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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT ———— “QUESTIONS for ORAL ANSWERS and THEIR REPLIES” to Be Asked A 1 (31st Session) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT ———— “QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES” to be asked at a sitting of the National Assembly to be held on Wednesday, the 13th April, 2016 135. *Mr. Sufyan Yousuf: (Deferred during 29th Session) Will the Minister In-charge of the Climate Change be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the high level of lead and arsenic found in the Indus River bodies; (b) whether it is also fact that water of said River is being contaminated with the said chemicals; (c) if the answers to parts (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative, the steps taken by the Government in this regard? Transferred to Science and Technology Division for answer on next rota day. 227. *Sahibzada Tariq Ullah: (Deferred during 29th Session) Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken by the Government for promotion and development of the present tourists spots in the country during the last three years; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish new tourist resorts in the country; if so, the locations thereof? 2 Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division: (a) The following steps have been taken for promotion of tourism in the country during last three years: 1. To involve youth of country and promotion of tourism in the country, PTDC launched Pakistan Tourism Friends Club. 2. PTDC singed MoUs with University of Management and Technology and King Edward Medical College for joint promotion of tourism in the country. 3. MoU signed with Northern Areas Transport Corporation for promotion of tourism in GB. 4. Induction / replacement of fleet in Pak-India Bus Service 5. Repair / maintenance of existing PTDC Motels and facilities. 6. Reopening of PTDC restaurant at Daman-e-Koh, Islamabad. 7. Restarting of Rawalpindi – Naran Tourist Coach Service. 8. Continuous promotion of PTDC facilities and tourist attractions through social media network. 9. Organizing handicraft bazaar at main PTDC Motels. 10. Marketing of Tourism Products and Services through SMS Service. Detail of these steps may be seen at Annex-I (b) PTDC is working on Federal level. After 18th Constitutional Amendment, the subject “Tourism” was devolved to Provinces and the Ministry of Tourism at Federal Level was dissolved. PTDC was attached with IPC Division and subsequently, with Cabinet Division w.e.f. 21st July 2014. As a result thereof, development funds for PTDC have been suspended. As an initiative to promote and develop tourism in the country, several new projects are under consideration / implementation: Tourist Facilitation Centres in Islamabad, Gilgit, Karachi and Nankana Sahib at a cost of Rs. 103.754 million (detail at annex-II) 3 Proposal for construction of Tourist Resorts at Naltar Valley, Mansehra, Haripur and Tarbela Execution of the projects will, however, be initiated on allocation of funds. (Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library) 45. *Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak: (Deferred during 30th Session) Will the Minister for Climate Change be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to undertake a study on Climate implications of coal to gas substitution in power generation; if so, the details thereof; and (b) the steps taken by the Government to reduce the methane emissions from coal mining activities? Minister for Climate Change: (a) There is no proposal under consideration with Ministry of Climate Change to conduct a study on climate implications of coal to gas substitution in power generation. However, Ministry of Climate Change has conducted the National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP) and developed EIA guidelines for coal fired plants in Pakistan. Please find attached the report of this exercise (Annex-I). (b) Government of Pakistan has approved National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) which has identified mitigation actions with the purpose to reduce all Green House Gases (GHG) emissions including methane. However, mining is a provincial subject and activities related to it are conducted by respective / provincial mining departments. (Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library) 97. *Ms. Suraiya Jatoi: (Deferred during 30th Session) Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish more vocational training institutes in the country? 4 Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training: After 18th constitutional amendment, the education subject has been devolved to the provinces. However, this government has evolved National Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Policy 2015 in consultation with provinces industry and stakeholders which emphasizes on establishment of modern and state of the art TVET institutes. Moreover; following new initiatives have been taken on are under consideration:— i. “Vocational Secondary School” has been setup through National Education Foundation (NEF). Wherein, Technical and Vocational Education will be incorporated alongwith the general education to provide pass outs with qualification to enable them to join job market. Under this initiative, the target population is out of school children. This model will be replicated in federal areas for further adoption by provinces. ii. Establishment of five world class and state-of-the-art Centers of Excellence in each provincial headquarters under TVET Reform Support Program (through NAVTTC). These centers will be offering demand driven training in marketable trades in collaboration with industry. iii. Up-gradation of National Training Bureau into Center of Excellence (through NAVTTC). This center will be a model institution to provide high quality TVET graduates to local and international job market. Moreover; this center will also offer skills training for producing high quality instructors. iv. Establishment of National University for Skill Development (NUSD) at Federal Capital and Universities for Skill Development at Provincial level at least one in each Province. 104. *Dr. Shazia Sobia: (Deferred during 30th Session) Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state the total number of Vocational Training Institutes in Pakistan at present alongwith the details thereof? Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training: The total number of Technical and Vocational Training Institutes, in both public and private sectors, alongwith total enrollment is: 5 —————————————————————————————— Institutions Enrollment —————————————————————————————— Male Female Co Total Male Female Co Total —————————————————————————————— 1,385 1,434 763 3,581 196,261 102,119 21,787 320,167 —————————————————————————————— Detail list is at (Annex-I). Annex-I 6 143. *Dr. Fozia Hameed: (Deferred during 30th Session) Will the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training be pleased to state the steps being taken by the present Government to bring back those Pakistanis who have received modern education in latest fields of knowledge from abroad? Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training: Pakistanis sent abroad by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Scholarships to get modern education in the latest filed of knowledge are legally bound –as they undertake a bond to return and serve Pakistan with HEC before leaving, submit collateral (property documents) and two guarantors- to come back and served Pakistan. In addition, Government of Pakistan through HEC has introduced various programs to attract Pakistani intellect from abroad. Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs (IPFP) Program: IPFP Program provides an excellent opportunity to fresh Pakistani Ph.D scholars graduated from abroad to join Pakistani Institutions as a full time university faculty member. The detail of the programme is attached at ANNEX-I. Short Term Foreign Faculty Hiring Program (STFFHP) Under STFFHP Program, Pakistani public sector universities/Degree Awarding Institutes (DAIs) invite expatriates/Ph.D scholar from a reputed universities/research organizations abroad to serve in Pakistani Universities/Institutions for a period of one to two semesters. The detail of the program is attached at ANNEX-II. Visiting Scholar Program (VSP) Under VSP program, Pakistani public sector universities/ DAIS invite expatriates/Ph.D scholars from a reputed universities/research organization abroad to serve in Pakistani Universities/Institutions for a period of 02-08 weeks. The detail of the program is attached at ANNEX-III. (Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library) 7 1. *Ms. Sajida Begum: Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a) the maximum speed of passenger and freight trains separately at present; and (b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of Government to increase the said speed? Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique): (a) The maximum permissible speed of express trains on some sections of ML-1, running with Chinese coaches is 120 KMH. The maximum permissible speed of freight trains running with bogie stock (08 wheeler wagons) is 80 KMH. (b) There is a proposal under active consideration of the Government to completely up-grade and re-vamp the track infrastructure of ML-1, in Phases, as a result of which the speed would be raised to 160 KMH for the passenger train in three phases. 2. *Ms. Sajida Begum: Will the Minister In-charge of the Capital Administration and Development Division be pleased
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