Question : WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE

(a) whether any Expenditure Reforms Commission has been set up in his Ministry of give his recommendations for reducing the existing wasteful expenditure of his Ministry and departments;

(b) if so, the composition thereof;

(c) the details of recommendations made by this commission as on December 31, 2001;

(d) the details of those recommendations which are yet to be implemented by his Ministry or departments under his Ministry alongwith the reasons for not implementing them till date; and

(e) the time by which these are likely to be implemented?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES ( SHRI M. KANNAPPAN )

(a): Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure had set up Expenditure Reforms Commission (ERC) to conduct a study on the expenditure of various Ministries/Departments of Government of India. This Commission has conducted a study of 36 Ministries/Departments of Government of India. Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources was not taken up by the ERC for a separate review. Department of Science and Technology being the Nodal Ministry for Scientific Ministries has been requested to constitute a Committee for review of this Ministry alongwith other Scientific Ministries as per the advice of the Expenditure Reforms Commission. The matter is under consideration of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

(b), (c), (d) & (e): Does not arise.