Question : PRINTING OF WEALTH OF INDIA

(a) Whether the Competent Authority initiated printing of copies of the encyclopaedia, Wealth of India – Raw Material, a publication of NISCAIR (CSIR) recently ;

(b) if so, the stock position of each volume of Wealth of India for the last three years, year-wise and category-wise in NISCAIR;

(c) the demand and sale of Wealth of India for the last three year years, volume-wise, category-wise and year-wise ; and

(d) the total number of scientists working exclusively for Wealth of India for the last three years, year-wise , designation-wise and category-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (BACHI SINGH RAWAT)

(a) : Yes Sir.

(b)&(c) : The details regarding stock position , demand and sales of Wealth of India- Raw Materials (WOI) , during the last three years are given as under :

Sl. No.	Stock position as on 1st Jan.	Sales during the year (Jan.-Dec.)	Date of reprinting	2000	2001	2002	2000	2001	2002

1.	Primary Series	Vol. I	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Vol. II	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Vol.III	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Vol.IV	271	164	70	107 92	70	14.1.2003	Vol.V 99	Nil	698 99 51	66	22.6.2001	Vol.VI	247	146	48	100 97	47	21.4.2003	Vol.VII	107 2	703	105 48	94	27.6.2003	Vol.VIII	210	108	23	102 84	23	21.4.2003	Vol.IX	277	163	70	114 92	70	21.4.2003	Vol.X	240	137	32	103	104	30	17.3.2003	Vol.XI	232	129	27	103	101	12	21.4.2003	Suppl. Fish &	138 45	3	93 42 3	07.4.2003	Fisheries Suppl.128 32	Nil	96 32	Nil	21.4.2003	Livestock/	Poultry
2.	Revised Series
Vol.1 - 1A	251	51	Nil	199	51	Nil	21.3.2003	Vol.2 - 2B	1755	1640	1550	114	89	174	Vol.3 – 3Ca-Ci	2093	1983	1743	109	239	52 
3.	Supplement Series	Vol. 1 (A-Ci)	-	400	260	90	137	122	24.3.2000	Vol. 2 (Cl-Cy)	-	-	380	Nil	114	139	14.5.2001	Vol. 3 (D-I)	-	-	-	Nil	Nil	117	26.6.2002

(d) :	Break up of entire WOI team working for the WOI supplements and related areas is given as under :

S. No.	Year	2000	2001	2002
1.	Number of Scientists working	Gr. IV(5) 3	Gr.IV(5) 3	Gr.IV(5) 2	Gr. IV(4) 12	Gr.IV(4) 12	Gr.IV(4) 10	Gr. IV(3) 1	Gr. IV(3) 1	Gr.IV(3) 1	Gr. IV(2) 3	Gr. IV(2) 3	Gr. IV(2) 2
Total = 19	Total = 19	Total = 15