53 Written Answrs [ 14 AUG. 1984 ] to Q^ion* 54 Accident to Air India Boeing 747 Aircraft . on flight from Bangkok to New Delhi

2103. SHRI SURESH KALMADI; SHRI S. W. DHABE: WiH the Minister of TOURISM AND CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that an Air India Boeing 747 soon after taking off from Bangkok to New Delhi on tlie 2nd June, 1984 caught fire resulting in injuries to some passengers; and Training of Navy Pilots through Flying Clubs (b) whether any enquiry has been made into the causes of the accident; if so, what

2102. SHRI SURESH KALMADI; are the details thereof? SHRI S. W. DHABE; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE WiH the Minister of DEFENCE be MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI KHURSHEED ALAM pleased to state; KHAN): (a) Yes, Sir. (a) whether it is a fact that the Indian (b) An enquiry into the accident has Navy have t0 depend on Flying Clubs for training of their pilots; been instituted which is in progress. Opening of LIC and GIC brandies (b) whether it is also a fact that the training imparted by the Flying Clubs do 2104. SHRI M. BASAVARAJU; Will not conform to the standard as provided the Minister of FINANCE be pleased by the Training Centres; to state; and (a) whai are the names of places v.here (c) if so, whether Government would Life Insurance Corporation and General consider availing of the IAF training faci- Insurance Corporation have opened their lities for the trainee pilots of the Indiaa branches during 1983; and Navy in an increased manner and discon- (b) what are the names of places where tinue the practice of having training at Life Insurance Corporation and General the Flying Clubs? Insurance Corporation branches are likely THE MINISTER OF STATE TN THE to be opened by the end of 1984? MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (SHRI K. P. THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN I HE SlNGH DEO); (a) Yes, the Navy " is MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JA- currently depending on Flying Clubs for NARDHANA POOJARY); (a) and (b) a part of its training requirements. Two statement's giving the required in- formation, are attached. (b) It is true that the training imparted by ihe Flying Clubs is not of the same Statement- -I standard as imparted by the Indian Air Names of places of Branches opened by Force. It is hecause of this that the Fly- L.I.C, and Subsidiaries of G.I.C. diiriti.i! ing Club training is supplemented and rein- forced with further training in Naval air- ihe yeui- 1983. craft, which brings the trainees upto the ' I—Life Insurance Corporation of India standard. 1. Ambasamudram (c) A long term training programme is 2. Aurangabad under consideration, which contemplates 3. Bahadurgarh also decreased dependence on Flying 4. Balrampur ' Clubs by virtue of the .augmentation of the Air Force's training capabilities 5. Baramati 55 Written Aiders [ ] to Questions 56

6. Bhcngir 49. Shaktkiagar 7. Bilaspur 50. Sardarshahar 8. Bolpur 51. Shikohabad 9.Budge Budge 52. Sidhi - 10. Chamba 53. Siliguri 11. Chirala 54. South Delhi 12. Damangaon 55. Sujangarh 13. Dandeli 56. Tikamgarh 14. Dhanbad 57. Udaipur 15. Dholpur 58. Una 16. Ernakulam II—Subsidiaries of General Insurance cor- 17. Erode .poration of India 18. Gangawatj 1. Agra 13. Ghaziabad 2 Akluj 20. Gokak 3. Aligarh 21. Gorakhpur 4. Allahabad 22. Guntakal 5. Angul 23. Jagadhari 6. Ambarhur 24. Kanpur City 7. Ankaleshwar 25. Kasganj 8. Arobala 26. Kathua 9-il . Ahmedabad 27. Kendrapara 12. Azadpur 28. Khurja 13. Badaun 29. Kotma 14. Balanagar 30. Kudal 15. Ballia ' 31. Mahasamund 16. Bahadurgarh 32. Mcttupalayam 17. Baramatj 33. Muzaffarpur 18. Barasat 34. Nabha 19-20. Bargarh 35. Nawadah 21. Baraut 36. Nayagarh 22. Barbit 37. Nohar 23. Bardoli 38. Palwal 24. Bettiah 30 Panna 25. Bhiiwara 40. Parasia 26. Bhopal 41. Peddepalle 27. Bhiwani 42. Raisen 28. Bhivandi 43. Rajkot 29. Bolangir 44. Raniganj 30. Bijapur 45. Repalle 31. Bikaner 46. Sakoli 32. Bolpur 47. Secundcrabad 33. Bolsar 48. Shahpura 34. Bombay 57 Written Answers [ 14 AUG. 1984 ] io Questions 58

88. Phulpur 35-36. Chittorgarh 89. Periamet 37. Charminar 90. Polwal 38. Damanjodi 91. Pratapgarh 39-45. Delhi 92. Prodattur 46. Dindigul 93. Rajkot 47. Dishpur 94. Rayapuram 48. Dharmapuri 95. Rewari 49. Faridabad 96. Roorkee , 50. Ferozabad 97. Ropar 51. Gurgaon 98. Sahadara 52. Ghaziabad 99. Sangli 53. Haldia IOO. Shamli 54. Hyderabad IOI. Samastipur 55. Hapur 102. Sahakarpur 56. Hissar 103. Sawai Madhavpur 57. Hanumangarh 104. Sapore 58. Hospet 105. Tondiarpet 59. Indore 106. Tirunelvelli 60. Jabalpur 107. Uttarkashi 61. Jagdapur. 108. Varanasi 62-63.Jammu 109. Verka 64. Jaunpur 110. Vijayawada 65. ' Jind 111. Vizag 66. Jullundur 112. Villupuram 67. Khurja 113. Udaipur 68. Kanpur H4. Warrangal 69. Kashipur 70. Kurukshetra Statement— -II 71. Kotkapura Names oj places of branches opened or 72. Iaicknow proposed to he opened by LIC and sub- 73. Malda sidiaries of GIC during the year 1984 74. Mayapuri Branches opened during the year 1984 75. Meerut so far life insurance Corporation of India; - - 76. Mainpuri 77. Morvi 1. Amroha 78. Nagpur 2 . Anandnagar 79-80. NOIDA 3 . Ankleshwar 81. Nazibabad 4 . Bantwal 82. Nowgong 5 . Bhawani 83-84. Palampur 6 . Charminar 85. Patiala 7 . Chunar 86 . Peenya 8 . Datia 87. Phagwara 9. Deoband 59 Writtem Answers [RAJYA SABHA] to Questions 60

10. Dinhata 22. Bfu'mavaram 11. Dondaiche 23. Bareilly 12. Gajuwafca 24. Balasore 25-26. Bhatinda 13. Gandhidham 14. Gandhinagar 27. Bilaspur 15. Ghatal 28. Bijnore 16. Jamkhandi 29. BommasancFara 17. Kaliakurichi 30. Bokaro 18. Kandukur 31. Budaun 32—36. Bombay 19. Khagaria 20. Khatauli 37. Chandrapur 21. Madhepura 38. Chaibasa 22. Mewana 39. Chidambaram 23. Palghat 40. Chilakalurpet 24. Raghunathganj 41. Chittoor 42. Chickmagalur 25. Ranebennur 26. Rayya. 43. Coonor 27. Rewari 44-45. Cuddalore 28.Savda 46. Cuttack

29. Surat 47-48. Dharamsala 30. Villupuram 49-51, Delhi 52. Dharwar Subsidiaries of Genera) Insurance 53. Dindigul Corporation oi India 54. Dungarpur 1. Adilabad 55, Etah 2. Aminjikavai 56-57. Ferozpur

3. Almora 58. Ghatsila 4.Amtala 59. Gobichettipalayam

5. Amritsar 60. Gonda 6. Amakapalli 61. Godhra 7. Arni 62. Guindy &. Agra 63. Halol 9. Asansol 64. Huldia 10. Azadpur 65. Himmafnagar 11. Baroda 66. Hindupur 67-68. Jhansi 12. Barasat 13-14. Barrackpur 69. Jammu 15. Banicura 70. Jagraon 16. Badayara 71. Jaipur 17. Baruipur 72. leypore 18. Banaswara 73. Jullundur 19. BaranVati 74.Kalimpong 20. Betb&i I 75. Karagpur 21. Behaba 76-77. Kanpur 61 Written Answers [ 14 AUG. 1984 ] to Questions 62

126. Satwari 78. Karad 79. Karaikkal 127. Sendhvtfa 80. Kodambakkam 128. Shahdara 81. Korba 129. Sindhudurga 82. Krishnagar 130. Sitapur 83. Krishaagiri 131. Suri 84. Kulu 132. Tambaram 85. Ludhiana 133. Tanuka 86. Machilipatnam 134. Tanjore 87. Malegaon 135. Taran-Taran 88. Malkapur 136-137. Tehni 89. Mainpuri 138. Trichy 90. Nandsaur 139. Tirunagar 91. M'aunath-Bhanjan 140. Tripura 92. Modinagar 141. Trinjalkuda 93. Mysore 142. Vikroli 94. Mukerian 143. Vepery 95. Muzaffarnagar 144.Wardha 96. MuzafEarpur 145. Yamunanagar

97. Nadiad Branches proposed to be opened during 98. Nagarcoil remaining period of the year 1984 99-100. Namakkal Life Insurance Corporation of India IOI. Nandyal 1. Akot 102. Nagpur 103. Nandurbar 2. Allahabad 104. Patancherur 3. Ambejog'ai 105. Palai 4. Arokonam 106. Palwal 5. Auraiya 107. Petlad 6. Avanigadda 108. Philiphit 7. Baheri 109. Piduguralla 8. Bajwa ' 110. Pollachi 9. Baruipur 111 -113. Poona 10. Banai 114. Purvlia 11. Bermo 115. Ramagundam 12. Bhedohi 116. Rartaghad 13. Bharwari 1>7. Ranchi 14. Bhilai 118.' Ranigunj 15. Bhinmal 119. Rourkela 16. Bina 120. RajRurunagar 17. Botad 121. Salem 18. Ch'aibesa

122. Saltlake 19. Chirawa 123-124. Sasaram 20. Chingleput 125. Satna 21. Dasuya 63 Written Answers [RAJYA SABHA] to Questions 64

22. Degloor 67. North Parur 23. Dhartnavaram 68. Palani 24. Dowleswaram 69. Pandapura 25. Gadhinglaj 70. Panvel 26. Gangapur City 71. Phulpur 27. Golagok'amnath 72. Pulwama 28. Gopeshwar 73. Pusad 29. Gurazala 74. Raghunathpur 30. Hailakandi 75. Rajampet 31. Harihar 76. Rasipuram 32.1 Sindaun 77. Rayagada 33. Hingoli 78. Razole 34. Indore 79. Renubeot 35. Jagdishpur 80. Sadar Bazar 36. Jaipur Road 81. Saklespur 37.- Jamnagar 82. Sangareddy 38. Kadi 83. Secundarabad 39. K'anhangad 84. Sidhpur 40. Kanpur 85. Sirkali 41. Katwa 86. Shahapur 42. Khurda 87. Shahdara 43. Kishanganj 88. Sri Kalahasti 44. Kopergaon 89. Thiruvalla 45. Kottarakara 90.' Thuraiyur 46. Lonavlst 91. Tura 47. Ludhiana 92. Uthampalayam 43. Mudhugir; 93. Vaijapur 49-50. Madras 94. Vasai 51. Makwana 95 . Vishagar 52. Maligaon 96. Varora 53. Mehrauli 97. Vadgir 54. Mettur Subsidiaries of General Insurance 55. Miraj Corporation of India 56. Mohali 57. Mokukchung 1 . Adilabad • 58. . Mulki 2 . Adityapur 59, • Nadiad 3, . Aizal 60 . Nangunery 4 . Ajmer 61 . Narainvihar 5-6. Almora 62. , Narela 7. Ahmedabad 63 . Narwana 8. Ahmednagar 64. Neemuch 9. Agra 65, Nehru Place 10. Amritsar 11 . Amethi 64 Written Answers [ 14 AUG. 1984 ] to Questions 65

12-13. Angul 64. Ceo ghar 14. Ambikapur 66. Deoria 15. Anpara 67- -72. Delhi 16. Arrah 73. Dholpur 17. Aurangabad 74. Dewas 18. Badaun 75. Dhuliajan 19. Balangar 76. Dimapur 20. Ballia 77. Dispur 21. Balurghat 78. Eluru 22. Balasore 79. Fatehpur 23-24. Baharach 80. Ferozabad 25. Banswara 81. Gajunaka 26. Bareilly 82. Gokak 27. Barbit 83. Gumla 28. Bangalore 84. Gulbarga 29. Baripeta 85. Gurudaspur 30. Barakara 86. Guha 31-32. Basti 87. Gazipur 33. Batote 88. Hapur 34. Barabanki 89-90. Hardoi 35. Basvangudi 91. Hassan 36—40. Bombay 92-93. Hindupur 41. Betul 94. Howrah 42. Bhilai 95. Husur 43. Bhimavaram 96. Imphal 44. Bhiwandi 97. Irinjiilakunda 45. Bijapur 98. Itanagar 46. Bijnor 99. Indore 47. Bolangir IOO. Jaisalmer 48. Buldhana 101. Jagdispur 49-50. Bulandshahar 102. Jagraon 51. Bundi 103. Jaipur 52. Chhatarpur 104. Jhunjunu 53. Chirkunda 105. Jaisalmer 54. Contai 106. Jaintia Hills 55. -5b. Chamoli 107-108. Jaipur 57, , Chirala 109 . Jeypore 58, CVondapur 110 . Jalore 59. Chandansi 111 . Jalaun 60 . Churu 112 . Jowai 61 . Dungs 113 . Kalpeta 61 . Dalkhola 114. Khagaria 63. Daltonganj 115. Karur .036 RS—3. 67 Written Answers [RAJYA SABHA] to Questions 68

116. Karimganj 166. Pali 117. Karjar 167. Panaga rh 118. Karwar 168. Panna 119. Kashipur 169-170 Patna 120. &fti*i 171. Panvel 121. Kayankulam 172. Parwanoo 122. Khanagpur 173. Pattanamthita 123. Kohima 174. Pollachi 124. Kolhapur 175. Ponkunnam 125. Khanna 176. Pithoragarh 126. Kujang 177. 127. Kurukshetra 178. Pun 128. Kaithal 179. Purnea 129. Kumdra 180. Rajajingar 130. Lakhimpur 181. Rajgarh 131. Lakshadweep 182 183 Raipur 132. Lohardaya 184. Rajkot 133. Madanapalli 185. Rajapalayam 136. Machilipatnam 186. Rayachoty 137- —ISy iviadras 187-188 Renukoot 140. Mandi Gobindgarh 189. Satara 141. Mahbubnagar 190. Sappore 142. Malanikhand 191. Sahe 143. Malleswaram 192. Santanagar 144. Ma lout 193. Sahebganj 145 , Mainpuri 194. Sarvodayanagar 146. Mapusa 195. Savantvadi 147-148 Mangalore 196. Sevvapet 149. Mandideep 197. Shahdole 150, , Mumari 198 , Shahjahanpur 151. Mohali 199. Shajapur 152-153 Meerut 200, Shimoga 154 . Morena 201. Sehore 155, , Moradabad 202-203 Shamli 156 . Moula Ali 204 . Silchar 157 . Nagpur 205 . Siliguri 158 , Nagarcoil 206 . Shivpuri 159-160 Naini 207 . South Tripura 161 . Namdyal 208 . Sitamarhi 162 . Nawada 209 . Suluripeta 163 , Nellore 210 . Sultanpur 164 . Nippani 211 . Tehri Garhwal 165 , Osmanabad 212-2-13 Tikamgarh

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Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), (8) Nam- di i (Sikkim), (9) Patna (Bihar) and (10) Shillong (Meghalaya). 214. Thiruchegude 215 Tiruballa Hospitality programme jointly arranged hy the Department of Tourism, Air India and 216. Telicherry Indian Airlines 217 Tiruvellore 2106. SHRI M. BASAVARAJU: Will 218. Tripura the Minister of TOURISM AND CIVIL 219 Tura AVIATION be pleased to state;

220. Turii (a) what are the names of tour ope- 221 Udaipur rators/travel agents and members oi inter- 222 Vashi national travel media who were invited jointly by the Department of Tourism, Air 223. Vaishali India and Indian AkBfles, under their hos- 224-25. Vyara pitality programme to acquire first hand 226. , Vijayawada knowledge of the facilities offeree by 227. West Garo Hills Indian Tourism industry since the inception of the said programme; (b) whether such familiarisation tour Construction of Youth Hostels.. has made any influence on the tourists to India in ihe international market; and 2105. SHRI M. BASAVARAJU: Will (c) if so, what are the details thereof? the Minister of TOURISM AND CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state what pro- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE gress has so far beeen made with regard MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND CIVIL to the construction of Youth Hostels of | AVIATION (SHRI KHURSHEED ALAM selected tourist centres for providing in- KHAN): (a) to (c) The joint hospitality expensive accommodation to youth in programme was implemented soon a particular? the formation of the Department about THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 25 years ago. Since records of this cate- MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND CIVIL gory are not ordinarily preserved beyond AVIATION (SHRI KHURSHEED ALAM 5/6 years, it is not possible to give a KHAN): The Department of Tourism complete list of the names of the numerous has constructed 18 Youth Hostels invitees sponsored under this scheme. so far. These are located at:—(1) Amrit- The joint hospitality programme has sar (Punjab), (2) Bhopal (Madhya Pra- however been distinctly useful for increas- desh). (3) Aurangabad (Maharashtra), ing the flow of tourists to India, (4) Dalhousie (Himachal Pradesh), (5) Discussions with foreign Airlines to review Darjeeling (West Bengal) (6) Gandhi- th existing pooling arrangements nagar (Gujarat) (7) Jaipur (Raja- e sthan), (8) Madras (Tamil Nadu), (9) 2107. SHRI M. BASAVARAJU; Will Mysore (Karnataka), (10) Nainital (Uttar- the Minister of TOURISM AND CIVIL Pradesh), (11) Panchkula (Haryana), AVIATION be pleased to state: • (12) Patnitop (J&K), (13) Panaji (Goa), (a) what is the outcome of the discus- (14) Pondicherry, (15) Puri (Orissa) (16) sions held with certain foreign airlines in Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) April and October, 1983 to review the (17) Secundcrabad (Andhra Pradesh) and existing pooling arrangements and to con- (18) Trivandrum (Kerala). clude suitable arrangements for ihe future; 10 new Youth Hostel projects are (b) what follow-up action has been under construction. They are located at:— taken so far in the matter; (1) Agartala (Tripura), (2) Aizawal (Mizoram), (3) Agra (Uttar Pradesh), (4) Dimapur (Nagaland), (5) Gauhati (Assam), (6) Imphal (Manipur), (7)