(a) whether the Government have reserved 25% of fertilizer dealership to the SCs/STs;
(b) if so, the total number of fertilizer dealership awarded by all the Public, Co-operative and Joint Sector Undertakings under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel and Ministry of Mines and Minerals; and
(c) total number of dealerships awarded to the persons belonging to the SCs/STs as on January1, 2000 and percentage thereof as compared to the total dealerships?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL
(SHRI DILIP RAY)
(a) & (b): There is a provision of reservation of 25% of fertilizer dealerships to SCs and STs in respect of the Public Sector Undertakings under the administrative control of Ministry of Chemical & Fertilizers, Department of Fertilizers. However, as far as the Public Sector Undertakings(PSUs) under the administrative control of Ministry of Steel are concerned, there is no such reservation for SCs and STs.
(c) In the absence of any reservation for SCs and STs in the award of dealership for fertilizer in the PSUs under the Ministry of Steel, such information is not maintained. Information in respect of PSUs under the administrative control of Ministry of Mines & Minerals is being collected and will be laid on the table of the House.