(a) whether the Government have received representation from the Members of the Parliament to enhance the quota of telephone connections from the present limit of 50 connections to 100 connections; and
(b) if so, the action taken by the Government thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS
(SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)
(a) & (b). The quota of telephone connections available to Hon`ble Members of Parliament has been enhanced recently from 25 to 50 connections after the judgement of the Hon`ble High Court of Kerala in the O.P number 11507 of 1998/T. No written representation has been received to further increase the quota and as such there is no such proposal at present to enhance the quota of telephone connections available to Hon`ble Members of Parliament.