(a) whether the Government of Libiya has not made payment of the bills relating to the development work undertaken by the I.R.C.C. so far;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reasons therefor;
(c) the total number and costs of bills alongwith the period for which these are pending; and
(d) the outcome of the efforts made by the India-Libiya Joint Commission in regard to the payment of bills by the Libiyan Government?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT
(DR. DEBENDRA PRADHAN)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b)&(c): As on date an amount of 1.19 Million Libyan Dinars (MLD) equivalent to Rs.11.02 crores (approx) is outstanding since 1993 due to financial crisis in Libya.
(d): Effort was made in the 7th Session of Indo-Libyan Joint Commission meeting held in Tripoli (Libya 12-15 April, 1995) for release of IRCC outstanding dues. This issue was again taken up during follow up action on 7th Indo-Libyan Joint Commission, in the inter-ministerial meeting held on 15.7.96 in Delhi, No progress with regard to release of dues has yet been achieved in spite of above two meetings.