(a) whether it is a fact that there is no policy in the Kendriya Bhandar as to which product is to be enlisted and which not;
(b) whether there is any proposal to lay down some guidelines in this regard;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) whether there any proposal to enlist only those items whose quality is either better than the existing ones or the sales of the existing items is so much that there is required addition of another supplier or so; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND SPACE. (SMT.VASUNDHARA RAJE)
(a)to(c): Kendriya Bhandar enlists those product for sale which are of reputed brand and are demanded by the customer subject to its own resources, space and time. As far as possible, only those products which conforms to quality standards as defined by PFA, Agmark, ISI and BIS Standards are sold.
(d): There is no such proposal. Kendriya Bhandar tries to provide its customers the brand or make preferred by them, to the extent possible.
(e): Does not arise.