2226(11) NA (S) 29th Session · 1 (29th Session) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT ————— “QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES” to be asked at a sitting of the National

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(29th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES”

to be asked at a sitting of the National Assembly to be held on

Thursday, the 3rd March, 2011

(Originally Starred Question Nos. 82, 88, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36 37, 39,

40, 41 and 42 were set down for answer on 23-2-2011 )

82. *Ms. Tasneem Siddiqui:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state:

(a) the per bag price of cement and per ton price of iron in the country

as on 30-6-2003;

(b) the per bag price of cement and per ton price of iron in the country

as on 30-6-2010; and

(c) whether there is any proposal under consideration to decrease

the per ton price of iron in the country; if so, when it will be

implemented?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) National Average Retail price of cement during June 2003 was recorded at

Rs. 228 per 50 Kg bag.

ii. Prices of main iron products of Pakistan Steel per metric ton on

30-06-2003 are as under:

1. Cast Billet Rs.16,500.00

2. Roll Billet Rs.17,100.00

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3. Hot Rolled Rs.21,586.00

4. M.S. Slab Rs.15,400.00

5. Cobbled Rs.16,760.00

6. Cold Rolled Rs.26,213.00

7. Galvanized Rs.28,711.00

8. Pig Iron Rs.11,200.00

(b) National Average Retail price of cement during June 2010 was recordedat Rs. 293 per 50 Kg bag.

ii. Prices of main iron products of Pakistan Steel per metric ton on30-06-2010 are as under:

1. Cast Billet Rs.52,000.00

2. Roll Billet Rs.53,017.00

3. Hot Rolled Rs.60,700.00

4. M.S. Slab Rs.50,000.00

5. Cobbled Rs.50,900.00

6. Cold Rolled Rs.74,364.00

7. Galvanized Rs.80,291.00

8. Pig Iron Rs.38,000.00

(c) Prices of raw material i.e. Iron Ore, Coking Coal, etc. are on the risein the international market and accordingly prices of steel products are also increasing.Pakistan Steel meets less than 20% of the total steel demand of the country, rest ismet from imports as well as other source, hence Pakistan Steel is not in position todictate prices of iron products in the steel market of the country.

88. *Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state thetotal number of industries closed down during the year 2009-10 in thecountry alongwith the reasons thereof?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):Industries Department of all Provincial Governments were requested to provide therequisite information. As per their statements, a total number of 651 industrial units

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have been closed down during the year 2009-2010 in Punjab, Sindh, KhyberPakhtunkhwa and Balochistan with the following break-up:—————————————————————————————————

S. No. Province No. of industrial units————————————————————————————————

1. Punjab 70

2. Sindh 260

3. Khyber Pukhtunkhwa 307

4. Balochistan 14————————————————————————————————

Total 651————————————————————————————————

Detail of above industries is at Annex-I. The reasons for closure of aboveindustrial units are financial, management, marketing problems, energy crisis, lackof entrepreneurial skill, law & order situation, partnership dispute, outstanding liabilitiesof Commercial Banks and on going global recession.

(Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library)

26. *Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to statewhether there is any proposal under consideration of the governmentto introduce one window operation for establishing industrial units inall districts of the country; if so, when it will be implemented; if not, thereasons thereof?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):There is no such proposal under consideration of MOI&P as establishing of suchunits at District Level.

The reason is that any activity at district level falls under the purview of theProvincial Governments.

However, the Board of Investment has displayed all policies and requirementsalready on its website.

Pakistan has one of the least restrictive regimes in South Asia.

100% equity without any joint partnership other requirements is allowedapart from Arms ammunition, High explosives, radio active substances, Securityprinting, currency and mint and alcohol. Annex-A.

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Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has

offices/centers at regional level including all the four provincial headquarters to

provide necessary information, guideline and support for promotion of industry at

the gross root level.

27. *Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb:


(a) the total number of persons/parties to whom scrape from PakistanSteel Mills, Karachi was sold during the last five years alongwiththe quantity and type-wise details thereof; and

(b) the procedure and criteria adopted therein?

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Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) The details sale of steel scrap to the customers during last five years are asunder:—————————————————————————————————

Financial Year Total Dispatches of Values Rs. In MillionSteel Scrap (MT)

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2005-2006 6288.900 84.736

2006-2007 6216.620 93.443

2007-2008 7886.380 160.780

2008-2009 4444.190 128.508

2009-2010 12505.690 286.528

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(b) Following products are generated at Blast Furnace during theproduction process of Iron and Steel products:—

- Pig Iron Disc Scrap

- Runner Scrap

- Hot Metal Ladell Residue (HMLR)

a. Moreover, scrapped material is also generated during the productionprocess of Steel Making. The scrap generated at Steel making asfollows:

- Steel Metal Ladell Residue (SMLR)

- Steel Scrap Retrieved from Converter Slag (Different Sizes)

b. total dispatches of Steel Scrap for the period from 2005 to 2010 are atAnnex-A,B,C,D & E.

c. The sale of Pakistan Steel products is channelized through its dealershipnetwork system and the allocation of said steel scrap was made to thecustomers against their valid contracts and who are the dealers inCategory “A” (i.e By product).

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library)

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28. *Begum Nuzhat Sadiq:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to refer toStarred Question No.89 replied on 31-1-2011 and to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that new car manufacturing industries havenot been established since March, 2008 till date; if so, the reasonsthereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration to establishnew car manufacturing industries in the near future; if so, thedetails thereof?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) It is correct that no new car manufacturing unit has been established since 2008in the country. The reason for this is that investment in car sector is dependent onlocal market size which is presently estimated at around 150,000 units per annum.This demand is being met by the existing three operational car assemblers and theyare producing at less than their installed capacity.

(b) Government through its policies encourages the establishment of newproduction plants. However, at present, no proposal is under consideration forinvestment in car manufacturing industry.

33. *Mrs. Shagufta Sadiq:

Will the Minister for Culture be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that archaeological sites of Mohanjodaro,Harapa and Taxila are in a dilapidated condition; if so, the reasonsthereof;

(b) whether there is any proposal to protect those sites;

(c) if so, the steps being taken to develop/protect those sites?

Minister for Culture: (a) No. These are well-preserved and maintainedarchaeological sites of Pakistan.

(b) These sites are being protected under ongoing programs of theDepartment of Archaeology & Museums (DOAM).

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(c) The Department of Archaeology & Museums under Ministry of Culture

protects the site of Moenjodaro, Harappa and Taxila under its development

programmes. The details are as under:—

MOENJODARO

The steps taken by the DOAM for protection of Moenjodaro include

conservation, restoration, presentation and development of the archaeological remains

under ongoing development project called “Rehabilitation and Cultural Tourismat Moenjodaro” at revised cost of Rs.55.953 million, approved by the DDWP. So

far only Rs.36.3 million have been released and utilized for this purpose. The

programme will be completed by June, 2012.

TAXILA

The World Heritage Site of Taxila is being preserved since 2002-03 under

the scheme called “Development and Restoration of Archaeological Sitesfrom Taxila to Swat (Taxila Section)”— approved by the CDWP at a cost of

Rs.200.000 million. So far only Rs.75.6 million have been released and utilized for

this purpose. The programme, is expected to be completed by June, 2014.

HARAPPA

The archaeological site of Harappa is being preserved and maintained under

Annual and special repair programs. The Department had launched a development

project titled “Preservation and Restoration of Harappa Remains and Development

of Museum” during financial year 1992-93 at cost of Rs.10.879 million. The Project

was revised during 2002-03 at enhanced cost of Rs.30.843 million and was completed

in 2006-07. Due to efforts of the DOAM, M/O Culture the site of Harappa has been

placed on tentative list of the World Heritage by UNESCO and hopefully it will be

declared as World Heritage in near future.

34. *Khawaja Sohail Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state

whether it is a fact that incentives are being given for establishing

industries in Balochistan; if so, the details thereof?

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Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):Export Processing Zones Authority under the administrative control of Ministry ofIndustries and production has established following four Export Processing Zones inthe Province of Balochistan:—

� Saindak Export Processing Zone

� Duddar Export Processing Zone

� Gwadar Export Processing Zone

� Rekodek Export Processing Zone

In the above Zones all those incentives are allowed which other EPZs in theCountry enjoyed. The incentives allowed to EPZs are at Annex-I. As for provincialGovernment is concerned, the Government of Balochistan has sent a “Nil” reportwhich indicates that they are not giving any incentives for establishment of industriesin Balochistan.

Annex-IEPZ INCENTIVES

• Developed land on competitive rates for 30 years

• Duty-free import of machinery, equipment and materials

• Freedom from national import regulations

• Exchange control regulations of Pakistan not applicable

• Repatriation of capital and profits

• No sales tax on input goods including electricity/gas bills

• Duty-free vehicles allowed under certain conditions

• Domestic market available to the extent of 20%. Exceptions may beavailable.

• Presumptive tax @ 1%.

• Only EPZA is authorized to collect Presumptive tax at the time ofexport of goods which would be final tax liability.

• Obsolete/old machinery can be sold in domestic market of Pakistanafter payment of applicable duties & taxes.

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• Defective goods/waste can be sold in domestic market after paymentof applicable duties, maximum upto 3% of total value.

• EPZ units allowed to supply goods to Custom manufacturing bonds.

35. *Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:


(a) the total number of films presented to the Censor Board duringthe year 2009-10; and

(b) the steps taken since March, 2008 till date for promotion of filmsin the country?

Minister for Culture: (a) 127 films were presented to the CBFC duringthe period from 1-7-2009 to 30-6-2010.

(b) The following steps have been taken:—

i. “Film production” has been declared as an industry by FBR as well asMinistry of Industries.

ii. Cinema houses have been exempted from payment of entertainmenttax/ duty.

iii. To enhance the professional capacity of those related with the FilmIndustry, the Economic Affairs Division and Higher EducationCommission have been approached to explore training opportunities inthe relevant fields abroad.

iv. Establishment of a Film Processing Laboratory and purchase of latestcameras is being discussed with the stakeholders.

v. Ministry of Commerce and FBR have been approached to exemptfilm related equipment and cinematographic raw material from paymentof custom and import duties.

vi. Ministry of Water and Power has agreed in principle to charge industrialtariff from this industry subject to approval of NEPRA.

vii. The provincial governments have been requested to issue necessaryinstructions to the concerned departments to disallow conversion ofcinema houses to commercial plazas and markets; and to declare,

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construction of mini cinema house in all the Housing Societies eitherby the Development Authorities or by the private sector, as mandatory.

viii. Cabinet Division has been requested to activate the Intellectual PropertyOrganization (IPO) to curb the menace of pirated audio visual stuffavailable in the market.

ix. PEMRA has been asked to check copyright violations particularly bythe Cable Operators.

36. *Sheikh Salahuddin:


(a) the total production of wheat, vegetable, ghee, sugar and edibleoil during the last three years;

(b) the total demand of those products during the said period; and

(c) the criteria adopted to control the prices of those items?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) The total production of ghee/edible oil during last three years i.e. 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 was at around 3.0, 2.8 & 2.7 million tones respectively. Whereas theproduction of sugar during the period was recorded at around 4.7, 3.2 & 3.1 milliontons respectively.

(b) The total demand of ghee/edible oil during last three years i.e.2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 was at around 3.0, 2.8 & 2.7 million tones respectively.Whereas the demand of sugar during the period was recorded at around 4.2, 4.2 &4.3 million tons respectively.

(c) Since the prices of sugar and ghee are deregulated and decided by themarket forces as such no criteria is adopted. However, in case of shortage of sugarthe government has been making imports through TCP. Provinces have price controlmechanism in place. However, in case of sugar; supply increased:

(i) Intervention of 100’00 tons (Ramazan)

(ii) Intervention of 200’00 tons (November)

(iii) USC intervention

(iv) New sugar has driven prices down.

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37. *Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur:

Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state:

(a) the year-wise total number of Ph.D degrees awarded by theUniversities in the country during the last five years till date;

(b) the total number of students being enrolled in Ph.D Programmesand the various fields of research annually in those Universities;and

(c) the total number of Ph.D degree holders in the country who havebeen provided employment in the Universities since March, 2008till date?

Minister for Education: The year-wise total number of Ph.D degreesawarded by the universities in the country during the last five years are as under:—

————————————————————————————————Year No. of Ph.D Awarded

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2006 408

2007 438

2008 628

2009 761

2010* 361

———————————————————————————————— *information compilation under process.

(b) A total of 6350 students have been enrolled in Ph.D programmes andvarious fields of research in different universities of Pakistan details are atAnnex-A.

(c) HEC started a project Interim Placement of Fresh Ph.Ds Program inMarch 2009. Under this program, 308 Ph.D degrees holders have been providedemployment in the universities. Apart from that, Universities also provides employmentto Ph.D degree holders directly.


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39. *Mr. Muhammad Riaz Malik:

Will the Minister for Culture be pleased to state the steps being takento improve the standard of Pakistani films to bring it at par with theinternational standard?

Minister for Culture: The production of films is a private sector enterprisein Pakistan. It is, therefore, upto the film producers to improve the standard of filmsby adopting latest state of the art of films by adopting latest state of the art techniques.However, the Government has, in the past seriously viewed the declining trend ofthe films being produced in the country and took various steps to check the declineand also to improve the standard of films. The following steps were taken:—

i. “Film production” has been declared as an industry by FBR as well asMinistry of Industries.

ii. Cinema houses have been exempted from payment of entertainmenttax/ duty.

iii. To enhance the professional capacity of those related with the FilmIndustry, the Economic Affairs Division and Higher EducationCommission have been approached to explore training opportunities inthe relevant fields abroad.

iv. Establishment of a Film Processing Laboratory and purchase of latestcameras is being discussed with the stakeholders.

v. Ministry of Commerce and FBR have been approached to exemptfilm related equipment and cinematographic raw material from paymentof custom and import duties.

vi. Ministry of Water and Power has agreed in principle to charge industrialtariff from this industry subject to approval of NEPRA.

vii. The provincial governments have been requested to issue necessaryinstructions to the concerned departments to disallow conversion ofCinema Houses to commercial plazas and markets; and to declare,construction of mini cinema house in all the Housing Societies eitherby the Development Authorities or by the private sector, as mandatory.

viii. Cabinet Division has been requested to activate the Intellectual PropertyOrganization (IPO) to curb the menace of pirated audio visual stuffavailable in the market.

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ix. PEMRA has been asked to check copyright violations particularly bythe Cable Operators.

40. *Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the names of industries which are manufacturing agriculturalmachinery in the country at present; and

(b) the steps being taken by the government for the development ofthose industries?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) Industries Department of all Provincial Governments were requested to providethe requisite information. Except Industries Department, Government of Sindh, otherthree governments have provided the requisite information. As per statement ofGovernment of Balochistan, no such industry exist there. As per statement ofGovernments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a total number of 427 industriesare manufacturing Agriculture machinery with the following break-up:————————————————————————————————

S. No. Province No of industries————————————————————————————————

1. Punjab 421

2. Khyber Punkhtunkhwa 06————————————————————————————————

Total 427————————————————————————————————

Detail of above industries is at Annex-I. Government of KhyberPakhtunkhwa has not provided the names of the industries which are manufacturingagriculture machinery in their province. As Government of Sindh has not providedthe requisite information, hence, on receipt of this information from Government ofSindh, the same will be provided on the next Rota day.

(b) Industries are usually setup in the provinces and private sector isengaged for establishment of industries. There is no need of “NOC” for establishmentof such industries. However, no special incentives are allowed to agriculturemachinery manufacturing industries as per statement of provincial Governmentsand also no specials steps are under consideration for development of these industries.


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41. *Mrs. Belum Husnain:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to statewhether it is fact that the production of small and medium size industriesin the country has been decreased due to high cost of production andhigh interest rate; if so, the steps being taken to boost up/develop thoseindustries?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):The concerned organization under Ministry of Industries & Production namely Smalland Medium Enterprises development Authority (SMEDA) has not undertaken anydirect exercise in this matter due to various constraints. However, there is secondarydata available in the Quarterly Performance Review ( September 2010) of theBanking System published by State Bank of Pakistan report which reflects that highcost of production and high interest rate, load shedding of sui gas and electricity arethe contributing factors for decrease in production in Small and Medium Enterprises.(Annex-A).

However, SMEDA to boost up SMEs, with its limited resources hasundertaken various development projects for SME clusters which are aimed atincreasing the value addition through introduction of latest technologies to makeSMEs competitive through cost effective value addition. (Detail at Annex-B).


42. *Mr. Wasim Akhter Sheikh:


(a) whether it is a fact that any amount was reserved by thegovernment during the budget 2010-11 for giving subsidy onfertilizer to the farmers; if so, the total amount released as onJanuary 31, 2011; and

(b) the mechanism laid down to benefit the farmers from the saidsubsidy?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) There are two types of subsidies availed by the fertilizer sector:

(i) The Government of Pakistan allocated Rs.800 Million as subsidy tomanufacturers of Phosphatic and Potassic Fertilizers and Rs. 200 Million

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as subsidy to importers of Phosphatic and Potassic Fertilizers in theBudget 2010-11. So far no amount out of this subsidy has been released.

(ii) The Government of Pakistan provides feed gas to the fertilizer sectorat lower rate Rs.102/MMBTU as compared to industry rate of Rs.382/MMBTU. Annual consumption of feed gas by Fertilizer Industry is111,227,950 MMBTU. In this way total annual implicit subsidy in theform of cheaper feed gas comes to Rs.31.14 billion.

(b) According to clause 5.1 of the Fertilizer Policy 2001:

“Selling price of fertilizer shall remain deregulated on the understandingthat while manufacturers will allow free market forces to prevail. Theywill pass benefits in the form of lower price of fertilizer to the farmers.In order to ensure this objective is achieved a Committee will be setup and shall meet as and when required, but at least on a regularquarterly basis and take appropriate steps as necessary. The committeewill be headed by the Ministry of Industries & Production and willinclude Minister for Food & Agriculture, Livestock as well as a seniorrepresentative from the Ministry of Finance”.

i. The committee has been constituted, as enunciated in policy and isfunctional. Meetings of the committee are regularly held.

ii. Moreover provincial and local governments also monitor the fertilizerprice to check profiteering and black marketing.

@89. *Syed Zafar Ali Shah:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to statewhether it is a fact that the prices of urea fertilizer have been increased;if so, the reasons thereof alongwith the steps being taken to control thesaid prices?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):Urea price has increased from Rs. 841/ 50 Kg bag in Oct 2010 to Rs. 1114/ 50 Kgbag in February 2011. The recent increase in urea prices was caused on the followinggrounds:

a. 45 days closure of all fertilizer factories effective January 2011 on theSui network;

b. 20% gas curtailment on an open ended basis on Sui Network;———————————————————————————————— @ Transferred from Food and Agriculture Division.

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c 12% curtailment of gas on an open ended basis for fertilizer plantsthat are supplied from the Mari Gas field;

d Finance cost has been increased by SBP by 1%;

e Turnover tax has been increased from 0.5% to 1%.

To control the price of urea:

(i) GOP is importing 2, 25,000 tons of urea through TCP by availing theSABIC facility and through open tendering.

(ii) A committee has been constituted under Secretary Finance to monitorthe prices of 8 items including Urea. First meeting of this meeting isscheduled to be held on 21-02-2011.

@131. *Rana Mahmood -ul- Hassan:


(a) whether it is a fact that car makers/assemblers have been allowedto import any component by paying 50 percent duty;

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration to allow thecar makers/assemblers to import 100 percent components at 32.50percent duty without using the local components;

(c) whether it is also a fact that the import of those components willaffect the business of local auto parts makers and venders;

(d) if the answer to parts (a), (b) and (c) above be in the affirmative,the justification to allow the import of 100 percent components at32.50 percent duty?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) Yes, as per WTO requirements the deletion programs have been replaced byTariff Based System (TBS). Under the TBS, the assemblers are allowed to importlocalized parts/ components at a higher rate of duty i.e. 50 % against the duty on nonlocalized parts i.e. 32.5 %.

———————————————————————————————— @ Transferred from Commerce Division.

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(b) Permission to import 100% components at 2.5% duty without usinglocal components is already allowed under the Auto Industry Development Program(AIDP) duly approved by ECC of the Cabinet in November, 2007 for new entrantsin the car industry. This concession is allowed for a period of three years and thereafterthe new entrant has to catch up to the localization level already achieved by othermanufacturers.

(c) No. The auto parts makers and vendors would be able to developparts and components within three years for the make and models introduced bynew entrants thus creating new business opportunities for their growth in addition toachieving optimum capacity utilization.

(d) To encourage the new investment for establishment of new productionplants in the country, ECC of the Cabinet approved the Auto Industry DevelopmentProgramme (AIDP). New entrants require some time to establish the local vendorbase. Henceforth import of 100 percent components @ 32.5 % duty has been allowed.This incentive was considered necessary for creating new business opportunitiesfor the local vendor Industry.

133. *Miss Marvi Memon:

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state the steps beingtaken by the government to avoid the yarn shortage crisis during theyear 2010-11 alongwith the achievements gained therefrom so far?

Minister for Textile Industry (Makhdoom Shahabuddin): The firsthalf of the last financial year saw an unprecedented rise in yarn exports due towhich our domestic value added industry started facing shortages of raw material.Yarn prices also shot up in conformity with the international prices. In this situation,the Government acted promptly. On the decision of Cabinet Committee on Textiles,yarn exports were started to be monitored through mandatory registration of contractsin November, 2009. On 14th January 2010, the Government imposed a quantitativerestriction on yarn exports to the tune of 50 million kg/month. Subsequently, thequota regime was further tightened by decreasing the monthly quota to 35 millionkgs on 25th February 2010. The effect of these restrictions was diluted by thelitigation in courts by the spinners. On this, the Government finally imposed a 15%regulatory duty on yarn exports in May 2010 which remained in effect till 26th July2010. Due to these efforts of the Government, 120,000 tons of additional yam wasmade available for our domestic value-added industry.

In the ongoing season, the situation is being monitored closely. As yet, theyarn exports are moderate. During July-December 2010, 275 million kg of yarn hasbeen exported which is 24% lower than the yarn exported over the same period lastyear (363 million kg). If the yarn exports exceed to alarming levels and threaten thevalue-added industry, the rectification measures will be taken promptly.

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134. Deferred for answer on next Rota Day.

135. *Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan:


(a) the rate of profit being charged on edible items from consumersat Utility Stores at present; and

(b) the company-wise total value of goods purchased by Utility Storesduring the last three years till date alongwith the details thereof?

Reply not received.

136. *Begum Nuzhat Sadiq:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to refer toStarred Question No.88 replied on 31-1-2011 and to state:

(a) the province-wise total number of industries closed down duringthe year 2010-11 in the country alongwith the reasons thereof;and

(b) the steps being taken to revive those sick industries at present?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) Industries Department of all Provincial Governments were requested to providethe requisite information. Government of Punjab has informed that no industrial unithas been reported closed down during the year 2010-11 and 29 industrial units havebeen closed down due to load shading and other reasons. Whereas Government ofKhyber Pakhtunkhwa has informed that the data of sick closed units will be collectedat the end of 2010-11 and they have reported 54 numbers of industrial units closeddown during the year 2009-10 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Government of Balochistanhas been given the list of industrial units closed down during the last two years.Detail of above industries is at Annex-I. Government of Sindh has not provided therequisite information. However, on receipt of requisite information from Governmentsof Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the same will be provided on the next Rota day.The reasons for closure of above industrial units are financial, management, marketingproblems, energy crises, lack of entrepreneurial skill, law & order situation, partnershipdispute, outstanding liabilities of Commercial Banks and on going global recession.

(b) The problems faced by Sick Units are considered by the concernedGovernment agencies and necessary relief is provided by adopting the followingmeasures.

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(a) Tariff in respect of products and raw materials is appropriately reducedor increased.

(b) Loans are re-scheduled / re-structured keeping in view the merits ofeach unit.

(c) Payment of utility bills is allowed in installments.

(d) Reduction in penalty against land related issues.

(e) Easy installments of outstanding dues.


137. *Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:


(a) whether it is a fact that the plastic and rubber parts of carsmanufactured in Pakistan are being prepared with sub standardmaterial; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that most of the auto parts beingmanufactured in the country are imported; if so, the reasonsthereof?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) EDB, authority given under the SRO 655(1)/2006, checks the input/ output ratios.The vendors are allowed to import the prime quality of raw material for rubber andplastic parts manufacturing. Vendors are meeting the specified standards of the Carassemblers. There is no complaint about substandard material used in plastic andrubber parts manufacturing.

(b) Auto Industry in the country has a achieved localization as per followingdetail:—

Upto 800 cc 70.50 %800 cc to upto 1200 cc 64 %Above 1200 cc 59 %

In compliance to the WTO obligations, Tariff Based System (TBS) isintroduced in automobile Sector. Under which there is no ban on import of auto partseven if being manufactured locally but importer has to pay the higher rates of duty.

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The auto parts which are locally manufactured can be imported at a higher rate of50% customs duty against 35% on non localized parts.

138. *Ms. Tasneem Siddiqui:

Will the Minister for Tourism be pleased to state:

(a) the category-wise total amount of developmental and non-developmental funds allocated in the Budget 2009-10 for theMinistry;

(b) the total amount of funds released to the Ministry during the saidperiod for developmental and non-developmental expenditure,separately;

(c) the category-wise utilization of the said funds; and

(d) the funds surrendered by the Ministry out of the allocateddevelopmental and non-developmental funds during the saidperiod?

Minister for Tourism: (a) Detail of category-wise budget of the saidfunds is as under:—

Non-Development. Rs. In Million

(i) Demand No.122 Rs. 120.402 (Detail at Annex-I)

(ii) Demand No. 123. Rs. 94.531 (Detail at Annex-II)

Development Funds

(i) Demand No.173) Rs. 100.000 (Detail at Annex-III)

(b) Detail of Category-wise Released of said funds is as under:—


(i) Demand No.122 Rs. 120.402

(ii) Demand No. 123. Rs. 92.407

Development Funds

(i) Demand No.173 Rs. 73.564

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(c) Detail of Category-wise Utilization of the said funds is as under:—


(i) Demand No.122 Rs. 120.181

ii) Demand No. 123. Rs. 92.407

Development Funds

(i) Demand No.173 Rs. 73.564

(d) Detail of Category-wise Surrendered of the said funds is as under:—


(i) Demand No.122 Nil

(ii) Demand No. 123. Rs. 2.124

Development Funds

(i) Demand No.173 Rs. 26.436



140. *Ms. Qudsia Arshad:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs be pleased to state whether it isa fact that Hajj Policy-2011 has been formulated; if so, the detailsthereof?

Minister for Religious Affairs (Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah): HajjPolicy 2010 is under review and input from all the concerned/stakeholder is beingcollected for incorporation in Policy for Hajj-2011. Policy for Hajj-2011 is expectedto be announced by April, 2011 after the signing of bilateral agreements betweenMinistry of Religious Affairs Saudi Ministry of Hajj and other relevant Departments.

141. *Ms. Shaheen Ishfaq:

Will the Minister for Textile Industry be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration to launch anew Textile Policy; if so, when it will be implemented;

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(b) the steps being taken by the government for encouraging thosepersons who are related with textiles industry at present; and

(c) the total number of large and small textile units are functioning inthe country at present?

Minister for Textile Industry (Makhdoom Shahabuddin): (a) TextilesPolicy 2009-14 was a five-years policy announced on 12-08-2009. The initiativesannounced in the policy are at varying stages of implementation. As of now, no plansare under consideration to launch a new policy before 2014.

(b) The Government is supporting the textile industry through a number ofinterventions. An indicative list of such support measures by the Ministry of TextileIndustry are as under:

(a) Drawback of Local Taxes & Levies Scheme

(b) EOBI Contribution Reimbursement Scheme

(c) Mark-up Rate Support Scheme for Textile Sector

(d) Export Finance Mark-up Rate Support Scheme

(e) Duty Free Import of Textile Related Machirery facility

(f) Refund of Past R&D Support Claims

(g) Establishment of Garment Cities at Lahore & Faisalabad.

(h) Establishment of Pakistan textile City, Karachi

(i) A comprehensive online registration exercise to overcome the handicapof non-availability of verifiable data pertaining to the textiles valuechain in order to make sound policy decisions for the betterment of thesector.

(j) Stitching Machine Operators Training Program (Phase-II)

In addition to above, following initiatives are in pipeline:

(a) Establishment of Cotton Ginning Research & training Institutes

(b) Skills Development Program for Textile Industry

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(c) Establishment of Pak Korea Garment Technology Training Institute,Karachi

(d) Establishment of Karachi Garment City

(e) Restructuring of National Textile University

(f) Establishment of Cotton Sheds

(g) Establishment of Product Development Centers

(c) According the best available record in Textile Commissioner’sOrganization, Karachi, the approximate number of textile units working in the countryis as under:—

Organized Un-Organized

Spinning 516 —

Weaving 549 28,000

Knitting 300 900

Processing 165 635

Stitching 1,000 4,000

142. *Ms. Shaheen Ishfaq:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the arrangements for Hajj-2011 has beenstarted; if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether there is any proposal to receive economical amount fromHujjaj for Hajj-2011; if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether there is any proposal to grant subsidy in this regard; ifso, the details thereof?

Minister for Religious Affairs (Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah): (a) Thearrangement for Hajj-2011 have been started as detailed below:—

� Several meeting have been convened to have the input for therehashing the Hajj policy for Hajj-2011.

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� A debriefing session with all the stakeholders and personals who haveserved during last Hajj was held for necessary input of their experience.

� Public Notices have been issued for the guidance of intending Hujjajasking them to get their document Computerized National IdentityCard (CNIC) and Machine Readable International Passport (MRIP)

� A press notice has been published in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, seeking“expression of interest” from the owners/mustajirs of the buildings atMakkah Mukkaramah.

� Detailed guidelines in Urdu and Arabic languages have also been placedat the website of Ministry of Religious Affairs for the convenience ofthe Saudi owners/mustajirs.

� In order to avoid involvement of middle man, D.G (Hajj), Jeddah hasbeen advised to issue letters to 200 owners of buildings seeking theirinterest for renting out their buildings to Pakistan Hajj Mission, whichwere hired during the past years.

(b) Best efforts are being made to keep the Hajj expenditure as low aspossible. For this purpose only such dues as are unavoidable will be charged. Airfare,Rent of Accommodation and Compulsory dues payable under Saudi Taleemat andGovernment of Pakistan Regulations would be collected.

(c) No proposal for grant of subsidy is under consideration.

143. *Mrs. Nisar Tanveer:


(a) whether it is fact that growth rate of large scale manufacturingindustries of the country has declined and recorded in negative,as reported by the State Bank of Pakistan recently; if so, thereasons thereof; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration to devise anintegrated strategy to address the grievances of large scalemanufacturing industries; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) The growth rate of large scale manufacturing industries of the country hasdeclined from 4.84% in 2009-10 to -1.77% in 2010-11 (Jul-Dec).

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————————————————————————————————Year Growth Rate

Large Scale Manufacturing Industries(100 Items) %

————————————————————————————————2009-10 4.84%

2010-11 (Jul-Dec) -1.77%————————————————————————————————

Reasons.—Industrial sector has been hit hard by a combination of economicand non-economic factors: The overriding reasons are gas curtailment and thedevastating floods; other reasons are International Economic downturn; ElectricityLoad Shedding and increasing rates; High bank Mark up and Law and order situationetc.

(b) The Government is fully aware of the difficulties faced by theindustry. Numerous measures have been introduced by the government to facilitatethe industry which are as follows:

� The short term measures include plugging wastages, conservingenergy and carrying out energy audits and advising industry onhow to not only use energy more sparingly but also to make theirproducts more competitive by introducing new and cheapertechniques of production. The MoIP’s National ProductivityOrganization is spear heading efforts in this regard.

� A- Measures pertaining to gas resources.—The government is fullycognizant of the energy needs of the industry.

� Numerous measures have been taken including import of gasthat will start meeting the energy requirements on fast track basisto bring our supplies in line with the demand.

� Till the results of the government’s actions begin to supplementthe current energy production the government has to distributethe current inadequate supply between competing demands likehouse hold consumers, and the competing industrial sectors.

� In the meeting of Gas Load Management Committee on 20thDecember 2010 the government after taking all stake holders onboard has decided to stick to two days gas load shedding a week forCNG stations in big cities of Punjab to spare gas for the industrialsector. The decision will ensure gas supply to the industrial sector

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in Punjab for five days of the week. The textile sector has welcomedthis decision.

� The Prime Minister has directed to Ministry of Petroleum & NaturalResources to expedite the import of LNG.

� He has also asked for convening of the third review meeting of energysummit.

� Prime Minister said that both Sui Southern Gas company (SSGC) andSui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) should focus on reducinglosses on account of leakages and theft.

� The Prime Minister directed that effective policies should be adoptedto ensure the use of certified appliances having efficiencies of 50%instead of the average 22% at present to help gas conservation.

� Prime Minister directed to launch public awareness campaign forconservation measures by the consumers.

� Alternate energy resources are also being developed in the form ofsolar and wind energy.

� Captive power generation is being encouraged.

� B- Electric load shedding

As regards issue of electricity load shedding, the latest strategy chalked outby Ministry of Water & Power to overcome the energy shortage is as under:—

� Alternate energy is being incentivized. Solar, wind energy schemesare being promoted.

� Feasibility studies on small hydro power projects are in progress in thearea of Khyber pakhtunkhwa and around 2,000 MW are expected toovercome online within the next 7 to 8 years. Issuance of LOI to1,000 MW.

� Thar Coal based power project are in progress which is beingundertaken by Engro Power Generation Limited (EPGL). The SindhEngro Coal Mining Company a sister concern of EPGL is already ajoint venture partner with Government of Sindh (GOS) for developmentof coal mine at Thar.

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� C- General Horizontal Measures to facilitate Industry:

a. Establishment of the first ever SME credit Guarantee Fund: Worth10 billion. This fund will be financed by the Government and the privatesector in the ratio of 50:50 over the next two years. SMEs unable toproduce collateral for bank loans will benefit from this facility.(Scheme stands launched on 19th March 2010).

b. Venture Capital Fund of PKR 10 billion shall be financed in thesame manner as the SME Credit Guarantee Fund.

c. With a view to promote industrialization and value addition and orpromotion of exports, an Export Investment Support Fund worthPKR 40 billion has been established in FY 2009-10.

I- PSDP RELATED INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT REVIVING THEINDUSTRIAL SECTOR:

— The objectives targeted in our PSDP (2010-11) aim at rejuvenatingthe industrial sector through 45 projects worth Rs.3.2 billion with focuson;

— Skill development.

— Technology up gradation.

— Cutting out on energy losses.

— Development of emerging sectors to achieve the goals ofdiversification.

II- THE SPECIFIC CORE OBJECTIVES OF PSDP INTERVENTIONSARE:

a. Innovation and efficiency in industrial sector.

b. Building high skilled human capacity through targeted worker skillsdevelopment programs.

c. Provision of technology through technological up-gradation; provisionof sophisticated machines, equipment, tools & spares in CommonFacility Centers and machine pools; CAD/CAM facilities.

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d. Research and development in key industrial sectors.

e. Targeted development of small and medium business entities to boostemployment and reduce poverty.

f. Industrial infrastructure development through Industrial Parks anddevelopment of Industrial Estates.

III- Attracting FDI by incentives of 100% ownership; right to repatriatecapital; joint public —private ventures. (B01)

144. *Syed Asif Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Religious Affairs be pleased to state the stepsbeing taken to provide better facilities to the pilgrims during Hajj-2011 as compared to Hajj-2010?

Minister for Religious Affairs (Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah): Thefollowing major steps have been taken by the Ministry to improve the arrangementsfor Hajj-2011:

– Intending Hujjaj have been advised through press notices to completetheir required documents i.e. Computerized National Identity Card(CNIC) and Machine Readable International Passport (MRIP) at theearliest.

– Hajj Policy-2011 is expected to be announced by April, 2011.

– Receipt of Hajj application is being planned in early April, 2011.

– The process of hiring of building for accommodations in Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia has been started earlier.

– Advertisement has been published in Saudi Press i.e. Arab News(English) and Almadinah (Arabic), Newspapers seeking expressionof interest from the Saudi owners to lease out their buildings to PakistanHajj Mission for Hajj-2011.

– D.G(Hajj), Jeddah has sent letters to about 200 owners/Mustajir whosebuildings are located upto 1500 meters from the Haram Sharif andwere hired in past for seeking expression of interest.

– Hajj Directorate, Jeddah will be allowed to hire more local Khuddams,specially the young Pakistani students studying in Universities in KSA.

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145. *Mr. Salahuddin:


(a) the model-wise total number of cars sold during the year 2009-10; and

(b) whether there is any proposal to reduce the prices of cars afterthe ban lifted on the import of cars; if so, when it will beimplemented?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) The model wise cars sold during the year 2009-10 are as follow:—————————————————————————————————

1300-1600cc (2000cc Diesel) 2009-10————————————————————————————————

Honda (Civic) 5,908

Honda (City) 8,212

Suzuki (Liana) 1,025

Suzuki (Swift) 2,353

Toyota (Corolla) 1000cc 43,510

Suzuki (Khyber/Cultus) 12,658

Suzuki (Alto) 10,794

Hyundai (Santro Plus) 800cc 244

Daihatsu (Cuore) 5,301

Suzuki (Mehran) 22,513

Suzuki (Bolan) 11,439

————————————————————————————————TOTAL CARS: 123,957

————————————————————————————————Source: PAMA

(b) All car/ automobile manufacturers are in the private sector and assuch prices are governed by market mechanism only. Government has no control onany price fixation and its role to provide Policy framework including tariff and non-tariff policy measures.

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146. *Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:


(a) the steps taken for the promotion and improvement of educationduring the last three years till date; and

(b) the head-wise total amount expended on education during thesaid period?

Minister for Education: (a) The step taken for the promotion andimprovement of education during the last three years till date by Ministry of Educationare detailed at Annex-A, whereas the steps taken by the Higher EducationCommission are detailed at Annex-B.

(b) Details in respect of Ministry of Education and HEC are given atAnnex-C.


147. *Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur:

Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state whether it is a factthat some Universities have been established in the country withoutprior approval by HEC; if so, the action taken so far against theresponsibles?

Minister for Education: Approval for establishment of a university isgranted through issuance of a charter by the National/Provincial Assemblies onadvice of the HEC which grants an NOC for the purpose. The HEC has not grantedNOC to the following universities whose charters have been issued by the respectiveAssemblies:

1. Leeds University, Lahore (Private Sector)

2. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Benazirabad (Public Sector).

3. Ali Institute of Education, Lahore (Private Sector).

4. COMMECS Institute of Business and Emerging Sciences, Karachi(Private Sector).

They have been advised to complete process for grant of NOC by HEC.Till such time, they will not be recognized as universities/degree awarding Institutions.

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148. *Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:


(a) whether it is a fact that the some new industries have beenestablished in the country during the last three years till date; ifso, the names alongwith locations thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that those industries have been establishedwith the collaboration of the foreign countries; if so, the detailsthereof; and

(c) whether Pakistani Immigrants have also made investment; if so,the total amount invested therein?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) Industries Department of all Provincial Governments and Board of Investmentwere requested to provide the requisite information. As per their statements, a totalnumber of 972 industries have been established during the last three years in Punjab,Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan with the following break-up:————————————————————————————————— S. No. Province No. of industrial units————————————————————————————————

1. Punjab 571

2. Sindh 333


4. Balochistan 28————————————————————————————————

Total 972————————————————————————————————

Detail of above industries is at Annex-I.

(b) As per statement of Government of Punjab 06 industries have beenestablished in the province of Punjab with the collaboration of foreign countries.Detail of these industries is at Annex-II. Other three provinces have sent ‘Nil’report which indicates that no industries have been established in Sindh, KhyberPakhtunkhwa and Balochistan with the collaboration of foreign countries.

(c) As per statement of Board of Investment State Bank of Pakistan(SBP) compiles and releases Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) information on thebasis of Country and sector and does not compile data of FDI on Individual foreign

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investors. Therefore, the amount of FDI invested by Overseas/Immigrants Pakistaniis not available with the State Bank. Copy of State Bank is at Annex-III. All industriesDepartment of Provincial Governments have sent ‘Nil’ report.


149. *Mohammad Arshad Khan Leghari:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state.whether it is a fact that edible items in the Utility Stores of Pakistan arebeing sold at cheaper rates as compared to open markets in the country;if so, the ratio after comparison of prices of those items with openmarkets as on 31-1-2011?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):Yes, it is a fact that the prices of the edible items being sold at Utility Stores are lessas compared to the open market. A comparison of the prices of edible items beingsold at Utility Stores versus open market is placed at Annexure-A.

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150. *Mr. Sajid Ahmed:


(a) the total number of industrial units established in the countrywith the collaboration of foreign countries alongwith the detailsthereof; and

(b) the total number of industries closed down during the year2008-09 alongwith the reasons thereof?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) Industries Department of all Provincial Governments were requested to providethe requisite information. Government of Balochistan has informed that 06 industrialunits have been established with collaboration of foreign countries in Balochistan.Whereas Government of Punjab has informed that field offices of Punjab have beenrequested to furnish the requisite information and the same will be provided shortlyas soon as received from the field offices. However, Six (6) industrial units havebeen established with the collaboration of foreign countries in Punjab province duringthe period 2008-11. Detail of above industrial units is at Annex-I. Other two provinceshave sent ‘Nil’ resort.

(b) Industries Department of all Provincial Governments were requestedto provide the requisite information. As per their statements, a total number of 531

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industries have been closed down during the year 2008-09 in Punjab, Sindh, KhyberPakhtunkhwa and Balochistan with the following break-up:—————————————————————————————————Sr. No. Name of Province No. of closed Units

————————————————————————————————1. Punjab 282. Sindh 2603. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2274. Balochistan 16

————————————————————————————————Total 531

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Detail of above Industries is at Annex-II. Governments of Sindh and KhyberPakhtunkhwa have not provided the list of Industrial units closed down during2008-09.

Reasons for closer of above Industries is as under:—

(i) Financial crunch.

(ii) Out-standing liabilities of commercial Banks.

(iii) High cost of production.

(iv) Law & order situation.

(v) Electricity and Gas load shedding.

(vi) Partnership dispute.


151. *Mr. Muhammad Riaz Malik:


(a) whether it is a fact that sugar has been imported for supplying tothe Utility Stores Corporation; if so, the names of those countriesfrom where sugar imported during the last three years alongwiththe rates thereof; and

(b) the authority who check the quality of sugar being sold at theUtility Stores at present?

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Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) Sugar imported by TCP is supplied to Utility Stores Corporation (USC), provincesand the armed forces. The details of imports made during the last two years i.e.2009 and 2010 is at Annexure-I & II. No import of sugar was made during 2008.

(b) Standard and quality of sugar is being checked by the Pakistan Standardand Quality Control Authority (PSQCA).

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153. *Mr. Humair Hayat Rokhri:


(a) the steps being taken by the government to decrease the prices offertilizers in the country at present; and

(b) whether the government is importing fertilizers at present; if so,the details thereof?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) The Government of Pakistan has taken the following steps to decrease theprices of fertilizers in the country:—

(i) The Government of Pakistan provides subsidy on the import of fertilizersand in the form of cheaper feed gas to fertilizer manufacturers.

(ii) The Government of Pakistan is importing 2,25,000 tons of Urea tostabilize the prices.

(iii) A National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) has been set upunder Finance Secretary to monitor the prices of eight items includingUrea.

(iv) The provincial and local governments continuously monitor the fertilizersand take measures to discourage practices such as hoarding, black-marketing.

(b) The Government of Pakistan is importing 2,25,000 tons of Urea throughTCP by availing Saudi Arabian Basic Industrial Corporation (SABIC) facility andthrough open tendering.

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154. *Ms. Kashmala Tariq:


(a) whether it is a fact that the price of sugar is increasing despitesufficient stock of sugar, duty free import of sugar and otherremedial measures taken by the government; if so, the reasonsthereof;

(b) the year-wise total production/consumption of sugar during thelast three years till date alongwith the year-wise total demandand supply of sugar during the said period;

(c) the total stock of sugar available as on 9-2-2011; and

(d) the steps being taken to increase the production of sugar andcontrol the prices of sugar at present alongwith the steps takenagainst those responsibles who remain involved in price hike ofsugar so far?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) Price of sugar is not increasing in the Country. Since its temporary peak average—price on 11-11-2010 (Rs.104.93/Kg, Source FBS), it is consistently decreasing andon 09-02-2011, average price per kg in the country was 68.32/Kg (Source FBS).The new sugar season stands commenced. As on 18m Feb, 2011; 23,51,737 MetricTons (MT) of sugar stands produced out of which 15,14,118 MT is in the balance.At the moment there is 4,62,329 MT of imported sugar with TCP. Thus total stocksin hand as on 18th Feb 2011 are 19,76,447 MT, which are sufficient till 10m Aug2011 (3,50,000 MT/Month)

(b) Sugar Production/consumption for the last three years is as detailedbelow: (Source: Economic Survey of Pakistan/MinFA)————————————————————————————————

YEAR SUGAR SUGAR SURPLUS/PROD. CONS. SHORTFALL(Million (Million [Sans previous years

Metric Tons) Metric Tons) leftover stocks]————————————————————————————————

2007-08 4.7 4.2 + 0.52008-09 3.2 4.2 –1.02009-10 3.1 4.3 –1.22010-11 3.46(Est.) 4.3 –0.84

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(c) The total stock of sugar as on 09-02-2011 were 17,56,213 MT.

(d) Following are the steps being taken by the Government to increasethe production of sugar and to control the price of sugar in the country.

i. To increase the production of Sugar/Sugarcane in the country, researchand use of high yield/high recovery varieties are being encouraged.Moreover, sugar production from sugar beet is also being encouragedas an SME activity, through MinFA & Provincial Governments. Tomotivate the farmers for more production of sugarcane and the resultantsugar production, timely payments are being ensured by the Mills andin this connection Government is in the process of finalizing the CanePurchase Receipt as a Negotiable Instrument.

ii. Provinces were allocated 200,000 MT of quota of sugar for directmarket intervention out of which 78,677 MT have been lifted by theprovinces so far.

iii. Out of the 100,000 MT Ramadan allocation, 88,104 MT stand lifted byprovinces for direct market intervention.

iv. USC was allowed for 100,000 MT of imported sugar for its sale throughmobile outlets and Weekly Bazaar in addition to increased supply fromUSC outlets.

v. To meet future shortages 7 lac MT worth of strategic reserve will bemaintained.

vi. Furthermore, federal and provincial governments are actively takingsteps against hoarders and black marketers and are taking punitiveactions against them.

ISLAMABAD: KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI,The 2nd March, 2011. Secretary.

PCPPI—2226(11) NA—2-3-2011—700.

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(29th Session)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT

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“UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES”

For Thursday, the 3rd March, 2011

(Originally Unstarred Question Nos. 72, 82, 165, 26, 28, 29, 33, 34, 37, 38,and 42 were set down for answer on 23-2-2011)

72. Mrs. Bushra Rehman:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Estate Office, Islamabad has notup-dated the general seniority list for allotment of governmentaccommodation to government employees;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the name of those governmentemployees who died during the last five years have also beenshown in the last seniority list;

(c) the steps being taken to up-date the said seniority list; and ..

(d) the total number of government quarters allotted to governmentemployees in Islamabad since March, 2008 till date alongwiththe present status of said allotment?

Reply not received.

82. Dr. Nahid Shahid Ali:


(a) the prescribed qualification for appointment of MTT and TUGTat present;

(b) the total number of vacant posts of MTT and TUGT advertisedduring the calendar year 2009 for appointment;

(c) the total number of persons appointed thereupon alongwith theirnames, domicile and addresses; and

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(d) the total number of persons who were selected for the saidappointment but have not joined their positions so far alongwiththeir names, domicile and addresses?

Minister for Education: (a) The prescribed qualification for appointmentof MTT and TUGT at present is as under:–

MTT At least 2nd class matric with PTC or equivalent qualification.

TUGT At least 2nd class F.A/FSc or equivalent qualification with CT.

(b) The total number of posts of MTT & TUGT advertised during thecalendar year 2009 is as under:–————————————————————————————————

Posts Male Female————————————————————————————————

MTT 75 120

TUGT 54 31————————————————————————————————

(c) The number of persons appointed are as under:–————————————————————————————————

Posts Male Female————————————————————————————————

MTT 63 233

TUGT 52 82————————————————————————————————

The detail is placed at Annex-A.

(d) The information is not readily available. The concerned Directors arecompiling the data which shall be provided as soon as possible.

165. Mrs. Bushra Rehman:

Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state the semester andannual-wise fee of each of the Federal Government Universities inthe country at present?

Minister for Education: The details of fee charged by Federal Governmentuniversties are given at Annex-I.


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26. Ms. Khalida Mansoor:

Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state whether there isany proposal under consideration of the government to impart freeeducation up to Matric level in the Federal Government Schools; ifso, the details thereof?

Minister for Education: Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad isalready providing free education to the students of Federal Government EducationalInstitutions.

• No tuition fee is being charged in FG Schools upto Class-X sinceApril, 2005.

• Free textbooks are also being provided to the students of Class-X.

28. Ms. Qudsia Arshad:

Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state the total amount offinancial assistance granted by foreign countries/institutions/NGOsto the Federal Government Universities, separately during the lastthree years?

Minister for Education: Rs.201.00 Million was granted by foreign/institutions/NGOs as financial assistance to the following three Federal GovernmentUniversities.

1. Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad

2. International Islamic University, Islamabad

3. Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad

The detail is at Annex-I.Annex-I

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AmountSr. No. University Name 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 (in million Rs.)————————————————————————————————————————

1. Allama lqbal OpenUniversity, Islamabad 0 3.54 8.47 12.01

2. International IslamicUniversity, Islamabad, 107.10 52.92 9.44 169.46Pakistan

3 Quaid-i-Azam University 2.40 0 17.39 19.79(QAU), Islamabad

———————————————————————————————————————— Total 201.00

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29. Ms. Shaheen Ishfaq


(a) the month-wise total amount of rent paid for the stores establishedby the Utility Stores Corporation in the country during the lastthree years; and

(b) the value of move-able and immovable assets of utility stores inthe country at present?

Reply not received.

33. Ms. Imrana Saeed Jamil:


(a) the total number of journalists whom plots have been allotted bythe Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation sinceMarch, 2008 till date; and

(b) the procedure and criteria adopted therein?

Minister for Housing and Works:(a) In total, 180 journalists have beenallotted plots since March 2005 by the Federal Government Employees HousingFoundation. A list containing names & size of plots allotted to these journalists isplaced at Annex-A.

(b) A 3% quota was earmarked for journalists in Phase-IV. As per criteriaallotments are made under this quota on the recommendations of M/o Information& Broadcasting.


34. Ms. Khush Bakht Shujaat:


(a) the criteria prescribed for the utilization of official vehicles inthe Ministry;

(b) whether the said criteria is similar to other Ministries; if not, thereasons thereof; and

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(c) whether the said criteria is being implementing in NUML (NationalUniversity of Modern Languages), Islamabad; if not, the reasonsthereof alongwith the actions taken against the responsibles?

Minister for Education:(a) According to Staff Car Rules 1980 (of theCabinet Division), the criteria is:–

(i) Federal Minister/Minister of State/Advisors/ Special Assistants to thePrime Minister with status of Minister/ Minister of State 1800CC

(ii) Secretaries General/Secretary/ Parliamentary Secretaries and Officersequivalent to BPS-22 1300CC

(iii) Additional Secretaries/ Senior Joint Secretaries/ Officers in BPS-21/20 and equivalent 1000CC

(b) The above criteria is applicable to all Ministries/Divisions (Annex-I).

(c) the NUML is an autonomous body where the administrative decisionsare taken by the Board of Governors. The vehicles are used as per the approval ofthe Board of Governors. These are provided to the persons authorized and holdingthe appointment of Directors. The rules are being implemented fully.

Annexure-I

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

RULES FOR THE USE OF STAFF CARS1980

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTANCABINET SECRETARIAT

CABINET DIVISION

(updated up to Oct 2008)

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37. Maulvi Asmatullah:


(a) whether it is a fact that the residential accommodation of PTCLhas been abolished by the Ministry; if so, the criteria adoptedtherein; and

(b) whether it is a fact that Ministry informed the authority of PTCLregarding said decision; if so, the details thereof; if not, thereasons thereof?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a)Yes. All pool accommodationsexcept pool accommodation of M/o Foreign Affairs, ISI stand abolished under AAR,2002.

(b) Yes. The PTCL authorities have been apprised about above positionin successive meetings held in M/o Housing & Works and the same haveacknowledged by PTCL (Annex-I).

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38. Mrs. Saira Afzal Tarar:


(a) the total number of male and female students presently studyingin each of the Federal Government University in the country atpresent; and

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration to increaseseats for male and female students in each of the said University;if so, when it will be implemented?

Reply not received.

42. Malik Shakeel Awan:


(a) whether it is a fact that 850 sacked employees of differentcategories of the Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabadhave been reinstated in service in accordance with the OfficeOrder No.1.2- 2010(COOR(D)FDE, dated 27th September, 2010;

(b) whether it is a fact that those employees have not been posted sofar;

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(c) if answer to part (a) and (b) above be in the affirmative, the timeby which those employees will be posted?

Reply not received.

136. Miss Marvi Memon:

Will the Minister for Sports be pleased to state the steps taken bygovernment to introduce adventure sports in different parts of thecountry so far?

Minister for Sports: Alpine club of Pakistan is an affiliated body of PakistanSport Board and is looking after the affairs of adventure sports in Pakistan. Theclub is taking all out efforts for promotion and introducing the adventure sports indifferent parts of the country. The detail activities undertaken for promotion ofmountaineering, trekking, hiking and sports climbing during 2009-10 and also scheduleof activates to be taken during 2011 are enclosed at annex-I, II and III. Moreover,the following project are in process by ACP:–

(i) Affiliation of new adventure clubs.

(ii) Construction of Sports climbing wall

(iii) Launching of Pak-China expedition to 7000 m peak.

(iv) Launching of Pakistan Mount Everest Expedition 2011.

(v) Holding of seminars.

(vi) Upgradation of website.

(vii) Relief distribution amongst the families of sports persons associatedwith mountaineering, trekking etc.

Further, tentative plan for the activities of 2011 is enclosed asAnnex-III.


137. Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan:


(a) the month-wise total amount of Zakat provided to the deservingpersons during the year 2010-11; and

(b) the sources of collection of Zakat in the country at present?

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Minister for Religious Affairs (Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah): (a) Interms of Section 9 of Zakat and Ushr Ordinance 1980, the disbursement of Zakatto Mustahqueen is with the provinces. All the provinces and other Federal Areas i.eICT/FATA and Gilgit Baltistan have been requested to furnish the requisiteinformation which will be provided to the House as early as possible.

(b) The main sources of collection of Zakat in the country are as under:-

(i) Saving Bank Accounts.

(ii) Notice Deposit Receipts and Accounts.

(iii) Fixed Deposit Receipts and Accounts (e.g. Khas Deposit Certificate).

(iv) Savings/Deposit Certificates (e.g. Defence Saving Certificates,National Deposit Certificates)

(v) Units of the National Investment Trust (NIT)

(vi) I.C.P. Mutual Fund Certificates.

(vii) Government Securities (other than prize bonds).

(viii) Securities including shares and debentures (e.g. T.F.C).

(ix) Annuities.

(x) Life Insurance Policies

(xi) Provident Funds.

138. Begum Nuzhat Sadiq:

Will the Minister for Sports be pleased to state:

(a) the names of those players of the Hockey and Cricket teamswho gave the best performance in the games during the year2009-10; and

(b) the national game of Pakistan at present?

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Minister for Sports:(a) The names of players of Hockey and Cricketteams who gave the best performance in the games during the year 2009-10 are asunder:—

Hockey:–

� In the year 2009, Asian Hockey Federation declared Mr. Rehan Butt,best player of the year and was selected in FIH World XI Hockeyteam.

� In the year 2010, M/s Salman Akbar & Muhammad Raashid playerswere selected in the Asian Star XI Team.

� Mr. Waseem Ahmed player gave best performance in 16th AsianGames.

� Mr. Sohail Abbas player is the highest goal scorer of Hockey in theWord.

� Mr. Shafqat Rasool player was declared "Best player" of 56th NationalHockey Championship 2009.

� Mr. Muhammad Tousiq was declared best Young Player of Asia in2009.

� Mr. Kashif Shah was declared best Young player of Asia in 2010.

Cricket:-

Pakistan National Cricket Team: Test Matches:–

1. Azhar Ali Batting2. Umar Gul Bowling3. Saeed Ajmal Bowling

One Day International Matches:

1. Shahid Afridi All Rounder2. Abdul Razzaq All Rounder3. Umar Gul Bowling

Twenty-20:

1. Shahid Afridi All Rounder2. Umar Akmal Batting3. Saeed Ajmal Bowling

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Pakistan Women Cricket Team:

1. Sana Mir2. Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi3. Javeria Wadood4. Nida Rashid5. Bismah Maroof

(b) The National Game of Pakistan is "Hockey".

139. Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir:

Will the Minister for Sports be pleased to state the province-wise totalnumber of employees presently working in Pakistan Cricket Board(PCB)?

Minister for Sports:The province-wise total number of employees,presently working in Pakistan Cricket Board, are as under:–

Punjab : 362

Sindh : 103

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa : 32

Balochistan : 25

Total : 522

140. Ms. Khalida Mansoor


(a) the date of announcement of “Shelter for All” Housing Scheme;and

(b) the total number of persons to whom houses have been allottedunder the said Housing Scheme during the year 2010-11?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a) Membership Drive to provide theShelter to the FGE was announced on 28th August 2009 with the approval of thePrime Minister of Pakistan.

(b) No house / plot has been allotted under the said Housing Schemeduring the year 2010-11, due to non issuance of NOC from CDA.

Allotments will be made on the receipt of required NOC which is underprocess.

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141. Ms. Shaheen Ishfaq:


(a) whether there is any proposal to utilize the services of Domesticand International Airline Companies in addition to the PIA forHajj 2011;

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Religious Affairs (Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah):(a) AirServices Agreement (ASA) 1972 governs the transportation of pilgrims from Pakistanto Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This agreement provides for operation of only designatedairlines i.e. PIA and Saudi Airlines. However, Ministry of Defence has been requestedto take up the case for revision of Air Services Agreement (ASA) to allow inductionof other airlines for competition.

(b) N.A.

142. Mr. Abdul Waseem:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state thelocation-wise total number of sick industries in the country at presentalongwith the province-wise details thereof?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):Industries Department of all Provincial Governments were requested to providethe requisite information. As per their statements, a total number of 1909 SickIndustries in Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan with the followingbreak-up:–————————————————————————————————

S. No. Province No. of sick industrial units————————————————————————————————

1. Punjab 480

2. Sindh 779


4. Balochistan 82————————————————————————————————

Total 1909————————————————————————————————

Detail of above sick industries is at Annex-I.


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143. Raja Muhammad Asad Khan:


(a) the total number of official delegations sent abroad by the Ministrysince March, 2008 till date alongwith the names of countries;

(b) the total expenditures incurred on those visits; and

(c) the impacts of those visits accrued to the country?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):(a) Total number of delegation (March 2008 to date) is 26

Countries visited

Morocco, Turkey, Austria, Yemen, Iran, Germany, Malaysia, Kuwait, UAE, China,Singapore, Japan, Nigeria, Bangladesh,United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.

(b) The total expenditure incurred on the visits was Rs.9,988,339/-

(c) During visit to Morocco, number of areas including cooperation intextile, fertilizer, cement, sugar, SME, engineering goods, industrial infrastructure,technology transfer, standardization and quality control were discussed for enhancingindustrial cooperation between the two countries. A proposal of establishing DAPFertilizer Production Plant in Pakistan was also discussed in the meeting.

The Izmir International Fair in the Turkey encompasses a wide range ofproducts including Machinery, passenger cars, furniture, food products, agricultureetc. Therefore, participation in the Izmir International Fair given boost to the effortsfor increasing bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Pakistan and Turkey.The visit provided opportunity for discussion with the Turkish Minister for Trade &Industry on areas of mutual cooperation.

The world’s leading tradeshow in Turkey major national and internationalassociations of the exhibition industry participated in the said event. During the visit,the Minister for Industries & Production held meetings with the heads of delegationsparticipated from different countries and apprised them about the potential ofindustrial sector of Pakistan.

Being the member of the Industrial Development Board of UNIDO, it wasmandatory for this Ministry to attend the Board meetings in Austria. Secretary,Industries & Production briefed the Board about the status of UNIDO's integrated

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Programme in Pakistan and keenness of the Ministry to seek further assistance forthe development of Industrial sector in Pakistan.

The 6th Session of Pak- Yemen JMC meeting focused on practicable priorityareas. Having potential in Pakistan for investment in Yemen's Gas sector, Pakistanoffered its assistance for establishment of LNG plant in Yemen. The promotion ofother areas of cooperation in the fields of SME sector, Education, Scientific Research,Agriculture, fisheries, health and vocational training.

During visit to Iran a resolution was passed by the D-8 Working Group forIndustrial Cooperation among the various countries.

The delegations of SEC Group of Companies visited Germany, Malaysia,Kuwait, UAe, China, Singapore, Japan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and united Kindgomfor inter-action with (a) partners of technology transfer for up-grading its products,(b) exploring export avenues, (c) locating cheap supply hubs to ensure import ofinputs at competitive prices for local production at economical cost (d) acquiringknow-how of world competitors' success stories for valuation and adoption. As aresult of the visits, Chinese delegates visited HEC and shown inclination fordeveloping facilities regarding manufacturing high module power transformers, theproposals is under consideration. Similarly, Chinese have shown interest in enhancingPECO's capabilities for producing immigrations and electric motors . PECO alsoupgraded CNC Machining and Galvanizing facilities through foreign partners toimproved quality of products. PMTF has successfully developed CNC machinesthrough reverse engineering after visiting Hanover Messe Industrial exhibition inGermany and saved substantial foreign exchange. PMTF has also received inquiriesfor export of its automotive components. PMT also received order for export ofspecial products (armaments) worth USD 9.714 million (Rupees 711 million approx.)to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Liberia. PMTF has also successfullydeveloped Stone Cutting Machines through R&D efforts after observing foreignmanufacturing facilities and saved substantial foreign exchange. PMTF now receivedorders worth Rs.82 million.

Commercial visits to China, Bangladesh, Turkey and Sri-Lanka for exploringHMC’s products market. HMC is now receiving commercial enquiries and bidshave been submitted.

Meetings with various companies. A delegation from Turkey subsequentlyvisited Pakistan and signed MoU regarding technical collaboration for manufactureof Hydle Power Plants.

As a follow up of President of Pakistan visit to Sri Lanka and offer of StateCredit. HMC’s team on the instructions of Board of investment visiting Sri Lankafor exploring market of sugar and cement plants.

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144. Syed Asif Hasnain:

Will the Minister for Culture be pleased to state the steps being takenfor the protection and maintenance of historical heritage of PakistanWazir Mansion alongwith the total amount of funds allocated duringthe year 2010- 11 thereof?

Minister for Culture:The restoration and conservation work of Quaid-e-Azam Birth Place, Karachi (Wazir Mansion ) has been carried out satisfactorily bythe Department of Archaeology and Museums from 2002-03 to 2009-10 under adevelopment project at approved cost of Rs.25.037 million funded through the PSDP.

As the said project had been completed by the Department in 2009-10, nofunds were required to be allocated during the current financial year 2010-11.

145. Mr. Salahuddin:


(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration to reservequota for Minorities students in the Federal GovernmentEducational Institutions other than open merit;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Education: (a) There is no proposal under consideration orunder process to reserve quota for Minorities students in the Federal GovernmentEducational Institutions under Ministry of Education, other than open merit.

(b) Not pplicable in view of reply at (a) above.

146. Dr. Nahid Shahid Ali:

Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state the total number ofpersons who have been selected for the appointments in the Ministrysince March, 2008 till date but they did not join their office so faralongwith their names, domiciles and addresses?

Reply not received.

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147. Ms. Khush Bakht Shujaat:

Will the Minister for Tourism be pleased to state:

(a) the facilities being provided to those tourists who intend to visitK2 Mountain; and

(b) the steps being taken to earn foreign exchange by foreign touristswho visit K2 Mountain?

Minister for Tourism: The facilities being provided to tourists intendingto visit peaks about 6500 meters in Pakistan including K-2 are summarizedhereunder:–

(i) Receipt and processing of applications in Ministry of Tourism.

(ii) Security clearance of tourists.

(iii) Arrangement of Tourist Guides, Porters, Cooks and transport fortourists by dealing tour operator.

(iv) Detaining of Liaison Officers by Military Training Directorate.

(v) Arrangement of Insurance cover for local staff.

(vi) Briefing De-briefing either by Alpine Club of Pakistan or TourismDepartment, Gilgit Baltistan.

(vii) Finally issuance of climbing permit on completion of above mentionedcodal formalities and payment of royalty fee.

(b) Steps being taken to earn foreign exchange:

Reduction in mountain royalty fee for the calendar year 2011 as per detailsgiven below:–

(i) Zero royalty fee for peaks upto 6500-M

(ii) 10% royalty fee on mountains situated in Chitral, Gilgit and Ghizerexcept on Spantik/Golden Peak.

(iii) 05% royalty fee on all peaks during winter season (December -February).

(iv) 40% discount on royalty fee on all peaks except as mentioned in (i)and (ii) above.

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148. Sheikh Salahuddin:

Will the Minister for Industrial and Production be pleased to state thetotal quantity of sugar .to be produced during the current season?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):The total production of the sugar during the current season is expected to be 3.46Million Metric Tons (Sugarcane production of 55 Million Tons, 70% crushing, &9% recovery).

(Source: Sugarcane Commissioner MinFA)

149. Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti:


(a) whether it is a fact that large number of posts of teachers arelying vacant in the Federal Government Schools at present;

(b) if so, the steps taken to fill those posts?

Reply not received.

150. Mr. Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry:


(a) the name of owner of Lokvirsa Cafe, Islamabad at present; and

(b) year-wise total income earned therefrom by the governmentduring the last three years?

Minister for Culture: (a) The real ownership of the Lok Virsa Café restswith National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa). However, undera contract on competitive basis, rights to operate Lok Virsa Café have been givento M/s Cosmos Production (Pvt) Ltd. for 10 years, at monthly rent of Rs.31,250/-.

(b) Year wise Rental Income

2008-2009 Rs 363,750/-

2009-2010 Rs 375,000/-

2010-Feb. 2011 Rs 250,000/-

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151. Mr. Mohammad Arshad Khan Leghari:

Will the Minister for Housing and Works be pleased to refer to Un-Starred Question No.63 replied on 7-1-2011 and to state the totalamount incurred on the repair and renovation on each house ofMinister’s Colony since March, 2008 till date alongwith the detailsthereof?

Reply not received.

152. Mr. Sajid Ahmed:


(a) the total number of dispensaries set up so far by the Governmentof Pakistan in Mecca and Medina; and

(b) the criteria adopted for the entitlement to get free of cost medicaltreatment from the said dispensaries?

Minister for Religious Affairs (Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah):(a) Totalnumber of dispensaries set up in Makkah and Madinah are as under:–

(i) One permanent dispensary at Pakistan House, Makkah Mukarramah.

(ii) One permanent dispensary at Pakistan House No.1, MadinahMunawwarah.

However, during Hajj 2010, a total 13 dispensaries were established withthe following breakup.

Makkah Mukarramah = 09

Madinah Munawwarah = 03

Hajj Terminal Jeddah = 01

The two permanent dispensaries were established in the early 1960. TheMedical Officer provides free medical treatment to the Pakistani nationals including.

(i) Umrah Zaireen

(ii) Pak and local based employees of Directorate General of Hajj.

(iii) Local Iqama holders

(iv) Dignitaries visiting the holy cities.

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(b) Pakistani Hujjaj having green Card issued by the Ministry of ReligiousAffairs. Islamabad are entitled for free medical treatment. Besides pilgrims belongingto Private Hajj Scheme had also been extended free medical treatment during Hajjoperation 2010.

153. Shaikh Rohale Asghar:


(a) the total number of Federal Government Agricultural EducationalInstitutions, Colleges and Universities in the country at presentalongwith the locations thereof; and

(b) the names of the disciplines being taught therein?

Minister for Education:(a) There is no federally charted AgricultureInstitute or University in the country at present.

(b) Not applicable, in view of above.

154. Mr. Humair Hayat Rokhri:

Will the Minister for Industries and Production be pleased to state thetotal sale at Utility Stores during the last three years alongwith theprofit earned during the said period?

Minister for Industries and Production (Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani):The total sale and profit earned during last three years by USC is given as under:–

Rs.in Million–———————————————————————————————

Year Sale Gross Profit Net profit/achieved (Loss)

–———————————————————————————————

2007-08 46798.872 3,294.438 2087.540

2008-09 48734.840 2,395.444 452.051

2009-10 52898.861 3278,272 557.242–———————————————————————————————

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155. Maulvi Asmatullah:


(a) whether it is a fact that the Estate Office of the Ministry iscollecting monthly rent from the employees of PTCL;

(b) if so, the justification thereof?

Minister for Housing and Works: (a) Yes.

(b) the rent is charged under 15 (4) (d) of AAR, 2002.

156. Mr. Mohammad Pervaiz Malik:


(a) whether it is a fact that PHA recently offered separate housesand residential apartments to the officers of the FederalGovernment; if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that PHA has decided to review theprices of those accommodations; if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there is any proposal to offer the plots to those officersinstead of separate houses and residential apartments; if not, thereasons thereof; and

(d) whether there is any proposal to extend the date of submission ofapplication forms till the finalization revision of the said scheme;if so, the period thereof?

Reply not received.

ISLAMABAD: KARAMAT HUSSAIN NIAZI,The 2nd March, 2011. Secretary.

PCPPI—2226(11) NA—02-03-2011—700.

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