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Twelfth Series, Vol. VI, No.5 Friday, December 4, 1998 ----------._--_.- Aerabaya.. 13, 1920 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Third Session (Twelfth Lok Sabha) rp~LlII'" ,. ~ 1(2.-.---- 1'" ·-::rl~ , !-\\\.~.e_ .. -.;~~-~. (Vol. VI contains Nos. J to 10) LOK SABIIA SECRETARIAT NEW DELIII p,.ice : Rs. 50.00 EDITORIAL BOARD Shrl S. Gopa'an Secretary-General Lok Sabha Dr. A.K. Pandey Adctltlonal Secretary Lok SabhaSecretariat Shrl Harnam Singh Joint Secretary Lote Sabha Secretariat Shrl P.C. Bhatt Chief Editor Lok Sabha Secretariat Shrl G.P. Thapliyal Senior Editor Shrlmatl Vandana Trivedi Editor (Original English Proceedings Included In English Version and Original Hindi proceedings included In Hindi Version will be treated as authoritative and not the translation thereof.) CONTENTS [Twelfth Series, Vol. VI, Third Session 199811920 (Saka)] No. I, Frld.y, Deoemb.r 4, 1tt8lAg,.h.y.n. 13, 1820 (Selul) SUBJECT COLUMNS OBITUARY REFERENCE 1-2 ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS • Starred Questions Nos. 81 to 84 . 2-31 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Starred Questions Nos. 85 to 100 . 31-85 Unstarred Questions Nos. 921-1150 85-311 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE . 311-320 MESSAGE FROM RAJYA SABHA AND BILL AS PASSED BY RAJYA SABHA 320 COMMITTEE ON WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES ..... 320-321 Action Taken Reports and Reports on Reservation STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE 321 Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Reports STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND TOURISM 321-322 Thirty-fourth Report and Evidence BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE . 322-325 ELECTIONS TO COMMITTEES 325-326 (I) Marine Products Export Development Authority 325 (iI) Central Coordination Commmee for Equal Opportunities for 325-326 Disabled Persons MOTION RE : REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON ESSENTIAL 326-343 COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) BILL - EXTENSION OF TIME MOTION RE : SIXTH REPORT OF THE BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Shrl Madan LaL Khurana 343-377 PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILLS-INTRODUCED ..... 358-370, 377 (1) Special Educational Facilities (For Children of Parents living below poverty line) Bill By Dr. T. Subbaraml Reddy 358 (2) Electricity (Priority Supply to Rural Areas and Agriculture Sector) Bill By Shrl R. Sambas Iva Rao 358 (3) Constitution (Amendment) Bill (Amendment of article 324) By Shrl R. Sambaslva Rao 358-359 (4) Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill (Insertion of new section 4) By Shrl R. Sambaslva Rao 359 (5) Prohibition of Extravagant Expenditure on Marriages Bill By Shrl R. Sambas Iva Rao 359 • The sign + marked above the name of member indicates that the question was actually asked on the floor of the House by that Member (I) SUBJECT COlUMNS (6) Foreign Aid Fund of India Bill By Dr. T. Subbaraml Reddy 359-360 (7) Slums and Jhuggl-Jhoprl Areas Clearance Bill By Dr. T. Subbaraml Reddy 360 (8) Small Family (Motivation) Bill By Dr. T. Subbaraml Reddy 360 (9) Jamia Millia Islamia (Amendment) Bill (Amendment of the Long Title etc.) By Shri G.M. Banatwalla 360-361 (10) Eradication of Unemployment Bill By Shri G.M. Banatwalla 361 (11) Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) (Amendment) Bill, (Amendment of section I, etc.) By Shrl Basu Deb Acharla 361 (12) Backward Areas Development Board Bill By Shri Bachi Singh Rawat 'Bachda' 361-362 (13) Urban Land (Ceiling a'nd Regulation) Amendment Bill (Amendment of section 10) By Shri Bhagwan Shankar Rawat 362 (14) Use of Indian Languages In Commercial Advertisements and on Packages of Consumer Goods Bill By Dr. Laxmlnarayan Pandey 362-363 (15) Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, (Amendment of the Schedule) By Shrl Vaiko 363 (16) High Court at Allahabad (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at Meerut) Bill By Shrl Vlrendra Verma 363 (17) State of Vldarbha Bill By Shrl Vilas Muttemwar 363-364 (18) Constitution (Amendment) Bill (Insertion 01 new article 330A, etc.) By Shri Mohan Singh . 364 (19) Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill (Amendment of the Schedule) By Shrl Madhab Rajbanshl 364 (20) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill (Amendment of Section, 2 etc.) By Dr. Laxmlnarayan Pandey . 364-365 (Ii) LOK SABHA DEBATES LOKSABHA SHRI P.C. THOMAS: Sir, today is being observed as 'National Protest Day' by the Christian community In this FridllY, December 4, 19981AgrahaYIINl, 13 1920 (Saka) country. As a matter of protest, I have moved an application for suspension of Question Hour to discuss the matters The Lok Sabha met at regarding atrocities against some of the minorities and the El8ven of the Clock dallts of this country ... (lnteffuptions) [MR. SPEAKER in the Chait1 MR. SPEAKER : We are discussing this on Monday. We have allowed the matter. OBITUARY REFERENCE (Interruptions) (English] SHRI P.C. THOMAS: All the Christian communities are MR. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, I have to inform to the observing today as a 'National Protest Day'. It Is a very House about the sad demise of one of our former colleagues seriOLls matter on which a discussion has to take place ... Shri L.V. Singh. (Interruptions) Shri L.V. Singh was a Member of Ninth Lok Sabha rep- SHRI AJIT JOGI (RAIGARH) : Sir, kindly permit us to resenting Begusarai Parliamentary Constituency of Bihar raise this Issue during Zero Hour today. during 1989-91. MR. SPEAKER: All right, please take your seats now. An advocate by profession, .Shri L. V. Singh was the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence during (Interruptions) 1990-91. MR. SPEAKER: On Monday, we are going to discuss An active parliamentarian, Shri L.V. Singh was Mem- the atrocities on minorities. If necessary, I will allow this mat- ber of Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Law and ter to be raised during Zero Hour today also. Justice; and of the Central Consumers Protection Council. SHRI P.C. THOMAS: Thank you, Sir. Shri L.V. Singh worked relentlessly for the welfare and 11.03 hr•. upliftment of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, women and the depressed classes. He also worked for the {English] promotion of education and the Rule of Law. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS A man of letters, Shri L.V. Singh wrote several articles in various journals. Revival of NTC Mill. Shrl L. V. Singh passed away on 8th November, 1998 in 'S1. SHRI DILEEP SANGHANI . Will the Minister Delhi at the age of 67. of TEXTILES be pleased to state: We deeply mourn the loss of this friend and I am sure, (a) whether the Government propose to adopt the House will join me in conveying our condolences to the three fold strategy to revive the loss making NTC run mills; bereaved family. (b) If so, the sailent features of the proposed three The House may now stand in silence for a short while fold strategy; as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed soul. (c) the details of NTC mills running Into losses for the last sweral years; and 11.02 h .... (d) the extent to which the new three fold strategy The Members then stood in silence for a short while is going to help in revival of the sick NTC mills? THE MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI KASHIRAM MR. SPEAKER: Now, Question Hour. Q. No. 81. RANA) : (a) to (d) On the basis of a unit wise viability study made by NTC, Government is considering a revised turn (Interruptions) around strategy for the viable subsidiaries of NTC alongwlth the viable mills under them, keeping In view the BIFR norm SHRI P.C. THOMAS: Mr. Speaker, I have moved an of the net worth of these mills turning positive within the application for suspension of Question Hour today. I have a period prescribed by BIFR. The Interests of the workers will very serious issue to raise ..... (lnteffuptions) be kept In view In the revival plan. MR. SPEAKER: Hon. Member, please take your seat. A statement Indicating names of the Mills and the profitt loss incurred by them during each of the last three years in (Interruptions) enclosed. 3 Oral Answers 4 December, 1998 To Questions 4 Statement (Rs. In crores.) S.No. Name of the Mills Location 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 (Prov.) ProfiVLoss + 2 3 4 5 6 NTC (OPR) Ltd. Punjllb 1. Dayalbagh Spg. & WVG. Mills Amritsar -3.69 -3.63 -4.70 2. Kharar Textile Mills Kharar -2.66 -1.46 -2.14 3. Panipat Woolen Mills Kharar -2.84 -3.91 -5.47 4. Suraj Textile Mills Malout -3.11 -1.88 -2.78 Rajasthan 5. Edward Mills Beawar -2.59 -2.46 -3.39 6. Mahalaxml Mills Beawar -2.24 -2.05 -3.09 7. Shree Bljay Cotton Mills Bijaynagar -1.94 -2.69 -2.87 8. Udaipur Cotton Mills Udaipur -3.19 -1.69 -2.45 NTC (Madhys Pradesh) Ltd. 9. Bengal Nagpur Cotton Mills Rajnandgaon -9.53 -12.06 -13.00 10. Burhanpur Tapti Mills Burhanpur -5.71 -7.71 -8.97 11. Hira Mills Uliain -6.78 -8.04 -8.10 12. Indore Malwa United Mills Indore -10.09 -12.33 -12.52 13. Kalyanmal Mills Indore -9.00 -10.26 -11.74 14. New Bhopal Textile Mills Bhopal -5.89 -7.67 -8.33 15. Swadeshi Textile Mills Indore -5.62 -6.90 -7.46 NTC (Uttar Pradesh) 16. Atherton West Mills Kanpur -4.73 -5.71 -7.67 17. Bljll Cotton Mills Hathras -1.85 -176 -2.42 18. Lakshmi Rattan Cotton Mills Kanpur -7.85 -8.72 -11.34 19. Lord Krishna Textile Mills Saharanpur -4.10 -5.57 -5.78 20. Muir Mills Kanpur -9.88 -12.22 -13.46 21. New Victoria Kanpur -11.41 -12.58 -13.32 22. Rae Bareli Textile Mills Rae Bareli -2.01 -2.48 -2.74 23. Sri Vikram Cotton Mills Lucknow -2.00 -2.78 -2.97 24.