(a) the salient features of Jagdish Sagar Committee Report of household industries;
(b) whether the industrial workers in Delhi have urged the Government to implement the Committee Report; and
(c) if so, the reaction of the Union Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION( SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA )
(a)to(c): A summary of the recommendations of the Jagdish Sagar
Committee is annexed. The Government have agreed in principle,
subject to safeguards in respect of pollution norms, to redefine
household industries in terms of the recommendations of the
Committee.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4554 FOR 19.12.2000 REGARDING JAGDISH
SAGAR COMMITTEE REPORT.
ANNEXURE
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JAGDISH SAGAR COMMITTEE
REGARDING HOUSEHOLD INDUSTRIES.
The Committee`s recommendations may be summarised as follows:
(i) A list of household industries should continue to find place
in the Master Plan since such a list does serve a purpose as a
general guide. The list should be revised and extended on the
basis of the expanded list suggested by the Industries
Department. However, the list figuring in the Master Plan
should be treated as a suggestive list of industries, and not as
an exhaustive list, and this should be made clear in the Master
Plan document.
(ii) It should be specified that no household industry will be
permitted if it
(a) violates any statutory norms regarding
pollution or
(b) involves the storage in significant quantity of
any inflammable or hazardous material without the specific
approval of the licensing authority who shall obtain the
clearance of the Delhi Fire Service in respect of
(i)
specifications of the material which may be stored,
(ii) the
place of storage and protective measures there and
(iii) the
quantity of material which may be stored.
(iii) The maximum number of workers permissible in a household
industry should continue to be five.
(iv) The power load restriction for household industries should
be raised to 5 KW with a single phase connection, it being
further stipulated that separate connections are required for
industrial and domestic purpose.
(v) The present restriction limiting household industries to 25%
of floor space of the residential unit or 30 sqm, whichever is
less, should continue. However, household industries should not
be restricted to the ground floor only but may be permitted on
any floor subject to conformity with the other relevant
restrictions.