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international market India domestic consumption. Bel sand Chakautai fl'ranslatian} Dastta Opening of Bank Branches in Backwud Harari Dularpur Rural Areas of Bihar Jagdhar Madbuban Basaha 4131. SHRI NAWAL KISHORE Mehsolc RAl: Will the Minister of FINANCE Parihar be pleased to state : Pupari Oanakpur (a) the number of nationalised Road) banks operating in Sitamarhi District Sitamarhi of Bihar and the locations thereof? Sitnmarhi (b) whether the Government pro- Sitamarhi pose to open new branches of the Allahabad Akhra nationalised banks in the backward Bank rural areas of Bihar: Bang.aon (c) if so, the locations thereof: nt~~hnaha and Mahindwara Mariyarkalan (d) if not. the reasons therefor? Pachtaki Jadu TilE MINISTER OF STATE IN Sitamarhi THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE Sonbarsa (SHIU DALBIR SINGH): (a) As on Bank of Ada uri 30-6-1991, 57 branches of Public Sec- Baroda tor Banks were functioning in Amwakalan Sitamarhi District of Bihar. Bank· Harpurwa wise location of these branches are Hinrolwabishunpur given in the attached statement. Mahesia (b) to (d) Under the extant branch Majholia , licenSing policy (1990--95). opening Patahi ofbranches of nationalised banks is a Sitamarhi continuous process. which is gov- Bank of India Bha .. ar Machhaha erned by licences issued by Reserve Bhitha·Dharampur Bank of India (RBI) in this regard. llirauta Duma Hence. at this stage it is not possible to Karaiya projcc:t , the number of branches of Pariwaha nationalised banks that wilt be Sahsaram opened in backward rural areas of Sitamarhi 177 Wrinen .·11!S14'l."t:l' to Question~ BHADRA 1.1913 (SAKA) Writtell Answers to Questi011s 178

{I'ranslation] Name of Bank Name of Centre Projects from Gujarat Pending Central Bank Anhari Clearance of India Bela hi-Neelkanth 4133 .. SIIRI RATILAL KALIDAS Dhanari VERMA : Will the Minister of SUR- Dumra FACE TRANSPORT be pleased to Gisara state : Gobind Pitaujhia (a) the ·names of the projects and Madhopur Chatud schetnes proposed by the Go- Mahsaul vernment of Gujarat pending for Mohini Manda clearance: and Righa (b) the action taken by the Go- Runisaidpur vernment in each case, so far? Sheohar Sitamarih THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Sursand THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (SHRI JAGDISH Indian Bank Narwara TYTLER): (a) and (b) The projects Punjab Nation) Banaul and schemes received from Govern- Bank ment of Gujarat pending with the Dumri Kalan Government are mentioned below Syndicate BankGaura alongwith their position :- Pandaui Kachaur (i) 9 Schemes for conversion of Kamal Dab State Roads into National Highways (list attached at the attached Statement-1 These proposals can be considered only after the finalisation of the {English/ 8th Plan. Export of Cotton (ii) 167 schemes proposed to be financed against the augmen· 4132. DR. D. VENKATESH· ted C-entral Road Fund (list WARA RAO : Will the Minister of attached at the attached Statement-II). These would be TEXTILES be pleased to state the processed for approval after target ftxed for export of cotton during · actual augmentation of the 1991-92? Central Road Fund, which has not yet taken place. (iii) 25 estimates fot worts on THE MINISTER OF STATE IN National Highways (list THE MINISTRY. OF TEXTILES attached at the attached (SHlUASHOK GEHLOT): No tarset Statement-ml These would be has been ttxed as yet for export of cot· taken up a/t:e,. Demand for ton durina 1991·92 cotton season. Grant have been passed .bY