APPENDIX-VIII

(vide para 8.4)

 

NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD AND IMPORTANT SUBJECTS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING

 

Agriculture

Number of Meetings Held         :           2

Date of Meetings                      :           21.10.98 and 21.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Modified Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme; and

                                                            Minimum Support Price Policy for Agricultural

                                                            Commodities with Special Reference to Commission

                                                            for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP’s)

                                                            Methodology.

Chemicals and Fertilizers

Number of Meetings Held         :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           24.7.98, 27.10.98 and 23.12.98

Subject discussed                     :           National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority & its

                                                            Role; Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.-

                                                            Achievements, Constraints and Potential for Growth;

                                                            and Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd’s prospects and

                                                            Corporate Plans.

Civil Aviation

Number of Meetings Held         :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           29.7.98, 9.9.98 (Mumbai) and 23.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Working of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the

                                                            Organisations under the Ministry; Airports Authority

                                                            of India – Upgradation and development of various

                                                            Airports in the country; and Indian Airlines.

Coal

Number of Meetings Held         :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           16.7.98, 4.9.98 (Puri, Orissa) and 14.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           CSRP and ESMP Projects with the World Bank;

                                                            Amendments to the Coal Mines Nationalisation Act

                                                            and Introduction of Private Sector Coal Mining; and

                                                            Subsidence and Fire Control.

Commerce

Number of Meetings Held         :           2

Date of Meetings                      :           4.8.98 and 6.11.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Review of India’s Trade Performance and measures

                                                            being taken to improve export growth rate; and

                                                            Involvement of States in Export Promotion.

Communications

Number of Meeting Held          :           1

Date of Meeting                        :           27.12.98

Subject discussed                     :           Rural Telephony

Defence

Number of Meetings Held         :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           11.8.98, 25.9.98 (Avadi, Chennai) and 18.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Integrated Guided Missiles Programme; Ordnance

                                                            Factories; Directorate General of Resettlement; and

                                                            Ex-Servicemen Welfare.

Environment & Forests

Number of Meetings Held         :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           5.8.98, 5.11.98 and 22.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Afforestation; Wildlife; and Coastal Regulation Zone

External Affairs

Number of Meeting Held          :           1

Date of Meeting                        :           11.11.98

Subject discussed                     :           Indo-Pak Relations; and India’s Nuclear Policy.

Finance

Number of Meetings Held         :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           29.7.98, 14.10.98 and 17.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Economic Situation in the Country; Sanctions and our

                                                            Response to Sanctions; and Economic Reforms –

                                                            Impact on Poor and Employment.

Food and Consumer Affairs

Number of Meetings Held         :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           22.7.98, 23.11.98 and 21.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Introduction to the main activities of the Ministry;

                                                            Food Procurement for Kharif and Food Situation; and Sugar.

Health & Family Welfare

Number of Meetings Held         :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           29.7.98, 15.10.98 (Thiruvananthapuram) and 11.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Working of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare;

                                                            Indian Systems of Medicine & Homeopathy; and

                                                            Working conditions of Hospitals.

Home Affairs

Number of Meetings Held         :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           23.7.98, 15.10.98 and 18.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Proposal to issue National Identity Cards to Citizens;

                        Pakistan Sponsored terrorism in the Country; and

                        Security Environment in the North-Eastern States.

Human Resource Development

Number of Meetings Held                                 :           3

Date of Meetings                                                          :           26.10.98, 23.11.98 and 17.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           National Commission for Children and National Sports Policy.

Information & Broadcasting

Number of Meetings Held         :           2

Date of Meetings                      :           10.8.98 and 21.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Films (Grant of Industry Status, Problems and

                                                            Prospects); and General discussion on the activities of the Ministry.

Industry

Number of Meetings Held         :           2

Date of Meetings                      :           11.8.98 and 22.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Performance of PSEs under the Department of Heavy

                                                            Industry; and Foreign Direct Investment Policy,

                                                            Performance and Prospects.

Labour

Number of Meetings Held         :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           23.7.98, 28.8.98 and 15.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Child Labour; Discharge of Statutory Obligations by

                                                            Central Public Sector Undertakings; Situation arising

                        Out of the Government decision to wind up eight

                        Public Sector Undertakings; and Irregular/Non-

                        payment of statutory dues including salary to the

                        workers in different Central Public Sector Under-

                        takings.

Petroleum & Natural Gas

Number of Meetings Held         :           3

Date of Meetings                          :               11.8.98, 11.12.98 and 22.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Production and demand for Petroleum Products; Oil

                        Production; New Exploration Licensing Policy;

                        Exploration and Exploitation of Coal Bad Methane;

                        Performance of Refineries; the damages caused to

                        petroleum installations at Kandla and Vadinar due to

                        devastating cyclones in Gujarat and Rajasthan; and

problem of adulteration of Petroleum products and steps

to be taken for its prevention.

Power

Number of Meetings Held         :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           27.7.98, 3.11.98 (Goa) and 23.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.; Power Scenario

                                                            in the country and Hydro Policy.

Railways

Number of Meeting Held          :           1

Date of Meeting                        :           16.9.98

Subject discussed                     :           Passenger Reservation System including Net working;

                                                            and Punctuality of Trains in Indian Railways.     

Rural Areas & Employment

Number of Meetings held          :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           24.7.98, 26.10.98 (Thiruvananthapuram) and 18.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Panchayati Raj; Employment Assurance Scheme and

                                                            Rural Housing.

Science & Technology and Other Science Departments

Number of Meeting held           :           1

Date of Meeting                        :           23.12.98

Subject discussed                     :           Atomic Energy and Societal Development.

Steel & Mines

Number of Meetings held          :           3

Date of Meetings                      :           24.7.98, 20.11.98 and 2.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :           Overview of the activities of the Department of Mines,

its subordinate Offices and Public Sector Under-

takings; Overview of Iron and Steel Industry and the

Aluminium Scenario in India-Role and Prospects of

National Aluminium Company Ltd. And Bharat

Aluminium Company Ltd.

Surface Transport

Number of Meetings held          :       4

Date of Meetings                      :       30.7.98, 7.9.98, 23.10.98 (Mumbai) and 17.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :       National Highways; Ports Sector – Shipping,Coastal

                                                       Shipping and Minor Ports and Inland Water Transport

Social Justice and Empowerment

Number of Meetings held          :       1

Date of Meetings                      :       29.7.98

Subjects discussed                    :        Self employment Schemes for SCs/STs, Minorities

                                                         and OBCs to be financed by the National Finance

                                                         and  Development Corportation; and Community

                                                         based Rehabilitation of displaced in Rural Areas.

Textiles

Number of Meetings held          :       3

Date of Meetings                      :       4.8.98, 13.11.98(Surat) and, 17.12.98

Subjects discussed                   :       Powerloom-prevailing situation and solutions and

                                                       Handlooms-prevailing Situation and Remedies etc.                           

Tourism

Number of Meetings held          :       2

Date of Meetings                      :      12.8.98 and 22.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :       Overview of Tourism and Indian Tourism

                                                        Development Corporation –An Overview.

Urban Affairs & Employment

Number of Meetings held          :       3

Date of Meetings                      :       27.7.98, 15.9.98, 10.12.98

Subjects discussed                    :       Functioning of the Ministry and its Subordinate

                                                       Offices; National Housing & Habitat Policy; Repeal of

                                                       Urban  Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976 and

                                                        Poor Maintenance of Government Bungalows and

                                                        Flats allotted to MPs and Steps taken to improve the

                                                        Maintenance.

Water Resources

Number of Meetings held          :       1

Date of Meetings                      :       2.11.98

Subjects discussed                    :       Water Resources Development in India – Problems and prospects.

 

 

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