participate in Festival of India Bharatanatyam Group 30th April 1996 Thailand from Madras x 15

6 Morocco Renu Bassi, 24-28 April To participate in Indian Expo Dancer, x 5 1996 in Morocco 7 UK Shoba Naidu x *5 21st May to 31st For performances at the Festival Kuchipudi Dance Group May 1996 of Southern Indian Cultures organised by World Circuit Arts London

8 Singapore 12 member Mask Dance 26 to 30 May To give performance at the Group from Sikkim 1996 inauguration of the Singapore (Govt of Sikkim) Arts Festival 9 France Budadev Das Gupta 30th May to To participate in the cultural Esraj Player 15th June 1996 event on Tagore organized by Maison des Cultures Du Monde

10 Singapore Pt VG Jog 1 st May to To give performance at the Violinist, Calcutta 15th May, 1996 invitation of Nrityalaya Aesthetics (Travel Grant) Society, Singapore 11 South Korea Rabindra Sangeet Singers 5-1? May 1995 In connection with the celebration X 5 Dance (Traditional) of 135th Birth Anniversary of & Music Tagore by Tagore Society of South Korea 12 Australia Ms Sanjukta Pamgrahi 4th June-15 July, For performances at the invitation Odissi Dance Group X 6 1996 received from Federation of Indian Bhubneswar Associal of Victoria (Travel Grant) 13 Israel Ustad 5th to 10th To perform at Israel Festival Fazal Qureshi June 1996 Uatad Sultan Khan (Travel Grant) 63 Written Answers SEPTEMBER 9,1996 Written Answers 64

14. Germany Dr. Gopal Shankar 9th to 30th T6 give performances cum Mishra, Veena and Sitar June, 1996 lec/workshop at the invitation of Player from Banaras. the Liaden Museum Stuttgart. (50% Travel Grant).

15. Mauritius Peenas Masani 14 to 18 June, To perform at the invitation of the Ghazal Singer X 6 1996 President of Mauritius for Mega Bombay Concert—A Charity Show to raise funds for eradication of Polio in Mauritius.

16. France 10 member Bharatnatyam 2 to 7 July, To Participate in the Festival Dance Group from Bombay 1996 of D’Nates. and 5 member group Prof. T. N. Krishnan, Violinist from Madras

17. South Africa, Maliika Sarabhai 20th to To participate in the Women Arts Zambia, Bharatanatyam Dancer 30th August, 1996 Festival in Durban and per­ Botswana, Ahmedabad X 6 formances in other countries in the Kenya, region. Lestho

18. Sri Lanka Twelve Member Pung 12 to 18 August, To perform in the “SAARC Druming Cholam and Dhol Cholam 1996 and Dance Festival” in Colombo. from Manipur

19. Kenya Jagjit Singh x 3 14 to 19 August To give performance at the Ghazal Singer 1996 Made in India show in Nairobi.

20. Bhutan Gulabi Sapera folk 12 to 19 August, Republic/Independence Day dance/music group from 1996 Celebrations. Rajasthan 21. Syria Lok Chand 2nd to 20th August For participation in International Turkey Folk Dance Group from 1996 Amity Festival under Article 2.10 Cyprus West Bengal of CEP in Syria and chain tour.

22. Russia Cultural Groups of 16 to 28 CEP Days of Indian Culture in Russia. September, 1996

1. Ustad x 8 — Percussion ensemble

2. Ritu Samhar x 21 — Dance Ballet

(a) Ms Madhavi Mudgal x 3

(b) Ms Preeti Patel x 4

(c) Ms Bharti Shivaji x 3

(d) Ms Saswati Sen x 4

(e) Ms x 3

(f) Sh. V. Shankar x 3

3. Sh Uday Jadugar Magic Group x 4 65 Written Answers BHADRA 18,1918 (Sate) Written Answers 66

4. Ms Parvati Khan x 13 — Pop Music

5. Bhoomika x 14 — Modem Dance

6 . Ms Subha Mudgal x 4 — Hindustani Vocal

7. Bihu x 12 — Folk Dance Group front Assam

8 . Raghunath Seth x 4 — Flute

9. Prof T.N. Knshnan x 5 — Violin

10. Advjshkar x 15 Folk'Dance Group'from Gujarat 11. Theatre Group-Hayavadan Joint production with Russian cast x 2

23. U.K. Shri V.R Dhananjayan Aug/Sep 1996 For performances. & Mrs Dhananjayan (Travel Grant) Bharatanatyam Dance

24 USA Odissi Dance Group led 10th Sept. Invited by Centre for World Music by Guru Kelucharan to 20th Nov., and Related Arts. Mahapatra, Bhubneswar x 8 1996 (Travel Grant) 25. Switzerland Smt. Aruna Sayeeram 15 to 22 To perform at the invitation of the Carnatic Vocal x 4 September, 1996 Association for Classical Indian (Travel Grant) Music, Zurich.

26. U.K. Ustad x 2 5 September .to To perform at the invitation of (Travel Grant) 30 Oct., 1996 Sonia Sabri, Birmingham, U.K. 27. Iraq, Maya Rao, Folk Dance 21 September \o To participate in Babylon Inter­ Jordan, group from Bangalore 6 October, 1996 national Festival in Iraq & Bosra Doha, Festival in Syria. Kuwait, Bahrain, Tehran

28. Germany x 5 16 September to For performance to.ur. Ireland Hindustani Vocalist 7 October, 1996 Belgium Portugal Switzerland Netherlands United Kingdom 29. .Sri Lanka Ms Shovana Narayan 29 September to To give performance at the Kathak Dancer-x - 6 ' 4 October, 1996 invitation of our Mission_ New Delhi in Colombo. 30. South Africa U. Srinivasan, 16-24 Sept. To give performances at the Mandoline* Player, 1996 invitation of the Institute Madras of Art and'Culture, Pretoria. - (Travel Grant)

31. USA Pt. Hari Prasad . 10 September to Request from Dr. B.N. Dixit for ♦Chaurasia k 3 ; 10 November, 1996 Indian Music Concert arranged by Pt. VishwajjMohan Bhat x 1 Centre for the Performing Arts of (Travel Grantf India, University of Pittsburg, U$A. 67 Written Answers SEPTEMBER 9,1996 Written Answers 68

32. Vietnam, 1. Pt. Lal 7th October For Days of Indian Culture Laos, Sopan x 4 to 17th October, 1996 in Vietnam. Combodia 2. Kathak group of Rohini Bhate x 11 3. Drums of Manipur x 6

33. Nepal Rajasthan Folk 4 to 6 October, Performances arranged by the Group x 5 1996 Mission.

34. Bhutan Ms Sonal Mansingh x 6 22 October to * Performances arranged by the Odissi Dancer, New Delhi 1 November, 1996 Mission.

35. Mexico, Kathakali Dance Group 9-27 Oct., To participate in Cervantino Panama, of Kerala Kala Mandalam 1996 Festival in Mexico and Chain tour Brazil, (10 member) of the region. Peru, Argentina

36. Belgium Six musicians 9th Oct. to For joint performance with Belgium 3 Nov., 1996 musicians.

37. Turkmenistan Folk dance group x 7 October, 1996 To participate in the 5th anniversary celebration of Turkemenistan Independence.

38. Seychelles, 4 member puppet group of 25-31 Oct. To participate in the Creole Mauritius Mohan Bhat Nanu 1996 Festival.

39. Mauritius Twelve member Chhau Oct., 96 To perform at the Dusshera folk dance group of celebration. Sh. Satish Mahato

40. Israel Marathi Theatre Group 7th to 8th To perform at the Fourth Biennel, (Seven member) Oct., 1996 World Marathi Conference.

41. Pakistan 13 member Calcutta 12 to 18 Oct., To participate in the International Puppat Group of Suresh 1996 Puppet Festival being organised by Dutta Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop and Rafi Peer Group, Lahora. 3 member group of Andhra shadow puppet group

42. Australia, x 2 21 Oct. to To perform at the invitation of Newzealand Santoor Player 21 Nov., 1996 World Culture Music, Sydney. (Travel Grant)

43. Re-union Ms November, 96 To participate in Diwali Islands Bharatanatyam Folk celebration. Madagascar Dance and Music Group

44. Egypt 15 member Dance & 1 to 15 Nov., The Indian Cultural Festival at Music group from 1996 American University of Cairo. Manipur

45. Brazil Madup Mudgal x 7 4 to 6 November, To give performance of the Indo 1996 . Brazil Music Concert organised by Mr. Ivaldo Bertozzo. 69 Written Answers BHADRA 18,1918 {Saka) Written Answers 70

1

46. Ireland Kathak group of Vaswati 24 to 28 October, To give performances at the Mishra x 11 1996 festival HCelebration of Senses”

47. Greece Seven member Shadow 7-17 Oct., 1996 To give performance at Puppet Group from International Puppet Theatre Andhra Pradesh led by Festival in Athens. Sh. Nagabushan Sharma (Travel Grant)

48. Bangladesh Details of Performing Nov., 1996 For Manifestation of Indian groups being finalised Culture.

Career Advancement Scheme in Adarsh the accident. Requests from next-of-kin of 11 deceased S anskrit Mahavidyalayas employees for employment assistance were received. The company has drawn up a comprehensive proposal for 4651. PROF. RITA VERMA: providing vocational training to 11 eligible persons from SHRI JAGDAMBI PRASAD YADAV: the affected families while for the remaining 6 cases, where no one is eligible, a contributory Family Assistance Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE Scheme has been prepared which is under finalisation DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: in consultation with the Employees’ Unions. (a) whether the Career Advancement Scheme of UGC Expansion of CGHS Facility has been implemented in the Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalayas in the country; 4653. SHRI HARADHAN ROY : Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (b) if so, the number of Lecturers promoted so far to the post of Senior Lecturers;' and (a) whether the Government are cosidering to expand the activities of CGHS in West Bengal; (c) if not, the reasons therefor? (b) if so, the details thereof; and THE MINISTER OF STAT^ IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN (c) if not, the reasons therefor? RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI MUHI RAM SAIKIA): (a) to (c) UGC Career Advancement Scheme has not THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF been implemented in Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyala/as due HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI SALEEM IQBAL to financial constraints. SHERVANI) : (a) No, Sir. Employees of GRSBE (b) The question does not arise.

4652. SHRI P.R. DASMUNSI ; Will the Minister of (c) Due to resource constraints, CGHS can be DEFENCE be pleased to state: expanded only in a phased manner. At present the (a) whether some employees of Garden Reach Ship priority is to cover State capitals with a concentration Builders and Engineers lost their lives in a Jetty Accident of 7,500 or more Central Government employees and last year at Nazir Gunj, Howrah, West Bengal; pensioners. Calcutta is already covered under the CGHS Scheme. (b) whether any request for employment of their family representatives have been made to the management; and Citizenship of Foreign Country (c) if so, the action being taken thereon? 4654. SHRI PARASRAM BHARDWAJ : Will th3 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: DEFENCE (SHRI N.V.N. SOMU) : (a) Yes, Sir. (a) whether Indian nationals seeking citizenship of i (b) and (c) There were 17 casualties of employees foreign country have to inform the Government of thei' of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited in disowning Indian citizenship; and