(a) whether from August 1960 to 31st December, 1967 there were no differences in the clauses of all the bookstall agreements including M/s A.H. Wheeler & Co.;
(b) if not, the details thereof ;
(c) whether there is an monopoly of M/s A. H. Wheeler & Co. and M/s Higginbothams Ltd. over the Bookstalls at Railways Stations;
(d) if so, the reasons thereof; and
(e) steps taken to allot the Bookstall etc. to the unemployed and uneducated youths ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATRAYA )
(a) & (b) : Separate agreements are entered into by the
Railways with the individual bookstall holders including M/s
A.H. Wheeler & Co.. All agreements are therefore, different
from one another.
(c) & (d) : No, Sir. Presently more than 60% of the
bookstalls over Indian Railways are allotted to other than M/s
A.H.Wheeler & Co. and M/s Higginbothams Ltd.
(e) : Bookstalls are allotted to cooperative societies of
unemployed graduates comprising actual workers/ vendors,
partnerships and organisations of unemployed graduates,
individual unemployed graduates who are sons/wards of
Railwaymen, both in service or retired or individual
unemployed graduates other than those mentioned above.