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(Fifth Series, Volume XXXIX, lotk SeMtaa, 1974)
Afa. 46— Monday, April 29, 1974'ftiMaMa 9, 1896 (Safea) CqltiMNs ,
Obituary Reference ... 1—2 Oral Answers to Questions: •Starred Questions Nos. 873*, 874, 879, 880, 882 and 883 . . 2— 32
Written Answers to Questions . Starred Questions Nos 872, 875 to 878, 881 and 884 to 893 . 32—45
Unstarred Questions Nos. 8446 to 8449, 8451 to 8531, 8533 to 8536, 8538 to 8618 and 8620 to 8645 . . 45—232
Statements correcting Answers to USQ No. 4332 and USQ No. 4411 dated 2 5 - 3 - 1 9 7 4 ...... 233—34
Re. Adjournment Motion ...... 234—38
Papers Laid on the Table • 238—41
Assent to Bills ...... M 1
Estimates Committee— Reports and Minutes—p r e s e n t e d ...... 241—42 public Accounts Committee— Reports -presented ...... 242*43
Committee on Public Undertakings— Reports and Minutes—presented .... 243—44
Direct Taxes (Amendment) Bill— (i) Repoit of Select Committee—presented. .... 244 {Mp Evidence—L e a d ...... 244
Business Advisory Committee— Forty-second Report—adopted...... 244—45
♦The sign+marked above the name of a Member in dicote* that the Question was actually asked on the floor of the House by that Member. SJJ^LS— I Matter under Rule 377— Column ported Detection of Secret Mobile Radio Station in Meghalaya . 245—51
Demands for Grants, 1974-75— 251—451 Ministry of Home Affairs— Shri Jyotirmoy B o s u ...... 261— 73 Shri H. K. L. Bhagat • 274— 82 Shri Jagannathrao J o s h i ...... 282—93 Shri R. S. P a n d e y ...... 294— 300 Shri Ishaque S a m b h a li...... 306— 19 Shri Bhagwat Jha A z a d ...... 319— 28 Shri K. S. C h a v d a ...... 3*9—33 Shri Shashi B h u s h a n ...... 333— 41 Shri Frank A n t h o n y ...... 34— 48 Snri Darbara S in gh ...... 348— 54 Shri Piloo M o d y ...... 354— 59 Shri Dinesh Chandra G o s w a m i ...... 359— 65 Shri Samar G u h a ...... 365—73 Shri Kartik Oraon ...... 373— 82 Shri R. P. Ulaganambi ...... 382— 88 Shri D. Basumatari...... 388—94 Shri Anadi Charan Das ...... 395— 99 Shri K. M a r a k ...... 400—03 Shri Md. Jamilurrahman...... 403— 16 Shri Birender Singh Rao ...... 416— 19 Shri Kushok B a k u l a ...... 419—22 Shri M. Satyanarayan R a o ...... 422—24 Shri Uma Shankar D i k s h i t ...... 424—34
Statement Re. Presidential Election— ...... 451— 54 Shri H. R. G o k h a l e ...... 453—54
Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 1974— Introduced. • •
Motion to consider— ...... 45—576 Shri Yeshwantrao C h a v a n ...... 455,469—74 Shri Madhu L i m a y e ...... 455—^4 Shri S. M. B a n e r j e e ...... 465—69 Clauses 2, 3 and 1 ...... 476
Motion to pass ...... 476 Shri Yeshwantrao C h a v a n ...... 476 Re. Half-an-Hour D i s c u s s i o n ...... 476 LOK SABHA DEBATES
x 2 LOK SABHA. join me m conveying our condolences to tne beraved family. Monday April, 29 1074/Vaisakhtt U, 1896(Saka) The House may stand in silence for a short while to express its sorrow.
The Lofc Sabha met at Eleven of the (The Members then stood in silence Clock for a shortwhile.) *
[M». Speaker in the Chair) ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Post of Chief Executive ef the S .C X OBITUARY REFERENCE lying vacant
MR. SPEAKER Honourable Mem m S U B I m * m i BffijfPAN: bers, I have to Infora the House ofWill the Minister of S H IP P IN G & N D the sad demise of Shn G L . Mehta, TRAiNSPORT be pleased tt> state*. ' who passed away at Bombay, on the 28th April, 1974, at the axe of 74. (a) since when the post of Chief tft Executive of the Shipping Corporation of India has been lying vacant; Shri Mehta was a Member of the (b) whether the regional offices of Constituent Assembly in 1947. the H e Shipping Corporation of India served the country in various capahave been demanding more autonomy cities and held several important posiand power; and tion with distinction. A parliamenta rian, journalist and diplomat, he star (c) the steps taken or proposed to ted his career in the now-defunct be taken to check the deterioration in Bombay Chronicle as an Assistant Edithe working of the Shipping Corpo tor. He was our former Ambassadorration of India? to the United States and showed his diplomatic acumen while holding that THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE office. He had recently retired asMINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND Chairman of the Industrial Credit andTRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB Investment Corporation ol India and KUMAR MUKHERJEE): (a) Shri the Indian Investment Centre. He C. P. Srivastava relinquished charge was also Chairman of the Bombay of the office of the Chairman and Branch of the Indian Council of Managing Director of the Shipping World Affairs since 1966. He wasCorporation as of India, on (tie afternoon sociated with the Planning Commis of 31st December, 1973. Capt. R. D. sion, the Hindustan Shipyard and the Kohli, one of the Executive Directors, National Shipping Board, being Mem was given overall charge of the Cor ber of these bodies. H e was awardedporation from the same date till a the ‘Padma Vibhushan’ in IW for new Chairman and M a^apng Director his meritorious service to the nation.is appointed by the Government. (b) No, Sir, We deeply mourn the less of this friend. I am sure the House will (c) Does not arise. 656 LS—a 3 Oral Antwtrt APRIL 29. 1974 OralAnswer* 4
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M R . S P E A K E R ; The question is pot if* m m f m : relevant. It h*f already been asked If *ri|pn fa by Mr. Shashi Bhutan. 7 *.Qml dtnMstito APRIL to. tifti Oral Ansttters
W nrthnm «R wfcpat fee* 4haM b pose to import aomt^tfrtffttttiM; ifet decision has been taken by Govern + ment of India—but the precise quan •874. SHRI RAM BHAGAT PAS- tity will depend on review from tisa* WAtKT: to time. SHRI M. SUDARSANAM: Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E be pleased to state: w eh w n A J t : ss r a (a) whether our country had approa dbed Australia for the ^urchaae of Wheat from that country; and srcrait mrfcr (b) if so, the response of the Aust fRT* TOT t ’ ralian Government? h «ft TW «W?r «TWWW : $ «TW% SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE^JCt the moment the wheat which is being *nBnr ^ ^tt^tt g imported is. mostly the wheat which has been offered by Soviet Union and | m f w $ - for that full arrangement have been fr w r w m . * % f«RRT made for transporting it to India and it is going on almost to schedule. As t o | > n , %mr «^r?rr|jrT^r far as the Canadian wheat is concern ed still we have to finalise the whole procedure of purchases though one zrr ^ ? ?rnr y rar?^ycrr thing is true that in the international wo*»!d the vessel* are not easily avail fEWV,?it fa r fcr ^ sfofirarcritgable but as and when we decide t» import from that country we shalltry *i*n% *fT siwtw to arrange for the necessary vessels. *r^PT % 3TPRT ^TTg^rT ? SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: At the outset I would like to appeal to SHRI BIRENDER SINGH RAO: the hon. Members through you that Whether it isa fact that the produc as far as prices and quantities are contion of wheat this year is far short cerned, I hope, in the national interest of the estimated target of production? the hon. Members will not press forHas it come to his noticethat some the ques*ion because of international foreign experts have stated that the implecations. total wheat production in thia country this year will be about 23 million ton (Interruptions) nes only. Secondly, Sir, it is neces As far as the assessment is concersary that the country knowsthe price ned we continue to make periodical which fe being paid to variouscoun assessment and final estimates of pro*tries for certain quantity of wheat be duction of wheat have not still been ing purchased. Itis alsonecessa^ that received. . So, it will be difficult to the farmersin thisMw##try fctftiw asu tell about the gap between our re to what the Government U payin*. quirements and import bot w e pro*outside. This is also important to* <9 Oral A n m m VAISAJKSA 9, UK* (SAKA) On* Answers l0 prevent any tmdegr-hand dealing by S H R I S A M A R G U H A : It is a strange tlM Government official* w ho go out to thing that he does not like to give purchase wheat80 , the hon. Minis the price. It is known or it will be ter msty tell us si to what is the ap known when Australia will give it to proximate price of -wheat purchasedthe other countries. from Australia on landing in India? MR. SPEAKER: Perhaps it may not SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: be in public interest to give it. Sir, as far as the estimates of wheat jpraducUoa are concerned, I am not SH R I S A M A R G U H A : After all, w e prepared to take the discouraging!have this practice in the rules, that view which the horu Member is tak when Ine says that it is not in the ing. O f Course, various estimates arepublic interest, the Speaker has got being given by various agencies. M y the right to ask what the public in •own estimate in wheat production is terest involved is. not going to be less than what it was last year It can be marginally less •or marginally more. The reason being SHRI P. VENKATASUBBAIAH: though there were not rains in NorthMay I know from the hon. Minister India yet tJhe production in Gujarat whether lie has got any long-range and other areas will compensate thearrangement with regard to purchase shortfall in production jn North India.of wheat from outside, that is to say, A s far as international prices are conwhether he has any prospective plan cerned, they had gone up to 251 ning for the production targets of each dollars but now the prices are comyear and whether any long-term agree ing down and have come down 151 ment has been made so that we may dollars. Last week there was slightnot suffer from year to year because upward trend but there is encouragingof the shortages in the indigenous pro downward trend in the international duction of wheat? position because of improved produc tion all over the world. SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: Since we are a very big country,1 SHRI BIRENDER SINGH RAO: appreciate the point made by the hon. Sir,he has not answered my question.Member that perhaps some long-term arrangement could be in our national MR. SPEAKER: No, no. You want interest This question was specifical to go much beyond the scope of the ly taken up with the Australian Gov ^question. ernment, but unfortunately the Aus tralian Government themselves have their own difficulties, because they feel SHRI BIRENDER SINGH RAO: I that their production last year was liave specifically asked for the price very bad and their stocks are not •of the wheat purchased from Australia, there, and, therefore, they are hesi which he w n easily give. tant to enter into any long-term ar rangement, since they have entered M R . S P E A K E R : W hen he says that into long-term arrangements already perhaps it may not be in the public with China and Egypt wtoich they are interest.... not in a position to carry o«t fully because of their own difficulty. So, SHRI BIRENDER SINGH RAO: He there is some hesitation in the interna does not even give the estimate of tional world to enter into long-term this year’s production. That is notarrangements. at all difficult to give. That is not outside the scope of the question SHR| P. VENKATASUBBAIAH: *ither. What about other countries? Oral Answers APRIL 29. 1974 Oral Answers XI SHRI RAMCHANDRAN KADAN- SHRI RAMCHANDRAN KADAN- how many countries Government have NAPPALLI: May I know whether the approached for purchase of wheat andimported Russian wheat is not trans what the response from the Governported from the port? ments of those countries is? MR. SPEAKER: The main question SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: is very specific... That is outside the scope of the question, because he has asked w he SHRI K. S, CHAVDA: The hon. ther there is some difficulty about un Minister has already replied aboutloading of Russian wheat. Canada. MR. SPEAKER. That was a different SHRI R A M C H A N D R A N KADAN<~ question. That was about the prices.N A P P A L L I: It is all about imports. SHRI K. & CHAVDA: Shri Bajpai M R. S P E A K E R ; It is not a question had already asked about it. I think of unloading but it is only a ques the hon. Minister is willing to reply. tion of loading. M R . S P E A K E R ; I do not object to it, if he is able to give the informa PRP. MADHU DANDAVATE: In: tion. The hon. Memfafer wants to deference to the request made by the know whether the hon. Minister ishon. Minister not to make any re in a position to say wfiich other coun ference to prices in the national inte tries were approached for the supplyrest I shall not make any reference of wheat. to the prices. But in view of the gap. SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: between the food needs of the coun try and the actual production, since M ay I point out that this is really it has become very clear that for some outside the scope of the main ques time at least import will be necessary,. tion? But if you want me to say I would like to know from the hon. something, I can do so. Minister if his answer to the first question is that only small quantities MR. SPEAKER: I do not come in. of wheat have been brought from It is a matter between the hon. Minis Australia, whether if the imports are ter and the hon. Member. If the to be made from different countries, hon. Minister wants to answer it heit would not be advisable, instead of can do so. having imports on the repayable basis, in kind which may actually mean more SHRI K. S. CHAVDA- It is m the expenditure at a later stage when the interests of the country. Let himprices go up, to get more wheat from answer it countries like Australia or others? M R . S P E A K E R : It is in public in terest to answer it. That is what the SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE; It hon Member says. is a suggestion for action. SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: PROP. MADHU DANDAVATE; Ac In general, in the world there are tion or inaction? only four important countries which export wheat, outside the EEC, and they are the U SA , Canada, Argentina M R . S P E A K E R : It is a good sugges and Australia. tion. 13 , Oral Answer* VAISAKHA 9, 189* (SAKA) Oral Answers Proposal tok M MaKtotftoa sf 4. Non-recurring gram for cons nwcfcanicaJ compost plants truction of collection sites. *879. SH B I M . R A M G O P A L 5. Non-recurring grant for provid REDDY: ing mechanical sieves and SHBI R. S. PANDEY. other equipment to the re maining 95 class I towns. Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E 6. Setting up project formula be pleased to state: tion Group/project manage ment Group, Survey/investi (a) whether Government propose to gation and field studies. subsidise the installation of mechani cal compost plants; and Financial assistance to the local bo (b) if so, the broad features theredies is proposed to be provided for the of? above items, at rates ranging from 25 to 50 per cent, of the computed de THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ficiencies for these items. This is MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI likely to raise the total subsidy ele ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE); (a> Yes, ment for setmg up of compost plants Sir. to nearly 50 per cent. The remaining capital cost will eiHner be met by the (b) A statement is placed on the Corporations themselves or by raising Table of the Sabha. loans from the nationalised banks. S t a t e m e n t SHRI M. RAM GOPAL REDDY: Mr. During the Fifth Five Year plan Speaker, Sir, now that there is a great period, the Ministry of A(gricultureshortage of inorganic fertilisers, and proposetg give grant to the Muncipal in view of the fact that the amount Corporation/Committees or Agro4n-orpposed to be allotted for the compost dustries Corporations to the extent plants of is only Rs. 6.7 crores, may I 33 per cent, of the capital cost forknow whether the Government will setting up of 45 compost plants, inconsider the question of increasing cities having population of 3 lakhs orthis amount, or doubling thisamount? above. A n outlay of Bs. 6.7 crores has been proposed for assisting theSHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: setting up the these mechanical com After the said amount is actually post plants. In addition, the Ministryspent, perhaps it can be considered. of Works and Housing have proposed an outlay of Rs. 10 crores in the Fifth Five Year Plan to assist the municipal SHRI M. RAM GOPAL REDDY: It corporations on the following itemsis mentioned that cities having; a po to setting up of medhantcal compost pulation of three lakhs or above are plants — going to be given this subsidy There are so many cities which arc having a 1. Financial support for technicalpopulation between 20 and 70 lakhs. personnel in the integrated I want to know whether two or three scheme. units will be established in such cities. 2. Non-recurring grant for pur chase of trucks, wheel barrowsSHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: It etc. will dpo«nd* for in^tancp for big cities like Calcutta. Bombay, etc., per* 3 Non-recurring grant for imhaps there would not be need provement of workshop faci up more than one compost processing lities. plant. But after the first plant. *5 Oral Answers APRIL 29. 1974 Oral Anstoert comes into operation, - and we get used for this purpose and would fee some experience, perhaps this can bediverted towards the manufacture of considered at that time. compost? M R . S P E A K E R : There is another SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: Member clubbed with this question. If the concerned State Governments Shn R. S. Pandey. tell the Central Government that some legislative support is required, X do S H R I R. S. P A N D E Y : Thank you not think that the Government of India very much. will hesitate to extend the necessary support for the State Governments M R . S P E A K E R : He may put his for this purpose. question. SHRI R. S. PANDEY: I said, ‘Thank SHRI A. K. M. ISHAQUE: May I you very much.” know whether any assessment has been made as to wihat is the quantum M R . S P E A K E R ; It is very unusual of garbage that accumulates in Cal on your part. Now JDr. Ranen Sen. cutta every day and how this garbage is disposed of, and whether it is a fact that the fisheries are being silted by D R . R A N E N S E N : There was a pro this garbage— posal from the Government of West Bengal to instal a mechanical compost plant in Calcutta in order to deai with M R . S P E A K E R ; This question is of two things; one, the garbage in the a very general nature, and y°u are city that has accumulated or is accu- asking a very specific question about mulating every day in huge quantities Calcutta. It is much better you give and secondly, to provide manure fora separate notice for that. the country. M ay I know whether such a proposal has come from the SH R I A. K . M IS H A Q U E :. The sche Government of West Bengal and, if me that the Central Government talks so, what is the reaction of the Gov of is ttiat— ernment of India to such a proposal? M R . S P E A K E R ; You cannot put SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: questions which ask for a detailed or W e propose to Ihelp such proposals bystatistical information. Do not take giving a subsidy to the tune of 33advantage of a very large question. per cent. Acutally, some subsidy would also be coming forward, from SHRI A. K. M. ISHAQUE: The ques the Ministry of Works and Housing.tion is about installation of mechanised So, almost 50 per cent help will becompost plants. available from the Central Government to any State including West Bengal for M R . S P E A K E R ; Not in Calcutta but this purpose. everywhere. SHRI RANABAHADUR SINGH: S H R i A . K . M . IS H A Q U E : Calcutta M ay I know from the Government is No. 1 city. whether, in view of the fertiliser shor tage and also in view of the proposal to set up these compost plants, the M R S P E A K E R ; I am not sure about Central Government is consideringit; I think Chandigarh is No. 1. any legislative measures by which the garbage that is usually used for the SHRI A. K. M. ISHAQUE: My se reclamation purposes in the largercond question is: Have the Ministry cities would be stopped from being any plan to u se ... 17 Oral Answers V A IS A & H A 9, 1896SAKA ( ) Oral Answers 18 IffH. S P E A K E R ; It is not essential and more than 500 vacancies have not that when one question is irrelevantbeen filled while many have been you have a right to ask a second orie.retrenched; and Do not lead me to this practice. Plea- se sit down now; you may have a (b) if so, the reasons for the fresh better one next time. appointments and not taking retrench SHRI A. K. M. ISHAQUE: He may ed people? answer to the first part of tihe question; it is very relevant; whether any THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE thought has been given how the gar MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE bage of Calcutta is utilised for manure(SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): purposes. (a) and (b). The Food Corporation of India has imposed a ban on fresh M E. S P E A K E R : I am slijl of the recruitment and no retrenchments same opinion. have recently taken place. However, certain fresh appointments on a g ** m w i w : Tnar purely temporary basis had to he *rc*rRt ?r w t*Ttx r ASr % «r? made to meet the emergent local re quirements mainly at the Ports in ^ qfrr*nq v m * WN% ’TOT the Southern and Western Zones. | iftx f a * w m x ttMV | ? Retrenched employees who were from the Northern zone could not have SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: been considered for appointment in M y senior colleague convened a con these distant places only for a short ference of Ministers concerned withduration. this subject and the Government of India’s intention is to help the State SHRI VAYALAR RAVI: In the -Governments to go ahead with the regional offices of the Food Corpora compost making plants, use organic tion of India, especially in Madhya manure etc. N o w we have started Pradesh and some other States they receiving proposals from the State have written to the State Govern Government. Exact information is ment to depute certain people for cer not with me at the moment. N ow it tain categories. Many vacancies are is known to all the State Govern still there according to the answer to ments-and they are processing the m y question. But retrenched people projects on this basis. By the end of are not appointed to those vacancies. the fifth Plan year it is proposed to The Minister has assured us that cover 45 cities with compost manufac whenever a vacancy arose, they will ture plants and to have 50,000 gobar be taken first. People with three or gas plants in the country as a whole. four years service have been re trenched. W h en vacancy arises in Freeh appointments instead of reinKerala and other places why cannot statement of retrenched stall in FCIthey absorb those people in the vacan *f cies that so arise? •880. SHRI VAYALAR RAVI: SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: SHRI RAMACHANDRAN First of all I should like to submit KADANNAPPALLI; that no retrenchment is taking place now though it is known to the hon. Will the Minister of A G R IC U L Member that we have surplus staff; T U R E be pleased to state: for instance our storage is only SO per cent of the capacity but we are (a) whether fresh appointments having 100 per cent staff. In certain have been made in Food Corporation ports in the south congestion develop of India during the last three months ed and category 3 staff were required 19 Oral Answers APRIL 28. 1874 Oral X t n t t i for two or three, months normally.having the background a* the Chair Andhra and Maharashtra Govern man of the Joint Intelligence Com ments have protested that if theremittee of the Cabinet Secretariat were vacancies why cannot recruit developed a propensity to utilise the local people? Since these posts were CBI machinery in dealing with legi temporary for a few months people timate trade union activities and in will have to be recruited locally be this connection. I would also like to cause if we transfer people from far know whether it is a fact that he away places, they say: we have no suspended the Joint Manager (Port housing, what are we to do? If thereOperations) Shri P. K . Sen Gupta, is any clear cut long term vacancy, Senior Manager, Shri A . K . Das. we can bear this point in mind. Assistant Managers, Shri S. M . Biswas and Shri B. Das, since September and SHRI VAYALAR RAVI: As the their cases have been referred to the Government issued a directive saying: CBI On the plea of irregular employ no further appointment, did the Gov ment. ernment issue another directive say ing: no further retrenchment also. M R . S P E A K E R : The question Is of SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: I a general nature. If you want to ask have made it clear that we do not about particular individuals, the pro propose to resort to further retrenchper way is to give a separate question. ment unless some unforeseen factors come up or new situation develops. SHRI SAMAR GUHA: Their cases have been referred to CBI. This is a SHRI RAMACHANDRAN KADAN- preparatory attempt to retrench them. N A P P A L L I: Sir, in the context of the Already, eight months have passed. new food policy, I would like to know Still, C B I have not been able to pre whether the FCl management threat pare prima facie cases against them. ened the workers of retrenchment. This I is against the directive of the would like to know what are the Central Vigilance Commission that in concrete proposals' before the Govsuch cases, no employee should be ernment to utilise the services of thekept suspended for more than three labourers to the fullest extent? months. I would like to know, what steps Government is going to take in SHRI A N N A S A H E B P. SH IN D E : If regard to these four employees who there are clear vacancies and if newhave been suspended. recruitment is to take place, as my senior colleague has assured on the MR. SPEAKER: I am very much floor of the House, we will give first afraid, this is not covered by this preference to those who have been question. retrenched. I would also like to cor rect the general impression which is {Interruption*) prevalent in this regard. These re trenched employees were temporarily SH R I S A M A R G U H A : Their cases recruited for a particular purpose.have been referred to CBI. That is Despite that, on humamtaiian grounds, why I have mentioned that this we have given an assurance that if gentleman has a propensity to utilise there is going to be a permanent rethe CBI machinery. This is because cruitment for permanent purposes,these people are working with trade these employees will be given prefe union organisations and have a trade rence. union background, SHR I S A M A R G U H A : Sir, I would MR SPEAKER: I do not want to like to l«now whether it is a fact that interrupt you or prevent you from the present Chairman of the FCl asking questions But. this ouestion 21 Oral Answer* V A IS A K H A 9, 1899 (S A K A )* Oral Answers22 la about retrenchment. You *re ask SHR I S A M A R G U H A : Sir, you pull ing about the Officers who have been up the Minister. This is not the way suspended and against whom CBI isof dealing with cases. enquiring. M R . S P E A K E R : I assure you that SHRI SAMAR GUHA: This action if you give a specific question, I will is of a vindictive nature with a view give you full cooperation in bringing to retrench them. this matter before the House. W h y do you thrust this m this question? MR. SPEAKER: Df. Sen, you are really of view that this is covered? SH R I S A M A R G U H A : I will give a short notice question. DR. R A N E N SEN. Retrenchment is the objective of the FCI organisation. M R. S P E A K E R : So, you are con In order to achieve that, they are vinced that it is not connected with suspending certain persons. That this. is the idea. » 3R- *$~qrMY % MR. SPEAKER: These persons have f®RTFlf % been suspended and investigations are 3-0^ , fa»T going on in regard to an entirely different matter rather than in regardt n't* Ot ntff Ot f*rr to retrenchment. SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: The hon. Member is asking whether SHRI SAMAR GUHA: Their cases in the light of the new wheat policy have been referred to CBI on groundsthere 8 i any need to recruit more of irregular employment and not on people. Sir, it is outside the purview charges of corruption or anything.of the main question. During the last eight months, CBI has not been able to preparepritna facie MR. SPEAKER: I am sorry, I did cases against them. not follow it fully. Iff? M R . S P E A K E R : I am not prepared *rr ^ i to enter into an argument with you. I better keep quiet I leave it to the «ft HEfi ^ Minister. | fo w c stev 3r 1600 % wHm SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: It is a question about retrenchment. He ¥PT «TC ’TTfw fafr ftRT iff ntff is asking about some suspension. $ $r at ssm *rt jpm | ? SHRI SAMAR GUHA: They are SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: very good officers. Because they haveThis case of the8 W> employees was participated in the trade union work, fully discussed in the House. They they have been suspended on the plea were recruited last year purely tem of irregular appointment. Their casesporarily for opening some centres have been referred to the CBI. For when the new khariff policy came in. eight months the CBI could not frame But when we found that the centres any prirna facie case. According to were not functioning properly and the standing orders, if no charge isthat their services were not required, framed within three months, the tehey were retrenched. They were employee will have to be reinstated. recruited only for a specific purpose with the clear understanding that ’ M R. SP E A K E R : I am afraid this their services would be terminated is not covered by the main question. after three or six months. Since theik -23 Oral Answers APRIL 29. 1974 OralAnswers 24 we have given an assurance to this that there is over-staffing in the FCl House that when any new recruit inasmuch as that as against 30 per ment is likely to take place, we will cent utilisation of godown storage give first preference to these people.capacity, there is100 per cent staffing. H e indicated that storage utilisation SHRI DINEN BHATTACHAR- capacity is one of the criteria. M ay R Y Y A : What is the total number of I know fron>- the hon. Minister what permanent employees in the FCl and are the factors on the basis of which how many are casual or recruitedhe says that there is over-statfing? .through the contractors? W e have been hearing it from the Indian Airlines onwards. This is le- SHRI ANNASAHEB P, SHINDE: levant; it is concerned with retrench For specific categories of employees ment. X require notice. M R . S P E A K E R : 1 have not yet SHRI DINEN BHATTACHAR- come out with my observation and R Y Y A : Is it not a fact that a large you say, it is relevant. W ho said, “It number of employees recruited by theis not relevant” ? FCl are casual employees? In that context, what is the total number of SHRI B. V. NAIK: I was appreiten- permanent employees and casual or sive, due to past experience. temporary workers? SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: M R . S P E A K E R : The past experi First of all, it will not be correct to ence shows that this is also relevant. say that most of the employees who are recruited for the FCl are recruitSHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: ed either as casual or temporary emThere are well-established norms for ployees because, those who are rethat. I do not think anybody can cruited against certain vacancies orarbitrarily deride whether staff is posts, there is no question of recruitsurplus. There are clear posts against ing them as casual or temporary emcertain specific assignments. Natu ployees. rally, when there are no clear posts, when the work is not there, the staff Secondly, as regards the observais said to be in excess. tion which the hon. Member made SHRI B. V. NAIK: What are those about retrenchment of 49 or 50 emnorms? It is better we do not put ployees in Calcutta, I think, the House the question, if we are to receive half should know that some employees answers. were recruited as typists even though they did not know a word of typing. M R . S P E A K E R : It is much better! Some money had passed off; some people were involved. Therefore, in SH R I S E Z H IY A N : In reply to the consultation with the West Bengal question put by Mr. Bhattacharyya, Government and the Public Service the hon. Minister said that certain Commission, those who were not reunqualified persons had been recruited gard as qualified were retrenched.and that it had been found out that Fresh interviews were held and thosesome money had passed off. This is who were qualified were recruited. Ia very serious thing. I would like to do not think the hon. Member should know from the hon. Minister us to support such things, the mal-practices,who was responsible for the recruit which are not in the interest of the ment of unqualified persons, hpw country. much money was passed off as sur mised by him and what action has SHRI B. V. NAIK: The hon. Min been taken against the persons who ister, in the course of his reply, saidabused the powers given to them. 25 Oral Answers V A ISA K H A 9, 1896SAKA ( ) Oral Answers 26 M R . S P E A K E R : I think, tor casual The reasons for the unsatisfactory recruitment, the remark was alsoperformance of this school are being casual. examined by the Government in con sultation with the Delhi Administra S H R I S E Z H IY A N ; No; Sir. tion for evolving suitable remedial measures, SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE: Some trade union workers and some officers of the Food Corporation are involved. They have been suspended. *882. S H R I R. S P A N D E Y : Will the Minister of E D U C A T IO N , S O C IA L f^RR^r *rft sftr W E L F A R E A N D C U L T U R E be pleas c ed to-state- fi-6?rra ^ qr ^ §*rr, % m (a) whether a sum of Rs.6 lakhs per year is being spent on running 6i ’ttct at atpt? sni cffar qRte the technical Higher Secondary School of Narela in Delhi and the output of ^ 1 itrrsr k this school is only one successful cj> ^ w w fl fttft, sip student; and ) at sr i (b) if so, the ’justification for such huge expenditure without any results? 19 73 - 74 % # 9TPFIT m ig n g fa WT THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND fr^Trr «rtr fa s sifrr m SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN THE %, f a s m sRnr fa*rc DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI D, P YADAV) ia) and (b). The m r, t a r tot | \ m r Technical Higher Secondary School ai Narela Delhi is running a three esrferar faff TT | ? year course leading to the award of a certificate by the Central Board of m m suw | fa Secondary Education, Delhi. In the Board Examination of 1973 for thenv 4% tot ? final year students, the number of successful candidates was one out of 61 who appeared. A n expenditure of rfto ftwm ro fafcr it, 24$ % 3 «& t o Hsr* fiw w i ^ ^ rt Statement Name of Shipping Co. Dry Cargo Tankers PassengersTotal vessels cum-cargo Shipping Corpn. of India 5 2 5 12 Scindia Steam Nav. Co. — — 3 Malabar Steamships Co. 4 —— 4 Africans Co. Pvt. Ltd...... —— 3 South Hast Asia Shipping Co. 3 — — 3 Lakshmi Lines Ltd...... 1 —— I Nicobarese Commercial Co. . 1 —— r R.AJ. Lines Ltd...... J —— 1 Collis Lines Pvt. Ltd...... 1 I Hind Shipping Agencies I Western Star Line Pvt. Ltd. 1 — — 1 Kerala Lines Ltd...... 2 —— 2 Cochin Shipping Co...... —— 2 Damodar Bulk Carriers Ltd. I — — 1 Ravindra Shippers .... Z — 1 Tolan* Shipping...... 2 — — Mogul Line Ltd. .... 2 4 Thakur Shipping Co...... 2 —— India Steamship Co. Ltd. . I — — Z Union of In d i a ...... I , 5 Indoceanic Shipping Co. I — — I Nilhat Shipping Co...... I —— X Himalaya Shipping Co. 2 — — Andamans Line .... I — — X Great Eastern Shipping Co. . — I — I Varan Shipping Co...... — 1 — I T otal 44 4 12 60 SHRI DEBENDRA NATH MAHATA: SHRI PRANAB KUMAR MUKHER I want to know whether the coastal JEE : In fact the present arrangement ships numbering sixty owned by of the coastal shipping is not quite different companies are sufficient to satisfactory and in view of that we meet the demand of our country. If have made arrangements by the end not, what steps are going to be taken? of the Fifth Five-Year plan like this. Secondly, I want to know whether the The tonnage capacity so far as coastal Government have kept in view the shipping is concerned would be of the fatt that Haldia Port will offer new order of6 lakhs G R.T. A nd in view of opportnity to Coastal Shipping as rethat we have already placed orders for garde supply of coal is concerned to20 indigenous and foreign ships. the souther and wesetern parts of theSecondly, in regard to coal transport country, in order to take over thefrom Haldia we have made already, burden of Railways in respect of coalarrangements for transporting coal of movement from Bihar and West about 6.5 million tonnes by fhe end of Bengal? 1978-79 by coastal shipping. 3i Oral Answer* APRIL 29. 1974 Oral ftsifMf jfffl %Z SHBI DEBENDRA NATH MA- SPRIT H A T A : Sir, is it a fact that the private sector companies which are building t» 12 artgrsfir tt vrrwr $ i ships are facing great losses due to shortage of shipyards. Are you think- SHRI PRANAB KUMAR MUKHER vftmfwrft: SSfcftfv 12^rarf JEE: Sir, so far as shipping is eoncernd ^ ^ HWkTT ^ I it is not correct to say that they are incurring losses. So far as ship building is concerned subsidy to the SHRI PRANAB KUMAR MUKHER shipyard etc. is being given by the JEE: W e are already considering this, Government. MR. SPEAKER- It is a good sugges tion for action. SHRI DEBENDRA NATH MA- H A T A .: Already the hon. Minister SHRI B. K. DASCHOWDHURY: In stated in the statement that coastal view of the basis approach of the shipbuilding private sector people areGovernment of India to have more facing losses due to shipyards Is itand a more self-reliance. fact that all over the world they are given subsidy? M R. S P E A K E R : Please make your question short. SHRI PRANAB KUMAR MUKHER JEE: So far as shipbuilding is con SHRJ B. K. DASCHOWDHURY: I cerned I have said that they are given have seen the statement of the hon subsidy. What I told was about the Minister in which it has been stated general shipping business when youthat out of sixty ships which are asked me about loss. manufactured by various shipping com panies, only 12, that is 8.5 per cent of : m m ^ the ships, are being indigenously built m *?RT T O T f^TTTT I would like to know from him, in s ir 1 2 4 ^ 7 view of this approach of the Govern WPPff ^T3T f I *RT ment to be more and more self- reliant and to have more and more 3T5T SlY*1 cqrpT ?*} % ships, will more ship buildingyards qfcnft f ^ T O t for construction of ships be permitted? % ^ rm * *£( t, What happened to the proposal to Hal dia Shipbuilding yard so that you ^r v p * ma> have more and more ships’ SHRI PRANAB KUMAR MUKHER JEE: I have answered this question many times on the floor of the House fis*nr | i and, in fact, w e are trying to augment our indigenous ship building capacity. As a result of that, I have already •ft {**<* : ^ fiF f mentioned that 12 ships we are going m m ^ fr o 12 arfnr |*Ctx vtct to have on the coastal shipping from *rKir M m ^ • the Hindustan Shipyard which is hundred per cent indigenous. M R . S P E A K E R : Now, Question *pt *m w rr 1 1 Hour is over. 33 V A ISA K H A 9, 18&6(SAKA) Written Answers 34 WHITTEN ANSWERS TO THE MINISTER OF SHIPPING Q U E STIO N S AND TRANSPORT (SHRI KAMLA- PATI TRIPATHI): (a) and (b) The P.C.I. Employee# ^ ^ cutea Re' Shipping Corportion of India is al- . ready operating a cargo service to *872. SH R I V . M A Y A V A N : to Mauritius from East and West Coasts of India. This is a promo- SHRI P M MEHTA: tional service Four sailings are planned during the current year. Will the Minister of A G R IC U LT U R E be pleased to slate: &W *>? f o m & WWJfT (a) how many Food Corporation of India officials whose cases are for- *8 7 6 . ITo TOifR im m (b) whether apy depaitmental action (w<) ftNT-fa;T % was taken against some employees *z ki %ft* fa^nr *j?r ^rtq^T found guilty of corruption charges; stwtr fosrrft ; tftr and ^1 (c) how many such employees were (m) *rnppr % *r re-mutated? apn mrrft ? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI if ttsu ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): (a) 143 fwr% ) :(*?) ^tt employees of the Food Corpoiation of India have been prosecuted by the apt *n*wwn' irmr-m? C.B I 'Stale Police so far. wr *r£ t 1 srfo* 3 (b ) Yes, Sir. faw ^ «nprr p ff % § (c) In all, 649 employees of the srr THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Centre lop Study of Developing MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Societies (SHRI B. P MAURYA): (a) Yes, Sir ♦881. SHRI RAMAVATAR SHASTRI (b) The main recommendations ofWill the Minister of E D U C A T IO N , the National Commission on Agri SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE culture in the Interim Report on Re be pleased to state: orientation of Programmes of Small Farmers, Marginal Farmers and Agri(a) whether the Centre for the cultural Labourers DevelopmentStudy of Developing Societies a bene Agencies have been accepted by the ficiary of funds from U.S. Foundation, Government of India and incorporated is seeking affiliation with Delhi Uni in the programmes for the benefit of versity; Small Farmers. Marginal Farmers and Agricultural Labourers to be im (b) whether this Centre was not plemented during the Fifth Five-Year given affiliation by the Jaw&harlal Plan. Nehru University; and (c) whether Government have in vestigated into the sources of funds srafrrown w i w and other activities of the Study Centre and if so, the findings thereof? <1878. : w r ff?w tfeft THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE ^ spV FTT fa ' (PROF. S. NURUL HASAN): (a) to (c) The Centre for the Study of Deve (*f) w % *»v?rde£ta- loping Societies is being supported by an annual maintenance grant of faro f^Rrf^TFnr, (*n»r sr^r)Rs 2.5 lakhs by the Ministry of Edu cation and Social Welfare since July, % s r m $it *? 1967 The Centre also gets project snfmsrrsrr ^ fa*r grants from other Government de partments and the Indian Council of * , Social Science Research. According to the information furnished by the (*j) ?r. ?fr *nrg *r tot Centre, it does not receive any finan 5Tff t ? cial assistance from any U.S. Foundation. fWIT, WT3T «P5Ul«r w h 3>Sf?T «r<7> The Ministry of Education and Social (sfto q«o jyw ) (^) Welfare had approached the Jawahar- lal Nehru University to agree to merge (sr) : f w r arm the Centre with the University but »r*ft ^snrr % s r w r , ^ ^pptfarthe terms offered by the University tfwjR, znzfi % fairer% f w f a s r R * for merger were found unacceptable to the Centre. The proposal, there s m Sf ^ sr«r>r- fore, did not materialise. The Delhi WFrr psrr'RT ^srnsft Uhiversity has been requested to take over the Centre as a maintained Insti-. W ^pnf, ic)73 Jf tution. The matter is under conside fawrf^«TFR fft four m i fawrfairr^ ration of the University, w?r *rcrr ?r> w m * % srfsrerriW # s m * % :?q w r fj% sffj-The working of the social science research institution* receiving grant s f o *?^ jtbpt ?r€sr>r fast i from the Government of India is re 3 7 . Written Answers VA ISA K H A 9, 1896(S A K A ) Written Answers 38 viewed periodically. Inl971, the Gov-towards the harvesting time, tendency •eminent appointed a Visiting Commit on the part of producers and traders tee to review the work done by the to hold stocks, reduction in trader's Centre. The report of the Committee levy on bajra and a prolonged politi indicates that the Centre has done a cal agitation in the State. In the case ‘‘remarkable piece of work in researchof wheat, the 1974-75 marketing season 1n political science and related dis has just started and already 2183 ciplines’. tonnes have been procured. The State Government have informed that there is no commitment by groundnut oil imposition of Compulsory Levy by millers to give any specific quantity of Gujarat on Groundnut Oil oil to them. *■884. SHRI P. M. MEHTA: WU1 the -Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E be pleased (c) The State Government have to state: informed that they are prosecuting those who have failed to give paddy (a) whether attention of the Union levy. They do not anticipate any Government has been drawn to the‘difficulty in the procurement of wheat press report dated the 3rd April, 1974 that due to failure of the foodgrain No compulsory levy on groundnut procurement policy, the Gujarat Gov oil is envisaged by the State Gov ernment is considering imposition of ernment. a The Central Government compulsory levy at least on groundare not in favour of levy on ground nut oil to create buffer stock; nut oil and have already advised the State Government accordingly after (b) if so, whether Government seeing the press reports. efiorts to procure wheat, paddy, and bajra have not met with even partial success and the groundnut oil makersCommercial Production of Oil from are not in a mood to honour their Sunflower ccmmitmnet to give 30,000 tonnes of *885. SHRI D H A M A N K A R : Will the •oil as voluntary levy; and Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E be pleased to state: (c) what steps Government propose to take in this regard? (a) whether steps are being taken for commercial production of oil from THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE sunflower in the country in order fc"> MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE meet the increasing demand for edible (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE) : oils and shortage thereof; and (a) Certain press reports about the comparatively low pace of procurement (b) if so, the progress made in th!* regard? of foodgrains in Gujarat and also about a proposal said to be under con sideration of the Gujarat Government THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE for imposition of compulsory levyMINISRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI cn groundnut oil to create a . buffer ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): (a) Y w , atock have come to the notice of the Sir. Ministry. (b) The commercial cultivation ot (b) The State Government have resunflower has been taken up from ported that the procurement of paddy 1972-73 under a Centrally Sponsored and coarse careals during 1973-74,Scheme. A n area of about 1.18 lakh though higher than in the previous hectares was covered during 1972-73 years, has fallen short of the targetand the expectation is that this might ■dye to such factors as damage causedhave gone up to 2.50 lakh hectares to the bajra crop by excessive rainsduring 1973-74. 39 Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 Written • Answers Target of Coastal Dry Cargo Shipping (a) whether Departments and Tonnage administrative offices of Delhi Unin *086. SH R I S A K T I K U M A R SAK- versity were paralysed in the first K A R : Will the Minister of SH IPP IN G week of April, 1974 on account of a A N D T R A N SP O R T be pleased to state token strike and if so, the reasons for the target of coastal dry cargo shippingthe said strike; tonnage during the Fifth Plan period? (b) whether any charter of demand THE MINISTER OF SHIPPING had been submitted by the employee* AND TRANSPORT (SHRI KAMLA- or any other organisation and if so, P A TI TR IP A T H I): The Fifth Five the main features thereof; and Year Plan target for dry cargo ship ping has been proposed at6 lakhs grt. (c) the action taken to fulfil the demands? Reorganisation of Government Museums THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, *887. SH R I G . Y . K R IS H N A N : Will SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE the Minister of E D U C A T IO N , S O C IA L (PROF. S. NURUL HASAN): (a) W E L F A R E A N D C U LTU R E .be pleased According to the informtion received to state: from the University of Delhi, a token strike was observed by the Delhi (a) whether Government propose University to College and Karmachari reorganise the Government museumsUnion on 3rd April, 1974. However, in the country; and some of the teaching departments of the University did function. The token (to) if so, the main features of the strike was observed for early imple proposal? mentation of the Third Central Pay Commission’s recomendations for the THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE University and college employees, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN THE (b) There was no other charter of DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI demand from any other organisation. D. P. YADAV): (a) and (b). The Government do not propose to re organise the Central Museums by (c) The University Grants Commis shifting any section from one museumsion had appointed two Committees to to another However, the recommen make recommendations regarding dations of the Central Museums Rerevision of pay scales of (i) class TV view Committee for improved func and ministerial staff and (ii) technical tioning ‘of the Central Museum,viz. and laboi ntory staff including the staff National Museum, New Delhi Salar of thp library, precs, medical colleges Jung Museum. Hyderabad and Indian and hospitals, P W D and farms etc., Museum, Calcutta, are being imple respectively in Central Universities in mented subject to the constraints ofthe light of the recommendation* financial allocations. made by the Third Central Pay Com mission The first Committee submit Strike In Delhi University ted its recommendations in respect of certain categories of posts, which have *888. SHRI HARI SINGH: since been approved by theUniver SHRI M. M. JOSEPH: sity Grants Commission and Govern ment. The recommendations of this Will the Minister of E D U C A T IO N , Committee in re'gard to theremaining SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE post? and the recommendations the of be pleased to state: second Committee are awaited. 41 Witt ten Answers V A ISA K H A 9, 1896(S A K A ) Written Answers 42 **j 41 wyft «i qrif *% Meeting of Dr. Norman L Bodaug with Minister of Agriculture s * w •891. SHRI N. SHIVAPPA: 889. *ft Wm f«$ : WT SHRI D. D. DESAI: frfa *rsrr *rt f n fa n j Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E % ^ ST^rrt sffftr vt «fta«nrbe pleased to state: % *re ftrfasr TPifr ir ^pft ^rrr-(a) whether agricultural Scientist Dr. Borlaug had met him on 11th ^rar fa*r *?qr prc t ? March 1974 at N ew Delhi. (b) if so, whether he had given him n w m * $ w n *wft («rV « w n a first hand account of the crops in the various states of India; «if$* Capital outlay lor Ship Building examination. No final decision hats so Industry far been taken with regard to the locations of new shipyards in the *892. SH R I S. N. S IN G H D E O ; Will country. the Minister of SH IPP IN G A N D T R A N S P O R T be pleased to state: Cultivation of N ew Strains of Minor (a) whether any capital outlay has Millets by Adivasis of MJP. been made for ship building industry for 1974-75; *893. SH R I . R A N A B A H A D U R S IN G H : Will the Minister 0f A G R I (b) if so, mam features of the out C U L T U R E be pleased to state: lay; and (c) whether no amount has been (a) the new strains of improved sanctioned for the development of minor millets like Kodon, Kutki Sawan and Mejhari that the I.C.A.R, shipyard in Haldia and if so, the the reason therefor? has recommended for cultivation by Adivasi farmers of Madhya Pradesh for the coming reason; THE MINISTER OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT (SHRI KAMLA- PATI TRIPATH1); (a) Yes. Sir. (b) how do the yields of these new strains compare with the traditional seeds so far being used, and (b) The following capital outlays have been made for ship building during 1974-75:— (c) which research station ha$ pro vided the data on these new strains (Rs. in lakhs) and if so, data available and the i. Investment m Hindustan reasons therefor? Shipyard Limited . i8o-oo ii Loan for Dry Dock Project 25 00 in Hindustran Shipyard THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Ltd...... MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI B P. MAURYA): (a) to (c). iii. Loan for Cochin Ship Sarda (Ragi) and Arjuna (Setaria) yard Limited • * 2000 00 two improved varieties of minor mil iv. Subsidy for ship-building . 140*00 led have been recommended for culti- \ation in Madhya Pradesh. The varie v. New Shipyards 30-00 ties E 28. E 4840 (Regi) IP 606, IP 600, vi. Central Marine& Research IP 19 and IP 22 (Paspalum); Isc 480, Organisation . 75-00 Ise 703 and S R 118 (Setaria) and 2450*00 IP M 1006 and IP M 307 (Panicum) have also been found to be promising. (c) A *um of Rs. 50 crores has beenThese varieties have been tested at provided for the establishment of new several locations in the millet growing shipbuilding yards during Fifth Plan areas in the country under the All period The Report of the Techno- India Coordinated Millet Improve Economic Working Group, set up to ment Project. In Madhya Pradesh, evaluate (both technically and econo tests were conducted at Dindori, mically various sites recommended byIndore and Gwalior. The Millet the State Governments (including Specialist of the Govt, of Madhya Haldia) and to indicate the types and Pradesh fe in-charge of the yield sizes, which can with advantage be evaluation trials at DindbrL Indore constructed at the sitea recommended and Gwalior. The yield data of these has been received and is under activevarieHes are given In the Statement 45 Written Answ ers V A IS A K H A 9, 1896SAKA ( ) Written -Answer# 46 S t a t e m e n t P/-0»i «i£ new varieties of mtnvr millets, identified durv g Kharif jpjd and 1971 as a remit oj trxak conducted at several location: Crop Varieties Mean grain No of locations yield/quintal where trials were • hectare conducted Rftgi Ife 28 24 o 13 (Meniv-a) EC 4840 22 68 PR 202 30 01 PR 722 so 39 C O 8 (Lcoal) 20 6 Paspalum IPS 49 13 3 (Kodo) IPS 92 42 9 IPS 158 12 7 IPS 600 12 9 IPS 606 13 0 Niwas-i 1409 Setaria Isc 480 17 * (Kutki) Isc 703 16 o SR 118 16 5 Arjuna 12 6 Panicum IPM 307 7 87 5 (Savtan) IPM 1006 u 07 Dmdon-i 4 Si Promotion of Diploma Holders as Department as replied to USQ. No Assistant Engineers 1807 on the 23rd November, 1970, and 8446 SH R I S D SOM A SU N D A - (b) the reasons for not operating RAM the existing recruitment rules 3(b) read with part IV to redress the griev Will the Minister of W O R K S A N D ances of Engineering Graduates? H O U S IN G be pleased to state THE MINISTER OP STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN (a) whether about 300 diplomaTARY AFFFAIRS AND IN THE MI holders were promoted to the post ofNISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUS Assistant Engineers for which mini ING (SHRI OM MEHTA) (a) Yes, m um qualification prescribedis Degree about 300 non-graduate Junior Engi In Engineering, ignoring many Engi neers have been promoted as Assis neering Graduates with10 or more tant Engineers on the basis Of the years of service as Junior EngineersCommon Seniority list of both gra la the Department who are recruitedduate and non-graduate Junior Engi to the interest of the efficiency of the neers 47 WrittenAnswers A PR IL 29, 1974 WrittenAnswers The minimum qualification of « of irrigation water, use of important degree in engineering is required onlyinputs like fertilizers etc. for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Engineer. For promotion to that grade, no such qualification has Recommendations of Third Pay Com been prescribed. missions in respect ef Drawing Teachers of Delhi Schools The cadre of Junior Engineer in the C .P .W .D . consits of both graduate and 8448. S H R i H A R I S IN G H : non-graduate engineers and promo Will the Minister of E D U C A T IO N , tions have been made from the com SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE mon seniority list of these two groupsbe pleased to state: of officers on the basis of merit cum- seniority. There is no question of ig (a) whether the Third Pay Com noring the claims of graduate Engine mission has not recommended any pay ers. Those Graduate Engineers whoscale for the drawing teachers, Grade ‘were within the zone of consideration III in Delhi who are in the Grade of and were included in the select list by Rs. 220—430; the Departmental Promotion Com (b) whether the representatives of mittee, were also promoted. these teachers had submitted memo (b). Rule 3(b) read with part IV randa to the Deputy Education Minis of the Recruitment Rules for Centralter on 20th April, 1973, 12th July, 1973 Engineering Service (Central Electriand 26th December, 1973 demanding cal Engineering Service, ClassII dealsT G .T . scales on the principle of equal with appointment of temporary engi- pay for equal work and the represen neersjtemporary Section Officers (nowtatives of this Association had also Junior Engineers) as Assistant Engihad talks with the Joint Education neer in consultation with the Union Adviser on9 th August, 1973; and Public Service Commission. All the senior graduate engineers are perma(c) if so, the action taken thereon? nent section officers (le. permanent THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE Junior engineers). To ignore them andMINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND to open a channel for only the tempo SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN THE rary ones will not be desirable. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI D . P Y A D A V ) (a) The Third Pay Effect of Power shortage in AgriculCommission has recommended a pay tural Sector of Andhra Pradesh bcale of Rs. 425-640 for Headmasters, 8447. SH R I Y . E S W A R A R E D D Y : Primary Schools, who are also m the pay scale of Rb 220—430. For the other Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E school staff like Physical Education be pleased to state how far power-teachers, Art and Craft teachers, and shortage has affected agricultural secLibrarians working in the schools, sui tor in Andhra Pradesh? table revised scales, according to the recommendations of the Third Pay THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Commission, have to be fixed after tak THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ing the existing relativities or parities (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): into account. The revision of pay scale No survey has been made in Andhraof Drawing Teachers Grade III who Pradesh to assess the effect of powerare in the pay scale of Rs. 220—430 shortage on agriculture sector duringwill also be decided upon in the light 1973-74. In actual practice it is veryof recommendations of the Third Pay difficult to isolate the precise effect of Commission. power or agricultural production as the level of agricultural production in (b) and (c). Yes, Sir. The matter a particular year depends on a numis under consideration in consultation ber of factors such as weather, supplywith Delhi Administration. 49 Written Answers V A IS A K H A 9, 1896S A K C A ) Written Answers 5o Import of Soyabean Oil from final decision has been taken so far on U .S JL the question ol filling up certain va- 844& SHUT iff a g t h a m t it b t t * cancies in the grade ol Assistant lo * 84*9. S H B l M . K A T H A M U T H U . gineer the C.P.W .D. on the basis ol Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E a limited Departmental competitive be pleased, to state: examination. The question as to which authority should conduct the examina- (a) whether Government have de- tion will be decidedonly after a final cjded to import Soyabean oil from decision in regard to this method of U.SA.; and filling up ol the vacancies at the level (b) if so, the broad outlines there- of Assistant Engineer* taken* of? Recruitment of only First Class Gra THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE duate Engineers in C.P.W .D. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI B. P MAURYA): (a) and (b). Recent purchases ol edible oils Irom 84521 SHRI S. D. SOMASUNDA- abroad include 10,000 tonnes of soya R A M : Will the Minister of W O R K S bean oil of American and|or Western A N D H O U SIN G be pleased to state: European Origin, at $595 per tonne, c. & f., lor shipment in JulyjAugust, (a) whether the Third Pay Commis 1974. sion has recommended to withdraw the six advance increments hitherto Promotion of the Junior Engineers togiven to the Engineering Graduates Assistant EngineersCJVW.D. in working in C.P.W .D. as it amounts to under-utilisation of these Engineers; 8451. S H R I S. D . SOM A SU N D A - RAM: (b) whether in view of the avail ability of a very large number of Will the Minister of W O R K S A N D Graduate Engineers including first H O U S IN G be pleased to state: class Graduate Engineers for selection as junior engineers, the Engineer-in- (a) whether the proposed DepartChief of C.P.W .D. had issued instruct mental examination by less compe tions for restricting recruitment to tent authority than the university only First Claas Graduate Engineers; authorities for the promotion of the Junior Engineers to Assistant Engi (c) whether the Diploma holders neers in C.P.W .D. would further ag are promoted to higher post while gravate the situation of the under First Class Engineering Graduates with employed Engineering Graduates who more than 10 years service are avail are now being treated equivalent to able in the department; and the Diploma Holders in service mat ters as per Third Pay Commission re(d) if so, the reasons therefor? commendation; and (b) if so, what are the other propo THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE sals under consideration for the proDEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN motion of Junior Engineers? TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MINI STRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING (SHRI OM MEHTA): (a) Yes. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MINI (b) The Central Public Works De STRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING partment needs some Graduate Engine also. In 1968, the department noticed, (c) the future prospects of these that it was rather short of good grayoung Artists who have still to serve duates at that level. Instructions were20—25 years more in the Gtrvernhaent accordingly issued by the departmentof India? ti the Appointing Authorities to give preference for recruitment of JuniorTHE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE Engineers, to First Class EngineeringMINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL Graduates. The position has sinceWELFARE AND IN THE DEPART changed as recruitment of Junior EnMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI D. P. gineers is now being made on the basisYADAV): (a) to (c). The two artists of an All India Competitive Examina working in the Central.Hindi JDirec- tion for which the minimum qualifi torate were recruited in 1961 and 1963 cation prescribed is diploma. respectively and reached the maximum of their original scale of pay in 1966 (c) and (d).. Till November, 1971 and 1968. After the revision of the promotions to the grade of Assistant pay scales of artists on the recommen Engineers was made from Graduate dations of the Third Pay Commission, Junior Engineers and Non-Graduate their pay has been fixed at the maxi Junior Engineers m the ratio of 1:1 mum of the higher revised scale. These in accordance with the quotas adopted artists have been recruited for their in the year 1955. The Delhi High specific professional requirements, and Court m its judgment dated 5th at present no higher posts in their November, 1971 in the writ Petition field of specialisation have been sanc filed by Shri M . Ramayya and others tioned in the Directorate. have held that the said quotas have not been properly and effectively de termined. In view of this, promotions to the grade of Assistant EngineersMaintenance and Safe Custody of are now made on the basis of merit-Answer Books by Board of Secondary cum-semority from a common seniori Education, Delhi ty list of Junior Engineers irrespective of whether they are graduates or dip 8454. SHRI N. P. YADAV: Will the loma holders. As a large number of non-graduate Junior Engineers are seMinister of EDUCATION, SOCIAL nior to graduate Junior Engineers inWELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased the combined seniority list, majorityto refer to the reply given to Un- of Junior Engineers promoted afterstarrerl Question No. 3398 on 18th the 5th November, 1971 to the gradeMarch. 1974 regarding maintenance of Assistant Engineer belong to theand safe custody of answer books by former category. Board of Secondary Education, Delhi and state: Pay Scales of Artists in C.H.D. (a) reasons for not laying a copy pf 8453. SHRI P A O K A I H A O K IP : Will the Manual of Rules and Regulations •the Minister of E DU C A TION , SO C IA L qf the Central Board of Secondary WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased Education, Delhi on the Table of the to state: House; (d) the name and designation of the Higher Secondary School, Nauroji officer entrusted with the disposing ofNagar# N e w Delhi were caught by the used Answer Books of the Exasome high Officer during his surprise mination held in March, 1973 andvisit of the Centre as they were found whether he had ensured that there copying answers reported to have been was no disputed case in the lot? made available to them by their tea chers with the connivance of the in vigilators; THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND (b) whether these boys were let off SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN THE DE at the intervention of the involved PARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI D teachers and an official of the Educa P. Y A D A V ): (a) The relevant rule tion Ministry, but later their answer No. lO(viii) of Section Ilfi Chapter VII papers have been sealed; of the Manual of Rules and Regula tions of the Central Board of Secon (c) the names of the involved tea dary Education regarding maintenance chers as also the official of the Minis and safe custody of answer books had been quoted m to in reply to part try; (a) of Question No. 3398 However, (d) whether one of the teachers in* a copy of the Manual has been sup volved in this case already stands de plied to the Library of the Lok Sabha barred by the Board; and Secretariat. (e) if so, what action Government (b) The used answer-books were propose to take against the invigila destroyed soon after the expiry 3 of tors, teachers and the official of the months of the date of declaration of Ministry? the results of examinations. (c) The rule for destroying answer- books after a period of 3 months from THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE. the date of declaration of the result MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND 1 has been in force since 1965 There SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN THE DE has been no departure from this past PARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI D practice. P. Y A D A V ): (a) Two cases of use of unfair means by students taking their (d) The Secretary, Central Board ofexamination at the Government Boys Secondary Education, was an incharge Higher Secondary School, Nauroji of this work. Before destroying theNagar, Centre, were reported to the answer-books. it was ensured thatCentral Board of Secondary Educa there was no disputed case in the lottion by the Centre Superintendent No candidate was, however, caught by any higher officer during a surprise visit of the Centre. Copying Answers In Higher Secondary ExaubuKtMfes Ib OeXU (b) No, Sir. The boys were not let off but their cases were reported 8455. SH R I K . L A K K A P P A . Will the to the Central Board of Secondary Minister of E D U C A T IO N , S O C IA L Education Their answer books were WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased sealed and forwarded to the Board and to state: necessary action is being taken by the Board, as per their rules. (a) whether recently two candidate* appearing in the Higher Secondary (c) to (e). In view of reply to part Examination at the Government Boys* (b) the question do not arise. 55 Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 WrittenAnswers 56 Hom e to accommodate A g t d , Inlnn, (« ) (a) if and when the Home and/or mt affffa fwum if («ft Health Ministry approached his Minis try for sparing a building for a Home q*o «nw) : {*?) to accommodate the Aged, Infirm, % VR^fhr nwrar> % «r*«iT5> % srv m filing and Physically-handicapped Freedom fighters, and % *1% VTTrfhT far^Wft fawmt % sffa *nr*t (b) action so far taken to provide SRTP* THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE star *rf , DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MINI STRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING (SHRI OM MEHTA) (a) and (b) In (*z) m ^5m i February, 1974, the Ministry of Home Affairs approached the Directorate ot Estates for allotting suitable accom modation for starting a temporary WT »WH Home for Freedom Fighters Two type % fan* fafa V houses at Baud Roard were offered, but the Ministry of Home Affairs did not find them suitable They have asked for two other houses The mat ter is under consideration 8458. W*|fTW W W : *TT ftafa wh WTO ^ Ot w n fr : vramft aw n * (w ) *wt sr^r «rc*?rT % *«f 8457. v js r m w m w 1973-74 # TOW fsn^T ^ ftwr,w n m « w m ^ ^ O t fqr f t % w*r *rnr ^ ^ sft* ^ ^ f t f t **ft 5^ m (w) (r, f t fw f r W ’fhr irm vt snrarr? ?r«rr sr^r9Ritf*r «flr «if flwfl w r t w gw rx *rf; 57 Written Answers V A ISA K H A 9, 1896 (S A K A ) Written Answers 58 Ot) *n m*r to tr % faaft (ii) jftw fa nr % *rraf- fa tf % fat* v^nr-fFPT r x n *rt»r f?a^Twrft % fair are 1973- ^ sJ*T flRft *FT ^ftrfaPT 74 3 5 ^ aRZ fawf VT ^ fa^TT TOT «TT *3?Wt aPF*TT »rt «fr fsRT fa?n*r- fasfw «ft sr# *t farTT % TTPT % ^FT *t WX 3 . 5 *PTte ^ ^ X fcUT ( * ) vrr t o srfat o r ^ W | I 3*1 1972-73 *rc snrfa *F*r Tiwff «Pt w srafarc % fatt $t sRjftfcrT qfVjfWrmt % *TWTO $ ™ 12 TO R ^ ^TOTT fir^ft I ? wfr s R m fw stfesftcr *rcwta O w n ?r t ^ 55RT ir ffafa lita nwro narau 3f *i*n ^Tf Tifa w tKi iwft («ft ivhr ) (*?) % (*t) »r| 1 1973-74 5R», TO 5ffa ^F R % 15 00 vfr^ W t ^ %??fta frgWrll feifa «rr yTxtem fen *m mr *rq?ft qftfitarcw r % f a r irrfft *ft *ft, ?n| iTFpr fsrr f7? a % < ^t «r| sift itttow ft, *jfaqrrsnfacr«rr qfw tSR TCft % fatr TTW flTVRt S F f H m i * ijfaffr JT^CT 5FT V7WRT- *n7ft m j fafmt #zw*mt % w , tm $% % faq &r zftom % »rf qfnftsFnrr ^rr str^r xm * 9,59000 srnrw^nsrt I flTWPTF, ^TR 3ft % nr* % ^ («r) im srfa wx*r x m r ^nnT«nr fa ^ tottor; ^ »lf Trfa *TTTTJT ?T$- I I ^ f l w ijf a < r w m , ^fnRtspnf frmm wsft *6t mm, w ft wgftfas $$ f 1 ^ **r % nms mr fafaw x m t o t O *>, IRPhr %'iffa' a^T5RTT STRT fsFnt *rwr sjfa ift srrffa |, irhRT V& faq *$ft ^ *T5ft % xrft*r ft v f fafw f *pt t^r fa ro unrwv wf $ ^ t 1 q?r ?r?r*5T 1 1 59 Written Answers APRIL 29, 1874 Written Answers 6o 3 1-3 -7 4 wv *tr>t w?rf srfagfr vt ^afy^rar in ^ r w?ft vfjftfar ^t»Tf *fo ttht qfr- *r<> *rpr?r f%rft*r jft^nwf ^r^PTcfr (srpj * ) 1 sr^*r 19 79,59813 131 327 8 2 44 3 2 ,6 0 8 6287 15 71 3 85 1,62 6 7 6^0 6 58 76 65 4 ^fnTi^TT 1 *5 } 0 08 0 06 5 f^r r^r sr*?r 7 5 83 0 87 0 . 38 6 109 1,72,597 23938 59 8 4 7 %T?T 9 6 0 9 6 0 0 0 6 7 776 3544 8 (< W P T ) 8 sr%T?T 73 1,34,496 19963 49 91 9 *r?rmc£ 83 1 ,0 8 ,9 6 216456 41 14 10 2 3 J 4 9 8 40 2 10 11 4 W H 3 1 2 ,0 8 2 31 68 16 56 12 TPSWR 46 1 7 ,8 3 2 28 76 7 19 13 cff*W HTJS 36 3 3 ,6 9 2 75 51 56 64 14 sttt s r ^ 27 1 9 ,8 0 8 385 0 7 71 15 q-f^nft **n*r 12 1 1 ,1 6 6 19 39 4 85 1,507 8,85,502 1977 45 729.96 61 mitten Answers VA ISA K H A 9, 1896(S A K A ) Written Answers 62 National Highways Worka highest priority and to slow down other works or not take up works which have not yet been started un 8459. SHRI Y. E S W A R A R E D D Y :less the State Government feel that Will the Minister of SH IPPIN G A N D the same for justifiable reasons should T R A N SP O R T be pleased to state. and could be proceeded with in a man ner that the expenditure is contained (a) whether Government are awarewithin the available allocations. of the fact that due to Central Gov ernment's inability to pay Re. 5.24 (c) There was no unspent amount crcres for National Highways Origiof Rs. 30 crores in West Bengal dur nal works for Andhra Pradesh, severaling 1973-74 so far as National High major bridge works like Khandaleom,ways are concerned. However, taking Thandwa, Nagarali etc. which are in into account the pace of expenditure good progress have to be stopped; on National Highway works in various States vis-a-vis the availability of funds, the allocation for Andhra Pra (b) if so, what Government wants desh for National Highway (Original) the State to do to complete these na tional highways; and Works for 1973-74 was increased from Rs 390 lakhs to Rs 455 lakhs. As the financial year 1973-74 is already over, (c) whether it is not possible forthe question of sanctioning additional the Centre to reconsider and sanctionfunds for that year does not arise at the amount from the money which this stage. various Government’s could not spend in 1973-74 as Rs. 30 crores were un spent in West Bengal? Boycott of Examinations by Govern THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE ment-aided School Teachers ia Delhi MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB 8460. SHRI C. JANARDHANAN: KUMAR MUKHERJEE): (a) The Will the Minister of EDUCATION, Government of Andhra Pradesh hadSOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE requested for the allotment of fundsbe pleased to state: amounting to Rs. 5.24 crores during 1973-74, for National Highway (Ori(a) whether the Government-aided ginal) Works. However, after disalSchool Teachers Association (Delhi) lowing the inadmissible expenditure has decided to boycott invigilation duty and keeping in view the available re in the School examinations; and sources in the light of the current financial stringency, a sum of Rs. 4.55 (b) if so, their demands and Gov crores was finally allotted. The major ernment’s response thereto? bridge works, namely bridges at Khandaleom, Thandwa and Nagarali, which are presumably printing errorsTHE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE for Khandaleru, Thandawa and Naga- MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND valli are already almost complete. SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN THE DE PARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI D. (b) All the State Governments, inP. YADAV): (a) and (b). In a me cluding the Government of Andhra morandum submitted to the Chief Pradesh, have been requested to takeExecutive Councillor, Delhi Adminis immediately a critical work-wise retration, the Government aided School view of all projects in progress, Teachers to Association of Delhi had in draw up their inter-se-priorities andtimated that they would resort toa thereafter to take up in the first instotal boycott of the annual examina tance only such works as command thetion to be held in their respective 63 Written Answers APR IL 29, 1074 Written Answers 64 schools toget certain demands conced Indian National Ship-owrers Associa ed. The main demands made by the tion to the Central Government in the Association were:— recent past for constituting a Consul tative Committee to advise on pur (I) Speedy implementation of chase of new ana old ships the Delhi Schools Education Act, 1973 and the Rules framed there*(b) Does not arise. under; (II) Prompt and firm action again Quantity of Milk supplied to Token st the erring Managements, Holders daring March, 1974 in (III) Immediate absorption of Delhi teachers of the Schools closed by the Managements; 8462. SH R I S U K H D E O P R A S A D V E R M A Will the Minister of A G R I (i v ) Formation of Consultative C U LT U R E be pleased to state. Committee at the leve] of the Dis trict and the Directorate of Edu (a) the total quantity for which cation, Delhi and milk token have been issued by the Delhi Milk Scheme as on 30th March, (v) Improvement in pay scales 1974; recommended by the Third Pay Commission and grant of Selection (b) the total quantity of milk pro Grades to teachers on completion ofvided to the token-holders as on 30th six years’ service. March, 1974; an3 The matter was discussed by the (c) the reasons for the short sup Director of Education with the repreply, if any? sentatives of the Association and the notice of boycott of the examination THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE was withdrawn. The demands are, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE however, being locked into by the (SHRI B P. MAURYA): (a) The Delhi Administration. Delhi Milk Scheme is at present dis tributing 3 0 lakh litres approximately daily against milk tokens presented at Consultative Body to advise On Pur its milk depots The Delhi Milk chase of New and Old Ships Scheme had issued milk tokens which 8461 SHRI M KATIIAMUTHU should normally have been returned Will the Minister of SH IPP IN G A N D by the token holders when they trans T R A N S P O R T be pleased to state- fer their residence from Delhi but experience has been that such tokens (a) the Indian National Shipping are often not returned to the Delhi owners Association has suggested Milk to Scheme Nevertheless, the effec the centre to constitute a consultative tive requirements of token holders is body to advise on purchase of new and in the neighbourhood of 3 lakh litres old ships; and daily. (b) On 30th March, 1974, the Delhi (b) if so, what is Government's Milk Scheme supplied 2,88,248 litres reaction? of milk to its customers. (c) Marginal shortages in regard to THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE supply occur at particular milk depots MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND on account of the following reasons: TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB K U M A R M U K H E R J E E ) • fa) No spe i Some token holders drew more cific suggestion ha^ been made by the than their normal require- 5 Written Answers V A IS A K H A 9, 1896 (SA K A ) WrittenAnswers 66 naents on certain days within regard to Mandir Marg which is a their quotas than usual; sparsely inhabitated area. The exist ing ordinary but stops on the above ii. Tokens not returned to Delhi Marg are considered adequate to ser Milk Scheme as a result of ve the needs of the area. transfer of residence are left with relative and friends who draw milk on these unautho rised tokens intermutually onDisparities in Pay Scales of University account of increase in demand and College Lecturers for milk in summer months, and also due to difference in price of milk sold by Delhi 8464. SHRil SUKHDEO PRASAD Milk Scheme viz-a-viz milk VERMA: Will the Minister of EDUCA available in the open market. TION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CUL These tokens are seized forTURE be pleased to state: cancellation at the time of checking of milk tokens with reference to ration cards. (a) whether the revised pay scales fixed by the Government for Univer iii. Marginal reduction may occur sity teachers have created disparities on account of sudden and un between the pay scales of University- avoidable technical difficulties lecturer and College lecturer; and at the Central dairy. (b) if so, whether Government Provision ofB u s Stops for Expresswould look into the anomaly? bos service at Mandir Mart, New Delhi THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, 8463. SHRI SUKHDEO PRASADSOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE VERMA Will the Minister of SHIP (PROF. S. NURUL HASAN): (a) and PING AND TRANSPORT be pleased (b). The pay scales of Lecturers in to state- Universities and Colleges, according to the 1966-71 scheme, were as follows: (a)*whether In spite of the large number of schools situated on the Mandir Marg, New Delhi not a single Vtut ctuites . . Rs. 400— 900 stop for express bus service of D.T.C. is provided there; and Post-graduate Colleges (1} Rs. 300— 600 ( ir Ks. 400— 800 (u i;R s. 700— 1100 (b) if so. whether Government pro pose to take steps in this direction? Under-graduate Colleges (1) Rs.300— 600 (n't Rs. 400— 800 THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE The revisedp a y scales recently ap MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND proved by the Government for lectu TRAKSPORT (SHRI PRANAB rers on the recommendations of the KUMAR MUKHERJEE): (a) Yes, Sir. University Grants Commission, are: (b) Most of the students attending Universities . . . Rs. 700— 1600 schools situated on the Mandir Marg use the Gole Market Bus Stop, which College* . . . Rs. 700— 1300 — Assessment— 1600 is in close proximity to Mandir Marg. Express ttops have also been providedIt will be observed that the disparity at Gole Market. Normally, expressbetween the pay scales of university stops are provided at heavy loadingand College lecturers has been sought points. This is not the position into be minimised. 655 L S —4 Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 WrittenAnswers 68 **aYt if to ta l w ijfa* *f c * * 1W it W tflft («ft f%«fT m m TOWltfrl 8 4 6 5 . «ft «!«n T Otifim : w SHTOTS^TVt 38,559♦fW'ClS’T 3 R 5 ,0 6 8 * % artniT ^r*P t *fV i («p) *rr f & i xvr fararrc *ns*r Tnt*r % %r&* Mfanr fatfV w f t Enhancement of prices of Plots after ^ *f t | ; 8467 SHRI S H A F Q U A T JU N G Will the Minister of W O R K S A N D H O U S (w ) vfe ^r, (b) whether the enhancement is not l?fa tfanw Sr w a r *iat (*ft included m the rate of Rs 32/- per fa?*) (v) ?fhc (sr). square yard charged as full cost of the plots sold to them, and ^t i ’RT^’T ^ t ^ h r *r t^sp 5prr^f ^ t ^ r i r ^ i *ra?r (c) whether such an enhancement was not advertised calling for their % f w f a apsf 1975-76 % ^hnr?T ®pnf applications in October, 1967, If so, the reasons therefor’ 3jTO*r^^tft?rnrrT$ i (^t) » rw f it s ? w | »rfijjrt THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN 'ttfrit t o ^wrT3zr ^rnf t o snsRftTARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MINI STRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING ?fo: fa^ft srrfe for (SHRI OM MEHTA) (a) The en hancement fixed was Rs per square $ f a ? w | i 2 yard m respect of developed land (b) The rate of Rs 32/- per sq yd. #tf 19 72 - 73 $ tfTinftaf fixed m the case of Pankha Road Jf q *r S*fT VT f f W I scheme does not include the enhance ment 8466. «ft ifalTO W (c) In the advertisement, applica *rtft ^ ^=rr^ ^ s m * 3 $ fartions were invited on prescribed forms containing the terms and conditions of 1972-73 *r * m s*sr *?r terrallotment Class 5(2) of the terms and conditions of allotment referred to re WTT^RT cTBn?f» w r f f w *t«tt ? covery of enhanced premium. 6g Written Answers VAISAKHA 9, 1896 (SAKA)Written Answers 70 Sale of D.D.A. Plots at fixed Price Enhancement of Premium to meet the Award of Court for Acquisition Cost of Plots Included in the Lease Deeds 8468. SHRI S H A F Q U A T JU N G : Will by D J D A the Minister ol W O R K S A N D H O U S IN G be pleased to state: 8469. SH R I S H A F Q U A T JU N G : (a) the significance of the sale ofWill the Minister of W O R K S £ N D plots by the D.D .A . at the fixed price H O U SIN G be pleased to state the cir or the auctioned bid and treating them cumstances under which a Clause for as Lease after Sale; the enhancement of premium to meet the award of the Court for enhanced acquisition cost has been included m (b) why Sale Deeds for sale ofthe Lease Deeds executed by the plots have not been executed and the D D A. with the Low/Middle Income Lease Deeds drawn instead for execuGroups foi plots i»old to themat 32 tion; per sq yard when the Lease Deeds for plots auctioned at Rs. 30 and Rs 32 have no such clause? (c) whether the residential plots are being charged both premium at full cost of the land plus24 per cent THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of that amount as ground rent on the DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN development, incidental, departmental TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MINI charges etc when all other societiesSTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING are charged 2J per cent ground (SHRI O M M E H T A ): Presumably, the rent on the undeveloped land only; Member is referring to the Middle and Income Group plots in the Pankha Road Residential Scheme. It was not considered desirable to insert a clause (d) if so, the reasons therefor? relating to the recovery of additional premium to meet the enhanced cost of acquisition awarded by Courts in the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE terms and conditions of auction, as DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN the bid amounts fetched in auction TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MINI vary from plot to plot, while the same STRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING predetermined rates are applicable m (SHRI OM MEHTA): (a) and (b).,All all the cases of allotment, except cor ner plots. allotments by the Delhi Development Authority are made on lease fcold basis. Consequently Lease Deeds have to be executed and not Sale Deeds Arrangement for supply of Fertiliser to Eastern Region of M .P. (c) and (d). In the case of plots developed by the Delhi Development Authority, annual ground rent Is re 8470. SHRI RANA BAHADUR covered on the development eto. SINGH. Will the Minister of AGRI charges also, since these charges areCULTURE be pleased to state: incurred by the Delhi Development Authority. In the case of Co-operative Societies to- whom undeveloped land (a) whether Government propose is allotted, the annual ground rent to rationalize the arrangements #or does not make into account develop supply of fertilizer to the Eastern ment etc. charges since these are inregion of M .P. by fertilizer factoriesof curred by the Societies themselves. the West and South; and 71 Written Answers A P R I L .29, 1974 WrittenAnswers (b) whether arrangements made for f fe *rara*r *t i w 1973-74 for the supply of fertilizers to Districts like Rewa and Sidhi is pro tfc «fto iflrf):(v) ( w ) . 1 9 6 7 posed to be made the basis for a 68 tfhc 1969—69 % permanent arrangement? ^RRPTT ^TTcT 'SPRRft iPRTf Vt stnpr fafarar Ot • THE MINISTER OP STATE IN THE *rmw vrnrzm s»r nvnrr w*iin MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): 0\ *rr*n?*r % spjstt, vfox (a) and (b). Government of India Ot ftrefafare *rrarr only makes statewise allocations of »TRrfer :— fertilisers from imports and domestic production. As regards arrangements for the supply of fertilizers within the *TRT State, the position is that as far as imported fertilizers are concerned, they are given to the State Govern ments for distribution through co operatives and other public channels to any region within a State. As re- gards fertilizers produced by domestic» T W < , 1 9 7 3 2 4 ,7 3 9 ’ units, only that portion of the fertili zers which are distributed throughfirar«R, 1 9 73 24,739* cooperative and other public channels are within the control of the State 3|ST3rfr, 1 9 7 4 2 6 ,0 7 2 Government for purposes of distribu tion. As for the remaining quantity VKBrtt, 1 9 7 4 2 6 ,0 7 2 of indigenous production, the State Governments can, in consultation with 1 9 74 2 6 ,0 7 2 the manufacturers, draw up an agreed supply plan within the State. The 19 74 2 6 ,0 7 2 question of making permanent the ar rangements made for supply of fertili zers to districts like Rewa and Sidhi in 1973-74, is to be decided by the Madhya Pradesh Government with re % sVcft, xRrt sr^r ference to the position indicated above. t o t c % sfrft % *nf*w O S O t si*t 32,000 «FT % fwt gm Ot firer «tt i w *rfsra? 8471- V * : =sfnft f v f is «r% O t w fw nwrr *TT SFTFf Ot % w t f it x m t o t r fa t qrftrarn; ^ ( * ) *TcT 5 5&ST O f VW'V, 1974 % f^r 4,000 *ft© % W f a % facPft ’TT’ft «ftj sfrc z n vftx 1 9 7 4 OTT TOW , 1974. (sr) Otzt % m t o % SRfrff ^Tfff fatr, 4 ,0 0 0 g ? gfefaw wra* f O * i 7 3 Written Answers V A ISA K H A 9, 1896(S A K A ) Written Answers 74 -tfavRis wft wnwi tit *rt»r wIt w n f w r t % fMifwr % fa * 3 t r st^jt *R*R*t farft forfa srfrawr lit, 8 4 7 2 . J W W f W : f*TT fpfti *reft «i5t frqrr f a : (sr) w *rcfa % ?fkR srfr- 3RT«f TF*T TOR SRT f%cT»ft qgHWi *mr ( v ) v r 5RT dOmHTf *Pt fW*il 'TRW (»r) fa tfta sn f 1974-75 * fa rw fa m TOT , WW % TI5RI sft t o f t fatfta a^nraT %*sfcr * r * r $ fira% *pt *TRT 3?t w It q fr ^? r * tit, sflr (sft Jpf* W R iT^snft (^) *Tk (sr) *TR?T TOTR JT (*t) ^rnrsr yjr TRT 3T % ^tTR ftnt 3TT^ % jrtt t 7 % fw w % ^tR 5T^r ?RTR Tt Sl^JR *TT *RT farfW Hfl'iJdl I ?fa ?f t t o *foft («ft ■n^r *rr»rf *> &r strw ^ fii*% ) : ( t ) Sr (*r) ^r *t ■j'TW»rf ^ ^fhr^r f ^rfr dfirewi i ’sfT^rar i r f w r 1 1 ^rsr71 f r^pm t th t i»t ^rrar^r ?nft f*P*rr t o t *tt «ftr qr ^trt q riffa x m to ttt % sn^T % fat* ’RRTT «<^R ^T ^R?f |l fafrfUr w t «rr1 ?TfTWT f® ^nr % ^r $ ?t 3fmt fWr ifjt ^n ^ HT*T-^r«r m t h t atw *t «rfr*^T gfwq: wu tit ;»T3% isr wrf*rr tf frofa % ftnj f®refV*T «rwrrar f ® t a r n % ?Rnrcr r f w r *r$wm fwsr ^nrvt % f ^ stt awwi 84^73* |W V f «PW f*T ^ 1 r^H frfecr cTrf^nFT ^ fr »fa£T <*fw*rc ^ sftr f?qrr S J^ r^R ^R ^ STFcT «rf?W 4FTI «fk ^T- ^ ft? ^ s s ?mr?ft ^t T t w ig r f ^ f ^ r (*r) %?*t o h t t ffm w *t araf zft^RTlft % ^»rl4d o t ^rhft % W q% «rror vt f^ r fwm | : 75 Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 Written Answers 1972- 7 3 1973- 74 y w r r arm t s r t o ( w f ?rraff $ ) 1 Trefta rrsrrof fsrcrpr sA t fa*Tfa 895 00 895 1380 00 00 1320 00 2 %?sfto frfa 39 78 39 70 39 12 24 51 3 grercfaform *nf«pfl iTfc?r x m % f e m r o ir®r y ^fw r 38 00 33. 00 72 50 38 50 4 »nrr ?ftrv w t w k % < w w cT*rr hrrfp:, ^frgrn:^nrrsfft* tt ^ t p t a r ^ V ^ IK- *ra» ^ f f % f a * k % farr % 5 ^ r »fa: tftyRT ^c°r fnjtTRTT 55 00 34.95287 945 287 945 s trtoT % *1ft Jfr 'rrarff- ^fr3nrr % %rr«rRpr vr*amfr — 6 76 13 0 0 8 5 0 6 »nrv (7T«i t o ) 63 29 12 74* 6 0 f (*r) 19 74 - 75 %far*T srFTirjff *rr t o r t 50, 55, 25 5 T*r*r srrfa?T ^m t, arTf aftfapr *T ^ %% 3 3 29 swv&vlrfsr to $ 1972% - 73 *f *r$| 1 t i 9 7 3 “ 7 4 % f ^ ‘» 7 ^ » r r ^ r T ^ ^ ^ n c n ? r q , f ^ n ’>nrr/ vffftF^sr q f < 4 W ^ ^ q ^ r ?r^rpr srr^r *r? sr^rt* fT*r *wt «rr fa ^ 1973-74 % facr wrft *rr»? ^ * * 4 fa<$ TT ^ % T F T I 77 Written Answers VA ISA K H A 9, (SAKA) 1886 Written Aruiwr. 7g lifting of Ban on Hom e Building Number of Quarters completed and allotted tor Class III and IV Advance Employees 8474. SH R I R. N. B ARM AN * 8475. SHRI V A Y A L A R RAVI; Wilt the Minister of W O R K S A N D H O U S SHRI N. E. HORO ING be pleased to state: Will the Minister of W O R K S A N D (a) the total number of quarters H O U SIN G be pleased to state: completed a id distributed for Class H I and IV employees of Central Govern ment m the country for 1972-73 and (a) whcthe a large number of1973-74 and their State-wise break up; Central Government Employees have and been allotted flats by the Delhi Deve lopment Authority, New Delhi by draw (b) other quarters under construc of loti in the Middle Income Group; tion in the country for the came? (b) whether due *o a ban on the grant of House Building Advance THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE imposed by the Central Government DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN these employees will not be able to TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MINI purchase flats thus losing an opporSTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING tunity to own a flat in New Delhi; (SHRI OM MEHTA): (a) The Minis try of Works and Housing constructs and allots only general poolaccommo. (c) whether Government are prodation. Post and Telegraphs, Defence. posing to lift the ban especially in the Information and Broadcasting ana case of those Employees who have Railway Ministries construct their own been allotted flats by the Delhi Deve houses and allot them. For the rest, lopment Authority, New Delhi; and the Ministry constructs but allotment is made by the Ministries concerned. (d) if so, when it is proposed to grant House Building Advance to Houses are not constructed or allot such employees? ted according to the class of employees The types of housesare basedupon the pay (and not pay scale) of *n emp loyee. Hence, there will be numerous THE MINISTER OF STATS IN THE cfases where two or more classes o DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN employees are entitledto and occupy TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MINI the same type of house. However, STRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING generally speaking, the bulk of class (SHRI OM MEHTA): (a) Yes. Sir. III and IV employees would be living in type I and II houses. (b) Yes, to some extent. Information relating to these for 72- (c) and (d). The ban on sanction 73 and 73-74 is being collected and of house building advance has been will be laid on the table of the House. lifted. Priority will be given to the commitments already made by the (b) It is presumed that ihe inten sanctions issued and to applicationstion is to ask for the housesjflats of pending with the Ministry at the time these types under construction and of the imposition of ban last year, that the term 'other quarter'.’ has no Fresh applications can be invited onlv other significance except to distinguish after assessing the availability ofbetween quarters already built and funds during th© year. allotted and tho«e under construction. 79 Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 WrittenAnswers g0 Information on this basis for type I Takeover of Wbolsale Trade inOil and II quarters wil be laid on the Seeds table of the House along with the in- formation at (a). 8477. SHRI Y. ESWARA REDDY: Will the Minister of AG R IC U LTU R E Discovery of Stocks of Groundnut Oilbe pleased to state; during Raids in G n jm t (a) whether Government have decided to takeover wholesale trade In oil seeds; and 8476. SHRI P. M . M E H T A : Will the Minister of A G R IC U LTU R E be pleased (b) if so, the main features there to state: of? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) whether large stocks of ground MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE nut and groundnut oil was unearthed (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): during the last six months in Rajkot (a) No such decision has been taken and other parts of Gujarat Stabe; by the Government. (b) whether in Gujarat State large (b) Does not arise. scale hdarding hag been going on in the case of these oils: Communication received in DJDUL Office (c) whether in view of this disco very more raids are being conducted 8478 SHRI B H O L A M A N JH I: Will in the State; and the Minister of W O R K S A N D H O U S IN G be pleased to state: (d) whether there is any proposal to conduct such raids in other parts of (a) whether the Vice-Chairman, the country to get the crude oil and Delhi Development Authority does other kinds of oil from the hoarders?not reply to any communications received from public, various Regd Agencies/Associations/Federations as * THE MINISTER OP STATE IN THE matter of policy; MINISTRY OP AGRICULTURB (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): (b) if the reply to part (a) above (a) to (c) Information hag beenbe in the negative, the number of called for from the Gujarat Governcommunications received by Ws office ment and will be laid on the Table of during the last 12 months and the the Sabha, when received. number of those to which a reply was sent by his office; and (d) Presumably, the information is(c) the number of communications oought for in respect of vegetable oils, sent by the Lawrcnce Road Welfare including unrefined oils. The MinistryFederation with effect from the 1st ha? already requested the variousJune, 1973 to date (upto 30-12-73) and State Governments to isjue suitableaction taken on each communications’ Orders for curbing speculative trad ing in and hoarding of, stocks of oil THE MINISTER OF STATE IN TH E seeds and oils and to ensure theirDEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN Ttgid enforcement. The responsibilityTARY AFFAIRS AND IN TH E for taking actual action for unearthing M IN IST R Y OF WORKS AND hoarded stocks rests with the StateHOUSING (SHRI OM MEHTA): (a) Governments. No. Sir. S i Written Answers V A ISA K H A 9, 1896(S A K A ) Written Answers 8a (b) The infoimation is not readily (q) TOT TORT % available. W H d ^ t o w w r c (i*if$sr) (c) So far as it has been possible to ascertain from the D .D A ’s records,^TT% m | ? six communications were received by them curing this period, one direct, •one through the Municipal Engineer ffa f o faram ?w t f # r and the rest through the Ministry of Works and Housing/Lt. Governor, Delhi. The & * t one was replied to O m ) j (wr) % ) . on 6th July, 1973, the second was forwarded to the C.E. (C P W D ), Delhi ^ sft 3TT Im rw r t qzw Administration under intimation to t s 3V anfoft I the Federation and in the remaining ones, reports were sent by the D .D .A . to the authorities concerned. CBI inquiry recommended into pro motion of Scientists in I C J U . m fsn n m m 8480. SHRI S A M A R G U H A : Will the Minister of A G R IC U LT U R E be 8479. V B W W : W T pleased to state: (a) whether the Chairman of the O t f^rr *3$ fa : I.C.A.R, Inquiry Committee urged the Government to institute a CBI inquiry into many cases ol serious allegations ( t ) srtt in regard to promotion and appoint ment of different categories of scien Sr % sto't sfrr *nn§Y % tists and scientific officers in I.C.A.R.; st* *r sfwnr fW T ^ and w x hV *r£ fc; ?t, «fV (b) if so, the nature of the recom w s V i ^ ?rrr fc^r srriftr mendations ; made by the Committee and the steps taken by the Govern ment to institute CBI inquiry into ( s ) m ^rror^R^Tf^RR these cases’ t o «ftrXV $ W P 5T»ff lift gVPllf ^TirR2?r ^ * r r | s f fa^ THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE | *ft3»>*«iprto wi>ft*nrfc; (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): * f t *rfe ?t, ci> tot ?rr^TT ^ (a) and (b). No, Sir. The Chairman of the ICAR Inquiry Committee had. however, refen ed to the Minister of Agriculture, for sympathetic consi (tt) w t gfnmnr t o h r% w deration cases relating to service matters of two employees of oneot the Institutes under the Council. These % T t ?WT WT **!% ^TTcT cases w<*re duly examined and action n< | ; w 'K considered appropriate was takes. 83 Written Amwers APRIL 29, 1874 Written Answer* 84 Subsidy lor Imported FertilisersConstruction of Quarters by Delhi Administration 848J. SHRI PRABODH CHANDRA: Will the Minister of A G R IC U LT U R E . be pleased to state: (a) whether Governmentare going 8482. S H R I A M B E S H : Will the to allow a big subsidy for importingMinister of W O R K S A N D H O U S IN G fertilizers, and toe pleased to state: (b) if so, the reasons therefor? (a) whether the Delhi Administra tion, Delhi has constructed quarters in Delhi/New Delhi during the last THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE three years; and MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE). (b) if so, the number of quarters, (a) and (b) There has been a steep catagory-wise, allotted to the Sche increase in the prices of fertilisersduled in Caetes/Scheduled Tribes em the woild markets and in the ocean ployees during the above period freight especially during the last oneyear-wise? year with the result that import costs THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of fertilizers have risen considerably. DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN The is»TOe price T>f imported fertilizers TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE have not been increased in proportion MINISTRY OF WORKS AND- to the import costs, lest the price levels HOUSING (SHRI OM MEHTA): (a) prove to be a disincentive to fertilizerYes, Sir. use and thereby adversely affect agri cultural production. (b) The information is asfollows:— TYPES Year I. II. In. IV. V. V L Total 1971 .... 49 10 1 2 2 64, 1972 . . . . 116 3 3 4 1 127" *973 . . . . 30 7 1 10 1 49 TbrAL . . . . . 105 20 5 12 5 3 *40 Pelk j of Government in regard to economically, educationally backward sanction of Old Are Pension to minority Community persons; S.C. ft S.T. (b) allocation under the scheme, State-wise, during 1972-73, 1973-74 8483 SH R I G A D A D H A R S A H A :and 1974-75; and WiU the Minister of E D U C A T IO N , (c).the number of such persons SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE benefited under the scheme. State-. be pleased to state: wise? (a) the present policy of the Central THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE Government with regard to selection,MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND' sanction of old age pension cases/SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN THE from among the old, disabled, helplessDEPARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI tnbai ard scheduled caste person* »oiA R V IN D N E T A M ): (a) The Central 85 Written Answers VAISAKHA 9, 1896(SAKA) Written Answers 86 Government does not have any sche Agency and Marginal Farmers and me of old age pension. Agricultural Labourers Programme (b) and (c). Do not arises. by the nationalised banks and other financial institutions upto date, State- wise; Marine Pollution (b) whether Government are aware 8484. PROF. M A D H U D A N D A V A T E :of the fact that in some of the States the progress has not been satisfac SHRI BIRENDER SINGH tory; and RAO; (c) if so, the reasons therefor? Will the Minister of SH IPPIN G A N D T R A N S P O R T be pleased to state.* THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (a) whether there is a marine pol(SHRI B. P. MAURYA):'(a) A state lution due to the oil carried by the ment is laid on the Table of the Sabha. modern ships getting mixed up with 1Placed m Library. See No. LT-6858/ sea water; and 74). (b) if so, what steps are taken to (b) Yes, Sir. prevent the marine pollution affect ing health and hygiene? (c) The main reason for the slower pace in loans advanced is the weak ness of institutional credit structure THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE in the project areas, particularly in MINISTRY OF 'SHIPPING AND the Eastern States. Special assistance TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB is provided by the Agencies for KUMAR MUKHERJEE): (a) Marine strengthening cooperatives like non- Pollution occurs as a result of acciden overdue cover to the Central Coope tal spillage of Qii into sea following a rative Banks, managerial subsidy to marine casualty to an oil carrying the Primary Cooperatives and Central tanker, or as a result of deliberate Cooperative Banks and share capital discharge of oil into sea by ships. loans for enrolment of newmembers of Pripiary Cooperatives. One of the (b) The International Convention aims of the Fifth Flan is to reduce for Prevention of Pollution of the Sea regional disparities between States in by Oil, 1954, as amended in 1962 the extension of institutional credit specifies the precautionary measures Variousmeasures the sttajgtfaea- to.be taken for minimising accidental for ing of the cooperative and increasing pollution and for preventing delibe the coverage of commercial banks are rate pollution. India has ratified this included in the Plan. Convention. Growth of Black Money due to Fagri Amount advanced for Small Farmers System Development Agency and Marginal Farmers Agricultural Labourers Programme by Nationalised Banks 8486. SHRI P. G. MAVALANKAR: and Financial Institutions W jIi the Minister of W O R K S A N D H O U S IN G be pleased to state: 8485. SHRI ARJUN SETHI- Will the Mni,ter of AGRICULTURE be pleased (a) whether Government are aware to stale* that in four metropolitan cities of Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta ana Madras (a) the total amount advanced foras well as in other major cities of the fir'll Farmer-! Development TnHia, there exists the evil practice* 87 Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 Written Answers 88 of “Pagii” for relinquishing tenancy % *rTqTs % m m or transference of business or resi dence from one to another; | i (b) whether the said practice is rempant and has already created ( « ) t o u r t r huge amounts of unaccounted money; ^rr «R?ft %CtK| and ^ HtSRTT % faq vr% sum? TOfk (c) what steps Government are taking to curb this evil practice? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN *rtfft mtt qr % fw? tafta THE DEPARTMENT OF PARLIA MENTARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUS ING (SHRI OM MEHTA) (a) to (c). 84 88 . WfntVTv m t : W T In certain studies regarding the effect of rent control on ‘housing* in fR’TT fa the metropolitan cities of Bombay and Calcutta, reference has been made t 6 (T)!PTT TTT^Tr TU V 3WT % the prevalence of the practice of “Pagri”. The extent to which this ^^TTfT qft T w?PT r Srarosft this practire («ft a«ra j ^ T s s a i f ) : ( ^ ) n>r («) *rrat % (r firm fora* fam w «ftor iifarfaRnq' Central Assistance to West Bengal for schemes on Agriculture and Minor Irrigation 8489. «fV «ra? : wm ftwiT, w w r s s a w nsft 8490 SHRI S N S IN G H DEO* WiU ^TT% $V fTT fa» : the Minister of A G R IC U LTU R E be pleased to slate. (^f>) w pw ^^irf mqpT (a) total assistance given by the SRT f^rf^JFT?T ^Tt fe*T Mmistiy to West Bengal during **st m ^sfFr *r *r ferm th i^ c ■years, in regard to schemesj o - *ftT «rf*TOfa*MWT % m* % f^RcT lating to agriculture and minor ir1- faft t, tftr gation scheme-wise; (b) the scheme approved by the (m ) zrfe ?t, eft ww*r*n % m Government for the State; and cr?r w i *1$ t tffc *faar (c) the achievements of ther % WT qpT f«wr< I ? schemes, scheme-wise upto date? firon, a m * *5*1* am THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE *tft (sft* i?«o *wr $«*l) : (*) «rtr (SHRI B P MAURYA): (a) to (c). A statement is laid on the Table of the ( 3) fw r farwfrom am *rsft House Plated f in Library See No *rf ^tt % ^fnr f w f w w % r^ft LT-6854/741. anwflr h- w «m?rqr t t srnW Central Assistance to West Bengal for 5fiTPT|n sm ri^rfaiT ^rf^Jrt Roads % Sr *r*r *r f^rf^r^nr arcr ^mr 8491 SHRI S N SINGH DEO1 Will ^ t fw f^jr^r vptt v ? *r the Minister of SHIPPING A N D T R A N SPO R T be pleased to state. *mft T7pn®2> t r r % fat» f f n irn *r (a) the total assistance given b> his ^Tsrfa^ffirrn%t *ri ?, 1 qr Ministry to the Government of West famrcmKW fortssim ^t% during the last 3 years lor various(c) if so, what steps Government , categoriesof approved road schemes: proposes to lake against the Head master of this particular school? (Rs. in lakhs) (1) Development and cons THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE truction of National High ways .... 83204 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE AND' IN THE (li) Special Roads* . . . 41*56 DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI (in) Central Road Fund . 137 * 33 D. P. Y A D A V ): (a) Secretary, Parent Teachers Association of the Nagar (iv) Loan assistance for deve Palika Primary School No. Ill, Moti lopment of State Roads ol lnter-Statc or EconomicJ Bagh I, had made certain allegations Importance . . . 81*84 against the Headmaster of the School but, on investigation by the N.D.M .C. (v) Central non-plan loan assis tance for construction of authorities, the allegations were found the second bridge over the to be baseless. nver Hooghly. 450*00 (b) No Sir. (vi) Advance action for 5th Plan m respect of Na (c) Does not arise. tional Highways . 15-26 (vii) Maintenance & Repairs Fertilizer distribution taken over by of National Highways . 310*34 State Government A substantial number ofworks 8493. SH R I M . R A M G O P A L approved against the abovementioned REDDY: schemes are in various stages of SHRI Y. ESWARA REDDY; progress. The West Bengal Govt, have, in fact, spent more than their ' Will the Minister of A G R IC U L allocations m respect of items (i)& TU R E be pleased to state: (vii) above, (maintenance and origi nal works on National Highways m (a) whether some of the State 1971-72and 1972-73). Governments have taken over the fertilizer distribution in theStates; and Behaviour of Head Master, Nagar Palika Primary School No. HI, Moti (b) if so, the names of those Bagh, New Delhi States? 8492.SHRI R. N BARMAN: Will THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the Minister of EDUCATION, SOCIAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): to state; (a) and (b). Fertilisers distributed with in a State are from imparted (a) whether the Secretary of stocks and from domestic production. Parents’ Teachers Association, anAs far as the distributionimported of elected body, have made certain alle fertilizers in the States is concerned, gations against the Head Master ofthe entire quantity is given to the Nagar Palika Primary School No. Ill, State Governments who, in turn, dis Moti Bagh-1, N ew Delhi; tribute it through publicchannels, like Cooperative Societiesand State (b) whether the behaviour of the agencies. Head Master is not fair towards the lady teachers of the school, resulting As regards the indigenouslypro in hinderance in the smooth impart duced fertilizers distributed within ing of education to the children; and the State, the distributionis partly <93 Written Answers V A ISA K H A 9, 1896(SAKA) Written Answers 94 through public agencies and partly recommended legislative ban on through private dealers. Recently advertisements but suggestd a Central some of the states have introduced a Legislation, if possible. The recom system of distribution of fertilizersmendations of the Central prohibition against permits/identity cards issuedCommittee are under examination. by the state government authorities but the channels of distribution remain Difference between prices of imported as before. Fertilisers and Domestic Controlled Price Ban on Liquor Advertisements. 8495- DR. K A R N I SIN G H : Will the 8494. SHRI DHAMANKAR; Will theMinister of A G R IC U LT U R E be pleased Minister of E D U C A T IO N , S O C IA L to state: WELFARE AND ' CULTURE be pleased to state: (a) the increased cost of imported fertilisers per tonne; (a) the salient features of the ad (b) the domestic controlled price of vice given by Ministry of La w and these fertilisers; Justice in connection with the ban on liquor advertisements as sought by (c) the loss Government is likely the Central Prohibition Committee; to suffer during 1974-75 as a result of this difference in the imported pnee and the domestic issue price; and (b) whether in the light of this advice, some instructions have been (d) the manner in which the Gov given to the States for enacting legis lation to ban commercial advertise ernment propose to make up this loss? ments in support of “spirituous pro ducts” as required by the Directive Principles ofState Policy relating to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE prohibition; and MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): (c) if so, the reaction of the State (a) There has been a steep rise in the Governments thereto? prices of fertilisers during the last one year. For example the F O B price of urea which was a little over U.S. $ 60 THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE per M.T. in 1969 has now become MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND more than U.S. $ 250 per M.T. The SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN THE F O B price of M O P which was about DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI Canadian $ 21 per M.T. in 1969 is now ARVIND NETAM): (a) The legal over U.S. $ 42 per M.T. The FOB advice was that restrictions on comprice of D A P which was U .S . $ 50-55 mercial advertisements of spirituousper M .T . in 1969 rose to over U.S. products can be said to be reasonable$ 115 per M .T . in 1973. The prices of and justifiable. The State Govern other fertilisers also have been going ments can enact legislation for this up similarly. purpose. Alongwith increase in the prices of (b) The statutorily controlled retailimported fertilisers for sale to tb» prices of Urea, Ammonium sulphate farmers effective from the 10th O ct and C A N (imported) as well as indi genous and the retail prices of other1073 are as under:— [jRt Per Tome] Pool Issue Price Di&N M argin Retail Price (1) ^ (1) (4) Urea 46% N . 970 80 1050 1 These retail Price are statutorily con Urea 45% N 950 SO 1030 trolled under the Fertiliser: (Control) Amm. Sulphate : Order,1957 * (100 K.G . packing) 535 55 590 (50 Kg. packing). 545 55 600 C A N 26% N . 5*>5 60 645 CAN 25% N . 560 5S 615 DAP 1240 95 1335 N P 20-20-20 1120 80 1200 MOP (100 K g pack.n 620 50 6” 0 (50 kg pack.n ’ 630 50 6S0 NPK (15-15-15 I 29S 80 1375 (c) a n d (d). Purchase of fertilisersperts to decide a rational price for for consumption m 1974-75 are mula still for fertilizer, and going on It ij not possible at this stage to precisely estimate the loss (b) if so, the time by which the the Government will have to suffer Committee is expected to submit its during 1974-75 as a result of report? the diffei ence between the import price and the issue price of fertilisers THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Committee to decide price formula for MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Fertilizers (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): (a) No, Sir. However, a Committee 8496 S H R IM A T I SA V IT R I set up b y the Government under the SHYAM: chairmanship of Shri Quraishi, has SHRI VIRBHADRA SINGH: been asked among other things, to make recommendations regarding dis Will the Minister of A G R I C U L tribution margins for fertilizers. T U R E be pleased to state: (a) ‘whether Government have de (b) The Committee is expected to cided to set up a Committee of ex submit its report ehortly. 97 Written Answerw V A IS A K H A 9,1898(S A K A ) Written Answer* 98 Mode of selection of staff to depute on Scheme to restrict admlarfon in fatelgn ■—If w s n t t n m O.F.WJ>. Universities 8497. S H R I S. D . SO M A SU N D A - 8498. S H R I S A M A R M U K H E R J E E : RAM * Will the Minister of W O R K S Will the Minister of E DU C A TIO N . A N D H O U S IN G be pleased to state: SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased to state; (a) whether draftsmen, civil and electrical, working in C.P.W.D. have been selected for posting to Iraq; (a) whether the Planning Commis sion has formulated any scheme to (b) whether in some cases, they restrict admissions in Universities; were selected for the second time toand go abroad; and (b) if so, the main features of the (c) what was the mode of selection scheme? to depute to foreign assignment from C.P W .D .? THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND THE MINISTER OP STATE IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE D P Y A D A V ) (a) and (b) Atten MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUS tion is invited to the reply given to ING (SHRI OM MEHTA) (a) The the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. selection has not yet been finalised. 4397 on March 25, 1974 (i>) and (c). The question do not No scheme for restricting higher arise education as such hac been formulated by the Planning Commission. In fact th« Planning Commission have stated Functioning of Khandsari Sugar Mill that a direct strategy involving a in Tripura ceiling on admissions m ay not be practicable The Planning Commis sion have, however, proposed a 3498 SHR I BIREN D U TTA * Will strategy which will reduce the rush the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E to Universities while effectively he pleased to state: enlarging the scope of receiving higher education if the need is keenly (a) whether foundation has been felt. The strategy includes the fol hud for Kandsari Sugar Mill inlowing components*— Tripura; and (a) Vocationalisalton of higher (b) when the mill is expected to secondary education enabling start functioning? large numbers to enter em ployment at the end of secon dary stage; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE M IN IS T R Y OT AGRICULTURE (b) Limiting admissions to tegu (SHRI B. P MAURYA): (a) and (6). lar institution* which should According to information reveived in conform to certain well- October, 1973, by the National Sugar defined standards on the basis Institute, Kanpur Government of of merit while making suit Tripura intend to start a khandsari able reservations supported Sugar Mill in September, 1174. The b«« oftnrhino tflafftfs and confirmation of the Government of adjustment couraes for the Tripura is however, awaited. backwifd dasaas; and 695 L S —8. 99 Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 Written Answers ioQ (c) Providing the rest of the(c) The total number of students social demand for higher edu and employees in the College are 76 cation through Evening Col and 20 respectively. leges Correspondence Courses and private study Prohibition tn States 8501 SHR I S H A N K E R R A O S A V A N T Will the Minister of E D U Establishment of Institute of CATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND Pharmacy in Delhi C ULTURE be pleased to state which States and Union Teiri tones are 8500 SHRI \ A M U N A P R A S Afollowing D the policy of strict prohibi M A N D A L Will the Minister of E D U tion, which of modified prohibition CATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND and which have done away with pro Cl LT U R E be pleased to state hibition altogether’ va) the progress made in the estab- THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE L ishment of Institute of Pharmacy MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND unde- Hamdard (wakf) Dawakhana, SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI (b) whethei it will be aided and le A R V IN D N E T A M ) Piohibition n cognised by the Government, and foimally enforced m the whole of the Gujarat State Prohibition is also lormally enforced in parts of Uttar (c) the number of scholars and Pradesh and Rajasthan In varying employees of the Institute? desrrees certain other states have puihil ltion programme bv observing THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, drv day9 etc The policy is to SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE giadually (re) introduce prohibition (PROF S NURUL HASAN) (a) The everywhere Hamdard College of Phaimacy was larted m 1972 undei the ManagementFormation of Slum Clearance Board Oi Hamdard (Wakf) Dawakhana The College offers tw o yeai Diploma course 8502 S H R I P VEN KATA- «. d foui jear Dtj,iee Course in SUBBAIAH* Pnarmacy The Diploma course was SHRI PRABODH CHANDRA- introduced m 1972 and the Degree Will the Minister of W O R K S A N D C >arse m 1973 H O U S IN G be pleased to state. (b) For the Diploma Course, the(a) whether the Delhi Adminis- College is provisionally lecogmsed bytrition has urged the Centre to form the Board of Technical Education, an autonomous slum clearance board; Dflhi The oroposal of the College (b) if so, the reaction of the Cen foi grant-in-aid for the Diploma tral Government thereto, and bourse is under Consideration of the Delhi Administration (C) the action proposed to be taken m the matter? For the Degree Courae, the College THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Vns been granted affiliation by the THE DEPARTMENT OF PARLIA D Ihi University All Degrees award MENTARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE ed bv Statutory Universities are MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUS i cognized hy Government A pro ING (SHRI OM MEHTA) (a) No posal for grant-in-aid for the Degree formal proposal haa been received r ur80 is under consideration of the Urn ersitv Grants Commission (b) and (c) Do not arise* 101 Written Answers V A ISA K H A 9, 1896(SAKA) Written Answers ioa Port Workers’ Strikes and Unions in(c) number of workers’ unions re Major Ports cognised and unrecognised during 8503 SHRI D EB E N D R A N A Tthe H said penod, port-wise? M A H A T A Will the Minister of SHIP PING AND TRANSPORT be pleased to state THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN T H E MIMS'! RY OF SHIPPING A N D (a) number of workers m Calcutta, IRANSPORT (SHKI PRANAB Bombay and Madras ports during last three years, category-wise, port-KUMMl MUKHERJEE) (a) to (c). wise, A t \temtnt is attached As there is no ctdtutor\ provisions for recognition (b) number of strikes in *hese ports in the penod and the nufnber of Unions the information fciven of workers involved m them, and rf1 to number of unions Statement Woiker-» No of Strikes No ot W ojker-’ \car ( iepon No No K o of t nions workers involved A CM Tl IT A POR I S97i C a ss III 16010 C ta s IV (.indudts casual J I97T Class III 1^77 90 77' Class IV 2 m l (mcludts c isula (B; B O M BA > PO R I 197* Class III rtT05 t lass IV 1^20 \ 197z Ua« III 11204 35 12700 f 1a«< r v I-Stt *973 Class III 11216 52 Class IV 17689 103 Written Anttoers A P R IL 29, i m W tm m A n sw m 104 * z 3 4 5 6 (C) MADRAS PORT . Class III 5176 17 Not II Class IV 6365 available ‘ (including casual) 1972 • •• . C la u III 5335 7 D a II Class IV 6418 (including casual) 1973 . Class III 5613 24 Do. 11 Qa*s IV (including casual) Concession to Bind Relief Association supply about 1.25 lakh tonnes of sugar in Plastic Cane to America and Britain; and 8504 SH R I M S P U R T Y Will the Minister of E DU C A TIO N , SO C IA L (b) if so, whether this quota to WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleaded these two countries can be conveni to state:* ently scrapped and instead India can enter the open market for sugar to (a) whether unprecedented pnce derive the maximum benefits? hike in plastic cane has affected con siderably the income of blind inmates of Blind Relief Associations who earn THE MINISTER O F STATE IN THE their bread by canning chairs inM IN IS T R Y O F AGRICULTURE (SHRI Government offices and semi-Govem- B P. MAURYA) (a) Under the Com ment offices; and monwealth Sugar Agreement and the U S . Sugar Act, India has to supply (b) if so, whether Government proabout 25.000 tonnes and 75,000 tonnes pose to give some concessions to theof sugar to Britain and U.S.A. respec Blind Relief Associations in this re tively gard and if so, the nature thereof? (b) No, Sir. There are inescapable THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE commitments. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRT ARVIND NET AM): (a) No, Sir Ginger Priee (b) Does not arise 8509 SHRI G. Y KRISHNAN: Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E be Scrapping of Sttgar Qaeta4* A f r i c a pleased to state* «nA Britain (a) whether ginger prices have shot 8505. S H E ! R A J D E O S IN G H : Will up to record levels in the new seaeea; the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E be and pleased to state: (a) whether under the Common (b ) if bo, the reasons fortie wealth and U .S. quotas, India has to rise in prices? "105 Written Answf!rs VAISAKHA 9, 1896 (SAKA) Written Answers 106 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE during 1971, 1972, and 1973, is as MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI under:- ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE.!): (a) and (b). The' wholesale prices of ginger are generally higher during the current Bombay Calcutta year as compared to the orevious year, but th.~ prices are lower than the (Rupees in lakhs) levels reached in 1970. The rise in prices seems to be due inter-alia to 1971 o- 88 I" 16 rise in world prices and the general 1972 Tise in the price level in the country. 2'48 1'15 1973 1·92 Directives of public sector under- Import of Milk Powder taking to avoid using hired cars 8508. SHRI M. S. PURTY: wiu the 8507. SaRI INDRAJIT uUPTA: Will Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased the Minister of SHIPPING AND to state: 'TRANSPORT be pleased to state: (a) whether Central Government (a) whether directives have been have permitted some States to import issued to public undertakings prohibi- MUk powder in their States; ting regular use of hired cars tor their officers, as this is a wasteful practice: (b) if so, the names of such States where difticulty in getting it is beini (b) whether the Shipping Corpora- experienced; and tion of India hired a number of cars for daily 1IIIe of its oftlcera in Calcutta (c) the quantity so far received and Bombay; and along with the names of the country and the detaila regarding agreement. (c) if so, the expenditure incurred in this regard? on hiring charges during 1971, 19'12 .and 19'73? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI B. P. MAURYA): (a) No, Sir. (b) and (c). Do not arise . .THE DEPUTY MINIsTta IN THE MINISTBY OF SmPPING AND TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB KU- MAR MUKHERJEE): (a) No, Sir. Discharp of Indian Cargo at Dubal This is a matter which comes within IMteacI fII at KanoIti -day-to-day administration of the en- terprises. 8509. SHRI JAGANNATH MISHRA: Will the Minister of SHIPPING AND (b) The Shipping Corporation of TRANSPORT be pleased to state: India hires private care from licensed hire Car agencies, to meet its opera- (a) whether the .Jndo-Atganistan tional needs and exigencies of the Merchants Chamber of Commerce has 'work, approached the Indian Government to investigate into the incident that (c) The expenditure incurred on led to the discharge of Indian cargo hiring of cars by Shipping Corpora- at Dubai instead of at Karachi by • tion of India at Bombay and Calcutta lDreign ship; and 107 Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 Written Answers 108 (1::) if so, facts thereof and actionJ~ has been sanctioned as a Central Sec- taken thereon? . tor scheme for a period Of 6 year,' from 1973-74 to 1978-79 at an estimat- ~ ed copy of Rs. 30.92 lakhs. During THE. DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE 1973-74 a sum of Rs, 67,000 was sanc- MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND tioned to' the State Government to TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB KU- I implement the scheme. 2\~AR MUKHERJEE): (a) Yes, Sir. t The State Government have ap- (b) An international liner vessel, pointed Field Director and Dy. Direb- named m.v. 'Thalia' was sub-chartered tor of the Project with headquarters by M/ s. SAMZ Shipping Company at Goshaba. Other staff is also being from M/s. Mohammed Yunus who in appointed: turn had chartered it from M/s. r:f.S. Kolilerich Co. of Switzerland, the owner. It sailed fr (b) if so, whether it is proposed to requirements of funds of Delhi Tra s i: launch this programme in the for!D. of port Corporation are already bemg pilot scheme in some areas? .met by Central Government. The question of giving Central financial assistance to Transport Under�gs THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE in Bombay and Madras will arise only MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE after Road Transport Corporations (SHRI B. P. MAURYA): (a) and (b). have been set up in those cities under The Government of India have consi Road Transport Corporations Act, dered the que<>tion of taking up Pilot 1950, as recommended by Working Projects, in the Central Sector, during Group on Metropolitan Transport the 5th Five Year Plan, for establish Services. ment of ultimately Self-supporting colonies on compact blocks of about 500 hectares each, capable of settling Request;, received from BEST � 200 families, in tlie following eight dertaking and Tamil Nadu Govern States, which have envinced intereGt ment for special financial assistance so far: for implementation of sho.rt terr:n .prc 1. Andhra Pradesh. posals for· improvement of ptiblic transport -system· i·n Bornbay.and 2. Bihar Madras cities, whic h are exirectei to give quick benefits, are under exami 3. Haryana nation. 4. Maharashtra 5. Orissa 6. Rajasthan 7. Uttar Pradesh, anci Sh�rtfal1 in Food output in Delhi 8. y-.: est Bengal. 8514. SHRI S. A. MURUGANAN'l'HAM: Will the Minister of AGRI � ...... s Central Xssfatance. for . "hiiprovement CULTURE, be pleased,.to,. tate:· .. , '.··::·· of transport system in various ,· ... · cit"'s. (:a} �ether there. is,-likeJ,y shor�faJI . . . . . of 20 per cent in food. .output iri Delhi; . 8613. SHIP M. SUDARSANAM: and :,-•·· .. '· -·, ,. :. :: :•· SHRI PRABODH CHANDRA: ,, (b) if so, the reasons and ;iction Will the Minister of SHIPPING taken in that re.gard? AND TRA."JSPORT be pleased b refer to 1he reply· given to Unstarred Question: 0 Np .. ·6757-. tegardina Es. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE One' _cror2 to Calcutqi Stene Tnmspvrt. . MINISTRY OF·.·· AGRICULTURE Corporation on the 15th k.i,>riC1974 (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): and· state the quantum of Central (a) and (b). Final Estimate of total. assistance given for improving trans production of foodgrains for the, cur-· port system in other cities? rent year 1973-74 i5 not yet available. Delhi, however, is a Deficit territory· · THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE and its requirements of foodgrains. MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND are generally met from open market TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB supplemented by allocation from the KUMAR MUKHERJEE): The entire central stocks. III Written Answer. APRIL 29, 1974 Written Answers 112 ~ ;i~~ if f~;~ it ~m it ~ ~~ ~~~ if 'Ottf ~ ('-IT ~"'~lfil~ ~f~f('t~rcl6lti ,"OUf'ml~ qrc f~~ ) : (or.) ?:'i,f ~~ Sf'fin: ~:-- 8515. :SI0 ~~i:iT~l~lQ'Q1'qiiq : w l\fi!f ~~T~ ~ 'f>T ~qr ~ ~qr;:r~ 0fT'f ;rnrr (fcf~ if ) fi;: ---- 1971-73 1973-74 (ill') wm ~~~~ ~ m~i~T~fTif ~T if; Wi f lf~~ '1.28 Wrlfs-. ~~ if '0" ~ar (,n ••ro 'fio q'W ): (~) ~) ~ I (v) ~ emr ~ ~ •• 1972-73"~ 1973-'4 if ••• ~~ ••lif~~~l" ••it _ ••• ,,~.11.r""" • "~l if awmr •.• ~ ~'\'q •• 8 51 7, W10 "",,,"~ ••till: ftIq ~~ ~~ mp. ~ ~ ~ ~~ it :m~~ qt:f fm{ f~;;r ~it if; qf~orTlJ;~, "fffi ~Tq~m~T G\ ~T ~J:'ilrq"'T ~ I ~Cf: fqf'il;;r ~1;j'lJT 85] 8. ~ 0 ~);n~~vt qt1q : Intensive production of pulses and allocation therefor during 197t.75 '1T ~QI~ snn'l: f~~ : 8519. SHRI S. N. MISRA: Will the if7.IT ~\'f orari'\" WIT liiT ~ 'fiT Minister of A'GRICULTURE be pleased rn f'fi : to state: (a) the names of States selected (Ofi') 'RT ~n: 'tiT ~;r fG~ for the intensive production qf pulseS 27 ~, 1974 if; '~~ ~~ and the allocations proposed to be it 3Ai1fmr ~ ~ if; ~ , (_) qf~~, m 'PtT ~ if ~;r THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THJC GfTuNt et\' ~ ~it 'fiT .mf lWf f'li1fT ~ MINISTRY OF AGJUCULTUJtE f~ ~ ~ !U SNrt ~ 'fir (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHlND:&): (a) The centrally sponsored lCheme m1AiT. ~.I.., tor Intensive production of pulaes 11 proposed to be implemen~ in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Aasarn. p. ~.~ if ~ .nft (~) Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, ~) ~o qT~): ('Ii) qh: ('1'). ~ Madhya-Pradesh, Maharashtra. Kar- ~1t~itf~ 'J7 +rr;f 1974 nataka, Orissa, Punjab, Ra,jaethal\, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradeah, 'WeM t4~lAi~' if~m ~~I tiengal, Jammu and Kaahmir, lItma- ~ m if; ;flifi cfHVM T if; ~ chal Pradesh, Tripura, Manlpur and Union Territory of Delhi. A sum of ~Iffil ~ ~ 'llIT Q i't 1 7 3ff~ Rs.. 150 lakh has been Provided for (b) if so, the person responsible for "'Ti'ft itil �qa � sifttq•et this; and s s 2 o. �t "}.� :;,r.� cfqt cf::;i (c) disciplinary action Government ,r" �1 � .rar;r cfi"r wrr fcfi"rn have taken against him? ( cfi ) cf fcf�i rr�:f cpff� it, far,; �B' cf'T "Tf.fr c;"'T Salary ·of M.Ps. and M.L.A,s : ' . . ir�"fi:r',.. 3;ff 'ti�fotmatiori into i\tta Of Wheat · (a) whether the salaries· of Mem : Seeds p�Ui:'ed by National Seeds bers o.: Parliament i� lower. than the , . -(forpo:ratfon: for· West Bengal salaries of M.L.A's of different. States; --···._, and >3521. SHRI JYOTIRMOY BOSU: Minister of AGRICULTURE Will the (b) if so, what is the· difference to state: be pleased · compared to other States? (a) whether Go�ernment are. aware that out of nearly a thousand ton of THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN wheat seed procured by the National TARY AFFAIRS (SHRI K. RAGHU Seeds Corporation for West Bengal, a RAMAIAH): (a) afid (b). Informatian major chunk of it has gone outside is being collected from the State the State after transformatio;n into Governments and will be laid on the Aatta/Maida; Table of the House. II 7 y.rTitten Answers VAISAKHA 9, 1896 (SAKA) WTitfen Answers lIS Change in syllabus of Secondary (a) wnether on behalf of the Indian classes Youth Congress NSUI, All India 8523. SHRI VAYALAR RAV!. Youth Federation and All India Stu- dents Federation, a joint memorandum SHRI RAMACHANDRAN was submitted to the Prime Minister KADANNAPPALLI: On 4th April, 1974 regarding the dete- riorating food situation; l.• Will the Minister of EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE (b) if so, what are the main points be pleased to state: thereof; and (a) whether there is any proposal (c) the reacion of the Government to change the syllabus of Secondary thereto? classes to improve the standard of education; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) if so, the salient features there- MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE of and the, actio-, taken thereon7 (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): (a) to (c). The Joint Memorandum was presented to Prime Minister on THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE 3rd April 1974 demanding inter-alia MmrSTRY OF EDUCATION AND steps to solve the problem of price SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN THE rise, unemployment, to strengthen the DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE (SHRI public distribution system' and to D. P. YADAV): (a) and (b). The stop black marketing" hoarding and Central Advisory Board of Education profiteering with the support of the has' recommend that the, 10+2+3 people etc. structure- of education should be adopted in all States before the end Keeping in view the overall avail- of the Fifth Five Year Plan. New cur- ability of foodgrains in the Central ricula and syllabi are being develop- pool, needs of other deficit States. ed' for' classes ,"I':XH by the National maxirnum possible quantities of food- Courici lvof 'Educational Research and grains are being allotted to the State Training. for the guidance .of State Government. In order to improve the Education t Departments. In aceor- availahility. .ot;foodgrains all restric- dance with the proposals, the Edu- of tions int~r;~~ate ,: movement of cation Commission, 'gelletal education '-on' . coarse grains 'ha~e'bee'n'removed, and will 'b-e imparted 'in classes I-X. 'Hqw- the new procurement and pricing ever, for about 20 percent of the stu- paFcy of .wheat fortpe1974:-75 rabi dents there ,will, 'be provision fur sea~cin,has als~ l?een announcedwhich vocational courses.' There is aproposal is expeCted to ease the food situation. for providi'ng'ttan6fera:bility of credits : • ,.$", .' •. ." I! ' . :obtained in general education impart- . " :ed iil'the' vocational stream to enable ~TI!~)lf,. ••~ fifT(~ i:i 'f;I'ISe''RI'H students to re':eritet the general edu- . cation stream On tbe basis' ofa pass . 8525. l!.lT~l~lCffin: ~n~aT :. 'flIT in .an. examination' conducted' after a special courss devised for the purpose. ~~>tm ~. :OI"Orit 1f,T ~~it for.:' , Memorandum to P.M. Re. Deteriorat. (~) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) the amount of the grant and its MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE purpose, institution-wise and year- (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): wise? (a) Yes, Sir. 121 Written Answers V A ISA K H A 9, 1896(S A K A ) Written Answers122 (b) The State Governments have (c) the number of ships built In the already been advised that the Central country during the said period? Government would have no objection to the States undertaking full respon THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN sibility for procurement and distribuTHE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING tion of foodgrains and other essentialAND TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB. commodities within the State and set KUMAR MUKHERJEE): (a) to (c). ting up their own Corporations for theThe required information is being col puipose provided they agreed to suplected. ply to the Central Pool the contribu tion expected of them and absorb the Ship Building Firms in the Country employees of the Food Corporation of India that would be rendered sur 8530. SH R I L U T F A L H A Q U E : plus in the process. SHRI SAKTI KUMAR SARKAR: Purchase of Ships by Shipping Will the Minister of S H IP P IN G Companies A N D .T R A N SP O R T be pleased to state: 8529. SH R I L U T F A L H A Q U E : (a) whether there are thirteen ship SHRI A. K M. ISHAQUE: building firms the country, and Will the Minister of SH IPP IN G (b) if so, the particulars of each A N D T R A N S P O R T be pleased to state: firm? (a) the number of ships purchased THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN by the shipping companies during the THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING last three years, both coastal and AND TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB Overseas, their Tonnage and G R.T. KUMAR MUKHERJEE): (a) and (b). Type of vessels, year-wise, company- Based on up-to-date information re wise; ceived from Director General of Ship (b) tlhe country from where theseping, a statement indicating particu ships were purchased and the cost;lars of ship-building firms in the and country is attached. Statement Name of the Firm Brief Particulars (.Type of vessels constructed) x Hindustan Shipyard . This is a public sector shipyard and is at present building ships upto a capacity of 21,500 D w T . 2 Garden Reach Workshops Limi- This is a public sector shipyaad which undertakes ted. Calcutta. construction of crafts e.g. tugs, dredgers,launches etc. and fishing trawlers and also liner bulk earners upto a capacity of 27*000 D W T . 3. Mazagon Dock Limited, Bombay This is a public sector shipyardwhich undertakes- building of barges, frigates etc. and passenger- cu»i-cargo ships upto a capacity of15,000 D W T . 4. IUi*ba**n Dockyird, C*lcu'tt. T h U D o d p j r f U. W « ' C - g * Transport* Corporation Ltd., which is a Govt, of India Understkiog. Besides repairing inland «agr w ^ M d haxWcrafts, such as togs, launches, d m % ers and fishing trawlers. 12 3 Written Answers APRIL .29, 1974 Written Ansibers 12 4 N a rre o f the Firm Britt Particulars (T\pe of vessels constructed) s Goa, Shipyard Limited Goa I his shipyard is a subsidiary of Mazagon Dock; Limited and undertakes construction of barges, tugs other river cratis and fishing trawlers P R I V A 1 L SrCTORS SHIPYARDS 0 A n d r e w u le & C I t ’ . Calcutta It constructs* river harbt ur and sca g u n g crafts* cargo lighters, self propelled barges, pleasure, sune>, rescue hunches fi hmg trvwkis and garb dredsrers 1 \le ck Ashd wn C> Ltd It c nstructs boats tugs, barges dredgers, fishing bombav trawlers, pleasure and chemical vessels tic S Bom^av Minn I ngincermg I c nstructs medium si/e crafts t 1 \arled nature Works BombT\ 9 Bruntonftt Co I ngtneers Limi It c istructs all kinds of marine ciatfs fishing traw- tcd Ckchin leis, tugs, barges and dredgers etc * 10 Ch nvgule and C"> Private I mu It c instructs vessels upto 1 )oo t n> ore cm jm g ted,Mormugao bugcs if tooo tons capacity ti Last Bengal I ngineering Works, It constructs tugs t If pit pi lied bjn»< s dn Vts, Calcutta etc within toileting dimensic n 1 I xngth maximum 200 ft 2 Maximum Beam 32 ft 3 D raft 10 ft 12 Gladstone Lyall and Co Ltd It cmstructs fibtrglas trawlers Calcutta 13 Hooghlj Docking nrd Bngineei it g It c< nstructs tugs hepper barges trawlers ai sta- C Ltd ,Cilcuita g 14. L Ti rn, W >r I 1 I o itri s smll cnf»s dre Igcr and trawlers etc. Calcutta 15 Sundia ork h p I t i B om bu It c nstructs barges trawlers, pont ns a id lauc* es etc. 16 Shalimir Works Ltd Calcutta It constructs tugs trawler and Ureters 17 Shaparia D< ck and Steel Co It constructs inland'seagoing vessels upto ioco tom; Pvt L td , Bombas launches, tug barsre lifeboats dredgers etc o f length upto iso ft and beam ^1 It 18 Vishal Engg Works Pvt Ltd , It cmstructs barge with a capacity of 40c tom and Panaji, Goa above 19 Rncr Steim Navu,ition C It constructs all tvpes it shallow drafts vessels npto Ltd > Calcutta 1 length of 300 ft and upto a maximum loaded draft of 6 ft 20 Modern Mechanical Marine It constructs water craft upto isoo ton capacity Works Private 1 united, Bombav N o ie — This statement does not include Cochin Shipyard which is still under construction ind is expected to be completed by the end of September, 1975 The first series of ships to be c instructed in this shipyard is Panama* Pulk Carriers of 7SOOO D W 1 125 Written Answers VAISAKHA fi>, 1896 (SAKA) Written Answers 126 Ship Transported Coal lor Gujarat (c) how many suggestions have been accepted by the Government; 8531 SHRI F, M. MEHTA; Will theand Minister of SHIPPING AND TRANS (d) the steps taken in this regard? P O R T be pleased to state THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) whether Gujarat has requestedMINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI the Centre to arrange for the moveB P MAURYA) (a, Yes, «i A ment of coal to the State by sea in Food and Agriculture Organisation/ view of the present difficulties faced S\\ edish International Development by the Railways; and Ai thonty Team visited India on 7th January to 16th March, 1973 and their (b) if so, the reaction of the Union Rppoit on Forestry Project Iden^tfv a- Government? lH,r. Mission for India was received in Jui\ 1973. They have identified coi- THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN t m pi ojecto to be taken up for imple THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING mentation immediately and they have suggested assistance for mplementation AND TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB of these projects from Donor Agencies K U M A R M U K H E R J E E ): (a) No re quest was received in the recent pastThe Projects recommended for imme diate implementation are as follows- fiom Gujarat Government for move ment of coal to the State by sea. H ow (i) Hiring of consultants for deve ever, requests from certain organisaloping plantation techniques of tropi tions m Gujarat State were receivedcal pines and reclamation of areas with rmd then requirements for allotmentalkaline soils for raising forestry plan ot colliers were* met bv Directortations; General of Shipping to the extent feasible. (ii) Purchasing seeds of suitable tropical pines for nursery trials; (b) Does not arise. (ni) Hiring of heavy equipment for trials on selection of machinery for large scale plantations in West Bengal: Visit of Experts of F.A .O. on Forest (iv) Fellowships to Indian Officers Development Projects to visit Australia to study mechanised plantations. 8533. SH R I P. M . M E H T A : (b) Other suggestions made by the Team are as follows: SHRI DHAMANKAR: (1) The project for Industrial and Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E Fuelwood 'Plantations in North Fast be pleased to state: Assam tod West Bengal Pulp Wood Project may be considered for National (a) whether a team of forestry exFinancing! or International Institution perts of the Food and Agricultureal Financing Agencies. Organisation of the United 'Nations, which visitctd India last year, had (ii> The Plantation schemes, each identified a number of forest utilisaof ai'out 40,000 hec. in Maharashtra tion and development projects to be Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and taken up Immediately and had Kerala States may be considered for suggested assistance from internationalInstitutional Financing Agencies donor agencies; through establishment of Forest- Cor porations in the light of the recom - (b) if. so, the other suggestionsmendations of National Commission on made; '\ Agriculture. 127 Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 Written Answers 128 (iii) Donor assistance may be sought and sub-standard materials in the for following protects: construction of East Pakistan Displac (1) Conifers species trialsis suit ed Person’s Colony in South Delhi for 'Which U C agreed to advance able areas in Maharashtra, Madhya Rs. 2 crores on the request of his Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. Ministry; (2) Study of Eucalyptus fereticornis provenances in their native habitat and (b) if so, whether any inquiry has their behaviour as exotic plantation been instituted in this affair; and species. (c) if so, the results thereof and (3) Establishment of g Model Forestalso the reasons for delay in the com Fire Protection Service in Keralapletion of the job? State. (4) Establishment of business A d THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ministration Training Unit for ForestDEPARTMENT OF p a r l i a m e n Corporation Personnel. t a r y AFFAIRS AND IN THE MIN ISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING (5) Supply of heavy equipment, (SHRI OM MEHTA): (a) to 8534. SH R I D H A M A N K A R : MMIm m I SMrife O w PWHIIm i wJMMMlt Baaed «f B M n SHRI MOHINDXR SINGH COLL: 8585. SH R I D H A M A N K A R : Will ti* Minister of A G R IC U L T U R Ebe pleased Win the Mtaffrr of WORKS AND to stale: HOUSING be plMMd to stale: (a) whether the National Seeds (a) whether he it awaretd fee fact Corporatteo la without a 9ea*t ot that D D A used defective M i n i n g Directors; and 129 Written Answers VA1SAKHA 9, 1896 SAKA ( ) Written Answers 13o (b) if so, since bow long and the Shipping Companies Running at Loss reasons for the same? 8538. SHRI SAKTI KUMAR SARKAR: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE SHRI S N SINGH DEO: (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): (a) No, Sir. The term of the Board Will the Minister of SHIPPING ol Directors of the National Seeds CorA N D T R A N SP O R T be pleased to state: poration which was to expire on 15th February, 1974 has been extended by(a) whether most of the shipping three months. companies are running at a loss; (b) Does not arise (b) if so, tihe profit and loss of the shipping companies in the country during 1971-72 and 1972-73; and Construction of Bridge Over River Haldi at Norgrhat in Midnapur (c) action taken by the Govern ment m this regard? 8536. S H R I S A K T I K U M A R SARKAR: THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND SHRI S N. SINGH DEO: TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB KUMAR MUKHERJEE): (a) No Sir Will the Minister of SHIPPING A N D T R A N S P O R T be pleased to state: (b) The profit and loss accounts of <-1 inpin^ companies for the years 1971- (a) whether construction of Bridge72 and 1972 73 are not readily avail over the river Haldi at Norghat inable. the distnct Midnapur has been start (c) Does not arise. ed in 1967 and not yet completed; and Ships on Overseas Trade (b) if so, the amount sanctioned for the bridge up to date and the reason 8539. SHR I A K . M . IS H A Q U E : for the delay in construction? SHRI S. N. SINGH DEO; THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN T H E Will the Minister of SH IPP IN G MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND A N D T R A N S P O R T be pleased to state: TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB KUMAR MUKHERJEE): (a) and (b). The proposed.bridge over the river (a) the number of ships on over Haldi is a State Project and is being seas trade in the country owned by financed by the Government of West the companies, company-wise; and Bengal. According to the information received from the StateGovernment, (b) the type of vessels, their ton the project was started in 1967 and nage a and G.R.T.? total amount of Rs. 41.50 lakhs has been allotted by them for it upto 1974- THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN TBS 75. It has not been possible for themMINISTRY OP SHIPPING AND to complete the work so far due to TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB difficult working condition and soil KUMAR MUKH10URE): (a)and * characteristics, * financial stringency, A statement tfvtag th* rebuked in lack tff appropriate machinery and ex formation at on SlstDecember, 1978, perience to handle the job on the part is M e n the Table of 9 m m EFta#«* of the contractor. in I A W f e r n * 6S5 L S —6. 13 1 Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 Written Answers 132 Demand foi Additional Wheat for THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Karnataka DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MIN 8540 SH R I G Y KRISHNAN- ISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING (SH R I O M M E H T A ): (a) No. Sir SHRI K MALLANNA- (b) Does not arise Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E be pleased tc* refer to the reply given to Unstaried Question No 615 on 25th Februaiy, 1974 regarding quanf 1 SftT SRJH1SR ftlWT fcll tity of wheat and coarse grains de manded by and supplied to Karnataka 85 42 . ftlg WT and state* ftiw, i (a) whether there lhas been some w f 1rr rH r fsr additional demand of wheat from the State; and (b) if so, the reaction of Central (q?) tot * n r r Government thereon? * ^tcfTcrr wpn*r?r f t f w r THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE r n f t i jttsrt srt^ srr 7# MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI ANNASAHEB F SHINDE) f , (a) Yes, Sir (b) It has not been possible to in crease the allocation for Karnataka («r) Jtrft fr *rr The State has been allotted 9,000 tonnes of wheat and 11,000 tonnes of rrulo for each of the months of March and April, 1974. ftiw fftT wiwr ««IT fW ! S («ft tfo Direction for Construction of BuUdin* ifto HOT ) : (*) (*) w m ? less than Three Storey SFT f^TTT | fa ftWT % 5T?T5T *T 8841 SHRI K MALLAiNNA- rrw famfoft «pt ^rfar SHRI D B CHANDRA fTHT ^f^TT I TR^cr? GOWDA TTT^rnft "fm fesrrf*pfr WIT ’TTR’ffjiT ’ST'RR * \^TT Will the Minister of W O R K S A N D H O U S IN G be pleased 0 t state- sfWRn? %5TT =8(1%^I w | t q^rfcT vrft farcrcr ^ rf^ rP T tftx (a) whether any directions have H f & r farc ft ^fr Trsgfa&rt been issued by the Government of India to restrict the construction of f c m * % f*rq srfcar* st i less than three storey buildings in ft «mr *r *n*?n: vt view of the increased cement export to oil producing countries;sad x m s w r f t ewr fre wTfisrar #Srt ^ MXWf fWT % (b) U so, ths policy of Government in extending the fftdlitiis to provide q r s ir o f sftur*ff f t cement and steel? Jppffesr *F?*t Jfrr $ 1 133 Written Answers VAISAKHA 9, 1896 (SAKA) Written Answers 13 4 Cultivation of Sunflowers Allotment of Houses by D D A to Co operative Societies in Delhi 8543. SHRI JA G A N N A T H M ISH R A : 8544 SHR I IS H W A R C H A U D H R Y : Will the Minister of A G R IC U LTU R E Will the Minister of W O R K S A N D be pleased to atate: H O U S IN G be pleased to state: (a) whether Government have pro posed an ambitious programme to (a) the names of those cooperative supplement the availability of oil societies, citizen councils or other seeds by extending the cultivation of such societies to which the Delhi D e non-traditional oil seeds, namely velopment Authority had handed sunflower; and ovei more than 100 houses in Delhi to allot to eligible persons; (b) if so, the main features of the plan in this regard? (b) the names of the office-bearers of these societies or councils; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (cl whether certain complaints MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ihave been received in regard to allot (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): ment of these houses by these socie (a) Yes, Sir. ties; and (d) if so, the facts thereof and the (b) It is proposed to extent the cul outcome of the enquiry conducted in tivation of sunflower over an area ofthe matter? 10,60,000 hectares by the end of the Fifth Five Year Plan under the Cen trally Sponsored Scheme for Sunflower THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN Development in the States of Andhra TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MIN Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, TamilISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and (SHRI OM MEHTA): (a) Delhi Deve Pun'jab. The other main features of lopment Authority has not handed the Programme are:— over more than 100 flats to any Co operative Society, Citizens’ Council or other Societies for allotment to eligi (i) Propagation of proper techniquesble persons. of cultivation of the crop to obtain maximum yield per hactare. (b) to (d). Do not arise. (ii) Supply of minikits free of cost Public Distribution System for In to the cultivators containing seed along dustrial Areas and Towns with seed dressers and literature on package of practices in the first year 8545. SHR I N. SH IV A PPA : of the implementation of the pro gramme followed by subsidy on qua SHRI D. D. DESAI: lity seed in the subsequent years. Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E be pleased to state; (iii) Large scale demonstrations to educate the farmers on sunflower cul (a) whether Government are con tivation. sidering that the public distribution system should be confined to indus (iv) Strengthening of staff. trial areas and towns; and 13 5 Wntten Answers APRIL 29, 1974 Written Answers 13 6 (b) if so, whether other areasn THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE. would be looked after by the normal' MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE flow of trade? (SHRI ANNASAHEB P SHINDE) ^a) Not entireLv but only partly THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) The production potential of MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE wheat depends upon the availability of (SHRI ANNASAHEB P SHINDE) a number of inputs like, 1 () good seed ( ; availability of plant nutrients, of (a) and (b) With the improvement 2 which the feitiliseis are intended to m the availability of foodgrains m the supplement what Is already present in market the offtake from the public the soil or what cannot be supplied distribution system is expected to be thiough oigamc manuie, (3) litigation on a reduced scale v.at i (4) management skill and (5) the absence ff diseases and clim&ti ha^atds like hail-storm or very not Shipping Industry facing Crisis spells dunnp the giain filling stage or scveie fro&t during flowering Anyone 8546 SHR I N S H IV A P P A of tl cse when not favourable can prevent the vield potential of wheat SHRI RAGHUNANDAN LAL bomo ichieved fully Und r norma! BHATIA and favourable conditions of all the other factors the yield potential of Will the Mmislei of S H IP P IN G A N D whe it increases with the avuilab’h y T R A N S P O R T be pleased to state ot chemical fertilise!s However shoitfall m fertiliser availability can (a) whether the Shipping Industrybe maclo up viitljn certain limito bv is facing ci lsis and a hiethei efficiency of fertiliser manage ment bv a greater mobilisation of or fb) if so teasons therefor7 ganic manure and bv taking steps to increase soil fertility by growing a legume eiop with the appropriate THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN rhizobial culture prior to the culti 1HE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND vation of wheat Irrigation also TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB minimises yield reduction arising from K U M A R M U K H E R J E E ) (a) No, Sir. inadequacy of fertilizer (b) Does not arise Land given under Lease toY W C A , Delhi 8548 SH R I P IL O O M O D Y Will Wheat Cultivation dependent upon the Minister of W O R K S A N D availability of Chemical Fertiliser H O U S IN G be pleased to state 8547 SH R I N SH IV A P P A fa) whether the land given under SHRI P. GANGADKB: lease to the Young Women's Christian Association, for social "welfare pur Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E poses,1 e , building a hostel for work be pleased to state ing women in Delhi (1921) is currently a hot bed of malpractice, nepotism (a) whether production potential of and embezzlement; and the wheat cultivation a m entirely depends o r availability of chemical (b) whether there i* *n unhygienic Fertilisers;and overcrowding of beds for purely monetary gain and new entrants are (b) if so, facts thereof? b>ing made to pay exorbitant rat**? i37 Written Answers VAISAKHA 9, 1896 (SAKA) Written Answers 138 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE proposals while finalising the 5th. DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN Plan proposals keeping in view the TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MIN available resources, inter se priority ISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING oi individual schemes on as All-India (SH RI O M M E H T A ): and Major Highway Routes through Sidhi, M P Foodgrains for Assam 8549. SHRI R A N A B A H A D U R 8550 SHR I N IH A R L A S K A R : S IN G H . Will the Minister of S H IP P IN G A N D T R A N S P O R T bo pleased SHRI TARUN GOGOI; to state: Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E be pleased to state: (a) what are the major highway (a) whether acute shortage of 1 outes that are proposed for the Filthfoodgrains is being experienced in the Five Year Plan that shall pass throughState of Assam, the Sidhi District of M .P.; and (b) if so, the reasons for the same; (b) what will be the number of (c) whether Union Government has major towns that they shall link? been requested to supply morS food grains to the State; and THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND (d) if so, the reaction of Union TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB Government and how much food K U M A R M U K H E R JE E ): (a) and (b). grains were supplied to the State from The Government of India, under the 1st January 1974? Constitution, are primarily responsible for roads declared as National High THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ways. All roads other than NationalMINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Highways in States fall within the (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): sphere of State activities. The general (a) to (d)- Assam is normally surplus question of providing major highway in rice. O w m g to some milling diffi routes passing through the Sidhi Disculty in Assam, 2,000 tonnes of rice trict of Madhya Pradesh is, therefore,have been recently allotted to the the concern of the Government of State Government from the Centra] Madhya Pradesh. Pool on their request on replacement basis As regards National Highways, the Th« State Government have been State Government have proposed the asking for increased allotment of inclusion of road passing throughwheat from the Central Pool. The toajor towns of Gwalior-Jbansi-Chattar-monthly allotment of wheat has been puf-Khajuraho-Panna-Satna-Rewa-SMhi stepped up. The total quantity of Baidhan-Pipri-Gaghwa-Ranchi Road in wheat supplied to Assam during the National Highway System in the January—March, 1074 was 25.3 thou 5th Plan. This has been noted forsand tonnes. The allotment for April, consideration along with similar other1974 is 12,000 tonnes. ** *- . Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 Written Answers 140 Toxic efteo\ of affluent from Harthar Project Report for 1>evelopment of Polyfibre Plant in Karnataka on Agri Karwar (Binaga) culture and Vegetation 8551. SHR I B. V. N A IK : Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E be pleased 8553. SHRI B. V. N A IK : Will the Minister of SHIPPING AND TRANS to state: P O R T be pleased to state: (a) whether the affluent from Hari- har Polyfibre in Karnataka State has (a) whether G^/ernment of been tested for its toxic effect; Mysore (Ktrnataka) has submitted a Rs. Five crore project report fof'deve- (b) whether it has been found to be lopment of Karwar (Binaga) into an harmless tc agriculture and vegetaintermediate port; and tion; and (c) if so, why it is not used for irri (b) if so, the stage at which the proposal rests with the Centre? gation purposes? THE MINISTER OP STATE IN THE THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB (a) to (c,). The information is beingKUMAR MUKHERJEE); (a) Yes, Sir. collected from the concerned State Government and the same, when (b) The proposal is under conside received, will be placed on the Table ration in Consultation with the of the Sabha. Planning Commission. Cracks in Gol Gumbaj, Bijapur Delay in Rabi Wheat Harvest by Punjab Farmers to Press for H552. SHRI B. V. N A IK : Will the Minister of EDU C A TIO N , S O C IA L Remunerative Prices WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased 8554. SH R I P R A B O D H C H A N D R A : to xtate: SHRI YAMUNA PRASAD a) whether the high dome of Gol MANDAL: Gumbaj in Bijapur in Karnataka State Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E has developed cracks; and be pleased to state; (b) if so, what steps are being taken (a; whether Government's attention to preserve this archaeological monuhas been drawn to the move of Pun ment intact? jab faimers to delay the rabi wheat harvest for sometime to press for THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. remunerative wheat prices; and SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE (PROF. S. NUtRUL HASAN): (a) and (b) if go, the reaction pf the Gov ib). Yes, Sir. A few cracks wereernment thereto? observed to have appeared in the plaster covering the extrados of the dome. These were treated and sealed THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE liquid cement grout. However, the MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE dome is beii|g examined thoroughly (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): with a view to finding out the (a) and (b). The State Government measure* that may be necessary for theare not aware of any such move on preservationof the monument. the part of the fanners. 141Written Answers VAISAKHA 9, 1896JSAKA) Written Answers 14a Short duration and Dwarf varieties of (a) whether the India Steam Ship Coconut Plantations in Kerala Co. has bet m granted permission to purchase m*'re ships this year; 8555. SHRi K . R A M K R IS H N A R E D D Y : (b) if so, what prevents this Minis Will the Minister of A G R IC U LT U R E try to take over all shipping companies be pleased to state: under Shipping Corporation of India; and (a) whether short duration and dwarf varieties of coconut plantations (c) the loss and profit of India are evolved in Kerala: steamships and Shipping Corporation in 1972-73? (b) ii so, whether Government in tends to raise a nursery or subsidise private nurseries in Kerala for itsTHE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE mass plantations; and MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB Cc) whether it has brought to the KUMAR MUKHERJEE): (a) Yes, Sir. notice of the Andhra Pradesh GovernIndia Steamship Ltd. were permitted ment for popularising the same? on 9-1-1974 to acquire three second hand vessels of a total of 35,163 G R T at a cost of U S $ 26 million. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): (b) No decision to nationalise Indian (a) Yes, Sir. Shipping has been taken. (b) The hybrid coconuts, which are (c) The profit (before Tax and D e early and profuse bearers, are beingpreciation) made by these two shipping multiplied-in cultivators’ gardens undercompanies during 1972-73 was as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. Forunder: — this work a premium of 15 per cent is allowed to the cultivators while S .C I- R s. 1,791.36 lakhs. collecting the seednuts in addition to the cost of the nuts at the prevailing Indian Steamships—-Rs. 233 89 lakhs. market price. A premium of Rs. 5|- per palm is also given to the culti vators for the collection of pollen from Sale of condemned seeds of National the dwarf palm. See&s Corporation It is also proposed to organise this8557. SHRI S A T P A T K A P U R ; Will work at the Central State Farm, the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E be Aralam. pleased to state: (ft) These varieties of coconut are already in the knowledge of all, the (a) whether the National Seeds coconut growing States, including Corporation disposed of condemned Andhra Pradesh. seeds during 1970— 1973; Taking over of All Shipping (b) if so. tile quantity thus disposed Companies by S.C.I. of and the cost of the same; and 8556. SHRI P R IY A R A N J A N D A S (c) whether in the retail sale of M UNSI: Will the Minister of SHIP these condeomed seeds huge profits: PING AND TRANSPORT be pleased were made at the cost of the Consu to state: mers? 143 Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 Written Answers THE MINISTER OP STATE IN THE Procurement of Foodgrains by MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. Government {SHRI ANNASAHE© P. SHINDE). (a) and (b). The National Seeds 8559 PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: Corporation condemened 2,808 tonnes Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E of seeds valued at Rs. 105.49 lakhsbe in pleased to state the period 1969-70 to 1972-73. The Corporation realised Rs 36.50 lakhs (a) by what is the quantum of food disposal of the condemned seeds, regrains expected by the Government jected seeds and sweepings, during thefrom the wholesale traders after the period 1969-70 to 1972-73. introduction of the new procurement (c) The Government have no inforand puce policy for foodgi ams, and mation of this point. vb) what steps aie devised to ensure Diversification of activities of State that the expected quantum of food Farms Corporation grains is procured by Government? 8558. SHRI S A T P A L K A P U R : WillTHE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the Minister of A G R IC U LT U R E be MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE pleased to state: (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): (a) and (b) ilt is not possible at this (a) whether jt has been decided to stage to make any precise estimate of diversify tl*e activities of the State the quantities of wheat that may be Farms Corporation to cover foodprocured under the new policy. Levy processing, and Orders have been issued and other ad ministrative arrangements finalised by (b) if so, the proposals at hand inthe suiplus States of Punjab, Haryana, this regard? Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Rajasthan for the realization of 50 per cent lev% from what dealers and co MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE operative societies obtaining licences (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): (a) The Memorandum and Articlesas dealers. of Association of the State Farms Corporation of India provide that one Implementation of modified Grades of the objectives of the Corporation for University and College Teachers is to carry on all or any of the busi ness of the farmers, producers, pro cessors etc. of agricultural produce of85(30 PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: all kinds including dairy, poultry, Will the Minister of E D U C A T IO N garden and horticulture produce. SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE be pleased to state: (b) if so, the reaction of the Gov SHRI YAMUNA PRASAD ernment thereto? MANDAL: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Will the Minister of A G R IC U L MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE T U R E be pleased to state: (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): (a) and (b). No specific reports have (a) whether Government have come to the notice of the Government. chalked out any sugarcane develop However, such Co-operative Societies ment plan for enhancing sugarcane as wish to operate as dealers in wheatproduction: and will have to obtain dealers’ licences and deliver 50 per cent levy. After (b) if so, the main features thereof? the levy obligation has ben discharged, like other licensed dealers, they will THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE be permitted to sell the levy-free MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE wheat within the State or outside the (SHRI ANNASAHEB P. SHINDE): State on the basis of a permit fa) Yes, Sir. Negotiated Price to Sugar Industry for (b) The programme envisaged Procurement of Sugar for Export coverage of a compact block of 2000 hectare around each sugar factory In 8562. PR O F . M A D H U D A N D A V A T E :Sub-Tropical belt and 1000 hectare in Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E Tropical belt where emphasis will be be pleased to state: laid on (i) Quality seed production and distribution fbr eommereiaJL culti (a) whether a suggestion to offervation; a (ii) demonstrations on plant negotiated price to the sugar industryand ratoon cane; (iii) adoption of Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 Written Answers 148 plant protection measures; (iv) train (b) .and (c). The statement—one ing of cane development workersat showing allocation of money, number State level and (v) constructionof link oi blocks covered and total number roads m sugar factory areas. of beneficiaries inrespect of each Project and the other showing prog ress made by each Project, are laid Collapse of SafdarjiUf Fly Over on the Table of the House [Placed in Library See No. LT—6857/74)]. 8564 SHRI M R A M G O P A L R ED DY. Will the Mims ter of W ORKS AND Development of Higher Education in H O U S IN G to pleased to state: Educationally backward districts of Orissa (a) whether the Enquiry Commis sion has blamed N B C C for the collapse 8560 SHRI G IR ID H A R G O M A N G O : of Safdarjung fly over columns in Will the Minister of E DU C A TIO N , Delhi, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE oe pleased to state. (b) if so, the action taken against the Corporation; and (a) the policy and provisions adopt- ed by the U G C. for the development (c) the names of the persons resof higher education, particularly for ponsible for the negligence? educationally backward districtsof Orissa; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMEN lb) the allocation lecommended by TARY AFFAIRS AND IN THE MINI the U G C foi the Bferhampur, Sam- STRY OF WORKS AND H O U S IN G balpur and Utkal Universities m fSHRI O M M E H T A ) (a) to (c) The Fouith Plan and for Fifth Plan; and Report is under examination of the Government (c) the allocation made in the 3'ouith Plan and Fifth Plan by the Tribal Development Agencies and ^Ministry’ Allocation therefor THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURE 8565 SHRtT G IR ID H A R G O M A N G O (PR OF S. NURUL HASAN)- (a) to W i’l tne Minister of A G R IC U LT U R E re1 Guidelines for preparation of pro- be please! to state uo^als for the Fifth Five Year Plan, cnculated by the UniversityGrants (a) the total number of Tnbal Commission to theUniversities, inter- Development Agencies staited-so faraha provide that efforts should be in the country, made towards removal of regionalim balances, creatingopportunities for (b) the allocation of money to each higher education forunder-privileged project and the number of tribal blocks Motions of societyand also under covered in each project and the pro developed areas in eachregion These gress madeso far; and could be in the form of special sup plementary programmes/courses to (c) the total number of beneficiaries help studentsfrom Scheduled Castes/ in each project? Tribes and other under-privileged communities, so that they maybe en THE MINISTER OP STATE IN THE abled to overcome their initial handi MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE caps The Universities may give spe (SHRI B. P. MAURYA): (a) The total cial attention to the structure and number of Tribal Development Agen contents of courses of colleges located cies taken up so far is 8. in rural afteas. 149 Written Answers VAISAKHA 9, I89G (SAKA) Written Answers 15 0 The following allocations were-made THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE by the Commission for the Fourth MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Five Year Plan to Universities in (SHRI B. P. MAURYA): (a) Money Orissa allocated to the T.D.A. Gunupur (Ko- laput) and Parlakhemundi (Ganjam) Berhampur Rs. 55 lakhg for load development during the Sambalpur Rs. 57 lakhs Projoct period is indicated below:— Utkal .. Rs. 62 lakhs In addition 108 proposals of 64 colleges Link Arterial in Orissa were accepted during Fourth Roads) Roads Blaft and total assistance given as Commission share was Rs. 45.31 lakhs; Rs in lakhs the total approved share being Rs. 1.34 1. T .D .A .-G u n up ur 20 50 crores. Another Rs. 22.92 lakhs were(Koraput) also sanctioned to 72 colleges under other schemes like basic grants for2. T.D .A.-Parlakhc- books and equipment and teachers’ mundi (Ganjam) 25 50 flats. During the Fifth Five Year Plan (b) The policy adopted for road period, Utkal University has beendevelopment in the T.D.As. is that requested by the Commission to send(i) the link roads should be of proposals upto Rs. 1.5 crores category and of rural pucca roads linking Berhampur and Sambalpur Universimarkets, mandis, godowns etc. and also ties upto Rs.1 crore each, the proposalsvillages with the district highways, being arranged in three priorities village as basti roads etc., and (ii) the indicated in the guidelines. arterial roads should be all-weatfier pucca metalled roads of the standard The Ministry of Education and So of ‘Major District Road’ failing which cial Welfare have no scheme for thisof ‘Other District Road' category, and purpose as all funds for developmentshould be complete from point to point of higher education are channellised including causeways, bridges, culverts through the University GrantsCom- etc and connect the Project area with mi^ion. the State and national highways, rail heads etc. in order to open up the area. Allocation to Tribal Development fc) No, Sir There is no proposal Agency for road development to sanction any other special money to the T D A s for road development in 8567. SH R I G IR ID H A R G O M A N G O :Fifth Plan. Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E be pleased to state: Road Development in Tribal areas of Orissaduring: Fifth Year Plan (a) the money allocated to the T.D A. Gimupur-Parlakhemundi under 6568. S H R I G IR ID H A R G O M A N G O : the road development; Will the Minister of SHIPPIN G A N D (b) the criteria and policy adopted T R A N S P O R T be pleased to state: for the road development In the T.D.As; and (a) what measuresor special sch emes are being taken up by the (c) whether there is any proposal Ministry in Fifth Five Year Plan in to sanction special money to these road development in the tribal areas T.D.As. under the head of road deve of the country with special reference lopment In Fifth Plan? to Orissa; and Written Answers APRIL 29, 1974 Written Answers 15 2 lb) what are the allocations lor suggested for this purpose in the Filth tribal areas out of the total outlay Five Year Plan for Orissa State which proposed for road development (i) includes Rs. 5 00 crores for covering the Central Sector; and (ii) the State requirements of tribal areas. Sector? THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE Cattle breeding farm In Karnataka MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND 8569 SH R I J Y O T IR M O Y B O S U : TRANSPORT (SHRI PRANAB KU Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E MAR MUKHEJEE): (a) and (b). The be pleased to state: Government of India are primarily responsible for the development and (a) a list of Government run cattle maintenance of National Highways bleeding farm in the State of only. Roads other than National Karnataka; Highways m States are the concern of the respective State Governments (b) the number and value of cattle (i) indegenously produced and (ii) National Highways are planned as imported from abroad for each of 4runk roads linking the various parts these farms year-vase during the of the country as a whole and not for last three years and how many sheep particular area or region as such. a n y and cattle of each farm have died Some of these highways pass through during this period; areas with tribal concentration. In Orissa, a length of 516 Kms. of N a (c) factors responsible for these tional Highways pass through tribaldeaths; and areas against a total National High- ways length of 1649 Kms. in the State. (d) extent of losses to the state ex The length of National Highways in chequer as a result of these deaths? tribal areas of Orissa is thus 31 per cent in the total length whereas the population of scheduled tribes is 23 perTHE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE cent. In addition, some loan assistance MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE is also given for selected State Roads(SHRI B. P. MAURYA): (a) Govern of Inter-State or Economic Importance ment of India have one Central Cattle and due consideration is given forBreeding Farm at Hessargatha in roads; in tribal areas under this schemeKarnataka. also in case States come up with any such demand (b) to (d>. Information is being collected and the same will be laid on As the proposals for the Fifth Fivethe Table of the Lok Sabha as soon Year Plan are still in a preliminaryas it becomes available. fctage, it is not possible to give an idea at this stage about the extent to which the requirements of tribal areas will Representation regarding Animal bp covered by the Central Sector Husbandry Department Road Schemes. 8570 SH R I J Y O T IR M O Y B O S U : The Ministry is not concerned with Will the Minister of A G R IC U L T U R E the State Sector. However, the re be pleased to state: quirements for tribal areas in the > main would be covered by the Rural (a) whethej some persons residing Roads under the Minimum Needs m Chandni Chowk, Delhi have re Programme proposed in the State cently brought to the notice of the Sector. According to the information Prime Minister a number of cases In available in the Ministry, a tentative volving waste of public money In fjie outlay of Rs 35.00 crores has beenAnimal Husbandry Department of 153 Written Answers VAISAKHA 9, 1896(SAKA) V/i itten Answers 15 4 Ministry in the nameat Cattle and o* cJiiuption in the University Grants Sheep Development schemes; and Commission in connection with con struction, renovation and maintenance * (b) if so, action taken on the same? of co lege buildings in various States. nt of Agriculture. The re presentation made certain allegations id) total staff of each category, o«- regarding working of the Animal cer^ rt3 well us others separately, in Husbandry Division of the Department t..e N..i*onal Ai aves of India a.> m The mat*or is being looked into. 1900, 1965 and 1973;