EJptIa SerleI, Vol. XIV No.IZ Moada" Mareb 10, 1'86 Pbalpaa 19. 1907 (SUa)

LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version)

Fiftb Session (Eightb Lok Sabia)

(Yol. XIV contairu NOl. 11 10 10)

LOX: SABRA SBCIlBTAllIA'r NEW DBLIII P,lce: h. 4.00 (OR.IGINAL BNOLISH PR.OCBBDIMOS INCLUDBD IN BNOLIIH VB1lIION A.ND ORIGINAL HINDI PROCEEDINGS INCLUDBD 1M HINDt VBlSlON WILL 88 TRBATBD AS AUTHORtTATlVI A.MD MOT THB TaAMll.ATlON THBRIOP.) CONTENTS

No. 12. Me.tly, Morcla 10, J9'6/PhDJ,llu 1', 1907 (SA.KA)

COLUMNS

0.1 Answen to Questions-

·Starred Questions Nos. 2.04, 20S and 210 to 214 ••• 1-29 Written Answers to Questions-

Starred Queltions Nos. 206, to 208 al\d 21 S to 223 29-47 Vnlture

Papers laid on the Table ... 334-337

Suppplementary Demands for Grants

Matterl Under R.ule 371 339-343

(i) Demand for measures for upliftmcnt of the Adlvasis in Pali di,trict of Rajasthan

Shri Mool Cband Daga ... 239-340

Oi) Demand for a Ra. 100 crore arant to Mabarasbtra OOVtfnment. for carrying out housina/.lum clearance . • chemes in Bombay

8hri Sharad Dighe 340 (iii) Demand for settina up a Watch Allembly Unit by HMT in Ladakh resion

Shri P. NaIQYaJ 340-341 (Iv) DemlDd for early clearance and construction of the SW AN channelisa tioo and the Shivalit Project iD Himachal Pradesh

Prof. Nuain Chand Paralhar ••• 341

-The Sip +marted above the name of a Member indicates that the question was actually laked on the Boor of tho Hou~ by that Member. COLUMNS

(v) Delnand for measures to provide the villages of Purnca district in Bihar with adequate drinking water facility

Shrimati Madhuree Singh 341-342

(vi) Demand for survey of vi11agcs' in Faizabad and . , Barabanki districts of U. P. to prepare schemes for , , providing drinking wate~ there

Shri Nirmal Khattri

(vii) Need for providing the residents of SecLlndarabad Cantt. area with the bsiie civic amenities. ','I Dr. G. Vijaya Rama Rao ... 342- 343

(viii) Demand for stopping the system of obtaining visas by Indians in U.K., USA Canada, Malaysia and Singapore desirous of visiting India

Shri Balwant Singh Ramoowalia

General Budget, 1986·87-General Discussion eontd.

Shri Shyam LuI Yadav 343-350

Shri Brahma Dutt 3'0~3S'

Shrimati Geeta Mukherjee 35S-362

Shri Umakant Mishra 362-367

Dr. Prabhat KUD1ar Mishre 367-373

Shri Ranjit Singh Gaekwad 373-377

Shri Amal Datta

Shrimati Hasavarajeswari 389-393

~~ ,. .. Shri H. M. Patel 393-402 Shri Dharam 'pal 'Singh Malik ..• .

Shri Y. S. Mahajan 406-411

Shri K. N Pradhan 411-416 , .. Shri Ram Pujan Patel ·416-421

Shri H. A. Dora 421-424 Shri Anoopchand Shah 424,-427

'" (ii) COLUMNS

Shrimati Madburee Sinab 428-431 Sbri Lal Vijay Pratap SinJh ... 431-433

Shri M. R. Saikia 433-436

Prof. K. V. Thoma. 436-440

Shri Anadj Cb aran Dal 4«)-442

Shri Somna tb Ratb 443-441

Shri pjyus Tiraky 441-450

Shri Narcsh Chandra Cha turvcdi 450-454

Shri Rf Jeevaratbinam 454-455 Businc .. Advisory C'.mmittee- 4" Twenty first Report lle : Half-an-Hour Discussion- 455

Discussion Re : Situation arisinl out of droulbt IIIld otilcr aatural calamities in various parts of tbe COUDtry 45'-482

Shri YOlcndra Makwana

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LOK SABRA DEBATES

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LOK SABHA science and technology inputs available within the country. The Technology Monday March 10, 1986 Mission would aim at the identification of Phalguna 19, 1 907 (Sakal the different problem areas and developing .'.' , ~'~ appropriate low cost technology to overcome The Lok Sabha met at these problems through application in the Eleven (If the Clock. field. The broad thrust of the technology d::velopment would be low cost ,water treatment for fluorides, salinity and brackish- [MR. SPEAKER in the GhairJ ness, iron and bacteriological contamina. tion, improving the ground water condition through proper recharging as well as ORAL ANSWERS 10 QUESTIONS retention of run off, and developing tradi. tional water retention and collection struc­ [English] tures and making these sources safe fOT Technology Mission for Drinking drinking water by suitabte treatment. Water SHRI P. R. KUMARAMANGALAM: + Mr . Speaker, Sir, earlier in the year 1983, *204. SHRI P. R. KUMARAMANGA­ to an Unstarred Question No. 64, July LAM: 1983 that was raised, it was said that SHRI YASHWANTRAO drinking water supply was a State subject GADAKH PATIL : and that in the Sixth Plan period, efforts would be made to cover all problem villages Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE in the country, i. e. on source of drinking be pleased to state: water. Even in the Budget Speech of the Finance Minister as well as in the Book (a) whether Government have decided issued by the Agriculture Minister entitled to launch a technology mission to provide "New Strategies for fighting poverty through safe drinking water to all villages by appli­ agricultural and rural development in cation of science and technology inputs; India", it is admitted that out 4.31 Jakh and identified problem villages, only 1.92 lakh problem, villages were covered. (b) if so, the details thereof 7 Now~ would this Technology Mission for Drinking water aid in any way in THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ensuring, at least in the 7th Plan period (S. BUTA SINGH): (a) and (b). A state- potable drinking water supply to all villages ment is given below. irrespective of whether problem village or not '1 Or, is the Mission only going to be Statement another method of using th,e term techno­ logy to divert the reat intentions '1 A Technology Mission on "Drinking water in villages and Water Manage ment" has been launched recently with an aim at S BUTA SINGH: Sir, the Techno- finding low cost but equally effective alterna. logy Mission' will aid in many ways in the tive solutions to capHal intensive rural 7th Plan in making the drinking water drinki '8 water schemes by utilising the available. By the end of 7th Plan it is ~ Oral Answers MAR.CH 10. 1986 Oral Answers 4 proposed that every v;llase would have one from ftorine content, for some of which source of potable water and the whole previously there was some assistance from population of the village would be cO'fered. Netherlands IJut man~ of such schemes wbich were initiated. were not completed SHRI UTT AM RATHOD: What and the people in those villages are suffer­ about hamlets? ing a lot and the cattle population is also the worst victim. S. BUTA SINGH: Yes. Sir. I ask the hon. Minister whether the MR. SPEAKER: Does it include Government is transferring this new Speaker's also, Sir '1 Technology Mission on "Drinking Water in vilhlges.,.and Water Management" to tbe s. BUTA SINGH: We can launch it States to'>l take up this New Technology from Sikar in Rajasthan. method whereby speedily, within the shortest time, the problem villages can be assured of safe drinking water. MR. SPEAKER: Thank You. That is a special treat. Professor, win you S. BUT A SINGH: Basically, the approve of it '1 It is about my const.i­ Programme is primarily in the States' tuency. jurisdiction. Weare only helping to the extent that wherever the States find it SHRI SO~NATH CHATTERJEE : difficult to find that kind it of technology We concede that subject to our hamlets which could be cheap and effective, we being covered. ba ve involved all the major Institutes SHRI P. R. KUMARAMANGALAM: of the country, 7 or 8 of them, including My Second supplementary is this. The new the Defence Research Laboratories which Technology Mission is supposed to replace bave been placed at the disposal of the even hand pumps but even the hand pumps Mission. The M iS3ion will be beaded by are not available. What form of technology a very Senior Officer, Secretary, Rural are you thinking in the form of supply of Development and all the Organisations drinking water '1 which ha ve something to do with the availability of water research and attending to various water borne diseases will be S. BUTA SINGH: Mr. Speaker, the associated, and we propose to have a zonal objective of the new Technology Mission is; system in which all the States will be invol­ firstly to utilise the low cost technology for ved. We will place some funds at their supplying drinking water to the rural areas. disposal. Primarily the States will be Wherever it is not possible to find water in implementing the Scheme and our first the local area and there is a compulsion priority will be to those villages which that we have to have piped water, we.shall have spilled over from the Sixth Plan be­ have it. Wherever it is possible, preference cause first priority is to the villages which will be given to hand pumps because it is have no source of drinking water and then not only low cost, but easy to maintain after having completed it, we propose to and also, it is available for the whole village. take up towards the end of Sev.:nth Plan to Otherwise, the tapped water is earmarked see that no village in the country remains water supply which Somet~es becomes diffi­ without drinking water supply at least with cult for some sections of the societ)' in the one source. village. The hand pump will continue to have top priority but wherever the water­ [Translation] table has gone so much deep that we will have to go in for alternative, we will do it. SHRI UMA KANT MISHRA: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are many areas which SHRI V. SOBHANADRBESWARA are densely populated and hundpump RAO: I am sure the Government is system does not work there. Even if 20 aware of the fact that several villages which handpumps are installed in each village, were listed as problem villages in lists Nos. 1 it would not be sufficient. Such densely and 2 in particular, are especially suffering populated areas 8re there in Hardoi and S Oral A"swers PHALOUNA 19. 1901 (SAKA) Oro' Alfswers 6

Mirzapur districts and the level of water in SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA.: When these areas is very low. 'It is not possible did you come to know of it and when this to supply water to such areas without 'Technology Mission' was launched ? laying a pipe.line. Therefore, 1 would like to know from the hone Minister whether S. BUTA SINGH: The project docu­ he would arrange to supply water to such ment for Technology Mission has already areas on priority basis by laying pipe-Jines '1 been finalised. Now, we are poised to launch this project after discussing it in a [English] joint meeting of all Departments and Ministries soon. The duration of the prc­ s. BUTA SINGH: I answered in the ject is four Years. The date of its oommence... first Supplementary itself that wherever it ment is March, 1986 and it will be comp­ is not possible to do without piped water, leted in March. 1990. we will have it. But our main e'mphasis is on the low cost highly effective techno­ [English] logy which could reach water to the remote areas of the country. Now the hon. Member SaRI MOOL CHAND DAGA: It is is complaining of insufficient supply in said 'It has been launched' . This is villages. But he should think of those wrong. villages which get water only once in a week. NaturallY, our first priority will go PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: The to those very difficult villages where there is oral answer conceals the written answer. no water at all. Where there is scanty water, we can manage. The priority will [Translation] have to be given to those areas where there is no water at all. Our approach is that Revision of Rates of Royalty on Minerals towards the end of the Seventh Plan, every one in the rural areas will have drinking *205. SHRI PRATAP BHANU water. SHARMA: Will the Minister of STEEL AND MINES be pleased to state : [ Translation] (a) whether consequent upon th{ SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA: Sir, increase in the prices of minerals no increast Rajasthan has faced successive droughts in has been made in the rates of royalty se the last four Years. introduced You have . far, as required under the rules, resu)tin~ a very good word "Mission" in this new in considerable loss of revenue to Govern· technololY. I would like to know from ment; the hon. Minister when did he laundl this 'Mission' and why was it not launched (b) if 80, the action being taken b) earlier when -be knew it involved low cost? Oovernment in the matter; What benefits have been' received from it at the places where it has been experimen­ (c) the time by which the rates of ted and to what extent the cost has been royalty are proposed to berevised; and reduced as compared to the past 1 (d) the like1y annual increase in revenue s. BUT A S}NGH: Since it was not as a result thereof? being done earlier, that was why we launched this Mission. Had this been in (English] vogue earliert there would not have been any need for launching this Mission. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES (SHRIMATI RAM DULARI SINHA): (a) to (d). The MR. SPEAK.ER: You may also add Central Government appointed a Study that a beginning has to be made somewhere. Group in November, 1984 to coni-ider the question of revision of royalty rates on S. BUT A SINGH: you are right, Sir. major minerals and make recommend a- V Oral Answers MARCH 10, 1986 Oral Answers 8 tions to the Govemmen t. The Study varjous sll:sgestions have been made by 'the Group has submitted its report in Decem­ State Governments for amending the existing ber, 1985. The recommendations of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Study Group are under the active consi­ Development) Act and whether the Govern­ deration of the Government. At this stage ment of India is also considering to bring a it is not possible to indicate the annual comprehensive legislation to amend this increase of the revenue as a resul t of the Act and if so, the details thereof. revision in the rates of royalty. SfIRIM'ATI RAM OULARI SINHA: SHRI PRATAP BHANU SHARMA:' It is true that various State Governments I would like to know from the hon. have suggested anlcnding the MMR&D Act Minister as to when was the last revision and these suggestions have been carefully made in the royalty rates and (2) what were examined and the Department of Mioes is the terms of reference to the Study Group presently preparing a comprehensive pro­ appointed by the Government of India. posal to bring it to the House in this very session. SHRIMATI RAM DULARI SINHA: The last revision in the rates of royalty was PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: Is made in July 1981 except in respect of the Minister aware of the fact that this iron ore, copper, manganese and magnesite. question of royalty ill regard to the mines The last revision in copper and iron ore in the backward region of konkan in took place in June 1918 and in manganese Maharashtra was brought to the notice of ore and magnesite in January 1979 and this Minister, her predecessor his prede­ February 1979. cessor and his predecessor also and for a long time as this problem remains The terms of reference to the Study unresolved, do I expect that expeditiously Group were: this problem will be tackkd and settled expeditiously "/ 0) to review the existing rates of royalty on minerals listed in the THE MINISTER Of STEEL AND second schedule to the Mines and MINES (SHRI K. C. PANT): I anl not Minerals (Regulation and Develop­ sure if any separate royalty rate applies to ment) Act, 1957 except coal, any part of Maharashtra. Therefore, it is a lignite and sand for stowing, be­ part of the larger Question which we are cause it is done by coal Ministry. discussing and it has alre ldy been indicated that the S!udy Group's Report has conle. The answer is also included in the earlier (ii) to recommend their revisior., keep­ answer. ing in view the impact of royalty on production of minera Is, establish­ SHRI SOMNATH C1IATTERJEE: It ment of minerals bosed industries, applies to in a small measure to your part. exports, state r~venues and e.ther considerations relevant to mineral SHRI K. RAMAMURTHY: Apart development. from the royalty questio n, the renewal of mining lease needs a thorough change in the (iii) to consider the mineral rights tax Mining Rules, because various State and cess, levied by some State Governments are laking different decisions, Goyernmcnts on minerals and to It is not suitable or condUCliVL: to the asscss the inlpact of the same industry. Even, Jast year while participating from the point of view of mineral in lhe discussion on Sted and Mines developmcnt, and Ministry's demand, 1 spoke th,tt we need a unifonn po licy for renewal of mining lease Ov) to consider th~ question of revision or the is<;ue of licences. of dead rent. )n Tamilnadu, the Burn Standard Com­ SHRI PRATAP BHANU SHARMA: pany is one of the Public Sector Under­ I want to kflOW whether it is a fact that takings. The Tamilnadu Government is ~ Oral Answer, PHALGtlNA 19,1901 (SAKA) Oral Answers 10 denying renewai of lease for them. Some States were represented in the Study Group. specific guidelines or rules should be pro" It is under active' consideration of the vided about the Public Sector Undertakings Government. So, I cannot discJose any­ and also there must be free and fair rene­ thing at this stage. wal of licences. I would like to know from the hon. Min ister when such an (Interruptions) amendment or suitable amendments to the Mining Rules will be made. This is a very SHRI K. C. PANT: It is not such a pressing demand from the industry. I simple answer. There are so many minerals. would like to know fronl the hon. Minister The rates are different. when suitable amendments will be made in the Mines Rules. (Interruptions)

SHRIMATI RAM DULARI SINHA: SHRIMATI RAM DULARI SJNHA: For the anlcndments, I have already There are 50 Dlinerals and all that. answered. MR. SPEAKER : Shrimati Gceta MR. SPEAKER: The answer is the Mukherjee ... absent; Shri Chitta Mahata ... same. absent; Shri Sriballav PanigrahL .. absent; Prof. P. J. Kurien .•. abscnt. It is more than SHRI K. RAMAMURTfIY: Sir, I am a "bat-trick". not able to undcrst:tnd the answer which she hus given. Shortage of Steel by the Turn of Century (Interruptions) *210. SHRI ANIL BASU: Will the SHRI SRIKA~TA DATTA NARA­ Minister of STEEL AND MINES be SlMHARAIA WADIYAR After the pleased to state : royalty has been fixed in 1980, the per­ centage of increase in ..•.. · (a) whether Government arc anticipating shortage of steel by the turn of the century; (Interruptions) if so, the quantum of shortage; '1nd

MR. SPEAKER: Another Question (b) the reason for slashing allocation about royalty. for steel plants in the Sevt:nth Five Year Plan when the shortage is anticipated 1 ( lnterruptions) THE MINISTER OF STEEL AND SHRIMATI RAM DULARI SINHA: MINES (SHRI K. C. PANT): (a) The 1 did not hear. Working Group on Iron and Steel set up by the Planning Commission has identified a MR. SPEAKER It got lost In gap of about 5.26 mi1lion tonnes between transit the likely den1and and availability of fini~hcd mild steel in the country during 1999-2000 (Interruptions) AD.

SHRI SRIKANTA DATTA NARA .. (b) Against the actual outlay of about SIMHARAJA WADIYAR: Sir, I would Rs. 4320 crores in the 6th Five Year Plan like to k now as to what 'is the percentage for different schemes of the public sector of increase in the prices of that minerals steel plants, the corresponding outlay pro ... has been recorded since when royalty was vided in the 7th Plan is Rs. 5930 crores. fixed last. I would like to know that. The Plan allocation has been made on the basis of the ove.rall resource availability. SHRIMATI RAM DULARI SINHA: Everything has, been taken into considera­ SHRI ANIL BASU: The hon. Minister tIon by the Study Group and most of the has stated in his answer that we will be 11 Oral Answers MARCH 10 t 198fj Oral Answers i 2 marching into the TwentY·first Century with SHRI ANIL BASU: What about the an expected shortage of 5.26 million tonnes rost of production per tonne ? of steel. In view of the said statement, mlY I know whether the Government of SHRI K. C. PANT: The per-lonne India would boost up the public sector cost of production will be worked out in undertakings to increase their production due time. We are examining an alternative .•• and make available sufficient allocations? (Interruptions) Is the hon. Member interes­ May I also know whether it is a fact that, ted in the answer? If he is, he may kindly instead of boosting up production in tbe listen. Earlier there W:iS a cer tain capacity public sector undertakings, the Government which was envisaged. Now there is a slight is asking the private sector to participate in reduction in the capacity with a considerable the production of steel, in the core sector, reduction in the capitaal coat'in order to see and if so, the details thereof? that the cost of production is lowered. That is why, I do oot want to give the SHRI K. C. PANT: This is the year figure just now. 1986, and 1 have indicated the gap at the end of the Century which my hone friend SHRJ SOMNATH RATH: In view of had asked for. There are 14 years in the statement made by the hone Minister between. It is not as though this gap will about the shortfall in steel production, will remain. We shall fiU it up; to the extent the Government take up the construction of the public sector can fill it up, certainly the public sector will fill it up. In addition to the Daitari Steel Plant in Orissa where ore is available in plenty? that, there is in the private sector the TISCO which is already an integrat:d steel plant producing steel. There are some mini SHRI K C, PANT: I am afraid, only steel plants. They are already there. We Rs. 5 crores are there in the Seventh Plan will have to sec whether dispersal of these for this project. Tht;refore, my friend can small units also can help. It is not at the urderstand thi s: not much can be done cost of integra ted steel plant of the public with Rs. 5 crores for an integrated steel sector. plant.

SHRI ANIL BASU: It is fact that, in SHRI V. S. KRISHNA IYER : Is the spite of the huge investment in Vizag Steel Government aware that the people of Plant, the production cost of steel per Karnataka are very much· agitated because tonne would be to the tune of Rs. 9,000 ? even during the Seventh Five-Year Plan, the If so, I want to know whether it will contri­ Vijayanagaram Steel Plaet does not get even bute to the economic growth of the country a single pic. May I know from the Govern­ as has been emphasized in the long-term ment whether the Government is interested fiscal po 1icy. in setting up of this or they have shelved that plant? SHRI K. C. PANT: The Vizag Steel Plant's capital cost is undoubtedly large, Again S much larger than tbat of the other Steel SHRI K. C. PANT: Rs. crores are kept for Vijayanagaram also. That is Plants in the country. So, this imposes an obligation on the Steel Plant to operate at exactly the same amount of money. The a very high level of efficiency and produc­ problem of resources is well known to my tivity in order to keep the cost low and hon. friend. I personally think that ~he make the Plant economically viable. So, House will agree that, when the resources are linlited, would be better to complete the drux of the matter is that we have to it complete the Vizag Steel Plant as quickly Vizag rather than allow Viz\lg also to as posc;ible and, secondly, operate it at a Stagger over a longer period of time, even very high leve] of efficiency. Only then can if it means postponing other new plants. this Plan really be a viable Plant and I have every hope that the efforts being made SHRl H. A. DORA: Is it a fact that will lead the Plant to viabi1ity~ then not in view of the cost of production of only wiJl il be able to contdbute to the Vijayanagar steel plant, the Government is economic growth of the countrY but it will going to induct the technology of South also be a viable unit. K.orea in the Vijayaoasar steel plant? ' 13 Oral Answer, PHALOUNA 19, 190' (SAKA) Oral Answ~rs 14

SHRI K. C. PANT: I did say that Government of India or the Ministry itself we should aim at achieving very high lcvels does not produce any feature films. If at of technological performance in the Vijaya. all it is to be done, it has to be done by nagar steel plant. Korea allo has achieved NPDC with some co1Jaboration. high levels of technological performance in the steel plant; but this is Dot Korean SHRI SHANTARAM NA1K : Would technology as far as 1 know. It is a question YOU request the National Film Development of attaining high levels of perforJnallCe and Corporation to consider this project '1 we will certainly attempt to do that datu from the starting. SHRI V. N. OADGIL: In a proposal like this, there are v~uious considerations Feature by Production of Films Government which have to be weighed. For example, a kind of feature film was produced on Pundit *211. SHRI ~HNTARAM NAIK: Will lawaharlal Nehru. We have already the Minister of INFORMATION AND assigned, as you are probably a ware, to BROADCASTING be pleased to state: , Shri Shyam Benegal, a series on "Discovery of India of Punditji" which h'lS five (a) whether Government have any plans thousand years of vision of history. This to produce feature films on subjects and is not a project which can be done in one themes not covered by private film producers day or two days. It 'NiH have to be studied so far; and' carefu11y.

(b) if not, the reasons therefor '1 SHRI DINESH GOSW AMI : "I hope the Minister will agree that most of the THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE feature films produced by private producers MINISTRY, OF. INFORMATION AND do not give proper projections of our coun .. BROADCAS1ING (SHRI V. N. GADOIL): try and the films which have been produced (a) No, ~jr. by the NFDC -some of them are of high order-are not shown to the people (b) The Government of India does not at large because the private distributors are produce feature films. However; Nat ional not prepared to accept them. Therefor, Film Development Corporation. a Public they are showing some of these films on Sector undertaking under the Government TV occasionally but these filIUS don't reach of India does finance production of films, in the public at large. Do the Government suitable cascs. have any proposal to produce feature films which I welcome '1 Do they have a pro­ SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK: Feature posal to see that private films produced by film is a powerful communication medium. NFDC and other producers which give Government has no doubt produced certain proper projections of this country can be documentaries on the lives of certain natio .. shown to the people either through construc­ nal figures. Bat these documentaries don't tion of some auditorium or giving some create that much of impact as you would benefits to them '1 like to have through the medium of feature films. Therefore, I would like to make a SHItI V. N. GADGIL: As the hone suggestion. I would like to ask the Minister Member knows cinema is a State subject whether he would consider the suggestion of except censorship - the Board jf Censor. making a full length feature film on the What NFDC does is to finance ,good films. life of our late Prime Minister Smt. As far as theatres are concerned, for Indira Gandhi titling it, as you may please, ~onstruction of theaters loans are given. "Indira's India" or otherwise-full1ength The third thing which we have started and feature film on the Iife of Smt. Indira which you yourself have mentioned is that Gandhi-because the private film producers ,earlier the TV used to pay a certain amount. create a mess as you have already seen. Now we have started a system that if a serious or an art film is produced which SHRl V. N. OADGIL: It is a SUlles­ may not be commercially successful if it is tion for action. As I bave said the offered to us as a premier show on TV we 1S Oral Answers MAIlCH 10, 1986 Or/Ji Answers 16

consider it showing on TV and pay Rs. 8 last moment they were concelled. It lakhs. Another thing which we have started remained a mystery to us. (Interruptions) is tele film. The trend seems to be that an average viewer is reluctant to see a film of SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE: Who two and a half hours or three hours. selected, how they were selected and why Therefore, a ninety minute film, which is they were cancelled? (Interruptions) called tel e film of high artistic and cinema­ tic value is also oonsidered and alreadY ·SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOWDHARY: three or for such tcle films have been shown. Sir, we want a reply. The industry is in the Private h'lnds and Government itself does not produce. These are some of the ways by which we try to MR. SPEAKER: Is it relevant to this question? improve the quality and value of the films.

SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOO. SHRI V. N. GADGIL: It does not WALIA : Sir, these days the whole of the arise out of this question. country is keen to face the challenge to our nat iona1 integration and communal MR. SPEAKER: You can put another harmony. Sant Harchand Singh Longowal question. I will allow that. sacrificed his lif~ for .Jhis motto. Will t~e Government think of having a film on hIS Legislation to Fix Urban Land Ceiling life to commemorate his contribution + for the unity, integrity and harnlony of the * 212. SHRI D.K. NAIKAR : country ? SHRI RAM SWAROOP RAM :

SHRI V. N. GADGIL! Sir, this is a Will the Minister of URBAN suggestion for action but I would like to DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: acquaint the House with the efforts we have made through NFTC to help quality films. (a) whether Government propose to We h?tvc fin~nced 100 per cent in such cases bring forward any legislation to fix and I will give the names of two or three urban land ceiling, as has been done in the such fi hus, viz, Adi Sh:mkaracharya, Godan case of land ceiling; and Ghare Rhare of Satyajit Ray. (b) whether any committee has been PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: appointed to g:> into the question; if so, Why not Attinborough's Gandhi for the what are their rccommendati')ns; and TV "I It will be very popular. (c) when the legislation is likely to be KUMARI MAMATA BANERJEE: Sir, introduced in Parliament? this year we are going to celebrate the 125th bir1 hday of Shri Rabindra Nath THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVE­ Tagore. Has Government any proposal to LOPMENT (SH~I ABDUL GHAFOOR): ask NFTC to produce a feature film concer­ (a) The Urban Land (Ceiling and ning his views and achievements for the Regulation) Act, 1976 enacted by nation? Parliament on 17-2-1976 imposing a ceil ing on vacant lands in urban areas js SHRI V. N. GADGIL: Sir, again this already in force in all the Uh!on territories is a suggestion for action. and States except Jammu and Kashmir, Kerata, Naga)and, Sikkim and Tamil SJ-IRI SAIFUDDIN CHOWDHARY: Nadu. Tamil Nadu has its own State Jaw Sir, the Minister has said about good films which is in force from the t 4th May, to be tele-cast on the TV Now, two cases 1978. are there in front to us where the announce­ nlent was made, viz, Rajiv's India and (b) and (c). The question of making New Delhi Times. So much publicity was certain amendmenh in the Act is under given that they will be tele-cast but at the consideration. 17 0,., Mswers PHALGUNA :19, 1907 (SAKA) Oral Answers 18

MR. SPEAKER: Why it is always deration" means that the Government is "under active consideration" and not trying to get. back the file. "under considerationtt alone ! MR. SPEAKER..: I wa;; only worried SHR.I D.K. NAIKAR : As the hon. about the active use of the 'active Minister is aware, the ceiling on the Agri. considera tion'. cultural land was fixed by legislation. And once upon a time when the hon Minister [Translation] happened to be the Chief Minister, he tried his level best to implement the agricultural SHRI C. JANGA REDDY : Mr. land ceiling. The ceiling was fixed on the Speaker, Sir, under the Urban Land prinoiple to remove inequality in income Ceiling Act, a Ceiling has been fIXed in or remove imbalance. By this process, the Warangal, Hydcrabad or Delhi on the income of the agriculturists has gone down basis of yurds, wh,~rcas the value thereof and they have become poorer and poorer. should also be taken into account. There But so far as the urban property owners are is a vast difference in {he value of 1000 concerned, they themselves reside in the yards of land in Delhi and that of Hyderabad. urban areas. The Minister has said that Therefore, why doh't you give an active there is urban land ceiling on vacant lands. consideration to imposing land ceiling on The urban properties are a source of the basis of value? income and there are many people residing in urban areas without owning vacant lands, MR. SPEAKER: The land price is but they own properties from which they bound to vary, as in the case of textiles. derive a lot of income. On the principle involved in agricultural land ceiling, will SHRI ABDUL GHAFOOR : The ceiling the Minister consider putting a ceiling on Act is a very complicated n1atter. urban properties on the basi~ of value ? ( Interruptions)

SHRI ABDUL GHAFOOR: There is MR. SPEAKER : Ye~, you ll1USt be no such proposal at present. careful in putting your supplementaries. SHRI D.K. NAIKAR : I do not follow SHRI AnDUL GHAFOOR; It is In what is in his mind. view of this complication that an amend.. ment is being brought fOiward. MR. SPEAKER No Telepathic powers! [English}

SHRI D.K. NAIKAR: The hone SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY: Mr. Speaker Minister said that certain amendments in Sir, I would like to know from the Minister the Act are under consideraticn, but he has as to what the recomn1cndations of the not spelt out what kind of amendments he Committee were; when they were made; is bringing to the Urban Land Ceiling Act. and what would be the tim~ frame in which Will he kindly spell out the same? the Govcrnlncr.at would take a final decision on the reconunendations. SHRI ABDUL OHAFOOR: This is a [ Ttans!ation] matter which is decid~d by the Cabinet. When it is decided by the cabinet, it will MR. SPEAKAR : I thought you were accordingly, be announced. going to' ask when the wealth ceiling would be inlposed in view of the land ceiling saRI DINESH GOSW AMI : Sir, you already inlposcd, but You did not enquired about "consideration" and ask that. (Intf1.""uptiolls) "active consideration". This question was SHRI ABDUL GHAFOOR: I h:lve asked once by a Minister Hawker, in the 'Yes, Minister'. The reply given by the already stated that CeiJing Act has already Secretary was that "consideration" means been passed, now some amlnendments .• that the file is lost and "active consi.. ( lnterruptions) 19 Oral Answers MARCH 10, 1986 Ortl' A"swer, 20

{English] propose to impose ceilinl on we1th in the urban areas in the same way as the land SHltl SOMN4.TH CHATTERJEE: The ceiling bas been imposed in the villages and question was in English. Please answer in whether loan will be liven to the villagers English. in the same way as it is given to those living in urban 'areas '1 SHRI ABDUL GHAFOOR: This Act was passed in the year 1976. Different SHRI ABDUL OHAFOOR : You know States had made different suggestions that so far as the Ceilins Act is concerned, regarding many conlplications and they it is in force both in the rural areas as well wanted that the Act should be simplified. as in the cities. You have said that big I have already told you that we have been . buildings are being constructed in the considering the matter and I also used the cities. It does itOt mean that we should word 'active' meaning thereby that I am overlook the interests of the rural people a]so very serious about it. and for that matter no Government should overlook it. You know that they are also SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY: I referred given assistance in the matter of construction to the recommendations of the Committee. of houses. Facilities like housing and supply of fertilizers are provided to them. SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE : You might be seeing how anxious we are Which Committee 1 There is no for hie rural people. In the Budget also, committee ••• you will find tha t 65 per cent of the total budget is going to be spent on them. You [Translation] cannot say that the rural people are being MR. SPEAKER: It is the figment of overlooked. Shri Reddy'it imagination, it should have been known to him .••••• MR. SPEAKER: That is enough, now (Interruptions) leave it. «(Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER : He has committed' on crime if he has imagined it. SHRI RAM NAGINA MISHRA : The [English] hone Minister is replying.

SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY : In the, SHRI ABDUL GHAFOOR: The reply answer given by the Minister, he did refer is already over. to the Committee. MR. SPEAKER: A ceiling has been [ Translation} imposed on the question.

SHRI RAM NAGINA MISHRA ( Interruptiolls) Zamindari was abolished and ceiling imposed on land. When .. he Zamindars come to the Income and Expenditure by Doordarsban cities, they find that 10 to 12 storeyed buil- from Advertisements dings are under construction involving cost *213. SHRI BANWARI LAL BAIRWA: of to the tune crOfe.; of rupees. There­ Will the Minister of INFORMATION· AND fore, I would like to know from the hon. Minister whether this law is applicable only BROADCASTING be pleased to state: to those living in the villages or the urban millionaries, wbo are constructings buildings (a) the total daily income being worth crores of rupees, are also covered earned bY,Doordarshan from advertisements by it? Not only that. when they con'itruct and the income earned by it from aaver­ their houses" the Government provjde them tisementtt during the year 1'985; loan, whereas no such loan is provided to those livins in the villages Therefore, I (b) the daily expenditure being incurred would like to know whether Government on telecasting programmes; and .2 t Ond A1Nw", PHALOUNA 19, 1907 (SAKA) Oral Answ,rs ~2

(c' whether Government propose to Minister whether Government propose to encouraac telecasting of historical pro­ telec':lst special programmes based on our arammes QO television 'l ancient history so as to preserve our social values, human values and our heritage. . [EngliJ'h] [English] THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND SHRI V. N. GADGIL : Sir, in reply to BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL) : Part 'c~ of the question; I have mentioned (a) The gross income earned by Door­ various historical programes that have been darshan through advertisements. including produced. There are a number of series, ones. sponsorships, fronl 1 1.1985 to 3 1.12.198 S a fortnight, we have the folk arts of India is Rs. 55,94,91',000{-. The average daily and Folk dances of India. The difficulty, income during the year works out to Rs. I would request the hon. House to under­ 15,32,863/·. stand that everyday, we get about 21- hours for the national network. In that. (b) For the year 1985-86, the esti­ 40 minutes go for news. In the remaining mated average daily operational expenditure time available, there claims and counter­ on production and telecast of programmes claims which we have to adjust and we try is Rs. 13.08 lakhs approximately. to have programmes for all stratas of society. 'Thereforet it is not possible at present to increase the frequency of certain ( c) Several historical programmes have programlnes. That is why and I am proud already been telecast by Doordarshan. to say Sir, you will happy that last year on Freedom Struggle alone, we bad more than [ Translation] 400 programmes, even iri that limited time. SHRI BANWARI LAL BAIRWA : Mr. So, we are trying to have, as the hon. Speaker, Sir, today Doordarshan has Member, wants various historical aspects become a very popular medium among the of India.. Various' programmes are there. children, the old, lhe young, the men and I will supply him the list. the women and this is one such medium through which our national programmes [Translation] can be taken to be nlasses. The develop­ mental programmes being formulated by the SHRI BANWARI LAL BAIRWA : Government and the progress and prosperity There are no two opinions that a nUlnber taking place in the country cal) all be of programmes based on historical aspects projected through Doordarshan progra­ are being shown on Doordarshao, but my mmes. Numerous programmes on national stress was on some special programmes of integration are being telecast on Door­ 'Hum Log' type weekly programmes so that darshan. Similarly, programmes aimed at our culture could develop. and it may communal harmony, women's welfare and produce good impact on the people. If child welfare are also being telecast. Door­ our cricket team goes abroad to play cricket darshan also telecasts programmes on Indian matches, the running commentary of those culture, especially, on our cultural heritage. matches is lelecast on Doordarshan througb­ But Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is generally seen out the day. 1 think. it is not in our that the programmes on OUf cultural interest and is a national waste. Door­ heritage include only two items-music and d3rshan programmes should aim at dance - whereac; a matter of fact our hiah projecting our old ideals and principles ideals on which our society resls should before the people so that they could take also be treated as part of our cultural inspiration from them. Secondly, you heritage. have covered about 52 per cent of country's population under Doordarshan Network M~. SPEAKER: Instead of going into during the Sixth Five Year Plan. I W:lnt to t,be details, you put your question ....•. know whether you propose to cover the rest of the population under Doordarshan SHRI BANWARI LAL BAIRWA : Sir, Network. during the Seventh Five Year 1 ,would like to know from the hon. Plan 'I ~3' Oral Answers MAlteH 10. 1986

[English] of hardware and soft-ware. Every day~ hOD. Members demand TV in their respective SSRI V. N. GADGIL : Sir, as far as constituencies-and leiitimately so. So, Cricket is concerned. we try to accommo­ to increase hardware, some dedicated Fund date ~ll sports. Last year, you must have should be there. The idea of NLF is to noticed, for the first time, the Indian game use it for hardware and software expansion of Kho Kho was telecast live. It is not, as Therefore, I do not think that at the first if, disproportionate time is given to Cricket. flush, this suggestion may be verY accepta· i receive both 'kinds of letters. After this bIe; but it is still a sUlgestion for action. decision that five-day Cricket match will not be telecast live, I received letters saying SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE: At "You are a kin-joy", "you are the second Bush, you can cODsider it. anti. sports. ", etc. Other types of letters were, " you have done a . goo d t h'm g.', [Translation] "abolish Cricket from India.", etc. So, we have to find out what the average people SHRI NIRMAL KHATTRI : Sir. I want. It is not as.jf we c}n satisfy all. want to know from the hone Minister whether some code has been evolved for With regard to other puint, the han. accepting advertisements for Doordarsban. Member will be happy to know, apart from If there is one, does it not restrict a judge "Freedom Struggle"; \\'I.! have show Ekta, giving pu blicity to the product of a firm. 1 Ballet on Freedonl Struggle, Kahan Gaye would like to cite the example in which a Woh Log, Tera Panne, Role of \Vomeo in judge has been shown propagating the sale independence movenlent and very shortly, of Besto powder of Oodrej. Is it not you win have Asman Kaise .. Ka;se, another contempt of court ? programme.. (Interruptions) Let nle claim some credit for myself. We have the [English] Famous Trials of India, c.g. the Lokmanya Tilak Trial, the 1 N. A. Trial etc. All these PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE I trials win come now. That is the idea. I gave up using that powder. have already mentJoned the Discovery of India. [Translation]

SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE : It MR. SPEAKER : Will it not amount seems that the income to the Goverment to contempt of court. from advertisements in Doordarshan has been to the tune of neurly Rs. 55 crores in [English] one year. In Vlew of the substantial amount tba t is being earned, is Government considering giving some concession to pub­ SHRI V. N. GADGIL : I myself noticed lic sector undertakings, both in the Centre that advertisement. There is an Advertise­ and State sectors and to small and cottage m~nt Code. A very elaborate. detailed industries for advertisements at some Code is available. I have asked them to cheaper rates, because they C:lnnot compete check whether it visolates that Code; and with the high Tate which is charged for' if it viohtes, naturally action will be taken. advertisements ~ Has the Goverment in consideration any such proposa1 ? Incidentally, to the previous question, my reply was a little wrong. There is SHRI V. N. GADGIL: As far as this already a 1 S% concession giveD to public amount of Rs. 55 crores is concerned, it sector undertakinll for advertisements. my appear to be a v.ery big sum; but when you deduct the operational cost, the flgure SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE: Is is Dot that big. (Interruptions) Let me state it available for both State and Central the position. Secondly, under the rules, 11 undertakings ? fund is created know as the Non. Lapsab~e Fund, and this amount goes to that Fund. SHRI V. N. GADOIL: For aU public This Fund has to be used for the expansion sector undertakings. 2~ Otal Answer, PHALGUNA 1'9. 190' (SAKA) (}ral Answers 2~

PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: In of Oovernment offices, banks, most ~ . educa­ that film, the Judge can be replaced by a tional institutions, etc. and operation of Congress leader. normal fleet of buses of the Delhi Trans­ port Corporation. Treatment of news SHRI BHAOWAT JHA AZAD : . We 'stories in a buJletin or wording Lof news don't mind it being replaced by an Opposi. beadines is a matter of editorial judgement. tion leader. (Translation] [Trans lation) SHRI C. JANGA· REDDY: Mr. MR. SPBAKER Let both of them Speaker, Sir, the hone Minister has stated appear. together. in his reply that-

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T. V. News on 10 .·ebruary, 1986 "Treatment of news stories in a bulJetin or wording of news headlines is a matter of editorial judgement". *214. SHRI C. JANGA REDDY DR. ~UDHIR ROY: [Trans/'ltion] Will the Minister of INFORMATION Is it not a fact that in the T. V. News AND BROADCASTING be pleased to Bulletin at 7.30 p. m. it was stated that stale: the Doordarshan camer~ team want round various markets of the city and found that (a) whether the TV bulletin at 21.30 most of the shops remained closed. This hrs. on 10 February, 1986 stated tbat ·'the was 7.30 p.m. news bulletin and the Delhi Bandh called by Opposition parties, A.I.R. 9.00 p.m. news bulIetin had stated. failed to evoke any response"; [E"glish] (b) whether nex.t morning some national dailies in Delhi carried the following frQnt. h Both the Commercial and industrial page headlines: (i) Bandh in capital near establishments remained closed; H total-HThe Hindustan Tirocs , (ii) near although the stock exchange remained total Bandh in capital" -Times of India ; open officially yet the brokers refrained and Uil) "Delhi bandh against price-rise from doing the work" ••.••. Private buses total" -Statesman; and under DTC operation were mostly off the road". (c) how does he reconcile the news on same event telecast different than appeared [TranslQtio~] in tbe press ? This was A.J.R. news and that was THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE T. V. news of 7.30 p.m. Therefore, I MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND want to know why was there deviation in BROADCAS11NG (SURI V.N. GADGIL) : the 9.00 p.m. news bulletin? (a) to (c). A statemen~ is given below [Eltglishl Statement SHRI V. N. GADGIL : What the hone Member has said precise1y conforms to In the news bulletin telecast at 21.30 what I have said in the statement. hours on 10th February, t 986, it was stated in respect of the Bandh that according to the Police over 1300 arrests had been [Translation] , made and that at some places buses were damaged. The news bullentin also lave SHRI C. JANGA RBDDY Please some details regardina regular, fun.ctioning speak in Hindi. 2' Oral Answers MAllek 10, 1986 Oral Alaswers 2~

[English] with the T.V. and say, "give this", "do not give this", this is a fallSe pricture; this does SHRI V. N. GADGIL: U is the edi­ not exist. It is left to the nlan on the spot. torial judgement. If you analyse all the For example, why did not the hon. members news on radio, TV and at various other mention how the news abO\~t the bandh places you will find that various persons in. Calcutta was given 1 I am prepared to incharge have put it in a different way; read it out Even the Chief Minister, Jyoti and it 1S our daily experience that various Basu's·intcrview is' here. He said, "every­ people judge the same event or put it in a thing is closed." We d~o s lid, "no bus differen t fashion. moved,H no tram moved; everything was closed. H If we wanted to distort it we could have distorted that also. TranslationJ (Interruptions) SHRI C. JANGA REDDY : T. V. news bulletin of 7.30 p.m. and A.I.R. It js left with the man incharge and he news bulletin of 9.00 p m. carried inden. foHows certain editorial judgment. tical news. The! caftre, the newspaper headings on 11th were also identical. PROF.' MADHU DANDAVATE Therefore, I want to kn0W what happened Calculta gives wrong news about Bombay to Doordarshan after 9.00 p. ro. and Bombay giv(!s wrong news about SHRI V. N. GADGIL Nothing Caleult:\. happened after 9.00 p.m. SHRI V. N. GADGIL : I would like to (Interruptions) remaind him-l am surry to say this­ when we were in the same party, in [English] Bombay, we used to say, "Our strength in Calcutta is very good" and in Calcutta we PRO£-< ~IADI-IU DANDAVATE: The used to say, "our ::;trcngth in Bonlbay is Prime Minister contradicted all and he said very good." fIe se~lns to foJ low that. that the loss on banel, was Rs 450 crores; that means the bandh was total .•• PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: We (Interrupt ions) arc strong in Calcutta. In Calcutta, conti­ nuously. we arc beat iag them" ...•• (Interruptions) SllRI V. N. GADGIL : That was flbout Bharat bandh. He was ~alkjng of Bharat bandh. The question is about Delhi bandh. l Translationl

( Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER: It means that the old friends who have shared secrets, sotlletimes SHRI BHAGWAT JHA AZAD: The expose each other. Prime Minister sdid, in a day thl: 1058 was Rs. 115 crores •.. ((Interruptions) SHRI C. JANGA REDDY: It is not a fact that changes were effected in the news itenl after 7.30 p.m. T. V. news bulletin MR. SPEAKER : I may correct you and 9.00 p.m. A.I.R. bulletin 'l Dirrector both. He said that tht! day costs Rs. 450 General, Shri Harish Khanna had called aU crores, but let us take half of it. the Editors and rebuked them and he himself had dictated that the bandh was not SHRI V. N. GADGIL : My friend, complete '/ Prof. Madhu Dandavat~, should not identify Delhi with Bharat. It is a wrong [English] tendency. We are talking about Delhi bandh. As I said, it is a matter of editorial SHRI V. N. GADGIL: As far as 1 judgmet)t. If in respect of each new bulletin know, no such direction was issued ..•..• somebodY thinks that I or somebodY sits (Interruptions) 29 Writlen .Answers PHALOUNA 1', 190'7 (SAKA.) Written Answers 30

[TrtmslationJ is estimated at 12.2 million tonnes which shows a shortfall to the ext(ot of 0.8 SHRI C. JANGA REDDY : I am million tonncs .. talking of the Director General, Shri Harish Khanna who had called the Editors and (c) The Government have been taking rebuked them. a number of steps with a view to increasing the production and productivity of pulses. [English] These include:-

SHRI V. KISRORE CHANDRA S. (D extension of pulses in irrigated DEO: AbJut tbis particular bandh, it was areas; reported in the new&papers. First of all, it pertained to Bhatat bandh. Specifically, it (ii) bringing additional area under said about Delhi bandh. I would like to short duration varieties of pulses enlighten the hon. Minister about that. He in rice fallows by utilising the said, different i{cporlers evaluated the residual moist urc in ra hi seasons; situation differently. 1 want to assure this House that the reporting is done on factual (iii) cultivation of short duration basis and not according to tbe whims and varieties of moong with irrigation fancies of the teporter concerned. He should in summer after oilseeds, sugar­ understand at least that. cane, potato and wheat as catch crops; MR.. SPEAKER: The question Hour is over. (iv) inter-cropping of arhar in soyabean, bajra, cotton, sugarcane and groundnut both under irrigated WRITTEN·ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS and unirriga_ted conditions; and

lEnglishJ (v) multiplic"tion and use of improved pulse ~ceds, use of phosphatic RC(IUirement Vis a-Vis Production of Pulses fertilisers and rhizobium culture; adoption of plant protection *206. SHRIMA TI GEE'fA MUKHER measures, pri~e support and pro­ lEB : Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE pag"tion of latest technology. be pleased to state : In addition, the Government have been (a) whether it is a fact that the pulses·· implementing a number of developnlent requirement and production target for the programmes in the pulse growing States last year of Sixth Plan were estimated at and Union Territories As a result, the 14.9 and 14.5 miilion tonnes respcctively; productivity of 'total pulses' attained an all time high level of 548 Kgs per hectare (b) if so, wllethcr the target was met; in 1983-84. Even during 1984.. 85 when and the producticn of pulses had· been affected due to adverse we:Jther conditions in some (c) the steps taken to raise their of the States, the productivity at 537 Kgs production and with what results '? per hectare was the second best achieved since 1960-61. THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (S. BUTA SlNGH): (a) and (b). The New Fertilizer Plants target for production of pulses for the Sixth Plan was originally set at 14.5 *207. SHRI CHITTA MAHATA million tonnes after taking into account Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be the projected requirements and production pleased to stat~ : possibili.ties. This was subsequently revised downwalds to 13.0 million tonnes at the (a) whether new fertiliser plants are to Mid-Term Appraisal. As again~t this, the be installed during the Seventh Five Year production of total pulses during 1984·~S Plan in the country; 31 Wrltte" Answers MARCH 10, 1986 W'riItBII Answ,r, 32

(b) if SO, the D,ame$ of the places THB MINITER OF 'AGRICULTURB where they are to be installed; (S. BUTA SINGH) : (a) ,and (b). Yes, Sir. Bleven malor fertilizer plan ts, advance (c) whether Government propose to action in respect of which had started in the increase production capacity of the existing Sixth Plan period, are expected to be fertiliser plant'S in the country; and established during the Seventh Plan period. (d) if so, the the details there of and Their location are indicated 'below :- if not, the reasons therefor '1

State No, of new plants Location of the plant under installation _,------Assam One Namrup-III Andhra Pradesh Two -Kakina(la

Oujarat One Sikka

Madhya Pradesh One Vijaipur (Ouna Distt.)

Orissa One Paradeep

Rajasthan One Sawai Madhopur

Uttar Pradesh Four Aonla lBareilly), Jagdisbpur

In addition to the eleven plants (a) the criteria adopted for import of mentioned above, preparatory work in foreign films in India; respect of more plants should commence duril'S the Seventh Plan period. The (b) the details regarding the selection number and location of these new fertilizer of panel for reviewing the imported films plants' have not yet been decided. under the non-resident Indian (NRI) scheme; (c) the names ,of the feature films (c) and (d). Setting up of additional cleared by this panel for screening in India; fertilizer capacity, by way of installation of new plants and expansion of existing plants, (d) when this NItI scheme was intro­ is decided on the basis of techno-economic duced; and considerations like demand-supply position in the relevant marketing zone, availability (e' the number of foreign films selected of feedstock/raw, materials, cost of trans­ and imported since the scheme came into portation of finished- fertilizers, etc. At force, ytar-wise ? present, theer expension schemes approved by 'the Government, namely Tutirorin THE MINIStER OF STATE OF THB (Expansion of DAp·_I plant), Mansa)ore MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND (Bxpansion) and Bharuch (Diversification), BROADCASTING (SHRI V,N. OADGIL) : are under implementation. (a) to (e). A statement is given below.

Criteria for Import 01 Foreign Films StatemeDt Criteria for Import of Foreign Films • 208. SHRI SRIBALLAV PAN I­ GRAHl: Will the Minister of INFOR. The films can. be imported into .Jodia MA.TION' AND 'BROADCASTING be by the National Film Development Cor­ pleased to state; poration, Non-lle.ident Indians, Private 33; Wfl{tt~" Answers PHALGUNA 19, 1'007 (SAKA) Wrltt,,, Answers 34

Indian parties from amongst'. the films The names of feature tUrns cJeared by entered in the film market organised on the lhe Corporation, on the basis of tpc recom. oc:asion of International Fil til Festivals mendations of the sub·Committee are in India and foreign parties in pursuance of given in the A"nexure. agreements entered into with 'them by the Government or the Corporation. The policY for import of feature films by non-resident Indians was introc1uccd weJ. 12.10. 1984. The Policy for imp()rt of Feature l?~lms doc"J not lay down any guidelines regarding The numder of feature films approved quaHty of films ,to be ~mport~d ,directly by by the Corporation for import and imported the National Film Development Corpo~ non.resident Indians, Y,Qsr-wise is as . rltion. However, they are expected to by follows :- import films which arc aesth~tically cinenu. t ical1y and thematically good. ' Period Approved Imported (As for per biJ)s of Entry In the caSe of NOIl-R~sidcnt lndhns, Import Submitted to the following requirements regarding quality Nl:()C) of films have to be met :- 1984-8 ~ 34 4 (n) The films shou!d l'h)t be violative of any guidlincs issued by the ]{}85-86 81 47 Government under the Cinerna(o~ (upto3lst graph Act, 1 I) 5.'. ~ Jan. 86) Annexure (b) it should be of ~cslhetic value •. Names of feature films cleared by (c) it should be cincmalicully of a N FDC for import by Non .. ,e$ldent good standard; alld Indians (d) it should provirlc ck;lJ1. healthy 1. Supergiri entertainment io b.: ~I\ldicncc. 2. Dynasty 3D For import of films by private Indian parties from amongst th-.: fiIIl1~' entered in 3. Revenge of the Shogun Women 3D the film market organised on the occasion of International Film Festivals of lrdial 4. Joyou" Zoo FiImotsav, guidelines for such import arc issued on each occasion. The guidelines 5. Razor Hack issued for Filmots'1v' 86 bid down lhe same requirements regarding qll~d ity of films as 6. Concrete Jungle are applicabl.e in the case of Non-R.esident Indian. 1. A Passege to India

In the case of Foreign ,parties, the 8. M~I~.!I1ificent Body Guards 3D conditions of import are governed by the 9. Daughter of thl.! Jungle agreement entered into with them by the Government or the Corpor.. ttion. 10. Hit the Road Running 3D

Films proposed to be imported by non .. 11. Blust fighter resident Indians are previewed by a sub.. Committee of the National Film Develop .. 12. Silen \ ~fadness 3D mcnt Corporation consist ing of some directors and officers of the Corpora Hon, 11. Chain Gang 3D film critics and other h.\Ving specialised 14. Great Dallon Chase 3D knC'wledge of films. 35 ",rittln MIMlI" MAilCH 10, 19-86 Writ"" bIWIf" 36

15. Tales of the Third Dimension 3D 46. Loaded Guns J 6. Amityville 3D 47. The Big Score 17. Avenaing Angel 48. TrapPed 18. Nine Deaths of'the Ninja 49. Final Justice 19. Body Rock SO. Hundra 2,0. The Final Mission $1. Carry on EmmanueJ1e 21. The Retrievers S2. Black Rose 22. Sky High "53. Howling II

23. The Inside Man 54. The Ninja M isaioh 24. Non Stop Trouble with My 55. Roaring Fire Double 56. Adventure at ShaoHn 25. Hercules "7. Shaolin V)S Lama 26. High Velocity 58. Lonely Lady 27. Disco Fever 59~ Terror in the Aslen 28. Rottweiler 3D 60. Drunken Tai Ji 29" APE 3D 61. Change of Seasons 30. Roots of Evil 62. Youn, Doctors in Love 31. Executioner II (J:1 • Rambo Fjrst Blood II 32. TheY Call Me Bruce 64. Silver Dream Raeer 33. Manchurian Avenger 65. Iron Hand Boxer 34. The lost Empire 66. Blind Date Nightmare on Elm Street 35. 67. Toy &oJdiers 36, Boma Arigate 68. Triumph of a Man CalJed Rorie 37. The Fantastic Invasion of the Planet Earth 69. Tough Ones 38. Tuff Turf 70. Return to the 36th Chamber

39. Treasure of the Four Crown 3D 71. The South ShaoJin Master 40. Tiger Man 3D 72. Class of 84

41. Ad~l m And Eve 73. Missing in Action I 42 Golden Queens Commando 74. KiI1h~g Machine 43. Passage of the Drason 75. ' Scanners

44. Blame I t on Rio 76. EndJes, Love 45. The Exterminator 71. Thunder pjJALtiUNA i9, 19b,·(sAK.4) Writt,,, Answers 38

J 10. Three Supermen in the 1uDIle I '18. Younl and free 79. The CoolJanaatta Gold 111. Raid on Entobbe

80 • Heavenly Bodies 112. Threo Supermen in Tokyo I

aI.' Radio Active Dreams 113. Lady Football

82. Barbarian Queen 114. Fury in Shaolin Temple 83. Secret Rivals of Lama 1'1 S. . The lun'le RaiderS.

84. The Art of the Sun God CommJssioDing of Fishinl Vessels of IFP 85. Don't Answer the Phone • 215. PROF. K.V. THOMAS: Will 86. Scream for help the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to state: 87., Liaht Blast (a1 the number of fishing vessels of 88. The Pr()tector Integrated Fisheries Project, Cochin that are likely to be commissjoned this year; 89. BJacmout 90. Higb Point (b) the steps being taken to provide sub­ stitute tishina veLSels to this project; and 91. K.ill and Kill Again (c) what are the other expansion 92. Blood Simple programmes for this project? 93. Return of Godzilla THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE 94. The Cotton Club (S. BUTA SINGH): (a) No new vessels are likely to be commissioned this year by 9 S. The Stone KiHer the lntearated Fisheries Project (IFP). 96. Voyage of the Rock Aliens (b) and (c). Memorandum for Expen­ 91. Nipt of the Comet diture Finance Committee on various development prol1'ammcs of I.P.P. inclu­ ~8. Teen Wolf dina strengthoning and expen&ion has not yet been approved. 99. Death Wish PrieN of Agrlealtural Products 100. Flamingo Kid 101. Gold of the Amazon Women ·216. SHRI B. AYYAPU R.EDDY: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be 102. Wheels of Fife pleased to state :

103. The Doberman Gua (a) the price per quintal of cOtlOQ, sugarcane, wheat and rice in the months 104. No Time to Die of JanuarY and February, 1975 vis-a-vis in lOS. The Snowman the months of JanuarY and February, 1986; (b) whether there hal bccn a decline 106. The Vengcance (The God) in the prices of the above ~mmodities as compared to the steep increase in the whole­ 107. Code Wildleese sale price index of other articles; and 108. A Time To Die (c) the steps taken by Government to 109. Buddy Goes West protect the aaricultU,riAs aaainst dispropor. M~

tioqate, rise in prices of other artielps as January-February, :1986 over Japuary. compared to the prices of agricultural February, 1975. produce '? (c) The Government" fixes the procure­ ment/minimum support prices of agri. THE MINISTER OF AGR.ICULTURE cultural commoditi~s on the basis of re. (S. BUTA SINGH): (a) A Statenlent commendations made' 'by 'the Commission indicating the month"end wholesale prices for Agricultural Costs and prices (CACP). of cotton, wheat and rice durin,g January, While making its recommendations, the February 197~ and 1~86 and Statutory CACP takes into account, inter.alia, Minimum Prices of Sugarcane in 19,74-.75 changes in the 'cost of inputs. With a and 1985-86 is given below. view to safeguarding the interests of the farmers, the Governmen t not only fixes (b) The wholesale price indices of remunerative support/procurement· prices rico, wbeatt 'optton and ~Qlarcane as also of but also undertakes market support opera­ other selected groups have increased in tions through designated ai'encios.

Statment

Month·end Wholesale Prices (Rs. per quintal)

Stale/Centre Variety 1975 1986 .' I -.._ .. ~- .... " ------:------I I " ~ January February January February

1 2 3 4 5 6

KAPAS (RAW COTTON)

I Andhr. Prade.b

Adoni Hybirid-4 426 405 540 498 (21/2) , , ~Djab ': Al?ohar American 356 350 4~O '. 4'4 (14/2) (J-34)

WHEAT (MEXICAN) Bihar Sasilram 188 1'86 200 225

Gujarat

Dohad 170 175 240 ~35 Haryana Sonepat 174 149 182 192 ...~ ,I

Madhya Pradesh , I Jabalpur 190 180 290 295 M.II.ralbka: " , i , Nqpur 215 225 265 Punjab

, ' Amritsar 1,122 131 182 i94· 1: j Written AIIswers 42

,---,,_ ...... -_ ...... -_ .... --. . 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rajaathan " Kota 195 118 208 220 Uttar P'nldesb Kalpi 180 178 210 21S

hlCE tCOMMONj

. Andhra Prad~.b

Kakinada 230 225 350 280 Bihar

Jayan'agar 20S 210 300 310 "aryana

Karnal 185 190 265 270 KeraJa

Trivandrum 361 375 425 415 Kornataka

Shimoga 185 2(l3 290 290

~Iadbya Pradesh

JabaJpur 255 265 300 300 Orissa

Balasore 150 IS5 275 270 Punjab Amrilsar J50 150 245 245 Tamilnadu

Kumbakonam 184 197 318 277

Ut~ar Pr.des~ Nowgarh 198 194 222 230 West Benga)

Contai 200 lOS 280 290

'------,_, ------>. _.-- 11. Statutory Minimum Price of Sugarcane

(R&. per quintal) 1974-75 .

,'....._-~'- tf ----. .f 8.jO 16.50 This price is !illked to a basis recovery of 8.S ·percent and a proportional premium is 'payab1e for every 0.1 percent incroase'above that level.

I' \, MARCH: '10. 198!) W,.lt~" J.,UW,,.s 44

CODvention : Re Agricultural Devel op­ THE MINISTER OF STATE OF TliB meat Proltammes MINISTRY OF INFORMATION. AND ) BROADCASTING (SHill V. N. GADOIL): ·217 ~HRI KAMAL NATH : Will (a) and (b). Yes, Sir. the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to state : (c) In its 7th Plan, AIR. has 4ncJuded schemes to set' up 3 new radio stations at (a) whether a mass awareness con­ Abwa, Surat and Godhra in the State of vention to familiarise people with various Gujarat. The Stations at Sural and Godhra rural and agricultural development pro­ . will be equipped with FM transmitters and gramme was held in Madhya Pradesh; and the one at Ahwa with a Medium Wave Transmitter.

(b) the purpose and function of the (d) No, Sir. meet? Release of Funds for Development of THE MINI&TER OF AGRICULTURE Bombay City (S. BUTA SINGH): (a) Yes, Sir. A Mass Awareness Convention was organised *219. &HRI SATYAGOPAL MISRA: bv the Government of Madhya Pradesh in SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY: Durg District from 14th to 31st January, 1986. Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be p1eased to state: (b) The purpose of the Convention was to highlight the rple that could be (a) whether it is a fact that Govern­ played by science and technology in the ment have taken a decision to release development of Madhya Pradesh. It also Rs, 100 crores for the development of intended to create awareness among the Bombay city; rural masses of Madhya P.radesb especially the poor people. (b) if so, the details therefor; and

Expansion of A.I.R. Station, Vadodara (c) whether Government propose to sanction Similar special assistance to other .218. SHRI RANJITSINGH GAEK­ metropolitan cities such as Calcutta, WAD: Will the Minister of INFOR­ Madras, Hyderabad and Bangalore ? MATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state: THE M1NISTER OF UR.BAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI ABDUL (a) whether A.I.R. S~ation, Vadodara GHAFOOR): (a) and ,(b). A sum of it having only commercial channel with Rs. 100 crores will be provided during the 1 K.W. transmitter capacity for broadcast Seventh Plan period to the Government of of Vividh Bharati programmes only; Maharashtra for solving acute problems of housing and slum in Bombay. (b) whether A.I.R. Station, Vadodara is not baving primary channel and is linked (c) There is no proposal to sanction with A .I.R. Station, Ahmedabad; similar special assistance to other metro. po1itan citjes~ I ' (c) whether over 6 Frequency Modula­ Offences Under Equal Remuneration tion Transmitter Stations at Godhra, Dang Act to Become Cognisable and other places in Gujarat are proposed to be opened during the Seventh Plan; and *'220. DR. B. L SHAILBSH: SHRI ANANDA PATHAK: (d) if so, whether the, ,existing A.I.R. Station, Vadodara would·f;bc· made al) Will the Minister of LABOUR. be independent fullf1:edaed A.I.R. Station? pleased to state : 45 W.,lttell ' A.swers PHALOUNA 19, 1:9'01 (SAKA) Written An.~wer' 46

(a) whether htl Ministry has made \ SANGMA): (a) The implementation of any assessment about the implementation the Equal Remuneration Act in most ·of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 and employments is the responsibility of the if so, the infirmities noticed therein and State Governments. As regards imple­ instances of violations of provisions of the mentation of the Equal Remuneration Act Act durine tile last three years bDOUgbt to in ,employments for which Central Govern­ his Ministry's notice; and ment i3 the appropriate Government, figures relating to enforcement have been (b) what steps are being taken to col~ected from ,time to time. The parti. give more teeth to this Jaw and to make culars violatioqs of the Act in these enlploy­ the violations of its provisions cognisable Olents during the last three yelrS are given in the Stat ement given below. by courts? (b) Proposals to amend the Act to THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE make it more effective are under consi. MINISTRY OF LABOtTR (SHRI P. A. deration.

Statement

Enactment Year No. of No. of irregularities No. of No. of. No. of No. of inspec- Detected--R~ctifi-~d prose- caSeS convic- accuitals tions cutions disposed tions launched off

_ ,~_ ~ ~ ~_'~R ___ '- '--""-"------.. ----_. Equal Remu- 1983 879 1230 1209 S8 25 25 neratnio

Act, 1976 1984 1189 1501 1009 167' 40 38 2

*1985 1563 2286 12S.! 289 77 76 I -- ._...~- ~------~- *Provisional

Quality and Presentation of Programmes Telecast on Doordarshan . BROADCASTING (SHRI V. N. GADIL): (a) and (b). Specific quide1ines on news *221. SHRI SRIHARI RAO: Will policy for broadcast media have been laid the Minister of INFORMATION AND down to ensure objectivity, impartiality BROADCASTING be pleased to stute ~ and accuracy of newscasts The quality, content anq formats of news and other (a) whether a review has since been pro~ralnmcs telecast on Doordarshan are made at a high level of the quality and constantly reviewed as an essential part of presentation of the news and other pro­ progranlme planning. This is a continuous grammes .telecast on Doordarshan; process aimcQ at ,bringing about improve- (b) if so, the renledial measures taken , m~nt in. the 'presentation of news and ., other programnles to ensure objective and balanced news and views and improve the quality of other , (c) No, Sir. programmes telecast by Doordarshan; and

(c) wlletber any fresh guidelines have A.ssfstance to 'Vest Bengal for People been laid down nnd 'if so, the details . Affected by Cyclone and Flood thereof 7 *222., DR. PHULRENU GUHA THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be: MINISTR Y OF INFORMATION AND,) pleas,:d to state: ' · 41 Written Answers MARCH 10, 1986 Writte" A,.swer~ 4'&

(a) whether Government of West Union to the Registrar. In' view of the Bengal have requested the Centre to sanc. existing provision of this Ac~ it is, not tion money for assisting people affected possible to rC

(b) Does not arise.' (a) whether there is any proposal to call for a national debate on important issues Trade Unions in Steel Plants such as need for second channel on T. V. and Radio exclusive\}' for the State Goverr)'I' *223. SHRI MOOL CHAND DAOA : nlent; and Will the Minister of STEEL AND MINES be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof? (a) whether Bokaro, TISeO, Rourkela, Bhilai and Du"'gapur Steel Plants hav~ THE MINISTER OF STATE OfJ,TlfB multiple trade unions; MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI V. N. GADGIl.): (n) No, Sir. (b) if so, since when these labour unions are working; \b) Does not arise.

(c) how many new labour unions were Increase in Hoose Rent ;n Delhi given recognition during the .ast five years in each plant and the reasons th ere for; and 1967. SHRI SURESH KURUP : Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT \d) the steps taken to reduce the be pteased to stat c : multiplicity of unions? (a) whether Government are aware that THE MIN1STER OF STEEL AND the house rents in Delhi are incre,asing by MINES (SHRI K. C. PANT): (a) Yes, leaps and bounds; Sir. (b) whether Government intend to take (b) The oldest labour union recognised any measures to check this increase in in a steel plant in India was in TISCO. rents; and This was recognised in 1925 under the name of Labour Association. In other plants, (c) if so, tbe details thereof '? unions were recognised at later dates. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (C) No new labour union has been given MINISTRY OF UR.BAN DEVELOPMENT recognition during the last five Years in any . (SHRI DALBIR SINGH:) : (a) to (c). The of the steel plants. increase in the rents of houses in Delhi is a general phenomenon linked with overall (d) The policy being followed in steel price rise including increase in the cost of plants is that collective bargaining at the construction. In addition to the efforts for plant level is done only with the recognised holding price 'line, the Government is union except in Durgapur where the forum encouraging construction of private! coopera­ bargaining pattern is in vogue, in pursuance tive houses, undertakings and increasing of a tripartite agreement. Under the Trade substantially, the pace of construction of Unions Act J 926, any seven or more work­ houses by governmental alencies li.ke Delhi nlen may apply for registration of the Trade Devl'lopment Authority, etc. 49 Written A,nswers PRALOUNA 19, 1901 (SAKA)

,Rettuting Agencies under Emigration "THE M.INISTER OF STEEL RND Act MINES (SHRI K. C. PANT) : (a) No. Sir,

1968. SYED SHAHABUDDIN : Will , (b) and (c). Stocks of steel with diffe .. the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to rent integrated steel plants as on 1.4.8' ~ state : 1.1.86 and 1.3.86 are given be:JQW :-

.~ ... ~ --' --' .... _ (a), the number of recruiting agtncies under the Emigration Act; (1000 tonnes) Name of 1.4.85 1.1.86 1.3.86 (b) the number of such :lgencies de.. Steel Plant (Prov.) registered; BhiJai 165 153 149 (c) the tota] amount deposited with the Bokaro 122 128 Protectors of Emigrant~ by the recruitment 118 agencies as on March. 3 I, 198 5 ~ and Durg~\pur 19 69 75 (d) the number of repatriates whose Rourkela 76 54 60 cost of repatriation was pnid )ut of this deposit and the total anwunt involve. I1SCO 14 16 15 TISeO 17 38 57 THE MINIS'! FR OF ~;, TATE OF THE MINISTRY OF LAIlOUR (SHRI P. A. SI\NGMA.) : (a) 1061 R<.:gistration Certifi­ Total: 473 458 474 cates have been issued till date. Steps being taken to increase produc. (b) 25 agencies have since been de­ tion of steel in the country include moderni. registered. sntiol1itcchnologicaJ upgradation of plants Im'PtOVe. d plant and equipment maintenance' (c) Security in thl.:: form of Bank t optimisation of captive power generation GU'lrantec worth Rs. 1,'.' ') 1.'0,000 has cn:nuing avaibbility of adequate inputs and been deposited wit}1 the Prt'll',.\,,'r GtOCl al of of right quality. In CJddilion, the Visakha .. Emigrants. No, such dqwl.,it!' ~\r~ received patna~ Sleel Plant Project is under imple­ by protector of Emigrants mentation. (d) NiL Projects lInd(lr RLEGP Submitted by Bihar Government During 1985-86 Steel Accumulated at Stetl Plants

1969. SHRI CHINT AMANI JENA : 1970. SHRI O. P. YADAVA: Will SHIH MOHt\NnHAl PATEL: the Millister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to state : Will the Minister of STEEL AND MINES be pleased to str.te: (a) what were the schemes submitted under Rural Landless Emloyment Guarantee (a) whether 1\ large quantjty of steel Programme by Bihar Government in has accumulated with the various steel 1985.86; 'and pl-ants; (b) the number of projects pendinl for clearance with Union Government 1 \b) if 80, the quantity of steel accumu­ lated with each steel plant and the main THE MINlSTER OF AGRICULTUIW reasons for the glut; and (S. SUTA SINGH): (a) and (b) •. A Sta1 c1l1cnt Containing a list of the projects (c) the steps being taken to clear tbe received from the Bihar Government for stock and increase the production of steel 1985-86 is given below. \ AU thes~ projects in the country ? ~t Writt", Answers MAllCH 10, 1986 Written A"swers !2

btlve been approved. No project is pending THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE for clearance with the Union Government. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA Statement MAKWANA): (a) There were 22 Cooperative Rice Mills installed in Uttar Details of Projects Received from Pradesh on 31-3 .. 1985. Bihar under the RLEGP During 1985.86 (b) The National Cooperative Develop.. ._-_.. _.- ment Corporation provided an assistance of Rs. 3.04 lakhs towards establishment of Sl. No, Name of the Project 17 Cooperative Rice MHls under,Centrally Aided Plan Schemes. 1. Renovation/restoration of tanks (ahars, and constructionfrenovation (c) Out of the 22 installed Mills, 11 of weirs in Aurangabad District. Mills reported working, processed 14,046.26 tonnes of paddy during the 2. Construction/renovation of lift cooperative year 1984·85. irrigation schemes in East Champa .. fan District. (d) Of the 11 mills reported working, 6 are in profit, 4 in Josses and 1 has not 3. Construction, renovation and reported its profit/loss potition. improvement of minor irrjgation and lift irrigation schemes in [Translation] Khagarea District. Projects Operated by N.M.D.C in 4. Construction of houses for SC!Si. Madhya Pradesh Forestry s. Social with people's 1972. SHRI MANKURAM SOD1; particip~tion for afforestation of Will the Minister of STEEL AND MINES wasteland. be pleased to state: Construction of rural link roads. 6 .. (:.1) till number of projects bei~g operated by NatiC'nal Mineral Development 7. Social Forestry projects for various Corpora I ion in the country and the names districts. of projects being implemented out of them in Madhya Prad(!sh; Cooperative Rice Mills in Uttar Pradesh (b) the number of projects proposed to 1971. SHRI MANVENDRA SINGH: be implemented in the State and the time Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be by which these will start operatingi and pleased to s.tate : (c) the reasons for not setting up (a) the number of rice mills in coope· N.M.D.C, head-quarters at Bastar ? rative sector in Uttar Pradesh; THE MINISTER OF STEEL AND (b) whether any Central assistance was MINES (SHRI K. C. PANT): (a) There liven for the establishment of rice mi'lls in are four mining projects operated by Natio­ Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details na\ Mineral De\clopment Corporation thereof ; and Limited in the country. Of them. tbe following three mining projects are located (b) the quantity of paddy processed by in Madhya Pradesh : dee mills in the cooperative sector in U.P. during the Year 1985; 1. Bailadila Iron Ore Project, Depo .. sit No. 14, District Baster; (d) whether co-operative rice mills in Uttar Pradesh are funning at a profit or 2. Bailadila Iron Ore Project Deposit loss? No.5, District Baatuj , . , . 53 Written Answers PHA~aUNA 19, 1907 (8.14£4) Written .Answer, 54~~

3. .. Diamond Mining Project, Panna. bJe weather conditions in different parts of the country. (b) One Dolomite Project is proposed to be commissioned during the Seventh Relaxation in Norms lor Cooperatively Plan period in the District of Bilaspur in Weaker States Madhya Praddlt. In addition, an expansion project of Bailadila-14 at Deposit No. l1-C 1974. PROF.. NARAIN CHAND and the Fine Ore Handling Plant at PARASHAR.: Will the Minister of.AGRI­ Bailadila Depos~t S are under implementa­ CULTURB be pleased to refer to the 'reply tion. LikelY dates of commissioning of given to starred question No. 724 on 6th these two plants are June, 1987 and May, 198' regarding norms for lending to December, 1986 respectively. cooperatives and state :

(c) Hyderabad is a Centrally located (a) the details about the relaxation in city with good communication facilities the· Dorms allowed by National Bank for enabling N.M.D.C. to have effective opera­ Agriculture and Rural Development tional control over their mines in Madaya (NABARD) for the cooperatively weaker Pradesh and Karnataka. Hyderabad is also States and for the farmers belonging to the convenient for purposes or coordinating weaker sections for credit from cooperative their investigation projec1 s as well as the credit institutions; :xport of iron ore to Japan and South Korea through Vizag and Madras Ports. (b) a brief outline of the special schemes drawn up for these States and the vulnerable [English] sections of the society in the Seventh Five Year Plani and Target ~'ixed for Production of Food­ grains in Sixth Plan (c) the names of States and the criteria 1973. SHRIMATI JAY ANTI adopted for defining weaker sections for PATNAIK: Will the Minister of AG RI­ whom the norms have been relaxed and the CULTURE be pleased to state : date from which the relaxation has been allowed? (a) the target set for the production of foodgrains in Sixth Plan; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (b) whether the target have been AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOOENDR.A achived; MAKWANA) : «a) The details of relaxation in the norms allowed by the National Bank (c) if so, to what extent; and for Agriculture and RUral Development (NABARD) are as under :- (d) if not, the reasons therefor? (i) Refinance is provided by NABARD THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE under schematie lending at higheJ DBPARTMENT' OF AGRICULTURE rate of 90 per cent to Commercia AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGBNDRA Bunks, Regional Rural Banks ant MAKW ANA): (a) The target of food­ State Coopera tive Banks and 9 ~ grains production for Sixth Plan was fixed per cent to Land DeveJopmen at 153.6 million tonnes. Banks against their loans for th, development of agriculture anc (b) and (c). Foodgrains production other rural activities as comparel reached an all time higb of 152.4 minion to the rate at which refinance i tonnes in 1983-84, but declined to 146.2 provided to other areas/States. million tonnes in 1984-85, the terminal year of the Sixth Plan. (ii) Central Co-operative Banks wit overdues exceeding 60 per cent ( (d) The decline in foodarains production demand are normally not eligibJ durina 1984-85 is mainly due to unfavoura- for sanction of any short-ten ;SJ ! Written Answers MARCH 10, 1986 Writte" A.nswers 56,

I "credit limit for agricultural pur.. treated for fresh finance bY poses. In the case of NlJrlh· cooperatives. In command Eastern'States, the NABARD has a rea development projects relaxed this criterion and has been beneficiaries with overdues up sanction ',limits' notwithstanding to Rs. 1 500 are treated as the level of overdues. Similarly, eligible for crop loans after ~ Primary Agricultural Credit Socie­ conversion/re-scheduled of ties having overdues exceeding 40 their. overdues. per cent of the dema nd and Parmer' Service Societies having 3. Loans to small farmers up to \. overdues exceedjng SO per cent of Rs. 5,000 for short.term agri­ the demand ,are not eligible for cultural purposes are' charged share capital contribution assistance interest at a lower rate not through State Governments.. These exceeding 11. S per cent as n=>rms are also not applied by against the rate applicable to NABARD in the case of the other farmers. societies in North-Eastern States. Further, State Governments' contri .. 4. SOlull farmers with annual bution to the share capital of gross value of produce up to Primary Agricultural Credit Socie­ Rs. 5,000 are exempted from ties/Farmers' Service Societies paying interest on the short­ which is normally permitted only term agricultural loans at the up to SO per cent is also relaxed time of converting them into for the North-Eastern States. the medium ·term loans on account of dalnage to crops (iii) NABARD has been liberally due to natural calamities. recommending the applications for non-overdue covcr assistance to 5. NABARD insists that atleast the Central Co-operative Banks 60 per cent of the loans under from the Government of India in schclualic lending f~}ould be the case of coopcra tivcly under­ disbursed to SIllUll and margi. developed States. Proposals for nal farnlers and other weaker bJocldng of: -overques over three sect ions. In the case of short­ years from the State Cooperative term agricultural loans, the Banks in North-Bastern States ate Central Cooperative Banks considered sympathetically. TIle have to ensure that atleast 20 concessions for the farmers b~long .. per cent of the Joan::; should ing to weaker sections are giVen be advanced to small and below:- marginal farmers and other weaker sections. l. Under the Schematic lending (at' ~oncessional terms, lower down payment of,j per cent (b) NABARD is continuing the J)oJicy of the intvcstment, lower rate of providing larger credits to less developed of interest of 10 per cent and States with emphasis on financing small and longer period of repaynlcnt lnarginal farmers and other weaker sections up to 15 years are allowed during the Seventh Plan period. Providing for lending . to small and adequate credit for dry land development, marginal farmers. waste land development, forestry develop­ ment, integrated rural development pro... 2. Small and marginal farmers gramme. oilseed and pulses development, with default involving small financing for rural artisans, tiny and amounts not exceeding 10 per village industries are emphasized. cent of their eligibility for short.. ttrm/medium-term loans (c) The States and Union Territories to because of circumstances which NABARD has been relaxing the beyond tbeir control are norms and criteria include Assam, ArunachAl W,.itt~" An$w~rs $8 pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Dadra and (a) whether the Housing and Urban Nasar fla:veli, Meghalaya, Goa, Daman and Development Corporation has sanctioned Diu, Nagaland, Lakshadweep, Tripura, some amount for new housing projects in PondichcRY, Andaman and Nicobar Islands favour of certain States; and and Sikkim. The relaxation in the norms! criteria halVe been extended from time to (b) if so, the particu~ars of such benefi­ time and not from a fixed date. F or the ciary States and the new projects alongwi th purpose of'short-term agricultural loans, the the amount sanctioned in respect of each term 'smaU farmer' means a farmer holding State? up to S" acres of land and for term loans, a farmer with pre-developed net return to the fanlily resources not exceeding Rs. 4,300 THE Mn~HSTER OF STATE IN THE and :it 1981·82 prices. MINISTR Y OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI DALBIR SINGH): (a) and (b). Amount Sanctioned by HUDCO for During the year 1985-86 and upto Housing Projects 31-1-198

Statement

S. No. State/U.T. No. of schemes Amount of loan sanctioned sanctioned (R5. in lakhs) --_.... _., 1 2 3 4

,_ --_..., ---~,------. ------..... --.. ---~ ... --_ .. - -.,~ 1. Andhra Pradesh 120 3870.50

2. Assam 1 35.90 3. Bihar -10 636,71 4. Gujarat SO 1664'.53 5. Haryana 14 641.82 6. H imachat Pradesh 4 43.73 7. Jammu and Kashmir 5 444.00 8. Karnataka 39 1561.74 9. Kerala 39 2611.98

10. Madhya Pradesh 23 1019.76 11 . Maharashtra SO 2697.21 12. Orissa 19 1502.08 13. Punjab 11 454.00 14. Rajasthan 30 18S6.25 15. Tamil Nadu 36 1723.53 16. Tlipura . 1 21.16 5~ Written Answer8 . ,MAltOn 10. 1986 .' '

. [i : 1 2 3 4 ------_.. - -.~ ... --.---,-.--- _._._-.-_ ------17. Uttar Pradesh 7S 472'.41 18. West Bengal S 543.42 19. Chaooigarh 3 , 243.53 20. Delhi 2 118.20 21. Goa, Daman, Diu 1 40.7':' 22. Pond icherry 1 84.08 ------.. - Total 539 26545.28

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Development of T. V. Programmes ducHon centres has been included in the VII Plan of Doordarshan. 1976. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHA..NDRAN: Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING Growth of Steel Production be plea..;ed to state: 1977. SHRI JAGANNATH PATT. (a) the amount earmarked in the Seventh NAIK: Will the Minislt:r of STEEL AND Plan for the development of television pro­ MINES be pleased to state: grammes throughout the country; and (a) whether demand for steel in the (b) the number of television centres th~t country is likely to outpace growth of steel are intended to be set up during the Seven tb production shortly; and Plan period '1 (b) if so, the steps Government propose THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE to take to face the situation ? MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI V. N. GADGlL): THE MINISTER OF STEEL AND (a) An outlay of Rs. 100 crores bas been MINES (SHRI K. C. PANT) : (a) Yes, Sir. allocated for the development of television The Working Group on Iron and Steel set­ during VII Plan. up by the Planning Commission has worked out the delnand projections and the estima­ (b) Establishment of 181 new TV ted availabllity of finished steel during the transmitters and 19 new programme pro.. Seventh Plan period, as follows :-

1000 tonnes

Year Estimated Estimated Gaps (-) Demand Availability Surplus (+)

__ A ___-...-..,.

1985.86 11354 9920 (-), l434

1986·87 11929 10720 (-) 1209 198'7·88 12535 11184 (-) 1351

1918·89 131'12 12284 (-) 888

1989.90 138~6 13020 (-) 836 Written Answers 62 6 t Wrlft~ri Answers PHALOUN'A 19, 1901 (SA.KA)

(b) It is the normal practice to allow !dATION AND BR.OADCASTING be adequate im.ports of various items of steel pleased to state: to meet the needs of the users. . , (a) the details of the Audience Research Supply of Newsprint Quota to Users Surveys conducted by Doordarshan on its 191\~. SHRI HANNAN MOLLAH ~ ".programmes;

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND (b) the criteria of selecting persons fOl BROADCASTING be pleased to state: these 'surveyS, the composition and terms and Ca) whether Government have received conditions of the teams conducting, surveys area complaints from achl:!1 users regarding and covered; erratic and irregular supply of newsprint (c) whether the survey report is going to Quota; be circulated for public debate. if so, by what time and at what forum; and (b) if so, the steps taken to case the sj+uation; and Ii (d) if not. the reasons therefor '1 (c) the steps taken to arrange supply in THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE time to the actual users? MINISTRY OF INFORMAliON AND THE MI~ISTER OF STATE OF THE BROADCASTING (SHRI V. N. GADGIL): MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND , (a) A list of 10 surveys I studies undertaken BROADCASTING (SHRI V. N. GADGIL): during 1985 is indicated in the statement (a) to (c). Specific complaints regarding given below. erratic and irregular supply of newsprint, if any, received arc duly looked into and (b) Field surveys are organised by necessary remedial action taken in each ' Audience Research Units of the respective case promptly. Steps have been taken to . Doordarshan Kendras with the help of part.. streamline the procedure in the Office of tinlC ~tcrviewers who are spccial1y briefed Registrar of Newspapers for India. Better and trained for the purpose. Normally, liaison and coordination is being maintained local qualified persons (minitnum qualifi.. with indigenous newsprint mills and Stale cation graduate) are engaged. Each intcr­ Trading Corporation. Also the State viewer contacts a maximunl of 10 respon. Trading Corporation has introduced compue.. dent in one area. ters to help process such cases expedi. (c) and {d). The aforesaid sarveys/studies tiously. are primarilY in· house activities aimed at helping future programme planning and pro­ Audience Research Surveys by Doordarshan duction, on the b:lsis of feed-backs. The reports are, therefore circulated only among t 979. SHRI SYED MASUDAL the officials concerned with planning and HOSSAIN: Will the Minister of INFOR· produ.ction of TV progranlmes. Statement Surveys/Studies Conducted During 1985 (Main Doordarshan Ke"dras)

------.~.. " ~.------.---~,-- ... ~.-----.. --.----"" ... ,-... ------S. No. Title Places of Survey No. of surbeys

1 2 3 4

1. Assessment of Commentators ,Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, " engaged· for coverages of Ahmedabad, Madras, Cricke~ Matchs played bet. Hyderabad, Cuttack, we~n India and England. Nngpur and Lucknow. 20 2. Viewing of TV Programmes on Delhi and Bombay 2 2nd channel (vis-vis 1st channel) 63 WJlitten A".~wer s MARCH .. 40. 1986 . Wr.ltU" .4n~e."

1 2 3 4

3. . General Viewing SW'Vey in Ludhiana, Hissar, Kota, medium-sized towns Rajkot, Nagpur, Indore, Bhagalpur, ltourkela. Pondicherry and Chengalput tu '10.

4. Viewing of Humlo, and Madras 2 reactions to its paradubbing in Tamil

. S. Survey on coverages of Delhi 1 viewers reaction to Atankavad

6 Viewing of TV Programmes Trivandrum 1 in a new PPC

, . 7. Surveys on :- (a) New Year eve Programme Deihl, Madras, Bombay, Jaipur, Jalandhar and Nagpur 6 (b) Republic Day Progranlme Bombay, Calcutta, Madras J alandhar and Nagpur S (CJ Utilization of extended Madras 1 transmission for elect'ion results

8. Survey on Janvani Programme Delhi 1

9. Survey of programmes on 'Delhi 1 terrorism telecast on 12th and 13th May, 1985

10. Views on News Madras ] -__ .------..... ----.------~ .. ------. Total 49

- ~_.- _.. --, ." - - ~-~- . - '- .-__ ._ -. -_ .. -_. ----, ... --- .... ---.

Assessment Studies Conducted in 1985 at Upagrah Doordarshan Kendras and INSAT Centres - --_._------S. No. Title Place (8) of Study/ No. of Assignment Asscssmer Studies

1 2 3 4

1. Physical verification and Maharashtrn and D.P., identification of rClnaining Clusters 2 villages °i

2. Audience Profile GOl'akhpur and Jaipur

arebS : :,' 2 65 W,ltten Answtrs PHALGUNA 19, 190' (SAKA.) Written Maw,r, &6

-I 2 3 4

3.' Needs Assessment (Health Jaipur 1 and Hygience) 4. Pretesting and Summative Jaipur 1 Evaluation of the Serial­ Naval SYoti 5. • Operational Status of Hyderabad 3 Commur ity TV sets 6. Feedback reports from Te'e­ Cuttack, Hyderabad, Nagpur 4 clubs and Jaipur

1. Formative Research in Team .. All INSAT Centres and Mode UDK Delhi 7

8. Evaluation of Agriculture JaipUT 1 Needs

9. Report on Independence Day Jaipur 1 Celebrations

10. Needs Assessment study on Nagpur 1 Agriculture and Extension

Total 21 ------... _-_ .. __ ..._---_ ._ ... _----_._----_._--_:.

Maithili Programe from 11 ir Darbhanga (b) Does not arise.

1980. DR. O. S. RAJ HANS: Will the (c) No, Sir. Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state: Salinity in Saurashtra Region or Gujarat

(a) whether it is a fact that nunlber of 1981. DR. CHINTA MOHAN i WiJJ programmes in MaithHi from All India .the Minister of AGRICULTURE be Radio Darbhanga Station was less than SO pleased to state: per cent during the last three years ; \ (a) whether Government are aware that 1 2 million hectares of fertile land has (b) if so, the reasons thereof; and turned saline on the Saurashtra coast;

(c) whether there is any proposal to (b) whether 1.33 million people arc increase the percentage in near fUiure ? affected in 77 n villages; and

THB ~INISTER OF STATE OF THE (c) if so, the correc.tive measures taken MINISTRY OF INfORMATION AND or proposed to be taken in the mutter ,1 BROA.DCASTING (SHRI V. N. GADGIL): (a) The averaae daily dUf8;tion of . THE MIN1STER OF STATE IN THE , Maithili. programnles from Station is 97 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE minutes. There bas been no reduction in AND COOPERATION , (SHRI either the nun1ber or duration of pro­ YOGENDRA MAKWANA) : (a) and (b). Krammes in Maithili broadcast by AIR Accordinl to information furnished by the Darbbanga. In addition, the Station State Government of Gujarat, about 0.7 relays a 30 minute by weekly variety million hectare of ferti1e Jand has turned programme in Maithili called 'Bharati' saline affecting 1.08 mHlion people in 534 from AIR, Patna. villages in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. 67 Written A"swers MARCH 10, 1986 Written Answers 68

(c) Government of Gujarat are FooDctioning of T. V. Traosmitter at Ranchi implementing various measures like tidal regulators, bandharas, check dams, 1983 • SARI PIYUS TIRAKY : Will recharge tanks, recharge wells. naB" plugs, the Minister of INFORMATION AND afforestation etc. as pcr need. Kh, r BROAI)CASTING pe plea3ed to state: Land Development 'Board of Gujarat has been continuing protc,ction of coastal land (a) whether the Ranchi ,T. V trans­ against ingress of sea water .by co~structing mitter is not so powerful as to serve tribals eart.hen bunds with necessary cross drainage living in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, work 1\S per provision of Gujarat Khar Assam, North Bengal etc. Land Act, 1963. Technical guidance is given to the farmers to reclaim their lands (b) whether Government' will arrange viz., leaching of sa It, addition of gypsum, to relay Ranchi programmes for the benefit green inanuring and recommending different of tribals living outside Chotanagpur and salt tolerant crops. . Santhal Parganas;

Implementation of the Order of the Supreme Court By CPWD t c) if so, when j t will be possible ; and

(d) if not the reasons therefor? 1982 . SHRIINDRAJlf GUPTA. SHRI BHATTAM SRI RAMA MURTHY: THE MINISTER 'OF STATE OF 1HE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND Will the Minister of URBAN BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL) : DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state .' (a ) Yes, Sir.

(a) whether the Central PWD has been (b) and (c). All tribal districts in the censured by the Supreme Court on 17 country are expected to becovered by TV January, 1986 for failure to pay equal service, wholly 01 partiaJJy, on completion of wages for equal work to taily temporary the or-going schemes and schemes included workers for doing identical work as the in tile Vll PIan. The objective is to provide permanent employees; TV service relevant to the respective areas, in lh\.'ir LaI gUlIges Wiih the avai1ab,ility of (b) if so, whether the Supreme Court's microwH ve I inkages in Bihar, as envisaged order in this respect has been imp lemen­ under V)I Plan, illler .. kendra excliange of ted; programmes from 1 V Centre, Ranchi will be possible to some extent. (c) if not, the reasons tl'crefor; and (d) Does not arise. (d) whether the court has also directed regularisation of services of all those Construction Work of Visakhapatnam workers who have completed six months Steel Plant in continuous employment 1 1984. SHRI G. M. BANATWALLA THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Will the Minister of STEEL AND MINES MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (SHRl I)AIBIR SINGH) : (a) The Supreme Court vide its judge.ment dated 17th January (a) whether the consttu~tion work of 1'J 86 has directed C.P. W.D to pay equal the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant was wages for equal work to the dai ly rated adversely affected by strike or bandh by casual enlp)oyeCs from the dated of their workers; enlploymen1• (b) if ~O, what are the dCRlands of the (b) and (c). Necessary action is being workers; taken. (c) the reaction of Government to these (d) No, Sir. delnands ;, 6~ Written Answer, . PHALOtTNA 19, 1901 (SAKA) Wrlttell Answers 10

(d) the details of steps taken, if a~y, Laws in force and have been gh·en other to resolve the matter; and facilities. It is not possible to provide temporary relief. Compansation is paid (e) whether. the situation would affect in accordance with orders of the Court. the scheduled completion of the projects and if so, the details thereof ~ (e) On account of the agitation, the loss in work in the main areas bas been assessed THE MINISTER OF STEEL AND as under:- MINES (SHRI K. C. ,PANT) : (a). Yes, Sir. The work was affected on acoount of Concreting 2.203 cu. m. agitation by the displaced persons. Structural Fabrication 394 tonnes (b) The main demands of the displaced Structural Erection 2,059 tonnes persons are :

0) Permanent employment in the steel Equipment Erection 508 tonnes 'plant to the displaced persons. This loss of work would affect the schedu­ led completion. (iD Releaxation of qualifications for displaced persons. Allotment of Accommodation to Central GovernmeDt Employees consumer Cooperative Society, New Delhi {iii) Adoption of reh~bilitation colonies by steel plant Inanagement. 19'85. SHRI KAMLA PR.ASAD SINGH: Will the Minister of URBAN (iv) Abolition of sub-contract system. DEVELOPMEN r be pleased to refer to the reply given to Unstarred Question No. (v) Provision of temporary relief till 5244 on 6th may, 1985 regarding allot­ employment in plant. ment (of accomnlodation to Central Gove­ rnment) employees Cnsumers Cooperative (vi) Compensation should be pa,id as per the ('oures order, whether Society, New Delhi and state: d isplaced p~rsons goes to the (a) whether the matter has since Court or not. received the attention of Oovernment ;

(c) and (d) . Scope for employment of (b) if so, the details thereof; un-skilled and illiterate person in a modern ~teel plant like VSP is limited and, there­ (c) whether accommodation for open­ fore, aJJ the displaced persons cannot be ing more branches of the Kendriya Bhandar provided employment in the steel plant. has been provided in colonies inhabi ted by It has been agreed that a total of 5,000 Government. employees; displaced persons will be considered for employment at the completion stage of the (d) if not, whether' accommodation will plant. VSP has already given employment be provided on priority basis in all such to 1339 disp1aced persons of whom 900 existing areas where there ure no branches are unskilled. 4,000 displaced persons of the Kendriya Bha ndar to make availabtu have been employed by the contractors all items of dailY need to the Central engaged in the construction of the plant. Government employees; and Possibilities of finding etnployment in ancillarY and down .. stream industries are (e) whether u,?commodlttioll shall be being explored in cooperation with the earmarked for Kendriya Bhandar in all the State Government. . The maximum age developing cQlonies' for Gove:rnment limit for trainees has already been relaxed employees together with details of areas for dispJaced persons. It is not posc;iblc to where these are coming up 1 abolish the sub-contracting system in a vast and iturjcate construction project. The THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE displaced persons have been given compen. MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVEPOPMENT sation according to the Land Acquisition (SHRI DAIBIR SINGH) : (a) Yes, Sjr.' '1 Written AIa&We', MARCH 10, 1986 Written Answ", '2

(b) and (c). Decision has be~n taken Mishandling of Funds in lear·, Oilseeds for allotment of two quarters each in Directorate Seetor VII, R.. K. Puram and' Sector IV, 1981. D.R. T. KAIPANA DEVI : W. B. Road. SHRI v. SOBHA~ADREE~ WARA RAO : (d) The question of providing DR 0 VIJAYA RAMA RAO: accommodation in Qther colonies is SHRI D. N. REDDY: receivina the attention of the Government. Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE (e) In the deveioping colonies, for be pleased to state : Central Government employees, shopping provision ;s made as per Delhi Master (a) whether there have been reports of Plan standard, Kendriya Bhandars could large scale mishandling of funds in Indian apply for accommodation in .the same Council of Agricultural Research Direc­ alooa with otbers. torate of Oil seeds, Hyderabad 'and if. so, the action taken proposed ; and National Housing Policy (b) whether Government propose to 1986. SHRI BANWARI LAL review the working of Indian Council of PUROHIT : Will the Minister of URBAN Agricultural Research in view of its failure DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: in R&D effort in the key areas and for not identifying key missions and solutions (a). whether Government propose to to the improved productivity of protective formulate an integrated national housing foods such as milk. pulses, vegetable oils, po1 icy in the country ; fisheries, vegetables and fruit s '1 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) if so, whether Government propose DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND to evolve simple methods of construction COOPERATION (SHRI YOGEN DRA to make housing more economicll to the MAKWANA) : (a) Reports have been poor; received in the Indian Council of Agricul­ tural Research about certain alleged (c) if so, whether the National Land financial irregularities COITHl1itted in the Use Policy is likely to include the housing Directorate of Oilsccds Research, Hydera­ policy also; and bad. A committee of two senior officers has looked into these case and thdr report (d) if so, the details thereof ? is being examined.

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) No, Sir. The Indian Council of MINISTR Y OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT Agricultural Research has not failed in its

(a) whether .. Government are' aware of THE MINISTER OF STEEL AND the large scale racket going on in the MINES (SHRI K C. PANT): (a) The country respect of the production, sale and nomination of members on the Board of exhibiti<:»n of blue films ; and Directors of Steel Authority' of India Limited is governed by the provisions con­ (b) if so, whether Government propose tained in the Article 33 (i) (b) of Articles to take any steps including suitable legisla­ of Association of SAIL Which' reads as tion to' stop the said activities in the larger follows :- interest of saving the youth from ~mmoral and perverse influence ? "The President shalJ appoipt all "the members of the· Board of Directors THE MINISTER OF ST ATE OF THE including one or more Vice-Chairman, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND Managing Directors of wholetime BROADCASTING (SHRI V N. GADGIL): functional Directors in consultation with (a) No such reports have been received by the Chairman of the Company, No such the Ministry of Information and Broadcast­ consultation will b~ necessary for ing. appoint.nent of Directors representing the (]overnment " (b) Does not arise.

{English] Vice-Chairman and three Functional Directors of SA.1'L, the Managing Directors Criteria for Nomination of Members on of the five integrated steel plants under Board of Directors of Steel Authoritv SAIL, the Director (R&D) Centre of SAIL of India . and the Cha irman-cum-Managing Director 1989. SHRI K. D. SULTANPURI: of MECON are 'menlbers of the Board of Directors of SAIL. The Will the Minister of STEEL AND MINES Additional Secretary be pJeased to state: and Financial ·Adviser to the Ministry of Sleel and Mines, the concerned Joint Secre­ (a) thc criteria for nomination of tary of the Department of Slee] and the members on the Bllard of Directors of the Iron and Steel Controller have also been Steel Authority of India; appointed on the Board.

(b) the total number 'If olclnbcrs on (b) There are 14 members on the Board its Board of Directors and the numbc;r of of I)irectoTs of SAIL at prescnt and nonJ them belonging to Scheduled Caste and of them belong to SC/ST community. Scheduled Tribe Communities; and (c) Yes, Sir. The following non-official (c) whether at any time non-official Directors have been on the SAIL Board members have also been nominated on the from time to time as per details given Board of Directors 1 below: -

... ---~. <-- ~ -, ~_.. - ~ SI. No. Name of the Directors Appointed -~ ... -- ...... -----_,..- ..... _------. Froin To ------~--~'-----"'--'------~------,f\' 1 2 3 \;~ , 4

1. Prof. Dr. K. N. Raj. Economist. 7.1.1915 12.9.191S

2. 8hri K. M. George. 7.1.1975 12.9.1975 Manasing Director, ACe Vickers Babcock Limited.

3. Sbti Kcsbub Mahindra. 7.1.197S 12.9.1975 IDdiutrialiat. '1; Writtell Answers MARCH 10, 1986 Writlell Answers '6

1 2 3 4

4. Shri R. P. G oenka, 6.10.1975 7.9.1977 Ind ustrialist. S. Shri Oopeshwar, 18.2.1977 28.12.197& Trade Union Leader. 24.12.1979 26.9.1980 29.8.1981 30.11.1981 22.1.1982 30.9.1982 10.11.1982 28.11.1983 13.1.1984 23.11.1984

Recommendation of Sixth National Check on MaldistributioD of Paper and Conferel.ce on Safety in Oil Mines Newsprint in States. 1990. SHRI K. RAMAMURTHY: 1991 SHRI V. TULSIRAM: Will Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased the Minister of INFORMATION AND to state the recommendations made by the BROADCASTING be pleased to state: Sixth National Conference on Safety in oil mines reId in New Delhi in January, 1986 (a) whether due to maJ-distribution of and the action being taken thereon 1 newsprint/paper, the prices of the news.. papers in the country arc soaring high day THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE by day; and MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P. A. SANGMA): The Sixth Conference on (b) if so, the action taken in the safety in mines which was held in New matter? Delhi on 13th and 14th January, 1986 THE MINISTER OF STATE Of'THE also covered aspects of safety in oil mines MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND and made rec~mmendations as under :-. BROADCASTING (SHRI V. N. GADGIL): (i) Mine Managements should examine (3) No, Sir. and review all installations vis-a-vis (h) Does not arise. the safe distance to be maintained and work out a time bound action Multinationals Runnillg Business of plan within one year for rectifi­ Fishing Trawlers Witbout Permission c,'tion along with safety pre­ of Go\'crnment cautions'to b...: taken in the interim ll)92. SHRI RAM BHAGAT period to minimise danger PA~WAN: Will the Minister of AGR.I. (ii) All fixed internal cumbustion engi­ CULTURE be pleased to state: nes should be fitted with tlame arrestors and air intake shut-off (a) whether (jovernment are aware that valve with remote control within some multinational cigarette companies of India have purchased fishing trawlers and one yeaL are running the business without the permis­ (iii) Contingency plan for file;; should be sion and knowledge of Government; and framed on'" priority basis- While doing so, due note of the possible (b) if so, whether GovernOlcnt propose size and duration of fire that may .to order special enquiry in the matter '? develop should be considered in THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB framing the pl an. DEPARTMENT 'OF AGRICULTURE (iv) A study shou1d be undertaken to AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA determine the causes of fire that MAKWAN A : . (a) No case of uD.lut.horised occurred in the la~t five years and operation of fishing traw]c!s by multinatio· the renledial measures to be taken nal cigarette companies of India hu~ come within a period of one year. to the notice of the; Government. 11 Written Answers PHALGUNA i9, 1907 (SAKA) Written Answers 78

(b) Does not arise. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ~trengthening Pancbayati Raj Institutions AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA): '(a \ Yes, Sir. 1993. SHRI AKHTAR HASAN: Will the Minister of AGRiCULTURE be (b) A sum of Rs. 40 iakhs has been' pleased to state : allocated for the establishment of a National Centre of Agro-f(_)restry. The nlunpower (a) whether in order to implement the during the plan is proposed to be 76 major Plan objectives the Stat~s have been comprising of 20 scientists, 19 technical asked to strengthen the P .tOchayati Raj institutions; and . staff and 37 administrative, auxil1ary and supporting staff. The centre wi)) devote (b) jf so, the results thereof? itself to the basic aSPects of agro.forcstry research. Location of the Centre is Yet to THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTUItE be decided. (S. BUTA SINGH): (a) and (b) The Seventh Five Year Plan has c~lled upon the (c) Forest management ·produCtivity can States to activisc panchayati raj institutions not be measured only in terms of revenue with a view to ensuring th'!ir active involve­ earned. The role of forest management in ment in the planning and imple.mentation of sustaining the environment and ecological special programmes of rural development, balance is of great significance. particularly those concerned with poverty

aHeviation and the * provision of minimum Sending Journalists of Fact Finding needs. Missions

The Prime Minister has addressed the 1995. SHRI D. N. REDDY: Will Chief Ministers of ~tates/Union Territodes the Minister of INFORMATION AND in August 1985 stressing the need to involve BROADCASTING be plea~cd to state: panchayati raj institutions actively in local (u) whether' Union Government sends level planning and implementation of journalists on fact.finding missions wilhin schemes reflecting the felt needs of the and outside the country; and area and the people and requested thenl to hold regular elections to these bodies when­ (b) if so, the numb.:-r of persons sent ever due and give them adequate adnlinis­ during the last three Years and expenditure trative power and financial back up to nluke incurred, indicating the total n1an-days them vibrant instrunlents of popular parti­ involved? cipation in the development proc:!ss. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE The response fronl the States has been MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND encouraging. BROADCASTING (SHRI V. N. GADGIL) : National Centre for Agro-Forestry (a) No, Sir. Research (b) Doe~ not arise, .1994. SHR~ K. RAMACHANDRA REDDY: Will the Minister of AGRI" Tackling of JhulUDling Cultivation in CULl URE be pleased to state: North-Eastern Stutes (a) whether Oovernnlcnt are contemp­ 1996 SHRI DIGVIJA Y SINGH: lating to establish a national centre for agro­ Will the M.inister of AGRICULTURE be forestry research during the Seventh Five Year Plan; pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof; and (a) the allocation made for counter­ acting Jhumming cultivation in the Seventh (c) whether Government consider it Five Year Plan in North-Eastren States; advisable not to lneasurc the forest manage­ ment productivi ty in terms of revenue (b) ,how this amount will be spread earned '1 over and for how many years; and 79 Writtell Answers MARCH 10, 1986 Written Answers 80

(c) what p' !fCentuge of the Jhumming Eastern Region, the cropped. area accounts population is expected to be covered by about 4. S milIi n hectares. Further, this 1lJlocation '1 about 49 % of the ·geographical area is covered by forests. Shifting cultivation is THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE widely practised by the tribals over 2.7 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE million hectares. AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA): (a) to (c). The information is given in the Statement given below. (Ji) State Sector:

Statement Substantial funds are provided . for control of shifting cultivation under State Information relating to the problem sector. The fol1owing alJocati9n has been of _,-hilting cultivafion and programmes made by the Planning Commission for crop unde,.taken under variolls schemes. husbandry and soil and water conservation (i) Out of the total geographical area programmes !- of about 25 5 mil~ion hectan;s of the North . 81. State/Union Outlay approved by Planning Remarks No 1 erritory Commission for the Seventh Plan (Rs. lakhs) . ------_...... -.-.------Crop husbandry Soil and water con. programme servation programme

1. Assanl 700.00 40000 Reflects the provision for hill-areas where shifting cultivatic is practised.

2. Manipur 1448.00 1060 00 Rs 448 lakhs earmarked exclusively for shift ing cultvntion.

3. Mcghnlaya 1600.00 ) 250 00 Rs. 351 lakhs earmarked spccificaJy for shifting cultivation. 4. Nagaland '2390.00 1000 00 S. Tripura 2205 00 700 00

6. Arunachal Pradesh 2000.00 1600 00 7. Mizoram 1400.00 600 '00

In the case of fi.ve States falling in this (iii) Central Sector: region, the crop husbandry and soil and Central assistance of Rs. 100 lakhs water conservation progranlmes will have with 100 % grant is aJso provided to the the main thrust on the. control of shifting Union Territories' of Arunachal Pradesh cultivation and rehabilitation of Jhumias (100 families) and Mizoram (300 f,uniJies) as one of the major objeclives. As regards for settling 400 jhumia families under the the Union Territories, namely, Arunachal Pilot Project for control of shifting cultiva­ Pradesh and Mizoram, the crop husbandry tion during the Seventh Plan. and soil and water const:rvation programmes are mainly n1(:ant for taking care (..f the (iv) North Eastern Council : conlrol of shifting cultivation nnd rehabilita­ North Eastern Council has taken up tion of jhumia families. 13 Pilot Projects in all the States and Union 81 Written An;wers PAHLGUNA 19, 1907 (SAKA) Written Atlswer' 82

Territories of this region on watershed Funds for aural Development basis. These projects include one in Programme. Assam and two each in the remaining States and Union Territories. Allocation 1997. SHR.I B. V. DBSAI: will of Ri. 4S6.5 lakhs bas been made during the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pIesed to .state : ' the Seventh Plan for control of shifting cultivation. So far, 4336 families have been identified in Megbalaya (669 families), (a) whether the Planning' Commi­ Nagaland (300 families) Tripura (2967 ssion ,has conveyed to his Millistry that families) and Arunachal Pradesh (400 allocation of funds for the rural develop­ families.) ment programme wi!) be Rs. 1,000 crores in 1986·87 besides 2 million tonnes of additional foodgrains; (v) Tribal Welfare • (bJ whether during J985-$6· the The Ministry of Welfare do not provide target for employment generation actually special allocatic for tackling th! problem slumped to 477 mill ion mandays; of shifting cultivation in the Seventh Plan for North Bastern Region However, (c) whether this was far less than the assistance as jndicated below, for some target set; States, bas been extended against specific (d) if so, to what ext~nt the funds that schemes during 1985-86. will be provided in t 9 86-8 7 wilJ help in achieving the target set for;

SI. State Programme for 1985.. 86 (e) what are the schemes that have been given high priority; No. Fuuds Fanli1y proposed released to be covered (f) whether the poverty alleviation (R.8. lakhs) (No.) schemes have been given top priority; and

(g) to what extent rural job schemes 1. Manipur 10.00 137 will get a boost due to the additional allocation of funds? 2. Tripura 20.00 500 THE MINISTER. OF AGRICULURE 3. Megha1aya 5.00 294 (S. BUTA SINGH) : (a) The funds proposed to be provided for the rural 35.00 1531 employment programme during 1985·11 ...... __--,---_._--_.. _- .~---- are as under:

In addition, p art of the funds provided (Rs. crores) under agriculture allied sector and the sectors of forests, tribal development etc. (1) N.R.E.P. 442.65 by the States and Central Governments (2) R.L.E.G.P. 633.66 during the Seventh Plan for the economic upliftment of the people as a whole in the region would also indirectly help in (b) to (d). The Seventh Plan envisaJe8 tackling the problem. Due to non-availa­ a total employment generation target of bility of informatic on the sectorwise pro .. about 490 million mandays under NREPI Krammes directly benefiting the shifting RLEGP each year. This t~rgct is likely cultivators, specific information regarding to be achieved dUling the Years 1985.86 distribution of funds, phasing of pro .. and 1986-87. "I' gramme during the Seventh Plan period and the percentaae of the· jhumming (e) Priority in takins up works under' poPulation expected to be covered by R.ural Employment Programmes is aiven various 'Dl'oJUammes in the North Eastern' to the schemes like social forestrY works, \ 83 ""rllten Answers MARCH 10, 1986 Written Answers 84

irrigation works, flood protection, drainage As regards floods control mea~ures, its and wat,er lOlgin& works, construction! planning and 'execution is done bv the renovation of village tanks for providing State Go"ernment on account its being a water fot human/cattle/agricultural use, State subject. pisei-culture, irrigation wells and field channels on indIvidual holdings of members Tecimological Training for use of Farm of SCtST and allottees of ceiling srirpius Machinery It\nds etc., construction of houses for individual members of SC/ST and freed 1999. SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE bonded labourers, etc. rural sanitatiun, PATIL : Will the Minister of AGRICUL. link roacla e~c. TURE be pleased to state:

(f) All these works help in allevia­ (a) whether any special provision has tion of poverty in the rural areas. been made in Seventh Five Ye3r Plan for imparHng advance technological training (g) Employment to the extent of 100 for the use of advance farm machinery and million rnandays is likely to be generated skilled labour in order to increase farm by utilisation of additive foodgrains production in the country ; under NRBP/ltLBOP during the year 1986·87. (b) if so, the details thereof; and

Santtion of Additional Fonds for Flood (c) if not, wh.!ther Government propose Relief to Tamil Nado to consider the matter afresh to provide advance training in order to increase farm 1998. SHRI P. M. SAYEED : Will production, and to sel up a Central the Minister of" AGRICULTURE be University for this purpose ? pleased to state :

(a) whether Union Government have THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE sanctione4 additional flood relief funds to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULfURB Tamil Nadu ; AND (:OOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA MAK WAI~A): (a) to (c). Under the (b) if so, the amount sanctioned; and Ministry of Agriculture, at present, there are 3 Fut m Machinery Training & Testing Insti lutes functioning in the Central (c) hew this relief fund is proposed to Northern and Southern Regions. They are be utilis~d and the steps taken or proposed Central Farm Machinery Training and to be taken by Government to make Testing Institute, Budni (M. P.). Northern adoquate arrangements so that the 1985 Region Farm Machinery Training & Testing nood havoc is not repeated and heavy loss Instt., Hissar (Haryana) and Southern of life, property and crops is warded off ? Region Farm Machinery Training and Testing Instt... GarJadinne, (Andhra THE MINISTER OF STATE [N THE Pradesh). These Institutes 'are inter-alia DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE imparting on the-job training in the selection, AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA operation, maintenance and management of MAKWANA): (a) and (b). A total tractors, power-tillers, pumpsets and other ceiling (\f Central assistance amounting agricultural machinery. During the Seventh to Rs. 66.81 crores has been sanctioned for Plan, a sum of Rs. 530 lakhs has been 1985-86 to Government of Tamil Nadu' provided for strengthening of tra:ning for flood/cyclone relief measures. and testing activities at these Institutes. There is also a provision of Rs. 100 (C) It is the responsibility of the State lakhs for establishment of two new rGovernment concerned to admlnister such Institutes in Eastern and Western eHef op:rations. A Monitoring Cell has Regions during Seventh Plan. Under the boen a_,t up in the Union Ministry of leAR systcnl short.. duration trainings are Aariculture to monitor the utilisation of also offered by Krishi Vigyan Kendras, ·Cont.,;a} a8listance for relief. Central Institute of Agricultural Engineer. ina and some other Institutes and Centres PROF. MAOHU DANPAVAm: of AU-India coordinated projects on Farm SHRI HARISH RAWAT: ' Implements and Machinery to farmerl, SHU N. VENlGATARATNAM: rura] artisans and eKtension workers on DR. A. K PATEL: operation repair and maintenance fabrica­ tion of imp'roved tools, implements and Will the Minister of INFORMATION equipments. Besides, the Departments of AND B).tOADCASTING be pleased to Agricultural Engineering in Agricultural state: . Universities also offer simi lar training.

(a) whether the screening I of Jack Drinking Water Facilities in Laksbadweep Islands Anderson's T. V. film "Rajiv', India'" scheduled to be shown on Doordaf'shan ott 2000. PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: the 7th February, 1986 was postponed; Will the Minister of AGRICU~TURE be pleased· to st3.te : (b) if so, the reasons thereof;

(a) whether the problem of drinking (c) whether minion of T. V. viewers water facilities 'in Lakshadweep Islands is were dissappointed due to sudden acute? postponemcn t of screening of the film; and

(b) if so, whether a new water supply (d) when it win be shown on T:levi. scheme is being worked out in these sion ? Islands; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (c) if so, whether there i~ any threat of MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND the new scheme endangering the ecological BROADCA STING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL): balance in this Union Territor)' and thereby (a) to (d). Doordarshan had announced affect crops as well as drinking water that it would telecast in the national through salination; and network on 7th February a documentarY "Rajiv's India" produced by lSI/Jack (d) if so, whether clearance for the Anderson Fib Inc. The decision to do waler schemes has been obtained from S~ had been taken in vi~w of the profe­ concerned experts '1 ssional standing of Mr. Anderson, even though there were differences of opinion THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE on several aspects of the film itself. (S. BUTA SINGH): (a) to (d). Lakshadweep Administration has reported that water A preview of the film was organised supply schemes are being taken up in all at a Reception by the Press Trust of India the inhabited Islands. The schemes are in New Delhi on '6th February. Several finalised after thorough on-tbe-spot survey "r the invitees felt that the film did not and investigation conducted by the Kcrala present an exact or balanced picture of Public Health Engineering Department. the country and of recent events. In view The schemes are technicaPY scrutinized by of their strong re~l ctions, it was fell that the Central Government particularly from th~ question of its showing might be the aspect of likelihood of danger to the examined more thor~ghly. An '.lnnounce­ ecological balance. effect on crops and on ment was agaip made putting off the show­ drinkjng water through salinatioll. Sanction ing due on 7th February. of these schemes is accorded by the Central Government only after such a A final decision has not yet been taken. scrutiny. Impact of Pari-Sen FishiD, Nets on· Fi.hiDI Industry Te)ecast ofT. V. Film '4Rajiv's India" '2002, SHRI HUSSAIN DALWAI : 2001. SHRl V. S. KRISHNA (YER : Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be SHRI E. AYYAPU REDDY: pleased to state : ., IV,IU,. bawers MAllCH ~O, 198~

(a) whether Govern~ent arc aware of mapping and search for minerals by the the introduction of pari-sen fishing nets Geo]ogical Survey of lndia in tbe Vidhyan in fishiq' 'industry; terrain of Madhya Pradesh includes Morena District also. (b) whether it is a fact that pui.sen fishin, nets catch the entire t1sh depriving [English1 the other boats waiting for catch in the Production of T . V. Programmes io vicinity; and Regional Languages (c) the steps Government propose to take to stop. this on slaugbt on fishermen .2004. SHRI UTTAM RA THOD : engaJ¢d is pinful occupation of catching SHRI BANWART LAL fish in the conventional way '1 PUROHIT:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BROADCASTING be pleased to AND COOPERATION (SHRI state: YOGBNDRA MAKWANA) : (a) No, Sir. (a) whether any steps have been taken (b) and (c). Do not arise. to produce more television pr Jgrammes in regional languages and telecast them from [TranslGtion1 the respective regional television centres; and IroD and Cement Deposits in Morena (b) if so, the details thereof? 2003. SHRI KAMMODILAL JATA V : Will the Minister of STEEL AND MINES be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL) : la) whether deposits of iron ore and (a) and ~b). As a matter of policy, Door­ cement stone' deposits have been found in darshan encourages regional Kendras to Sabalgarh Kailara~:. Vijaypur-tehsils of produce progranlmes in the languages of Morena district, jf so, the estimated quantity the respective regions. All full.ftedged of these deposits and the likely authority to Doordarshan Kendras are putting out exploit them; and service, mainly in their respective languages, for a duration of about 3 hours daily. To (bJ whether Government have explored utilise the medium of T.V. for aiding the the possibility of finding deposits of other achievement of various national object ives. minerals in Morena and if not, the reasons it is necessary to create facilities for com.. therefor '? municating with the people in their own languages and, at the same time, make the THE MINISTER OF STEEL AND viewers in one part of the countrY aware of MINES (SHRI K. C. PANT) : (a). No the culture, tradition, developments, ctc. in iron ore reSource has been estinlatcd in othe parts. In keeping with this, there is Samballarh, Kuilaras, Vjjaypur-tchsils of a plan to introduce, in phases, a three tier Morena District. However, limestone T. V. service cOlnprising prinlary service, resource totalling 29 S .10 million tonnes is national service and local service. Each estimated to be available, comprising of major State will have its own prinlarY 89.66 million tonnes of cement grade 14. 5S service in the language of the State, origi. million tonnes of low grade and 190.89 nating from the TV centre at the capital. million tonnes of unclassified grade. Areas This service win be available throughout are also being leased out for exploitation. the State. Programmes in national service will continue to be contributed by regional (b) The district has been surveyed for Kendras and the service will originate fronl finding various minerals in the past. The Delhi, to be relayed by all transmitters in 1985.. 86 programme for systematic the country. The local service will be Written Answers 9U available for a limited duration on the under implementation at Bhawanipatna in primary channel transmitter, to cater for Kalahandi district, is expected to be local requirements and events in culturally commissioned during 1986. distinct, important parts of the major States. In metropoHtan cities. which have (b) and (c). A high power (1 KW) TV multiliolUal viewership with distinct cui tural transmitter is already functioning at cbaracterstics. local service requires longer Sambalpur. Further strengthening of TV transmission time and hence separate service in. the area would depend on future transmitters. availability of resources.

Within the available resources, attemps Assistance to KeraJa for Deep Sea Fisbing have been made in the VII Plan proposals of Doordarshan to achi eve the fore­ 2006. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RA.MA­ going objectives. By the end of the CHANDRAN: Will the Minister of AGRI­ VII Plan, all State3 and Union Territories ( except Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar CULTURE be pleased to state: Haveli will have programme generation facilities. Further, provision has been made (a) wheth.!r Government propose to help the State of Kerala in improving deep­ in tbe VII Plan for satellite uplinks an additional dedicated microwave links in sea fishing; various States t;) link the relay transmitters in individual States with the TV centres at (b) whether deep-sea fishing off the coast of Kcrala is done by means of the respective State capitals. National service is already available throughout the trawlers only, if not, the other means used; country. The various neVI schemes and included in the VII Plan will further stren­ ghen the national service. Finally, with (c) whether Government propose to regard to local service, provision has been encourage the use of purse-seine nets for nlade for second channel service at the four deep-sea fishing in KeraJa '1 metropolitan cities of Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta and Madras and for establishment THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of programme production centres at some DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND important cities (other than St.ale capitals) COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA in some nlajor States. MAKWANA): (a) Yes, Sir.

D\)ordarsban Facility in Sambalpur( Orissa) (b) Apart from trawling deep sea fishing off Kcrala coast is done by Long 2005. DR. KRUPASINOHU BHOI : Lining, Hand lining and Trap fishing. Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be plea~ed to state: (c) No commercial proposals have yet been received for purse-seining off Keral a. (a) the names of districts of Orissa to which Doordarshan facility will be extended Research Centres for Oilseeds during 1986-87; 2001. SHRI M. RAGHUMA REDDY: (b) the time by which Doordarshan Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be facility will be nlade avaiJable in Sambalpur pleased to state: (Orissa); and (a) whether Government propose to (c) if 110t, the reasons therefor? take up production of oilse:!ds on a massive ~cale during the Seventh Plan and if so, THE MINISTER OF STAlE OF THE details thereof and the amount of subsidY MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND etc. proposed to be given to the farmers; BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL) : (a) A low power (100 W) TV transmitter, (b) the number of oilseeds research 91 Wrltt,n Answers MARCk 10, 1986

centres, their' location ulongwith invest­ Rajendranalar and two centres for castor ,t men ts th ereon; Palam and Rajendranaaar.

(c) the number of such centres set up (d) An the nine . cultivated oilseeds in Andhra Pradesh with their locations; namely, groundnut, rapeseed.. mustard, sunflower, saffilower, sesamum, soybean, (d) the oilseeds crops which arc being niger, linseed and castor have been included given preference in production and research under the various oil~ecd prosrammcs. in India with particular reference to Atldhra Among the perennial crops, coconut and oil Pradesh; palm are included. In Andbra Pradesh, the programmes have been taken up on ground.. (e) whether Government propose to nut, safflower, sesamum. castor Cind sun­ inlcude castor as one of the important ,oil· flower for research and development. seeds; and

(e) Out of the nine cultivated oilseedl ff) if so, whether a research institute is t proposed to be set up for castor; if so, castor is given importance and thus included where it will be located ? under various research and development programmes. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (f) There is no proposal. to set up a AND COOPERATION (SHRIYOGENDRA separate research. Institute for Castor MAKW ANA) : (a) Yes, Sir. The Government during the ~ th 1)1an. However the existing has set up a Technology Mission for boost­ research ccnlrcs cue being strengthened with ing the production of oilseeds and for additional cont;ngencies, equipment and reducing imports of edible oils, through an other infrastructural facilities. integrated approach invol"ing different ag~llcies. Special emphasis is being laid on Statement the development to oilsecds in 180 selected districts in 17 States under the National Nnmber of Oi/seeds Research Centres Oilseeds Development Project during the with Locations 7th Plan. A provision of Rs. 170 crores A. Location of the Project Directorate mtd has been tnldc for assistance for various Coordinating Units with Address:- components including subsidy wherever needed for the development of oilseeds 1. Directorate of Oilsecds Research, under the 'National Oilseeds Development Rajendranagar, Hydenlbad- Project. 500030 (Andhra Pradesh).

(bJ There arc 77 oilseeds research 2. Project Coordinator (Groundnut), centres under the All India Coordinated [>anjabrao Krishi Vidyapccth, Oil seeds Project. A Statement containing Akola (Maharashtra). the list of centres with their locations is 3. Project Coordinator (Rapeseed. enclosed. During the 6th Five Year Plan Rs. 602.59 lakhs were invested by the Mustard), Haryana Agricultural Indian Council of AgricuJtura 1 Research on University, Hissar (Haryana" Oilseeds Research under the All India 4. Project Coordinator (Sesamulu) Coordinated Oilsecds Project. In the 7th anq Niger), Jawaharlal Nehru Plan, it is proposed to invest Rs. 1050 Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur lakhs. (Madhya Pradesh),

(c) A total of 10 research centres are 5. Project Coordinator (Sunflower), located in Andhra Pradesh viz., four centres University of Agricultural Sciences, for groundnut at Kadri, Jagtial, Rajendra.. Bangalore (Kamataka), nagar and Tirupati (National Agricultural Research Project Centre); two centres for 6. Project Coordinator (Safflower), scsamum at Jagtial and Yelamanch1i; two Mahatama Phule Krishi Vidya f;entres for sunflower and safflower at Vidyapeeth, Solapur (Maharashtra), 'i. 93 Written Answers PHALGUNA 19, 1901 (SAKAJ Written Answers 94

7. Project Coordinator (Linseed), III. Rapeseed and Mustard Chandera Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, 1. Shillongani (Assam) Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh). 2. Pantnagar (Uttar Pradesh) .. 8. Project Coordinator (Castor" 3. Dho1i (Bihar) Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (Andhra 4. Hissar (Haryana) Pra«e.,h ) 5. Bawal (Haryana\ B. Location of the Centres: 6. Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) I. Groundnut 7. Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh) 1. Kadiri (Andhra Pradesh) 8. Palampur (Himachal 'Pradesh) 2. Jag-tial (Andhra Pradesh) 9. Kudwani (Jammu and Kashmir) 3. Rajendranagar (Andllra Pradesh) 10. Navgao~ (Rajasthan) 4. Ludhiyana (Punjab) 11. Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) S. Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) 1 2. Berbampore (West Bengal) 6. Khargoan (Madhya Pradesh) (State Department of Agricult'ure) 7. Junagadh (Gujarat) IV. Sunflower 8. Jalgaon (Maharashtra) 1. Akola (Maharashtra) , 9. Latur (Maharashtra) 10. Chiplima (Ori';sa) 2. Bangalore (Karnataka) 3. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) 11. Dharwad (Karnataka) V. Safflower 12. Raichur (Karnataka) 13. Chintamani (Karnataka) 1. R ajendranagar (Andhra Pradesh) 14. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) 2. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) 1 5. AIiyarnagar (Tamil Nadu) 3. Julgaon (Maharashtra) 4. 16. Vriddhachalam (Tamil Nadu) Annigiri (Karnataka) 17. Navgaon (Rajasthan) 5. Kovilpatti (Tamil Nadu) 6. Phaltan (Maharashtra) 18. Vriddhachalam (Tamil Nadu) 7. Solapur (Mahurashtra) 19. Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) 11. Sesamum VI. Niger

1. Jag-tial (Andhra PrQdesh) 1. Ranchi ( Bihar)

2. Yelamanchali (Andhro Pradesh) 2. C~hindwara (Madhya Pradesh) 3. Mandore (Rajasthan) 3. Dhule (Maharashtra) 4. Anlreli (Gujarat) 4. Scm iliguda (Orissa) 5. Julgnon (Maharashtra) 5. Raichur (Karnataka) 6. Tikamgarh (Madhya (Pradesh) VII. Lius~ed 7. Bnubaneswar (Orissa) 1. Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) 9' Written Answers MARCH 10, 1986 Written Answers 96

2. Mauranipur (Uttar Pradesh) 2. Akola (Maharashtra) 3, Raipur (Madhya Pradesh) 3. Bhavanisagar (Tamil Nadu)

4, Kanko (Bihar) 4. Rajendranagar (Andhra Pradesh) S. Faizabad (Utta,r Pl'adesh) S. Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) 6. Akola (Maharashtra) II. Centres or IDRG Assisted Oilseeds Project 7. Navgaon (Rajasthan) 1. Hissar (Haryana) - Mu~tard VIII. Castor 2. Pantnagar (Uttar Pradesh) - 1. Palem (Andhra Prade:,hl Rapeseed 2. Dentiwada (Gujar'lt) 3. Indore (Madhya Pradesh> - Safflower 3. Raichur (Karnataku) 4. Viridhachalam (Tamil Nadu) - 4. Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) Sesamum

S. Dholi (Bihar) III. Centres of DST Supported Rapeseed Mustard Project 6. Tindivanam (Salem) (Tamil Nadu) 7. Biological Control of Castor, 1. Ludhiana (Punjab) llyde"Qbad (Andhra Pradesh) 2. Johner (Rajasthan) IX. Minor Oilseed Crops 3 Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) 1. Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) 4. Kalyani (West Bengal) 2. Bhubaneswar (Orissa). S. Shillongani (Assam) X. Other Units Research Centres of ICAR All India 1. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) - Coordinated Research Project on Soybean. Physiology and Virus Coordinating Unit : G. B. P'ants Uni­ 2. Off-season Nursery, Aliyanagar versity of Agriculture and Technology, (Tamil Nadu) Pantnagar.

3. Off-se'ison Nursery, Spiti Research Centres (Himachal Pradesh) XI. Germp)asm Units 1. New Delhi 1. Solapur (Maharashtra) - Safflower 2. Parbhani tMaharashtra) 2. Bangalore (Karnataka) - 3. Bangalore (Karnataka) Sunffiower 4. Pantnagar (Uttar Pradesh) 3. Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)­ S. Jabalpur (M. P.) Sesamum and Niger 6. Palampur (H. P.) 4. Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh - Linseed 7. Ranchi (Bihar) 5. Hissar (Haryana) - Rapeseed. Mustard. 8. Kalyani (West Bengal) List of Research Centres of other 9. Dharwar (K~rnataka) Projects 10. Koraput (Orissa) I, Centres of Sunflower Research and Seed Production Project 11. lorhat. (Aasam) PHALGUNA 1 P, 1.907 '(8A£4)

13. Junapdb (Gujarat) (b) tbe annual requirement of steel scrap in the country; 14. Amravati (Maharashtra) 1 S. Poona (Maharaihtra) (c) the. quantity of steel scrap or sponte iron produced in the country yearly; 16. Majhera (U.P.) 17. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) (d) whether there is any proposal to establish more ,POole iron units in the J 8. Srinaaar (J. and K.) country to meet the demand; and

Import of Steel Scrap (e) if 80, the sites select~d for the purpose? 2008. SHRI MOHANBHAI PATEL: Will the Mini~ter of STEEL AND MINES THE MINISTER OF STEEL AND be pleased to state: MINES (SHRI K.· C. PANT) : (a) The roHowing quantities of steel scrap/sponge (a.) the quantity of steel scrap imported iron have been imported during 1984... 8 S yearly and the fore ian exchange involved; aod 1985-86 :-

(Quantity in '000 tonnes) (Villue in Rs. Jakhs) 1984.85 1985 .. 86

(Upto Feb. '86) Quantity ------_._-----_._--_Value Quantity Value Scrap including Sponge Iron 810 14901 1'228 22347

Stainless Steel Scrap 6.S 78' 5 487

Retollable Scrap 3 54

(b) and (c). The total est imated require­ (a) whether keeping the increasing ment and indigeneous availabili\y of scrap, prices in view, Central Government have including sponle iron for the year 1985·86 liven their· approval to make changes in the is about 3 S lakh tonnes and 21 lath financial structure of the Housing and tonnes respectively. Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO); and Cd) and (e). The Sponge Iron Induatry has been delicended with effect from (b) if 80, what are the details regarding 16. 3.198 S to encourage setting up of the financial stucture declared recently by additional capacity. HUDCO and the policy followed by them ?

[Translation] THE· MINISTER. OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT . 'luDe_. Struet1ire of HUDCO (SHRI DALBIR. SINGH) : (a) Yes, Sir•.

2009. SHRI KALI PR.ASAD PANDBY: (b) The details of the revised financinl Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOP.. pattern of HUDCO are given in the state- MBNT be pleased to atate :- ment liven below. . _Arot I», J91' W,I".. AMw" 100

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J I (l (E",lllh] Proaramme bave beeil achioved by Stato Govemmcnta durin. the year 1985-86? . Acbl.vemeat of Taraet. aad.r Rl.EGP THE MINISTER. OF AGRICULTURB 2010. PROF. K.. K. TEWAaY: Will (S. BUTA SINGH): A statement ahowiol tho Minister of AGllICULWlU! be pleased . the prol1'ess of achievement of the employ­ to state: ment IlDeration taraets under Rural Land­ Jeu Employment Gtiaranttoc Proaramme in whether the targets fixed UDder the respect of aU States and UDion Territories RUt'" Lanless Batploymeat Guarantee is liven below. \

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StatelUT wise employmellt ,elterating under RLEGP d."iIIg 198.5.. 6. (ProvisiONal).

(LAKH MAN DAYS)

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81. States/UTs. Target for Achieve- % acbieve- Target % achive- Period, DO. 1985.86 ment ment of for 1st 10 ment of 10 of re-

annual months monthly porting 0 target (upto Jan. target 1985)

1 2 3 ·4 7 8

1. Andbra. 163.00 143.88 88.27 119.00 120.91 ;Jan.86 Pradesh

2. Auam 35.68 18.44 51.68 26.0,2 70.76 -do-

3. Bihar 0 281.00 141.25 '0.2'1 20'.14 61.86 -do-

4. Gujarat 70.44 5CS.11 79.'8 51.43 109.24 -do-

s. Haryana 8.60 .. 9.51 110.58 6.28 1S 1.43 -do-

6. Himachal 11.83 12.02 101.61 8.44 142.42 -do- Pradesh

'7. J. & K. 14.57 3.S9 24.63 10.64 38.74 Nov. 85

8. Karnataka 142.00 101.25 71.30 103.67 97.61 Jan. 86

9. Kerala 61.00 31.10 60.82 44.54 803.29 -do-

lO. Madhya 156.91 150.98 96.22 114.55 131.80 -do- Pndelh 109 "",t_ ..". PHA~GUtJA ·19 t 190' ('AU) Wrltt." AII,wtr, 110 , 1 2 3 4 d 7 8 -- II. Mabar"~ra 189.33 119.4,8 94.80 138.22 129.85 -do -

12. Manipur 2,.,8 0.07 3.37 1.5,2 4.60 -do-

l!. Yeahala,a 2.64 1.83 69.32 1.93 94.82 -do-

14. NaD}and ' 1.38 1.96 142.82 1.0J 194.06 --do-

IS. Orissa 146.~3 73.43 50.22 106.76 68.78 Dec.8S

16. Punjab 17.54 15.71 89.57 l2.80 122.73 . lan, 86 t' 17. R.ajaathan 43.00 41.·87 97.37 31.40 133.34 -do-

la. Silek •• 1.14 1.43 82~18 1.27 112.60 -do-

19. Tamil Nadu 220.00 13'7.87 S9.94 160.61 82.1'1 -do-

20. Tripura 6.53 3.88 59.42 4." 81.34 -do-

21. Uttar Pradesh 385.00 333.17 86.S4 281.06 118.54 -do-

22. West Benlal 127.29 70.00 54.99 92.78 75.45 Dec. 8S

Union Territories

23. A&N Islands 1.48 0.46 3 t.08 1.08 42.S9 Jan. 85

24. Arunachal 1.42 0.03 2.11 1.04 2.88 Dec. 85 Pradesh .. 25. Chandil8rb 0.28 0.04 14.29 0.20 20.00 Jao. 86

26. D&N Haveli 0,81 0.27 31.03 0,64 42.19 Jan. 86

21. Delhi 0.58 0.28 48.26 0.42 66.67 Jan. 86

28. G. D. & Diu 2.07 1.54 74.40 1.51 101.29 -do-

29. Laksbad~eep 039 0.60 1S3.8 5 . 0.28 , 214.29 -do-

30. Mizoram J 31 1.,2 116.03 0.96 158 33 -do--

31. Pondicherry 1.57 0.38 24.20 1.1' 33.04 -do-

. ,---~. ----. All India : 2097.76 1534.02 '13.13· 1531.36 100.17 MAR.CH 10, J 9.8', W,ltt,,, Answe" t J 2 111 Wrlt'e" Answ." , Achievements Made under NREP and Rehabllitatio~ of Tribal Bonded La~ur RI..EGP 2011. SHItI AMARSINH RATHAWA: Will the Minister of LABOUR. be pleased 2013. SHRI C. MADHAV REDDI : to state: Wil1 the Minister of AGIlICUL fURE be pleased to state: (a) whether any s~rvey has been con.. ducted to find the number of bounded, (3) the achievements in the field of labour in tribals in each state; and National Rural Employment Programme and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee (b) if so, details of the findings? Prparamme during the last three years THE MINISTER OF' STATB OF THE (1982.83, 1983.84 and 1984-85); and MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI p, A. SANOMA \: (a) and (b). According to a (b) the annull~ target for the Seventh random sample s~rvey undertaken during Five Year PJan for rural employment gene­ 1978 18 % of the identified Bonded ration under these schemes and the financial Labo~r belonged to Scheduled Tribes The allocations for the purpose? State-wise details of Bonded Labour among Tribals arc, however, not availabl e. THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (S. BUTA SINGH): (a) A statem!nt Press Censorship indi'fating financial and phYsical achieve­ 2012. SHRI AMAR ROYPRADHAN ~ ments under National Rura1 Employment Will the Minister of INFOR.MATION AND Programme (NIlBP)/Rural Landless Etnploy· BROADCASTING be pleased to state: ment Guarantee Programme (RLBGP) during the years 1982-83, 1983-84 and (a) whether it is a fact that Press 1984.iS is given below. Censorship is still prevailing in the country; (b) The annual target proposed for (b) if so, the details thereof; and employment generation during the Sev~rth (c) if not, the reasons therefor ? Plan under the National Rural Employment Programme (N~EP) is about 290 million THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE mandays and about 200 million mandays MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND under the Rural Loandless Employment BROADCASTING (SRRI.V. N. GADGIL) : Guarantee Programme (RLEGP). An (a) No, Sir. outlay of Rs. 1250.81 crores has been pro­ vided for NREP in the Central Sector which (b) Does not arise. will be matched equally by the States and (c) Situation in the country does not an outlay of Rs. 1743.18 crOTes has b~en warrant imposition of Press Censorship at provided for RLEO P to be borne ent ire1y by . Centre during the Seventh Plan period. prescnt. Statement

Utilisation of cash funds and generation of employment during the years 1982.83, 1983.. 84 and 1984-85

NREP RLBGP ...... -..-,-----_ ..... ------.....,---.- ..----- Employment Utilisation Employment Utilisation Years generation of cash funds generation of cash funds (Million mandays) (Rs. crores) (Million mandays) (Rs. crores)

1982·83 396.12 3~ 1.20 * *' 6.21 5.20 1983.84 392.89 302.76 . 378.53 2S7.55 1984 ... 85 501.48 353.12 ------_... _._-- "'Implementation of PrQgramme commenced fro~ AUSll8t, 198,3. J i 3 Wrltle~ A"swers PHALGUNAf,!19, 'i'90'1 i (SAKA) W,ltt,,, ••"." . 114

[Translation} (b) The information relardiDI the ; Low Cost Sanitation Scheme for Cities names of the cities, State-wise, which are feasibility studies OD low COlt laDitation 2014. SHRI HARISH RAWAT : Wil1 conducted in collaboration with UNDP is the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT given in the statement given 'l*Ilbw. Master be please4 to state: rlan ,reports have been submitted to the (a) whether his Ministry in collaboration State Governments/Union Territories con· with UNDP has conduoted a feasibility study cerned. ,Sanitation is a State subject and ichemes are formulated and executed by on low cost sanitation for SOOle cities; ~nd t'he States by making provision in the State (b) if so, the names of the cities, budlct. It is, therefore, not possible to State-wise, for which such scheme has been indicate the time by which the reports are prepared and the time tsy which the scheme likely to ,be implemented by various States. is likely to be implemented ? ' However, according to a recent review of the International Drinking Water Supply THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE and ,Sanitation Decade programmeCi, soX MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT of the urban population are expected to be (SHRI DALBIR SINGH): (a) Yes, Sir. provided sanitation facilities by 31.3.1991. Statement

List of PrtJject Towns Selected for the Preparation of Master Plan olld Feosibility Study of Low Co~t Waterseal Poar/lush Latrine Programme undet UNDP Project

Phase 1:-

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1 2 3

1. ASSAM 1. Gauhati Kamrup 2. Dibrugarh Dibrugarh 3. Nowgong Nowgong 4. SHehar Cachar

~. Tezpur Darrang 6. Dhubri Ooalpara 7. Karimaanj Cachar 8. Jorhat SibsRgar 9. Sibs agar Sibasagar 10. Bapeta Kamrup 11. N. Lakhimpur Lakhmipur 12. Nalbari Kamrup 13. Mangald'ol Darran8 14. Diphu ;KarbiallliOl'lI' "

( " 1 S, HalftoDg N. C, Hills 'MAllCH 10, 1986 Writ "" AlUw.,., 11, \it1 ""'rtf»" .,4",,,.,, Mi:ALGUNA i9. i904f (SAU) ~'."'~""" 'tla

I 2 3

3. Kamp,OD BuldhaDa 4. . Hilll&Dlba Wardba s. &atnaliri R.atDaliri 6. Udlir Osmanabad 1. Vmrcr NalPllr 8. Sb_on Buldhana 9. Chialua Ratnaliri 10. Sinn at' Nalik 11. ChithaU Bn1dhana 12. Rahuri Ahmednagar 13. Gadhins1aj Kolhapur 14. Ramtck Nagpur 15. Trimbak Nasik

5. RAJASTHAN 1. Bhilwara Bhilwara 2. Baran Kola 3. Oangarpur city Sawaimadhopur 4. Chittaurgarb Cbittaurprb s. Makran a Naapur 6. Chomu Jaipur

,. Sarohi Sirobi ~ 8. Suratgarh Ganl80aaar 9. Pilani Jhuojhunu 10. SaDlaner Jaipur tl. Nokhamandi Biltaner 12. Ramganjmandi Kota 13. Bhawanimandi Ibalawar 14. Pokran Jaisalmer 1.5. Abor Jalore

6. TAMILNADU 1. Tanjavur Tanjavur 2. Pollacbi Coimbatore 3. Ambur North Areot 4. Tenkali Tirune)veli 1-98~ :119 ,,,,111.,, ~"....,'" \" MMlCll to, W,'tt. ~.. " ~20

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, .; f" ~ ; 5. Attur ' Salem

"':', J' 6. CbenaaJpattu , . Chcngalpattu 7. Coonoor Nilairis 8. Pattukottai Tanjavuf

,~ L' 9. GobicbettipaJa-yam Periyar 10. Theni Allinapram Madurai 11. Ponruti South Areot 12. Sirkali Tanjavur 13. Turaiyur Tiruchiranalli 14. Kodaikanal Madurai 15. Araatlwlgi Taojavur

7. UTTAR PRADESH 1. Dadaun Badaun . "

I. Maunathbhanjan Azamgarb 3. Ballia Ballia 4. Ghazipur Ohazipur

5. Lakhimpur K~eri Lakhimpur Kheri 6. Najibabad Bjjnor 7. Deoband SaharanpW' 8. Bra Iampur Gbnda 9. Barabanki (Nawabgunj) Barabanki 10. Baraut Meerut ) 11. Monoba Hamirpur , , \ I 12. Kannauj Farrukhabad "I' 13. Kalpi JalauD 14. Almora Almora 15. Kbcrabad Sltapur 16. Sitandra Rao Ali&arb 1'. Paurl Paurl 18. Fatebabad Alra I'. Srinapr Pauri 20. Narendra Nalar Tehri sal PHALQf»lA ~~t ;1907 f$Ak,,4) W',ltten ~'wers 1~2 ""11",, I ...."

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1. . ANDHRA PRADESH t. Praadafur . Cuddana&h .. •.• , I 2. Khammam Kbammam

,.,..,,' . : (". 3. Nandyal Kurnool 4. Ma~bnapr Mahbubn agar S. Katiau:1al8r Karimnagar 6. Onaole Prakasam . (, 'I. Guntakal .l Anantapur 8. Gudivade Krishna 9. Anakapalil ' , Visakhapatnam 10. Srikalculam Srikakulam 11. TadepaJligudem West Goda vaIi . 12. Bapatla Guntur 13. MadanapaJli Chittoor 14. AdiJabad Adilabad 1 S. Dharmavaram AnantapuI 16. Kava Ii Nellore 17. Amalapuram Bast Godavari 18. Bheemunipatnam Visakhapatanam 19. Sangaroddy Medak 20. Gadwcl Mahbubnagar 2; HARYANA 1. Fatchabad' His8ar 2. Shahabad Kurukshetra Faridabad 3. Hod~ll :ut I 4. Gharaonda Kamal S. Kalanaur Rohtak 6. Cbhacbbl'auli Ambala

3. IDMACHAL I PllA.l)ESH 1. Dbaramaala Kanara 2. Sundernaaar Mandl '1"

4. JAMMU &; KASHMIll I. SOl)ore Baramula

5. KARNATA.K.A I. RobertlOOpot Kolar

a. B.abbY!,_aUil ' , Bijapur I, { 12; Written A",wrs . " ~ MAIlCIi to, !i':d" ,;""." AltlWns ij4

1 2 3 3. Cbannapatna Banlalorc .' 4. Dodd~~all~p'~ Banaaloro. Chikballapur Kolar S. I' \1 6. Sagar Shlmoaa 7. NanjanauH . Mysore

8. Basava~alyan Bidar 9, Tintur Tumkur

10. Athani Belgaum 11. Kamnli Dellary 12. Shorapur Gulburga 13. Lakshmeshwar Dharwar

14. MalavallY Mandya IS. Tarikere Chikmaga)ur 6. KERALA 1. Trichur Trichur 2. Badagaca Kozhikode 3. Ponnani Malappuram 4. Kasargod CannaDore S. Punalur Quilon 6. Sborinur Pa)ghat 7. Attiqal Trivandrum 8. Mavelikkara AlJeppey 9. Muvattupuzha Emakulam 10. Palai Bottayam

7. MADHYA PRADBSH 1. Outl Dura 2. Satoa Satna 3. Dewas Dewas 4. Chhindwarea Chbindwara S. Neemucb Mandlaur 6. Itarsi Hosbaopbad 7. Guna Guoa 8. Balaahat BaJaahat 9. Be,," Bot,,}: 10. ':. Ambitapur Sarluja ~~$ WI#I'" .4IUW',8 PHALGU~A 19, 19·07 (SAKA) Wrltt6n ,Answer, 126 --_. , v, I 2 3 . -:', . ")

11. Narsimhapur Narsimhapur 12. MandJa Mandl a 13. Bhatapara Raipur 14. Khurai Sagar

15. Sidbi Sidhi 8. ORISSA 1. Sambalpur Sambalpur 2. Puri Puri 3. Baleshwar Baleshwar 4. Balangir Balangir S. Jeypore Kocaput

6. Baripada Mayurbhanj ? Barbil Keonjhar 8. Parla khimidi Oanjam P. Kendranara Cuttack 9. PUNJAB 1. Mansa Bathinda 2. laitu Faridkot 3. Maur Bathinda 4. Budhla Bathinda S. Labragaga Sangrur 6. Bareta (mandi) Bathinda

10. TRIPURA 1. Udaipur South Tripura 11. WEST BENGAL 1 • Santipur Nadia 2. Alipurduwar Jalpai,uri , 3. Jangipur Murshidabad 4. Bolpur Birbhum ,. Ohatal Medinipur 6. Arambagh Hoogli , , 7. Murshidabad Murshidabad 8. Sonamukhi Bankura 9. Kurseong DarjeeJing : ' . I,. r ~ , to. ·Ragbunatbpur Puruliya , ; 11. Ramjibanpur Medinipur 12. Tufanganj Koch Bihar f2!~ GOA 1. Sanguem Ooa

I' ••Jr" 2. ViJpai Goa ·I,li. ,MI:lORAN 1. Aizawl Aizawl 14. PoN~ICHsltR. y 1. Yanam Yanam 121 Wriften Answers'

[English] 4. Kudrekonda.Palavanahalli, Honne.. K.V.C. Centre In Bbanjanagar, Orissa hatti Tamma4ihali and ... Sinpna. mane areas, Shimoaa district, 201S. SHRI SOMNATH RATH: Will Karnataka. the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to state: ~ . Mukangovi blocks in Manalur .(., schist belt, GuJbarga District, (a) whether Government are aware that Karnataka. Indian Council of Agricultural Research has not released the amount from the Krishi 1';6. Chigargunta add Mallapkonda Vigyan Kendra Centre in Bhanjanagar in ar~as, Chittoor district, Ompratima. Orissa nnd as such the' work could not Gantalappa block in Ramgiri Gold progress; and Field, Anantpur district, Andhra Prade,h. (b) if so, the steps Government propose to take in this regard 1 7. Nilambur area, Mallapuram district in Kcrala. THE MINISTER OF Sl ATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND 8.. Sonapet valley, Singhbhum district. COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA): (a) The grants for the year \). Telkoi and adjacent areas Keonjhar 1985-86 in respect of the Krishi Vigyan district, ()rissa. Kendra at Bhanjanagar (Gnnjam), Orissa, ' have already been released to Orissa Univer­ 2. Reserves in minion tonnnes with sity of Agriculture and Technology, gold content in gram, per tonne is a8 Bhubneshwar. foHows:

(b) Question does no\ arise. (Reserves established by OSI)

Discovery or Gold Mines (i) 0.564 for Rutti block with 2.8S to 4.39 gms per tonne. 2016. PROF., RAMKRISHNA MORE: Will the Minister of STEEL AND MINES r (ii) 4.18 for Chigargunta with 4.b be pleased to state the details of the areas , gm./tonnc. explored for gold in the country and the prospects of the dis~overy of gold mines? (iii) 0.54 for Rosur Champion witli 4.6 gm./tonne. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MlNES (SHRIMATI (Reserves established by MECL) RAM. DULARI SINHA): The following (0 0,77 'in Mallapakonda are':l with are the places/areas where gold exploration has recently been carried out by GS1; 2.47 gmtt. MECL, etc : - , /' (ii) 0.63 in Cbigargunta block.I with , 7.69 gm.lt. 1. Hutti, Buddini, and Kadoni blocks in the Hutti-~1aski Schist }>elt, (iii) 36,000 tonnes in Yerappa- Raichur district, Karnataka. G~ntalappa block, Ramagiri area with 2 gmt/t. 2. Hosur Champion and Yelli-shirur ,.; i blocks in Oadag Schist belt, '. 3. At present GSI and MSCL is Dharwar district, Karnataka. engaged in exploration for gold in 'various parts' of Andhra Pradesh, Kamataka, 3. Parts of Kolar schist belt in Tamilnadu, Kerala, Bihar, Madhya Prodesh, Jainapur, Manglur East and West. Orissa,. Uttar. prade. 8~, .. PUnjajl?1., Jammu and v~ ... 'h",,;,.. t;.T~..,,~.,,~~ A"" r,h9n"tf'~ ...b 129 Written Answers .J.;'HALOUNA 19, 1907 (SAKA) Wrltt,,. Answers 130

.", 4 .. In May, 1984, Bbarat Gold Mines Procluetion of Colour PJ'oaraPlmes i D . Limited . has commissioned Yeppamana Trf,.ndrum T. V. Centre .' Ooldmine in Ramagiri Gold Field, Ananta­ 2018. SHRI T. BASHBBR: Will the pur district, Andhra Pradesh. In Chigargunta Minister of INFORMATION AND area of Andhra Pradesh detailed explor­ BROADCASTING be pleased to atate ': tion for a goldmine is on hand. Commission­ ing of goldmines in -other areas will be (a) whether there are no facilities in considered only after completion of detailed Trivand.rum television centre for produciol survey work. I programmes in colour; Welfare Fund Scheme in Bidi Industry (b) whether there is any propo~al under consideration in this regard; and 2017. SHRI VAKKOM PURU. SHOTHAMA:N: Will the Minister of (c) if so, the proposal for the develop. LABOUR be pleased 10 state: ment of Trivandrum television centre for the purpose? (a) whether there is any Welfare Fund Scheme introduced in bidi indust ry ; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (b) if so, the amount of cess collected MI~ISTRY OF INFORMATION AND from the workers; and BROADCASTING

(b) No cess is collee! ed fronl the 2019. SHRI RAMASHRAY PRASAD workers. Welfare Cess is collected by the SINGH: Will the Minister or LABOUR be Excise Deptt. from the employers at the pleased to state: ' rate of ten paise per 1000 manufactured branded beedis. (a) whether Government propose to raise employers' contribution of providont (c) There are 130 dispensaries, one 10 fund from 8 per cent to 10 per cent; ;allCi badded hospital, and ODe chest clinic for Beedi workers. Seven of t he dispensaries (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, are in Korala. The average number of the reasons therefor 1 patients in these seven dispensaries is 80 par day. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P. A. In 1984-8S scholarships worth Rs. SANGMA) : (a) and (b). The Indian 51,51,159 were given to 17,618 children of Labour Conference held. in November, 1985 Beedi workers. Out of these 1,214 scholar­ had generally' favoured raising the rate of ships worth. Rs. 2,61,445 were given in provident fund contribution from 8 per cent Kerala. to 10 per cent. although employers' aroup had expressed certain reservations in the However, State-wise information about matter. The recommendation of the Confe­ the exact number of Beedi workers bene­ rence is under consideration aloDawith cer­ fitted under the various .schemes is not tain other proposa1s for amendment of the available. EPF Act ...... 131 Written Answ~r' MARCH 10, 1986 Written Answers 132

l\l~dfam 'Wat' Xninemitters of Air LEH Capacity of Delbl Radio Station

2020. SHRI P. NAMGYAL : Will the 2021. SHRI VIRDHI. CHANDER. Mil).i,ter '~fl INFORMATION AND JAIN: Will the Minister of INFORMA­ BROADCASTING be pleased. to state : TION AND BROADCASTING be pleased (a) whether the present medium wave to state: transmitter of L eh AIR. bas become very weak and cannot cater beyond 20 Km. (a) the names of the places where radius during the day time and not more Radio Stations are located indicating the than 60 to 70 Km. radius during night; capacity of each of them;

(b) whether the people all over Ladakh (b) whether there is no radio station in region had been complaining about the the country from where broadcasts are 8S weak recep~ion of the traI!smitter for the audible as broadcasts made by BBC in all -last many years; and the countries of the world; . (c) if so, when the present medium wave transmitter will the replaced with a (c) if so, whether Government propose DOW and stronger one and when tbe pro­ to increase the capacity of Qclhi r adiu posed short wave transmitter will be station to make the broadcasts audible instaIJed to counter the strong propapnda everywhere in the world; and beiDl broadcast from tbe neighbouring countries' (d) if so, the time by which it would be done ~ THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE BIlOADCASTING (SHRI V. N. GADOIL): MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND (a) . The 10 KW' MW transmitter at All BROADCASTING (SHRI V. N. OADOIL) : India Radio, Leh has the power to provide (a) Details are indicated in the statement primary grade day time services within the given below. range of 25 to 40 Km. The transmitter continues to radjate the rated power. How­ (b) to (d). BBC broadcasts in its ever, the effective range of the transmitter external services may· be stronger because varies in different directions on account of BBC uses powerful Short Wave Transmitters variation in topolt'aphical condi tions and and relay centres. AIR '9 broadcasts on the the -night time coverage is less than day external services are equalJy comparable to time co.... erage. those of BBC in some target area countries. (b) Yes, Sir. In its 7th Plan, AIR has included schemes to instal 4 high power short wave trans­ (c) A Short Wave Transmitter will give mitters of 500 KW each to strengthen the a better service. Accordingly, in its 7th existinl external broadcasts. Even after Plan, A11 India Radio has included a scheme implementation of these sthemes, it is likelY to set up a . 10 KW SW transnlitter at Leh, that AIR broadcasts may not be audible to provide support service in an area of some where in the world. in some far off about 400 Kms all around. area like Latin Amerjca, USA etc. Statement

SI. No. Name of the State! Power of Total No. AIR Stations. Transmitter (8) of Station.

1 2 - • 3 4

1 Andh,s p,tJdesh (1) Hyderabad SO KW MW 10 KW MW 10· Kwlsw 1 KW4MW pSALOONA 19 •• '0' (SAX..4) t l ~ . Wrltt,;" AnIw." W,ltt.", A",wI"I 134

1 2 3 ,4

(2) 20 KW MW " ijayawada 1_/( ~ 1 KWMW (3) Visakhapatnam 100 KWMW

(4) Cuddapab 100 KW MW 4 2. A"am (I) Guahati 50 KW MW 10KWMW 10 KW SW (2 nOI.) . (2) Silchar 10 KW MW

(3) Dibrugarh 100 KW MW 3 3. Bihor (1) Patna 20KWMW 1 KWMW (2) Rancbi 10 KW MW lKWMW 2KWSW (3) Bhalalpur 10 KW MW

(4) Dharbbanaa 10 KW MW 4 4. Gujarat (1) Ahmedabad SO KWMW 1 KW MoW (2) Baroda 1 KWMW (3) Bhuj 10 KW MW (4) Rajkot 20 KW MW 1 KW MW 4 ,_ Bllrya". (1) Rohtak 20 K.W MW 1 ,. HI"",." Pr.,,1 (l) Simla 100 KW MW 2.S KWMW 1 1. Jammu & Ka,bmlr tl) ,Srinagar 200 KW MW 7.5 KW SW' 1 KW MW 1 KWMW (2) Jammu 50 KW MW 1 KW SW lKWMW (3) Leh 10 KW MW 3 I , iS5 Jf'r'U,,, Auw"s MARCH 10, 1986 Writt,,, Mswtrs i36

1 :1 3 4 8. KG,.,.,. (1) Banplore SO KWMW I KWMW (2) Bhadrawati '20KWMW (3) Dharwad 10 KW MW 1 KWMW (4) Gulberla 10 KW MW (5) Mangalore/Udipi 20 KW MW (Udipi) 1 KW MW (Maogalorc)

(6) MYlore 1 KWMW 6

,. K"ola (I) Al1eppoy 100 KW MW (2) CaUcut 10 KWMW 1 KWMW (3) Trichur 20 KW MW (4) Trivandrum 10 KWMW lKWMW 4

10. Malbya Prad,sh

(1) Ambiltapur 20 KW MW (2) Bhopal 10 KW SW 1 KWMW 1 KWMW (3) Chhatarpur 20 KW MW (4) Gwalior 10 K.W MW (5) Indore JOOKW MW 1 KWMW (6) Jabalpur 20 KWMW (7) Jagdalpur 20 KW MW (8) Raipur 100 KW MW

(9) Rewa 20 KWMW 9 12. 140_',,'''''. (1) Auranpbad 1 KW YW (2) Bombay 20 KWMW ,50KW MW .10 KW SW 20 KWMW 15 KWBRP PM t!~ tf', I"," AIf8W4r, MAllCa 1'0, f ~aC5 IV,ltt," ",.,4r, 140·

1 2 3 4

18. Slkklm

(1) Gangtok 10 KW MW (interim set up) 1 19. Tamil Nad" (1) Coimbatore 10 KW MW (2) Madral 20 KW MW 10 KW SW 1 KWMW ·2.!KWMW 15 KW ERP FM

(3) Tirucbirapalli SOKW MW 1 KWMW (4) Tirunelveli 10 KW MW

(5) Neaercoil 1 KWMW 5

20. Tripura

(1·) Aaartala 20 KW MW 1

21. Utlar Pradesh

(1) Lucknow SO KWMW 10 KW SW lKWMW (2) Allahabad 1 KWMW 1 KWMW (3) Varanilsi 10 KWMW (4) Rampur 10 KW MW (5) Kanpur 1 KWMW (6) Mathura 1 KWMW (7) Gorakbpur lOOKWMW (8) Najiba&ad 100 KW MW 8

22. Welt Bengal

(1) Calcutta 100 KW MW SO KWMW 20 KWMW 10 KW SW 2.5 KWMW 15 KW sap FM (2) Kurseool 20 KW SW (3) Siliauri 20 KW tAW 141 Wrltte" Mswer, PHALOUNA '19, 1907 (SAKA) Written Answers 142

l' 2 3 4 ------_. _._---" ..... __ .. _._---_._ .. _. Union Territories 1. AndtIman &. Nicobar Islands

(1) Port Blair 20 KW MW 1 2. ArlUlllcMl Prad,sh (1) Passiahat 150 W MW (2) Tawana 500 W' MW

(3) Tczu 350 W MW 3 3. Chandlgarh (1) Chandigarh 1 KWMW 1 4. Delhi 100 KW MW (2 Nos) to KW MW (2 Nos.) 10 KW SW IS KW ERP FM 1

5. Goa, Damon & Diu (1) Panaji 10 KW MW SKWMW 1

6. Pondlcherry (1) Pondicherry 1 KWMW 1

7. MlzoranJ

(1) Aizawal 20 KW MW 10 KW SW 1 8. Laccadlve & Minicoy Islands Nil

#9. Dadra &. Nagar HaYeli Nil

Total- 88

Note: The statement does not include the 2 meaawatt transmitters at Rajkot and . Calcutta as also the short wave transmitter at Aligarh, Bombay, Madras and Delhi which are mainlY utilised for the External Services/interaJ news link UP otc.

Urban Land Policy (a) wbether Government propose to set up a coriuniuion to evolve a clear cut urban 2022. DR. O. VIJAY A RAMA RAO : land policy aimed at providiol shelter for Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOP· every homelels in the country and also to MBNT be pleased to state ; i"ue a whito paper on the subject; and 143 Written A.nswers MARCH 10, 1986 Written Answers 1,44

(b) if so, when this will be done '1 Log" are being already telecaat on the National network. Individual Doordarshan THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE kendras are also putting out educative MIt'lISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOP­ programmes relating to various aspects of MENT (SHRI DALBIR SINGH) : (a) and the freedom struggle. There are plans to (b) The exis ting urban and policy, within produce and telecast more such pro­ the framework of urban development grammes, strategy, is quite comprehensive and takes care of the needs of providing land at Execution of Nalco ProJect,in Orissa affordable price to the urban poor. Point 10 of the 20 Point Programme inter alia relates 2024. SHRI K. PRADHANI: Will to curbing the un-warranted increase of the Minister of STEEL AND MINES be urban land prices and making developed pleased to state: land available to the urban poor, at an (a) the progress made so far in the affordable price. The State Sector Schemes execution of the· National Aluminium of Sites and Services and Housing for Corporation (NALCO) project in Orissa Economically weaker Sections of the Society and the time by which it is likely to start are also important steps aimed at providing production; affordable housing to the urban poor. (b) the necessary infrastructure built Government have also s'et up a National for the marketing of its products; Commission on Urbanisation under the .. . Chairmanship of Shri Charles Correa, which (c) the total number of local tribals will inter alia: consider physical financial who were displaced on acquisition of their and shelter aspects of urban development. land and those who have been provided employment in various categories so far Telecast of Educational Programme and those still awaiting;

2023. SHRI MANIK REDDY: Will (d) whether any arrangements heve the Minister of lNFORMATION AND been made for the train ina of these tribals BROADCASTING be pleased to state: as skilled and unskilled workers to facilitate their absorption in the undertaking; if so, (a) whether an educative programme the details thereof; and on Mir. lafar vis-a .. vis East India Company was telecast on 2 February; 1986, (c) if not, the reasons therefor ?

(b) if so, the rection of public thereto THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE as assessed by monitoring cell of' tele­ DEPARTMENT OF MINES (SHRIMATI vision; and RAM DULARI SINHA): (a). The National Aluminium Company Limited (c) whether Government propose to (NALCO) project is generally on schedule. telecast such educational programmes in Bauxite Mine was comp1eted in November, future regu,larly and with more frequency? 1985 on schedule. The percentage cons­ truction progress as well as start up defes THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE are as follows:- MINISTRY OF INfORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI V. N. GADGIL) : Percentage Start up (a) to (c). The programnle on Mir Jafar progress Dates vis-a-vis East India Company was telecast (As on 31.1.86) on 2.2 86 as part of the serial titled '~Azadi Ki Kahani', meant for children. Alumina 71.0 September, J986. Though Refinery no specific survey in respect of I this programme has been carried out by Aluminium 6·8.3 December, 1986. the Audience Research Unit of Doordarshan Smelter a limited survey of programmes telecast durin,g the relevant week showed that the Captive . 64.6 December, 1986. viewers liked this programme. Similar Power Plant programmes like dance ballet titled '~Fkta", (First. two serial programmes titled "Kahan Gaye Wo ------_'------units) 145 Written Answer.~ PHALOUNA 19, 190.1 (SAKA) Wrltt,,, Answers 146

(b) A marketi~g gep"rtment has been technology is also under implementation in ~t up in NALCO. Assam. Under this scheme, seed minikits of high y.ielding varietie§ are distributed (c) and (d). 2S6 tribal families are ·to the farmers free of cost, assistance is likely to be displaced in the Damanjodi provided to the farmers for raisins CODlm. ttibal . belt. 173 families have actually unity nurseries and State level trainings are been shifted so far. Out of these 256 organised for the Extension ·Workers. families, 48 persons have been provided employment, 23 are under. training and Exbibitlon of Films at Filmotsav at , Hyderabad another 17 have been identified for training. During the period of training of cne year duration, the trainees are given stipend of 2026. SHRI SAN AT KUMAR Rs. 400/· per month. At present, about MANDAL ~ Win the Minister of INFOR. 100 displaced tribal persons are also MATION AND BROADCASTING be working with various contractors. NALC() pleased to state: 'has committed employment of one able bodied person fronl each displaced fanlily (a) . the total expenditure incurred on subject to their suitability and availability 'Pilmotsav' held at Hyderabad in January of posts. last, its achievements and pitfal1s experienced if any, ~nd the steps being (e) Does not arise. taken to prevent them in future film fest iva Is; Rice Production in Assam (I» the nature of regional films exhibi. 2025. SHRI V. SOBHANADREB­ ted at this festival, particularly in BengaJi, SWARA RAO: Will the Minister of the manner of selection and the response AGRICUL TURE be pleased to state: of the audience thereto;

(a) whether Government are aware (c) whether it is a. fact that at. sllch that the average per acre yicltl of rice in festival, the regional films are not given due Assam is far below the nal-ullal average importance; and yield; and (d) if so, the reasons therefor and the (b) 1f so, the steps taken to in.crease 8teps proposed to be taken to maintain the productivity of rice in Assam '1 proper parity between foreign, Hindi and regional films. being screened at such THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE international festivals? DEEPARTMENT OF AGRIGULTURE AND COOPERATION tSHRI YOOENDRA· mE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MAKWANA). (a) Yes, Sir. The average MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND yield of rice in Assam is below the national BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADOIL): average. (a) Actual expenditure incurred on the organisation of Filmotsav '86 in Hyderabad (b) (i) A CentratJy Sponsored Special in january 1986 is not yet known. A budaet R ice Production Programme has been of Rs. SO ,8 6,000/ .. haci been approved by launched from the current year 1985-86 the National Film Development Corpora­ Under this programme, measures are being tion for the purpose, taken to overcome constraints to rice produc;tion. As a forerunner to this pro­ Effecting improvement in the light of gramme, a Central Sector Scheme f'or experience gained at our Festival is a improving rice productivity was implemented continuous process, as every festival h!ls in the State during 1984·85. some organisational problems. The aim of the .festival is to provide a common (iB Apart from the Special Rice platform for the cinematographies of the Production programme, a Central Sector world to project the excellence of their S'chemo of rice-minikits.cum Community film art; contributing to the understanding Nurseries including propagation of new and appreciation of the film cultures of 147 Written Answers MA&CH 10, 1986 Writttn .,4IUwers 148 diffetent nations in the context of their lc) The job was enttusted to M!I. social and cultural 'ethos; and promotin&' Sila World . Travels. The Travel AlenC)' friendship and cooperation among different was engaged mainly b:cause it was felt peoples of the world. ihis aim bas been that a travel asene)' would be able to achieved. clear the prints and provide the related services both at Delhi and Hyderabed (b) Besides on Indian language feature efficiently. film shown in the Main section, Indian language feature films were screened in the [Translfltion] . Indian Panorama, Indian Retrospectives and Third World Women's Film Sections. There FilmS Produeed WltJaout Depletion of was one Bengli film each in the Indian IncUa. Culture Panorama· and Indian Retrospective sections. The Indian Panorama 2028. SHRI R M. BHOVE : Wi)) the films were selected by an All- Minister of INFOMATION AND India Panel of directors, writers, critics, BROADCASTING be pleaed to staste : etc. Indian Retrospectives fil ms were selected "bv the Directorate of Film (a) whether the Indian movies largely Festivals in consultation with National Film seen by Indian people hardly contain any Archive of India, film personalities whose glimpse of Indian society and Indian retrospectives were organised, etc. In the culture, and they are more or Jess like case of Third World Women's Film Sec­ forejgn movies; and tion, a se1ection panel selected the films. In so far as box. .. office response is concer­ (b1 if so, the measures being taken by ned, the Indian language films generally Government to check the production of did not attract good attendance. such movies which do net depict Indian culture? (c) No. Sir. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (d) Does not arise. MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

2027. SHRI sonE RAMAIAH : Will (b) Does not arise. the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state : Import or SMP and White Butter

.(a) whether there bas been deJay in 2029. SHRI MANPHOOL SINOH the arrival of film prints for the film CHAUDHARY : Will the Minister of festival 'Filmotsnv'; AGRICULTURE be pleased to state: (b) whether this time job of getting (a) whether Indian Dairy CorporatiQn prints deared from the cu~toms has been is importinl skimmed m ilk powder and handled by' a travel agency instead of a white butter in bulk; festivn.l directorate getting the prints cleared; and (b) whether, Government are aware (c) if so, the dehlils and reasons that many private milk dairie.s are flndin,s it difficuJt to sell the sikmmed milk powder thereof ~ (S. M. P) and white .. butter in the market: THE MINISTER OF STATE·OF THE and MINISTRY OF INFORMATION ANI) BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL) ~ (a) whether keeping in view the lurplus (a) NOt Sir. quantity of S. M. Po' with· private dairiel, Government propose to ban the import of (b) Yes, Sir. S. M. P. so as to lave foreilO exchange? i 40 W,ltte. A",Wlrl

'THE MINISTER OF ST~TB IN THE Institute of Horticultural . Research is DEPARTMBNT OF AGR.ICULTURE already workin~ on these crops. AND COOPBRATION (SHIll YOGENDIlA MAKWANA) : (a) Indian Dairy Corpora­ (c) Yes, Sir. An Indo-French Protocol tion'is Dot importinl commercially an, . haa been aiped in June 1984 whit:h .skimmed milk powder and white butter. provides for scientific research and techni­ However, currently Ioe is receivi 'I limited cal co-operation in areas of common' quantites of lift supplies of skimmed milk interest re'ating to agriculture, such as powder, butter oil butter from European fruits, veletables, medicinal and· aromatic Economic Community (EEC) for imple­ plants, tissue culture, bio-technology, mentation of Operation Flood II Project. lenetic enlineering etc.. As an off-shoot of this Protocol, Indian Council of (b) The private Sector Milk Products ABricultural Research is developing a Manuracturing Units have not specifically separate agreement with its counterpart broulht to the notice of the Government agency in France, called INRA, in the area regarding the difficulties beinl faced by of all'iculturai ·research and education, them in rhe disposal of Skimmed Milk which is beinl finalised. Powder and White Butter in the market. [ Trans/atlon] (c) In view of the reply at part (a), the Cotton Price Guarantee and Protection question does not arise. Scbeme

[English] 2031. SHRIMATI USHA CHOUDARY: National Research Centre for Medici­ Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be nal aDd Aromatic Plants pleased to state the names of the States in which cotton price guarantee and 2030. SHRIMATI BASAVARAJES- protection scheme for farmers is in force W ARI: Will the Minister of AGR.I­ and whether Government propose to CULTURE be pleased to state: implement this scheme in all the cotton growing States? (8.) whether Government propose to set up National Research Centre for THE MINISTER. OF STATE IN THE medicinal and aromatic plants during the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Seventh Plan; AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOOE~DRA MAKW ANA) : To protect the interests of (b) whether Government also propose the cotton growers, Government fix to convert Indian Council of Agricultural minimum support prices of different Research and Indian Institute of Horticul- varieties of cotton from year to year. The lure Research. Bangalore into a National Government also designate a public sector Institute to take up research on medicinal' agency, namely the Cotton Corporation of and aromatic plants; and India to undertake market support operations to sustain these prices in diffe- (c) whether any collaboration with rent parts of the country, except Mahara­ France has been entered into in the field .shtra wh\!ce all cotton purchases from the of horticulture and also aareenlent finalised fanners are made by the Maharashtra and signed in the fieldS like wine making, State Cooperative Cotton Growers biotechnology genetic engineering, and Marketing Federation under the aromatic plants? monopoly procurement scheme of the State Government. Under the monopoly procurement scheme in Maharashtra, tbe THB MINISTER. OF STATE ]1'1 THE State Government fix guarantee prices for DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE various varieties of cotton at which the AND COOPERATION (SHRI VOOENDRA S.tate Marketing Federation makes its MAKWANA) : (a)' Yea, Sir. purchases. Such guaranteed· prices ate not fixed by any other State Government' of (b) No, Sir. However the Indian the cotton growins States. i 5 t Written Answer; MAlleR 10. 1986

The pre.sent practice of fixing the the Council for Advancement of Rural minimum support prices and orsanising the Technlogy are: . market support opeTa tiOD,S, weerc necessary is considered adequate to protect the (i) to act as the national nodal point tnterests of the cotton growers. Acccrdingly for coordination of all efforts at Government are not considering any other developnlent and dissemination of pryposa1 in ,this regard. technology relevant for rural areas for sectors other than those cove­ New Ooordarshan RFLAY Centre in red by leAR and its sister bodies; Banunl Hi) to act as a catalyst for develop.. 2032. PROF. CHANDRA BHANU ment of technology, appropriate DEVI : Will the Minister of INFORMA­ for the rural areas, by identifying TION AND BROADCASTING be pleased and funding research and develop.. to State: ment efforts by different organisa. tions; (a) whether Government propose to set up a Doordarshan Relay Centre jo (iii) to strengthen existing institutions Barauni industrial. area in Bihar; and of research and development or set up institutions, so that national (b) if Dot, whether Government wi'll level institutions on matters of consider the setting up of a Doordarshan purely or largely rural interest are relay centre in this major industrial are:! built up; at the earliest '1 (iv) to act as a clearing house of infor­ THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE mation and a data bank; tVlINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL): (V) to disseminate knowledge on rural (a) and \b). Barauni industrial area is kchnology manufacturers of generally within the service range of the Jnachincry, tools, equipment and high power (10 KW) TV transmitter at spare puts, so that large scale Patna. Furtber strenthenil1i of TV service production of technically improved in the area' would, depend on future machinery, etc., is carried out in availability of financial resources. the private, cqopcrative, and public sectors; [EnglishJ (vi) to act as conduit for transfer of FUDctioing of Council for Advancement appropriate technology to Govern­ of Rural TecbDOlogy. ment departments, public sector undertakings and ~embers of the 2033. SHRI AlIT KUMAR SAHA. : • public; Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to state: (vii) to conduct or sponsor training programmes for trainers so that· (a) the functions of the Council for improved technology is passed on Advancement of Rural Technology; the beneficiaries in the rural areas; / (b) the details of achievements and progress made by it since it strated operra. (viii) to carry out research studies, tions; and surveys, evaluation etc. on the use of approPriate technology; and (c) the extent of change in rural economy it could brillg '1 (ix) to do all other such' things as the society may consider necessary, incidental or conducive to the THE Ml~ISTER OF AGRICULTURE attainment of . the above objec­ ~S. BUTA SINGH) : (a) The functions of tives. J ~3 Wrltttn b,w", pkALdUNA 19, 19,01 (SAKA)

(b) . After it became operational" in on Adult Education which are nQn-formal' February. 1984, 'the Council has sanctioned in nature are broadcast/telecast over AIR 10 projects at a total cost of Rs ' 362.89 and DQordarshan Tegularly. AIR broadcasts rakhs. An Amount of Rs. 190.78 lakhs ~8 proarammes on items which have relevance 80 far been released by the Council for to the weaker sections of the society. The these projects The projects are designed programmes also provide sUPPort to the to field test demonstrate and, in some cases, Adult Education activities in the concerned to provide training'~in improvide technolo­ States. At present 22 Stations of AIR are giea relevant to rural areas. These 1)rojects regularly broadcasting 2 to 5 programmes are beiDI implement cd 'lhrouah State each of 20 minutes duration everY week. Governments, research institutions, and The other Stations are putting out atleast' voluntary agencies. ' two prOgranlmes of 10 minutes duration per week. All programme producing

V.. The Council has also initiated steps Kendras of Doordarshan. including those to develop a computerised data bank on set up under the scheme for TV utilisation technologies and a documentation and of INSAT, regularly put out programme in forma tjon centre. A pIogramme of for nos-formal adult education. information documenta tion through publications. documentary fi1ms, and video Cotton Support Price programmes il also' being conducted. Several workshops, seminar6 and discussions 2035. SHRIMATT PATEL RAMABEN for the promotion of new and improved RAMJIBHAI MAVANI : technologies have also been held in diffe­ SHRI C. SAMBU : rent parts of the country. Will the Minister of AGRICULTUR.E (c) The Council started providing be pleased to ~tate ; financial assistance for projects from the tniddlc of 1984·85. The period of the (a) the agencies through which cotton projects very from six months to 3 years. is purchased from cotton growers in the Although son1e of the projects have been country; evaluated, most of them are st ill under implctr1cntation. The real impact on the (b) the support price of cot ton fixed rural econonlY c~ln be ascertaIned only during 1 Y81 to 1985 in each State; after a reasonable period of time. However, the response to the Council's efforts 'at (c) whether Government have fixed any dissemination of information has been support price for cotton at present; encouraging. (d) if so, rate at which cotton is being Imparting of AduU Education Progra­ ~urcha8ed from cotton growers in the mme Tbrough Tele,ision and All ' India Radio ' 'tates; and

2034. SHRI VIJAY N. PATIL : Will \e) whether any memorandum represen­ tation has been received by Government the Minister of INFORMATION AND Cotton Association BROADCASTING be pleased to state: from Gujarat Growers and such other organisations in the country. (a) 'whether Government have any If so, toe details thereof and the action scheme uDder consideration' to utilise taken thereon 7 television and radio services for imparting Adult Education Programme; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT Of AGRICULTURE tb) if so, the details there~f ? AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA): (a). Except in' case of THE MINISTER. OF STAE OF THE Mabarashtra where cotton is purchased M1N1STRY OF INFORMATION AND under the monopoly procurenlent scheme BROADCSTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL) : by the Maharashtra State Cooperative (a) and (b). Yes, Sir. In fact proarammo CottOD Growers MarketiDa Federation, iss Wrifte" .,4"",." MARCH 10, i~8' Wrltt," ...4lUw,r. i 56 cotton in other parts of the country is (d) In Mdharashtra all cotton is purchased from the arowers by public purchased under the monopoly agencies sucb as the Cotton Corpora~ion procurement scheme of the state Oovem... of India, State Coorperative Marketinl mcnt at luaranteed prices, indicated Federations and cooperative societies. in the statement given below. In other States cotton prices are determined by the (b) and (c). The minimum support normai market forces. However, in areas prices fixed for the basic varieties of where t he market prices tend to fall below cotton for the fair avere.ge quality durinl the minimum support levels, Cotton the 1981 .. 82 to 1985 .. 86 seasons are as Corporation of Inaia undertakes mark.et under :- support purchases at the declar-:d minimum support prices for fair average quality of Year Variety Minimum these varieties. support price (Rs Igtl.) ..... ,- (e) During the current season the 1981-82 Not fixed Government have received a number of representations from various organisations 1982-83 J.34 3S0 including Gujarat State Cooperative Cotton 1983-84 F-414/H-777 400 Frederation, main1y touching upon the H·4 527 purchases by the Cotton Corporation of 1984·85 P-414/H777 410 India, export of cotton and remunerative. H-4 S3S prices for cotton. The Cotton Corporation of India has been directed to Dlake exten. t 985-86 F .. 414/H.717 425 sivo! purchases wherever necessary at tbe H.4 :S3S declared minimum support prices which are in the natur~ of the minimum The, minimum support prices of other remunerative prices. The Government of varieties of cotton during the different years India have already released an export quota were fixed keeping in view the normal of 10 lakh bales of long/extra loog stable market differentials and other relevant cotton, S2,OOO bales of Bengal Deshi and factors. The minimum support p"ices are 25,000 bales of yellow pickings during tbe uniform in all the States. current cotton and sea son.

Statement

Guaranteed Price for tire Fa ir A"erage Quality of raw cotton fixed in MahorashtrQ State for 1985-86 Season

.. "'--_ ..... , .... _------s. No. Variety • Price (Rs. per qll.)

1 2 3 ,--- ..---.------1. V. Laxmi (RHR~·2'3/MCH.l) S42

2. H·4 (Nimkar.. 391) 592

3. MCU-5 (Godawari/NDH.1/DCH.32 0-61 (H-4 Foundation seed) H.6 569 '

4. Laxmi 'A' (V. Laxmi Foundation (seed) ( COlDbodia/Nim~ar) 561

s. 1001 DHY/MCH~ll (Rajhans/AHH.468 (C. P.) '55 1~, W"tt~n Anlwers PH,.LGUNA 19, 190' (SAUJ

1 2 . 3 , ..,,---_ ------6. l001/0HY/MCH.l1 (bjhans/AHa-468) (Searar) . , 549

7. 1007/DHY/MCH.ll (llajhansJAHH.468) (KIM) 543

8. L-147/SRT-l (C. P.) 525

9. L-147/SRT.. ! (Berar) 519

10. L-117/SRT-I (KIM)

11. Digvijay 525

12. AK 235 and 277 f AKH-4 (H.2) .510

t 3. Vimarl Jyoti , 50S

14. Y-I (K)

1 S.· Y.I (M) 499

16. 197/3 493

17. Gaorani 22/46 (Oaoraoi.. 6) 482 18. Jayadhar 453

19. Sanjay (Jarilla) 442 ----~ ----.-- --,------NOD-Coverage of Karimganj. Assam by (a) The ·low power (100 W) T. V. trans. DoordarshaD Network mitter set up at Silchar relays programmes put out from Delhi via INSAT-I B. 2036. SHRI SUDARSAN DAS: Will the Minister of INEORMATION AND (b) Ycs. Sir. BROADCASTING be pleased to state: (c) Replacement of the existing Jow (a) whether a low powered transmitter power T. V. transmitter at SiJchar by a high to transmit Delhi Doordarshan programole power (10 KW) transmiuer is a scheme has been set up at SHehar in Assam in order under implementation. On implementation to meet the threat of cultural invasion from of this scbeme, it is expected that Karim. Bangla~esh throul hits T. V. programme; aanj district would receive T V. service.

(1)) whether . Karimlanj, the border [Transla 'ion] district of Assam, still remains uneovtted Production and Export of Grapes by the doordarshan networ~; and 2037. SHRI SHANTI DHARIWAL : Cc) if so~ the steps taken to brinl SHRI VISHNU MODI: karfmaaDj district under the Doordarsban network 1 Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE. be pleased to state :

THE MINISTER OF STATE O.F THE (&.) whether the farmers of various MINISTRY Of' INfORMATION AND States have . .mown interest in arowina BROAPCASTINQ (SHRI V. N. OADGIL): srapes; t 59 Written Answers MARCH 10, 1986 .Wrltten A.nsw'r~ 160

. (b) whether more foreign exchanse can BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADOIL) : be earned by increasing production· and (a) No, Sir. However, it is expected that export of grapes; usea ble TV signals would be available at district . headquarters in the country, (c) whether Government propose to subject to local terrain conditions, on com. grant any special conces4;ionJassistance to pletion of VII Plan schemes of Door­ the farmers' to . increase grape production; darshan. and (b) Out of 412 distric~s . identified (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, under 1981 census, TV' service is :it the reasons therefor? present available to the whole or parts of 332 districts. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUR.E Implementation of DPAP AND COOPERATION (SaRI YOGENORA MAKWANA) : (a) Yes, Sir. 2039. SHRI n.B. PATIL: WiH the Minister of AGRICULTORE be pleased (b) Yes, Sir. to state:

(c) and (d) : Following concessions! (a) whether Drought Prone Areas assistarce have been provide: Programme was started during t 970-71 with the objective of restoring ecological (i) Loan assistance from NABARD balance and improving the productivity of for extension of area; land, water, livestock and human resources (ii) Subsidy on planting material by in identified drought prone areas; . the State; (b) if so, the achievements so far, (iii) Supply of planting material of State-wise; improved varieties;

(iv) Popularisation of Gibberallic Acid (c) whether any research ha., been for higher yield by exemption of made under this progra mme as regards customs duty; and restoration of ecological balance and pfoductivity of land; (v} Transfer of technology through extension services (d) if so, the details thereor; and

[English] . (e) the total ex.penditure incurred on TV Centre at Distt. Headquarters research in this regard till now '1

2028. SHRT MAHABIR PRASAD THE MINISTER. OF AGRICULTURE YADAV: Will the Minister of INFOR­ <8. BUTA SINOH): (a) In 1970.71. a MAT ION AND BROADCASTING be Rural Works Programme was formula ted pleased to state: . with the object of creating assets designed to reduce the severity of drought wherever (a) whether there is a proposal to it occured and to pro~ide· employment in instal Television Centres at all the district the drouabt affected areas. In 1973, a headquarters in the country; and new orientation was given to this pro· gramme. which was redesignated as DPAP, (b) if so, how many districts have considering the need for an integrated area been covered and how many are yet to be development approach. The main objec­ covered? tives of this prolramme which ib e~sentjally \ aimed at restoration of ecological balance THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE and optimal development of the areas MINlSTRY OF iNFORMATION AND covered by. it are : 161 Written A"swer, PHALGUNA 19, 1907 (SAKA) Written AnI1H'" !. i 162.

0) Promoting a more productive (v) livestock dovolopmont inclucliq dryland aariculture on the basis development of pasture and fodder of the soil aDd water resources relOurces; t.nd alt'oclimatic condition of the .. ,', areaa; (vi) Other diversified adi,Ui.. of (il) development and productive use horticulture, acriculturo. fiIhorio. , of water resources of the arias; etc. (in) loll and moisture conservation including promotion of proper (b) A statement I is liven below;" land use practices;

(iv) afforestation includinl farm (c) to (0). A statement II is liven forestry; below.

Statelllant-)

Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP)

Physical achievements in some important sectors from the bClinning of v'th Plan till tile end of Vlth Plan (1974 .. 7S to 1984.85). ------_... _._._------SI. States Soil and Irrigation Mores'a_ No. Moisture potential tion and Conserva­ created Pasture tion (00 Heet.) DevelOp .. (00 heet.) ment (60 Heet.) ------_.. -,------.... _------

I. Andhra Prad esh 2902.11 917.35 918.45

2. Bihar 546.71 439.56 460. t 3

3. Oujarat 10aS.22 400.82 2906.13

4. Haryana 23.08 46.20 217.19

s. J&K IS.32 39.09

6. Kamataka 5877.18 408.89 840.04

7. Madhya Pradesh 799.50 1966.76 470.68

8. Maharasbtra 2757.81 316.81

9. Orissa 335.79 267.58 408.61 10. R.ajasthan 2279.40 445.34 .!.522~3,S ' 11. Tamil Nadu 389.12 90.68 41~.:~2' " . 12. Uttar Pradesh 1558.90 63 2.1 ~ 553.57 I •• ", : ~ ! ; f, • 13. West Bensal 109.65 281.85 .• "'18.67 ----~------~------~,--,------~--.-.------______Tota) : 1867.9.76...... ______62_·.8..."i~~O~~' _ _:..:!'_ IOO.J,~.g, .

" : I~t I" " ''I' , '.- ~ ,..' '" ,. I , ' r~ , MARCH 10. 1986 Written Answers 164

.' . d ... " i" i 'Statemeilt~11 '. (a) the names of the doordarshan \ : "" I 1 • Various research Bnd evaluation studIes Kendras to be developed as-main regional have been sponsored and financed from kendras during the Seventh Plan period; time to time to bring into focus the positive (b) the norm for the distribution of reiulla "8.S _etl as the defects irl the imp!e­ broadcasting time between national resioDcll motttation of the protramme.' Results of and local programmes; such studies help in planning, implementa­ tion, m9nitoring and evaluation of the (c) Whether Delhi doordarshan, as the prolramme.. Some of the studies have orj,inator of national programme~ shan biahliahted : defective planning, lack of have a separate channel for regional/local inter-sectoral linkages, thin dispersal of prolramme; and s~es ov,r vast areas, delays in imple" mentation of schemes for want of equip­ (d) the average daily time now allotted ment, material and statIo These .have been to national programme by the Doordarshan '1 pointed out to the States to take suitable remedi.l measures. Some studies have THE MIN.aSTER OF STATE OF THE also revealed positive and I distinct impact MINJSTRY OF INFORMATION AND of the progt'amme particularly in the BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL) : lectors of I irrigatioQ., ,soil conservation, (a) Establishment of n~w TV studio centres dairy deveiopment t' • pa:lture development at the capitals of the following States is and fisheries. According to the World includ,ed in the VII Plan :- Bank Performance Audit Report on DPAP, in 6 districts of 4 States, the farmers have State Capital Itarted adopting improved .('iI, Moisture and crop manalement practices, and Yields 1. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal in dem

.----~------.------StateJUnion Capital (c) whether any other eo!npaUie. have TerritorY applied for entering in this tnd~ !'ltd if 80, the details of such companies ana t~ action taken by Government thereon; 'lndiJ 1. S~hlm G~~~ (d) whethct Government propose to 2. Andaman & Nicobar na tiona1ise this trade and if 80,' the' det'ils Islands Port Blair thereof?

t' ~ 3. Goa, Daman & Diu Panaji THE MINISTER OF ST.!\Ti:l'lN THE 4. Pondicherry Pondicberry DEPARTMBNTOF AORlCULTI)Q,AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA S. Chandigarb Chandigarh MAKWANA): (a) and ~h).: It. , sbl~m.ut ------.. -----_----- ._._------.,---- is given below.

(b) and (d). National programme is (c) No applications from SUth com­ telecast from 8.40 pm fOT a duration of 2 panies have been received in this regard. hours and: 35 minutes daily. After com­ t /' r' pletion of the on-going and VII Plan TV (d) There is no such proposal with the studio centres at the capitals of major Government. States, State-level service is expected to be available in all major States for a duration Statement of 2-3 hours daily. The TV centres at tho capitals of smaller States and Union (a) and (b). As per inform,Uon'received Territories would be in a position to put from Marine Product Export Development out programmes for 30 .. 60 minutes daily. Authority the followiua'(: ',multibational Local service with a daily duration of companiea/monopoJy bouses aro ,reaietcnd 30... 60 minutes woutd be avaUable at some with them and now engaged in ftshiOC important cities/towns in major States. The trade: duration of local service (second channel) in the four metropolitan cities will be ------_. _~I.": __ . .!...;~!".--~ •. - longer. No. lof V.lek 'own~d'· ('to M and abOve)' (c) While a 2.hour second cbannel service, based on an interim set up is 1 " 2 already available at Delhi, a scheme for .' augmentation of the set up, both in terms of programme production facilities and 1. MIa Britannia Sea Foods 2 01';1'1 power of the second channel transmitter, has been included in the VII Plan of Door­ 2. Mis Indian Tobacco dttshan. C~pany Ltd. t4A1.CB 10. 1986 W,ltt,,, bsw,r, t 68

district in 1984·85 .and the probable t 2 amount earmarked for 1985-86;

. I. )laIUs India Lt•• · ! ~ Nil (d) whether any study has been con­ 4.1 11.1. Union Carbide ducted in Jamui regardins the impact of India Ltd. ·2 D.P.A.P.; and 5. MIs Hindustan Lever Ltd .. Nil (e) whether Government propose to undertake a study to areas the ameJiorative 6. MI. WlMCO Ltd. Nil impact of this programme on the people of this area 1 V. ChoWlUle &. Co. Pvt·, Ltd. S THE MINISTER. OF AGRICULTURE 8. MI. Nava Bharat Ferro (S. BUTA SINGH) : (a) and (b). Certain Alloys Ltd. 2 representations against exclusion of some blocks from and for inclusion of some 9. MIl ~oftkan Fisheries b) ocks in the Drought prone Area Pro­ Lt~. ' 2 gramme were considered by an Inter­ '. Departmental Group constituted by the to. M./s Tata Oil Mills Ltd. 2 Department of Rural Development and 11. M./s Voltas L;m.ited Nil based on its recommendations the blocks of J amui, Khaira, Lakhjmpur, Sikandra, 12. MIs Chowaule Engineers lhajha, Sono and Chakai in M onghyr &.. ~~«rh~~ Ltd •. 2 district of Bihar which had been excluded from the programme from 1982.. 83 have 13. MIs llaunaq International Nil been reincluded in the programme from 1985.86. There is no proposal to bring in 14. M/I Shaw, WalJace Nil any new areas in this district under the programme. 15. M/. Goodlasa Nerolac Paints Ltd. Nil (c) As Jamui block was not covered 16. Ms. Madras Rubber under DPAP during t 984 .. 85 no Central Factory Nil assistance was given for 1984.. 85. For 1985.. 86, the total allocation made under 17. MIs Spencer &. Co. Nil DP AP is Rs. 12 lakhs per block, shared equally by the Centre and the State.

. IdeatifleatioD of Drought Proae Area (d) No such study has been undertaken • ! "1. Monghyr District r'I, by the Central Oovernment•. 204'2~1' SHBl D.P. YADAVA : Win the Mblister of AGB.ICULTURE be pleased to (e) There is no such proposal under state: ~ consideration.

(a) whether some exercise has been Paddy Cultivation in DJara Area of done to, identifY new areas for qualifyinl as MODlhyr District dtou.\lt prone area in Monghyr district of Bibar; 2043. SHRI D.P. YADAVA . Will the Minister of AORICULTURE be pleased to (b) what are the exjsting blocks in atate : Moqbyr district which have aiready been covered under the Drouabt Prone Area (a) whether National Committee on PrOltamme; Backward Areas for chronicallY ft.ood affected areas ~as recommended paddy (c) the amount of Assistance given cultivation in Diara area with newer varie­ under D.P.A.P. to Jamui area of Monghyr ties and technology. 16~ ."1",,, AlI,.",. PHALOUNA 19. 190? (SAKA) Writte" Answer, 170

(b) il so, wh~tber Indian Council of Subsidy UDder lRDP Agricultural R.esearch throuah ita field institute like Operational llesearc:~_Project 2044. SHRI D. P. YADAVA: Will for Diara Development in Mooghn the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased District bad conducted any experiment to to state: improve productivity of diaraland and Bocio-economic conditions of farmers, in (a) whether Government propose to the f)ood-prone area of Monahyr; and give enhanced subsidy under the integrated Rural Development Programme to the far­ (e) if so, the details thereof? mers of chronically flood affected areas as recommended by the National Committee THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE on Development of Backward Areas; and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGBNDRA (b) if so, the time by which this scheme MAKWANA) : (a) Yes, Sir. wil1 be implemented in the area in flood belt of Bihar? (b) Yes, Sir. THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (c) The Indian Council of Agricultural (S. BUTA SINGH): (a) Subsidy to SOlan Research is implementing an Operational and marginal farnlers belonging to the Research Project for Research on Improve­ target group is already admissible under the ment of the Diaralands of Monghyr Dis­ Integrated Rural Development Programnle trict of Bihar since 1975. The Operational in all rural areas, including the chronically Resesrch Project had made a number of flood affected areas. In September 1985 contributions to improving the productivity the Oovt. of India also issued orders that of diaralands and the socio-economic condi. in the case of minor irrigation activity in tions of the dh.raland farmers. As a all areas under IRDP while the percentage rcsul t of continuous research and demons. limit for subsidy would remain, there would tration trials the following recommendations be no absolute limit of Rs. 3000/40001 have been made for the diaraland areas of 5000, as the case may be. No proposal to Monghyr district :- give enhanced. subsidy under the pro­ gramme to the farmers of chronically flood (I> Rice varieties: affected areas is under consideration.

(a) Sita (42 q/ba) is suitable for culti­ (b) Does not arise. vation on established diaralands during kharif under irrigation. Enforcement of Equal Remuneration Act

(b) Rashi (4S q/ha) is suitable for 2045. SHRI ANANDA PATHAK summer cultivation on established Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased diaralands with inigation. to state:

(,;) Pusa 33 (33 q/ha) is suitable for (a) whether Government have enforced the Equal Remuneration Act in all the summer cultivation 00 established industries in India; and diaraJands of Mongbyr district under irrigation. (b) if so, which are the industries where (ii) The cultivation of Paddy based on the above said Act has been enforced ? cropping pattern such as Urd (Fodder).. wheat-summer rice sequence gave a THE MINISTER OF STATE OF Yield of 250 q/ha of green fodder 44.S THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI q/ha of wheat and 3.3.2 q/ha of rice, P. A. SANGMA) ~ (a) and (b). The Equal respectively. Remuneration Act, 1976 has been extended to all industries/empJoyments. A statement­ . Thus improved rice varieties have great cont~lininl the list is given below. As far as yield potontial in the Diara areas. enforcement is concerned, action is takoD t 71 Wrltt,,, Answer, MARCIt 10, 1986 Wrltt,,, Answer' t 12

by the concerned authorities of the Central and State Governments whenever specific 1 violations are noticed. 18. ff'holesale & Retail Trade. Statement 19, Construction including activities allied to con~truction. 51. No. Employments 20. Transport, Storales and communi· cation. 1 2 ------.----... "-'~ .------21. Agriculture and activiti es allied to agriculture. 1. Plantation (covered under the Plan- tation Labour Act, 19S1). 22. Air Transport industry. Local Authorities. 2. 23. Real Estates and Business Service and Legal Services. 3. Central and State Governments 24. Commu~ity, Social and Personal Hospitals, nursing homes and dispen- 4. Services. saries. Companies and 5. Banks, Insurance Reduction in Laud Ceiling other financial institutions. 2047. SHRI C. JANOA REDDY 6. Education, teaching, training and Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be research institution. pleased to state: 7. Mines. (a) whether in May 1985, State Revenue 8. Employees Provident Fund Organi. Ministers had agreed that agricultural sation, Coal Mines Provident· Fund land ceiling 1imit be lowered for a family Organisation and Employees State of five members to S hectares for the best Insurance Corporation. category of land with assured irrigation and capable of raising atleast two crops a year; 9. The Food Corporation of India, the 7.5 hectares for the next category of land Central Warehousing Corporation and with assured irrigation for atleast onc crop . State Warehousing Corporations. a year and 12 hectares for the rest; and

10. Manufacture of textiles and textile (b) the progress made by each State products. and Union Territory as follow up action in this regard ? 11. Factories located in plantations. THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE 12. Manufacture of Electrical and Elec- (S. BUTA SINGH): (a) and (b). In the tronic machinery, apparatus and Conference of the State Revenue Ministers appliances. held in may, 1985 the consensus was that this issue would be considered by the State 13. Manufacture of chemical and chemi­ Governments and 'the Union Territory cal products (exeept products of Administrations. The States/Union Territory Petroleum and Coal). Administrations are yet to tuke a final view on the issue. 14. Land and Water transport.

'1 S. Manufacture of Food Products. Expansion of Madras Fertilizer Plant

16. Other Manufacturing Industries. 204ft SHRI C. JANGA REDDY Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be 17, Electricity, Gas and Water. Pleased to state : 173 W,'ttelt AlIsw,r8 PHALGUNA 19. 1907 (SAKA) Written AIIswers 174

(a) whether there is any proposal to and· cost of production per quintal of the . expand the capacity of· Madras Fertiliser principal crops. The crops include paddy, Plant after the addition in capacity of wheat, cotton, and jute among others. The Madras Refinery which has been supplying various factors that go into the cost of pro. naptha (0 the fertiliser plant; duction are paid-out costs relating to hired human labour, bullock labour, machine (b) if so, the details thereof; and charges, seeds, insecticides and pesticides, manure, fertiliser, depreciation on imple. ment and farm buildings, irrigation, charges, (c) if not, whether Government plan to land revenue, cesses and taxes, in terest on working capital and rent paid for leas~d in expand it 80 that additional naptha may be used and the profitability of fertil ser plant land and the imputed rental value of oWhed ctln increase as a very little amount will .be land, imputed interest on owned fixed capi. spent on infrastructure which· alreadY exists tal (excluding land) and imputed value of there 7 family labour.

(b) The Government fixes procurement I THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE support prices on the basis of the recom­ DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS (SHRI mendations of the Commission for Agri­ K. NATWAR SINOH) : (a) to (c). No cultural Costs and Prices (CACP). The specific proposal is under the consideration Commission for Agricultural Costs and of Government, at present. Apart from the Prices makes its recommendations after availability of feedstock, other consider­ taking into account inter-aJia the cost of ations, viz. regionwise demand, cost of production of crops and changes in cost of transportation of finished products, etc, input'). The minimum support/procurement are also relevant in deciding upon expasion. prices fixed by the Government cover in general the cost of production of the agri­ cultural commodities. Fixation of Support Price of Agricultural Produce Enchancement of Housing Assistance

2049. SHRI C. JANGA REDDY: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be 2050. SHRIMATI JAYANTI pleased to state : PA TNAIK: Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the various factors taken into (a) whether Government propose to account for calculating the cost of pro­ enhance the housing assistance to the duction of rice, wheat, cotton and jute; and economically weaker sections and middle class during the Seventh Fi ve Year Plan; (b) how do they compare with the support price fixed for these commodities? (b) if so, to what extent; and

(c) the details of the housing provisions THE MINISTER. OF STATE IN THE proposed to be m~.de for lower, middle and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE large income groups '1 AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA) : (a) The Estimates of cost of production are generated under the Compre­ THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE hensive Scheme for Studying the Cost of MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT Cultivation/production of Principal Crops in (SHRI DALBIR SINGH): (a) and (b). 16 major States since 1910·71 . The The income eligibility, ceiling cost of scheme envisages coH cetion of representa­ constIuction and amount of loan assistance tive data on inputs and outputs both in in resPect Q.f various categories have been phYlical and monetary terms and estimates revised in tbe· Seventh Five Year Plan as therefrom the cost of cultivation per heQtare foUqwl: 175 Written A"swer.s MARCH 10, 1986 W,ittl. A.,.", l1CS

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(Rs.) (R.s.) (R.a.) - .. ._----,

1 • B.W.S. upto 700 S,OOO S,005

2. 1.1.0. 701.1 SOO 30,000 23.500

3. M 1.0. IS01-2500 75,000 40,000

(c) Housing is a State subject at'd State Statement GC1vemments! U.T. Administrations formu­ List of Stations Which Relay Programme, late and implement social housing schemes Through INSAT-IB as per their requirements and plan priorities ----"- -.------S). No. Location of Stations Use of INSAT .. IB for Rebroadcasting Centrally Originating Programme 1 2

-~ ~--..... --...... 2051. SHRIMATI JAYANTI ----- PATNAIK: Will the Minister of INFOR-­ Trivandrum MA TION AND BROADCASTING be 1. pleased to state: 2. Patna

(a) whether some AIR stations are 3. Gulbarga using the domestic satellite lNSAT-lB for rebroadcasting centrally originating pro­ 4. Varanasi gramme from Delhi; S. Dharwar

(b) if so, the names of AIR Stations 6. Cuddappa which relay those programmes throush INSAT-IB; and 7. Leh

(c) whether Government have a proposal 8. Mangalore to relay and rebroadcast programmes from Bombay, Calcutta and Madras also through 9. Madras INSAT-IB? 10. Ranchi

THE.MJNISTER OF STATE OF THE 11. Bhagalpur MINlSTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI V. N. OADOIL) ~ 12. Nascrcoil (a) Yes, Sir. 13. Bhadravati

lb) Centres where the Stations and 14. TirunelvelH Transmitters are located are indicated in the statement given below. 1 S. Darbhansa

(c) The facilities fOT distributing limited 16. Tiruchirapalli progtainmes from Bombay, C,Ucutta and 17. Trichur Madras on time shared basis with each other and Delhi have also been provided .. 18. Kurleonl I" Writtln Auw", PHALGUNA ·19. 190' (SAKAJ W,'II,,, AIMw.,., 1 '78 --- I 2 1 2

19. SUchar 49. Chhatarpur 20. Vijayawada so. Indore

21. Mysote , 51. Sang'i

22. JaadaJpur 52. Jabalpur 53. Rewa 23. Passipat 54. Simla 24. Shi110ng S5. Pune 25. Ambikapur 56. Bombay 26. Nagpur S7. Imphal 27. Rajkot S8. Tawang 28. Rampur 59. Tezu 29. Mathur a 60. Gauhati 30. Najibabad 61. Gangtok

31. Ajmer 62. Jodhpur

32. Udaipur 63. Gorakhpur

33. Owalior 64. Jammu

34. Chandigarh 65'. Port Blair 3 S. C31cutta 66. Jalundhar

36. Kanpur 67. Parbhani 37. Aligarh 68. Agartala Aurangabad 38. 69. Chinsurah Bangalore 39. 70. Kohima 40. Baroda 71. Siliguri 41. Bikaner 72. Tura 42. Calicut 73. Jaipur 43. Bhuj 74. Lucknow

44. Rajkot HPT 75. Rohtak 45. Jalgaon 76. Srinftgar

46. Alleppey 77. Hyderabad 47. Coimbatore 78. Pondicherry

48. Sambalpur 79. Visakhapatnam t'19 Written Answers MA.RCH 10, 1986 Written Answers .180

-----_ (c) Central assistance can be given to 1 2 State Agricultural Universities only when the University Grants Commission declares the 80. Cuttack University fit to receive centra.] assistance under section 12-B of its Act. Dr. Y. S. 81. Jeypore Parmar University of' Horticulture and Forestry has not been given such clearance 82. Ahmedabad by University Grants Commission as yet. Tne State Government. of Himachal Pradesh 83. Bhopal has to approach the University Grants Commission for the above cleararice. ·B4. Panaji Rise .in Price of Coal and Other Inputs 8S. Raipur 'for Steel Industry

86. Ratnagiri 2053. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMA­ Allahabad CHANDRAN: 87. SHRIK RAMACHANDRA 88, Dibrugarh REDDY:

89. Suratgarb Will the Minister of STEEL AND MINES be pleased to state: 90. Aizawl (a) the percentage of rise in price of 91. Delhi coal during the current financial year;

92. Adila bad (b) whether prices of inputs into the 93. Sholapur steel industry have been raised during this _..... ___ •• __ ...... ~ ..... _ ...... ,, __ • _ .....r_' •• _ period; if so, details thereof; and Financial Assistance ror DJ. Y.S. Parmar University for Horticulture ~c). whether as a consequence of the rise in lhe pIicc of coaJ the production and 20S2. PROF. NARAIN CHAND price of ~tl'el in India will be affected, jf PARASHAR: Win the Minister of AGRI· so, to what extent? CULTURB be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OP STEEL AND ( a) whether Union Government Plann­ MINES (SHRI K. C •. PANT): (a) Coal ning Commission and University Grants prices were revised with effect from January Commission have sanctioned any financial 9, 1986. The percentage increase in the assistance for Dr. Y. S. Parmar University average pit-head prices of coal produced by for Horticulture and Forestry in the Seventh Coal India Limited and Singareni Collieries Five Year Plan; Company Limited is 147.5% and 14.06% respc-;tively. The base price increase of coals (b) if so, the details thereof; and used by the steel plants works out to 17 5 % of the pre-revised average price. (c) if not, the reasons therefor '1

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) Yes,- Sir. Details of increase5 in DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the prices or various inputs of the steel AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOOENDRA industry during" 1985-86 are as under :- MAKWANA); (a) The Indian Council of Asricultural Reseatch bas not sanctioned (i) Increase in the minimum limit for financial assistance to Dr. Y. S. Parmar short distance monements by the University for ,Horticulture and forestry Railways from ? 5 kms. to 100 during 1985 .. 86. kms and increase in railway freight surcharge @ 10% beyond '00 (b) Question does not arise. kms with effect from! S.4.1985. 18 i JJirltt." Maw,rs ·PHALGUNA 19. 1901 (SAKA) IVritl,,, Au.. ", t~'82

(ii) Increase in the tate of cess on coal Etrorts are being made to absQJb as Ulucbtas from 20% to 30% on pit·hea~ pOlljbJe of this increase' .tbrouah improv,ed value by Bihar Government with et1icicncy and productivity so Q. to minimise effect from 21.6. 1985. . its impact on ateel prices.

(iii) Increase in the rate of fuel Report of Mebta Committee on'SeleetioD surcharge in the cost of purchased , of Colleetlve BarRalalDI AI_a power being supplied by DVe with effect from 1 4.1985 @ 3.36 2054. SHRI SlllBALLAV, PANI- paise/k.wh for Durgapur and 2.32 GRAHl: Will the :Minister of LABOUR paise/kwh for Bokalo. be pleased to state:

(iv) Increase in duty on power by 6.S (a) whether Mehta Committee· wbich paise per kwh by Orissa Govern­ was set up by National Labour Conference ment with effect from 1.$.1985 to make certain recommendatioDs to and increase in energy charges by Government in regard to the selection of OSEB with effect from 21.8.1985 collective bargaining agents, has submitted by 18 paiselkwh and consequent its report; an~ increase in the electricity duty by 7.2 paise/kwh. (bJ if so, the details. of its main recommendations and which of those baYe (v) Revision in power tariff by been accepted by Government '1 MPSEB by an average of 8.6 paise/kwh with effect from THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 1.S .1985 and increase in duty on MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P •. A. power by MP Government by 1 SANOMA) : (a) and (b). The Sanat paise' per kwh with effect from Mehta Commit tee set up by National 1.7.1985. Labour Conference has made certain recommenda.tions in regard to the selection (vi) Change in freight rate classification of collective bargaining agent~ The relevant of coal with effect from 1.10.1985 extracts from the rePort of the Sanat Mehta (for a distance of 500 kms., the Committee are given in the statement given increase in freight rate in rake below. Final decision on these recommcn. loads due to change of classifica. d~tioDS bas not yet been taken. tion works out to 8.8S %). Statement (vii) Increase in the prices of petroleum products with effect from 1st Collectwe .r,tll"ing A,ent . February, 1986.

Statutory provision I may be made'for (viii) Increase in the pr~ce of coal with havinll a collective barsaining ager.t at the effect from 9.1.1986 amounts to unit/industry level and the question as to an a verage increase in the base who would be the agcnt would be decided price by Ra. 32 per tonne for by the check-off system. The check-otT steel plants. system would operate on the basis of a written authorisation which would be valid (ix) Increase in fuel surcharge element for a period of three years giv~n by every in the cost of purchased power employee to his employer under. ' intimation due to increase in price of coal to the union concerned. The Trade Unions with effect f~om 9.1. J 986. have to· abide by a new Code of Conduct for being eJilible to comp'et~ for check-otT (c) The recent increase in price of coal and recognition as a collective bargaining win not affect production of ,teel. This al~t and no craft/catelor~'L;.vise union increase in price of coal will increase the would be elegible to benefit" of check.. off or cost of production of saleable steel by recol11ition. There would be a sole collec­ RI. 191 per tonne in the SAIL steel plants. tive barsainina alent, wherever feasible; MAltCH 10, 1986 W,''',n blW.r, ,t"

ftU1_ 'Which' a composite bargainina COWl­ member. of the collective barpi. "cit with proporilonal representation subject nina council may give a written ;to a Minimum membership. The percentaIC underta kina to abide by the of membership for Q.ualification as sole , prescribed Code of Conduct as a Rlent or for inclusion in the council would pre-conditioh for being considered ... 'WG down"by the IRCs keeping in view for certification and for continued the coaditioM of the industry, the area of ,functioning as the alent/member of operation, including the extent of unionisa- the Council. Ition in, that undertakinl/indultry. The , recoanition onCe aranted would be valid for Method of Determining the Repre. an initial period of three years and this sentative Character of Trade Unions statuI will continue till it is successfullY challcDled by others or when the recognised 3. The verification of membership of UDioQ violates the Code of Conduct. The every registered trade unionlindustry would disqualifications arising out of violation of be carried out by the Certifi~tiog Wing of tho Code would operate for a specified the IRe and for this purpose the IRC will period. rely ~n the check-off particulars available with the employer. Initially for a period of 2. The above recommendations can be six month~ from a sl?ccified date every siven effect to by having a new chapter in registered trade union in the Unit/industrY the Industrial Relations Art on 'Collective would have the facility of check.. off. After Baqainiol 'Alent'. The criteria for selec­ the results of verification are known only tion as a sole bargaining agent or as a the recognised union/unions will continue member of the collective bargaining council to have that facility. Every union/unions baa to be on such lines as indicated certifiied as Collective bara:1ining agent! below:- member of the Col1ective Bargaining Council will continue to have the status till it i~ (i) Where there is only one eliRible successfully challenged, after an initial registered union in a unit/industry period of three Years. it shall be certified as the sole bargaining qont, provided it has a T.V, Centre at Jalpaiguri minimum percentage of member­ ship as the IRC may prescri be. 2055. SHRI PIYUS TIRAKY: Will (ii) Where there are more than one the Minister of INFORMATION AND registered union in a unit/industry, BROADCASTING be pleased to state: the union with the maximum support, which shall not be less (a) whether Government of West Bengal ~an 40 per cent for a unit-wise has offered one bigha land free of cost to union or 2 S per cent for an indus­ the department for the proposed T. V. relay try-wise union, shall be certified as centre at Alipurduar in Jalpaisuri district; the sole baraainina agent. (b) if so, the time by which it. will be (iii) Where the conditions stipulated in commissioned; (i) and (ii) above are not satisfied, the registered trade unions in the (c) whether the T.V. tower will have unit/industry, with a mlDlmum the capacity to cover' Bhutan, Cooch Behar membership a's decided by the and part of Bangladesh; IRC depending on the extent of ,unionisation in the unit/industry, (d) if not, the step$ proPQ$ed to be may constitute a composite bargai­ taken to match the powerful towers of ning council for ~he unit/industry, Bangladesh and Tibet; and chosen from among 'the eligible reaistered trade unions in the unitl (e) whether it is a fact that Alipurduar industry. town is one of the strateBic areas at the border and if so, whether priority would (iv) The trade Unions certified as be liven to it in commisaioninl the pro. • colJective bargainioa alent or as posed T.V. relay centre 'I j 8~ Wrltt,N Amwn. tHALOm-tA 19 1'901 (SdKA) WritteN Answer, 18~

THB MINISTER OP S1ATE OF THE However, consideration of any formal and MINISTRY OF INFOR,MATION AND specific proposal in this regard would BROADC~STING (SHRI V.N. GADOIL) : involve a number of factors like the views (a) No, Sit. of concerned State Governments, land ceiling laws and other economic "criteria. (b) and (e). Establishment of a low power (100 watt) TV transmitter at Alipur­ Upward Trend in Agricultural Imports duar in Jalpaiauri district is included in the VII Plan of Doordanhan. Implementation lOS? DR. SUDHIR ROY: Will the of the scheDle will depend on actual availa. Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to bilitY of resources during the Plan period. state : '

(c) No, Sir. (a) whether agricultural imports have registered an upward trend from Rs. 783.3 (d) TV coverage in the countrY is being crores in 1980·81 to Rs. 11 S2.9 crores in expanded in a phased manner, depending 1983·84. on availability of resour"ces. TV coverage of border areas has been given due impor­ tance in the VI as well as VII Plan. (b) jf so, the details of the items im­ ported during the peIiod; year.wise; and Augmentation of Export of Farm Produce (c) the agencie~ through which these 20S6. SHRI SYED MASUDAL imports were made 'l HOSSAIN. SHRI R. P. DAS : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA be pJeased to state : MAKWANA): (a) and (b). The overall imports of certain essential agricultural (a) whether Government have received commodities have registered an upward a suggestion from a panel of experts for a trend in ] 983·84 as compared to 1980.81. poHcy initiative to conduct the corporate In tbis connection a stat~ment showing the sector in agriculture for achieving the details of imports of certain essential agri­ objective of augmented uport of farm pro· cultural commodities during the period duce and additional output; and 1980·81 to 1983·84 is ginven below.

(b) if so, the details of the suggestion (c) The import policy for 1983-84 and Government's r:action thereto 1 provided inter-alia that the imports;~distribu. tion and pricing of cereals would be made" THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE by the Food Corporation of India as per the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND connected policy of the Governnlcnt in the COOPERATION (SHIll VOOBNDRA Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies MAKWANA) : (a) and (b). It is not clear, (Department of Food) while the imports, exactly as to what panel of experts and distribution and pricing of edible oils (as suggestion thereof the question refers to and specified jn the policY) would be made by, seeks information. Only some sU8gestions the State Tradins Corporation as per the of general nature regarding corporate far­ connected policy of the Government in the ming have been made by some alcncies. departmenl of Civil Supplies. 1s1 Writte" Answers MAllCH 10. i!>86 Wrltt,,, ~"8 lia

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DlstrlbutioD of Paper for use In . (c) whether the target for the Sixth Newspaper Industry Plan has been fully achieved and if not the reasons therefor; and 2OS8. SHRI V. TULSlRAM : Will the Minister oflNFOllMATlON AND B~OAD· (d) Central assistance made for the CASTING be pleased to state: above scheme ?

(a' the details of distribution of paper THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE during the last three years for use in the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND newspaper industry; COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA) : (a) During 7th PJan it is (b) whether it is a fact that in Andhra proposed to construct 6750 number of Pradesh the paper is not supplied to meet watersheds in the State of Orissa. the requirements of newspapers published from the State; and (b) For the 6th Plan the target was 2915 .number of watersheds. (c) if so, the reasons for such discri­ (c) During 6th Plan, 2901 watersheds' mination and the steps beinl taken to were constructed. Thus, there was a slight supply suflicient quantity of paper to meet .shortfall in the achievement which was due the requirements of Andhnt Pradesh '1 to land dispute.

THB MINISTER. OF STATE OF THE (d) A sum of Rs. 533.76 lakhs have MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND been provided as Central assistance. BR.OADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL) : (8) The details of newsprint alloc8 ted by Scheme for Marginal Farmers for Crop . the Registrar of Newspapers for India Insurance during the last three years are as under :- 2060. SHRIMATI GEETA MUKHER. JEE : WilJ the Minister of AGRICULTURE Year Quantity allocated be pleased to state: (in M.T.) (a) whether there js any scheme in the Seventh Plan for subsidising the premium 1982.83 3,84.187 to. be paid by the small and marginal far­ 1983.84 4,04,860 mers for crops insurance;

1984·85 4,' ',304 (b) how would the subsidy cost be shared between the Centre and the States;

(b) No, Sir. (c) how much prov,ision has been made in the Seventh Plan for this purpose; . (c) Does not arise. (d) under what head is this provision Tarlet of Water Har,,,stlng Strocture in accommodated in the ~eventh Plan; and . Sixth/Seventh Plan (e) how much amount has been aJ lo­ 2059. SHRI SOMNATH RATH : Will cated by the Centre to this scheme' during the Minister of AGRICULTURE ,be pleased the First Year of the Seventh PJan ? to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) the number of water harvesUng DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND structure (Watersheds) proposed to be cdtls­ COOPERATION . (SHRI YOGENDRA trocted in Orissa during Seventh' Plan MAKWANA):. (a) Yes Sir. period; (b) Fifty per cent of the insurance serf (~) the target for the Sixth Plan period; vice charses (I.e. prenlium) in respect 0- 191 Written Answers MARCH 10, 1986 small and mar&inal farmers is subsidised . (b) if so, the c~untrics that have offered jOintly by the Central Government and the aid; and State Government on SO : SO basis. (c) the States that are lOins to benefit (c) A provision of R.s. IS.OO crore has by the aid? been tentatively made for the Seventh Five Y~ar Plan. This includes expenditure on THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE subsidy in the premium of small and mar­

rTrallsllJtlD"J THE MINISTER. OF AGlUCULTUI.E (S.- BUTA SINGH) : (a) Durin" the current Drlnklnl Water Facilltles in Himacbal .. _ Pradesh year i e. 1985-86, 18' number of scbemes have been received 80 far from Govt. of 2064. SHRI K. D. SULTANPURI: Himachal Pradesh for approval under the Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE Centrally Sponsored Accelaratcd Ilural be pleased to state: Water SuppJy Programme (AR~) and out of these 1 3 1 number of schemes have been (a) the number of schemes re~eived by cleared. Central Government from Himachal Pradesh for providing drinking water facility in the (b) An amount of Rs. 909.84 laths State durin. the Seventh Five Year Plan; has been released to Himachal Pradesh under ARP·during 1985·86 for excution of (b) the amount provided for the same; works under the programme. and (c) Names of the schemes cleared durina (c) the names of the schemes in this 1985-86 so far are indicated in the state­ relard? ment given below.

'Statement

Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme Clearance of Schemes for 1985·86 Himachal Pradesh

81. N~. Name of District Name of S~hemes

1 2 3

Shimta L.W.S.S.Chl Ohenewg Ghandal to vi,lages Katruali.

2. W.S.S. to village Sbatain in Teh. Theol.

3. It W. S.S. to vill age Phergot in G. P. Bhogri. 4. L.W.S.S. to villages Haltu in O. P. Basant " pur.

5. WIS,S, Chakhana in O. P. Basadhar.

6. O.w.s.s. to village Hashrigewal in O. P. Matal.

7. O.W.S'.S. to Deothi in G.P. Serio

8. W.s.s. to village Saunal in G.P. Baldian. 9. L.W.S.S. for village Bali Evog Natolchattor " etc. in G.P. Ohaini.

10. W.S.S. for vinale Shhosi (Sbofa) in G.P. .' Mashohra.

11. t' W.S.S. village Nohra Panoti, in G.. P. Cheneol.. MAltCH 10, J986

)~ .1 2 3 ---- i 2. Mandi W.S.S. to villaae Galan in G.P. Thacbi.

13,. » W.8.8. SamJiai in O.P. Pandoh.

W.S.S. Kbola Nallth in G.P. Khola Nallah• . 14. " W.S.s. Brohi )ora1a in G.P. Tikkar. 15. " 16. W.S.S. to village Ghat Muhath in Teh. Bali , " Chowki.

W.S.S. Madwanpan in G.P. Tel/Shar. 11. " II. " L W S.S Kajotdhar % vil1aler in G.P. Dalap.

19. W.S.S. for village Chuhar valley for Dham. chan C/o vinalcs.

W.S.S. Gawar Murtain in O.P. Sainj. 20. " W.S.S. Dran Ropa % Villaacs. 21. " W.S.S. Kutachi viJlales in G.P. ICutcchi. 22. " W.S S. Chauci Be10DS in G. P. Belol. 23. " L.W.S.S. Dh. .lycrn in G.P. Kothwan. 24. " 25. W.S.S. Seras Samllon Majhitha1a in G.P. " Seldwera.

26. Chamba W.S S. villages Mewa Bhardmin. WIS,S, for village San&hai in G.P. Bhaodal. a7,. " 28. W.S.S. for villages SaJodi in G.P. Dior.

29. W.S.S. fpr village Karon Sumna Parchhi in " G.P. Kenged.

30. W.S.S. for village Sanarut Madhan Madhale " Sakdiah in G.P. Kenlcdoura.

w.s.s. for villalc Saloti Garjindu ctc. 31. " w.s s•. for villaac Kund Sinla in G.P. " Lilla.

Kullu W.S.S. for left out viJla,e in Famali. w.s.s. for villalc Karntriaad,. " i, Hamirpur L. W .S.S. to villaae Buldbur Banihal and Pastal. • I'SALGUM'A 19. 1901 (SAKAI *.1 fflr"" ...", """,.. Ale•• " .' ••

1 2 3

". KaJlII'& L.W.S.S. to villale Dlbarian and Tim. L.W.S.S. to yil1ale Gadwal and Basantpur. 37. " 38. Bilaapur L.W.S.S. Dekhuit Petta Danpr.

39. L.W.S.S. Matwana Traptra and its adjoin­ " ina villalca in Teh. Ghumarwin.

40. ft L. W .S.S.· for lole Prithan and Adj. villalel.

41. Cbnaba W.S.S. for village sarol Mathara in O.P. Kiri Tec. & Dist. Chamba.

42. W.S.S. "for village Batyar Cbuillry· Dhiar " etc. in G.P. &tyor.

43. w.s.S. for village Puthtala Outhan in G.P. " Devi Kothi Teh. Cburah.

-do - K.ilod in Teh. Cburah. 44. " 45. -do - Billa, Spaint Kandhwara and " Khandisri in G.P. Kbandiaru.

46. ,It -do- Androl Seri in SOli.

47. - do- Ohajotra, Bbalotta and Khilaram in " Jundh area Tcc-Gburah.

48. " -do- Jundy area for village, AhwanBla, Kamandi LUhad Konth, Khaphlian Drowata chanch etc. Teh. Cbirab.

49. Ramirpur L. W.S.S. llopa Belhon S/o Vill alea. 50. ., L. W.S.S. Baedera

51. -do- Mondoter, Bhordu in Teb. & Dilt. " Hamirpur.

52. ft -do- J athana Khirthin af 0 villages.

53. Ranll'a Prov. W.S S. to Belhera slo villages in G.P. Baai Kanara.

54. t, -do - Dhena in Tch. Debra.

5" ., -do- in O.P. Nan. Har in 'Teh Debra•

S•• ,. &t. of WSS, Tikkar Paprola (Bhaura) ViII. Gtilban. ,~I 'MARCS, 10, 1986

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57, Kanara Prove WSS to village Ghofan, ·'Samal in Teb. Nurpur.

58. " -do- Paplah alld upper Moch. 59. L.W S S. in G.P. Ranital ]Ja)ugalowa in " Teb & Dist. Kangra.

60. -do- to g/o villages in G.P. Khuna Teh. " , Debra.

, ,,61. -do- Rajinana in O.P. Balugloa and , Chaklian in Teb. & Dist. Kansra.

62. • LWSS to s/o village Ohil Khari and Barla " Shar in Tch. Debra.

63. Kullu GWSS to village Sumana Tane TakrobJ.&l in Patti Pichhli

64. f, -do - Mashana Mastgora etc.

(is. GWSS go 8/0 villages Bhuntar.

66. . -do- in Patti Bhalyan. " 67. Mandi GWSS Brikhmani in G.P. Rajwari Teb. Sadar.

'68. . -do- Naura in G.P. Cbhamyar Tch. " Sadar.

, .,69. " -do- Gagob and Shalli in G.P. Rajwari. 70. ,. LWSS Leda in G.P. Leda Teh. Mandi.

11. -do- WSS for viiI. 8uhra in G.P. Leda. " - do- Lalan Kheri Helon in G.P. ",1a. , " Kamalah Teb. Sarkaahat.

.'73. " -do- repri Kalar in G.'P. Jamani . 74. -do- Heun, Geun and Druman in G.P. " har. '15. --do- Cbamraini Bhom Ka6bmali and " Doh in G.P. Chowk.

'16. " -do- Rapi Dhar in O.P. Bali Chowki. 77. -do- WSS Ropa Padhar and Gharon ./0 " in O.P. Gumma. f8. ., -do- Padhar Sanwar and,Bindhir in G.P • Batheri. , PHALGUNA 19. 1901 (SAK..4) , Jrrltte" An,we," 2()2

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79. Sbimla GWSS to villaBe Bhamol Dilmon . Bohan Sharan etc. o.r. Sed Teb. Chopal.

80. -do- Silpot Barkole Bagain Tatal etc. " O.P. Jhol ChankoR Teh. Chopa}.

81. LWSS for viII. Tikkeri Silu Nalia etc. in G.P. Deoli&ht Teh. Theog.

82. BUtt. to villa Barwai from WSS Sheipl JaBot.

WSS Suri (Urai) G.P. Chikkar. 83. " GWSS Kiari G.P. Deorighat. 84. "

85. ·t GWSS Jamal and Damiwal. -do- Bharos in G.P. 86. " 87. -do - Kot Bholar.

88. - do- Sah Sbargali Shimog. Ext. from L WSS Halali Magboli. 89. " GWSS Nanu Matail. 90. " 91. ,. -do- Badwa Ghubari. Ext. of WSS Kalti to village Saraljag. 92. " 't -do - Banotj to viII. Shandwala. -do- Bancoti to viII. Kheel. 94. " -do- Kot in G.P. Junaa. 9~. " 96. -do- Janlal Manan.

Ext. of WSS Debra Dhoai, 9"1. t,'

98. GWSS for villa Hund in G.P. Satlahi in " Teb. " Dist. Shimla. 99 •. -do- Parai in G.P. Dbarhas Teh. Sbhnla.

100. -do - Kalyanpur in G.P. Mashotra.

101. . -do- Racchal Moo) Koti in G.P. " Baldian. 102. ., Pbaala in O.P. Anandpur • MAllek 10. t 9i6

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103. Sbimla - do - Chandru in G.P. Maabahra. -do- Kanola in G.P. Mashabra. 104. " lOS. -do- Loha Dhala and Kayari in G.P. Junsa.

-do- Chayhayann Pandit in G.P, lunp. 106. " 101. ., GWSS to village Cbanclidhar ChaDdwa Sbanlol etc. in G. P. Charoli.

108. Sirmour LWSS for village Bag Dcwni Teh. Nahan. -do- Bagnaghat in G.P. Nahan. 109. " -do- Gaddosar and &/0 villages. 110. " ., - do - Chantia Banwa •

112. , -do- Kharu Balar- -do- Polu in G.P. Haahan. 113. " 114. " - do"':" Shot Jugarb Teh. Pachand. IlS. -do- Chamrog.Ki·Mahan in G.P. Surla " Janot.

116. -do- Chabyutta in G.P. Cbalyutta in G.P. " Binahki·Ser.

111. -do- Mablana in Tee. Pacband.

118. Solan LWSS for village LUll Bhumakri and 1/0 'Yillales in Too. NaJagarh.

liP. tJ GWSS Lavi Kalayan in G.P. Danari Teh. It Dilt. Solan. 120. " -do - Panosh-DamJui in G P. launaJf. 121. " -do- Shar Chirak in 0.1. Masawar. 122. ., -do- Kamah in G.P. Jaunaji •

123. -do- Gan.. ki.scr Jahilate in O.P. S1011'8.

124,0 " OWSS Kathol in G.P. StoJIa. 125. t, -do- Lalral Scharari in O.P. Masawar. 126. ., -do- Sahawala in G.P. 81011& • 2G5 Wrltt." .4."",e" PHALOUNA 19, 1907 (SAKA) W,ltt,,, Allswer. 206

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127. Solan -do- Bayala in G.P. Masawer.

128. ,. -dS - Sheel Shamleg in G p.

LWSS Khol Khas and Adj. villages. 129. " 130. OWSS Panjali Dbali Bhotoh and its adj. " viHages in reh. Nalagarb..

131. Una Providing WSS Behal Stdu (Amli THla) in Teh Amb.

{Engll.fh] (b) if so, the details thereof; and De'el.... e.t Couaeil for Hous1ag (c) the ootlay for urban water supply and 2066. SHRI Y ASHW ANTRAO s~itation for the current financial year? GADAKH PATIL : SHRIMATI MADHUREE THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE SINGH: MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPME~T 'SHRI BANWARI LAL (SHRI . DALBIR SINGH): (a) and (b). PUROHIT: There is a proposal to set up a financi~g DR. CHANDRA SHEKHAR body for urban infrastructure including TRIPATHI: water supply and Sewerage/sanitation. A SHItI HARISH RAWAT: provision of Rs S5 crores towards contri­ bution to the equity capital of the Body Will the Minister of URBAN bas been made in the Seventh Five Year DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: Plan. As the proposal is yet to be finalised, it is not possible to indicate the other (a) whether Government propose to details at this stage. constitute a Development Council for housina; and (c) The Approved outlay for urban (b) if so, the details and objectives water supply and sanitation by the States thereof? and Union Territories for the Annual Pian 198.5-86. as indicated by them in their THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Annual Plan Documents, for the 1986.. 87 MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT are as under :- (SHRI, DALBIR SINGH): (a) There is a no such proposal. (i) Urban Water Supply -39,893.00 Lakhs (b) Does not arise. (ii) Urban Sewe- Nationalised IIody for Urban Water rale 8,117.38 . " Supply and Sanitation " (iii) Urban Low Cost 2Q67. SHRI YASHWANTRAO OADAKH PATIL: Sanitation 1,668.23 .. SHRrI SANAT KUMAR MANDAL: [Tr.nsltl lion] Will . tbe Mini&ter of URBAN Rliional Ollees of'HUDCO and Natio­ DEVELOPMENT be pleaeed to state : nal BuUdJD. Oraa.lsatioD in Bhepal

{a l wbctb.or Government propose to set 20'8. SHl.l PIlATAP BHANU up a nationaliaed body for urban water, SHARMA : Will' the Minister or URBAN lupply .and sanitation; DEVBLO~MENT be pleased to atat. : 207 Writltlt Answers MARCH 10. 1986 Written ~~w.r.t, 208

(a) whether Government propose to set the revised guidelines, each town is eligible up regional offices of HUDCO and National for assistance, on matching basi~, upto a Building Organisation in Bhopal; and maximum 0 f Rs. S 2 1akbs, includinl Ii compulsory component of Rs. 6 laths on (b) if so, the time by which the said low cost sanitation. Besides, additional regional offices will start functionins '1 , assistance only for low cost sanitation pro-· jects, to the extent of Rs. 8 lakhs win be ' availabJe on matching basis, if opted for. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT As a special case, central assistance was (SHR] DALBIR SlNGH) : (a) Yes, Sir. made available during the Sixth Five Year Plan to some of the towns for construction of (b\ In principle, it has been decided to tourist dormitories for the towns of tourist set up a regional office of the National importance/pilgrim centres. Building Organisation (Rural Housing Wing) at Bhopal. Accordingly NBO has (c) Does not arise. been advised to take necessary follow up action. Pursuant to a decision taken by its RoyaJty on Minerals Outstanding Agiust Board of Directors," HUDCO has already Government of India Undertatlngsln initiated action for setting up a ;Regional M.P. Office at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. 2010-. SHRI PR.ATAP BHANU SHARMA: Will the Minister of STEEL Financial Assistance to States for AND MINES be pleased to state: Development of Towns and Tourist Centres (a) the amount of royalty on minerals 2069. SHRI PRATAP BHANU outstanding against Government of India SHARMA: Will the Minister of URBAN undertaking., in Madhya Pradesh; and DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (b) the action being taken by the Union (a) whether Government propose to Government to ensure the payment of the have a Town Development Scheme for outstanding amount? planned development of important towns, tourist centres and indus.trial areas of the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE country; DEPARTMENT OF MINES (SHRIMATI RAMDULARI SINHA) : (a) and \b). The (b) if so, details ,thereof; and information is being collected and shall be laid on the Table of the House. (c) if not, whether Government propose to provide financial assistance to the St~\tes [English) formulate schemes for development of these areas '1 Revamping of Sick Fertilizer l'lants

2071. SHRIMATl Gij"ETA MUKHER. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE JEE : MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT DR. O.S. RAJHANS : (SHRI DALBIR SINGH): (a) and (b). Under the Centrally Sponc;ored Scheme of Will the Minister of AGRICULTURB Integrated Deve)opment of Small and be pleased to state: Medium "towns, Central assistance is avai.. lable for development of selected towns (a) wheth~r a study sponsored by the having a population upto 1 latch, in the Bureau of Public Enterprises on fertiliser States. The Scheme has been" continued plants in 1984 recommended revampinl of during the Seventh Five Year Plan. The sick fertiliser plants: and scheme inter-alia covers components relatina to residential area development. traffic and (b) if so, the de~ails of the study aDd transportation, markets and mandies, indus­ the steps. beiDI" taken for it. imple­ trial estates, low cost sanitation etc. As per mentation? · 209 Writt,,, Answers PHALGUNA 19, 1907 (SAKA.J Wrltt,,, Answ,r, 210

THB MINISTBR. OF STABT IN THE THE MINISTER"OP STATE IN THB DSPAIlTMENT OP fERTILIZERS (SHRI DEPARTMENT OF AORICULTURE K. NATWAll SINGi!): (a) and (b). A AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOOI!NDRA study on 'inter-firm comparison' of fertiliser MAKWANA): ta) - to (0). The Com­ pJants was undertaken by the Bureau of prehensive Scheme for Studying the Cost Public Bnterprises during 1985. Among of . Cu1tivation/Production of Principa:t other 8Ullestions, lobe study recommended a Crops is being implemented by the Ministry rehabilitation package for chronically sick or Agriculture since 'lP70.71 on a plallts and listed the tasks to be undertaken continuing basis. Estimates of· avoraae to enable those units to achieve higher cost of cultivation/production of different capacity utilisation. crops are therefore worked out State-wise since 1910.71 only. Even prior to -this study, Government had undertaken effective steps to improve (d) and (e). No, Sir. The cost data is the capacity utilisation of those plants' collected by Sixteen Agricultural/General which were operating at low capaciiy. Some Universities in different States of the of the stepS already taken were sanctioning country regularly under the Comprehensive the installation of captive power plants, Scheme as stated above The cost estimates replacement of old equipnlcnts and revam .. based on these data are supplied to the ping of some units. These activities are Commission for Agricultural Costs and beiDI continued on need basis. Suitable Prices (CACP) for recommending procure­ provision for funds bas been made for ment/support prices of agricultu~al com­ rehabilitation of the old and sick units modities. The sampling design fol1owed during the 7th Plan. for Coat Studies is three stage stratified random sampling; with the tehsil as the ID~rea8e fa Cost of Production of Wheat, primary sampling unit, a clus~er C'f three Rice and Cereals viilages as the secondary unit and opera­ tional holdings within the cluster as tbe 2072. SHRIMATI GEETA MUKHER. third and ultimate stage. The data· for JEE: Cost 'Studies are collected through the cost SHRI B.K. GADHVI : accounting method.

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE Control of Sta te Govts. On TV be pleased to state : Programmes

(a) whether average cost of production 2073. SHRI CfUTIA MAHATA: of various cereals has been going up' Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND since 1961; BROADCASTING· be pleased to state:

(b) if 10, the increase in the cost of (a) whether State Government are production of wheat, rice and other coarse controlling the TV programmes; grains over the period 1967 to 1982 at all India level and for tbe States at constant (b) if so, the, details thereof; and prices; (c) if not, the reasons therefor ~ (c) what is the annual rate of growth in the cost of production of wheat, rice THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE and coarse Itains for the countrY as a whole . MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND and in variou8 States; BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL) : (a) to (c). Doordarshan' Kendras with (d) whether the cost data is collected programme production facilities located in by the Commission for Agricultural costs various States invariably put out pro­ and prices; .and grammes in the local language refiectina different aspects of social, economic and (c) the manner in which the cost data cultural life in the respective States, The is collected and wba t is the samp li 01 National Prosramme of Doordarahan al&~ inc\\ldes, programmes conceminl djff~~ePt method adop~ ? MARCH 10, 1986 Wrltte,. A.,w,r.t · ~ 12

"atles in the countrY: Wherever facilities THE · MIN1STER Of STAl~ OF THE for TV PJ'Olfamme ,production exitt, the MINISTRY Of INFORMATION AND Chief'Minister 'of the concerned State can BROADCASTING (SHIll V. N. GADGIL): utili$C the medium of Television, for t a) to (e). There has been steady improve. bro.dcastins ~e.age$ to the people of the ment of coverage from Africa, Asia and State on important occasions FuU-ft edged Latin America tlp'oup the Pool of News TV centres in various States have Pro.. Agencies of Non.alilend CouDtries, aramme Advis€)ry Con1tnittees to advise on Oraanisation of Asia-Pacific New" Aaencies, proaramme planning, etc. These Com­ Correspondents of All India Radio POlted mittees always include representatives of the abroad and exchange arraBlements of respective State Govts. Thus, while Doordarshan throup.h 'VISNEWS' and "broadcasting" is an item 'in the Union *ASIA VISION'.' Although the position List of the 7th Schedule to the Constitu­ is fairly satisfactory, there is scope for tion of India, every attempt is made by further improvement. It is the constant Doordarshan, within tbe available facilities, endeavour of the Government to increase to adequately ~ter for the programme coverage of such areas through various requirements of various States. measures including the addition of more links to Indian News Pool and more effec. Media Coverage on African, Asian and tive use of the existing facilities. Latin American Countries. Subsidy Released Under IRDP 2474. SHRI ANIL BASU : SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA: 2075. SHRI ANIL BASU: Will the SHRI SAIFUDDIN Minister of AGRICU1. TRUE b: "leased CHOWDHARY: to state:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION (a) whether it is a fact that the AND BROADCASTING be pleased to amount of subsidy released for Integrated atate : Rural Development Proll'amme upto (a) whether Government are satisfied January, 1986 of the financial year 1985·86 with the coverage by the Indian Madia on is much less in comparison to previ ous Africa, other Asian countries and Latin years; an.1 America; (b) if so, .the State-wi~ details thereof (b) whether there is any plan to for the last three years ? improve Lhe coverage in the near future; THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI S. BUTA SINGH): (a) and (b). (c) if so, the details thereof; A statement of central releases for t 983·84 (d) whether mass media like Doordar­ 1984-85 and 1985-86 for IRDP upto &ha.n and AU India Radio can be mobilised January each year is given below. The for this purPose to begin with; and statement would indicate that at all India level the central releases duriog 198 ' .. 86 (e) if not, the reasons thereof 1 are more than provious two Years.

Statement State-wbe Central release for lRDP. (Rs. lakhs) "-_._---,.--"--.,_-_------SI. Name of the Till January, 1984 Tin January, 1985 Till January, t98tS No. St:ltes/UTS. (1983-84) , (1984.85) ( 1985-86)

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1. Andhra ~radesb 798.00 636.45 ll33.19 3l7.88 2. Assam, 422.00 , I 3. ' , 'Bihar. 568.00 968.00 't)2ti'.Sl 2,1:3' JVrJtt__ .A.W'," 1'ltALGUMA 19, .fO'1, (SAKAJ W,ItId·~ 214'

1 2 3 4 !

4. Gujarat 4'6.00 316.S0 . 398.94

s. HarYana 356.00 319.38 311.42

6. Himachal Pradeah 112.00 138.00 185.44

7~ 1ammu and Kashmir 40.00 50.00 136.9'

8. Karnataka 350.00 372.00 658.06 9. Keral'a 41473 373.86 3"."2

10. Madhya Pradesh 902.00 729.00 981.62

11. tdaharasbtra 702.00 81.5 .00 985.67

12. Manipur 34.00 31.60

13. Moahalaya 42.72

14. NagaJand 42,.00 42.00 6'1.07

1 S. Orissa 511.00 628.00 890.86

16. Punjab 472.00 471.00 3"'.36

17. Rajasthan 562.00 592.00 638.07

18 . . Sikkim 8.00 8.00 4.52

19. Tamil Nadu 1486.45 1327.40 1306.20

20. Tripura 34.00 34.00 52.96 21. Uttar Pradesh 1834.00 2'08.23 3069.01 22. Weat Bengal 102.00 665.18 872.85 23. A .. N Islands 5.00

14. Arunachal Pradesb 19m.OO 192.00 151.0$ 25. Cbandigarh 4.00 2.23 26. D &, N Haveli 4.00 8.00 8,.00 27. Delhi 30.00 33.00 30.60 12.8. Goa, Oaman & Diu 48.00 48.00 96.00 29. Lakshadweep 20.00 20.00 11..16 30. Mizoram 80.00 80.00 44.64

31. Pondi~be1TY 16.00 32,60 7.13

All India: 10190.18 11832.60 14728.79 MAlteS 10, t984 Written b8wtrl 216

s.,., of MIDerals Deposits io Goa estimated. The Iurvey twork in the area is still continuing. 2076. SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK : Win the Minister of- STEE~ AND MINES [TrllltSlotlon] be pleased to state: Films Produced by Film laclustry '(a) whether,Government have conduc­ 2077. SHRI BANWARI LAL BAIRWA .ted any I iurvey of mineral deposits in the district of Ooa in the Union Tenitory of ~il1 . the Minister of' INFORMATION Goa, Daman and Diu; AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state : (b) if 10,' the results of the 'survey; a~d (a) the number of feature films (CJ if not, whether Government pro­ produced by film industry in India overy .pose to make such a survey ? year and the number of films out of them produced for the purpose of export; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) the names of the countries to DEPARTMENT OF MINES (SHRIMATl which I ndian films are exported and the RAM DULARI SINHA): (a) to (c). details in this regard pertaininl to the Yes, 'Sir. Sur:vey of minerals is a conti­ last three years 7 nuous process and is being continued in Goa also. As a result of the surveys. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE carried out so far by Geological Survey of MINISTRY OF INFORMATION' AND India, the fonowing reserves hav.e 'been BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL) : estim~ted : _. (a) Statistics about feature films produced ---_._._ ---_------in a year are not available. The Govern­ Mineral Reservesin, Million ment is also not aware of the number of Tonnes feature films, if any, which might havo been produced, for the purpose of export. Ho\\cwcr, the number of films certified Iron orc 3,90 60 Fe) <+ % for public exhibition in India during the Manganese ore 3.3 (low grade) last five Years is given below: _-----_._.. ------Bauxite 10.18 (40% Al2<>a) _- --- Year No. of feature films certifies Mililoite limestone 11.24 ------,,~. 1981 737 Siliceous limestone 80 1982 763 Calcareous clay 9.33 1983 741 Clay 9.307 1984 833 . Silica &and 24 1915 912

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[E"gllsh] urban areas is not compiled. However. the total milk production in the country has Telecast of Featore Films Selected for increased ,and the estimated all India pro­ Filmotsav duction of milk. durinl the last three years is as follows :- 2078. PROF. K. V. THOMAS: Will ------the Minist et' of INFORMATION AND Year Milk production BROADCASTING be pleased to state ,: (in million tonnes)

(a) whether Doordarshan proposes to 1983·84 telecast feature films which were selected in (Provisional) 37.09 the Indian panorama of FilmQtsav on the national network of Doordarshan; and 1984-85 (Provisional) 40.11 (b) if not, the reasons therefor? 1985.. 86 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (anticipated) 42.31 MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND ------BROADCASTING (SHRI V N. GADGIL): ---- This is result of a number of schemes (a) and (b). Feature films selected for and no separate assessment of IRDP con­ Indian panorama of Filmotsav are eligible tribution is available though the evalua tion for selection for telecast on the national studies have brought out that suppJy of network of Doordarshan jf such films arc milch animals is an important activity under formally offered for this purpose by the IRDP and its positive impact on milk concerned producers/TV right.bolders. I production. Supply of Cows to Bene8ciarles under lRDP (c) and (d). The position differs from State to State. In lome States there are coo., 2079. SHRI E. AYYAPU REDDY: Perative societies of beneficiaries, in some it Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be is not there. The need for adequate arrange­ pleased to state: ments for collection and. marketing of milk by cooperative of 9tber agency in order to ta) the number of cows supplied to the enable the beneficiary to derive ful1 benefit beneficiaries under the Integrated Rural from the activity has been emphasised in the Development Programme during the Sixth guidelines issued on the subject. Plan; Import of Cows (b) whether th is has resulted in impro­ ving the production and supply of milk in 2080. SHRI E. A YY APU REDDY: the rural areas; Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to state: (c) whethet: the beneficiaries under the IRDP who were suppl ied with milch cattle (a) whether there were proposals to, have organised into co-operative dairy import cows from West Germany to be development societies; and suppJied to Tirupati. Tirumalai Devesthanam in Andhra Pradesh; fd) if not, whether there are any such proposals for the future?' (b) whether the propo sal was subse­ quent 1y given up; and THE MINIS1ER OF AGRICULTURE (c \ if so, the .teasons for the same 1 (S. BU r A SINGH) : (a) No aeperate information of cows supplied under the THB MINISTBR. OF STATB IN THE programme is collected. DEPARTMENT OF. AGRICULTURB AND COOPERATION

2081. SHRI SA1YAGOPAL MISRA : (a) the Prime time, if any allocated and Will the Minister of AGRICULTUitE be reserved for display of advertisements on please to state : the Doordarshan national hook-up on week days particularly on Wednesdays, Fridays (a) whether Governmen~ propose to and Sundays and th~ income accrued to identify technologies which could trans~orm Doordarshan therefrom; rural life; (b) whether the T. V. viewers are by and (b) if so, the details thereof; large very much distressed over the repe­ tition of the same themes of advertisements in the midst of the popular programmes; (c) the steps taken to utilise them for and rural people; and Cc) if so, whether Government propose (d) the results achieved, if any '1 to shift the timing for display of these THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE advertisements particularly when there are (8. BUTA SINGH) : (a) Y cs, Sir. popular proarammes )ike Chitrahar, Film and serials of interest 1

(b) At present, the Council for Advan~e· ment of Rural Technology (CART) is THB MINISTER OF STATE OF THE supporting 94 projects in different States for MINISTR Y OF INFORMATION AND field testina and demonstration of improved BR.OADCASTING (SHIll V. N. OADOIL) : technoioaies in ditrercnt sectors of the rural (a) No prime time as such is reserved for economy, includina vi 11 ale and cottage display of advertisements on Doordarshan. industries, solar energy, biolas, micro­ Advertisements are put out along with irrigation, low cost housing and sanitation, various types of programmes, telecast on fisheries, animal transportation and post the national hook-up or otherwise, on all harvest tecbnolosies. CART has also identi­ days of the week. The nunlber and duration fied 4S simple .and low cost technolosies of individual advertisements put out along for improvement of rural life. with different programmes telecast on the national network varies from programme to proaramme and day to day. It is, therefore (c) The first step is to see that the not possible to indicate the required figures technoiolies identified are fieldtested and of income from such advectisements 00 demonstrated in rural areas in order to some days of the week. establish their viability. In the second phase, viable technololies can be dissemmnated (b) Advertisements are put out at the on an extensj···~ scale through different beginning and end of programmes and 231 Wrllt,,, Answ", MAlleR 10, 1986 durin, natural breaks in prOl1'ammes. A9ver­ 2. Highest priority would be taken to tisements are Dot put out in the body of (fover tbe proble~ viJlales spilled the prosrammes. In some cas~s. advertisers over from the Sixth .Plan period repeat their advertisements to enahance followed by problem vilJages iden­ the impact of their messases. tified subsequently and coverage of partially covered problem villages. (c) There is DO such proposal. 3. Coverage of Scheduled Caste and Drink ina Water Facility for R_al Scheduled Trible habitations shoUld Population in Seventh Plan be given the highest prj ority and the • sources mean to benefit SC/ST popu· 2083. DR. B. L. SHAILBSH : lations should be entirely located SHRI AMAR. ROYPRADHAN : within the SC/ST habitations for SHItI B. V. DESAI : . providjng them easy accessibility,

Will the Minister of AGRICUL TU),tE 4. There is urgent need to develop Jow be pleased to st!\te : cost options for pro\ iding safe drinking water in rural areas so as (a) whether the State Ministers in· to expend coverage with the avai1able charae of rural development met in the resources. capital recently to consider the Seventh. Plan stratesy for providing safe and S. The Technology mission should aim adequate water facilities to the entire rural at finding Low cost water treatment population; for problems of fluorides, salinity and brackishness, bactenological con­ (b) if so, the details of discussions tamination. improving the recharging beld; of ground water through proper micro-level ecological planning and (c) whether tbe meeting reviewed the developing the traditional water norms set for the rural drinking water retention structure in hill, desert and supply programmes; if so, the details tribal areas through use of appro­ thereof; and priate te~hnology. C'd) the follow .. up action being taken? 6. The maiotenace aspect of the created THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE water source should be given ade­ (~. BUTA SINGH) : (u) to (c). A meeting quate attention and for this purpose of State Ministers in-cbarge of Rural Water full advantage should be taken of the Supply was held on 13th February, 1986. Seventh Plan provision for utilising plan fundS under MNP' upto 10% A ,statement indicating the main points on maintenance. arising out of the discussion held during the Conference is given below. 7. There is urgent need for integrating (d) The States agreed to take necessary tne drinking water supply pro&ramm~ 3ction in this regard. with Health education and promotion of health consciousness amongst the Statement rural population. Helth education pertaining to drinking water supply The main points ariSing out of dis­ and sanitation should be made an cussions held during the Confere1lCe integral part of formal Primary 0/ 5t(lfe Ministers held on 13th education and non-formal education February, 1986 at New Delhi. programme for children and in aU adult education programme. 1. All out effort would be made to Provide adequate and safe drinkina 8. Women sho.uld be -fully involved in water supply to the entire rural tbe selection of sites 0 f water sources population of the country. as they are the principal beneficiaries. 233 Wrltt.n AII",w,ri Wrltt,,, Answer, 234

9. There should be fun involvement of tcl tbe number of community blocks t~e rural community in implemen­ where it has been intro~uced and the time tation of the drinkinl water supply by which it will be' introduced' throughout programme. The voluntary. organi­ the country '1 sation shQuld also be fuJ1y ;nv(;)}ved in implementation of rural water THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE supply scheme as well as in motiva­ MINISTR Y OF. LABOUR (SHRI P. A. ting people and promotion of health SANGMA\ : (a) Yes, Sir. conscl ousn css. (b) A Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme 10. All efforts will be- made for the for appointing Honorary Rural Organisers successful implementation of the was introduced in August, 1981. The integra ted progra mme of const fuel i\)n Scheme is being implemented by State of sanitary latriness in the rural Governments and eacb oraaniser is being areas. paid an honorarium of Rs. 200/· per month and a fixed conveyance a1)owance of Ra. [Trans /a tion ] 50/- per month. Briefly, the functions of the organisers are to educate rural workers Legislation to Formulate Master Plan about their rights and duties and stress the for all Towns value of organisati~n, to help them to organise themselves into co-operatives, 2084. SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA : trade unions, or. other forms of organi. Will the Minister of URBAN DEVEI.OP­ sations, as may be considered necessary, to MENT be pleased to state whether keeping make them aware of the existence of the in view the increase in population and various labour Jaws with which they may urbanis:ltion Government propose to pre­ be concerned as also to implement, impart pare a model legis~ation to be adopted by knowledge about the various provisions of the Stutes enabling ~hem to prepare and these laws. implement a Master Plan for all the towns in their respective States having more than (c) 1 SOO posts of honorary organisers J 0,000 popula ti<'n in order to ensure have allocated to 14 States/ Union Terri. an orderly development of these towns '1 tories. As per available information, 8S 1 honorary organisers have been appointed. It is not pOssible to say when the scheme THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE will be extended throulhout the country. MIN1STRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENr (SHRI DALBIR SINGH) : The Central Material Printed by Regional Publicity Government have prepared a modellegisla Direct'orates tion and circulated it among the States for adopdon, the model is being constantly 2086. SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA: updated k~eping in view factors, like Will the Minister of INFORMAl ION AND population and urbanisation. BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

(a) the details and ,total value of the Scheme to Organise Rural Labourers meterial printed subject-wise by regional publicity directorates during the year 198 S- 2085. SHRI ~OOL CHAND DAGA : 86 and the income earned by Governlll.cmt Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased therefrom; to state: (b) the arrangements nlade _·'to ensure (a) whether Government have prepared tha t this printed material reaches in remote any scheme to organise rurallabourera and villaaes; and especially agri~ultural labourerers' in the country; • (c» if not, the reasons therefor '1

(b) if so, the details thereof and when THE M~NISTER OF STATB OF THE it was introduced. and MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND 2SS W,'tl,. An",." MAllCH 10, 198' W,ltl,. AIt.rw,rs 2~6

BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL) : and Union Territory of Goa, Daman (a) Directorate of Advertising and Visual a'ld Diu have enacted suitable lelislations. Publicity and its regional offices produce Goa Administration have notified an area unpriced printed publicitY metorial for free of S km~. from the coast as specified are distribution. only. Hence, the question of prohibiting operation of mechanise4 vessels. lovernment carnin, any income therefrom Oovernment of Orissa have enacted legisla­ does not arise. Durinl the year 1985-86, tion reserving waters upto 5 lema. for tradi­ t 86 printed ,publicity jobs valued for RI. tional non-mechanised boats and macha­ 59.498 lakhs approximately have been Jlised boats are aUowed to operate beyond undertaken so far. S kms. from th;e shore. Vessels of 2S gross toones and &bove or above 1 S mts. length , (b) The publicity material produced by are allowed to operate beyond 10 kms Directorate of Advertisiol and Visual from the shores of Orissa: Ares upto ~ Publicity is freely. distributed all over the Nautical miles are reserved for non-mecbc.­ country accordina to the campaiso needs oised tlabiog and m~cbanised boats are througb a large number of agencies as well permitted to use areas beyond 3 Nautical as directly 80 as to reach all sections of miles along the Tamil Nadu Coast. Accor­ popula tion incIudins those livinl in remote dins to Marine Fishing N egulation Act of villages. Kerala, mechanised vesselS rigged for Purseseining, Ring seining, Pelagic and (c) Does not arise. mid-water trawling are prohibited in the Territorial Waters. The Guvt., of Maha­ [English) rashtra have not notified so far any specific areas Government of Andhra pradesh have Area Reser,ed for Hlgb Yiel4ing issued executive orders based on the guide­ , Neh ' Jines of Government of India demarcating areas uPto 10 kms. for non-mechanised 2087. SHRI HUSSAIN DALWAI vessels and mechanised vessels are allowed W ill the Minister of AGRICULTURE be to operate beyond 10 kms. limited. The pleased to state : remaining States are duly considering enactment of suitable legislation in their (a) whether it is a fact that as per the respective states. provisions of the Indian Marine Act, the areas of operation for fishermen are (c) Government are not aware of any earmarked for different catelories; net known as parisen nets.

(bJ if 60, the area of operation reserved Vio)atJoa of Area of FishiDI Operation by MeehanJaed Boats for unmecbanise boats and that for mechanised boats; 2088. SHRI HOSSAIN DALWAI Will the Minister of AOB.ICUL TURE be (c) whethere there is any area of opera­ pJeased to state : . tion reserved for high yieldinJ catch nets known as persion nets; and (a) whether Government have received any complaints from unmechanised fishing (d) the area reserve d for big mechani­ boat owners to the 'effect that the mechani. sed boats? zed boatl arc destroying their fishing nets and snatching away the catch available to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB them by operating their fishing activity in DB'ARTMBNT OF AGRICULTURE the area of 5 fathoms from the sea coast AND COOPERATION

237 Wrltt,,, Answer, PHALOUNA 19. 1907 (SAKA)

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) whetber Government had aSlUred DBPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE' the House that tbe hei,ht of the transmi. AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOOENDRA ssion tower at Panaji in Ooa will be 'MAKWANA) : (a) Althouah n~ ,complaints increased and power-station uPSI'aded so have been received recently by the Central tbat .television reception in the Sindhudufl Government from unmechanised fishing district of Maharashtra and adjoininl boat owners, the Government are aware districts will be more effective; above disputes between traditional non­ mechanised boat and small mechanised (b) if 10, what steps bave been take boat operators in Union Territory of Goa, in this reprd; and Daman and Diu and the States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. (c) within what period the television (b) Central Government have advised reception in Slndhudurg and adjoining '1 the maritime States' Governnlcnts to enact districts wilJ be considerably improved ? suitable legislation to demarcate fishing zones for non· mechanised, mechanised and THE MINISTER OF STAtE OF THE large fishing boats. Governments of Orissa, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND Kerala Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Goa, B,tlOADCASTINO (SHRI V.N. OAOOIL): Daman and Diu have enacted requisite (a) It was stated in reply to unstarred legislations. These State Government are question No. ~ S answered in the Lok taking suitable action to prevent recurrence Sabha on Number 18, 1985 that parts of of violation of areas of operation by Sindbudurg district would be brought under mechanised boats. TV coverase when the power of the TV transmitter at Panaji is augmented to 10 World Bank AssistaDee for HODling Project In Bombay KW by about the middle of 1986.

2089. SHRI HUSSAIN OALWAI (b) and (c). Construction of a 110 Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOP. metre TV tONer at Panaji is in progress. MENT be pleased to state: It is expected that the transmitter would (c) whether the world Bank has agreed be commissioned on full power of 10 K W to finance a housing project to rehabilitate . by about the middle of 1986, inter alia, the families living in dilapidated and bdnging parts of Sindhudurg district under TV coverage. dangerous houses in Bombay; and

(b) if so, the dttaUs of the pr"ject and Revaluation of Extension Programme the World Bank assistance? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 2091. DR. T. KALPANA DEYI : Will MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT the Minister of AGR.ICULTURE be pleas­ (SHRI DALBIR SINGH) : (a) and (b). ed to states: There is no World Bank Scheme to finance any housing project to specifically rehabili­ (a) whether there is lack of awareness tate the families living in dilapidated and about utilisation of agricultural technololY dangerous houses in Bombay. However, in the country; under the Bombay Urban Development Project, the World B~nk is providing loan '(b) whether country's on going extension assistance to the extent of 138.00 Million programmes such as National Demonstra­ for, among others, Land Infrastructure tion, Trainina I\nd Visit, Krishi Vigyan Serviving Programme, slum uPirading and Kendras; Lab to Land ,Programmes etc., Urban renewal, coverinl a poula tion of not achieved the desired results; 5,50,000. (c) whetber alJ these prOl1'ammes will Transmission Tower at PanJi in Goa be evaluated and revamped: and 2090. PROF. MADHU DANDAVATB: Win the M~nister or INFORMATION AND (4) if 80, the deta.ils thereof 'and if not. BROADCASTING be pleased to state : the reasont therefor ? 239 -Written Answers MARCH 10, 1986- WrUten .Answers 240

THE M1NlSTBR. OF STATE IN THE The number of scientists of various grades nBPARTMENT OF AGRICULT.URB yet to be trained is about 2,000. Thouah AND COOPERATioN (SHRI YOOENDRA there is som~ backlog, yet more than SO % MAKWANA) : (a) No, Sir. However, more of the scientific staff have been trained dur­ extension efforts are necessary to guide and ing the last ten years, which is quite help the farmers 80 th:lt they could ,take satisfactory. full advantage of the late'it aaric\\ltural technologies.. (c) Yes, Sir.

(b) No, Sir. (d) A Quinquennial R'eview Team conducted a review of the working of the tc) No, Sir. These projects have National Academy of Agricultural Research already been e\laluated/asses~ed from, time Management for the period 1976-1981 to time as a part of the monitoring syste~l a'nd made certain recommendations. Based of the Indian Council of Agricultural on these recommendations the Council has Research. agTeed tha t :

(d) The question does not arise. 1. the' role and function of the National Academy of agricultural Research Mangement should be : Training of Staff by National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (i) to help create and mintain a research environment provi­ 2092. DR. T. KALPANA DEVI : Win ding necessary operations the Minister of AGRICULTURE be flexibility and previnting pleased to state: commercialisation and burea­ ucratisation of research. (a) whether N'ational Academy ot Agricultural Research Managenlcnt was (ii) to promote interest in set up at Hyderab:ld by the Indian Council specialised research among of AgricuHural Research in 1976 and if young scientists and in more so, the total expenditure incurnd on it broad.based research among during the last th ere years; th: more senior scientists and (b) the number of staff trained by the Academy and whether this is considered liii) to increase competence of research scientists in efficient adequate vis-a-vis requirement; management of research projects; (c) whether any appraisal/evaluation of the work of the Academy has been made; and 2~ that an expert committee be appcinted to assess the tainina (dl if so, the details thereof 1 needs of each 1evel as there are Severa] levels of research manIC­ THE MINISTER OF STATE' IN THE ment and training; DEPAR1MENT OF AGRICULTURE A-ND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA 3. that two alumni association may be MAKWANA) : : (a) Yea, ~ir. A total ol'8anised, onc for the foundation expenditure of about Ra. 2,80,43,270 course and another for other (including National Aaricultural Research training programmes to find out Project) was incurred on it during the last the effectiveness of the training there years; programmes undertaken at the Academy; ( b) The number of staff trained by the Academy in various prolrammes from 4. to ensure that appropriate traininl September, 1976 to February, 1986 is 2768, proarammes be provided for PHALGUNA 19, 1901,(SAKA)

teaching faculty members of FebruarY 1, 1986 the stDck of iron orc at Airicultural Universities and Gua and Chiria (Manoharpur) were, 1.68 certai'D Institutes of Indian Council lakhs tonnes. and 2.33 laths to~e8 of Agricultural Research involved respectively. in teaching functions; (b) No, Sir. The iron ore from Gua S. that 8l'eater attention be paid to and Cbiria/Manoharpur is 'inber~lY soft the recruitment and development and friable in nature with low iron ;~oJ,1tent of the faculty at the Academy and adverse alumina! silica ratio. It is specially for intensive ' 'field" technologically necessary to mix hard ir9n research' and 'research Manage­ ore of better alumina/silica ratio with this ~enf and feculty members may ore befor~ use, in lISCO. be sent selectively to' appropriate institutions abroad; (c) Surplus iron ore ,is presently,beina supplied t(), other steel plants in accordaDce 6. that appr:opriate courses and with their requirements. The possibility .of pro~ramm!s be developed for exports has not been explored. Iron ore of different categories of research generally better quality is bcin g exported workers; from the country.

7. that even after the Academy has Amendment of Industrial Disputes Act a fully developed faculty there to Facilitate Closure of \\7 eak NTC should be active involvement of Mills the senior scientists and admini­ strators of the lnd ian Council 2094. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: of ,.,ncultura1 Research Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to Headqarters, Indian Council of state : Agricultural Research Institutes .. _ and the Agricultural Universities. (a)' whether Government have under considera tion a proposal to amend the 8. ,that in the next five years there Industrial Disputes Act so as to facilitate should be approprbtc phasing of the closure of some of the weakest mills the training programmes under ~he National Textile Corporation;

Iron Ore Stocks with lISCO Mines at (b) if so, the details of the· amendment Gaa and Manoharpur and the names of th,e miUs proposed to be closed; and 2093. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: Will the Minister of STEEL AND MINES (c) Government's decision thereon? be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE' (a) whether it is a fact that the iron MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P. A. ore captive mines of the Indian Iron and SANGMA\': (a) No. Sir. Steel Co. at Qua and Manoharpur in Sinpbhum District of Bihar have got huge accumulated stock!; (b) and (c). Do not arise.

(b) whether it is also a fact that the '[Trllns/(1tiOll) quality of the ore is extremely good; and Damage fo Wheat, Gram and Orange (c) in view of lISCO's limited capacity" Crop by Hail.torm whether the surplus ore will be supplied to other Steel Plants a)80 'and made available 2095. SHR.I UTTAM RATROD : for ~J)ort purposes ? SHRI SHANTI DHARtWAL :

THB MINISTER ,OF STEEL AND Win the, Minister of AGRICULTURE MINBS (SHRt K.' C. PANT) : (a) As on be p1eased to state, : 243 Writtt" Answtrs MARCH 10. t 986 Written Answers 244

(a) the estimated total damage caused (a) the percentale of population wbicl to whe~t •. gram and orange crops due to was being benefited by tele\'ision by the enc 'beavy hailstorm in variou, parts of the of January, 1986; country ,during the months of January 'and February, 1986; and (b) the' number of people in adivasj areas, among them, who are being benefite~ (b) whether Union Government have thereby; and scheme for the provision of any assis­ tance to the affected farmers and if so, the (c) whether Government have prepared 'details thereof '1 any scheme to make available televisioll faciiIty to hilly and backward adiva si area s; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA (d) if so, the time by which .it would be MAKWANA): (a) The State GOvernments implemented 1 of Madbya Pradesh and Maharasbtra have reported damages to crops due to. hailstorm. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE The details are as under :- MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRl V. N. OADOIL) : Cropped area (a) It is estimated that TV service was to about per cent of the affected available 66.' (in lakh ha.) country's population at tbe end of January, 1986.

(i) Madhya Pradesh 6.18 (b) TV service is at present available in the whole or parts of 89 tribal districts of (ii) Maharashtra the country.

(a) Area under horti­ (c) and (d). Due consideration has been culture crops like aecorled to extension of TV service in the orange, banana etc. 0.03 hilly and trib" 1 areas of the country during the VU Plan period. However, implemen­ (b) Area under agri. tation of the rdevant schemes would depend cultural crops. , 0.25, ~ on actual availubility of financial resources.

Th~ Government of Haryana have reported [English] that hailstorm occurred in the? districts of the State, but that was of mild intensity. Setting up of AIR Stations Orissa A nominal damage was caused to crops. 2097. DR. KRUPASINDHU BHOI : Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND The Government of Uttar Pradesh have BROADCAS1,ING be pleased to state : reported damages, in varying degree, to the crops due to ha ~lstorm in 10 districts of the State. '. (a) the number of All India Radio Stations to be s·et up in Orissa during the Se\lentb, Plan; (b) The Central assistance given for the affected cropped areas owned by sma 11 and (bJ the places where these would be set .marginal f~rmeIs is, in the form of Agri. up; and culture input subsidy. (c) the time by which these stations T.V. Facilities to Hilly and Adhasl Areas wiU be started? "

2096. SARI UTTAM RATHOD: THE MINISTER.OF STATE OF THE : Will the Minister of INFORMAl ION AND MINISTRY OF INFOR.MATION ANO BROADCASTING be pleased to, state : BROADCASTING (SHlU Vf N. GAOOL~; 24-' W,ltte" A1uw", Writ'." AII,,,,sr, ·246 < '

(a) to (c). In its 7th Five Year Plan. AIR ------_. ------proposes to set up 5 new radio stations at 2 1 Bbawanipatna, Baripada, Rourkela. Behram­ pur and Bo)anlir in the State of Orisaa.. Bihar These Itations are expected to be commis­ sioned during the 7th Plan period. Goa 1 . 1

Settinl up of Krishi Vllyan Kendras Oujarat 5 11 and Operation lJeseareh Centres Haryana 3 13 2098. SURI M. RAOHUMA REDDY : Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be Himachal Pra desh 2 4 pleased to 8'ate : 1ammu and Kashmir 1 2 (~) the number of Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Operational Research Centres Kamataka s established far in India State-wise; so Kerala 4 6 {b) whether Government propose to set Madhya Pradesh 5 11 up Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Operational Research Centres in rural area5 so as to Maharashtra 6 14 carry the results of research to rural areas; Manipur 1 (c) what will be the expenditure on each Meahalaya 1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra and Operational Re­ search Centre per annum; Mizoram 1 (d) the basis of selection of sities for Nagaland 1 1 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Operational Re­ search Centres; Orissa S 11 (e) whether Government propose to Pondicherry 1 establish them in the private sector also and if not, the reasons therefor; and Punjab 1 8

(f) the places in Andhra Pradesh where Rajasthan 6 10 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Operational Re­ search Centres have been established and on Sikkim 1 1 whose recommendations ? Tamil Nadu 5 6 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Tripura 2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATION (SImI YOOBNDRA Uttar Pradesh to 15 MAKWANA): (a) The number of Krisbi Vigyan Kendras and Operational Research West Bengal 5 (J Projects establisbed tiO far in India State­ wise is as follows :- 89 152 ------._ States No. of No. of (b) Yes, Sir. KVKs ORPs -_.,---_. (c) The expenditure per Krishi Vigyan I 2 3 Kendra per annum is approximately lls. 5.0 lakha and per Operational Research Centre per year is approXimately Rs. 1.7, lakhs. Andhra Pradesh 6 1t Arunachal Pradesb 1 (d) The basis of selection of .sites for is as follows :- 2 1 Krisbi ViayaD Kendra 2 41 ~ W,'''d .,,,,.,, ~

(i) The prppo.sed site must have SO 3. ORP on Aaricultural Draltialc, acres 'bf well developed hmd \ and Farnling under Actual condition on lOme' basic· inft:astructural Wa.tershed Basis, Macblipato1\Dl. facilities; 4. ,ORP on Integrated Control of Rice Pests, Warangal: Ui) It mus t have the recommendation of the State Government and the concerned State Agriculture S. ORP 'on Resource Development on University; Watershed Basis, Medak.

(iii) It must be a backward district~ and' 6. ORP on Resource Development on Watershed Basis, Kumool. (iv) It must have the recommendation or a team of scientists constituted 1. ORP on Tribal Area Research, by the ICAR for the purpose. Rastakunta bi.

The basis of selection of sites for 8. ORP on Tribal Area Research, ()perat;onal Research Centres varies from Srikakulam. region to region. The Opera tiona I Research Projects are primarily initia ted in areas 9, ORP on Tribal Area Research, having chellenging scientific problems. Vijayanagaram; and Each proposal is cxalnincd by two Experts and their comments alongwith the proposal ]0. ORP on Socio Economic Upliftment is finally considered by the Scientific Pane), of Scheduled Castes/Backward Communities APAU, Hyderabad. of the leAR for recommending" it td Standi",g Finance Conlmittee/Goveming Body 11. ORP under Dryland Agriculture, of the leAR for final approval. Anantapur, APAU.

(e) The Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Meeting of Central Advisory Board on Operational Research Projects are 'also Child La bours sanctioned to some selected and reputed vo)unhity organisations. 2099. SHRI M. RAGHUMA REDDY: SHRI MANIK REDDY : (f). ;The Krishi Vigan Kendras and Operational Research Projects in the State of Will the Minister of LABOUR be Andbra Pradesh are located as follows: _. pleased to state:

LOCDtiD" of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (a) wheth::r a meeting of the Central Advisory Board to protect and regulate the 1. Ramnathpur (Hyderabad) conditions of work' of child labour wa.~ held in New Delhi during the third week of . 2, RajahmundaT)' (East Godavari) J a.DUUry, 198 6 ~ 3. Anantpur (Anantpur) (b) if so, the names of participations; 4. Rastakuntabai (Vijayanagram) (c) the nature of discussion held; and 5. Oaddipalli (Nalgonda) (d) tbe decisions arrived at '1 6. Amda,lvalasa (Srikakulam) , THE MINISTER OF STATE OF tHE Location of O,e10lio':'01 Research Projects' . : ... MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P. A. 1. ORP on Rice, 'Nalgonda SANGMA): (a) The meetins of the Central Advisory Board on Child LaboUr 2. ORP on Integrated Control of was held in New Delhi on the 24th January, Rice Pests, Gu.ntur 1986. 249' Writt", AlIsw;"& I-HALoUNA t 9. 190" (S.4KA)

, . (b) A statement containinl the names comprehensive legithltion for rl'lulation of of participants in the meeting of the Advi­ the conditio'ttl of 'wotk 'of cbild 1abour was lOry Board is given below. discuss cd ' in deU. it in tf!e m~ting of the Advisory BOard,. The Board wpported the (c) and (d). The proporsal for a proposal.

St.temeat

Name

1. Sbri P. A. Sangma, Chairman Union Minister for Labour

2. Mrs. Margaret Alva, Special invitee Minister of State for Women's Welfare, Youth Affairs 3nd Sports.

3. Shri H. M. S. Bhatnagar, Vice Chairman SecretarY, Ministry of Labour

4. Ms. M. Seth Ex.Office Member Additional SecretarY, Ministry of Labour s. Shri M. S. Layal, -do- Joint Secretary, MinistrY of Social and Women's Welfare.

6. Sbri Prem Narayan, -do- Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Industry.

7. Dr. (Mrs.) Thamarajakshi, -do- Adviser, Planning Commissi.)o.

8. Consultant. Special Invitee Ministry of Law, Deptt, of Legal Affairs

9. Sbri Ashok Narayan, Member Secretary Joint SecretarY, Mini5tIY of Labour (In charge of Child Labour Cell)

10. Shri M. K. CboudbUl'i, Member Adviser, Indian Tea Association, Calcutta.

11. Prof. V. B. Kamatb; Member. A11 India Manuflcturors Organisation, Hira Mahat, >.1 171 Sivaji Park, Road No. 5~ Bombay-4000 16. 12. Smt. Vidyaben Shah, Member , Indian Coun(iil ror Child W clrare, New Delhi. 251 ~r'tt'" JI"''''ir. WAIleS 10, 1986 "'rl",,. AnIW,r. 252

13. Smt. Roza Deshpande, Member Social and Welfare Worker, Shah Nivas, 9, Kohinoor Road, Dadar, BombaY-4000.14.

14. Smt. Jaya Arunachalam, -do- President National Union of Working Womeb, S S, Bhimsena Garden Road, Mylapore, M.adra &·600004.

15. Shri Lal Bahadur Singh, -do- Chairman, Indian National Council for Youol Workers, 1111B Acharya Jafdish Bo~e Road~ Ca]cutta-700014.

16. 8mt. Susbeela Gopalan -do- P.O. Mubamma, District Al1eppey, Kerala.

11. Shri Satindra Natb R.oy Choudbury -do- 1912/A, Pitambcr Obatak Lane, CalcuUa.700027.

18. Smt. Durga Bhaktvatsa), -do- 7-1-7 7, lyothi Apartmen ts, Ameerpet. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradcab.

19. Smt. Nandana Reddy, -do- Secretary, Concerned for Working Childern, S8, Saint Marks Road, Banplore.

20. Smt. Leela Damodara Menon, -do- Governor, Concerned for Workios Children, 58, Saint Marks Road, Banaalore.

21. Smt. K. Radba LUmmi, -do- 18, Doraisamy Road, T. Napr, .. Madras.

22. Smt. Tara Ali Bau, -do- S07, Vishal BhavaD, 95 Nehru Place New Delhi-II 00 19.

23. Smt. P. Sushecla, -do- 5-8 .. 324, Chapal Road, Nampalli, Hyderabad. Andbra. Pradesh.

24. Soot. A. ,V. Rajakumari. -do- TRT, 42 Charminar X R.oads, Hyder a bad, Andbra Pradcah. .PHALGUNA 19, 190' (SAKA) Written Answers 2,4

25. Smt. Rajani TeJani, -do- 11, Malyiyanalar, Bhopal, Madb~a Pradesh. .

26 •. Smt. Jayaprada Devi, Member 392/3R.T Sanjivareddy Nasar, Hydcrabad. 2'. Smt. G. Madhavi, -do- Ex.MLA, t 1-4-34, Chinn a Veedhi, Anakapalli-S31 00 I, Andhra Pradesh.

28. Smt. M. Sudha R.an i, -do- Naidu Gudem, (PO), Eluru Taluq, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh.

29. ~mt. N. Rajakumari, -do.- Itaha Nap, TennaJi, Gundur Distt. Andhra Pradesh. Members or National Children's Board.

30. Shrl Baham) Islam, Member of Parliament, 12, Pt. Post Marg, New Delhi. 31. Prof. o. P. Ghai, Head, Department of Paed iatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. 32. Sister Mary Braganza, Genera) Secretary, All India Association for Cristian Higher Education. C-6 Community Centres, Safdarjung Development Area, . New Delhi.. 1 100 16. ------_.. _----__ .__ .. _-_ .. -.-_._. --... --~- --- _._ .. _.. _..... --,,------Examination or Problems In Process of Urban Development THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINtSTR Y OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT 2100. SHill M. RAOHUMA REDDY: (SHRI DALBIR SINGH): (a) and (b). SHal DHARAM PAL SINGH The Government of India have set up a MALIK: National Commission on Urbanisation on SHRI SUBlIASH YADAV: 4.10.1985. to examine the problems of Will the Minister of URBAN urban development and to suggest a DEVELOPMBNT be pleased to state: suitable dirrction to carry out future urban development programmes and determine (a) whether the N~tional Commission atrateaies of urban development in the on Urbaniaation has been ask.ed to visualise country. The Commission will study demo­ and examino in detail the problems to be confronted' in the process of urban develop.. sraphic, employment, physical, fiscal, ment and recommend speedily practical ·abelter; aesthetic and cultural a spects of solution to Government; and . ·urban development in the country. Tbe Commission has met thrice and th~y (b) if so, the action taken by Govern­ are likely to submit their report in this ment in the matter , Year. 2SS Written AIIswers MARCH 10, ·lg86

Dalllale to Wheat Crops in Punjab by to the wheat in sa.ndy soil due to ,percola. Weedieides tion of the·rain water having hish concen. tratian of the weedicides to the roo t 'zone~ 2101. SHItl M. RAOHUMA REDD" : SMRI SUBHASH YADA V : Parlia)]y even the affected crops re-­ SHill DHARAM PAL SINGH covered after a few days. MALIK: Nothing has been found wrona with tbe Will the Minister of t\GRICULTURE weedicides used. , be pleased to state : Delay in Granting Auiltanee for, Natural Calamities (a) whether some of the weedicides in the 7S per cent formulation groups have. 2102. SHRI CHINTAMANI" JENA: caused considerable damage to the standing Will the Minister of ,AGRICULTURE be wheat crops in Punjab; pleased to state:

(b) if so, the details thereof; and (a' whether certain State G~vernmentl ha ve complained of inordil)ate deJay in (c) the steps proposed to remedy the release of Central granta to meet the situation? situation aris.ng out of natural calamities like drought. flood etc.; and THE MINISTRY OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND (b) jf so, the steps being taken by COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA Union Government to release the funds MAKWANA): (a) to (c) Immediately immediately so that the relief work may after receiving the information, a team not ~uffer ? consisting of the experts from the Central Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine tHE MINISTER OF StATE IN THE and storage, the State' Department of DEPAR'( MENT OF AGRICUL TURB AND Agriculture, Punjab and Punjab Agricultural COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA University, Ludhhn~, was deputed to study MAKW ANA): (a) and (b). According to the situation. The' Team surveyed the the scheme of financing the relief expendi. areas of the wheat crop alleged to haye ture as laid down by the successive Finance been damaged due to application of Commissions, every State Government has weedicide (isoproturon 75% WP). got certain amount known as 'MaTgin Money" at their disposal' for meeting the The team observed that the general expenditure necessitated by na tural calmi­ condition of the wheat C'l'op in the districts ties. The existing pattern of assistance is of Ludhiana and Ropar was very good and " ba sed on the rccommenda tions of the VIII there was satisfactory control of Phalaris Finance Commission. In cnse, State is minor weeds to the advantage of the yield unable to meet the relief expenditure out of factor. There were no adverse reports from Margin Money, they submit a Memorandum other districts, according to the State seeking Centra) assistance. On receipt of a Government. Out of the total area o'f 15 Memorandum, an Inter-Ministerial Central lakh acres on which Isoproturon (tbe Team is deputed for making an on the spot formulations 7' % and 50% W.P.) had study of the situation and to recommend been used, dam:).se was reported in about the quantum of assistap.ce. The report of 1 SO acres partia Ily. Weedicides were the Team is then considered by Hiah Level applied a few days before the rains on the Committee on Relief and on the recom­ 2Sth and !6th December, 1985, in th'ese mendations of that Committee, sanction of fields. Due to rains, we'edicides were washed Central assistance is .issued. However, to away with the rain water and the said expedite relief, Ways and Means advanc:es water stagnated in certain low lying patches are sanctioned to the S,tate for rneetinl the which led to heavy concentration of pesti. situa tion after taking ltlto acoount ·their cides resulting in localised .damage to the Ways and Means position, pending the cropl. Similarly, some damage was caused issue of final sanction of Central assistance' New HOBiDI Scbeme. by HVOCO [Translatfon] I . EmployllRt ·Opf\ortaaltles for Women 2104. DR.. CHANDRA SHBKHAR. . ' TRlPATHI: Will the Minister of UR.BAN 2'103. ,DR.. CHA,NDRA SHE-KRAll DEVELOPMENT bt pleased to state: TltIPATHI,: WiU the Minister of LABOUR I " r· II" be pleased to. state : (~). whether 9overnme~t have liven permlSS10n to HUDCO to start new bousinJ (a) whether it jg a fact that there.,is schemes; discrimination apinst women in the matter of providing employment to them; ~ , ~ " (b) if so, the number of the~ schemes; (b) whether Government propose to (c) the State.wise number of bouses constitutue any committee to' stop this proposed to be built uuder these schemes; discrimination;

(c) if ~o, the ti~e by which this com. (d) the total expenditure likely to be

mittee will be coustituted as also the time incurred on these schemes't and ' by which it will submit its reporti at'ld . (e) the number of ho~~s p~posed to (d) if not, how qqyernment propose~to be buil t in Uttar Pradesh place.wise under stop this diacrimina tion 1 these 8ch emes 1 ".

TIlE MINISTER OF ST ATE OF THE THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE' MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P. A. MINISTR.Y OF UR.BAN DEVELOPMENT SANGMA): (a) The 'Equal Renluneratk>o (SHRI D~LBIR. SING H): (a) and (b). Act, 1976 generally prohibits discrimination The detatls of the Schemes financed by agai.nst women in matters of recruitment HUDCO,. allongwith the ,revised guideJines and payment of remunerati'on for the same on flnanctng pattern, are given in the State- wurk or work of a similar nature Action ment-I given below. ' on specific complaints is to be taken by the appropriate Government as ddincd under (c) and (d) Since inception and as on the Act. 31.1.1986, HUDCO has ,sanctioned 4 t 22 sch.,mes with a project cost of Rs. 3014.25 (b) Advisory Committees under the crofes and with a loan coittponent of Rs. EQ.ual R.emuneration Act, 1986 have 1959.85' croreS. The State.;wise break-up already been set up by,the Central Govern­ of these schemes is given in the Statement·n ment and most of th,,c State Governmentsl given below. Union Territory Administrations which Ie­ vi:.:w the position relarding wom"n's (e) the details of number ,of bouses employment and submit their recommenda­ proposed to be built up at various places in dons to the respective Government periodi· Uttar Pradesh under the schemes sanctioned cally. · ~,. bey AUDC~ are given in the Statement·III (c) and (d). Do not arise liven ,below .

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Statement-III [English]

Plaee-wl" break..", of dutllling ullits P.rodoctloD aDd E,xpor( of Cotton (including other,). sallctiotNd as Oil 21(),S. SHRI" V. TULSIRAM : Will 31.1.86 (during 1985-86) the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to state: City Units Sanctioned "I " 308" : (a), whether, there' is 1ikelih~od of .,.Lucknow bumper cotton ctop this year; and Ghaziabad 2235 2870 (b) if so, the estimated cotton produc­ Meerut tion, State-wise? Ferozabad 112 THE MINIS1ER OF STATE IN THE RaibarellY liS D£PA~TMBNT . OF AGRICULTURE Bauda 189 AND C;OOfERATION (SHRI Y0GENDRA MAKW ANA)': (a) and (b). Final estimates 1068 Agra of cotton production for 198-5·86 have not Fatehpuri 138 yet fallen due. In fact, harvesting is still continuing in some of the Southern States. 243 Lakbimpur However, on the basis of preliminary reports Mathura .65 received so Tar, it is currently assessed that the all-India ,cotton production during , lOS Kasganj 1985-86 may be around the same level as Gadapur SO Jast year. ,Kanpur 3S47 Additional T.V. Channel for Educational Progrommes NOIDA 1349 Itawah 411 2106. SHRI DIGVIJAY SINH: Will 313 the Minister of INFORMATION AND Hatras BROADCASTING be pleased to state: Jaspur SO ; (a) whether Government are considering Pilibhit lOO to introduce a further channel on T. V. to Badaun 1 SO undertake various educational programmes through audio-visuaJ media; Aligarh 301 Bijnor 160 (b) whether suitable provision has been made in the ,Seventh Plan; and Daivraman 95 Gonda Girdh 156 (c) if not, whether any other means is being found out to implement the proposal 250 Mainpuri in part (a) above '1 Gorakhpur 650 THE MINISTER. OF STATE OF THE 318 Khurja MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND Hardwar 240 BROADCASTING (SHItI V, N. OADGIL): (a) No, Sir. Badrapur 77 (b) Does not arise. P...anvani 5000 Baraich 74 . (c) Curriculum-based" school TV pro­ grammes are telecast at Delhi, Bombay, 24040 Madras ,and Srinaaar·. Educa tionaJ TV 273 Writtf'II An,..",s PHALQUNA 19, 100\7 (SAKA) Frlttlll "swe,s 2'4 programmes in respective laoluaae5 for A propo.. ' , for the, establishment of primarY school children . are telecast, via equine breeciinl farms under .a Cen.l, INSAT-IB, by all transmitters in the States spotlJOred scheme during the Seventh 'P~an of Uttar Pradesh, Bjhar, Orissa, Andhra period frr selection, preservation and deve­ Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gu;arat. E duca. Jop~ent of indilenous breeds of horses is tional TV programmes in Hindi are similarly under consideration. relayed by the transmitters in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Himachal Training of some technical personnel in Pradesh. Programmes on higher education equine breeding, management and health Provided by the University Grants Commi­ iii also being arranged with the assistance ssions are also telecast on the national of the food and Agriculture Organisation. network for two hours every day In, addition, ' various programme producing Commissioning or TV Transmitter, Doordarshan Kendras put out non-formal Darbhanga educational programmes as a part of their gener;ll programming. 2109.' DR. G. S. RAJHANS : Wi1l't~e Minister of INFORMATION AND BROAD. Preservation or Indigenous Breeds CASTING be pleased to stat e : of Horses 2107. SHRI DIOVIJAY SINH: Will (a) whether trans~itter for TV relay centre at Darbhanga has been installed and the Minister of AGRICULTURE be is awaiting formal commissioning for the pleased to state : last sixth months; and (a) whether Kathiawari, Marwari and Spiti are three breeds of horses of Indian (b) if so, the reasons for not commis­ origin that hl\Ve been recognised as indi­ sioning it so' far? genous breeds by International Horse Encyclopeedia; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTR Y OF INFORMATION AND (b) the financial, technic~ll ard promo­ BROADCASTINO'(SHRI V N. GADGIL) : tional assistance given by Ul.i{.ll Govern­ (a) and (b). The Jow power (100W) TV ment to ensure that these bl ~l'ds do .nQt transmitter at Darbhanga was commissioned become extinct; and into regular service on February 26,1986 on completion of, the tower. (d) the details thereof? Indian Broadcastin,~_, ~;t!:~~ THE MINISTER OF STATE ,IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUltE AND 2110. DR. G~~~/, '~::;::''',''-~.::' Will the COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA Minister of, I ttl,ON AND MAKWANA): (a) Katbiaw~\ri, Marwari BRO;"OCASTINO ," ,~,,~$ed to &tale : and Spitj hl.ve been included as indigenous ~" , . pony breeds in "Encyclopaedia of the (a) whether there is a propOSal under Horse" published by Pecr:.tgc Books, consideration of Government to start an London (1985). . exclusive service to be called the Indian Broadcasting service (IBS) in the country; (b) and (c). The Indian Council of Agricultural Research have established a (b) if so, by when the proposed service National Research C~ntre on Equ ines which, will start functioning;, and " among other things, 'aims at carrying out studies on iDdiaenous breeds of horses and (c) to what extent the services of AIR their improv~nt, survey of indiaenous aM Doordarshan will improve after' th~ equine genetic resources in cooperaUon p~oposed service starts functioning '1 with the national Bureau of Anima.l Genetic Resources, and,undertake studies on impor­ tHB ~NISTBR. OF STArE OF THB tant aspects relating to equine diseases, MINISTRY ,OF INFORMATION, AND nutrition, management and work perfor­ BROAOCASTINO (SHRI V.N. GAOGIL) : mance. (~\I;~nd \b)~ Yes Sir, The Government have MAIlCH 10. t 9'6 decided to coostitute a new Group cA' extraction of lI'ound water from radial ' Service called the Jndian, BroadcsltiDa collector weill and its treatment before (Proaramme) Service with comparable supply hu already been sanctioned for all grades and scales found in other simUar inhabited Islands. Construction work is Don.technical General Service'l. The pro­ already in proll'c&s at Amini and Aawitti posed service will start functioninl when the Islands. ' rules for the same are notified. After approval by Department of Penonnel, tbe (c) It ia expected that safe Drinkina rules have been referred to tbo Union Public Water will be made available to all inhabi. Service Commission for their concurrenco tants of Islands by the end of Drinking' thereto. It is however, difBcult to specify Water Supply and Sanitation Decade i. e. the exact date by which the Service will 1991. come into eft'ect. [TrtUlIlGtlOll] (c) It is expected that with the cona.. . titution of the proposed Service, a better New Air Stations In HIli Areas of U.P• dearee of professional exeUence will be 21) 2. SHRI HARISH RAWAT: Will reflect ed in the two electronic media of All the Minister of INFORMATION AND India Radio and Doordarahan. BllOADCASTING be pleased to state :

Sar", for Potable ~IUJ... Water (a) whether Government ate aware that in Labbad".,p prosrammes of An India Radio are not audible in some parts of Pithoragarh 2111. SHRI P.M. SA YEBD: Will the district of Uttar Pradesh; Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to refer to the reply given to Unstarred (b) if 10, wbether Government propose Question No. 20SS on 2 December, 1985, to briDl th"se areas within the ambit of relardinl survey for potable drinkinl wate~ radio broadcasts; and in Lakshadweep and state: (c) if so, the nanies of the places in the (a) the progress made in the Kavratti hill areas of Ultar Pradesh where stations Water Supp1y Project in Lak~hadweep of All India Radio are propot.ed to be set during the last three months; up during the Seventh Five Year Plan?

(b) the 'action taken with regard to THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE solar desalination Plant in Ditra Island and MINISTRY OF INPORMA TION AND also in the remaining .Islands where extra. BROADCASTING

(b) Solar desalination plant has already (a) whether there is any proposa) to been installed at Bitra and commilaioned. expand the 'hort wave transmission facility Protected Water Supply Seheme cnvill.ina at Almora radio relay centre; , . PllALGUNA t 9. '190'1(8..4U) Wrl""~', 2'.

:(b) 'if 10. lbe ltePa beiDa taken to ,(_'1M] expand tho tranama.lOD 'capacity ,of this 8...... or 00.,...... 0IIee ...~ . traasmil.ioo cOQue. and' ' , . IleIIaI .. ' .",', . """ (,

(c) if not, the 'realOll tJ1oreof? 2114. lHaI BANWAlU LAL, PUR.O./ '",IIR): ., Will the Minilter of URBAN' DBVsLoPMBNT be pleated I~~e ':' THE MlNtSTBR OF STATE OP THB to MINISTRY OF INPORWA110N AND (a) wbother Contral Government h.vc BROADCASTING (SHill V.N. OADGIL): linco,take I.D1 final decision to shift some (a) No, Sir. of the Ceatral Government offices from Delbi to acijoiDidi States anel particUlarly (b) and (c). The Atmora atation which to NqpUr CitY (M'aharashtra State); is just ready for commiuioninl hal a I (b) if so, tho dotaUs thereof; aad KW MW Transmitter. R.adio transmissioos on Short Wave' broadcast from Delhi &D'd (c) the time by which the olliees will Lucknow trasmitten of All India IUdio, be shifted from Delhi to other Stat. ? are well rece~ved in Almora district. In· itl 7th Plan, All India R.adio has proposed to THE MlNISTBR. OF STA1'8 IN THE upgrade the existing regional SW trans­ MlNISTR.Y OF UR.BAN DBVELOPMENT mitters at Delhi and Lucknow from 10 KW (SHRI DALBUl SINGH)~· ta) to (c). to SO KW. In addition, a SO 'KW SW Accordinl to existiDl decision some of the transmitter is proposed to be set up at Central Government office are proposed to . Oorakhpur during the 7th Plan. Trans­ be shifted from Delhi. The details -of such missions from all these 3 SW transmitters offices and the time by which the· offices would be well received at Almora. As will be sbifted from DeJhi is indicated in such Government do not consider it nece­ the Statement liven below. No decision has sSlry to increase the capacity of the All been taken to shift any Central Government India Radio transmitter at Almora. Office from Delhi to NaiPur.

State.eDt

~.No. Name of Office Name of Place By whon the shiftiDl will actually where propOllOd take place to be ahiftod.

1 2 ----,... _-_ ... _---_ ..------_ 1. National Labour Ghaziabad Conatruction of National Labour Institute- Instituto Campus is beinS done by CPWD., A. 8000 81 the construction is completed National Labour Insti. tute will be shifted.

2. Department of Lilbt Ghaziabad In 1986. when cODstruction of new houses and Liatn .Ships. office 'buildinl is completed.

3. Coalt Guard Head- Ohaziabad As and when requisite acommo­ quarters. dation is constructed by the MinistrY of Defence.

4. Reaional Oftice of Cotton Not yet floalised Not yet decided bv the adminis­ Corporation of India Ltd. by the Ministry of trative Ministrv concerned. Commerce (Doptt. ofT_U.> 219 W,l",,, Answer,

1 3 4 _.---.._. -"--~ ... -' s. Corporate Office of Gas Ohaziabad After about six months. Authority of India Ltd. NOIDA

6. ' Training Institute Ouraaon The land bas been acquired. Plans 'Cabinet Secretariat. and estimates are yet to be worked out and construction will take 3.4 years.

,. Postal Staff College at Gbaziabad rA complex to house both these New Delhi. I units is proposed to be constructed I at Ohaziabad It may take 3-4 8. Research and Development Gbaziabad I years to complete this project. The Centre of Postal Depart- t offices will be shifted on comple. ment at New Delhi. Ltion of the buildings.

Amendment to Delhi Rent CODtrol Act private organisations to send Indian workrrs abroad; 2 tIS, SHIt I BANWARI LAL PUROHIT: Will the Minister 9f URBAN (c) whe~her these organisations have DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: sent workers outside India with the (a) whether several welfare asSocia. recommendations of their sub-contractors; tions have urged upon the Government for and considering amendments to the Delhi Rent Control Act; and (d) if so, which are those contractors in Orissa State ? (b) if so, the reaction of Govern­ ment thereto '1 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY· OF LABOUR {SHRI P. A. THE MIN1STER OF STATE IN THE SANGMA): (u) The number of such MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT agencies/organisations is as under :- (SHltI DALBIR SINGH): . (a) Yes, ,Sir ------,,-- -.. - Recruiting Organisations 'Con .. (b) The question of a comprehensive Agencies struction Companies amendment to the Delhi Rent Control Act, ---- 19S8 is under consideration of the Govern. Bombay 615 28 ment. Delhi 139 .34 I_diaD Wor~ers ~ent ~o ,~~If CouDtries , by Priva'te AgeneJe. (b) (i) ~ecruitnlent can only be carried out by registered Recruiting 2116. SHRI SOMNATH RATH: Agencies or Construction Companies execu­ Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased ting projects abroad. to state: (H) NOD 8ub-agenci.es are allowed. (a) the number of private agenciesl organisations in Delhi and Bombay throuih (iii) Recruiting Ag enci es can not which Indians working in Gulf countries charge more than Rs. 1 SOo I· as service and outside India have been sent from charges (rom the workers The construc· 1983 to January, 1986 by the respective tion companies can not chtl rge any organisations/agencies; amount.

(b) what are the' contracts/agreements, (c) and (d). Services of a sub-con­ or directions of the Government to these tractor are not allowed to these organisa.. · 281 Writtsn Msw ers paALGUNA lP, .,., (SAK.A.) tioDa. However, two complaints against drum after t~e Hot is executed by the labour contractors, namely, J.e. Pradhan Depar.tmeot . of TeJe. commWlications. and R. Prusty of Orissa ba ve been received Provision of an end.. link facility at CaJicut, and the same are under investigation. to enable relay of proarammes from Trivandrum by the· transmitter at .C~licut, Allotment or Government Accommoda­ will depend on availability of resources in tion to Private Parties the VII Plan.

2117. SYED SHAHABUDDIN : Will Air Stations in Kerala the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state : 2119. SHRI T. BASHEER: Win the Minister of INFORMATION AND . (a) the particulars or registered BROADCASTING be pleased to state : societies or autonomous organisa tions or private institutions which have been (a) the number of All India Radio allotted Government accommodation in the stations in KeraJa with tbe capa.city IKW) Union territory of Delhi; of each stations; ,

(b) the terms and conditions of such (b) whether Government have any allotment; proposa 1 to increase the capacity of these stations; (c) the dates and the terms of allot­ (c) if so, the details thereof; ment in e:lch case; and \d) whether there is any proposal to (d) the names of other organisation set up new stations; and w!:ose appHcations for allotment were rejected '? (e) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE M1NISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMFNT . MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND (SHRI DALBIR SINGH): (a) to (d) BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. Gt\DOIL) : The information is being collected and will (a) 4 AIR Stations are at present func­ be laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha tioning a t the following places in' Kerala :-

Relay of Malayalam Programmes Telecast from Tri'vandrum S. No. Place Power of transmitter --- .. ~ .. --.-.-"-.--- -_ ------2118. SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHO. THAMAN: WHI the Minister of IN­ 1. Alleppy 100 KW MW FORMA TION . AND BROADCASTING 2. Calicut 10 KW MW be pleased to state: the time by which Government propose to relay the Ma.laya. 1 KW MW (VBI lam programmes telecast from Trivandrum Commercial to Cochin and other places in Kerala ? 3 Tricbur 20 KW MW

THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 4. Trivandrum 10 KW MW MINlSTR Y OF INFORMA nON AND 1 KW MW BRO~DCASTING (SHRI V.N. GAOOIL) : (VB/Commercial) Firm demul"d for provjding a microwave link between Trivandrum and Calicut via Cochin (aJong with an end-link at Cochin) (b) and (c). During the· 7th Plan, it has been placed with the Department of is proposed to increase the power of the Tele-communications as a part of VI Plan existing transmitter at Trichur from 20 scheme. This would enable. the TV trans- KW to 100 KW. A short wave transmitter 1l1itter . at Cochin to relay' proarammes of SO KW is also proposed to be established produced at Doordarshan Kendra, Trivan- . at Trivandrum. 283 Written .4."sw,,, MAllCR 10, 1986 W,I"'II ..,r, 2'84,

(d)' and (e). Durina the ?tb Plan, 3 (b) DOel Dot arite. new PM'radio stations with 2 X 3 KW PM transmitters, multi purpose Studios, Staff '! (c) The scbeme was 'commec1ed to aU Quarters have been proposed at Cannanore tbe State Governments and Union Terri­ Idukki and:Coohin. tories for adoption from kbarif 1985 season. Durin, Kharif 1985 season. Proper FUDctionlDI of Crop I ••ranee 12 States and 1 Union Territory namely; Scbeme 'Andbra Pradesh. Bihar, Gujara t, Haryana, Kamataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, 2120. SHRI T. BASHEBIl ~ . Will Mabarashtra, Orissa. Tamilnadu, Uttar the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased Pradesh, West Denial and Pondicherry to'state : implemented the scheme. The State Government of Haryana bad, however, (a) whether the crop insurance scheme opted out of the! scheme lateron Pr oposals formulated by Government is not function­ of the order of R4t. 540 49 crore as sum ing properly; insured coverini an area of about 41.78 lakh' hectares were received by the General (b) if so, the reasons thereof; Insurance Corporation of India (GIe).

''''01" .p' Similarly, during Rabi 1985·86 season (c) the proaress achieved so' far for eleven States and one Unior. Territory its proper functioning; and namely; Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karn~takaJ Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, (d) the number of the beneficiaries in Maharashtra. Orissa, Tamilnadu, Rajasthan, each State under the scheme during the Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Pondi.. last year? cherry have so far sent proposals to the OIC for Rs. 32.91 crore as sum insured 'THE MINISTER OF 'ST A\ TE IN THE coverina an area of about 2 5 S lakb DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE hectares upto the 15th February, 1986. AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDIlA MAKWANA): (a) The Comprehensive (d) The State-wise details regarding Crop Insurance Stheme introduced by the the number of beneficiaries. under the Government of India from Kharif 1985 scheme durinl the year 19 8 s. 8 6 are season is functioning properly. indicated in the statement given below.

S. No. Name of the Statel No. of beneficiaries Union Territory Kbarif -1985 season Rabi 1985-86 season

1. 2 3 4

1. Andbra Pradesh 5,4),261 28,19'

2. Bibar 40,013

3. Gujarat 2,38,'92 8,001

4. Haryana* 4,113

S. Karnataka 10"03 1,;05

6. Kerala. 20,611 3,833

7. Madbya Pradesh 1,1 ',945 13,219

8. Maharaabtra 4,111,950 15,355 , 285 Writ". AnIw", PHAlOUNA 19. 190'1 (£UA) "HI,,,, bIw", ·~86 __ .__ .... _____ 1 2 3 4 -_ ...... "'._ ... _. "' ....

9. Orissa 95,708 124 to. Tamil Nadu S3,262 4.385

11. Rajasthan 6,894 12. Uttar Pradesh 4,50,000 SI,353

13. West Benlal 2.06,0,50 13,22~

14. PondichertY 1,280 150 --- Total: 23,28,768 1,46,109 Note: .. Opted out of the scheme latoron.

Auction of Plots and Sbop. by DDA (a) tbe number of rural families which were provided housin. fuciJities under 2121. SHRI RAMASHRAY PRASAD Minimum Needs Programme during the S]NGH: Will the Minister of URBAN· Sixth Plan period; DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state : , t (a) whether Delhi Development (b) whether any target has beed' fixed Authority auctions commercial and indu$­ for the rural families to be given house trial plots, residential plots~ built shops sites durins the ,Seventh Five Year Plan and kiosks; .nd period;

(b) if so, the number of plots aucticned (c) if ~ so, the details thereof; and during each of the last three years to weaker sections of the People and to the small scale industrialists' (d) the target fixed for the year 1986-&1 ? THE MINiSTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI DALBIR SINGH): (al Yes, Sir. (S. BUTA SINGH): (a) 5.43 million rural landless families were provided house (b) Althoulh the record of the hilbeat sites under the scheme of aIJotment of sutcessful bidders in the open auctions is house-sites in the Sixth Five Year Plan. maintained by DDA, DO record showing This ;s a part of the Minimum Needs whether they belonged to weaker Sections Proll'amnle. or the catelory of small Icale industrialists is~ maintained by it. (b) and (e). It is proposed to provide house-sites to 0.72 million landless families House Sites for Rural Families in the Seventh Five Year Plall. A state­ ment indicatins StatesfUnion Territories-. 2122. SHRI RAMASHRAY PR.ASAD wise distribution of the tar&et is; liven SINOH: SHaI MANVENDRA SINGH : below.

Win the Mininster of AORICULTURE Cd) The ,targets for the year 1986·87 be pleased to state : are beina finalised. , MARCH 10, 1986 Written Answers 288

Statement UaiOD Territories

The House.lltes. to be provided J. Andaman and Nicobar 1IIItk, tile Seve"tH' Plo". Islands 2. Arunchal Pradesh (Targets Number) 3. Chandigarh Sl No. Statel No. of families yet. to be provided 4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli 168 house-sites. 5. Delhi 2352 1. Andhra Pradesh 6. Goa, Damap and Diu 2. Assam l068S'\ ·7. Lakshdweep

3 Bihar 21~013 8. Mizoram 4. Guj-arat 24448 9. Pondicherry ------.--.--.~---- S. Haryana Total: Union Territories 2520

6. Himachll Pradesh Grand rotal : 724860 or 0.72 million. 7. Jammu and Kashmir 12694 FUDctioning of Shriram Food and Ferti· 8, Karnataka lizers Industries 9. Kerala 157056 2123. SHRI RAMASHRAY PRASAD SING H : Will the Mmister of LABOUR be 10. Madhya Pradesh 16525 pleased to state:

11. Maharashtra (a) whether Shriram Food and Ferti. lizers Industries have been permitted to 12. Manipur resume work; and

13. Meghalaya (b) if so, the details thereof and the safety measures adopted ~ 14. Nagaland THE MINlSTER OF STATE Of THE 1 S. Orissa 1~2803 MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P. A. SANG MA): (a) and (b). The Supreme 16. Punjab Court of India in its judgement dated 11th February, 1~86 had indicated that the 17. Rajasthan plant could be allowed to· be re-,tarted by the manaaement subject to certain condi. 18. Sikkim tions laid down in their order. As per reports received, the management has 19. Tamil Nadu sougth some clarification flom the Supreme Court and the matter is sub.judice. 20. Tripura 21. Uttar Pradesh [Tran.siation] Rockpbosphate Deposits Found in 22. West Bengll 6948 Rajastban

"-'__""'~ __"'_.r ___ -. .. 2124. SHRI VIRDHI .CHANDER Total; States: 722340 JAIN: Will the Minister of STEEL AND ---- MINES be pleased to state : 289 Writt." AIIIWer, PHALOUNA 19 ltOf,l(SAKA)

(a) the quantity of rockpho'spbate (d) The Birmaaia deposit is of low found in the country, State-wise; Il'ade with hard chert and lime as impurity which causes difficulty in beneficiatioD. (b) whether lood quality rockphosphate . [8 II",) has been found in Udaipur division of 1# II, Rajasthan; if 80, the estimated quanithy of Cheese From Non-Animal Rennet the rockphOlphate deposits found there; 2125. SHRI' VIllDHI CHANDBR. (c) whether deposits of rockphosphate JAIN : Win the Minister of AGRICUL. have also been found in desert area. of TUR.B be pJeased to state: laisalmer d·istrict and if so, the estimated (a) whether cheese making throup quantity of rockphosphate deposits as per animal rennet has b,een stopped in the survey conducted there; and country;

(d) whether this rockphosphate can be (b) whether research on the develop­ utilised after procesaina ? ment of non-animal rennet of fungal. origin THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE is in progress in many research institutes DEPARTMENT OF MINES (SHRIMATI especial1y at the Ce'ntral Food and Techno­ RAM 'n'ULARI SINHA) : ( "t) A total jOlieal Research Institute, Mysore and reserve of' 184.66 million tonnes of other places; and rockphosphate of all grades has been (c) the progress made in the produc. estimated in the country. Statewise breaku.p tion of fungal based rennet substitute ,for in million tonnes is as follows : cheese making '1

Andhra Pradesh 0.22 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Bihar o 18 AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOOENDRA MAKWANA) : (a)' Import of animal Oujarat 0.50 rennet has been banned with effect from 7.2.1984. Further licensed units engaged Madhya Pradesh 29.31 in the m~ufacture of ~heese had been advised to destroy the stock of animal Rajasthan 95.75 rennet, if any, lying. with them. It is, therefore, expected that· animal rennet is Meghalaya 1.70 not being used in the cQuntry for the manufact~re of cheese. Tamilnadu 0.24 (b) Yes, Sir. Uttar Pradesh 51.80 (c) A new process fo~ microbial rennet West 8engal 4.96 based on Mucor-miehei has been developed. This process has a ,high ratio (b) Yes, Sir. A total reserve of 51.50 of milk clottios to proteolytic activity in million tonnes of rock-phosphate of· all the crude enzyme preparation, comparable grades bas been estimated in Udaipur to the commercial market enzymes. division of which 16.79 million tonnes are This process gives l\ very high yield of of good quality with +30 % Phosphorous crude enzyme. Cheese prepared with this Penta Oxide (PIO,,). new process of micrabial rennet has be~n (aund to be comparable in all respects to (c) Yes, Sir. Deposits of rockphosphate cheese made with animal rennet. have been found in Birmania area of J aisalmer district. A total reserve of New Programmes on Doordaribaa 4.17 million tonncs, of phosphorite with 10 to 12.4% Phospborous Penta ~ide bas 2126. DR.. CHINTA MOHAN: Win been estimated here bY the Geololical the' Minister of INFORMATION AND Survey of India. BROADCASTING be pleased to state : . 291 Writt,. ~,,, ~10.1986, Wrltt,,, Answe" 292

(a) whether Doordarshan ii atartina ,:THB MINISTER OF stATE OF THE new programmes in the country Such as MINISTR.Y OF INFORMATION AND serialisation of Ramayan; BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GAOOIL): (a) Yes, Sir. Insofar as programmes like (b) if so, the details thereof; and, X-mas referred to, durinl198S, proaramme . feeds of Xmas celebrations, including (c) whether Govemment are also message of. the Pope and Midnight Mass in considering projecting national leaders viz City and Hai pligrimagc' in Saudi Arabia Maulana Azad, Netaji and Ambedkar ? were received via satellite. Recording of these proarammes Were telecast later. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THB (b) Decision on telecast, during 1986, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND of proJn\mmes mentioned at (a) above, 1JROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. OADGIL): or other similar programmes has not been (a) and (b). Introduction of new TV taken so far. . programmes is a continuous process. The concept of producing a serial on Ramayan (c) The total internal expenditure on has been approved by Doordarshan under tbe programmes mentioned at \a) above the scheme of sponsorship of prosrammCl. was Rs., 1.04 lakhs approximately on account of sateJlite chanles. No expendi. (c) Programmes on Maulana Azad, ture in foreign excbange was involved~ Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Dr. B. III Ambedkar have been telecast by Door­ (d) No, Sir. darshan. (e) Does not arise. Live Telecast of X-Mas Programmes From VaticaD, Rome (f) There was no Jive relay of X-mas programme lrom Vatican by AIR. AIR 2121. DR.. CHINTA MOHAN: Will serves its hsteners through the audio the Minister of INFORMATION AND medium whereas some programmes have BROADCASTING be pleased to state: an effective appeal only visually. Thelefore, AIR did not broadcast the programme. (a) whether Government have telecast international live programmes as a part (g) No, Sir. of its policies such as recent X-mas pro­ gramme from Vatican, Rome; Live Telecast of Ol'erseas Sports Programmes (b) if so, the details of other similar programmes proposed to be telecast; 2128. SHRI MANIK REDDY : Win ,the Minister of lNFORMATION AND (c) the total internal and external BROADCASTING be pJeased to state : expenditure incurred on the above live television programmes; (a) whether many live television programmes are being televised such as cricket matches and other sport held (d) whether any part of this programme overseas; Wt s sponsored as in the case of other similar programmes; (b) if so, expenditure incurred thereon ,(e) if so, the income earned; both locally and in foreign exchange; (c) whether such programmes including (f) whether the ahove programme was other· music and pop performances are also broadcast on All lrdia Radio; if not . sponsored by local firms; the reasons thereof; and (d) if so, whether companies would be (g) whether in future all such televi­ ask.ed to pay for these -in forejan exchange .. sion programmes are also proposed to be out or their earnings or repatriated profits broadcast on All India Radio ? in case of overseas units; 29S W,'tt,,. Auw", ·Wrlll'" b$wlrl 294

(e) tbe expenditure incurrec in foreip (b) tho placet 'idel1t~fied for the loca­ eXchanle durio, the yearl 1983, 1984 and tion of these new television centres: and 198~;and (c) the steps taken to expedite the (f) whether all such television proata­ establishment of new television centres in mmes are also broadcast by All India Otisaa 10 far' Radio 1 THB MINISTER OF STATE OF THE THB MINISTBR OF STATE OP THB MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND MINIST1lY Of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SARI V.N. OADOIL): BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGlL) : (a) aDd (bl. Establishm~nt of a ful1-fledged (a) Yes, Sir. TV studio centro at Bbubaneshwar, a high power (1 OKW) TV transmitter at (b) The information is being collected Bbavanipatna and 8 low power OOOW) and will be placed on· the Table of the TV transmitters at Baripada, Sundargarh, Bateshwar, Keonjhargarb Bolangir, Phulbani. Sabha. Jeypore and Chatrapur in Orissa has been included in the VII Plan of Doordarshan. (c) Sports event held overseas, and telecast live over Doordarshan, are sponso­ (c) Whereas the site selected for setting red by Indian firms from time to time. up the TV studio centre at Bbubaneshwar . While no programme of music, telecast has been taken over by Doordarshan, action live from overseas, has been sponsored as has been initiated to obtain formal appro­ yet, recordings of musical programme va] to these projects in accordance With "Live .. Aid'" held overseas, were telecast yearwise availability of financial resources. by Doordarshan with sponsorships by Indian firms. Frequeney Modulation Stations Set up by AIR (d) No, Sir. Indian sponsors pay their 2130. SHRIMATI JAYANTI PAT. sponsorship fees to Doordarshan in Indian NAIK : Will the Minister of INFORMA­ currency only. TION ANp BROADCASTING be pleased to state: . (e) The information is beina callected and will be placed on the Table of tbe (a) the number of Frequen~y Modula­ Sabba. tion stations set up by All India Radio in tho countrY 80 far; (f) No, Sir. The programme and technical requirements of All India R.adio (b) the names of places where such are different from those of Doordarshan. stations have been set up; Alll puts out its regular sports programmes besides direct coverages of important (c) whether Gaverl'lment propose to sportinl events, keeping in view the status set up some more Freqency Modulation of the event, popul arilY of the game, stations in Seventh Plan; and listeners' interest, technical feflsibility and other programme commitment •• (d) if so, the places identified t~erefor'?

THE MINISTER OF STATE OF 'THE New TV Centres in Orissa MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL): 2129. SHRIMATI SAYANTl PAT. (a) and (b). 4 Frequency modulated trans­ NAIl<. : Will the Minister of INFORMA· mitters have been established one each at TION AND BROADCASTING be pleased Delhi. Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. to atate : (c) Yes, Sir. (a) the number of new television centres proposed to be set up in Orissa (d) 'The names of the centres are durin, the Seventh Plan period; indicated in the s'tatement BIven beloW. 395 .Writt,,, """1"4, Y:AB.CIl~ 10,.1986 WrittelJ ..4Juwer. 296

Sta..... ~t I 2 Pltlces Idtnti!ied for Settlnt up F. M. Stations D"rini the ,7th Plan 8. Kamataka 27. Merocara . . " 28. Hassan S. N. State Union Place TetitolT)' 29. Hospet

1 2 3 30. Bijapur 31. Chitradura 1. Andhra Pradesh, , 1. Kottaaudam '32. Karwar 2. Tirupati 33. Raichur 3. Waranpl ,. Kerala 34. Cannan ore 4. Kurnool 3S. Cochin S. Nizamabad 36. Idduki 6. Markapuram 10. Madhya Pradesh: 37. Shahdo 1 '7. Anantpur 38 Shivpuri 8. 'orbat 2. Al88m 39. Chhindwara 9. Nowgang 40. Sagar 10. Haftong 41. Bi laspur 11. Dhubri 42. euna 3. Bihar : 12. Daltonganj 43. Balagba t 13. HaZaribaah 44. Raigarh 14. Purnea 45. East Nimar 15. Sasaram {Khandwa} 16. Singhbbum 46. Betul

4. Gu;arat : 17. Godbra 11. Maharashtra 47. Kolhaput 18. Sur!lt 48. Dhule 5. Haryana . 19. Kuruklhetra 49. Bir 20. Hissar 50. Chandarpur 6. Himachal 51. Nanded Pradesh : 21. Dharmabala S2. AkQla 22. Kulu 53. Osmanabad 23. Hamirpur 54. Yavatmal 7. Jammu and : 24. Bhadarwab Kashmir (Doda) S5. Sa{ara . 25. Kathua' 56. Ahmednagar. 26. PooDch 57. Nasik 291 Writt,,, "'",wers PHALGUNA 1:9. 1901.(SAKA) Wrltl. Answer, 298 ------1 2 1 2 3

12. 'Manipur " S8. Churachandpur Union Territorjes 13. Meghalaya 59. 'lawai 1. Arunachal Pradeah : 87. Ziro 14. NagaJand 60. MokokchuDS 2. Goa Daman & Dju : 88. Daman 6 t. Baripada IS, Orissa 3. Mizoram : 89. Lungleh 62. Berbampur 4. Pondicherry : 90. Karaikal 63. Bolangir Vividh Bbarati Relay Centres 64. Rourkela Himachal Pradesh 91. Kasauli

16. Punjab 6~. Bhatinda Uttar Pradesh 92. MU8Sorrie. 66. Patiala Farm Forestry a Component of DLF 17. Rajasthan 67. laisalmer 2131. SHRI K. RAMACHANDRA 68. Mount Abu REDDY : Will the Minister of .AGRI.· CULl URB be ple~sed to state: 69. Churu 70. Banswara (a) whether any direction has beed given to make farm forestry a specific 71. Alwar component 0 f dry land farming; and

72. lhalawar (b) if so, the details thereof? 73. Sawai Madho­ THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE pur DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND 74. Nagpur COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWAN·A) : (a) and (b). Yes, Sir. Farm 7 S. Chittorgarb Forestry is one of the components of Central/Centrally Sponsored Schemes for 18. Tamil Nadu : 76. Octacumund the development of dryland agriculture based on watershed concept. 77. Kodaikanal 19. Tripura 78. Kailashahar Air StatioD at Dhawani Patna ~Sub-division) 2132. SHitI JAGANNATH PATT. 79. Belonia NAIK: Win the Minister of INFOR·

83. Paizabad , (b) the time by which it win be 84, Jbansi compJeted? 21. West Bengal 85. Asansol THE MINtSTBR OF STArn OF THE MINISTRY OF INFOR.MATION. AND 86. Mur&hidabad BROADCASTING (SHIll V.N. OADGIL) : .1 299 Written Answer, 'MA&Ca JOt 198' . Writ"" AII",e', 300

(a) and (b). In its' 7tb Plan. AIR has New Building Technique Developed proposed to set up a new radlP station by Zimbabwe . with 2 X 100 KW MW transmitter, Type 1 ·(R.)Jgtudio, Staff Quarters etc at Bhawani 2135. SHRI K. llAMAMURTY : Will Patna. Sites for the Studios and Trans· the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: mitterlhave been identified. Action is on hand for taking over these sites. Action for system design, purchase of equipments (a) whether it bas come to the notice etc., haa also been initiated. The proposed of Government that in the recently concluded station is expected ·to be ready during the India International Fair in New Delhi a· ?th Plan period (1985·90) .. revolutionary and economic building tech. . nique from Zimbabwe was exhibited; Allocation of 'aaels .nier NREP and RLEGP (b) whether this innovation consists of simple ·speed blocks~' which can be fitted 2133. SHRI JAOANNATH PATT .. into each other to build a three bedroom NAIl{ : Will the Minister of AGRICUL­ house in one day with just one bag of TURE be pleased to state : cement for laying ~he foundation;

(a) the expected outlay under Rural (c) whether any effort has been made La.ndless Employment Guarantee Pro­ by HUDCO to seek colJaboration arcange­ gramme and. National R:ural Employment ment with the inventor so that the need of Programme during 1986.87; weaker section of society in India for shelter may to met 7 (b) whether in view of the backward­ ness of Oris.sa, Government will pay THE MINISTER OF SfATE IN THE par~icular attention to this State in the MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT matter of allocation of funds under these (SHRI DALBIR SINGH) : (a) Yes, Sir. programmes, and (b) The speed blocks can be used for (c) if so, the expected amont likely to putting up of walls only, and may be made available to State? involve heavy investment and as such may not be economical in the Indian context. THE MINISTER. 'OF AGRICUhTURE (5. BUTA SINGH): (a) The provision under (c) No, Sir. Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) and National Rural Submission of Reports by B. B. Singh Employment Programme (NRBP), as indi. and Dr. G. V. K, Rao Committees cated . in the budget document, durin& . 1986-87 is Rs. 63'3.65 crores and Rs. 2135. SHRI K. RAMAMURl'HY: Will 442.65 crores respectively. the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to state : (b) and <.c). The allocation of funds to the States with effect from 1986-87 under (a) whether the B. B. Singh Committee National Rural Employment Proll'amme set up in 1984 has Submitted its report on (NRB'P) and Rural Landless EmplOyment the retention pri~e scheme and if not, the Guarantee. Programme (lU..BOP) will be on reasons for the delay; the basis of SO % weightagc to agricultural labourers and marginal farmers, and SO % (b) . whether the Dr. G. V. K. Rao wci;btage to the incidence of poverty. The Committee set up in 1984 has submitted State-wise allocatiol,ll OD the basis of the its report on con$umer prices for fertilisers above formula will be finalised after the and the long-term fertiliser pricing policy; Budlet is passed. and • It is expected that Orissa would be (c) if so, the principal recommendations allocated about 4.4 per cent of the total of tbe Committee and the action· taken provision under each proaramme. tbereof ~ 301 Wrltt,n AnN'" PHALGUNA 19,.1901 (S~) .Wrltt,,, AIuw,r, 302 _._------THB MINISTBR OF STATE IN THE . State/Union TerritorY Location DBPAR.TMENT OF FERTILIZERS (SHRI K. NATWAR SINGH): (a) Report of the B. B. Singh Committee on retentiol" price Arunachal Pradesh Itnagar (Iantcrim scheme bas been sulunitted to the Govern­ s'i up) ment on 28th FebruarY, 1986. Andhra Pradesh Ad ila bad Uttar Pradesh Almora, Agra .. (b) No, Sir. The tenure of the O. V. K. Rao Committee has been 'ext ~nded upto Rajasthan Kota 22nd July, 1986: Tamil Nadu Madurai

(c) The recommendations of the B. B. Orissa . Keonjhar Singh Committee re!ate mainly to the Meshalaya Shinong (SO kw sw) . rationalisation of the retention price scheme for Nitrogenous fertilizers ,and providing Maharashtra Nagpur (1000 kw appropriate incentives for cost/production sw transmitter) efficiencies. Doordarshaa New TV Centres and Air Station. Detail. about Ooordarshan Kendras! Rolay Centres are indicated in the state­ 2136. PROF. NARAIN CHAND ment given below. PARASHAR: Will the Minister of INFOR.­ MATION AND BR.OADCASTING be Statement pleased to state: New TV Relay Centres set up during 1985-86

(a) whether any new radio stations! S. State Location doordarsbao kendras/transmitters of relay No. Relay Centre centres have been opened dudng the first year of the Seventh Five Year Plan; . 1. Assam Nazira

(b) if 80, the details thereof, State­ 2. Bib_ar Darbhanga wise and the details about the proposals 3. Jammu and Kashmir PQonch which have been finalised for the second year of the Plan; and 4. Madhya Pradesh Korba, Singrauli Khandwa

(c) if not, the likelY date by which the 5. Manipur Ukhrul proposals would be finalised and the details 6. Tamil Nadu Nayveli thereof, State-wise 1 New TV Relay Centres and Studio Centres J THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Proposed to be set up during 1986-8 7 MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI Y.N. GADGIL): s. State/Union Relay Studio (a) to (c). No. Teritorr)' Centre Centre Akasbwanl 1 2 3. 4 No new radio station bas 80 far been opened; however, a DCW Station at Sbolapur -1. Andhra Produttur is ready and is likelY to be commissioned Pradesh in March, 1986. During the year 1986·87, 2. Bihar Bettiah 1 it is proposed to open New Radio Stations! New services at the followinc places i 3. Qujar~t Bhuj Ahmedabad 30:4 Wrltte" AIIIW,r•. MAl.CH 10, 1986 Wrltte" Aaswer, . 304

-__._~-----,-- -_._------The Goverrment of India have informed 4 3 the State Government that the creation of ---- _._- ... -----., additional b~ocks is exclusively ~nder the 4. Karnataka Ha,san Udipi jurisdiction' of State concerned 8rtd pro. ... Madikari ' viding funds for St,age I and Stage II as requested is not possible as the scheme of s. Madhya ' J agdalpur providing funds for blocks by Central Pradesh Government has been discontinued long ago and no such scheme exists at present. ' 6. Maharashtra Satara Ratnagiri [TranslatIon]

7. Orissa Bhawanipa tna . Telecast of Programmes on T.V.

8. Rajasthan 'R awatbhatta Jaipur 2138. SHRI R. M. BHOYE : Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND 9. Uttar Pradesh Ballia BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

10. Lakshadweep Kavaratti (a) whether it is a fact that now-a-days AndrQtt Amini more coverage and time is given to pro­ Minicoy arammes of western Ulusic and Disco on TV which' have an adverse effect on our Creation of Community Development Blocks culture; and

2137. PROF. NARAIN CHAND (b) if so, whether Gov,mment propose PARASHAR : Will the Mini~ter of AG RI­ to pay more emphasis on social education CULTURB be pJeased to refer to the reply programmes based on the teachings of our ahen to Unstarred Question No 910 on sacred books like the Gita and the Rama­ 29th July, 1985 regarding creation of yana and telecast such programmes so that community development blocks and state: the entire family could see the TV sitting together and the children are inspired to (a) whether Government of Himachal become good citizens in future? Pradesh has approached tbe Government of India again for financial assistance so as THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE to creat the infrastructure for 16 new com­ MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND munity development blocks in the State; BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. GADGIL) : and (a) No, Sir, Only few programmes of Western music are telecast, mostly from (b) if so, the precise demand of the Doordarshan Kendras in motropolitan cities. State Government, the names of the new blocks. alongwith Head-quarters proposed (b) Doordarshan regularly telecasts to be created and the response of the Union educational programmes as welJ as pro­ . Government to this demand ? grammes of social relevance for various sections of society.

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE [English] (S. BUTA SINGH) : (a) and (b). Himachal Pra~sh Govt had approached the Govern­ Telecast .of Nepali Films In National ment of India' aaain for creation of 15 new Programme blocks and to provide funds at the rate of Rs. 12 lakhs per block for a period (If five 2139. SHRI ANANDA PATHAK : years in Stage I and Ra. S lakbs per block Will the Minister' of INFORMATION AND in Stage II as was admissible earlier. As }:JROADCASTINO be pleased to state: regards the names of the new blocks pro­ pjsed to be created and their head-quarters, (a) whether Government have received' they are reported to be still under consi­ any represent a dons from the N ep ali deration of the State Oovt and not finalised. ape.akin, people in India ursins telecasting 305 W,'It,n AItsw",

of the Nepali films in~ national 'proar'i_e '''JlMBt of w•••• to Kolar Gold FJeIi . MIDeI :Balplo,ee8 of Doordarabaoj and Ii. ;

(b) if 80, the reaction of Government 2141. SHRl V. S· KRISHNA IYBll : thereto aod the time by which' such 61mB . Will the Minister of 'STEEL AND MINBS . will be telecast in the national programme be pleased to atate : of Doordanhan ? (a) whether the wages paid to the ~olar Gold Fields employees are lowest '8S THE MINISTBIl OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION' AND compared to other public sector under­ BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. OADGIL): takinas in the countrY; and (aJ and (b). The Government have received a representation from the Joint Action (b) if so, the steps Government propose Committee or Nepali Organisations, to take to pay wages equivalent to that Guwahati for occasional telecast of Nepali paid to the employees of other public programmes, incJuding films. Appropriate sector undertakings, to the KoJar Gold instruction. have been given to Doordarshan Fields emploYees 'l Kendras, Ouwahati and Calcutta for occa­ sional telecast of programmes in Nepali. TH.B MINISTER. OF STATE IN THE As relads telecaat of feature films in Nepali DEPARTMENT OF MINES

(al .00 (b),. The exac\.number of chUdren (c) the time by rhich these new laws from the rural· and urban arcaftt who partici.. and rutes will be enacted/framed '1 pated in the 4th International Children's Film Festiqalof India held at Bangalore THE MIN1STER OF STATE IN THE' from 14th't6·' 24th November,8S, is not DEPARTMBNT OF MINES (SH.RIMATI known. However, the number. of child llAMDULARI SINHA): (a) and (b). delegates from Kalnataka and from other Yes, Sir. The proposals are under the States was 104 (including 26 from Banaa. consideration of the Government. lore city) and 82, resp:ctively. (c) It is not possible at this stage to (c) to (c). The actual expenditure on indicate any date by which the laws will be the orlanation of the Festival is not yet enacted/framed. known. The estimated expenditure by the Children's Film Society, India, the organisers BldJ Workers Welfare Fund of the Festival, was Rs. 28.00 lakhs, out of which' Rs. 7.00 lakhs was contributed 2145.. 'SHRIMATI USHA the Government of Karnataka and Rs. bY CHOUDHAR1: Will the Minister of 21.00 lakhs by the Government of India. LABOUR be pleased to state : National 1.IUtate of Disaster Management (a) whether Government are aware that the bidi workers suffer from biBb 2143.' SHRI CHINTAMANI PANI· incidence of leprosy; GR.AHI: Will the Minister of AGRl· CULTURE be pleased to state : (b) if so, wheth~r the bidi workers have met apathetic attitude in regard to (a) whether Government propose to health, aspect, general family welfare, set up a Nationa 1 Institute of Disaster children's education etc; Management for imparting trainina to State officers in handling relief operations; and (c) whether the Bjdi Workers· Welfare Fund had not progressed with the passage (b) if so, when it is proposed to be of time and required modification; and set up and the allocations made if any ,

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (d) if 80. the reaction of Government DEPAR.TMENT OF AGRICULTURE thereto and proP9sals under 'consideration AND COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA in this regard '1 MAKWANA): (a) and (b). The proposal to set up a National Institute of Disaster 'THE MINISTER OF STATE OF Management . is under .consideration. An THB MINI&TRY OF LABOUR (SHRI amount of Rs. 4.00 crores has been alloca. P.A. SANGMA): (a) No Sir, Random ted during Seventh· Five Year PJan for this surveys conducted among Beedi workers purpose. do not reveal hiah incidence of leprosy.

Amendment to Minina Laws and Rule. (l1lr:·~:!tOovemment is taking keen interest iD the ';elfare of Deedi workers. There 2 t 44. SHRI DIGVIJAY SINH: are 130 dispensaries, one ~ 0 bedded Will the Minister of STEEL AND MINES hospital and chest clinic for Beedj workers. be pleased.to state: Two fifty bedded hospitals have been sane· tiOQI(\. In addltioD, Beedi workers can (a) whether mining laws and rules are allO avail of the facilities of the dis· Proposed to be amended to prevent mlninl p.ontariea/bospitals of other welfare funds operations that are both bal'hazard and admi,,·i.tered by the Laboure Ministry. leave behind permanently desrading eft'e~tl; There are a larle number of other (b) the .a.dQletrts proposed for schemes for tbe health and welfare of 8ecdi restoring Jriil\~ area. environmentally.; and worker •• · PRALdtJMA 1"9, 1;01 (SHA) W,I",,, Ani.",., ~ f 0

The . foUowin, oxpenditure bas been whether there is a reserve of 1.5'1 incurred on scbola~ships and supply of miUio~ tonDes of hiah arade bauxit~ in Ichool dtesses to becdi workers' chil4rcn MonabYr district; and .~ durinl the last 3 years: ' (b) if so, the steps Government PfO. 1982.83 RI.. 35,80,419/­ pose to take to utilise this important Qre ., 1983 .. 84 Ils. 48,41,740/- 1984.85 Rs. 51,S 1,15'9/- TRB MI~ISTBR OF STATB IN THE DBPAR.TMENT OF MINES (SHRJMATI ' (c) and (d). Benefits available to the RAM DULARI SINHA): (a) Yes, ,Sir. workers are on the increase. Newacbemes There is an inferred reserve of 1.51 are introduced from time to time and million tonnos of low/medium to hiBh grade efforts are made to extend tbe bdt. to bauxite in the ,Mooahyr District of Bihar. ' ever laller number of workers. (b) Information is being collected and technical/NoD-Technical: Staff at Visakbapatnam Steel Plant will be laid on the Table of the House.

2146. SHRI E. AYYAPU REDDY: Legillation on Child Labour Will the Minister of STEBL AND MINES be pleased the state: 2148. SHR} P. R. ' KUMARA- (a) the total Dumber of tedlnical MANGALAM, : personnel workinl at Visakhapatnam Steel DR·. G. VIJAYA RAMA RAO : Plant; Win th.: Minister of ,LABOUR be (b) the number of foreigners amoopt pleased to state : tbese technical personnel;

(c) the number of non-technical (a) Whether a consensus has been personnel wor~ing in the Steel Plant; and. reached for a comprehensive legislation on child labour and if 80, the detai's thereof; (d) the number of local non-technical a.Jd employees '1 !b) ",hether Government propose to THE MINISTER OF S1.iJEL ANi) MINES (SHRI K.. C. PANT): (a) 2076. di~cuss this matter in depth with socio­ logist.a, economists and voluntary oraanisa­ (b) In addition to technical personnel tions in this field before the matter is on rolls of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, finalised ? there are 98 foreian technical personnel working under different contracts with THE MINISTBR OF STATE OF THE foreian agencies. MINISTRY OF LABOUR., (SHRI P. A. SANOMA): (a) and (b). The proposal: (c) 1690. to have' a comprehensive legislation to i (d) Tbe' state-wise break· up is Dot improve the working conditions of child' maintained. However, recruitment to all labour and to provied them certain welfare non-executives posts is beinl done through inputs has been discussed in the Indian Labour Conference held ;',I'in November,' local employment excbanae and if suitable 1 candidates are not available throuSh adver­ 198' and in the Central Advisory Board on tisement. Child Labour beld on 24.1.1986 and there' has been a leneral asreement that such' 1 Banite Deposits in Monghyr District a comprehensive lesislation is needed. The matter will be finalised ~fter takin, into § 2147. SHRI D. P. YADAVA: Will account the views of sociologists, econo· the Minister of STEEL AND Ml~ES be mistl, voluntary. organisations and other t plealed to atate : ' relevant ol'lanisa tions. . 1 Safet)' Meaaare. for Worker. Worker,t Participation 10 Maulement

~ , 2149. SHR.I P. 1\.. KUt4AlU.- 2J '0. SHRl P. R. KUMARA. MANOALAM: Will the Minister of MANOALAM: : Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state : LABOUR be pleased to state:

(a) whether tho existins measures' for (a) :whethC1 the question of participa­ safety and health of workers need to be tion of workers in the management was effoctively imPJ'oved and implemonted with discussed. in 4cpth at the recent Tripartite the active cooperation of the employers; meetina and if so, the results acbleved in. aad the backaround of this policy having been already accepted by Government; and (b) if lOt' whether· illlDlediate steps will be taken for traininl of staff and procure­ (b) whether thi$ recommendation would ment and adequat~ maintenance of equip.. be put into effect in order to generate a 'ment needed in view of the t~&ic incidents new spirit of involvement of workers and that occured at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh improvement in productivity ? and Sbri R.am Food and Fertiliser Ltd., Siddhartha Hotel and Padma Towers in .. TI{B MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Delhi? ... MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P. A. SANGMA) : (a) and (b). The subject. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE relating to Workers' Participation in MINISTR. Y OF LABOUR (SHRI P. A. Manaaement and the question of statutory SANGMA):' (a) and (b). ImmediatelY provision was discussed at the 28th Session after Bhopal accident, Government formu­ of the Indian Labour Conference beld at lated a Safety and Health Accident Reduc- New Delhi on 25-26 November, 1985. , tion Action Plan listing detatils of action the The Conference agreed in principle to the employers, workers and State Governments implementation of. the Scheme in Public, should take, to cl}eck industria) accidents Private and Co-operative Secton. The and :>ccupational hazards. This has been question whether this Scheme should be circulated to Central OrganisatioDs of em­ voluntary or implemented by legislation and ployers aDd workers, State G ovts. and also its modalities for implementat ion have Administrations of Union Territories. They been left to be considered by the Standing have been asked to tak.e appropriate action Labour Committee. The Standing Labour in this reprd. Committee bas been constituted on In the training programmes, for factory 11.2.1986. Inspectors, workers and manaser8 of factories, organised b, the four institutes Price of Ginger under the Directorate General Factory Ad· vice Service and Labour Institutes at ~lS1. SHRI SURESH KURUP: Bombay, Caloutta, ).{anpu.r aDd Madras, Will the ,Minister of AOIUCU L TURE be area ter emphasis is beinl, given to 18fety pleased to state : aspects in units using and manufacturing bazardous substances. Govt. have also (a) whether Government are aware that concluded a UNDP Project for proe~iDS farmers are suffering due to the heavy fall equipments in the area of industrial hYaien in prices of ginler; and so as to strengthen the monitoring arrange· ments for cbeckina occupational health (b) if so, the measures Government hazards One set of equiJ)Illents have propOse to take to ensure remunerative already been supplied to eiahteen States and price for linler? Union Territories participating in the Project. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE pBPAIlTMBNT OF AGRICULTURE AND Accidents at Sidhartba 'Hotel and Padma COOPBllATION (SHRI YOOBNDRA Towers are outside tbe ambit of the MAKWANAl: (a) and (b). The report of Factories Act. . fall i~ prices of linger has been received i .13 Writ.,. ....r' " ~IIA.LOUNA it. ita' ,(S~) :,rt""",.~, 314 f,om Mizoram. To ensure, remuauativc (a) wbedJer GovcrDmODt 'have received priCe to farmers, Mizoram Government, any propoeal from tbe OO~etnmeDt of with the aPl'roval of the Governmen.t ·of Kerala for aettina up of fish landing ccntres India, is introducing a m1.rket.intervention for traditioDal8ahermen; scheme for ail;ager to be implemented by the Mizoram Cooperative Martetinl f edc~tion (b) whether Government have taken a (MIZOFBD). Under the scheme, liDlet decision ,on sett.. up of a &ah landin. will be purchased at Rs. 200 pet quintal centre at VelJayU in Kozhikode district of directly from the growers. Kerala;

}Translatioll1 (c) if 10, tho details thereof; and Steel Industry in Rajasthan (d) if not, the time by which Govern­ 2152. SHRI BANWAIlI LAL ment arc Jiteb' to take a dccisi(\n in this BAIRWA: Will the Minister of StEEL relUd? AND MINES be pleased to state whether Government propose' to set up any bi. THE MINISTER OF ST ATB IN THE DEPARTMBNTOf AORlCULTURB AND steel industry in Rajasthan ? COOPERATION (SHRI YOGENDRA THE MINISTER OF STEEL AND MAKWANA) : (a) Yes, Sir. MINES (SHRI K. C. PANT): The Government has no proposal to set up an (b) to (d). The proposal for settiol up intc&rated steel plant in Rajasthan in tho; a fish landinl centre at Vellayil was consi­ forseeable future. dered aloo& wltb other proposals received from the Government of Kerala by tbe ,Departmental Sanctioninl Committee in a [English] meetina beld on 22·11·1984 and tbree pro­ Visit of World Team for Modernisation posals, viz., Vizhinjam. South, Vizbiojam of Steel Industry North and VallikkuoDu were approved on the basis of their merits. ~153. DR. O. S. RAJHANS: Will I the Minister of STEEL AND MINES be Sbortage of GP/GC Sheetl pleased to state: 2155. SHlU P. R.. KUMARA- (a) whether a World Team bas recently MANOALAM : Will 'the Minister of visited India and shown interest in providinl SmSL AND MINBS be pleaa~ to atate : assistance for modernisation of the Steel industry; and

2154 SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMA· (b) Import of GP/GC sheets is also CHANDRAN : Will the Minister of AGRI. beinl allowed (0 supplement domestic: CULTURE be pleased to state : availability. The Government have already ,ranted letters of intettt/in4uttriallicenccs THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTUltE to meet the anticipated abortaaes. (s. BUrA SINGH):

(a) the number of minor, serious and Golc1 Found in Villages Karmatia, district MODlbyr (Bibar) fatal accidents in coal mines durins 1985; and 21S8. SHRI SALAHUDDIN: Will (b) the number of fatalities and number the Minister of STEEL AND MINBS be pleased to state: of persons injured as a result tbereof ? (a) whether lold has been found in THE MIN~TBR OF STATE OF THE t MI'NISTR Y OF LABO UR (SHRI P. A. village "Karrnatia under Sono Parkhand SANGMA) ~ \a) and (b). The number of. district MODgyr (Bihar\; serious and fa tal accidents which took place during the year 1985 in coal mines· (b) if so, the progress of minios of gold reiul ting in dea tbs and injuri es to mine in this .lrea; and ' . workers are as given in the table below ;- (c) tbe detai's thereof 1 1, Fat.1 Accidents : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 0) No. of Fatal Accidents 117 DEPARTMENT OF MINES (SHRIMATI ,(li) No. of persons RAM DULARI SINHA): (a) Yes, Sir. In Karma tia a rea near Sono in MonghYr (a) killed Z04 district, Bihar gold occurs in quartz veins emplaced in metabasic rocks. (b) injured 25 (b) and (c). The exploration work in 11. Accidents leading to serle.s bodily iDjury ; the area is still contin\ling. Mining of (0 No. 'of Accidents 976 , goJd will depend on tbe techno-economic viability. of the deposits. (ii) No. of persons seriously , ~njured : 997 RehabitatioD and CompeDsation paid to the Employees of Shriram Food and (The figures are ,provisional) Fertilisers Units

Indo-Gulr Fertilizer Project iD Metby 21'9. ~aop. NlaMALA KUMARl SHt\KTAWAT : Will tbe Minister of 2151. SHR.l P. M.. SAYEED: Will LABOUR be pleased to state : the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased (a) the number of frunilies affected by to state: the leakage of gas in Shriram Food and (a) whether some difticulties are boina Fortitizers in Delhi sometime in December, espeJieneed in settinl up the proposed R.s. 1985; 1140 crott lndo-Gulf fortilizer project in Metby (U .P); (b) whether any compensation hal been given to the affected families; and (bi if 80, the details of difficulties that have ctopped up; and (c) whether 'Employees of the factorY have been rehabilitated after the factory bas (c) the reaction of Government thereto ~ been cloaed 'l 311 Writt,,, Aft""" PHALGUNA 19, 1901 (SAK.t4)

THB MINlSTEll OF STATE OF THE (b) if 10, the details of persons invited MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRt P. A. during the last three Years and expenditure SANGMA): (a) Accordinl to information incurred indicating the total man-days ? received from the Delhi Administration, 297 ' persona were reported to ha.ve been affected THE MINISTEIl OF STATE OF THe due to leakage of gac;, from Shriram Foods MINISTRY OF INFORMATION ANI) and Fertilizer lndustries, Delhi on 4.11..8S. BR.OADCASTING (SHIll V.N. GADOIL) : (aJ No, Sir. (b) The Supreme Court which heard a writ petition in the matter has apolnted the (b) Does not arise. Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Delhi for hearing claims regarding com­ Indian Workers Working In Jordaa pensation payable to tbe victims of gas leakage. 2162. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to (c) No application for closure of this State: unit bas been received by the Delhi Administration. The question of rehabi. (a) the number of Indian workers litation of workers, therefore, does not employed in Jordan without valid work aris~. permits; Publication of Yojana (b) whether they are being threatend 2160. SHRt SAIFUDDIN CHOW. with deportation under new measures of DHARY: Will the Minister of INFOR. the Jordanian authorities; and MATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state: (c) if so, Government of India·8 reaction in the ma Uer ? (a) whether the circulation of the ~ Planning Commission's English Journal THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 'y ojana' ha s decreased in recent months; MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P. A. SANOMA) : (a) Exact number of Indian jf (b) so, the reasons thereof; and workers without valid work permits is not available. (c) whether it is also a fact that Government have decided to stop the publi­ cation of Hjndi version of 'YOJANA' l (b) Jord~nian author'ities are persuiog the policy of deportil'g all non-Jordanian THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE. workers including Indians who are staying MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND there illelally. BROADCASTING (SHRI V.N. OADOIL) : (a) and (b). The circulation of Bnglish \c) Indian Embassy bas been advising Journal 'YOJANA' has not decreased in the Indian nationals since mid 1984 to recent months. either regularise their . stay in Jordan or leave the country. (c) No, Sir. World Bank/IDA Loan for Ddnldng Water and Sanitation Journalists Invited from Abroad to cover Events 21'63. DR.. CHI;NTA MOHAN : Win 2161. SHRI MANIK REDDY: Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT the Mmister of INfOR.MATION AND be. pleased to st ate : BROADCASTING be pleased to state: (8) whether' World Bank/IDA has (a) whether Union Government invite advanced 150. million for International journaliats from abroad to cover events; Driukins\ Water and Sanitation De~ade; and and (b) jf 10. ,bow these fundi. bave been based aad assistance is not made available utilised so far ? for the water supply and sanitation soct()r t al a whole. Information reprdin, utili. TIlE MINISTBR OF STATB IN THB &alion of funds of Workd B:ink for 'Water MINISTRY OF. URBAN DEVBLOPM2NT Supply and Seweraae ~ Projects both in (SHlt1 DALBltl SINOH) : (a) and' lb). respect of completed and on-Ioing projects World BankfIDA! a_lance is pto.ject- is siven in the statcmeut liveD below.

Statemeat us $ M IIIIlNJ

s. Name of· the Project COlt of the Anl0unt of Cumulative Disbursement No. 'Project Assistance u pto 31. 12.8 S

Clo"d ProJecl

1. I Bombay Water Supply and Seweraae, Project 1'58.2 55 55.0 Fully drawn

2. U. P. Water Supply and Sewerale Project 74.4 40 ' 31. S8 (closed)

3. Mabarashtra Water SippI, 100.0 48 48.07 Fully drawn

4. Punjab Water Supply 17.6 38 35.07

Ongoillf Projlcts s. 11 Bombay Water Supply and Sewera,e 411.6 196 10S.1S

6. Raj3stban Water Supply 164.0 80 41.27

7. Gujarat Water Supply 161.813 72.0 10.224 8. Tamil Nadu Wet. Supply 153.3 73.0 0.53

9. Kera}a Water Supply 85.15 41.0 ------Working of Cooperatl"e Groap HOtII181 (b) whether it is a fact that the working Soeletlel I. Deihl of a large number of these soci!ties is far 2164. SHa1 HUSSAIN DALWA1 from satisfactory and if so, whether Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOP· Government propose to take some MHNT be pleased to state: remedial steps 'to ensure that these societies scrve the purpose and ()bject for which (a) tbe number of Cooperative Group· loated instead of working their soare Roulins Societi'~8 resistercd in Delhi, roaoUf~es and liti,atioD et~.l 321 Wrltt,,, Answers PHALGUNA ~19,1 1901 '(SAKA.J Wrltt.. Anlwe,s 322

(c) whether Oovcrnrrieat have received (b) the amount spent so far in each a number of complaints about" the, working year and whether any amount has been of Parwana Group Housing Society Limited, diverted to other schemes; New Delhi, vh., embezzlement of funds by office-bearers, not holding the election of (c) the districts where these water office-bearers regularly, etc; and 'harvesting structures have been constructed and their number; (dJ if 80, the action taken by Govern .. ment thereon '1 (d) whether any amount still remains to be spent; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTR.Y OF UR.BAN DEVELOPMENT (e) if so, the programme of utilising the

(c) Yes, Sir. The Rcgistr~\r, Coope­ 1985·86 37.18 rative Societies has received (crt ~\.in Com­ plaints from some of the ml.'nlbcrs of the No amount has been diverted to other Parwana Coop. Group Housing Society schemes, according to the Government of Ltd. regarding its working. Orissa. (c) Water harvesting structures cons. (d) A statutory enquiry under Section tructed district .. wise is as under :- S 5 of the Delhi Cooperative Societies Act, 1992 was ordered by the Registra r, Coope­ Balasore 40 rative Societies on 19.1.1985" to enquire Bolangir 120 into the financial and constitutional working of the Society. The Managing Committee Cuttack 67 of tbe Society stands superseded on 26.2.1986. Dhenkanal S Oanjam 87 Financial Assistance for Construction Kalahandi 48 of Water Slteds in Orissa . Kconjhar 32 2165. SHRI SOMNATH RATH : Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased Koraput 117 : to state: Mayurbhanj 59 s (a) the amount alloted to Government Phulbani 152 43 of. Orissa by Union Government for " ~ 4 , , " Puri t the construction . of water harvesting Sambatpur 54 1 structures (water sheds) in years 1983-84 and 1984-85; Sundergarb 72 MAtCH 10, 1986 Writt,,, Auw", 324

(d) and (e). A sum of as. 2011 .49 lakh THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTUllE still remains to be spent which is proposed (8. BUT A SlNOH) : (a) A statement con. by the State to be utilised by April, 1986. tainin. the list of the ftndin81 of evaluatioa stndies carried out by RBI, PEO, NABAR» Impact ofl,R.D.P. 08 the 8enefttiarles and. IFMR is given below State-wise position is not available. 2166. DR. O. VIJAYA RAMA RAO : Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to state: (b) and (c). In the Seventh Plan the proverty line is taken at an annual hou~e. (a) the economic impact of integrated hold income of Rs. 6400/. The income Rural Development Programme on the norm for identification of families is Rs, beneficiaries, State-wise; 4800/. However, a11 the families below Rs. 3 SOO!- should be covered first before (b) whether in view of the general price taking up fami1ies with higher income upto rise, annual income norm of Rs. 3 SOO l­ Rs 4800/ .. , is being revised;

(c) if ~o, the details thereof; and (d) The lRDP is implemented ' throuah the District Rural Development Asoncies (d) whether Integrated Rural Develop­ and the Block Development Officers. These ment Programme will be operated indepen­ are largely manned by subject matter dently by professionals rather than revenue­ speciaJists and Development Administraton. collectnig and law and order maintenance Efforts are also being made to have arcater staff ? involvement of voluntary agencies.

Statement Findings the major evaluation !tUdies on tht Integrated Rural Development Programme

Coverage £ I.F.M.R. £ RBI £ NABARO £PEO

a) Number of States 2 16 15 16 b) Number of districts S 16 30 33 c) 'Number of blocks 17 16 60 66 d) Sample size 1859 730 1498 1170 2. Percentase of sample households who received incremental income 90· 51 3. Percentage of sample households who crossed the proverty line NR 17*·· 47@ 49.4 4. Percentage loan repayment 79.6@@ NR 69 No by the sample households repayment £ Programme Evaluation Organisation. £ Institute for Financial Management and Research, Madras Reserve Bank of India. National Bank. for Agriculture and R.ura1 Development. III Were happy with the IRD assistance. The programme helped push up the a verage income of the beneficiaries by *'" 82 % expressed in 1982 .. 23 prices. ••• After d'iscounting the income on the basis of consumer price i~dex for agricultural labourers as on F.ebruary, 1984. @ 22 % at current prices. @@ Did not find any difficulty in the repayment of loan. ~~, JVrllt,,-" A",wers

ItldUSIOD of U.S. Banned FUm "Class . "(a) whether a coOlproh.nsive Child of It84" in Pllmotsa, Hyferabaa. Labour Bill is beiDa drawn up by tbe 2167. SHJl.IMATIOEETA MUKHR­ MinistrY; JflE: Win the Ministor of INFOR· (b, whether· the main features of the MATION AND BROADCAS1ING be BUI ar4' to cover bealth, education and pleased to state :, vocational traimn, of working children; (a) whether Government are aware that a banned film and a hi&hly objectiona­ (c) whether Government are contempla­ ble violent film "Class on 84" from ting to provide maternity benefit to workers America bad been suddenly included for engaged in bidi industry; ,shO\linl in the Filmotsav; (d) whether 'Government are also (b) if so, the details thereof; and working on a scheme under which an establishment employing Jess 'than 500 ( c) the reasons for such a decision 1 workers may be required to insure its liability with Life Insurance Corporation; THE MINISTER. OF STATE OF THE and MINISTR.Y OF INFORMATION AND BIlOADCASTING (SHRI V. N. OADGIL: (e) if so, when this comprehensive Bill (a) to (c). The film of 1984" was "Clas~ is likely to be introduced in the Parliament? shown in Filmotsav' 86 held in }lyderabad in January 1986. The film is not a banned THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE fl1ID. MINISTRY OF LABOUR. (SHRI P. A. SANGMA): (a) and (b). Yes, Sir. Accidents in CaJlieries/Mines and Compensation Paid to the Victims (e) This is under consideration. 2168. SHRI KALI PRASAD (d) There is a Proposal to provide for PANDEY: Win the Mhlister of LABOUR compulsory insurance of employers liability be pleased to state : under the Payment ,of Gratuity Act. J 91 J. (a) the number of minor and (e) The Bill will be introduced in the major accidents in various collieries in Parliament as soon as the details arc the country during 1984-85 1985·86 in finalised. which inquiries were condncted and comp­ leted/ still pending, State-wise and mines Amendments to the Industria I Dispute wise, and the number of the injured and the Act for Ear)y Disposal of Pending Cases deceased persons whose dependents have been provided financial assistance and social 2170. BRA.JA MOHAN MOHANTY: securi ty; and Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state: (b) -the number of the cases of Jllajor accidents occured inside the collieries in (a) how many labour disputes are which inquiries have been completed as awaiting disposal as on 2& ,FebruarY, 1986 also the number of those cases still pending and how many of them are pending for THE MINISTBR OF STATE OF THE more than three months, with details; MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P. A. (b) whether any review of the amend­ SANOMA): (a) and \b). Information ment made in section 33 of the Industrial in being collected and will be laid OD the disputes Act, 1941, particularly Sub· the House. Table of section S ;of section 33 is proposed to be LIC Liability on Establishment Emp· made to evaluate its impact on the disposal Joying Less Tban 500 Workers of pending labour disputes; if so the details thereof; and 2169. SHRI B.V. DESAI: Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to .. ) (c) whether any further amendment atate : of the said Act is under consWeration with MAaes 10. l~8d Wrltt.n Answ,r, ~28

the object of briDging about speedy disposal in the field were visualised for' different 'of pendiollabour disputes? levels of JRDP functionaries in the Sixth 'Plan period. The Department of Rural THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Development had organised and continues MINlSTRV OF LABOUR (SHRI P .. A. to organise training programmes for some SANGMA): (a) As on 1.2.1986 .. 4398 government officials, bankers and insurance cases were pending before the ten Central officials directly dealing with the IRDP. Government Industrial Tribunal cunl Labour 'The State Governments have also been Courts set up under the Industrial Disputes requ:sted to organise bl~ckt district and Act, 1941. Out of these 1754 cases were state level programmes. Reports of program­ pcndins for over three months. mes organised by State Governments are received from time to time, althouab this is (b) and (c). Section 33 of the Indus­ nJt being moni~ored .at the central level. trial Disputes Act, 1941 provides for conditions of service etc. to reJDain (d) and (e). The conteot, methodology unchanged under certain circumstances and participation in each programme at the during pendency of proceedings. The central level is reviewed and efforts at amendment to sub.. section (5) of that improvenlent are a continuous process Section stipulates a time limit within which alongwith the organisation of the prog­ a Labour Court, a Tribunal or a National rammes, Tribuna) etc. bas to hear and pass such order as it deems fit on the application made by the Land Degradation employer. No review has so far been undertaken about the impact of this amrnd­ 2172. DR. CHINTA MOHAN: Will ment. There is no further proposal for the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased amendment to the above provisions. to state:

Training Programmes for Func­ (a) whether 1 'IS million hectare of tionaries of IRDP land are facing land degrad~tion and if so, break up thereof and details of corrective 2171. SHRI D.N. REDDY: Will action taken during last three years follo­ the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased wing Tiwari Committees recommendations to state : in September, 1980 on land and water resources; (a) whether comprehensive training programme for functionaries of Int..!grated (b) what percentage of the lands Rrura1 Development programme were to be (cultivable lands fit for reclamation' under organised for upgrading their knowledgc different categories have since been and competence; reclaimed; and

(b) whether this goal has been achie­ (c) whether the ree laimed lands will ved at all levels in States; be given to the landless agricultural labour?

(c) if not, the reasons therefor; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMEN! OF AGRICULTURE AND (d) whether ,Government have, any COOPERATION (SHRI YOGBNDRA plans to improve the training to fully meet MAKWANA): (a) and (b). There is no the needs of Integrated Rural Development comprehensive and repeat survey for the Programme; and country as a whole to provide precise esti­ mate of areas subject to soil erosion and (e) if so, the details thereof 1 , land degradation. According to information given in the various reports includins that of THE MI,NISTER OF AGRICULTURE National Commission on Agriculture (1976) (S. BUT A SINGH): (a) to (c). Practical National Committee on Backward Area orientation training programmes with the Development (1981) and Rashtriya Barh u llimate objective of improving performance Ayog (,1980), au over-all estimate is that st 9 W,'tt,,, Alt.", pilALOUNA 19,- 1'07 (SAKAJ Written Answer, : ,~,~O

an area of about 175 million hectares in manaaemeat plans. About 3.50 lakh the country is atTected by the problem of hectares of alkali soils have been reclaimed soil erosion and Jand dell'adation. Break­ in the States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana up of this estimate liven in the Tiwari and Punjab till the end of 1984·85. Committee R.cpott is as under : In order to provide policy directions OD -.... ,---.------matters concerning the care of soil health Problem Area in and its scientific management, National mtllion ha. Land Resource Conservation and Develop.. ment Commisson and National Land Board set up in 1983 have been reconstituted as Serious water and 150.00 National Land Use and Conservation Board wind erosion and National Land Use and Wasteland Shifting cultivation 3.00 Development Council. National Wasteland De\'elopment Board has been set up with Waterlogging 6.00 the objective of bringing under productive use wastelands in the country through a Saline soils (.50 programme of afforestation. The target for afforestation for 1985·86 is 1. 4 million 'I,' Alkali soils 2.50 h.l. Till December 1985, a target of 1.34 million hectare has been achieved. SimilarlY Diara land 2.40 at the Statf! level, for coordination of Other culturable 6.60 activities of line departments concerning wasteland fit for land, including soil and moisture conserva­ cultivation tion and land improvement, State Land Use Boards have been set up. 115.00 (c) Land being a' State subject, reclaimed lands are allotted by the State Recognising the severe strain on the in accordance with their policy. cOllntry's land resources, the Governmen t ha~c launched multi-dimensional pro­ gramme of soil and water conservation since 12.00 brs. the First Five Year PJan nluch before the [English] submission of the Tiwari Committee Report, in the fields of : SHRI SA1FUDDIN CHOWDHARY (Kalwa) : We had given notice notice of (i) Probllo!m identification; a n adjournment motion. (in Approach and strategy; MR. SPEAKER: Are you serious (iii) Developmental Programmes; about it, Sir? . (iv) Legislation; and SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOWDHARY:, What is the position, Sir '? What is being (v) Policy coordination. done?

Till 198.4-85, an area of 29.38 million ba. MR. SPEAKER: Are you serious of the identified problem area has been about it ? treated at a cost of over Rs. '122'2 crores. Besides; Central support is beinl extended SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOWDHARY through All India Soil and Land Use We are very serious. Survey for carrYing out various types of soil and land survey by application of MR. SPEAKER: If you are serious, modern technology such as Remote Sensing then you should let me have some motion, . ,for identification of priority Icritical areas which we can discuss and I can get the for preparation of intearated watershed information. sst

SHRI SAIPUDDIN CHOWDHARY: ,MR. SPEAKER: Have you liven We will give. any notice ?"

MR. SPEAKER.: I will do it on a SHRJ P.R. 'KUMARAMANGALAM: proper motion. They were peacefully ...... (InterruptIoNI)

SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE MR. SPEAKER: I wiJl have to find (Bolpur): Sir, this is a very serious out the facti. (Interruptions) problem. PROF. ,MADHU DANDAVATE MR. SPEAKBR: Give me something. (Rajapur) : What about my substantive You come to me. You are well-versed motion? in that. MR. SPEAKER: 1 have reminded. PROF. SAIFUDDIN SOZ (Dara- 1 have not got the information. I have to muUa): I have to say some thins impor­ get it. I am on to it. I have to let the t~Dt. information.

MR· SPEAKER: Yes? SHRI SURESH KURUP: The situa. tion ...... (Interruption) PROF. SAIFUDDIN SOZ : Oovernnor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir is a MR. SPEAKER: This is not the welcome measure, But n')w two things proper way. It is a law and order problem. should happen in national interest. One is It is not for me. disso lution of the House - the Assembly; they should send the defectors out and the SHRI SURESH KURUP: It happened second thing is that the Governor should in Delhi. institute a commission of inquiry into the corruption charges. MR. SPEAKER: This is not the way. MR. SPEAKER: No, no. It is not for me. SHRI SUR-ESH. KURUP : rThe Swat antra Bbarat Mills workers were ••. [Translation] MR. SPEAKER: It may have happened SHRl C. JANGA REDDY (Hanam­ in Delhi, or Calcutta. It is a law and order Konda): Mr. Speaker, Sir, large-scale problem. What is the matter in Delhi? massacre is being perpetrated there. Heavens will not fall here.

[English] PROF. ,K. K. TEWAll. \' (Bu&ar):

Mr. Speaker, Sir t •• (Interruptions) PROF. SAIPUDDIN SOZ: There is DO parallel in the twentieth century to their MR. SPEAKER.: Ye8 ? ~rNPtion. SHRI SURESH KURUP: This is a MR.. SPEAKER: It is not fClt us here. serious problem.

SHRI SURBSH KURUP (Kottayam): MR. SPBAKER: Not like this. In Swatantra Bharat Mills ... (Interruptions) You cannot do it like this;. MR.. SPEAKER: Please, order. Order order, please. (Interruptions)

SHRI P. R.. KUMARAMANOALAM ,MR. SPEAKER.: Give me something. (~alem): Yesterday, in Swatantra Bharat If it is proper I will allow you, but if it is Mills, the workers were teargassed when not proper I cannot allow it. Yes, Prof. a peaceful demonstration was beina beld. Tewary ? aS3 . PHALOJUNA 19, 1907,,.J8AK.t4)' Paper, Lold "4

SHAI SVR.BSH K.UllVP! I have given' [TrtlllslotiOlJ] Gotice. SHRI C. lANOA REDDY: 200 MR. SPEAKER: If. you have given Journalists of Hindustan Samachar and notice of it, I will took into it and i( it is Samachar Bharati ...••• proper I will allow it. , [English] (Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER: Does not matter. MR. SPEAKE'll: It is not correct. That is not (or Parliament. No. Not 'Ibis is not proper. Do not harangue me allowed. Ute thatt. You can come and discuss it with mo. (Interruptions) PROF. K. K. TEWARY : Mr. Speaker MR. SPEAKER: These things are not when you call me you have to listen to me done in Parliament like that. Do not take also. Parliament so lightly. Yes, Shri Buta Singhji. MR. SPEAKER: Yes, Sir. I am trying to make him sit down so that I can talk to you, Sir. 12.05 hra.

PR.OF. K. K. TBW All Y: You arc PAPERS LAID ON' THE TABLE very fair, Sir. It is a welcome change. But, why are you sometimes anll'Y ? [English]

MR.. SPEAKER: Why are they un­ Corrigendum to Annual Report of the necessarily haranguiftg me without any Indian Council of Agricultural Research (Part II-Administration and Finance) rhyme or reason ? for 1983 .. 84 PR.OF. K.. K. TEWARY : People have THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE been speaking in ditIerent voices about the

·The Annual Report was laicS 00 the Ta.ble on 26th AUlust, 1985. 33~ Paptrs Laid MARCH JO, 1986 P4/)er8 Laid 336

Notifications Under Delhi Department, publishod in Notification No. Act o.s.a. 331(B) in Gazette of India dated the 27th February, THE MINISTER OF URBAN 1986. ' DEVELOPMENT (SHRI ABDUL GHAFOOR': On behalf of Shri Oalbir Singh, I beg to lay on the Table a copy (ij) The Central Excise (Seventh each of the following Notifications (Hindi Amendment) Rules, 1986 published in Notification No. and English versions) under sect jon S 8 of the Delbi Development' Act, 19S7:- ' G.S R. 463(E) in Gazette of India dated the 1It March, 1986. tl) The Delhi Development Authority (From of Appeal) Rules, 1986 [Placed In Library. See No. LT-2188/86.] published in Notification 'No. O.S.R. 312 (E) in Gazette of lndia (3) A copy each of tbe following Noti­ dated the 24th February, 1986. ficatjons (Hindi and En&lisb versions) issued under the Central (2) The Delhi Development Authority Excise Rules, 1944 :- (Sealing of Development) Rules, 1986 publ ished in Notification (j) O. S. R. 332(B) to 340(E) No. G.S.R. 313(E) in Gazette of published in Gazette of India India dated the 24th February, dated the 21th Pebruary, 1986. 1986 together within an (Placed in Library. See No. LT-2186/86]. explanatorY memorandum Ste­ king to preserve the existing Notifications uonder Customs Act and duty structure and the effec­ under Central Excise and Salt Act. tive rates of duty in certain cases. THE MINISTER OF 81 ATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI Oi) O.S.R. 399 (B) to 462 (E) JA~ARDHANA POOJARY): I bcg to lay and 464 (E) to 473 (E) on the Table : published in Gazette of India dated the 1 at March, 1986 (J) A copy each of Notification Nos. together with an explanatory O.S.R. 348(E) to 398(E) (Hindi memorandum regarding Cen­ and English versions) published in tral Excise Duty changes ana G~zette of India dated the 15t exemptions in the context of March, 19S6 together with an Budget proposals pertaining explanatory memorandum regarding to Indirect Taxes announced Customs Duty Changes and by the Finance Minister in exemptions in tbe context of Bud­ Lok Sabha on 28th February, get proposal:; pertaining to lndiretc 1986. Taxes announced by the Finance Minister in Lok Sabha 'on 28th [Placed in Li.brary. See No. LT ..2189/86]. February, 1986 under section 159 of Custom'S Act, 19 S2. Notification UDder Essential Comodltlel [Placed in I.library, See No.l,T·2187/86). Act, Review 08 at.d Annual Report of Madhya Pradesh State Agro-Industrlel Development Corporation Ltd., Bhopal (2) A. copy each of the following for 1978·79 and 1~85 aod West Notifications (Hindi and English Bengal Agro Indaatries Corporation versions) under sub-section (2) of Ltd., Calcutta fo 1981 ..82 section 38 of the Central Excise and Salt Act, 1944 :- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF. AGRICULTURE AND (i) The Central Excise (Fifth COOPERATION' (SHRI YOGENDRA Amendment) Rules, 1986 M,AlC.WANA): I beg to lay on the Table: PHALGUNA 19, 190' (SMA) S~. er : Failure tJ/ eo.,t., , 3.31 Machlllery In J & K ' ," (1) A COpy' of the Insecticides (Price, 12.0& hrs. , . Stock Display and Submission of Sl)PPLBM~NT~RY D~MANllS fOR Reports) Order, t 986 (Hindi and I GR.ANTS (GBNBRA.L)/ 1985.. 86 .. English versions) published in, Notification No. Q.S R. 71 (E) [English] in Gazette of Ind'ian dated the 28th January, 1986, under sub­ THE MINlSTBR 'OF FINANCE (SHR.I section (6) of section 3 of the VISHWANATH PRATAP SINOH): I.bq, Btsential Commodities Act, 1955. to present a statement (Hindi and Bnlli" versions) showing the Supplementary· [Plaoed In Library_ See No •. LT ..1190/86]. Demands for Grant. in respect of tho Budlet (Genera)) for 1985.86. (2) A copy e~ch of the following papers {Hindi and EIJIIl ish vorsions} .... ----- . ,under section 619A or the Compa­ 12.06 1/2 brs. nies Act, 19'6 :- DEMANDS fOR EXCESS GRANTS (a) (i) Review by the Government on (GENERAL); 1983.84 the .working of the Madhya Pradesh State Agro-lndustries [English] Development Corporation Limited, Bhopal, for the THE MtNJSmR OF FINANCE (SHRI year 1918-19. VISHWANATH PRATAP SINGH) : I w,eg to present a statement (Hindi and English (ii) Annual Report of the Madhya versions) showing Demands for Excess Pradesh State Agro-) ndustries Grants in respect of the Budg~t (General) Development Corporation for 1983-84. Limited; Bhopal, for the year J 984-85 along with Audited Accounts and the comments 12.07 hrs. of the Comptt'ol ter and Audi­ tor General thereon. STATEMENT RE: FAILURE OF [Placed in Library. See No. LT-2191J8~]. CONSTITUTIONAL MACHINERY IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR

(b) (i) Review by the Government on [English) the working of the W cst Bengal Agro-Industries Corpo­ TBB MINISTER OF HUMAN RE· ration Limited, Calcutta, for SOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI P. V. the year 1981-82. NARSIMHA RAO): Sir, I rise to inform the House that on March, 7, the President (ii) Annual Report of the West of India received a report from Shl'i Bengal Agro .. lndustries Corpo­ Jagmohan, Governor uf Jammu and Kashmir, ration Limited, CaJcu Ua, for informing of certain political developments the year 1981-82 along with in the State whereby the Government of Audited A~counts and· the Shri o. M. Shah was reduced to utter comments. of the Comptroller minority. The Governor also conveyed his and Auditor General thereon. assessment that the law and order and security of the Stflte were under serious (3) Two statements (Hindi and Bnglish threat which was further compounded by versions) showing, reasons for the grave political instability. In the d~lay in laying the papers mentioned circumstances, the Governor reported that at (2) above. be was satisfied that a situation had arisen in which the Government of the state (Placed in Library. See No. LT-1192/8Ci). could not be carried on in acord~nce with

_...... _,t~-- the .provisions of the Constitution of Jammu 3:~9 Matti" Und,r . MAlteR 10, 1986 Mid'", UII4I" 340 Rul. 3'11, .. ;.. ~ . Rul, 377

..I and Kashmir an4 that he wanted to iSluc process of afforestation in the area should procl~matiori inunedi~telY under Section 92 also be accelerated. R.anakpur Elxprcas of the J&.K Constitution and soJi~ited the should also stop in the area. I hope the President's concurrence. Government will leave no 'stone unturned to uplift the Adivasil of this country . .. 1 am to further inform tbe Houle that on : ~the same· day .the· President was [English] pleased to liv~ concurrence as required' onder sub-Sections (5) of SeCtion 92 of the (Ii) Demand for a Rs. 100 Crore lrant to Constitution of Jammu and K.ashmir for Maharashtra Government for earryiDI out bousiol slam clearaDee sebe.... issuing Proclamation under sub-~ection (1) iD Bombay cf Section 92 relating to the failure of oonstitutional machinerY in the State. SHRI SHARAD DIGHE (Bomb~y North Central): In a public meeting held on 30th December, t 98S in Bombay, the Prime Minister announced a ,pecial grant MATTER.S UNDER R.ULE 377 of Rs. 100 crores for meeting the needs of housing/slum clearance-improvement [Trans/a tion} in Bombay. It is expected that this amount win be over and above the assistance from (0 Demand for measures for upUftment of the Adivasis in Pali district of the Government of India for the World Rajasthan. Bank assisted project, ·'Bombay Urban Development Project" (BUDP). For the SHRI MOOL CHAND DAOA (Pali): utilisation of Rs. 100 crores sanctioned by Mr. Speaker, Sir, Tehsil Bali of district Pali the Prime Minister, the Government of in Rajasthan is predominantly inhabited Maharashtra has suages~ed the following by the Adivasis. Dense forests which were schemes namely,. (a) re-development of the only source of livelihood of the Adivasis Dharavi Slum Rs. 1 S crores, (b) comple. have vanished and turned into a barren tion of important projects of Government land. and Bombay Municipal Corporation and development of land and infrastructure The way the ,Adivasis living in that area thereto Rs. 15 trores, (c) provision of have been neglected is beyond description. amenities to slums-Rs. 1 S crores, (d) A sub"plan was formulated to develop that accelerated programme for repairs and area. Hardly 2 5 per cent of the amount, reconstruction-Rs. 25 crores. (0) develop­ which the central and the Rajasthan Govern­ ment of land for sites and services-Rs. 2 S ment should have provided, has been spent crores, (f) upgradation of services in Hous­ on the deveplopment of Adivasis. There inl Board colonies-Rs. 5 crores. are inadequate metalled roads there and as a result the transport facilities are also I earnestly request the Government of i~uldequate in that area. During rainy India to make available R,s. 100 crores as seasons this part of the area is converted grant for implementing these housing into an island in the absence of culverts schemes. over the nullahs. The Adivasis cannot pur. chase commodities of their daily use. The (iii) Demand for settlnl up 8 Watch Assem­ Government have not done anything in bly Unit by HMT in L.~akb Region. regard to the cottage industries 75· per cent of the population in living below SHRI P. NAMOYAL (Ladakh) : The the poverty live. I would, therefore. request Ladakh relion of Jammu and Kashmir the Central Government to conduct an State is one the most backward areas of enquiry to find out the am9unt which has the country. Not to speak of medium­ been lnvested there and what has been its scale indu.dry, not even a small-scaJe result. They should also make available industry exists in the area. The Govern­ all such -faCilities and means by which they ment of india has considered many districts can become self-reliant economically. The of J & K State as :'Zera IndustrY area" and ~41 1441"" tlntJe, PHALGUNA 1,9, 1907,(S.4KA) ." ~tler' Under 3~a RaI.3'1 , I~l! 3?'7,,', . Ladakh district is one of them. The 10DS The situation in regard to' the drinking awaited Statna Hyde} Project in Ladakh wateg is critical. In some viJJa,es, as many i8 to be commissioned this year and with al ZOO to 250,people have tG depend only tho availability of 24 hours electricity t the on one or two wells. The condition df' prospects of settina up of a medium-scale wens is also very bad and as a r~sult industry in the rClion has briJhtened. thereof People get dirty water. I bave drawn the attention of the Bihar Govern­ , A watch assembly unit seems to be the ment to this problem a number of :times only hope of Ladakh as this involves but no concrete step bas been taken in this transportation of Imall quantity of hilh respect. During my visit, I also drew the value components. This will enable many attention of the concerned officers to YOUDg unemployed boys and gir1s of, the this probJem. reaion gaining employments. 1 WOUld, like to request tbe hone I, therefore, urge upon the Government Minister to live priority to this problem of India to initiate early steps to set up a and take appropriate action in the matter. watch assembly unit of the public sector undertaking Hindu.tan Machine Tools. (vi) Demand for. slIrvey of villages in Faizabad and Barabaoki districts of (Iv) Demand for early clearance and U.P. to prepare schemes for providing construction' of the SWAN chann­ driaking water there~ elisation and the ShivaUk Projects in Himachal Pradesh. SHR.I NlRMAL KHATTRI (Faizabad): PROF. NARAIN CHAND PARASHAR Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw your (Hamirpur) : The proposal for the sanction attention to the pr.oblem of drinking water of the SWAN Channelisation Project in in Kadauli and Mavai block of distdct Una District of Himachal Pradesh and Barabanki. Even after so many years of the Shivalik Project in Una and Hamirput independence the people of village Diwajt districts of Himachal Pradesh to check and some other vil1ages trudge a distanCi:e soil erosion and ensure irriaation and of 3 kilometres to fetch ,water as the water afforestation in the Shivalik hills has been in their villaaes is braCkish. The problom pebding for clearance for over a decade. of drinking water is very acute in the These two projects are essential for increa.. Harijan bast;s. The Water COlporatioo sing the irrigation potential and for check­ is installing handPumps in the water ina the recurrence of floods not only in scarcity villages of Uttar Pradesh on the Himachal Pradesh but also in Punjab. so, basis of a survey conducted in 1971 but I reQ.uest the Minister of Water Resources the 8urvey of 1971 has become irrelevant and the Water Commission to sanction the in "1986. Projects and take them up for early construction with the aid of some inter­ I would request the Centra) Govern­ national agency like the World Bank so as ment to conduct fresh survey of all ,the to ensure their completion in the Seventh water scarcity villages of Faizabad and Five Year plan. Barabanki districts of Uttar Pradesh and chalk out schemes to make drinking water [Translation] available there. the Central Government should give grant to the State Governments (v) Demand for measures to provide the for~the' purpose. villages of' ParDea district in 8lur "Ith adequate drinking water faeillty. [English]

SHRIMATI MADHU.kEE SINGH (vii) Need for providiDg the resld.tl:. of (Purnea) : Mr. SPeaker, Sir, I am raisins Secundarabad Cantt area witb the basic the issue under rule 377. 1 have just civic amenities. cocluded visit to my Parliamentary constituency, Purnoa. The people there DR. O. VIJAYA RAMA RAO (Siddi. arc facina acute mortase of drinJdDa water. . ped) : The existing common' am.enities at '-"'3 Gm.t'tll_,t,' General Budgel. g44 1986-87 G'''~rdl 1986-87 General DiscUlslon Discussion , cantonment Secunderabad are very 'Door on the Budget last Friday, I had stated that ind~ed. The ,approa'cb roads into residen­ , this Budget has been successful in implt­ tial ateas are in a bad state. The public menting those principles which had been lavatories are of very old type. The water announced by the hon. Finance Minister facilities are totally inadequate. The drain in December last on the statement on long conditions are imaginable. There is also Term Fiscal Policy. After going through the problem of inadequate schools, poor the Fiscal Policy, it would be clear why this street lighting and poor medical facilities. Budget has belied the hopes of the people In spite of these things, unplanned rapid that it wou ~d be an impressive Budaet. A housing constrution is going on in the number of Jong term policies had already entire cantonment without attending to the' been announced which have been imple­ acute problems of the res.dents. mented in this Budget. (fill) Demand for stopping tbe system of obtaining Visas by Indians ·in U. IC., This Budget has been prepared on the USA, Canada, Malaysia and Singa­ principle of zero based Budget as bad been pore desirous of visiting India. announced earlier. The characteristics of SHRI BALW ANT SI:NGH RAMOO­ this Budget are that it does not give WALIA (Sangrur) : Sir, Indians, parti­ account of income and expenditure in a cularlY Punjubjs living in U. K., USA, traditional way but gives an account of Canada; Malayasia and Singapore, are the performance of each Ministry in rela­ being asked to get Visas for visiting their tion to the targets set forth in the Budget. native places in 'P~njab. There is widespread This Budget depicts the structure, func .. resentment among the Punjab is 1iving tioning and management of the organisatian in these c<'untries against he Visa require­ of each Ministry and it has also outlined ment. The people are being unduly the targets set out for them. The Budget harassed and made to visit Indian Embas­ has al~o laid emphasis on inspection and sies for many days and are made to stand monitoring. for hours in queues. In many cases Visa is either denied or delayed even when the I think this is the first zero based applicant is to visit his family for emer.. Budget. Some head way has been made 8ency reasons. There have been· protests this year in this regard. I hope that after and demonstrations against ViSl system for we have made some headway in this . Punjabis' coming back to their homes. The principle, we shall c,ome to know the basis Oovernmert should immediate1y stop this on which we prepare the estimates for 8~stem as it cleates difficulties for innocent our programmes and also how we should and low abiding people. Some elements analyse them. For this purpose a mecha­ who are active to create bitterness ate nism will be formulated' to know whether making use of it for creating hatred among the objectives, which have been set forth, the Punjabia and Sikhs against their are being fulfilled or not. In case the need country. arises to take strict action or put in more effort, it can be done.

(11.18 brs.] Sir, for this we will have to increase the efficiency of our' management, work GENERAL BUDGEI 1986.87 GENE­ RAL DISCUSSION-(Contd.) hard and shall have to keep surveillance on our revenue and expenditure. The hone [English] Finance Minister has set fo'rth two main objectives before us. The first objective MR. SPEAKER.: The House will now is to accelerate the pace of development take up further General Discussion on the and the otber i~ to eliminate ppverty. A Budget (General) for 1986·87. so called economist who was 'sent to Mr. Shyam Lal Yadav. America as Ambassador of our country [Translation] in the Janata Party regime and who helped a lady were her shoe bad remarked that SHRI SHYAM LAL YADAV (Vara­ , both the objectives are fallacious. The nasi) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, whiJe speakfng hone ' Finance Minister has' made more ~4~ (;e",·ral /Judget, PHAt(iUNA 19, 1t07 (SAKA) General Budger, 346 J936-87 GenerDl . 1986-87 General Discussion Discussion allocations for anti-proverty programmes Similarly, there is Rural Employment but he has no interest in it because he is Guarantee Scheme for the development of least bothered with the poor and on vilJages. Under ~ the Scheme, 26 4 crore the other hand if the country makes manday's will be generated and the total progress, he has nothing to do with. Central outJay for it is Rs. 633 crores. An it also. That is why he bas said so. But increase of SO per cent over the 1985-86 I am sorry tbat an Opposition Member allocation is being made. The third pro­ has 'said outside the House that it is a gramme is Integrated B. ural Development supplementary Budget. This is not a Programme which is a beneficiary oriented supplementary Budget but it supplements programme. A sum of Rs. 428 crores has the Budget of the poor and gives them been pr('"ided for it in 19 g6-87 which is strength and sustenance, It h'elps tbem S 1 per cent Rlore in cC'rnparison to the in balancing their family budget by provid­ provision made jn the current year. ing them job, loan and other things. This I would also like to point out that such Budget has been presented with tbe aim beneficiaries, who had been given loans and of uplifting the poor. That is why a Rura) in spite of this their condition could not be Development Programme has been formula­ raised above the poverty line, should again ted to eradicate poverty. There has been be provided )0:1n8. In this connection the increase in the allocation by () 5 per cent for hon. Finance Minister had said in his the next year in comparsion to this year. This statement that such beneficiaries, who had increase in the allocation is commendable been provided loans once but their condition and 1 hope the House will give attention could not be improved and are burdened to other aspects of development because with indebtedness, should be provided loans the&c progrmmes are related to the again so that they may start some job Common man of the country. The afresh after repaying their old debts. development of the country depends greatly on the success of these programmes. The most important part of the Budget Fifty per cent increase has beclJ effected in is that allocation has been made for houses the: allocation for the anti-poverty pro­ for the Sched'.11ed Castes and Scheduled gramme. In 1'985·86, a sum of Rs. l239 Tribes peor ' e "nd the bonded labourers. crores was allocated for this programme Rs. t 25 ':.' '. re have been provided for a whereas in 1986.. 87 Rs 1851 crores have new IN·~!J.. A AWAAS YOJANA I hope been earmarked which is an increase of SO that this programme will be implemented per cent in the allocation. Similarly, successfully. I want to congratulate the hone provision of 20 lakh tonnes of foodgrains Minister for the new scheme because I has becn made for distribution anlong the represent a metropolitan city. There was Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. no such scheme for the urban poor under There is also NREP scheme for the which they could have got loans easily. In development of villages and for the upJift· this year's Budget you have started a new mcnt of the poor. You have made alloca.. scheme of giving them loans through tion for this scheme liberally whkh win the banks. Provision for Subsidy and generate employment of more than 30 working capital has been made in it. crore mandays. SimilarlY, the. rickshaw pullers, cobblers, washerm.:n, barbers, 'rehriwalJabs' and other 12.22 hrs. poor people will be able to take loans so [MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER in the that they may earn more and make pro­ Chair.] gress in life. Along with it, you intend to extend the accident insurance scheme for This year provision to generate 2S.3 Municipal sweepers. coolies and the poor crore mandays has been made. A sum of from 100 districts to 200 districts. 1 Rs. 443 crores has been provided for it in suggest that this accident insurance scheme 1986·87 whereas it was Rs 230 crores in for the poor workers like municipal 1985~86. fhe actual increase is 93 per sweepers and railway coolies should be cent but it can be called nearly 100 made applicable to the entire country. per cent increase in' the allocation. With this gradual extensio~, it win take ~ 41 GenetGIlJudgel, General Budget, 348 1986-8.,. General J 9'6·87 G'''eral Discussion . Discussion many years·to cover the whole country and . spending such a luae, amoun·t YOU will not there will be bitterness between the different only open model schools in every district, cateaories because of thil discremination. you will also see to it that the primarY Under the 20 Point Programme also, you education is universalised and made have allocated RI. 5,998 crores Rs. 1000 available free. If it is made compulsory, crorcslhave ·been earmarked fOI rUtal large number of people will be benefited. driqk.inl water scheme also. You are Today, in our country those who lot BTe coverin,fonly 39.000 villa,es for the pre­ traioingascarJy as in 1970·71 arc .till sent. I may submit that you are making unemployed. They are crossinl the ale such an elaborate, arrangement for the limit for service. You should open schools ecor-olllie development of the .rural people, in rural areas so that cent per ceot eclu .. but its implementation takes place at the cation is imparted. This will also generate district level. In districts, District Magis­ ·employment for people. AloDg with the trates have the full powers to utilise the teachers, buildings and equipment should entire amount. The district maaistrate also be made available because thele are presides over the Authority Constituted in lae1cins now. This time, for educatioll you the districts and also allocates the amount. bave incrtased the allocat~on from Rs. 22J With one hand, he distributes the funds and crore s to Rs. 352 crores I hope tha tout with the other hand he st!rts controlling. of this amount, you wi]] spend Some money I suggest that you may think of involving on AChools, particularly for construction of non-official agencies in this matter. These buildings for primary schools. can include Members of Parliament, M.L.As and other people who can oversee the I would also like to say something implementa tion and as a result it may about the public sector industries. The succeed. If the targets fixed by you Bre countI}' has many expectations from tbem. achieved properly t there will be a revolu­ You have also emphasised in your Budget tionary change in the development of tbe speech that they will have to generate country. Therefore, in order to remove internal resources to run themselves proverty, we should lay special emphasis on efficiently. The production should be of alleviating programmes. These programmes aood quality and their capacity should also are implemented through the State Govern .. be increased. TheY should be geared up. ments and district administration. I feel 1 think in this (;onnection the Government that the Central Government needs to be should emulate tbe example of the cor­ more involved, specially with monitoring porations working under the Petroleum prol1'ammes and the representatives of the MinistrY. For example, tbe working of people should bC liven more opportunities lOC, Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petro.. to contribute their mite. We appreciate the leum, Indo-Burma Petroleum is appreciable priority given to Aariculture and the allied in every respect. If the public' Bector sector in this year's Budget. In this con­ industries working under the Department nection you have provided for Rs. 2,838 of Coal, Department of Steel or other crores as Central Outlay in this year'. Departments run efficiently in a similar Budget which is in addition to the outlay manner, 1 think we will be very successful. of the States which is 29 per cent more tban current year's Budset. It will prove Similarly, our State Governments also a shot in the arm in the agriculture sector. run certain public sector industries. These In 99 districts of the 16 States particular too are not functioning properly. 1 would emphasis has been laid on dry land farming. like to live you one or two examples. For I hope you will trY your best to expand it example, all the Electricity Boards and further and the State Governments will a180 Road Transport Corporations are runnin. Cltend their full cooperation. Special at a loss. In 1983 .. 84 the Blectricity attention has been paid to the M~nistry of Boards suffered a. losl of Ra. 948 crores Human Resource Development in the which soared to R.s. 1123 crores in Seventh Five Y~ar Plan which includes 1984-8S and Rs. 1373 crores in 1985.86. education, sports, women,· environment, art, If the atate' Electricity Boards keep on culture etc. and for this you have allocated functioning this way, then neither power B.a. 1,133 crQtes in this year's Budlet. By aeneralion will increase nor deficit in the 34,9 G,,,,,o' Budg,t, General 1hH1f,t, 3 $0 J986.87 G,ner,d 1986·87 G,,,,ral DilcusslOlt Di'CMsslDft economy will ,be made up. Similar is the price index by 1 per cent which is really pUabt of R.oad Tr .1nsport CorporatioDs. It eatisfactory and commendable and confirms is highly unsatisfactory .. During the Sixth your statement that after the Budget the Plan period, they suffered loss to the tune prices will come down and you will succeed of Rs. 150 crores to Rs. 200 crores every in holding the price line. I all) of the view year and their work ins is in no way 'that this Budget bas instilled a new hope satisfactory. Therefore, the State Govern­ and faith among the people and under the ments need to pay special attention to this leadership of the Hon. Prime Mini,ter, aspect. Shri Rajiv Gandhi, economic policies will be followed which would provide relief to I welcome the new MODVAT scheme the poor and increase their income and announced by the hone Finance Minister in raise their living standard. You will this year's Budget. At the time (\f pre­ definitely succ,eed in this goal and I want senting the Budget you had anticipated that to thank you for this. after the presentation of· the Budlet, the prices will come down. But from the. Press This year you bave supplied, along with reports it appears that the industrialists the Budget, a booklet, 'Budget and the m~y not pass on the concessions given to People' which mentions the achievements them to the consumers •. It is a matter- of of the Budget and explains them in a happiness that symposia and discussions are manner that the ordinary men may also boing arranged at different places by your understand them. To understand the Budget Department and correct information is being was a complica~ed matter previously. This liven to the people. document has he]ped us much and I think all the people, whatever their ideologies You have taken many commendable might be, would have benefited from it. steps regarding Income Tax, strict action Though doubts are always there, yet has been taken against tax evaders and the everyone in general has welcomed the amount realised through recoveries has Budget and they have not only welcomed increased. We appreciate all these steps. it, they have dedicated themselves to the But at the same time this year you have task of implementing the policies of given such huge powers to the Income Tax Government along with the Hon. Prim~ Inspectors for making searches in the Minister. residential premises that there is every possibility of these being misused. If you With these words I conclude. make this arrangement for the income tax SHRI BRAHMA DUTT (Tehri payers in the highest bra eket. there would Oarhwal): Me Deputy Speaker, Sir, this not be any objection but the power to enter is the second Budget by the present Finance the bouse' of general income tax pavers, to Minister. Before we assess it- in detail, let my mind, is in no way proper and is not us have a look at its salient features. going to be of much advantage. I want that First, let us see the impact of the last you should reconsider it. Budget i.c., whether the policies announced were fully implemented or not; secondly. THE MINISTBR OF FINANCE (SHRI the amount earmarked for the Budget and VISHWANATH PRATAP SINGH) : 1 want the total Plan outlay; and thirdly, the Plan to infotm you that we are reconsidering perspectives incorporated in the Budget. this point. I congratulate the hon Finance Minister SHRI SHYAM LAL YADAV : Thanks and the Government that in spite of th e for reconsidering it. But one thing I must severe strain, he allocated Rs. 22,000 say and th1.t is that with this Budget crores for the Plan and it is clear that had you have, on the one hand, tried to main­ the Plan outlay. been the same as was tain the growth ra te and on the other hand projected last year there would have been You wi U succeed in checking the price line DO need to impose any fresh taKes or because, accordiDI to the newspapers, increase the prices. It is heartening to note immedately after the presentation of the that the Plan outlay for the States has been Budget 'there has been fall in the wholesale increased by 20 per cent over last yea;r and 351 General Budget, . MARCH to, 1986 Gellersl &MIg.'. 352 1986·87 Generol 1 986-81 G.lnefGl Discussion Discussio"

[Shri Brlhma Dud] and I would also clarify that despite 36 per cent increase in the income tax collection, the Centre has ~l1ocated Rs. 5,880 croreS 8 S per cent of it goes to the States, and more for it. In spite of all this, the best this year it is expected to be about Rs. SOO thing is that we shall depend on foreign crores which is a record. There .has been' an assistance to the extent of merely 5 per increase of 20 to 21 per cent in the Plan cent of the total Plan outlay. The proposed allocation of the States this yelr. The gap 48 per cent of Plan expenditure earmarked between import and export which is aro~nd for infrastructure for a better future is Rs. 6000 crores is causing grave welcome. concern and it has to be bridged. We should try to find substitutes, wherever Prior to me, Shri Shyam Lal Yadav possible. mentioned a few schemes launched by Government, like, Rural Development It is sad the Government also agrees Programme, Rural Landless Employment that the productian of petrol during the Guaranteee Programme (RLEGP) and a Seventh Five Year Plan will not be as high new INDIRA AWAAS YOJANA under as it was during the Sixth Plan and, there.. which it is proposed to construct over fore, we should try and utilise the solar 2 lakh hou!'ing units. I welcome it. But I energy which can prove a useful alternative would like to point out that merely pro­ source of energy. Another method is to viding grant() to Harijans and Tribals for convert molasses into alcohol and use it as construction of houses is of no use because energy. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maha­ our past experience shows that the grants rashtra are the biggest producers of sugar­ ar.e not adequat: for construction of houses cane is our country. When a country like and these are therefore, misut iHsed The Brazil can operate 10 lakh Vehicles on Government has, therefore, evolved a alcohoJ, why can we n(lt use an alcohol as an scheme jn Uttar Pradesh under which the alternative to petrol? Molasses can provide 'a grant amount is deposited in the banks and strong base for chem ical industry. It can prove the concerned person is given a built·hou')e useful in the production of synthetic rubber for which ft'covery is m~de through bank. as there is acute shortage of natural rubber It will work only if they are given built­ in the country. I was highly disappointed hous~s. Past experience shows that merely when I did not find a mention of it in the providing grants will not be of much help. Five Year Plan or the annual Plans. 1 had mentioned about Brazil in thi~ regard in a Sir, grave concern has been expressed note to the hone Finance Minister. 1 regarding the uncoverl!d d.:!ficit of Rs. 3,650 agree tha t there is a big difference between crores in the present Budget, but I do not . Brazil and India as has been pointed out think that it will have any serious impact by the Industries Minister also. There is on the economy. or increase inflation. The another reason also for using it as aitema­ expected Gross National Product is Rs. tive source of energy. Sugarcance is the 14,84,454 crores. We have 2.5 crore biggest cash crop for the North Indian to ones of foodgrains as buffer stock. The f:lrmer, 'but is not satisfied with the price foreign exchange reserves are of the order he it fetches him. We are not able to pay of about Rs. 7,000 crores. I can say it him remunerative price of Sugarcane with conviction that becau~e of the given because it is linked with sugar recovery factors, inflat ion cannot Another proof rise. only and this 'has resulted in sharp· decline of the fact is that inflation has been the in sug:lfcane production. Therefore, price lowest during the last year as compared to of sugarcane will have to be linked with the past seven or eight years. sugar, molasses and alcohol recovery. Secondly, it has been pointed out in the Alcohol can be used for rubber manufacture Budget that the share of States in the chemicals, life saving 'drugs and as an Central taxes is very little and an hon. alternative to petrol. We must examine Opposition leader pointed out that the t his aspect. Some people are not in its recent hike in prices has been effected with favoure and, therefore, a study should be a view to deprive the Sta tes of their share. made by visiting those countries whet'e it The share of the States is on the high side is used and efforts should be made to find 3,3 Of.Nt "",, PHALGUNA t 9, 1907 (S,4:KA) Gelfe!'t11 Blldget, 354 JH6.81-G,n,rlll J 986-8 7 -Gellera'l D l,e""IolI Discussion ' other alternatives, otherwise the trade ween environmental protection and develop­ deficit cannot be bridged. ment. In fact environmental protection as well as development should go side by The increaJ,se in taxes on luxury items side. There are many roads in OUt areas will reduce the trade deficit. We must which could' not be constructed because also examine whether we arc paying foreign forest have conl~ in the way of construction exchanae in hard currency for the import of roads, ·Several industries also could not of machine" particularly power generators, be ~et up because of forests. The (Jovern­ equipment for power houses and other ment should try to understand that unlike spare parts. It should be looked into if. we I'Jaius there is no other category of land are spendinl more on this account. in our area except private land or the land owned by the forest department. The The foremost thing which we feel should forest~ which are .being dl!nuded should be be done is to raise the efficiency of the S'l ved but in the areas which are rocky, Public Sector. Power is the c(,re sector of rl13ds should be constructrd, drinking water the Public Sector and theref{lJ c, its produc­ and electricity should be supplied and tion should be increased. 1 am in favour irrigation facilities should be provided and soil erosion should be checked. The or using BBEL machines but I WOll ~d like to point out that when som.! equipment is Government has been kind to Dchradun. supplied by any COlnpany, it ensures its There is a Hill Development Department, after-sale service and guarantees its repair Doon Valley Board and ~:so th~ State and maintenance etc. BHEL should also Governme.nt to ensure ci'.v:rcnmcntal pr,ovide after-sale service to ensure maint­ protection This Board has decided that enance of equipment. industries would be set up in not more than 2 per cent of the aH~a. I agree that Once, perhaps, in 1918-79 a major no industry which spre:~d~: pollution in the agreement was signed with Sie:nens Co. or area should be set up but what is the with some Western Country The Govern­ difficulty in setting up electronics industry ment will have to ensure th:~t it gets spare which is often discussed here. Electronics parts and equipment~ on SUi:HJ::: terms and industry should be made a cottag'! industry, conditions. Is it a fact that we are getting Is there any restricl i on on setting up optics a product for Rs. 3, which is easily avai­ industry, which is po,llution free and could lable for Re. 1 ? provide employment as we11. We cannot enter the 21 st century Neither the size of the Plan nor the without the help of electronics and the Plan allocation is the key f:.lctor. What Goverrment is imposing restriction on it. is important is how those funds are utilised? There is no development in hill nrcas today. This shall have to be ensured It bas not been possible 1'0 construct roads, canals or to provide drinking water and Last year I had suggested the constitu­ power bec1use of the indiffcrance. of the tion of an implementation Commlttee in forest departmeut. In this connection, I every Parliamentary Constituency under would like to c;\c all exarnple. A person the chairmanship of the concerned Member in my area pk (lted tre~s in 10 acres of of Parliament. This would provide an land and migra tcd to oth~r village. Now, opportunity to people belonging to all 50 ft high trees are standing on that piece parties as also the MLAs to contribute of land which the concern~d person wishes their mite. to hand over to the Forest Department and he. is even ready to take a barreu piece of I would like to raise an important Jand in lieu of this land but the authorities matter regarding hill areas. . A comprehen­ are not yielding. This i~ ridiculous of sive Plan has been formulated for UP and course, this is a single instance. The it bas been allocated Rs. 5 S 3 crores. This development has come to a grinding halt. hal created an inconaruQUS situation which I think the Government for making separate we' feel is illolical. TherJ is a clash bet. allocation for' the development of hill 3 ~ 5 General, Budret, WARCH lOt 198CS G"",e1 BMdI't, 356 1986-87"':'" G,neral .' J986-87-G,.,ral Discussion Discu,,"'"

[Sbri Brahma Vutta) That means everything in tllia world .i8 good. Genuine is 800d and so is the fake­ are9S. I request the hone Finance Minister Like that this budset also seems to have to monitor the schemes and remove the pleased everybody. At least that is the hurdles. Sincere efforts should be made claim being made. to utilise the funds properly. The existing installed capacity of the major irrigation PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE projects is not beirlg fully exploited. (Rajapur): You are also pleased. The Similarly, we are unable to make capacity Minister should not foist pleasure OD us. utilisation of power houses and big factorje~. SHRIMATI OBSTA MUKHERJEB: That is why we have been severely criticised I would 1ike to say a few words regar­ by our Prime Minister here because of our ding encouragement to exports. Export failure to clap at the so caJled appropriate Councils are there but they are monopolized moment. It seems, we have been open to by big exporters. They formulate a policy the charge of turning pink from red~ which is detrimental to the interests of small exporters and thereby create problems Unfortunately I am now reminded of for them. You wjll have to give full the other part of the same poem. It says: attention towards it. Then only you can achieve those aims which have been set for Kintu Saba, Chait, Sharo, Paoroti or the Seventh Five Year Plan and which our Ihola gil,. Prime Minister and our Party want to fulfil. That means the best on the bread and the molasses. That is the literal meaning. With these words I would Hke to repeat In mundane language, I translate the bread the present circumstances is that in this and mollasses and subsistance to the poor. the best possible Budget. Most of the programmes WhiCh had been announced by the hon. Finance Minister last year have My problem is that I find everything been achieved. You are formulating wanting. Therefore, naturally, I cannot administered pricing policy. It should be commend the budget. I consider the budget ensured tba t this policy should be a rational to be an exercise in giving a false aloss of one. You propose to formulate IODg term pro-poor bias which is meant to cover up policies in regard to the agricultural prices. the departure from nationaHy accepted Therefore, you must formulate policy in policy of planning, public sector, self­ regard to the cost of production of agri. reliance and social justice. Along with the cultural produce. There should be coordi­ price hike its real thrust remains the same nation and parity between the two. namely, throwing the lion's share of th~ burden on th~ poor people and therefore With these words, I support the Budget risking the ire of one handsome sentleman presented by the hon. Finance Minister. -the present Finance Minister is also band. some. [English]

SHRIMATI OBBTA MUKHERJEE THE MINISTER OP FINANCE (SHIll (Panskura): Sir, thank you for giving me VISHWANATH PRATAP SINGH): I am this opportunity. getting appreciation.

The budget for 1986·87 with all its SHRIMATl OBBTA MUKHERJEE: In cosmetics is intended to create an atmos-· the )~nl-term fiscal policy you have already phere which is most aptly described "in a promIsed that all the concessions given to Bengali poem saying : the rich will remain available for five years. In fact, you have followed that, that is E DuniYD Sakal Bhalo. Asal BhaID,' added new concessions even in this Budset nokal Bhalo. to the rich. You cano't deny it. There is 3$' 0,,,.,,,' "",t, PItALOUNA 19, ago?· ~'AKA.) General Bud"t, 358 ;" I '86-''I-O.ural 1986.. 87 -General DI,eulllM DIscussion

lift .tax concession, withdrawal of the same period and the growth of customs duty .urcbal'lc from the next assessment year and is Rs. 704 crores and here the reliefs liven even on the queation of standard deduction in the indirect ta:l also benefit relatively business. It is ttue those. haviol an annual richer peopJ-e. income of Rs. 25,000 will get a relief of Its. 2S0. Probably that is to silence the Much has been said about MODVAT, kicking middle class at the moment. But and you said it is not MADV AT. I do not may I know what is the justification of want to go into the details of it. But one giving standard deduction to those who thina is very clear that it is not only for have more than R.s. 1 lakb annual income? small scale, it also applies to large In my opinion standard deduction need not scale. Mainly, it will go to large Fcale, be given to anybody at this moment because because many of the small scales are afterall the beneficiaries would be only 3 S labelled as small scale under the indirect lakhs out of a total of 7 S crores of ownership . of big business houses. But let population. Therefore, this cost will have us imagine that it will at least benefit some to be borne by others. That is why I say sections of the small scale as well. I do not like tbis cosmetic budget. While the promise given to the rich in the fiscal The Minister's contention is that this policy has to be honoured yet you could relief will be passed on to the consumers. have at least said that you will be making Has it ever happened? What new situation an exercise about lowering the indirect tax. has arisen'? Is it because just you have Let us See what happened to that'? While given a cosmetic budget speech that all the direct tax in this budget brings only Rs. benefits will be passed on to the consumers 21 crores net the indirect tax brings R~. in the form of lowering of the price of the 467 crores which is 22 times greater than final products 1 Can you even guarantee, the amount of accrual from lhe direct tax. leave all ODe MODVAT benefits, that the Actually this year the share of indirect tax eKcise relief that you have gvien for the is 80 per cent of the total tax Pevenue bulk drugs and formulations wiJl be whereas the share of direct tax in the GDP reflected in the drug prjces? I tell you has .decreased. In the year 1985·86 the that I shall take away my ears durinz the ratio was 2.41 and now for the year next year's budget speech if this is reflected 1986·87 it is 2.25. So, it seems there is a in the drug prices • . difference between a promise and a promise. A promise to the rich has to be honoured Much ado has been made .about in­ 'but the promise given to the poor can be creasing excise duty on some luxury ignored. This is the direction of the tax cansumpti~n articles such as motor cars, policy. You will not give me time otherwise T. V., refrigerators etc~ But the range is I could go in detail. only about half a dozen and the quantum is insianificant. Though it is a supportable MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: If you have measure, it can hardly ha ve the desired many points you can write and send. cosmetic effect on beautifying the ugly face of the total direction. PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE : Sir, the written word he is not compelled to Let us now come to another question, read whereas spoken word he is compelled the question of deficit. Everybody knows to hear. that the Minister has taken subterfuge of comparina the coming Year's deficit with SHRIMA1I OEBTA MUKHBBJEB : In .the budlet estimates of the current year 1985~86 revise4 estimate Rs. 3118 crorel which has, in the revised estimates of the were expectqd to, be realised from corpo­ current year, gone up very muth. The teal lation tax. What is the rise in corporation deficit is much more than shown by the lox? It is only Rs. 2 crores this year. Look Minister. The price rise which is not at the excise and ,cultoms. Here the arowtb directly indicated in the budget, cannot be separated from it in its 'impact, if you look . of excise duty is &8. 2862 crores. fpr the. 359 Gelleral Bwiget. MARCH ,10, 1986 (i,,,e,1Il "el, ~ 60 1986.. S7-Ge"eral 198 6~81~G'''''tll Discussion D IscII', Ion

[Sbrima ti Oceta Mukherjee] your absorption theory because if it is absorbed, it is absorbed at the cost of severe at the budget in full. It would be a Yagna constraints and severe d ifficultica to the without Shiva. Th':lt is not _ pos.sible. If poorer sections of our population. you had taken it as a part of the budgetary measures, than at least the States would 13.00 hrs. have got some share. Let us now come to the most laude~ SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP item, 'quantum jum 'in the poverty al1evja~ t SINGH: Then, it would have been all tion programmes • So far a~ raising the right. amount is concerned, it is welcome. But is all that adulatory claim justified 'I You said that you have increased it by 6S per cent. SHR1MATI OEETA MUKHERJEE: Now, if you compare the Revised Estimates, No, we do not want it. But that at least the increase is only 30 per cent. would have l'revented you from using make­ up for lowering your deficit. Your overfall deficit would have run into at least Rs. SHRI AMAL DATTA (Diamond He,rbour) : It is 22 per cent only. 1000 crores more than the present deficit, and which will go up later. SHRIMATI OBSTA MUKHERJEE: The qUtstion of deficit is a difficult one. I have seen both the figures and here I Many of the economists have said that the have taken the biller one. bank loans contracted by the Government should also figure in the deficit. I f that SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP was done, I understand from' the economists, SINGH : It is always compared B.E. to that the real deficit would go beyond Rs. B.E. only. I 0,000 crores. SHRIMATI GEETA MUKHERJEE: Now., about its inflationary effect. It Naturally. What is compared should be to oieems that you are not very much worried your advantage, whether it is BE or RE. about the inflationary effect. You said in This allocation in regard to poverty your budget speech : alJevia tion programmes also raises several questions. Now the thina is, if the Seventh "In relation to the size of economy Plan stands, what do you propose to do in and the stock of money the deficit is the next years, when you have already given reasonable and non-inflationary". 40 to 4Z per cent in two years '1 Is it the beginning of a go-by to the Plan? Where­ He also said that the current year's over all from wiH the resource, be c('Uected 'I You deficits has been a bsorved by the economy. I do not collect from the rich and the rural do nol know what is called absorption rich is left out altolether. General burden You take the wholesale price index for is on the poor. How will this Seventh Plan computing inBation. We find that the be taken up? How will the so called quan­ consumer price index goes very much up as tum jump come up? Is it going to be compared to the wholesale price index. done at the cost of other sectors such as While the wholesale price index went up by, public enterprises, etc.? You have not 3.86 per cent, in tbat period the consumer dealt with all these' questions at length. price index went up by 7.5 por cont. Instead of all that adulation of this partie And everybody knows why it is manipulated cular scheme which by itseJf is a good one, ,so. The agricul tural workers price index you should have answered these questions went up by 8.1 per cent. Do you think: which have already arisen. But you have that for an agricultural workers, this in­ not done so. crease of 8.1 per cent can be absorved ? Yes, of course, it will be absorbed at the Even this 30 per cent increase is Domj·' cost of his beny; We do not aaree with nal in the terms tbat yo,,,, have Ulumod 361 Generlll Sud,et. pHALdUNA 19, 1901 (SAKA) GeNeraliJudget, 36i· 1986 .. 87-General 1986-87-Ge"e,al DiscusskJ" Discussion and with an implicit inflation rate of 11.1 a out by tbe' not l~now whether this food stock is the imrriedi~te inspiration SHRIMATI GEETA MUKHERJEE: for thi~ big jump. Why should lhese food The First Gandhi was quoted last. There slocks rot at all in the first place? Better the Finance M inist er has given a quotation allocate twelve hundred million tonnes fot calling for sacrifice among other things. these prugramln~s and save the wheat from Now, it set:ms to me that the Finance becoming non-edible. Minister has understood that this sacrifice is to be made by the hundreds of millions of under-dogs while the order of the day for I have just two points more and I \\Iill the rich will be enjOynlent. In my opinion finish. Everybody is wouied about your this is what has been sought to be imparted low allotment for the public sector. It is through the Government policit:s, reflected the lowest ever in the Plan period, with in the Budget despite it is claims on the only 3.2 per cent increa se Al several very contrary and despite all its cosma tics. important spheres, artually it is decreased. Therefore, Sir, I oppose the Budget. So, do we take this is to be in keeping with your privatisatlon about which you are so cnamouft'd at the nloment, may be you [Translation] arc not talking of that very loudly because SHRI UMAKANT MISHRA (Mirzapur): of the prcasure? But here itself, it is Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Prime Minister evident tha t it goes up, One litt Ie thing I of Ollr countrY, Shri Rajiv Gandhi has resol­ would like to point out regarding the ved to take the country into the 21 st century allocation for Central law and order. Why by making great strides in the economic this Central law and order should go to that field. It is a step which would ensure terrible height of Rs. 3 ~O ciores or some· tremendous progres~ of the country and tning like that 1 The law and order is' a make it a strong nation in the field of agri. State subject. Is it so that in Delhi alone culture.. ind·uS'lIY, technoJogy or science. the law and order is ill such a state that Thi'i Budget is a step in this direction and you have to allot such a huge sum more as such we wel~omc it and give (.Iur than nlany welfare measures proposed by wholehearted support to it. you? 13.05 brs. SHRI AMAL DATTA: The whole of West Bengal is best policed than Delhi. (SHRIMATI BASAVA R,AJESWARI in the cluItr)

SHR,lMATI OBETA MUKHERJEE.: The main feature of the Budget is that Therefore, I think. the dIrection of the in this Budget, guidelines have been laid Budaet which l' ba ve earlier mentioned is do.wn for demanding or allocating funds and 3 (;, Ge",ral Budge', MAlleR 10, 1986 General iJud"t, 364 1986·87-0,,,,,,,, 1 986-87-G,IIeral Discusslo" Diseulsion

[Shri Umakant Misbral is a deficit of only 6 per cent in the Budget For a developing country, deficit of 6 per also how to spend it. Sufficient allocation cent is insignificant. Now cast a glance on has been made for the areas where i" is expenditure. 22 per eente expenditure is on needed the most. Central Plans, 29 per cent on tbe State Plans and union territories, 14 per cent on defence, The Members of the opposition parties 14 per cent on payment of interest on loans raised hue and cry when thero was minor and only 1.3 per cent is the Non-Plan rise in the prices. I would like to tell expenditure. The 13 per cent Non-Plan that whosoever may be the ruler, whatever expenditure speaks of the wisdom of the may be system of Government, whether it person~ who prepared the Budget. Sir, I is the democratic system of Greece, the would like to Jist the good aspects of the administration, of ~he country cannot be Budget. The Budget is based on the principle run without raisillll revenue from the people. of long term economic souI'dness. As bas been said, this Budget is great step in the Tbe great poet Kalidas while delin­ direction of fulfilling our resolve for makinl eating the ideals of Suryavansi kings had the country strong. .. In the Seventh Plan written in- this is a cotllmendable step. No burden has been put on the common man. Taxes Raghuvansha PrajanamevQ bhurtMm have been levied on those who can bear Satobhyo balim grihit. them. Concessions have been provided to the small and medium scale entre­ The ruler levies taxes for the we1fare of preneurs. This is the main characteristic his subjects. This was the motto of the of the Budget. Incentives have been given Surya'Yansi Kings. This was the motto of to the small scale industries. These the society of that time. It is further industries will be set up in villages and written- towns so as to give employment to the people and remove unemployment. Sopita pitrishyata,tam janma haitwa. Shrimati Indira Gandhi was a great The ruler was like rather to his subjects 1eader of the country. The country is in every respect. It was his responsibility indebted to her. She made tbe country to look after them. The parents were just strong in every field and introduced pro­ supposed to give birth to cbildren. The grammes like National Employmen t Scheme, great Greek philosopher, Plato bad written Rural Landless Employment Guarantee tha t every earning person should give some Scheme, Educated lfnemployed Scheme, part of bis income to the ruler, protector I.R.D.P. etc. for the poor of the countrY. and te~cber. Two thousand and five hundred The hon. Finance Minister has resolved ),ears alo a great socialist and philosopher to allocate more funds fOf these pro. bad written that no State can function grammes. An increase of 65 per cent in without raising revenue. Therefore, what­ allocation bas been made in the ,Budget ever proposals have been made by the hon. for the anti poverty programmes. This is Finante Minister for c~lJectins revenue, a commendable step. Government must are meant for the development of the monitor how the funds allocated to sta tes country, for the upliftment of the poor, for for EmpJoyment programmes in rural areas, the prosperity and strengthening of the R.ural employment Programme, Landless country•. Employment Guarantee Scheme are beiDa spent. In addition to providing employ­ Sir. let us sec how a rupee col] ected in ment in the villaaes, permanent assets like the Budget is accounted for 50 paise from dams, schools, roads etc. should be created. revenue, 14 paise from internal borrowings, It is necessary to ensure that there is no 14 paise, from other receipts, 11 paise corruption in the utilisation of funds. The ftom various revenues and only five paise setting up of the SmalJ Scale Industry has come from ex.ternal assistance. There Development Fund is a welcome atop. '65 Gene",1 Budtet. PHALOUNA 19, 19.', (S..«A) Geu1tU BlMlIet, 366 1986-81.:....0'n'rol J 986 .. 87-0.""81 D Iscu,lioll DIscu"lon

Now the educated people will be able to not happen, it will be very unfortunate for tat loan from the Fund and start the~r own us. I would like to submit further that business. This will help in reducing it is not proper to be solely dependent on unemployment. the public sector in respect of industries like power, steel, fertilizers, petroleum.. Indira Awaas VoJana is also a welcome petro-chemicals. There is a demand amona step. It wi11 be introduced in the villages the people that since these, are basic items, and, houses will .be constructed for the private sector should also be encouraged poor. The hone Finance Minister has to produce them. Those entrepreneurs, taken one more important step which is who want to invest their private capital in commendable. Under this step assistance these industrie~ on a small scale and not on will-be provided to the urban poor. Till large sca1e, should be given the opportunity now there was no programme for the urban and they should be encouraged. Tbe poor and neither had any fund been provi­ farmer does not need subsidy any more. ded for them. - The hon. Finance Minister Now the farmers is enlightened and has been has proposed to give assistance to the instrumental in raising the honour of the rikshaw-pullers, cobblers, washermen, porters country high. He bas strengthened the barbers, hawkers, sweepers and cart pullers economy of the country. So, special I would request that cotton carders, tailors, attention should be paid towards the masons panwaris and tea vendors should farmer. Stress should be laid not on the also be included in the list because they subsidy but on other basic things. 3 to 4 also constitute urban poor. This is a mandis should be estabHshed in every welcome step. The urban poor used to development block. The villaaes should complain that nothing was being done for be ]~nked with roads and they should be than. Now the hon. Finance Minister bas provided facUities like electricity, water taken this welcome step. and markets. If the farmers get remunera­ tive prices of their produce, they will be The prices of life saving drugs have encouraged to produce more. Agriculture been curtailed. This is also a welcome is at the centre of our development strategy step Sir, this is a common man's Budget and as such special attention should be and through this Budget it is intended to paid to the farmers. Speedy action should help the poor. This Budget will help in be taken for the development of backward strengthening the economy of the country aeeas The eastern Uttar Pradesh is the and fUJfilling the aspirations 4'of the hon. most backward region in Uttar Pradesh. Prime MinLter Shri Rajiv Gandhi. I hope Crores of people of Uttar Pradesh have this Budget will give strength to the country gone to Mauritius, otbe~ countries and 1 would also like to give some suggestions. Bombay~ Calcutta or Arab countries. The public. sector has a key role to play in Pressure on agriculture has increased there the country. In the year t 952, when the and as a result development is not taking public sector was established in the country place in that region. The Chief Minister there were only five industries in this sector of Uttar Pradesh has sought special alloca­ and a capital of Rs, 29 crores had been tion of Rs. 4,500 crores for the develop invested in it. But at present there are ment of eastern Uttar Pradesh. I wo~ld more than 200 industries in this sector in request that this amount of Rs. 4,'00 Which capital of more than Rs. 40,000 crores should be sanctioned and the tradi­ crores has been invested It is a point to tional industries like carpet, handJoom sari Ponder if a sector, in which such bUle indu~try of Banaras, utensils of Mirzapur capital has been invested, does not yield and the handloom industry of Azamgarh any profit or does not generate its own should be encouraged. Lakhs of pe.ople resources. rhe public sector . should be are earning their livelihood through fUrther stream lined and dealt with strict. these industries. By giving encouragement .. ~ ness. We hope tbat the public sector will . to these industries, job opportunities will given so much .production and profit as to be generated and in this way the develop­ generate its own resources. If this does ment of eastern Uttar Pradesh will take , l 6' Gt,,'el'lJl Budget, MARCH 10, 1986, Generlll Brultet, 368 1986-87-General 1 986-87 - General Discussion D iSCUI.sioll

[Shri Umakant Mishra] Budget. I want to give YOU' an example. Madhya Pradesh has remained a very back­ place. The ·Northern Part of my consti· ward country in the matter irrigation. Many tuen.cy, Mirzapur is industrially backward. a tim! it is either lashed by hailstorms or The people nre migrating to' other places heavy rains. Sometimes it is ridden by Mirzapur city is getting deserted. So in crises like gas tragedy In this way it the backward region of eastern Uttar remains affected by one or th: other Pradesh )iRe Jaunpur, Gh:lzipur, Varansi trouble. In such a situation we nre unable and Allahabad which are situated around to utilise the whole amourit for the purpose ~1irzal'ur, a large scale industry should for which it was earmarked and it has to be be established if, every region. It is very diverted to c':rt: in other purpose I want necessary to set up large scale industry in to talk about the funds allocated for irri­

MirzapllT. With these wordst 1 welcome g:ttion. In Chhatisgnrh, sever:!} irrigation the Budget wholehelrtedly and thank the schemes are in hand and crores of rupees hon. Finance Minister and the hon Prime have been invested on the establishment, Minister L)r taking a positive step in the motor c;'lrs and st~dr but on account of non direction of the progress of the country. availability of the full assistance from the Central Government or the World Bank in DR. PRABHAT KUMAR MISHRA. time, neither the farmers are getting full (Janigir): Mddam chairman, 1 support this benefit of this establishment nor are we Budget and I wa.nt to draw your attention· getting full achievements. The provision you to the last sentences of the hone Finance have made in the Budgd for the weaker Minist er which he spoke whlle presenting sections is definitelY commendable and this the Budget. He had said: "In tim~s to Budget is a historic one put at the same come the people will not judge us by the ttme unles!; you allocate funds on priority creed we profess or the label we wear, or basis for completing the incomplet! pro­ the slogans we shout but by our work, jects, you will not succeed. industry, sacrifice". I want to express my views on the Budget based on these words Here I want to mention the names of of the hon. Finance Minister certain schen1es of ChhaLisg3rh. For example, Arp':l and B~lngo schemes luve Our young Prime Minister had declared been lying incomp:cte fur the laf-lt 8 to 10 last Year that when in 1990 we sh::lll go to years due to financial constraints. Their the people again, we shall take the 1984 cost is incrC;jfsing every year. In the menifesto and tell the people that we have absence of any lime-b)und programme, it fulfilled the promises 'we had made to you is a problem to meet that cost. Same is the and it is for the people to cVdluatc the situa~ion in case of cefl ain hyde] clcctrycity extent to which we have fulfilled, the pro­ schemes. 1 would like that speciaJ attention mises. Here I want to draw your attention should be paid to thenl also and funds to the backward region of MadhdY Pradesh, should be allocated so tha t those pro­ which i~ predominantly a Harijan and grammes too are completed within a Adivasi area and which is a very backward specified time. area. fortunatelY, recently Shri Rajiv Gandhi visited that area. I do not want to I want to bring to the attention of the hon. go iato the statistics but certainly dwell on Minister that medicnl f4icilitles in villages are cerlain points which are practical and inadequate. The funds are allocated in the pragmatic. Budget every year on the basis of very old norms when population in the villages used Ours is an agricultural coun1ry and the to be quite less but today the situation centre provid~s 'substantial funds to the has changed. 'At present the population states for ditTl!rcnt schemes. H(lW much that there has increased manifold and accor· money is properly utibscd and what is the dingly the requ~remcnts for the nladicines return we get frol11 that money, 1 want that have also increased. In spite of that, due to its monitoring must be provided for in the lesser allocation of funds, there is shortage 369 General ,,'t, ' PHALOUNA 19. 1907 (SAKA) Gme"d Bud,et, 370 1986-B1-Ge"erIJI 1986·87 -General Discussion DisclIssion

of the medicines and the I poor remain children may get training in those schools deprived of medicines. I would, therefore, and are employed in these factories. Pro. 1ike that special provisions should be made vision should be made for ,this in the Budget . for'district hospitals and villagers should so that the oustoes whose lands have 'been get su.fficieIit quantity of medicines When acquired, may get employment in 'them and we talk of traditions and culture in our are benefited. . country, we know there has been a system of medicine in our country since ancien~ Besides ihis, I would like to draw the times from which people have been bene­ attention of the hon. Finance Minister fiting in a natural way and that suits them towards the subsidy aspect. Last time one also. 1 would therefore, wish th~t there of our hon. Members had raised a question must be a branch of Jndian system of but so far we have not rl!ceived . any reply medicine in every hospital. be it Ayurvedic, from the hon. Minister of State for Finance Unani or Homoeopathy system and it should' I would specifically like to qraw the get equal status and specia) provision attention to the fact that when ·we see the should be made for that alH1 a scp:uate figures of subsidy in the Lok Sabha and branch should be opened in every small and when we go to the villages and meet the· big hospital. people for whom the sub3idy is intended we are surprised to see that they do not get that much subsidy. I, therefore, request Thirdly, I would tell sonlething about you to collect information in this regard. the Public Sector. Though the Public One thing has been observed in the cast: of Sector produces commodities to the desired cooperative banks as well as nationalised. extent yet we must exercise control over the banks that subsidy to the farmers, be.it production costs. Korba falls under my for purchase of fertilizers or pumps, is not constituency. In Korba area, you have deposited in their accounts properly because acquired the agricultural land froln the of which farmers have to pay interest on people and have established b 1g industries. inflated loans and the bank officers utilise I would call it their exploit.,' ion. Now the that money for thenlSclvcs, for their vchjcJ~s original inhabitants of that area should get etc. Ther~fore, this requires spe~iaJ the benefits of all these proj,,'cts. But what monitoring. is happening is that these people are not getting the benefits. The result of the establishment of these industries is that tne Sir, now I will draw the attention of.,the people of that area are leading a miserable hon. Minister of Finance towards industry. , life in cities like Delhi, Bombay and Industry is being developed at the cost of Calcutta by living in slums. I would, there .. agriculture. It is a big problem before us. fore, request that for this a. procedure When the traditional farmers comp,are sbould be evolved under which the Personnel their work, with the industry, they find a 10' Director or such like officer in the PubJic of difference and find more profit in Sector is appointed from among the local industry. In this way as compared to the people who may ensure that the oustces are industrialists, the f~Hnlers are earning very fully protected and provision should be Jess. The result is that the agriculturists made to ensure employment for them. In are diverting their attention to the industry this connection I want to bring to your and the agricull utal labour is migrating to notice that at the time of setting up of industry. In this way the traditional 8gri. indu~tries, it is stated that they need skilled culturis!s are now facing labour and finance workers and they start recruiting trained problems with the result that they are persons from outside. The result is that the unable to compete with the industry at local people are nealected. I, therefore, present. Therefore, I submit that the request th~t at the, time of setting up of industry which you set up or promote such Public Sector industries as in Korba should be agriculture-based so that our or like DALeO, NTPC or any other people remain involved with agricultUre and industry, ITI or Polytechnic schools should they may get employment in the projects. also be opened there so that the local It may not happen that our agricultural 311 Ge,.,ral 1JI.Ml"t, MARCH 10. 1986 G,,,,ral Budl,t, 372 \1 :98 6~8'1-General 1986-81-G,,,,r.1 DIscu,siOn D lsc""fon

[Dr. Pra~hat Kumar Mishra] lle&ardinl forestry, I would like to point out that though the forest department labour'may get employment elsewhere and plants trees on both the sides of roads y·et the Government which 'proudly says that in the i'lterior fotests are being denuded. we are self.sufficient in the rna tter of food. I would like that some provision should be £rains may have to cut a sorry figure. I m.ade in the Budget so that at least S acres therefore, request that you may set up of village land is covered under forests in 8lricnlture-based industry so that we nlay every village, thereby checking land erosion, riot have to feel sorry and we remain and helping in rainfall. involved with agriculture. Industries should be based OD agricultUral produce. I would draw your attention to com. munications also. Our hon. Railway I would also like to draw the attention Minister rightly pointed out that when we of hone Pinance Minister to pollution in talk of development, every Member of the !rea. Spechl provision should be made Parliament wants to have a railway line. in in the Budget in this regard. Just as Ganga his area.' In this connection I would like is an important and major river of the to say that when we talk of the Twenty country, every river which flows through a First Century, development and progress, it village is important for it. I would like to is obvious that the -representative or the point out that whereas on the one hand people of 1hat area will demand better industrialisation is being encouraged, on the means of transport and rail, air and road other hand steps should be taken to check links. The people in backward areas and pollution that is growina as a result thereof. the villagers have to face great incon­ Itt . this regard I would like to cite an venience in the absence of means of com­ example of a factory in my area, Bilaspur, munication because without these facilities which is spr.eading pollution. The Brooke their produce CHnnot reach the market and Bond tea. Company has set up a paper mill, they are also deprived of education faci. probably Madhya Bharat Paper Mill in lities. Therefore, special provision should Bitaspur, which is discharging its effluents be made in the Budget in this regard. The in the nearby nu Uah and thereby posing funds which arc aJlocated by the Centre h:alth hazard to the people Repeated should be utilised to provide more faciliticCi complaints have heen made to them but in to tbe people. vain. Neither the district authorities nor the State Government has made any pro­ vision to check pollution. I would. like tha t I would also like to draw your attention besides industrialisation, attention should to energy or power generation. A lot of all(!) . be paid to the other aspect, LtC., prosress has be~n made In that regard and pollution and arrangenlents should be made provision has been made in the Budget as .e. that the effluents of the mill" which are well but the State Electricity Boards should causing inconvenience to the villagers and be given special assistance by the Centre posing a health hazard can be checked. because the electricity generated is not Special provision should, therefor, be made properly utilised by the States. More in the present Budget to check poHution in provision shJuld be nlade in this regard in the area. ' the Budget so that power can reach the farmers. India is predominantly an agricultural country. Livestock is very important for In the end I would ] ike to .congra• .()U~ farmers. As our agriculture is depen­ tulate the hone Finance ·Minister and I dent on livestock, in the absence of think that our young Prime Minister Shri lufficient allocation in the Budget for live­ Rajiv Gandhi hal given a new thrust to the atock ,we are not able to look after our Budget through his proaressive announ·ce.. cattle pr,operly.. Livestock which comprises ment. Besides, I expect the Government to dairy, poultry and fishery shouJd be work in a systematic way in future to cncouraaed so that economic condition of provide schools, roads, potable water and farmers may improve. public heltb facilities in every village. 313 aeffCral Bu4get, PHALG\JNA t9, 1;P01 (SAKA) G~"a,J i Bwl,_t. 394 I "6.B7-G,,.,ral 19S'·8, 7 JIII8IG'''fral DIICIII,I",. DI'CM,~1(m

I conclude with tbeso words and thank though a very la1'lc ~ount hal been you fo~ livins me an opportunity to spcaJc. allotted for this prosramme, 1 would request the Minister to make a proper [English] survey of this prosrammc. Every St1J,te has lot its own peculiar problems liko t~e SHRl RANJIT SINOH OAEKWAD State of Himachal Pradesh and Ka,bmir, (Baroda): Madam Chairperson, you have for instance. It is very difficult to imple­ always borne with me, and 1 hope you ment this programme because of the terrain will allot me some extra time. 1 come and because of the difficulty· of communica­ from an -ere a which is highly developed but tion. So, different types of arranlem~nits tbere are many areas which are very back­ have to be made to monitor thcs, pro­ ward also. So, it would not be justifiable grammes. I will give you on~ example of if 1 just take up points which pertain to milch animals being aiven to poor families. the hig1:l1y developed areas and ignore the That is liven" to substitute the farmers backward areas or vice versa. Hence 1 income or to add to his income. But docs " I request you to allot me some more time it really work? It does not work. The ( Interruption, . families are large. The milch animal dries up; it stops givin~ milk; it is useless and AN HON. MEMBER.: Double time. it becomes a burden to the family. There are many other problems which the owner SHRI RANJIT SINGH GAEKWAD : of this animal and the beneficIary has to Double time .••.•• (lnterruptians). face, like vaterinary service and so on. The animal that is given is of a very high MR. CHAIRMAN: You make only category and breed and it needs some pointi, don't make introductory speeches. special food which is not available. Tbis Those have ulready been made. is one example of want the beneficiary has to go through in order to make both ends SHRI RANJIT SINGH OAEKWAD : meet. Madam, I rise to support the General Budget for the year '1986-87 for the In my constituency hyo months alo SO reasons, firstly, that the allocation of more sewing machines were given to Muslim funds has been made to fight poverty aod women. You know, Madam, bow restricted to remove poverty. Secondly, we find that Muslim women are; they cannot go for the financial policy is intended to, support work. They don't go out for work, in the farmers and given relief from financial traditional families; and machines were burden for the urban poor and the common iQstalled in their houses But there is no man and lastly there is the long-term fiscal work for them. What do they do with policy to which the Government since last these machines 'l Not only that. Some­ year has been adhering. body should teach them how to improve their stitching 80 that they may be able to Let me start with the backward area. do better work. But it is not so thore in It is a good policy that the Government is these programmes. So the whole idea of thinking of allotting mOTc funds for the bringing these people up from the poverty­ upliftment of the backward areas through line is not fully achieved. Prices are going up eveTYwhere whether we like it or not. rural developmen t programmes. These programmes have been functioning for the No doubt he has given relief'to the tax last four years but the result that should payers upto Rs. 4,000. The' prices ,of all commodities have gone up. Has the ha~e been achieved is not that satisfactory. The benefits tbat should be reaching the increase been relatively worked out in the matter of giving relief'l We have to ,See beneficiaries are Dl)t reaching them. In many cases, because of illiteracy, the to that. Otherwise the people's hardship beneficiaries are not able to take full will never come to an end. advantage of this programme. Hence, Then, education is' one of the most tY/S ' General Budtet, MAkCR I b, 1 ~ 86 Ge"eral IJII4g"t 316 " 19B(j.. 81~Gelleral 1986-87-Gen,ral DisCussion D II CUISi01l

goins. up_ Comparing the population , (Shri Ranjit Singh Oaekwad] growth and the food growth, we still have to put in a lot of efforts. im,portant aspects. I am talking about the prol1'ammes for the poor man's benefit. Coming to the farmer, Madam, the Now, education is very much important farmer is one of the hardest workins indivi­ .for tbe development of the backward ar>!as dual in the country and still the poorest. and unless you ~ducate them properly they Again, he is also ,un-educated and not cannot take fully advantage of all these able to employ newer methods of farming development programmes and they can in many places. Hence our farming lags never contribute to the development of the behind in many areas of our country. Even countrY. ' 1 have read some articles on a country like Israel where the soil is bad poo,r people and their reaction to the and where there is no water, they have mana­ budget. It has not affected them, they are ged to excel in their farm production. 'fhat is not even aware of it. When we are working because of education, they were ready to for the poor, when the budge~ has been accept new methods and this is what has made for the poor, first we must have an to be done if we want to become self-reliant inrtastructure. we must make them aware and self-supporting. ."of it. Otherwise it is like injecting live cells into a dead body, you keep on giving finances, but there is no development. The Madam, I will come down tg my own 'finances that have been put into this pro­ State now, Gujarat, where we had com­ gramme will not have the' given effect and munal riots, and after that we have now to looking to our economic posi tion, we have face, specially in the northern part of the to be very careful as to how we spend each State, drought. Lookmg to the conditions paisa. . now in summer, there is going to be a grea t shortage of wa ter and so proper Madam, when loans are given to amenities have to be provided to face the educated unemployed youth, again a survey Coming days when the position of water is bas to be done to find out whether that still going to worsen. The tax laws should giv:n loan is workable in that particular be simpli according to me, so that the 'area. Several loans have been given for the individual understands himself about it and he need not rely on agencies who 'same produce in one place, but again there fleece bim. With the simplified laws; the is no infrastructure for the outlay for these produces which ha ve to be created. The individual will be able to work out the Director or the man who looks after tbese things himself and he need not go to the outlays is totally handicapped, there is no agencies for paying taxes. 'machinery to help biro. (Interruptions) . . I w0)11d suggest to the hone Minister Culture is a very important part of our \h~\t Advisory units should be created heritage. Ou~ culture is uncomparable to wbere people cun go and take. proper any other's in the world. 1 am happy that advi,ce on how to develop their own trades the Government have allotted some funds 60 that they go in' the right direction and for tbis activity. 1 would request the hon. do not have ~o depend on going to bigger Minjster tbat those who have reached cities or bigger centres and wasting more excellence in art and artists of prominence money, Some people have said that subsidy and high calibre should be exempt from does not watk, there is a lot of malpractice income-tax. There are not a large num'ber in the method of living subsidy. 1 would of their and the life of the artists as an .. sugest that it should be a loan with 90 artist is not very long. It is an honour per cent of the subsidy included in it. that we give and these are the people who gO abroad to other countries as ambassa­ Madam, our' production has gone up, dors of our culture and art. 1 think, we but against that our population is also owe them' that much. 3j1 .(;.II,r.1 BuJ"t, PHALGUNA 19, 1901 (SALt) General Sud"t,. ·318 1986-87 -·G,lIeral . 1986·87 -General D',eu,s"" DiscussitJft

Some.how, the R.ailwLlY Budlet does should never haVe been there. It was the not relate to the General Budaet. The orilina) sin on the part of their predecessors Itowth... centre and development have been whose heritage they claim and exploit all announced by the Government. There are the time and on which basis they are today many areas where the Railways have shown ruling this country. They committed this projects of development but the finances original sin in setting up the public Sector are not being utilised in other aspects. I in the first instance but having got it, they wish, all that is required would be to relate cannot just jettison and so they want to the Railway Budget alonl with the General starve it to such a position that ultimateJy Budget because in our weak and scarce the Government will be only left with economy, we have to 'think twice whenever nursin. those industries which are the we spend a single naya paisa. infrastructure iudustries on which the private capitalists have to . necessarily With these words, I support the General depend. Budget. Another villain of the piece, so far as SHRI AMAL DATTA (Diamond this clique is cancerned, is the subsidies Harbour): Madam Chairman, I rise to given to the farmers and consumers of food oppose the Budget which is totally anti.. agriculturists and to those who consume people in character. But it is consistent the product of the agriculturists. If these wi til the character of the Go\'ernment which subsidies could be got rid of, then, accor­ has presented this Budget,. because the ding to these people, the country could Government is anti-people. So, necessarily move faster and more resources could be the Budget h9:_s to be anti· people . employed or deployed in the growing sectors, no matter the people, for whom Madam, notwithstanding the Budget' the sectors have to grow, the economy has being replete with self congratulatory ex.. to grow, will no longer be able to live even pressions, it docs not indicate tbat India is bc:ow the poverty line where they are going to grow with the types of allocations languishing at the moment. And since the made in the Budget and the way in which engine of growth has to be under the con· resources have been sought to be mobilised trol of the capitalist classes, therefore, the or rather stagnated. This Budget is coming controls must be dore away with. Licensing from a party, the ruliog clique of which MRTP, FERA and import control of all does not believe in socialism while kinds, all bars against collaborations, import Inouthing phrases about socialistic pattern of foreign technology, aU must go. Indis. of society, which does not believe in public crhninately, to tho extent possible they did enterprise and which would starve it to it in the last Budget. At that time, they slow death by denying the necessary were under the euphoria of ba viog won a finances; which thinks that the engine of massive majority in "this House which they growth should be in the bands of the rich wrona1y equated with massive mandate and and capitalist class which it represents. they have been proved wrong in successive Here, their own philosophy surprisingly . elections ever since by losing i 1 most of and for their own good fortune. Coincides the important elections and bye-elections. with that of the World Bank IMP, the But nevertheless, they cannot get rid of tha t clique of the imperialists who also want philosophy and ·they are still under the tbis country to be run on that fashion. So, impression that by jettisoning the public the class interest of the party in power sector slowly, not at a time, but by giving converges with the dictates of the imperia.. more importance to the private sector, lists in the econ~mic direction to be given making it an engine of growth, they will through the Budget. Because tbe party take India out into the path of sustained is of a very diverse character. so 1 am development, of course, through the capi. concerned with the philosophy of the ruling talist path, not the socialist path. They clique. They think that the public sector will go on utte~ing socialist phrases all the 319 Gener.' Budget. Gen.eral Ilud,et, 380 1986·8 t-General 198·6.87 - General Discussion Disc",IlDn

[Sbd Amal Datta] it generated. Therefore, that bad to be very quickly changed and the indirect taxes time. One ()f these examples is the trap visualised in the budget had to be got rid they tbemselves created by enuncuating of at that time and brought down, There­ a long.term fiscal poJiCY by which they fore. that other promise could not be kept, have bound their own hands in mobilising namely, the surcharge on corporate tax. Or resources. Elasticity of resources is gone. is it income tax? .. You cannot increase the direct taxes any more. SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP SINGH: Please read the Budget in mOf\! SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP de~aiJ. SINGH: May I correct Mr, Amal Datta? If he re3ds the long.term fiscal policy on SHRI AMAL DATTA: In direct taxes tbe corporate tax, it says we will not lower mobilisation what they have done is to it. That is the word. mobilise only an additional Rs. 21 crores through direct taxes. I think this is the SHRI AMAL DATTA: Income.tax lowest ever that has been done except may can be lowered. be last year when probably there was a negative figure when the direct taxes mobili· SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP sation went down. SINGH: In the personal income-tax, we have said we will not raise it, but in the So far as the indirect taxe~ are concern­ corporate sector, we have said we witl not ed, only Rs. 468 crores are being mobilised. lower the tax, not reduce it. That is what This is also an extremly low figure which has been mentioned. Please read it. had to be lowered because, as I said, some . of the excise duties which were visualised PROF. MAD'HU DANDAVATE: It had to be got rid of because of the pre­ means, by and large, it is a freezing of the budget agitations. direct taxes. Now the engine of growth is not only to SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP be in the b"\nds of certain sections, the SINGH .: It is only on a matter of fact I private sector but also it ha-; to go in a have intervened. certain direction. What is that direction '1 It has to go in for more and more produc­ SHRI AMAL DATTA: They put a tion of commodities which are used for shackle on their own powers to make the luxury consumption and commodities which tax system elastic and respocsive to the can be exported. Therefore, all this needs of the econmy. They have put a ban liberalisation of controls and liberalisation on the increase. They ha\e said 'not of imports of technology and import of lowered', but they have given out the machinery, and it had gone to such an impression and I am -sure they are going to extent that the private capitalists who were stick to it because these are the under­ in the machine-building indu~try have standings between the people of the same started objecting anQ that is why some class and it mu,t be kept-that the corpo­ restriction this year has been put on inlport rate tax will remain where they are and in of machinery. Some import duty has been fact, the surcharge that will go from next put on that. year. But 1 think you cannot raise the 14.00 hrs. resources. I would have thought that a country The resource moblisation which wal to where the mainstay of the bulk of the be nlade t\lrough the budget by way of people is agriculture, a few more lines and indirect taxes got a jolt b.;cause of the paragraphs would have been stated in the increase in the administered prices foHowed budget about agriculture. The budget merely ·by the Dharat bandb and the turmoil which says that the large import of edible o~18 and · , 381 General Bud,et, 'PHALG~A 19, 1901 (SAKA.) Gene,al Budt", 382 1986·87-GeneraZ 1986·87--Gnrerat Discussion . Discuslion sUlar shows that our cropping pattern is head per annum. The ava-ilabHity of food­ imbalanced. Nothing .about the potential of grains is less despite the Green Revolution. increase in foodgrains and other crops and And you will never be able to make (ood. other foodstuffs. Nothing about what we grains avaihible at the price at which people could do to ameliorate or redress the regional can buy and eat if you have to carry them imbalances which is puttina a great strain

, (Shri Amal Datta) so far as the public sector eminent domain is concerned. 1 st April You can no longer make the elaim of 37 per cent People living below In this year's budget it has the temerity the poverty line having regard to the food .. to not to increase the public sector outl3Y grain prices prevailing now and what they as previously they were' doina. They have wiU be from April and afterwards. Even if only increased the infrastructure. increased all your calculations and 'methodology was and in others they have reduced the outlay. correct this one fact will take ,you again , A lot of claims have been made in the . back to where you started ,to square one. budget. Increase in the Plan outlay. I Approximately SO people wil11ive below % don't know how they say increase in the t~e poverty line again. Plan outlay. Again tbis is a c~ntroversy­ whether you an compare with the budget As I ~aid, the impression has been given estimate or the revised estimate and tell that Indi~ has progressed tow:uds socialism the people what you are doing. If you because the Government, the Public Sector compare with the budget estimate and say is controlling the entire economy It has that you have increased, you must be at the got dominant place in the economy. But it same time honec;t to the people and say that is only when you take into the public sector so far as the revised estimate is concerned, and investment calculations, the infra­ it is a little less. With regard to the' revised structure which takes approximate1y 75 % estimates I will just give the figures for of the public sector investment that you can records: arrive at that conclusion. But you rea lise and apprechtc that the private sector, the I t is a little more than the revised esti· capitalists are never going to invest in that mate. Revised estimate for plan outlay is infrastructure. They were ne"er capable of 20000 and it has gone to 22000. It is doing so in the first place and will not do morc, I am sorry about that. so now. In 1984-8S prices, only 41.2 % is beiDg invested in two Years, instead of 40 % Then what is happening is that only which ought to have been invested. That is 2S % of public sector undertakings are 1 .2% more i& being invested, more than actuallY in competition or may be in what is envisaged in the 7th Plan. That competition with private sector. In other is all. words they arc doing the same kind of job which might have been given to the private There is a claim about 65 % increase in sector where the total amount of investment anti poverty programme. My Hon. coJleague in that 25 % which comes to roughly Rs Smt. Geeta Mukherjee has alrcady dealt .. 9000 crores. This is to be compared with with it. I shall not go to the extent of Rs. J 2000 crores and more of investment ~epeatin8 that again. But 1 think that the of only 20 top industrial houses in the figures should not have been juggled with in country. that fash!on, The revised estimate figures you have given. Even if a comparison with So, where the Government stands in the budlet estimate of last year and this respect of 'the public, s ector and where the, year is valid, the revised estimate shows private capitalists stand in respect of their that what the Government found to be the investment, you have a comparison here. practicable minimum expenditure in this As against Rs. 9000 crores -1 have said connection, on that a 20 % increase is being Rs. 12000 crores for 20 big ho~sesJ it is made. That is all. Then again that 20 Rs. 5000 crOTes for two top bouses the per cent has t(\ be indexed by the price Tatas and Birias. How do the Government ,increase. So, it becomes 10 per cent .in­ compare itself with Tatas and Birlas '1 It is crease. It is a small increased compared a cut abQ,ve these two houses put toge&ber. to the gigantic task of poverty, alleviation That is all tbat the Government is doing which it seeks to do. (Interruptions) 385 General Budget, PHALOUNA 19, 1907 (SAKAJ General Budget, 386 1986-S7-General 1986-87-General Discussioll Discussion .

Now. Sir, resources are claimed to be implication. They themselves alree and raised without touching the poor. How can admit that this kind of growth in oil output one get more funny than this! There is is not going to sustain. May be this year it already increase in prices of foodgrains, may sustain but what is going to happen kerosene, cooking gas and the effect of this next year. If you cannot !lustain the is already visible in the life of the people. growth in oil production and also sustain When you say we are raising the resources the trade gap which we had 1ast year then without touching the 'poor I say that they what are we going to do. We have to are already. paying much more. fhe effect import. We cannot increas~ our exports of this will be all pervasive. Thc} c is no because of trade barriers. All these countries doubt about it. So, the prices will increase. which ask us to promote export themselves Government will get much more laK'!S. The put the trade barriers nnd see that we are prices will go up. Even at the prescnt rate not able to export. Hut, in the mean time of taxation there will be morc revenue. we are importing more. What will h~ppen ? We know how the Latin American countries Then it has been said that deficit has fell into the debt trap and that is exactly been kept at about last ye~H"s level. Here what is going to hapen to us. again there is jugglery with figures. What has been the effect of ] ast year's SHRJ VISHWANATH PRATAP budget, the liberalization etc., asking MRTP SINGH: Jugglery is not only my people t J come by raising to ,Rs. 200 monopoly. crore"S the exemption limit, FERA people having been given lot of advantages for SHRI AMAL DATTA: The revised setting up industries in no-industries and figure is Rs. 4800 crores but it is after backward di~tricts etc. What exactly has ommlttmg a very important ih..m, namely, happened? How nlallY people have set up Rs. 1600 crores which is given to the industries '? What lS the p~rfornlance in this States as medium t~rm loall~i. This is sector? Industries have not been set up, totally ommitted. If that IS add~d and though licences have been given. I am told, then you compare the estima t cd figures of a.s yet the effects are not at all discernible, deficit there is 90 pcr cent increase in to question of being visible. deficit. If you apply the same ratio to the present deficit it will be Rs. 1,000 crOles. The number of collabora,tion agreements that are coming up by hundreds and (Interruptions) thousands has gone up by more than hundred per cent, because flood gates have Then it has been said that inflation has been opened. To this extent, a question in been contained. Having incurred this this .House revealed, that we have paid amount of deficit and more deficit if aJl the for ~ technology which is available domesti- theQries of various economists are complied cally-I am referring to the silicon with the deficit is more because the bank technology. Wll:.ttev~r quantity can be advances should be regarded as deficit. To 'produced by tha t p·,trticular method and the say what does it matter if we print the facility which is already set up has already notes and we spend because we have been gone into production ~ince the first of this able to contain the inflation as there is month; i~ eQuId have gone into production only 7 or 8 per cent inflation is not right if power had been supplied earlier. For the because the fact remains that you forget same technology, we had paid two million two vital things You have increased the US dollars or something like ~hat. We are trade gap by approximatelY Rs. 5COO Clores so eager to go for \vhatevef is happenina and that you have Jot an oil bonanza. outside. There is another example, Under Whatever machinery we had for extracting the ~ew education ~trategy, they arc hoping oil is there. We have added very little to to introduce computers in ,the schools. it and the on is coming. It is good but According to the estimate of the Govern-. the Finance Minister should undel'stand the mcnt, 1 am told, about 100,000 .computers , $,87 Gelleral Budge" .,MARCH 10, 1986 Generol Bud,et, 388 1986·87~:-G.'neral 1986-87-General Discu.,Jon Dlscu.sion

,[&lui Amal Datta] milch cattle have been bought and sold. But five million cattle are not available in' would be n~tded in the first phase, and then the five-year period. We knew it because much more in ;t.\l~ sucond, third and fourth we examined people. I am a member of the phases.. For this initial 100,000 b~tch of PAC and we have gone on tour to various computers, the Education Minister goes parts of the country. It is found that the abroad to purchase school computers and same miJch cattle have been sold five to ten probably lhey will dump some old ones times and that was done .by the conspiracy taking advantage of our eagerness to buy of the b,\nk people, the beneficiaries, the thinls from I abrood lIave we not got block level people and various other offi ... people who can tnakc school computers for daIs. One way to get out of this is to us here '1 Anything which is Indian has to associate local authorities like Pnnchayats . . be rejected a!ld anything which is foreign is This was the original directive of the welcome. Reserve Bank and the Department ",r Rural Development. But unfortunatelY, this kind Then, 1 would h::. ve thought that a few of identification of the beneficiaries nnd lines would hnve been devoted to industrial this kind of adherence to procedures laid sickness. Today, about hundred thousand down by the Reserve Bank has only been companies, of which about eighty per ce~t done in the States like West Bengal and are 1;'mall units are sick. Why are they sick? Tripur:a, which are pariah so far as you The Reserve Bank own investigation reveals are concerned. In other States. there has tha t most of the small industries become been no such identification (Interruptions) sick because they are born sick. According What has been the result '? As a result, to that investigation, fifty six per cent are Loan Durbars, kn own a sLoan Me]as were born sick, because of th~ financial insti. organis('d wherein 104.ns have been given to tutions and the Government conspiring to all, and sundry recomme nded by people delay the setting up and commissioning of nominated by some Minister or some the industries. Nothing has been said about politict1l1y inft HI nt ia 1 Persons. This is not it. There is no policy in fact. We have the way of POVlI ty nJJcviation. Stop your been going to the Finance Minister, the loan melas if you cannot adhere to the Industry Minister and the Prime Minister proceGurc which is laid down by yourself. as also olhers to know what is going to happen to the industries which are either KUMARI MAMATA BANERGEE closed or are on the verge of closure. We (Jadavpur): Why arc you interested in do not know hl)w many peop1 e have lost stopping loan mclas '1 They should not be their employment, wholly or partially, stopped They should continue for the because of this hundred thousand units upliftnlent of the poor pcop1e. I .vonder having been closed The number is nearly why these people are not interested in the that •.• ( Interruptions) progranlmcs ... (Interruptions)

I would just condude by saying a few StHRI AMAL DATTA: For you, words about your poverly erudication pro .. ' poor people are those, whoes p,tpers are gramme, for which you have provided J 0 signed by you ! to 20 per cent more in real tenns They are full of leakages to the extent that I do Much more concession should have i not think that. even 10 per cent of the been: ivcn to small scale industry. In fact 1 people who have been beneficiaries of this I do not think that you have done a great ,. programme have been able to cross the benefit to the small scale sector by . poverty line. This is the remarkable thing increasing the limit. If you had Jowered ( about this programme. You will be sur­ the limit or possibly categorised them into ! pri~ed to hear that out of 16.5 rnilli.on A, B, C and something like that, smaJJer , heneficiaries' of the IRDP programme, one- people would have got the preference. third had gone in fDr nlitch cattle. That What is going to happen now? The whole nleans, is the five year period five miJ1ion small scale sector is a priority' sector and 389 (;enero/ /Judget, Gene'ral blttfiei; j ~b 1'9'6-87-Ge,,'ral 1986.s,"::':'t;eneral \ Discussio" Discussion ::, . tllc whole btnefit wil1 go to the bigcr mendable. The producers pay the tuxes and ooes, that is.. those who are in the high~r tbey Ret the benefit of it in the 'final ranges of the small scale sector. Those who products. This system should be at all levels. I request our hon. t.Finance are down below, trying to do business with Rs. 20,000 or Rs. 25,000 or Rs. 50,000 Minister to see tba t like the prQditels,' the or Rs. 1 lakb,.. they will be left out in the consumders ulso set the m1.xinnim·: benefit. cold. Perhaps, you can think over whether The common peopl e should be' made to this small scale sector can be given some know all > the detaiJs of these 31 items. added advantage in some manner or other, unqer, excise duty. rhis' will enable the so that ~mployment generation can go Government to stop tax evasion. ahead in 'the industrial sector. Our O~vernment has come' forward' in Thank you very much for accommo­ a big way to help small SC.11e industries dating me. I wou1d like to say just one especiaHy in rural areas. The 1 ndu"Stri a 1 word. 1 think the lady member should have development programme is providing been called to order. She was distubring financial 'assistance to the nnal small scale me. industries. The hon. Minist'er h:1S given maximum concession to tbe' 'sin'all scale MR. DEPUTY.SPEAKER: 1 requ.:st industries in the fund areas. This will all the member;; not to disturb. Do not enable the rural unemployed to get 'jobs. It think that I am supporting or advocating will also he.lp the industries utilise the raw for the ladY member. You all may speak materials available in that area. This is a when your tUfn comes. Please do not progressive step which can maintain fi balanced economic system in the country. disturb. I

[Translation] The Central Government has taken proper steps to identify "no i~dustO' dis• • SHRIMATI BASAVA.RAJESWARI tricts" and to help tqem in developing (Dellary) : Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, 1 industries in those areas.; This ha s been whole-heartedly welcome the General done throughout the country except a f~w Budget for the year 1986·87. This is an States. In such State about 14 to 16 unique Budget because the rna in objective districts ~ave been i~eniificd as no industry of this budget is to root out poverty from distrit;ts and they are getting the special this country. OUf late lamented leader assi stance from the Centre. But' in the case Smt. Indira Gandhi's dream was to com­ of Karnataka in justice has been done. pktely remove poverty from our country. Thjs has created a lot of problenls ~o the This budget aims at making the dreams of people of the State. The raw materials are late Smt. Indira Gandhi a reality. The not being utilised properl~., I :rherefore; I complete responsibility for the amelioration urge llPi on the Minister to ~QIl$idcr each of the living conditions of the poor masses block as a unit and to help sucb areas to of this country lies on, our hon. PI ime establish industries. There shuuld, be at Minister Shri R ajiv Oandhi. All efTol ts least one public undert:,king in each have been made in this budget to chieve dist,rict. Our hon Prime ,Minister has stated that at least one public undertaking should this objective. be there in each district. This proposals of Tax reforms made in this budget have the Government has apeared in the leading been welcomed by one and all., I commend national newspapers also. This policy has and welcome the modifit'd v;\lue 4\dded tax to be implemented in right earnest and at This will ensure the Government a very I east one ,person in each family should be good revenue and there would nboslutelY provided with one job compulsorily This is no chance of tax evasion. All the 37 itenls very essential because poverty prevails in that are mentioned under taxes ure conl .. most of tb'e' rural and agrtcu1tur~ll areas. :_------_ -,-.-,-.~---.--, .. -,.-,~ .. - * The speech was originally delivered in Kannadn. ' 391 General Budget. General Budget. 392 1 986-87 -G,nera I ",J 9B6·87-Ge.. ral Discussion Discussion

[Sbrima ti Basavarajeswari1 confined only to a few comnlunities. It must cover all the people who are below TbeY_ !lave to be brought a.bove the poverty, the poverty Hne. Sufficient provision has line. been made in this budget to help a.nd encourage the poor cobblers rikshaw pulJera Our Gov.ernment has given top priority and other down trodden pecple. in this budgot to the rural development programmes I thankful to the Finance Banks throughout the country are Minister for his generosity in this regard. helping in distribution of loans to the I would like to draw. the attention of the needy. There is task force to 10Qk after the Minister towards the misuse of funds which loan distribution. But many times tbe are meant for the upliftment of the rural banks ask the people to gO from one bank masses. Several members have already to the other. Therefore I request the mentioned about this misuse' of funds. It Minister to see to set a target before each may be RLEOP or flood relief or drought bank. Otherwise the bank officials would reJief or ~ral development or developnlent say that they do not have sufficienc funds of forests, the m~suse of money mu&t be to give loans. Therefore OUf Government brought to end once and for all. Stringent should ask the banks to foHow time bound action should b:. taken against such persons programmes. Otht;!rwise there would be a who are responsibl e for the mismanage­ number of hurdles in distribution of loans. ment. They may be agents or represen­ Time bound programme is a must to all the tatives or politicians.' Action has to be nationalised banks. They only people can taken if they are involved in the misuse of get loans for anti.poverty programmes and money. for agriculture. Another important matter I would like Long term agricultural pncmg policy to stress is the sanitation facilities in the and the long term fiscal poJici$!s are very rural areas sp~cially for women. Whenever encouragaing. But these days the cost of I go to' the' vitlages in my constituency the cultivation has gone up. Fertilizers and women fold would suround me and explain pesticides are also costly. Farmers also do to me the yopeless conditions of the pre­ not know which crop they should grow in a vailing sanitation system. They weep and particular year. There are instances of request me to do something in this reg ard. burning sugarcane which was produced in Therefore, I request :, the Government to excess SOllle time the oiIseeds are produced come forward I,. with a . plan to provide at abundantly. On account of this a balance least one toH~t 'to each viJJagc. cannot be maintained in the production of agricultural produce. Many a times, farmers Ddoking water facilities to the villages go for commercial crops to earn more should be given utmost importance. Problem money and this results in the scarcity of . villages have to be identified and th,ey h:1 ve fodder to the cattle. Therefore it is very t.) be provided with drinking water faci­ essential to have a crop patt ero at the lities. I hope that by the cnd of 7th plan national level. For this consultations can our Government would be able to provide be held with farmers representatives, drinking water to all the vi1Jages in the leaders and concerned institutions. country. This budaet has given lood encourage­ It is highly commendable that our ment to tb~ powers of oil seeds. But some Government has a new plan to provide oil seeds have. been ~eft out. They should houses to the poor under the Indira Avas also be included. The Centie should con. Yojanu.. I appreciate this idea of our suIt the State Government and give more Government. There are lakhs of lakhs of encouragement to the trowers of pulses and people living in slums for the last,.t10 to 50 seeds. years in our ,~country. The IndlIa Avas Yojana will serve as a boon to such slum Karnataka, Maharashtra. and iome dwcllers, But this facility should not be other States grow cotton in larae quan. 393 G,,,eTal Jud"" 'PHALOUNA 1~. 1901 (SA.KA) Ofll,ral Bud"t, 394 1 986-87-G,neral ~. 1986-87 -Gen,ral D Iscurs,lo" Discussion

tities. Varalaksbmi and DCF 34 are the senior editor of an important journal that finest varieties of cotton. Farmers invest "people will assess the Government on the huge amounts to produce such superior totality of what it is doing for the country's cotton. But unfortunately "white fty" is progress; one bandh by the opposition cost~ attactcinl the cotton plants and the pro­ the economy Rs. 450 crores in prod uctioo duction bas declined very much. Instead of and the extra revenue we have raised from getting a yield of J 0 to 1 S quintals, the petroleum products is Rs. S30 crores;~' In farmers are getting only 2 to 3 quintals. this one sentence the Finance Minister seeks This problem has to be tackled imme­ to justify the way in whi~h the administered diately. The market price has also come prices were increased a little before the down. Therefore, the Centre should give start of the Budget session, and also to all financial assistance to the Cotton Cor­ attack the opposition for having decided to poration of India to buy more and more voice the feelings of the public in regard to cotton from the growers At the same time these administered prices and the totally the farmers should be allowed by the unjustifiable method for increasing. 'the, nationalised banks to pay their loans with administered prices I think, the Finance simple interest in three instalments. They Minister should reaJise that this c,ountry is are unable to pay b::tck the loans in one working ~ccording to a certain type of insta]ment. In addition to this, the farmers parliamentary democracy and the Constitu­ should be provided with more financial tion has ldopted a parliamentary form of assistance on the basis of the crops which Government which regards Compliance with they are going to raise the next year. parliam~ntary conventions to be of very great importance. One basic principle is Vijaynagar steel plant. is a long pending that there should be no taxation without demand of the people of Karnataka. Our representation. And here well nigh Rs. late lamented leader Smt. Indira Gandhi 2000 crores by way of additional taxation laid the foundation stone of this steel plant have been raised. 1 use the word 'additional a decade ago. In Bellary district, there is t~lxation' deliberately :though they say that abundant storage of ore which will not be these are increased administered prices. exhausted eVen if it is utilised for decades. The total amount by this increase comes to The people in DeBary district are mainly Rs. 2000 crores while increas e in revenue dependent on rain and th eit financial con­ by way of taxation from the Budget pro­ dition is not sound. The hon. Minister has posals amounts only to Rs. 450 and odd also staded that the plan of setting up of crores. What was the hurry to have such the Vijaynagar steel plant has not been a steep increase? This Government has no given up. The people of Kamataka are hesitation in giving retrospective effect to very much upset over the delay in setting any number of things. Leaving that aside, up this plant. We are all djsappointed there was no warrant for hastening the about this delay. I humbly request our hon. matter. They could have come along and Finance Minister to let aid from foreign presented it before Parliament ,so that there. countries if necessary and sct up this plant. could have been a discussion.' What does I hope our Government would take all the Finance Minister say in his Budget necessary steps and start (he Vijaynagar speech? And this is an extra-ordinary state. steel plant as early as possible. ment to make. Wh+\t he said was that he propo~ed to place before the Hquse a Sir, I thank you for giving me this Policy Paper on administered prices. He opportunity to express my views and with says, there has been.an open debate on this these words I concl ude my speech. subject. The open debate started only after , ! the prices were increased and the increase [ English] was so terrific that it aroused the wrath of every section of the public' in' the entire SHRI H. M. PATBL (Sabarkantha): The country. tfthe Opposition is not to voice Finance Ministcr is reported to have stated this kind of resentrpent. then who else is to during the course of an interview t to ' a do it? When there is a bandh, it costs j9; <'ell"ftt IJIId,.t, (;e"~rQ1IJaJgtt. 396 , '1986-81-Geller,,1 1916-81- General Discussion Discua&n

[Shri H.M. Patel] that the counlry has been independent ,since 1947, and for all tbe sins of commission, aDd Rs. 450 crores in production. May I ask why omission since 1941 up to 1977, they want did the Prime MinlSter also refer to it tbat the Janata Government should have 8pec~cal1y in this House? Why does he rectified, removed, improved, their actions forget' that all he has to do, if he is really which led to emergency ... (lntenllptions) taking this country to the 21 st century right away, is to reduce the number of pu~lic SHRI RAM PY ARE PANIKA In holidays. Think of the amount of savIO! every sector the production was le~s. that would be effected 'if this coulltr) were to have no more public holidays than the SHRI H. M. PATEL: May I continue? nuri1b~r given 'in the United Kingdom or the Th: Price of milk at that time was Rs. 1.40 United States or any 'of the Western Per litre, today it is Rs. 4. SO per litre; countries, He would save anv amount of money .•. (Int errup lions) vanaspa ti price was Rs. 5.76 per kg., it is Rs. 18 50 today; the price of 500 gms. of tea was Rs, 9.80, today it is Rs. 22.45. SHRI RAM PY ARE PANIKA You can go on pointing out these things. (Robertsganj): How many holidays were Now, what is the effect of all this? The reduced in your time ? Indian econo.ny becomes a high cost [Translation] economy. And when it becomes a high cost economy, Government has to subsidise SHRI . MADHU DANDAVATE : food and fertilizers. And what happens Panikaji, there is a trunk caU for you. then? The result of all this 18 that the subsidy that they pay today is Rs. 4,000 [English] crores a year and yet after giving those subsidies, the cost of our 29 million tonnes of foodgrains is so high that we cannot SHRI H. M. PATEL: Sir, I have no export foodgrains even if it was correct to objection to answerinG his question. Don't export foodgrains. Why do they have such forget-unfortunately the Finance Minister a large stock? Has the Government ever has chosen to forget -that this country asked itself this quest jon ? There is not bec'arne independent in 1947 and the prices enough purchasing.power with OUr people. have increased since that day up to now­ It is not as if there are no hungry people; not since that date but ,let us say since people need foadgrains; but there is no 1969. The price of wheat was Rs. 1,05 pur,chasing power with the people. That per kilogram in 1969, toda:y it is Rs. 2.90 being the position today, so many pelipJe per kilogram; the price of rice was Rs. 1.67 who have to go without foodgrains. Govern" per kg., today it is Rs. 4.40 per kg; Dal' ment should have fO'Wld it possible to evolve Moong was 3.30 per kg., it is Rs. 7 pei' Rs. a scheme or schemes whereby the foodarains kg: today; sugar was Rs. 2.79 per kg., in stock could be utilised purposefully say today it is Rs. 7 per kg. I might remind for providing employment. this 'hon frh~nd of mine that whtn Janata Government was ruling this countrY, the price of sugar actuallY fen below Rs. 2 per SHRI SOMNA'(H CHATTERJEE kg. ... ( Interruptions) (Balpur) : LQan Melas.

SHRI ~AM PYARE PANIKA: And SHRI H. M. Pfl.TEL: Loan Melas is a the whole e'conomy was shattered. Scheme in point. ,. It i~ something which is very nearly running the Bank.s. It only SHRI H. M. PATEL; It seems to me means more numbers of unrecoverable that so far as the8~ ~n. Members 'lre loans. concerned they feel that ,th is country started " , ' , functioning only from 1971 wn~n the Janata PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: Government Came inlo power. They forlet 'Mela' in'Marathi means 'Died', '97 GeMl'al Bu"t, PHALGUNA 19. 1907 (SAKA) Gln,r.l Budget, 398 1986·87;...... General 1986·87 - Ge"eaal Discus&io" Discussion

SHRI H. M. PATEL: The Finance they eat up 'lot of energy. We can ill afford M:iriister said that resources had to be the wasteful consumption of energy. I am raised, If the plan is to be fulfilled what is only offering all these things ... pteventinl him froln improving all round efficiency '1 He can improve the efficiency SHRI RAM PYA.RE.PANlKA : There in so many different sectors of the country's is a lot of improvement in the stee) ctector. economy. Just to give you one illustration. if one per cent increase in capacity utilisa­ (/nterrupti"n,) tion or power plants in this country can be etfe~ed, we would not have to invest Rs. SHRI H M. PATEL: The Go~ernment SOO crores in fresh capacity We can avoid has its own administered' prices. It is difficult all this by just one pcr cent increase in to understand what is the philosophy under­ efficiency. Equally, one per cent saving on lying it. It increased the prices of ferti1isers power loss hi transmission can save another at a time when farmers are begil1ning to Rs. 4 SO crores. Why do you not improve utiHse larger Quantities of fertilizers. If efficiency? The l3ihar Slate Electriclty Board they go on increasing the prices of ferti­ has got 33 per cent capacity utilisation. As lizers, they would not be able to utilise the against this another public sector enterprise, fertilisers in hrger quantities.. The Eastern the National Thermal Power Corporation is U.P., for instance, has only just begun to having double that capacity-utilisation that utilise fertilisers in a incenting fu] way and is 6'6 per cent. If that could be achieved there would be a third Green Revolution if by another Public Sector Enterprise, why they,. are encouraged to countinue to use not Bihar? And why not take s( cps to do fertilisers. I feel that these are points this rather than impose'fresh taxation burden which are very very important and should on the people? not be ignored.

THE. MINISTER OF STEEL AND The Finance Minister began his rather MINES (SHRI K. C. PANT): It is not in long budget speech with a qUltation. He Central hands directly. said :

SHRI H. M. PATEL: Mr. Pant I am "Develomcnt must be accompanied prepared to cnter into a debate on this point by equity and social justice - by removal and satisfy you that you cou Id achieve of social barriers that oppress the weak. greater e~ciency. This is the essence of our concept of

I ' socialism. " SHRI K. C. PANT: I am only saying that the NTPC is in the Central sector. I must say that this was the only occasion on which these very fine words were uttered; SHRI H. M. PATEL: I said it myself. nowhere later in his speech do we find Another public sector, I said. I may tell these words. Not only do we not find the yoU that there are also Central Power words, but very little, that is proposed in the Stations managed by the Central Govern­ whole speech is designed to remove the ment whose efficiency and capacity.. vari,ous social barriers that oppress the weak utilisation is also substantially lower. There and certainly there is nothing, that will lead n l'e similar hard facts which we would do to greater social justice and equity. There is well to face. But there is no attempt at not the slightest doubt, however; that facing them. There aTe certain, things that becau!c of this budget prices will rise and in Government has fixed as simp1y estimated particular the prices of essential commodi. cost of modernisation and replacement. ties; the suffenng will be the greatest as a And because we have done tbis, we have consequence among the ,weak, those who been saddled today with plants which are are least able to bear the additional burdens. highly inefficient. You take our old .-steel Governnlent servents, organised labour and plants for instance. They are still carrying aU sections of organised emploYees, on with machines which are running, but· teat-hers, bank employee~ und so on wiJJ 399 General BlI.dget, MARCH 10, 1986 G~".r41 Budg~t, 400 , 1986-87~Ge"eral 1986·87 -General Discussion Discussion

[Shri H.M. Patel] only place where smaH scale units exist. 1 he trouble with the han. Members on the ..... other side is that they feel any statement all have some relief. It is the unorg~\Dised made, any criticism made must be resented. labour, the self-employed and the unem­ ployed who will have to bear the real brunt If an action hurts the people, then surely they should welcome critical Statement. And and these number far more than all the unfortunately sometimes Government's others who bave' 80t some relief towards the increased prices. On top of these increases actions do hurt people who do not deserve come the indirect taxes, though excise duties to be hurt. I am glad the Minister of have been rationalisc:d and the object of State for Fmance realises this thing because he very reasonable persons. introducing MODVAl' is essentiallY to is a ~1 iminate the cascading effect which cannot SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE: Why whollY be avoided ·in the present scheme of do you make this unreasonable statement '1 things. The effect of the totality of the changes is likely to prove almost disastrous SHRI H. M. PATEL: This policy also to ,manY ind\lstrial units. Indeed, it is the affects the larger units. For instance, the small-scale units which he claims he desires AIEl, Association of India Engineers, a to help are hit very bard, and this is clear very knowledgeable organisation which from what appears to be their immediate does not speak irresponsibly, finds tha t ,the reaction. Small industrie~ associations have increased excise duty will raise the price of already starte.d protesting, many small indus­ a standard truck by something like Rs. tries have closed down or have threat ened 7,000 whereas the relief given by MODVAT to close down because they do not know according to the calculations made, comes exa.ctly how they are going to be affected by to Rs 2300. It is stlted that the Maruti the propo3ed changes. car is likely to rise in price by Rs. 15000 • If this is going to the consequence, I don't 15.00 hrs. think the changes made are sound. This is rSHRI SHARAD DIGHE in the Chair :1 the pres~nt reaction which has been reported. All this must inevitably slow The Excise collectors and officers of the down the development of the country: Excis:e Department are unable to give them any clarification on the subject. I make Again the thing that has been surprisina this statement. with a sense of responsibility me most is, there is no reference to rising and without any hesitation. public expenditure or any proposal to br,ing abovt reduction in public expenditure. the SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL public expenditure has been rising un-re­ (Chandni Chowk) : What is the percentage 1 mittingly. It bas been rising at the rate of S% per annum. Its burden has been .SHRI H. M. PATEL: 1 would like to enhanced. Why is it that the Finance know on what basis are they asking these Minister has chosen to ignore it 1 Of course, questions. I am merely making this state­ an across the board economy cut, which is ment. If you feel that the small scale units the normal reaction of the Government arc not ~oing to .be affect cd, I shaH be when pressed to economise very very rarely bappy in~eed. effects any economy. It may result in some directives such as there should be no fre~h It is is not hurting the units, you would appointment made and no fresh projects . be unhappy. taken up. This does not achieve any worth while result. But I think, it is necessary SIIRI JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL: that an Expenditure Commission should be Not a single indushY has been closed down appointed. There was an Exp .mditure ,,' so far, in Delhi. Commission which was hastily wound up in . t 980 when it reweled the interestina fact , SHRI H. M. PATEL: Delhi is not the that 70 % of the public expenditure was 401 CH"""I"',t, PHALGUNA 19, 1907 (SAK.4.J Ge.'1I1 B_et, 402 19B 6-1 7 -Gtnlral 198 6·B 7 -G.1I6"JI DIICIl8sltl" DlscussltJn incrurred in urban area where 20 % of the industrial sector in the rest of the cou.try. country's population live. SurolY the fact What is it that comol in the way ,1 Givinl that expenditure was beina incurred in urban remunerative prices to the farmer ,Iileans areas is a fact which should have been only that perhaps it may' lead to an increase readily admitted. You shQuld weltome this . in the prices of essential commoditieS like fact 10 that thereafter you could proceed foodarains. wheat, rice etc. The solution to to do some justice to the 80 % of be the this has so far been found in the srant of population who live in the rest of the subsidies. country and on whom only 30% of the total expenditure was being i'ncurred so far. But this can never mean that thl far­ I think, the reduction in expenditure would mers should be devided remunerative certainly help the Finance Minister in his prices. There is no reason whatsoever for search for resources for the developmental denying the farmers, and justice. activities of the country. The virtual absence of an y reference to this is a serious You must find ways and means for omission. There is similarly very little that giving remunerative prices, without at the has been done for agricultural sector of the some time allowing prices of essential economy. There is some reference, of commodities to go up. Cost of living has course, to the larger allotment that has some how to . be maintained on an ev.:n been made., But that larger allotment Jeeei. There are ways and means in which ignores the basic demand of the farming tbis can be achieved. community for remunerative prices. There is no reference to the fact that farmers who Irow cotton, for instance, this year are It is desirable that the Finance Minister placed in an extraordinarily difficult position gives some thought to the observations that because there is no demand for what has I have made here and respond fairly and been produced If this decline in demand generously to the observations and critici&nl is likely to repeat itself, Government should !lnd make suitable modifications in his fin:.ll have evolved a s~hel1le either for stimu­ response. lating demand for p~rmitting exports or for assisting in ch'J.nge over to a more [Transla lion] rewardina crop pattern. Crop pattern needs to be changed from time to time, SHRl DHARAM PAL SINGH MALIK according to the price situation and the (Sonepat): Mr. Chairman, Sir, I rise to market demand. But this would only be support the 1986-87 Budget. I congra­ posdble if Government did give some hip tulate the hone Finance Minister for the priority to agricultural sector and realised way he has formulated schemes and the way how verY important it was to ensure agri­ provision has been made for revenue and cultural prosperity. Althouaht they say expenditure hereby benefiting the poor and that on prosperous agriculture dep.cnds the the average farmers. 1 his B1;ldget will take prosperity of the country, somehow very the country on the path to proaress and Htth is done to that end. This is what I will provide relief to the common man. I feel needs to be remedied and remedied would like to praise the main aims and without any delay. It is necessarY to be objectives of the Budget as outlined by the forthrilht in the matter. What is it that hon. Finance Minister, We shall be succe .. comes in the way of the Government in suul in eradicatinl poverty and achieving pursuinl arilht poiicy in respect of the socialistic objectives through this Budget. agricultural sector of this country? They . It will help in strengthening the Public know full well how vital aariculture is to Sector a n1 increasina self.. reliance. I con· the )indian economy as a. whole. A pros­ gratulate our Government "n behalf of the perous rural area would mean biaher citizens of t.his country and hon. Priroe purchasiDI capacity and hi,her purch.sinl Minister throllab the hone Finan~. Minister capacity of 80% of tho population would for the way Schemes and Plans have been mean immediately 1arBer marktta for the formulated over tb. years thereby ~cnefitiDI 403 General Budget, MARCH 10, 1986 General Budget, 404 1986-B7-GellertJl 1 986-8 7 -t1,(htlnb 1 ' Dtsc",sion Discussion rShri Dharam Pal Singh Malik] I t is a fact and everybody agrees that

, } India is 11n agricultural countlY and 80 ,per; cent of its population is solely dependent agriculture. Earlier. hardly 10 to 12 on agriculture. words will not i'mprove mauads of wheat and 6 to 7 maunds C'f Mere rice were produced in aD acre of land but the lot of the farmers. Eloquent speeches today because.of .our Plans, we are pro· on the subject can make good books t,ut ducing ~4 maunds vf wheat and 70 to 7' they cannot bring happiness and prosJ)erity rna uDds of rice in an acre .of land. Prior t.o in the '1 ves .of the farnlers. Water and electri" me, Shri Patel mentioned about remune­ city are the two primarY needs of the far .. rative prices to farmers. I am happy that mers. They can get water provided Electricity even Patel Sahib has said in so many words is supplied to them. I feel that floods and that remunerative price should be paid to drought are equaliy damaging, If the flood­ the farmers. I wDuld like to ,recall what waters are properly controlled, water C:Ul happened during their regime. When Janata be diverted to drought.affected areas. 1 Party was ih power, ~verybody knows what would like to say a few words about was the plight of the farmers. I would like lIaryana. Haryana used to have buffaloes to cit e an example from Haryana which of good breed. The livestock in our indicates the states of affairs prevailing at country W3S equal to its population and I that time .••• •• (Interruptions) Sugarcane was believe ·that if we do not take care of our being burnt because its price was at its livestock, the farmer will not be abJe to lowest. Once a farmer was sn10king 'hukka' make progress. The average farmer docs in his house and was awake during the not have more than 5 to 7 acre landhold~ng night. On being asked why he was wide today. I am not speeking of big farmers awake, he replied that he was keeping a at least they cannot be found in Haryann wa1ch. Over wh:.t, he was asked? He and the average farmer depends n1uch on said that he feared someone might unload the cattle wealth. The livestock should. a cartload of sugarcane in his farm. At therefore, be properly looked after. What that time the price of sugarcane was far less to speak of veterinary doctors, we do not than its transportation cost. I would like cv.:n 11 .. 1\ e veterinary compounders within a to say that one should peep into oneself radius of 5 to 7 miles around a village. I, before criticizing olhers. The Opposition t hen fore, suggest that 'suitable provision leader who spoke prior to me dwelt at !'hould be made in the current Budget to length on price rise. The hike in prices is provide a veterinary doctor or compourder not potketed by a single person. The more in every village to look after the livestock t he funds with the Government the more of farmer, because until the livestock is the development in the country. A fit not properly looked after the lot of tho! example will be that of a familY which has farmer will no t imprOVe. sufficient means. Its scale of expenditure will be high and it can make progress as w~ used to have 'Murra' bufIaJose in well. The total Budget of the Centre 1n large number in Haryana but today this 1 ')47 was not even Rs. 200 crores th(;ugh br~ed is almost extinct and it is causing today it is around Rs. 1,80,000 crores. heavy loss to the farmers. Most of the Both the non. Finance Minister and rlon. farmers are making use of tractors in Prime Minister deserve to be congratulated agricu ltufe today and even a small farmer for this .•. .•• (Interruption, As we talk of hires it from a well off farmer to plough Seventh Five Year PJan, we have to note his fields. As a result of this, there is sharp tha t the progress we have made during the decline in the number of bulls and pedigree la~t 30 to 35 years has been made only due bulls arc not available. The animals bus.. to our planned economy. One can easily' bandry department should ensure availa., imagine the appalling condition in which it bitity of pedigree bulls at its research centres was left by the Opposition during Janata so that breeding of buBs .of good stcbck regime. Therefore, before offering any takes place and they are made easily criticism they should be conscious .of their available to small farmers to plough their. own shortcomings. fields. "', 40 S GelUJral Sud,er, pHALO UN A 19. 1907 (SAKA) G.",ral Budg'I-. 406 1986.,87 - General 1936.(1-Genersl Discuslion Discussion

I,.' Besides, I would like to submit that again, Mrs. Gandhi proposed tbe transfer little attel1tion is being paid to agricultural of Chandigarh to Panjab and in lieu thereof scientists. I think thousands of fanners 107 villages of· Punjab were to be Riven to become victim of thresher accidents every Haryana and construction of SYL Canal year and lose their limbs, but no effort has was to be undertaken. The Akalis in been made or a system 'evolved so far to Punjab welcomed this decision and cele­ stop recurrence of such accidents in future. brated tile decision in Ourudwaras. But Besides this, I would like to say that the this decision was also not implemented. combined harvest Inaohine is t(t)O big in People of Haryana are greatly dependent size. It is not u~cd by the smaH farmers on this SYL Canal becluse at present only because it leaves the lower portion of the 30 per cent of agricultural land is irrigated stem of wheat plant uncut in the field, and' the rest of -t.he land is without any which is used as fodder. At present the rate means of irrigation. Now farmers are dis­ 'of fodder is Rs. 105 per quintal. The gusted and disappointed. If this dispute is Engineers should suglest some suitable not solved, it may take a seriou turn and Inodification in the machine so that the can cause great loss. stems are also 'cut and collected. 1 would urge the Governmco t to transfer Regarding the Budget, I wish to say the Hindi speaking villages to us and solve that Haryana at present has no capital of the water problenl. It is our rcasonable its own and Chandigarh is the common, demand and if it is riot conceded, it will capital of both Haryana and Punjab. Under create great resentment among' the people the Rajiv- Longowal Accord, Cbandigarh of Haryana and willI have adverse effect. is to be given to Punjab and HUr)'ana has to construct its new capita) somewhere else. With these words, I would like to thank. Rut the new capital cannot be constructed you for the opportunity you have given me till Central Government docs not give fuJI to speak. grant to Haryana. For this purpose, the mllllmum requirement is of Rs. 10,000 fEngllsh] ~rores and provision to this effect should , . have been made in the Budget. SHRI Y. S. MAHAJAN (Jalgaon) : Mr. Cbaiiman, Sir, the Budget is a determined II is un old dispute and ever since the effort to solve some of our basic economic creation of HarYana, there has been dispute issues, to raise the living standard of the with Punjab about the transfer of villages poor and tbe downtrodden and at the same and SYL canal. Many of you may be time liberalise the economy and provjd~ knowing about the causes of the' dispute stability in fiscal and monetary matters. The but many others may not be knowing it. Budget has an unusually wide sweep and I wish to inform the House that in 1960, seeks to achieve its objects through an an International Agreement, Indus Water exceptionally large number of innovations Treaty 1960' was signed between India and in fiscal and monetary policies. Pakistan, Under this treaty, Indian Government had paid a . sum of Rs. 110 The first important problem that the· crores to Pakistan and in 1961 disging Finanee Minister had to face is that of work W:lS started which was to be completed raising the resourCes lo meet the require .. by 1970. In J966 the States of Punjab and ments of Five Year Plan., .During the Haryana were formed and .thc assets were current year Oovernment has been under to be divided in the ratio. 'of 60:40. In pressure to meet the growing burden of 1966 Shah Commission was appointed by expenditure on account of jn1 erest payment, Mrs. Indira Gandhi which recommended Defence, subsidies and assistance to the the transfer of Ch~ndjgarh to Punjab and States. In spite of. a sharp increase in the three hundred Hindi speaking' villages of reven\Jes the Government. had to rely ,on. Punjab· to Haryana. But these ,recom.. additional domestic borrowing and a higher mendations were not accepted. In 1970 l~vel of deficit financing. 407 GIll , red Bud,et, MARCH 10, 1986 (jeneral Sqet, 408 1,916-87-G'''.'01 1986·37 -Gener,,1 I IJI,eus8lo11 Dis CII'S io"

[Shri Y. s. Mallajan] prolramme implementation, I hope, things " . would improve in future. It will make Sir, in his search for additional resources easier the task of tbe finance Minister to it is natural that the Finance Minister's raile resources for the Plan. It b~8 been attention should be attracted first by the said that the reason why there are delays in public sector undertakinls. Durin. the the execution of power or irrigation projects current year th..:re has been significant is that there is proliferation of projects improvement in the working of the thermal resulting in inadeqaute allocation of resources, units, railways and th~ collieries If there difficulties in land acquisition and shortage is improvement in the working of these of construction material. All these diffi­ public sector undertakings then there should culties can be foreseen, Ccln be anticipated be no difficulty in raisin, the necessary when the project reports are prepared. It finance foc our planniog effort. How is surprising that even after thirty five years important this CaD be seen from the fact of planning, our projects reports are still that if in the power sector the plant load faulty. Have we not got experienced and factor improves by 1 per cent or trans­ able consultants '1 There was a news item mission losses arc reduced by 1 per cent the in the newspapers that the Government was national production, it is estimated, would Koing to enter into an agreement with a increase by about Rs. 450 crores. It is, company run by non·resident Indians and therefore, necessary that the Government that they would provide consultancy to our concentrates its attention on improvement public sector enterprises at a very very in the productivi ty and efficiency of the heavy cost. The Government should consider public sector units. These units have been this nlatter carefully, because sometimes set-up at great cost to society and it is consultancy can be very expensive. necessary that the managements of the units must become cost conscious. They must lbe third way, apart from reducing reduce excessive manpower· They should administratIve cost or cutting down t.!xpen­ have better control over invcnt')ries, asso­ diture, is that the Finance Minister can ciate labour in the management process, raise resources by one method, the method raise capacity utilisation and aim at stability which is always at his disposal and which of prices over a period of time. The be can make use of at the risk of inflatio­ managers as well as labour should have a nary pressures-l am referring to deficit sense of commitment and they should financing. This method has to be !mployed realise that they should contribute their when You cannot raise sufficient resources share of resources for developing a social ist from taxation'or borrowings. In spite of economy. all his efforts, our Finance Minister has found that he has to leave a gap of about Sir, the Finance Minister has caned 'for Rs. 4090 crores as uncovered. Criticism a frank debate on the subject of r.esource has been made that this sap will lead to rise mobilisation which he regards as essential in prices. From out' past experience we for the long-term economic health of the can say that this amount of defiCit finanCing nation. There are many ways by which he is within safe limits. If production in­ can add to our resources bolt since time is creases by five per cent, as we anticipa.te, limited at my disposal I would only like to as it did ic the Sixth Plan, the economy wiH refer to one or two matters. The first be able to absorb it and the prices would relates to irrigation projects which suffer not rise. from cost over-runs. Expenditure has in­ cr.ased by about 400 to '00 per cent in fhe loud protest made by the oPposi. many cases. If project formulation is tion against the increase in administrative improved and implementation takes place prices and the one-day bandb oraanised by ,accordina to time-schedule then I am sure them were il1-concoived and politically the Finance Mini8ter would be able to save motiviated. By stopping production for one 1 hundreds of crores' of rupees every year. day, they have cost about Rs. 500 crores to C Sine. we have now a Ministry whose job is ( the national income. It is not the way. 8R 409 Geller.' "et, PHALG:~N~ ,19, ~907,. (8A~if) G~lIer.1 Bwltett 4 t 0 19B 6·8 7-G'lteral 19B6"'7-G'~'r'" ,; DllcIl6sIon DI,ell'81tM bas beeD pC'inted out by'our Prime Minister aramme which aim at an all round prOll'eS8 itt his replay to the debate on the motion of of the poorer seCtiODS of the community. ' thank' to I the President·s Address, 'we can help t,be people; we cannot help, the peopJe Sir, the primary tbrust of the 'Budget by organisinl bandhs, but by holping the has been to implement various elements of economic machinery to run smoothly and the Lonlterm Fiscal Policy. This marks a e~cie~tly. "eat departure frdm our traditional practice. It has 'introduced what is called MODVAT. The entire thrust of the budaecp~op()sals ~odified value added tax, whjch is a means is for eradication of povorty aftd improving of livin. to the manufacturer instant credit ,the Jot of tbe economically weaker sections for tax on materials which he has used. of society, specially the schoduled castes This means that the prices have a tendency and scheduled tribes. The Government is to come down. It helps not only the commit,ted to this policy, For the first mao,:,taclurers, 'but also the customers and thm, the hon. Minister has made a consumers, who are uDorganised and there­ whopping increase of' 93 per cent in the fore unprotected. allocation for National Rural Employment Programme, which will generate employ­ The proposals to replace the investment ment for 300 million 'mandays in 1986-87. allowance by a new scheme, a bolisbing He has increased the allocation for Rural surtax OD corporate income from 1 978· 79, LandJess Employment Guarantee Programme to change the present system of depreciation from Rs, 400 crores to Rs. 633 crores and rationalise its rate structure are impor­ Similarly, the provision for IRDP has been tant. Liberalisation of the excise exemption ra ised to Rs. 428 crores from Rs. 283 scheme will boost the small scale industry crores during the current year. and, expand opportunity for employment.

Apart from the social security schenlc, The large scale simplification and arrangemcllt~ will be nladc for construct ina rationalisation of the tax structure and the houses for the scheduled castes ~\nd scheduled tribes under the Indira Gandhi introduction of MODVAT will help 'industry Grih NiTlnan Yojana, for which an allo­ to develop. cation of Rs. 125 crores has been provided. ,Then I would like to bring to the kind notice of the Honse one local problem regard· Efforts will be intensified to see that ing my constituency. We have a textile mill thousands of problenl villages are provided which was closed about 18 months ago. with at least one s~\fe source of drinking 3000 workers were rendered jobless. The water. Mr. Chairman, Sir, we know how Dlanqemcnt which was gUilty of mis.. difficult it is for the people to get drinking ~aleQ1ent or misappropriation of funds water in the Maharashtra viHales. There ,h4S not been taken to task. 10 the interest are 8 J0 villages to which we are supplying of the 3000 workers who have lost their w~ter through tankers and bullock-carts. jobs, I hope the Government of India will number of such problem will The villaB~s come to the rescue of the State Government increase to 12000 villages ::within two whif:b, has alreadY written to the it for help, months. 1 he Government has prepared ~hc ·Oov~rDment must take over the mill schemes for water supply costins about RI. a114 ~Dcl it over to the cooperative of fhe 1450 crorc~, and Rs 12S'crores have been workers, 10 that it can again function and provided for Maharashtra. I hope t'he hon. the people can be provided with jobs. Minjster will come to our rescue a.nd see that for this wotk, more resources are allocated to Maharashtra. We talk so much about growth and development. But all this is intimately Priority continu·!s to be given to other related to the t growth of our population. parts of th ~ Plan, such as the Minimum From 1"6 onwards, we have been makins Needs Programme, n.nd the 20-Pobit Pro- Herculean efforts to reduce the rate of I ~ I ' 411 (ie~~rlJt /Jud,et, aelleral BuJ,"t 412 198 6·~ 7-G,,,eral 1986·87-G~",ral ' Discussion Discussion' 'I

j I" .", .l;J , [Shri Y. S. Mahajan 1 and i~ w~s only suggest ive CJ',i ticism. It ,16 evident from. j~ that it is a good ',Budget. i ~ growth of our population and the rate has '. come down to some. e~tent. But, the I did not waryt to enter into any contro­ addition to population every year has gone versy but Shri' H M. Patel, who has left the on increasing Therefore OUf efforts on tl\e House, had staled that real freedom ~as Hoes which we have accepted will 110t unshcred in 1911 and administra tion was enable us to reduce the rate or growth of ~tream1iQed. But I would like to ask whcre opr population to the rate tar;'eted py l,hat food and sugnr 'stocks had gone which 2.000 AD. Therefore, I suggest that we were,lcolleCted by the Congress Governments. must accept, a policy of strong disincenti'ves Gold ·'reserves were also auctioned to and in this If we rely 011 incenti~es matte~. fa vourite ;capitalists who were financed' 'by pure'ly voluntary me!hod~, ,then . ¥f.e arc It-he Banks, on the plea that the prices of facing an intractable wall of r~&i,~~~p.~~, gold would COine down in the market. You resistance due to reJigiou'l or' traditional have committed such blunders. You have prejudices, resistance because of lack of seen the' two general elections as ~ mark of knowledge or wrong ideas. Stat e power atonement of the people. Atonement is must make some impact on the peop} e so good thing otherwise onc h:IS to suffer ~\nd that we can achieve the objective of a you 'will go on suffering. stable population or a zero .rate of growth, by 2000 AD. This is a commendable Budgl!t and as With these remarks, I support the Bud­ such I would not go into detail but only get which has made great innovations and . say that it is a poor man's Budget. Stc:P\ radical changes in our fiscal systenl';and have been taken to reduce the gap belw{~cn which is going to prove to be a great the rich and the poor, to increase produc­ instrument in ralsmg the standards of tIon and increase the defence resources, I millions of our people. appreciate the Finance Minister for not only inviti,~ jSuggestions but also accepting [TranslationJ the good suaestions and trying to imple­ ment them for which 1 would like to congratulate hinl. Budget of any country SHRI K. N. PRADHAN (Bhopal') : Mr. depends upon the economic anu social Speaker, Sir, it is a very rice Budget and it conditions of that country. In caSe of would not be wrong to call'it R Budget of developing countries, the Budget can be very high d.!grec of maturity and sincerity. assessed by its impact on the people of Every year Budgets are prcs'ented' Most that country. of us discuss these Budgets aft(! there is . ' mixed reaction in respect of every BuDget. We like some aspects and some may' not Sir, there is repeated talk about the appeal to us, Ruling' party membets people 1iving below the poverl.y line. It support the Budget wholeheartedlY but ntay b~ less than SO per cent but if lbe sometime they . do' it as 'part of their number of those Hving in the proximity of duty. Similarly, the Opposition members ~he poverty l;ne i~ also taken into account, sometime opp'os~ it . strongly abd sotn~fme the number whollld be more than two-t~i~'d criticise it for the sake of criti~isrrr dhly. pf th.~ .t9~al population. We f!lu~t s~ C ,how Since Friday, T have been listt-niftg fO the this price rise would affect those who dp speeches of ,the Members belonging' 'to the not hav~ epough food and clothes for them ruling party as well as to the Opposition. and. tpei~ .l=hil4ren, live in tha tched huts In case. you have Jist~ned to them catefully, and do not" get' even sufficient supply, of you must have felt that all the,rulilll parlY kerosene. By this Budget they will get members, who spoke OQ the ,Budget, .~uppor .. che'1p ra~ion, cbeap clothes, employment, ted it wholeheartedly and not .Qle.ely as a educatipn for the ,children and medical duty, The Members belonging to., 'he facilities. This Budget wiH benefit a major Opposition criticised it merely as a duty portion of our population wbich is not w'ell 413 General Budget, 414' ~;::~./!::::;rQI PHALG~~. 1~frl?,9?}i~~1KA} 19t6~"~GelUral mae"ssioll DI~c.$slo" ,

~J1-. "This can be the real crit~ion of ·development of the country. If the facility ar'Y 'l1u'dget. ,. , I,' " i" ' of saving certificates is provided in the (I ", .• bank, it will heJp in enhancing savings. I '.,d: 't (I I, I had ra ised an objectiQD to the previous The hon. Prime Minister and the hon. Bu(f~et and I wanl to n\~se t~e sa~e ocjec.. , Finance Mjnister have· taketl this step with tion t.Q this Budget too. Finance Minister great courage 'which is no less than a has Jeft the House. I do not ~now what nt.iratle·: A national wage po }icy should allergy he has to the family planning. Ill, bt)formulat'ed. We should have uniform some househoid~, the elders ,~Jess the pay:~cales fot' the employees working in younllcrs by wishing them pros~~rity and the Central Governments St~te Govern­ more children. 1 t seems that lhere are ments and the Joc~""cl~sclf bodies. The such elder~ in the house o(t'he Finance employees had been fighting for uniform Minister abo. He has not said anything, dt~r11esg a)]ow,lnce for the last many Years rI bout the family planning either in this und at last we had to concede their demand year's Budget speech or in Jast _I, y.ear's It would be better to takc early steps jn Hudget. Famijy Planninl ~~ b~en ticcer;dcd this respect instead of giving chance to the the lowest priori ty in tb~ Bud&e~. . The ptoplo ,te I·resort to agitation... (/nterrup. aHQcation made in the" Budget for the t tlons) 'We should try to effect cut in family planning is only 6 per eent'more administrative expenditure and cut should than the Jast year's Budget alJocation. be substantial' so that its impact is Celt by Whereas we are resolved to enter the 21 st the people. For example, at the thne of century with a growth rate of 1.53 pe,~cent visit by the V.I.Ps, hordes of Ministers and hl the population, actually this. growth officers of the State dance attendance on rate should have been zero. 1 am'doubtful them. The Protocol should be revised as tInt you nlay not bc able to achieve even it has become obsolete now. We should ,hat growth rate set by you. We have effect economy wherever possible. Similarly seen over the years that the increase a lot of foreign exchange is spent on foreign in the production and the growth in tours unnecessarily. People manage to arrange thc na110nal income are all nullified by foreign tours for themselves People ask me the ever-increasing population. No impor. also why I have not gone on foreign tours. 1anee has been shown to the family plann­ They suggest to me to wangle a foreign ing programme. The provision of moni-. tour t9 have a gOO~ time Such tours, which toring by Centre is praiseworthy. ~.Qw are wangled, should be stopped. It ~ntails one can see how the banks have played ',1 expenditure Qf public money unnecessarily. key role in bringing revolutionary ch~nges Assistance is provided to the states in in our national Hfc:. If one docs. proportjon to their popuLHion for raising 11 ot want to see the reality, it is ~ difforent the people above the poverty Jine., What thing. Railways have also shown a g~od I WOuld like to submit is tha t such assis­ performance. The State Government bave tance should be provided to the State in not made llrovision for monitoring and as proportion to the number of people living bc.Jow the poverty line. Then only they such we would nOl achieve the desired can conle at. ~.r with other States. It is resu1t. The hon. finance Minister has I contributed a lot for placing th.; banks on good th'lt the royalty for minerals is pro­ sound foo,ting. The Indian Banks Associa­ posed to be increased I would like to lion hels fixed ')ervice charges, but all the draw your attention to the Public Sector banks are not adopting it- : If these charles wb,hib,,.is,,,he J,>alckbonc of the country. We, are introducee1 through the Reserve Bank cann~,\ ~':I'I that the. performance of the of India as in the case of rate of interest, PQbli}: S~tor undertakings is satisfactory, I think they will introduce them. In case although the work being done by some of we invest in N.S.C. and U.T.l. we get them may be lood It is all due to the certain concessions. We must mobilise performance of the offic!rs in the Public maximum savings for our developmental' Sect Of,., There is need to monitor their petforma~c;. The officers in the public purposes, 1 f 'we encourage I " mttlimam manage to get top posts and savings in the villages, it will h~lp in the 'ua4erta~ings ,: ,l-" ,

41' I Gener.1 Bud"t, MARCH'lb, 1986 G_nerD/ Budt41, 416 1986-8 7-C;t"~,al 1 986-87 - GS1Itrai Discussion DisClUlion

[Shri K~' N. Pradhanl soon- "They somehow got an opportunity sometime back The intelligence depart. conduct themselves in a manner that the ment of the country should be strengthened public sector undertakinls incur bUlc losses. and, if need be, more money be earmarked For example, in an important unit like for, it We should not hesitate in spending BHE L; the officers who should ha vo been more money in this respeet.· The incidents demoted and punished for thea misdcfds that took place in the recent past were due for the last two years have been liven to the railure of our intelli,ence. With double promotion. Under such conditions these words, I congrtulate the hon. Finance how can we improve tbe performance of Minister arid hope that such Budgets will be the public sector undertakioll. We shall presented every year till we ent er the 21 st have to take strinlent measures to improve century and the same would lead to the the work ing of the public sector under­ prosperity of our country. takings. SHRI RAM PUJAN PATEL (Phulpur): Mr. Chairman, Sir; I am grateful to you for So far as the forests 1lre. conc~tned, living m't' an opportunity to speak on the there are no two opinions that emphaais Budget for 1986-87. The Budget, which should be laid on .ltrorestation in tbe has been "resented by the hon. Finance country. Besides, irrilatioD facilitie&'have Minister is an important document for the also to be augmented and roads and 'Power poor, the farmer and all sections of the are to be provided. But we ha vc seen society; The Opposition have given their tha t work on these projects is held up for views in regard to the Budget which are not as may as two years, althou&h funds bave based on logic. They had hoped there been sanctioned for these projects by the wouid be hefty tax proposals in the Budget World Bank. But permissiol' is not given and they might get an opportunity to to fell a few trees in the name of protection organise strikes, agitation etc. but all their of forests, The Centre does not give hopes have been dashed. That is why they permission to fell those trees. are viewing the Budget from their respective angJes. States have to approach the Centre for sanction of various schtmes 3uch as NREP The Department of Rural Development and RLEGP. This results in inordinate has been al10cated more funds in conlpari.. delay and the sanction is also generally oot son' to the allocation made in the Budget granted. I would submit that work of for 1985·86. This will help in the implementation of these schemes should be upJiftnlent of the poor. A sum of Rs. 230 m'lde a State subject. crores was provided for 198 S.86 which has been increased to Rs. 443 crores for I would also like to say ab0ut F.C.I. 19B6.. 87. Similarly, against an allocation For example, you give Rs. SO as sUMidy of Rs. 400 crores for ) 9 8 5-86 for the on 'wheat. It seems to be on bilh side. Rural Landless Employment Guarantee So you should let it examined at your Prolramme, a sum of Rs. 73 S crores has level whether the subsidy, which you been allocated for the year 1986·87. provide, is justified or oot. Certain foreilD Likewise, the allocation for the lote&rated powers are active in weakening our countrY Rural Development Programme has been They do not want to see us make progre;'. increased to Rs 428 crores. Also, there is no doarth of trai\ors in'the country. They ar~ in ]ealue with outsi

Sir, through you I want to tell the hon. Sir, I am of the view that the hone in F lnance Minister has done a great job by Finance Minister that November, 1981 tbe hone Prime Minister, Shrimati Indira naming the housing scheme after the name Gandhi had visited that place and in her of Shrimati Indira Gandhi because she pre,ence the then Agriculture Minister had sacrificed her life for this country and if the announced that a soda-ash plant will be set houses are constructed after her name, then up there but subsequently that factory has it wiU'be a great thing. I have seen in this been allocated .to some other place. On Budget that the 20 Point Prosra~me has making an enquiry, I come to know that been released according to the wishes of Shrimati Indira Gandhi through which the the factory "was not set up there because it would not have been economically viable. country will make all round development. My submission is that if that plant does Last year,. ,RI. 4,900 crores were allocated not incur losses at the other place, bow for this Programme and this year Rs. 5,548 then would, it have inourred losses at this crotes have been allocated 80 that the pro­ place? When the Agriculture Minister or gramme can be implemented properly and all), oth,er Minister announCes something in there is' nIl -round development of the the 'presence of the Prime Minister, it has farmers. some SlJlctity.. Now the people in our'area want to . know why this work bas not- been ,. (' The hon. Finance Minister has proposed done ,in spite of an announcement to this about'l pet cent increase in the production effoct'l This creMes disappointment among 0'[ nitrogenous fertilizers dUrlng 1'986·'8'7 tbe people' and, our, image suffers. over the current year. Sir, it is a 'bill., tbiQS. 1 ttiink: 'ther'e bas been con~id,erable: increaae Nitrogenous :f~tii1iz~r is required in in' the use' of fertilizers and we have to large quantity in thc eastern part of Uttar 419 Gener,al,Spilget, MARCH lQ, 1986 GenerallHuJret, 4~O 1986~'7 ~Gt"etlll 19B6-B7-Gel"1J1 Discussion Discussion

[Shri I Ram Pujen Patel) Akashvani and Television are beiDa used to present obscene items. Tbis also contri. Pradesh nnd the western region of Bihar and butes to the degeneration in the character there is only one fertiliser plant in Pbulpur of our youth. If character falls then the which caters to the need of the entire area. country cannot function properly. That is Fertilizer is supplied from this plant to the why we hear that India's secrets are leaked different parts of the country. 'Therefore, out to foreign countries. This tends to keeping in view the utility of the plant, I corrupt the mind of the people. hOl'e you will order its expansion and allot funds for it. It wi]) be very kind of you, The hon Finance Minister has also laid if you do this. that tourism helps in the growth of loodwill and nationa1 integration. It is true. For Sir, tbe most significant feature of the this, we should encourage the peopl e who Seventh Five Year Plan is that the hon. visit different religious places and places of Finance Mini.;tcr has specially t.aken care of scenic beauty and also provide means of the development of human resources. I am transport for those places. of the view that corruption, dishonesty and violence prevailing in the countrY are due In our Phulpur area there is a place to the degeneration in the character of man. Shringberpur which has been declared as a It is very necessary that we make available place of tourist importance by the Govern. so many resources that our mora) standard ment of Uttar Pradesh. It wiH be very is raised and love for the oountry increases. kind of the Central Oovernmen t if it pro­ We must rna ke more investment in this vides some grant for its development. direction. Our foremost aim should be the defence 16.00 brs. of the country. If the country remains secure and democracy is sustained in the We should provide funds for buildinl country, India wil1 make progress. No one the character of the youth in the villages. It in the world can stop it. Ev~n today is being done through 'Navyuvak Mania1 foreign countries have their eyes on India, DaJ' but they arc provided a measly sum of More alloca 1ionc; should be made for the Rs. SOO per year per block which cannot Defence of the country so that we are able help in the deve10pment of character. There to contribute in strenlthening the countrY in is need to pay attention to this aspect. different sectors. The Government is paying special attention towards the new education policy. The hon. Prime Minister inaUlurated The policy also is going to be presented in the project at Allahabad to control pollution this session. The hone Finance Minister in the river Ganga. Similarly, we must had said in the Parliamentary Party meeting formulate_ scbemes to clean the rivers where that so much subsidY is given to ,the farmers p~ople bathe and sewage is discharged. on fertilisers and edible commodities that we can 'pr<-vide one tube-well and one Similarly, firewood is very important. It school each to every village. It it is true is also our duty to protect forests.· But at then make some improvement in the present in villages as weJl as citle s wood is village schools aDd reduc_' the subsidy on indispensable. The Government ha'tle not other items. This will help, in develop· formulated any such scheme. The hOD. ment of those poor children who study in Finance Minister has stated in his speech viHages'. It will be very kind of you if that we shall plant firewood trees also. you develop education in the villages. It If fireWOOd is not available, it wHI become will be very· beneficial for the countrY. The difficult in future to cook food and ev~ryone chil.dren in the cities study in good schools wilt have to ~at raw food. Today, the rat.e but the standard of the children studyina in of the wood is Rs. 30 to R,s 3 S per maund'. the villages remains low. Their standard It'bas become so costly that it has become

will abo have to he raised. difft~i11t fOr the" people to purchase it. j In 42 t Ge.Mrol Butig,t. ,GfII~raJ Budget. 422 198 6~ 7 -General 1986·87 -Ge"eNd Discussion Discussion o\u family at least S to 10 tgs. of wood is society particularly the scheduled castes and consumed every day. You can your~elr see . the schedul~d tribes. that is a family bas to spend Rs. 300 per month on wood, then wherefrom will it eat At this juncture I may be permitted to food? In any family, a clerk &,ets hardlY submit that this Budget presents 93 % of Rs. 700 to Ils, 800. It will become diffi­ increase in National Rural Employment cult for him to make both ends meet. Progradlme and 58 % in Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme. It also I want to submit one thing more in pJiesents an increase 0 f 5 J % in Integra ted conclusion. There are private sector as well Rural Development Programme. The total as public sector industries in our country. amount that is allocated in the year 1986-87 Public sector industries are still running at a is about Rs. 1 594 crares. This allocation loss. My submission is that strict action when compared with the bulk of the popu­ sbould be taken against their employees lation thn t is living in rural areas, is not at and olBcers. If we are able to control it all sufficient. It is not on par with the and set the things right, I think our Budget allocation that is being made in urban areas. will never be a deficit Budget. We will not 1 may be permitted to submit that the Bud­ have to impose additional taxes. Tbe hon. get discloses tha.t this National Rural Em­ Finance Minister has detected many cases ploymont Programme wHl generate· employ­ of corruption at many places. AU those 'ment for about 300 million mandays in who have been apprehended should be sent 1986-87 as comp'ared to 253 million to jails. If the hon. Finance Minister does mandays in the previous year. Sir, the this" I feel the situation will improve allocation is not the, criteria for judging the substan tially. implementation of these programmes. Involvement of rural poor must be there. Lastly, I would submit that the way you I want to know whether there is any agency have imposed ccilling on land, ceiling must which is monitoring this aspect, that this be imposed on money also. Provision should amount is really spent in the Nationa I be made to send a person with unaccounted R ural Employment Programme'll read a money to jail. Only then tbis blackmarketing Report in the Press· to tbe affect that'one Mr. O. V. K Rao has been appointed by win (iOme to a halt. the Planning Commission to go into·this aspect, to know as to whether this amount With these words I support the Budget' which has be en allocated und er these pro­ and hope that the hon. Finance Minister Irammes have been actually reaching tbe will make such arrangements tbat the social poor people in the rural areas. and economic disparity is, removed and India marches forward. Sir,. you are aware that there are nearly about S,75,000 villages in this country. Eipty per cent of the population is living in the villalea only. But the amount tha t SHRI H. A. DORA (Srikakulam) : Mr. is allocaled for rural development when Chairman, Sir, at the very outset 1 may be compared to the size of the budget is only permitted to submit that this Budget does Rs. 1594 crores. It would be~ I think, not reftact the hopes of the common people t/200th portion that is being allocated to in this country. On the other hand, it the rural development even if the' amount fru"trates the hopes of those people, parti. is properly utilised in the rural areas. Sir, cularly those who are below the poverty t'he wording of the Rural Landless Employ· line. ment Guarantee Programme is that this is intended mainly for thol!s poor p.. sons'wbo j Sir, much has been said about the possels p.o lands in their villages, but if it alleviation of rural poverty and laying of be utilised for them under these schemes, 1 greater emphasis on programmes which arc know personally that the middlemen are of direct benefits to weaker sections of ,benefiting and the sch·emes are' not properly 42' General '&uJg,t, MAllCR 10, 1986 Centred Budget, 424 . . {. .. 19B6·87--G''''·''GI 1986·8 7 -(;e~~(al · DIscussion' .: :. Discu,slon «\ \ ~

[Shri H. A. Dora] 1.67 per kg. It is now Rs. 4/· per kg. The price of dal in 1969 was Rs. 3.03' per carried out in the villages. There is no kg. now it is Rs. 7/-. The price of sugar in proper monitoring. The village poor are 1969 was Rs. 2.79, it is now Its. 7.09 per not involved in these schemes also in the kg. Similarly, the price of oil, was' Rs. rural areas. That apart, I may be permitted 5.76 in 1969. Now the price of' oil is Rs. to submit th at the Integrated Rural Deve­ 18. jO per k.g. Therefore, there is two fold lopment ProJ!tammes ·which are intended or three-fold increase so far as essential for the marginal farmers and small farmets commodities are concerned. But there is and also for backward classes are a tOlal no mention in the Budget speech of the faj lure in our country. The hon. Minister hon. Fina.nce Minister that this increaSe is .lware that the reeo. mmendations that arc is to be diminished by measures that are· made by Mr. O. V. K Rao, who is heading 1ikely to be taken by the Government. the Review Committee which has been set There is no such indication. This is a up by the Planning Commission are not serious omission on tbe part of the Finance implemented. Tn is 'particular Review -Department in this particular aspect Commission has Ctl t'elorical1y stated, sub· ject to correction, Sir, that the rural poor That apart, I may be permitted to have not beien involved in these schemes submit that in this country even after 38 which' are ntended for them'. Therefore, I years of independence, the basic problem would ssuggest to the Minister that these of drinking water has not been solved. We scheme should be properly monitored and are thanking of going forward towards the there must be an assurance from the 21st century at this juncture. It is incre­ hon. "Minister that these schemes will be dulous to say that we are teaching the 21 st effectively carried out in rural' areas. That century . We arc going back to 19th apart, I may be permitted to submit that century, according to mc. the rural water supply is said to be part of the minimum needs programme and Rs. In this country, problems are plenty but 317· crores. have been allocated for the year the Indira Congress Government introduced 1986"'87. I may also be permitted· to point~ 20 and the result is empty. In the submit that in this august House an answer same manner, 1 may be pormitted to submit was given that to er8dicate this water that this particular Budget is not the Budget problem in this country Its. 3000 crotes for the poor. It is the Budget of the rich arc stilJ required. Would it be possible fot peopJe and monopolists of this country. the Government to provide drink;ng water, p'irt·icularIy to the villages '1 I know most [Trans/ation] . of the vinages are not provided with drinking water. The Ministry is also aware SHRI ANOO'P CHAND SHAH (Bombay that most of the villages are not· provided North): Mr. Chaiman, Sir, 1 rise to with communications. ' support the Budget prosented in tb~ House.

I j'J This Budget bas become more important (lnte rruptions) because it has been prepared keeping in view the objectives of the Seventb Fiv~ MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members may Year Plan. The supporters of big indus- pl~~t)c don't taU~ among th(OleSelves. trialists had organised meetings in big cities like Bombay to mobilise public SHRI H. A. DORA.: On the other opinion against the Budget. They tried to hand, I may be permitted to briog to the show that this Budget will not help in the notice of the hon. Minister that from 1 ~(j:9, development of the country. Those who as.lrW hOll friend .here has stated, the spoke at the meetings were mere mouth­ prices,have gone up. The price of wheat pieces of the industrialists. They were h~ been doubJed. That is, in 1969 it was speaking on their behalf and presenting Rs. l .. 09 per kg and in 1985 it is Rs .• 2.29 their (industrialists) view point. At; against per ka, the .present \ rate of wheat.. Simi­ this, I feel that this i~ a poor man's .Budget 1 larly, the price of ri~" I in 1969 wall' B.s. : and a commo~ man's Budget. This B·udact 4 "'.' , 425 General Budget, PHALGuNA 1~, 1901 [SAKA) GeneJll1 i$udgtt, 4~ 6 . , \', :, 1986·87-General 19:8'6~B7-GenerQl

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is for farmers and small entrepreneurs. Now, I come to the· Food Corporation Ours is a planned economy and we 'cannot of India to which the Government have make progress without planning. The decided to e«'t:end 'a subsidy of Rs. 1750 country knows very well as to what erOres'during this year. .The reasons why happened to tbose who trred to move this subs!dy is given shoud be kept. in view, ahead without proper plannin*. My senIor along with the way it is utilised and we col1egue Shri Patel, just now menti~ned must ensure that the benefit of the subsidy about the sharp decline in the; ptic'es of reachds the con\n1on man. It bas been sugar to Rs. 250 per kg. during the Jarrata :"observcd tlta t' 18.1: 'present the entire subsidy ib,ime and when' the congress caine is being misuti'lised"to meet tbe expenses of to power it sharply rose to Rs. 13 or 14 the Food Corporation of India. per kg. I would like to remind him that this failure was the result of th~ wrona policies I wout'd now like to say a few things of the Jaoata Government. I would like to regarding NCCF. We bad set up NCCF • ~. say a few words about the Public Sector. Until the Public Sector is managed properly, [English] lhe counry, cannot develop. The chairmen, Managing Directors and other big offi.cials NCCF. is an a.pex federation of con­ ot the Public Sector are behaving like lords. sumer cooperative at the national level. These people run the undertaking just as k.ings and feudal lords used to (ule ov.er f Tronsla I ion) thae country. The revenue that is collected by the Government is poor man's money Rs. 80 lakhs have been provided to and these p~oplc are indulging in waatef",l this organisation so .that it can give grant to expenditure. There is, therefore, a need to its IDe.l)lbers, make Capital investl,1lent and improve the working of the Public. S~ctor. encourage cooperativ~ nlovcmeut. But it The services of the Chairnlen or Managing has boen observ.ed that the NCCF is not Dir(;ctors of those Public Sector ullits even ready to register some of the coope.. which are incurring losses or tho~e which rativ~ societies as its memhl;;f. Sonle coope.. are not carning profits in a particular year rati~e societies have been approachina should be immcdiat ely torminat.e~ and NCCF for membership for the last 5 to 6 people who have the spirit of sacrifice and yea.~s but they have nol been granted merp­ the zeal to do good to the country .sho~ld b~rship so far. be appointed in their place. l. N.ow, a few words about communication. The Commun~cation Department has It is lood that provision of Rs. 125 been divided into two parts and I want crores has been mad c in this BOOle" fqr to plake submi,ssion regarding the Indira Awaas Yojana which· would help ~e postal service. Though postal I)crvige people belonging to the Schedul~ ,Castes! has been extended to each and every Tri bes and in rehablitating bonded l,aboijl" village in the country and people also

who have been set free. The scheme. a61• $\lch utilise its saving deposit facilities, yet no \S good but so far as my experience of provision has been made for the security of housing goes, I dare say, that all 'boac the staff. I, therefore, request you to pro· housing schemes whi.ch have been launthed vide adequate security arrangements in the past by the Government have proved wherever the posta) savings scheme has been inadequate and the entire bonefit of $uch introduced. schemes does not reach t.he need,. To implement these schemes in a successful I belong' to BOnlb'lY and, therefore, 1 manner we should seek the help ·of the would like to make onc or two submissions . private sector. If we utilise the servi~s pf is this connection. Bombay is tfte. indu&trial the Private Sector only then wHl we be· abLe capital of the country and even through we to meet our target of constructing 2.0·0,000 may make tall claims yet We are aware of-the houses every year. plipt of the city't'0day. We bad demanded 427 General BuJ,et, MAllclilO. i986 i;~lIerQl Wg". ~28 1986-87-0."",,1 1916-81-G,n,ral Dlscllsslon ' Dllcussiml

[Sbri Artcop Chand) Kllrnlllnye Vadhlkaraste, Ma Phaleshu Kadachan. as. 100 crores for its dev~lopment Iexpan­ sion but only Rs. 50 crores have been allocated in the Seventh Five Year Plan. SHRIMATI MADHUREE SINGH Shri Rajiv Gandhi had promised durin& the (Purnea) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, 1 am obliled Congress Cscntenary Celebrations •••...••• to you for giving mo an opportunity to exp.ress my views on this important subject. (Interruption) 'YOU could also dem~nd. Some people say that if Bombay is aranted Our country is passing through a critical funds, Madras and Calcutta sh\)uld also phase and facing heavy odds but now due get it. I do not have any objection to it . to the policies of the present Government, but we should not forget that Bombay is there is marked improvement in the 'Mini India' where people from other situation.. But OUT problems are not that States come in search of employment and easy that this can be solved with in a short liveliho od. 5pan of time.

[English] We rue facing three major problems Weare not asking an), States to give today. First, we bave to strengthen emo­ money for the development of Bombay but tional integration in the country. Secondly, we have everY right to ask Central Govern­ we have to accelerate the pace of develop­ ment for special aid. ment and eradicate illiteracy and wide­ spread pover\y in the country. Thirdly, we [Translation) have to defend our country from forehm Some provision shou td be made for us. powers. We demand from the Central Government to provide funds for Bombay as it is a city If the people frequently resort to which provides jobs to people coming from st~ikes and 'Bandhs' like 'Bihar Bandb' every nook and corner of the country. 'B engal Bandh'. and , Bharat Bandh' in the situation obtaining in the country, we In the end, 1 would only say that during cannot hope to bring about any improve­ all these 30 to 3S years. the Opposition ment in'the countrY. Th~sc 'Bandhs' not bas merely opposed, but now time has only hamper production and productivity come when it must change its stance and bu t also slow down the pace of economic chalk: out a programme of their own. The development. It has been generally observed Members of the Opposition have seen the that during such 'Bandhs'. tnembers of result. of continuously opposing for 35 various pulitical parties force the people ycars and now they must at least act for the and traders. to join the bandh, thereby next S years in the manDer sbown in the encoureglOg violent tendencies. Otherwise 'Oeeta'. also, there bas been rise in violence in the country 'for the past few Years, The country can neither make proBress nor Sam Gachhlltam Stlmvtldlulm 8trcn8thcn emotional integration in vjew of Samvo Manasi JanatlJm . the atmosphere of violence all around. It is all the more important that we do not {£",U,,,] resort to violence to settle our political aod SOCial differences in order to ensure the Let us walk togeth:.!r, talk together and security of the country from foieign powers. act with one mind for the development of ·To my mind, it is important for all of us our nation. tlbt· to take reCOurse to Bandhs as a means to resolve our political and social diffe­ [Translation ] renees. I appeal to aJ 1 the leaders 'in the country to think over it seriously and to SHRl MADHU DANDAVATE.; We resolve not to o.rganise nny such Bandhs in bave decided .ratber to; follow :- future as far as possible. 429 Gene,a' Bud,et, PHALGUNA 1,9. 190.7; (SAKA) Ge"e",l "," 430 1986-87-Genera 1 19'6~87-GenerQI Discussion Discuss."

The Budget presented by tho hr~.n. development of power to dat.e bas not Finance Minister has been aeneral1y wel­ benefited the People. In our Bihar state comed. Some people have criticised it ,but t~ere is shortaae of electricity for the last

I feel that· they have done .80 merely as I a one decade which has adversely affected formality. The hon· Finance Minister was the economic development of the State. I facing a Herculean task. It was necessary know that Government of India and Bihar to mobilise resources for the d-.:vdol'ment Government are tryina to strengthen the and security of· the coun try. There is wide­ administration of the Electricity Boards spread poverty in our COU:"ltry and, there­ and have also succeeded to some extent. fore, it becomes nccess3ry for the middle Production of electricity has been increased class and the poor to share the burden but it is still quite inadequate. It uppears which falls on them as a re~ult of additional that the administration of Electricity Boards resource mobilisation. 1he tax proposals and Institutions still requires more moved by the hone Finance Minister could, attention • . in no way, add to the burden of the poor and the middle class people, on the country Deve)opment of irrigation also requires they would alleviate it a bit. As a result more attention. In some areas of our of concessions in the excise duty, the cost Stale, of whic;h I have personal infor- of production of industrial goods will go mation, roads are in bad condition. down and industrial development will be National Highways are also not repaired encouraged. No tax proposal is such as properly whicb is creating difficulties for the may further add to the inflation. There movement of trafic. It causes inconvenience has been satisfactory increase in 'the budget to the people and adversely affects tbe allocation for plan development and defence economic development of the State. as compared to last year, and we hope tb. t next year the pace of the developmental 1 would also like to mention brieflY programmes would b:.! quickened and the about the problems of my constituency, defence further strengthened. The provision Purnea. In BIhar, Purnea is the biggest of Rs. 5,998 crores tha t has b~en made for district both in population and in area. It improving the economic conditions of the is a border district and its border touches poorest of the poor, is encouraging. The Nepal in the North and Bangladesh in the Government is aware that the anti poverty East. It is essential to take concrete steps programmes which have been launched at at the earliest to stren &lben th~ adminis­ district and Block level to raise the stan­ tration of that area. Not only in this area dard of living of the poorest families has but also in an the areas on the Nepal to be further strengthened and kept under border, security measures and development close supervision so that the programmes programmes shou ld be speeded up. for the improv\!ment of the ccononlic con­ d iti ons of the poor may hI.! implemented. I have also given my suggestions about In my opinion the active cooperat ion or the Purnea district and for the past several local people particularly that of the poor years I have been trying for speedy action may also be sought for the implementation on these suggestions. Since there is no of these programmes. Some of the hurdles scope of difference of opinion on my in the proper imple,mcntation of these pro­ suggestions, I hope Government would grammes are due to the fact that most of not delay its implementation any more. the people belonging to the poor section do not have fun and correct information about I~• the end, as public representative, I these programmes. would like to request the hon. Finance Minister that the prices of Petroleum In the present Budget adequate pro­ products, cooking &as and kerosene oil have vision has been made for development of been incJ:'eased bey.ond expectation. People irrigation and power which is. very essential expressed their resentment against this for the economic development of tbe increase and in view thereof Oover.nment country. The investment . made on tbe ' gave some .conc:essions. 1 welcome it but 4S'1 Gener.IBlMgef., MAR:~R 1()", 1986" , GenertJl Bud,et, 4~2 1986-87 -Genera I , 1986·81-Getleral Discusslo,,: ~ . I DiscusSion

[Snrimati Madhuree Singh] in the I.R.D.P , 91 per cent increase in the , " i allocation for N.R.E.P. and Dlore tban the reduction in' the prices of ker6scne oil 58 per cent increase in the allocation for and diesel is ncgligibl'J Kerosene 'oil is used R.L.B.G.P. over the previous year's alloca. g'eneraHy by the poor· 4\lld h\.lt dwellers tion. 'This is in itself an achievement. Therefore, I r~quest that some'More conces.. sions may be announced. Besides, under the Indira Awaas Yojana, Rs. 12S crores will be spent to provide The farmer is the, backbone of our houses to 2 lakb people every year which econonlY and dksel is used in agricultural is also a good step. SimilarlY, provision impkments and as such it is desirable to has been made for the supply of foodgrains reduce it~, pric('-. As a housewife, I also at cheaper rates particularly in tribal areas demand reduction of Rs. 5 per cylind-:'f in where there is shortage of foodgrains. th! price of 'cooking gas. I hope the hon. Provision has been made for the grant of Finane.:.' Minister will (.~onsidcr these loans to barbers, washermen, cobblers. cart­ suggestions. pullers and carpenters for purchase of equipment and every effort has been made SHRJ LAL VlJAY PR'ATAP SINGH to provide facilities to people belonging to (Sargnja): Mr. Chainl'lnn, Sir, I support the lower strata of society. the Budget presented by the hon. Finance Minister. In the same manner if you see you will find that the interest of the people of the Mr. Chairman, Sir, it is a goo~ Budget. fixed income group has also been kept in It is not only useful to the general public ~icw. ,Tbe interest rate on Provident Fund bW also reflects the policies and pro .. has been raised to 12 per cent and cdlina 1n.·~lInincs 0 f the Congress P3rty. of RI. 400 in respect of house rent has reen removed.

Mr. Chairman, Sir, the concept of At present notional income from self planned economy has heen in vogue in the occupied houses is being taken into account country· for a considerable period and we for taxes. It is now proposed to exempt have formulated several plans. You know that such I'otional income. some time-bound at1d result-oriented revolu­ tionary programmes have also been started You might have seen that there are and their good re!iults are yjsible to us. large numb'.!r of hafldloom units and small ]n view of these things, our young Prime scaJe industries and our hon. Finance Minister, Shr; Rajiv Gandhi has not only Minister has paid due attention towards adopted the common path but is striving them also. You might have seen tbat fun hard to take this country into the 2 J &t execuption in excise duty will be available to century at a fast pace. These ,programmes industries upto clearances of Rs. 1.S lakhs have been formulated in consonance with in a year which accounts for 8 S per cent this ~pirit. of the small scale units in the country. Simibrly, for HandJoom units and small You know he has entrusted the I~es·' s~lc Industries, exemption limit for th~ ponsibiJity to set the eoonomy in order to purposes of income tax bas been raised a person who is a scholar and a com_tent from Rs. 20 lakhs to R.8. 30 Jakhs which person I would go to the ext-ent of saying is quite significant. that he is an t;xpert in tbiA field. · ! You might have also seen that the hon. , A look at the Budget 'wouldl re"Veal that Micltster has introduced a new MODVAT 6 S per cent of the Bud~et has been ear­ Scheme. It is a new experiment. So rar marked for' anti poverty proltra'mmt. And as'the Public Sector is concerned, tbere is if. we go deeper intto it" we shall find that alae atl increase- of 20, S per . cent. You there has beel\ an increase of 5 t per cent know Public Sector plays a key rolc in the 43'3 o-n.r.... t. PHALGUNA t9,:1'01,(IA,UJ 0 ...",1 ".,, 434 ,J"f-81 .... 6,.".' 19'6-.1-0..".1 D',,,,,,,,. DI."",.Io.

COUDuy9. ecoDomy. whether it i. to' improve of IUch proarammes beOD enjoyed by the the eConomy or to provide emplpyment. I weaker sections of the IOciety' Has tb, would like to 'request the hon. Minister to implementation of such PfOll'ammea boen make proarammea for tbe improvement of, able to provide social justice to the. weaker the Public Sector which suffers from leveral sectioDs of the society? By the imple­ Ibortcontinll. Btrorts should be made ~o . mentation of such Prolrammel, how maoy run ~e ~blic sector properly. people bave been brouaht above tho poverty line 'I rbi's bas to be evaluated by us in There is necci to be more economical all aerioumess. in every field al there i~ ab iO'lPort&IJt .yiol a penny laved is a penny lained. I come from a State which is economi.­ If we effect small economies in every cally and socially backward, namely Assam. department, the entire amoun t so saved Durin. all these years, 'we have found that wou1c1 be quite a bi, amount and caD be most of the allocations for sucb prol1'ammes useful if utilised for eradication of poverty. have been misuti tised or diverted for other I believe that the bon. Minister win imple­ purposes. Alia. most of tho programmes mODt bis proarammes luccessfu 11y • have not been implemented to the full. For instance, during these years, in my State, the Government of Assam have spent With these words I thanks the hone the entire amount allocated for develop­ Miniater (or prcleDtin, such a lood Budget. ment proll'ammes in the name of Jaw and • order situation. They have spc 1t tbeae {&.rIll.] funds to keep themselves in the ,addle

. SHill M. R. SAIKIA (Nowlona) : Mr. Similarly, I can cite innumerable Chairman, I rise to make ,some observa­ instances in my States. tInder the NRBP tions on some items mentioned in the programme, appointments have been made Bud&et. In the Budaet t he Finance in fa'lour of two or three members of the Minister has said that the Government has same family at tbe cost of other poor taken certain steps and also propose to people. These things have been going take certain ~teps for speedy eradicat.on on there. of poverty, to natcow down the gap bet. ween the weaker sections and the rich and Sir, this House bas a responsibility to a1ao to live social justice to the weaker see that the fundi allocated against such of society. For this purpose the ~ctions proaramm~s are utilised properly, these are Pinance Minister has increased the annual not diverted and ·spent for'the purpose for outJ.~y by 65 per cent on the anti. poverty which those have been allocated This proarammes. The various schemes under­ House has approved grants for these pro­ takeD arc NREP, IRDP, RLBGP and Il'ammes. This House cannot Shirk its aubaidise4 bank loan schemes for the poorer responsibility on the plea that the imple­ sections of the society in urban areas mentation rests with the State Governmenta. I11d also to provide housing facilities to I 6Ugest that the Ministry of Finance and the economically backward people' like the Minjstry of Programme Implementation the scheduled castes and the scheduled should constitute a Committee of Members tribes. boloDlinl to various parties (or a physical Durio. 'all these Years such programmes verifiCII.tion and aee whether the proarammes have beeR implemented throushout.tbe length have been fully implemented and the fuads and 'breadth of the countty But, what "do \ltilited. TheY ah~uld also lee if thete has -we find' What haa been tbe result of been any misuse of tbose f~nds. · implementa'ion of such ·prosramme~? Haa . the implementation of Iuch proaradtfl'lea The Finance Minister in his budpt has been, able to narrow down .~he lap between l1lOntioned about tho establishment of lb.e ri~h aad tho poer sections' Gf tho model schools in every district of the ';109i't'; t ~.':" ,~e f~!t.:: of :ini,Jem.uittoD OO\lDU1 .ad. that baa been wolcome by 435 Ge,.".' ".t, MAllCII· 10, 19 •• GIfWel' _"". 4)" 1'986·87-,G,,.,,..1 J NU'I -GIl""1 Dlscussioll DI,c.,,1M

(Sbri M. R.. Saikial enable ,,8 tQ inere.se the volume of tea export. For instance, Pakistan has impor. many bon. Members of this House. But. ted a very tarae quanti ty of tea which is I am afraid, the. implementation of this of a low quality from Araentina, Indonesia.. scheme will (urther widen the sap between China and kenya, instead of importina the rich and the weaker sections of the more and better quality tea from our people, The Children beloDainl to the country. Therefore, my request to tbe weaker section will not be able to compete Finance Minister is that the Government for admission in these model schools, be­ or India should try its level best to penuade ca use the guardians cannot provide their the Government of Pakistan to impol t tea children better atmosphere to enable tbem which is better in quality from India rather to gain better quality of education to face thae importinl it from those countries. the competition because of cconomic hardships. The cbildem of the white­ Relardina income tax, we welcome conared or privileged sections of the wholeheartedlY the measures taken by the population can have better conditions and Government of India. Not only we, . but better atmospher and they are in a position all the members of Parliament irrespective, to gain better quality of education which of their political colour or creed and all the will enable them to face competition in sensible men in the streets will also welcome order to get admission into the model these measures. But I would request the schools. Money is going to be spent for hone Finance Minister to'take note of one the afl\uent sections of society at tbe cost thinK. The corrupt politicians should not of the under-pr;vileged and weaker sections be excluded from the operation of such of the people. Therefore my hnmble measures. We politicians have been vested submission is that the money should be with political powers, which are liven to UI sp~nt for the weaker sections who are livID a by our people. We eould utilise that faT' away from the cities. These children power for the benefit of the people. Instead should be provided better phYSical facilities of utilising such powers for the benefit of for creating better con"itions. Good aDd the people, some politicians utilise those tfficient teachers should be provided to powers for their persona II lain by which inpart better quality of education. There­ they amass huge properties, wealth and fore 1 request the Government to think money through belJllml transactions. If over this issue regarding the establishment these measures do not cover such of model schools. corrupt politicians, then what is the meaninl of socialism? What is the meaninl of Regarding the position of our balance of narrowina down the lap between the rich payment 1 observe that it is a result of soaring and the poor? What is the meaninl of imports an.d dwindling exports. Therefore, aiviDI social justice to a1l? We should in order to improve the balance of payment oncourale the concerned officials to catch position, we should increase the volume of hold of such conupt bi. 'IUDS, to acbieve our exports. The main exportable com­ our desired lOlls. modity w;th great potential to earn foreip PR.OF. K. V. THOMAS (Brnaku)am) : exchange is tea. Therefore, Government I tupport this year's BudlCt. Last year should try its level best to increase the low when tbo Budaet was introduced in Parlia­ of tea to the internationa~ competitive ment, eminent economist. laid that it was market. In order to achieve. this, the an epoch-makins budlet. Compared to present arrangement of fixing the export lilt year'. budaet, we can lay that this quota on regionwise, channelwiso and year', budlet is a slim btauty, because thie ca tegorywise should be relaxed. The docs not contain any unnocessU)' fat. in tbe Government of India sbould also try form of compl~ taxation. through the trade agreements made bet. ween the Government of India and other Whcn there was a rile in the price of fore ian countries to, persuado the foreiln petrol and petroleum products, a lal'le toWltries to lower their taril' rat.. 10 a. 10 lOCdoa of tbe people from ditrer~Dt partl of 451 O,u",' w",. CHII''''' .'" 438 "" '·17""*'G,,,, ,.1 ."f'6"'7~.'lIl Distil''''''' Discus"""

the country were afraid that it would cauae lerved to all the children who are atudyN Unnecessary inflation. So, everybodY was in tbe primary schools, it will really calerly waitiDl for the prClCDt Budlet. But help to prevent the drop-out in primary when tbe budlet was introduced, it was 10 schools. simple that nobody could find any fault with it. There is a drastic change in the attitude of the bank people. I am coming from Cochin, I would Uke to point out certain fa~ts : which is the industrial capital of Kerala. It is said that when we look at tbe whole­ Earlier; the bank people used to gO to the sale prices, H is more or less stable. But houses of the big industrialists and give there is an increase when the common them whatever money they needed. I know commodities reach the people. The reason of a large number of cases where they it that we don't have an effective public could not recover money they had given to distribution sY1tem. Only a few States like these people. But when a poor man goes Kerala have effective public distribution to a baot to let Rs. 500 or Rs. 1000 or systems. So, unless the common consumer Rs. 5000 as loan, be has to go through a ittms like foodgrains, kerosene etc. are very difficult proceSb. Last Saturday, we given to people at reasonable prices throulb wont to one of the big loan melas where the public distribution sYstem, we cannot Poojaryji himself came. There what he control inflation .. found was tbat for getting a loan of Rs. 500 from a bank, the poor man had to go The second point is that tbere is a big to the bank 3 -4 times, and the bank talk about Health for All by 2,000 A.D. people asked the poor man to pay interest But when we look at the budgetary alloca­ at the rate of 12 to 15 per cent. Poojaryji tions, R,s. 200 crores are set apart for the . asked bank people not to collect this much Department of Health, and Rs 530 crores rate of interest from tbe poor people. He for Family Planning. Thus, on an average asked them to give Joan to the poor people it comes to as. 1 per citizen in our country. at the rate of 4 per cent. Then he also This win not help. Unless, tbe family told the bank people to give loan to the planning programme is effectivelY imp Je­ poor people to the extent they were entitled meoted. to get. He asked one of the cobblers how much loan he would require, and how much Wb~tever progress we are making in the he was given. Tbe cobbler said that he industrial sector or 811'icultural sector, the wanted to have RQ. 1000 as Joan, but be fruits of it will not teach the poor people. was siven only R.s. 500. So, in the banking 17.00 brl. sector, the attitude of tbe banking people bas to be changed in order to help small We are talkinl about universalisatioD of farmers, small industrialists and so on. primary education and ad"lt Jit..acy. We Our interest should be to help these people could not implement it effectively. When we who need real help. So, instead of giving look at the data obtained from various belp to those needy people, even now, many institutes, we find that the drop-out in the of our banks are instered in helping the big primary schools il very hip and the reasons business houses. liven ate that many of our kids have to 10 for some kind of jods because their parents When we go to big cities like Bombay, are poor. In Tamilnadu, they 10 to the Calcutta and Madras, we find that on one pdntins press. In Kashmir, tbey 10 to side there are sky-scrapers, nlulti .. storeyed carpet makiOl industry to earn their livinl. buildings, on the other side, just near to So, our children between the age of , and tbat, there arc' small shelters, slum areas. 1 0 80 for various joba because the ir pareDts When you By over the Bombay Airport you are 80 pOor that they cannot afford to Seiad will be asbarned to see that one side them to schools. They cannot let foC'Cl. there are hi. buildings, on tbe other side, So, throu,bout the .country, if. you imple­ tbere are bil slums areas. What constructive ment a' scheme whereby noon-meal i. steps have you taken to control spreading :499 0..,.1 BuJ,.,." G, ..,.I ...'" . -440 J ~B6·'7-G,,,,,,' l"6:"7-:-

[Prof K.. V. Thomas] Now the position abowi that for Pro­ duction of coconut thousands of rupees are of slums '1 What effective stepS are you spent by the farmers. Unless the cooperativo taking to give tbem better facilities? .1 societies are ·there, the farmen who produce have visited many slum areas. Can we not coconut, copra, and other thin. cannot provide them better drainale facilities, hope to let a reasonable price, There are better drinking water facilities which are so no marketiol facilities for smaJJ farmers and simple things, which are necessary for in tbe ab.. ence of such reasonable markctina human beings to live' a better life '1 facilities they cannot with-stand competition.

We have to find out a way to help tbenl There are so many other thinp in the living in the slum areas. aaricultural sector which need to be looked into and more improvement can be brought Mil. CHAiR-MAN : The hone Member's about by impl ementing the Programmes. time is up. (T,tm.ltlt;on) PROF. K. V.. THOMAS: Before 1 conclude, one more suggestion I have lot to SHkI ANADI CHARAN DAS (Jaipur); make. During the Emergency in every shop Mr. Chairman, Sir, the Budget haa been a board was put up, showing tbe price. welcomed by a cross section of the peoplo People used to look at the board, and pay of the country whether they are poor, the price. Now none of the shops exhibit businessmen or other catesories. The Kind the board nor the price. Let 1llone the of I,Judget presented by the hon. Finance quality, nobody knows what the price is and Minister, Shri Vishwanath Pratap Sinp, what is the price that is being charged. The has never been presented before. shop..k eeper says Ils. 100, we pay it or if be says Rs. SO we pay it. A way has to be The quotation from the Prime Ministerts found and every metre of cloth has to carry . speech mentioned in the beginning of the the price. The selling price should be Budget serves al a preamble to the Budget. printed. I think this is one of tbe areas where the people are cheated. [English]

Ragardir g agriculture production-l Development must be accompauied by come from Kerala and I know about coco. equity and social justice--by removal of nuts-the production of coconuts has been social barriers that oppress the weak. This fluctuating, and 80 the price a180 bal been is the essence of our concept of Socialism. lIuctua ting. If the .production aaos up price bal been goinl down and when the rTr_sl,dlo"l production decreases the price has been in. creasing. Last year, for temple, the This, is our aim and also the policy coconut production bad Bone down, and tbe adopted by our Party. The country should price had also gone down while the farmers advance towards socialism. The Budlet ha 8 hope that there would be a ,stable price. laid down guidelines to be fol1owod to That is what is bappeniol in many of the achieVe this end. production units. This Budlet seeks to provide locia' security to thOle whose ramilies are COPied Aother point which we want to mention in agriculture. This will give ireat relief is about the corrective acctor. You ba\'e to the poor aaricultural labour living in liven about Rs. 30 crores for this sector. villa,e. and who are facinl hardships. 1 StiU, the farmers cannot let the proper 'would . Sllllest that '1 social security card funds because there :lre no farmers' coope­ ratives, sbould be iuued to every perSOD in the country. This will reveal bi s source of 4'41 0"",.1"", PIiALGUNA 19. 19o, (SAX A} Gellerai JW,'t~ 442 1"6·'1-o."al 1986-17-G.""al Dlleu,"" Di8CU"10"

income, what are his requirements and what The condition of weavers and riksbaw­ "he mend. to do in future. This will facili­ pullers is most deplorable. Tbe EstimatCl tate the achievement of our loal of cammittee had nlade study in regard to the socialism. weavers and had submitted its recommenda­ tions also. But no action has been taken Similarly, a family resister should be maintained in which the name of the head thereoll. The literacy among weavers is not lnore than 2 to 3 per cent and as a result of the family and his children should be cntered. Whatever money he spends should they are. not able to make progress. The condition 'of riksbaw-pullers al'SO be entered in it. It will also help us is no better. to know bow many persons are lettina the Their children are also adopting the pro­ fession of rickshaw pulling. In this way benefit and how many persons are still ex.. ploited and arc backward. It will also their future generations will continue to be riksbwaw.. pullers. Had they been educated facilitate us to know the details jn the event of the division of a family. We shall also they would have availed of 'the benefits provided by Government to them. Some come to know how a family, which was study shou Id be carried out in their case. very pl'or, bas become 80 rich. The children of riksbaw pulJers should be We have all seen that some time th~ given stipend as is giVen in the case of bidi entire funds are being spent on a single workers. block. By loing through the fi,ures we have discovered that about Rs. 20 lakhs arc spent every year on the Blocks. The reason I would like to suggest to the hone for lack of development in the villages is that Minister that it would be better if instead some people misappropriate funds meant of giving subsidy to the weaker sections and for the Blocks and spend it on constructing the poor, they are given interest-free loans. tbeir houses with tbe result that sometimes In other words, you realise Rs. 100 against a sin&le family manaacs to construct 3 to 4 a loan of Rs. 100. In this way they would houses while some other families cannot at least be able to save overhend expenses. let even a single house to live in. In the At present they carry home only 33 per cent previous session, I bad said that if you of the loan with the result that they are . want to bring socialism in the country, then not able to derive benefits of I.R.D.P. Tbe a famUY should be provided at least one hone Minister should look into it and take houle. appropriate steps. (Interruptions) I am concluding just now. You are asking us to I.R D.P. and a number of other pro.. curtail expenditure but the State Govern­ arammes have been introduced in the ments are incurring heavy expenditure on country to help the poor. But the poor arc transport. In case you provide conveyance not Bettini its full benefit. The middlemen allowance and loan for purchasing a vehicle, misappropriate the funds. OUf Primc the Government can reduce a lot of its Minister has warned that such thinls would expenditure. not be to lerated. If you want to end such practice, we shall have to plug the loopholes The Doitari Mini Steel Plant falls in my which lead to exploitation. Then only constitucl'cy. Work on it was started five socialism can be ushered in the countrv. years ago and a sum of Rs 9 crores has so We can move forward only if we follow this path. . far been spent on it whereas the total ex­ penditure is likely to be Rs 100 crores. A number of steps have been taken in This year you are loinl to spend only Rs. recent ),cars to promote industrial Ifowth in 61 lakhs~ In this way how will the project the country. I would sUllest that the be completed 1 At least this Steel Plant industrial workers should not be paid the should be completed for the bettellT\Cnt of bonul in casb. They should be asked to our constituency. purchase shares of the orpnisation in which they are workin&. In this way their bonus With these words I convey my thanks to . amouo' will be inYlsted. yOU aDd conclude my speech. , . 443 G.UN I Bud"". G.,.,r.1 ",t, 4:':4 1986-87 -G'''tra 1 1 986-8'-GM,rGI Discu"ioIe D IsCfl,J,Io"

11.20 brs. Food Corporation of India. The handliDI and distribution cost of the CorporatioD, (MR. DEPUTY SPEAKAR in the without provision of storage and transit Chair.] losses, is as high as Rs. 50.59 per [English] quintal. Similarly the carrYing charaes payable to the Food Corporation for main­ SHRI SOMNATH RATH

fDd'IOIDDath llath] economy riaht from the very bCIUmilll .of independence and this mixed economy baa lI'owth. It will not be led by other countries failed. Enormous money bas been IpcIlt but if possible this countrY will Jead other already on various public undertakiDp countries so far as alobal peace and and on public programmes and the ruUn. disarmament are concerned. party a110 admitted that the benefit. did not reach the' common people and the poor are Lastly I would suggest that these becoming poorer and a few have become subsidies that are proy;ded to the weaker so rich that they do not know what to do sections should reach them and the M :mbers with their money, after all? This is profit­ of Parliament may be taken into confidence, oriented socialist structure ptevailinl in They may be made the members of the India. block cominittte and district committee so that they may also k1loW through their par­ The private sector industries arc meant ticipation what is the renl slate of affairs for the profit of the individual coter­ in those blocks. Though there is a direction preneurs and so 1001 :18 they let profit, tbe from the Centre that at the State level and industries survive and whenever ,here is district level committees, where Members of some 10s8, the proprietor himself cloaca the Parliament are assocbted they are to be industry and takes back his inputs from it called when Parliament is not in sessions; to switch over to another industrY where be but this direction of the Centre is respected can act more profit. So, makin, an industry more in its lereach th-an in its observance. sick or closed has itself become another industry. The surrender to the Govornment 1 thank the Finance Minister and hope and let back all their inputs and switch that this Budget will certainly give relief to over to another industry. You have no poor people. The driticism that the deficit check on this. Now you have lakhs of amount mentioned in the Budget Inay lead industri es which are ei ther sick or closed to inflation has been right ly replied by the or going to be sick. You have not liven Finance Minister that by more production any proposals to revive those industries and and higher col1ection of revenue, it would give emploYment. If the existinl indUstries cover the 'deficlt, I congratulate him on are not viable, then, how can you expect ealling even the opposition parties, the to have another one and how do you expect experts who are in the fields and the to progress further because you do not have lleneral public to speak and discuss on the any surety that such and such industry will Budget with the aim of nation's growth and Irow and give profit to the common people fulfilment of the objectives. and give employment? There is no cer­ tainty at all. You could have checked such SHRI PIYUS TIRAKY (Alipurduara) trend of the industrialists. You could have Mr. Deputy Speaker, I rise to oppose the I'ven some lug&etions in this relard. Budget proposals presented by the Finance Minister. The people of India have already Your Budget Proposal is exactly a exprec;sed the;r anguish and resentment of profit-oriented proposal. You want to lOt this Budget and the Government also profit and you have invited multi-nationals acknowledged that the 26th February to help you because of your admiration to Bharat Bandh was a success on account the Western capitalist countr:el. You are of this Budget. There was a' pre-Budget supposed to copy the Western countries price rise of the essential commodities 8uch a!4 UK, the USA and other small such as 'Petroleum and petroleum products, developed Western countries and for tbat diesel, kerosene, food grains etc. This is a reason you are lookina towards them as if ICcond Budget. India is Jack ina in man~power, tecbnololY and technical know-how. You have opened The Government is being entrapped in the door ard inv!tcd them to come over 'it~ own contraption of its own cre'1tion here but they are coming for their own because they have followed the mixed profit to keep ,heir own buS!ncll riPti in 449 G,,,,r.l Budget. PHALGUNA 19, 1907 (&,,4/(14) Gt!neral Budget. 450 19B 6-8 7 --General 1 986.a7-Gelleral Dile",_" Discussitl" the world market. You are thinking that Your Government came to power due these people will come and they win have to the sympathy' of the people on the their technology and they will belp you and brutal assassination of Indira Gandhi and that you can enter into the world market now it seems that this government has' no on a competitive basis. But perhaps that sympathy for the common people who have will remain your dream because these voted them into power. You could have Weslern countries have exploited 80 many given the essential commodities at fixed other countries like ours. For instance, prices and the distribution would have take UK. They have global companies and reached everybody. At least they would they have exploited a number of countries have said that this budget would be very to serve their own interests. So, these rice to all the people. people you should not believe that they will be of any help to our country ••• This budget· will not help the coun try, neither your government nor yourself and SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP everywhere there is resentment and anguish SINGH: May I know from the hon, and the people are now on the roads to member which proposal of the Budget has protest against the budget and I do not given invitation to the multi-nationals? ' know where the country will go if such things go on and jf the Government does SHRI PIl US TIRAKY: The door is not come with a sympathetic view to assess open-I mean to say-for the multi" the exact need, what the country needs and nationals. They are here because you have how much essential commodities are needed taken loans. You have asked f('lf loans and to feed this 7 S crores of peop] e as human you ha ve asked for the people beings. So I request the Minister to think to come also. This is the general habit of over it and try to giVe SOOle relief to the your government. That is all I am saying. poor people so that they can put their beads above and live like human beings. MR DEPUTY-SPEAKER: He says the doors are open but you have not allowed [Translation] them till now.

SHRI PIYUS TIRAKY: Sir, finance SRRY NARESH CHANDRA CHATUR. is a difficult subject. To earn money js easy VEDt (Kanpur): Mr. Deputy·Speaker, but to spend is very difficult, So you must Sir, our capable hone Finance Minister has show how much we need, bow much cloth prepared the Budget with great foresight this country needs, how much edible oil w~ for which not only we but also the crores need, how much dhal we need. These are of people of thj~ country congratulate him. essential commodities. You have not done any exercise of this kind. So people are at The main feature of this Budget is that random moving here and there in search of there is nothing in it which may invite the employment and how to live. criticism of the Opposition. It has become a convention with the opposition pard~s to This Budget will perhaps put the pepple oppose for the sake of opposition. I have to more trouble and it will invite starvation been listening to their speeches since also because prices of all essential com­ morning and I have seen that unlike last modties have increased. You know 51 % year they have not been able to make any of our people are living below the poverty point in their speeches this year. I had line and illiteracy is about 65 %. For all also raised some points in a forceful manner these people it will be very difficult to even in regard to the Budget ] ike them. This live because of the incre,se in prices of year I am congratulating the bon Finance essential commodities. They cannot liove as Minister in an equally forceful m~nner. human beings and enormous difficulties are The Budget lIf this year is nol as painfUl ahead for these people and they are the ti it was last year. This time the hon. people for whom the Government must Finance Minister bas won the hearts of the livo tbeir first tbousht. people by his competence and foresilht. 451 General Budget, MARCH 10, 1986 General ••el, 452 1986·87-General 1986-87-GenertJI Discussion Discussion

[Shri Naresh Chandra Chaturvedi] Jogy and electronics. For this I conll'atulate you. But at the same time I want to The Finance Minist~r has rightly pointed submit that when the country is marching out that last year he was quite iaDorant of towards development, we shou1d win the the financial intricacies but within one year hearts of the people by presenting new he has gained so much k,nowledge that we programmes and march forward on the path are all praise for him. of progress. But when tbe people start taking interest in technological advance­ I do not want to go into the jugglery ment and start using those articles, you of statistics. 1 shall raise points in reaard raise the prices so as to curle their consump· to policy m'ltters. In this Budget, pro­ tion. 1 think it is a vefY wrong policy. grammes have been formulated for the You should not encourage the 111lrufacture development of the country and upHftment of cars and scooters in our country and of the poor, which is praiseworthy. When purchase of nlore air-buses. You should the prices of petroleum products were not encourage the manufacture of modem raised last Year, I had opposed the proposal. scientific equipments run on energy and This year also, I ftlt sorry when prices of petro). You should also not urac the the same were raised before the presenta­ people to use these things and once people tion 0 f the Budget. The poor and -parti­ start adopting them, do not say that you cularly the farmers are totally dependent are increasing their prices to curb their usc. on some petroleum products The cooking Such things are laughter provoking. gas is used daily in the middlo class house-holds. It is not proper to raise the We are increasing resources for educa­ prices of these Commodities. tion. The hone Finance Minister is a poet, who else can know emotions and feelings The hon. Finance Minister has given more than him. If modernisation, mechanisa­ further exemption of Rs. 4,000 in the tion and computerisation go on increasing income tax limit in the Budget and has day by day. will be able to preserve that thus provided relief to the people. feeling. You should pay attention to this also. I feel constranied to say that in The income tax procedure has been such a huge Budget, Dot a single paisa has simp} ified. It is a good step. Although been provided for the development of the' you have done away with the exemption official language of the country-Hindi and given to the minor charitable trusts yet I country's other regional languaaes. would like to draw your attention towards a number of charitable trusts where billions I want to know how the voice of 75 of rupees of this country are lying unused. crore people of India will be heard when In each of such charitable trusts at least the official language, national language and Rs 2,500 crores are lying unused. These other languages of the country are not amounts are being nlisused on a large scale. developed. Our Finarce Minister is a poet Those people who are ruoping schools, He knows the intricacies and niceties of a colleges and temples and have thousands language. No one else can explain this of acres of land with them, are misusing Jetter than be can. it. Attention should be pail! towards them If taxes are levied on thes(! funds, 1 feel In the new pattern of educe tion you . there will be no need to impose taxes to have said that you wilJ open Central the tune of Rs 100 to Rs. 200 crores. If SchoolS in evety district. It is a good you bring these trusts in the tax net, you tbing. In this country Iarae number of can collect Rs. 100 to Rs. 200 crotes as public schools have been opened. Very taxes easi ly • few persons can let their wards educated in these pubJic schools by payinl Rs. 500 You have nlade available abundant to 600 per month. I have heard tbat in resources for education, defence, develop. Central Schools, Mathematics and Science ment of the country. science and techno- are tangbt in the Enllish medium. In tbis 453 G,n,ro; .IUIg,t, PAALOUNA i9', t 901 ('AKA) (1,neral Sudget, 4$4 19'6-87 -.Gen,ral 1986-87-Gelleral DI,cu,,"" Dl8cussitJII way tbe standard of education in the mills have not been open~d about which Central Schools will be different from that you had made a demand when you were of the public schools and in those schools the Chief Minister. Therefore, you should whete the poor children study on jute mats pay attention towards this. it will be quite different. You should pay attention to the plight of the education The housing problem in Kanpur city that it will brinl. If you cannot provide with a population of 25 to 30 lakhs is load means of educa tion to the poor very a:ute. You should make some children of the country, tben it is no use special plan for it. If you do not pay providing huge resources for education. attention towards this problem, it will Dot be possible to solve it. At present Central Schools are 1iked because these win help in developing a One more request. You have started uniform Indian education system which has MODVAT scheme to help in the develop­ not developed so far either as regional ment of industries. Yuu have yourself education or in the matter of syllabus or conceded that this procedure. is qui te as standard education. It bas a Iso not complicated. The industries would of developed in the perspective of a mediuln. course be benefited but my request is that If there is going to be one Central School if your bureaucrats cooperate, the smal1 in our district how many children will y<"u i.,dustrialists will also get the benefits, and be able to admit in them. 1 demand that not Otherwise. the standard of the Centra) Schools should I may also submit that the dispute be in consonance with all the regional about Ganga Barrage in Kanpur is quite old lanlUages and the same syllabus, languages Neither the Uttar Pradesh Government is and medium should bt made applicable in providing Rs. 123 crores for the project nor all the States Only then uniformity can the Government of India is making alloca­ be brought about. If the countrY is to be tion for it in any of the Five Year Plans. saved from the slave mentality, then there We had been constantly requesting the late is need to check these public schools which Prime Minister Sbrimati Indira Gandhi and are creating a sizable class which we used she had assured also and Shri· Rajiv Gandhi to see in the shve India and is now being has also assured that the Central Government seen in the independent India also. will do whatevery it can in the matter. I would request that in a city like Kanpur The deficit Budget is in itself a sign of where Ganga has drifted two miles away danger. I apprehend that the hone Finance eVen there Ganga water is not available. Ministor in the next, to 8 months may We welcome the steps you have taken to not realise Rs. '00, 100 or 1,000 crores check water pollution there but kindly taxes against the deficit of Rs. 3,500 arrange for construction of Ganga Barraae crores, just as be realised taxes by increas­ also so that lakhs of people may get water, ina the prices of Petroleum. 1 want that they may remain healthY and that area the way the hone Minister assured that in may also be prevented from becoming the next three years taxes will not be desert. increased, he should assure that in 1986-87 prices too will not be increas""d. The With these words, I support the Budget. people are not cpnvinced about the hike * SHRI R. JEEVARATHINAM in prices of those articles on whic h .you (Arakkonam): Hon. Mr. Deputy-Speaker, have monopoly. Sir, I wholeheartedlY welcome the General Budget for 1986-87. I tba~ you for the housing scheme you have announced. I would also like to At the outset, I would like to say that make two requests. You are well aware under the lea.dership of our Vice·President, of the position prevailing in Kanpur. Many Shri R. Venkataraman, I had the honour mills are closed and tbousands of workers of joining the QUIT INDI" MOVEMENT are becomin& unemployed. Even those and getting imprisoned with him for two

*The speech was orlinally delivered in Tamil. 455 bis. ke : Situatlo" MARC,1t to, 1986 Dis. k. : SitUfltl"" 4$6· Arising OUI 0/ Drought Arising out tJ! Drought and other Calamities and other Calamitl,s

[Shri R. Jecvara tbinam] situation ariams out of drought and other years during our Freedom Struggle. You natural calamities in various parts of'the may wonder why I am referrina to this. country. Today, lbe General Budget of Central Shri Makwana. Government led by Shri· Rajiv Gandhi, is wal~ng a war against poverty. 1 am happy THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE to join today this QUIT POVERTY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MOVEMEN r being led by the grandson COOPERATION (SHRI YOOENDRA of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who lot us MAKWANA) : Mr. Deputy-Speaker. Sir, political independence and whose grandson last Thursday, the discussion on drought is letting us economic independence. and natural calamities Con~inued from about MIl. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Mr. 6 P.M. upto 10.30 P.M. and the debate Jeevarathinam, you may continue tomorrow. went on for nearly four and a balf hours. It was postponed to be replied today only because there were no Members. Hardly, 18.00 brs. there were ten and they too from this side. . BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE We wanted that the Members should be present to hear the reply to a11 the points Twenty-Drst Report which they had raised. Unfortunaetly. it has [English] become a tradition in this House as also THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the other House that after speaking the DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY Members leave the House. AFFAIRS (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD) SHRI A]A Y MUSHRAN (]abaJpur) : 1 I beg to present the Twenty.. first report of beg your pardon. It is not the traditiop. the Business Advisory Committee. You can· say that some Members are in the habit of leaving after speaking, but you RE HALF·AN .. HOUR DISCUSSION canno t genera lise. [English) SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA: Where is the mover a nd the first speaker 'tHE MINISTER OF STATE IN 'fHE after him 1 You are unnecessarily agitated. DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI GHULAM N£\BI AZAO) The mover, Shri Janga Reddy, raised a I submit that if the House agrees, we may number of points particularly abou t Andhra postpone the Ilolf-an-Hour discussion to Pradesh, but he is not here now. ) wanted some other convenient date. to tel) him what the Government has done MR. DEPUTY ·SPEAKER: I hope for Andhra Pradesh and other States which the House agrees to postpone this. are suffering from droughts etc. MANY HON. MEMBERS: Yes. However, let' me begin by what tbe Finance Commission has said. The Finan(;e MR. DEPU fY .. SPBARER: Discusbion Commission has mentioned in its report: on this is postponed to some other date. "The financing of re1ief e~enditure is primarily the responsibility of the 18.ttl hra. State Governments and has been accept­ DISCUSSION RE : SITUATION ARISING ed as almost axiomatic by earlier Com­ OUT OF DROUGHT AND OTHER missions. Nothwithstanding this, succes­ NATURAL CALAMITIES IN sive Finance Commissions have been VARIOUS PARTS OF THE recommending schemes of Central COUNT RY-CONto assistance for lneeting relief expendi. [English] ture." MIl. DEPUTY .. SPEAKER : 'Ihe House They obviouslY realised that on occasions will now take up further discussion on the the magnitude of expenditure required to be 451 bfs. R, : SituatioN PHALGUNA '9, i907 (SAKA) bl,~" Re : $ituation 458 Arisln, 0,111 of brought Arlsi"g ou t of Drought imtl "flJtr ColtJmllies and other Calamities incurred may wen be be)'ond the means of Governments sbould undertake 10Dg term the State Government. measures and they 'should be of such a nature that they pro\'e to be preventive This is the reason why the Finance measures for drought and other calamities. Commission bas aksed the Government of India to help the State Governm.cnts in The Prime Minister~ Shri Rajiv Gandhi their hour of crisis. The Government of ulso stressed the same in his correspond,ence India is very much concern~d about it. to the State Gov.ernments through the Ministry of Agriculture and I would like to We want that there should be no ftoods, quote from his letter dated 14 August no droughts, and no natural calamities in 1985: this country, but it is beyond the human capacity. Nature can be happy sometime~, ~'The whole idea of assistance for nature can be angry also sometimes and drought was create capital assets which we when it becomes angry, have to face the would reduce substantiallY if not natural calamities and we have to find ways eliminate, the vulnerability of popula­ and means to meet the challenges of nature. tion to the ill effects of drought. If we We have to devise methods and create have not succeeded in our objective' is situat ions so that if there is a natural cala­ it not time to examine closely the kinds mity, the effect would be less. This has of projects on which m('ney given for been the attitude of the Government of drought assistance is spent? Unless we India Right from the beginning, the Govern­ have a well .. thought out programm~ in ment of India has always tried to see that which snlaJI scale and nlediulll irrigation the effects of the natural calamities are projects, structures for facilitating reduced and 11linimised so that the suffer­ dryland fanning such as tanks, .. bunds, ings, particularly of the poor people, are water harvesting, water conservation reduced. Whenever there are droughts, devices are integrated, we shall go on floods or other na tural calamitie.~, the spending colossal amounts of money sufferers are the poor people, not the rich without any tangible returns." people, and their sufferings should be mini­ mised. That is the intention of the Govern­ ment of India. A number of programmes ThIS is what the Prime Minister has have been devised by the Government of observed and this is what we are lnlprcssing India for this purpose. upon the State Governments. But instead of that, the Stale GOVt!rnnlents are construct. The Government of India, in order to iog roads and as soeo as the 010nsoon set reduce the intensity of dr )ught and to eli­ in, the roads will vanish. minate it conlpletely from affecting the poor people, has devised a number of SHRI VIRDHI CHANDER JAIN schemes like the Droulht-Prone Area Pro­ (Barnler) : No, Sir. granlnlC, Desert Development P1oaramme, Soil and Water Conservation Programme. SHRI YOOENDRA MAKWANA: I Dryland Farming, Crop Insurance, Aifore­ have visited many States and this is the station, National Rural Employment Pro. attitude of the' State Governments They gramme, R.ural Landless Bmp}Oynlent are Dot creating permanent assets which Guarantee Programme, ARWSP, MNP, can help them to eliminate the ",effects of IDP, Small and Marginal Farmers Assis­ drought. tance Programme. Development of Drought Resistant Varieties of Seeds, etc. A good Durinl the regime of late Prime allocation is also made for all these schemes. Minister Indiraji, she also issued a 12 Point In spite of all this, guidelinos are aJso Programme ror drought manageluent. The issued to the State Governments from time first po int of this 12·Point Programme. on to time and we impress upon the State which she laid a great emphasis was that Governments tbat whenever money is given districts likely to b~ most seriously affected by the Conti: 81 Government, the State by scnrcity of good, employnlent and drink.. 4~9 Dis. R~ : SituGl t 111 bfs. R. : Situ. ti~,, 4do ArisillK out of Drought Arid., out of Drt""", Gild oth,r Calamities II_ 0 ,11" Calamities

[Shri Yogendra Makwana] The allocation by State Goverment s is decreasins day by day : In Andbra Pradesh ing water should be identified and fuH.tjme it was· •• (I"t~"uptlons) Let me teU you in Relief Officers should be ltppointed percentale terms. instead of readioB these immediately to assist the district officers. figures : Andbra Pradesh has reducod by The disttict and relief officers should be 61 % i.e. the expenditure on the Minimum handpicked 'l.nd proven for thei.r devotion Needs Programme. Gujarat and Bih:tr by to work and the and to the cause of the S3 %. EverYwhere thero is a red"ction. suffering poor She al,o stressed .. hat (Jltterruptions) It is one and the same. You adequate inc'entives might be liven to them have to provide drinking water to tbe and the relief opera tions should involve all villagers. And the Minimum Needs the departments. In spite of these instruc­ Programme is for creating drink.ing water tions ;\nd the correspondence from the facilities. Min:stry of Agriculture. in spite of a number of conferences in whicb we also THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE emphasised about the relief officers, a (S. BUTA SINGH); The combination of number of States have not appointed the the two should be in the ratio of 2 : I. If rei icf officers. They create temporary Rs. 2 are provided by State Governments, structures and as soon as the year is over, the Centre is to provide Re. 1/-. But here, they scrap them and again the same thing is what my hone coJlc:ague is trying to repeated. emphasize is that the State Goveanments So Sir, what we wanted to conVeY are deliberatelY reducina the allocations through you to the hone members of the under MNP which is.a direct approach to House and to the State Govemnlents is that reduce the impact of drouabt in these permanent action should be taken in this villages. That is the thrust, viz. that tbe matter. State Governments.. , Now I would like to quote some figures which are with me here. So far as the SHRI C. MADHAV REDO} (AdiJabad): Who redu('ed it first? You reduce it first; Dlinimum necd~ programme is concerned, it is meant specially for providing drinking then we reduce. water to the villages. There is another programme called accelerated rural water S. BUTA SINGH: Why should 1 reduce supply programme. Now, both these it? You produce Rs. 2; then I will live programmes are for providjng drinking You Re. 1. Why should I reduce it'? Try water faci1ities to the vil1ages. to understand the formula. In certain cases we have gone beYond the norm. W~ have In tbis programme (MNP), when I look liven even on a 50: SO basis. In to the statement given by my office, I 8~e certain cases we have liven more. We are tbat there is a substantial decline in the not here to win points. What my colleague allocation by the State Governments, that is, is tryioa to emphasize in his approach i. ill the M inlmum Needs Programme which that the States should be asked not to they. have to implement from their funds. reduce the Minimum Needs Programme There is u substantial decrease in the allocations, because this is at the core of allocation, and expenditure also, whereas alleviatina poverty and decrcasinl tbe impact the amount which we have given is also of droulht. not sufficien~ly spent. SHRI AlA Y MUSHRAN : rOle. SH~I AMAL DATTA (Diamond Harbour) : Do you give only a matching MR. DEPUTY·SPEAKER: Let the grant 1 Minister rep)y. Then you can aile. I do Dot want any discussion now. SHRI YOOE'NDRA MAKWANA : Let me complete; nnd if anything remnins,· you SHR.I YOOENDRA MAKWANA: Cln ask me Questions later. There is a flood control prolramme. It is 461 Dis. Rtf : Situation PBALGUNA 19 1907 (SAKA) Dis. Re : SitUDtion 462 Arising out of Droug'" Arising out 01 DrOu8ht and olh" C,Jlllmities Dnd other ClIlamities

done annuaJ)y. Here are the Blurcs for SHRI AJAY MUSHRAN ! If you make MNP Production. It is in crores. In a road, it serveS two purposes. Not only Andhra Pradesh for 1980·81 it was RI. the bfllldh is there, but you do afforestation 11.35 crores; then it came to Rs. 13.19 also. So, all that money comes out of the crocel. then Ra. 16.49 crOfes and then to flood. Is it diversion? Rs. 27.33 crores. Then alain it comes down to Rs. 11 crores. (Iltterruptions) I am talkl~1 about MNP. S.. BUTA SINGH: There is always a justification for what you want to do. But . the ear·marked money has to be spent on the SHRI C. JANGA REDDY : rose. specific job. I f you do not spend it, then you have tbe ftood or have the drought. SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA : I do Either you have the industry or flood. not yield. If you need any clarification, the Tho: choice is left with tbe State. you can ask later. You raise it later. Hear me first. (/"tcrrupllons) 1 am livinl the fiaurcs: In Andhra Pradesh, for the Mini. SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA: In mum Needs Proaramme that is for drinkinl one State, we suggest.:d more aHocation for water, it was Ils. 27.73 croces in 1983-84; . flood, bJt the a))ocation was even less than then it is reduced to Rs. 17.60 crores, and Rs. 1 crore. There was flood and we h~,d then again reduced to Rs. 17 crores in to give more than what we had suggested 1985-86. Same is the case with Karnataka ; earlier. So, this is the difficulty with the Ra. 37 36 crores, reduced to Rs. 21.72 State Governnlent. We understand their crotes, and tben reduced to B.s. 19,5 Z resource constraint, but that docs not menn crores. Rajasthan Rs. 18.81 crores, then the vital area should be left out for alloca. reduced to Rs. lO.9S crores, and then tion; for want of money, it should not increased again to Rs. 19.47 crores. For suffer. That is the main point which I Madhya Pradesh, it was Rs. 2S.6S crores; wanted to make before the hon. menlber it was reduced to Rs. Z1 crores. Then through you. (laain they had increased it So, like that, ~. U.P. also reduced and increltsed it. But Let me explain to the points raised by this is the trend. the hOll. member, Shri Janga Reddy. He made 4-5 points. (1) In adequate reHef Now, so far as flood control programme assistance. (2) Ideological difference. is concerned, the allocation in the centra) What he says is that it is because of the sector is the Sixth Plan utlay was Rs. 1 7~ ideo1olical difference that the Government crores out of the total Ra. 104 S .10 crores; of India is not giving help; that is not in all; and in the State sector t it was RI. correct; it is absolutely baseless and I flatly 827 40 crores. If you look to the expendi­ deny it because the Government of India • ure side of the Sixth Plan you win find never consider any ideology in this when that it is Rs. 559.89 crores. So, there is people are sutTering, when they are in much deduction. In other werds, whereas difficulty. I myself contacted the J:lmmu in the case of Central Government, and Kashmir Government when their expenditure is, Rs t 62.83 crores against memorandum was not here. My senior provision of RI. 115.00 crores, in the case colJeague contacted to Kamataka Govern. of States it is Rs. "9.89 crores against ment and we managed drinking water for Provision of Rs. 827.40 crores. In the Tamil Nadu. We requested the Chief Seventh Plan, the all()cation for States is Minister of Karnataka to please provide Ra. 126.38 crores; and for 1985-86, it is drinking water. I went to Bangalore and Ra. 109.71 crores. There are also instances met the Chief Minister and told him if he (·f diversion of funds. They diverted fund wan ted heJp to live me a memora.ndum. from MNP to other areas, which are not But he said that they had sufficia-nt margin connected with the drinking water. ~o, money and they did nol need money. So, Madhya Pradesh has a)80 diverted fund. we do not consider whether there is a Rajasthan has also diverted fund. government of the opposition or the Con- 463 Dis. Re : Situatidn MARCH 10, 1986 Dbi. RI : Situation 464 ArisiNg out "I Drought . Arising out of Drought lind .tlter Calamities and.otAer Calamities

[Sbri Yogendra Makwanal miUion hectares. About Rs. 10,899 crores is the estimated investment during the Sixth gTeSs I in a particular state; that is not the Five Year Plan period. In addition, Rs: criterion; the criterion is to belp the poor 3.5 laths was sanctioned· for minor irriga­ people, suffering people and to minimise tion to small and marginal farmers in each the effect of drought or natural calamities. block of the country during 1983-84. That is the attitude of the Government of India. There is a compllnent of mini kit also in this. There is a component for growing The Prinle Minister is very positive on of fruits and fuel trees in this. Very few this aspect. He has given us clear cut States have utilised these amount fu1)y. instructions that no politics should be brought in whenever there is a question of Then, my friend was talking about the natural cahllnity. In spite of that, wild all Famine Code. Famine Code, which gations ar~ luad~ by the Members of the normally is known as Relief Manual has Te)ugu Desam which are unfortunate and been up-dated by some of the States as per un-called for al~o. But they are 10 the the luideHnesissued by this MinistrY. The habit of making them. What can we QO ? remaining States are in the process of up­ Then he mentioned. 'PQlicy regarding imme­ dating. We issued them guidelines, we ha ve diate relief for various types of caJamities' issued them model manuals also, and now .•. (Interrupt ions) we are p)a nning to prepare Model Memo· randum for drought, ftood, etc. as decided in SllRl C. JANGA REDDY: How much the Revenue Ministers' Conference, which has been given? we called here After that we decided to circulate them the model memorandum, so SHRI YOG.ENDRA MAKWANA : He that there win not be any difficulty on the als~ mentioned, 'National level machinery part of the Sta te Government to send correct for relief works, increase of irrigation faci­ memorandum because, most of them do not Iities, ... (Interruption) know about the norms', basis, etc. Some­ time they ask for money for things wh i ch SHRI C. JANGA REDDY: What is the they are not entitled to and they do not ask percentage? for items which they are entitled to. There­ fOre difficulty was expressed in the Revenue SHRI VOGENDRA MAKWANA : and Ministers Conference and we have appointed also about 'Modification of Famine Code'. a working group to prepare a model memo­ randum for droulht and for circulating it to The States have developed a tendency the State Governments. to inflate their demands. Particularly, for example, Andhra Pradesh asked for Rs. There is another thing also. We took 1,000 cror,.:s of Central Assistance for another decision also in the same Conference drought in 198 S.. 86 against the Annual Plan to appoint another workins group on Outlay of Rs 810 crores. Their Annual communication during disaster. Then there Plan Outlay is Rs. 810 .. rores and they is a facility of INSAT-I B which is pro\'idina want Rs. 1,000 crores. Central Assistance us useful information and it provides it well is given as per th~ ri.'commendation of the Eigh.th Finance Commission and the norms in advance. fixed for different items under drouaht and flood. The iteIns to be covered by the In the case of the Tamil Nadq cyclo~e, Central Assistance under different calamities J myself and my officers were on te~ephoDe, are well defined. The irrilation facilities I waa on the telephone and wanted to speak have been increased from 22,7 million to the Chief Minister, but 1 was told that hectares in 19 50.. S 1 to 62.9 million hectares he was sleepioa, at 9 p.m. And his P.A. in }CJ84.·8S. During the Seventh Plan said, "I am his P,A. You can talk to me. period it is proposed to increase to 1 S My Chief Minister cannot be disturbed." . 1 46' DI$. Re: Situation PHALGUNA 19, 1'9:07 (SAKA.) DI,_ Re : Situatloll 466 Arls ;ng (Jut 01 Drought Arising Ollt of Drought and other C./amltIBs «lUI other Calamities

told the P.A. to the Chie" Minister that tbis Shri Raghuma Reddy made three or is a question of cyclone and you must in­ four points. Ref(arding long terms measures, form the lower formations, and therefore, 1 a 'number of 1001 term measures' for drought want to taJk to your Chief Minister." Then proofiollike DPAP, NREP, RLEGP, etc. I talked to my officers and asked them to are there. But the amount is no properly tell the State Government that they should spent. Por ftf)OO prcofiog measures, like pass on instructions to the Collectors of the construction of embankments, raIsing concerned districts so that they can take villages, construction of reservoirs, etc. act;on. So, this is the attitud: of the Ccnlral have been going on 3:s part of plan schemes Government. My senior colle:lgue went to In some of the schemes like NREP, RLEGP Karnataka, I went to a number of States DPAP, the Andhra Pradesh Government and we met the Chief Ministers, the MLAs have not utilised the full amount alld there and MPs, 'met some farmers also and we has been carry o~er in every year during moved in the field. We verifh:d whether they the Sixth Plan. Regarding pending projects were being paid the money meant for them. the State Government may take up the So, all these actions were taken by the matter in' Andhra Pradesh with the concer. Government of India. In spite of that there ned Ministry. Some hon. M-:.!mbers Parti. a"e allegations and these allegations are to cularly Mr. Reddy, cOlnplaincd, that the be replied here. Central reams are going and staying in five star hotels. I do not think any Ct!lltral Shri AjaY Mushran, my friend from team ever stayed In any five star hotel. Madhya Pradesh, made two points. One is Whenever they go, they st~y in th~ State 'Minimum amount to be liven to the States Guest houses. They ar~ aVlilable in all for natural calamities on a long term basis', the States and it is not necessary to stay in and the second is, "Setting up of a cor po.. a botel. If the State Government have ration/o1'l8J)isation in the Agriculture Minis­ booked the guest house for the occupation try for State subisdy OD agricultural inputs." of their officers, theo they makt: their So far as these suggestions are concerned, reservation somewhr.:re else. there is a system of margin money which is . available with eacb State in each year. This SHRI C. MADHAV REDOI: We bas been increased from Rs. 100.55 crores have not said that. If anybody from my to Its. 240.1S crores. If in any year no party has said that, I am sorry for, that. natural calamilY takes 'place in a State, the amount of margin money is carried forward SHRI YOGENDRA MAKW ANA: to the next year and the margin money for, Since the allegation has been made on the tbe next year with the spill-over could be floor of the House, in order to put the utilised in the next year. The subsidY on record straight, we must reply to that. agrioultural inputs is already available under Centra.l assistance for both Rood. hail-stofIl:l The other thing pointed out was about and drought. · The provision of norms of the late visit of the central teams This Central assistance for agricultural inputs time 14 States and Union ·territories subsidy is under consideration. The MadhY!l suffered from drought, :.:6 States/Union Pradesh Government are opening as many Territories from flood cyclone, and nearly relief works as possible under different three States sutTered from hail-storm. All schemes and Central assistance for drousht. these State GovJrnments have subtnitted their memor~ nda. We have to go through flood; etc. The Centtal teams gCI into the interior of each State to assess tho situation them. We have to verify, aisesS and then and also discuss tho matter with available prepare the report. Where are the officers 1 local MPs' MLAs, officials, etc. The recent My Ministry has a limited number of team 011 ' bailstorm visited six districts in officers. 1 have to send the officers with Madhya Pradesh incl uding Bhopa 1. The the rank of Joint Secretary. So, L have State Government have issued orders- for to take offioers from other Ministries. The postpon,n" the recovery of bank, loan other Ministries a \so have their work. So tak.en by the farmers affected by the it is Dot always possible for them to hailstorm. immediately draft officers as and when we •

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[Shri Yogendra Makw1lna] tinued for 22 days. Fire haa been reperted by Tamil Nadu, V.P. and Assam. Assam also want. That is why, in some cases, it 80 reported earthquake. happens that the Central teams sometimes These are the natural calamities occur­ visit a little late, sometimes the reports red in different State.. But 'what'l was comes late because they are 'pre-occupied discU3sing was that there is a provision for with other work. It is because of this margin money.. Once it is exhausted, then unprecedented situation this time due to there is a provision for ways and means natural calamities that the ,central te~ms advance. If the State Governments exhaust in some cases visited late and in some their margin money which has been increa­ cases, submitted their reports late and the sed, which has been doubJed now-I have delay took place. But there is. a provision already said that the Seventh Finance for margin money. Hailstorm is a part Commission recommended Ra. 100,55 of ••.. .. (Interruptions) crores, wh ich has been increased to RI. 240.75 crOTes and if they htlve no resources, SHRI AJAY MUSHRAN: I am, not they can come to the Government of India talking about drought and floods, 1 am for ways and means advance, and it ia talking about hailstorm .••.•. (Interruption). considered in the ~Ie of almost all the States. Ways and means advances were SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA: given to· the State Governments pending You can talk later on. But' there is a final sanction of the Central Assistance. So, provision... ••• (Interruptions). There is a there are provisions. It is not tha t they provision of margin money_ Hailstorm is are suffering without any finance because covered by margin money ••. (Interruptions) there is a provision.

SHRI AJA Y MUSHRAN: I am not Mr. Bairagi made two or three points. talking about floods, I am only talking The main point which is very common, about hailstorms. which al most all the Members from this side and the other side have made, is about SHRI YOGBNDRA MAKWANA; a perm llh;nt soJution to the natural Hailstorm is a recent event .•• (Interruptions) calamities. I have already discussed about There were only two States which w,ere the permanent solution. For drought affected by haBstorms. proofing a, number of schemes are there. For flood proofinl there are number of SHRI AJAY MUSHRAN: Not two, schemes for embankments, dams, etc, there are three or four States .•• (Interrup­ but for hailstorm there is no solution, tions). When I had met the Agriculture there is no proofing because .it Minister, he had agreed that they will send comes suddenly and when it comes. it a team to Jabalpur. So, I am only damages. It damages tbe crops, it "am~gel requesting for the tea m to go to Jabalpur the property, it damages the human laves and have a look at the extent of the also sometimes. So, for that we immediately damage ••• (Interruptions). rush to tbe help of the State Govemment. In Madhya Pradesh it did take place and a SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA: I Central team bad gone there. The report have said about the dr Jught and floods. of that team is awaited .... (Interruptions). Tamil Nadu Pondieherry, Orissa and West Bengal experienced cyclones causing heavy SHRI AJAY MUSHR.AN: Tbey have damage. Similarly, heavy floods took not gone to J abalpur .•• (l.~,r'lIPtlons). place in U.P., .Punjalt, Kerala, etc. as a SHRI Y0GENDRA, MAKWANA: result of cloud burst over a short period. Jabalpur is not the only place, there are Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan other places also ••. (Interruptions). and Jammu and Kashmir suffered fronl hailstorm also. Avalanche hit Jammu and SHR.I AJAY MUSH'RAN: I bad Kashmir and sub-zero temperature con. requelted the hone Aariculturo Minilter 469 ius. i, : Situation PHALGUNA i9, i90' (SAui 'Dis. Re : SitUlltto" 470 Arisi", out of Drought Arising OUI 0/ Drought anil oth,r' Calamidtfs and· rither Citltimlties and be bad agreed to send a team to date of receipt of Memorrandum is 29.1.85. Jabalpur also. The team visited 0.1 16-17 August, 1985.

SHRI YOGBNDRA MAKWANA: Then regarding Manipur flood, we That we' alreed only on Friday. So, it received the Memorandum on 25.6.85. win 10 tomorrow or ... (Interruptions). . The team visited on 31.7.85. The amount is sanctioned. Regarding Megbalaya also SHRt AJA.Y MUSHRAN: When the the amount is sanet iODed. hailstorm took place, he was kind 'J~nou&h to have agreed three weeks before that be Regarding Orissa, we received the will send someone there •• · (Interruptions). Memorandum on 25. J0.8 S. Supplementary Memorandum was received on 10.2.86. SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA Tbe team visited on 2nd to 5th November and 12th to 15th March; 1986. We have Let me give the details. Let me tell you received another Supplementary Memoran­ about cyclones and floods: In respect of dum. Andhra Pradesh, the memorandum was received on 30th December 1985 and the Central team visited from 16th to 19th SHit I MOOL CHAND DAGA (Pali) : February, 1986. The report of that team Even the team goes after one or two is awaited. Reg'lrding Assam, the memo­ months. randa were received on 16.8.8 Sand 30.8.85 and the team visited from 16th SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA: to 21 st September 198 S. 1 he meeting So,. this is about Orh'sa. Now~ rt:garding also has taken place and the sanction has Rajasthan, they wanted to know this been given. information. Regarding Rajasthan, the Memorandum was received on 24.2.86 and it is under consideration. (Interruptions) Then I conle to Bihar. The receipt of We have given money, The amount is the Memorandum is on 25th February, sanctioned. But they have given' Supple­ 1986 and it is under processing. mentary Memorandum.

Then I come to HarYana. The date of SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA: What is the demand? How much you wi)) give '? receipt of the Memorandum is 18.9.8 S. Tha t we want to know. The team visited on 23·25 December, 1985'. SHRI YOOENDRIt MAKWANA: If you want. r can place it on the Table Then, relardiol Himachal Ptadesh, the of the house. date of receipt· of Memorandum is 18.10.8~. The team visited on 3.12.85 SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA: What to 7.12.85. is the d~mand that the State has made '? What was given? &cgardios Jam~u and Kashmir,)j my­ self visited. 1 informed the State Govern­ SHRI YOOENDRA MAKWANA:A ment and I visited on l8th and t 9th Instead of giving it here, I will place it on February, 1986. the Table of the House. I wiiJ give the date of the receipt of the Memorandum in Then I come to Kerala. This is about case of flood, drought, etc; the vis it of the Flood, Landslides, etc. The d.He of receipt Central Team; and the amount sanctioned. of Memorandum is 6.7.85. The teatll These there things I will phtce before the visited on 16th to 19th of July, 1985. House. MR. DEPUTY.SPEAKER: He is Tben I come to Mahal·ashlra. This going to place all tbese things on the Table is relltdin', the Floods (Bonibay). The of tbe House. 411 Dis • .I, : Sit,.ati'll MAB.c1i 10, i986 Dis. it, : Sltlltltlo1l 4;2 Arising 0'" of DrOuP' 'Arising tiut 01 Droll,,,, t.UId oth,r Calamltle, . alld (} th" Calamltl,s

SHRI YOOBNDltA MAKWANA: tatives of the peopJe we are also duty Then, Shr i Ajay Mushran was very much bound to see that the work is carried out agitated over Jabalpur. He wants that the by Govemm~nt and if it is not, then we team should visit Jabalpur,. But the pro· can raise the question ill the Assembly als9 gramme is made by the State Government and as to why it is neglected, why money is not by the Central Government. When our not sp~nt. All these figures are liven in team goes t.o the State, tbe State Govern.. Parliament and if the hone Members are ment prepares the programme. In that very keen, they can raise it throuab some programme there was no Jabalpur. They M.L.J\:. in the State Ass~mblY or write a never mentioned Jabalpur. But, because letter to the Chief Minister as to why they he is very particular about Jabalpur, my are Qot spending. We are DOW having a senior colleague has already said that he monitoring cell in the Ministry which will will send the team for labalpur alone jf it monitor about the spending of the f~nds satisfies the Member. which are given to the State Governments. However, it all depends upon the State Then Mr. Sharad Dighe made number Oovernnlents because in a number of of points. The number of relief works cases, as for instance, about forests,. we depends upon the State. 'They are to open have enacted a law, there is a provision the relief works. While sanctioning the under the law that the State has to con- employment gen~ration, all existing employ.. tribute to the Central Government before ment generation schetn~s are taken into deforestation, before using the forest Jand considera tion. It is for the State Govern­ for some other puPOS~. Even then, a number ment to open relief works. They can ask of States are there who have pot even taken for the money. They can ask for the the permission of the Central Government foodgrains. We provide them. Whenever particu lar1y, Madhya Pradesh where they some scheme is going on, naturally, the have 1)ut two big schemes. reservoirs, and State Government will not open a relief they cut thousands and thousands of trees. work there. But they will open it elsewhere. Now, this has changed the ecology of the Norms of assistance are there. These are State, it has made imbalance in the ecology common points which they have raised. [n and because of this, ·soil erosion, less all these points. there is one point which is rainfall and drought situation are there. very common, and that is, for having a permanent solution to these problems. Now, so far as permanent solution is Every year 5,334 million tonnes of soil concerned, as 1 said earlier, number of are getting lost from the original sites. schemes are there. But why not our friends Why? It is beeause the soil is not con· prevail upon the State Governments to served. How it can be concerved? It is by utilise funds? Why not they insist that forest. Forest is the media which conserves this money should' be utilised properly? the soil. but because the forest is cut, the water flow is very heavy, it lost the soil SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA: Why and after millions and millions of yeats not the Centre monitor these things? I this soil is, created and it is lost. 1,572 will t ~Jl you one thins. You give them million tonnes of soil are washed into the the money; you give assistance. But the sea every year and 480 million tonnes of Centre does not monitor. That is the soil are letHng deposited in reservoirs. So, problem. You do not say what you are tbis is the main problem and the problem doing. is created by human beings, ,we have created it because we have denuded the SHRI YOGB'NDRA MAKWANA: The forest, we have cut the trees and there is Centre is monitoring, but there is a limit less plantati on of trees in spite of a number because there are a number of schemes of schemes-under the Forest Ministry also going oa, there are a number of States and there are a number of schemes for fruit and for each Slate it is not possible, but it fuel trees. In the scheme for small and should be done by us also. As represen. marainal farmers there is a component of 473 i>iI~ ite : $1,u4tIGn PitALaONA i9 190·, (SAKA) Dis. Re : SituDtion 4'4 Arl,u., 0141 0/ Drolllht 'Ilrlsif" out'Df Drought tllId o,II,r ClI1.".itlea and othsr palamltlea

fruit anel fuol trees also, but they arc not .,SHR.l· V. ~. KRISHNA IYER (Banp­ doin, it properly and they are 1'.ot planting lore South): The hone Minister ,has not the trees. Why can't we insist on the State uttered a word about Karnataka. or Governments and we motivate our own course, be made general observations today. people? As people's representatives we Why w: are discussing this is, what is the should motivate the people to grow more Government loing to do to see that salinity . trees in the country and to see that forests stays on and. what steps is the Government are preserved. But that is not being done going to ~ake now. Tha t is important. and that is why the natural calamities have Those are of aeneral remarks which the become a routine every year. minister said just now.

Sir, recently we have a workshop in MR. DEPUTY... SPEAKER: He said Anand on the disaster management and. in th~t the senior .Minister went to Karnataka that a number J£ lood papers are received, a"ld Dlct the Chief Minister also. some officers have presented good papers. One of the officers from the Meteorological Department proved it through slides, maps SHRI V. S. KRISHNA IYER : I would etc. He has colJected the data of 1 SO years like to know from the hon. Minister t what and he tried to prove that up to 1990 .. 92 is the demand of the State Government and there will be scarcity of rain, there will be how far ·the Centre wiH come to the rescue leSs rain-that is what he has said in the of the State Government. Seminar. H.e said that he has collected the data of I.5Q years and will show it through SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA: slides. I am going to bring him here also Karnataka is a State where only 20 % land so that he can educate our Members. is under irrigation and the drought situation is there as a result of less rain and less SHRI VIRDHI CHANDER JAIN: He irrigation facilities. In Karnataka, there is is not correct. We will not agree, severe drought situation· this time. Since th: last three years, there is the dro\1ght ( Interruptions) situation and scarcity situation. Therefore, SHRIYOGENDRA MAKWANA:We we are considering the case of Karnataka, Maharashtra and sthan a special are correct, scientists are not correct and Raja on footing to relax the norms and to give them that is why this is happening 1 more funds. So far a ceiling of Rs. 53.31 crores has been sanctioned to the State So, Sir, the picture is not very lood Ooverllnlent of Karnataka. (Interruptions) unless we rise to the occa.sion, unles, we take care of our forests, unless we take . MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: I cannot call care of our ecological balance. So, I would all the' Members because you have already like to request, through you, all tbe Mem­ raised so many points. It would become bers of Patliament and the people at large a practice then. to aee that our forests are maintained. We should sec t~at the soil is conserved. SHill YOGBNDRA MAKWANA : Out MR. DEPUTY·SPEAKER : It is not of tbis, Rs. 43.16 crores are released to the the projects aJone. There are so many Stu te Government. May I ask the hone illegal things loinl OD. We b~ve to control Member, through you, why is the ,State them also. Government not submitting the bills '1 It is because they do not want money. If they SHRI YOOENDRA· MAKWANA: want money, they should submit tb'e bills. This is for the State Governments to con­ trol them. But this is in short, that 1 wlnted to say. If there i, any clarification, . SHRI V. S. KRISHNA IYER: Unless bon,. Members may ask and I will roply. you ask, how will they do ~ 415 Dis. it.. : Situation tMiCH 10. 1986 bls. ·k, : snuation 416 Arising out 0/ Drought Arising Ollt 0/ Drought and 'ther Calfi'mlties and other C.lamfti"

SHit I YOOENDRA MAKWANA fiJUrc OD their own and if that is not ,Askins is not the way. They have to correct, please ask your Department and submit the bins. The procedure is tbat we come to the ,House and teU us correctly have sanctioned Rs. S3.31 crores. They wha.t actually the procedure is. should utilise it and then they should come to the Government of India ata ting that they StHRI YOOENDRA MAKWANA : I have utilised it and tha t kindly give us have already said the correct position. more. That Bill should be submitted. They What you exactly want tq know, please tell have not subMitted it. How can the rest of me. 1 will reply, because you do not know the amount be given to them? anythina about your Stale. You do Dot know what your State is doing. You please Now, my senior colleague has visited go to the State Government and ask them. the State. He visited Bangalore, Tumkur, Tbey wilJ submit the figures You ask me Chitradurga and Kolar. He also visited the anything. I will reply about YOUt State. relief work and cattle camps, particularly Gudi Bunder in Kolar district. He visited 'SHRI C. MADHAV REDDI : I am telling the procedure which is beiDa some of the relief works also. After the visit, we suid to the State Government, followed here and in other States. You indicate the "If there is any difficulty, we will be at your p~ocedure_ beck and call". After his visit~ we decided to consider the case of tbe State Govern­ SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA : The ment on a special footing and, therefore, procedure which we follow is designed by the we have taken up the nlatter with the Finance Commission and when the Finance Finance Ministry_ We hope that it will be Commission visits al1 Stat cs, they sit in agreed by them and we will be able to help Delhi also and the State Government the State Government of Raja.sthan, makes representation. After that they K.arnataka and Maharashtra on a special submit their report and on the basis 'of that footing. report, the procedure is laid down. All procedures are laid down by the Eighth SHRI C. MADHA V REDDI (Adila.. Finance Commission. I would advise the hon. Member to go through the Report of bad) : Sir, the hon. Member was blaming the Eighth Finance Commission. the States for lower allocation~ on various schemes such as minimum needs programme SHRI C. MADHAV REDDI: I el c. I want to put the record straight. am referring to the general procedures. I am referring to the procedure of budgeting. 1 want to know from the Minister, wh'1t is the budget procedure of the Central SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA : The Government and the State Government. The procedure of budgeting is also well-set. actual procedure which is being followed There is a special procedure about the by the Centre and tbe State is that you Budsetinl of State and Centre and for these indicate the figure before the budgeting is calamities, it is )a id down by the Eighth done. And that is included in the Budget, Finance Commission. if the B\1dget of tbe State Government is presented earlier. If it i'i presented later, it does not nlatlcr. But before the Central , MR. DBPUTY SPEAKER : Thank you Budget is presented, if the State Budget is all the people. presented, tbey have to give you some figures and for that .. they ask you bow much they SHal VIRDHI CHANDER JAIN: I have to allocate for such and such schemes. am citing the report of the Eiahth Finance Because in all these schemes, there is a Commiaaion para 11.14 p. 70 : matching grant. Then~ is no point in the States putting the figures which are not " .••... in the existinl criteria lovernina realistic. Unless' the Centre indicates a, Central assistance for various kiad, of particular figure, no State can include a naturat calamities; except that in the 477 Dis ..R~ : SltUGtiDII PHALGUNA 19, .1907 (SAKAJ Dis. Re : Situotion 418 Arislng.out of Drought Arising oul 01 Drought olli ,olher Colomities lind .other Calamities

case of States which have had droughts SHRI YOOBNDRA MAKWANA: for nlore than four of five successive Total demand is'much more. years, the tntire assistance should be considered for 'being given as a 'grant .... SHaI MOOL CHAND OAGA: What is much more '1 Please give the total rTranslati()n] demand.

The problem is that out of 10 years, SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA: I we have remained famine affected con­ will give you the total. demand. tinuous)y for 8 Years. Therefore, there should be provision to give us assistance as a grant. Another thing I want to say is that SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA : What the cattle are the base of our ,:~conomy. was the Study Team report '1 For them, only Rs. 3.69 crores have been given wbich are quite insufficient. Therefore, SHRI YOGENDRA MAKW ANA : this amount should be increased because ~ ajasthan in a first memorandunl dated fodder is so inlporlant that without it cattle 25-7-85, asked Rs. 10.17 crores and the cannot live. We have demanded Rs. 580 amount sanctioned is Rs. 25.77 crores. crorcs for it. Therefore, it should be In the second nlemo:andum dt. 18 ... 10-85 increased to Rs. '80 crores. they requested R's. S79.38 crores. The amount given to them is Rs. 72.88 crores .••• fEnglishl SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA: What SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA : The is the percentage you are giving '1 A study point which he has made is there in the team bas been c;ent. And they have given report of the Eighth Finance Commissi .)n. this amount. Can Rajasthan survive '1 But it was a suggestion made by the Plan­ MAKWANA: ning Conlmission which was not accepted by SHRI YOGENDRA the Finance Commission The 100 % grant Most of the State Governments are making crit(.'ria was not accepted by the Finance inflated demands. BecaUie of humanitarian Commissi on. 1 have also got the report of grounds we have given 10 combined rigs .•• the Finance Commission and it is not (Interruptions) accepted. It was a suggestion made. All the State Governments make sUlgestions. Like [Translation] that, Planning Commission also made suggestion and it was not accepted. SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA: Please listen to" us first. We do not want to listen to you. We are the aggrieved party. So far as the cattle wealth is concerned, in the State of Rajasthan, transport subsidy SHRI VIRDHI CHANDER -JAIN: on procurement a."ld :laIc: of fodder for Out of the total allocation, how much Panchayat Svnitis etc., we have given the amount has been provided In the advance amount of Rs. 2 lakhs. Th: procurement plan. and sale of fodder on Government Account is Rs. S lakhs. Total increased subsidy is SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA : Rs. 63' lakhs alreadY given to 'the State That is Dot the advance plan. Government. And Rs. 98.65 croreS have already been sanc'tioned to the 'State (Interruptions) Governments. Qver and above•••• ( l"terrup­ tlons) .[Engllsh) SHltI YOGENDRA MAKWANA; This is to be recovered in S years .••• ~l MOOL CHAND DAGA: What, . i, the total demand ? (Interruptions) 479 Dis. Re : Situation MARCH 10, t 9 86 Dis. Re : SltUiltlon 410 Arising out of Drought Arist", 0.41 of Drollght Qnd other Calamities tl"d ot"" Cal.mltl,s

MR. DEPUTY.SPEAKER: He has SHRI VIRnHI CHANDBR JAIN: alr,,;~·.dy lcpiied to the Rule 193 discussion. Rias they are purchasing. If you go on discussing it, there. will ,be no end. Other details he has already told [TrllnsIation} that he win supply. S. BUTA SINGH: W·: have sanctioned SHaI MOOL CHAND DAGA: This Ra. 98 crores for R.ajasthan. They have is a burning problem. You must give us just-dra wn Rs. 48 crores and they are time. Whnt is the total population and insistin& on relaxation in the nonns. the cattle affected? [English] MR DEPUTY.SPEAKER : You please This House knows pretty wen that we \\rite to him. He will clarify everything. are not competent to relax the norms. They are fixed by the Finance Commission SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA: We which were read' by my distinguished have already helped Rajasthan .•• colleague. Those norms are fixed and the norms are that in case ('f drought the SHRI VIRDHI CHANDER JAIN: No, central a:5Sistance is given in the form. of no. advance plan assistance not exceedins ~ % of the State annual plan outlay over and SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA : We above the marsin money. Adju,tment of have given 10 combination rigs Now these advance plan assistance given is effected to combination rigs are capital assets ... within 5 years following the end of the drought. Now the drought is stili continu­ ( Interruptions) ing, You do not ha ve to live a paise back to the Government of India. But why are you Qot spending RI. 98 crores SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA: You which is so precious 1 kindlY help Rajasthan. Otherwise you visit Rajasthan. saRI VIRDHI CHANDBR JAIN: We are spending, s. BUT A SING H : May I ask a simple question from my two very distinguished S. BUTA SINGH: I want to a$k him. colleagues from Rajasthan '1 We sanctioned Are you the Chief Minister 1 10 combination rigs and JOO tankers to Rajasthan. Have you ever askeo your SHRI VIRDHI CHANDER JAIN: As .. Government why they have not purchased a representative of my State. these? s. SUrA SINGH: The answer is to SHRI VIRDHI CHANDER JAIN: c~me from the State Government. I agree Our Rajasthan Government fias purchased WIth you that the assistance which Rajas. the tankers. than hai got is not adequate and it cannot be adequate because the situation is SHRI DUTA SINGH: Not one-to· abnormal. Fot the past 100 years this our notice. kind .of drought has never been there. That IS why we are preparina...... SHRI VIRDHI CaANDER JAIN : They have purchased. We do not know SHRI t.dOOL CHAND DAGA: There­ about rigs. for~J we request the hon Ministor to visit Rajasthan once alain alon~ with the hon Depu~y SP.eaker so that he can undcntand 'SHRI YOGENDRA MAKWANA: the SItuatIOn and see what . is prevailiDI Rils they have Dot Purchased. there. 48 I bll. IU :. Sfllllltlll" pkALGtn-tA 19 t 1907 (SAKA) bls. Re : SitUlllion ~82 Artslng out 01 Dm"lbt Arising Dul 01 Drought .1Id tltler C.ltlmltle, and other C"ltlmltl,s

[TrIl",lotltm] for Karnataka, Mabarasbtra and Rajasthan. We are very much in contact with the S. BUT A SINGH : Please listen to ;me State Governments. and we ar~ requesting first. (lnt,rruptlolls) the bon. Finance Minister. We hope that we shall be able to get something for 19.00 brs. mectina the situation which is an abnormal situation particularly in Rajasthan. SHRI MOOL CHAND DAOA: You may kindly visit our area. Please ICC the (Interruptions' tbinp OD the spot. MR. DEPUTY.SPEAKER : The House s. BUTA SINGH: Whenever I visit stands adjourned to reassemble tomorrow Rajastban. I visit your area also. at 11.00 a. m. (laterrul'tionl) 19.01 hrl. [B",llshl The Lok Sabha then adjourned till My 8ubmission is this. My hone Eleven of the Clock on Tuesday, colleague has already informed this august March 11, 1986 Phalguna House tba t we arc makinl a special effort 20, 1907 (SAKA).

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