Friday, 20th December, 2013 - National Assembly of Pakistan

1 (7th Session) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT ————— “QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS AND THEIR REPLIES” to be asked at a sitting of the National Assembly to be held on Friday, the 20th December, 2013 (Originally Starred Question Nos. 130, 161, 52, 249, 253, 255, 261, 263, 273, 282, 285, 289, 293, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, and 300 were set down for answer on 12-12-2013) 130.

*Mir Aamir Ali Khan Magsi: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that most of industrial waste in the country is being disposed of in the rivers since long, if so, the steps being taken to control the same; (b)

the total number of waste water treatment plants installed in Sindh Province to control the said waste during the last five years till date; and

(c)

whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to install such plants in the country in the near future; if so, the locations thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Yes, it is fact that most of the industrial waste in the country is being disposed of in the rivers, it is however informed that the subject of “environmental pollution and ecology” has been devolved to provinces after 18th amendment in the Constitution and now the provinces and their respective departments are responsible to implement the environmental laws. The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency has taken the following steps;

2 (i)

Prior to the constitutional amendment the powers had been delegated to the Provincial Governments in terms of section 26 the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act 1997 for enforcement including the powers to monitor and prosecute industry for violation of the law.

(ii) Notified sampling Rules 2001. (iii) Notified pollution charge for Industry Rules 2001. (iv)

Establishment of water Quality monitoring system in 5 cities (Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore and Quetta) comprising mobile laboratories and updating of analytical laboratories.

(v) Establishment of Central Laboratory for Environmental Analysis and Networking (CLEAN) for air and water at sector H-8/2, Islamabad (vi)

Held various meetings with industrial associations to comply National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQs).

(vii) Customs duty rebate has been introduced as incentive on import of pollution control devices for industrialists. (b) No waste water treatment plant has been installed in Sindh during the last five year except the one in Kotri Industrial Area, Hyderabad which is not operational yet. (c) Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has got approved PC-1 of 04 effluent plants at the cost of Rs.8 Billion at Korangi, SITE Limited Area, Landhi and Federal B-Area. The case has been forwarded to Planning Commission of Pakistan for funding but no financial allocation has been made so far. 161.

*Sajid Ahmed: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to refer to Starred Question No.47 replied on 16-8-2013 and to state: (a)

the location-wise national and international operational airports in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan at present; and

3 (b)

whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to upgrade any such airport; if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Gilgit and Skardu airports are the operational airports in Gilgit-Baltistan for domestic flights operation whereas Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot airports are ‘scaled down’ airports in AJ&K. These airports were ‘scaled down’ because PIAC discontinued the flight operations, due to insufficient traffic load. (b) Development / improvement works have already been completed at the following airports:— Gilgit: 

New Terminal Building.



New Car park.



Re-carpetting of Runway.



Officers & Staff Mess.

Skardu:  52.

Terminal Building.

*Maulana Muhammad Gohar Shah: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the loss of life and property occurred generally in the country and particularly in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the recent floods 2013;

(b)

the steps taken by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for the rehabilitation of the victims of said flood; and

(c)

the details of the functions alongwith the jurisdiction of NDMA at present?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Detailed damage/ losses report based on preliminary assessment is attached at Annex A.

4 Timely issuance of advisories and preventive evacuations saved large number of lives. Population of flood affected areas were provided relief by federal and provincial governments, which include rescue, relief and medical treatments. Details at Annex-A. (b) Relief in the form of tents, food packs, blankets, mosquito nets, bags of miscellaneous food and dewatering pumps were provided. Province wise details are attached at Annex-B. (c) The geographical jurisdiction of NDMA spreads over whole of Pakistan including Gilgit Baltistan and AJK. The detailed functions of NDMA are attached at Annex-C. (Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library) 249.

*Dr. Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that the Managing Director alongwith two officials of PIA were sent to Turkey earlier in September, 2013; and

(b)

whether it is also a fact that the revival of earlier attempt to sell off the lucrative routes of PIA to Turkish airlines is again being considered; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Yes, because of Prime Minister’s visit. (b) No, there is no such proposal under consideration. 253.

*Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the role of NDMA to control the natural disasters in the country?

5 Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), is the lead agency at the Federal level to deal with whole. spectrum of Disaster Management. Activities. It was established in 2008 through . National Disaster Management Ordinance and latter re-enacted through National Disaster Management Act, 2010. Role of NDMA, as assigned in NDM Act 2010 are as under:— •

Act as the implementing, co-ordinating and monitoring body for disaster management.

•

Prepare the National Plan to be approved by the National Disaster Management Commission

•

Implement, co-ordinate and monitor the implementation of the National policy i.e. National Disaster Management Plan.

•

Lay down guidelines for preparing disaster management plans by different Ministries or departments and the Provincial Authorities.

•

Provide necessary technical assistance to the Provincial Governments and the Provincial Authorities for preparing their disaster management plans in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the National Disaster Management Commission.

•

Co-ordinate response in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster.

•

Lay down guidelines for or give directions to the concerned Ministries or Provincial Governments and the Provincial Authorities regarding measures to be taken by them in response to any threatening disaster situation or disaster.

•

For any specific purpose or for general assistance requisition the services of any person and such person shall be a co-opted member and exercise such power as conferred upon him by the Authority in writing.

•

Promote general education and awareness in relation to disaster management; and

•

Perform such other functions as the National Disaster Management Commission may require to perform.

6 255.

*Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state whether the matter of privatization of the shares of PIA is to be brought in the Council of Common Interest; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: Privatization Commission has been tasked to prepare a strategy / road map for the Privatization of PIAC. Therefore, it is up to Privatization Commission to propose the modus operandi for its privatization. 261

*Zaib Jaffar: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the present status of the construction work of Charah Dam, Islamabad; (b) whether the said project was approved by the ECNEC/CDWP; if so, the estimated cost thereof alongwith the time by which it will be completed; (c) (d)

the water storage capacity of the said Dam; whether any foreign funding is involved therein; if so, the details thereof including the names of donor/country;

(e) the firm to whom the contract of the said project has been awarded; (f) whether the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Rules, 2004 were followed; (g) the number of firms alongwith their names and addresses which participated in the tendering process; and (h)

the number of persons to be benefitted therefrom?

7 Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Designing approval of PC-I & execution of Chera Dam Project is being dealt with the small Dams Organization, Irrigation & Power department and WASA/RED, Government of Punjab. CDA will only share the cost and water at 50:50°/0 basis”.

263.

(b)

NA.

(c)

NA.

(d)

NA.

(e)

NA.

(f)

NA.

(g)

NA.

(h)

NA.

*Sajid Ahmed: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the location-wise new airports constructed in the country during the last five years; and

(b)

the cost incurred thereon separately?

Reply not received. 273.

*Tahira Aurangzeb: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the initial estimated construction cost of new Islamabad Airport; and (b)

the amount of cost increased due to delay in completion of construction work thereof?

Reply not received.

8 282.

*Nighat Parveen Mir: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state whether it is a fact that a number of corruption cases have been detected in the under-construction projects of new Islamabad Airport; if so, the details thereof? Reply not received.

285.

*Mrs. Shahida Rehmani: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to open offices of NDMA at district level; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (1) District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) exist in every District of the country in terms of NDMA Act 2010, however, their capacity varies in different provinces/ regions due to resource constraints, both human as well as natural. Provincial governments are required to energize these DDMAs by providing requisite resources as they are the critical tier of Disaster Management system, established. (2) Since DDMAs have already been put in place by respective Provincial Governments, there are no plans to open NDMA offices at District level. However, a need has been established to create provincial level liaison offices of NDMA to coordinate disaster risk reduction measures as well as relief and rehabilitation activities. National Disaster Management Commission (NDMC) in its meeting held on 21 February, 2013 has approved establishment of provincial/ regional offices of NDMA which is currently under process with the Government. 289.

*Sher Akbar Khan: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the total area in percentage affected by recent floods in the country; and

9 (b)

the damage done alongwith the estimated cost thereof; and

(c)

the steps taken by the Government for the rehabilitation of the affectees thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) & (b) Floods 2013, mainly remained confined within protective bunds and Kacha areas except in Gujranwala Division. All Provinces were requested to provide the percentage of damage. As reported by the Provinces, percentage of the area affected and estimated cost can only be intimated after completion of detailed damage assessment which is under process at Provincial level. Only initial assessment of crops affected has been made. Presently only Punjab and Sindh have assessed and provided the percentage of affected area out of total crop area. Detailed assessment and cost estimate has yet to be calculated. However, the total affected crop area initially reported due to floods 2013 was 1,457299.25 Acres. Province wise detail is as under:— —————————————————————————————— Ser

Province

Initial Assessment Detailed Assessment % age Crops Affected Crops Affected (Acres) (Acres). ———————————————————————————————————————— a.

Punjab

1094171

7,45,655

4.54

b.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

535

—

—

c.

Sindh

246,590

246,590

1.247

d.

Balochistan

115,927

—

—

e.

FATA

76.25

—

—

f. AJ&K No floods — — ———————————————————————————————————————— Total 1,457,299.25 ————————————————————————————————————————

(c) Payment of compensation is Provincial responsibility while Federal Government provides financial assistance to Provinces only if required/requested. Compensation paid by Provinces, so far, is as under:— (a) PDMA Punjab (1)

Death compensation Rs. 54,500,000 (@ Rs 500,000 per death).

(2) House damaged compensation Rs. 498,705,000 (@ Rs 30,000 for completely damaged and Rs 15000 for partially damaged).

10 (3)

Crops affected compensation Rs. 456,678,000 (@ Rs 4050 per acre).

(b) PDMA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1)

Death/ Injured compensation Rs. 8,425,000 (@ Rs 100,000 per death, Rs 50,000 per normal Injured, Rs 75000 per severely injured)

(2)

House damaged compensation Rs. 9,105,000 (@ Rs 50,000 for fully damaged and Rs 30,000 for partially damaged house)

(3)

Perished cattle Rs. 678,000 (@ Rs 8475 per head)

(c)

FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) Peshawar FDMA has intimated that no major damages have been reported in FATA.

(d)

PDMA Balochistan. No compensation paid.

(e)

PDMA Sindh. No compensation paid.

(f)

State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) AJK. No compensation paid.

(g)

GBDMA Gilgit. No compensation paid.

Note: Scrutiny of claims for damages is in the provinces and will be paid after verification by the concerned Authorities. 293.

*Isphanyar M. Bhandara: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to allocate special funds for displaced minorities due to recent floods in the South Punjab and Interior Sindh;

(b) if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof; and

11 (c) whether there is also any proposal under consideration of the Government to give such funds to each Non-Muslim MNA for its disbursement; if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof? Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Provision of relief and financial compensation to affected population is extended across the board irrespective of creed or religion. Relief to affected population of floods 2013 were extended unconditionally and no complaints of biased or prejudicial treatment was ever made by any quarter or humanitarian relief agencies. Therefore, no relief package specially for the minorities is under consideration with Provincial Governments and NDMA. (b) As above (c) As above 294.

*Sheikh Rashid Ahmed: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the total assets of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) as on 31-12-2000 alongwith the value thereof;

(b)

the total assets of CDA as on 23-10-2013 alongwith the value thereof; and

(c)

the steps being taken by the Government to protect the said assets?


*Syed Waseem Hussain: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the Hyderabad Airport is being closed; if so, the reasons thereof? Reply not received.

12 297.* Shaikh Rohale Asghar: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the goals achieved by the present Government in connection with the revival of PIA? Reply not received. 298.

*Shaikh Rohale Asghar: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the total amount of income earned by the PIA from Hajj-2013, alongwith the head-wise utilization thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat:  Total revenue earned by PIA from Hajj 2013 is PKR 6,591 million.  The Head-wise operational cost is as follows: —————————————————————————————— S. No. Description PKR (Millions) —————————————————————————————— 1. Fuel 3,245 2.

Aeronautical & Handling

674

3.

Engineering & Maintenance

248

4.

Suplies/Meals/Layovers

272

5.

Lease Rental/Insurance/Crew Cost etc.

598

6.

Infrastructure, Administrative costs and 1,430 others —————————————————————————————— Total: 6467 ——————————————————————————————  PIAC have earned a profit of PKR 124 million on Hajj operation 2013.

13 299.

*Parveen Masood Bhatti: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the ATR aeroplanes are being operated in Small cities throughout the country; (b)

whether it is also a fact that the facility of oil filling in the said aeroplanes is not available in the said cities; and

(c) if the answers to part(a) and (b) above are in the affirmative, whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to operate new big aeroplanes instead of ATR aeroplanes; if so, when it will be implemented? Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Yes, it is a fact that PIA operates on the following small cities throughout the country by ATR aircraft:—  Rahim Yar Khan 

Bahawalpur



Dera Ghazi Khan



Dera Ismail Khan



Chitral



Gilgit



Skardu



Gawadar



Panjgur



Turbat



Dalbandin



Zhob



Moenjodaro



Sukkur

14 (b) Out of the above, re-fueling facility is available at Rahim Yar Khan, Turbat and Sukkur. (c) There is no proposal under consideration of the Government to operate new big aeroplanes instead of ATR aeroplanes, in these areas for the time being. However, may consider once the fleet position improved. 300.

*Munaza Hassan: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether any fund has been established by the Government at National Level in order to combat natural and emergent disasters; if so, the details; if not, the reason thereof;

(b)

whether any policy/proposal is under consideration of Government to decrease the losses caused by natural calamities; and

(c)

the steps being taken/taken by the Government for the restoration of infrastructure in the natural calamities affected areas during the last two years?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) The National Disaster Management Fund was established for managing complete spectrum of disaster i.e, emergency preparedness, response, mitigation relief and reconstruction as described in chapter IX of NDMA Act 2010 (Annex-A). (b) Yes the Government has already formulated Disaster Risk Reduction Policy and a prospective ten years, (2012-22) National Disaster Management Plan with the objective to minimize the losses by implementing short, medium and long term priorities as identified under the policy recommendations and the Plan. (c) The steps being taken by the Government for the restoration of infrastructure in the national calamities affected areas during the last two years in all provinces are as under:—

15 PDMA Punjab Year 2012 (a)

80 No. of villages / revenue states (65 Rajanpur & 15 D.G. Khan) were declared as calamity affected.

(b)

Compensation to the legal heirs of 59 deceased persons was paid at the rate of Rs. 500,000/- each.

(c) Khadim-e-Ala cards at the rate of Rs.20,000/- each were paid to 38196 affectees — total Rs. 766,920,000/-. Year 2013:(a)

On receipt of survey reports from District Coordination Officers, 7 villages / revenue states of 24 districts were declared as calamity hit area and following government dues were remitted:— v.

Agriculture Income Tax

vi.

Water Rate (Abiana)

vii.

Development Cess

viii.

Local Rate

(b) Rs. 54,500,000 were paid to the legal heirs of 109 deceased persons at the rate of Rs.500,000/- each. (c)

Rs.498,705,000/- were released to the District Coordination Officers of 25 districts for onward payment of compensation to those whose houses were damaged during rains flood-2013.

(d)

Rs.456,678,000/- were released for payment of compensation to the farmers whose crops were damages and declared as calamity affected in Sheikhpura, Gujranwala, Narowal, Sialkot and Rajanpur districts for purchase Of Certify Wheat Seed and Urea at the rate of Rs.4050/- per acre.

16 PDMA Sindh 2010-11 1.

During the financial year of 2010-2011, Rs.2.5 billion were provided to districts for rehabilitation of schools which were shelter-less, or in dilapidated condition, or damages by rain and floods. In all. 1024 schools were successfully rehabilitated during the financial year.

2.

Restoration of LBOD and Kotri Drainage Network including the activation of old Dhoras.

3.

Rehabilitation of LBOD and Kotri Drainage Network (Phase II) costing Rs. 3 billion.

4.

Sindh Flood Emergency Reconstruction Project for Bunds & Canals at a cost of Rs. 400 million and Rs. 200 million for the Procurement of Machinery under Chinese loan.

2011-12 1.

Rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructure (including Rs.2500 million from the federal government), Rs.554 million for repair of roads.

2.

Another scheme for rehabilitation of flood affected towns at a cost of Rs. 5000 million was included in ADP 11-12.

3.

Since the floods have caused major damage to the road network in the preceding year, substantial allocation of Rs. 11000 million for road sector which is 7.2 % of overall development budget has been made.

2013-14 1.

Revamping / Rehabilitation of Irrigation & Drainage System in Sindh.

2.

Extension of Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD) from Sehwan to Sea, and

3.

Construction of Small Storage Dams in Sindh

17 4.

Construction of Water Carrier from LBOD Spinal Drain to Nabisar

5.

Sindh Flood Emergency Reconstruction Project for Bunds and Canals

6.

Sindh Water Sector Improvement Project

7.

Rehabilitation of LBOD and Kotri Drainage Network System including activation of Dhoras.

8.

Out of 213 ongoing schemes in this sector, 75 are expected to be completed by June 2014.

PDMA Khyber Pakhtunkhawa The damages report / estimates provided by various departments as per following details have been approved by the competent authority for its onward proceeding.

The damages caused to the infrastructure in District Chitral have also been approved by Chief Minister, Khyber Pakhunkhwa in the meeting held on 10-12-2013, estimated cost is around Rs. 350 Million. PDMA Balochistan (A) Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Activities (Floods 2012): 1.

All breaches occurred in the canal system (by Flood 2012) are restored.

2.

All breaches to roads (due to Floods 2012) are plugged in / restored.

3.

All BMUs were made functional.

4.

All school buildings were made functional.

18 (B) Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Activities (Floods 2013): 1.

No Rehabilitation and Reconstruction activities are carried out so far. However, some of the immediate rehabilitation activities of damages (by floods 2013). As such as: I.

II.

Breaches in major link roads were temporary restored but no rehabilitation activities carried out for complete restoration abreaches. All affected schools and BHUs were fully functional.

Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Activities (for 2013 Earthquake damages): 1.

Government of Balochistan (GOB) has not yet taken any steps pertaining to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of public and private infrastructure (damages caused by Mashkel Earthquake in April 2013 & Awaran and Kech Earthquakes in September 2013). However, the proposals for reconstruction & rehabilitation have been prepared.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library) 390.

*Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that the project regarding the construction of Islamabad Ring Road has been finalized; if not, the reasons thereof; and

(b)

whether any feasibility study has been conducted therefor; if so, the details of PC-I thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) There is no such project regarding construction of Islamabad Ring Road, because road net work is developed as per the Master Plan of Islamabad. As per Master Plan of Islamabad major roads/Highways namely Islamabad Highway, Kashmir Highway and I.J.P Road have been planned and developed to cater for the traffic requirement. Further

19 more G.T. Road (N-5) and Muree Road have also been incorporated in the Master Plan of Islamabad. (b) No feasibility study has been conducted by CDA in this regard due to reason stated above. 391.

*Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho: Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to announce the support price of wheat; if so, when it will be announced alongwith the details thereof?

Minister for National Food Security and Research (Mr. Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan): No. Ministry of National Food Security & Research has held consultations with Provincial Governments on the issue of support price of wheat crop 2013-14. However, during these consultations there was general consensus for maintaining the wheat support price at the last year’s level. 392.

*Dr. Arif Alvi: Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that the rates of the Government advertisements for newspapers and magazines are substantially low as compared to private advertisements;

(b)

whether it is also a fact that the rates of Government advertisements for TV Channels are significantly higher as compared to the Private Channels;

(c) if the answers to part (a) and (b) above are in the affirmative, the justification thereof; and (d)

the steps taken by the Ministry to end said discrimination causing loss to the public exchequer?

20 Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage (Mr. Pervaiz Rashid): (a) The government advertisements are published in the newspapers and periodicals at rates fixed by the government on the basis of prescribed formula taking into consideration the circulation as audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC). The government rates in print media are on lower side than the private advertisements since majority of these consist of tender notices, public service messages like vacancies available in public sector organizations etc. Whereas, the private advertisements are initiated by the entities mostly aiming at earning profits by placing promotional ads to enhance the sales of their products and services. (b) It may be clarified that the government advertisements on electronic media are presently not being covered by the Centralized Advertisement Policy of the Government. The Centralized Advertisement Policy caters to the print media only, covering ads released through the Press Information Department (PID) of the Ministry of I,B&NH. As far as the release of advertisements to the electronic media is concerned, ground work has already been completed, and further progress would be made once the Federal Government issues directions in this regard to all the government controlled organizations/Ministries/Divisions and Public sector organizations would be asked to route their respective advertisements through the Press Information Department. In the present system of the release of government advertisements to electronic media, the tariff issue is being dealt with separately by each Ministry and Division through its respective advertising agency. The tariff may vary on case to case basis. For private commercial sector rates are flexible and negotiated between the channels and client. However, there is a general assessment made during the evaluation process by the Ministry that the tariff charged from the government organizations is comparatively higher as compared to rates charged for advertisements from the private sector. Right now, no data is available in this regard, but once a policy decision is made regarding government advertisements on electronic media, a study on the subject can be conducted. (c) The tariff for newspaper advertisements is an arrangement between the client and the newspaper management. The print media advertisement arrangement between government and newspaper is operational with the consent of both the parties. As regards electronic media advertisements of the government, an arrangement is yet to be evolved.

21 (d) The government believes in doing things through consultation and accommodation. Efforts are already under way to take the stakeholders on board and to arrive at a consensus solution. The issue would be addressed comprehensively in due course of time to the satisfaction of all concerned. 393.

*Belum Hasnain: Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to refer to Starred Question No.203 replied on 30-8-2013 and to state whether 16487 employees presently working in PIA are less or more or as per its requirements? Reply not received.

394.

*Sajid Ahmed: Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the locations-wise new airports proposed to be constructed in the country the in near future; and (b) the total cost to be incurred thereupon separately? Reply not received.

395.

*Sajid Ahmed: Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the Prime Minister has given approval for the up-gradation of Railways; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : A meeting was held in Islamabad on 18th July, 2013 which was chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. During the meeting, the Prime Minister was briefed regarding following plans relating to Pakistan Railways. 1. Establishing a new rail link to connect Gwadar with Khunjrab and onwards to Kashghar, China.

22 It was apprised that Gwadar could be connected with Khunjrab through establishing new segments and upgradation of existing railway network. Different options were presented. The Prime Minister was pleased to direct that feasibility studies may be conducted to decide the best route for establishing these new rail links. 2.

Increase in speed to 120 Kms/Hr on ML-1

The speed on existing track of mainline between Karachi-LahorePeshawar (ML-1) planned to be increased to 120 Kms/hr. The Prime Minister was pleased to direct that feasibility studies may be conducted and efforts may be made to arrange funding for the proposed project. 396.

*Khalida Mansoor: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to up-grade Faisalabad Airport;

(b)

if so, the time by which it will be implemented?


*Khalida Mansoor: Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the names of upgraded airports during the last five years alongwith the cost incurred there upon? Reply not received.

398.

*Mrs. Shahida Rehmani: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the steps taken by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for rehabilitation of earthquake affectees in Balochistan?

23 Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: 1. During 2013, three powerful earthquakes jolted Mashkel (16 April) and Awaran (24 & 28 September) areas of Balochistan. Fortunately, the Mashkel earthquake did not cause huge losses/ damages and Provincial government carried out relief and rescue operation from its own resources. To carryout the rehabilitation of public and private infrastructure, the Provincial Government or PDMA, Balochistan did not seek assistance from NDMA. 2. The details of over all relief provided to affectees of Mashkel and Awran earthquakes, item-wise, by all government agencies, civil society organisations and foreign countries is given in Annex-A. 3. Government of Balochistan has also decided following rates of compensation for dead & injured which will cost Rs. 290.35 million and process of cheques preparation is being initiated :— a. b.

Death Injured

Rs. 500,000/- per head Rs. 150,000/-per head

4. On 29 October 2013, NDMA submitted an ‘Early Recovery Plan’ to Climate Change Division, on the basis of damage assessment done by Pakistan Army. Climate Change Division submitted Summary for the Prime Minister on 5 November 2013, proposing therein convenience of the Prime Minister for a briefing by NDMA on ‘Early Recovery Plan for Earthquake hit Districts of Awaran and Kech’. Decision of the Prime Minister on the subject Summary is awaited. (Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library) 399.

*Mrs. Shahida Rehmani: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government to strengthen PIA besides bail out packages and privatization options? Reply not received.

400.

*Najaf Abbas Sial: Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state:

24 (a)

whether the basic function of the Ministry is to formulate policies regarding Cotton , Paddy, Wheat, Sugarcane and Sun Flower etc.; and

(b) the nature of research made by the Ministry to improve the quality of seeds of said crops? Minister for National Food Security and Research (Mr. Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan): (a) Yes Except Cotton. (b) Research for development of new varieties of various crops. 401.

*Syed Asif Hasnain: Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that the decrease was made in fares of the Pakistan Railways by the Government on the occasion of Eid; if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that fares of those trains plying from Karachi have not been decreased; if so, the reasons thereof? Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) It is fact that fares were reduced by Pakistan Railways on Eid. Detail are as follows, 1.

Eid-ul-Fitr (1st & 2nd day) = 50% in all trains and classes over the system.

2.

Eid-ul-Azha (1st 2nd & 3rd day) = 40% in all trains and classes over the system.

(b) Fares of trains plying from Karachi to all stations were also reduced. 402.

*Syed Asif Hasnain: Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state:

25 (a) the steps being taken by the Government to improve the ticketing system of the Pakistan Railways through networking/E-ticketing system; (b) if so, when it will be implemented? Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique) : (a) Computerized reservation has already been introduced at 41 stations/ reservation offices to improve current reservation and ticketing. Pakistan Railways is presently developing new web-based reservation and ticketing system which will provide the following features: (i) On-line ticketing through web. (ii) On- line seat availability. (iii) Centralized web-based software. (iv) SMS alert for late running trains. (b) The project has been approved; system development started and will be implemented in the next fiscal year. 403.

*Dr. Raja Aamer Zaman: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the quantum of industrial waste being discharged in rivers and canals by the industries in the country annually;

(b)

the nature and kinds of said waste;

(c)

the nature and kinds of environmental hazards being caused therefrom; and

(d)

the industrial waste being discharged by Deewan Cement Haripur in violation of EPA rules alongwith the steps taken in this regard?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) According to an estimate, the total wastewater generated in the country is 962,335 million gallon

26 per annum of which 288.326 million (30%) is produced by. industry. A considerable quantum of industrial waste about 75,771 million gallon per annum gets its way to the rivers. The rest of the wastewater is either discharged in canals, ponds or used for irrigation purposes. Besides, industries in Karachi discharge a bulk of wastewater into the sea. About 800/0 of the industrial wastewater is generated by six sectors viz paper and pulp, sugar, textile, cement, polyester yarn and fertilizer. (b) The said waste contains heavy metals, organic and inorganic pollutants. (c) & (d) The Deewan Cement Haripur is located in the jurisdiction of EPA-Khyber Pakhtunkhawa. The monitoring team of EPA- Khyber Pakhtunkhawa was specially dispatched to monitor the discharge from the Deewan cement Factory, it was noted that all the environmental parameters were in limits set under National Environment Quality Standards (NEQS) except for level of Carbon Monoxide (CO). The EPA Khyber Pakhtunkhawa has taken note of the emission and notice is being issued. 404.

*Belum Hasnain: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the detail of projects initiated alongwith the steps taken by the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for protection, conservation, rehabilitation and improvement of environment during the last three years; and (b)

whether it is a fact that a number of developmental projects launched and completed in the country have been executed without approval of EPA; if so, the details alongwith the actions taken against the responsibles during the said period thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) As a consequence of the 18th amendment in the constitution, the subject of “environmental pollution and ecology” was devolved to the provincial governments w.e.f. 1st July, 2010. The information from provincial governments is being obtained. Only one project viz; Establishment of Geomatic Centre for Climate Change and Sustainable Development was initiated by the Federal EPA in year 2013. The primary purpose of the project is to obtain satellite images, analyze and provide data to the-federal and provincial agencies to:

27 (1)

Assessing existing situation of forest, desertification, soil, climate, environmental pollution, marine life, coastal areas, snow and glacier, disasters, hazards, biodiversity, water resources, ecological zones;

(2) Provide guidance, avoiding duplication and optimizing the use of national resources for the betterment of environment; (3)

Enhance and upgrade institutional capacity of Pak EPA, Climate Change Division in the use of Global Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) for environmental monitoring and management;

(4) Support the Climate Change Division and Planning Commission to generate predictive tools for environmental planning and management in combination with normal remote sensing and GIS tools; (5)

Facilitate Federal and provincial governments in disaster risk reduction through vulnerability mapping, information clearing house mechanism and training to use latest available technologies for risk assessment from various forms of hazards.

(b) Information on development projects launched and completed in the country without Environmental approval during the past three years is being obtained from provincial governments. In ICT, the following projects were undertaken in the public / private sector where construction was started without Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and Pak-EPA took cognizance under the law. —————————————————————————————— S. No. Project EIA status Action taken by Pak EPA ———————————————————————————————————————— 1. Status of Environmental EIA not submitted Legal Notice has been issued. Approval of La Montana Restaurant 2.

Construction of Margalla Avenue, Islamabad without conducting EIA

EIA not submitted

i. EIA submitted on 2009. ii. Pak-EPA has forwarded letter for conduct of Public hearing to CDA. iii. Three reminders have also been forwarded. iv. Response is still awaited. ————————————————————————————————————————

28 —————————————————————————————— S. No. Project EIA status Action taken by Pak EPA ———————————————————————————————————————— 3. Metro Cash & EIA not Case is pending for adjudication Carry, Islamabad submitted in Environmental Protection Tribunal (E PT). 4.

LOTUS Resort,

EIA not submitted

Developments were stopped by issuance of, Environmental Protection Order (EPO).

5.

Construction and EIA not Notices were issued to, CDA. Expansion of submitted Roads in different sectors of ICT. ————————————————————————————————————————

405.

*Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak: Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that the water being supplied through Tube Wells, Simly and Khanpur Dams is not enough to meet the increasing demand of water in ICT; and

(b)

whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to supply water from Tarbella Dam in order to meet the present and future requirements of ICT; if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Water from Simly Dam, Khanpur Dam and Tube Wells installed by CDA; is being supplied to the residents of Sectoral area of Islamabad (being maintained by CDA) and it is a fact that the water being supplied by CDA is not enough to meet the increasing demand of water of Sectoral area. No water is supplied from these sources to the areas of Islamabad which fall under the jurisdiction of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration. (b) Yes, there is a proposal under consideration of the Government to supply water from Tarbella Dam Reservoir in order to meet the present and future requirements of Sectoral area of Islamabad. ICT and Rawalpindi city. This project

29 has been planned to bring 655 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) water by the year 2050 in three phases-I, 200 MGD of water is to be conducted for twin cities. Feasibility study for the scheme has been completed. However, certification by Indus River system Authority (IRSA) regarding River Indus water apportionment for Islamabad & Rawalpindi is required to proceed further, for which Ministry of Water & Power Govt. of Pakistan, has already been requested, through Cabinet Division. 406.

*Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi: Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to refer to starred Question No. 36 replied on 6th November, 2013 and to state: (a) whether it is a fact that no proper bids have been obtained prior to handing over the Hazara Express and Rohi Express to Pakistan Railways Advisory and Consultancy Services (PRACS); if so, the reasons thereof; (b) the time by which, as per agreement, the operational rights of the said trains are extendable to PRACS; (c) the year-wise comparative analysis of trains operated through private sector and PRAS during the last five years; (d) whether it is also a fact that handing over of trains to PRACS and other private companies tantamounts to privatization of the Pakistan Railways; and (e)

the administrative and operational facilities, being provided by the Pakistan Railways to PRACS and other private companies alongwith the monthly expenditure being incurred thereupon?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique): (a) No bidding process was carried out prior to handing over Hazara & Rohi trains to PRACS, because Hazara Express, which was operating with the name of Chanab Express at that time, was included in the list of loss making trains and its operation was to be closed down when the PRACS management approached Pakistan Railways management with the request not to close operation of this train being the only train feeding Hazara region and PRACS agreed to pay 10% above the revenue generated by this train for that financial year and subsequently shared the profit

30 generated from these trains with PR at the ratio of 60:40 (60% to Pakistan Railways and 40% to PRACS) a subsidiary of Pakistan Railways under the administrative and financial control of Pakistan Railways . (b) No fixed time frame for extension of operational right was decided but it was mentioned in the agreement that it is extendable, subject to the mutual consent of both the parties. (c) The Hazara Express and other Public Private Partnership Trains cannot be compared due to difference of train composition, route and clientage. However, earning position of these trains is given below:  M/s PRACS —————————————————————————————— Train Name Year PR s Earning —————————————————————————————— Hazara and Rohi 2008-2009 576.080 Express 2009-2010 605.771 2010-2011 598.170 Hazara Express

2011-2012 597.393 2012-2013 599.292 —————————————————————————————— Note: Rohi Express suspended since June, 2011.  Private Sector —————————————————————————————— Train Name Year PR’s Earning —————————————————————————————— 05.02.2012 to 841.633 Business Express 05.02.2013 06.02.2013 to 619.308 11.12.2013 25.02.2012 to 524.001 Shalimar Express 28.02.2013 01.03.2013 to 397.481 . 16.12.2013 Night Coach 15.01.2013 to 597.522 11.12.2013 ——————————————————————————————

31 (d) It is not privatization of the Pakistan Railways. It is Private Public Partnership (PPP), where the commercial management and passenger facilitation of the trains is the responsibility of Joint Venture partner and provision of loco / rolling stock and safe train operation is the responsibility of Pakistan Railways. (e) No administrative & operational facility is being provided to PRACS by Pakistan Railways, however the private operators (Joint Venture partners) have been provided office and waiting hall facilities at Lahore and Karachi for which they pay rental charges to Pakistan Railways and Pakistan Railways incurres no expenditures on these facilities. 407.

Lapsed under Rule 247 (3).

408.

*Parveen Masood Bhatti: Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that Medium Waves transmitters are being closed throughout the country; and

(b)

whether it is also a fact that F.M. transmitters are being given priority to Medium Wave transmitters; if so the reasons thereof?

Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage (Mr. Pervaiz Rashid): (a) It is an erroneous impression that medium wave transmitters are being closed throughout the country. These are still very much in service. The fact of the matter is that older ones are being replaced by better and newer versions having greater outreach. The organization is indeed facing some difficulty on account of load shedding, which is undoubtedly a problem at the national level. (b) Again, the impression is not correct. FM transmitters are not being given priority to medium wave transmitters. Both are utilized separately as per need basis, according to their specifications. A number of new medium wave transmitters have been installed. PBC has recently installed two new powerful

32 medium wave transmitters of 400 KW power & 100 KW power in Peshawar and D.I. Khan respectively, for covering the areas in KPK, Punjab & Balochistan. In addition, PBC is replacing Fakirabad medium wave transmitters by a 500 KW high power transmitter. PBC is also replacing medium wave transmitters at Hyderabad, Karachi & Larkana. All these will be on-air by the end of 2014.

ISLAMABAD: The 19th December, 2013.

PCPPI—5842(13) NA—19-12-2013—700.

QAMAR SOHAIL LODHI, Additional Secretary.

1 7th Session NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT ———— “UNSTARRED QUESTIONS AND THEIR REPLIES” For Friday, the 20th December, 2013 (Originally Unstarred Question Nos. 114, 242, 117, 123, 33, 39, 40, 46, 60, 253, 260, 263, 265, 267, 270, 272, 273, 278, 289, 290, 297, 298, 301, 303, 308, 309, 313, 316, 317, 319, 320, 321, 328, 330, 331 and 332 were set down for answer on 12-12-2013) 114. Najaf Abbas Sial: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the number of Consultants hired by the PIA from 1-1-2008 to 30-03-2013 alongwith their salary packages? Reply not received. 242.

Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that only one Golf Club was planned in the Master Plan of Islamabad; and

(b)

whether it is also a fact that there are more than one Golf Club in Islamabad at present; if so, the justification thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) No specific site has been allocated/earmarked in original Master Plan for Golf Course. Only area has been reserved for sports activities where different facilities alongwith Golf Courses can be provided by the Authority under prevailing rules.

2 (b) Yes. There are more than one Golf Courses in Islamabad. 150 acres of land was allotted to Pakistan Golf Federation but the same is not operational as yet. 102 acres of land was allotted to management of Islamabad Club and Golf course of the club is a part of this site. 117.

Abdul Waseem: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the number of consultants hired by PIA during the period from 2008 to 2013; and

(b)

the salary package admissible to the said consultants at present?


Tahira Asif: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to refer to Starred Question No. 118, replied on 22nd August, 2013 and to state: (a)

whether it is fact that the project of establishing a hospital in Islamabad has been delayed; if so, the steps being taken to execute the said project at an earliest;

(b) whether any funds have been earmarked for the said hospital in PSDP or any other head; if so, the details thereof; and (c)

time by which the said hospital will be established?


Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that the education budget for CADD has been increased; if so, the total amount including increase thereof; and

3 (b)

the project-wise utilization thereof?


Zaib Jaffar: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the total population of the adjacent villages of Islamabad Capital Territory having access to potable water at present; and

(b)

the steps being taken by the Government to ensure provision of potable water to the said population?


Sajid Ahmed: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the total number of air crafts needed for PIA in proportion to its Business and flights? Reply not received.

46.

Kishwer Zehra: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that 2% quota reserved for disabled persons is being observed/implemented for employments in the Ministries/ Divisions; if not, the reasons thereof; and (b)

whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to increase the said quota; if so, when it will be implemented; if not the reasons therefor?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) The 2% reserved quota for employment of disabled persons is being partially observed / implemented for employmenL in the Ministries / Division (Annex-I). The reason thereof are:—

4 i.

After devolution the normal recruitment process has been stalled / banned, although contract / daily wages employees were regularized without observance of 2% disabled quota, even constitutional quota was not observed.

ii.

Slow monitoring process.

iii. Lack of awareness of disabled persons / recruitment agencies regarding quota and the medical assessment requirements. iv.

Cultural hindrance / issues.

(b) There is no proposal under consideration regarding the enhancement of the present quota.

5

60.

Mrs. Shahida Rehmani: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the qualification prescribed for Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of PIA recently appointed;

(b) whether it is a fact that the pay of the D.M.D is Rs.500,000/besides other perks and privileges; if so, the criteria prescribed therefor? Reply not received.

6 253. Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) whether rent from allottees of Government Houses, Flats, Shops and other property of CDA has been recovered; if so, the total rent recovered during the year 2013-14; (b)

whether there are any defaulters of rent at present; if so, the total number thereof; and

(c) the month wise income earned by CDA from advertising hoardings during the said period? Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Rent from allottees of Government Houses/Flats is deducted directly from their monthly salary at the rate of 5% from every person who avail the facility of government houses. Total rent recovered from Dukhancha’s/Shed/ Koisk/Tea Stall and Open Space from July, 2013 till date is Rs. 860,678/-. Nothing is outstanding against these licensees till date. Similarly, rent received from Melody Food Park and Flower Market in F-6, F-7 and F-10 from July, 2013 till date is Rs. 16, 97, 664/-. (b) At present sum of Rs. 19, 69, 908/- is outstanding against Melody Food Park and Flower Market F-6, F-7 and F-10 from July, 2013 till date. (c) Month wise income earned from advertising of hoardings during year 2013-14 is as under:— July, 2013 Aug, 2013 Sept, 2013 Oct, 2013 Nov, 2013 Dec, 2013

Rs. 900,000/ Rs. 1, 125, 000/ Nil. Nil. Nil. Nil.

Total income earned from advertisement of hoardings in year 2013-14 is Rs. 2, 025, 000/-.

7 260. Zaib Jaffar: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that there is great scarcity of potable water in the neighbouring villages of Islamabad; (b)

the steps being taken to overcome the said problem; and

(c) the measures taken by the Government during the last five years in this regard? Reply not received. 263. Sajid Ahmed: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the procedure prescribed for registration of private medical Colleges with Pakistan Medical and Dental Council? Reply not received. 265. Dr. Imran Khattak: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the total number of Federal Government Hospitals/ Dispensaries established during the last five years in the country alongwith the locations thereof; (b)

the total budget allocated therefor; and

(c)

the number of patients being treated daily therein alongwith their total capacity of in-door patients?

Reply not received.

8 267. Khalida Mansoor: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state whether the verification of educational certificates of all Doctors and other staff of PIMS, Islamabad has been completed; if so, the details thereof? Reply not received. 270. Kishwer Zehra: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the aircrafts purchased and got on lease by the PIA during the last five years alongwith the description, mode of payment and name of country/company thereof; and

(b)

the amount of profit earned by the PIA therefrom?

Reply not received. 272. Tahira Aurangzeb: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state as to how the hospital waste is being disposed of in the PIMS, Islamabad alongwith the procedure adopted therefor? Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: At present hospital waste is being sent to National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC) foundation Morgah, Rawalpindi (a non profit Organization). PIMS is implementing an infectious waste segregation process as follows:— (i)

Infectious waste is segregated at source in colour coded buckets lined with plastic bags.

(ii) Plastic Bags containing infectious waste are collected daily by a designated house keeping employee and transported in a covered yellow trolley.

9 (iii) All infectious waste is weighed by the House keeping shifts Supervisor this weight is noted in a register and the register is signed by both PIMS & NCPC representatives. Subsequently infectious waste is placed in a covered vehicle and transported to NCPC for incineration (vehicle is provided by NCPC) currently approximately 190 to 200 kg/day of infectious waste is being generated in PIMS. 273. Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan: Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state the names of the Channels to which Media Rights of Cricket Matches of Pakistan verses South Africa cricket series have been granted alongwith the rates and total amount of the bid thereof? Transferred to Inter Provincial Coordination Division for answer on Next Rota Day. 278. Imran Zafar Leghari: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the details of decision recently taken by the Government to privatize 26% assets of the PIA in and out of Pakistan? Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: GoP has decided to privatize 26% share of PIAC aiongwith complete transfer of management in October 2013. Privatization Commission has been tasked by the GoP to prepare a strategy / road map for the Privatization of PIAC. Privatization Commission issued 9 months schedule for its implementation. Consequently Privatization Commission (PC) has prepared a draft of Request For Proposal (UP) for re-structuring of PIA & Privatization of core functions of the organization by inviting bids for Financial Advisor (FA) to the GoP with the responsibility for:— (a) Developing and implementing restructuring plan (i.e. splitting of core and non-core functions) including formulating divestment strategy/ plan for sustainable privatization of various businesses/components of existing PIAC in the first phase; and

10 (b) Performing all activities leading up to the privatization of core functions of PIAC preferably by divesting GOP minority interest (26%) alongwith management control to a strategic investor in the second phase. 289. Nighat Parveen Mir: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the names of the departments working under CADD excluding hospitals; and (b)

the total number of persons recruited in each of the said departments during the last three years?

Reply not received. 290. Nighat Parveen Mir: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the names and designations of persons recruited in the Federal Government Hospitals since 15-3-2008 till date? Reply not received. 297. Admissibility is being re-considered. 298. Mrs. Shahida Rehmani: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the rights of ownership have not been given to the residents of Sector G-6, Islamabad so far; if so, the reasons thereof? Transferred to Housing and Works Division for answer on Next Rota Day.

11 301. Syed Waseem Hussain: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the names and designations of the employees of BPs-16 to 20 except deputationists to whom plots have been allotted by the CDA during the years 2008 to 2013 alongwith the number and sizes of plots thereof; and (b)

the details of those employees who have transferred/sold their plots during the said period?

Reply not received. 303. Iftikhar Ud Din: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that PIA has increased the airfare from Islamabad to Chitral from Rs.3560/- to Rs.8700/-; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b)

whether it is also a fact that due to increase in the fare of PIA the number of passengers have been decreased; if so, the details thereof; and

(c)

whether it is further a fact that PIA’s weekly flights to Chitral have been reduced from 21 to 2 flights; if so, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received. 308. Eng. Hamid Ul Haq Khalil: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state:

12 (a) whether it is a fact that Rs. 30/- is being charged as entry tax at Bacha Khan Airport, Peshawar; (b)

if so, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received. 309. Sher Akbar Khan: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the steps being taken by NDMA to rehabilitate the damage caused by recent monsoon in Buner (NA-28)? Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: • As a result of floods 2013, no damages/losses were initially reported, however, the damages reported by the Province now are:— —————————————————————————————— Damages Houses Details Deaths ——————————— Cattle Partially Fully Perished —————————————————————————————— Confirmed 1 3 1 3 Being verified 3 19 3 3 by PDMA —————————————————————————————— • The damages/losses reported were well within the response capacity of PDMA through the concerning District Disaster Management Authority. Owing to the low intensity of the disaster, no involvement of NDMA was necessitated. •

Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved Rs. 51 Million for repair of infrastructure scheme. However on directions of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the summary of cost estimates were rationalized by C&W department. Now costing of Rs. 38.164 million has been calculated. Details are at Annex ‘A’.

•

Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has paid Rs. 300,000.00 (Rupees three hundred thousand only) in compensation to affectees of Buner District. Details attached at Annex ‘B’.

(Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library).

13 313. Malik Abdul Ghaffar Dogar: Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state: (a) the number of persons/employees to whom plots have been allotted by the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation in sector G-14, Islamabad against Journalist’s Quota during the last five years till date; and (b)

the name of Journalists to whom plots have been allotted by the said Housing Foundation against 3% quota of Journalists during the said period?

Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage (Mr. Pervaiz Rashid): (a) In all, 11 journalists were provided plots in the Housing Schemes of the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation in sector G-14 Islamabad during the last five years against the journalists quota. (b) A list of journalists to whom plots have been allotted against the journalists quota during the last five years is attached at (Annex-A). The procedure adopted for the purpose is given at Annex-B). (Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library). 316. Jamshed Ahmad: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the details of inquires initiated to probe into the financial and administrative irregularities/embezzlement in CDA since March, 2008; if so, the present status thereof; (b)

whether it is a fact that most of the said inquiries have not been finalized so far; if so, the reasons thereof alongwith the time by which the same will be finalized;

14 (c)

whether it is also a fact that the officers/officials accused therein are still holding the operational posts in CDA; if so, the justification thereof; and

(d)

the steps being taken to rationalize the posting of ill-reputed persons on key posts for good governance in the CDA at the earliest?

Reply not received. 317. Tahira Asif: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that there is neither any bathroom, nor flush, nor water tank nor any sanitary worker in the Main Block of CDA Hospital, Islamabad at present; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b)

whether it also a fact that X-Ray Films are often not available in X-Ray department of Federal Government Hospital, Islamabad & patients are advised to proceed to Blue Area for X-Ray and Urine Tests; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) No. There are separate Washrooms for both Male (03 Nos.) and Female (02 Nos) patients in the main Block CDA Hospital Islamabad which are fully functional. Water tank is also present. Sanitary workers are also deputed as per duty roaster in the Main Block. (b) All the necessary facilities are available in CDA hospital. 319. Lal Chand: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that the overhead water tanks of CategoryV, Block Nos.41, 44, 46, 50, 54, 55, 56, 57 adjacent to Bhatti Market, Sector G-10/3, Islamabad overflow, almost round the clock; and

15 (b) whether it is also a fact that there is a shortage of water in Category-V Block Nos.47, 48 and 49 of the said sector since long; if so, the time by which the required water will be supplied in the said blocks? Reply not received. 320. Sahibzada Tariq Ullah: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that the sewerage/polluted water is being used for cultivation at several places particularly at Khanna and Tarlai in Islamabad;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard? Reply not received. 321. Sardar Muhammad Irfan Dogar: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the details of office bearers of the Collective Bargaining Agent in CDA who were sent abroad during the last five years; (b) the authority who granted approval therefor alongwith the amount incurred thereupon; and (c) the purpose of the said tours alongwith the benefits accrued to CDA therefrom? Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) No office bearer of Collective Bargaining Agent in CDA was sent abroad during the last five years. (b) As above. (c) As Above.

16 328. Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt: Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state the crop-wise measures taken by the Ministry to improve the per acre yield since April, 2013 till date? Minister for National Food Security and Research (Mr. Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan): The crop wise measures taken by the attached departments of this Ministry to improve the per acre yield since April 2013 are as under: •

Introduction of highly yielding crop varieties: Crop

Numbers

Wheat

2

Sugarcane

3

SRI, AARI,

2

Faisalabad

•

Cotton

5 (Hybrid)

Tomato

4 (Hybrid)

Maize

3 (Hybrid)

Sunflower

2 (Hybrid)

Canola

3 (Hybrid)

Fodder

2 (Hybrid)

Chickpea

1

Mung

1

Citrus

4 (Hybrid)

For wheat crop, “Wheat Productivity Enhancement Program” (a research collaboration with USDA CIMMYT & ICARDA) is being implemented in different federal and provincial Wheat Research establishments all over the country through PARC for improving per acre yield.

17 •

The fertilizer matter was taken up will M/o Industry as a result the fertilizer (Urea & DAP) supply is stable as per demand since April 2013.

•

To control losses for pest and diseases of crops, the Department of Plant Protection granted import permission certificate (IPC) for 243 different insecticide, weedicides and fungicides under different schemes since April 2013 to 9th December 2013.

330. Sheikh Salahuddin: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the steps being taken to control malpractices, mismanagement and harassment on job in the Federal Government Hospitals? Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: There are 03 Federal hospitals i.e. Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Federal Government Polyclinic (FGPC), National, Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (NIRM) are working under administrative control of Capital Administration and Development Division. To control malpractices in the clinical/nursing pharmacy departments, the individual heads / incharges keep a close eye to monitor all professional activities under their purview. Any lapse in patient care is immediately verified by the relevant heads/in-charges and timely remedial measures are being taken by the administration. To control mismanagement the individual administrative department incharges monitor the activities of their sections and bring any mismanagement to the notice of Admistration. The competent authorities take prompt action to rectify the identified problem. To control harassment of employees at work place, the management of PIMS, FGPC and NIRM takes the issue of harassment of employees very seriously for which a special investigation for female harassment cases exists to probe and recommend penalties. No person is allowed to harass any employee or patient in the hospitals and any complaint in the matter are effectively and timely probed and resolved.

18 331. Sheikh Salahuddin: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that vast encroachments have been made along sides the Government Houses/Flats by the allottees in Islamabad; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b)

whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to remove the said encroachments; if so, when it will be implemented; if not, the reasons thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Yes, The residents have constructed additional rooms to accommodate their increasing family members or subletting to generate more income by these rooms. (b) Encroachers are continuously served with notices. Encroachments are removed/ demolished after expiry of stipulated period given in the notices. A proposal of stepwise procedure to disconnect electricity, gas and water connections of encroachers is under consideration. 332. Lapsed under Rule 247(3). 419.

Dr. Raja Aamer Zaman: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the names alongwith the domiciles of Federal Secretaries and Chief Executives of Public Sector organizations/companies/entities as on 30th June, 2013?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: Three lists containing the names alongwith domiciles of Federal Secretaries and Chief Executives of Public Sector Organizations/ Companies/ Entities notified by Establishment Division, as on 30th June,201 3 are enclosed as Annex-A, B and C. (Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library).

19 420.

Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak: Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the number of officers, officials and workers working in NDMA at present; and (b) the total monthly amount of salaries and other fringe benefits admissible to each category of employees thereof? Reply not received.

421.

Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the steps taken by the Government to increase the school enrollment of every child between five to sixteen years of age in ICT?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: FDE endeavors to bring all out of school children of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) to schools in compliance of “Right to Free and compulsory Education Act 2012”. The following steps have been taken to increase the school enrolment:— •

As per Admission Policy all the residents of ICT are eligible for admission in Government Schools

•

New admissions are being made each year at the start of academic session. All the children who approach the schools are admitted

•

Special campaigns are launched to admit out of school children. In this regard Parent Teachers Association (PTA) plays vital role for community mobilization

•

On the occasion of World Literacy Day this year a special campaign was launched to bring out of school children to schools and increase enrolment of schools w.e.f. 09-11 September, 2013. The campaign was a success as 15860 children have been admitted in only 03 days in government schools located in urban sector and four rural sectors of Islamabad. The campaign will continue till further orders.

20 •

422.

In order tc attract / encourage more children for admission in schools no tuition fee is being charged from the students and textbooks are being provided free of costs.

Belum Hasnain: Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the number of flights delayed during Hajj Operation 2013 alongwith the reasons thereof? Reply not received.

423.

Belum Hasnain: Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to refer to Starred Question No.199 replied on 30-8-2013 and to state the number of trains discontinued by the present Government?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique): No passenger train has been discontinued by the present Government. 424.

Zaib Jaffar: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the detail of medical facilities available in PIMS and Federal Government Polyclinic Hospitals, Islamabad at present; (b)

the total number of patients to whom medical treatment is being given daily in those hospitals; and

(c)

the total number of patients to whom medical treatment has been provided during the last year?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) • PIMS Provides diagnostic and treatment facilities to Federal Government employees, their dependents and general public in almost all specialties i.e. Medicine Allied, Surgical & Allied, Pediatric Medicine & Surgery, Obstetric services and for Burns patients. They are also being provided all kind of facilities for all emergency, indoor/outdoor patients and deserving patients.

21 PIMS provides all life saving essentially needed medicines as per hospital formularies which encompasses medicines for different pharmacological groups for various diseases. •

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18)

While in FGPC following 18 clinical specialties are being provided indoor / outdoor facilities:— Casualty / Medico-legal Section General Medicine Gynecology Intensive Care Unit (Medical) Intensive Care Unit (Surgical) Nephrology Orthopedics Neonatology Urology. Cardiology General Surgery Obsterics Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Intensive Medical Treatment (ITC) Ophthalmology (Eye) Ottolaeyngorhinology (ENT) Pediatrics Medico-Legal Department

(b) In PIMS 3667 patients are visiting daily in OPD, while in FGPC 5500 to 6500 patients are visiting daily in OPD. (c) During last year, in PIMS 1,338,590 patients, While in FGPC 1,521.254 patients had been provided medical treatment. 425.

Zaib Jaffar: Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has received foreign funds to broadcast/telecast/ advertise certain Programmes/advertisements during the year

22 2012-13 till date; if so, the total amount alongwith the details of Programmes/advertisements made so far; (b)

the names of the newspapers and TV Channels that utilized said funds for the said purposes;

(c)

the name of the authority who granted approval to receive the said funds; and

(d) the total amount of the said funds utilized so far? Reply not received. 426.

Sajid Ahmed: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the total number of employees of PIA punished/imprisoned/ arrested/fined abroad during the last three years alongwith the reasons thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: The requisite information regarding the total number of employees of PIA punished/imprisoned/ arrested/fined abroad during the last three years alongwith reasons is as under:—

23 427.

Dr. Imran Khattak: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the location and date-wise number of plots allotted to the Pakistan Post by the CDA for construction of Post Office Buildings in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT); (b)

whether it is a fact that construction of said office buildings on the said plots have been made by the Pakistan Post; if not, the reasons thereof; and

(c) whether any late construction charges have been imposed by the CDA upon the concerned department; if so, the detail thereof? Reply not received. 428.

Dr. Imran Khattak: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the names and designations of employees appointed on daily wages basis in the Capital Development Authority during the last five years; (b)

the names of employees whose services have been regularized so far;

(c)

the name of the authority who gave approval for the regularization of services of said employees; and

(d)

whether the services of those employees were regularized according to the rules and regulations; if so, the details; if not, the reasons thereof?

Reply not received.

24 429.

Tahira Aurangzeb: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that incinerator was installed in PIMS Islamabad; if so, when; and

(b)

whether it is also a fact that the said plant is not functioning at present; if so, the reasons thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Four incinerators were installed in Islamabad Hospital (PIMS) in 1985 at the time of establishment of hospital for the management of hospital waste. (b) The said incinerators were declared condemned by condemnation committee and auctioned on 25-06-2008. Currently hospital waste management is outsourced to a non profit , organization. 430.

Tahira Aurangzeb: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the waste material of PIMS, Islamabad has been re-used since long; (b) if so, whether any inquiry is being conducted in this regard; if not, the reasons thereof? Reply not received.

431.

Imran Zafar Leghari: Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state the total expenditure incurred on PM’s media campaign during the year 2013-14 alongwith the total amount paid to each newspaper and TV Channel during the said period? Reply not received.

25 432.

Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the total number of housing schemes/commercial projects launched by the CDA during the last five years alongwith the details thereof separately; and (b)

whether it is a fact that the said projects were executed on time; if not, the reasons thereof?


Dr. Mahreen Razaque Bhutto: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the sources of income of CDA at present? Reply not received.

434.

Nighat Parveen Mir: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to construct an under ground passage between Parliament Lodges and Parliament House, Islamabad; if so, when it will be implemented? Reply not received.

434.

Nighat Parveen Mir: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the total fee and fine paid in Saudi Arabia by the PIA which transported Pakistani Hujjaj to and from Saudi Arabia during Hajj2013 alongwith the reasons thereof? Reply not received.

26 436.

Qaisar Jamal: Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state the number of programs held by Pakistan National Council of Arts in FATA during the year 2012-13 till date alongwith the details thereof? Reply not received.

437.

Mrs. Shahida Rehmani: Will the Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that the Chairman of Higher Education Commission has not been appointed so far;

(b) if so, the reasons thereof? Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education: (a) The Chairman of HEC has been appointed on acting charge basis at present. (b) Summary to the Prime Minister being the controlling authority in this regard has already been moved by this Ministry. The Prime Minister has approved the name of Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gillani, Vice Chancellor of University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar to act as Chairperson Higher Education Commission (HEC) till the formal appointment of a whole time chairperson HEC, which has been notified vide Establishment Division notification dated the 11th November, 2013. 438.

Mrs. Shahida Rehmani: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the total amount of fee reduced by the present Government for the poor students who are presently studying in the evening classes of the Federal Government Schools, Islamabad; if so, the details;

(b)

whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to reduce the fee of said students; if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof?

27 Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) In pursuance to the Article 25-A of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 and in terms section 3(2) of “Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012” all types of payment in the form of fee, charges, expenses etc from students of class 1st to 10th (from age 5-16 years in all government educational institutions (model schools/colleges) under Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad have been abolished. (b) N/A. 439.

Iftikhar Ud Din: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to reduce the fare of PIA for Chitral; if so, when it will be implemented;

(b) the year-wise total passengers who travelled by PIA to and from Chitral, Islamabad and Peshawar during the period from 1-12010 to 30-9-2013; and (c)

whether it is a fact that the fare of PIA from Islamabad to Chitral is more than Islamabad to Gilgit; if so, the reasons thereof?


Iftikhar Ud Din: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the company and location-wise total number of towers erected by mobile phone companies including Telenor, U-fone and WLL in District Chitral so far;

(b)

whether it is a fact that the Telenor and other Telecom Towers erected in various parts of the said district are not functional at present; and

(c)

the steps being taken by the PTA to make the Towers operational?

28 Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) The number of towers erected by Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) and WLL Operators in Chitral are given below :— —————————————————————————————— Operator Name Number of Towers Details Attached At —————————————————————————————— Mobilink 07 Ufone 07 Warid Telecom 08 Annex - A Telenor 05 CMPak 03 PTCL (WLL) 16 Annex -B —————————————————————————————— Grand Total 46 —————————————————————————————— (b) All towers installed by the operators are functional. However, the towers/BTS being installed can only be operational after NOC from FAB through PTA and Right of Way clearance by concerned civic body/local government. (c) As mentioned at Para (b) above. (Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library). 441.

Syed Asif Hasnain: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the province-wise total number of airports in the country at present? Reply not received.

442.

Molana Ameer Zaman: Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Dermatologist has been performing night duty in Emergency Ward of CDA Hospital, Islamabad since long; if so, the justification thereof; and

29 (b) whether there is a shortage of Doctors in the said Hospital; if so, the steps being taken in this regard? Reply not received. 443.

Sher Akbar Khan: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat pleased to refer to Un-Starred Question No.11 replied on 29-07-2013 and to state whether it is a fact that seventeen development schemes have not been completed under PWP-I in Bunair (NA-28) during the last five years till date; if so, the time by which those schemes will be completed?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: The seventeen (17) incomplete development schemes so reflected in the earlier National Assembly Question No.11 moved by Mr. Sher Akbar Khan, MNA, now stand completed as informed by the respective executing agencies i.e. Pak PWD (Annex-I) and Peshawar Electric Supply Company PESCO (Annex-II). (Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library). 444.

Sher Akbar Khan: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the amount of funds released for the establishment of Dispensaries during the last five years under Peoples Works Programme-I and II in District Bunair alongwith the details thereof; (b)

if funds have not been released therefor, the steps being taken by the present Government for the release of funds thereof?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) & (b) The Cabinet Division has never received any scheme relating to establishment of dispensaries in District Bunair during the last five years under Peoples Works Programme-I & Peoples Works Programme-II.

30 445.

Tahira Asif: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that the main gate of Gynecology Ward of Poly Clinic Hospital, Islamabad has been closed; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b)

whether it is also a fact that there is no walk through gate at the entry point of said Gynae Ward;

(c) whether it is further a fact that there is no CCTV System in the said hospital; (d)

if the answers to parts (a), (b) and (c) above are in the affirmative, whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to depute an armed guard and to install the scanner in said hospital? Reply not received.

446.

Tahira Asif: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that there is a shortage of anesthesiologists in the Poly Clinic Hospital, Islamabad; (b)

r

if so, the time by which the said deficiency will be made up therein?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) Yes, The Federal Government Polyclinic, Islamabad has only 05 posts of Anesthesiologists out of which 02 are lying vacant since March, 2013. ‘

(b) The measures have been taken up to fill 02 existing vacant posts through FPSC as per rules. These vacant posts will be filled soon to overcome the shortage of Anesthesiologists.

31 447.

Sahibzada Tariq Ullah: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the location-wise total number of Kiosks, Tea Stalls and Hotels allotted by CDA from 15th March, 2008 to 31st May, 2013 alongwith the names of allottees thereof; and

(b)

the procedure and criteria adopted therefor?


Sahibzada Tariq Ullah: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that criminal cases have been registered against the employees of Islamabad Zoo; if so, the details thereof;

(b) the total number of birds and animals separately available in the said Zoo at present; (c)

the total number of employees working therein at present; and

(d)

the procedure prescribed to depute the employees in the said Zoo?

Reply not received. 449. Sardar Muhammad Irfan Dogar: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether the accounts of the Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) in the CDA are audited regularly; if so, the names of firms which conduct the audit; and

32 (b)

whether any irregularity has been ever pointed out during the year 2012-13 till date; if so, the action taken against the responsibles?


Sardar Muhammad Irfan Dogar: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the details of official vehicles in the use of the office bearers of Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) in the CDA at present; and (b)

the monthly expenditure incurred thereupon under the heads of fuel and maintenance during the year 2013-14 alongwith the justification thereof?


Qaisar Jamal: Will the Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage be pleased to state the total number of employees presently working in the Pakistan Council of Arts, Islamabad on permanent, contract and daily wages basis alongwith province-wise details thereof?

Minister for Information Broadcasting and National Heritage (Mr. Pervaiz Rashid): Total permanent employees in PNCA is 185 ____________________________________________________________________ Punjab

IDB

Sindh

KPK

Balochistan

AJK

NA

FATA

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 88

09

16

50

06

15

01

Nil

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

33 Total Contract employeGs in PNCA is 57 _____________________________________________________________________ Punjab IBD Sindh KPK Balochistan AJEK N.A FATA –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 35 Nil 14 7 Nil 1 Nil Nil ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Total daily wages employees in PNCA is 3 _____________________________________________________________________ Punjab IBD Sindh KPK Balochistan AJK N.A FATA –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1 21 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

452.

Imran Zafar Leghari: Will the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that a number of Ex-Cadre Officers of BPS20 presently working in the Ministries/Divisions have not been promoted, despite completing the Staff/NDU Course and other requirements; if so, the reasons thereof;

(b)

the time by which those officers will be promoted alongwith the method to be adopted therefor?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: (a) The Prime Minister has directed to hold meetings of CSB twice a year. In this regard, first meeting of CSB in this year was held on 11th - 13th and 27th February, 2013. A number of BS-20 Ex-Cadre officers, working in Ministries/Divisions were promoted to BS21 in that meeting. Since then, vacancies in BS-21 may have occurred in Ministries/ Divisions for promotion of BS-20 Ex-Cadre officers having completed Staff/NDU course. (b) Establishment Division has issued a tentative schedule (Annex-I) for holding of CSB meeting in the 3rd week of December, 2013 for promotion, inter-alia, from BS-20 to BS-21. Ex-Cadre officers of BS-20 working in Ministries/Divisions who have completed Staff/NDU course and other requirements of promotion will also be considered for promotion to BS-21 in the scheduled CSB meeting. For this, all the Ministries/Divisions have been requested (Annex-II) to forward their proposals alongwith complete documents according to the schedule already circulated. (Annexure has been placed in the National Assembly Library).

34 453.

Muhammad Aijaz Ahmed Chaudhary: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a) the number of flights being operated between Lahore and Rawalpindi at present alongwith the details thereof; (b)

whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to operate more flights on the said route; if so, when it will be implemented alongwith the details thereof; and

(c)

whether the said route is profitable; if not, the reasons thereof?


Muhammad Aijaz Ahmed Chaudhary: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state: (a)

the reasons to paint the tail of PIA aircrafts with multicolor instead of Pakistani flag; and

(b)

the total number of air crafts on which the said painting was made during the year 2012-13 till date alongwith the total expenditure incurred thereupon?


Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the dates and number of officers of each occupational group recommended, deferred and superseded during the last five years by their respective Selection Boards?

35 Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: _____________________________________________________________ Occupational Group Detail at: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Pakistan Administrative Service Annex-I Secretariat Group Annex-II Police Service of Pakistan Annex-II1 Pakistan Audit & Accounts Service Annex-IV Foreign Service Annex-V Inland Revenue Service Annex-VI Pakistan Custom Service Annex-VII Commerce & Trade Group Annex-VIII Information Group Annex-IX Railways (Transportation & Annex-X Commercial) Group Postal Group Annex-XI Economist & Planner Group Annex-XII Military Land & Cantonment Group Annex-XIII –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library). 456.

Dr. Nisar Ahmad Jatt: Will the Minister for National Food Security and Research be pleased to state the names and addresses of beneficiaries to whom support/ benefits/subsidies have been provided from the Agricultural Support Fund during the last five years till date?

Minister for National Food Security and Research (Mr. Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan): Agriculture Support Fund was an Asian Development Bank funded project in MinFA. After devolution of MinFA this activity was not transferred to M/o National Food Security & Research since its creation on 26-10-2013. Hence the reply may be treated as Nil. 457.

Syed Waseem Hussain: Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state whether it is a fact that the electric lights and fans in the Railway trains are often out of order; if so, the name of the authority responsible thereof?

36 Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique): It is correct that provision of lights and fans in a number of passenger coaches of different trains has been deficient in the past due to following reasons. 

Shortage of material



Theft of material



Shortage of budget



Shortage of power plants/TL vans



Conversion of self generating coaches to head end generation.

This situation has since been addressed. Action has been taken by the Ministry against the delinquent officers/officials. 458.

Syed Waseem Hussain: Will the Minister for Railways be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that the trains being plied in the country are often late; if so, the reasons thereof; and

(b)

whether any late allowance is being granted to train drivers due to such delay; if so, the details thereof?

Minister for Railways (Khawaja Saad Rafique): (a) The trains plying in the country get usually late, however, since last few months the punctuality position is improving gradually. The punctuality position for last 5 months is detailed below ____________________________________________________________ Months Overall Overall punctuality% punctuality% 2012-2013 2013-2014 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– July 32% 42% August 32% 45% September 34% 54% October 40% 55% November 34% 58% ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

37 The main reasons of delay in train operations are, (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi)

Shortage of locomotives. Carriage defects/Shortage of rakes Engineering Restrictions and un-manned level crossings. Signal failures. Incidents (Public protests, Law and Order situation) Weather conditions (fogg, heavy rains etc)

(b) No late allowance is being granted to train drivers. 459.

Sheikh Salahuddin: Will the Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat be pleased to state the present status of the process of verification of degrees of the Government employees?

Minister Incharge of the Cabinet Secretariat: The exercise was initiated under the Prime Minister’s Directive as per approved modalities. The present status of the process of verification of degrees of the Federal Government Officers (BS-17 & above) is as under:____________________________________________________________ Sl Description Number of officers in position –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Civil Servants Officers of (BS-17 & Autonomous above Bodies –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1. Estimated number of officers 18,869 64,029 (BS-17 & above in position). 2.

Number of officers whose degrees/ certificates got verified.

4,415

21,562

3.

Percentage (%) of officers whose degrees/certificates have been got verified and requisite authenticity certificate provided to Establishment Division.

23%

34%

4.

Number of cases in which the process of verifications is in progress.

14,454 (77%)

42,467 (66%)

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

38 460.

Molana Ameer Zaman: Will the Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education be pleased to state whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to establish Agricultural University and Regional Office of Allama lqbal Open University at Loralai; if so, when it will be implemented?

Minister for Education, Training and Standards in Higher Education: There is no proposal on record of the HEC for the establishment of an Agriculture University at Loralai However, Allama Iqbal Open University has planed to establish its Regional/Model Study Centre at Loralai from Autumn semester 2014. In this connection, a tender has already been invited for the construction of building. 461.

Lapsed under Rule 247(3)

462.

Lapsed under Rule 247(3)

463.

Muhammad Jamal Ud Din: Will the Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education be pleased to state: (a)

whether it is a fact that advertisements were given in the newspapers for admission in Primary Teaching Certificate (PTC) by the Allama lqbal Open University;

(b) whether it is also a fact that 45% marks in the exam of Matric for backward areas of Balochistan and 60% marks in other areas were prescribed for said admission; (c) whether it is further a fact that the Tanawal Area of district Mansehra and Tor Ghar Zone-III have not been included in the backward areas; if so, the reasons thereof alongwith the time by which said areas will be included in the backward areas; and (d)

whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to give admission to the students of Tor Ghar ZoneIII who have already submitted their forms for said admission; if so, when it will be implemented?

39 Minister for Education, Training and Standards in Higher Education: (a) Yes, a consolidated advertisement was published in the National Newspaper “Daily Express News” on 21-08-2013 for admission in Primary Teaching Certificate (PTC) by the Allama lqbal Open University. The copy of advertisement is at Annex-I. (b) Yes, as per eligibility criteria, the students of Baluchistan, FATA, FANA & Azad Kashmir having 45% marks in Matric pass certificate are eligible for admission in PTC programme. Whereas for other areas, boys having 60% marks in Matric and girls having 50% marks in Matric are eligible to apply. The details Eligibility Criteria is at Annex-II. (c) Yes, Tanawal & Tor Ghar Area of district Mansehra have not been included in the backward areas Zone-III. The second part of the query fall in purview of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhaw. (d) No such proposal is no record. The admissions will be considered according to the existing eligibility criteria till change in policy by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhaw for Tanawal and Tor Ghar as backward areas. (Annexures have been placed in the National Assembly Library).

QAMAR SOHAIL LODHI, Additional Secretary. ISLAMABAD: The 19th December, 2013.

PCPPI—5842 (2013) NA—19-12-2013—700.