9. COMMITTEE SECTION (INDUSTRY)

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1 9. COMMITTEE SECTION (INDUSTRY) 9.1 Main functions of the Section: -The Committee Section (Industry) is entrusted with the task of providing secretarial assistance to the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry in discharging its functions within its jurisdiction. The following Ministries come under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Industry. 1. Ministry of Steel 2. Department of Mines. (Ministry of Coal and Mines) 3. Ministry of Small Scale Industries. 4. Ministry of Agro & Rural Industries. 5. Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises. (i) Department of Heavy Industry (ii) Department of Public Enterprises Like other Department -related Parliamentary Standing Committee serviced by Rajya Sabha Secretariat, the Committee on Industry is governed by Rules 268 to 277 of the Rules of procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States and Rules 74 to 92 of the said Rules relating to Select Committee on Bills apply mutatis mutandis to the Committee. Rule 270 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States assigns the Committee the following functions:- (i) to consider the Demands for Grants of the related Ministries/Departments and report thereon. The report shall not suggest anything of the nature of cut motions; (ii) to examine Bills, pertaining to the related Ministries/Departments referred to the Committee by the Hon ble Chairman or the Hon ble Speaker, as the case may be, and report thereon; (iii) to consider the Annual Reports of the Ministries/Departments and report thereon ; and (iv) to consider National basic long term policy documents presented to the House, if referred to the Committee by the Hon ble Chairman or the Hon ble Speaker, as the case may be, and report thereon.

2 9.2 Term of the Committee:- The Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry for the year 2003 was constituted on 1 st January, The term of the Committee ended on 31 st December, Dr. P. C. Alexander was nominated as Chairman of the Committee. 9.3 Consideration of Demands for Grants ( ): - Detailed Demands for Grants ( ) in respect of the Ministries of Steel, Mines, Small Scale Industries, Agro & Rural Industries and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises were closely scrutinised together with the Performance Budgets ( ) and the Ministries' Annual Reports ( ), along with Status Notes on various subjects under these Ministries which were also scrutinized and placed before the Committee. The Committee was provided with the necessary secretarial assistance enabling it to examine and report on the said Demands for Grants. 9.4 Issues under the examination:- The status of the issues under examination of the Committee as on are as follows:- Sl. No. Committee/Sub- Committee 1. Sub-Committee: - I Name of the Chairman/ Convenor Shri Khan Ghufran Zahidi Issues under examination (i) Operational Efficiency and Survival of Alloy Steel Plant (ASP), Durgapur. (ii) Implementation Status of Modernisation Expansion and Financial-cum- Business Restructuring Programmes of SAIL Status as on Reports prepared and presented. ATRs thereon have also been prepared and presented to the Parliament.

3 2 Sub-II Prof. M.M. Aggarwal 3 Sub- 4 Sub- IV Dr. B.B. Ramaiah Shri A.C. Jose Credit Flow to SSI Sector in the Regions of Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Maharashtra and in Himachal Pradesh (i) Revival of Nagaland Pulp and paper Company (ii) MoU performance in respect of PSUs of Shipping Industry (iii) Constraints in Industrial Development of North Eastern Region (iv) MoU performance in respect of PSUs of Power Sector (v) Level Playing Field for the Capital Goods Industries (vi)liquidated Damages imposed on BYNL group of Companies by Oil PSUs outstanding. MOU performance and Professionalisation of Boards various PSUs Potential and Promotion of Coir Industries in West Bengal, Andaman Reports prepared and presented. Reports on Bulandshahar and Maharashtra are under preparation. Report presented/ laid. Report presented/ laid Report presented/ laid Report presented/ laid Report presented/ laid Report under preparation. Report under preparation. Report prepared and presented/ laid.

4 5. Main Committee Dr. P.C. Alexander and Nicobar, U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand and Sikkim. Examining the Provisions and Prospects of Auto- Policy-as announced by the Government of India. Reports on U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand and Sikkim are under preparation. Report prepared and Presented/laid. 9.5 Tours/Visits: - Apart from the Main Committee four Sub-Committees were constituted which visited various parts of the country to have an in depth study of their respective subjects. Sl. No. Committee/Sub- Committee Dates Agenda Place of visit 1. Main Committee 21 st to 23 rd To Examine Auto Chennai January,03 Policy 23 rd to 26 th May, th to 26 th May,03 - do - - do - - do - Pune Ludhiana Gurgaon 27 th May,03 1. Sub-I No visit 2. Sub-II 10 th January,03 27 th January,03 19 th to 22 nd June,03 To study Credit Flow to SSI Sector To study Credit Flow to SSI Sector To study Credit Flow to SSI Sector Noida Ghaziabad Shimla

5 3. Sub-committee- 12 th to 15 th January,03 20 th to 21 st September,03 22 nd to 24 th September,03 MoU system of in Shipping Industry. To study the MOU performance and Professionalisation of Boards in PSUs -do- Goa Chennai Hyderabad and Visakhspatnam 4. Sub- IV 9 th to 12 th January,03. 2 nd to 6 th June, 03 1 st to 5 th September,03 6 th to 8 th October, 03 To examine the status of Khadi and Village Industries in Tamil Nadu To examine the status of KVI and Coir sector in West Bengal and Andaman and Car Nicobar. To study the status and Promotion of KVI Industries/Coir Industries in Jharkhand, Bihar and Sikkim. Chennai and Pondicherry Kolkata Port Blair and Ranchi, Patna and Gangtok Lucknow To study the staus and Promotion of KVI Industries/Coir Industries in U.P. 9.6 Meetings and Reports:-The Committee in all held fourteen meetings during the year 2003 spread over 30 hours and 50 minutes. The details of the meetings are as follows:- Sl. No. Date of meeting 1. 6 th Jan.,03 Agenda Introductory meeting and constitution of Sub- Committees

6 2. 4 th Feb., th Feb., th Feb., th March, th March, th March, st March, st April, th May, nd May, th June, th August, th Dec. 03. Discussion of Auto Policy Discussion of Auto Policy Discussion of Auto Policy Oral evidence of representatives of SSI Associations on Demands for Grants ( ). Oral evidence of representatives of Secretaries of SSI and Agro & Rural industries on Demands for Grants ( ). Oral evidence of Secretaries of Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises on Demands for Grants ( ). Oral evidence of Secretaries Ministry of Steel on Demands for Grants ( ). Oral evidence of Secretaries of D/o Mines on Demands for Grants ( ). Consideration & adoption of 111 th to 126 th Reports. Discussion of Auto Policy Discussion of Auto Policy Consideration & adoption of 127th, 128 th and 129 th Reports. Consideration & adoption of 130th to 144 th Reports. The four Sub-Committees of the Committee held a total of 23 meetings. The details of the said meetings are as under: - Sl. Sub- Date of Main Agenda No. Committees meeting 1. Sub- -- No meetings Committees- I 2. Sub- 27 th to discuss the status of SSI Sector

7 II 3. Sub- II 4. Sub- II 5. Sub- II 6. Sub- II 7. Sub- 8. Sub- 9. Sub- 10. Sub- 11. Sub- 12. Sub- January,03 in Maharashtra with the representatives of the SSI Associations of Maharashtra and Banks 7 th February,03 13 th August,03 28 th October,03 20 th November,03 to hear the representatives of SSI Associations and the leading banks of National Capital Territory of Delhi to hear the representatives of SSI Associations and the leading banks in and around Bulandshahar on the issue of credit flow. to hear the representatives of SSI Associations and the leading banks of Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh Credit flow to small scale sector in Ghaziabad Modinagar Hapur and other adjoining areas. 22 nd April,03 Transparent subsidy to units of Hindustan Paper Corporation in N.E. region. 23 rd April,03 Revival of Nagaland Pulp & Paper Mills 29 th April,03 Liquidated Damages and related issues. 25 th June,03 to consider Refund of Terminal Excise Duty to BHEL and transparent subsidy to the units of Hindustan Paper Corporation located in North Eastern Region 23 rd July,03 to consider transparent subsidy to the units of Hindustan Paper Corporation located in North Eastern Region 5 th August,03 Oral evidence of Secretary, HI & PE, Revenue, Power, CII, DGFT on the Refund of Terminal Excise Duty to BHEL. Oral evidence of Secy., Power and CMD, NTPC on MoU system. 13. Sub- 7 th August,03 Oral evidence of Secretary, HI &

8 14. Sub- 15. Sub- 16. Sub- 17. Sub- 18. Sub- 19. Sub- 20. Sub- 21. Sub- IV 22. Sub- IV 18 th August,03 4 th September,03 13 th October,03 14 th October,03 15 th October,03 16 th October,03 14 th November,03 PE, Revenue and Expenditure on Transparent Subsidy to units of HPC in the North Eastern Region. to consider and adopt the draft 127th Report on MoU Performance in respect of PSUs of Shipping Industry. Oral evidence on transparent subsidy to the PSUs in NE Region and on Refund to Terminal Excise Duty to BHEL. Oral evidence of Secretaries on Liquidated Damages. Oral evidence of Secretaries on Terminal Excise Duty to BHEL Oral evidence of Secretaries on MoU performance and Oral evidence of Secretaries on MoU performance in Oil Sector Oral evidence of Secretary and CMDs on MoU performance in Civil Aviation Sector To hear the views of Secretaries of M/o HI & PE, Deptt. of Revenue, M/o Power, DGFT and CMD of BHEL and CII 31 st March,03 Oral Evidence of Secretary, Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries. 31 st July,03 To discuss the potential and Promotion of Coir Industries in West Bengal and decide the future course of action. During the year under review, the Committee presented 34 Reports as given below: - Number Subject Date of of the presentation/ Reports laid 111 th Report on Operational Efficiency and

9 survival of alloy Steel Plant (ASP), Durgapur (Ministry of Steel). 112 th Report on Action Taken by the contained in committee s Eighty-ninth Report on Modernisation, Restructuring and Expansion Programmes of Durgapur Steel Plant (Ministry of Steel). 113 th Report on Action Taken by the contained in Committee s Eighty-eighth Report on Performance Review of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (Ministry of Steel). 114 th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Eighty-third Report on MOU system in Allied Sector PSEs Pertaining to the Department of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises). 115 th Report on Action Taken by the Contained in the committee s Eighty-first Report on Sickness in SSI Sector of Cement Industry in Uttar Pradesh (Ministry of Small Scale Industries) 116 th Report on Action Taken by the government on the Recommendations Contained in the Committee s Eightysecond Report on MOU System in Strategic Sector PSEs Pertaining to the Department of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. 117 th Report on Demands for Grants ( ) Pertaining to the Ministry of Small Scale Industries. 118 th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations Contained in the Ninetieth Report on Sickness in SSI Sector in the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (Ministry of Small Scale (Industries).

10 119 th Report on Demands for Grants ( ) pertaining to Department of Public Enterprises (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) 120 th Report on Demands for Grants ( ) pertaining to Department of Heavy Industries (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) 121 st Report on Action Taken by the contained in Committee s Hundredth Report on Performance Review of National Mineral Development Corporation (Ministry of Steel). 122 nd Report on Demands for Grants ( ) pertaining to the Ministry of Steel. 123 rd Report on Demands for Grants ( ) pertaining to the Ministry of Mines. 124 th Report on Demands for Grants ( ) pertaining to the Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries. 125 th Report on Implementation Status of Modernisation Expansion and Financialcum-Business Restructuring Programmes of SAIL at a Glance (Ministry of Steel). 126 th Report on Revival of Nagaland Pulp and paper Company (Ministry of heavy Industries and Public Enterprises). 127 th Report on MoU performance in respect of PSUs of Shipping Industry (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises). 128 th Report on Provisions and Prospects of Auto Policy as announced by the Government on India (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises). 129 th Report on Credit Flow to SSI Sector in the Regions of Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad (Ministry of Small Scale Industries. 130 th Report on Credit Flow to SSI Sector in Himachal Pradesh (Ministry of Small Scale Industries) 131 st Report on Constraints in Industrial Development of North Eastern Region / (Lok Sabha) / (Lok Sabha) / (Lok Sabha)

11 (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) 132 nd Report on MoU performance in respect of PSUs of Power Sector (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) 133 rd Report on Action Taken by the contained in the Committee s 117 th Report on Demands for Grants ( ) (Ministry of Small Scale Industries.) 134 th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Committee s 119 th Report on Demands for Grants ( ) (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) 135 th Report on Action Taken by the contained in the Committee s 120 th Report on Demands for Grants ( ) (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) 136 th Report on Action Taken by the contained in Committee s 127 th Report on MoU performance in respect of PSUs of Shipping Industry, ((Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) 137 th Report on Action Taken by the contained in Committee s 122 nd Report on Demands for Grants ( ) Ministry of Steel. 138 th Report on Action Taken by the contained in Committee s 111 th Report on Operational Efficiency and Survival of Alloy Steel Plant (ASP) Durgapur (Ministry of Steel) 139 th Report on Action Taken by the contained in Committee s 125 th Report on Implementation Status of Modernization Expansion and Financial-cum-Business

12 Restructuring Programme of SAIL at a Glance (Ministry of Steel) 140 th Report on Action Taken by the contained in Committee s 126 th Report on Revival of Nagaland Pulp and Paper Mills (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) 141 st Report on Potential and Promotion of Coir Industries in West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar (Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries) 142 nd Report on Action Taken by the contained in the Committee s 123 rd Report on Demands for Grants ( ) (Ministry of Mines) 143 rd Report on Level Playing Field for the Capital Goods Industries (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) 144 th Report on Action Taken by the contained in the Committee s 124 th Report on Demands for Grants ( ) (ministry of Agro and Rural Industries) Goals and Analysis: The Sub-I has examined Operational Efficiency and Survival of Alloy Steel Plant (ASP), Durgapur and Implementation Status of Modernisation Expansion and Financial-cum-Business Restructuring Programmes of SAIL and has presented the Reports and even ATRs thereon have also been prepared and presented to the Parliament. The Sub-II Credit Flow to SSI Sector in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and Himachal Pradesh and has presented the report as well as ATRs thereon to the Parliament. The Sub- took up Revival of Nagaland Pulp and paper Company, MoU performance in respect of PSUs of Shipping Industry, Constraints in Industrial Development of North Eastern Region MoU performance in respect of PSUs of Power Sector and Level Playing Field for the Capital Goods Industries. The Sub-Committee has presented the Reports on all these subjects to the Parliament.

13 The Sub- IV undertook the examination of Potential and Promotion of Coir Industries in West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar and presented the Report to the Parliament. The Main Committee examined the Provisions and Prospects of Auto-Policy-as announced by the Government of India and presented the Report on it, which was widely acclaimed. 9.8 Budget and Expenditure of the Section: For the financial year the budget grant of the Committee on Industry was Rs.3, 00,000/- (Rupees Three lakhs only). The expenditure incurred was mainly on lunch/refreshment/dinner served during the meetings. This Section maintains a register to note the expenditure. 9.9 Status of Computerization: This Section has been provided with five working PCs and four printers and one Scanner. However, two PCs are not connected with LAN and Internet. It is suggested that PCs, which are not given with CD facilities, may be provided CD facility to enable the Section to store the Reports in CDs. The work on the new software "Committees Meetings, Tours & Reports Based on client-server application has started functioning and the data-entry has been started by the staff of this Section in the software. Notices for meetings and tour programmes are entered in the Software. A happy note is that almost all officials have started to work on PCs Overall assessment of performance during last year: - This Section provided secretarial services with utmost sincerity and devotion. All the officials have shown team-spirit in the execution of the works assigned to this Section. All the works were finished in time and with a high degree of satisfaction. The fact that the Committee on Industry presented as many as 34 reports during the year ( ) which is testimony to the performance of the Committee Section (Industry) Inspection of the Section: -No inspection of the Section was held in the year Training of the Staff: So far the training to the Officer & staff is concerned, it may be stated that the Committee Officer and one Senior Committee Assistant attended the Training Programmes organized by the Training Unit. The details are given below:-

14 S.No. Name of the Participants 1. Dr. S.Sivakumar, Committee Officer 2. Shri Bhupendar Bhaskar, Senior Committee Assistant 2. Smt Sunita Singh, Senior Committee Assistant. Title of the programme Working of Financial Committees organized by BPST. Training on Work Study Working of Financial Committees organized by BPST. Training on Financial Management Duration 25 th to 29 th August, th January- 10 February th to 29 th August,03. The training provided to the staff was of immense help to the staff Projection of the performance in ensuing financial year: In the coming financial year ( ), the Section aims at adopting an integrated and holistic approach towards examination of detailed Demands for Grants of the concerned Ministries/Departments. It aims to examine the Demands for Grants vis-a-vis the Tenth Five Years Plan ( ) & the Economic Survey of the current year besides the relevant papers provided by the Ministries. As the Committee on Industry examines the Demands for Grants of significant Ministries/Departments having far-reaching impact on the country s economy, the Committee will accord due importance to the prevailing National and International economic scenario. Like other Sections the Committee on Industry has prepared Action Plan for the year (2004) and every efforts will be made to achieve the objectives and goals set in the Action Plan, subject to the amendment made therein as per the direction of the Chairman and the Members of the Committee from time to time.