Lok Sabha Question No. 197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Welfare Schemes for SCs/STs/OBCs
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 197

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30TH NOVEMBER, 2015

## WELFARE SCHEMES FOR SCs/STs/OBCs

## 197. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN :

## SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  schemes  implemented for welfare of the people belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and Other Minority Communities (OMCs) residing neighbourhood of projects of oil companies across the country;
- (b) the details of the funds spent by the Government/ oil companies under the said schemes during each of the last three years and the current year, company-wise;
- (c) whether the cases of corruption/irregularities under the said schemes have come to the notice of the Government during the said period and if so, the details thereof, company-wise; and
- (d)  whether the Government has conducted any enquiry in this regard and if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) & (b): Oil companies take up schemes and programmes for the welfare of people residing in neighbourhood of projects includes SC, ST, OBC  &  Minorities communities  out  of  their  CSR  funds.    The  thrust  areas  under  Corporate  Social Responsibility  (CSR)  are  on  issues  like  child  care  and  education,  scholarship scheme  for  SC/ST,  health  care,  drinking  water,  skill  development,  infrastructure development,  swachh  vidyalaya  abhiyan,  construction  of  school  toilets,  vocational training, community development, women empowerment, promotion of arts, sports, literature and culture etc. These schemes/projects also address the

welfare/development of deprived, under privileged, neglected and weaker section of the society.

- 2 -

The  expenditure  incurred  by  various  oil  PSUs  in  the  welfare  and  development  of SC/ST/OBC  &  Minorities  communities  residing  in  neighbourhood  of  projects  in across  the  country  for  the  year  2012-13,  2013-14,  2014-15  &  2015-16  are  as following:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sr. No. | Name of oil PSU    |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 | 2015-16                 |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
|         1 | IOCL               |      6.75 |      8.44 |     13.92 | 14.00*                  |
|         2 | ONGC               |      5.23 |      4.74 |      4.33 | 6.00*                   |
|         3 | HPCL               |      9.38 |     11.8  |     15.44 | 6.04*                   |
|         4 | NRL                |      1.1  |      1.13 |      1.16 | 0.61 (upto Oct. 2015)   |
|         5 | BPCL               |      0.95 |      2.26 |      4    | 2.50*                   |
|         6 | Balmer Lawrie Ltd. |      3.03 |      4.07 |      3.84 | 4.61*                   |
|         7 | MRPL               |      0.07 |      0    |      0.11 | NIL                     |
|         8 | CPCL               |      1.59 |      0.81 |      0.92 | 0.10 (till June, 2015 ) |

Note: *- Allocation for FY 2015-16

(c) & (d): In ONGC, with regard to fund under the Component Plan for SC/ST, a case No.5/6/12 was registered by CBI in the year 2012 under IPC & PC Act against some employees  of  ONGC  for  abusing  their  official  position  and  misappropriating  funds allocated for welfare of SC/ST communities.  After investigation, CBI recommended initiation  of  major  penalty  proceeding  against  one  employee  and  minor  penalty proceedings  against  three  employees  of  ONGC.  ONGC  suspended  the  employee and has given  prosecution  sanction  for  court  proceeding  against  him.    In  addition major penalty disciplinary proceedings has also been initiated against the concerned employee.

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