Written Answers 402 Linking Madhya Pradesh with Delhi by ST.D. 5089
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401 Written Answers BHADRA 7, ^9^3 (SAKA) Written Answers 402 Linking Madhya Pradesh with Delhi By MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI ST.D. P.V. RANGAYYA NAIDU): (a) 41 Village Panchayats were provided with Telephone 5089. SHRI PHOOL CHAND VERMA:Facilities in Keonjhar District of Orissa dur- Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be ing the 7th Five Year Plan. pleased to state: Rainfed Agriculture -(a) the details of the places in Madhya Pradesh which have been linked by S.T.D. 5091. SHRI MANJAY LAL: Will the with Delhi during 1990-91, and Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to state: (b) the places in Madhya Pradesh pro- posed to be linked with Delhi by S.T.D. (a) whether largo number of farmers are during 1991-92? involved in agricultural activities in rainfed areas; THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI (b) if so, the number and percentage P.V. RANGAYYA NAIDU): (a) Balaghat, thereof; Nagda, Jhabua, Berasia. Adampur, Nisrod and Obedullaganj have been linked by ST.D. (c) whether the average production on during the year 1990-91. rainfed land is comparatively lower than that of irrigated land; (b) 14 more stations in Madhya Pradesh are proposed to be provided with the STD (d) if so, the average foodgrain produc- facility during 91-92 viz. Damoh (since con- tion in both these lands, separately; and nected) Mandala.Guna, Shivpuri. BetuI, Sidhi, Chatarpur, Narasinghpur, Panna, (e) the schemes formulated to raise the Rajgarh, Shadol, Shajapur, Tikamgarh & productivity in rainfed areas? Singrauli. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI Telephone Connection to Village MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN): (a) Panchayats in Keonjhar District of Yes, Sir. Orissa (b) According to 1985-86 Agricultural 5090. SHRI GOVINDA CHANDRA Census, out of 94.91 million operational MUNDA: Will the Minister of COMMUNICA- holdings in the country-41.88 million (44.12%) TIONS be pleased to state the number of received irrigation partly or wholly and 53.03 village Panchayats in Keonjhar district of million (55.88%) were unirrigated. Orissa provided with telephone connections during the Seventh Five Year Plan? (c) & (d). Yes. Sir. The average produc- tion of foodgrains crops in irrigated and unir- THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE rigated lands is as under: 403 Written Answers AUGUST 29. 1991 Written Answers 404 in LO 00 at C\i CD CD CD CJ CO O) CD io> a CD IT ) 1 ^ CM m CNJ 0 0 CD <T> CD CD 00 CD O T— CO O p O p GO C\J LO in . c •5> GO ! ay s o o a. 00 CD IQ> </) CO <D > . <D Q> N o E O x: CO CTJ ro ro o C\J 5 -5 CD cc CO O ^ C\j CO ID CD CO 405 Written Answers BHADRA 7, ^9^3 (SAKA) Written Answers 406 (e) Government of India have been (c) whether the cost of production of implementing various Research and Devel- steel in the country is higher than that of opment projects to increase production and other countries; productivity in the rainfed areas, namely: (d) if so, the details thereof; and 1. All India Coordinated Research Project on Dryland Agriculture. (e) the extent of contribution of fuel, raw material, transport, administrative expenses, 2. National Watershed Development labour and taxes in the cost of production of project for Rainfed Areas. steel in the country? 3. Drought Prone Areas programme THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF STEEL (SHRI SONTOSH 4. Desert Development Programme MOHAN DEV): The answer in respect of SAIL plants is as under: 5. National Pulses Development Proj- ect (a) Yes, Sir. 6. Oilseeds Production Programme (b) The cost of production of iron and steel will increase by around 1.5% as a result 7. Special Food Production Pro- of recent Railway and Central Budget pro- gramme of Rice, Maize, Millets, posals: etc. (c) and (d). As no authentic and compa- Cost of Steel Production rable information the cost of production of steel in other steel producing countries is 5092. SHRI MANJAY LAL: Will the available, it is not possible to compare the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state: cost of production in these countries with India. (a) whether the cost of steel production is likely to be increased in view of the recent budget proposals; (e) The contribution to various elements of cost towards total cost of production of (b) if so, the percentage of increase steel of four integrated steel plants of SAIL is likely to take place as a result thereof; as under:- Cost Element % of Total Cost (Approx) Fuel including coking coal 22 Raw material 8 Transport (inward only) 9 Administrative expenses 3 Labour 15 Taxes 11.