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F ifth Series Vol. Ltt-N*. 44 Friday, May 3,197$ VfitaUui ia, 1897 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (Thirteenth Session) (Vol. L II contains Nos. 41-49) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Prict t Rs, 3»oo CONTENTS Columns No. 44, Friday, May 2, 1975/VaigalAMi » , 1S97 (S «k i) Oral Answers to Questions : *Stanad Questions Nos. 855, 858, 862, 866, 868,870 and 873 . 1-24 W#3Jten Answers to Questions : Starred Questions Nos. 854,856, 857,859 to 861,863 to 865, 867, 869, 871 and 872 ........................................................... 25-35 Unstarred Questions Nos. 8278 to 8314, 8316 to 8366, 8390 to 8412,8414 to 8440,8442 to 8464,8467 to 8469 and 8471 to 8477 36-209 Papers laid on the Table— ................................................. 210 Rotes Committee : Sixth and Seventh Reports and Minutes ... 211 Messages from Rajya Sabha ..... 231 Business o f the House ....... 212-226 Tinance Bill, 1975— Motion to consider ................................................ 227-301 Shri Chandra Shailani .... 227 Shri D. K. Panda . 233 Shri Sezhiyan . 242 Shri Bibhuti M i s h r a ....................................... 254 Dr. Karni Singh ....................................... 261 Shri Genda Singh . 270 Shri Virendra Agarwal . 274 Shri Shrikrishna Agarwal ... 283 Shri Janeshwar Misra 289 Shri Swami Brahmanandji .... 298 Bills introduced— ¥ (1) Advocates (Amendment) Bill (Amendment of section 46) * by Dr. Laxminarain P a n d e y a ....................................... 302 («) Constitution (Amendment) Bill (Insertion of new article 326/f) by Shri C. K. Chandrappan 303 •The fsign marked above the name of a Member indicates that the question was actually asked on the floor oi the House by that Member. C olumns VF * (iVi) Constitution (Amendment) Bill (Amendment of Eighth Schedule) * ’ by Shri C. K. Chandrappan 3°3 Hindu Marriage (Amendment) B*ll~- {Amendment of sections 13 and 15) by Shri Madhu Limaye— Withdrawn Motion to consider— 305-40 Shri N. K. P. Salve ..... 3°5 Shri Vasant Sathe ■ • • 3^7 Shri Shashi Bhushan . 311 Shri M. C. D a g a ....................................................... 3*3 Shri T. Sohan Lai 315 Shri R. V. Bade ..... 320 Sardar Swaran Singh Sokhi .... 321 Shrimati Savitri Shyam . • 322 Dr. Sarojini Mahishi ..... 325 Shri Madhu Limaye ..... 334 Delhi Rent Control (Amendment) Bill—■ (Amendment of Section 2) by Shri Shahsi Bhushan— Withdrawn . Motion to consider— 341-63 Shri Shashi Bhushan ..... 341 Shri R. V. Bade 346 Shri Narsingh Narain Pandey .... 348 Shri N. K. P. Salve . .350 Shri R. S. Pandey ..... 353 Shri M. C. Daga .... 356 Shri Dalbir Singh ..... 357 Constitution (Amendment) Bill— {Amendment of article 80 and omission of Fourth Schedule) by Shri Dinesh Chandra Goswami Motion to consider— Shri Dinesh Chandra Goswami 363-65 Business Advisory Committee— Fifty-fifth Report 366 LOK SABHA DEBATES» LOK SABHA chase this surplus 41akh bales through the Cotton Corporation or are you going to allow them to export this Friday, May 2, 1975|Vaisafcha 12, 189 Y surplus and earn foreign exchange? (Saka) What is the meaning when you say that only limited quantity will be The Lok Sabha met pt. Eleven of allowed to be exported? the Clock PROF. D. P. CHATTOPADHYAYA: (Mr. Speaker in the Chair) Sir, the question of mill-owners’ op ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS position may be relevant but we are not going to listen to whatever they News Report Captioned ‘Cotton Ex. say. In this respect although there port to Avert Glut’ was some opposition from some sec tions of industry yet Government have *855. SHRI VASANT SATHE; Will not accepted their suggestion and the Minister of COMMERCE be pleas have decided to exporting some quan ed *o state: tity of long-staple cotton. iT will not be advisable in our own commercial (a) whether attention of Govern interests to disclose the quantity. That ment has been diawn to the news might have an adverse effect on the report appearing in the ‘Economic price realisation Whatever we can— Times’ dated the 9th April, 1375, consistent with the desired level of under the caption “Cotton export to pricc—we will try to export and help ' avert glut” ; and the growers. (b) if so, the reaction of Govern SHRI VASANT SATHE: Unfortu ment to the various observations made nately. I have not been able to under therein and facts of the matter? stand whose commercial interest has THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE the hon. Minister in mind when the (PROF D P. CHATTOPADHYAY): prices have already gone below even (a) Government have seen the news the support price. There is a Punjabi report in question. phrase: (b) It has- been decided to permit some limited export of long staple You are neither purchasing from the cotton which will be canalized through grower nor are you allowing them to the Cotton Corporation of India. export. I um not really able to under SHRI VASANT SATHE: Sir, the stand whose commercial interest you policy of the Government is like bolt are talking about. Will you clarify ing the stable after the horses have what are you going to do about these run away. The long staple cotton pro 4 lakh surplus bales? duced in the country is nearly four PROF. D. P. CHATTOPADHYAYA: teen lakhs bales more than required. Th surplus was estimated to be 4 Sir, today the price of long-staple lakhs or 6 lakhs. The latest position cotton has fallen even below what is that the production has gone upto the Agricultural prices Commission 17 to IB lakh bales of long and extra- had fixed in Andhra and other parts. long staple cotton. It has developed I would like to knemrin view of the a curious situation. While in respect fact that the mUl-own'ers are opposing of medium and short staple cotton the export what is the policy of the there is shortage and, therefore, there Government? Are you going to pur is high price, but because d the fact * Oral Anauttr* VAISAKHA 12, 1897 (SAKA) Oral Answers 4 that the long and extra-long staple price in cash. The operation is going cotton has been produced much more on smoothly. than merely 4 to 6 lakh haW^aocprtl* ing to the latest estimate* M V i t i 9 $ m i R. ?. PANDEY: Sir, the bon. lakh balea— 1 think, itiriU J* an in Minister has now stated that in the advisable proposition to BMW # high commercial interest, he is not able to price only by exporting mens and mention the quantum, how much is m ore raw-material. Sir, iriun M say going to be exported. We had squan it will not be advisable to disclose dered foreign exchange to the tune the Quantity in the commerical inte of Rs. 100 crores in the last few years. rest, I have also the growers' Interest We have potential in the country for in 'mind, because price realisation of producing long staple cotton. Now, 1 the country, and therefore of the gro would like to know, are you going to wers also, who will be allowed to ex ban the import of long staple cotton? port, will come down. PROF. D. P. CHATTOPADHYAYA): Sir, long staple cotton is not being it ® croft : irefr imported. It is being exported. * ($ m % TO apt fa*JT I fap SHRI R. S. PANDEY: I am telling sr*# prr you that you had squandered foreign •m % ^ hfp ^nn exchange to the tune of Rs. 100 crores % __ r*_____ ...__ n "v____ __— .. in the last few years. Is it not a ft *ptt w ttct 'w s fact? It is good that you are export | ftrar ^ fam f % M t sp m m ing now. But, earlier, you have been P r t w T$r % tftx fiwTRh’ %■ importing long staple cotton. <r»*r srrft *rrar s o t ^trt 11 ferra PROF D. P. CHATTOPADHYAYA): arpT Mwffi § I ^3TR H SRrt ^Tn ^TFTT ?figT I have already said that we used to import long staple cotton formerly 11 TO* Vm1t9R | I from Sudan and Egypt when we did %m % ^ftfxRT W T t f^rfcf ^ spt not produce enough to meet our own internal requirements. Therefore, to STRT | I f WPTnT ^T^cTT | f^F f^FFTFft s ..._.. s. ____ A. - -"s. __ ___ - v f»__ r say that we have squandered away V TO 3u ^ *T$RF$ $ TOW money for importing cotton for our $a%ffarr w r sr^vr % f o m ft ^ own requirements. I think, is not a right way of describing the situation f w m % ^ *rr which obtained at that time. SF*r faRTT rcsRTT STRT ^ STCTSr *n sttW i- fan ft f¥ fomff ft# st^tt *ft «fopwr *rwm : 3ft w ^T JJ^FfTR * |t ? t o t t $ fa m f* 3re>t wn*i t w fi^t PTtjOF. DP. CHATTOjPADHYAYA: Sir, the Cotton Corporation is already % 20 ^t *T feTPT % purchasing from the pockets where ®rtrt *p tf$ m T ^ t ^ ? long staple and extra long staple cotton are produced. Our i^ea is to PROF. D. p. CHATTOPADHYAYA: purchase right from the growers. But, Sir, I think there is a little mis as We have said, because of the limit understanding. Perhaps, I could not ed credit availability the Cotton Cor make myself sufficiently clear. The poration is not in a position to go in Cotton that is being imported from for extensive purchased. But what Pakistan is of medium variety, which ever 'possible is being purchased. For is in short supply in the country to merly, our idee was to'ghre -the price, the extent of ten lakh bales. We are half in bond and half in eash. But. importing only 2 lakh bales.