Furnishing of material by Central Government Industrial and Commercial, Enterprises to State, Government of answering Question in the State Legislature be regulated as under:

1. Central Government industrial and commercial enterprises are scattered in various States and Union Territories, Question was raised as to how these Central Government enterprises furnish information on the Questions raised in State Legislatures, This matter was examined in consultation with the Department of Parliamentary Affairs and the Ministry of Law during 1973-74.

2. It is considered that on matters which come under the State List, the enterprises may furnish information directly to the State Government, However on all sensitive issues, which may attract the responsibility of Central Government and Parliament, it would be necessary for the enterprises to furnish information to the State Government in consultation with their administrative Ministries at the Center. Various State Governments were also requested to evolve guidelines on the guidelines issued by this Department on 4.6.1969.

3. Further, the policy to be followed in respect of subjects falling in the Concurrent List was also examined in consultation with the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs during 1987-88. It was decided that the public sector undertakings can supply information on these subjects directly to State Government whenever the information asked for is of simple and factual nature. In case the public sector undertakings feel that the information asked for is of sensitive or confidential nature, they should seek the advise/approval of the Union administrative Ministry concerned before supplying the same to the State Government/State Legislatures/ Committee of State Legislatures. -

The above is as per DPE OM No. A-420 11/5/2003Admn. GL-I dated 13/8/2003.