(a) whether the Government have taken a decision to allow infra-structure companies to pay dividend on preference shares out of its capital in special situations;
(b) if so, under what the special circumstances or situations under which the dividend could be paid out of capital;
(c) whether the Government have also stipulated that only certain class of companies would be given such permission;
(d) if so, the criteria being fixed to categories, qualifying companies in this regard; and
(e) the reasons for such special treatment ?