Just as people have said that it is difficult to judge the worth of a person in a fifteen-minute interview, I submit that it is equally difficult to judge the capacity or the efficiency of a person by the amount of crammed knowledge that he is able to put out. Sir, the state trading corporation came into existence three years ago when the opinion in the country was very much divided. There were many doubting elements who should and cried that the state was embarking on an adventure which should be the close preserve of private enterprise. All these people represented the world of vested interests, but the organisation was ushered in, in spite of their criticism, of their adverse reaction, in a healthy climate of goodwill, because there were also many in the country who thought that such an organisation would be able to introduce a new healthy trend in our trade and commerce and that it would help us to build up our trade, international and national. So, Sir, we have this organisation for the last three or four years and we have to look at the judge the career of this small baby which we have ushered into the economy of our country. Sir, I have looked at all the three reports produced by the corporation and I was very much disappointed to find that the achievements of this organisation during this period have been pitifully small. It has belied our expectations. It had defeated hopes and desires. Sir, in the year of its performance this body has been able to trade to the extent of Rs. 10 Crores. In the second year, it has been increased to Rs. 28 Crores. In the third year which we are reviewing, the achievement has gone further and there is turnover of Rs. 35 Crores or so. These figures may signify a trend in the upward direction, a favourable trend.
