(a) whether the Scooters India Limited has been discharged from the purview
of Bureau of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) after eight
years;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the ban was imposed on its production by the Allahabad High
Court due to pollution problems; and
(d) if so, the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
(DR. VALLABHBHAI KATHIRIA)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
(BIFR) in its hearing held on 10.5.2000 mentioned that all the major
stipulations of the sanctioned scheme had been implemented and the Company
was making net profits and having positive net worth for the last three
years. The Board accordingly, discharged Scooters India Ltd. (SIL) from its
purview.
(c): No, Sir.
(d): Does not arise.