On my own behalf and on behalf of the t ; Hon’ble Members of the House. I have great ( * ) 1 9 7 7 -7 8 % 3f c R pleasure in welcoming the Rt. Hon. t o srt^RT % sR^rap r m Earl of Listowel and Hon’ble Members of the British Parliamentary Delegation % *rr-w fsnrnr *mr fa* ;
who an* on a visit to India as our honoured (*t) % tnffr for uests. The other Hon’ble Members of the de 9 RVT7 8TRTFAssam, Bihar, Himachal itauMb, Kar* belt wUies to the Bn-Uitnent and iriend- natmka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maha- \y people of Britain. mhtra, Ori«a, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pnuiesh and West wngal. 109618— 1 I Oral Anmoer* DECEMBER 4 1978 Oral Answtn 4
(b) A statement showing the schemes tories free of cost as an additionality to their implemented is various States during resource*. 1977-78 is enclosed (Statexneat-I). (d) The statement indicating the quan- titim of distributed to (c) The fbodgrains under the schcnut an State d u r ^ T ^ c ) is enclosed (State- supplied to the State Govts./Unfan Terri- ment-II).
Statement—I
Stattmtnt indicating tkt idmus implenwnted in Q vm * SiaU*
1, Assam ..... Maintenance of irrigation and Flood Control works Roads and Bridges.
3. B i h a r '...... Construction of Minor Irrigation works;*fid roads, main tenance of roads, soil conservation.
5. Himachal Pradesh . . . Maintenance of Rural Rftads and irrgation works.
4. Karnataka...... Maintenance of Major, Medium and minor irrigation works, roads, afforestation.
. , Construction of Minor irrigation works, village roads, buildings and b^lwadies.
6. Madhya Pradesh . . . Construction and maintenance of roads, major and minor irrigation works and water conveyance system afforestation, Soil conservation works, local commum* works belonging to Panchayats.
7. Maharashtra , Canals of major and medium irrigation projects mim ; irrigation works, soil and moisture conservation, land development afforestation, road* etc.
Orissa ..... Roads, irrigation (Major & Minor) soil conservation works Development of pastures control of stream bank erosion, plantation etc.
9. Punjab ..... Link Roads, State high-ways, maintenance of buildings water supply s ?he ne t, construction of tanks and check dams, Flood cantrol measures plantation and main* tenance of canals.
10. Rajasthan .... Repair and restoration of fbod damage J works.
11. * » • P-W.D. Roads, R ^ d f ia W»ndj Saniitjtt, irrigation. *orks, foreit wirfci, Pmchayati Raj works etc.
19 . W ejtJfeogtf ifipw *M#r w»yi, r«pau«» tt) «mba®lu»ii), b >.*3 bivK is Mwratfeft «f tanks M canals,sail o starvation and affxeayttfofl* O m Answers AG RAH AYANA 13, 1900 (SAKA) Oral Answers 6
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PX 3 3 \Z S3 OF IM ?LEM 3N TATION OF FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAMME IQtMtities of foodgrains allt t k d and released during 1978-79.
(M. Tonnes) *
Quantities of foodgrains Quantities offood- State allocatcd during the grains released during year 1978-79. >978-79 (M. Tonnes) Wheat Rice
1. Andhra Pradesh 55000 36000 10,000 2. Assam
3. Bihar 300000 100000 25,000
4. Gujarat 50000 15000 • *
3. Haryana I4OOO 2000 ••
ti. Himachal Pradeah 3000 •• •*
7. Karnataka 50000 15000 ••
■8. Kerala . 50000 10000 • •
■9. Madhya Pradesh 13500 56000 • •
n»o. Maharashtra. 71000 • •
11. Orissa . 300000 155000 25,000
ns. Puiyab . 63000 16000 .. •ttti ■■ , rig. Rajasthan 138000 9500 ~
14. Tripura . lOOOO 4000 •• 15. Uttar Pradrsh 1 IIOOO 45000 ••
«6. West Bengal . 305000 87500 12,500 17. Mizoram 1200 1200 ••
1336200 637700 72,500
P r t snrj ?wr fM far *fpJ fanT TTO w w w m : aritr i $ *TPr4ta ifcft * r m r w * *r, W vr ^r ^ ^rjprr fv w * f^rer jtW it *?m ft fr.ffc t[«rTt «r««Trf if jujtht n rr »l?fr «ft *n flra% :'w m , % * i% forr nn i ^rsr ™ vrftw r ?
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far tTTTo q^fo rro sfa if ^ 5FT s f t w r c ’ ^TSJT *Fl[|[|
fW M r fflTT ? WT f T O fa R wrnrf """SHRI JYOTIRMOY BOSU : WiJlthc . «ft h r s s t n f?qr: s t m , hon. Minister kindly state the stattwuc rogranime formulated for 1978-79 and. ffT.t f^TT ^n^TT f % ^ JTi^PTT «FT employment generated for 1977-78 and’ whether only rice will be given to areas %^?T ^ T T T T t <37*ft SFT^H ^ *TT which are primarily rice eating areas? ffnffar «Nlf 3r Tr^nrrr f b m r «n i Whether outright cash assistance to en hance the bargaining power of the agricul $*rct wt?t t ^ T^rr g fa; s?r tural labourers with the owners of the land will be considered ; if not, why not ? JTT3FTT ^ rr^FT $ srHPTTOT f f^RH t rsv flnrrRT srT?n f t SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH : In the year 1977-78, 2,04,580 tonnes of | fa? S 3TC5FT «FW(fadV vm&x f o r r s f oodgrains were allocated. The quantity already utilised by the State Government farcni sm > i m pm r wr$ *?t i generated employment for about 1.4 lakh persons. In terms of mandays, it is 393/ f*T TT55T flR V R % feFTPFT HT *P© equivalent to 1.41 lakh manycars. As regards current year i.e., 1978-79, alloca »Fsn 7*5 3% f I -3?T% 5TT7 ^ ^PFT tions have been made to the tune of snrm | i frrrft *rTT? wr^r^r % Rs. 13,36,200 tonnes but its utilisation is still awaited and no figures can SHT* 3?J ^TTrTT I eft fw TTTET be given or the manycars generated. Howeve -, it is estimated that it will go uptc qft TTr^lT i | I ^TT^r 55T^J^fr spt^ffe- 400 million mandays. jf t f t *r %?r t | ft r ir^t w fw ffa T ^ | | gJT ?ft Tloq- SHRI JYOTIRM OY BOSU : My question has not been answered. 9 W F % f¥?Ti3Fr * t ? SHRI JYOTIRM OY BOSU : Whaf about cash assistance ?
tffirr^ ^R'Ptt *m r m^RT % ' SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH r sftPTct tohtpt/ t ^ m^rar ^r?ft | Cash assistance is not part of the Foou lot far stfar-^to ^ srttt | tfk m*j*r Work programme at all. ^ % STS ^Flft TPT Sfhfw T O t I I «WT ^ vTT^T 'TT STT WV TT*T *SWT$ :
urpfr ^rr^rfTT to ^ ? sr^T sflr s w r T ^ w W fT % s*n*> ?rf^‘, stsr, m^rr ^reftnsr «nfa % cPF ^ t f v ^ f*prf«r A w * w m v r ? ? r ^ * r 9 r T ^ * r T ^ ? arnnrT w h r aft^PTT % «Rrnrr 1 ft m t m wt^tt jf far w i
Wfr #ffl* ftl| t WfTTI^ 5^r JPHT v t f W%W TT^PI y w r r fa^TT I f 5p TTRT, fW T * 5TPP *TT3PTT ^ ^ ^>^TT f^ T | I 9 Oral Answers AGRAHAYANA 13, 1800 (SAKA) Oral Answers io
(d) if so, the action taken against the ■"MT
Enquiry into Return of Wheat Seeds «ft t o w n : 5RTT«rr by Pakistan fa t«p TcrsRmt fsnfr ^ + 3rK *pt^ % far* f m >sr ¥To %0 ”' T *2o3- SHRI KACHARULAL HEM- RAJ JAIN : *rnfc fafasnr, SHRI SHANKERSINHJI 5To UTTo tJSTo »TTf o^oWTTo- VAGHELA : srr§°I,sTo tt^ o %o vrrfbrr, it o jt^ o % "'W ill the Minuter of AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION be pleased to refer to the reply given to Unstarred question % fowq?: fsnSwrftfawfrtt No. 98 dated 30th November, 1978, re garding return of Indian Wheat Seed by fwrqp; *r?T$wrc fa v r smnrr 1 Pakistan and state ; (a) whether quality of the wheat seed « f t ? > T T 3i ^ supplied by National Seeds Corporation to »lft WtT *RT CTR 3rRT Pakistan was checked before despatching it to Pakistan ; fa %rm | ssfcm «nfa- (b) if so, the officers who checked the quality ; % SWTT fadT 3fT TfTT ^ I ir (c) whether the responsibility in tMs res *rr vtftrft Rtztt ? iftr w pect has been fixed ; aad II Oral Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Oral Answers iz
ft* t % arc&r *r j p s aftar %tm | ? * r r sftTOTwrfas :frfcr^ irT|ffr ifcft ^raft »ri*r | f r itiflr? tftx %rti fafcff Jr 5*rrt *n?r ft a w r ) %fk |*rm fc r % v k x aftar % *rntfr *r«®t *ft 3|f, ^ ^ fe tr « p n qtftft •cR ? & 5TO 1 f $ t ? 9 cn^r fa fur t p ^ t sftar 5 fans aftar ^rt ^sTT f jflffa: ^5 srcrar f w iT fftr «ft g^faf *OTTT : ^TTfa ^ arfoj *TR mt... ^T% q?ft ?pr aft «i^mr 28 H W < *Ft W r «rrtemr lr vmT | ^fft $ qra TfT ; : s^r?nt^rt^% ir ^ r *TRTfspcft V t fa^T STTTT % 5TfcT ?T3rT “ Pakistan’s Food Minister , Khwaia Mohammed Safdar, yesterday said that *pt f^ rr ^TT^ffi?rsrr!ftsr?r«ft5t Indian wheat seed has fully been tested ?np?ft | 5 fe r «n ^ tt v t z and found to be of the required quality Radio Pakistan reported. ^ wJT«n7TT«r|___ (war^sr) He told newsmen in Rawalpindi that the seed has a capacity to yield 35 to 40 maunds per acrr. MR. SPEAKER : Neither of them arises. First of all, he has said that there Mr. Safdar said some quality of the seed had been sent back to India, but the re is no mistake. maining was in accordance with the requir ed specification of 85 to 90 per cent ger mination.” «ft V I 5TWT : W »?5fr 3ft «ft «JcTT^I aft ^tar TT^t^ ^ 3T f^ W «#t rw fsnft : *nararaft, f^rrff ft | tj^t srNr feft ^ ft | fafcfr % zv stn if traRft % arT?ft | ? irfir ^ r?:Tt sprrft stub- ^t 1 farc vRnrnfTtff 3TT?ft t ?TT WQl ^?T W T ft ’9RTIW ^ *racft¥ tt^ *f?r ^^TBRrsnra^ fa aft faf^ ff *r ^ wan arnr, ^ q f t $ 1 aft-ar f w r f t m x ?t aft s f t *t$t arhr #arr arr^ ? «NT ^TT | 3ft 'SftaTSfTTl^r
5Tt7r q^rrcr 1 .$ aft *r stpttt MR. SPEAKER : The written answers ^rr^cr $ f a w r aftar f a m f t are never read. That is the dill’iculty. fTRTO *PT «TT^ sreftJT W *Pt vT% «ft qr aftff ftq? w rsnwr: *rgrf % aft *T fsPTK TSRT I ? «ft ^tar arr^r «rarr amrr ^ t arhr «ft *T*TT*rT : TTCftt sprrf arTrft t I ^r(fyttrrtfpttou)** (e) wbethtit GdMmtanki propose to finalise all pending cases by the end of 1978 ? MR. SPEAKER :D e*'t record anything. THE M JNini F O EDUCATION, (Interruptions)** SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE (DR. PRATAP CHANDRACH UNDER): MR. SPEAKER : Order, Order. I (a) to (c). A statement is laid on the table am on my legs. Whrn the questicnersare of the Sahha. * not here, ii cannot c’o anything. lean only c< me back if there ii timr. S ta tu M a t (Interruptions) ** (a) During the current financia J year, MR. SPEAKER : Don't recordj any the University Grants Cc mmissicn has thing. sanctioned Rs. 27,64,270/- to 19 colleges in Bihar for their develcpmtnt. The nvm- (Interruptions) •• ber of new colleges who applied for grants during the currtnt year (upto 31-10- MR. SPEAKER : Mr. Jyotiimoy Bosu 1978) is only 4. has a convenient Rule bot k of his own.§g| Direction 15 says : (b) During the last three years ending March 31, 1978, the Ccmmissicn had “ If on a aueslicn being call* d, it is not received proposals frcm icg colleges in asked or the member in whose name it Bihar. As on 31-10-1978, 84 of these stands is absent without givirg any letter colleges have been sancticned grants; of authority. to any other number c n his the proposals of 19 are under behalf, the Sneaker may, at his discre consideration ; andthercmaining 6didnot tion, direet the answer to it to be given qualify for assistance. The netnes of col in the second round, if in his opinion leges in the three gcatfgories are :— or that of the Minister concerned, the subject matter of the questkn is of such (i) Nanus of colleges who have been sanction importance at to warrant an answer ed grants : being given in the House.” S. No. Name of the College SHRI JYOTIRMOY POST.: • It is 1 COLLEGES UNDER MAGAEH “ the Speaker may" and not “ shall” . UNIVERSITY
(Intermptians) 1 A.S. College, BikTamganj. TOwrotft: srrc qrc sttet 2 A.M. College, Gaya.
3 A.N. College, Patna. :«rrr 4 A.N.S. College, Baih
5 A.N.S. College, Nabinigar. w i » 6 B.S. College, Dinapore. m iw ^ ftrar 7 College of Commerce, Patna.
8 D.K. College, Dumafaon. U.G.C. Grants to College* in Bihar g G.B. Mahila College*Gaya. *206. SHRI HALIM UPPIN AHMED Will the Minister of EDUCATION, 10 Jagjivan College, Gaya. SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased to lay a statement showing : 11 Kisan College, Sohsarai (Patna). (a) the total U.G.C. Grant sanctioned 12 K.L.S. College, Nawadah. for college* of Pihar during the current financial year and how m^ny colleges appli 13 M.M.N.M. College, Arrah. ed for the gfrint } 14 M.B.R.R. Singh, College, Arrah. (b) name* ofthow colleges which applied during last three years and names of 15 M .V. Mahavidyalaya, Buxar. those whi A got grants and names of those which did not get grants; and t6 R.L.S. Yadav College, B^dVtiarpur.
♦•Not recorded. *5 Oral Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Oral*Answers 16
t7 S.V. Patel College, Bhabha. COLLEGEL UNDER PATNA UNIVERSITY 18 S.S. College, Jehanabad. 0 B..V. Cjllsgs, Patna. 19 S.N. Sinha College, Wamliganj (Nawadah). 43 M i; \i'i M ihila C-illege, Patna. •ao S.P. Jain College, Saiaram. 5 > Patna, C >Ueg», Patna. ai S.N. Sinha College, Aurangabad. *>i;Pitna Scisnc; Crfleg*, Patna. aa T.P.S. College, Patna. Patna W jm iu’i College, Patna. * 33 Gaya College, Gava. 1 >LLHGES UNDER RANCHI UNIVERSITY 34 H.D. Jain College, Arrah. 5 5 B.S.K. C >llegc, M lit hem. 35 Nalanda College, Nalanda. 51 D jrandi College, Doranda. 36 S.N. Sinha College, Trkaii. Gi.idli Cjllege, Giridh. 37 S.N. Sinha College, Jehanabad, Gzya 5 > Ja-n heipui* C )-opC lUgg? Jam>hcd- pur. COLLEGES UNDER BHAGALPUR 3 7 J i-n hsd^ur W jca-u’s College, UNIVERSITY Jam ihedpur. 5S Jam hedpur W Jrtrra1 College, Jam 28 Dioghar College, Deoghar. shedpur. 39 J.R.S. College, Jamalpur. 59 Kirim City Cjllege, Jatmhedpur. 6 > K S, College, Ssraikala. 30 K.K..M. College, Jaria. 31 Mixrarka College, Sultanganj. 61 M xhila CJleg?, Chaibaia. 33 R.D. College, Shaikh pur. 64 Marwari College, Ranchi. 63 P.K.. R )y |M;m»-ial Co[leg;,Dhan- 33 Sahibganj College, Sahibganj. bad. 34 S.P. College, Dumka 6 ( R m ja-h Cillegr, Ratngarh. 35 Sri S.K.R. College, Barbhigha. 6j R.S. M );f College, Gavindpur. 36 Marwari College, Bhagalpur. 65 Sim l*gi C illege, Siradega. 37 S.N. Mahavidyalaya, Bhagalpur. /»7 S.S. L.N.T. C.)llege, Dhanbad. 3 8 T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur. | ‘iS Sr. C Wu n iis’ C >llege, Hazaribagh. 63 JTata C allege, Chaibasa.
COLLEGES UNDER BIHAR UNIVER 7> R in chi Wjmm'iCollege,Ranchi. SITY COLLEGES UNDER PATNA 39 B.M.D. College, Dayalpur. UNIVERSITY 40 D.A.V. College, Siwan. 71 B.R. Bhagat C.>lleg5, Samaitipur. 41 Gopeshwar College, Hatwa. 72 F >.b;K*nj C illeg:, Forbssganj.
43 M J.K . College, Bettiah. 73 J. N. College, Madhubani. 43 R.N. College, Hajipur. 74 Marwari College, Purnea. 44 S.R.A. P. College, Barachakia. 75 K.. P. College, Murliganj.
45 M.D.D.M. College, Muzaffarpur. 76 K . S. College, Laheriaarai. 46 M.S. College, Motihari 77 M. R. M ihila) College, Darbhanga. 47 Rajcndra College, Chapra. 78 R.K. Cjlleg;, Madhubani.1] OrtA Antwers AGRAHAYANA IS, 1900 (SAKA) Oral Answers ig
79 R. N, A. R. College, Samastipur. 5 Oriental College, Guzri, Patna City. 80 Saharsa Cpllege, Saharsa. 6 Sri G. G. Singh, College, Patna City.
81 C.M. Science College, Darbhanga. (c) The requests from the Colleges which are still under consideration can be finalised »a C-M. College of Arts and Sciencc only after the Colleges concerned furnish Darbhanga. the required particulars/clarifications sought by the Commission and if they fulfil 83 G.D. College, Begusarai. the eligibility criteria. 84 Puruea College, Purnca. SHRI HALIMUDDIN AHMED : 85 I would like to know from the Hon. Minis ter the conditions for sanction of UGC ii) Names of Colleges whose proposals art grants to Colleges and the Heads under under correspondence. which such grants are being given.
1 A.P.S.M. College, Barauni. DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER : There are several conditions of eligibility 2 A.N.D. College, Shahpur Patery. prescribed by the Commission for Develop, mrnt Grants. Colleges offering three- 3 B.S.S. College, Supal. year Degree Courses in Arts, Science and Commerce should have a minimum en 4 J a n ta College, Jhanjharpur. rolment of 400 in these courses and at least 20 permanent teachers. If such colleges r} R.B. College, Dalsingsarai. are offering Two-year Degree Courses, the minimum student enrolment and faculty 6 T.P. College, Madhipura, strength should be 270 and 15 respectively. 7 J.J- College, Jhuinri Telaiya. As regard* the matters for which grants 8 K.B. Worntn’s College, Hazaribagh can b: mide, these are as follows : 9 Y.S. M ahavidayalaya, Ranchi. The Commission normally provides up •*o Ranchi College, Ranchi. to 50% of the approved cost of building programmes including Libraries, Labora ■11 Koshi College, Khagaria. tories, Class-rooms, Hostels, Staff Quarters etc. and up to 75% of the cost of purchase 12 R.D. & D.J. College, Monghyr. of books and equipment. Programmes for Faculty improvement, construction of 13 Dr. Ram Manohar L>hia College, workshops, animal houses and introduction Muzaffarpur. of remedial courses are however assisted by the Commission up to 100%. The 14 Dr. S. K . Sinha Women's College, snare of the UGC in regard to demand for Motihari. additioha staff is restiicea to 50% of the remaining part of the development cost of 15 ]GopaIganj College, Gopalganj. 50% on bu dings and 35% on books and equipment. 16 JawaharlalNehru College,Dehri-en- Sone. SHRI HALIMUDDIN AHMED *7 Jagjiwan College, Arrah. I would like to know from the Hon. Minis ter whether the Marwadi College in 18 Maltidhari College, Naubatpur. Kishangani in Bihar had applied for any assistance from the UGC grants and if so, 19 Sri Chand Udasin College, Hilsa. what are they ?
DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUN iiii) Names of Colleges who did not qualify. DER : I have a long list, the name will have to be found out. The list is given (Due to low enrolment) here, in the statement. Whichever college has applied, the list is here. Many have 1 M.L.S. College, Sariaabphai. applied : I will have to take time to find it out. 2 J.P. Mahila College, Chapra.
3 Jeewachh Mahavidyalaya, Motihari. MR. SPEAKER : He say the list is there,and it I* alongliat. You would have 4 L.N. Qollege, Bhagwanpur. seen it. 19 Oral Answers DUCEMBEB i, 1JM8 Oral A n w tn 20
SHRI K . MALLANNA : The answer (a) It .it a registered society red it is ' given to part (b) of the question says : m~rn permanently tffiiiated to a University^ in order to -be able to receive greets from the University Grrnts Conm-^J “ During the last three years ending ission ; and March 31, 1978, the Commission had f f received proposals from 109 colleges (3) Colleges establijhed after Jt ne 1552 in Bihar. As on 31-10-1978, 84 of are to fulfil all the requirement* nun* these colleges have been sanctioned mentioned above. grants; the proposals of 19 are under consideration; and the remaining 6 did not qualify for assistance." * ta T * tiw fl7 ft;£ tarrar-
May I know from the Hon. Minister ^ t , ^ 1 1 ] what is the basis of the principles adopted n granting the amounts ? is there any «ft swtst w m t : w tm ?; qft special assistance given to colleges which are situated in backward areas ? sftfW < «ftf?T % *PJFTTT «RT H W ? war«fvr v t DR. PRATAP CHANDRA THUN DER : As regards the first part of the % Pifaxi vrt v t w r sft vTvir^sf question, I have already answered. ^nf^rr? % - htspt % «tt;
As regards the second part., there is some ?E*rrf^rar ^rrq^r, *nafrn: w^tvctt relaxation for colleges in backward and rural areas. The relaxation are as •nff V tt ? follows. Colleges in such areas offering Three-year Degree Courses with an en n o sRnq *n rjv w : w ^ rolment of 300 instead of400 and a faculty strength off 5 instead of 20 will be entitled sffofaer *rarrc %Vnr% q$r |i to Development Grant up to Rs. 5 lakhs. If such colleges ofTer Two-year Degree Courses, the student enrolment and faculty strength shall be 200 and 10 respectively. Scheme from Farakka Barrage Authorities for Relief against Flooding to low lying areas of In this way, manyrelaxations are given. Pag Is and Bsnalol *211. SHRI SAKTI KUMAR SARKAR
| i 973% 3mr SHRI SAC.HINDRA LAL aft m ^ ^ ^ ^ SINGHA: gr*£$rerrcft ? ant Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION be pleased to state : if «fcr?TT fa sfr ^ r%
arrns t 'J*t ’fit ffrar f t «tt^; (a) whether Farakka Barrage Authorities have prepared any scheme for providing *nff f% *r fa s r t % ^rrrwr * % relief against flooding to the low lying rivers of Pagla and Bansloi river basins ; wrt ^ r$R 3r f i w y y w v (b) if so, the details of
« io snrnr * r t * r c r : i 7^ r , 1 9 7 2 THR MINISTER QF AGRICUL TURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI 8UR- JIT SINGH BARN ALA) :: (a) to (c) : A scheme has been prepared by the Farkka qrctft fW V : Barrage ProjfcCt aot henries, dn the basis of the recommendations of a Technical (l) tfre e&fleg* concerted provides Commiitfce set uf> by tie Government of instructions upto Bachelors o* POst- India, for the construction of two regulators Graduate Degree ; on the Paght and Batliloi riVets before they 21 Oral A m *en AGRAHATAJTA IJ, 1900 (SAKA) Oral Armors 22.
join the Bbagirathi river and the diversion ¥ n m r k l of waters accumulated in the Bansloi and %■*nt * Pagla Basins to the Gangs river through the Baghmarlu syphon. The area likely to be f*rof®rw Vt «ww ww ffii benefited by the scheme for Rabi cultiva fwfcr *r*t («ft fcwnrc % tion would be about 4100 hectares. The scheme is under final stages of sanction. (*). ifcrnhf ff& rirfrftfro1 n w £ Preparatory steps for taking up the work have already been taken by the Farakka f^ ft fwm srifw^ ?t*it Barrage Project authorities. w f*m str ^ nr SR^r*ir SHRI SACHINDRA La L SINGHA : iFdoffcr O piW ^ft wtPkhict % jfte May I know from the hon. Minister when the work will start ? And when it lie viT ?T |5r«rr src^F qr vmwrft completed ? T fT | I SHRI SURJIT SINGH BARNALA : I have already mentioned that the work ?RTOT *TtftcT ?ft% % *PT?TPC has already been taken up by the Project Authorities and we cannot just now say Wt, 1 9 7 7 % 3TC f R f i i y a ^T *FTTl( when it will be finished and effort will be f»rnf smnft urt: made to finish it as early as possible. imrfw sqqsg ^ to SHRI SACHINDRA LAI- SINGHA : Whether any target date has brcn fixed for snRft»r^f swrr1 {$■ *rn??ffir y r^ fr its completion ? ^fwErnt ^rr wjJpr ^ t • SHRI SURJIT SINGH BARNALA : No target date has been fixed so far. «ft *ptt f<¥5 : * r s w q ^ r , irra?frT*rm¥*itfrtft sr^sprr TO ■3frTT «Tg3T ?T fan- OTTfiTCf if *J9T ^ I ®[ft It 5ft ?TSPT % sjtK g fro ? ^ ^tto ^ 1 1 ^ h ^nT*rr * 213. «ft *r'irr w r fa? .- *tt ^ 5RTOT ?r TO f?rofa sftr cn^pr q?t fqrr ^rrfsp : I f^P M'mPt *?T ?RTOT *T %nft tf'fl *ToV T O 7 T ^ I 0*0 1977 % art* sgpft ^ «t «idim ^ ft* Hic^iY TOSTtftpff spt #®JT focpft $, f»!r^: *RTO* f^FT^r srTftr^rr ?tVt f^ ft ?pr f^nr— ^ w* ?Tfr foqrfw ^ frorr | iftr K T R ifm T> snfy^cl finrpft, trpft ^ srtr ^ arfttRW^ ?t 5=rtH: ^ T? I , eft t TfTT- m T er% gforraf wb ?fk j?^t ^fV It ^ tt i f% ^ *ITR% S R CR: ftrtr *T^ f («r) 3W TTtfrWf % «nfr m «frfea- % f « # ^ T % T O W 5T ^ T l % fofa fw I ; qft •0 *f^IT 1WW ftlf : ^Mi'l (*0 *rftr ?ft Tpr % srnr « 5r ^ t w t | x f i x VRtfiwf % % gswfer aft % rtpt Jr | ? 3 3 Oral Answe rs DECEMBER 4, 1978 Oral Answers
Wf!T : * f | i r SHRI MANORANJAN BHAKTA : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to know from the “ The nuinbsr of colonies built which hon. Minister whether the same analogy have m t bicn approved by Govern- will be applicable in the case of unautho ' m^nt so far and where civic facilities rised encroachments in the Union Terri . . . . . There is no question of pro- tory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. vilin'j civic facilities in unauthorised c iliiie j cinitructed after June, 1977. SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT : I am sorry, I need your direction whether this question flows from this question. *f*TT W ^ STW *FT ^tpc ?rt *rrcrT$t | arnr s h r sptih* SHRI MANORANJAN BHAKTA ; This is a general question. *FTT? t UTR S f WT1 T* f, ?ft MR. SPEAKER : No. No. tftf *rr ?ifr ?
«ft SfHJ ST3R : STWTCT TTffTTq-, liissrr- «ft W W : A' tfSTTST spT sfpt ftnn w r ^ 1 tr^RT ?r^ *tt f 1 ?ftfz*r *r s t r % ?rc$ % %^r it ?tt^t »r«ft W T WW f a f : # 3TPHT ^ rf- «ft f *ftr 5TR«r*f^Wt fart Him v f r t i « r^ fr «tt«t ffif «Fiirenfr t ? JTff *p t w^r irr^Tt ff^r
vft fW : SRfafKT ar^rr fsRf?f f*P wWfip qsf; *tt ar?r 3rr?r% arre ^ ‘t ^tf^T ^ftsito'far * t *rr tHtrfT TfoR TT SflRT $ aFFjjft W ^ r f §?ft f ftr ^ r v t SHRI M. N. GOVINDAN NAIR : May I know the number of houses already jftfesr ?pho$ forr '5TRT grvft ^tcrr $ demolished in unauthorised colonies and the number of houses intended to be de *ftT faff •314. PROF. P. G. MAVALANKAR: Will the Minister of EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE (d) if so, broad details thereof ? be pleased to lay a statement showing :
(a) whether Government have set up a National Children’s Board ; THE MINISTER OF S TATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE (SHR1- (b) Full details of its personnel during MATI RENUKA DEVI BARAKA- all these years {since inception to-date) ; TAK 1) : (a) Yes, Sir.
(c) whether similar Boaids in various (b) to (d). A statement is laid on the States have also been set up and whether Table of the House.
Statement
The composition of National Children's Eoard prit r to its reccnstitutirn cn jo Fcbrvary, anil after tJic reconstitution is as under : (a) Composition of National Children’s Board prior to its reconstitution. 1. Prime Minister . President.
2. Minister of Education & Social Welfare . Working CJhaiiman. 3. Minister of Health &. Family Flann:ng . Member. 4 to 12. Nine Social Workers with experience of Child Welfare Services ...... Members. (i) Shri Arvind Nrtoni, Deputy Minister of Educa* tion & Social Welfare. (ii) Shri Kirert Joshi, Education Adviser, Ministry of Education & Social Welfare. (iii) Sint. Shanta Gandhi, Director, Bal Bhavan. (iv) Shri S. Balasundaranu
(v) Miss A. Chari,
(vi) President, Indian Academy of Paediatric*.
(vii) Dr. B. N. Tandon, Head of Department of Gastro- Enterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. (viii) [a Social Workers had not been nominated.] &(«) ig— 35. 10 persons nominated by State Governments and 3 persons by U T Administrations, in rotation, from among those who arc concerned with Child Welfare Services ...... Members.
(i) Shri Nyapathi R&ghava Rao . . . Andhra Pradesh.
(ii) Smt. Malti B a r u a ...... Assam. Oral Answers DBCSMBIR 4, 117* Oral Answers 28 (iii) Dr. Ram Rsy Prasad Singh Bihar
(iv) Shri Amar Singh Chowdhary Giyarat
(v) Choudhary Shyara Chand Haryana (vi) Smt. Gaura Devi Himachal Pradesh (vii) Begum Sheikh Mohammed Abduallh Jammu & Kashmir (viii) Smt. Manorama Madhawaraj Karnataka
(U) Shri Shivbhan Solanki Madhya Pradesh (x) Shri Rishang Keishing . . . Manipur. (xi) Shri Radha Raman . . . UT of Delhi (xii) Sml. Shashikala Kakodkar UT of Goa, Daman. & Diu (xiiit Smt. Simone Sinnas UT of Pondicherry. . 26-27. Two representatives from the Lok Sabha Members
(i) Smt. Mukul Banerjee, M.P. ^ upto January iq77.. (ii) Shri K. Mayathevar, M. P. 28. One representative from the Rajya Sabha.
Smt. Margaret Alva, M. P. • (upto 20-12-976)
Smt. Vidyawati Chaurvedi, M.P. (with effect from 1-12-1977}. 2j. Chairman, Central Social Welfare Board Member 30. Director, National Institute of Public Cooperation & Child Development. Member 31. Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Social Welfare . .. Member-Secrctary
1 (b) The composition of the reconstituted National Children's Board is as given below : 1. Prime Minister ...... President 2. Minister of Education and Social Welfare . Working Chairman 3. Minister of Health and Family Welfare . Member 4. Minister of F i n a n c e ...... Member - 5. Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission . Member €. Minister of State for Education and Social Wel fare ..... Member 7 — 11. Five Social Workers with experience in Child Welfare . Members (i) President, Indian Academy at Paediatrics, Bombay. Iii) Smt. Tara Ali Baig, President, International Union of Child Welfare. (iii) President, Indian Council for Child Welfare, New Delhi. (iv) Prof. A. P. Barnabas, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.
,.{v) Mother M. Teresa 29 Oral Amkxt* AGRABATAKA 19. ft * ttlAKA) Vf*t A*sw#* 30
!9-t6. Five M « M n of Stste OovtoMiCati dealing with child Mcmbert 5 'Vd&re. 09c cadx from $ e five rggtans as per appendix, beginning in alphabetical order, each to serve a two- year term by xotatica t
(1) Minister ia-charge of Child Welfare, Andhra « Pradesh.
(ii) Minister ia-eharge of Child Welfare, Aa*am . (iii) Minuter ia charge of Child Welfare, Bihar .
(iv) MtnLler i*4&arge of Ohild Welfare, Gujarat . (v) Minister in-charge of ChHd Welfare, Haryana .
17. Lt. Governor/Chief Commissioner of one of the Union Member c Territories beginning in alphabetical order for a term ot* two years by notation I
Chief Commissioner of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
<8*19. Two representative from Lok Sabha . . . Members *
(i) Sint. P. Chavan
(ii) Smt. Shanti Devi ,
2J. One representative from Rajya Sabha . Member r
im t. Vidyawati GhatuTvedi . . . (upto 9-4-1978)
Smt. Fathema I s m a i l ...... (w.eX 12-6-1978)
31. Chairman, Central Social Wel&re Board . Member 1
13. Director, National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development * • • Member 1
e^Sscretary, Department of Sodal Welfare , Member-Secretary 1
T otal 31 Oral Answer* DECEMBER 4, 1978 Oral Ansviers
Appendix constituted as per the statement, meet only once a year or oftener ? In view of the fact NORTH EASTERN that the International Children's Year is i . Assam coming next year, is the Board going to have frequent meetings and more concrete а. Manipur programmes ? Will more funds, in view 3. Mrghelaya of the Children’s Year coming next year, , 4- Nagaland be allotted to this Board which has been constituted ? 5. Tripura SHRIMATI RENUKA DEVI BAR A- EASTERN K A T A K I: According to the original idea б. Bihar the Board was to meet once a year. In view of the fact that J979 has been de 7. Orissa clared International Children’s Year, the 8. Sikkim present Board which was constituted in 9. West Bengal February last has already had two sittings. The Prime Minister presided over them. NORTHERN It shows that due importance has been given to International Children Year. 10. Haryana Besides. the Board, there is an ad hoc Steer 11. Himachal Pradesh ing Committee. That Committee meets from time to time to look al ter and to over ia. Jammu & Kashmir see the plan of the International Year of 13. Punjab the child. i .j. Uttar Pradesh PROF. P. G. MAVALANKAR : WESTERN The statement shews that only the Stale of Gujarat is left out in temis of constitu 1 j. Gujarat ting the Board in the State. Will the Cen lG. Madhya Pradesh tral Government insist that not only the 17. Maharashtra State of'Gujarat appoints its Board qujrkly but all these Boards comprised really 18. Rajasthan knowledgable, genuine people interest* d in child welfare and these posts are not filled SOUTHERN up in terms of either patronage or just giving a job to some one. I am asking this 19. Andhra Pradesh especially because of the fact that the 20. Karnataka position of children is dismal. In certain States of India it is so horrible that unless 21. Kerala the Boards are constituted coirectly m l 22. Tamil Nadu properly on the basis of its having righi personalities and funds are also given, 2- State Children Vs Boa ids, simil: r to nothing will happen. the National Children’.'Board haw aheady been set up in all the Statcs/Unir n Terri The statement slirwsthat no fr r r e if! tories. except in the State of Gujarat and assistance is given by the Centre. Mry I the Union Territoiy of Chandigaih. State know why should the Centre not give Government of Gujarat is ccnsiderir.g the financial assistance to the State 'Beau'.* question ol' setting up a State Children's particularly in view of the fact that m< ir Board and this is awaited. The Unkn things have to be dene next year ? Territory ofChandigarh has been exempted from setting up a Children's Board because 5HRIMATI RFKtKA TEV 1 E/RA- of the small size of the Union Territory. KATAKI : The first part ol ti e ovcrtk n is regarding the State Beard in Cvinpt. 3. No financial assistance is given by the Gujqrat is lien, member’s e v r State. Central Govern men t to the State Children’s They have a Womsn rrd Child Welfrre Boards. The National Children’s Department. Most pre.bably they thermit Board was envisaged to provide a focus and that, that Department will l:e rile to "a forum to plan & review and properly manage it. New, they have given this coordinate the multiplicity of services to understanding that they are going tr I rve meet the needs of children. The decisions Children’s Board probably by the crd cf taken in the meetings of the National December or so and they have alrepdy Children's Board, from time to time, are started the International Year cf the thiJd communicated to the State Governments activity. and Ministries of Government of India for policy guidance and action. So far as the funds to the State Govern PROF. P.G. MAVALANKAR : May I mcnts are concerned, I think the hon’" know from the Government, does the members will get a repy t f the pjrr • National Children Board, which has been action. We have smt it to the Depar 33 Oral Antwtrs AGRAH AYANA 1*, (SAKA) Orttl Aruwei* 34
inent of Parliamentary Affair* and that ducussed the plan of action which 1 have will be circulated to the hon. member* in just now mentioned. All the State a day or to-day or to-morrow. Most of Governments have acceptcd it and foi that, the activities are through the State Gov funds will be made available by the Plan ernment* a* will be seen from the plan of ning Commission to implement these pro action. We have requested the State grammes' withih the State plans. Governments to make a provision in their State Plans. Planning Commission has al ready agreed to give that money to the State Governments. MR. SPEAKER : Question No. s i 5. DR. VASANT KUMAR PANDIT : SHRI JYOTIRMOY BOSU: May I I am glad that the hon. Minister has said draw your attention? You have made that she has activised the children’s Boards observations during Questicn Hour which and that certain plans are being drafted are very unkind and have no lags to stand for 19 7 9 —International Year for the Child. upon. Infact, yourutteranceshavemislrd May I ask the hon. Minister what specific the House. Rule 48, with regard to price plans have been drawn in the two meetings of sugarcane, sub-rule 3 *. *. which had taken place ? Now we are almost at the end of 1978. What plans M R. SPEAKER: I have read out the are going to be functioning in what time direction on the rule, the earlier Speakers and what are the criteria ? have given. (Interruptions).
SHRIMATI RENUKA DEVI BARA- SHRI JYOTIRMOY BOSU : Cana KATAKI : The strategy of the child direction supersede the rule ? welfare in successive as well as this Inter national Year should be—an integrated MR. SPEAKER: No, it is only an ex approach to child welfare to provide planation ; nothing more than that. coverage to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, giving emphasis to health, nutrition and education. Conference of Town P h ia m + SHRI K. LAKKAPPA : This is a •a 17. SHRI M UKHTIAR SINGH very vital issue. To oversee the children MALIK: welfare, the presrnt Government is not successfully organising the national DR. SAROJINI MAHISHI : programme with lull financial assistance. The need of the hour is much mnr<\ But certain fascist forces are operating so Will the Minister of W ORKS AND far as tho activiiirs of (he children are con HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHA cerned. Certain national outlook has BILITATION be pleased to state: to be given to this to over-see develop mental activities of the children of the (a) whether a meeting of Town Planners country. was held in New Delhi during the first week of November, 1978; Therefore, will the hon. Education Minister kindly explain whether there is a fb) if so, names and number ofperscnnel national scheme for the welfare of the child who participated in the conference; and in the country with full financial assist ance ? In many States, there are no (c) the matters discussed and decisicns Boards. Will the hon. Minister assure arrived at? that he will have a national perspective in developing welfare boards for the child THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND throughout the country so that the mind of child is developed and is not side-tracked HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHA bv the fascist forces which are operating BILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR in this country right from the child stage. BAKHT) : (a) Yes, Sir.
SHRIMATI RENUKA DEVI BARA- KATAKI : So far as the natioeal policy (b) Thirty-five officers partiripted in the is concerned, the hon. member most pro bably know* that we have a national meeting. List of participants is placed cn the Table of the Sabha. policy for children. So far as this Govern ment ia concerned, the moment we took over, we re-constituted the National (c) A statement giving the important Boards and invited all the State Ministers items discussed and recommendations ^Social Welfare who are also incbarge of thereto is also placed on the Table of the Chad Welfare, for a meeting. There, we Shbha. 3396 LS — a 35 Oral Answers DBCEMBER 4, 1978 Orai auswere 30
U s * Liat of participants to thr meet of Chief Town Planners of States and Union Terriuries—held on gth November, 1978 in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.| *. Andhra Pradesh . . • Shri N. Venu Gopala Reddy, Director ot Town Planning 2. Assam • . • • ShriD. P. Nath, Town Planner ana Ex. Officio Director of Town Plann ing* 3. Bihar- • . • Shri R. L. Bawa, Chief Town Planner. 4 . Gujarat • . Shri D. G. Pandya, Senior Town Planner. 5. Haryana • > Shri J. C. Chopra, Senior Town Planner. 6. Himachal Pradesh • . Snri R. K . Mehta, Town & Country Planner. 7. Kerala .... Shri K. Thomas Poulose, Senior Town Planner. 8. Karnataka Shri N. Govindappa, Director of Town Planning. g. Madhya Pradesh Shri K. Kaplish, Chief Town Planner. to. Maharashtra Shri J. G. Keskar, Director of Town Planning.
11. Nagaland .... Shri S. B. Mitra, Senior Town Planner. 12. Orissa .... Shri D. R. K . Patnaik, Director ol Tcvn Firm ing. 13. Punjab .... ShriJ. S. Ghuman, Chief Town Planner. 14. Rajasthan • ShriB. Kambo, Chief Town Planner & Arch. Adviserge 15. Tamil Nadu . . . Shri V. T. Thurairaj, Director of Town Planning
16. Uttar Pradesh . . . ShriJ. P. Dube, Chief Town & Country Planner. 17. West Bengal . * • Shri C. Mazumdar, Chief Town Planner 18. Dadra & Nagar Haveli . Shri D. D. Sunctankar, Associate Town Planner inchar of Town Planning. 19. Delhi Development Authority 1. Shri V. V. Bodas, Director Citj Planning. 2. Shri S. C. Gupta, Addl. Dirretor (Planning).
ao. Goa • • • • Shri S. P. Deshpande, Chief Town Planner.r 51. Pondicherry • • • Shri Martin Kolandai, Senior T» wn Planner.
Town and Country Planning Orga 9. Shri P. N. Dave, Senior Research nisation] Officer.
1. Shri S. S. Shafl, ChiefPlanner. 10. Shri S. S. Dutta, Senior Research Officer.
а. ShriB. N. Rahalkar, Town & Country 11. Shri M. B. Bhatia, Associate Indus Planner. trial Economist. 3 . ShriR. S. Chadha.EconomicPlannrr* 4 . Shri E. F. N. Ribeiro, Architect Planner. 12. Miss K.Idnani, Research Officer. «. Shri P. G. Vahangkar, Town & ' Country Planner. Ministry of Works aad Heoa’ctf. б. Shri R. C. Gupta, Town & Country PI inner. 1. Shri P. S. A. Surdarrm, Eiptily Secretary (U.D.). 7. Shri R . I* P- Sinha, Associate Town & Country Planner. 2. Shri K. K . Saxena, D«&k Officer 8 9 *» i N. Ranganathan, Addl. Town (UD.III). & Country Planner. 37 Orel Answers AGRAH AYANA 03, .J900 (SAKA) Oral Answers 38
The important item* discussed in the meeting of the State Cheif T«wn Planners* and their recommendations are indicated below:
Items discussed Recommendations made
>(a) Protection and Preservation of the (a) All States and Union Territories enact appropriate natural setting and environment legislation and keep necessary funds <0 ensure that around Archaeological Monuments areas around ancient monuments and historical placet and Historical nlaces. are not spoiled and are adequately planned.
((b) C-ntral Schem: for Integrated Ur- (b) Stress be given to the availability of statutory com* b in D 'velopm-n tin M -tropolitan prehensive plans as the basis for integrated develop* cities and Areas of NT itional Impor-J m-nt and a state level monitoring agency be set up in tance.| association with the State Town Plannnig Department.
\(c) ';N itional Urbanisation Poicy. (?) Early formulation of a National Urbanisation Policy and increased financial allocation to urban area* particularly the small and medium towns.
■(d) Drcemial survey of urban land use; (d) The need for decennial surveys of urban land use and and evolving and adopting 'Nation, that the first survey may synchronise with population at Lmiu*e Policy’. census 1081.
(e) Integration of Rural Development (e) The State Town Country Planning Department and Pro^ram-nM within a special plan the Town & Country Planning Organisation, New frame. Delhi,, may be involved in evolving a settlement system of basic villages, service village, service town and a market town— well in advance to help the State Governments in formulating policy decisions in this regard.
(g) C >nUitution of VI -tropolitan tram- (if) Eearly action be initiated to set up metropolitan port authorities in the m ‘tropolitan transport authorities and the subject of urban trans- ’ c, ‘ ' port be dealt with by the Central Ministry/State Department dealing with urban development
(H) C^atton of State Urban Develop (h) An urban development fund be immediately set uP ment fund and^ earmarking of se by all State Governments arid resources for contribu parate fundi tinder urban develop* tion towards this fund may be Indentified. The m;nt program^*?* for ^develop urban fund be operated by the State Town Planning ment schemas art9 beautification Boards where they exist otherwise by State Town programmes. Planning Departments. 39 Oral Answers DECEMBER 4, 1078 Oral Answers
SHRI M UKHTIAR SINGH MALIK: any series of clear guidelines to the States to Part(h) of the Items discussed say?: that now that this new development is taking place tb initio there should be some “ Creation of State Urban Development planning, or are we sitting hack aad fund and earmarking of separate allowing this unplanned growth to go? funds under urban development programmes for redevelopment schemes, SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT : With due and beautification programmes." apologies I do not think that this question, arises from the oiiginal question atJced, but Has any such fund lieen created for the still I would like to say that the Govern development ol' the villages in the rural ment is very much aware of the problem areas ? pointed out. by thr hon. Member and we have alrcadv tried to identify seme tmall SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT : This is towns for development, we have round a recommendation made in the meeting about 400 small towns with a populatk n off of thr Town Planners. It is still under the one lakh to two lakhi. We think that this consideration of the Government and this population should be evenly distributed particular recommendation relates to the throughout the country. We have identi recommendations made to the State?. fied three towns for development and for the provision of complete infrastructute so SHRI MUKHTIAR SINGH MALIK: that those counter-niagnatrs arc provided This is in rgard to urban development. in those small towns which are attracting people to the bigger cities and that, I think SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT : These should be able to chcck the unplanned are only recommendations. These* re growth of {.mallei towns. commendations h a v e been received bv the Government and they are under considera tion. We have not yet been able to take DR. St1 SHII-A NAYAR : Sir, many any decision. years ago seme of these cnnctpts were talked about and discuss* d and it wan alto SHRI MUKHTIAR SINGH MALIK: decided that there should be certain Lrctd It must be within the knowledge of the hon. guidelines for not only the ttwns, but aho Minister that there is a great"hue and c r y the villages. So many villages get warh< d In the rural areas because the Town and off by the flo< ds. They aie again built in t Country Planning Department in the State the some haphazard fashion. Would acquirres very fertile land for setting up of the hon. Minister please give us sr me idea markets, industries anrl new townships. of how soon some of these concepts can be Will the turn. Minister direct the Town a n d put into practice? Any new const*urtim Country Planning Departments in the should not be done in a haphazard fa.*liiorr States to acquire only barren land and not and guidelines from the Centre which havr fertile land, for this purpose ? been talked of for. God knows how many years— I was in charge of thin Department Mr. Speaker, as industries are very im in 196a and from then onwards all these portant. agriculture is also very important concepts are here, but nothing seems to and some of the cultivate- s are deprived of have actually been put into practiee. Can their whole holdings when the Town and we hope that some of these concepts will br Country Planning Department acquire put into practice in the near future* their lands for the setting up of new indus tries. Will the Minister give directions to that effect to the Town and Country Plan SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT 1 Since ning Department ? the hon. Member haa already had the experience of being in charge of this De SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT : Sir, partment, she must have given guidelines housing is a subject which is in the State herself. But I just would like to say that sector and this acquisition of land is done, again the Centre can only make suggestions in fact, directly by the State* themselves. or make recommendations. The things The question of direction hardly arises, have to be carried out by the State Gov but I have noted thr suggestion of the hon. ernments themselves. We are trying our Member and I will try to see what can be best to make it an organised effort ana that done in this regard. development should take place in an orga nised manner. DR. KARAN SINGH : Sir, with the growth in population and the increasing MR. SPEAKER : Question No. 018. urbaisation of the country, this whole ques tion of town planning has become one of SHRI JYOTIRM OY BOSU : Sir, I national importance. All sorts of unplanned rise on a point of order. townships are coming up throughout this country which are really going to create tremendous problems in the twenty-first MR. SPEAKER : This is the fourth century- I* the hon. Minister considering time you are rising on a point of order. 4 i Oral Answers AGRAHAYANA 18 , 1$00 (SAKA) Oral Answers
Q ic ition No. a 18 —The Questioner is not here. Q . N). 2i9-~Tbe questioner ia adt gtfsrcr % fsrq irnsr *twtt % h<;re . Q,. N >. as»o The questioner is not wTTOssi* f t o ft litre. N jw, Question No. 221.
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+ DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER: •aai. SHRIMATI PARVATI DBVIs I have already said that repairs are being SHRI ISHWAR CHAUDHRY: done and the expenditure incurred year- wise for carrying out special repairs and WU1 die Minister OF EDUCATION maintenance of these monuments are as SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE follows: be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that two of Year Special Annual Buddhist's holiest places located in Kushi- Repairs Repairs tiagar (U.P.), the temple where Gautam Buddha attained nirvana and the giant circular stupa standing on the spot where his mortal remains were cremated are *975-76 • • R* 31,895 R*. 13.79a linking because of water-logging and re curring floods in the area J *976-77 • • R*. 61,039 Rs. 9,791 (b) whether it is also a fact that the 1977.78 . . Rs. 27,496 Rs. 8,743 main danger to the monuments is from the rising sub-soil water table and the ycear round waterlogging, contributed by many small riven; and rivulets around which join Provision of Rs. 60,000 for special repairs the river Gandak; and and Rs. 20,000 for annual repairs has been provided in the current year.
if si, whether Government propose MR. SPEAKER : Is it the opinion to alipt sophisticate! engineering techni- given by. the experts ? -q jeslike the one employed in Mohan jodaro -excavation sites > DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER: I have already said that it has been found that there is no substantial report of sinking. Because they are low-lying areas there js THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE water-logging due to seasonsal rain and (DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER) : the sub-toil water table is also arising. Therefore unless some construction is (a) There is no report of sinking of the made in the rivers in the neighbourhood, Ramibhira stupa and the Nirvana Tem this danger will be there. So, maintenance ple and the attached stupa, situated on an and special repairs are being done. elevated platform at Kushinagar.
(b) In the low laying excavated remains, toft : w r c *pr w»t?r-log5[ing has been noticed which is d j ; t-> s-ai-mal rains and rise in the subsoil % afarcr ^ ssffMrcr water table. The accumulated water is being pumped out periodically at present. tar % w | > *i Ktnfa ft W f % re ' (c) The situaton, now obtaining at the mte, does not warrant any sophisticated witff vt «nft t \ vm ftar technique to bs adopted, in view of the actions already taken in respect of the safety V T K fo r || c 1 the stupa under renovation. However, Wg FTIXV ^ fVTRT 1< wernmsnt will take appropriate steps, » ien situmtion so warrants. «RT s p m ?r^ ra r ^ w ’snrr t o t % f a t ftRTTT ? 43 written Answers DECEMBER 1 1978 Written Answers
DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER: Agro-Service Csatns Operating ft* A* X said * we agree with the hon. Member States that this temple is a very important ar chaeological .site and that it should be *207. SHRI P. KANNAN: Will the preserved in a proper manner. The Go Minister of AGRICULTURE AND vernment is taking appropriate steps. If IRRIGATION be pleased to state: necessary, further steps will also be taken. But at present there is no need for any (a) the number of agro-service*centres m special assistance as the hon. Member is operation at present in the country in the suggesting. various States;
(b) the precise services offered by these centres;
WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS (c) whether any study has been made o f the functional utility of these centres; Sugarcane Dues In U. P. and Bibar and
•ao4- SHRI SHYAM SUNDER GUPTA; (d) steps, if any, proposed to be taken to SHRI G. M. BANATWALLA: improve effectiveness of these centres *0 as to make areal dent on the rural econtmy ? Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (a) whether huge arrears of Cane Grow* AND IRRIGATION (SHRI SURJIT wershave been outstanding towards Sugzr SINGH BARNALA): Mills in U. P. and Bihar States; and (b) if so, the names of such Sugar Mills together with the money outstanding and since when ? (a) State-wise distribution of 3,864 agm service centres in operation is given m the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Statement attached. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI BHANU PRATAP (b) These centres are rendering one or SINGH): more of the following services. (a) and (b). A statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha. (t) Custom hiring of agricultural (Placed in Library, Sti No. LT-2962/78) machinery for land preparation, land development harvesting/ t harvesting operations, drill- Revision o f Delhi Master Plan of tubeweUs, etc. *205. SHRIMATI MOHSINA KID- (it) installation, maintenance and W AI: Will the Minister of WORKS servicing of farm equipment. AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHABILITATION be pleased to state: (ii») plant protection services. (a) whether the land-use schedule as laid (fv) sale of fertilisers, pesticides, seeds, down in the Delhi Master Plan, is being spare-parts of agricultural ua* revised to accommodate the unauthorised cninery, fuel oils, lubricants, etc. Colonies in the Capital ;and («) A survey undertaken in 1977 (b) whether any Committee of experts reveals that they have rendered useful is being appointed to advise the Goven- service to the farming community, parti ment in the matter? cularly in providing expensive agricultural machinery on custom basis. THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHA- (d) The agro-service entrepreneurs have BILATION (SHRI SIKANDR BAKHT): been advised to diversify and develop tbeir centres as composite service and (a) In the process of regularisation of input distribution centres, meeting under unauthorised colonies, change of land use one roof as many agricultural require will he considered wherever necessary. ments of the fanners as possible. The training course for these entrepreneurs (b) A high level Implementation body has been redesigned so as to give more w in the Lt. Governor, Delhi as Chairman time and attention to aspects connectd has laready been set up to watch the pro with (i) trading in fertilisers and other gress of regularisatian/developmem of inputs, and (ti) business and accounting unauthorised colonies and allied matters. management. The Agro-Industries Cor* 0 Written Answers AGRAHAYANA18 , 1000 (SAKA) Written Answers 46
potations and the State Govts, are being (b) the number of employees in various advised to also use them increasingly for categories working in the Department the distribution of agricultural inputs, of Rehabilitation ; machinery and implements. (c) the number out of them who have • already been absorbed in other Depart ments along-with the details ; and
Statement (d) when the remaining employees of the Department of Rehabilitation are likely to be absorbed in other Depart S. State Agro- ments ? No. Service Centres THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND in HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE operation HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT) : (o) The Department of Re habilitation would be progressively Andhra Pradesh 235 wound up on the tasks assigned to it being 1. completed. 2. Assam . in (b) The number of employees working 3- Bihar . 242 in the Department of Rehabilitation under various categories is i 4. Gujarat 100 Group ‘ A* 30 5- Haryana *25 Group ‘ B* 138 6. Jammu and Kashmir 2 Group ‘ C ’ 330 7- Karnataka 163 Group ‘ D ’ 168 8. Kerala 10
9 - Madhya Pradesh . 30r 10. Maharashtra . 346 T otal . 666
11. Orissa . 34 12. Punjab . (c) and (d). Do not arise at present, 275 in view of answer to part (a). The em Rajasthan ployees of the Department as and when 13. 334 rendered surplus will be considered for 14. Tamil Nadu . 182 appropriate absorption elsewhere through the Central (Surplus Staff) Cell. 15. Uttar Pradesh 207 >6. West Bengal . • s»8g Implementation of Drinking Water Schemes in Rural lndi»j
aoq. SHRI KESHAVRAO T otal . 2,864 DHONDGE : Will the Minuter of ORKS AND HOUSING AND SUP- PLY AND REHABILITATION be pleased to state :
(a) the number of villages in which the Windins «p of Rehabilitate* scheme for providing drinking water to Department the people m rural areas has been im plemented by Central Government and •ao8. SHRI SHIV SAMPATI RAM : the expenditure incurred thereon ; Will the Minister of W ORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE HABILITATION be pleased to state 1 (b) the number of villages (state wile), which have benefited by this scheme and (a) whether Government had decided (he amount of the financial assistance to wind up .the Department of Rehabilita* provided to State Governments by Central Government for this scheme ; and 47 Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answer* 4$
(c) whether some assistance has also ments, the amount of grant-in-aid re been received from the World Bank for leased during 1977*1978, the number of implementation of thii icheme ? problem villages covered during that yew and the allocation of funds made Stete* THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND, «i»e during the current financial year, * HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE* under the Centrally Sponsored Accelerated HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT)j: (a) and lb). A statement con Rural Water Supply Programme, it laid taining information in regard to the on the Table of the Sabha* number of problem villages fur whack rural water supply scheme* were approved jm o M a t (Rs. in lakl»)
No. of No. of R#. Name of the State/U.T. villages for Amount Expendi villages Amount No' which Schemes of grant* ture covered allocated for supply of in-aid incurred during during drinking water released during *977 *7® were approved during 1977-78 as re under the Cen 1977.78 (as re ported trally Spon ported by sored ARWS by States/ Prog, during States / UT*.) >977*78 UTs)
1. Andhra Pradesh 569 158 *3° 150*32 200 250
3. Assam .... 449 57-&» 49*88 54 150
3. Bihar .... 1551 242*80 240*40 >4»7 [500
4. Gujarat .... 57a 332-80 350*00 212 200
5. Haryana .... >44 142*10 151*24 66 I *65
6. Himachal Pradesh 1006 222'60 220*08 308 f33o
7. Jammu & Kashmir . 175 159.80 I 50*80 23 200 8. Karnataka 1074 143*30 140*00 241 140
9. Kerala 107 109*00 101*98 6 260
10. Madhya Pradesh 1150 953*00 256*81 50 270
11. Maharashtra 400 3ia*80 3ia -54 648 310
18. Manipur .... 43 43* «7 3 T50
13. Meghalaya 140 95*00 19*36 too
14. Nagaland 96 77*50 75*98 3 15 15. Orissa .... 3619 189*80 180*00 1658 f8o
16. Punjab .... 458 108*10 161*23 *43 10 49 Written Angwers AGRAHAYANA 18, IfOQ (SAKA} Written Answer* 50
3 4 5 6 7
17. Rajasthan 777 253-30 250-00 150 250
18. Sikkim . 5* 36-50 35*97 •• 35
19. Tamil Nadu 7*4 217-90 215*00 134 *9 °
*0. Tripura . 3*7 80-50 80*37 184 87
at. Uttar Pradesh 3600 352*80 481*22 58 500
aa. West Bengal 1303 242*80 240*00 965 500
U. Ts.
1. Arunachal Pradesh . 128 20*00 6-77 40
3. A. & N. Islands 9 20*00 18-62 *5 10-00 .. 16
4. Goa, Daman & Diu 12 10*00 .. 15
15*00 14-80 *5
6. Pondicherry 31 10-00 10*18 *5
Not* : 50% of the amount allocated for works during the current financial vcar was released to Statea in August last as the first instalment of Central grant-in-aid. Further grant-in-aid (25% of the amount allocated for works) is being released to States/U.Ts. on the basis of reported progress of expenditure. Alleged Irregularities ia Appoint Supply of Water and Electricity to ments in Kendriya Vidyalayas Houses under the Special Housing Scheme •aia. SHRI MAHI LAL : Will the Minister of EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased •a 10. SHRI HARGOBIND VERMA : to refer to the reply given to Unstarred Will the Minister of WORKS AND Question No. 4579 on 98th August, 1978 HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE regarding alleged irregularities in appoint HABILITATION be pleased to state : ments in Kendriya Vidyalayas and state :
(a) whether it is a fact that arrangement (a) whether the requisite information for supply of water and electricity has has since been collected; not been made in the houses and public convenience* constructed under the (b) if to, the details thereof, and if not, Special Housing Scheme in Delhi ; and the reasons for delay ; (b) if to, whether Government will also (c) the total number of TGT provide these facilities to the poor la PGT teachers in the Kendriya Vidyalaya bourers there and if not, the reaaona Sangathan and the number of Scheduled therefor and if so, by what time ? Cattet/Scheduled Tribes persons out of them separately;
THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND (d) whether the reserved quota is HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE complete in all the categories of posts HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR them; BAKHT) : (a) and (b ). Water Simply and electricity connections have not been (e) if not, the reasons for backlog ; provided for individual tenements. Nor and u it intended to provide them to indivi duals at Government cost. However, (f) when the backlog will be completed street lighting and public hydrants, from amongst the candidates enrolled in public lavatories etc. have bisen provided various employment exchanges in Delhi for groups of tenements. and in the country ? Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answer* 5a
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, (*) sftrenr SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE srf^nrT % vr®t *nr 5PP $Tf?r (SHRIMATI RENUKA DEVI BARA- KATAKI) : (a) Yes, Sir. « t t * (b) Information is given in the State* ment laid on the Table of the House'. [Placed in library. Set No. LT/9963/78]. Rj? TTflHT) (?) sftj j£T 1 (c) The number of TGTs and PGTs working in Kendriya Vidyalayas (as on (sr) Sr si^ t x-8*ig78) was 2164 and 179Q respectively. ^ 9rv*ftvt t?(Sp The category-wise break-up of the number of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled iTeWTvfhr srfrarr (eF7^hr ffcpT ) TVibe tcachers is not available. How ever, there are 842 and 145 Scheduled fe r r 'jfRTT ^ 1 Caste and Scheduled Tribe employees, respectively, working in the Kendriya (*r) srcT^a: ^nrt st%- Vidyalayas out of a total staff of 12,760 (including ministerial and class IV employees). ^fvrr»rnrr|*216. SHRI A. BALA PAJANOR : SHRI RAGAVALU MOHANA- RANGAM : Will the Minister of EDUCATION. siforawr SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased to state : * 2 1 5 . ftUWITW*! : (a) whether it is a fact that lessons for t f a ^ 3 cTR the Corrspondence Course* opened by Delhi University are supplied very tar J far : dily }
(b) whether it is also a fact that the (?) w r ffiy-finTFR % f^rtr situation is particularly bad in the case of B.Com (Honours) Course for second year ; fV T H W R V *TR?far %«TT & srf?T- (c) the reasons for the tardiness on the part of a premier University like Delhi 3 and (W) WT gfir-fapTRH fr for (d) details of any steps taken or pro srfW'T fa n ^TTcrr I ; posed to be taken to effect a meaningful improvement ?
(*T) nftrem STM % TRf THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE fe r r strtt$ (DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUN- ^ sfir^Rnff vt f^nn D E R ): (a) According to the informa tion furnished by the Delhi University, wrtt| afinsmr ferT^RTT^; there has been some day in thedes- tch of lessons due to the paritial strike the Karamcharis of the University. 59 Written Answers AGRAHAYANA 13,1900 (SAKA) Written Answers 54.
(b) and (c). Ye*, Sir. The Delhi Uni- for the History text book for class X venuty has stated that the reasons for the which was made available in the first delay are the time taken by the teacher* week of November, 1978. both in and outside the School of Cor respondence to prepare the lemons and to get them printed. (b) (i) The Central Board of Secondary , Education has since modified its policy of recommending text books for use in schools at the Higher Secondary stage (d) The matter is being studied by the from the Academic Session, 1979. Books/ authorities of School of Correspondence MSS have been invited from publishers/ Courses and the Continuing Education authors, a suitable set of which would be and the Staff Council of the School is recommended after proper evaluation. being urged to take adequate step* to NCERT books wuld also be got evaluated improve the situation. along with other books that might be submitted. The major difference bet ween the present position and the pro posed policy is that the latter visualises Non-availabilityllty orof Test Book* la a set of recommended books with freedom Delhi given to schools to choose any one of them in place of just one prescribed book •218. SHRI SUKHDEO PRASAD VERMA : (ii) NCERT’s books also are being SHRI G. Y. KRISHNAN: planned well ahead of schdcule. Since the material has also been prepared for the Will the Minister of EDUCATION, current academic session, next year it is SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE only a question of reprints and hence this be pleased to state : problem may not arise. (a) whether Government are aware of non-availability of text books prescribed in Government Schools in Delhi, especially Government accosnsnodatlon with for Class IX to XII ; and persou owning house* (b) if so, necessary steps Government SHRI GYANESHWAR PRA propose to take in the matter ? SAD YADAV : Will the Minister o WORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AN D REHABILITATION b- THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, pleased to state : SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE : (DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUN DER) : (a) The NCERT curriculum (a) whether it is a fact that many upon which the new pattern text books euployees have been allotted Govern have been prepared divides classes X I ment accommodation in spite of their and X II into four semesters, the First having their own houses ; Semester in Class XI and the Third Semester in Class XII starting in July (b) whether it is also a fact that and ending in November, and the Second many Central Government employees Semester In Class XI and the Fourth have not been allotted Government ac Semester in Clan XII starting in Decem commodation as they have their own ber. houses ; and (c) the reasons for such a different NCERT authorities have clarified that treatment towards the employees of same the text books for the First Semester of Government * Class XI and the text books for the Third Semester of Class XII were made available in July, 1978. The textbooks THE MINISTER O F WORKS for Second Semester of Class XI and the Fourth Semester of ClssXII which AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR commence on 1st December, have been BAKH T) • (a) A few house-owiung made. available during October-Novem- ber, 1978 except for the Geography text StoL.'s- <*"ssr bodk for Ciass X II which is a low priority accommodation in Delhi/New Delhi. text book from which only one chapter is to be taught during the Fourth Semester. (b) Yes, Sir. This book will become available in (c) There is no difftroitial t r e a t y December, 1978. as all house-owning o f f i c e r s are eligible For classes IX-X, all the text books for allotment of G^vernroent acMmmoda- tion to the dates of then priority,. were made available in July, 1978 except 55 Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1973 Written Answer which arc reckoned from ist June, 1977 or (b) if so , the details thereof ; and subsequent dates in the case of officers whose priority dates fall after the said date. (c) what technical advice, help sad encouragement have been proviacd to them ? Effwt of Siltation and Soil Erosioa « Reservoirs of River Valley Projects THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE la Eastern Iadia MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI BHANU PRATAP *22n. SHRI A. K. ROY : Will the SINGH) : (a) and (b). Yes, Sir. Modem Bakeries have received 15 Minister of AGRICULTURE AND preliminary enquiries from new entre. IRRIGATION be pleased to state : preneurs desirous of setting up m all (a) whether Government are aware of bakery units asking for information on technical assistance, project report, con th" problem of unanticipated siltation and sultancy services, etc. soil erosion decreasing the capacity of the the reservoirs in all the important River Valley projects in Eastern India; (c) The applicants have been re quested to contact Modern Bakeries* (b) whether it is a fact that excessive nearest local units. It is the local units emphasis on engineering and cement o f the Company who will give necessary construction and neglect of soil const technical advire in all aspects of bakery ruction and environmental geolog) is the to the prospective as also existing entre prim: factor responsible for this ; preneurs. Bakery Extension Officers are already in position in a few units. (c) whether it is a fact that the dimi nished effectiveness of the Dams in Bihar- Bcngal borders is the cause of recent flood havoc in these two States; and Pollution
(d) will Government make a thorough 1985. SHRI S. G. MURUGAIYAN : probe into the matter? Wil the Minister of W ORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE H ABILITATION br pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF AGRICUL TURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI SURJIT SINGH BARNALA): (a) and (a) whether Government is aware (b). From the observations so far made, that in M. Block of Laxmi Nagar the indication is that the rate of siltation (Trans-Yamuna) Delhi certain hand in reservoirs is m'»rr than that assumed operated Dyeing Factories are work at the time of project formulation, but ing day and night polluting the atmos further in-dcpth studies would be essen phere ; tial before a definite conclusion ran be arrived at. For this purpose, a high-level (b) whether it is also a fact that on committee of experts has been consti account of dirty chemical water spread tuted. A? siltation of reservoirs results ing on the roads every day in large quan from denudation of forests and un- tity, foul smell comes making it inconve acientific land mangement, this Commit nient for neighbouring people ; tee will also suggest suitable measures for sediment control, (c) whether Health authorities of Delhi Municipal Corporation have faield (c) The recent extensive damages in to take prompt action in the matter; Bengal and the damages in Bihar are and primarily due to unprecedented heavy widespread rainfall concentrated in (d) if so, the steps Government will limited period and spread over extensive take in the matter ? areas. (d) Does not arise. Setting up of small Bakery oaits THE MINISTER OF W ORKS ,984. SHRI CHATURBHUJ : will AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND REHABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR IRRIGATIO N be pleased to state: BAKHT) t (a) and (b). One dyeing factory is operating at irregular inter (a) whether Government owned vals in ‘M ’ Block area of La*mi Nagar Modern bakeries have received appli The waste water from this factory is dis cations fiom new entrepreneur* disirous posed of into a swamp marshy low lying of «ettinq up small bakery units in smaller area, as no sewerage system is provided towas ; there. 57 Written Answers AG RAH AYANA IS, 1900 (&AKA) Written Answers 5?
(c) and (d). The Health Department As the Scheme did not make much of .the Municipal Corporation of Delhi headway, the Govcxnmnt of India in taking necessary action under the pro transferred the Schrme frcm the State vision of D.M.C. Act against the nuisance Sector to the Central Sector w.e.f. created by this factory. During the last 1-4-1970 with a view to relitvirg the three months the owner of the factory States of the financial burden for imple has been prosecuted five times. mentation of the Scheme, a* they weie finding it difficult to provide adequate funds for the purpose out of their cwn resource*. Since plantations play a Subsidised houslnt scheme* for vital role in the grwth of national ec t re my, Plantation Workers the Central Govrrnmnt decided to meet 87!% of the expenditure in the shape 1986. SHRI AHMED HUSSAIN : of 50% loan and 37^% subsidy under Will the Minister of W ORKS ANT) the Scheme w.e.f. 1-4-70. The plan HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE ters’ share was reduced frcm 25% to HABILITATION be pleased to state : ia j% . The co-operative societies of the plantation workers ate also eligible ftr financial assistance for consttuctirn cf (al the d-tails how the Central Subsi their own houses independently of the dise! Housing Scheme for Plantation employers, to the extent of 90% of the ap workers is being implemented in the proved cost of houses— 65% loan sr.d country and if so, which States have been 25% subsidy. benefited by this scheme; This Scheme is at present, fcf irg inif U- (b) the nmnbrr of Plantation workers luented in the States of Assam, Triput a that have been benefited by this scheme in and West Bengal in the Eastern Rtgicn Assam; and of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the Southern Region.
<<•) what are the salient feature* of this scheme with regard to allotment eligibility and how it is proposed to be intensified ? (b) Out of 2,05,150 eligible plantation workers, approximately i,n ,ccn workers THE MINISTER OF WORKS have been benefited by this Scheme in AMD HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND Assam. REHABILITATION'(SHRI SIKANDAR HAKHT): (a) Sectifwi 15 of the Plantations (c) The houses built under the Scheme Labour Act, 1951, makes it obligatory on arc required to be allotted to the eligible every planter to provide and maintain for plantation workers on rent free basi?. every worker and his family residing in the The allotment of houses construct* d by the plantation necessary housing accommo employers under the Schrme is to be dation. The model rules framed there entrusted to a committee, consisting of sn under provide that the employers shall equal number of representatives of the build houses for at least 8% of the resident employers and their woikers, with a workers every year until all of them are chairman nominated by the state Govern- adequately housed and that no rent ment concerned. The employer trn shall de charged by the employers for the allot upto 115% of the hcuses, at his dis same. Many planters were unable to cretion, to the eligible workers. TI.e meet this statutory obligation due. to remaining house* are to be allotted t y financial difficulties. Consequently, a the above mentioned ccmmittte to the Schema known as ‘The Plantation Labour eligible worker* in accordance with Housing Scheme* was introduced in such rules as may be fremed by it. April, 1956, to help the planters, especially the smaller ones, to fulfil this obligation. The Scheme, which was included in the The houses constructed by the co State Sector ordiginally provided for operative societies of the workers are to grant of loan assistance only to the plan be allotted by the societies according to ter* to the extent of 80% of the approved the allotment roles to be filmed by them cost of houses. The balance ao% with the approval of the State Government was to be contributed by planters. The concerned. Scheme waa modified from 1st April, 1966, «o a* to provide subsidy in addition to The Scheme was transferred to the loan. Accordingly, Central flaaaial Central Sector w.e.f. 1-4-1970 only assistance was provided to the extent of with a view to acceleratirg the prcg»« n c f 75% of the cost of home*— 50% low and construction of houses thereunder. F x - *5% subsidy, the balance 93% to be perience ha* shown that the tempo in the- borne by the planters. Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1976 Written Answers 6Q
camtructijn of houres after the transfer (c) There is a proposal to spend Rs. of the scheme to the Central Sector has 40,000 in Kedar Bagh, (Madan park, already gained ra->mintum. According Chunnamal park) and to take up the to the information received from the main road of the colony first of all. The State Gjvemmats, the number of houses balance available will be utilized for im sanctioned and completed from i-4-1970 proving other roads of the colony. to 31-10-1978 is 20,675 and 13,218 re_ r spsctively. In ord:r to maintain the (d) According to the M.C.D. the work existing tempo in the implementation of is likely to be completed by 31-3-1979. theschsm:, the Central Governmnt haj bicn releasing increased financial assist Compensation to Gujanuwwala ance to the State Governments. Out of House Building Cooperative an approved outlay of Rs. 5" 00 crores Society for the Fifth Five Year Plan for this schem:, a sum of Rs. 4-50 crores was 1988. SHRI NATVARLAL B. released to the concerned State Govern- PARMAR : Will the Minister of m;nts during i974'75 to 1977-78. A WORKS AND HOUSING AND sum ?f R*. 1 • 60 crores has geen provided SUPPLY AND REHACILITATION be for the current year. pleased to refer to the reply given to Un- starred question No. 1799 on the 3rd April, 1972 regrding the amount of Rs. 1 lakh paid by the Gujranwala House R-pairs of Roads In Delhi Building Co-operative Society, Delhi for the purchase of land of Gulabi Brgh for housing purposes and the statement laid 1087. SHRI D/\JIBA DESAI : Will on the Table in reply to Unstaricd Ques th“ Mi'iistrr of WORKS AND HOUSING tion No. 5646 on 1 si Ausust, 1977 stating AND SUPPLY AND REHABILITA that a sum ofRs. 19,38,425-90 has been TION bi pleased to state : lid as compensation to the Gujranwala Souse Building Co-operative Society for (a) h^w much minty has bren allotted acquiring the land by Government and far repair of roa Is etc. for Madan Park state which amount is correct; and C*vmnamal Park and Manohar (a) when the purpose of acquiring the Park in Ward No. 89; land was the same as that of the Soiety i.e. housing, the reasons for acquirig the land by Government; and (b) w'l-ther no repair work has been carried out in Madan Park roads for the (b) whether any land for that land is last over five years; being now allotted to Jhe Society? THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND (c) the steps Government propose to^ HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE- -utilise the funds allotted in * right way;* HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR and BAKHT) (d) the time by which roads of these The Society has reported that it paid 'Colonies will be repaired ? Rs. 1 lakh as advnce to the land owners for purchase of land from them in Gulabi Bagh. Rs. 19,38425-90 was paid by Government to the Society as compensa THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND tion for acquiring their land. HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE (a) The land was acquired in accord HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR ance with the policy of the Government BAKHT) : under the s:heme of Large Scale Acquisi tion, Development and Disposal of Land. (al According to M.C.D., funds for repairs to roads arc not allotted Colony- (b) No, Sir. wise or Park-wise but Ward-wise. For "Ward No. 89, (Kirampura) in which Madan Park, Chunnamal Park and 'Manohar Park are included, the esti XlUteracjr in Gnjarat mated cost of annua] repairs and main tenance of roads as a whole amounts to Rs. 3,02,090. 1989. SHRI AHMED M. PATEL : Will the Minister of EDUCATION, (b) Som* works were carried out on be pleased to state : approach road* to these ’colonies via., Madan Park, Chunnamal Park & Manohar (a) the population shown in the last Vark. two census In Gujarat State; 61 Written Answers AGRAHAYANA 18,1800 (SAKA) Written Answers 62
(b) the number of literate and illiterate THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, persons among them separately male and SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE female; and (DR.PRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER): (c) the steps taken by Government to (a) The population of Gujarat State as reduce the illiteracy in the country? per 1961 and 1971 Census Reports is as
Year Persons Male Female
'{fit ...... 90633,350 110633,90a g999 «44B *971 ...... 26697,475 13803,494 18894,981 (6) The number of male/female litrate and illiterate population of the Gujarat State is as follows:—
Literates Illiterates
Year Persons Male Female Persons Male Female
ig5t 62,83,356 43.73,373 19.09,883 *4.350.094 6260,539 80,89,565
>97 » 95 ,55»a38 63.63,748 3*9 *,49 ° , 7»I4a»937 74 ,38,746 97 .03,49 *
fc) The Government have resolved various agencies, including voluntary to wage a clearly conceived, well-planned organisations, in the Programme. an:J relentless struggle against illiteracy to enable the masses to play ana~tive role in social and cultural change. Literacy is now b'?en recognised as an Integral part Use of Tenements for Commercial of an individual*! personality. The Na Purpose* In Kalkaji Colony Delhi tional Adult Education Pogramme formally launched on and October, 1978 aims at providing educational faci 1990. SHRI NATHUNI RAM : Will lities to cover about 100 million illiterte the Minister of W ORKS AND persons in the age-group of 15-35 within HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND the period 1978-79 to 1983-84. The REHABILITATION be p’eased to major objective of the programme is to state : develop the country’s human resources in this vital age-group and enable the vast (a) whether some of the allottees of majority of illiterte persons to participate effectively in the process of National De Rehabilitation Ministry tenements in velopment. The Programme, besides Kalaji Colony particularly in ‘G’ Block providing basic numeracy and literacy are using their residences for commercial skills, alw aims at up-grading the func purpose*; tional skills and creating social aware- ness amongst illiterate messes. For (b) if so, whether this is in conformity the successful implementation of the with the letter of allotment or lease deed if not, why it was not noticed by-the Programme, a National Board of Acult L&LO and necessary penal action taken Education has been set up at the Central against the defaulters; level. Stepi are being taken to establish (c) whether in the ‘G* Block of Kalkaji State Boards of Adult Education at the home residences are being used for Ginn State level also. Suitable agencies are ing purposes thus causing health hazard apart from doming the drains and •Iso b“cn created at the District level for the cotton piece* flowing to the bouses coordination and for involvement of in vicinity;' and «3 Written AntWera DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers 64
(d) die reasons why the L&DO In (a) Information on the number of Adult spection staff could not notice it and bring Education Centres opend in the State has the defaulters to book ? been called for from the State Govern* ment. THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR (b) During the current year 1978-79, JJAKHT) ' central grant amounting to Rs. 30,38,590 has been released to the Government of (a) Yes, Sir. Guiarat for Adult Education Programmes, under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes, (b) No, Sir. Whenever any brcach as follows : came to the notice of Laud and Develop ment Office, it has taken action against Rs. 93,69,700 under the scheme of the defaulting lessee in accordance with Farmers’ Functional Literacy the terms of leasr. Programme.
(c) and (d) Only a portion of the pro Rs. 3,91,640 under the Scheme of perty at GI/A, Kalkaji is being used for Non-formal Education Pro Ginning purposes and action has already gramme for persons in the age been initiated against the defaulting group 15-35. lessee. Rs. 3,77,21,0 for strengthening of administrative structures for Demand for Amendment of Adult Education. University Act The above mentioned central grants are 199a. SHRI BHAGAT RAM : Will in addition to the grant approved for the Minister of EDUCATION. SOCIAL voluntary organisations in the State for WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased undertaking Adult Education Program . to state : mes, for which an amount of Rs. 19,34,6V has so far been approved to 30 organisa (a) whether Government arc aware tions during 1978-79. about the demands concerning to the amendment of the University Act. etc. raised by the Coordinaion Committee of the_ University and College Teachers Httdco's Role in Housing Organisation of the Punjab and Chandi garh in its meeting held on 7th Ocrober. 1994. SHRI KUMARI ANAN- 1978; and THAN : Will the Minister of WORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND (b) what is the reaction of Government thereto ? REHABILITATION be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION (a) the amount allocated during SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE 1978-79 by Government to State Go (DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER) vernments for the purpose of housing; (a) No, Sir. and;
(b) Does notarise. (b) the amount HUDCO is investing and the number of houses to be construc ted all over the country during this Adult Ed a cation Centre in Gujarat period?
1993 - SHRI AMARSINH V. RATHVA : Will the Minuter of EDU THE MINISTER OF WORKS CTION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY CULTURE be pleased to state : AND REHABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT) (a) the number of adult education Centres opened in Gujarat State, District w ik; and (a) : Rs. 137*88 crores. (b) the amount earmarked by the Centre to tiie State of Gujarat for adult educa tion Scheme for the current year ? (b): (i) Actual loan lane*
THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE (H) Loan likely to be (DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER) ■uadooed 108.00 Written Answers AG RAH AYANA IS, 1900 (S A K A ) Written Answers 66
(iii) Number of dwell* Rs. 33 crores have been spent till Sep ings sanctioned t 74,301 No*. tember 1978. The technology that is developed at the ICAR research ccntres (iv) Number of dwell and the Integrated Dryland Agricu ture ing* likely to be Development Projects is also utilised in aanctioned 1,08,000 Nos. the drought pronne districts in the country.
Dryland Farming Drought Adoption of Water Pollution Prone Areas of Maharashtra (Prevention and Control) Act by Maharashtra 1995. SHRI S.R. DAMANI : Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND 1996. Shri R. K. MHALGI : Will IPJR.IGATION be pleased to M ate: the Minister of W ORKS AND HOUS (a) Whether Ministry have at any ING AND SUPPLY AND REHABILI Stage conducted any case study of the TATION be pleased to state : Dryland farming being done by the Government of Maharashtra in drought- (a) whether it is a fact that the prone areas like Sholapur and Ahmcda- nagar districts to find out the level of Government of Maharashtra have been productivity and economics of different requested to adopt the Central Govern ment’s water Pollution (Prevention and crop enterprises ; Control) Act of 1974 ;
(b) if so, the outcome thereof; (b) if so, when and whether it was a and written communication ; (c) the steps taken or proposed to be taken to give fillip to dryland farming in (c) what was the response to ilie taid other scarcity arras of thr country ? communication and whether any further follow up action has been made; if THE MINISTER OF AGRI so, the details; and CULTURE AND IRRIGATION (d) what is the latest and final re 'SHRI SURJIT SINGH BARNALA). action of the State Goveirncnt of Maharashtra ? No, Sir. Does not arise.
(c): Centrally Sponsored Scheme of THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND Integrated Dryland Agricultural De HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE velopment is being implemented in 24 HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR projects in 12 States. The dry-land BAKMT) : (a) and (b). Yes, Sir, In technology as developed on Dryland July 1974 the Government of Maha Research Centres/Sub-centres of Indian rashtra were requested to alopt the Council of Agricultural Research is Water (Prevention and Control of Pol tested at these projects and is recom lution) Act, 1974 which was passed by mended for popularisation. Each pro the Parliament in March, 1 9 7 4 . This ject covers a new area of 800 hectares was a written communication frcm the each year, where, apart from crop hus erstwhile Minister of State for Works and bandry, soil and water management, Housing, addressed to the Chief Minister, animal husbandry, grass-land and fodder Maharashtra. development programmes, including demonstrations and training are taken up. These projects are demonstrative (c) and (d). The State Government and probative in nature. are yet to take a final decision in this regard. A sum of Rs. 4.30 crores was re leased to the States as grants and sub sidies and Rs. a .26 crores aa oans during the Fourth Plan. Funds released Preservation o f M cataidts up to > 1977-78 in the Fifth Plan are Constructed by Chiatirj 11: {1 >i i approximately R*. 5,00 crores aa sub sidies & grants. 1997. SHRI BAFUSAHFB F A R t7I E- KAR : Will thr M 'rHr?
(Vi ti- ITitls of sxtmsivc structural (c) if so, the detail* of the same ; rcpiirs midr to forts such as Rajgarh, and Sivtv-ri, Pdrihala, Vijyadrug in Maha rashtra ; (b) the amounts spent for extensive (d) whether displaced persons from structural ri'p iirs on each of these t'vrtB Pakistan who came during the 1971 in the year 1977-78 ; and Indo-Pak. Conflict have been rehabi litated uptill now. (c) if the- extensive structural repairs are not made, the reasons for the same and what amount Governmcnt propose THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND to spend by end of March, 1979. HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, REHABILITATION (SHRI SIKAN SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE DAR BAKHT). (a) Yes, Sir. (DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER) (a) Structural rcpiirs executed on th"s>* forts includ-: R-storation of .st ructures, strengthening of breached (b) and (c). It is proposed to com fort Wills, wit-T-tightening the w all plete the setdemetit of new migrants from tops, plastering, pointing and water former East Pakistan bv the end of the proofing the structures. year 1982-83. The camps for the Chhanib displaced persons are likely to h:- rl.iM-d by the etid of the financial year 1978 -79 . The displaced persons iu ni (b) The expenditure incurred for West Pakistan in Rajasthan and Gujarat sp::ciaJ repairs during the year 1977-78 would be settled by 1979-80. The work fur e.uh of these forts is as follows : relating to the rehabilitation of Sri Lanka repatriates will, however, continue upto Rs. 1989-90. Ray;jad, District K->laba G8,5;vj/- Shivneri, District Poona . Nil (d) The work relating to the dis placed persons from West Pakistan in Panhala, District Kolhapur . 14,914/- Chhamb is almost complete. Schemes have been formulated in Rajasthan and Vijayadurg, District Ratna- Gujarat for the rehabilitation of dis *i«...... 5.034/- placed persons as a result of Indo-Pak. Conflict of 1971 and the camps for them (c) The Survey is undertaking ex are likely to be wound up by the end of tensive structural repairs during th« i979 *8 o. current financial year for which an amount of Rs. 90,000/- has been pro posed to be spent as detailed below :
Rs. Raygad.... 45,000/- fSjwr Shivneri .... ao,ooo/• I 999. *T*ITT5l : Panhala .... 25,000/- fsiWT, V F r m mr iff i^n W lading op of Refugee Camp* frjRTT sfTT »nwnT ^ 5T«F 5PTm 5TT^IT? 1998. SHRI K. MAI.LAN,\A : Will the Minister or W O R K S AND fsTwr, t o v tx tfrifiv HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE HABILITATION be pleased to st»< H r m iftft ( * > * > t w r H t (a) whether it is a fact that Govern ): f w r ^ T W farrar | ment are implementing a time hound programme of action to wind up all the *TR% tr TTSq- 9 T T R f t refugees camps and rehabilitate the in v r t v r f % 1 w t o r % mates ; fatT ffrf s*PHfarr fnsrffw (b) if so, whether any such plan has been jwepared ; 49 Written Answers AG RAH AYANA 1*,1800 (SAKA) Written An**oen 79
V a M tlw rM couatructlon of • Hotel (a) the number of Class I and Class II on SanAar Patel Mmrg, New Delhi. posts in the various departments of Agri culture and Irrigation, department-wise 2000. SHRI DAYA RAM SHA- as on 1 st April, 1978 and department-wise KYA : Will thr Minister of WORKS AND percentage of Scheduled Castes and Sche HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE duled Tribes ; HABILITATION br pleased to state : fb) how many posts of class I and class II (a) the names or the persons who have officers h a v e been filled up during the past built unautliorisedly a palatial hotel in 3 years department-wise in the Ministry an area of 32409 sq. ft. on Sardar Patel and number of Scheduled Castes candi M a r g ; dates appointed/promoted ;
fb) whHt erthr N.D.M .C. has served a (c) whether the rules of promotion and notirr for this unauthorised construction recruitment to the post are so framed as and imposed a fine of Rs. 32.40,021 and to ignore the Scheduled Castes candidates whether anv pressure is being put on the and what checks have been provided to NDMC for the reduction of the fine; and ensure the recruit m en t/promotion of can didates from SC and ST to the class I and (r'l if so, whether Government have class II posts against the reserve quota ; investigated the matter; if so, the outcome and th ereo f ? (d) how many class I a/nd class IT posts TUP. MINISTER OF WORKS AXD are lying vacant for more than 3 months in HOUSING AND STTPPl.Y AND REHA various departments of the Ministry and BILITATION fSHRI SIKANDAR steps taken for immediate filling of such ItAKHTI : M/s l.T.C. Ltd. has built posts ? the hotel on Sardar Patel Martr on a piece of land measuring f> acres leased out to them THE MINISTER FOR AGRICUL by the L & DO through the Drplt. of TURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI Tourism. The Hotel Project ofM /sI.T. SURJIT SINGH BARNALA): (a) to (d). C. Ltd. was approved bv the Deptt. of Information is being collected and will be Tourism after invitint; tenders for the laid on the Table of the Lok Saha. construction of a hotel in the above plot of land. The L& DO has entered into an agreement with the Company for the lease of the land for this purpose. There Extension of dnaght prone area is, therefore, no unauthorised construction programme o f the hotel on the above plot of land. 2002. SHRI ANNASAHEB GOT- KHINDE : Will the Minister of AGRI (b) No fine has been imposed by the CULTURE AND IRRIGATION be N.D.M.C. on the Company. A compo pleased to state : sition fee of Rs. 12 lakhs was however demanded by the NDMC by serving a notice on the company for starting cons (a) whether the Drought Prone Area truction without first getting the plans Programme is being extended to 24 more approved. The construction was within districts this year ; and the permissible F.A.R. and condonable on payment of composition fee to the N.D. (b) if so, the district and State-wise M.C. The constructions were otherwise details regarding the same ? within the purview of buliding bye-laws and maiter/zonal plan regulations, that is, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN the plans as per existing construction at site THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE would have been sanctioned by the N.D. AND IRRIGATION (SHRI BHANU M.C. in case the party had applied before PRATAP SINGH) : (a) No, Sir. carrying out the construction. No pressure whatsoever has been put on the N.D. (b) in view of (a) above, the question M.C. for reduction of this amount. docs not arise. (e) Does not arise. Soyabean Production Scheduled Ca*tea/Tribe. in Clan I and II Boats 2003. SHRI SURENDRA BIKRAM : Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION be pleased to state : ow°A%’ BHAUSHAHEB TH- ; 3XlU the Mln,ster of AGRICUL (a) whether Government have taken TURE AND IRRIGATION be pleased to steps to raise the output of soyabean in the country ; 7 i Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers 7*
(b) how much soyabean is being pro* fixing prices keeping in view the popularity duced in the country presently and the phas of the particular area. Though the in ed programme to maximise its production crease made was not indicated separately in the country ; and the allottees were apprised of the cost, chargeable for the flats. (c) whether soyabean is falling short of consumption in the country at present ? (c) No, Sir.
THE MINISTER OF AGRICUL TURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI SUR JIT SINGH BARNALA) : (a) Yes, Sir. Homing Loana to the Central A Centrally sponsored scheme has been Government Employees sanctioned for implementation by the Go vernment of India for the development of .■<>05. SI1RI 1). AMAT : Will the Soyabean in the country since 1971-73 Minister of WORKS AND HOUSING mainly in the States of Madhya Pradesh AND SUPPLY AND REHABILITA and Uttar Pradesh. TION be pleased to stair :
(b) No official estimates of the pro (a) whether it is a fart that Central duction of soyabean in the country are at Government employers arc bring k i a n te d present available. However, an area of 75 months hasir pay as loan f'<-t the con about 3 lakh hectares was covered under struction of houses; the Centrally sponsored scheme for soyabean ( b) as the cost of material H u-nstim lion development during 1977-78 and the tar have gone up vrr\ much, vill ( .i\'ii>mrnt get is to extend the area under the crop to consider to r a is e the amount; nn«l 3*40 lakh hectares during 1978-79. [<•) ifnoi. the rrsnns for the ssin'r ? ^ (c) No specific estimates of consump tion of soyabean in the country are at pre THE MINIS! I R OF WORKS AND sent available. Soyabean is bring deve HOUSING A M ) SUPPLY A N D RE loped to supplement edible oil availa HABILITATION fSHRI SIKANDAR bility in the country in order to bridge the BAKHT) continuing sjap between the demand and supply. Efforts are being made to in (a) Yes, Sir. crease the production of different oilseeds which include soyabean as well. (b) and (<:) * There is no proposal to increase tne quantum of H o u s e Building Advance because of paucity of funds and Lanry o f siwcharg*^on M.T.G. Plata heavy demand. The advance being a limited assistance, the applicants are expected to mobilise their own resources/ 2004. SHRI PIUS TIRKEY : Will savings in addition to the advance aid to the Minister of W ORKS AND HOUS them. Any increase in the presnt limits ING AND SUPPLY AND REHABILITA would mean availability of funds for leswr TION be pleased to refer to the reply number of applicants. Even at present, given to the Unstarred Question No. 161 it has not been possible to meet, with the dated 17th July, 1978 regarding levy of available funds, thr present demand for surcharge of M.I.G. flats f by‘ DDA----- and House Building Advanre. state : M.I.G. Plata allotted In Aakok (a) whether it is justified to levy sur Vikas’ daring 1977 charge on some of the flats without informa- ing the public through advertisement and 2006. SHRI KISHORE LAL : Will brochure while calling for applications ; the Minister of WORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHABILITA (b) whether it is justified when the TIO N be pleased to state : DDA is not competent to levy surcharge under Delhi Development Act, 1957; and 1 a) whether it is a fact that Rs. 15,000 extra have been charged from the allottees (c) whether this it not an arbitrary ofAihok Vihar, Phase III (Pocket 'C ') in decision of the DDA during the emer gency ? 1977 and utilised for Resettlement colonies (Relief to weaker section) Family Planning Programme etc. ; THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE (b) if so, the reasons for financing HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR these schemes by taxing the allottees o BAKHT): (a) and (b)» It is permissible to M IG flats who were allotted flats in a have inter-category/area subsidies while number of colonies during the year 1977. 73 Written Answer~ ~G-RAH~ ~~A: 13, 1900 (SAKA) ~Writte~ ~nswers (c) if not, the reasons for substantial it;:Jtftl tf ~~R ~T ~T~ffl ~r.i e.:f ;:flfo difference in disposal cost as compared to the flats allotted before rg7f; and ..... z o os. P..TT lioft~ f~ ~''\~T't : crm \d) whether the Government wiil ~1~ ~Tqffl a-~T ~R Tf~T~ comider to refund the exc!'ss amount f;rqior '!fer charged? *r"'t~~ctr-wn~ f
· (a) No, Sir. Excess premium charged ranged between Rs. 200 toRs. 18oo only. (~) f'P;r ~o6"f ~ :mc."'l1: tn:: The amount so realised was utilised for giving subsidy to .JantafLIG etc. categories ~R ~ 'fiT ~ ~T \ilmT ~; ~"R of allottees of fl ats in various housing sche- m es and not for resettlement colonies and Family Planning e tc. ~ ( .,-) ~~ ~Fmr ~ f~ fne ?
THE M INI STER OF ST ATE IN THE ( ~~~ Cfi"ll"''HT 7oo ~ >rfumu 1000 ~ >I"fu+mr m~~T Cfi"ll"'''P:T 7o o "WCl.. >l"fu+rru 70 0 <"~ >rfu+rr~ 75 Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers
Contract Labour Syste:m in F.C.I. THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION SOCIAL WELFARE A:r\D Cl1L1l.RE 2oog. SHRI A MURUGESAN : (DR. PRATAP CBAl\I;RACBUNLERj Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION be pleased to (a) and (b) No educaticnal instituticn state : belonging to the 'Bhatati Vidya' has received any financial as~istnce f1 em the (a) whether it is a fact that the Contract Ministry ofEclucation. Labour System is still in existencr in Food Corporation of India and if so, in how many plac~s and how manv are employed Setting up of factodes for Canni11g under contract labour systt>m and if so, of line-Apple in Tripu~a · why and whe-n they will be given employ. ment as permanent staff; and 2nr 1. SHRI KIRIT BIKRAM DE:& BURMAN : Will the Minister of AGRI- \b) whethr-r it is a fact that Food CULTURE AND IRRIGATION be- Corporation of India Workers' Union is pleased to state : agitating and if so what for and what action has been taken to redress theit· (a) whether in view ofthf' plentiful grievances ? yield of pine-apple fruit in Tripura, the Central Government have considered the- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE desirability of setting up factcries for MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND process~ngj~ice and slices canning of pine- IRRIGATION(SHRI BHANU PRATAP apples m Tnpura, for export and internal SINGH): consumption; (b) if so, whether such factories \a) Yes, Si1, in 2ogr out of 2r8t are to ~e set up in the private, joint- Storage D ep< ts (owne-d and hired). co-operttves or public sect on.: and The number of workers with contractors is not known. It varies from time to time at (c) whether any propo~l in thi ~ rgard each place according to the quantum of have been made by the Tripura Govern- works. Engagement of labour as perma- ment or private partif's? nent Staffofthe Food Corporation of India irrespective of the quantum of work THE MINISTER OF STATE IN and their outr. ut is not considered advis- THE MINISTRY OF AGRIC Ul Tl.RE able. AND IRRIGAT10N (SBRI EHAl\U PRATAP SIJ'\GH): (h) Yes, Sir. The Food Corporation of India Workt>rs' Union has been a!li- tating about a number of demands, i~ (a) to (c) The North Eastern Council· cluding abolition of contrac t, system, are fully aware of pine-arrlc 2nd other increase in rates for payment to labour, horticultural potcn tizl of Tripura and deployment of uepartmentalisea labour in they are taking vari01.1s mc3fUTCs to de- newly constructed rkpots, furth(>r revision velop the fruit proces,irg indunr y in the of wage structure of the deparmentalised R egicn. The State Govnrmrnt ?re workers, implementation of incentives considf'ring a prcro2l to sf't ur OP f' fruit scheme, granting of family pension to the ~anning fctory i~ I\' 01 th Tripur a tlJrt-gh families of the deceased workere, rrcognition Its Smal!IndllStncs CcrporaticP in additiu:t of Union, etc. Periodical meetin~~ are to one pine-appll' canning factmy alrC'2dy held with the Union to sort out various functioning at Agartala. issues. The last meeing was held on 22n·1 N ovember, 1978 with the Chairman The State Government have also re- and M.D. F.C.I. and the grievances are cently requestrd for Cf'ntral assiswnce being worked into. in the preparatirTI of a Feasibili1y Rerorr for Sf'tting up procf'ssing units in Trirura .. This matter is under considerticn. Financial Assistance to "Bharati vidya" Institutions ~f""Ci ~ ~ 1tfi ~:r.n\ifr ~1 \;'q'~iffi'T 2oro. SHRI VAYALAR RAVI : Will the Minister of EDUCATION, ss:fT~o :;~'l~T SOCI,\L WELFARE AND CULTURE 2012. P..llmtT ollf : be pleased to state : CfliT w-r~ ss:f~ f~Tf mrr ~ <~'~ (fT) WT *TRTT it 13% f W f «nrcft*i 3 t c f^nR
fnrrvi intft $ ft, *ptt *tjj TTTOf ^ ^TRT JTfe V t f JWT % ir wn * t t snsn* w k ^ $pft 1 *rr ttsr *Pt Trrff ?r qrta# «n% irft’T ?rf*fr v t vr w . f ift y W ; L.I.G. Flats la B*r Sarai, New D*lld (it ) fm ^T«fnr % t r t ^1? ^rrrsff 2013. SHRI RAM KANWAR *rr »rm ^ * *rftr *rr BERWA : W i l l the Minister of W ORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND arfhpn q^n £ irafa «r> *ft? *rmr REHABILITATION be pleased to state : srftarr ^ i tflr wt top : *t (a) whether it is a fact that inspite of f^ n ? ; fa * *t % «r^r *£*? r g t f charging high price* by DDA for LIG Flats in Bcr Sarai substandard material vt $ wtffr % »pr 1 % »rftwf has been used in the construction of the wn *nr «r? *ptt | ; said llats ;
( * r ^ % f j f t * «rc-?ra sr^f¥r (b) No. Sir. However, a complaint with regard to cracks in a balcony was N t «rf $ 1 rprrf5?, ?r*jsfr fa r fr ?r received. On thorough examination and conducting load test, the balcony was fafer %m f% % s?r *rrr *r ^ found quite safe. The Complaints re ceived from the allottees are attended to % Sr ittvpAt Sr ws ar^trrfr | by the Delhi Development Authority ^frf% *r*r ?mre ^t m i $ i promptly. ife 3TTSTR 3f TT *pT fofol (c) Docs not arise. ft *1 TJT5TT $ rft 31T*ft3RTT ^ T fH T R *T 3t$*srfaS % fotr ?«Rr?r $ i Rural Roada In Sflkar Rajaatbaa ( * ) ^ ^ I 3014. SHRI K. IAKKAPPA : Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND («r) ^rcvn: mrnffsft IRRIGATION be pleased to state : ^ t^ ertt t ? f M r (a) whether Government are aware firn^ r snrreft % en$mr *ft2 *rcr3r f o j that the progress of rural link r o a d from Dataram to Reengus in Sikar District | 1 r j n ^rrff ^ ?ri 4 '3r f ^ Rajasthan is very slow ; ^ rc » r scimfV % ftrcj w rn r (b) if so, the reasons therefor ; and Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers 80
(c) the reasons for not starting work on (ir) t e m fr srfsrfoi*T *?rf a portion of rural road between Baigaon ana Khatu ? ^ % f^ T ^ ^TPT THE MINISTER OF STATE IN *T ^ | I ‘THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH) : (a) to (c) : Inform Amount granted to Flood-affected ation already laid on the Table of the States House on 27th July, 1978 in fulfilment of the Assurance given in reply to Unstarred aoi6. SHRI M. V. CHANDRA question No. 4367 dated 27th March, SHEKHAR MURTHY : 1978; SHRI R. V. SWAMINATHAN: WU1 the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION be pleased to state: (a) whether Central teams have made several rounds to the flood affected States during the current year ; (b) if so, whether all the departments of Central Government have made diffe rent surveys and submitted their reports 2015. *>° aft® : W T to the Ministry ; f.Tarrf tfr sm (c) if so, whether the Union Govern ment have considered these reports along with the State Government’s reports ; and (qr) w t w a r t wrt qm w | (d) if so, amount granted to these TTfTTT^ if ^ affected States and how much is still to be given to them ? % f^ r f^srrrf ^ qn?nr («f“ gn fN fc) and (d) : The Central Teams fVri? sr^FTr) (sp) jtcpt ir of advance Plan assistance and foodgrains been sanctioned to the flood affected (for distribution as gratutous relief) have States during the current year :—
State Advancc Foodgrains released Plan assis- - tance Wheat Rice (MT) (Ml') (Rs. in crs.)
1. Bihar 44‘ 9 a 40,000 2. Haryana *5-3<> a, 500 3. Himachal Pradesh 6-99 9,000
4,. Jammu and Ka>hmir 0-26 217
5. Punjab 6-75 8,000 6. Rajasthan . 9-58 7,000 7. Uttar Pradesh 54-22 35»ooo (50,000 allocated) 8. West Bengal 8893 50,000 45,000 500 Masoor Dal.
The question of providing Central flood this year in such a large scalc in the assistance to the remaining flood affected North-East and W'est and to meet the States of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya drought condition of areas in the South ? Pradesh, Orissa and Tamil nadu is under a active consideration. THE MINISTER OF AGRICUL TURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI SURJIT SINGH BARNALA) : Paper Monopoly Procurement of studies were carried out for the scheme of Agriculture Commodities inter-linking some of the rivers including Ganga in the north with Caruveri and the 3017. SHRI VASA.NT SATHE : Will Cauveri in the south some years ago. the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION be pleased to state the Before investigations on any such long view on government regarding Monopoly term scheme are taken up it is essential procurement of agricultural Commodities? to first study, in depth, the position of surpluses !ind shorotaRes in various basins, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE sub-besins arid regions and determine MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND possibilities for inter-basin and inter IRRIGATION (SIIRI BHANU PRA regional transfer of waters taking into ccn- TAP SINGH ) : No body Monopoly sideration minimum needs of drnupht- procurement of agricultural aeommodities prone areas. Such a study is r n li.-.nd by like footlt;rains, pulses, tea, cardooom, the Central Water oonunission. rubber etc. is beino; made by the Govern ment of India at present. There is also no proposal to undertake monopoly procure ment. In reqard to cotton also there is Application for House Building no such proposal. Government of Maha Advance pending in Education rashtra had been operating a scheme of Directorate, Delhi monopoly procurement of cotton under a State Legislation, which is however, 2019. SHRI ARJUN SINGH presently under abeyancc. It revival is BHADORIA : Will the Minister of reported to be under the consideration of EDUCATION , SOCIAL WELFARE the Government of Maharashtra. AND CULTURE be pleased to refer to reply given to Unstarred question No. Linking Gangs with Cauvery 2971 on 7th August, 1978 regarding appli cations for House Building advances pend 2018. SHRI K. T. KOSULRAM : ing in Directorate of Education, Delhi Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE and state : AND IRRIGATION be pleased to state whether Government will seriously consider (a) whether all applications for House afresh about the linking up of the rivers Ganga building advances especially those which and Cauveri to avert devastation due to were pending as on 31st July, 1978 have Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1878 Written A nsw ers 84- 83
been cleared by > Directorate (*?) w r % w j w t of Education, Delhi as promised in reply to part (e) of the above mentioned ques TTSF^TFf % (c) the date of the longest pending (qr) *ptt T r w r w w «tt% applications ; w ft m f f a w | (d) steps token or proposed to be taken to clear the pending cases, which im »mr for srem 7*% f sflr tpspttt pending for more than six months now; fa r fa ir srfe r e m t ; and
(e) reasons for not clearing all the appli (if) vfc* fTT, cations and the time likely to be taken to clear all pending applications . *rfar % hY»r t $ THE MINISTER OF STATE TN THE STtT ^RT ^ 7% f*T7 SFtf THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE w«frqr w r $ ? (SHRIMATI RENUKA DEVI BARA- KATAKLI) : (a) According to information furnished by D'lhi Administration, 182 *rfa wh; farvif *rw> («ft y irta cases out of 262 cases pending as on 31 at lulv, 1 <178 have been cleared upto 30th fa* vctiwt) .* (*) November, io7»- AU thr I*™1'"? .“P l i i 3TTT * n in ^ vnn>*r f x t v n «pr % <=rw*r ^ gt*rr i 40 ^TTfTf % w WWT sftt ^ r # r *r « r fw r a n; s w * 3 tt «n% snrw ^art % f i w * I I?r W9i ^ *rVr fwvm ^rr jfr srn?^ f^i*n ^rrtnn i <{fifiRT 5R sffy % gpr 1967 - 74 % star* 'rfjR-jft (*t) ?tcn ?tVtt 3r>m : snspjr, «ftan%r, 4V+'<, ?f»fT, qrnik f^nrf ifto {Sgr 5FT, qfoftiRW s n r^ v t i qftifo w wff fawn jrnftr, ^fhp: f ^ r % % i,o o ,o o o <5T*rfa>o %*T9 T: y f f , TftRTft W Tfsr^ft ?TT»T : *rtr ^ n fr fif p r $r*rra jfVo m Ir ^rar t ftwlV'd
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(ir) sra- ?fasr * fa, $t 1 srrfwi^ fa^r W TffaT # »Tf t4tK Tf^r t o f V Wastage of Urea at Madras Port s r ff ^ snr«fa f o r srr f *flr st * 3033. SHRIMATI PARVATHI facw *r fwT wfatff * KRISHNAN : Wiill the Minister of AGRICULTURE & IRRIGATION be **1 millions of houses collapsed, roads had been breaeiied and many bridges andculveits lia d co llap setl. ifl thousands schools, sill collieries and indnstiifs were affected 2024. sft TTlbl f 7TT 3NT? : seiim sly due «> w t sfte f*wf ^ THE MINISTER OF AGRICUI.TURE f ’TT far : AND IRRIGATION (SHRI SURJIT SINGH BARNALA:: ( v ) fTT iff qtrfcT The existing policy and arrangements JTRTT if 5W SSfr s tf TK ^ % for financing the expenditure necessitated by natural calamities arc based on the tftftar if tp? jft3RT ^efhT 1R3FIT % recommendations of the Sixth Finance Commission. According to these arrange ments, the States are primarily responsible for provision of relief in case of natural ( « ) ft , ?ft tfrarTT *Y K T tm calamities. For this purpose, the Sixth Finance Commission has provided amounts *WT I *tr< faff 5TFK faTrfoff by way of margin money which is Rs. 661 lakhs in case of West Bengal. If the ex - 3f>T faprrc | ? penditure necessitated by a natural calamity exceeds the margin money, Central assistance is given to the State in the form f i t of advance Plan assistance which is to be ffir fawrf «foft utilised for acceleratingon-going Plan works Rif WW1W) : (*) (*). or taking up approved Plan works. There is no provision for treating any natural fasrnff v t fa%, ment for advance Plan assistance. On the dwf if irfsr^p % 5srftr * ^ r c r f r w basis of the recommenda tions of the Cen tral Team and the High Level Committee <*ta% % fo * **rsr® sr«re!T fa released 50,000 M T of wheat, 45,000 MT block in the expansion of agricultural and ■of rice and 500 M T of masoor dal foi dis allied activities under ilie 1RI) pic'gramme tribution as gratuitous relief. Apart from which would attract institution;)! credit for this, a short term loan of Rs. 15 crores has the prograuunes for the target groups been sanctioned for purchase anti distribu comprising of weaker sections. tion of agricultural inputs for rabi progra- , rame. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have supplied essential medicines, Beggar Menace vaccines, disinfectants etc. worth Rs. 37 lakhs on credit payment basis. An amount 9027. SHRT PR ABYUMNA BAL: of Rs. >5 lakhs has been sanctioned from SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: the Prime Minister’s national Relief Fund. SHRI S. S. SOMANI: SHRTSARATKAR: The G;>vt. of West Bengal have reported that no rep-irt about scarcity of foodgrains Will the Minister of FDUCATTON, and abnornnl high price of fuod-stoff has SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE been received from any part of thr Stan-. he pleased to state:
Although the food production in flood (a) whether Government arc aware of a£F;:ctcd arras have been adversely affected, the heifer menace in some p^rt* of the the ov.-rallfood production in the country country particularly mat historic*! m< nu as a whole and the prospects of rabi crops trients; are satisfactory. Moreover, with an well- developed communications and public fb) ir so, the measure.- taken to end the distribution sy.itrm, localscarcityconditions beggar menace; can always b ■ remedied by mobilising sup plies from other parts of the country. (c) the results achieved of the measures taken so far;
(d) whether the measures taken so far Working Group setup to Estimate have proved ineffective; and Finances Reqired for Block Level Plans (c.) what other measures are proposed to be taken ? 20^6. SHRI M. K \LYANASUNDA- RAM : Will the Minister of AGRICUL THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE TURE AND IRRIGATION be pleased MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. SOCIAL to state. WELFARE AND CULTURE (SHRI DHANNA SINGH GULSHAN): (a) to fe). The prevention and control (al whether a working group has been of beggary is primarily the responsibility set up to -stimate the institutional finances of tlie State Governments. At present 14 required for block level plans; and States and 2 Union Territories have their own anti-beggary legislations aad have set 'up Institutions for the care, treatment and (b) I f so, the details thereof ? rehabili ta tion of beggars. Besides persuing the State Governments to enact compre THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE hensive legislation against begging and to MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND implement services for beggary control, IRRIGATION (SHRI BHANU PRATAP the Central Government is presently en SINGH): (a) and (b).No separate Working gaged in working out a draft Bill for the Group has been set up to estimate the insti prevention of Begging in Union Territories tutional finances required for block level which may eventually serve as a model for plans. The Working Group on Agricul the States. tural CL-edit from Commercial Banks with special reference to Small and Marginal Farmers set up following the Prime Minis Study-cum-Action Project on Employ ter’s meeting with the Chief Executives of ment Generation Banks and Term-lending Institutions in October, rg78 has, however, made a quick 202B. SHRI P. M. SAYFED r and rou?h estimate of Rs. 2500 crores as SHRT A. R. BADRI the amount of institutional credit required to match the provision of budgetary funds NARAYAN: for the programme of Integrated Rural Development in the selected blocks over SHRI R. V. SWAMINATHAN: the plan period 1978-83. The estimate Will the Minister of EDUCATION has he-n made on the assumption of an SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE investment at the rate of 5 lakhs per be pleased to state: <93 Written Answers AG RAHAYANA 18, 1900 (SAKA) written Answers 94
(a) whether a study-cum-action project THE MINISTER OF EDUC ATI ON, 011 employment generation activiti* s in SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE selected urban slums has been jointly {DR. PRATAP CH ANDRA CHUNDER) * launched by the International Labour The XI World Conference on Cones- Organisation and International Council pondence Education, organised by the til' S )cial W e lfa re with U . N . aid; International Council for Correspondence Education, was held in New DrIhi from November 8 to 15.1978. One of the ite ms * (b) if so, the details of the same; on the programme of the Conference was to discuss Indian problems and achievements (r) the States where beginning is being in correspondence education. made; and The proceedings of the Conference have (d) the coTHE MfNISTER OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND t i n I Inf : WT
i'll) In recent years several solutii have fffa ftrsrcf re sffV been proposed for alleviating unemploy FIT f a : ment problems in developing countries. Practically all developing count* i<1 are. fac'd with astoundintr population nrd un employment growth rales. In such ;> ‘itna (t ) fz&Ti ^ tion it is imperative to identify and com f «ti d«1 T l«i c W farfift STFtT prehend unemployment pattern-. and potential obtaining in urban a n d ru ra l f t stIt jf^rfr 3t*t, Tfa*»r fftr?r sectors of the e ■ nomy. T5J fafar?TP?PT 3PT T?T:9 IF^ fVdV'JT % 2. The purpose of this project is to test out the validity and feasibility of alternative f a c l » t ff«TT employment generation activities. As a fo r m-, specific contribution it is expected to gather an accurate estimate of the employment potential of policies aimed at generating employment in respect of urban slum resi f a ) WT W T^T 5TRT dent* with a view to evolving a specific and viable action programme. SfPT It wwer sirfqTtyjr gwr £ fa
(c) This study Project will be ccpfined % cpifa- IT'TR to the Urban Slums of Greater B< mbay. The I.C.S.W. envisages that it could take t f r r x nwr fafawT ^ fsnfr up similar studies in some selected countries of the Asian Region, based on the experi ^ ^ a r n f r f ; ?rt*prr\*r *tp?% ence* of this Project. »if | *rfc **f«r $r, ?r>
fd) The study is likely to involve an ex «PTT q f W F T f« T O % ; ? f l T penditure of U.S. S 15,800/-. The cost will be m*t by the International Labour Organisation. ( » r ) w t qwf Tcf 'R
ottot ^spr % f a i r < f c r T * m r * World Conference on Correspondence f V h : S R F IPR Tf s’R r trtf Education trr ^rr q^sff jpf srpr
aoa9. SHRI DHARMAVIR faf+wr ^ gfaar ^ i t ? VASISHT: Will the Minister of EDU CATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased to state the nature f f i i w Vt ftreif «faft farter °rdi scussions and specific proposals evolved at the 11 th World Conference on Corres fiq j r a m i ) : (®r) % («t) % pondence Education held in Delhi recently with special reference to the Indian scene? s r s t % ^rr^FrCV fe?sfr farar 95 Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers 96
~iiffcra- srrfcr~t ~ t:!;'fi(:f "'T ~ (a) the buffer stock of wheat we are Cfif wr having at present ; and >;rh >rrta ~"'R q-.: tnn qc~ tn: <:~ ~r (b) whether we are intending to export ~fl wheat to other countri<"~?
Indian Youth Hostel, London THE MINISTEl3- OF STATE IN THE .. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND 2031. DR. VASANT KUMAR PAN- IRRIGATION (SHRI BHANU PRA- DIT : Will the Minister of EDUCATION, TAP SINGH) : (a) According to the SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE latest available information, the total be pleased to stat~ : stocks of wheat with the public agencies as on 1st November, 1978, were approxima- (a) whether it is a fact that Indian stu- tely of the order of 102· 1 lakh tonnes. dents living in Government Youth Hostel in London have been asked to vacate (b) . Under the pre;;ent policy of the Gov- the premises by the Indian High Commis- ernment, export of wheat on commercial sion in U.K. ; basis is not being allowed. However, limited quantities of wheat have been (b) if so, the reasons thereof; allowed to be supplied on commodity loan basis to some friendly countries to (c) whether it is a fact that student> are help them tide over their current difficult demanding alternate accommodation ; food situation. However, a quantity of so,ooo tonnes of wheat products has been (d) whether the Indian High allowed to be exported through the State Commission has requested the Govern------; Trading Corporation of India during the ~ ment to allow them to carry out the repairs to this Hostel, if so, what decisions current financial year 1978-79· have been taken; and
(e) whether the Government is planning Loan fro:m World Bank for to build or purchase for Indian students Hostel in London? Providing Oinking Water
THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, 203'3· SHRI JAGDISH PRASAD SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE MATHUR :Will the Minister of WORKS (DR. PRATAP CHANDRA GRUND- AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND ER) : (a) and (b) . Yes, Sir, The student~ REHABILITATION be pleased to numbering about gG living in the Indian satte : Students Hostel were asked to vacate and have since vacated the Hostel and the pre- (a) the amount of loan secured or mises have been handed over on I-11-78 details of the efforts made to secure it to the London University which owns the from World Bank and other sources for building. The building is in a dilapidat- the purpose of providing drinking water ed condition and living in it can be hazard- to rural and urban areas ; and ous to the student. An amount running into several lakhs in foreign exchange (b) State-wise allocation and the cri- .- would be required for even minimal teria of allocating this amount? repairs, in addition to the heavy annual financial expenditure. The London THE MINISTER OF WORKS University to whom the building belonged AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND were also not in a position to give a firm REHABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR commitment of a long term lease. BAKHT) :(a) and (b). World Bank gives assistance for specific projects, according to (c) The High Commission of India has the agreements, entered into with it by already assisted the students to get alter· the Government of India. At present, native accommodation in the Hostel run following projects are receiving assistance by the Greater London Council. from the Bank:-
(d) Does not arise in view of (a) above. ------Sl. Nomenclature of the Amount of credit in (e) No', Sir. No. agreement millions of dollars
Madras Urban Develop- Buffer Stock of Wh eat ment Project (in clud ia ~ \,Yater Supply & Sewer- 2032. SHRI P. R i\TAGOPAL NAIDU: age) 24 Will the Mini,ter of AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION be pleased to state: 97 WTitten AnsweTs AGRAHAYANA 13, 1900 (SAKA) WTitten AnsweTs
Irrigation Projects of Maharashtra Pending Approval 2 3
2034. SHRI SANTOSHRAO CODE: 2 Bombay Water Supply & Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE Sewerage Projct (Phase AND IRRIGATION be pleased to state: I) 55 3 Bombay Water Supply (a) which are the irrigation projects of and Sewerage Pr:Jject Maharashtra pending for sanction with (Phase II) . 196 his' Ministry ; and 4 Cak1tta Urban Develop· ment Project (Phase I). 35 5 Calcutta ,Urban Develop· (b) what are the reasons for delay. of ment Project (Pha~e II). 87 their sanction? 6 U. P. Water Supply a•1d Sewerage Project . 40 THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE 7 Punjab Water Supply and AND IRRIGATION (SHRI SURJIT Sewerage Project 3S SINGH BARNALA) : (a) (!~1 (!.) : 10 Major and 9 Medium In addition, Haryana Irrigation and irrigation projects received from the Gov- Rural Water Supply Project is under ernment of Maharashtra in the Central negotiation with the World Bank. Bombay ·water Commission are pending approval. Metropolitan Regional Development The present stage of examination of these Water S,1pply Project is being approved by projects, scheme-wise, is given in the the World Bank. attached Statement. Statement
S. No. Name of Pr"jecr Remarks
MAJOR 1. Bawanthadi (Joint Venture with Madhya Replies to comments sent by Cwllal Wac(r Pradesh). Commission are awaited from the State Government. 2. Mandur Madhmeshwar Do. 3· Lower Godavari Lift Do. 4· Sina at Kolegaon Do. 5· Upper Tapi Stage-II Do. ~ - 6. Warna Project . Do. 7· Tillari Irrigation Do.
/ 8. Lower Tirna The Project has been examined in the ' various specialised Directorates of the - Central Water Commission, the Deptt. of Irrigation and the Plan Finance. The consolidated comments are under compi- lation for issue to the State Govern- ment. 9· Modernisation of Canal System of Girna • Project Do. 10. Lower Wardha Project Do.
MEDIUM
r. Hivra Replies to comments sent by Central Water Commission are awaited fro m State Government.
2. Chikutra Project Do.
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S. fto. Name of Projects Remarks
3. Kalyan Project .... Do. 4. Kasari Project...... Do. 5. Kadvi Project...... Do. 6. Kalu Irrigation Project . Do. 7. Neupur Project .... Do. 8. Karwapoa Nalla Project . Do- 9. Anjani River Project . The comments of the Central Water Commission are under issue.
Trtstracat to Officials of food THE MINISTER OF AGRICUL Corporation TURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI SURJIT SINGH BARNALA) J 2035. DR. HAPU KALDATE • Will (a) Yes, Sir. the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION be pleased to state : (a) whether the Government have (b) Groundnut-extraction in cattlefeed received complaints from the Tripura is a substitutable ingredient and, there Pradesh SC & ST Government Employees fore, it is not possible to indicate its require Council regarding ill treatment of the ments for animal feeds. The total oilcake official* of the Food Corporation, aad requirement, however, is estimated at 30 lakh tonnes. About 6 lakh tonnes of (b) if so, what action has been taken in groundnut-extraction is estimated to be this matter 1 required for poultry feed. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI BHANU PRA (c) The exports of groundnut-extrac TAP SINGH) : (a) No, Sir. tion were allowed after taking into account the internal requirements and on the basis (b) Does no* arise. of estimated surplus.
(d) The following table gives month* Groaadnut-Extraction end wholesale minimum and maximum prices of groundnut-extraction quoted ao*6. SHRI D.B. PATIL : Will 'the at Bombav centre during 1975-76, Minister of AGRICULTURE AND 1976-77 and 1977-78 : IRRIGATION be pleased to state . (a) whether Government are aware that groundnut-extraction is a very good (Rs. Per quintal) nitritbu* cattlefeed and as well an impor tant ingredient of Chicken-feed: (b} if so, the total demand for ground- Year Minimum Maximum nut-extraction for cattlefeed and chicken- feed in 1977-78 :
(c) whether inspite of the fact that the 1975-76 . • 74*00 95*00 demand was not satisfied, proundaut- extraition was allowed to be exported and 170*00 if so, the reason- therefor? ard >976-77 • • 9«*50 (d) the minimum and maximum prices 1977.78 . • too*oo t95*oo of groundnut-extraction in 1975-76,1976-77 and 1977-78? 1 01 Written Answer* AGRAIfAtfAKA 13,1900 (SAKAX Written Answers 102
CONFERENCE OF BOARDS OF (c) the decisions arrived a t ; SECONDARY EDUCATION (d) whether the Conference urged upon the State Boards to revise their course for plus two stage in the light of the patterns 3037. SHRI A.R. BADRI NARAYAN: recommended by the Adiseshiah Review Committee ; and SHRI R.V. SWAMINATHAN: SHRI P.M. SAYEED : (e) if so, the reaction of the State Will the Minister of EDUCATION, SOCIAL Boards? WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased to Mate : THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE (a) whether it is a fact that a Conference (DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER): of Boards of Secondary Education was held (a) Yes, Sir. in the last week of September, 1978 in New (b) to (d). A statement is attached. delhi ; (e) The Resolutions of the course were (b) if so, the subjects discussed: adopted unanimously.
Statement • I)) ti (dl. Statement showing the subjects discusscd and decisions taken in the Conference ■> R > i'\li of S^ondary Education in India held on September 28-29, 1978, in New Delhi.
Subject Decisions in brief
1.' Vocationalization of Education at the The Conference recommended that thr Statr + 2 stage. Boards should review their courses in the light of the course patterns and other suggestions made in the reports of the Adiseshiah Review Committee on Higher Secondary Education and Working Group on Vocationalization to suit the needs of the community.
2 [>n item station of the recommendations The Conference recommended that those of the Patel Review Committee for Ten Boards which have not yet been able to ini Year School curriculum. tiate action, may do so at the earliest through a time bound programme as it is realised that the curriculum renewal is an essential part of educational reconstruction. The Conference emphasised the need for laying greater stress on art and culture, as also physical education and sports in schools so as to develop an all round personality of the children.
3* ^"‘-ially Useful Productive Work . Resolved to recommend to the member- Boards that to provide continuity of SUPW from ten-year schooling to higher secondary stage SUPW should be treated as a com pulsory subject in the General Education spectrum of higher secondary course also and it should count for certification.
The Conference also feels that this is an area where no rigid course/syllabus can be laid down. It also recommends that a maarive programme of inservice teacher training may be undertaken by the Boards. 103 Written Answers DECEMBER i 1978 Written Answtrt 194
Sutyect Decfefcm la Brief
4. Population Education The Conference recommended that PopuJatim Education be reflected at all the stages of school education and women into the existing disciplines as to develop appropriate under standings and attitudes. 3 Open SchooJ Project. The Conference commends the introduction of Open School Project to be launched by the Boards as a part of their regular educational programmes.
6 Alternative Courses in Science and Ma The Conference recommended that the matter thematics at secondary stage. may best be left to the member Boards as their needs and situations varied from Boai c! to Board and it is not considered appropriate to lay down any uniformity in this matter. The Boards may dccide whether or not to provide alternatives or in how many subjects to do so. The Conference however, agrrr* that there it a need to provide a minimum knowledge of Mathematics and Science 10 every student ; wherever alternative courses are provided by a Board. Students of both the alternatives should be considcrd eligible for admission to a higher course.
Project on Comparative Study of syllabi. The Conference agreed that a Standing C8. Equivalence and Recognition of Exa The Conference recommended that the exrmira- minations. nations conducted at different levels by the member-Boards should be recognised cn re ciprocal basis.
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1. *rm sr^r 267.95 2. «rcr*r 80. 12 Ri. ifi Crorc P lu for Sinn Dwellers 3. ftfnc 368,93 2039. SHRI RAMACHANDRAN 132.83 4. W R t KADANNAPPALLI i 5. ^rpjrr 57.60 SHRI AHMED M. PATEL : 6. S^FT 18.59 SHRI EDUARDO FALEIRO: 7. »psrvwfhc 30.94 Will the Minister of WORKS AND 8. fa ff 55.94 HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE- HABILITATION be plowed to state : 9 . 195.54 10. qvrsr^r 257.48 (a) whether it is a fact that Union Government ii considering to have 11. ^TTT^? 234.05 Rj. 190 crore plan for Slum-dwellers in the country} 12. trfbrq^: 5.65 5. 53 (b) if so, how many of the Slum* 13. *ram dwellers in the country will be benefited 14. Siiifev 158.42 under the scheme ; and 15- 3.10 (c) the details of the proposal ? 16. 130.74 THE MINISTER! OF * WORKS 17. tout 72.29 AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR is. rmm 168. 56 BAKHT): (a) The draft Plus 1078—83 1.47 envisages an outlay of R*. 190 crore for 19 . fefoyq environmental improvement of urban 20. firmer 8.50 stinas. 2i. s^rcsrtar 562.06 (b) It fc expected that 13 million slum dweUen will be benefited. ^ L 107 Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers ID*
(c) The environmental improvement programme will include (*) water supply, ( w ) ft, ?ft w t wiftor v t (ii) sewerage, (iii) paving of streets and (i'd) provision of latrines in the slums in urban areas. fnr ifo : from Public Finances Inati- to Protect Loan* given to (*t ) *rfe ?ft a ro w R ft Sugar Factories *rr | ?
2040. SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION f f w iftr ft n n f qfontwr * w be pleased to state s *mt («rt swrnr fa*) : (*) (a) whether the Public Finances Insti rfa swrcftvtf tution have urged the Government to take appropriate steps to protect the % 1 qjnNrfcwr % ?iw r tn ft loans given by them to sugar factories; and wwf, fa*# srfta; % f a * : 804a. SHRI EDUARDO FALEIRO: Will the Minister of WORKS AND jprr fpfa w V fa w rf *r^t HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHABILITATION be pleased to state : tit FTT (a) step* taken by Government to wards environmental improvement of («p) «FafT »rj, wrvT irtr wrrc major cities and State rapWnit . tit ff«r ercftv am Preffxv ^ (b) whether Government have evolved n4 any time bound programme in this direction as well as a national policy nfqftr ewr fv w rf% Prefer Jwsrftwrr of urbanisation ; and t i (e) if so, details thereof ? 109 Written Answers AG RAHAYANA 13,1900 (SAKA) Written Answers i io
THE MINISTER OF WORKS have negotiated with die Libyan Housing AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND Corporation for the construction of Naina REHABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR Township in Libya. The draft agree BAKHT) i (a) It is presumed that the ment with regard to design and consul question relates to the Scheme for En tancy services only has been discussed. It vironmental Improvement in Slum Areas. is expected to be signed shoitly. Once This Scheme was in the Central sector the design is finalised and accepted by the during; 1972-73 and 1973-74 and direct Libyan authority, contracts for the exe financial assistance was provided cution of the township projects will be by the Government of India for im negotiated. The expected value of work provement of slums under the Scheme in for township conduction is approxi 20 cities, including several State mately Rs. 150 crores. capitals. With effect from 1st Aprii, 1974, the scheme was transferred to the State sector, to be implemented by the No«-avaiUbility of Text Books for Stale Government out of the State Flan Class Xn allocations, as part of the Minimum Needs Programme. 3044. SHRI K. RAMAMURTHY : SHRI BHARAT SINGH (b) In the draft Plan 1978— 8j, an CHOWHAN : outlay of Rs. 190 crore has been envisaged SHRI CHATURBHUJ for environmental improvement of >irhan SHRI BALDEV SINGH slums. This outlay is expected to benefit JASROTIA i 13 million slum dwellers. Government has not evolved any national policy on Will the Minister of EDUCATION, urbanisation. SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased to state : (c) The environmental improvement programme will include (i) water supply, (a) whether it is a (act that text books (ii) sewerage, (tit) paving of streets and in many subjects for class XU are not yet (ip) provision of latrines in the slums in ready though the examinations are to urban areas. begin in the first week of March, 1979 ;
(b) whether it is also a fact that the Contract for Construction of Town* Central Board of Secondary Education •Up fat Libya. has asked the schools in a circular to choose for their students any text books 2043. SHRI M. RAM GOPAL they can get covering the syllabus ; REDDY : Will the Minister of WORKS and AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHABILITATION be pleased to state: (c) if so, the steps taken or proposed (a) whether Government have secured to be taken to make available the text a contract for construction of township books to the students of Class XII ? in Libya ; and THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, (b) if so, the details in this regard ? SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE (DR PRATAP CHANDRA CHUN DER) : (a' The NCERT curriculum THE MINISTER OF WORKS upon which the new pattern text books AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND have been prepared divides classes XI REHABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR and XII into four semesters, the First BAKHT) : (a) Yes, Sir. Semester in Class XI and the Third Semester in Class X II starting in July ' (b) The National Building Construe* and aiding in November, and the Second don Corporation a public sector under Semester in Classes XI and the Fourth taking under the Ministry of Works and Semester in Class XII starting in Decem Housing, are executing two townships ber. comprisng 1000 houses at Baitfwalid and 305 houses at Ghat in Libya. The estimated value of the contract is Rs. 67* 15 NCERT authorities have clarified that crores. For executing Alorban township the textbooks for the First Semester of in Libya, a letter of understanding for class X I and the textbooks for the Third planning, designing and execution has Semester of Class XII were made avail been signed by N.B.G.C. recently. able in July, 1978. The text books for The estimated value of the Projcct is Second Semester of Class XI and the *«. *5*> crores. Fourth Semester of Class XII, which commence on 1st December, have been Hindustan Steelworks Construction made available durin? October Novem Limited. a public sector undertaking ber, 1978 except for the Geography under the Ministry of Steel and Mines textbook for Class X II which i« a low I l l Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers XI2
priority textbook from which only one («r) a h chapter is to be taught during the Fourth Semester. This book will become avail 30 000 (flRTST *TC*nRT s N 1) able in December, 1978. i f f^ n rT5 ff t «pt ir ^ r nw r m w (b)Yes, Sir. In order to avoid hard ship to the students, a circular dated 99th I » September, 1978 was sent by the Board to its schools. W5TFTt (fil|TT) U (c) (£) The Central Board of Secondary Education has since modified its policy of recommending text books for use in schools at the Higher Secondary stage 2046. wfiwiw qwiwnr : from the Academic Session, 1979. Boon/ MSS have been invited from publishers/ (if) NCERT's books also are being faPTPT $T t f f f qffeRfTRt fwTFfr W planned well ahead of schedule. Since f a f r m % *TTT I ; the material has ail been prepared for the current academic session, next year it is only a question of reprints and hence this problem may not arise. (*r)^r^T$*r f%nft jtnft !WT «RT 5T? ^m arlr far i t »rf t; tV2045. TWffcrc fay : *TT (?) t o r WP?fr frftr *rk tfswrf ^ $rr ^ urcwr ^rt ? * 3$ ft? :
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% a sm ) whether the Board is competent tion and working of the Institute; t<» absolve an I.I.T. employee from crimi- nal charge of forgery and waive the (b) institute courses of study at the punishment; Institute;
(0 if so, in how many cases the Board (c) make Statutes; of Governors of I.I.T., Delhi waived the punishment of persons found guilty on (d) institute and appoint persons to account of forgery by CBI; and academic as well as other posts in the Institute;
(d) on what considerations the punish* (e) consider and modify or cancel or ments were waived ? dinances; (f) consider and pass resolutions «r5 ??iMlNISTER OF EDUCATION, on the annual report, the annual mn Al‘ WELFARE AND CULTURE accounts and the budget estimates n*»\ ^ T A P CHANDRA CHUN- of the Institute for the next financial the BaL t*l J h* P°w<5rt and function* of year as it thinks fit and submit them ®f .Govornon of I.I.T. Delhi are to the Council together with a enumerated m section 13 of the Institute* statement of its development plans; 115 Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers n 6
(g) exercise such other powers and About ao% time has been recommended perform such other duties as may to be allocated to the Socially Useful be conferred or imposed upon it Productive Work for all the students at by this act or the Statutes. the Secondary Education level. This re commendation has been considered in the (3) The Board shall have the power to Conference of Education Ministers of aapomtsuch committees as it considers States and Union Territories held in July, ‘necessary for the exercise of its powers 1978 and in the Conference of Boards of and the performance of its duties under Secondary Education in India held in this Act. September, 1978 and accepted for imple mentation at all these forums. Acquisition of vocational skills by Students at Secondary Education P.A.O. and World Bank for Study level of Garland Canal Project 2049. SHRI A.C. GEORGE : will the Minister of EDUCATION, SOCIAL 2050. SHRI KUMARIANANTHAN: WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleas SHRI M.V. CHANDRA- ed to state: SHEKHRA MURTHY :
(a) whether Government have formu Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE la t e a policy towards providing for wider AND IRRIGATION be pleased to acquisition of vocational skills by students state : at Secondary Education level; and (a) whether the Union Government (b) if so, details thereof? have asked the F.A.C. and the World Bank to send exports to study the ‘Garland THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, Canal Project of Capt. Desturc’ ; SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE (DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER) (b) nature of the entire scheme; (a) and (b) : The Review Committee on the Curriculum for the Ten-Year School (c) whether Government propose to under the chairmanship of Dr. Ishwar- consult the Indian experts regarding the bhai J. Patel has recommended that So feasibility of the project ; and cially Useful Productive Work must find a central place in the school curriculum. (d) if not, why not ? The subject, which is of a practical nature, has the following objectives:— THE MINISTER OF AGRICUL TURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI SURJIT SINGH BARNALA) : (i) to prepare pupils to practise and per form manual work individually and col (a) Government of India had consulted lectively; FAO and World Bank regarding this Project. They have offered to assist in (ii) to acquaint children with the world the matter. The form of assistance is of work and services to the community under consideration. and develop in them a sense of respect for manual workers; (b) The ‘Garland Scheme* envisaged (iii) to develop a desire to be useful by Shri Dinshaw J. Dastur comprises members of society and contribute their construction of two canals— one canal best to the common good; running along the length of the souther slopes of the Himalayas and the seconnd to encompass the Cental Plateau and (iv) to indicate positive attitudes of Southern Peninsula to conserve and utilise team work and socially desirable values all the surface water resources of India. like self-reliance, dignity of labour, The Himalayan Canal is waters of the tolerance, co-operation, sympathy and Himalayan rivers which are to be trans helpfulness; ferred to the Central and Southern Garland Canal (which also will be a continous (v) to help in understanding the prin reservoir both for the waters of the local ciples involved in the various forms of streams and for water transferred from the work; and Himalayan Canal) through two sets of pipes— 5 Nos. and 19 ft. diameter each. (vi) to lead children to participate in creasingly in productive work as they go from one stage of education to another The Himalayan Canal will be 1500 and, thereby, enable them to earn while miles long with over 50 integrated lakes they learn. (each 30 miles long X 1 mile broad- x 17 Written An*wen AGRAHAYANA 13,1900 (SAKA) Written Answers 118
and go to i o o ft. deep) along the southern THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE slopes of the Himalayas. Beyond the —AND IRRIGATION (SHRI BHANU BfijMttnputra and canal extends another PRATAP SINGH) : i i o o miles with 40 more integrated lakes, skirting the Himuayan slopes. The Canal will b: at elevations varying from 1500 ft. (a) The ofT-take of rice from the Ration to 1100 ft. above mean sea level. The Shops in Kerala has declined in the reenr total capacity of the system will be 200 past and it is the usual phenomenon at million acre feet. the beginning of the season when avail ability is good. However, complain has been received from the State Govt, The subsidiary canals from the Hima that par-boiled rice issued from certain layan canal run at right angles to the main stocks moved from the North take a long canal at intervals of a miles each carrying time in cooking. __ the water from the higher elevations to the plains. The differential head will enable generation of electricity and water will (b) and (c) , Yes. It is not correct that be availble for irrigation also. The sub inferior quaity rice is being supplied to sidiary canals are proposed to be 100 ft. the State. Food Corporation of India wide and 30 ft. deep. have been asked to move as far as possible, coarse and medium varieties of par-boiled The Central and Southern Garland rice, failing which raw rice should be sup Canal is proposed to be constructed bet- plied. ween elevations of 1000 ft. to 800 ft. above the mean sea level having the same size at the Himalayan Canal. The capacity of the Garland Canal with about aoo inte Existence of more than one All India grated reservoirs will be of the order of Secondary Education Examination 400 million acrc feet. Adding to this the capacity of the reservoir at Nagaur at 205a. SHRI RUDOLPH RODRIGUES aoo million acre feet and reservoirs on Will the Minister of EDUCATION, the Sone valley at 100 million acre feet, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE the total capacity of the Garland Canal be pleased to state : with all the reservoirs will be 700 million acre feet. (a) what are the reasons for the conti nued existence and recognition of more (c) and (d). Four Expert Committees than on All India Secondary Education have been set up in the Planning Com Examination; mission to examine various aspects of the proposed scheme and it would take some time before a view is taken. (b) whether Government are aware of the resultant educational and social pro blems and disparities that flow from such multi-recognition; and
Qasttty of rice being ■ applied to (c) what steps, if any, Government Kerala propose to take to rectify this situa tion ? 20,51- SHRI K.A. RAJAN t Will the Minuter of AGRICULTURE AND THE MINISTER OF EDUCA IRRIGATION be pleased to state : TION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE (DR. PRATAP CHANDRA (a) whether Government are aware that CHUNDER) : the off-take of rice from the Ration Shops in Kerala has been in a declining trend for the last few months because of the fa) The reasons for the existence of the inferior quality rice being allotted to the Indian Council of School Certificate State from the Centre; Examination and the Central Board of Secondary Education, which are conduct* (b) whether the State Government has ing examinations on All-India basis, are requested the Centre to allot coarse rice historical as well as education. Historically and medium rice to the State instead of the former hag been generally looking after inferior quality rice being supplied at the educational interest of Anglo-Indian present; and and the Public Schools in the country while the latter acquired an All India (c) if so, the details thereof and Union jurisdiction in 1952 to later to the needs of floating population who needed a common Government's reaction thereto ? curriculum so that their wards do not, suffer from hardship when they are trans THE MINISTER OF STATE IN ferred from one place to another. Thi* Z19 Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers
has been re-inforced by setting up schools by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan far) % awra «F*r affiliated to it. It also looks after the TTRff educational interests of Union Territories and the State of Sikkim. Educationally («r) sft $r, Project allowance to Dandaltaranya w r *ptt®t | t qrar 5R» 3V Project Employees 3053. SHRI SOMNATH CHATTER- JEE : Will the Minister of W ORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHABILITATION be pleased to state :: fsrefa whr «tp*th ?wr «if?r iftr (a) Whether it is a fact that the Danda- 3*T*fa (*ft fer(a) It is not a fact, Sir. ^T5i«ar ^ | tft% ^?«rnfr wrarprr^|i stff snmc, (b) Does not arise. t o w % fa ij ftarn tr 5T5T iPFtff StHWsfor f^prf^r h r w *(^1 ^ 1 WWW (»l) (*). *r*r vfcx .n^TTT % 3ETTT srarf^RT
if *fW f % fw? <4f»r " THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE (DR. PRATAP CHANDRA CHUN- 2055. «ft gfar vr g*rc : **rr DER) : (a) The concept of Open Univeraiiy inwnr ?rt irfhr jprofa similar to the one ftmctioning in ile United Kingdom, has not yet taken any ifeft ^ ^ p n # r concrete shape in india. However, f a : some of thefuntions of the Open University are performed by a number of universities in India through correspondence courses (*r) WT i f ^ r and provision of facilities for students to appear privately in university examina f a r *k*ff qft | tions. 23 univesities in the country offer correspondence courses at present. 3ft TTcT *TTT*T ?ft% T C foff (b) Correspondence courses in science and technology are not at present offered by any university in India. ( * ) w t ^fW T % f a t a **n?frqT i%tf % yTWfr STRTCT fT fn^W w:t ?tt Financial assistance fre m U.S. for Rajasthan Medium Irrigation s r a w t *fir Projects ( * ) 3rR PftaTOR*?* t 2057. SHRI S. S. SOMANI : Will Trfk the Minister of AGRICULTURE AMD ?ft WT fi <.4>1 « yrsFET if IRRIGATION be pleased to state : zfhnn ^rrf ft , ?ft (a) whethe it is a fact that U.S. Go- vemment has assured the Government SJIVtT WT t ^ ;fi£f, ?ft for financial assistance for the Rajasthan w t *PR«r | ? medium irrigation projects; and (b) if so, the details regarding the projects going to be assisted ? fcmW iftr irwm fwt ^fir x fa THE MINISTER OF AGRICUL 3**fcr *wt («ft ftrorsn: iw ) : TURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI SURJIT SINGH BARNALA) : ( * ) 3ft, f t i (a) U. S. Government has not assured financial assistance for the Rajasthan Medium Irrigation Projects but the ques tion of possible financing of this project ( « ) 3ft, t • under the U.S. Fy 1980 programme is under discussion with the USAID authori (*r) »faft **?ft ties. <*t t w *f p& z, (b) The details of the projects to be posed for assistance have still to be fina VRRWIT^f ?WT apTRT lised. ^ | I
Effect of Transportation of Fertil iser on )«• price Open University 9058. SHRI KUSUMA KRISHNA ao56. SHRI C. N. VISVANATHAN : M U R TH Y: Will the Minister of Will the Minister of EDUCATION. AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION SOCIAL WELFARE AJ^D CULTURE be pleated to state : pleased to state : ‘ (a) whether Government have decided (a) the extent to'whichthe system of to transport fertilisers to the points of its opea university tfltt taken roots in our use by road; country and ajso expanded; and , (b) if so, whether the transportation of (b) the courses in science and technology fertilisers by road would not entail in available under this system ? crease in the prices of fertilisers; and Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers 124
(c) if so, the manner in which Govern the first time thatsuch a Crash Programme ment propose to neutralise the excess of construction has been undertaken charges, if any, on transportation of ferti resulting in dislocation of a large num lizers by road ? ber of Government allottees, the above mentioned incentive was introduced for THE MINISTER OF AGRICUL the first time. TURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI SUBJIT SINGH BARNALA) : (a) Yes Sir. This has been done to supplement ransportation by rail. f l W f l 3NIW
(b) No. 2 0 6 0 . V K H r : W (c) Manufacturers as well as pool would be reimbursed the differential bet sf* t f r fawrf ^ f«n ween the cost of road and rail movement subject to certain norms and ceilings.
( f ) TT JpsT pRRT Charging of 50 per cent Licence ^ tt t snrer % fa rj Fee from Allottees in D.I.Z. Area New Delhi *059. SHRI Y. P. SHASTRI: Will the Minister of W ORKS AND HOUS ING AND SUPPLY AND REHA BILITATION be pleased to state : (sr) WT STTR % «TPT (a) whether it has been decided wrgra" ftfspft srfaf’M irrar | ? by Government to chargc only 50 per cent licence fee (rent) consecutively for 3 years from allottees of type IV and V Government accommodation (Quarters) in fftr ftw f «www 3 ttw t D.I.Z., Gole Market area, if they agree ^TFf w m r : («p) to shift to some distant areas ; 1977-78 % tfTR ^ *FT (b) if so, has this been done on the basis of any past precedent; and g?TR*T527 srnar *{YdO s«t ju t *rr 1 *TRW vJWtTT % (c) if not. what are tlir basis and reasons for giving this special favour to a particular section of allottees of Go- vernmen t accommoda tions ? fofa | fr TO THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND 'TTTtf, %m- REHABILITATION (SHRI SIKAN DAR BAKHT): (a) to (c). To imple sett, arrourr w ftr 1 **r ment the Crash Programme of construc tion of a large number of quarters in the DIZ area, specially for the low-paid em vt iFoffwiT w arn ployees, it has become necessary to de molish a large number of quarters of |[ 1 iwifa, fawt nff various types which have, more or less outlived their livesi Occupants of ^ f*RI7W >Wi*0 % these quarters have to be provided with flflPW fW Ttft 38. 3 ffW alternative accommodation. Since they have been residing in a central locality ifa# Z*T ft | t for a number of years, they would prefer similar alternative accommodation in central areas. As the expected vacan (w ) vrwiT cies in central areas are limited, the Government have decided to give a concession of 50% of the normal licence ^ t I *WFTT, 1978 fee if they shift to quarters in distant areas. This concession is, however, limited to v t a r o r f t i & f o i i % «mr w m a period of three years or till the allottee concerned is offered a quarter of the type 6.1 5TTW ^fldO 2*T WTV5T «PT ?ZTV to which he is entided in a central loca lity, whichever is earlier. Since it is for «rri 125 Written Answers AG R A H A YA N A 13,1900 (SAKA) Written Answers 126
of Oovtra. investigation it was found that only u w t ^nurttn ‘A' & ‘B’ categories of wheat conform* ing to PFA standards were being supp 9061. SHRI MANORANJAN lied. However, the State Governments BH AKTA: Will the Minuter of WORKS have also been advised to have the stocks AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND inspected before taking them over for ■ REHABILITATION be pleased tosute: public distribution.
(a) whether complaints are often received for poor maintenance of Go vernment quarters by the concerned Memorandum from Pandalt aranya GPWD enquiry offices ; Kinploytis (b) whether complaints registered at the CPWD enquiry offices are not pro 9063. SHRI SAMAR MUKHERJEE : perly attended to and the upper engi Will the Minister of WORKS AND neering staff do not inspect the proper HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHA execution of jobs; and BILITATION be pleased to state: (c) if so, full details and what steps (a) whether the Government have are being taken to ensure proper working received memorandum dated 4th of the CPWD authorities concerned with October, 1978 from Dankakaranya Em the maintenance of Government quarters ployees’ Association (NG) about the in Delhi? transfer of Tagore Hospital to MP State and redeployment of surplus staff of THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND Dandakaranya Project through Central HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE Surplus Cell etc.; and HABILITATION ( SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT): fa) Yes Sir. Complaints (b) if so, the reaction of the Govern are recorded by the individual allottees at ment thereof ? the Enquiry Offices regarding defects in Water Supply, Sewerage, Electricity, etc. Sometimes residents’ associations THE MINISTER OF WOKRS AND write to the higher authorities about HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE their common grievances. HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT). (a) Yes, Sir. (b) and (c). Complaints received by Enquiry Offices arc properly attended to. (b) The points raised in the represen Higher Engineering staff also inspect tation will be considered while making the works periodically and also according arrangements for the transfer of Tagore to the necessity and magnitude of the Hospital, Kondagaon to the Govern job. ment of Madhya Pradesh.
Inferior Quality of Wheat to Orfasa Abaftrptioa of Employees of Dcpartmiat of Rehabilitation 2062. SHRI GANANATH PRA- DHAN: Will the Minister of AGRI la other aiaistrlss CULTURE AND IRRIGATION be pleased to state: 3064. SHRI DALPAT SINGH PARASTE: Will the Minister of WORKS (a) Whether it is a fact that the Cen AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND tral Government have provided the Orissa REHABILITATION be pleased to state: Government with inferior quality of wheat for distribution through the fair price (a) the number of employees of the shops; Department of Rehabilitation who have been abaorbed in other Ministries and (b) whether Government have recei Departments of the Government of India ved any complaint from the Orissa Go consequent upon the decision of the Go vernment to this effect; and vernment to wind up the Department of Rehabilitation; , (c) if so, the details thereof and the ac tion taken by Government in this re (b) the total number of employees in gard ? |various categories in the Department of Rehabilitation when this decision was T h e MINISTER OF STATE IN taken; THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI BHANU (c) the number of employees in the De PRATAP SINGH) : (a) to (c). partment of Rehabilitation as on 30th Some complaints were received but on November, 1978; and 127 Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers 128 (d) the time by which they shall be THE MINISTER FOR AGRICUL absorbed in other departments and steps TURE AND IRRIGATION taken to protect their salary and senio- SHRI SURJIT SINGH BARNALA) : lity? a) Yes,1 Sir. An agreement with the International Development Association ITHE MINISTER OF WORKS AND and the Government of West Bengal has HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHA been signed on 1st June, 1977. BILITATION (SHRI S1KANDAR BAKHT) : (a) and (b). Consistently (b) The project provides for consolida with the Government’s intention to pro tion and strengthening of the extension gressively wind up sections as and when service, upgrading of adaptive research the assigned hem or work contracts or facilities and staff training. The prog gets completed, So far 24 employees have ramme envisages a coverage of the entire been either absorbed in other Depart State cxcept for District Darjeeling. A ments or adjusted with the Department centrally sponsored scheme has been itself. sanctioned for support of this approach for an amount ut Rs. 48.20 lakhs for J 977-78 and Rs. 34.59 lakhs for 1978-79. Ai on 1 -5-1978 Group A 3« (c) The information is being collected from the State Government and will be Group B H 7 laid on the Tabic of the Sabha. Group C 34* Group D 171 Upgradatlon of Kendriya Vidyalaya 6 90 at Hoahangabad
(«) 3066. SHRI HARI VISHNU KAMATH: Will the Minister of EDUCA Group A 3° TION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased to state: Group b 138 Group c 330 (a) whether it is a fact that the General Group D 168 Manager and employees of Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad have submitted a representation for the upgrading from class 666 V to class VII of Kendriya Vidyalaya re — ' ™r cently opened there; and (b) if so, whether Government propose (d) The employees of the Department as to concede their just demand; and if not, and when rendered surplus will be consi the reasons therefor ? dered for appropriate absorption else where their pay and seniority being go verned by the applicable rules. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Africaltnral (sttm ioa programme THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, in West Bengal SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE (SHRIMATI RENUKA DEVI BARA- 9065. SHRI M.A, HANNAN ALHAJ: KATAKI) : (a) Yes, Sir. A representa SHRI SACHINDRA LAL tion was received from the General Mana SINGHA: ger and employees of Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad, for upgrading the Kendriya Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE Vidyalaya opened there from class V to and IRRIGATION be pleased to state; class VIII. (a) whether International Development Association approved any project in (b) The Kendriya Vidyalaya at Ho- West Bengal for the agricultural exten shangabad has been opened this year with sion programme; classes I to V . A higher class is added in (b) if so, the details of the scheme and each subsequent year until the school the area covered and amount sanctioned; attains the secondary or higher secondary and level. The proposal for opening of classes up to V III in the new school at Hotfaanga- (c) the details of the work done, amount bad could not be considered for want of spent and the area benefited by the imple Suitable accommodation and physical facili- mentation of the schemes? *ties. 129 Written Answers AG RAH AYANA 13,1900 ( SAKA) Written Answers
t o i'w a fw w r vt fur «r (*r) afjr 1 w qR ii^ w i j w i ®PT JP ^TT^T ft ffa «RTT t I % ^T ft JTRT ftR ff *rr 20 67. * 1° : vr. f.ftr §f fcfr farcff % ot*t 5?r %
*flr ftrsif fttft ^ 3RTTft fTT t o t re it ; ft ?nfft*r f*nrr 5nft»n » Op : '37T STR7 Tt 2nt «R, ?T^ft w?ff ft §F ?T^TTi % fatr tfrzff ft (*) WT ^sT TOR % f[6T SW>r fspn «Ti^»IT I *TT ^TT^T 3ITft % ftrtT vn% 485 * ft» vViftaRT fi*ra% (^r) ^TfT ft JTFrT f^rtr 1 7 3 w r qft nftr fa sr f?. ^K*1 3FTT % STOTT q r M r i£ ift 1 235 iTTte n m % flW % 5*ET-^>T ?rrqnr fr m ^tt^tt ; Meeting of Experts fr«m Asian Countries on Literncy (»t ) ?t, m *ht % *r «t aofifi. SHRI SARAT KAR ; Will tht pn? ft fsr ^ trtt arnfaT Minister of EDUCATION, SOCIAL cr«rr ft sFRhrt *ftr nf^nrrt WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased to state: 5si r ti sprt qira^ ^r rsft k; fair (a) whether it is a fact that recently a w i ft ^ fa w n ^ erT^rrr Bangladesh, Burma, India, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, tl Papua, New Guinea, Philippines, Thai land and V iet^jn.
( ^ ) sriR tr f t s f t % f^rrr f ft *p t t t i motion of Researc h Evaluation and Train- in.tr, Planning and C oordinatu ri: Ex p r fa*fi aft fasft ft 20 6 *71 a change of infoiinalion and expcitit* : n>sis- lani. for undei talim, m cauh ami c< n>- **W qfr 71% I parative studies; promotion of Co 329c LS- 5 Written Answers DBCEMBBR 4, 1978 Written Answers *32 w .rative research projects; strengthen ing of national and regional agencies 1 2 for research and training in literacy. 3
5- Haryana 819 Power Tiileri 6. Himachal Pradesh 8 2069. SHRI P. THIAGARAJAN : 7. •will the Minister of AGRICULTURE J. & K. Go AND IRRIGATION be pleased to state 8. Karnataka 2«94 (a) the number of power tillers in usr in various States at present; 9 - Kerala 1674 (b) the precise demand for the same and 10. Madhya Pradesh 1 Ho the extent to which it is met; and 11. Maharashtra . ®53 (c) the steps taken to make die peasants more conscious of the utility of power 12. Manijnir IA tillers ? >3- Meghalaya 9 » THE MINISTER OF AGRICUL TURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI 14. Orissa 84 SURJIT SINGH BARNALA) : (a) The total number of power tillers 15- Punjab 4>4 in use in various states is, estimated at about 18200 nos. with statewise distri 16. Rajasthan bution as in the statement attached. !/• Tamil Nadu 9164 (b) As against an installed capacity for production of 12,400 power tillers per 18. Tripura 55 annum, the annual production for the past few years has been in the range of >9 - U.P. y>4« 1,500 to 3,500 no?. There is than sufficient ■capacity available to meet the present lex el 20. West Bengal *79 1 o f demand. 21. Andaman & Nicobar B (c) Many of the State Agriculture: De partments, State Agricultural Universi 22. Chadigarh 3 ties and the State Agro Industries Cor porations are making the farmers aware nf 23- Delhi *3 the usefulness of power tillers through demonstrations and training. Some of 24. Goa, Hainan & Diu 55 the State Agro Industries Corportions are also promoting their use by providing 2*»- Lakshdwerp . 11 power tiller hire services on custom basis. 20. Mizoram 10 Statement 27. Pondichcrry . 1! Estimated slate-wise population of power 28. Sikkim 4 tillers •*9 - Others 43
Population T otal 18931 SI. Stete as on No. March, 1978 B-Less than 50
1 2 ? Jv'ttt : Since 1977 census figures are not available, statewise popu lation has been estimated based 1. Andhra Pradesh 1015 on 1972 census with adjustments/ assumptions mdae as under. 2. Assam 57a 1. No interstate transfers of 3. Bihar 898 power tillers have taken place during the period in 4. Gujarat . 873 question. a 33 Written Answer* A G R A H A YA N A 13,1 WO (SAKA) Written Answers 134
2. About 50% of the power v f *T5? t a r w 1 1 ?*r vn N v 3r tillers in use in 1972 is likely to have gone out of * 1$ *ft 9iTfa?r use. I 1 3. The additions after 1972 arc
based on information re t e ) f^r*r$^, 5*fr apt v'm vfc iflaRT «r*fa * an? % sfsrtfr wer *r ^qr^Ttnrwr, srar^, ?r^V( w c rsfr, 3rraf*fV;
q f ^ n r 3r»rr^r % M i war *r ^'rwr, 2070. : *ph fftr 5r?R^r( rnnrn. sfir *rf|T5FefT; ? m f t w f m t jtw srarir wt i^tt far : f ^ r r ir *nrr, w r x , * j\
STPPRfir, ^=TT, V R fi, W ^ T T T (t») sr^rfyr m *Th, 5 ^ , f-ffipm v \t lir w * 1 5r jprsr ru r ^ 1 *ftT m t t f«r?R7 s*ro spt* w i stcttv ; %ftr Reduction in book load in Primary and middle duics (sr) v ra m , «r*rm srV far^p- if 2071. SHRI \IR\IA L CHANDRA wt? for'errr % fatT srfan u IAIN : Will the Minister of EDUCA- TION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CUL f?r*rfw *rnf f%rq-r ^rr | ? TURE be pleased to state : (a) whether Government propose to ffir wk f^raif qfeft (*ft gnftr work out any scheme either in consulta tion with the State Governments or others fin? W im ) : f'r) sn»f »i ?,% *T?fr in which the book load ami subjects load on primary and middle classes students is «rfa «TT TTH % fan 1 97 8 - 8 3 reduced ; and ifr jt r - t t m rfy- *; aftrrr ?t«t *r Prnr ^rr?r (b) by which time such scheme is lik ir (a) and (hi. The Review Committee under tin' Chairmanship of Dr. Ishwarbhai ^??T STTf ^TT JjTtfr vra ?m Patel, which reviewed the syllabus tor ’Tf^srcrcrr wfi #jttt sttt the Ten Year school recommended re duced syllabus load for all classes from famf«Tr tf?PT *T faKTWJT The Central Board of Secondary Educa tion ha* already reduced (hr academic % fact traffr^ wWfcwr fort load in Secondary Schools affiliated to that Board from the academic year 1977-7®“ % farq; trsp Y g - f a w *?r The schools under the State Boards o 135 Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers
Secondary Education have their own THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND syllabi. In many States the academic HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE load of the syllabus in secondary schools HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR ' was much less than that of the Central BAKHT) : (a) Yes, Sir. Board and further reduction was not necessary. However, State Boards of Sec. Education are re-examining the (b) Yes, Sir. acacemic load of their syllabi. (0) It has been reported by the Delhi Administration that facts arc being ascer tained and the matter is under comideation.
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20 72* *T> TWRS? Import of Benzene Hexachloride Technical fsr^r, HATar *?*Tr«r w k v z •2:174. SHRI O. V. ALAGESAX : Will 5Rrm $-tt ^ fassnrfsTm tin- Minister of WORKS AND HOUS ING AND SUPPLY AND REHABILI s t c t r ^rnfnr j m ttw 't trm m t r j t TATION be pleased to slate : % fafaST fw fw f r p w f TT *RT rfrr (a) whether there was any unintended «Pff % ?>TPT f?.T ^(T bene tit received by any party in import ing Benzene Hexachloride Technical 5TCT TTRprrr t i p i WT £ ? «n 1975 ; (b) if so, when was this irregularity ftrwr, wnr ^n«r^{ m ifix detected ; *T«ft (^r° s r a r e s r f s v j) : faffqfcrg-prJT (c) whether the said amount was re wnm sfFTfr *rf covered from the parly: and w rfm THRri f a t e (d) if not, what steps arc taken to re f w f w r s p f f VT forr *Tn[ fa*rr*r cover the said amount ? ?mT fn »7 ’T7 T3T fa^R^T *T fe*ipr TrrT THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE f i [ v w m r w Ttsri mrr/rtarq *rmr HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT) :(a) Yes, Sir. One case of unin 1&o£ro -2964/78] tended benefit to a party which received imported Benzene Hexachloride Technical through State Trading Corporation in 1975 for formulation purposes has come to Government’s notice. Unauthorised occupation of Dargah In Delhi (b) The irregularity came to the notice of the Department of Supply in September, I977 * 2073. SHRI C.K. JAFFER SHARIEF : Will the Minister of WORKS AND HOUS (c) and (d) The claim has been referred ING AND SUPPLY AND REHABILI to arbitration in terms of the contract. TATION be pleased to state :
(a) whether Government's attention is drawn to the Indian Express dated the 28th July, 11J7B about the “ unauthorised’ occupation of a Dargah and the alleged Agitation in Dandakaranya Project misuse of its land bv certain persons in Delhi; 2075. Sli RIMATI AH1LYA P. RANGNEKAR : Will the Minister of fb) whether it is also a faei that the Wakr WORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY Board has requested for an enquiry into AND REHABILITATION be pleased to the whole allair, including the alleged state : anti-social activities of the occupants; and (a) whether Government are aware about the agitation Notice dated 7th Octobcr, (c) if so, the read ion of Government 197!] served jointly by the various trade thereon ? unions in Dandakaranya Project ,..,, . 3.3 7 .Written AnsweTs AGRAHAYANA 13,1900 (SAKA) Written Answers !38
about the problems and grievances of the (ii) Taking up of new schemes under employees; and the major/medium irrigat~n sector ; (b) if so, the reaction of Government. thereof? (iii) Maximum priority in the al- location of funds within the State THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND Governments resources, mobi- HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE- lising institutional investment HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR from banks with the support iBAKHT): of the ARDC and the World Bank to the maximum extent (a) Yes, Sir. possible ;
(b) The Rehabilitation Employees' (iv) Systematic renovation and mo- 1Jnion and the Dandakarnya Shramik dernisation of existing irriga - :Sabha (Madhya Prdesh) are unrecognised tion systems. :unions. As the payment of the Project (v) Giving maximum emphasis on Allowance and the Bad Climate allowance accelerating ground water has been sanctioned by Government at development in the States of existing rates upto 31st March, 1979 and Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, vVest 30th April , 1979 respecively, no cause for Bengal, Assam, Orissa and any real grievance exists. Madhya Pradesh which have comparatively much more Availability and Utilisation of ground water potential for. Water further development.
2076. SHRI K. PRADHANI : Will (vi) Giving more emphasis to public •the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND tubewells for providing irriga- I RRIGATIO~ be pleased to state: tion in pockets "·ith prepon- drance of small farmers and in (a) what is the total quantity of ·water areas where private tubewells available in this country on surface and are unlikely to make headway- u nderground; giving greater attention to better management and utilisation of (b) how much of this water is being public tubewells which have u tilisecl at present ; presently considerable scope of improvement. (c) what is the maximum percentage of water that can be utilised .: and (vii) Stepping up the tempo of rural electrificatic;m programme which (d) what steps are pmposed to be taken i~ the backbone of minor irriga- for optimum utilisation of water resources twn. fo r irrigation ? (viii) Givin q: maximum emphasis THE MINISTER OF AGRICUL· on accelera tion of ground water - TURE AND IRRIGATION (SHRI development in the commaLd SURJIT SI~GH BARNALA) : (a) to areas of surface irrigation prc- (c). The National Commission on _jects where ground water deve- Agriculture (1!:!76) have estimated the lopment would not only help in total annual basic water resources of increasing the intensity of irriga- the country to be 185 million hectare tion but also in conh·olling metres (Mham) comprising 135 Mham of water logging and salinisation surface water resources and 50 Mham of and reducing the demand for g round water resources. There is, how- horizontal drainage. ever, intterchange at various stages bet- ween the surface water and ground water besides some recirculation. According to the present assessment, the utilisable r~ if -?'5'1'~ surface water will be 70 l\1ham and the qjfm utilisable ground water 35 Mham. >rf~~lJT if;~ The present utilisation has been roughly -estima-ted to be 25 Mham of surface ~~q(' '{f~Tli:OT '{TU:~ water and 14 Mham of ground water. 2 0 7 7. !l..lf : Cfrf:rr~llT if~ maximise the utilisation of river water lf rw iliT for agricultw·al purposes are as under :- ~'lfTtr"fT if; GfT't ll 2 4 ~({Tt I 9 7 8 ~ (i) Higher outlays for early comple- ~muf~c:r >rH tt~Administrators on 14 August 1978 to ( 'li) CflfT ifi'1:Ttr mcfin: ~ erTm'TR Daman & Diu have informed that they are taking necessary action on the resolu- tions. R eplies from other StatesfU. Ts. ( f'l1T fCf'9H f-4,. The constitution of I\aticnal Child- ren's Fund, as per Resoluticn II is ul'der Conference of Social Welfare process in the Department of Social Wei- Ministers tare, 2078. SHRI S. R. REDDY : Will the Minister of EDUCATION, SOCIAL 5· The proposal of conStituting a Stznd- WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased ing Committee of the Beard as per Re~o to state : lution III is under consJderati<'n of the Prime Minister. (a) whether it is a fact that recently a Conference of Social W elfare Ministers had taken place in D elhi and they discussed 6. Integrated Child Develcrmen t the problems ofdestiute kids; Services scheme, \\hich incC'lpcratcs integrated app1oach to Child Welfare, (b) whether Governmn t have taken has been expanded by expandirg this any decision in pm·suance of the recom- scheme to 100 projects dt•ril'g the year i~ mendations of the ~ational Children's 1978-79. In this scheme priority l::cirg Board; and given for coverage of S.C. & S.T. a1 c2s and urban slums during the sixth PJ2n -. (c) if so, the details regarding the sugges- (Resolution IV). ~ tions made therein and the reaction of Government thereon ? 7· Action to conduct a smvey to a~~r~:< THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the megnitude of the problfm of dtstitut<- MINISTRYOFEDUCATION,SOCIAL children is under precess. In tl: r mrH'- / WELFARE AND CULTURE (SHRI- whilc concerted measures to tackle the- MATI RENUKA DEVI BARAKATAKI): problem of destitution thrcugh institu- tional rand non-institutional se1 vices at e (a) Yes, Sir. being taken by stepping up the coverage (b) and (c). A statement regarding re- of beneficiaries under the existing scheme commendations of the National Children's for this purpose. The resoluticn ccnccrn- Board and the reaction of the Govern- ment on the recommendations is attach- ing handicapped children has been for- ed. warded to the State Governments for necessary action. In so far as the D epart- ment is concerned, they are negotiating State:rnent with UNICEF to evolve a prcgr2mroe The Nationay children's Board which involving the free supply of Braille bcoks m<:t on 22nd July 1978, under the presi- to needy blind children, training of teachers ...../ dentship of Prime Minister passe d 5 ) resolutions as per , \nncxure. for placing handicapped children in OJdi- nary schools and the supply of professicnaJ 2. These resolutions were forwarded by Minister of Education, Social Welfare & books and texts to the National Institutes Culure to State Chief MinistersfU.T. for the Handicapped. (Rnoluticn V). 141 Written AnsweTs AGRAHAY.ANA ~31, 1900 (S'AKA) Written Answers
Resolution passed in the meeting Resolution IV Strategy for child Welfare of the National Children's Board in Sixth Plan : Held on lli2 July, 1978 The Strategy for child welfare in Sixth Resolution I National Plan of Action for Plan should be an intfgratec.. apprcafA C( r~ ~1:1 be elected by the Board from amcng the members of the Board. The Board n:- quested the President to nominate the 2oso. ~r 'tl+l' ~ ~"tr „ (sr) s n r t ^ % f^rrr fa) whether the Department of Social Welfare propose to set up a National In fV rrcr ^rrgrT it ^'FTssi ^rr^t s' iiute for the visually handicapped for imparting adult education through *T§*ft; sftr braille;
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K itiom l Institute for Visually fjrirfq if t t wr«rm ?t«tt ff?r wh: g?mfa Handicapped Tftft *r? varr# «Ft m ^ ft: : unGi. SHRI F.P. UAEKWAD : Will the Minister of EDUCATION. SOCIAL (^ ) «wt | far *rs*r j^ it WELFARE AND CULTURE Ik- pleaica ^T^lT % ^[W ftW’TTVR f ^ f f ao state : 145 Written Answers AGRAHAYANA 13, *900 (SAKA) Written Answers *46
% fare faff srnftfjTcT uriftoi ^rsr !src5Trf BAKHT) : (a) and (b)- Under the Centrally Sponsored Accelerated Rural OT 5PT % sF sffa fasrsr qfrapnxj %^nr Water Supply Programme schemes costing Rs. 375’ 47 lakhs were approved by Cen *r??trr7 f ; tral Government and Central grant-in-aid amounting to Rs. 140 lakhs was released 10 Uic Government of Karnataka for die (*i) *rfc p , ?ft t o t t v r implementation of these schemes last year. *PT ^ rT®F A further allocation of Rs. 140 lakhs has (»r) srpfrfsRT vnfropR Iwn made to the Government of Kar nataka under this Programme during the ^TRfW *TE*r ST^fT % f%rT% f^TT current financial year. Out of this Rs. 70 lakhs were released in August, 1978. *t VRTVT f%5TT TOT | ? Further release of grant-in-aid during the current financial year will depend upon thr progress of implementation of the schemes. fa$T I ®WTf tne w ftf*w rf v t f«wfo?T T m j 3TPTT (^ ) *rs*r sr^rr s^ n c % s p j t t s t fa'fl! W ^ f% % <(*t) %??ta sr^ar f^ fcr ^rnflr'T ^ ( ^ ) rfT w tm rfoif % ^nfa*T % SRTHrT **W 5T%9T % w r | fa ff 1978- 79 *r forfrr?r 43 firm qft g frR w ff # Tfcft y r t o f%qr ^rnnrr ; w t I (»r) wor ^Twtfofr % ^t*t ’j f k ?fw r | s fk
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( 1 ) *Tr sra war aoU4. SHRI S. B. PATIL : Will the *fr f a t fw ^ f^rrT Minister of WORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND REHABILITA ?ft ^ ^ ^ gft ^ TION be pleased to state : m % ' (a) the assistance or grant or loan given to Karnataka Government for the Rural Water Supply Schemes for the year fa*?«T wVt w w ft ?wr ^f?r >978*79 i «*d Hsrt («rt farfJfTT nar) • (^r) (b) how much grant has been asked by Karnataka from the Centre and for how ♦wftrvtr nx fT'tTT many schemes ? ^ *rf ?rf*rF?r k THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND s m t fT?Tti 26 1 975 STE^ HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE- HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR «ft if f*p ’btVt ?nrfir$?r 147 Written Answers DECEMBER 4, 1978 Written Answers 14$
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66. TirnT ^THT, «TRi % mSTTT TT «TT^'?TT f^TT jTT^TT | i 67. ^5T?T «rr*TT iJT^TT^r? 68. **rr qfrjft 3rr*i I Maintenance of G.P.F. Acoount* of the Employee* of Government 69. '1 »TTf^?r IK E MINISTER OF WORKS V f > HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE Pool, it cannot be pud as the stocks were HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR offered in the Central Pool after the bonus BAKHT) : (a) to (c). Provident Fund t «cheinc had been discontinued. 'accounts of employees of the Government m m » - of India Press, Mrnto Road, New Delhi, (d)_ 31 Purchase Centres in the Coastal, are, by and large, being maintained District of East Godavari and West Goda- projperly. However, missing credits, wari have been opened by the Food Cor which have been noticed in a few cases, poration of India. More centres will be are being adjusted on the basis of colla opened according to the needs in a phased teral evidence. manncrs- Mb. k
Sale of Paddy in Anddhra Pradeah at Low Price Hoosing Loan* 2090. SHRI P.K. KODIYAN : Will 3 0 8 0 . SHRI K . SURYANARAYANA: the Minister of WORKS AND HOUSING Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND SUPPLY AND REHABILITATION AND IRRIGATION be pleased to state : be pleased to state : (a) whether the Government of India arc aware that the farmers in coastal (a) whether Government are consider districts of Andhra Pradesh are forced to ing any scheme to provide financial assis dispose of their paddy at low priccs to the tance to allottees oi hou)»e sites 1o enable local traders much lower than the support them to construct houses. pricc fixed by Government ; (b) whether it is a fact that the Govern (b) if so, the details thereof; and ment of India has not agreed to the pay ment of Rs. 15 per quintal as bonus by Government uf Andhra Pradesh; (c) the estimated cost of the scbemc ?
(c) if so, the reasons thereof; and THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND (d) the depdts opened by F.C.I. for HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND RE HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR purchase of paddy in said coastal Districts, BAKHAT) : (a) Yes, Sir. if any ?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND (b) and (c). The Draft Five IRRIGATION (SHRI BHANU PRA- Year Plan (1978-79) envisages that a TAP SINGH) : (a) All stocks of paddy “ Revised Minimum Needs Programme” offered by the farmers and conforming which indudes “ houses for landless rural to the specfications are purchased by labour households” as one of the itmes of the Food Corporation of India and the the minimum needs, is intended to fulfil State Agencies at the procurement price the promise of providing essential infra fixed by the Government. State Govern structure and social services which the ment nave reported that some stocks of public sector alone can supply to the paddy rejected by Food Corporation of weaker sections of the population parti India because of tip blackening are being cularly in rural areas. A provision of purchased by rice millers at prices lower Rs. 500 crores has been made for giving than the procurement priccs. financial assistance for acqusition of plots and housing construction at the rate of Rs. 500— 750 per site. This sum , (b) and (c). The question it not clear. provides for the developed plot, provision Durmgthe discussions held in September for a well for 30 to 40 families and ap with Chief Ministers/Food Ministers of proach roads. .All labour inputs will be various States regarding procurement and provided by the beneficiaries. Approxi price policy of kharif cereals 1078-79, the mately 8 million landless workers are ($uef Minister, Andhra Pradesh had likely to benefit from the scheme, thus, stated that the support price should in* covering a substantial number o f this dude a profit margin n of 15% over and section of the population. In addition, Above the cost of production. After schemes arc under consideration by taking into consideration the views of HUDCO to assist in the rural housing: all the State Governments and the recom programme for the population which is mendations of the Agricultural Prices not covered under the above programmes. Commission, the procurement price was A statement showing the State/Union fixed at Rs. 85 per quintal for coarsc variety Territories-wisc allocation o f outlay re of paddy. If, however, the reference quirements is appended' at?1 Annexure is to bonus on surrenders of rice to Central statement I. Written Answer# DBGEUCBTO *, 19W Written A n r im 156
SftMfeMMOt S'ate / Union Territories Hou4 i f for &U0U Oaffcp requirements for the Revised Minimum Landless Needs Programme for the Five year Plan 1978— 83 as sanctioned ettimaUd by 1, Andaman & Nicobars . • tht subjeot Division* and communicated to Ncg. States! Union Terri tones 2. Arunachal Pradesh 3. Chandigarh Neg. State/Union Territories Housing for Rural 4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli Neg. Landless 5. Delhi . o* 60 6. Goa, Daman & Diu 1. Andhra Pradesh . 66-80 7. Lakshadweep . . . .. а. Assam . . 8-70 8. Mizoram . . . .. 3. Bihar . . . 81*70 g. Pondicherry o‘ 6o 4. Gujarat . . . 14-30 5. Haryana . 8*70 T ot\ l (Union Territories) 1*20 б. Himachal Pradesh Ncg. ALL INDIA 500*20 7. Jammu & Kashmir - o*6o
8. Karnataka . 35-60 Blocking of V t n a U i by Shop- 9. Kerala . . . 12*50 Keepers ia New Del*
10. Madhya Pradesh . 31* 20 2001. SHRI RAJE VISHVESH - VAR RAO : Will the Minister of 11. Maharashtra . . . 42* 40 WORKS AND HOUSING AND SUP PLY AND REHABILITATION be 12. Manipur pleased to state :
13. Meghalaya . . . _ (a) whftlirr it is a fact that the Shop keepers in Government colonic* of Saro- 14. Nagaland • • . iini Nagar, Kidwai Nagar, Laxmibai Nagar, Netaii Nagar, Loahi Colonv etc. have again blocked thr Verandahs of their 15. Orissa . . . 21*20 shops and are preventing the customers to use them while shopping; and 16. Punjab . . . 12*40 (b) if so, the steps (taken to prevent 17 Rajasthan . . . 35* 00 the shopkeepers to misuse the Verandahs in all Government colonies ? 18. Sikkim . . . THE MINISTER OP WORKS AND HOUSING AND SUPPLY AND R&> 19. Tamil Nadu' • . . 62*40 HABILITATION (SHRI SIKANDAR BAKHT) : (a) and (b). In Strojinf ao. Tripura . . . 1*80 Nagar Market, some shopkeepers haw Mocked the verandahs and the NDMC ai. Uttar Pradesh , 51*20 Is considering die Question of (Sectoring verandahs of this market as public street. Shopkeeper* in Kidwai Nagar, Laxmibgi 32. West Bengal . . 12*50 Nagar and Net^il Nagar Markets who keep their goods in the veranlahs, are being prosecuted by the NDMC and their T o t a l (All States) . 499*00 goods removed d'irin; raids. No encroach ment i» reported at Lodhi Gofrwy Ceitrttf Market. t Ss7 Written A muxct* AGRAJKAYAN A U, 130* (JSAKAfr Wrfttewubwwera Sj8
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