Rajya Sabha 87

WIN2\SESSION\1670RS 87 RAJYA SABHA ———— List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held on Thursday, the July 24, 2003/Sravana 2, 1925 (Saka) ———— (Ministries: Prime Minister; Agro and Rural Industries; Atomic Energy; Communications and Information Technology; Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Development of North Eastern Region; Disinvestment; External Affairs; Labour; Planning; Road Transport and Highways; Small Scale Industries; Space; Statistics and Programme Implementation) Total number of questions—155 PMRY in Assam (c) if so, the details thereof and its impact on the proposed new joint venture 407. SHRI DWIJENDRA NATH public sector project of synthetic rutile SHARMAH: Will the Minister of AGRO plant in Chavara? AND RURAL INDUSTRIES be pleased to state: (a) the target set to generate employment Approval for mining mineral sand opportunities under the Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana in the State of Assam during 409. SHRI N.K. PREMA- the last four years, year-wise; and CHANDRAN: Will the PRIME (b) the number of educated unemployed MINISTER be pleased to state: youths who have been benefited thereby in the State? (a) whether the State Government of Kerala has recommended any application Exploration of mineral sand of of Kerala Rare Earths Minerals Ltd. seeking Chavara in Kerala approval for mining mineral sand in the coastal area of Alappuzha district in Kerala 408. SHRI N. K. PREMA- to the Central Government; CHANDRAN: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof and the action (a) what is the latest position of the joint taken thereon; venture proposal in the public sector for the explorations of mineral sand of Chavara in (c) whether any authentic study has been Kerala in participations with NMDC, IRE conducted on the environmental impact of and KSIDC; mining of beach sand minerals in the coastal (b) whether there is any proposal to area of Alappuzha; and disinvest the shares of NMDC and IRE; and (d) if so, the details of the study report? 87 88 Irradiation technique for food (b) whether subscribers are surrendering processing landline telephones in a large number and switching over to mobile phones because 410. DR. DASARI NARAYANA of MTNLs' poor and costly services; and RAO: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (c) if so, the details thereof? (a) whether irradiation technique is useful and cheap for food processing; C.A.G. report on telephone system in (b) if so, the details thereof; rural areas (c) whether Government propose to set †413. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH up irradiation facilities in Southern States 'LALAN': particularly in Andhra Pradesh; and SHRI LAJPAT RAI: (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, Will the Minister of COMMUNI- the reasons therefor? CATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: Waiting list of telephone connections in (a) whether it is a fact that the Comptroller Karnataka and Auditor General of India has, in its recent report, criticized Government for un- 411. SHRIMATI PREMA satisfactory telephone system in the rural areas; CARIAPPA: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND (b) if so, the facts in this regard; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be (c) whether Government have taken any pleased to state: action for redressal of objections raised in (a) the total number of people in the the report; and waiting list for telephone connections in (d) if so, the details of the action taken Karnataka as on June, 2003, district-wise; thereon? and (b) by when these people are likely to be Privacy laws provided with telephone connections? 414. SHRI RAJU PARMAR: Will the Telephone subscribers in Delhi Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be 412. SHRI RAJEEV SHUKLA: pleased to state: DR. ABRAR AHMED: (a) whether Government are aware that SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI: cell phone location-services raise privacy Will the Minister of concerns; COMMUNICATIONS AND (b) if so, Government's reaction thereto; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (c) whether there are any specific privacy laws in India through which phone data can (a) whether subscribers of mobile be obtained by people not entitled to access; telephones run by private companies in Delhi and are more than that of MTNL's landline connections; (d) if so, the details thereof? †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. WIN2\SESSION\1670RS 88 89 CAG report and unused telecom in each and every village and toward this equipment objective it is expanding telecom services fast; 415. SHRI A. VIJAYARAGHAVAN: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS (b) if so, whether it is also a fact that a AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY decision has been taken at highest level to be pleased to state: put a ban on the installation of telephone exchanges in rural areas for providing (a) whether Government are aware of telephone facilities; and the recent CAG report stating that telecom equipment worth Rs. 100 crores are lying (c) if so, the reasons therefor? unused; (b) if so, the details thereof including the Non-separation of accounts by action taken thereon, if any; B.S.N.L. (c) whether Salem — Coimbatore route was not commissioned because of defective 418. SHRI C. P. THIRUNAVUK- microwave equipment; KARASU: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND (d) if so, the action taken to rectify it; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be (e) whether certain equipment was pur- pleased to state: chased while there was no requirement; and (a) whether it is a fact that Bharat Sanchar (f) if so, the details thereof and the action Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) continues to have just taken to fix the responsibility? one consolidated account for all its services despite TRAI's guidelines regarding Supply of mobile set to landline separation of accounts; subscribers (b) if so, the reasons therefor; †416. SHRI ABHAY KANT PRASAD: (c) the steps taken for separation of Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS accounts; and AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (d) by when, it would be made effective? be pleased to state: (a) whether MTNL proposes to provide a mobile telephone set through MTNL to all Closing down of Media Lab Asia its subscribers in Delhi having fixed Research Project telephone connections at present; and 419. SHRI K. RAMA MOHANA (b) if so, the details thereof? RAO: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND Telephone facilities INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be †417. SHRI KRIPAL PARMAR: Will pleased to state: the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS (a) whether it is a fact that Government AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY have decided to closedown the Media Lab be pleased to state: Asia Research Project very soon; (a) whether it is a fact that Government (b) if so, the reasons for suspending the are determined to provide telephone facilities project; †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. WIN2\SESSION\1670RS 89 90 (c) whether Government are considering Waiting list of telephone connections in to restructure Media Lab Asia Research Assam Project instead of closing it down; and 422. SHRI DRUPAD BORGOHAIN: (d) if so, the details thereof? Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Failure of Sena Bhawan exchange be pleased to state: (a) the number of consumers waiting †420. SHRI MOTILAL VORA: Will for telephone connections under the Assam the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS Telecom Circle; AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (b) the reasons for non-fulfilment of be pleased to state: demands of these consumers in the waiting (a) whether it is a fact that the telephones list; of Parliament House, Ministers and (c) how many WLLs are likely to be Members of Parliament were out of order established within next three years and on the 5th June, 2003 due to failure of Sena where would they be established; and Bhawan exchange; (d) whether it would be sufficient to cope (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and with the waiting list problem? (c) the steps taken to prevent the recurrence of such incident in future? Telephone facilities in the villages of Gujarat Procurement of equipment by BSNL 423. DR. A.K. PATEL: Will the Minister without open tender of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be 421. SHRI K.B. KRISHNA MURTHY: pleased to state: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS (a) whether a number of villages in AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Gujarat are still without a telephone facility; be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise; (a) whether the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. proposes to procure equipment for three (c) whether Government have chalked million lines without an open tender; out any plans to cover all the villages in the State with public telephones; and (b) whether the BSNL has chosen to procure the equipment from existing (d) if so, the details thereof? vendors like Motorola, Ericcson and ITI- Lucent through repeat order limited tender; Vidya Vahini Project (c) whether the BSNL had found these 424. SHRI R. P. GOENKA: Will the companies involved in forming a cartel in Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND 2001 when it had procured equipment for INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be four million lines; and pleased to state: (d) if so, the details thereof and the (a) whether it is a fact that "Vidya reasons therefor? Vahini", a project to connect 60,000 †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. WIN2\SESSION\1670RS 90 91 Government and Government aided Senior (b) what are the Indian Laws vis-a-vis Secondary Schools all over the country Federal laws on the protection from the through the Internet, has been launched outrageous acts of the cell-phone location recently; service; and (b) if so, the details of the project, (c) what amendments in the Indian Laws including the financial allocations made for are contemplated to ensure complete the purpose, State-wise; protection user privacy? (c) whether arrangements for providing the required number of suitably trained Backlog of connectivity in rural areas teachers and also for installation of the 427.

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