(a) whether many Public Sector Enterprises do not make timely payment to small-scale industries who are supplying raw materials and ancillary parts to them; and
(b) if so, the measures proposed to ensure that small scale industries do not suffer on this account?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (DR. VALLABHBHAI KATHIRIA)
(a)&(b): Payment for raw materials and ancillary parts etc. to suppliers comes under the purview of the respective Public Sector Enterprises as part of their business activities and such information is not centrally maintained.