SARDAR SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA: Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:(a) whether the Punjab Wakf Board has recently submitted any memorandum to Government regarding amendments in the Wakf Act, 1995; (b) if so, the details thereo..

SARDAR SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA: Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:(a) whether the Punjab Wakf Board has recently submitted any memorandum to Government regarding amendments in the Wakf Act, 1995; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the Government's reaction thereto? THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI K. RAHMAN KHAN): (a) The Punjab Wakf Board has submitted a memorandum regarding "Amendment in the Wakf Act, 1995" to the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India vide their letter dated 19.3.2013 which was received in the Ministry of Minority Affairs vide PMO ID No. 3724319/PMO/2013-PoI dated 26.3.2013. The Punjab Wakf Board has also submitted another memorandum on this issue to Shri Sukhdev Singh Libra, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha vide their letter dated 12.4.2013 which was received in this Ministry from the Office of the Hon'ble Finance Minister's office vide letter dated 01.05.2013. 

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:(a) whether National Food Security Act is going to be launched in the country with the objective of proper management of food economy to check scarcity, ensure..

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:(a) whether National Food Security Act is going to be launched in the country with the objective of proper management of food economy to check scarcity, ensure supply of foodgrains at affordable price and maintain price stability; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the shortage of foodgrains and instability in its prices may continue to be reported from rural parts of the country despite the operation of the system; and (d) if so, the details thereof and Government’s reaction thereto?

SHRI VIJAY J. DARDA: SHRIMATI MOHSINAKIDWAI: Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) what are the details of the Durable Assets envisaged in the identified Districts wherein job for 100 days in a year would be given under t..

SHRI VIJAY J. DARDA: SHRIMATI MOHSINAKIDWAI: Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) what are the details of the Durable Assets envisaged in the identified Districts wherein job for 100 days in a year would be given under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005; whether the modalities have been evolved for supervising the work as purely unskilled labour would be performing the jobs; whether any mechanism has been created to ensure that entitled wages are paid to such persons; and whether any NGO's would be involved in the initial stages of implementation of the scheme? THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAGHUVANSH PRASAD.SINGH): (a) The works that can be taken up under NREGA have been given in para 1 of Schedule-1 of the NREG Act, 2005. The State Governments will select the durable assets as per the needs of the rural people. (b) Modalities for supervising works are given in para 5.5,12.1,12.2 of the NREGA Guidelines, which include: (i) Accreditation of a panel of engineer for supervision (ii) Test check of the work of accredited engineers by Departmental engineers (iii) Technical support group at district level for quality check (iv) Technical support group at State level  Executive instructions have been given to provide one Technical Assistant for a group of ten Panchayats; dedicated solely for NREGA works. (vi) Guidelines also provide for wages of skilled labourers and mates to be included in the material cost of the programme. The mate will be responsible for the supervision on the worksite. (c) As per Section 6(2) of the NREG Act, the unskilled labour employed under the Act would be paid wages fixed by the State Governments under Section 3 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for agricultural laborers till such time a wage rate is notified by the Central Government in that area NREGA guidelines indicate the steps to be taken by States to ensure payment of entitled wages such as:— (i) Weekly payment of wages (ii) Fixation of reasonable norms of work 

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI ARVIND NETAM): (a) The final estimates of area and production of sugarcane for 1992-93 have not yet become due from the State of Maharashtra. However, according to present assessment, the ..

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI ARVIND NETAM): (a) The final estimates of area and production of sugarcane for 1992-93 have not yet become due from the State of Maharashtra. However, according to present assessment, the sugarcane yield per hectare this year in Maharashtra is expected to be lower than the yield rate of 79.8 tonnes per hectare in 1991-92. The decline in productivity is partly attributed to deficient rains at the early stages of crop growth and partly to poor growth or ratoon of late havested crop. (b): The sugarcane yield per hectare in Maharashtra during the last three years, i.e. 1989-90, 1990-91 and 1991-92 was 88.8, 86.5 and 79.8 tonnes respectively. (c) The strategey of the Government is to encourage the use of yiell increasing inputs like fertilisers, quality seeds, plant protection chemicals