647 Written Answers MARCH 6, 1991 Wnlten AnsW8IS 648 

products to a few State Govts. and other 
organisations. 

Monitoring Committee for Public 
Distribution System 

1769. SHRI GANGA CHARAN LODH1: 
Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUP-
PLIES be pleased to state: 

(a) whether it is a fact that the Govern-

MINISTRY OF HEAL rn AND FAMl. Y 
WELFARE AND DEPUTY MINISTER IN 
THE MINISTRY OF INDUSlRY (SHRI 
DASAI CHOWDHARy): (a) Union Govern-
ment have no proposal to provide latest 
sophisticated equipments to the Regional 
Medical Hospitallmphal and other leading 
district Hospitals in Manipur. 

(b) Does not arise. 

ment have decided to constitute a monitor- Upgrading of Fa Status at Irnphal 
ing Committee to check the irregular~ies 

being committed in the working of the Public 1771. SHRI N. TOMBI SINGH: Willthe 
Distribution System in rural areas; and Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be 

pleased to state: 
(b) if so, the details thereof? 

THE MINISTER OF FOOD AND CIVil 
SUPPLIES (RAO BIRENDER SINGH): (a) 
and (b). State Governments and U.T. 
Adm inistrations h ave been advised from time 
to time to set up Consumer Advisory and 
Vigilance Committees at District 80ck/Fair 
Price Shops levels to maniter the availability 
and proper distribution at PDS commodities. 
Such Committees have been set up in most 
of the StateslUTs at various levels. 

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Sophisticated Instruments for Regional 
Medical Hospital 

1770. SHRI N. TOMBI SINGH: Will the 
Minister of HEALTH AND F AMIL Y WEL-
FARE be pleased to state: 

(a) whethertheGovernmentproposeto 
provide latest sophisticated equipments to 
the Regional Medical Hospital Imphal and 
other leading district Hospitals in Manipur; 
and 

(b) if so, the details of the progress 
made in this regard so far? 

THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE" 

(a) whether the Government are con-
sidering to upgrade the status of the Food 
Corporation of India unit at Imphal; 

(b) if so, when and in what manner; and 

(c) if not, the reasons therefor? 

THE MINISTI:R OF FOOD AND CIVIL 
SUPPLIES (RAO BlRENDER SINGH): (a) 
to (c). The Food Corporation of India has 
reported that it has a District Office at Imphal, 
which has been adequate for handling Fel 
operations in Manipur State. The Corpora-
tion has at present no proposal for upgrading 
the status of this office at Imphal. 

UGC Scales to College Principals 

1772. SHRI SURESH KODIKKUNNIL: 
Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE 
DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: 

(a) whether the Union Govemment 
have given UGC scale to college principals 
in some States; 

(b) the criteria fixed for giving UGC 
scales to college principals; 

(c) whether the Union Govemment 



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have taken immediate steps to give the UGC 
scaleto college principals from Kerala State; 

(d) if so, the details thereof; and 

(e) ~ not, the reasons therefor? 

THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RE-
SOURCEDEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAJ MAN-
GAL PANDE): (a) and (b). The Scheme of 
revision of pay scales of teachers in univer-
sities and colleges and other measures for 
maintenance of standards in Higher Educa-
tion circulated by the Government of India to 
all State Governments provides that the 
Principals of Colleges may be placed in the 
scale of pay of Reader or Professor on the 
basis of criteria to be laid down by the State 
Governments. The two scales prescribed in 
the Scheme for the College Principals are-

(i) Rs. 3700-5700 

(ii) Rs.4500-7300 

(e) to (e). The Government of Kerala 
has prescribed the scale of Rs. 4500-7300 to 
the Principals of Colleges with at least 5 
post-graduate courses and stude;')! strength 
of more than 2000 in degree courses. Prin-
cipals of all oilie; c ... Jflges ;"lre pb~ed in the 
scale of Rs. 3700-5700 by the State Govern-
ment. 

Flnallsation of National Housing Policy 

1773. SHRIMATI VASUNDHARA 
RAJE: Will the Minister of URBAN DEVEL-
OPMENT be pleasec to state: 

(a) whether the National Housing Pol-
icy has been finalised; if not, the reasons 
therefor; 

(b) whether new suggestions have come 
from some State Governments for inclusion 
in the National Housing Policy; and 

(c) ij so, the details thereof? 

THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVEL-
OPMENT (SHRI DAULAT RAM SARAN): 
(a) to (c). The draft National Housing Policy 
has taken into account the suggestions re-
ceived from State Governments and the 
regional and national level consultations. 
Some of these suggestions are: 

1. levy of a tax on vacant urban land 
and the constitution of a Shelter 
Fund; 

2. innovative methods for speedy 
land acquis~ion; 

3. flexible norms for rural and urban 
housing; 

4. innovative savings and lending 
instruments. 

Distance Education Through Open 
Universities 

1774. SHRIMATI VASUNDHARA 
RAJE: Will the Minister of HUMAN RE-
SOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to 
state: 

(a) whetherthe Government have taken 
steps to promote distance education through 
open universities and correspondence 
courses in States; 

(b) if so, the achievement made in this 
regard in Rajasthan so far: 

(c) \vhether Government have a pro-
posal to continJ8 :'le scheme to promote 
distance education In Eighth Plan: and 

(d) if so, the target set and funds ear-
marked therefor? 

THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RE-
SOURl,,~ i][VELOPMENT (SHRI RAJMAN·