> Title: Statement regarding dtatus of implementation of recommendations in the 1st, 3rd and 4th Reports of the Standing Committee on Railways.- Laid.
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STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS
(i) Status of implementation of recommendations in the First, Third and Fourth Reports of the Standing Committee on Railways
MR. SPEAKER: Now, Statements to be laid on the Table. You may lay it on the Table of the House and this should be circulated to all the hon. Members.
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU) : Sir, on behalf of Shri Lalu Prasad, I lay the statement* on the Table of the House.
I making this statement on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the First, Third and Fourth Reports of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways (2004-2005) in pursuance of Directive 73A, of the Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha issued vide Lok Sabha Bulletin-Part II dated 1st September, 2004.
The First Report is on “Demands for Grants for the year 2004-05.” The Standing Committee on Railways took evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Railways on 11.8.2004 and, after examining the Demands for Grants, the Committee presented its Report to the Lok Sabha on 19.8.2004. The Reports contains 9 recommendations in all. The recommendations were considered by the Ministry of Railways and Action Taken Reports indicating the action taken by the Government in regard to the recommendations have been furnished to the Committee on 6.12.2004.
The Third Report is on “Railway Recruitment Policy.” The Committee presented its Report to the Lok Sabha on 2.12.2004. The Committee made 3 recommendations in the Report and English version of the Action Taken Notes thereon have been furnished to the Committee on 9.3.2005 and Hindi version on 28.3.2005.
*Statement was laid on the Table.(Placed in Library, See No. LT 2253/05)
The Fourth Report is on “Passenger Amenities.” The Report, presented to Lok Sabha on 10.12.2004 contains 28 recommendations and English version of the Action Taken Notes on all the recommendations have been furnished to the Committee on 17.3.2005 and Hindi version 22.3.2005.
In these Action Taken Notes, the Committee has been apprised on the status of implementation initiated by the Ministry. A statement showing the gist of recommendations and implementation status in enclosed.