7 Film Festivals - Revenue 10 crores; Expenditure 80 crores
7 FILM FESTIVALS REVENUE 10 CRORES EXPENDITURE 80 CRORES- Shantaram Naik
informed in Rajya Sabha.
Government of Goa’s commitment to IIFI is executed through Entertainment
Society of Goa and according to the figures given by the Union Minister
for Information and Broadcasting Dr. S.Jagathrakshakan, in a written
reply to the question of Mr Shantaram Naik M.P the State Government
spent approximately Rs 80 crores in the last seven International Film
Festivals as against the revenue of Rs 10 crores received by it during
the said seven festivals.
Giving details, the Minister said that in
Revenue Expenditure
2004 Rs. 22.27 lakhs Rs. 541.59 lakhs
2005 Rs. 27.25 lakhs Rs. 910.82 lakhs
2006 Rs. 252.44 lakhs Rs. 1348.74
2007 Rs. 95.12 lakhs Rs. 932.74
2008 Rs. 107.97 lakhs Rs. 1199.89
2009 Rs. 73.85 lakhs Rs. 639.65 lakhs
2010 Rs. 111.19 lakhs Rs. 968.11 lakhs
2011 Rs. 3.00 lakhs Rs. 287.81 lakhs (until 24.11.2011)
Further, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting spent around 14 crores
under its Plan Scheme for the seven festivals according to the figures
given by the minister.
GOA GETS 77 CRORES FOR TOURISM DURING 11th PLAN PERIOD
Union Minister of State for Tourism Shri Sultan Ahmed informed Mr
Shantaram Naik MP in the Rajya Sabha last week during 11th Five Year
Plan, Union Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned a total of 77 crores for
Goa under various schemes.
Clarifying further Minister said that in the year 2008-09, for
Integrated Development of Infrastructure for Heritage Tourism in Goa as
a Mega Project, a sum of Rs 43 crore had been sanctioned.
In the year 2009-10 for Central Institute of Hotel Management, Goa Rs 12
crore and in the year 2010-11 for Tourism Infrastructure Development for
Colva Coastal Circuit, South Goa 7.58 crore, were sanctioned, the
minister said.
In the year 2009-10 for Destination Develoment of Auditorium and
Convention Centre in Bal Bhavan Complex, Campal, Panaji Goa, 5 crore
and in the year 2010-11 for the Development of Goa Haat at Panaji, 5
crore were sanctioned.
Minister further stated that in the year 2011-12 for Baga Beach Tourism
Destination Development in Goa, Ministry has sanctioned Rs 4.98 crores,
and previously, in the year 2010-11 for International Trade Mart at Goa
20 LAKHS and Celebration of Shigmo Festival during 2007-08, 5 LAKHS were
sanctioned.
CONSUMERS GET Rs.283 as SUBSIDY PER CYLINDER
In reply to another question, Union Minister for State for Petroleum and
Natural Shri R P N Singh informed Mr Shantaram Naik in reply to his
question on subsidy given on cooking gas cylinders, that import parity
price per 14.2 kg cylinder is Rs 656 and the Oil Companies and Central
Government give a total subsidy of Rs 283/- per cylinder, out of which,
Central Government gives Rs 22.58 as subsidy and Oil Company gives Rs
260.43.
During the period April 2010 to September 2010, Oil marketing Companies,
namely, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and
Hindustan times Corporation Ltd. have supplied in Goa 49.61 Lakh
domestic LPG cylinders and 5.29 commercial LPG cylinders, minister
informed Mr Naik.
SHANTARAM NAIK
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