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 has 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 a turnover of Rs. 35 Crores or so. These figures may signify a trend in the upward direction, a favourable trend, an expansionary growth of this organisation. Sir, I think one of my friends on the opposite side pointed out that this organisation has been emabrking upon fresh fields and new areas which should have been conveniently left in the hands of the private people. May I draw his attention to the fact that with all this huge performance that it has to its credit, the organisation has been able to control less than 31 percent of the trade and commerce in the country? It has got on its list of trade only 43 items among countless items which are left for the private enterprise. My complaint is not that the organisation is taking up new fields and new areas and is encroaching upon the domain of the private people and industrialists but that it has not been able to go sufficiently far so that it might play a very vital, significant and far-reaching part in (1to2) building up the trade and commerce of this country. Sir, the report evidence of the fact that the organisation has been able to do certain good things which I really appreciate, good things which would otherwise have been neglected if they had been entrusted to private hands. For instance, the organisation has been able to utilize the neglected small ports. It has utilized these ports for the purpose of exporting mineral ores and other goods. We are trying to give publicity to ministerial activities and it is inevitable that some such publicity should be given, because ministers are in charge of the government, but one abroad does not get a real idea of what is happening in the country. I would like to suggest for the consideration of the external affairs ministry that they should send a fortnightly assessment of that is happening in Indian written dispassionately.
