(a) whether the Indian Tobacco companies are repatriating substantial amount of
foreign exchange by way of royalty/technical fees to its foreign collaborators;
(b) if so, the details of repatriation made by each such tobacco company during
each of the last three years;
(c) whether the Union-Government is consulted by the tobacco companies for making such payments;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether the Government proposes to levy some cess on the royalties or
fees that are expatriated to foreign companies by the big tobacco companies
to fund the Government programme on tobacco related diseases; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?