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(Iii) The Protectors of EmIgrM1a exercise extra vigil au..,"'II. while scrutinising the travel documents Including the employment contract before granting emigration clearance. 1932. SHRI HIRA LAL ROY: Will the Minister of FOOD AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (iv) Indian diplomatic missions abroad are under inIItructiona to intimate the names Glthe fraudulent recruiting (e) whether the sugar mills in Madaude Chhapra, agenWemployera to the Protector General of Emigrants, to Bihar are lying closed; help prevent racurrence of such malpractices. (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and (v) Complaints received against recruiting agents are examined in consultation with the concerned Indian (c) the arrangements being made by the Govemment diplomatic missions abroad and action for suspension! for the rehabilitation of the affected farmers and retrenched cancellation of their nlgiabationcertificatea iataken according labourers? to the merits of the cases under the Emigration Act, 1983. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF [TransJalion} FOOD AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS (SHRI SATYA PAL SINGH YADAV) : (a, to (c) According to the Information Ge. Connection. to MP. received from the State Government of Bihar, the eugar mIH 1931. SHRI THAWAR CHAND GEHLOT: at Mamowaran, Dlett. Chhapra (Bihar), a unit ofCawnpere SHRI : Sugar Works Ltd., is lying cIoIed. Its net worth has gone Into minus. The company have applied for rehabilitation 10 the Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction (B.I.F.R.) be pleased to state: {English} (a) whether afterthe withdrawal of LPG and Telephone coupon facilities from the Members of any Mlnorltle. Finance Commlulon special arrangements have been made for the allocation of LPG and telephone connections to the needy persons; 1933. SHRI V.K. KHANDELWAL : Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to (b) if not, the reasons therefor; state:

(c) the reasons for depriving the Members of Lok (a) whether the Govemmenl proposed to provide its Sabha of these privileges when these facilities are available share in the share capital of Minorities Finance Commission for Members of ; established for the economic development of minority communities by the Govemment of ; and (d) whether the Govemment propose to restore these facilities to the Members of Lok Sabha In consultation with (b) if so, the details thereof? the Hon'bIa Speaker; and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF (e) if not, the reasons therefor? SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRIMATI THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ) : (a) No Sir. PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR) : (a) to (c) The discretionary quota for (b) Does not arlae. allotment of telephone connections to all MPs including Lok Supply of Ga. to Power Projects Sabha MPs had not been withdrawn at any point of time. However, the discretionary quota for release of LPG 1934. SHRI GIRDHARI LAL BHARGAVA : Will the connections for Members of Lok Sabha had been Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased diecontinued from April' 97 on the basis of the decision to to state: discontinue the discretionary quota for rale... of LPG connections to Members of Lok Sabha announced by the (a) whether there Is any provision of compensation for then In Hon'bIa Speaker of Lok Sabha the Hou.. on 26th financial 10888S due to delay In .upply of gas to power February 1997. projects; (d) Yea, Sir. The Hon'bIa (b) Hso, the details thereof; announced on 1.6.1998 that each Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) will be given 160 LPG gas conneotiona per (c) the original and reviled IChedule for fun .uppty of annum for release of connections in the respective gas to Ramgarh EXtension Project of Rajasthan; COnIIIItuenc:ie&. Action Is being taken to start dletrlbutlon of ~Ingly. the priority couporIII to Members of Lok Sabha (d) whether there 11M been delay In supply of gas by the ~."ment to the project; and (e) Does not ar.. 81 JYAISTHA 19, 1820 CSAKA) 82

Ce) the action proposed to be taken to compensate THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF Rajasthan State Electricity Board CRSEB) forfinanciallosses SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT CSHRIMATI as a result thereof? MANEKA GANDHI) : (a) to Ce) The information is being collected and will be placed on the Table of the House. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS CSHRI SANTOSH [T'ransIBtion] KUMAR GANGWAR) : Ca) and Cb) No, Sir. Contrac1ual Appolntmant of Journalls" Cc) and Cd) As per original schedule,· gas supply to Ramgarh extension project was to begin in April, 1995, 1937. SHRI MOHAN SINGH : Will the Minister of whereas RSEB completed the project only in January, 1996. LABOUR be pleased to state: Gas supply commenced only from June 1996 when gas became available from the fields of Oil Limited. (a) whetherthe Government are aware that the owners of big newspapers in the country are making contractual (e) Does not arise in view of Ca) above. appointments of the journalists and workers in violation of the recommendations of the wage board; [T"BnsIBtion) Cb) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to Reurvatlon for Backward etaues In EduClitlonal check such appointments; and Institutions Cc) if so, the details thereof? 1935. SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE: Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to THE MINISTER OF POWER (SHRI P.R. state: KUMARAMANGALAM) : (a) to (c) The recommendations of the Wage Boards for Journalists and Non-Journalist (a) whether the Govemment have taken a decision to newspaper and news-agency employees are advisory in provide 27 per cent reservation for the backward classes in nature. The Government has been receiving representations educational institutions; regarding ban on contract employment etc. At present there is no proposal to amend the Working Journalists and Other (b) if so, the details thereof; and Newspaper Employees CConditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 In this regard. (c) if not, the reasons therefor? (English) THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT CSHRIMATI Child Adoption MANEKA GANDHI): Ca) to (c) No, Sir. 1938. SHRI G. GANGA REDDY: Will the Minister of A proposal for providing 27% reservation to Backward SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to elas... in edUClltional institutions is under consideration of state: the Government. (a) whether the Indian child is losing in adoption by (English) parents from the West and they are turning to other neighbouring countries for this purpose due to greedy agent Atrocities on Woman and social activities;

1936. SHRIMATI BHAVNA DEVRAJ BHAI CHIKHALIA: (b) whether the Government proposed to streamline Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUsnCE AND EMPOWERMENT the child adoption so as the said children get foster home be pleased to state: outside the country;

(a) whether the Government chalked out any plans to (c) if so, the details thereof; and check atroclti.. against women; (d) if not, the reasons therefor? (b) if so, the details thereof; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF (c) whether the Government proposed to hold any SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRIMATI conference Of State Ministers concerned and the voluntary MANEKA GANDHI) : (a) No Sir, No such information Is agenciea engaged In this field; wallable with the Government.

Cd) If 50, the details thereof; and (b) and (c) The adoption of Indian children outside the country has been stnIamiined and Is governed by the "Reviaed (e) the remedial action taken by the Government in Guidelines for Adoption of Indian Children' Issued by the this regard? Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment on 29th May,