Eighth Series,Vol.XLI No14 Tuesday,August 16,1988 Sravana,25,1910 (Saka)
LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version)
Eleventh Session (Eighth Lok Sabha)
LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price: Rs., 50,00 C (Eighth Series, Volume XLI, Eleventh Sellion, 1988//910 (SMa)) No. 14, Tuesday, August 16, 1988/Sarvana 25,1910 (Saka) COLU¥NS Oral ADsw~r. to Questions • ·Starred Questiona NOI. 264, 266, 268, ». 271 to 274 and 277 1·3' Written Anlwen to Queltions : ·Starred Questionl NOI. 265. 267, 270, 275, 35.51 276, 278, and 280 to 283 Un starred QuestioDs Nos. 2730 to 2735,2737 to ~1-372 2771, 2773 to 2849. 285.1 to 2882.2884 to 2897, 2899 to 2925 and 2927 to 2963 Papers Laid on the Table 376-377 Mcssaaes from Rajya Sabha 377·378 Prevcntion of Corruption Bill 371-379 Returned by Rajya Sabha with amendments-laid Matters under Rule 377- 380-385 (i) Need for considerin8 States' demands for acquiring land for coal minina under land Acquisition Act aud amending the Coal Bearina Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act- Shri Sriballav Paniarahi 3Bo. (ii) Demand for iovestiaatiol into dtlay in returning by National Museum Authority lulpturll hired from • The SilO +marked above tbe name of • Member iadicates thlt tbe question w., actually aated on the tloor of tbe HOUM by tbat Mem.r. ( it ) COLUMNS Museums in Orissa for exhibition in Feltival of India In the U.S.S.k- Shrimati Jayanti Patnaik 381 (iii) Demand for startina productfon in Ashoka Paper Mill, Sambapur, Bibar- Shri Ram Bahadur Singh 381-312 (Iv) Demand for providing more halts for rocently converted fast/super fait trains In Gujarat- Dr. A.K. Patel 382-383 (v) Demand for inquiry into Railway Department's remislness in re- moving sand from rail tracks in Jodbpur and Jaisafmer area due to which several trains have been can- ceJled - Sbri Virdhi Chander Jain 383-384 (vi) Demand for measure8 to safeguard tbe honour of women- Shrimatl Usba Rani Tomar 314 (vil) Demand for Government's recognising tbe elcctropathy sY!item of treatmcnt- DI. Chandra Sbekhar Tripathi 314-38' (viii) Demand for lettIng gUIdelines for checking the quality of blood do- nated to Blood Banks- Shri Vijay N. PatH 385470 Dilcullion Under Rule 193- Atrocitiea on Harijans and Adlvasil 386 Sbri Nababir Prasad Yadav 387-392 (lI, C8LUifl!lj Slid A_., .""r••••• .fl..,. Ibri •••••.,00, ... "~5 Ihri •••adeb Acla.ri. 40MCW Sbri k.l. RIO ", .....11 Sbrl Tbampaa Til"••• 411-41' Sllr' lIapulal UalYi,. 41'-428 Sbri "'otil.1 liB,h ... ~13 Sbrimati GMtl "akll.rj•• 4»-425 Sbri H.rish .a •••t 416-42t Sbrimati U.lla Thakkar 4»-431 S. Buta lin,1t 4al-43' Sbri J a.anDatla rattHill Gl-443 Cia. S.nd.r il.,1a t4J.44' Sbri Pi,.1 Tirlk1 ~ Dr. llajendra ~umlri Jlajpai 4""78 Statutory a..solutio. a.: DI",,,,,ll .f National Securit, (Am ••ct ...., .,...... , 1981 Ind National Itc.rily (AllnUNat) Bill- 4'''''1 MotioD' to conider- Ibrimatl GMt.... kll.r';' ... .,...72 I. Buta SiDib .fz..4f3 Sbtl au.d.b Acbaria ... 4YM7. Ibrl Sh.at.r.m »alll ,.. .,..., Ihrl Aziz Qureshi '" ...... Shri .,.d ShaUb."l. h • 4I4-4It ....3 Iltrl E.D. 1.lt•• ,ari ••• (tv) COLuMNS" Shri Ataar Rahman Sbri Virdbi ChaDder laiD 49.5-497 Sbri Piyas Tiraky 497 .. 4'8 Sbri Y olosbwar Pra.ad Y Olellb 498·S02 Bullne.. Advisory Committee- t: Fifty-Seventh Report-Prese.ted 502 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA (b) the estimated demand of polyester staple fibre in the country; (c) whether polyester staple fibre Is Tuesday, August 16, 1988/ being imported to meet the demat'ld and Sravana 25, 1910 (Saka) if so, tbe quantity imported annually and the amouot involved; The Lok Sabha met at (d) whether Goverilmcnt propose to Eleven of the Clock establish morc units to increase the pro- duction of polyester staple fibre to meet [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair} the indigenous demand 1D near future; and ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS (e) If so, the details thereof? [English] Production aDd demaod of polyester THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY staple fibre (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) A State. trr::.~ is given below. ·264. SHRI CHlNTAMANI+ JENA; (b) The estimated demand of Poly- SHRI MOHANBHAI PATEL: ester Staple Fibre for the current year is t,1O.000 tonnes/annum. WJll tbe Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: (c) No, Sir. (a) the particulars of polyester staple (d) At pr~sent, there IS no proposal fibre projects whIch have been established to sanction any new letter of IDtent for the in the country so far in pubhe and pflvate manufacture of polyester St30Je Fibre. sector aod tbe production capacity of each project; (e) Does not arise. Stalement S. No. Name of the Unit Location Whether Installed PublicI Capacity Private/ (TonncsJ JOlOr Sector annum) 2 3 4 5 1. M /s Ahmedabad Mfg. & Gujarat Private 7,968 Calico Printing Co., Baroda 2. MIs Boogaigaon Refinery Assam Pubhc 30,000 & Petrochemicals Ltd • Bongaigaon 3 Oral Answe" AUGUST 16, 1988 OralAnswer. 4 2 3 4 S 3. MIs Indian Explosives Maharashtra Private 10.000 Ltd., Bombay 4. MIs Indian Organic (;hemi- Tamilnadu Private 30.000 cals ltd., Bombay 6. MIs India Polyfibrcs Ltd., Uttar Joint 15,000 Lucknow Pradesh Sector 6. Mis J. K. Synthetics Ltd., Rajasthan Private 22,000 New Delhi 7. MIs Orissa Synthetics Ltd •• Orissa Joint 15.000 Bhubaneswar Sector 8. Mis Re1iance Industries Mahaea- Private 45,000 Ltd., Bombay shtra 9. MIs Swadesbi Polytex Uttar Private 12,eOO Ltd., Gbaziabad Pradesh ---- Total: 186,968 we have exported 10.000 tonnes. There SHRI CHINTAMANI lENA: May is sufficient quanti ty Jeft Sir. 1 know from the Hon. Minister whether it is a fact tbat there is a big gap in bet- SHRI CHINTAMANI JENA : My ween the full installation capacity and second supplementary was not answered full utilisation? If so. what is the rea'c;on ? Sir. May I know whether even 50010 of the installed capacity is Dot being utilised ? On the other hand they are pleading that MR. SPEAKER! The second supp- due to low off-take of fibre industries and lementary is coming now. How can be , blended. spinning and cotfon textile indus- answer it before hand? tries, they are not producin~ to according tbeir fuJI capacity. May I also know what SHRI CHINTAMANI JENA : May 1 action the Government has taken so that know from the Hon. Minister whether the the fun capacity utilisation is there for Director General of Investigation and production so thafthe price increase of the Registration of the Department of Com- fibre is reduced to a large extent about pany Affairs has reported to the Govern- which the Director General of Company ment tbat the prices fh.ed by tbe industries Affairs Department bas also reported to are not reasonable 1 If so, what is the rea- tbe Governme'nt ., ction of the Government so that tbe prices may be reduced aDd the IDdustries may utihse it to their fuJI r~q uirement ? SHRI J. VENGAL RAO: I cannot understand this question; but anybow I SHRI J. VENGAL RAO: Y'ou know will answer it ... (Inte rruptions) ... very well that in the recent budget the Customs reduction was from Rs. 25 to Already nine units are producing Rs, ]5 in each case. That is Why DOW 1,86,000 tonnes. Our this year's demand the price is reasonable Now tbe inter- is only one Jakh tonnes. We are expor- national price has also lODe up recently. ting 66,000 tonnrs tbis year. Lasr year That is why the price in our country bas cnly we exported 5000 tODnel. Upul now Bone up. Oral Answe", SRAVANA 25,1910 (SAKA) 6 DR. DATTA SAMANT: The Hon. Pradesh they have not implemented the Minister has said that tbe demand tor letter of intent. We have cancelJed it. this fibre has gone down in the country. I do not know whether the foundation On the contrary in tbe last budget be bas stone IS there or not. liven concessions of Rs. 30 per kg. for the polyester fibres and filaments. It II SHRI THAMPAN THOMAS : I worth about Rs 700 crores for all these would like to know from the bon. MIDi- biS bosses of Reliance. etc. It was told ster wbether he is aware of tbe contradi- here tbelt the customers will get these ctory problems in polyester manufacture. conceSSions relatively. In tbat case the In Kerala Mavoor Rayon factory IS closed COlt of the polyester sarees must 80 down because of non availability of bamboos by Rs. ]0 per piece if at all these conce- and labour trouble. Similarly in many to Ule ssions are passed on customers. So. areas such indu~trles wbich make polyester the concessions that the Government has fibre are closed. Tbe reason for It 1s gJven are not passed on to tbe customers. tbat the Import IS permitted and the Sfame Tbls IS stated by the M:lDlster and by the partIes arc given licence to Import this Secretary also. Conslderlog all tbese matenal from abroad and, therefore. tbey facts, I would like to know whether the are keeping the factories Idle here aDd Government Will stujy the 5nUatlOn- throwlOg away the natural rl!sourcos that because the poor mao is going to use the are available. At the same time smugg- polyester-and see tbat these concessions ling of polyester fibre IS IOcreaslDg. Last are passed on to tbe poor consumers and year maximum amount ot smuggled artlcte also the demand goes up. was polyester fibre. Tbat bad been POID- ted out in the Fmance MinIster's report SHRI J. VENGAL RAO: Because of and the Commerce MlDlster was also these concessions only tbe demand hds concerned about It. 1 woulJ Iik.e to know gone UP from 40,000 tonnes ID 1985-86 to wbether the Industries MlDlster is aware 88,000 tonnes In 1987-88. Tbls year we about It and wbat steps are you gOlDg to are expecting 1,!0,OOO tonnes. The .. nten- take to make them function and produce tion of the uovernme.lt I~, these conce- thIS malenal ID our country USlOg our ssions should go to the actual user. own faciJuy an j also to curtail Import? DR. DATTA SA"vIANT : What about SHRI J. VENGAL RAO : Sir, tbe the statement of the MlDister and the point that has been raIsed by Mr. Tham- Secretary? pan Thomas IS not dealt by my Minastry. It IS with TextIle MIDistry. He must [Translati on) address bis question to them ...... rlnurruptions) SHRI DILEEP SINGH BHURIA (Jbabua): Mr. Speaker, Sir, many com- SHRI THAMPAN THOMAS: SIf.l panies have taken licences for the insta- specifically asked abCtut MavoN Rayon. llation of Pol yester Fibre fa'=torle~. Late Shrimati Indira Gandhi had -laid the [Trans/ation} fouodation stone of a Polyester Fibre factory on 23rd October. 1983 at Megbna- Scbeme to generate hydroelectric gar in Jbabua district of Madhya Pradesb power in Bibar but the company has not installed any factory till to jay. Similarly, companies .266. PROF. CHANDRA BHANU do take heeD ;es but do not set up any DEVI: Will the MiDlster of ENERGY industry." May I koo w the action being be pleased to state : taken against su'Ch persons and tbe pro- gress made in startJDg this industry? (8) whether Union Government have prepared any scheme to generate hydro- (English) electriC power from river waters in Bihar; SHRI 1. VENGAL RAO: As the (b) if so. the details in this reaard: bell. Member mentioned about Madhya and Oral A"swe" A tJOUST 16, 1988 (c) if not wbetb::r Government pro- takes 7-8 years to complete. pose to conduct a specific study in thl ~ Pak programmes viewed in Delhi connection ? *268. SHRI SARFARAZ+ AHMAD: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THI) DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE SHRIMATI MANORAMA MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP· SINGH: NATH RAJ): (a) to (c) The Central ElectricIty Autbority b~s made an assess· Wql the Mimster of INFORMATION ment of the hydro-elec~rjc power pOlen- AND BROADCASTING be pleased to tial of the nver waters in Bihar and identi- state: fied 23 schemes with aD aggregate hydro- electric potential of 538 MW at 60% load (a) whether Government have been able to ident}'fy tbe causes due to which factor. frl\{I~mi~~'()n ('f PakiC:fani TV programmes to Del hl and other parts of the country is PROF. CH~NDRA BHANU DEVI: possibie; Mr. Speaker, Sir. wiJl the hon. Minister be pleased to state how much power, is being generated under the KosI Hydro- (b) if so, the detaiis thereof; and Electric Projtct; wbeth~r this generatIon fe) what measures are being taken to j~ aC\Mdi,,~ tl" t}>e t~n~d fhl'f'(i "o:i if r.1.:'~, con tam this inlru:,ion and also to ensure the action being taken by the Government effective transmission of tbe national and to achieve the target 7 regional programmes to the people in the border areas ? SHRI KALNATH RAI : Mr. Speaker. Sir, the total potential of the Kosi Project [English] Is 20 MW and it should at least generate 15-16 million unttS 10 a year but it fallS THE M[NISTER OF STATE IN THE short by about 13 mjl)ic'n units Th;s IS :.. lINISfRY OF INFORMAT10N AND because of si Iting and growth of vegetation BROADCASTING (SHRI S. KRISHNA in tbe rivers With the result, full quan- KUMAR) : (a) to (C) A statement is given tity of water is net available to run the below. machines. In order to deal with this problem, the Government of India had Statement constituted a committee which submItted its report in Au~ust 1987. Ac::ordlDg to Some parts of Jammu & Kashmir, tbis Report, Rs. 28 lakh w:11 be ceq OIred Punjab and Raja~than close to the inter. to improve the \\~)rklDg of t .... is project. national boc(lt;r rec_,;ve TV signals from This plant is to be revItalised. A detailed Pakistan because of their proximity to the report on tbe project ill st'l, aWbiled from transmitting stallons operating across the the Bihar Governmeo:. Th s work IS [0 bordt"r. However, freak signals through be done by tb:! Sta:e Governn'ell bt:cause abnormal propagation of electro-magnetic tbis is not a Central Proiect waves caused occasionally by peculiar weatber conditions are some times received at far off places. The phenomenon is not PROF. CHANDRA BHANU DEYI : unique to Pakistan signals alone. Mr. Speaker, SIr, second.j, I want to know the progress made in the construc- Priority h~s been assigned to the ex- tion work of the proposed h}dro-electric panSion of TV service in the border areas power project and the time by which thls of the country. A number of schemes have project IS likely to be completed? been included ID VII Plan of Doordarsban for strengtheninl! of TV service of tbe SHRI KALPNA 1 H RAI: Mr_ Spea- border areas of the country. On impJe- ker, SIr, the Koyal Kora Project Qf 710 mentptlon ot the schemes, TV I'erviee is MW for Southern BIhar IS under the expected to be available to about 86% consideration of the Central Gowrnment. population in the border districts of the A hydro-electric power project generally country, as against tbe National averalo Oral Anstvu, SRA VANA 2S, 1910 (SAKA) Oral A1I8We1l 10 82.8% sought to be achieved OD the PROF. N.G. RANGA: What is the implementation of the various schemes of result ? the VII Plan. MR. SPEAKER: It has to be more [Translation] interesting, Sir. This can improve. SHRIMATI MANORAMA SINGH: SHRI S. KRISHNA KUMAR: I do Mr. Speaker, Sir, the coverage o· Pakis- not want to go into the derails. This tani Te)evhlon i. so wide tbat its pro- inc'udes the north-eastern expansion plan gramme., can clear1y be seen in tbe border In all the border areas. J have got district areas of States like PunjJb. Rajasthan and level !,osition. [he transmitter::; are under Himathal Pradesh. Their programmes are iDslaHa~IOD. Also, an addltional pro- not cultural but are fu)) of propaganda gramme bas just been 'Dltiated to improve material. The programmes of Pak stani the tran"misslOn tn the LadHkh regton of Television are so IOteresting that the Jammu and Kashmir. people of border areas In States like Punjab, Rajasthan and HOmacb&l Pradesb Wh~n these programmes of expension prefer to watch tht"lr programmes. May are fuHy implem~nted, the border areas I know the action being taken to make of our country will get 86 per cent our programmes more tnteresting so that coverage of our population as against the the people do Dot see their programmes; average of 82 per cent (or the whole of have tht' Government constituted any our coun!ry. committee for implementation of pro- grammes ; and if so. the decision taken by this committee in this regard? Pro- WhIle it is true that Pakisthan trans- grammes should be made more interesttng missions are available to some of our i~ so tt:::lt th: peep!.: pre~~r to view eu:: peon1e in the bord!:'r district9, jc; equally programmes and do not see their true that IndIan transmissions are avail- programmes. able in many of rbe dlstncts. even as far away as Cbittagong in Bangiadesh or Islamabad and other major centres of [English] Pakistan. It is not correct to say that Pak,stam progr.?mmes are better than SHRI S. KRISHNA KUMAR: Sir, OUTS. It Is a matter of oplDion. Heie, we the Government knows that some distncrs have received large number of letters in the border areas are WIthin the raoge a from Pakistan commeonding the quality of of the signals of TV and RadiO or Pakistan. As you are aware, the signals our programmes. We have also received letters trom OUt Ambassador saying that do not respect international boundaries. our pro~rammes are received very well For instance, from Pakistan, areas of and appreciated in some of the areas of western Gujarat, Jammu, from Nepal. Pakistan. And people even put up high some ar~as !n eastern IndIa and Uttar antennae so that Indian programmes can Prade~h and fr('m B,,![lglade~h some parts be receIved. The Improvement of tbe of West Bengal get TV signals becau~e these: districts are wHhin the primary programmes not only from tbe border districts but the e'ntire country is an OD- traD5misston zone of TV transmitter going aod contlDuing process but as rar as located in Pakistan. the border districts are concerned, we are Improving the studio facilIties, improving There are a 'so other areas, wb,ch are the staff and we are seeing that creative within what is known 8S 'secondary range" progrQrnmcs are being prepr.red especiaHy where we get feeble sign&ls. for border transmission in aU the tuns- mission centres wilh studio facilities in Sir, Government of IndIa has em- these border districts. barked on a very ambitiOUS programme with an cutJay of Rs. ] 10 crores to [Translation] strengthen the TV coverage and the trans- SHRIMATI MANORAMA SINGH: mi.sion network in our border areas. Has any Programme Advisory Committee AUGUST 16, 1988 Oral ""awe" 12 been constituted to take care of that area'] SOME HON. MEMBERS: We do (a) The composition aod term of not agree. ( Interruptions) reference of the Committee constituted by the Government io regard to tbe selection MR. SPEAKER: He must bave seen of sites for Jarge thermal power stations this. Otherwise. how does he know? are given in the Annexure. Next question. Sbrl Shankar Rao Chavan. (b) The Committee has reviewed the status of development of the sites recom- Site !electioD committee for large thermal mended by the earlier Committee for power statioDs selection of sites for large thermal power stations in April. 1976 and the feasibility *269 SHRI ASHOK SHANKAR- of further extcosion at these sites. It has IlAO eRAVAN: Will the Minister of not visited any site so far. ~Ni.RGY be pleased to state: (C) Yes,Slr. ADDex.re Committee for selection of sites for large tbermal power statioas A. Compos ition 1. Member (Thermal), CEA Chairman 2. A representative of the SEB in the jurisdiction of Member which a suitable site is located and being investigated. 3. A representative of the Deptt. of Coat. Member 4. A representative of MIs CMPDIL. Member S. A representative of MIs NTPC Member 13 Or,,1 Answer. SRAVANA 25, 1910 (SAKA) Oral Answen 14 6. A representative of Ministry of Railways. Member 7. A representative of the Ministry of Environment, _ Forests and Weldlife. Member 8. A repr~sentative of the Deptt. of Industrial Development. Member 9. A representative of the Planning Commission. Member 10. A representative of the Geological Survey of India. Member 11. Chief Engineer (Thermal Planning) C.E.A. Member-Secretary B. Terms of Reference The terms and reference of the Committee are as under: (i) review the status of development of sites recommended by the earlier Site Selection Committee set up in Jan., 1973 and examine the feasibility of settinl up further extension projects at existing sites and (ii) identify suitable new sires for setting up large thermal power stations in different regions of the country. keeping in view the relevant techno- economic considerations includlDg : (al Availability of power grade coa! and feasibility of its transportation; (b) availability of sources of supply of water; (C) availability of land for power plant and ash disposal etc. ; (d) the ~eological suitability of sites, soH conditions and amenability to floods; (e) environmental considerations; and ( f) e\ acuation of power to load centres. SHRI ASH OK SHANKARRAO sanctioned 3COO MW and there will be no CHAVAN Sir the power position in shortage. Maharashtra. even though salisfactory at the moment, thert" is likely to be a short- raU of 1200 MW by the end of the Seventh SHRJ ASHOK SHANKARRAO Five Year Plan God 14CO MW 10 the eHA VAN: Maharasbtra is not getting EIghth Five Year Plan. as given by CEA. its due share of the gas which is available If so, what steps are being taken to see from the Bombay HIgh. I would relate such a situation does not arise 7 What thiS question to power generation. There are the locations in Maharashtra where has been a constant demand from the large and new thermal power stations are Government of Mahalashtra regarding likely to be located? gas to be made available for power plants. So, I would like to know from the SHRI KALPNATH RAI: The hon. Minister, as in the case of tbermal Government of India has sanctioned power stations, there is lot of public 3000 MW "ower generatton In the Seven- opposition due to the fear of adverse th Five Year Plan and loday there Is effects on environment, speciaJly horticul- no shortage of power in Maharashtra and ture. Is the Ccntral Go\:ernment ~xamin for tbe Eigbth Five Year Plan, we have ing various proposals from different AUGUST 16, 1988 . Or(1I A_we" 16 States includlnl Maharashtra for settlnl beainnifll. wm you tak., adequate steps up gas· based power plants 1 to explore an sources or power generation like hydroelectric power teneration io the SHRI KALPNATH RAI The backward areas of the Kokan region, Government of India has appointed a where there is a Jot of rainfall and· try to Committee for the selection of the SJte •• see that inadequacy of power supply in That Committee will submit its report on Maharasbtra is eliminated ? 30th March 1989 in which the Govern- ment will take into consideration the SHRI KALPNATH RAJ: As tbe prol;))em of Maharashtra and Government hon. Member bas said, there is flome of India is cOMidering to include gas- shortage of po\'Ver in all the parts of the based power plants in Maharashlca. country. Taking into consideration. the shortage of power. tbe Government of SHR} ASHOK SHANKARRAO India bas already decided to sanctjon 3000 CHAVAN: Sir, I feel that answer has MW pow:r for Maharashtra and tbat not been properly given. will solve the problem of Maharashtra. whatever suggestions have been given by MR. SPEAKER: It is OK. the hone Member, the Government will consider the same. PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE The hon. Member has asked a Question SHRI BHATTAM SRIRAMA MUR.. and the reply was given by the hone TY : What are the various sites suggested Minister that there is no inadequacy of for Andhra Pradesh? Is Viskhapatnam power generation in Maharashtra. If bon. also included? Member's father was present here, he would bave actually pointed out the SHRI KALP NATH RAI : This does faUacy in his reply. not arise out of this question. The Hon. Member has asked the Tid.1 power project iu Gulf of Kutch correct question and I will quote the Chief Minister's contention which goes against exactly what tbe bon. Minist~r has + *271. SHRI U. H. PATEL: .aid. For the development of backward areas in Maharashtra like the Kokan SHRIMATI PATEL RAMABEN coastal area. there was a scheme for tbe RAMJIBHAI MAVANI ; establishment of Bharat Aluminium Project, a public sector unit; it was W,1I the Minister of ENERGY be proposed long back. it bas not been pleased to state : commissioned and is lIkely tc be iiven UP. The former Chief Ministen had repeatedly asked for adequate provisIon (a) whether Government bave received of power supply for this. Repeatedly we the techno-economic feasibility report (or were told by the former Chief Ministers the tidal power project in the Gulf of and confirmed by Mr Sathe. who was Kutch; incbarge of the Ministry here. that tbe amount of electricity tbat Is required for (b) if so, the details thereof; the aluminium public sector project was very bigb and since Maharashrra was not able to make the provision for adequate (C) whether Government have taken power supply, that is why. this project the ;nvestmfnt cecision for tbe project; cannot come up. I am pointing this padicular plea to indicate tbat your (d) if not. the reasons for de!ay; and answer is incorrect. There is no adequate lupply of power in Mabarashtra and. therefore. I will pick up the question (e) when the proposed project is tbat the hon. Member had asked in the likely to be implemented? 17 Oral Auwe" SRAVANA 25,1910 (SAKA) Oral Answers 18 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE techno-economic feasibility study,the work DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE of the first two phases has been comple- MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI ted." This is not clear. I could not (KALPNATH RAI) : (a) Yes, Sir. understand it. Please clarify the position in this resard. (b) The report envisages an insta1la- tion of 900 MW, compriling 36 units [English} of 25 MW each. generating 1690 GWh (million units) annually. The cost of SHRI KALPNATH RAI: Sir, the installation a,nd the cost of energy tidal power generation is being considered generation have been estimated as for tbe first time in the Gulf of Kutch. A Rs. 1455/KW and Rs. 0.90/KWh respec- potential of the order of 9000 MW bal tively .. beeD Identified by UNDP experts In 1975 at 3 locations in the country. Of tbese tc) No, SIr. about 7000 MW was in the gulf of Cam bay in Gujarat and 1000 MW in the (d) The project is proposed to be gulf of Kutch. In addition the potential implemented in fOLlr phases. With tbe for very smalJ unit was identified in completton of the tecbno.economlc Sunderban in West Bengal. At present feasibility study, the work of the first two only France has the tidal power plant of phases has been completed. In the third 240MW. On tbe basis of that tbe Govern. phase, the detaiIJoi of design and ment of India Is considering the feasjbiJity construction features and preparation of study for tbe gulf of Kutch and it contract documents have to be taken up. IDdlcates that the installation and genera- The construction of the project forms the tion cost With tidal power arc comparable fourtb pbase. wIth the pre~ent day coal-gas based tbermal puwer plant. Moreover. tbe (e) The projects will be implemented project wlll not result io aD extra submer~ after tbe investment declsion and detailing Slon and as sucb there WIlJ not be any of tbe design and construction f.!a ures. problem of rehabll1tation. At present the Government IS ~oncentrating on gulf of Kutch alone. No JDvestigation bas been {Trans/alion] taken up at otber location. SHRI U. H. PATEL: Mr. Speaker, [Trans/ation) Sir, in response to part 'E' of my quest- ion tbe hon. MiDlster has said that tbe project will be implemented after the SHRIM-\Tf USHA THAKKAR • thi~ inveSfment decision and detaihng of the Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have asked question in this House many times and I design and construction features. In thIS regard may I know from the hon. MiniS· am told that survey is going on and tbe ter the time by wbich this work is likely work will be started very S00n. But, till to be completed ? now no work bas been started. In tbe previous Budget session also I ba\'e B!>ked tbis qu, stion in this regard and in [English] response to that I was told that the work would be started In 1989. Now. I would SHRI KALPN >\ TH RAI: Sir. tbe like to know from tbe bCD. Mmister survey is going on and tbis will be taken whether the survey of tidal up as per plan. energy is going on in Kutch or Dot? Due. to high temperature, tbe possibIlities of [Translation] tidal energy are more in the Kutcb area In view of this fact. wh3t progress ba~ SHRI U. H. PATEL: Mr. Speaker. been made in this regard? Sir. in response to part (d) of my ques- tion, the hone Minister has said that "the [English) project is proposefi to be implemented in four pbases. Witb the completion of the SHRI KALPNATH RAJ: Sir, tbesa " '. Oral Answe" AUGUST 16, 1918 OralAlI8we" 20 two tidal power projects a(o situated in and, hydro-electric generation? This fact tbe Kutcb and Cnmbay. Tbe tocbno- sbould be cleared first aDd tben only we economic feasibility report is being can implement tbi, projoct on the processed and after tbat It will be conside- priority basis. red for taking tbe investment decision. After tbe techno-economic clearance the . SHRI KALPNA TH RAJ: The Gulf next phase involving tbe detailiog of tbe of Kutch and Gulf of Khambal (Camba,) design and construction figures will be on the Western Coast in Gujarat aDd taken UP. It will take two years. The Delta of Ganga in Sunderbans In Wost project can be taken up after all these is- Bengal on the Eastern Coast have bcon sues are completed. identified aa the potential sites worthy of being considered for tidal power develop- [T,.anslation] ment. A malor step towards quantifying the overall possibilities of tidal power in SHRI SHANTILAL PURUSHOTT- India was taken up ... AMBHAI PATEL'; Mr. Speaker. Sir, most of rhe projects remain on paper only. Will the hone Minister be pleased DR. K~UPASINDHU BHOI: Has to state the numher of projects, wh.ch any Pilot Plan been done in Jnc:Ua. or Dot, whether the deSign parameter has been have been proce~sed and the time by which the!r construction work would be satisfactory aud whether chemical ingredient which is rt:quired has been started? done because our geo-politlcal condition Is different ? MR. SPEAKER: He has told that it is in process. SHRIKALPNATH RAI: No ... (Interrutions) SHRI SHANTILAL PVRUSHOTT- AMBHAI PATEL: Mr. Speaker, Sir. I MR. SPEAKER: It is not being wagt to know the time by which the done. contruc'tion work of tbose projects. which have been processed, will be started? SHRJ KALPNATH RAJ: Sir, Doth· [English] ing has been done. PROF. MAOHU DANDAVATE : SHRJ K>\LPNATH RAJ: Sir. when You can assure him that nothing will be tbe techno-economic feaSIbIlity report done! will be submitted, the G.)vernment will send it fer financIal clearance. [Translation] DR. KRUPASINDHU BHOI: Mr. Telephone system in Delhi Speaker. Sir. it w/H be a milestone jf in our couotry we can get this type of tidal *272. SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGAR· power project. As far as my knowledge W AL ~ Will tbe Minister of COMMUNI- goes, Dr. ChughellOgam. In Tamil Nadu CATIONS be pleased to state: Electricity Board first ~tarted the pilot plant there. I would lake to know what is tbe present position. Whetber tbe (A) whether planning of telephone Ministry has cleared any pilot plant system in Delhi b satisfactory; there '1 If so, what is the Dame of the project; what is the design parameter and (b) if so the re~sons for which the what are tbe chemicals required for thiS waiting listl for telephones in some areas tidal power project? Whether the pilot date back to 2-4 year. whereas the waiting plant study bas already been made? Jists iD some otber area'S have requests Wbelber as per the techno. economic pending for 10.15 years; and feaSibility report tbe money part is coml'a'l'able to tbermal power generation (C) tbe measures being undertaken to 21 Oral Answel's SRA,VANA 25•• 910 (SAKA) Oral Aruwerl '],.z improve the planning of telephone sys(em the waltini period has been reduced to 9 in Delhi? years ever since the hone Minister bas taken over the cbarge. This is a bil difference. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUl"41CATIONS (SHR! GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a)" The position in ca.o of telephonls in Yes Sir. Delbl tS quite bad and I do not think any proper planDing has been done to improve (b) and (c) A statement is given tbe telepbone system. In one area, tbe below. walling period is 15 years, in another area, U is only 2 years and In s~me otber area telepbones are supplied currently. do Statement I not understand thiS planning of yours. In CQnnaught P ,ace and Tts Hazarl te!ephoncs In Delhi, the longest waiting period is arc being provided against a waiting list about 9 years in the Ge leral category and of only one year wllerealJ in Shahadra the tbat too in a sma). Pocket namely waiting list is of 1S years, in Radhu Palace Sbahadra. Disparity an clearance of exchange area it is of 8-9 yOU.5 and in waitinl hst in various a:-eas occur due to Delhi Gate area it is of 10 years. Such limited availability ot equipmcnts and a planning is beyond my comprebension. external plant and sbor'age of IDvesllbJe I want to know as to bow will you bring resources. about co· ordination between various areas in regard to the wa;ting period. In c~se In any multi·exchange area like Delhi, there is a difference it sbould not be more it is always possible. due to tbe above tban 6 mont hs to 1 year. reasons, that tbe clearance dates vary sIgnificantly from one Exchange to You have saLl III your reply tbat it is another. As the teleph0ne Exchanges are due to limited availability of equipments always installed in larJc units ( usually and t:x[ernal pl.iOt and shorrage of units or 10,000 Jines) it is possible tbat tbe resources but y 1U are sanctlon'ng tele- clearance dates get a quantum jump iD phone connection) without any delay in lome areas. Efforts are always made to tbe areas wh~re there is no shortage iu equalise the waiting list in aU areas by way your plan. What is the reason that the of area tran-:fer from one excblnge to waHlDg list 10 Trans--f amuna areas is of another but tbis is to be done in a 9 years? I want to know the difficulty limited way to avoid frequent number beiDI expenen ~ed in case of your changes. planning? Delhi Telepbones has drawn up a THE MINISTER OF COMMUNI- developm~n:al plan so as to reduce the CATIONS ~SHRI BIR BAHADUR waiting period in almost all areas to SINGH): It is true that the POSItIon in within 31/2(31) yean by the end of 7th every area IS different. Tbe areas where plan and furthe r to one year progressively th~ capacity of tbe exchange is more. the by the end of 8tb Plan, subject to problem is not sorious but the areas availability of material and financial where the demand of peop!e has increased resources. with the increase in populstivn and the capacity of tbe excbange is less, are faclDg [Translation_l tbis problem. There are certain such aTcas where there is a possibihty of a 10Dg SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL: delay. . Mr. Speaker, Sir, tbe position In case of telephones in Delhi is the same as is in The wait'"!! It~t for felephones date regard to the reply given by the hon. back 20 years wben tbis Corporat!on was Minister. The only diff"reoce is that tbe established and after that the waiting advertisement in ,tbe newspapers showed period has now been reduced to 9 years. tho waltins list of 14·15 years but now We arc tryioa to reduce it further to ~3 Orlll AfUWtti AUGUST ItS, J988 24 three-and-a-balf years by the end of the unautborised manner by some rich people, Seventh Five Year Plan and to one year may be by industrjn~ touscs and which by tbe end of the Eighth Five Year Plan. many times comes to the poor MPs. We are trying to increase the capacity of Those who are bere -many of tbem includ- the exchange where it is less and we art' ;n~ r."yself-have experienced this problem. also making attempts to change the 010 I would like to know whether the MlDister exchanges which arc not in lood working will go into this kind of complaint and conditions. investigate and put a stop to this kind of unauthorised telephoning by the industrial SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL: houses and other rich people. through I am unable to understalld .the reply. I dubiou s means? want to know whether you have fixed the responsibility of any officer to soe as to [Tram/ation} how Delhi should be divided. It is due to Jack of planning that at present the SHRI BIR BAHADUR SINGH: Sir. waiting Jist in one part dates back 20 years we have Ril express telephone service while in some other part it is of one year under \'I'hich telephones are provided there only. and thon on payment of Rs. 30,000. Such people who ... (Interruptions) .. MR. SPIiAKER: He has given its reply. MR. SPEAKER: Sbe is not asking for a telephone, she is compJaining. AN HON:. MEMBER: He has said that the popular.ion is increasing. SHRI BIR BAHADUR SINOH: Sir, we have no information regarding the SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL unauthorised telephone connecti ons. We It is not at all connected witb the increase will get it fnvestigated If such a compJa!nt in population. My second question is that IS received? you are making attempts to reduce this waiting period to three and a half years MR. SPEAKER' She is a~kinl as to during the Seventh Five Year Plan. The what steps do you ~ake in case somebody fact is that more than half the p~riod of used the telephone number of another the Seventh Plan i5 already over and on y person through a malpractice and the bill one year-and-a-balf is left now. I, there- tor which IS receIved by tbe JaHrr ... fore, want to know as to how wiil you ( Interruptions) reduce the waitlDg period to three-and-a- half years in the rest of the one year-and- a-half wben tb\! wauing list is running for SHRI BIR BAHADUR SINGH: Sir, a period of 10 years? there IS a practIce in our electronic excbanges. If a person deposits 25 per SHRI BfR BAHADUR SlNGH : Sir, cent ot the amount, then after an we are laying some new unes. increaSing investigation of tbe whole case we suggest the capacity and setting up SOlf1e new him as to what is tbe actual over-due exchanges. Our present plan is worth Rs. amount. SS lakbs. We will increa;;;e it rlj~ther if wa get the equiproent. We will try to increase SHRI V. TULSIRAM: Mr. Speaker, it mc.re and more. Sir, tbe hon. ~inister has just mentioned about increasing the number of e'l[changes [English] in Delhi. At what points these sre aoing to be increased and wbether supenor SHRIMATI OEETA MUKHERJEE machinery will be ir '.taJied in these Sir, whether the hon. Minister is aware exchanges so that it fUDctions properly tbat there are many complaints tbat In and wrong numbers are not connected. Delhi Telephones, the telephone Jines Many times I have even been abused by IOmetimes are actually connected in an some female on getting a wrong number. Oral Answer, SltAVANA 2~, 1910 (SAKA) Ora' Atuwe" 26 Besldt"s. many heavy bills also come to (b) the tiPlc by which tho romaining us •. Whatever the Madam has said is districts aro IIke)y to be hnked by S. T.D. '1 qUite correct. I complained about my telephone 5·6 times but received only a :tHE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE vague reply. Once an officer of your MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS department said that they ha\ e watched (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a) my teJephoae and that I rang up Bom· (i) 12 DistrJct Headquarters In Madhya bay. When I said that I did not ring up Pradesh have been linli ed by S. T .0. Bombay. he replied that the name during the last three years. These are :- "Tulsiram" is used only in Maharashtra and not ID Andhra Pradesh. I even asked BhlOd, Dewas, Dhar, Gwalior. that officer to get me a number connected Mandsaur, Morena, Rewa. with this. Ever since than be has been Ralgarh. Satna, SeoOl, Sehore absconding and has not e\en got me aoy and V ldlsha. number. Therefore. the hon. Minister should look Into it. There are mar yother hon. M Ps, who received such telepbone (ii)' 24 District Headquarters in bi1Is. I want to submit to the hon. Madbya Pradesh are yet to be Minister tbat we will gain nothing by linked by S.T.D. avoiding this issue. You will have to allow some rebate in such cases ... (b) Tbe 2..J remalDing District Head- ( Interruptiom.) quarters In Madhya Pradesh have been planned to be linked by STD during the MR. SPEAKl:::R: Tulsiramjl, for 7th Plan. God's sake have mercy on us. You first teJl 11S whether the abuse was sweet or bitter. SHRI KAMMODILAL JATAV: Hon. Minl"ter has siat~d tbat 12 districts have SHRI V. TULSIRAM: It was not b~en linked by S. T D. and 24 distrICts arc sweet but bitter. to be linked wbile there are as man), as 45-46 dlstricts in Madhya Pradesh. As SHRI BIR BA.H \DUR SINGH : such 10 districts have been Jefr out right. Whenever such complaInts are received I want to know from the Hon. Minister we get tbem IDvestigated ... ( Interruprion'l) the reasons for excluding 10 districts outrigbt and names of dislflcts proposed MR. SPEAKER: You get it enquired to be hnked by S T.O. In coming 6 into and arrive at a conclusIOn. Many months? such complalDts are received. THE MINISTER OF COMMllNIC· SHRI BIR BAHADUR SINGH: Sir. ATIONS (SHRI BIR BAHADUR there JS a beavy demand for eJlctronic SINGH): Sir, as bas been stated, exchanges where reople get all klDds of remalDing 24 districts in Madhya Pradelh facilities. Attempts are bdng made to sct are prvposeJ to be linked by S.T.D. and up sucb excbanges all over India. We try it has further been stated tbat tbese to establish it according to the capacity. districts wUi be Hoked by S.T.D. in the remainms 1i years ot seventb five year Districts lioked by S. r.D. in Madhya plan. Pladesh *273. SHRI KAMMODILAL JATAV : SHRI KAMMODILAL JATAV: Sir. Will the Minister of COMMUNICATI- I ",ouJd like to submit that my con:,titue- ONS be pleased to state: ney Morena haa been liked by S.T.D. but there are some big towns in my constitue- (a) the number and names of d1stricts ncy such as Sbyopur, Sabalgarh, Porsa in Madhya Pradesh Hnked by S.T.D. and Amba which are market centros for durAng the last three years and tbe whoat mustard aud ghee. M_y I i..n ...... number of districts yet to be hnkod by as to when these towns arc likoly to be S.T.D.; and linked by S T .D. ? ,AUGUST 16, .988 11',111111 illMlI'l ·,s SMRI BIR BAHADUR SINGH: I have already stated that these will be First of all. we will link a.strict head. lanked by S.T.D. in Madhya Pradesh. quarters by S.T.D. and witb tbe increase of capacity, we sball try to hnk tcbsils by (EngU~hJ S.T.D. Use of All ladia Radio for campaiao against sodal evil s [English) SHRI R. P. DAS ; Three years of tbe *274. SHRI+ PRAKASH CHANDRA: 7th Plan have already elapsed. Only twelve districts of Madhya Pradesh are to StlRl MANIKRAO HODLYA be Unked by STD, out of 36. There are GAVIT; 434 districts aU over tbe country, Includmg WIll the Minister of INFORMATION those in Madhya Pradesh. I would like to AND BROADCASTING be pleased to know how many dlstrlcts so far have state: been linked by STD. MR. SPEAKER: It is a question StatemeDt rea.rding Madhya Pradesh. Certain well defined policy guideHnes SHRI R. P. DAS: The point a1l0 are already laid down for mountinl remains tbat tbere are only two years programmes to eradicate soclaJ evHs and Jeft for the close of tbe 7th PJan. How to encourage forces of unIty and National can an the dlsfricts be )iDk~d by STD in Incegration. tbe 7th Plan-at least the districts in Madhya Pradesh ? The statistical details relating to [Trans/ali an) programmes broadcast from All India Radio Station. on different themes are SHRI BIR BAHADUR SINGH: Sir, furnished in the Annexure. Annexure Statistical Abstract of Programmes on Campaign themes (Average in a Month) S. No. Name of the Theme No. of Programmes 1 2 3 1. National Integration 4,540 Oral An""" SRAVANA 25, 1910 (SAKA) Oral Autre'S 3G 1 2 3 2. Communal Harmony 1,236 3. Drug Abuse/Prohibition 840 4. Sociai Evils namely Dowryl 82S Cbild Marriage/Sat; etc. 5. Untouchability 385 6. Crimes against women and 595 programmes on women', Education, Laws concernlDg women & Women Welfare etc. 7. Exploitation of T abour and 360 prosr:!I!~mec; on !aws concerning Industrial Labour, Unorganised Labour Minimum Wages, Trade Union etc. 8. Programmes against superstitions I,J40 and promotion of scientific temper Itatlon-wise all over the country. But [Trans/ation] it will be difficult to say how many minutes on each programme for each SHRI MANiKRAO HODLYA station are devoted because this has to be GAVIT. am graleful J 0 the tlon. compiled station.wise. I require a separate Minister Ihat replies to parts (8) and (b) question !f tbe hon. Member wants such of tbe questIon have been laid on the details. Table of the House. I want to know from Hon. I\~inister that the<:e pro- grammes have been categorized under [Translation] eigbt dIfferent tl-:emes wbich are sufficient SHRI MANIKRAO HODL YA in nuruber but what is the tlmtng of GA VIT; Me. Speaker. Sir, (h! broad- broadcast of tbe'le programmes In a week casting timing fixed for such programmes and a month and how much tIme is are not conveoient. The people go to devoted to each ? their beds after 11 P.M. Some earlier timing should be stipulated for such pro- [English] grammes. Such lmportant pro~rammes should be broadcasted at prime time. WflJ SHRI S. KRISHNA KUMAR = In HOD. Minister take some steps to broad- the sta~ement lai(l on the Table 1n answer cast wcb programmes earlier? to the main qu~~tioD, 'he average Dumber of programmes I n a month categorized [English) under eight different beads. have been SHRI S KRISHNA KUMAR : Progra.. liven. This includes the specific question mmes. for instance re'atine to the family which the hon. Member had asked, VIZ. welfare. maternity & child bealth, literacy tbe prOlrammes to combat social evils and other high priority social Issues, are including dowry. child marrIage, com- shown. tolecast and brC'adcast. at prime munal disharmony. etc. We hav: here time. Certainly. some programme bas to only a number of programmes. I have go beyond 11 0' clock: and our survey, also a break-up of the proarammes 31 Oral AlI8we" AUGUST 16, 1988 Oral Answe" 32 shOw that even upto On" O' clock at (iv) To examine ways and means to night, radIo listenIng Is quite good and reduce prices at Coal India stock- it is more or less prime time late into yards. might at night. (c) the partiCipants at the meeting Meeting of Eastern Coal Users included-Ropresentatives of Central Consultative Council Government agencies like Railways. Tea Board etc. and representatives of State *277. SHRI V. TULSHIRAM: wIn Governments of-West Benga), Bihar and the Minister of ENERGY be pleased to various coal consumers' Associations re- state: presenting pottery manufacturers. Glass manufacturers, Brick manufacturers, Jute (a) whether a meating of the Eastern manufacturers. Steel Rolling manufac- Coal Users ConsultaUve Council. a forum turers etc. Bharat Chamber of Commerce, of Coal India Ltd. was held in the month Merchants' Chamber of Commerce, of July. 1988 at C!llcutta ; Calcutta Chamber of Commerce etc. (b) if so, the suggestions made and (d) Coal India is constituting similar decisions arrived at the meeting for the coal users consultative councils for Nor- satisfaction of the consumer of the non- thern Southern and Western Zooes. core sectors like textile, foundry. bricks etc. ; [Translation] (c) the participants at the meeting; SHRI V. TULSIRAM: Mr. Spea. and ker. SIf, the question asked by me has not at all been replied. I have ask~ in (d) the details of the councils consh- part 'b' of the question, "If so, the sug- tuted for the various zones in the country? gestions made and decisions arrivtd at the meeting for the satisfaction of the consu- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN mer of the non-core sectors like textile. THE DEPARTMENT OF COAL IN foundry, bnck, etc." The reply to this THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI part bas been given that "foilowing sub- C.K. JAFFER SHARIEF): (a) to (d) jects were IDler-alia discussed at the A statement is given below. meeting . Is it a fitting reply ? Statement MR. SPEAKER: After all the word 'following' is very much there in the (a) Yes. Sir. A meeting of Eastern reply. Coal Users Consultative CouncIl was held at Calcutta on 22.7.1988. SHRI V. TULSHIRAM: I have asked in very clear terms whereas he has (b) The following subjects were, inter- replied that the discussion was held on alia, discussed at this meeting. tbe following topics. That reply was laid on the table. Mr. Speaker, Sir. you keep (i) Installation of deshalhn~ plants protecting him. Due to your protection. at Open Cast mines for elimi- they come forward with such replies. You nation of stone, shale etc. should support us ...... (lnterruptionj') (il) Introduction of better technology to manufacture somkeless solid SHRI C K. JAFFER SHARIEF: fuel to reduce environmental Why are you telhog him. I know how to pollution. save myself from you ... (lnturuptions) (iii) Constitution of small sub~groups SHRI V. TULSIRAM: If Mr. to look into the problems of Speaker had not protected you, we would specific industries. have made you dane. at our strins ...... 33 O,a/~1f1er' SRAV ANA 2St 1910 (SAKA) , Oral Anl.warl 34 (Interruptions) .•.... you are listening to it. aJong with whatever is being suglosted You are replying to it.. .. (Interruptions) now, we will examine tbese suggestions. SHRI C.K. JAFFfR SHARIEF: Mr. [ Translation] Speaker Sahib is our old friend, there is nothin8 like that ...... (Interruptions) SHRI V. TULSI RAM: As he has already stated tbat all things were dis- SHRI DINESH GOSW AMI: Mr.. cussed. There are small bnck kiln owners Speaker, Sir, kindly provide us oppor- alJ over the country. The poor people tunity to witD~sS the dance ...... are engaged in making bricks and coal (InUrrupilOns) not be!ng avails ble to them in time, bas to be acqUired at high price from the [English] open market and whatever coal i. sup- plied to them, this supply is also irregular, SHRI C.K. JAFFER SHARIEF: So as a result of which unbaked bricks lying far as these Zonal Cou~ls are concerned, on the ground get damaged due to rains, they have been newly constituted. Earher, causing loss wortb lakhs of rupees to so far as the core sector IS concerned. the them. ThiS happens in my constituency. government had Its forum. So far as the I want to know wbether you are making non-core sector IS concerned, as my hon. some arrangement zone-wile in Andhra fdend was telling, there are some diffi- Pradesh so that small brick manufactures culties about this small scale sectN. It is, an d small scale industries get their sup- therefore to share their oplDi on, share their plJes of good coal in time. What concern, that these Zonal Councils were provliion are you going to make for constituted. And what exactly he said this? about those industries like brick kiln, textile. cement. etc .. they were also parti- SHRI C.K. JAFFER SHARIEF: cipating and tbeir views had been taken. Requirement of coal by kiln owners is Their views have been taken. very small. as such, they should not (ace any difficulty in getting it but the problem For instance, installation of deshaJling is that Inflated demands are sponsored. plants at Open Cast mlDes for elimination If the brick-kilns are four in number, 40 of stone, shale, etc, and introduction of people prefer their claims, We have better technology to manufacture smoke- wutten to the State Governments in this less 10Jid fuel to reduce environmental connectlon that applications of only bODa- pollution-these arc the subJects which fide users should be forwarded. After came up fo" discussion. Constitution of meeting the requirements of our core small sub-groups to look into the problems sectors coal thus saved will be luppJied of specific industries. was also discussed. to them. This does not mean that we Each industry> as I rightly pOlDted out. want to put sm:lll sectors into difficulties. has a different problem. Even those are Due to fallure of monsoon Jast year, being reviewed. Even about such vt.ry there was shortfall 10 hyde) power genera. specific industries some otber small ~roups tion, due to which pressure on thermal will go into the question and they will plants increased and coal hah to be advise. The next point was. to ex~mlDe supplied to them to meet their demands. ways and means to reduce prices at Coal Therefore some djfficulties did arise but India stockyards. Because there also of the monsoon is good t his year it will other expenses arc Incurred. We do not improve the situation In coming time. want Bmall ontrepreneurs to get over- burdened with these things. So, in this [English] the wbole idea is for the consumers to SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA: May get proper quality of coal and they should I know (rom the hon. Mlnisfer. who are be able .to procure coal for better use. the members ot the Eastern Coal Users This was the idea and this was a new Consultative Council, whether the repre- experiment. If tbe hon. Members have sentatives of the State Government aro got any other suggestions to consider, members of tbis Consultativo ConicnJ, Written Answers AUGUST 16. 1988 W,ltten AlIl'we16 36 and whether in the meeting of the working in Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin Consultative Council a cOOlpJaint about Project of ONGC. ahort supply of coal to the thermal power plants and supply of coal with more ash (b) The recruitment to ~a~ious posts content to the thermal power plant was is done as per the ONGC (Recruitment discussed or not. and Promotion) Regulations. 1980. SHRI C. K. JAFFER SHARIEF: (c) The future requirement of maD- These Consultative Councils are different pOwer for the KG Basin Project will from what the hone Member IS referring 'depend upon the level of activity genera- to. So far as the core sector is concerned. ted in the basin. whether it is the thermal plant or steel plant or washeries or the Rai1ways, there Productioa of Tyre Ii is a separate committee at tho govern- mental level it~elf and we do discuss With *267. SHRI G. BHOOPATHY : them. and we do monitor the production and distribution. SHRI BALASHEB VIKHE PATIL : The question which the hon. Member Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be bas tabled here is regarding non core pleased to state : aector, Jike Brick Kiln industry and other small industries IIk~ cement, pottery, etc. So, this has got nothing to do with (a) tbe total production of tyre. in the country ; textiles, etc. It is not the one which the hon. Member is referring to. (b) whether the production of tyres So far as the Thermal Power Plants, is not sufficient to meet the requirement ; coal. washery, etc. are concerned. there are Committee. at the Government level (c) whether Government propose to itself and those committees are functlo,ping control the rates of tyres ; regularly. (d) whether the tyre manufacturing units have brought to the notice of WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Government that the price increases of tyres should be received in the context of steep price increases for various raw Employees working in Krisbna Godavari B2sio Project materials, partlcular)y nylon tyre cord; and *265. SHRI SRIHARI RAO : Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NA- (e) if so. the details thereof and TURAL GAS be pleased to state : tbe action taken/proposed to be taken in the matter? (8) the number of employees working in Krishna-Godavari Basin Project ; THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY (b) the norms of selection of emp- (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO) : (a) The loyees for working in the Krishna-Goda- total produclion of all types of automotive vari Basin ; and tyres in the country during 1987-88 was 145 lakh numbers in the organised sector. (c) the future potentiality of employ- ment? (b) By and large. the production THE MINISTFR OF STATE OF THE capacity in tbe country i, sufficient to MINISTRY OF r ETROLEUM AND meet tbe demand. There is also no NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHM A constraint on the expansion of prodQctj()1l DUTT): (a) There are 930 etnployees capacity to meet tbe demand, Written Answer" ·SllAVANA 2~, 1910 (SAKA) Wrlttell Answer. 38 (c) No, Sir. The Code specifically stipulates that no advertisement shall be permitted wbich (d) and (e) Tbe automotive tyre relates to and promotes ciaarettes and manufacturers bring to tbe notice of tbo tobacco products, liquor, wines aDd other Govornment from time to time tbe intoxicants. iDcrease in tbe cost of certain inputs. especialJy in respect of bus and truck DurlOg telecast of sports events some tyres. Depending on tbe situatIon. Govern" tbeardlOgs do get projected as these form ment bave taken steps to enbance background to th. main act, on. These the availability of sucb Inputs for the exposures are unaVOidable. However. iDdustry. tbe Production Staff bas been instructed to ensure that wher,ver possiple, they Guidelines on TV I A.I.R. advertisemenh should aVOid fcc us slOg on such hoardlngl. -270. SHRI P.R.S. VENKATESAN: As there is a total ban on advertise· Will the Minister of INFORMATION ments concerning lDtox:cants lncludina AND BROADCASTING be pleased to tobacco products, there is no mlsU!e of state: Government media on thiS account. (d) whether Government propose to (b) If so, the parts of tbe countr y stop such misuse of tbe media in order to wbere Government propose to invest tbe prevent the encouragement to tbe use of loan from World Bank and I. D. F. and tobacco and tobacco based products? det,uls tbereof; THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- (c) wbether Government have received TARY AFFAIRS ANU MINISTER OF favourable reply from tbe World Bank INFORMATION AND BROAD- and I.D.F.; CASTING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT) : (a) to (d) Acceptance of advertisements for broadcalt/tolecast on All India Radlol (d) If so, the time by whjch Govern- D!>ordarsban are aoverned by various ment propose to start work on tbe pro- provisions contained In tbe Code for posed projects; and CommerCial A Jvertising. T~ Code is intended to ens .lre that the advertisements (e) if not, the reasons therefor? conform to )awb of tht country and do not offend aaainst mor.lilty. decency and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN religIOUS susceptibilIties of the people. THE DEPTT OF POWER IN THE Advertisements promotlog use of lntoxi- MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP- 1:ants. those ot political nature, tbose NATH RAl) : (a) Power contlDues to be connected witb chit funds, beUJDa elc. and a sector for which substantial aid has been those mlsguidlDg children are not accepted commiued by the World Bank. Tbe fer broadcast. World Baok commits loans for spcci1i~ AOOUST 16, 1988 projects dependiBl on the requirements of (e) if so, tbe steps takeD or contemp- tbe projects and the resource positioJ' lated to review tbe selection of films so as of tbe Bank. to cat~r to tbe taate of adults as welJ a, children keeping in view the larger inte. (b) and (c) For tbe Bank's fiscal year rests of the country by promoting national 1988, loan assistance amounting to US ~l .. mil) and integratkn '1 260 million and US $ 350 million for thl.} K8t'1lataka Power Project-II and the THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN.. Uttar Pradesb Power project, re.ipectively, TARY AFFAIRS Ai';O MINISTER OF has been approved. The International INFORMATION AND BROAD.. Development Association (IDA) did not CAST~NG (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT); approve any assistance for power projects (a) to (e) No survey as such has been during FY 1988, condu(.:ted by D('iordarshan to gauge tbe preference of TV viewers in respect or (d) and (e) The l{arf'"ta1ca Pow~r films telecut on Ooordarshan. However, Project-II Co\ erSt inter 8ha, construction letters are received from viewers indica- of tbe Sbaravdthl Tail P. ace Sch~rne (240 ting th~~r hkings and d.sJikings. Door- MW) and its associated transmission darsball is beIng adVised to conduct a system wblch would, on completIon. pro- comprehensive survey to elicit viewers vide benefits 10 the Elgbth Plan period. respons~ in regard to films telecast by it. The Uttar Pr Will tbe Minister of INFORMATION [Trans/atlOn} AND BROADCASTING be pleased to Itate : Supply of LPG in rural area. or Uttar Pradesh (a) wbether an assessment has been made about tbe preference ot TV viewers in respect of films exhibIted on Doordar. *278. SHRI HARISH RA WAT : Will shan; the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (b) if so, the outcome thereof; (a) whether Government have formu- (c) tbe percentage of viewers who have lated any comprehensive scheme in coope-· .hown preference for films with pre-domi- ration with the persons who have becn Daot sex and violence and of tbose who anotted gas a.!!encies for supply of cooking gas in rucal p&rts in disappro~ of such films; of the hill areas Uttar Pradc5h; (d) whether it Is a fact tbat children sbow a preference for short TV filma on (b) if so, whether cooking gal is belD' wild life, sports, travel and historical suppbed in thc~ rural parts of tho ball cvCDt.; and arc.s; and 41 W,ltlI" Alllwtn SRAVANA 25, 19JO (SAKA) (c) tR time by WblCb cooklD, gal is (a) the progress in the Work of pro- likely to be made available ID all tbe posed expansion of the nineteen teu~pho!1e rural areas ? exchaoges .n Malappuram d.strlct of K«al.; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTR.V OF PETROLEUM AND (b) the telephone exchanles in respect NATURAL GAS (SHRI !BRAHMA of which expansion work bas been comp- DUTT): (a) aDd (b) Supply of LPG to leted and the cost involved; and consumers in the billy areas of Uttar Pradesh is befog made through main LPG (c) the time by wbJcb the work with distributorshIps and their extension points respect to each of the other telephone operated by organisations of the State exchanges would be completed and the Government. These extension points are approximate cost of each expanaloo ? normally located in the rural areas; 1 HE MIN1STER OF COMMU- (c) Otber than the areas mentioned NICATIONS (SHIH BIR BAHADUR above, there IS no proposal under Gove- MNGH): (a) Out of the 19 Telephone rnmcnt's considcrat10n to extend LPG Exchanges which were proposed to be facility to the rucal aceas. expanded by March. 19'0, 5 have been expanded as on date. In addition, ,art [English) expansions have been carried out in two cxchanges. Expansion of telecommuoication serviees in MaJappuram district of KeraJ. (b) Expansion work bas been comp- *280. SHRI G. M. BANATWALLA: leted .n 5 exchanges and partiaJJy comp- Will tbe MlD1Sler ot COMMUNICA- leted ID two otbers, at a total cost of RI. TIONS be pJeased to refer to the reply 42 lakhs approximately. given on 8 December, 1987 to Vnstarred Question No 4647 reaardlng expansion of (c) Details are liveD in the statement telecommunication services ID Malappuram district of Kerala and state: below. Statement Details of Exchanges S1. Name of Exchange Proposed Estimated Expansions No. Expansion cost for completed/likely expansion to be completed 2 3 4 5 ) I. Koltakkal 90-200) 90-200 completed ) 2. Edavannapara 45.90) Approxima- 45-90 ) teJy )Rs. 42.00 45-90 3. Puzhakatteri 45-90) lakhs ) ) 4. Parappananladi 90-200) 90-200 ) 43 W,'tten A.we, AUGUST 16, 198tl W,tllen Answer' 44 1 2 3 4 s S. Mankada 45-90) 45-90 ) 6. Chelari 150·400) 150-200) Partially ) ) Completed 7. Tirur 800(1200) 800-900 ) 8. Chelari 200·400 Rs. 6,13,900) 9. Tirur 900-1200 Rs. 18,44,500) ) 10. Vengara 90-200 Rs. 4,70,900) Exp ansions will be ) taken up during the 11. Perintalmanna 400·500 Re. 11,54,300) remaining part of ) 7th Plan subject 12. Tanur 90·200 Rs. 5,35,500) to availability ) of funds and 13. Tirurangadi 250·400 Rs. 17,65,200) equipment. ) 14. Mavancherry 90-200 Rs. 5.42,800) ) 15. Kuttippuram 90-200 Rs. 4,48,900) ) 16. Valancberry 90-200 Rs. 4,80,3(0) ) 17. Kolathur 35·45 Rs. 2,01,500) ) 18. Anamangad 45·90 Rs. 2.05,500) ) 19. Thazhekode 35·45 RI. 2 06,5(0) ) 2Q. Kalikavu 45-90 Rs. 2,17,900) ) 21. Malathur 45-90 Rs. 2,07,300) Ga I fiDd iD coastal region of Or issa commercial significance in the Bay Ex plo· ration Project and in the North-East *281. SHRI JAGANNATH PAT- Coast Offshore area in Orissa. NAIK: Will tbe MlDister of PETRO- LEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased Setting up of electronic telepbone to state: excbange at Lakhimpor, U.P. *282. SHRIMATI "USHA VERMA: (a) wbether gas bas been found in tbe Will the MlDister of COMMUNICA· coastal region of Orissa; and TIONS be pleased to state: (b) if 10, the detaHs in this regard ? (a) whetber Government propose to set up an electronic telephone exchanlo at THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Lakhimpur in U Uar Pradesh; and MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND (b) if so, when and jf not, the reaSODS )iATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA therefor '1 DUTT): (a) and (b) Though ther.e are ladications of hydro-carbon deposits. THE MINISTER OF COMMU- drilling by Oil India Limited so far has NICATIONS (SHRI BIR. BAHADU& Dot resulted in discovory of oil and las of SINGH) : (a> No Sir. 4S Wrllttlf Answe" SRAVANA 2.3,1910 (SAKA) Written Answer, 46 (b) No indIgenous electronic exchange THE MINISTER OF PARL1AMEN. In tbe range required i. availabJe at pre- TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF sent to meet the requirement of La ~ him- JNFORMATION AND BROAD. pur. CASTING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT): (a) to (d) .Besides replacement of low Setting up of T.V. rflay centres power TV transmitters at Tura. Aizawl and SbiJIong by bigh power TV transmi· *283. SHRI SRIKANTHA DATTA tters. augmentation of power of TV trana- NARASIMHARAJA WADIYAR: Will mitters at DeJhi (botb for primary and tbe Minister of INFORMATION AND second channel services) and Bombay (for BROADCASTING be pleased to state: second cbannel service), and establish- ment of a 10 KW TV transmitter at Annesure New TV transmitters expected to be commissioned duriug 1988·89 • indicates tbat tbe transmitter h?8 been commissioned into service State Location of the transmitter Low Power Very Low Power Transposer (100 W) (2XIO W) 2 3 4 Andhra Pradesh 1. Kbammam 1. VJjayawada 2. Rarnagundam 2. Visakhapatnam Arunachal Pradesh Te.lu 1. Aloog- 2. Ani 01 3. BomdiJIa 4. Changlang -So Namsai· 6. Raga 7. RoinS . 41 47 Wrllre" """.s_,.. AUGUST 16, 1988 1',1",,, Alllw,,, 1 2 3 4 8. Seppa 9. Tawang 10. Ziro Assam Kokrajhar Bibar 1. Begusaral 2. Bo1"aro· 3. Giridih 4. Motihari 5. Saharsa 6. Sasaram 7. Siwan Gujarat . 1. Ahwa* 2. Godhra 3. Porbandar 4. VaJsad Haryana Narnaul Himachal Pradesh Dharamshala 1. Chamba· 2. KaJpa 3. Kyclong 4. Una Jammu &, Kashmir 1. Bhadarwa 2. Doda 3, Kistawar 4. Rajouri S. Udhampur Karnatakl Chitradurga ICeral. 1. Idukkl 2. Kalpetta 3. Malapputam" Madhya Pradesh 1. Botul 2. Chhattarpur 3. Jhabua 49 Wrltlf. AlII.,,,. SRAV ANA 25' 1910 (SAKA) Wrlt"" AtuwN, Se 1 2 3 4 4. IChargaon 5. MaDdsaur· 6. Neemuch· V. PaDlla 8. Ralaarh 9. Sblvpuri* Mabara.hira 1. Gadhchiroli· .2. Osmanabad 3. Puud M.aipur Senaputi MeabaJaya Nongstoin Mtzoram 1. Lunglei* 2. Saiba N ••aland Tuensang* Orissa 1. Balesh?;ar 2. Keonjbargarh 3. Phulbani RaJastban 1. Sawalmadhopur - 2. Sirohi Sikkim Mar2an Uttar Pradesh Hardoi 1. Gopesbwar* 2. Haldwani 3. Kausani 4. Ranikhet 5. UUarkasbi Welt BeDlal Alipurduar Union Territory Andaman" Nancowry Nicobaf Islands 2 RaDgat CbaDdil8rh CbaDdigarh· Dadra & Sjlvaasa· ~•• ar Havelj 51 Al_lGUST 16, 1988 W,I,"n Alllw,,, 52 2 3 4 Daman & Diu Diu Laksbadweep 1. ChetJat Islands 2. Kilton Poodicherry 1. Karaikal 2. Mahc* 3. Yanam Award 0 f contract for Thermal Power bad performaDce; and Projects (c) If so, the reasons therefor '1 2730. SHRI DHARM PAL SINGH MALIK: Will tbe Minister of ENERGY THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB be pleased to state : DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE MINISTR Y OF ENERGY (SHRI (a> the details of tbermal power KAlPNATI1 RAI): (a) The commission- projects which are 1D progress and tbe Ing status of the projects of the National time by whIch these are likely to be Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Is completed by the National Thermal given In the statement below. Power Corporation; (b) and (c) The NTPC have not (b) whether the contracts for these awarded contracts to any firm which has projects have been awarded to some been black·listed by tbem or In respact compaDles which have been blacklisted by of wblch an intimation to this effect has other public sector undertaklngs for their been received by them from other Minist fles/Departments StatemeBt Commissioning Schedule of NTPC Projects ------Name of tho State where Descd ption Commissioning date Project located of the unit actual anticipated 2 3 4 Slngreu" Uttar Pradesh 200 MW Unlt-l 2/82 Vnlt·2 11/82 Unit-3 3/83 Vnif ·4 11/83 Vnit·S 2/84 SOO MW Unlt-1 12/86 lJnit-Z J 1/87 5~ W"tt~" .4.1U"~" SR,4VAtqA 16_ l~IO (SAKA) ";Vi'll/ell AIliW;,,1 $4 2 3 4 Korba Madhya Pradesh 200 MW Unlt-l 3/83 Unit·2 10/83 Unit-3 3/84 500 MW Unit·l 5/87 Unit-2 3/88 Unlt.3 3/89 Ihma8undam Andhra Pradesh 200 MW Unit-} 11/83 Unit-2 5/84 Unit-3 12/84 500 MW Unit·l 6/88 Unit-2 7/89 Unit.. 3 7/90 Farakka West Bengal 200 MW Un1t .. l 1/86 Un:t-2 12/86 UOIt .. 3 8/87 ~ 500 MW Unit.. 1 6/91 Unit· 2 6/92 Vindhyachal Madhya Pradesh 210 WlW Unit-I 10/87 VOIt-2 7/88 Unit-3 12/88 Unlt-4 5189 Unit-5 10/89 Unit-6 3/90 Riband UUat' Pradesh 500 MW Unit-I 3/88 Unit·2 3/89 Kaba1aaon Blb'lr 210 MW Unit-I 7/91 Unit·2 1/92 Unit-3 7/92 Unit.4 1/93 NCTPP Uttar Pradesb 210 MW Unit-} 12/91 Uah.. 2 6/97. 55 Wrltt~1I .4,.,"" AUGUST 16, 1988 Wrllt~" ..".." 1 2 3 4 Unit-3 12/92 Unit-4 6/93 Auraiya GBCCPP Rajasthan 100 MW Unit-I 9/89 GT Unit-2 1l}89 UOIt-3 3/90 Unit-4 3/90 100 MW Unit-5 9/90 ST Unit-6 1/91 Anta GBCCPP Rajasthan ]00 MW Unit-l 8/89 GT Unit-2 10/89 UDlt-3 12/89 130 MW Unit-4 8/90 ST Kawas GBCCPP Gujarat 100 MW Unit-l 11/89 GT Unit.2 1/90 Unit-3 3/90 Unit.4 5/90 100 MW Unit-5 11/90 ST Unit·6 3/91 Petition to ban TV serial "Am ir (a) and (b) A petition was filed in tbe Khusro" Court for restraining Doordarsban from telecast of this serial. But tbe Hon'ble 2731. SaRI NARSI"lG SURYA- Court dismissed the case. The teJeca.t of VANSI : Will the Mmlster 01 INFORM- the serial continues. ATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to Itate : [Translation] (a) wbether a petition has been filed Allotment of petrol pumpa at Gopalaaaj by the Hazrat Nlzamp(L~'n Muslrm in Bibar Welfare SocIety for puttlDg Immediate ban on TV serial HAmir Khusra"; and 2732. SHRI KALI PRASAD PANDEY : Wdl tbe Mini.ter of PETJtO. (b) if so. the reaction of Government LEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased tbereon? to state : THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- (a) the number of petrol pump' TARY AFFAIRS AND THE MINISTER allotted so rar in GopalaaDj diltrict of OF INFORMATION AND BROAD. Bibar by each of tbe OJ! Companie.; CASTING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT): SARAVANA 1().1910 (SANA) W';t/~n AIIMf1HI s. (b) the names of all the owners who (b) If so, the details regarding the have been allotted petrol pumps lD efforts of UDion Government in this Gopa1aanj district so far; le~ard aiongwith its plan ? (c) whether tbe Hindustan Petroleum THE MINIS fER OF STAlE IN THB Corporation Ltd. had earlier issued DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL licence for opening a petrol pump 1D DEVELOPMENT) N THE MINISTRY Necbua-JaJaJpur in Gopalganj district and OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA· later on this place was changed to CHALAM) : (a) and (b) Yes Sir. The Balthari National Highway; and Government have been Jiberally permittiDl j')reign collaborations and engagement of (d) if so, tbe reasonl therefor 1 focl!ign technIcian. for the manufacture of leather and leather goods for exports. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF The Government have also Ilberalised the THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM import of capital goods, 1 aw materials and AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHM A component'> required for such manufac. DUTT) : (a) and (b) A total number at ture. four petrol pumps (one each of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Bbarat Petroleum Rebabittation Package for Bengal Corporation Ltd., Hlndustan Petroleum ImmunIty Ltd, Beogal Chemicals aod Corporation Ltd., and l.B P. Co. Ltd.) Pbarmaceuticals Ltd. aDd Smitb have been allotted In Gopalganj district of Bibar. Tbe names of the dealers arc : SfBoistreet Pharmaceuticals Ltd. S/Sbri Jai Singh Nahar, 2734. SHRI R. P. DAS: Will tbe Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to Sukhdeo Prasad, state: Nand Lal Ram, (a) whether Government have (ormul .. ated any rehabilltahon package for the Pashupatl Nath SlDgb. Bengal ImmuDlty Limited, Bengal Cbemi- cals and Pharmaceuticals Limited and (C) and (d) Nechua-JaJalpur 10 District Smith Stanlstreet Pharmaceuticals Limited; Gopa)ganj was earher planned by the 011 and Industry. alongwith other IlmlJar locations. for lettmg up a Jaw cost retail outlet Subsequently it was found tbat thes~ (b) If so, tbe details thereof? 10catioDS did not meet tbe prescnbed distance norms for' E' class market; I( THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY was, therefore. doclded by ; he Oil (SHRI J. VENGALEN RAO) : (a) and(b) Industry to convert these location:, IOta The Rebahilllation Schemes for Beoaal '0' class market wh:ch covers State/ ImmuDlty Limned, Caicutta, Benaal National H,gbways. Nechua.Jalalpur was Ch\!micals and Pbcirmaceutlcais Llmlted, accordingly finalised on the NallOoaJ Calcutta and Smith Stanistrcet Pharmace- HIghway. uticals Limited. Calcutta are beina formulated. [English] Telephone service iD AIII1'Uur ModeroisatioD of Leatber Industry 2733. SHRI P ARASRAM BHAR- 2735. SHRI BIRENDRA SINGH DWAJ: WUI the MlDister of INDUSTRY RAO : Will the Minister of COMMUNI. be pleased to state : CATIONS be pleased to state: (a) whether the leather exporters (a) whether teJephones in Amritsar have underlined the need for gearIng up are not working satisfactorilY for the past tbe lodustry for tbe induction of modern one year or so; tochnololY to produce quality products at competltivo ~ricClj and (b) bow many telephones hive 59 AUGUst 16, 1988 W,ltt~" A.nswers 60 reaained dead for more than 10 days (c) if nut, tbe reasons therefor? durin, tbe past six montbs; and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF (c) tbe action if any taken to improve THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM tile efficiency of the system and against AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA tb. officials responsible ? DUTT) : (a) No~ Sir, (b) Does not arise. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a) (c) Expansion of Haldia Refinery is Tb. telephone system of Amritsar is not considered feasible since it would cost workin, satisfactorily. a. much as a aran root refinery. Furtber, otber demand supply cODlLiderd.tions also (b) A total of 952 telephones remained are not favourable for this expansion. dead for more than 10 days during tbe period from February. 1988 to July. 1988 Enquiry iato sale of Tyres by MIs. J.K. at clift'erent times and different cables. Industries Ltd., Calcutta aod MIs Gupta Tbese were mostly due to cable faults Tyres Traders, Karnal which took lome time to repair. 2738. SHRI MATILAL HANSDA: (c) To improve tbe telecom. services Will tbe Minister of IN DUSTR Y be action UDder Mission-Better Communic- pleased to state: ation bave be.n initiated of which follow- iaa are the main activities; (a) whether tbe inVestigation made by {J) Cbangina of beavy overhead tbe Monopolies and Restrictive Trade hnes to underground cables. Practices (MRTP) Commission into the sale of lyres by Mis J.K. Industries Ltd" (ii) Replacement of fault-prone Calcutta and MIs. Gupta Tyre Traders, cable•. Karnal in May 1988 bas been com- pleted ; (iii) Replacement of faulty tclephone instrumentl. (b) if so, the details of the findings ; and (iv) Replacement of old and life expired electromechanical e~cban (c) the action taken against the ges. companies 7 Bvery effort is being made to bring THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the duration of telephone faults. "WD DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL Suitable departmental actions are being DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY taken qainst tbe erring officials responsi- OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- IJI. for prolongod faults in telephone CHALAM) : (a) No, Sir. The enquiry circuits. proceedlna arc in proarcss before the Commission. Espaolioo of HBldia refioery 2737. SHRI SATYAGOPAL MISRA: (b) and (c) Do not arise. Will the Ninister of PETROLEUM AND .ATURAL GAS be pleased to state: LiceDces issued to "No IDdostry Districts" -in Welt Bengal (a) wbether there is any plan for upBlllion of the capacity of Haldia 2739. SHRI ANANDA PATHAK: Will tbe Minister of INDUSTRY be r",,; pleased to state: (b) If 50, when and tbe detail. tbereof; (8) the nu.ber of licence,. issued to ..4 61 Written Answers SRAVANA 25,1910 (SAKA) Wrlttell A.lISwerl '2 "No Industry DIstricts" in West Bengal OF INDUSTRY (SHR.I M. AR,UNA- so far by Union Government '; and CHALM) : (a) and (b) Durin. tbe period 1985 to 1988 (up to June '88). 3 industrial (b) the details thereof 1 licences bave been aranted for settinl ., industries In "No Industry Diltrict,n i. THE MT"- ISTER OF ST ATE IN THE West Bengal. The details of tbeae lieeDc.. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL are as below : DEVELOPMENT IN TAE MINISTRY Name of the PartyI Location Item (I) of manufacture Undertaking &. Cayacity 1. Perfaet Air Pro.. District 1) Oxygen Gas - 0.47 mcm ducts Pvt. Ltd., JalpaiBuri 2) Nitrogen Gas Calcutta. = 0.47 mem 2. Kangsabati Co-op. District Cotton Yarn = Spg. Mills Ltd., Bankura 25,080 Spindles Calcutta. 3. EMR polytex Ltd., District Woven PP/HDPE sack.s Calcutta. Bankura based on Circular Looms except itema reserved for amaH scale sector = 1,200 ton Des. Industrial Lnits in Backward Areas DEVELOPMENT I~ THE MINISTRY of Gujarat OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- CHALAM;: (a) to (d) Tbe informatien 2740, SHRIMATJ BASAVARAJES- is bdng collected and will be laid do". WARI : WIll the Minister of INDUSTRY on tbe table of the House. be pJeased to state: Shortage of RefiDiol Capacit, (a) whether the study entitled . Indus. trial policy and backward reglOns-a 2741. SHRI S. M. GURADDI: Will critIcal analysic:" has provIded an empIri- tbe Minister of PETROLEUM AND cal analysIs of industrial units JD tbe NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: backward areas of GUjarat ; (b) if so. whether the study covered (8) whetber the short age of retiDina Maharashtra Gujarat. Taml) Nadu and capscity has proved expensive; West Bengal ; (b) if so, wbether Government have (c) what are .the olher suggestions made any decision to meet tbe domestic made an the study report; and demand; and (d) to. what extent they are being (c) if so, tbe total shortaae of tbe implemented 1 refining capacity and to what extoDt Government propose to improve tbe THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE same? DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL Written .tflll~r" AUGUST 16, 1988 W,ltltn Answers !'HE MINISTER OF STATE OF THB MaDoradure of Jeep. iMtNISTRY OF PETROLEUM AVD NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHM A 2743. SHRI AMARSINH RATHAWA: IDUTT> : (c) the details of the orders receivod to 2742 DR. B. L, SHAILESH; Will supply jeeps to foreign countries; and tbe Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to stato : (d) the steps being taken to increase (b) whether any muJti-nationnl com- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE pany has offered to collaborate with DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL Indian partners in-settlog up this complex; DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M, ARUNA· (c) if so, their proposal for jnvestm- CHALAM): (a) 'Jeep' is the Jicensed CDt; brand name of cross country vehicles being manufactured by MIl. Mabindra & Mahindra Ltd .. Bombay. MIs. Mahindra & (d) whether any IndIan Companiesa MablDdra Ltd. and Maruti Udyog Ltd .• are also In tbe run to set up tbis prOject are at present tbe two major manufactur- and If so, the names of tbese compaDles ers of cross country vehicles In tho and their likely foreign collaborators; country. The Jatest production figUf'" of and these two units is given below: (e) whether thIs projoct is likely to be Mahindra& Mabindra - 30,000 in prIVate or joint sector aod tbe stage at 1987-88 The company is also making efforts to Oil and Natural Gas Commission aad wiU develop export market in Au.tralla. be partly covered by Soviet credit. Similarly, MIs. Maruti Ud),OI Ltd., bave exported a small number of Gypsy Farakka (Stage-II) power project vehicles to countrle. like Nepal and Bhutan. The company II allo makinl 2745. SARI ZAINAL ABEDIN : Will effort. to develop export market in South the MlDister of ENERGY be pJea,ed to Pacific Islands and Yu,OIlavia. state: (a) the time by which tbe Farakka (d) Existing licen.ed capacity is not (Stage-If) power project under the a constraint to tbe production of cross National Thermal Power CorporatioD couDtry vebicle, for both domestic and \\ould be implemented; and export markets. (b) tbe expected time when it would DrUUDI by USSR 18 West Beagal start generatIon? 2744. SURI SANAT KUMAR MANDAL: Will the Minister of PET· THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB ROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be DEPARTME\(T OF POWER IN THB pleased to state : MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALPNA TH RAI): (a) and (b) The (b) wbetber the SovIet Union bas first 500 MW unit of the Farakka Super alreed to drill for 011 wltb their men and T hemal Power Project, Stale II is machines brought from USSR in Sonarpur, expec'ed to be commiSSIoned in JUDe. 24-Parganas (West Bengal), the Site 1991 and the second unit one year cholCn in consultation with the 011 and thereafter. Natural Gas Commission; Setting up of Industries during Sneath (b) If so. the tIme by which tbe Pia. drillinl is hkely to start at Sonarpur; 2746. SHRI MA'\1IK SANYAL: Will (c) the details of the other sites in the MlDlstcr O( INDUSTRY be pleased to West Benlal identified for drlliing by tbe state: Oil and Natural Gas Commission; and (a) the details of licences given 'or (d) tbe element of cost to be borne by "ettrng up IDdustries in Maharashtra. the ONGC? Karnataka Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Wc:st Bengal and Tamil Nadu during tbo THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE period of Seventh Five Year Plan (tH1- MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND date); and NATURAL GAS (SURI BRAHMA DUTT): (a) to (d) Soviet Union has (b) the progren made by these a.reed to drill one well near Sonarpur. mdustnes so far. State-wise? 24·Parganas, West Bengal with Soviet technical assistance and supervision but THE MINISTER OF STATE OF With Oil and Natural Gas CommIssion's THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL equipment. men and materials. Onlhng DEVELOPMENT 1~ THE MINISTRY for thiS well II likely to b..: taken-up by OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA· tbe end of 1988. In 5 other lucatiocs in CHAl AM): (a) The table be~ow indic- West BeDgal, namely, Kakdwip, Malna9J\r, ates the number of industnal licences SabaDpur. Kulpi Ind Cband .. hudl. 5 \' .:lIs granted durtDg the financial years 1985-86. are expected to be drilled on a turn·key 1936-87. 1987-88 and 1988-89 (April June basis with Soviet equipment, men and '88) for setting up of industries In the material.. These wens are expected to be States of Maharasbtra. Karnataka. Uttar drilled after about 2 years. Tt-e cost of Pradesh. Gujarat, West Bensal and Tamil drilliD, for tbese weill will be b()rne by N.du :--- 67 flY"","" Am,,''''' At'GUST 1'6. 1'91'- Wrltl~" AncKW'. 68 Stat", No. of indu5tr ial JiceDCe6 aranted during 1985·86------1986-81 1987-88 1988-89 April. June '88) Maharashtra 135 9S 80 19 lCarnafaka 63 43 37 8 lJtt8l' Pradesh 76 64 32' 7 Gujarat 73 77 41 8 West Bengal 43 24 23 8 Tamil Nadu 165 &0 27 4 (b) Monitoring of the progress of AND NATURAL GA~ (SHRI BRAHMA implementation of industrIal licence. DUlT) : (a) to (e) The Leller ot Intent issued is done by the States Government \POI) was issued fo the selected candidate CODcerned 8'nd the MlDlstry/Departmeot on April 14, 1988. However, due to a admiristrat!vdy concclo(d with the stay granted by tbe High Court, further industry in question ID tbe Central action towards commissloolng of this dis- Government. tributorship bas betn held in abeyance. Ope.i •. of LPC ag,1t£.Y at Uoa 10 Himachal Gap between demand and supply Pradesb of electricity PROF. NARAIN CHAND 2747. 2748. SHRI PURNA CHANDRA PARASHAR : Will tbe Minister of MALIK: Will the Minister of ENERGY PETROLEUM Al',D NATURAL GAS be pleased to state : be pleased to state : (a) The gap between the demand and (a) whether any step~ bave been takeo supply of electricity as on 31 December. to enswe early opening of an LPG agent;y 1987; region-wise; and at Una in Himachal Pradesh; (b) The total generation dunog the (b) jf 10, lhe steps taken in this lut three yHrs. reglon.wlse and year. regard; and wise ? (c) tbe Jilely date by which the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE altney would be opened and the reasons DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE for delay 1 MINISTRY OF (SHRI KALPNATH RAI): (a) The required information IS THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINJSl RY OF PETROLEUM as UDder .- (January. 1987 to Dec. 1987) (Fig. in MU) Requirement Availability Shortage 2 3 Nortbern Re,iOD 61039 54379 M W,Utr" ~.,,'" SllAvANA .25, i~)o (SAKA) .W,IIN" A1UWefl 'b 2 3 WeHcrn Regioo 615.2 58560 2952 Southern Rcgwn 53988 45809 8179 Eastorn Region 27370 13827 3543 North·Eastern Region 20S7 1974 83 All India 205966 184549 21417 (b) The required information is as under :- Energy Generation (FIg. in MU) 1985·86 J986·87 1987.88 Northern Region 46149 52842 59517 W ostern RegioD 57389 63L28 6894~ Southern Region 43486 47091 47634 Eastern Region 2t175 22630 23646 North·Eastern Reg;on 1838 1914 2152 All India 170037 187605 20\894 loves tment in Indaetries io Central (d) If so, the reasons therefor? 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VIJAYA RAMA RAO: state: Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: (a) tbe prC'gress made in settmg up a TrJevislon studio in Goa. so far: (a, whether any of the 'Neem' pro- ducts have been found practical for (b) whether the required equipments commercial application as insecticides and have been IDdigenous)y procured or jf so, tbe deta;)s thereof; and imporled; {b) whether the 'Neem' products are (c) whether any time schedule has bemg made and marketed by any public been fixed: and sector unit such as Hindustan Insecticides Ltd and If so. the details thereof includ- (d) if so, the details thereof? ing value of exports made? THE MINISTfR OF PARLIAMEN- THE MINISTER OF J NDUSTR Y TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF (SHR I J. VENGAL RAO) (8) No. INFORMATION AND BROADCAST- Sir. Commercia) application of Neem' ING (SHRI H K L. BHAGA n = (a) ploducts as insectIcides has not beeD and (b) Construction of buildmg for the found practical so far. proposed TV Studio at Panajl (Goa) i~ nearing complefion. Orders for the (b) 1'0, Sir. equipments have been placed on indigen- ous manufacturers and supply of part Licences to NR Is In Tamil Nadu equipment ha! been received. (c) and (d) The Studio Centre at 2753. SHRI C. K KUPPUSWAMY: Panaji (Goa) is eXt"ected to be commIS5h)- Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be oed during 1988·89. pleased to state = (a) the Dumber of Non-resid~Dt Collaboratif'n for Manuracture of IndIans who have aflphe~ for Ilcencec; to Fire-resistant Doors c;tart IDdustrial pr<'jects lD Tamtl Nadu; and 2751. SHRI M. V. CHANDRASE- KHARA MURTHY: \\'iII the M'nistcr (b) the number of NOD-resIdent of INDUSTR Y be pleased tn state: Indians to whom the licences have been given by GovelDment ? (a) whether applIcations for grant of licence to manufacture fire-reSIstant doors THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE with col1aboratlnn of West German hased DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL firm. are pendtnp; DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY (b) whether some of applicants are OF INDUSTRY (SHiH M. ARUNA- State-owned compames: and CHALAM) = (8) and (b) Since the setting UD of the Special Anproval CommIttee (c) jf so, the details thereof? (NRJ) In November, 1983. a total of 21 industrial licence applications from tbe lHE MI:NISTER OF STATE IN THE nOD·resldent IDdlans were received upto DEPARltv4ENT OF l}l.;DlJSTFIAL 30 6.88 (or setting up IDdu~tfJal units in DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY tbe ~tate of Tamil Nadu. against whicb a OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- total of 13 letters of iDteDI/SIA DelOS. CHALAM) : (a) No. Sir. have beeD issued to them. Wrlttell AilIw;" SRAVt\NA 2S, 19tO (SAKA) W,itten AIISWe'$ 86 RecoDlmeadarioD. or WorkiDI Group! 00 inter·a,ta setting up Growtb CeDtr". IDdaltrialisatioD of Backward Areas Wltb efi'«:ct from 1.4.1983, tbc Central Government bas deCIded to assist tbe State 2754. ::'HIU K. RAMAMURTHY: Governments for developmcnt of in- WiJJ the M10ister of INDUSTRY be frastructure facilities in one or two pleased to state : jdcnllflcd growth centrcs In Ibe;r No Industry DIstricts. The Inter·MIDIstenal (a) wbether sevc:ral worklOg groups Committee set up [0 review and revISe the and com,nillees In the tbc past went lOW eXlstlDg Central Incentive Scheme baa the qucstlon of IOdustna:IS4110n of baCK- submitted illt report. Their recommend- ward areas 10 tbe country; actions mler.aha deal wnb = (I) El!jtat>llsbemt!nt of growtb (b) If so, what steps bave been takcn centres. 10 far to Implement tbelr r,command- alions ; (n) Identification of backward • dlstnctl • (c) WPlcb r':comrnlodal,ons ar~ yet (ill) ReVISion of eXlisling Central to be Implementcd ; and Incentive Sch:mc. (d) tbe impact oC the rccommend- Government has not taken a final actions Implemented so jar? view on t:tc Coo,mmee's recommend. actions. In the meanllme It has been dcclded (0 set up 100 nl!W growtb ccaters THE MINISTER OF STATE IN over a pefloj ot five years ID the back THE DEPARTMENT OE INDUSTRIAL ward arei:i of tho: country, DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- (d) Indu3tflaltsation IS a coutlnuous CHALAM) : (a) to (C) Yes, Sir Pandey proce),. The Central IOcenuves WorKlOg Group PfC'iCflbed thc crltcna 10f prOVided by the Ccntral Govt. bave identification of Backward D,StflctS. The halped cmrc,)relleurs to set up Indultciei Wancboo Working Group looked Into tbe in ba~kward area~ as is evidtnt from the Fiscal and Fmancial Concessions. reimbursement of central JDvestmcDt AccordlDgly. 246 districts were Identified SubSIdy dnd nember of Letters of InteDt as Industrially B&lckward. Out of which (LOis). Industrial Licences (ILs), Dell- were made eligible for grant of 101 censed Industrls:! Reg:stratlon5 ,DLR) Central Investment ~UbSldy aod tbe and DGTO Regbtrallons Is~ucd to remalOlng for conces~lOnal flOance. Tbe lDdustraally bac" ward dJstrict!'/ac(as 10 National Committee on Development 01 dlff\!rcnt States/Union f erntories lD the Backward Areas (NCDBA) recemmended counlry dUring the last 3 years: Reimbursements of CentraJ Investment SubSIdy 1985-86 Rs.I01.27 cr('res 1986·87 Rs. J25 12 crores 1987·88 Rs 154.35 crores No of LOis. IL" DLR and DGTD REGISTRATIONS ISSUED ------YEAR !LOI IL DLR DGTD REGN 1985 774 427 681 JJ40 1986 621 278 1483 6)0 '987 534 192 1097 65J AUGUST 16. 1918 Written A",wt" ~8 ModerDi,atioD or TelecommanicatioD (3 already commfnioned.t Sydem In Ker.ls Karakonam, Mad.Dvna Pervma- chura, Kallara dunng July- 275S. saRI T. BASHEER: August '88) WiIJ tbe Minister of COMMUl\.I· CATIONS be pleased to State: InstaUation of 11 l\:W of 512 port Electronic ILT excbanaes durinl (a) wbether Government have any 1988·90 Dew propOial uDder consideration to modernise tbe telecommunication system Installation of one MARR in Ker.la ; and System with base 'tation Kasa· rged to provide 30 LODg Dis- (b) if so, tbe details thereof? tance Public Telephones durin, 1989-90. THE MINtSTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNI. CATIONS (SHRl G RIDHA R PrOVISion of J2 DOS. of Sin.'e GOMANGO): (a) and (b) Altbough Chennel VHF Links dunoa modern teAecommuDlcatioD systems like 1988-90. satellite, microwave, coaxial, electronIc excbauaea. telex exchanges etc. arc Supply of Gas for Power GeaeratioD In already ~orking in Kerala, some of tbe Maharasbtra important plan proposals for modernismg tbe telecommunication system In tbe State 2756. SHRI V.N.GADGJL: Will of Kerala durlng tbe penod 1988-90 are as the Minister of PETROLEUM AND tlDder : NATURAL GAS be pleased to State: Installation of digital micro- (a) whether Government have under wave Iiole; CaJicut-Cannarore consideration nlDe proposals from during 1989·90. ddfereDt States for scUml up gas based power plants commg up on HBJ pipeline; Installation of 3 UHF lines during 1989-90 on tbe (oUowln8 (b) wbether Government of Mabaras- routes blra bas sent a proposal for sanctroning about 5.6 million pubIC metres of aas per (i) Kanjra-pally-Kottyam day for sculDg up a 900 MW gas turblned power slat Ion; (u) Karunagatplly-Quilon (c) whether the Bembay Suburban (iii) Peermade-Kottayam E.eetric supply Company have requested Umon Government to sanction to ahem Installation of opucal FI bre Imk two million cubiC metres of ¥as per day on route Trlcbur -ErnakuJam- for their proposed power stauon; Trivandrum in J989-90. InstallatioD 0: coaxIal link bet- (d) \\-bether tbe Tata Electric Co. hal ween Ca}lcut-cannanore in also requeste THE MINISTER OF STATE OF (c) The appllcatlons/reprcc:entatioal THB MINIS1RY OF PETROLEUM "Ill be dealt wltb In accordance with tlte AND NATURAL GA5 ... SHRI BRAHMA rules and regulatIons ('0 thlS Subject. DUTT) : (a> Proposals have been received from vanous State Governments Sick SmaU Industrial UBits in Punjab for power plants ba,ed on gas from HBJ pipeline. 2758 SHRI KAMAL CHAUDHRY: W,ll the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: (b) to (d) Yes SIr. (a) the total number of small sca'e (e) 1.5 MMCMD of gas has been IOdustnal UDltS In Punjab as 00 30tb JUDe, committed to MIs. Tata Eleclrlc Company ]988, and 3 MMCMD to Ml)EB on a ftrm basis. As tbe gas avallablt> at Uran (h) bow many of them are sick; and hal already been committed to vartous consumers, It would not be possible to make additional commitment of gas at (C) the remedial measures taken or prescnt. r-roposed to be taken to Improve the position of sucb small scale units ID Issuing of Licences for Distilleries and PUDpb ? Breweries in Karnataka THE Ml~ISTER OF STATE IN THB 2757 SHRI H.G. RAMULU: Will DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL tbe MIDlstcr of INDU~TR 1 be pieac;ed to DEVELOPMENT I'J THE MfNISTRY statc : OF INDUSTRY(SHRI M. ARUNACHA· LAM) (a) aod ,b) Data on sIck industrial the Ca> wether Government of Units assisted by banks In the country are Karnataka has Issued licences for collected by the Reserve Bank of IndIa. as molasses based dlstillenes and brewene~ per the definition of ~Jckness adopted by Union without prtor approval ot the It AccordlDg to tbe latest IDformation Government; aval'ab'e from the Reserve Bank of IndIa as al the end ot December '86, out of 70, (b) If so. the number OJ lICC;)C<.!S 699 bOrrO\\IDg accounts under small scale issued till date ane the detaIls thereof, mdustnes sector wltb outstanding bank and cred't of Rs. 6.3 S9 crores on tbe books of all sch~duled commercial banks in (c) tbe remedial actIon Untoll Govern- PUDJab, 1830 UDlts with outstAnding bank ment purpose to take In this regard? creda of Rs 2-.50 crores have been IdeDlifled as ~'c~. THE MINISTER OF Ii'oDUSTRY (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO) . (a) & (b) On (c) A number of measures have been tbe baSIS of mformat ,on aailable frC'm taken by the GOHcnment for detecting the Government of Karnataka Licences slCknes~ at tbe IOClplent stage aod towards were Issued to 20 dlSIIHc:fles for maou- rebabll1tation of sick unus In the small facture of Rectified Spmt trom Molaslles scale sector. Detailed gUldelmes have been and also t(' 4 brewerIes. Out of 20 dlstl- IS!lu~d b) the Rt:senc Bank of India to llene~. funcll~Dlng 13 are (10 01 \bem tor all commefclal banks ID February. 1987 14 to 53 ycars) and the remalDmg units wllb specific reference to detecting are yet to commence pr0ductlon SIX of inCIpient sickness, IdentifIcation of sick the 13 distilleries bave aJready applied small scale UDltS, viability norms, a. alao to tbo Contral GOVl. for Carryon reliefs and concessions from banks/finan- Business (COB) licences Of DGTD clal insthutlons fvr lmplementatlon of Reai.tratlons; some othcr~ arl! claiming rehab,litation packages In the Celie of exemption under tbe Indust:les (Develop- potentially vIable SICK units. Tbe Sma)) mont and Resulatlon) Act. 19 51, SlD~e Industries Development Fund set up by th.y aro emploYlD8 less 'ban 50 workers. tbe Industrial D:vc)opmcnt Bank of Indi. 'I W,ltttn Auwt', AUGUST 16, 1988 18 May. 1986 also provides for rebabdits- firms which have signed agreements w!th nOD aSSlstaDce to sick SSI unit. tinaDced Agropom SovIet delegallob to start joint by commercial banks, State Financial entcrpllses in IndIa; and Corporati081 and Sfate Small Industries Development Corporaflons. Financial (b) th:- details tbereof alongw'th the ani.tance In the form of 1001 term equity location of [hose proje.cts ? type alSlstanc~ upto Rs. 75.000/- to units with a project cost not exceedlDg Rs 5 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE lath, at a nominal servIce cbarge of one DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL per cent pcr annum is also aV~lIlable to DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY poteotially viable sick SSI unIts from tbe OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- National Equity Fuod set up 10 Auaust, CHALAM) : (8) 6 Indian firms bave 1987. Tbe Government of India have sIgned agreements WIth Agropom SovIet liberabs~ the MarSIn Money Scheme for delegation to stcln JOlDt enterprises In revival of sick. smat! scale units and the India. T bese firms arc - quantum of aSSistance unaer tbc scbeme bas been raised from Rs. 20,Qt,0 to Rs. J. MIs. KeJflwaJ EoterpClse~. New SO,OOO per unit. Tbe Government of India DelhI. have a uniform policy tor tbe wbo:e country for revival of sick unit~ and these 2. Mis. Sawant Foods, Bombay. measures are equally applicable to tbe State of Punjab. 3. MIs. PhoenIX Overseas, New DeIhl. Agreement with Soviet Vaioo 00 Joint 4. MIs. Rajdoot PaIDts, New Delhi, EDterprise. iD Private Sector 5 MIs J. K Orgaoisatlon. New Delbi. 2759. DR. DATTA SAMANT: Will the Minister of INDUSTRY bc pleased to 6. MIs. Jaylaxmi Expo,.ts Guntur. state: (b) A statement is given below. (a> the number of the Indian Private ~StatelBeD~ Details of the SIX Joint Ventures wltb USSR Firms are as Under: 2 ). MIs. Kejriwal Enterprises : One joint venture in Iodia and one in USSR 7000 tonncs of mango & frUIt pulp from India to be exported to USSR and 20.000 tonoes pulp & juices & concentrates to be manufactured JO USSR. 2. MIs. Sawant Foods: One joint venture Abattoir witb 40% parti- cipation by USSR Agropom in Nastk District of Maharashtra. Lamb & ham & )Busages. 3. MIs. Phoenix Overseas: Same as above. The phocnix-Agropom Abattoir in U. P. RabbIt meat & sausages, upgrading rabbit progeny. 4. M/I. Rajdoot Paints : A joint venture unit wltb Agropom 400/0 participation for essential herbal oils-ether hearinl &. other herbs in Karnalaka or K.r,la. 93 Writl~n A.nswerl SRAVANA 25, 1910 (SAKA) W,itten AlUwen 2 s. MIs. J. K Organisation: One joint venture unit with 40% Agropom particIpation for CitrIc Acid by submer,eeI fermentation process from molasse. in UP with Soviet technology. 6. MIs. Jaylaxmi Exports: ODe Soyabean oil extraction iD Tamil Nadu with 4()OIo Agropom participatioD SOYlbeaDS to be supplied by Agropom & cru.bed. refined & soya calc e-so)vent extracted in India with export of soyabtan solv.nt extraction cake to USSR. Scooters manufactured by MIs. LML expects fhat the veblcle WIll be suitable , Limhed for the rural areas. 2760 SHRI G. S. BASAVARAJU: Study on working of DoordsnbsD aad Will the MIDlster of INDUSTRY be plea- All India Radio sed to state : 2761. SHRI MOHD. MAHFOOZ poRey and luidelines prepared by the (i) whether the said crane is workiol Advisory Comffiittee on ('fficia1 media. satisfactorily; and f In selection of news and in news editing, the electronic media are guided by tbe (j) if not, tbe reasons therefor? bigbest poss bJe professional standards. News worthiness determines tbe criteria for THE MINISTER OF STATE OF selection of news, and its treatment and THE MIN1STRY OF PETROLEUM presentation is directlv related to the AND l':ATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA special characteristics of each medium as DUTT) : (a) to (d) The 20 Omega cranes welJ al the target audiences. of d:fferent models procured by ONGC from MIs. Voltas at prices ranling from Rs, 17.69 Jakhs to Rs. 25.8U lakhs per (c) The working of All India Radio crane are performing satisfactorily. and Doordarshan already comes in for critical review periodically in both Houses (e) Yes, Sir. of Parliament and in the Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Information (n and (g) Some am~ndmcnt8 to the supply order were made at the Instance and BroadcastlDg. As such, there IS no felt need ;or any examination of the of MIs. Voltas; the main bemg the repla- functioning of All India RadIo and Door- cement of the indigenously manufactured darshan by an independent authority. ('ummlO~ model N D-743 diesel engine developing 225-H. P. at 2100 RPM by GM-6L 71 TA diesel engine developing Supply of cranes to ONGC by Voltas 265H P at 2] 00 RPM aJongwith matchin. changes in the gear box and auxllliary 2162. DR. A. K. PATEL: Will the gear box. These changes which confor- Minister of PETROLEUM AND NA TV_ med to tbe techmea} speCifications persni- !tAL GAS be pleased to state: bed by the ONGC were accepted because of the proven past performance of this (a) whether the 011 and Natural Gas engine and the availabihty of after sales Commission (ONGC) was supplied twenty service SUppC'ft and parts in India. MIs. Omega cranes by Voltas ; Vollas have guaranteed supply of sparea for a mrntmum of 10 years against rupee (b) if so, the cost thereof; payments. (c) whether all the cranes are working (h) to (j) Out of the 13 cranes costing latis(actorrly; Rs. 34 60 Jakhs each, two were Commi- SSIoned In May/June 1988 and aoother Is (d) if not. the reasons therefor; in the process of commissioning. The performance or these cranrl is beinl (e) whether global tenders were invited observ~d by ONGC. for the supply of thirteen 45-tonnes (T500) cranes for ONOC and again the 'ender Re-opeoiog of Steel and Allied Products was awarded to Voltas; Ltd., Calcutta ef) whether after awarding the tender 2763. DR. V. VENKATESH: Will to Voltas severa) am~ndments were made the MlOlstec ot'INDVSTRY be pleased to In the sJ)ecificat~ons as r~quired by tbe alate: ONGC; (8) whether Union Government have (I) if 50, the details of the amend- been approached wilh the proposal for ments made and the reasons therefor; re-opening the Steel and Allied Products Limited, Calcutta; (b) whether one craBe costing rupee~ fifty latbs bal already been supplied to (b) whetber any decilloD bal been tlte ONGC; takeD In tbe matter; aDd S&AVANA 2S, I'JO (SAKA) W, Itlen AlUwe'8 98 (C) if so, the detaill thereof? THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMBN. TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTBR OF THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE INFORMATION AND BROAD. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL CASTING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT) : DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY (a) Yes, Sir. OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA· CHALAM): News telecast in Urdu 2765. SHRI BHATTAM SRIRAMA- MURTHY : Will the MIDJstcr of 2764. SHRI SYED SHAHABUDDIN : ENERGY be p'eased to state: win the MInIster of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to (a) the targets and acbicnments, statt : year-wise, during 1985 to 1988 in reaard to coal and power; and (c) wbether tbe time allotted to Urdu THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE at the varIous centres of Doordarshan DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE bas been enhanced durlDg 1987.88; and MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALp· NA TH RAI) : (8) The requislto infor· matIon is as under:- (d) if so, tho parllcuJars thereof? A UQUST 16. J 988 Written An,werd 100 Energy Generation (MU) Coal (MT) ------_------_,..-- Tarset Acbieve- % of Target Actual % or ment Target production Target 1985-86 17()()()0 170037 100.0 154.50 154.20 99.8 1986-87 190000 187605 98.7 166.80 165.79 99.4 1987-88 205000 201894 98.5 183.50 179.75 97.9 (b) Annual target for power generation is for manufacturing and packing tbem were fixed in consultatIon With State Electricity seized, and three persons arrested by the Boards/Power Corporalicns/otber gene- Delhi Pollee. A case vide FIR No.205 ratina agencies & tbe Planning Commission dated 15.6.88 u/s 420 IPC, 78/79 Trade taking into account the power/energy mark Act, and 63 copy Right Act, has demand, new capacity additicn progra- been registered at P.S Punjabi Bagb, mmes, maintenance programmes, etc. Delhi. Annual targel for production of coal is fixed in consultatIon with the PlannlDg New Port for polymer import Commission taking IOtO account the coal demand from consuming sectors. p, wer 2767. SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA: and coal sector bave been reglslcrlng WIll the Minister of INDUSTRY be significant growth ID production dunog pleased to state' the Jast several years and tbe tempo will bo maintained cn a sustaincd basis, (a) whether tbe attention of Government has been drawn to tbe news Spurious Mobil Oil item captiOned, "New Port for polymer import likely" appearing ID the 'Time oj India' of 8 June, 1988; 2766. SHRI KAMLA PRASAD SINGH: win the MlDister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (b) If so, whether Government are be pleased to state : contemplating a separate port with modern facilities on the v.estern coast for (8) whetber Delhi police busted a Importing polymers; and racket of seHlng spurious mobil 011 packed in tins of lnd,an 011 Corporation (c) the details of Government's Ltd , etc., and proposal 10 thiS r(gard? (b) if so. the details thereof together THE MINISTER OF lNDUSl RY with action taken in tbe matter'? (Sl-iRI J.VENGAL RAO) : (a) Yes Sir. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF (b) and (C) The proposaJ for settlDi THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM up Ibe pOI t lermlDal faCIlities on .he AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA Western Coast for handling petrochemlca's DUTT): (a) Yes, SIC. Jaw material Is at pre hminary staae of formulatloD. (b) On 15.6.88 the Delhi Polace conducted raids at Sbivaji Park, New A,aiJabJJuy of Coal tn Orissa Patel Nagar and VilJage Dasharan where spurious oil were detected as being 2768. SHRI SOMNATH RATH: manufactured, packed and, sold UDder WIll the M,Dlster of ENERGY be pleased braod names of well-known Oil to state: Companies. During these raid!, large quantities of spurious oils and mater ia 1 (Figures in metres) Year CMPDIL MECL Onssa Government agencies 917S.6u 141;0.80 4565.80 ]986-87 20235.30 720260 11903.0) 1987·88 19182.95 11903.55 12183.45 _------_-- The drilling programmo for 1988-89 and 1989·S0 is as follows: (Fj~ures in metres) Year CMPDJL MECL Orissa Government agencies 1988-89 19000 10000 12000 1989-90 19000 10000 12000 Soney for Patrochemicals in Telaoga88 THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY area of Andhra Pradesh (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): 2771. SHRI S. B. SIDNAL : THE MI NISTER OF INDUSTRY SHRI S. M. GURADDI : (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO) : (a) No, Sir. w,n the Minister of INDUSTRY be (b) and (c) Recruitment to posts ID pleaJcd to state: all Public Sector Enterprises carryina pay scales, the maximum of which does not exceed Rs. 1250/- per month (m (a) whetber Union Government are respect of Publrc Sector U ndertaldngs examining a proposal for authorising where the pay scales bad been revised and more exports of alcohol to take care ot are folloWJDg industrial D.A. and in the glut situation that is II ely to develop respect of other PSUs which are fo]Jowi.D1 in the domestic market in the current Central DA pattern, the ceiling will be alcohol year: and Rs. '600/- p.m.), should be made only through the NatIOnal Employment Service. (b) If so, tbe details .!)ereof? According to the InstructIons in force, the Public Sector Undertakings are THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY required to notify all the vacancies arislnl (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) and (b) under tbem to the Employment Exchanges! Yes, Sir. Tbe All India Distillers" Associ- Central Employment Exchanle in the ation (AIDA) has already been permitted manner and form prescribed in Rule 4 of to organise tbe export of 500 lakb litres of the Employment Exchange (CNV) Rates, alcohol, to begin with. More quantities 1960. Other sources of recruitmlnt can be will allo be aJlowed for export afler som~ tapped only, if the Employment Exchan- pro,rest Is made in this venture. ges issue 'Non-availability' Certificate. SRA VANA 25.. 19.6 ($A.KAJ Setu.. up 01 LPG acencie. at MaJappuram 4. Ponnaoi In Kerala S. Parintbalmanna 2774. SHRI G. M. BANATWALLA : Will tbo Minister of PETROLEUM AND 6. Manjeri NATURAL GAS be pleased to refer to tbe reply aiven on 8 December. 1987 to S.T.D. facility from l .. akbimpur iD Starreod Question No. 471 regardlDg LPG U.P. facility in Malappuram district in Kerala 2775. SHRIMATJ USHA VERMA: and state :' Will tbe Minister of COMMUNICATI- ONS be pleased to state: (8) the progress made in setting up LPG distributorships at Parappanangadi and Tirurangad; in MaJappuram distrrct in (a> ",betber Government prorose to KeraJa; introduce S.T.D. facility from Lakbimpur In U.P. to various major cities of tbe country; and (b) whether these dlstributon.hips have been commissioned; (b) if so, when and if not, tbe reasons therefor? (c) if so, since "hen; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (d) if not. the reasons tberefor and MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS tbe time by whicb tbey are likely to be (SARI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO,: (a> commiSSioned; and S.T .D. faciJity from Lakhimpur in U.P. to various major cities of the country hal (e) the name of places in Malappuram already been provided. diltrict of Kerala covered by LPG facility? (b) Does not arise. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Installation of automatic telephoee MINISTRY OF IETROLEUM AND exchange with STD facility ia NA TURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHM A DUTI): ( a) Letters of I ntent were issued Farrukhabad to the selected candidates in April 1988 for setting up one distributorship each at 2776. SHRI KHURSHID ALAM Parappangadl and TJrurangadl in Ma'ap- KHAN: Will tbe MlDister or COMMU- puram distnct in KeraJa; NICATIONS be pleased to state: (b) No, Sir; (a) whether Farrukhabad belog. Ilia commercia) and industria) centre h.1 no (c) and (d) As various steps precede adequate (elephone facility; the actual commissioning of LPG dlstri. butorships, it is not pOSSible to indicate (b) whetber tbere bas been a peniatont tbe exact dates by whicb these demand to IDstal automatic telephone two will be commissioned; system with S.T.D. facility; (e) As on July I, I Y88, LPG facility (c) the action taken by Governmeat bas been provided to the fOlJOWlDg places so far. in this regard; and in Malappuram district: (d) bow soon Government propose 1. Tirur to prOVide tbele facilities? 2. Matappuram THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTR Y OF COMMUNICAnONS 3. PODnani (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANOO): (a) 1M AUOtJSt 16, 1988 No, Sir. Adequate telecom. facilities are Will the Minister of ENERGY be pleased anllable. to state: (b) Yes, Sir. whether Keral. Government has approached Union Government to take (c) A 1500 lines automatic telephone over tbe proposed Kayamkulam Thermal excbange at Farrukhabad has already been Power Plant; IaDctioned and building construction is in proareas. (b) if so, the decision of UDion Gove- roment thereon; and (d> This automatic exchange at Farrukhabad is likely to be commissioned (c) the present stage of the project ? duriDl early part of 8th Five Year Plan. THE MINIS rER OF STATE IN THE Doordsrsbao Studio at Patos DEPARTMENl OF POWER IN THE MINISTR Y OF ENERGY (SHRI 2n7. SHRIMATI MADHUREE KALPNATH RAI) : (c) the time by which Doordarshan 2779. SHRI BALWANT SINGH Station would start functioning at Patna ? RAMOOWALIA: SHRI TEJA SINGH DARDI: THE MINISTER OF PARLIA- MENTARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER win tbe Minister of ENERGY be OF INFORMATION AND BROADCA- pleased to state : STING (SARI H. K. L. BHAGA T) : (a> aad (b) A full-fledged TV StudiO Complex (a) whetbcr tbere is less posslbihty of ia UDder JlDpJemcntation at Palna, as part supply of power to Punjab accordlDg to of Seventh Plan of Doordarshan. At Its Deeds at tbe cnd of Sevcntb FI ve Year proseot, the bigb power IV transautter Plan; at Patna rolays programmes ted (rom Doordarsban Kendra, Dclhl via INSAT- lB. Doordarlban Kcndra. Rancbi providcs (b) if so, the details In regard thereto; TV coverage of imponant evonts taking place at Patna for tclecast on tbc National (c) whetber Punjab Administration Network. has submittcd to U nloD GoverDment project reports for production capacity of (C) The TV StudiO Complcx at Patn. ...1500 M. W. of electricity; I. expected to be commisslocd ioto servlcc durioe 1990-91. (d) If so, tbe reasons for delay in sanctioniDg these projects; and Kayamu..... 'IIler.al Power Plaot io Kerala (e) the time by which tbese projects 2711. SHill THMPANA THOMAS: are proposed to be sanctioned '1 W"II~" 109 Wrltt~1I Answers SRAVANA 2', J910 (SAKA) A.lllwe" 110 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE [English] DEPARTMENT OF POWERIN THE ProductioD of oil aDd las at MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP- Bombay High NATH RAI) : (a) Though it is anticipated that there will be peaking abortage in 780. PROF. K. V. THOMAS: Punjab. the Stale will be surplus in cnergy SHRI BRAJA MOHAN by tbe end of the Seventh Plan. MOHANTY: (b) The details are indicated below:- wm the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to : 2774 MW Peak Demand state: Peak avajlabi~ily' : 2292 MW (a) the number of oil platforms now producing gas and oil at Bomby Higb; Peak deficit : 482 MW (17.4%) (b) the production of gas and oil at Energy requirement : 14321 MU Bombay Hiah during tbe Jast three yean agaInst the target fixed (or the same; Energy availability : 14900 MU (c) the foreign excbanae saved due to hnergy Surplus : 579 MU (4.0%) tho availability of las and oil at Bombay Higb; and (c) At present, proposals for power projects of Punjab totalling to a capacity (d) the future expectations from of 3091 MW are in vaflous stages of Bombay High? clearance and approval. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (d) Some of the projects ha ve MINISTR Y OF PETROLEUM AND been cleared by the Central NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA Electricity Autbortty but are subject DUTT).: (~) 63 platforms are presently to inter·state aspects beiog. resol- producing 011 and associated gas in Bom- ved. Some projects are held up for final bay Offshore. approval for want of funds aDd environ- mental clearance. Some proJecls are (b) The details of production in under techno-economic appraisal ID Cent- Bombay offshore region are:- ral Electricity Autbority and in these cales - _------~ inputs ~uch as coal linkage. environmental Year Crude production Associaled clearance. water avai!abililY Bnd comp- (MMT) gas prodo. liance under Section 29 of the E,ectricity (MMSCMl (Supply) Act, 19-i8 are to be tied up. In Teaget Actual Actual respect of on~ proJect. revised project report has been called for. 1985-86 20.61 20.82 5180 (e) SanctioolOg of power projects 1986·87 20.27 20.62 6705 depends upon the cornprehensivene~s of the project rep )fts expeditious re~ponse 12987·88 19.92 20.16 8229 of the project authorities to tbe vanous comments/observations of tbe Central Electricity Authority ICcntral Water No targets for ,as production were Commi.~ion and the relative priority fix.ed as tbe associated las production is accorded to the projects by tbe State incidental to oil production. Governments in terms of .Uoeation of funds. As such, it is not possible to (c) 10 the absence of crude oil produc- indicate a definite time limit for sanetio- tion from Bombay offshore, an ~quivaJeDt nina a project. UJ AUGUST 16, 1988 Wrltttn A"swt" j,2 quaDtity would have had to be imported. (b) Tbere was no case of. cxce •• The national value of Bombay Offshore meterinB. However, in 208 cases 01 crude at average price per tonne of crude complaints, rebate was allowed on bondt imported in that year is as follows'- of doubt: Rs./Crores (c) Generally witbin two months. (d) Question does not arise. 1985-86 5059 1986·87 2824 Gas processiog L'omp'ex at Hazlra 1987-98 3425 2782. SHRIMA TI D.K. BHANDARI: Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: Natural Gas is not imported and accordingly there is no direct impact on foreign exchange. It is however used as (a) whether the Oil and Natural Gas a substitute for certain petroleum products Commission's gas processing complex at and to tbe extent that this saves on the Hazira has been put into operetion in July 1988; imports of sucb products it has an indirect impact on foreign excbange. (b) If so, the details tbereof; (d) The target for crude produdtion during 1988-89 is 20.88 million tonnes. (c) whitt are th~ contributions in the During 1989-90 the" production is expected country's development expected (com tbis to be RI. 21 90 mill~on tonnes. prestigiOUS complex; and Complaints of excels metering in Bangalore (d) the details of amount spent on this project with resources tbereof ? 2781. SHRI V. S. KRISHNA IYER : Will tbe Minister of COMMUNICA- TIONS be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND (a) the total number of complaints of NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA excess metering of telephone charges recei- DUTT): (a) to (c) The Hazica Gas ved by Bangalore Telephones from Janu- Complex comprises of LPG fractionation ary 1988 till the end of June 1 98~; plant and Gas Sweetening PlaDt (Pbase I & IJ). The LPG Fractionation Plant (b) in bow many cases, excess mete- was commissioned in December '87 and at ring was noticed and rectified; full throughput can produce l.92 lakh tonnes of LPG per annum. The Gas (c) the maximum time taken to Sweetening Plant is being sct up to sweeten di.pose of eacb complaint; anj the sour gas of Soutb Bassein fields whicb would feed Ihe plants at Hazira and alonl the HB.! Pipeline. The capacity of tbe (d) whetber any action bas been taken [las sweetening plants is to procels 20 a,aiu.t those who are responsible for MMCMD of sour gas. The gas sweeteninl excess billing ? Phase-I plant bas been completed and bas been commissioned with Sweet las. Sour THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE gas js expected to be cbarged sbortly. MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRt GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a) The number of complaints of excess (d) The sanctioned cost of tbe LPG metering received in BaDga)ore TeJepbones Fractionation Plant il RI. 101.24/ crores from January, 1988 tiJI the end 01 June and tbat of Gas SweetaniDI Plants(Pbaae 1 i. 2107 /k. lJ) is lb. 409.2.9 crore., III W,ltte" A",w,,, SRAVANA 2S, 1910 (SAKA) Writlen Annver, 114 Productloa of alcohol (rom sugarcane The power supply position durin, April- or molasses July, 1988 in Maharashtra is as under :_ 2783. SHRI V. SREENI VASA PRA~AD : April-July SHRI M. V. CHANDRASE- 1988 KHARA MURTHY: Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be Requirement 10310 pleased to state : Availability 10023 (a) wbetber despite tbe ban imposed Shortage 287 by Union Government on tbe creation of alcoholic capacity, a few State Govern. %sbortage 2.8% ments have at owed new industrial ventures to come up for production of alcohol bas~d on sugarcane or molasses; (C) No, SIr. (b) if so, tbe facts thereof; and (d) Does not arise. (c) tbe action proposed to be taken in tbis regard 1 Policy on acquiring land for T. V. and A. I. R. THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY 2785. SHRIMAll VYJAY ANTHI. (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) to (c) MALA BALI: Will the Minister of The information is being collected 8Dd INFORMATION AND BROAD- will be laid on tbe Table of the House. CASTING be pleased to state: Power production in ,\Iaharashtra (a) whether the cost of tbe various projects has escalated enormously due to 2784. SHRI PRAKASH V. PATIL: delay in the acquisition of land for the Will the Minister of ENERGY be pleased installafion of transmitters, setting up of to Itale : productIon UD1ts and studio facilities by tbe All India RadiO and Doordarsban; whether the power production in Cal and Maharashtra is sufficient to meet its domestic, agricultural aDd industrial needs; (b) if so, \\bether Government are (b) ifnot, tbe reasons tberefor; considering to frame a policy under which the State Governmtnt concerned will be (c) wbether tbe Planning CO'1lmtssion required to hand over the land to tbe have given aoy suggestion to the State authorities ~oncerned wIthout dela}' ? Government to deal with the situation and to mett (be shortfaJl; and THE MINISTER OF PARLIAME. NTARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF (d) if 80, the details of the suggestions INFORMATION AND BROAD. aod how these arc being implemented? CASTING (SHRI H. K. I.. BHAGAT): (.a) and (b) Delay in acquisition of land THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE IS ooe of the factors for escalation of the DEPARTMENT OF POWER rN THE COEr of some of tbe pro';ects of All India MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP- Radio and Doordanban. However, as NATH RAI): (a) and (b) Maharasbtra such instances occur raiber rarely and the is by and large comfortable in meeting State Governments have generally been tbe power reqUirements of various cate- extendlDg full co-operation. no speci6c gory of tOl)6UmtlS witb only a marlinal purpose would be served in formulatiD, Sbort8&C mainly duc to poakiDI deficit. any special &:olicy OD tbe subject. 11.5 Wrltte" Answe" A l'OUST 16, 1988 W,ltte" A"swe" 116 'Incentives for Salt MaDufacture meritorious children of salt Jabourers working in tbe Salt 2786. SHRI DAULATSINHJI Industry according to scheme JADEJA : WiJI tbe Minister of INDUS- approved by tbe Government. TRY be p'eased to state: (a) whether any financial incentives 6. SubSIdy is granted to the iodized are e"tended for salt manufacture: salt manufacturers who have taken permission from Salt (b) tbe details of sucb incentives; Commissioner under National and Goitre Control Programme, as per scheme approved by the Government. (c) wbether tbe Incentives wiIJ be enhanced? Supply of Film Roll, by HiDdustau THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE Photo Films MaDufacturing Co. Ltd. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY 2787. SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHO- OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- THAMAN : Will the Mtnister of INDUS- (8) to (c) The fol'owmg CHAl.AM): TR Y be pleased to state: financial incentives are extended for salt manufacture:- (a) whether tbe Hindustan Pboto 1. Financial assIstance ;s given to Films Manufacturing Company Ltd. supply the hcensed salt works for execu- their products through stoc.klsts engaged tion labour weHale works and by tbem; ,""orks t-enefitlrg tbe induc;try on tbe recommendation of Central/ (b) If so, wbether they have intro- Regional Ad"isof} Board for duced the system of conditional sales which Salt as per code of pnnclples make It compulsory for every customer laid do\\n by the Government. to purchase papers and other products from the stockists in order to iet black 2. FlDancial assIstance is given to and Y¥ hite film rolls; tbe licensed salt works JO the form of ex-gratia grant and rebablhtatton loan to the salt (c) if so. whe:hcr tbe above practice works damaged on account of 15 not a VIOlation of the Monopolies natural calamities hke cyclones, Restnctwe Trade Practtces rutes; and floods, heavy raIDs etc. accordlDg to 'he scbeme approved by tbe Government. (d) if so, whether Government propose to take measures to ensure supply of 3. Development loans are granted quality black and white film rolls to the to the hcemed salt manufacturers customers without any pre-condItions 1 as per scheme drawn under the "Grant of 'oans to hcemed Sah THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY Manufacturers Rules, 1959." (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) HPF dlstnbutes Its products tbrough a network 4. Financial assistance is given to of Stockists/Dealers apart from direct hcen~ed sa't manufacturers to supplies from the Company. prOVide bouses to labourers ~mpJoyed in Salt Industry as per • he scheme approved by the (b) No, Sir . Government. ~, Jew.rds arc grant(d to the (c) and (d) Do Dot arise. SIlAVANA 25. 19io (SAKA) Wrltt~" Aruwer, U8 CollaboratioD AgreemeDt for CO.lamer (a) wbether tbe State Government 01 Goods Mahara.btra has suggested to construct 8as pipeline coming from South BaSiein 2788. SHRI RAM SWARUP RAM: alonl tbe Central Railway rOUle i.e. Surat, Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be Bhusawal, Etarsl and to Eastern U.P. (or pleased to state : supply of natural gas for tbe production of electrlcicy and fertiliser in Vidbarbba (8) whether any collaboration agree- which is the backward part of Malla. ments were entered into wllb mulli- rubtra ; nationals for manufacture of any CODsumer goods during the last three years ; (b) If so, the action taken in tbe matter; and (b) if so, tbe names of those com- panies and the consumer goods manu- (c) the expenditure involved therein? factured ; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THB (c) whether those goods can also be MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND produced indigenously; and NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA (d) if so, the reasons for entering DUTT): (8) to (C) In 1985, the Govern· into collaboration agreements wltb multt- meO[ ('I Mabara!:btra bad ~u8gested that nationals? the H BJ Pipeline be tak.en along tb. Central Railway route or a branch line be THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE constructed to supply gas to .ertillser DEPARTMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL plants In Vldharbba and other areas in DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY Mabarasbtra State. OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- 1 hiS was considered by Government CHALAM) : (a) and (b) 2834 proposals and Dot fOllnd feaSible. for loreign collaboratlon were approved by Government durlDg Ihe penod 1985 to Telt'cast of fes'ivals in Orissa 1987. Tbe details of approved foreign collaboration showing the names of the 2790. SHRI BRAJA MOHAN Indian and foreign firms, Items of manu- MOH<\NTY: facture and nature of fore'gn collaboration SHRI SRIBALLAV PANI- are publised on a monthly basis by the GRAHl: Indian Investment Centre as a supplement to its monthly news letter. Copies of tbis DR. KRUPASINDHU BHOI : publication are sent regularly to Parlia- ment LIbrary. Will the MIDlster of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to (c) and (d) Forrign Collaboration state: for consumer goods IS considered on merits it such collaboratioD IS justified (a) whether there is any proposal to taking IOto consideration factors such as live telecast the Car Feslivaj of Puri and nature of technology involved, availability If so, from which year it has to be intro· of indigenou~ tecbnology, potcnllal for duced and the details thereot ; export earDlngs, and the need to update (b) whether there is any proposal to existtng technology to become competitive live telecast the 'Magasaptami Mela' at and to suit consumer prelerence. Chandrabhaga by the side of Konalk in Construction of gas pipeline in Orissa ; if so, the details thereof; and Mabarasbtra 2789. SHRI S.G. GHOLAP : (c) the details of the festivals beinl SHRI VILAS MUrTEMWAR : live telecast in Orissa at present ? SHRI VIJAY N. PATIL : THE MINISTER OF P ARLTAMEN. Will the MInister of PETROLEUM TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to INFORMATION AND BROADCASTINO • tatc ; (SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT) (a) No. Sir• AUGUST 16,' t988 (b) No, Sir. {Translation] (C) As per the existing policy. live TV Production of regional proarammes coverages are limited to events of nation-wide topicality such as RepublIc 2792. DR. CHANDRA SHEKHAR Day Parade, Independence Day, Inter- TRIPATHI : wm the Minister oIINFOR. national Conference. important sports MATION AND BROADCASTING be events etc. For other important Socio- pleased to state : Cultural events, TV reports are prepared for subsequent telecast 0)0 Doordarshan. (8) whether National Programme Festivals in Orissa are also similarly tele- Production Centres are being set up with cast in proper manner. a view to produce regional programmes; and Telecast of NatiDnal Projects (b) if so, by what time and if not, 2791. SHRI E. AYY~PU REDDY: how tbe regional programmes are pro- win the Minister of INFORMATION posed to be produced for various States? AND BROADCASTING be pleased to atate : THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF (a) wbether Doordarshan is telecasting INFORMATION AND BROACASTING important national projects undertaken (SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) and (b) both by the Union and State Governments The programme production centres at to create public awareness of tbe develop- present exist at 18 places in tbe country mental activities in the country ; and on Implementation of tbe various Seventh Plan schemes, their number is (b) if so, tbe derails of important pro- envisaged to be increased to 48. Tbese jects which have been telecast so far; centres are at various stages of implemen_ tation and are berng commissioned in (c) whether ~agarjunasagar, Srisailam, phases, depending on availability of Dharat Heavy Electricals and Ramagun- equipment, infrastructural frcilitles and dam Thermal Station of Andhra Pradesh. aonual allocatIOn of resources. were telecast by Doordarshan at any time; [Engiish] and (d) if not, the reasons therefor? Utilisation of cement in Road ( OilS" uction, lining of THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- Canals t'tc. TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF INFORMATON AND BROADCASTING 2793. SHRI PRATAPRAO B. (SHRI H.K.L. BHAGA T): (a) Yes, Sir. BHOSALE : Will tbe Mimster of INDUS- TR Y be pleased to state: (b) Some of the important Projects already covered in Doordarshan telecast are Bhilai Steel Plant. Hin'lustan Ma.:hine (a) whether certain schemes are being Tools. Heavy Engineering Corporation, worked out to utlJiSC: cement not only In Oil & Natural Gas Commission, NEPA the housing sector but also in road con- Hindustan Shipyard, Bharat Heavy Plats struction, lining of canals and pre-cast Vessels, Nagarjun Sagar, Srisailam. Bharat and pre-fab constructions; Heavy Electricab, Ramagundam Thermal Station. Integral Coach Factory, etc. (b) if so, the details of such schemes; and (c) Yes, Sir. (c) wheu the results of such scbemes (d) Does not arise. arc liiccly to be made available 1 i~1 SRA VANA 2S. 1910 (S;AKA) THE MlNISIER OF STATE IN THE posts i. taken on a continuous basis. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY [ English) OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA· CHALAM): (a) to (C) Ccmeol. !S belD~ TV centres for rdaying Bombay used for road construction, llnmg of Doordarshan Programmes in canal. and pee cast and pre-fab cons- Maharasbtra tructions wherever considered neces· 2795. SHRI R. N. YADAV : WiJJ the sary. It was only recently that the avaIl- Mio.ster ot INFORMATION AND ability of cement 1n the country hds eased BROADCASTING be pleased to state: conliderably. The Cement Manufact- urers ASSOCiation (CMA) has, however (a) how many districts in Maharashtra ' for the purpose of improving the demand are yet to have satel ite TV relaying ftor cement, proposed to concerned MIDi. centres; s ries/consrruction Agencies to Increase the use of cement tor canal IlDlng and also for construction of concrete road and (b) whether more TV relay ccntres pavements. The CMA 10 association with are proposed to be set up for relaying various other orgamsations like the BOlI'bay TV programmes; aod Indian Roads Congress, the National Council for Cement and BUllJII1g Matt-n- (c) If so the progress made so far als and the Central Road Research In::.tl- for relay ng Bombay TV pragramme. in tute has also recently organised semman/ Maharashtra ? workshops 1D thIS regard. THE ~lI0;ISTER OF PARLIAMEN. [Translation} TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF JNFORMA nON A:-'D BROAD. Vacancies of SC and ST in" .\.I.R. CASTIl'G (SHRI H K. L. BHAGAT: stations aDd T.V. Centres in U.P. (a) TV transmitters are, at present, functIoning ID 25 out of 30 distracts of 2794. SHRI MANVENDRA SINGH: Maharashtra. All these transmitters relay Will (he Minil>ter of INfORMATIO:--" regIOnal (pnmary) service Originating AND BROADCA~TING be pleased to frLm DoorJarshdn Kendra, Bombay with state : the help of satellH~ linkage. (a) the number of posts reserved for (b) and (c) Yes, Sir. As part of the Scheduled Castes an j Scheduled Tnbes Seventh Plan, schemes for the establishm- lying vacant 10 the A. I R. statlons and ent of a high power (10 KW) TV Television Centres in Uttar Pradesh; and transmitter eacb at Amba]ogai, Auraoga_ bad aod Pune; a low power (100 W) (b) the steps beina tnken to fill up transmitter each at IcbbaJkaranJi, Osmana- these vacant post" ? bdd dnd Pusad and a TV trcUlSposer each at Aurdngabad and JUnDar are at various THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- stages of Implementation. Whereas the transmitters tor Osmanabad aod Pusad TARY AFFAIRS AND ML~lSTER OF INFORMATION AND BROAD- are expected to be commissIoned durina CASTING (SHRI H K. L BHAGAT): the current financial year (1988-89), the (a) and (b) fhe reservdtloD roster .or remJIDfng projects are expe~ted to be completed dUflng 1989-90, 6roup •A' aod Group . B' posts are Dot maintained on Station/Kendra baSIS. As [Translation} on 1.1.1988, 22 posts reserved for Schedul. ed Castes and Scheduled Tribes rn Group Setting up of gas based indnstries i. 'C' and Group 'D' were JYlDg vacant at Vidharbha region of Maharashtra various Stations of All J ndla Radlol 2790. SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR. : Doordat'shan Kendras in Uttar Pradesh. WJI) the Mmister of PETROLEUM AND Appropriate action to 611 up such vacant NATURAL GAS be pJeased to stat. : (a> wbether Government oropose to (b \ and Cc) During the first three start any btg industry based on galJ ID years of tbe Seventh FIVe Year Plan Vidbarbba; (1985·88), 6057 telephone connections were provided. Electronic exchanges bave been (b) if so, tbe details tbereof; provJded at tbe following pJaces renJaclD, the manual exchanges. (c) wbethtr Government of Maba- ralhlra haa drawl} the attention of Union (i) Dlbrugarb (DHQ) 2000 L PRX Government towards tbe set ling up of any bia industry in Garcbirauli district; and (ii) Haflona 600 L NEAX (iii) Jorhat 2000 L PRX (d) if so, the aclion taken by Govern- ment thereon ? (iv) Silcbar 3000 L PRX THB MINISTER OF STATE OF (v) Tinsukia (Sub-Dfv)- 3000 L PRX THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SURI BRAHMA In addition (0 above, expansion of DUTT): (d) Does not arise. During tbe remalOJOg two yeaes of tbe 7tb Plan (1988-90) tbe foHowmg exchan_ {EltglishJ les are proposed to be opend- 1. 400) hne E·I0B exchange at Telepbooe cooOtctiODS in Assam Guwahati with 2100 hne RLU at Dispur, 1000 hne RLU at Jaluk- 2797. SHRI BHADRESWAR TANTI: ban and 600 hoe RlU at Noona- WiJlthe Minister of COMMUNICATIONS matl durmg 1988-90. be pleased to state: 2. NEAX electronic exchange. (a) the number of persons on tbe during 1988.89 at KarJmg8nJ waitJll& JIst for telephone connections in (1000 hne), North Lakhimpur Assam up-lo_date : (700 line) and Dlphu (400 line). N EAX exchanges of 400 hne (b) the steps taken to provide them each are also proposed at Nazlra, with telephone connections at an early Hojai, Barpeta Road and Badar- dated; and pur subject to clearance by Department 01 ElectroDlcs. (c) the names of the places where telephone excbanges are proposed to be 3. 128 port C-DOT (88 hne) electro- 5et up in tbe Seventh Plan and the likely nlC exchanges dunng 1988-89 at capacity of eacb of the proposed exchan_ following places :. Ie. ? (i) PathsaJa THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (ii) Mankacbar MINISTIl Y OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRt GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a) (iii) Abhyapuri 9319 persODS were on the waiting hst for (iv) Bijni tbe telepbone connections in Assam as on 38.6,88. (v) Sapataram 126 125 Written An,we" SARAVANA J6. 1910 (SAU) ""i/ten AIUWU, (vi) Umarangero Complaiats agaiast dragl aad co ••etie. manuractareu by MRTP CommiuloD (vii) Tihu 2798. SHRIMATI PRABHAWATI (viii) Jagl Road GUPT A: wm the Minister of lNDUS- TRY be pJeased to state : (ix) Lanka (x) Lumdlng (a) tbe number or complaint. receivod b, tbe Monopolies and Restrictive Trade (xi) Mangaon Practices Commission again.t the manufactures of drug. and cosmetica and (xli) SjmuJguri tbe advertisers during the last two years; (xiii) Gbahigaon (b) tbe Dumber of companies prosecu- ted under tbe MR TP Act in this regard; (xiv) Udalguri and (xv) LaJa (c) the Dumber of persoDs awarded (xvi) Lakh'mpur compensation who suffered loss or injury on account of tbe unfair trade practices (xvii) Udarband hy thels companies? (xviii) Aluguri THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL (xix) BNapathar DEVlOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- (xx) Titabar CHALAM) : (a) to (c) The MRTP Commission does not maintain product- 4. 200 line ESAX electronic exchan- wise detaIls of complajnts. The Commisa- ges during 1938-89 at ion has, however, during the period from 1.1 86 till date instituted 47 enquiries (i) Gaunpur against Dru~/Cosmetic manufacturers and advertisers for induJging in unfair trade (ii) Dhal'gaon practicers. In these cases, tbe Commission (III) DeragaoD bas till date neitber Instituted prosecution Dor awarded compensation. (IV) ManaO! [Trans/ation} S. MlOi IL T (electronic exchanges) at 5 places of Assam during Development of 0 0 0 ladustry' Districts 1988.900 2799. SHRI RAJ KUMAR RAJ: 6, 20 New Small Capacity Telephone Will ttae Minister of INDUSTRY be exchanges (MAX Ill) of 25 lane pleased to state : capacity each at Banbalangsbu Dbakuakbana, Sipajbar, Desan- (a) whetber there is aoy time bound gmukb, J ogijan Kakojar programme in regard to development of Kamar-bandba. Narsinspur, 'no industry districts and tbe amount of Rangbang, Bunkanokam, Subsan. capital earmarked for investment there- SICI, Helem, Muka mua, Sartbe- for; bari, Soulb (Soutb R) Salamara, Bebara, Musalpur, Cinamara, (b) if so, tbe Dames of the districts in Jhaklabandha, and Gho)amara. Uttar Pradesh whlcb have been included This is. however. subject to under this programme; aod availabIlity of demand and teChnical feasibility. (c) if not, the reasons therefor 1 J21 Written Answers AUGUST 16. 1988 Written Anlwer, 128' THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Issue of licences fo MRTP Companiel DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT I'J THE MINISTRY 2801. SHRIMATI JAYANTI PAT· OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- NAIK: WiIJ the Minister of INDUSTRY CHALAM): (8) to (c) Industrialisation be pleased to state: of aD area is a contlDuous process. Government have announced from time to (a) .he total number of licences issued time a number of incentives for industri- ot dIfferent MR TP companies to set up aliladon of backward areas includlng 'No industries during the last three years, Indbstry Districti" Entrepreneurs setting State-wise; up industries in 'No Industry Dic::tricts' are entitled to Central Investment Subsidy at the highest rate of 25% subject to a (b) how many of those licences werl maximum of Rs. 25 jaic bs beSides pflonty issued for setting up industries in tbe 'No in licensing nnd Cc'ncesslonal Flnat ce Indu!)try Districts' ; Facilities etc. (c) the names of different MR TP companies whicb set up industriel in last Government have also been implemen- three years both In the 'No Industry ting since April. 1983. a Scheme to assist Districts' and other than 'No Industry State Government in development of DlstflctS' in different States; and infrastructura1 faCIlities in one or two growth centres in -No Industry Districts'. The Central assistance is limited to J /3rd (d) the details thereof? of tho cost subject tl) a maximum of Rs. 2 crores. Growth centres Identified by Government of Uttar Pradesh 10 the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN districts of Banda, JauDpur, Jalaun Fateh- THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL pur, Kanpur Dehat Hamirpur. Sultanpur, DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY Tebri Garhwal, Pauri Garhwal and OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- Chamoli have been approved. So far a CHALAM): (a) A s!atement is given lum of Rs. 250 lakhs has been released In below. respect of Jaunpur. Jalaun, Kanpur Dehat, Fatebpur and Sultan pur districts. (b) 7 ind ustflal licences. {English] (c) and ld) An lDdustrial liccnce is granted WIth an IOltial validity period of Production of Oil by Oil Iodia Ltd. two years withlD which tbe entrcpreneur 2800. SHRI YASHWANTRAO is expected to commence commercial GADAKH PATIL: Will the MlOister of production. However, further extensions PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be In the validity period ot the Industrial pleased to state the targets for 011 pro· liceDces are al<;o granted on justifiable ductlon by tbe 011 India LImited dUfmg grounds. Monitoring of the progress of 1988-89 and the production durmg the first quarfer of the y{"ar ? Implementation of industrial licences is done by the Stafe Governments concerned and the Ministries/Departments adminilt- THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM ratlvely concerned with the Industry in AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA question in the Central Government. In- DUTT): The target for production of formation about the units which have crude oil by Oil India Limited during the lone into production is not centra:)y year 1988-89 is 2-90 million tonnes and the producflon during tbe first qua. ter of maintaIned in the Ministry of Industry, ,988-89 is 0.607 millioD tODnes. SIlAVANA ~, 1910 (SAKA) Written AIt.J"." 130 State.eDt State-wi.e break-up o( nUllIber of Indu.trlal Licence. graoted during 1985, 1986 & 1987 to MRTP undertakiDp State/UoiOD Territory. 1985 1986 1987 1. Andhra Pradesh 5 3 2. ADdaman & Nicobar IItands 3. Bibar 2 2 4. Delhi 2 2 5. Goa 3 2 7 6 Guiarat 17 27 17 7. Haryana ~ 6 4 8. Jammu & Kashmir 9. KUDstaka 4 5 7 10. Ker,a)a 2 11. Madbya Pradesb Ie 7 4 12. Maharalbtra 28 37 29 13. Orissa 14. Punjab 2 , IS. R4ljasthao 1 6 5 16. Taoul Nadu 9 9 9 17. Uttar Pradesh ro 1 8 18. West Benlal 6 3 7 19. More than one State 2 ------Total 106 124 10' AU(!UST I'. 1'18 ITNlnslation} (a) the pre,eot waitfnl Jist for LPG conDections In Andhra Pradesh, district- I.ported e.. 'pmeats J,iaa uDutAliled wise;. 1.,ladla. Telephoae Tadvstries Limited (b) bow lonl it wUJ take to fulfil tbe demand; 2882. SHRI RAM PUJAN PATEl Will the MiDl5ter of COMMUNI· (c) whetber the provision of supplying CATIONS be pJtased to state: the Double Bottle CODnection racility bal been withdrawn in Delhi and Hyderabadj (8) tbe quantity of imported equip- and ment lying unudlised in tbe various unit. of tbe Indian Telephone Industries Ltd. (d) If 10, tbe reasons therefor '1 at pre~nt; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF (b) ... betber tbe equipm.nt is of in- THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM ferior quality; AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT) : (a) The information is given in (c) whether objections bave been the statement below. raised on tbe quality of the equil'mentft aDd (b) Release of LPG connections is done by tbe' oU Industry all ever tbe (d) if so, tbe details of tbe defects country f Deluding in Andhra Pradesb, in round therein '1 a phased manDer under its annual pro- gramme for cnrolment of customers. sub- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN ject to augmentatioD in availability of THE 'MINISTRY OF COMMUNI- LPG. CATIONS (SHR( OIlUDHAR aOMAN- GO): (8) to (d) Information i. being (c) and (d) The distributors are under collected lind will be laId on the Table of instructions to release double bottle con· the House. nection to consumers in the country, in· cluding Delhi and Hyderabad, as and (English) when tbe con~umers desire. However. whcn therc is a backlog tn LPG supphel LPG counecUoDS 'u Andhra Pradesh or product conc;traint etc. tbe reteale of new double bottle connect'ons is tempor· 2803. SHRI C. SAMBU: Will tbe arily curtailed tm tbe situation normalise. Minister of PETROLEUM AND NAT- URAL GAS be pleased to srate : Name of the Districts No. of persons on waiting Itst 2 1. Hyderabad 4,725 2. Ranga Reddy 480 3. Nlzamabad 648 4. Meda-k 437 133 "'rlitell AMwell SRAVANA 2S, .'10 (SAKA) 2 ---~---- 5. Krisbna 3,31S 6. Kbammam 1,380 7. Anantapur 366 8. Mcbboobnagar 910 9. Warangal 840 16. NalsoDda 900 11. Welt Godavari 6,519 12. Cbittoor 2,189 13. East Godavari 12,983 14. Visakbapatnam 2,306 IS. Guntur 1,760 16. Adllabad 270 17. Vlzlaoaaaram 5,425 18. Prak.sam 1970 J9. Cuddapah 525 20. Kurnool 400 21. Nclloro 1,115 22. Karimnagar 645 ,.3. Srikakulam 5,01' 24. Prodattur 300 Total; 55,127 ------",Itt,,, A"."", AUGUST 16, J'~8 Maaafactore of Tracton MATION AND BkOADCASTINO b. pleased to Itate : 2804. SHRI GOPAL KRISHNA THOTA : Wffi me Minflter of INDUS· (a) whether it is a (act lbat three pay TR Y be pleasod to .tate whether Govern- scales exist tor News Reader.; ment propose to furtber increase tbe manufacture of tractors to meet the inerea- (b) if so, whether tbese pay lealc. led demand 1 bave been Implemonted fully; THE MIN]STER OF STATE ..IN THE (c) whether there is disparity between DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL the pay scales of the All India Radio DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY New. Readers and tbe DoordarshaD New. OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- Readers; CHALAM) : At present tbere Is sufficient licensed and instaJ1ed capacity in tb~ (d) if so, tbe reasons theleror; and tractor industry to meet tbe demand (or tractors in the near future. Tbere is no constraint on existinl units expandinl (e) tbe details in tbis regard? their production to meet tbe demand. THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN. TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF [Translation] INFORMATION AND BROADCAS- TING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGA T) :. (a) IlDplemeDtatloD of pay scales of and (b) The three fee acales of Newlrea- News Read ers der jNewsreader-cum-Translator in All India Radio and Prescntation Announcer 2805. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR and News Presenter in Doordarshan are SINGH: Will tbe Minister of INFOR- as under:- ALL INDIA RADIO DOORDARSHAN Newsreader IN ewsr~ader· Presentation Announcer cum-Translator and News Presenter (i) Rs, 2000-3500 (i) Rs. 1640-2900 (H) Rs. 3000-4500 (ii) Rs. 2000-3500 J (iii) Rs. 3700-5000 (iii) Rs. 3000-4500 [English] The fee scales in All Jndia Radio have Natloaal EDerl)' CODlen a,loD been implemented. The higber fee sca1e Orla oilatioD of Rs. 3000-4500 in Doordarshan will b, 2806. SHRI RAM SINGH Y ADA V : implemented after (ram ina of revised Will tbe Minister o( ENERGY be pleated Recruitment Rules. to state : (c) to (e) These (ee scales a.re not (a) whetber the Advisory Board OD comparable .ince these arc (or different Energy had rccommrnded in February. meclia and 10 tbe job r.qoirements are 1986 for scttinl up • national EnerlY also difFer,nt, Conservation Oraanisation for takin, ..n I~ W,'tte" AM",." SRAVANA 2~, 1910 (SAKA) nec.aary inidativet (or formulating t imple- THE MINISTER OF STATE OF menting and Ulonitoria, energy conser- THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM vation programmeS' in all sectors; and AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT) : (a) Yes Sir. (b) if so. the concrete steps taken so far by Umon Government in implementing (b) ONGC had so far drilled four tbe EnerlY Conservation Programme In weJb. CocblD-J, Kasaraod.. l the country? Karwar-l and Cochin High-) aad THE MINISTER OF STATE iN THE around 55000 line kms. of seismic survey. 'DEPARTMeNT OF POWER IN THE have been conducted. AJthouah the weU. M~NISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI. KALP.. bave proved dry useful information hal NATH RAI) : (a) Tbe Advisory Board on been obtained for furtber exploration. EnerlY bad made detailed recommenda- tions in March, 1987 in regard to the Exploration programme in this area creation of a National Entrgy Couser- has further been supplemented by signing vation OrgaDlsation. contracts with two foreign oil companies. n~mely, MIs BHP PettoJeum (India), a subsidiary of Broken HIll Proprietory (b) The steps taken by the Govern- Petruleum Ltd. of Australia and MIs ment in Implementing the Ener~y Comer- Shell India Petro eum Developmeat for valion Programme in tbe countr} mainly expJorat,on !D three offshore &jocks in include creation of a nodal cell to coordI- Kerala-Konkan baslD. These companies nate aod review the progre8S of activities have already floated lenden for data in tbis fieJd and to ('vo)ve the general acquisition and processlDg. strategy. setting up of targets for energy- intensive industries, energy audits, train ng Modernisal ion of Hindastan Cables Ltd. or personnel as Energy Managers, COlflrnt- ISi.ninl of studies/surveys to indentify 2808. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: and define the need for policy initiatives SHRI NARAYAN CHOU BEY : in specific areas, dernonc;tration progra- mmes in rectification of Int:fiicient agricul~ Will tbe Mmt5ter of INDUSTRY be tural pumpset!, modification of standards pleased to state: 10vernlDi electrical apnliances, grant of fiscal incontives IDcluding import duty concession on certain energy saving (a) whether the HIDdustan Cables Ltd. devices and launching of a multi-medIa in West Beng81 has submiued a RI. 18 rubJic awareness campaign. Jakh modernisation project for Govern- ment's approval; Off-sbore exploration in Kuala (b) if 'so, tbe details of the project; 2807 : SHRI A. CHARLES: and SHRI K. MOHANDAS: (c) when it was submitted and what WiJ1 tbe Mini.ter of PETROLEUM is Government·~ decisi(ln tbereon ? AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to .tate : THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) to (C) There Is no sucll proposal froID Hindu.tan (a) whetber any off-shore exploration Cables Ltd. However, Hlooustan Cab•• is beinl conducted ic the Kerala Coast Ltd. have submitted various proposal, for for tbe oxp)oration of petroleum and modernisl;uon of its units by undertaklna Natural las; and tbe manufacture of Jelly.Filled Cab). in place of Dry Core and Coaxial Cables (b) if so, tbe details thereof and tbe which are )ikel, to be phased out by rosults of loch exploration ? DepartmeoC of Telecommunication. jD AUGUST 16, 1988 W,.ltlell An,Wet'8 COUflO of time. Government have not operate pubJlc pay phone services for botb tltl. a deciiion on tbese proposals so local calls and STO calls; fir. (b) If so, the details thereof; .~d Parallel pbooe .ystem (c) whether this will act as a parallel 2809. SHRI ,K. RAMACHANDRA phone system or U' a subordinate system REDDY: Will the Minister of COMMU- to the Telepbones Department 1 NICATIONS be pleased to stAto : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE whether it has beon decided to MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS allow voJuntary organisations and private (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO) : (a) ••treprencull to instal, maintaJD and to (c) A Statement is Biven below. Statement . 10 order to expand the Public Pay pbone sorvice in Clties and Towns. it bas b"n decided to Francbise Voluntary Organisations as well as private entrepreneurs to insrall, maintain and operate such pay phones in addition to existing Public Telephones lubject to following terOlS and conditions: (i) 'Each luch organilation or private agency may be franchised for a minimum of ten pay-phones in a. city or a tOWD. Tho numbef of agencies tl.) b. franchised in a city{town will depend on population and the number of pay- phones each agency is able to handle. In case of a Dumber of agencies beiDB francbised in a city/town, tbe franchise may be distributed tn suitable . geographical areas. (iI) The pay-pbones may be of the coin/coken or card operated type at the choice of the operating agency. (iii) For' each pay-phone, the Department wilJ proyidc a telephone connection parented to 'a suitable telephone Fxchaoge, preferably Electronic Exchange wherever possible, witb an appropriate termination at tbe location of pay-phone. (iv) The operating agency Will provide and maintain its own coin/token Icard operated pay-phone duly apl'roved by Department of Telecom. and opera to it, Department of Telecommunication. will maintain the te'epbone conn- ection except the in.trument. (v) The operating aeency will be permitted to charge Re. ii-per unit calJ fr(lm the public. (vi) In case of SrD pay-phones, which will permit local, national and International subscriber dialiinl facilities. 80 paise per unit c~Jl wiJ) be payable to tbe Department of Telecommunications/MahanaBar Telephone Niaam Limited .Dd 20 paile por unit wi11 be retalnc. by tbe operatins agency. Written AIUW.fI SRAVANA 2S, .t910 (SAlG4) Written Annvetl 142 Department of Te)ecommunication. will cbargo tbe operating alonc, (In tbe basis of metred call units recorded in tbe excbange. There will be a monthly guaranteed minimum amoDnt of Rs. 1600/-per month for each STD pay-phone whicb tbe operating agency will bave to pa, to Department of Teiecommuoicadonl. Thero will. however be no ICparate rental or installation charges for the telephone connection for tbe pay-phone. (vii) In case of payphones installed for pureJy local call facility tbe operatiD, agency will be entitled to cbarge Re. II-per local caU from tbe public; It _ witt pay 60 pajse per caU unit to the Department of Telecom. and retain tbe balance of 40 paise per uolt. Department ot Te}ocommu nications win charge on the basis of metred call unit recorded in the exchange. There will be a monthly guaranteed minimum cbarge for 500 call units Le. Rs. : 00 per month for ~ach such pay-pbone. There will be no separate rental or installation charge for the telephone connection. (viii) The opel ating agency may give preference to physically handicapped persons/ eJC-servicemen to work as attendants for the pay phones. (IX) The operating agency will finalise tbe Ilumber and location of various types of payphones to be e41tabJished in a city/town in consultafion with Jocal bead of tbe teJephone system. The operating agency wiJJ make its OWD arranse- ment for suitab!e accommodation and space (or ~stabIi.hing tbe pay-phones. The Department \\-ill assist to the extent possible. the operating a.ency for obtaining suitable space on road side etc. (rom the municipal and other agencies and selected location. (x) The ooerating agency will m Saoctionipg of LPG connectioos by fer any officer In the PipJinc Divlaion and Marketiog Division Officers the Refinery Division or tbe Indian Oil Corporation Ltd; dud 2810. SHRi MURLIDHAR MANE: Will the MlDhter of PETROLEUM AND (d) if so, the rea~ons therefor? NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (a) wbether a rew o-fficers of the MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND Marketlna Division of tb~ Indian Oil NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA Corporation Ltd have been authorised to DUTT) : (8) Yes, Sir; sanction a fixed quota of LPG connections every month or every year; (b) A statemeDt is livon below. (b) if so. the number of !!uch officers, (c) No, Sir; post-wise; (d) Docs not arise tn view of ~c) (c) whether no quota bas beon fixed above. 143 IlL'GUST 16, )918 144 SUitemeat REGION DESIGNATION OF THE OFFICER Bud 9flice Director (Marketing), Chief Genera) Manager. General Manager. Norther. Region Ch;ef General Manager, Deputy General Manaaer (Sales). Chief LPG Manager, Deputy General Manager (Operationa). Deputy General Manager (Personnel). Chief FlDance Manager. Chief Aviation Manager, Chief Engineerin, Manager, Senior Manager (Pub) c Rolation), Chief Djvi.ional Manaacr (Chandigarh), Chief Dlvisonal Manager (Delhi), Senior DivisIonal Manager/Divisional Manager (AllabllbadjLucknow/ SbimJa/Jaipur/Agra/Jammu/BareiUy), Senior Plant Manaaer/- Plant Manager (Gangaganj/Mathura/Sawaimadbopur/JaJan- dhar/ Shakurbasti). Ealtern R.ellon General Manager, Deputy General Manager (Sales). Deputy General Manager (Operations). Deputy General Manager (LPG), Chief Aviation Manager, Deputy General Manager (Accounts), Deputy General Manager \ Personnel). Deputy Manager (Calcutta). Deputy Manager (Patna), Deputy Manager (Guwabatl), Deputy Manearr (Durgapur). Deputy Manaaer (Raipur), Deputy Manager (Siliguri),Deputy Manager (Bhubaneshwar). Deputy Manager (Jamsbedpur). Western Region Deputy General Manager (LPG), Area Manager (Nagpur/ Bhopal/A.hmedabad/RaJkot). Deputy Manager (Nagpur/ Bhopa1/Ahmedabad/Rajkot , Plant Manager (Rajkot), Plant Manager (Hazira). Southern Region General Manager. Deputy Genera) Manager (LPG), Chief Personnel Manager, Depufy General Manager (Operations), Deputy General Manager (Sales), Deputy General Man8eer (Finance), Chief Aviation Manager. MedernilatfoD Programme. of Coal Ltd., are held up for want of funds and Mlaing of Coal India Ltd. decision for a long tim~ ; 2811. SRRI A TISH CHANDRA (b) If 10, the facts and details thereof; SINHA. : Will tho Minister of ENERGY and be pleased to .tate : (c) the coal minee under tbe Coal (a) whether several modernisation India Ltd, or its snbsidiaries awaltinl sucb pro,rammes of coal mininl of Coal IndIa modernisation? 145 SRAVANA 25 1910 (SAKA) 146 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN and Development Centre for tyres. MYlOre THE DEPARTMENT OF COAL TN has been indicated as tbe proposed location THB MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI for the centre. According to ATMA, wbile C.K. JAFFER SHARIBF,,: (a) to (C) it is not possible to quantify the extent of The coal mining modernisation programme tyre tecbnoJolY upgradation on account or of Coal India L!mited comprises re-orga- the setting up of tbe Centre, thjs should nisation of existing mines to Improve the lead to better absorption of inported tyre production capacHics and offici cociest technology suited to Indian conditions and opening of new mines to meet the increa- upgradation of existing technology throuab sing demand for coal and augmentation of testing and evaluation facilities. Infrastructural and support facilities. In- vestment proposals for all coal mining Regional imbalance in Industrial projects are considered by the Government Deyelopment witb duc regard to consIderations like demand linkage. production efficiency, 2813. DR. KRUPASINDHU BHOI : environmental management and efficient Will tbe Minister of iNDUSTRY be use of available resources. No sanctioned pI~ased to state : project is held up for want of funds. (a) whether tbe basic policy of Setting up of National Research and Government is to reduce regional imba- Development Centre for Tyres lance in industrial development : 2812. SHRI BANWARI LAL (b) if so, tbe steps taken in tbat PUROHIT: Will the Minister of relard in Orissa; INDUSTR Y be pleased to state: (c) the fiscal and financial incentives (a) whether tbere Is any proposal gIven to the State of Orissa during the last uDder consideration of Government to set three years under the Central Investment up a National Research and Development Subsidy Scheme for the industrial growth Centre for tyres in rhe country ; of the State in order to remove restonal imbalance: and (b) if so, tbe locatIon \\here the proposed centre would be set up ; and (d) the detaIls thereof? (c) to what extent the t~ re technology THE MINISTER OF STA TE IN THE wJII be upgraded ? DEPARTME:--lT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY THE MINISTER OF S r A fE IN THE OF JNDU~ TR Y (SHRI M ARUNA. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL CHALAM): (a) to (d) Yes, Sir. 8 dis- DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY tr!cts lD Orissa State bave been Identified OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- as IndustTlally Backward Districts by the CHALAM): (a) to (C) Automotive Tyre Central Governmept. Tbe entrepreneurs \1llnufacturers Assoclat:on (ATMA) have setting up industries in these dIstricts are lubmitted a prop"~at to the Government eligIble for graded rates ot Central Invest- 'or the setting up of a National Research ment Subsidy as per details given below: Cateaory • A' No Industry Districts 1. Balasore "1 I EligibJe for Central Subsidy at 2. Bolangir >- the rate of 25% suhject to maximum I of Rs. 25 Jakb. 3. PhuJbani J 147 Written AnsKe" AUGU~:r 16, 1~88 Written A",we" 148 Category '8' Districts 1. Kalahandi ") 2. Mayurbhanj I Eligible for 15% Contral Subsidy 3. Dhenkanai ~ subject to a maxmimum of 4. Keonjbar \ Rs. 15 lakhs. S. Koraput J In addition. tbey are also ellgibJe for Joan on concessional terms concessions under the Ircome-tax Act. priority in tbe grant of Industrial licences , etc'. The Government have released Rs. 2 crores to the Govt. of Orissa as it. sbare for development of inFrastructure facilities in tbe growth centre. of 8aJa$ore, Manmunda ~nd Bo)anglr in tbe districts of BaJasore, Phu)bani and Bolangir. Under the Central Investment Subsidy Scheme amount of Rs. 8.01 crOles has been re-lmbursed to Orissa during the last 3 years as per details given below: Yedr Amount (Rs. in crores) 1985-86 l.70 1986·87 2.90 1987-88 2.46 1988-89 0.95 (up to July, 88) RI. 8.01 Crores Opportonity to political parties 00 AIR aod parties to explain their respective POlOts Ooordarshan to bye-elections of vIew to the people during eJection campaign "! 2814. PROF. MADHU DANDA- VATE: Will the Mmister of INFOR- fHE MINISl cR OF PARLJAMEN- MATION AND BROADCASTING be TARY AFfA1RS i\ND MINISTER OF pleated- (0 state: INrORMA TION AND BROAD- CASl I NG (SHRI(H K L. BHAGAT) : (a) (~, wheth"r.t 's a f:let trat (~urlng the and (b) Repre'~entatives of polllicies parties recent 18 bye-elections fN Lok Sabba and v. ere uvt orr~red aD), OPPvdUllily 10 assemblles held on 1() June, 1988 repre- present their point of view through All sentattveS of political were not offered cl.ny India RadiO and Doordarsbsn dUfln3 tbe opportunity to present thetr respective re,ent bye-cI"ctions (or Lol.. Satta aud points of view to the pe<,ple through State Legislative A.semblies because tbe Doordarshan and All IndIa Radio; party political broa~cast scheme approved by the Government and -the Election (b) If 10. the reasons thereof; and Commission is applicable ooly "to General Elections and not to bye-elections. (c) wbether in future, opportunities are rroposcd to be offered to recognised (C) There il no proposal to oxtend 149 Written A";';'er~ S!tAVANA 2· 1910 (SAKA) Written Answers 150 this facility of election broadcast to recoe- (c) the Dumber of bioga. plants set up nised p')litical parties (uring bye-elections. during 1-1-84 to 31-7·88 in tbe dIstrictS of Bulsar, Surat and Bbroda, the detatls of Increase in off take of Polyes ter the places and the amount spent on each Staple Iflbre ones; 2815. SHRI N. SUNDAR.AItAJ: (dl tbe tar.&et for 1()89 to 1991 for Will tbe MInister of INDUSTRY be Surat and other districts of Gujarat; pleased to state: (e) 'What sort of RSslstance and help is (8) wbether Go\ernme,nt's attention being given for setting up blo-aas 'plants bas been drawn to the reported increase and tbe latest rules, procedure. gUldehnes In off take of Polyester Staple Fibre after and pohcy In regard tbereto; and the reduction in e~';lse duty from Rs. 25 to Rs. 15 per kg. tf) the details of the bio-gas plantl eXIsting at present In eacb dIstrict of Gujarat? (b) If so, whetber despite this increase in off take the industJY is working at below capacity; THE MINISTER OF ENERGY (SHRI VASA NT SATHE): (a) and (b) Biogas can subsl'tute partly or tully coal and (c) jf so. whether tbe reduction in otber energy sources presently beIDi used duty would still increase tbe otT take; and for cookrng purposes in rural areas. Tbere i. an estimated theoretical potential of (d) tbe reaction of Government setting up of about 16 to 22 mllJton family thereto? type bJO~as plants In the country IOcluding about 7 to 10 lakb biogas plants for Gujarat State. THE MINb TER OF INDUSTRY (SHRI J. VENGA RAO) (a) and (b) (C} Information is being obtained from Yes. Sir. tbe State Goverr,ment arid will be placed on the Tabl ~ of the House on receipt. (c) Normally reduction in price of (d) targets for 1989-90 and 1990-91 Polyester Staple Fibre would increase tbe will be determined in tb:: years concerned offtake. depending on the financlal allocation, available. (d) Decisions on sucb casel are taken on merits. (e) The National Project for Blogas Develop31ent, envisages inter-alia, Cent- ral subsidy, turn-key job fce, servIce Setting up b'oau plants in Gujarat or charges, rromotlonal casb IDcentives, 2816. ~HRJ CHHITUBHAI GAMIT : training prognmmes, repair and IDAJnten- SHRI UTTAMBHAI H. ance cbarges and field demonstrauon on PATEL: utility of miDure. The rates of central subsidy approved (or 1988.89 are given in tbe Statement ~elow. A target of settina Will the Minister of ENERGY be up 1.50 lakb plaots bas becn fixed for pleased to state : 1988-89. Fl.lnds are released to State Governments and progrQmmc impl~ment (a) whether biogas plants can be a ing agencies on the basis of their respective substitute for coal and other forms of targets and progress made during the energy, tbere be ina repeated shortaee and course of the year, failure of electricity in Gujarat and otber States; (f) Information is being obfaiD~d from the State Government and will be laid OU (b) If so. how Rnd to wbat extent; the Table of the Hl)use. AUGUST 16, 1988 Wrlliell A",we" 152 Statement Rates of Centra) Subsiey for setting up of Biogas plants during 1988-89 Rates of subsidy In Rupees for other areas Capacity of For Nortb. Assam, H.P., For se, ST For all plant (cum of Eastern J&K and hill as well as otber gal per day). Region areas where all cate- 2 3 4 S 1250 1000 2 4410 2940 2350 1560 3 5490 3660 2860 1900 4 6580 4390 2860 2140 6 8020 535u 2860 2610 8 8020 5350 2860 2610 10 &l20 5350 2860 2610 Co-operation with Hungary on T.V. THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- programmes TAR Y AFFAIRS AND MINISTbR OF I NFORMATION AND BROADCAST. 2817. SHRI H. A. DOR-\: Will the ING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT): Minister of Il'-FORMA nON AND Yes Suo BROADCASTING be pleased to state: (b) The main features of tbo Agree. (a) whether an agreement bas been ment on Cooperation between Doordar. recently concluded with Hungary to co- .ban India and Ma&yar Televizio of operate in the field of televi~lon program- Hungary are as (o1!ows :- mes; and 0) Both parties sban cooperate in (b) J( so. tbe details tbereof? Commercial excbange of news, WrItten Amwe" SRAVANA 25,1910 (SAKA) Written Answer, film events and news pro,rammes a total of 1504 wells were revived/serviced depectina political, economic and as under. cultural life of the two couutries. Both parties sbaH exchange artistic aod documentary TV Region 1985·86 1986-87 1987.88 films, on science, music, folklure, sports 8S well as childreil and Western Region 287 302 363 youth programmes; Eastern Region 149 118 -. 176 (ii) Both parties undertake, on a reciprocal basis, to invite each Boml"lay Offshore J5 40 S4 other's representatives to inter· national prollramme shOWS and commercial screenings; 451 460 593 (iii) Both parties shaH commemorate tbe annIversary of tbe National I Trans/ation] Day of the other; SettiD2 up of Cement Factory in (iv) Each party ahall prc\ilqC nccess· Palamau district, Bibar ary tecbnical assistance to the official television crows of the 2819. KUMARI KAMLA KUMARI: other party; Will tbe Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to atate : (v) Both partie' shall submit propo- sals for coproduction projects on (8) whether Government propose to subjects of mutua' intefe,t set up a cement factory at Untari or Bbavn8rbpur block 10 Palamlu dlscrict of Revival of cealed oil wells Bihar: 2818. SHRI RADHAKAT\,JTA DIGAL: (b) If so. by what time; and Will the MlDister of PETROLfUM AND NATURAL GAS be p)ea!ed to state: (c) if net, .he reasons tberefor tbouah }irrcstonc of good quality is available (a) wbether Government have taken there? "Steps for the revival of ceased oil wells; iHE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) If so, which ojl company has taken steps in this regard; DEPARTMBNT OF INDUSTRlAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSIa ~ (SHRI M. ARUNA- (c) the Dumber of ceas:J 0;1 wells CHALS\M): (8) to (c) Government have which bave been revived by tbe 011 no propo~al to set up any glassroot cement companies at dIfferent places; and plant at Un!ari or Bbavnatbpur block in Palamau dl~trict.» However, the State (d) the details tbereof 'l Gowrnmcnt bave proposed a slas cement plant ID JOint sector based on JaduBathpur THE MINISTFR OF STATE OF THE JIlDestooe and slag from Bokaro Steel. MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT): (a) and (b) Yes S.r. Botb LPG connections and aUotmeDt of LPG ONOC and 01\ IndIa limited rcgularly agencies iD Gajarat and 'Y'lomatlcally conduct well serviclDg OPoration. as and when required. 2820. SHRI NARSINH MAKWANA: Will (be Minister of PETROLEUM AND (c) and (d) DUrin, the last three yoars NATURAL GAS be pleased to .tate: AUGUst I~ 1916 (a> tbe district-wise number and detail. up,o tbe Marketi~a Plan 1987-88, 77 LPG o~ ~~~ _ po!sons on tbe waitinl Jilt for distributorships In Gujarat are at varIous cooking aas conncetions in GUjarat; stales of processing. Out of tbese, 43 bave since been advertised. In addition to tho (b) tbe number of tbe cities wbere las above, uDder ahe 1988-81 LPG MarketlDl a,.ncies are yet to be allotted and tbe Plan, 31 more distributorsh,ps bave runco number of thole cities for whicb advertise- been approved for being set up in GUJarat. ment was liven (or allotment of gas Oal companies would take necessary steps aleney; and after tbese ftre categorIsed In r~8rd to selection of distributorships in accordance witb the gUldehnel laId down fpr the (c) tbe reasons for delay in boldinl interviews or the applicants (rom wbom purpOlle; applications were Invited for LPG agJncy ? (c) The term vf the incumbents of the THE MINISTER OF ST A TE OF OIl Sejecuon Boaros had expired In June, THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND !~8o. OWlDg to non-tunet'onlni ot the: 011 NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA Sejeclion Boards, IDtervlews for selectIon DUTT): (a) Tbe details are given in the dealon/dlstClbulors cou d Dot be beld. statement below. Toese .Board~ have slDce been reconstitu. ted, are tuHy tun';Uonal and arc diSp03IDg ot tbe p.,;nding work. (b) In addition to tbe LPG distributor- ,bips already in opera trO~ in Gujarat, Statement LPG connectio!ll aDd allotment of LPG agencies in Gujarat SI. No. Name of District N umber of persons 00 the waiting tist as 00 1.7.1988 2 1. Ahmedabad 1,04,968 2. Banaskantba 9,045 3. P8Dchmabai 8,891 4. Baroda 40,306 S. Kheda 29,209 6. Bbaruch IS,636 '1. Surat 72,440 8. Valsad 15,848 ,. Mehsana 24,838 10. Rajkot 33.673 11. SurencJranapt 619 lS'7 Written AnlweroS SkAVANA 25, 1910 (SAKA) Written A,.,we,rr ------2 2 12 Junagadb 13,394 13. Bhavnagar 31.219 14. Jamnagar 1,634 15. Amreli 3,080 16. Kutcb 6,613 17 Snbarkanta 4,309 "" 18. Gandbinagar 10,589 [ English} (c) tbe number of reserved P~tl lapsed during the years 198~. 1987 ,.nd SC/ST employees iD N. T. P. C. 1988 after being carried forward for three years as provided under the rules; and 2821. SHRI ANAOI CHARAN OAS: WIll the MInister of ENERGY be plea!ed (d) the number of ruerved POlts Iytn. to state vacant at present and tbe reasons there- for 8Dd tbe steps taken or proposed to be (a) the total staff strength. catelory- taken to fill tbe backlog of these reserved wise in the 1\atlonsl Therma: Power posts? Corporation. Orl\Sa Branch. Angul as on 31st March, 1985 and 31s1 March, 1988 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE vh-a-v;s tbe numbt"r of Scheduled Castesl DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE Scheduled Tribes amongst them; MINISTR Y OF ENERGY (SHRI KAlP- NATH RAJ): (a) There is no Ori... (b) the numter of reserved po~ s Branch. Angul under the National Ther- carried forYt:lrd (IS lIn 1 JlInuary. 1986 mal PO\\ er Corp(,ration (NTPC) A super J JanuJry. 1('87 and I Janu,uf. j988 8nd thermal rower pr(\ject is, however, cnvi- tbose re"erved durIng the years 1986. 1987 c;aged to be set up at Talcber for Which and 19~8 dnd the r~dson, for not filling no recruitment was made in J985. The Ibe\e posts Ii) the!.e ) ears ~ nd .. ub~equen staff pOSitIon al the proJect in 1988 is tly Cdr ned furw.ud; given below:- Category Total VacancIes filled Vacancies filled ty recruitment SlIcna:1h b} Ic.HlSfc:. General SC/SI Toral 21 16 5 'B' 'C' 10 4 5 6 '0' 2 2 2 1.59 Written Anuvers AUGUST 16. 198ts Written An'w~" 160 (b) to (d) The position in regard to carry forward of vacancics is as follows:- Rcserved for Carried forward from the SC ST previous years SC ST 1986 1987 1988 One Scbeduled Caste vacancy {\f 1986 wm tbe Minister of ENERGY be pleased was filled in 1987. Reserv!d vacancies to slate: are notified to the local Employment Exchange. No reserved var-ancy bas (a) tbe number of barijan basti. Ie lapsed in 1986, 19,,7 and 198R. village, of Madhya Pradesh provided with street light facilitIes; S. T.O. link between KeoDjbargarb and New Delhi (b) wbether the 'lrcet Jight extension 2822. SHRI HARIHAR SOREN: programme for the barijan bastls In tho Will tbe Minister of COMMUNICA- villages is adversely affected because of TIONS be pleased to state: v:lIagc! panchayats' funds position beinl quite poor; and (a) whether Government have a pro- posal to introduce STD facility btl wten (c) tbe steps taken to meet the KeoDjbargarh, tbe distnct beadquarters of demand of street lights in tbe Village. Keoojhar district (\f Ori!>sa and New including harijan bastis therein? Delhi; and (b) if so, tbe time by whlcb tbe ST D THE MINISTER OF STATE IN 1 HE facility IS expected to be in·roduced bet- DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE ween Keonjhargarh aDd New Delhi 1 MINISTRY OF E' ERGY (SHRI (KALPNATH R ".1): (a) In Madhya THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Pr5de~h 17.280 harjan bastis bave been MINISTRY OF COMMUNICA.TJONS prvvlded With street ligbt lacihtlcs. (SHRI GIRIDHAR GO~1AN{'O): (a) Yes, Sir. (b) In :he case of Harijan Bastis (b) S. T. D facility betwef"n Keonjhar c\)vcred for electrification in Madhya Prade~h under Special h~rijan basti (K:onjbargarb) anj New D!lhl is expe~ll!d to be provided by tbe end of the 7th schemes sanctioned by Rural electrification Plan. Corporation, energy charges are paid by the Stat:; Government for street lights. [Transiatianj (c) Rural Electrification Corporation Street light facilities in VIllages of in tbe rural electrification IChemes appro- Madbya Prad"b ved by it, provides (or financing of .treet light and ensures provision for Ilre,t 2823. SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH: lighting In harijan basti,. 161 W,ltleIJ Au"e" SARAVANA 16,1910 (SAKA) W,itten An,we" 162 {E"glish} planned at the Central TelOll'aph Office in Ernakulam. Such a service is already Opea"g of Dew POlt offices and telegraph available from tbe Central Telegraph olBces in Kera)a Office at New Delbi. 2824. SHRI SURESH KUR UP : WiI1 (b) Tbe exi'hnl facility at tbe Central tho MiJJi.ster of COMMUNICATIONS Telegrapb Office at Trivandrum is provi- be pleased to state : ded through analog type facsimile macbine wbich bas been superceded in tbe market by better quali&y digital ~type of equip- wbetber any Dew post offices aDd ment. tolearapb offices are proposed to be opened in Kerala during tbe year 1988·89; and (c) An upgraded document transmi- ssion service bas already been provided (b) if 10, tbe details tbereof 1 with digital type of facsimile equipment in tbe Central Telegraph Offices of 11 State THE MINISTBR OF STATE IN THE Capitals and it is proposed to cover tbe MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS remaining State Capitals incJudin8 Trivan- (SHRI OIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a) drum by the end of this Financial Year. Yes, Sir. [Translation] (b) Tbo proposal i. to open 80 new Telepbone system at ,mage Ian' in U. P. brancb post offices and 5 Sub Post Offices in tbe Circle during 1988·89. 2826. SHRI ASHKARAN SANKO. AWAR: Will the Minister of COMMU- Ten new telearaph offices are proposed NICATIONS be pleased to .tate : to be opened during the year 1988·89. Tbose offices are proposed to be opened (a) tbe steps taken by Government to in tbe tribal areas wbere at presont tele· provide telepbone system at vill ..e grapb facilities do Dot exist. Jeve); Photo facsimile service (b) the number of such villalcs in Uttar Pradesb where telepbone system is 2825. SHRI K. MOHANDAS : Will not available within an area of 10 Kilo- tbe MlDister of COMMUNICATIONS metres from a village aDd tbe details be pleased to state : thereof; and (a) whether photo facsimile ser~ice of (c) the reasons for not providing this telecommunication departmont wJJl be facility upto sucb dIStance ? installed between New D.!lbi and Cocbin; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) whetber tbe pboto transmission MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (aciUity between New DeIhl aod Trivan- (SHRI GIRfDHAR GOMANGO): (a) drum ia of poor quality; and The Dapartment of Telecom. has formu. lated a hexalonaJ scheme under which the (c) If so, tbo steps taken by Govern- country bas been divided into hexagoDs of ment to live better pboto transmbsloD to 5 kms side eacb & It is planned to provide customers an various State capitals 1 at least ODe LDPT In each such hexagon progressively. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (b) Tbere arc 4055 such bexagon. In (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANOO) : (a) Uttar Pradesh out of wbich 2S26 have No. Sir. A document transmission service been provided witb telecom. facilit)' al on witb diaital facaimife equipmeDt bas bOCD 31.3.88. 163 Written Answe". AUGUST 16, 1988 Written Answe" 164 (C) Due to paucity of resources, It La, THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- Dot beon pcssible to cover all tbe bexa- TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF gons so far. INFORMATION AND BROAD· CASTING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT) : Setting up of T. V. studio in Ujjain, (a) to (c) A high power (10 KW) TV Madbya Pradesh transmitter at Kasauli; a low power(lOOW) transmitter eacb" at Bilaspur, Kulu, Mandi and ShimJa and a 2XI0 W transmitter at 2827. SHRI SATYANARAYAN Chamba are, at prescnt, functionioa PAWAR : Will the Minister of INFOR- in Himachal Pradesh. Besides MATION AND BROADCASTING be schemes for tbe cstablishment of a high pleased to state: power (l KW) transmitter at Shim]a (in replacement of the existing low power transmItter); a Jow power (100 W) trans- (a) w bet her T. V. studio is proposed mitter at Dharamsala; a 2XIO W trans- to be set up in Ujjain in Madbya Pradesh; mitter each at Hamirpur, Kalpa, Kyelong and and Una and a TV tran~poser at Solan are inCluded in the ScveDth Plan of Door- (b) if not tbe reasons therefor? darshaD. Whereas Narkanda snd DaJash are expected to be covered by TV service, THE MIt\ISTER OF PARLlAMEN- subject to lceal terrain ccnditions, when TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF the proposed high power transmitter at INFORMATION AND BROADCAST- Shimla i~ commissioned Into service during ING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT): (a) J991. ex·ension of TV service to the ro· and (b) 1n tho State of Mad~) a Pradesh, maming uncovered areas would depend a full.fledged TV Studio Centre at Bhopal upon future availability of resources. and a Programme Generation Facility Centre at Raipur are. at present. under [English} implementation, as part of the Seventh Plan. However, within the resourc("s Dividend declared by Maroti lIdyog V,~. made available for expamion of Door. darshan network under the Sc:venlh Plan, 2829. SHRI SA1YENDRA NARA- tt has not been found possible to include Y AN SINHA: Will the MinIster of scheme for the establishment of a TV INDUS fRY be pleased to stale: studio Centre in Ujjain. (a) whether the Maruti Udyog Ltd. T. V. tower at Narksnda, nalash, bas declared a diVidend for the tir~t Bbarmor, Pangl, Tisa, Himachal Pradasb lime; 2828. ~HRI K. D. SULTA:t\PURI: (b) if 10, wbether the steep Increase 10 WIJI the MiDlster of INFORMA lION the price of the Maruti car in the last four AND BROADCASTING be plc~sed to years bas been a major cause of high state: profits; and (a) whether GOHrnment plOpose to (c) \\ bat IS the dIfference in price at instal T V, towers at Narkanda In Simla present between Maruti 800 cc car and district. at Dalash In Kulu dlstnct and at Ambassador car 1 Bbarmor, PaI,gl, "1 isa:n Chamba dIstrict in HImachal Pradesh; THE MINISl ER OF INDUSTRY (SaRI J. VENGAL RAO) : (a) Yes, (b) if so, the time by which these Sir. installations will be completed; and (b) No, SJr, Cc) if not, the reasons therefor in each case? (C) The price of a Maruti·800 car as 16S 'Written A",w~" SRAVANA 2$,1910 (SAKA) Written Answe" 166 aaainst an Ambassador at present is as pulous elements cannot be ruled out. follows: Severa) measures, however. bave been taken by the oil companies to prevent Vehicle Ex-factory price inclusive sucb unautborlsed diversion. of excise duty and Dealer's SettiDg up ,of electronic escbaDle In Commi.sion. Palghat district Maruti-800 Std. Rs. 77,210/- 2831. SHRI V. S. VlJAYARAGHA- VAN: Will the MlDister of COMMU. Ambassador Rs. 96,142/- NICATIONS be plcased to .tate : (Petro) (a) whether there is any proposal to set up olectronic exchange ID the PaJgbat Diversion of LPG to Hotels and district tbis year; and Uelltaurantl (b) if so, the details thereof 1 2830. SHRIMA11 KISHORI SINHA: Will tbe Minister o( PETROLEUM AND THE,MINISTER OF STATE IN THE NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: MINISTR Y OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a) (a) wbeth~r tbe Indian Oil Corpo- No. Sir. ration hal cnroUed over one lakh I.PG customers in April, 1988; (b) Does not anse. (b) if so. whether arrangements have Development of i\. I. R. Stations in been made so tbat all the old and new Kerala customers get timely refills for tbelr cooking gas cy;inders; 2332. SHRI K. KUNJAMBU : Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND (c) if so, the details thereof; BROADCASTING be pleased to slate: (d) wbether tbere are any complaints (e) if so, tbe details tbereof and the (b) if so, tbe details tbereof ? aetioD taken thereon? THE MINISTlR OF PARLIAME~_ THE MINISTeR OF STATE OF TAR Y AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM INFORMA lION A 1\;0 BROAD- AND NA 1 URAL GAS (SHRI BRAHM A CASTING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGA T) : DUTT) : (a) Yes, Sir. (a) and (b) In tbe SevC!nth PJan, tbere fS a proposal to set up new radiO stations at (b) and (c) Adequate product, bottling Cannanore, ldukki and Co.;bin. Other capacity and other necessary facilities are s~hemes are setting up of Permanent type available for meeting tbe LPG require- IV StudioS and 50 KW C;W transmitter at ments of the old and new customers; Trivandrum, rep'acement of 20 KW MW transmitter by 100 KW at Tricbur and replaceml!nt of existing 10 KW MW trans- (d) and (e) Even tbough no specific mitter by a new 10 KW MW transmitter instance in thIS regard have been brought at Calicut. to tbe notice of the Government. tbe possibmty of unauthorised diversion of LPG cylinders' meant for domestic consu- Though the implementation of alJ mers to commercial customers by unscru- these Schemos is prolrossina satisfactorily W,ltten AII,'Wefi AUGUST 16, 1918 168 durin. the year 1988-89, yet tbey are not (c) the names of districts in wbicb expected to be completed in the current these w:1l be set up 1 year. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Setting up of electronic telepfloae MINISTRY OF COMMUN~CATIONS exchaops 10 Kerala (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (8) Three Local Electronic Telephone Excha- 2833. PROF. P. J. KURIEN: Will nges have been set up in 1987-88 In the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS KeraJa. be pleased to stete : (a) the number of electronic telephone (b) and (c) Following electronic excha- eXChange let up in Kerala in 1987-88; nges are planned to be sct up in Kerala during 1988.99:- (b) the plan for 1988-89; and S. No. Name ot tbe Exch. District. and Capacity, 2 3 ------~-- 1. Kerala.I28 Port Trivandrum 2. Karakonam-128 Port Trivandrum 3. Madanvillaperu-128 Port Triv8ndrum Matura 4. Pachapalode -do- Tnvandrum 5. Ambapathara-128 Port Kasargode 6. Kuduadoor -do- Kottayam ? Hrangothukara -do· Tricbur 8. Mullurkera -do- Tricbur 9. Kunchikara -do- Trichur lO. Punnala -do- Tnchbr ll. Udyemperoor-S12 Port Ernakufam (Field Trial) 12. Kumily-S12 Port 1L T Idukkl 13. Kallamb.lam -do- Trivaodrum 14. Madavoorpalhkal·S12 Port ILT Trivandrum 15. Nedumaandam -do· Idukkl 16. Koodotty .do- Calicut 169 SRAVANA 2S, 1910 (SAKA) """m Aruw" 2 3 17. Ferrokr-2048 Port Calicut (Field Trial) 18. In addition, tcn units of mini IL T -64 Port type exchanges have been planned to be Instaned in Kerala. Private sector power gene. ating country; and companies. (b) their performance at present '1 2834. SHRI SHARAD DIGHE : WIll the Minister of ENERGY be p!eascd to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB Itate : DEPAR TMENT OF POWER IN THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP- (a) the names of existtng private NATH RAJ): (a) and (b) The reqoisite lector power generating companies in tbe Information is as follows :- SI. Name of the private Generation durins April-June, 1988 No. loctor power gene- rating company Target Actual % of Tarlet (in mimon units) (i) M/,. Ahmedabad 533 509 95.5 Electricity Company (il) MI •• Tata Electric 1646 1700 103.3 Companies (iii) MI •. Calcutta Electric ~92 633 106.9 Supply Corporation Settiog up of Industries tD backward TH E MINISTER OF STATB IN THE areas DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY 2835. SHRI HAROOBHAI ~IlEHTA : OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA. Will the Minister of INDUSTR Y be CHALAM) : (a) The deJicenslng scheme pleased to state : of industries was made applicable to the MR TP jFERA Companies with effect from (a) the number of applications or 20th October, 1987. 82 applications for proposalt received to set up Industries in grant of Industrial Licences and 41 backward areas after tbe announcement Ilppiications for Registration with the of tbe recent MR TP and FERA relaxa- Dlr~ctorale General of Technical Develop- tiona; and ment (DGTD) for betting up fntl.tries in backward areas were received from (b) tbe employment likely to be MRTP/FERA Dompanies durin. tbe .enerated In backward areas on account period 21.10.87 to 31.7.1988. of tb.se rela'lationl '1 (b) Precise information on tbo AUGUST 16, 1988 W,.ilttm Answers 172 employment likely to be generated on THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THB account of tbese relaxations is not avail- MINISTR. Y OF PETROLEUM At-..D abJc. However. tbe employment indicated NATURAL GAS ~HRI BRAHMA by the applicants in 36 of tbe above DUTT) : (a) No, Sir. mentioned applications against which Jotters of Intent/Registrations have already boon issued is around 6,000 Nos. (b) Does not arise. Report of working group 00 Capital Inspection of Companies uader section Good. 209A of Companies Act 2836. SHRI Y. S. MAHAJAN: Will 2838. SHRI B. B. RAMAIAH: Will the Minister of INDUSTR Y be pleased to the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: to state: (a) the num!Jer of companies of the (a) wbether Government bave received business bouses! groups inspected under tbo report of tbe workinJ group on capital section 209A of the CompanIes Act during loods industry; 1 Jane. 1987 to 30 June, 1988; (b) if so, tbe main recommendations (b) the names of business houses/ of tbis working group; groups where all their companies were inspected; and (c) tbe details of action taken or pro- posed to be taken by Government for (c) the number of prosecutions launch- implementation of tbe main recommendat- ed pursuant to these Inspections? ions of the working group; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (d) wbat policy cbanaes are envisaged DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL on tbe basis of the recommendation!! DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY contained in the report of the working OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- &roup? CHALAM) : (&) to (c) Business bouses or groups have not been defined under the Companies Act. 1956. It is presumed that THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the Rootb:e Member is referring to DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL companies registered under Section 26 of DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY the MRTP Act and belooglOg to large OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- induslrial houses each With assets of Rs. GHALAM): (a) to (d) The Advisory 100 crores or over. I nspt,-tloD under Section Group on Capital Goods Industries set up 209A of the Companies Act was conducted by tbe Planninl Commissio~ is Yet to durin, the said period in respect of ~ome finalbe and submit itl Roport. companies belongin8 to 12 such large industrial bouses. 1 bree prosecutIOns have Supply of gas to Mabarasbtra ror been launched so rar pur~uant to tbe s~ld energy productlon inspections. 2837. SHRI D. B. PATIL: Will tbe (Translation) Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATU. RAL G AS be pleased to atate : Renovation work in Kbadi Gramodyog 8ba"ao, New Deihl (a) whether there was substantial cut 10 supply of gas given (or energy produc- 2839. SHRIMATI VIDYAVATI tion in Mabaraahtra; and CHATURVEDI: Will the Minister or INDUSTRY be pleased to state: (b) If 10, tbe reasons therefor aDd the (a) whetber it h a fact that a report oxttDt tbereof ., r_rdlna lar,e scale bun,linl in tbo 173 Written Answer" SRAVANA 16, 1910 (SAKA) Written Ifmw"" 114 renovation work carried out in tbe Kbadi interest bave been made on 22 June 198&; Gramodyog Bhawan. New Delhi bas been and published in tbe newspapers and complai- nts in this regard have been received by (e) if so, at wbat rate of interest and Government and Khadi and Village for whlcb period these refunds have been Industric!t CommIssion; and made? (b) if so. tbl! action taken or proposed THE MINISTER OF ST A TE OF to be taken in this regard ? THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA· DEPARTMENT OF INDU_)TRIAL CHALAM) : (a) Yes. Sir. DEVELOPMENT l"l' THE MINISTRY OF INDUS fRY (SHIH M. ARUNA· (b) Aa reported by tbe company. tbe CHALAM~ : (a) and (b) Tbe said report total number of requests received (or app~ared in the w~ekly named 'Duniya' cancellation of bookings upto 31.7.88 are dated 10th February, 1988. Khadl and 12,09,985. Against tbese, refunds for tbe ViI age Industries Commis~ion (KVIC) 80t full principal amount, aJongwitb interest, the matter examined ry its ResIdent have been made in respe;t of 8,46,573 nos. RepresentatIve at Delhi and it was found of requests. that tl-je Muni::.:ipal Corporation of Delhi initIally took objection to the renovation Recent)y, tbe entire question or refund of Kba~1 Gramodyog Bhavan. Delhi but of advance money by MI•. LML Ltd•• was subsequently grantej pamission for tbe gone into by tbe Petitions Committee of same. The all~ gation'> 10 the press report the Lo).; Sabba. The Committee, inter· aiia, were f0und to be baseless. recommended that refunds in respect of all requests be made by tb, company by [ Engii!Jh} 31.3.1988 and that a bigher rate of interest or 10 90% be paid for tbe delayed period. Refund of Registration amount by MIs. The company has acceptod the recommen- Lobia Macbine. Ltd. dation of the Petitions' Committee for pa yment of enhanced interest for the 2840 SHRI SWAMI PRASAD de:ayed period. However, tbey bave SlNGH' W,ll '~e Mll"lister vf INDU- reque<;ted the Committee for extension in STR Y t-e pl.:as':J 10 state: time beyond 3l.3.88 for making refunds of pending requests. (a) Vohe.her It IS a fact that a large number of reque~b have been received by (c) As reported by tbe company, in Mis Luhla ~t l:=hif'es Ltd. t0r refund of November/Dec., 1987, tbey bad written to advance bookIng amount \\-Itb iotere'its customers. whose request for cancellation thereof during J9il5. 1986, 1987 and upto were pending. IDforminl tbem tbat tbo Ju'Y, 1988; delay in making refunds wu on account of unforeseen and unavoidable circumst- ances \\ bich were completeiy beyond tbe refuDds of part prIncipal amount of Rs. (b) whetber aDy techDololiea have 200 aloDgwith iDterest at 7% for the term beeD identified (or collaboration durinl of tbo booking and 11 % for the period of the visit; and delay, w.eJ. May '88. The compaDY has furtber reported that such p,at refunds (c) if so, tbe details tbereof? have beeD made iD re.pect of about 1 lakb requests for cancellations made upto May' THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 987. They bave also confirmed of making DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL refuDds on 22Dd June '88 alongwitb DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY iDterest at 7% for the terms of the booking OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- and 11 % for tbe period of' delay. CHALAM): (a) Yes, Sir. Visit or CODfederatioD of Engineering (b)& (c)Thc Confederation of Enlineer. Iadutry to U.S.S.R. ing Industry bave reported tbat durina the vis;t of tbeir Mission to tbe U.S.S.R. 2841. SHRI YASHWANTRAO from 30th June to 8tb July. 1988. they GADAKH PATIL: Will the Mmister of have been given a list of Tecbnoloalel INDUSTRY be pleased to state: available from the U.S.S.R., together witb a Jist of Technologies tbat co'uld be (a) whetber the Confederation of acquired by the U.S.S.R. from India. A list Engineering IDdustry visited U.S.S.R. these technologies is given In tbe statemont recently; below. Statement Technologies tbat could be offered to India: 1. Production pro:oss for copper and iron base friction disks (metal powder cakin8)--Beloru8siflD Research aod Production Association for powder Metallurgy. 2. Technology of hydrodynamic preasing and caking of titanium powders for titanium filters used for fuel filtering. drinking water pnrification, as woll as filters out of michrome and stainless steel-Belorussian Research and Production ASSOCiation for Powder Metallurgy. 3. Production process for electric motor's maoifolds and troe base frictiOD materials. 4. TecbDolo~y of weJd'og by blasting steel-aluminium composition for electrodes uled in aluminIum productfon-Belorussian Research and Production Association for Powder Metallurgy (BRPAPM). 5. TecbnololY of explosive pressing of blanks made out of molybdenum powdcr-BRPAPM. 6. Production tecbnology of fuel oil injectors' nozzles for tbermoelectric goaeratiDi scts tbat use liqUId fuo)-BRPAPM. 7. Technology of applying various protective and decorative coalinas (chrome p1ating. nickel.platID8, deposition of fin-lead alJoy). Institute of Cbemi.try aDd Chemical Engineeriog under tbe Academy of Sciences of tbe LithuaDj· an Soviet Sociali.t Republic. S. Production tecobololY for tool bimetal by weldiol or bl•• tiD,-V/O "Vneabtok bnika··. In SRAVANA 25, 1910 (SttfKttf) Wrilten A"'_" IRS 9. Production process for 3·layer sheets-Research and Production Aiasociation ·'Anitim·'. 10. Technology of applying wear-proof, heat-proof and protec:tjvc decorative coatinp on tbe basis of silicon compounds, titanium sUicides-Institute of Pbysics and Technology under tbe Academy of Sciences of the BelorussiaD Soviet Socialist Republic. 11. Production technolog~ for fast-hardening metallic and bimetallic coatlnl for 1001 term protection against corrosion of transportation facilities, sea- stationed platforms. bunkers, power units, etc, "Anticor". 12. Production ttchnology for polycarbonate and polyformaJ-dehyde-Ministry of Chemical Industrv of the USSR. 13. Tecbnology of electronic cnroute rails' welding-Ministry of Railway. or the USSR. 14. TechnololY of building power supply lines for electric trains (contact .ystem) on the principle of rhombic suspension-Ministry of Railways of tbe USSR. IS. Technology of jnstalUng automatic system of tickcts' bookins and sale- Ministry of Railways of the USSR. 16. Equippinl electric train with units for electric power recuperation-Ministry of Railways of the USSR.. 17. Systems of automatic blocking, electronic and operator's centralisation, equipment of comprehen sive control over the condition of the train en route-Ministry of Railways of the USSR. 18. Technology of atr spouting method of burning high ash content solid fuel. with preliminary semtcoklD8-Ministry of power of the USSR. 19. Production techno10lY for ceramic bodies of integrated circuits-Ministry of the Electronics Industry of the USSR. 20. TeChnology of manufacturill8 articles out of soft and hard ferrites for communication facilities. television Bnd computer systems-Ministry of the Electronics Indu.try of the USSR. 2J. Production t"hnology for meta))jzed film-type condeDsers and equipment for manufacturing condensers-Minis:ry of Electronics Industry of tbe USSR. 22. Production technololY for personal 16-bit professional computers on the baai. or a Soviet sinale circuit.board computer. 23. Technology or repairirK Jive aerial power line-Ministry of Power of tbo USSR. 24. Tecbnolo.y of non-waste t~a production-Georgli'l Polytechnical Institute (State Committee for Education of the USSR). 25. Technique of silk weiahtins-Georgian Polytechnical Institute. 179 W,ltt." "aw." AUGUST 16, 1988 W,ltten ""swe" 180 26. Direct reduction steel production process-Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (State Committee for Education of the USSR). 27. Technology and devices for laser treatment of water and seeds-State University of Kazakhstan (State Committee; for Education of the USSR. 28. Immune-ferment analyds method-Moscow State University. (State Committee for Education of the USSR). 29. Technology of lJlanufacturinl anti·inflammatory medicine called "BaJiz"· tbe Kuban State Univrraity (State Committee for Education of the USSR). 30. Pressure die casting process-Moscow Technical Institute (MVTU) named after Bauman (State Committee for Education of the USSR). 31. Proce.. of forming regular mlcroreJieves on steel surfaces-The Peningrad Institut~ of Fine Mechanics and Optic.s (State Committee (or Education of the USSR). 32. Production technology for construction material used in finishIng works- BelorulSian Poly technical Institute (State Committee for Education of the USSR). 33. Technology for waste water purification-Moscow Institute of Power Bngineering. Belorussian State University (State Committee for Education of the USSR). 34. Rendering technical assistance in setting up the production of ammonia out o( natural gas, weak nitric acid. strong nitric acid; caprolact&m out of benzene. methanol, yellow phosphorus, thermal phosphoric acid, sulphuric acid. plain superphosphate triple superphosphate, dlcalcium phosphate, natrium tripolyphosphate isocyanate. ammophos, chrome compounds and catalysts used in units for producing ammonia, nitric acid, methanol, caprolactam. phosphorilacld-Ministry of Fertilizers of the USSR. 35. Technology of semistor manufacture-Research and production Association of tbe All-Union Institute of Power named after V.l. lenin (Ministry of the Belectrical Engineering Industry of tbe USSR). 36. Technology and equipment for tungsten and molybdenum reduction by Olin I hydrogen plasm2 (Ministry or the Electrical Engineering Industry of the USSR). 37. High-speed welding process (MInistry of tbe Electrical Engineerinl Industry of the USSR). 38. Welding process (or polymer materials (Ministry of the Electrical Enginel!r- ing Industry of tbe USSR). 39. TechnololY of adopting Itatic thyristor compensator including fibre-optical devices (Ministry of the Electrical Engineering Industry of the USSR). 40. Dellaning process (or testing benches (Ministry of the Electrical Englneerinl Industry of the USSR). 41. Process of applying ,owder coalings by detonation-Institute of Materials' Study under tbe A~demy of Science of tbe Utranian Soviet Socialist llepllbJic. til Written Ailswerl SRA VA NA 2S, 1910 (SAKA) Written Auwe" 182 42. Product on proccss for tungsten-free hard alloys on the basis of titanium and chromic carbide-Institute of Materials', Study under tbo Academy of Sciences of the Ukranian Soviet Socia' •• t Republic. 43. Met .... od of designing foundations for machines witb dynamic loads- Scientific Research Institute named after Gersevanov under tbe State Committee of the USSR for Con.truction, 44, Technology and equipment for static ground probing in order to determine its construction specifications (State Committee of the USSR for Construction), 45. Method of installing foundatlons in compacted pits (State Committee of the USSR for Construction). 46. Technica! documentation for 1 storey industrial building with complete supply and frames of variable rigidity-Scientific Research In.titute named after Kucherenko under tbe State Committee of tbe USSR for Con.truct- ion. 47. Equipment Jor cassette. conveyor line to manufacture fiat components for large-block housebuiJding (MlDistry of Construction of tbe USSR in the Northern and WOItern Areas). 48. Licence and technical documents for straightenlDg and cutting-oft' machine PSN-14 with autom8tic control system (or manuCacturing relDforcement bars out of wire-Cbeboksary branch of "Stroyindustria" under Mini.try of Constrnction of tbe USSR in the Northern and Western Areas. 49. Jute reprocessing by pneumatic mechanical method Ministry of the Light Industry of the USSR. 50. Production tecbnology for many component binding agent With extra hiah water proof properties on the basis of pbospho-gygseem Ministry of tbe Building Materials Industry of tbe USSR). 51. Technology and production of binding agents out of phospholYPsum of 2.5-3 thousand ton capaCIty-Ministry of tbe Building Materials Industry of the USSR). 52. Tiles' manufacture using hiah speed firina in slot-type furn.nces-Mlnistry of the BuildlDg Materials Industry o( the USSR. 53. Production technololY for non-explosive breaking down (destroying means- Ministry of the Building Materials Industry of the USSR. 54. TechnoJoay of thermal polishing of alassware-Ministry of the Buildinl Materials Industry of the USSR). 55. Technology of giasl and glassware manufactured strenathened by means of ion exchange-Ministry of tbo BUlldina Materials Industry of the USSR. 56, Production process for glass ceramics of complex confiauration and precise dimensions on the basis of "BL" material-Ministry of the Buildiq Materials IDdustry of tbe USSR. AUGUST 16, 1m ." He" AaI • .,. 1" 57. Highly-efficient power saving-production process for thin-wall ..and thickwall castings out of high plasticity shock-proof ferrite cast Iron with spheriodal grapbite without heat tceament under conditions of individual and larse lot production of castings for cars, tractoTs aod aaricukural Machinery-Institute of Caating under tbe Academy of Sciences of tb. Ukranian Soviet Socialist Republic. 58. Production process for metallic shots and suspension filling into ingots and castings.Institute of Casting under the Academy of Sciences of tho UkraDian Soviet So~ialist Ropublic. 59. Tecbnology of continuous temperature control of melts in metallurgical units-Institute of Calting under tbe Academy of Sciences of tbe Ukraaian Soviet Socialist Republic. 60. Production process for channel type induction furnaces·Institute of Efectrodynamics uDder the Academy of Sciences of the USSR; Giprotsvctmetobrabotka" of tbe Ministry of Non-Ferrous M.tallurgy of tbo USSR. 61, Production process for bigb pressure chambers of tbe "Torroid" type- Institute of Higber pressure pbysics named after L.F. Verescbagin under tbe Academy of Sciences of tbe USSR. 62. Radiation engineering and equipment-Institute of Nuclear PhYSics under tbe Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Indian technologies tbat migbt be of Interest To Soviet Organisations : Technology and equipment for injection castLDg of ceramic blanks of complex configuration out of oxides; nitrides 'and carbines' powders; Technology and equipment for water or gas spraying of metal al107s' powders; Technology and equ ipment for manufacturing amorp~ous belt; Techno'ogy of manufacturing modern medicines ready for u•••• including special medicine for cblJdren (capsules. microaranules. air sprays. syrops, suppositoriesk, capsuled solutions. tube sYringes, plaltic coverinl); Production technology for computer printers. graph plotters. memoria for maanetic disks of "Winchester" type ••ound synthesizer, electrical musical instruments, laser print.rs. peripheral unit. lor computers. ISS WrlllM If.. " SARA VANA 16, 1910 (SAU) 186 Off-take of coal at Northern Coalfields Cell set up to explore possibilities of cost Ltd. control and cost reduction in the public lector units has been completed and 2842. SHRI NARSING SURYA- report submmitted; and VANSI ; Will the Minister of ENERG Y be pleased to state: ,b) if 10, the details of main suggesti ons made by the Cell in this whether a mismatch between the regard ? .cheduled and actual offtake of coal has upset the plans of the Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL). a profitable Company; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI lb) Whether the b,ggest problem of BRAHM A DUTT) : (a) ONGC has the coal mines under the Northern Coal- received Report No. 6940 dated 16.3 1988 fields Limited is the accumulations of on the study on drilling cost in ONGC huge blasting rock over the coal layers in conducted by Cost Accounts Branch, mines, and their removal at a faster Ministry of Finance, Department relate, rate calli for tbe use of blghly sophisti- of Expenditure. cated machines; and (c) if so, the action taken so far or (b) The suggestions in the Report proposed to be taken to rewove these relate, inter alia to: bottlenecks? (i) Detailed procedure & methodo- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN logy to w.Jrk out ria day rate; THE DEPARTMENT OF COAL IN THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI (il) Change in the method of valu- C. K. JAFFER SH ~RIEF) : (a> No Sir. ation of stores; Durins tbe year 1987-88 despatches of coal from Nortbern Coalfields(NCL) were (iii) Procedure for control of cost in 16.30 million tonnes agamst tbe target of the workshops; 16.00 million tonnes fixed in tbe Annual plan for this year. During the period (iv) Development of a data bank on April-July, 1988 despatches from NCL methods for improving drilJing were 62.03 lakh tdnnes against the pro- efficiency; rata target of 54.90 lakh tonnes for this period. (v) Comparative cost benefjt study between h' red & owned vehiclesl (b) aad (c) project Reports, 8S drawn equlpments and effective super- UP. have been taken Into consideration Vision of hired equipment; the quantity of overburden to be removed aDd bave provided for the high capacity (vI) Periodical review of incentive sophisticated machines, as warranted. schemes; Such machines arc procured and deployed. (vii) Introduction of Cost Control & Productivity Committees; _!nd Sted, 00 drilliog cost in ONGC (viii) Strengthening of costing Division. 2843. SHRI MULLAPALLY RAMA- Setting np of ~e.." Oil Refinel'ies CHANDRAN : win the Minister of 2844. SHRI CHI NT AMNI lENA: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be SHRI AMARSINGH RATHA- pleased to state: WA: (a> whether the study on the Will the Minister of PETROLEUM drflliDI coast in the Oil and AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to Natural Oa. Commilsion by the SpeCial to state: 181 Written Answefl AUGUST 16, 1988 188 (a) whether there is any proposal No particular drugs have been classified to set up more oil refineries in the as life saving ones. country; (c) The measures for rationaJisation (b) if so, the details thereof and tbe quality control and arowth of Drugs and names of the places selected; and Pbarmaceutical Industry in India annon- nced by tbe Government tn December,1986 (c) wbether Government will are aimed at ensuring the abundant consider to establish morc reflDeries near availability of aU essentIal drugs at re- to those places where oil is being asonabJe prices. produced? Projects aDd investigations by Coal THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE India Limited MINISTR Y OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHIU BRAHMA 2846. SHRI R.P. DAS: wm the DUTT): (a) and (b) Government of Minister of ENERGY be pleased to state: India bave decided tbat a 6 MTPA refinery be set up at Karnal In tbe Joint (a) tbe number of projects and in- sector. It bas also been decided vestigations prepared and commissioned tbat a details project report (DPR.) be by the Coal India Limited (elL) and its prepared for a 3 MTPA petrocbemmicals subsidiaries so far; refinery at Mangalore. A ne~ reifnery is also proposed to be set ur> in Assam under tbe Assam Accord. (b) the number out of them submitted to tbe Counci: of Scientific and Industrial Research, the percentage they make of (c) Additional refining capacity the total, tbe total amount paid by the required is considered on various techno.. Coal India Limited and subsidianes to economic factors including the demand CSIR Laboratories and tbe percentage of supply balance of tbe area to be served, the total cost under tbis account; availability of the crude oil etc. and special studies in this regard. (c) whether tbe elL and its subsi- diaries propose to continue tbis system; Producti on of Life Saviol: Drugs and 2845. SHRI CHINTAMANI JENA : (d) if so, tbe realons therefor? Will the Minlater of INDUSTRY be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COAL IN THE (a) the names of the life saving MINI~TRY OF ENERGY (SHRI C.K. drugs whose supply is not beiog iulJy JAFFER SHARIEF); (a) In Central made; Mine Planning and Design lostitute, about 30 to 35 Geological Reports are prepared (b) the detai I, of production of these every year. About 75 to 80 exploration drugs in the private as well as in the blocks are under Investigation at any point public sector during the last there years of time all the year round. 13 investi- year_wilO and lector-wise; and gations for washenes and beneficiation of coal have been carried out since 1985.86. In addltioD 21 S & T projects for wasbinl (c) the measures Government have and beneficiations of coal have been iden- tak.en or propose to take to increase the tified out of wbich 7 have been completed, production of these drugs to maintain 12 are in hand and 2 more are being the regular supply according to their taken up. demand? THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY (b) Out of 21 S & r project. aDd 13 invcstilat~ons, (SHIt! J. VENGAL RAO): (a) aDd (b) Council of SCi,ntific and 189 Written Answers SRAVANA 2S. 1'10 (SAKAl Wrillen A1I6we" 190 Industrial Research laboratories have been C.K. JAFFER SHARIEF) .(a) After their associated with 8 proiects and 3 investi· retirement from regular service. tbe gations. During 1987-88 about 39000 officials of the Coal companies do seek metres of coat cores have been generated employment with private partie.. Govern- out of which 14800 Metres of coal cores ment, however, hav~ no definite infor- have been given to Centra 1 Fuel Research mation of the number of retired employees Institute and other governmental agencies of the Central Coalfields Ltd., Central for qu,lity assessment. Total amount paid Mine Planning and Design Institute and to the investigating agencies was Rs. Central Fuel Research Institute having 28.44 lakhs during 1987-88 out of which taken up employment with private coal Rs. 8.20 lakhs have been paid to CSIR tcsting Laboratones. The coal companies laboratories and other governmental have their own departmental laboratories agencies. for testing coal samples drawn from the collieries as also tbe washeries. Refree (c) and (d) Yes, Sir. Tbe system of samples are analysed at the laboratory offioadlng coal core testing to CSI.R. of CFRI. However. faemttes available laboratories will continue because they in the coal companies and CFRI for have the necessary faclJities, testing coal samples are not adequate to cope up with the entire workload. Coal Analysis of Coal India Lid. samples at companies have, therefore, to rely on Private Laboratories private facilities also. 2847. CHAUDHARY RAM (b) The total amount spent by Coal PARKASH: India Limited for getting coal samples SHRI MATILAL HANSDA : tested by private laboratories during the last three years was approximately Rs. 56.24 Jakhs. The year-wIse break-up is Will the Minister of ENERGY pleased as rolJows :- to state: (a) whether Government are aware 1985-86 Rs. 21 lakhs that the private coal testJDg laboratories 1986-87 Rs. 15 lakhs are mostly headed by retired officers of the Coal India Limited (CIL). Central 1987_88 Rs. 20.24 lakhs Mine Planoing and Des'gn Insllute Llrn:tcd (CMPDIL)' and Central Fuel Research (c) Ct'ntral Mine Planning and DesIgn Institute l CFRI) and they Manage to get Institute. a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., the sample allotted by the Coal India has entrusted following projects/mvesti- Limited (CIL) to private laboratories; gations to various laboratories of Council of SCIentific and Industrial Research: (b) the total amount spent by CIL to get the sampks analysed at private (i) Endurance Trial tests on 2 TPH laboratories during the last [bre\! )ears ; 0:1 Agglom~ration pilot plant at and Lodna. Bharat CoklDg Coal Limited; (c) the projects and invesligations which the Coal India Ltd. and Its subsi. (it) Construction of up-scaled 10 diaries have already entrusted to the TPH Oil agglomeration pilot Council of Scientific and Industrial p\ant at Pathcrdib washery. Research Laboratories and whicb ones arc BeCL; proposed to be entrusted by them to CSIR Laboratories in future? (iii) Trial runs of Oleo Flotation pilot plant at Sudamdih washery ; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Bharat Coking Coal Ltd; THE DEPARTMENT OF COAL IN (iv) Installation of Heavy Modia THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI cyclone Pilot plant for washing 19. Writte" ADwe" AUGUST 16. 1988 .92 of coal crushed to 3 mm and (a) whether the Committee appointed dovetalhng the pilot plant wlth by the Coal India Limited to recopise the oil agglomeration pilot plant the Administrative set up includlDg the at Patherdlh ; Calcutta office of Centra) Coalfiold,' Ltd. has since submitted Its report; aDd (v) Detailed investigations on coal sample's related to Bhalgora was- (b) if so, the detaiJs thereof? hery of BCeL in order to study the suitability of their use in THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Vishakhapatnam Steel project; DEPARTMENT OF COAL IN THE MINISTR Y OF ENERGY (SHRI C.K. (vi) Detailed investigations on Raw- JAFFER SHARIEF): (a) and (b) A coal-feed samples to washeries Committee under the Chairmanship of for optimization of crushing size late Shri J.G. Kumaramanglam. ex.. of the feed and also recovery of Chairman. Coal MlDes Authority Limited coking coal from middlings cru- (CMAL). was cODsitut~d by Coal India ahed to-3mm size; Ltd. The terms of reference of tbe Committee were as follows : (vii) Response to beneficiation of low grade coking coal at finer sizes ; (i) To examine the lunctioninl of the offices in the light of prelent (viii) Development of effective frother needs and anticipated require- system for recovery of fine coal ments in future. by flotation ; (H) To examine posllbdities of Ox) Studies on beneficiation charac- rationalisation by functional teristics of non-coking coal from integration of tbe offices and TaJ~her coalfields VlZ. redu~tlon reduction of overlapping func- in Alpha-quartz and Ash content tions. -completed investigation ; (iii) To examine staffing patterns (x) Quality assessment of coal cores of tbe offices and .uuest of at least few boreholes from changea by rationalisation almost all exploration blocks to with a view to acbieve greater full extent of tbe capacity avail- efficiency. able at each coal survey labo- ratory of Centra} Fuel Research (IV) To study requirem:nts of 600r laboratory. space In totality and recom- mended measures to eDlure In addition to .be above. Council of opttmum utilisation of available Scientific and Industrial Research labo- floor It:ace. ratories have been entrusted with a number of projects under SCIence and Unfortunately Sbn J.G. Kumara- Technology scheme of coal sector, At manglam expired on 9.2.1988. No report present 17 sucb projects are under pro- has been submitted by the Committee. aress and 12 others have already been Memorandnm or uBdersta.dlng with completed. Public Sector Ualts Report of Committee on Ite-organ i.atioD 2849. SHRI MATILAL HANSDA : of AdmiDJstratil'e .et np of Central Coal- Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be fields Limited pleased to state : (a) the number of public aector units 28 48, CHAUDHARY RAM PAR- in which the Memorandum of Uad,r- KASH: Will the Miniater of ENERGY standlDB have beea siped ; be pleaacd to .tate : 193 W,llkn AIIItVnI SRAVANA 2',1910 (SALe) W,ltlen Aluwe1l 194 (b) whetber tbe Memorandum of is under trial run lin:e May, 1988 and is Underltanding blve helped to improve under stabilisation. tile viability of the respective unltA ; Esport obligation of aata Shoe Co..... , (c) If so, in what respects ; 2852. SHRI SANAT KUMAR (d) wbetber Government are baving MANDAL: Will tbe ,Minister of IN- second ,tboughts about the' Memorandum DUSTRY be pleased to state: of U nderltanding; and (a) wbetber tbe Bata Sboe Company. (~, if so, the reasons therefor 1 whicb recently ,ot Government's lo-abead for a tie.up with ADIDAS of Germany THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY for a new range ~f sboes, was ioitially (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) Eleven asked to fulfil tbe export obliaation of 75 Public Sector Undertakings have signed per cent; Memoranda of Understanding with the Government for the year !988·89. (b) wbether this export obligation bas been reduced to 33 per cent, if so, (b) and tC) Since Memoranda of the rcasons therefor; Understanding have been signed witb thele eleven enterprises for the yt!ar 1988-89 only. it is too early to come to (c) wbetber tbe Company, whlcb is firm conclo.ions, now going into tbe mercbandisiog of noo- Jeatber t tems too, is persuading Govern- ment to furtber reduce (be export obli- (d) No, Sir. gation from 33 per cent to 25 per cent allowed for Carona Sabu (wbicb bas tied (e) Does not arise. With Puma) ; and IDtroclDctloD of West Germao HyduDlie (d) if so, wbat is tbe justification for miDiog techoology such reduction advanced by tbe Bata Shoe Company ? 2851. DR. B L. SHA ILESH: Will tbe Minister of ENERGY be pleased to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE state: DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL nEVELOPME-"':T IN THE MINISTRY Telepbope on Demand (c) if 0, the details thereof 1 2853. SHRI PARASRAM BHAR- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN DWAJ: WiIJ the Minister of CO!vl- THE MINISTRY OF COMMllNI- MUNICATONS be pleased to state: CATIONS (SHRI GJRIDHAR GO- MANGO) : (8) Yes, Sir. Government (a) whether recently Government has introduced a Scheme caned 'Talkal' have made announcement of 8 scheme Scheme for new telephone cODnections. regardinl the 'Telephone on Drmand' by public; and (b) The information is given iD the statement below, State.eot The details of 'Talkal' scheme for Dew telephone connectioDs are explained in the subsequent paragraphs. 1. The scheme will be applicable to telephone exchanges allover tbe country. 2. The prospective subscribers under the scheme will be required to pay a non-interest braring deposit of Rs. 30,000 per connection. The telerbooe connection under the scheme will be provided within two weeks posi lively after the necessary deposit has bl!cn taken. 3. The applications under the scbeme will he retlistered on the priced appli- cation formalong with a payment of Rs. J 0<'0/-. The remaming amount of Rs. 29.000/- will be co)Jected onJy If telephone connection IS feasible to be provided w;thin two weeks. 4. Separate wafting list of applicants exchangewise under the scheme wiJI be maintained. The teJephon: connections will be provided strictly according to the date of receipt of aoplication. All efforts should be made to provide tbe connectiOn! witb minimum possible delay. Only when it is found that tbe telephone connection cannot be previded to an applicant due to noo- availability of cable pairs. telephone to the next person in the wait ins list should be provided. Applicants of all non-feasible ca~es should be in- formed immediately. "5. A reservation upto 5% connections to be provided under the ~cbeme will be made at the time of a bulk release. However connections to Individual applicaots would only be provided subject to availability and feasjbility, 6. General Managers cao suspend operation o( the scheme in an exchange temporarily through adequate publicity in leading newspapers for certain months when tbere is no possibility of meetlDg such dem'aods due to paucity of exchange capacity. For this General Maoalers wilt review the pOlitioD every month and take suitable actioD regarding operatioD or otherwise of the Scheme. 19'7 ",Utea Auwe''' SllAVANA. 2S, 19\Q (SAKA) 7. Telephone connectioD' under tbe scbeme would be provided up to a maxi- mum of 5% of any bulk release subject to feasibility as and when the demands are reccJved (rom tbe capacity rendered spare due to Sblf,., d.1- connections and from rsterve ex",haojc capacity (beyond 90%). 8. Normal rental (or the telephone wIll be charged. 9, A subscrib~r can surrender the telephone obtained under the scheme at any lime. In sucb an event, tbe foUowin& refunds out of the dcpOin of Rs. 30,000 will be allowed; If surrendered during Amount ot refund 1st year Rs. 12,000/- 2nd year RI. 15,0001- 3rd ~ ear and beyond Rs. 18,000/- 10. Applicants wbo are already regls~er.d under the prescnt OY r aDd Non- OYT categories will be permltted to transfer (beir registrations to 'Tatkal' Scbeme on payment of difference of amount of deposit of tbe tVwo iCbemes. Interest on amount of deposit of OYT/NoD_OYT would be paid Upto the date of transfer of tbe application to this scheme. 11. An advance rent a) for two months and installatIon cbarges would be reco- vered In thl! regular bllJ sent subsequently to the instaHatlon of tbe telephone. 12. If after deposit of iUltiaJ Rs. 1.()()(I/- under the scheme, it is found that the telephone connection is not feasible the amount WIll be refunded with'n 2 ",~eks. However. if the applicant expresses hiS wlsb to continue In the wa;tmg list for telephone under 'Tatkal' scbeme, be will be allowed to be in the waiting list. 13. A tdcphon~ obtained under the scheme would not be eligible for third party transfer lD tbe first three years. Tbe transfer after tbree years will be permItted as per the eXIstmg InstrUCtions on the subject. 14. Normal rule~ (If shift/transfer (other than third party) of t~lepbooes would be applicable to the telephones pIovided under the scheme. Setting np of hydro machint's for dnelop- hydro mach IDe for development of station ment or station by BHEL is being set up 10 the Dbarat Heavy Ell ctricals Limited, Bhopal in coUabora- 2854. SHRI PARASRA \1 BHAR- UOD witb 'he Ecole Polytcchniq ue DW AJ = Will the Minister of INDU'i- Federale de Lau~saoe Switzerland; and TR Y be plcased to state: (b) if so. tbe details relardiOI ita use and agreemeot arrived between tbe two whether a highly sopbistlcated couDtrios 'I "'rllte. A_we,; AllGust J 6, 1988 THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY Issue of hldu5trial Licences (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) Hydro 28;55. SHRI ZAINAL ABEDIN: Machinery Development Station IS being WJ11 the M1Di~ter of INDUS1RY be set up at BbopaJ by BHEL cngineers tbem- pleased to sfate : .elves. There is DO collaboration with (a) the State·wise industria) licences Ecole po)ytechnique Federals MIs. and letters of intent issued by Govern- Laussane Switzerland. However. Mis. ment during 1987 and the first billf of Societe Genera)e Pour Industries 1988 ; and Lawsane. Switzerland acted as cnnsultsDts for tbe design of this Station durinl the (b) thc share of Public Sector in this initial stages on),. durmg the above period. State-wise? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN (b) The Station wiIJ be used by THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL BHEL engineers for development of DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY turbine deSIgns and testID8 of models. OF INDUSTRY (SHRt M. ARUNA- Thore is DO ,aelcement betwee~ India & CHALAM): (8) and (b) A statement Switzerland in this regard. is given beloW. Statl'ment State-wise break-up of letters of intent and Indus(rial licences issued during January, 1987 to June, 1988 aud the share of Public S{'ctor Undertakins. (Central Public Sector Undertakings and State Fublic Sector Uodertakings lncludlnl Sta'e Industrial Development Coaporations) therein. Industrial Licences State/Union Territory Letters of Intent issued dunng Jan., ilSUld durina Jan .• 1987 to June, 1988 1987 to June, 1988 ------Total Share of Total Share of Public Sector PubliC Sector Undertakings Undertakings 2 3 4 s 14 1. Andhra Pradesh 146 10 49 2. AruDachal Pradesb 1 3. Assam 21 5 3 10 4 4. Bibar 20 s 2 5. Chandigarb 6. Dadra &Naaar HaveH 4 3 1. Delhi 5 18 8. Daman & Diu 2 2 9. Goa 6 8 6 10. Gujarat 100 , 67 11. Huyaol 56 10 37 1 SRAVANA 25, 1910 (SAKA) 202 2 3 4 5 12. Himacbal Pradesh 34 10 3 J3. Jammu & Kusbmir 16 6 4 14. Karnataka 11) 21 57 14 tS. Kerala 32 14 9 6 16. ~adbya Pradesh 79 26 5 17. Mabarasbtra 205 18 128 7 18. Manlpur 3 2 19. MegbaJaya 20. Mizoram 2 21. Nagaland 22. Ori.sa 24 10 9 2 23. Poodicberry 16 2 24. Punjab 60 22 29 9 25. RaJastban 72 23 20 2 26. Sikkim 27. Tamil Nadu 162 13 48 1 28. Tripura 1 29. Uttar Pradesb 165 19 56 6 30. West Bengal 57 11 39 7 31. State not indicated/ 8 9 more tban one State Total: 1409 ::10 642 89 OpeDi... of po.t offices iD rural areas various Postal Circles/States in case of multi State circles during tbe currcnt 2856. PROF. NARAIN CHAND financial year ; PARASHAR: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to (b) if so, tbe number of proposals state: received from eacb Carde/States alon8witb tbe details of sU;b proposals. district-wise Stateme.t-I Annual PJan 1988-89 ProposaJs received upto 31-7-1988 for opcnfnl of new post offices in Rural Areas State/Union Territory Number of Proposals Andhra Pradesh 64 Bihar 89 Gujarat 16 Haryana 12 Jammu & Kalhmir 8 Karnataka 63 KeraJa 191 Madbya Pradesh 377 Maharashtra 30 Orissa 25 Punjab 10 Chandigarh 2 Assam 4 Manipur 6 Mizoram 3 Arunachal Pradesh 2 West BODlal 67 ADdaman & Nicobar Islands 2 Tamil Nadu 16 Total 987 W,flun Alllw,,, SRAVANA 2'. 19JO.(SAKA) W,ltten AlI8we" Annual Plaa 1988-89 State-wile Targets for openin8 of New Post Offices. State/Union Territories Number of New Post Offices Proposed to be opened. Rural branch Departmental sub-offices offices in projects area!1 developing areas 2 3 ------~------Andhra Pradesh ISO s Assam 230 4 Bibar 225 5 Gujarat 100 S Haryana 30 HImachal Pradesh 75 3 Jammu & Kashmir 75 2 Karnataka 100 5 Kerala 75 .s Madhya Pradesh 230 5 Maharashtra 230 6 Man'pur 30 2 Megbalaya 30 Nagaland 20 Onssa 175 s Punjab 50 2 Rajasthan 175 s Sikkim 25 2 TRmil Nadu 125 S Trlpura 30 2 Uttar Pradesh 275 s West Bengal 165 s 207 Wrilten A_we" AUGUST 16, 1988 Written AMWe''' 208 2 3 Andaman & Nicobar Island 15 2 Arunachal Pradesh 30 2 Chandigarb 2 Dadra Nagar Haveli 10 Delhi 10 3 Goa 30 2 Laksbadweep 5 Mizoram 2S Pondicherry 5 2750 100 Note: The Annual Plan provides for 3,000 new post offices. The balance of 150 post o'fices will be allocated after mId-year review to be taken up in October. 1988. Statement-III St81ewise Targets for Opening of New Post Offices State/Union Territories Number of New Post Offices Proposed to be Opened Rural branch Department sub Post offices offices in project areas/~evelopln' areas 3 6 S 6 9 4 4 ~ ..wd,,..., ... SBMVANA f.S,19lf)i(S.4KA) Wril,...... e" 110 1 2 3 ------,. Jammu & Kashmir ~o 2 8. Karaataka 80 6 ,. ICcrala 70 5 10. )ladbya Pradosh 175 6 11. Mabara.btra ISO 9 12. Mallipur 20 2 13. Yeahalaya 20 2 14. Naaaland IS 2 15. Orilsa 120 9 16. Ptmjab 30 3 17. Raja.than 120 6 11. Sitkim 15 2 19. Tamil Nadu 80 6 20. Tripura 20 3 21. Uttar Pradelh 27.5 $ 22. Welt Bon.a' 140 6 23. A&N I1lands 6 2 24. Arunachal Pradesh IS 2 25, CbaDdi.arb '1. 26. Dadra Na.ar HaveJi S J 27. Delbl 5 4 21. Goa 20 3 D. M'zoram 10 1 30. PODdicborr, 4 1 2099 120 211 AUGUST If, 1981 212 ••trodadloD of optlnl fibres I. telecOID 3. New Delhi 10Kms last.natloDs 4. Hyderabad 6.S lema 2857. PROF. NARAIN CHAND PARASHAR : Will the Minister o( (c) I. The optical fibre systems have COMMUNICATIONS be plcaaed to been planned in an the Metros, Major state: and lome minor Telephone Districts for local Telephone Network. The details and (a> whether any programme for the tbe diltance covered in each ci ty are a. Introduction of optical fibres In telecom f01l0ws:- iDitanation bas been undertaken during tbe Seventh Plan in each of the Telecom 1. New Delhi 59 Kms Circles/Districts; 2. Bombay 132 Kma (c) if so, the details of the projects 3. Calcutta 150 Kms installed or under installation a. on date circle/district-wise; and 4. Madras 50Kms (c) if not, whether a comprehensive 5. Hyderabad 25 Kms programme would be chalked out (or various circles/distflcts ? ,. Pune 9 Kms 7. Ahmedabad 12 Kms THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS 8. Vijayawada 9Kms (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a> Yes, Sir. 9. Bang.lore 5 Kma (b) The expenmental optical fibre 12. Kanpur 4 Kma systeml are working in fol1owinl Tele- phone Districts. II. The fibre Optic Systems bave also been planDed to provide Lons DIStance 1. PUDe 4 Kms Communications Network dunng the 7th Five Year Plan. Tbe details of the pro- Bombay II Kms 2. posed 'inks ace as foUows:- 1. New Delhl-Jaipur-Udaipur 1606 Kms -Ahmedabad-Bombay 2. Bombay-Poooa 180 Kms 3. Bombay-Bbopal 830 Kms 4. Thana-Kalyan 35 Kma 5. Patna-Sun-Calcutt. 918 Kms 6. Tricbur-Trlvandrum 350 Kms 7. Madral-TricbuDapalII 8. Baroda-Dabod 159 Kma 9. Varanasl-Paizabad-Lucknow 398 Kms 10. Jtoorke,-lfar~waf·Jtilllik,.b ~s Kms Wrillell "fuw", SllAVANA 25 ••910 (SAKd) 214 LPG cll1Dder blalt easel THE MINISTER OF STATB OF 2858. SHRI MOHANBHAI PATEL: THE MINISTRY OF PETR.OLBUM Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND AND NATURAL GAS (SHIll BR.BMA NATURAL GAS be pleased to State; DUTT) : (a) A statement is liven belo". Name of State/ Number of LPO Cylinder blalt cases Union Territory durinl tbe year 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 2 3 4 1. Andhra Prad~sb 2. Assam I 2 3. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Gujarat 2 1 5. Goa 6, Haryana 1 7. Karnataka 4 1 8. Kerala 9. Himachal Pradelh 1 10. Madhya Pradesh 1 ~JS; Wrltlelf""" MTGust 16, 1_ IPrl,...... 218 1 2 3 4 11. Mabar.btll 3 3 12. PmUab 1 R.ajastban 13. 2 14. Tamil Nadu 2 I'. Uttar Pradesh 2 1 16, Delbi 17. Andaman Nicobar Total : 9 13 18 M.ItII...... Pa.daet resenoin (8) tbe recruitment policy of tbe Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 2159. SHIll PURNA CHANDR.A in respect of non-managerial staff'; MALIK· Will lhe Miniaer of ENERGY be pleased tf) rtler to the reply liveD on 10 Ma,_ 1988 to Un starred Que'tion No. (b) whetber thero is any provisioD ia 11312 reprding acquisition of lind for tbe recruitment rules to recruit employe. MaitboG and Panchet Reservoir. in Bihar in consultation witb certain recolniled associations; and aDd Itate the detail oC recommendations 01 tbe committee which "u appointed to Itud, the effectl of the remainioa reservoir (c) tbe quota filed for Scbeduled laJaell witbin Maithon and Panchet reser- Caates and Scheduled Tribes? voirs ? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DBPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE NA TURAL GAS (SRRI BRAHMA MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP- Dun>: AU recruitments are made throup Ibe Emp)oyment Excban8e. except NATB-RAj): The rccommeodtttioos of tbe Committeo .re still under consider- when the Employment Exchange i ••ue. a non-availabIlity Certificate. In .ucb cu., ation of Government. besidcs advertisements, information i. also sont to all recolnised SC/ST Auo- ciatlons, of tbe State/Union Territory whcre tbe vacancy exit••• 2&60. SHRI R.. M. BHOVE : Wlll the MiDi.ter of PETR.OLEUM AMD NA TU. (b) No. Sir. RAL GAS be pi_led to state: (C) A statement Is aiven belo•. StatemeDt State/Union Territory Percentalc Resorvatlon Be ST 1 2 3 6 11 217 tv,,,,,,, .WMI SRAVAt'lfA 25, 1910 (SAKA) W,lltelt ..,_." 218 1 2 Aadhra Pradesb 15 6 Blbar 15 9 Gujarat 7 14 Haryua 19 Himacbal Pradesb 2S S Jammu and Kashmir 9 Karuataka 15 5 Korala 15 5 Madhya Pradelb 14 23 Maharashtra 7 9 Manipur 27 Mopalaya 1 44 Nalaland 45 Ori ••a 15 23 Punjab 27 Rajaathan 17 12 Sikkim 6 23 Tamil Nadu 19 1 Tripura 15 29 Uttar Pradelh 21 Weat Beo.al 22 6 Goa 2 Delhi 15 71 Aruoacbal Pradesb 44 Chaftdiaarh 14 Nil Waoram Nll 4' Wrille" .MutHr. AUGUST 16. 1918 EQert Com.Utee for settl.. a, of THE MINISTER OF ENERGY Petrochemicals Promoffea aad (SHRI VASANT SATHE) : (b) If 50, the details of studies made (c) The areas covored are: aDd findinp thereof; and Quepem, SanRoem, Bicholim. Salcete, (c) the deveJopments in attempt. Bardez, Canacona, Ponda, Sattari, aado to lenerate pow~r from wave. 'I PerDeDl. Til",adi and Damaa. 221 SIlAVANA 25. 1910 (SAKA) VacaDcle.ID A.I.R. PaDa)' THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- 2864. SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK: TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER. OF Will the Minister of INFORMATION INFORMATION AND BROADCAST. AND BROADCASTING be pleased to ING (SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT) : and state: (b) At present, 32 posts are lying vacant at AU India R.adio, Panaji. The category- (8) the number of posts presently wise break-up of these po.ts is Jiven ill lying vacant in tbe AI) India Radio, tbe statement below. Panaji, catellory-wise; and (1) ActIon to fill up vacant posts (b) the actioD beiog taken to fill up through Union Public Service Comml•• ionl tbe.e posts ? Staff Selection Commission/Recruitinl autborlty is in proceSl. Statement Vacancy Position in an Iodia Radio, Panaji SI. No. Name of tbe post Number of posts vacant 2 3 1. Assistant Station Director 2. Programme Executive 3. Extension Officer 4. Editor (Script) S. Transmission Executive 7 6. Flied Reporter 7. Senior Engineering Assistant 8. Engineering Assistant 9. Senil)r Technician 10. Technician 11. JunIor Librarian 12. Clerk Grade II 13. Motor Driver 2 14. Hindi Officer 15. Hindi Translator 16. Mali 1 17. Security Guard 4 AUGUST 16, JJ88 1 2 3 18. Table Player 1 19. Tanpura Player 20. Guitar Player ,1 21. Sitar Player 1 22. Flute Player Total 32 FM Radio StalloDs for Goa StatemeDt 2865. SHRI SHANTRAM NAIK: Will the Minister 0' INFORMATION Lilt or li'M Radio StatioDs propoHd ia AND BROADCASTING be pleased to tbe SenDth Plaa (1985-90) .atate : ANDHRA PRADESH (c) the places wbere tbe same are pro- 4. Kotta,udam posed to be established; S. Anantpur (d) whether Goa, which is culturally 6. Kurnool an advanced arca, is .oing to be pro- vIded with a FM station; and 7. N'zamabad (e) if so, when ? ARUNACHAL PRADESH THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- 8. Ziro TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF ASSAM INFORMATION AND BROADCAST. ING (SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (b) Yea, Sir. BIHAR (c) Tbe placos where FM radio Itations 13. Hazaribagh are proposed in the 7th Plan are liven in the statement at below. 14. Sasaram (d) No, Sir. 15. Sinlhbbum c.) DOlI not arise. 16. Daltonpnj 22S Written muw" SRAVANA 25,1918 (SAKA) Wrltle" A.IUWN' 226 11. Purnel 41. Abmcdnagar GUJARAT 42. Dbule 18, Godhra 43. YeotmaJ 19, Surat 44. Nanded HARYANA 45. Nasik 20. Hissar 46. Osmanabad 21. Kuruklbetra 47. Kolbapur HIMACHAL PRADESH 48. CbaDderpur 22. Dbaramlhala MANIPUR 23. Kulu 49. Churachanpur 24. Hamirpur MEGHALAYA JAMMU & KASHMIR 50. lawai 25, Pooncb MIZORAM 26. Kathua 51. Luna1eb 27. Bhadarwab MADHYA PRADESH KARNATAKA 52. Shabdol 28. Cbitradurl 53. Balaghat 29. Hassan 54. Kbaodwa 30. Karwar 55. Salar 31. Bijapur 56. Betu) 32. Marcara 57. GUDa 33. Rlichur 58. Raiaarb 34. Hospet S9. Shivpuri KERALA 60. Chindwara 35. CochiD 61. Bilaspur 36. CanuaDore NAG ALAND 37. Idukki MAHARASHTRA 62. Mokocbung 38. Beed ORISSA 39. Akola 63. Baripada 48. Satara 64. Berhampur 227 WrItten An,we" A UOUST 16, 1988 Written Alllwerl 228 DAMAN & DIU 65. Bolangir 89. Daman 66. Rourkela PONDICHBRR Y PUNJAB 90. Karaikal . 67. Patlala VIVIDH BHARATI RBLA Y CEN- 68. Bhatinda TRES RAJASTHAN 91. Kasauh (Himachal Prad~sb) 69. Banswara 92. Mussorrie (U.P.) 70. Jhalawar [Translation] 71. Nagaur Thefts io Baraooi Refioery 72. Sawai Madhopur 2866. SHRI SARFARAZ AHMAD: 73. Jaisalmer SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR : 74. Chittorgarh SHRI RAMASHRA Y PRASAD SINGH: 75. Alwar WJll the Mrnister of PETROLEUM 76. Mount Abu AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to 77. Churu state: TAMIL NADU 81. KaiJashahar (c) tbe total annual estimated loss Buffered by the Barauni Refinery as a UTTAR PRADESH result of theft~ and the special efforts made to check it ? 82. lhansl 83. Aligarh THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM 84. Obra AND NATURAL GAS (SARI BRAHMA DUTT): ~nd. (h) The aJJegations 85. Bareilly against Barauni refinery ID 'JansaUa' dated 16·6.88 regarding theft and disposal of 86. Faizabad petroleum products in BarBuni refinery were enquired into by tbe Indian Oil WEST BENGAL Corporation to whom the refinery beloDgs and were not found substantiated. 87. Asansol 88. Mur.bidabad (c) Docs no!. arisc. Written Answer; SRA VA NA 2!J, 1910 (SA~.,t~ WrItten Answtr.s (English] (C) According to tbe St'te Govern- ment, fresh objections have not beeD Take over of Gwalfor Rayon. Unit raised to the functlonfnl of tbe unU from environmental and pollution angles. 2867. SHRT MULLAPPAlLY RAMA- CHANDRAN : Will the Min'stor of Espert panel OD telecommunications INDUSTRY be pleased to state: 2868. SHRIMATI BASAVARAJES~ (a) whether there have been any WARI : Will the Manister of COMMU- further discussions/representatIons regard- NICATIONS be pleased to stato : ing the take over of the Gwalior Rayons UDtt at Mavoor, Calicut, Kerala by the (a) whether the expert panel on tele- State or UnIon Government; communications bas recommended lettiol up of five more electronic switchinl manu- (bl If so. the details thereof; and facturlOl units In tbe country; (c) whether tbere are any objections (b) if so, whether the pane] has sub- to the functioning of the UDlt from the mItted a comprehenSIve report In tbi. environmental aspect both as regards regard; deforestation fer Its raw material and/or as regards the contam nated waste that (C) if so, the maIO features of the would (low from the factory ? report; and (d) by what time it suggestions are THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE hkely to be Implemented ., DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MI~ISTRY OF INDUST ...{y (SHRI M. ARUNA- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE CHALAM) : (a) and (b) No furtber MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS representation has been receIved from the (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a, Government ot Kerala regardlDg take over The ioter-Ministerlal OJmmJttee has reco- of the management of Gwallor Rayons mmended setting up of eight additional Fa;;tory at Mavoor, under the Industraes Manufacturing uoltS for medium and large capacity exhanges. (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, by tbe Central Government. The State (b) Yes, Sir. Government have, however, reported that they are taking earnest steps to got the (C) Recommendations of the Commi- unit reopened, and that a senes of dISCUS- ttee are given in the statement below. sions have been held, IDcludmg couclUa- tion talks with the menagemcnt and Trade (d) Acceptable suggestion couJd be Unions 0' of the Company, which are considered during tbe course of 1988-90 conHnuing. 8th and 9th Plan periods. • Statement Recommendations made by tbe KrisbDamurtby Committee 1. Government should accord high priority to telecom. sector in the national plan for stimutating tbe demand and growth of an otber sectors of national economy. 2. Arrer studying the demand pattern and likely demand estimates by 2000 AD the Committee recommended a targot for 190 lath DELS by 2000 AD. 3. Raise progressively the production capacity from 5 lakb. Jines to 35 lakh lines per year by 2000 AD to moot obJoctivos of proyidinl telepbono OD domand by 2000 AD. 231 AUGUST 16,1988 9',111•• A. • .,en 4. As the plant and machinery in electronic telecommunication factory bas a useful life of 10 years only. the Committee bas recommended pbasin. out of current ESS tecbnology at Mankapur and Pallhat by 1997-98. 5. At all ITI Factories inc'udiD~ Manka pur. Palghat. Rae Bareli and Bangalole. tbe induction of fresh work-force should be stopped. Efforts should be made to utilise the eXisting staff in new units after providing trainiDI for manufacture oj electronic equipments. 6. Introduce ESS production at Banaa)ore and Rae BarcJi fo utilise existing infrastruct ure. 7. Set up manufacturing of high grade components which have .malJ require- ments by ,Iving suitable incentives and also set up adequate production baao as 6 national priority tor a variety of electronic components required for Telecom. Sector. 8. SeJection of appropriate toch.oo)08Y for non-voice servIces by tho middle of 8th Plan for setting up of manufacturin8 capacity of 2 lakb linos per y~ar to meet an except:d demand of 8 lakh lines up to 2000 AD. 9. Public Sectol Undertakings other tban ITI Interested sbould be considered only aftcr resources of ITI are fully utilised insofar as ESS production i, concerned. 10. DOT sbould make efforts to control cost of switching equipment. and other IDputs like cables, transmisllion equipments etc. PricIng System wblch would serve a. ao [T(ms/ation] incentive to industries to conserve water and recycle the same for maximum re-use IDt'rease in tbe rates of water supply to industries stocssed. 2869. SHRI SHA NTI DHARIW A L : [English) Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be plca- sed to state : World Bank loaD in power Hctor (a) whcther Government had recently 2870. SHRIMA TI BASAVARAJES. made an announcement to increase the WARI : W,U tbe Minister of ENERGY rates for water supply to industr:es; be pleased to State : (b) if so, whether Government have ,inee fix.d the rates 0: water bemg used (a) whetber on April 23. 1988 a bigh Jevel team of officials visited Washinato by industries; aod n to allay Word Bank fears about investment in power projects in tbe country; (C) if not, tbe reasons therefor and time by which these [cites ~ Ju1d be fixed? (b) if so, whether tbe Word Bank bad THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE pointed out that enougb loan was provided DEPAllTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL to Iodia for the power sector; DAVELOPMENI IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTR.Y (SHRI M. ARUNA- (c) if so, what were tbe otber objec- CHALAM): (a) to (c) At the Fourth t'ons; and meeUna of" Central Ganga Authonty, the existing arrangements for charging for suppl, of water to Industries were (d) the extent to which tbe hllh level rovi",ed and the need to adopt a Water team bas been able '0 cleaA tbeir doubt. 1 W"tten A",we" SRAVANA 15,1910 (SAkA) The data in respect of the stock 8S on THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 31.3.1988 IS beina compiled and the requi- DEPARTMBNT OF POWER IN THE site Information Will be placed on the MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP- table of tbe HOUle ID due cours•• NA TH RAI): to (d) A delegation led by Secretary, Department of Power (c) The sales promotiou activities of visited Washington D. C. from 25th to 29th Pubhcations Divhlon is a continuous April, 1988 to discuss issues conoected process. Some of these measures are. with tbe Power Sector with senior olficials of tbe World Bank wbo were apprised of (l) insertion of advertisements in tbe arowiDg ma,nitude of the power pro- national and regional new.pa- gramme and the fund requirements expecJ perl; ted to arise in the Eighth and NlDth Plan (2) glVIr'lg reviews of pubIJcation in periods. The dllcussions highlighted the national and regional papers/ priority which is beln, attached to Professlonal journals; tbe power development programme. (3) contacting potential buyers by Reference was f inter alia, made to the the staff of publlcaoons Division; commllsionin& of an additional generating capacity of nearly 5000 MW and acbieve- (4) oraaolslng eXhibitions of books ment of a plant load factor of 56.4% In on Important occasIons; reapect of thermal units during the year (5) sendlDg trade clIculars to agents 1987-88. educational instatutJOns, IIbranes, State Government &lencies, [English] etc; (6) hberal dIscounts on tbe .alc of UDsold books Iyiog with Puhlications old stock of bOOlS. DivisioD Complaints by voluntary org.Disatioa. against misleading adnrtile8Je.ta 2871. SHRI SRIKANTHA DA TT A recehed by MRTP Commis.iOB NARASIMHARAJA WADIY AR: Will tbe Minister of INFORMATION AND 2872. SHRI P. R. S VENKATESAN: BROADCASTI~G be pleased to state: Will the MinIster of INDUSTRY be plea- sed to S[2te : •CII t) I) G .c:I C • "0 • ... 0 u C; 0 'G as .!! ,.,; CI • >. Q .... '- V) , III ..... ,g 0 "0 cis U '0 c C) CC) 00 III U U .... 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'0 III CI ... 0 CI CI CI 0 -; o· 0 1 "0 0 u• "0• CII oS III III 0 c ." -!: ,,; :: Q,... ~ a I ci ••• ::s '>•• o~ 'i ... C ::s ~ :a.. 0 0 0 's • ... 8- ~ 0 C • 8 .s ...... Co 8: c "0 - • 0 ·s CIS os; u ~ oS ~ ." 0; ::a .. 'C ('01 C' III U CI 0 U· !: 0 c::I g .....:. ::s .2 ;0.. 0 =0 oS ... ..Co c. ~ u :; ... ." ., .c ., I) CII :a.. • CII c::I go •411 u CII .. 0 .:d ~ tIS J; :! Q, ~ C,) .... .c oS ...Q, CI - I) .. f-t.c ~ - = ::a :; S .::: ir;:: =0 o o u c; u "0 oc::I .,c. ...o > • ~., "f., 0 :::t -.: ~ Wi c :::t -~ ~ .&J• ....C c:i - CII... :cu o~ ~ 0 -.;0.. u ...:..::t :i -0 ;; ~ ,:j 111-0 rI)...J~- .c u CIS... .,0 ~• ., -0 •0 to :::t :::t• .&J ., ." to >: ." "C ....• .... I) 8 _0 E .'0 .c 0 tIS •"... < ... (.) C; ~< 00 " ~ ~.c tIS .... 8 u .0 ... ~ .2 "0 • ::0 " ~: :::t u.. .c • e" :::t I) .c Do. < ~CI:: -< ~ .q 239 AUGUoT 16. 1988 240 c 0 Q ., -;; oS u as ., as oS., ~ 8' ·s Q. :E 8 0e S 0 u t:t. .. U -o'g ~ '0 «> .! ..,G a.. ~ ., F-o is- G.I Q .... t:t. C Q '0 '0 :E -• E oS as I ..c CD u :;. c 0 'iii ...... -= "0 'Eu 'i u ~ > CD a; CIS '0 -C ..c "0 CIS ;S :; \0 III .... ~ co c as .D.. ., c CD CIS ~ ;0 Q Co '_Q. •G .. ..c ..c e ~ C;; C 0 :; u '0 0 '8 c ~ U """ e - .,0 e0 a.... 0 ft'a - u.. ..:2 ~., U CIS c!! C. :2 c ..c CIS 0 0 :E E- ..c c u as.. _g u ." ..: 0 0 as 0 ~ CI) '0 c N .... "0 C c > c.. as as II')...... c 0 c !Xl S .2 :2 iii .; III U .. C ::I C 0 "0 Q U UJ U vi SRAVANA 2S, 19JO (SAKA) W,ltle" Aluwe" 242 Paper Productioo (c) There is no propoaat at present under consideration of Central Government un. SHRIMOHANBHAIPATBL to set up any additional unit for manu. SHRI AMARSINH facture of paper and paper board in tho RATHAWA: Central ~ector. Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be (d) and (c) There are no applicatioDl pleased to .tate : pendlDg disposal for grant of industrial ltcence.. for manufaclure of paper and (a) whether the existing paper manu- paper board. facturing unit, arc Dot io a positi 00 to meet the demand and a large quantity of [Trans/ation] paper is boinl imported; TelephoDe service In Pat., BHaar (b) If so. the quantity of paper impor. ted during the Jast three years, year-Vrise 2874. PROF. CHANDRA BHANU and the amount spent; DEVI : Will the Minister of COMMUNI- CATIONS be pleased to state: (c) what IS Government's plan to (a) whetber Government aro aware eatablish more paper manufacturing Units io the country in public sector to mect the tbat telepbone service in Bihar particular- Jy Jll Peltna, Is in a totally dctcrioratod indiaenous demand; condition; (d) tbe names of private industrial unita wbo bad applied for issUlDg licence (b) If so. tbe reasons therefor; and to establish paper manufacturing unit! in tbo country; and (C) wbon this service will become normal? (C) the action taken/proposed to be takcD in the matter ? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MI~ISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): 1985-86 66.290 95.59 2875. SARI JAI PRAKASH AGAR- WAL: wm the Minister of COMMUNI- 1986·87 42.300 68.04 CATIONS be pleased to stat. : (provislona J) 1987·88 34,300 78.11 (a) whether t!lousands of telephone. (proviaiona) 80 out of order cven duo to • small downpour in Delhi; A//OIJ3'f J~ Jill ~) whether this year also 90 percent Telephone conoections'o Delh' of telephones in Deihl bave gone out of 2876. SHRI lAI PRAKASH ord~ coDsequent OD rains; and AGARWAL: SHRIMATI D. K. (c) if so. tbe steps taken or being BHANDARI: taken to ensure proper fUnctioning of telephone s) stem in Delhi ? Wt1l the Miniskr of COMMUNICA- TIONS be p1cased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) the capacit y of each telephone MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS excbange in Delbi aDd tbe number of (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANQO): (a) perSODS on tbe waiting Ii.t in each exchan- No. Sir. During beavy rains some cable ge and since when; and faults occur whicb causes interruPtion to (b) tb~ efforts beJOU made by Govern. telephones working in these cables. Tbese ment to ensure that tbe people in Delhi we due to iD8resa of water in the cables get telfphone connections soon '1 damaaed by other utility aaoacles while THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE digg:ng. MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a) (b) No, Sir. Tbe required informations are given in the Statements I & II. below. (c) Replacement of old and fault (b) It is proposed to add about 55,oeo prone cables, laying of underground lines during 1988-89 for whicb equipment cables in dUClS. use of jeJly filled cables bas aJready been allotted. Further Ex. aad presswisalioD of cables are some of panslon of 1.29000 lines is planned for tbe steps progressively being taken to 1989-90 to clear waiting hst upto 30.986 e.nsure satisfactory service. by 1990. StateIMn' Annexure·I List of eXChllljlel in MTNL Delbi as on 26.7.1988 S. No. Type of EXl=bange Exchange Name Code Equipped Capacity 2 3 4 5 I. &PC Analog (Fetex) 1. Sena Bhawan 301 10,000 Lines 2. Idgab-IV 77/51 20,000 Lines 3. Tis Hazari-IV 291/292 20,000 Lines 4. Nehru Place-III 643/644 20.COO Lines 5. R/Gardon-Ill 541 10,000 Lines 6. Karol Bagh-IV 572/573 20.000 Lines 7. Kidwai Bbawan 331/332 20,000 Lines ------Total 1,20,000 Lines 24~ W,'tt,,, A.... _ SRAVANA 15, 19tO($At.4) JV,ltte" Alii".", 244 1 2 3 4 5 (PRX) 1. Lodhi Road 36 3,000 LiRl II OKI X·Bar Idaah·ITI 73 10,000 Lincs III NEe X·Bar 1. Tis Hazarj·1I 23 10,000 Linos 2. TIS Hazari-III 251/252 20,000 Lines 3. Shakti Nasar-II 711/712 20,000 Linc. 4. Chankyapuri-I1 60 10.000 LlDca 5. Nehru Placo-I1 641 10,000 Lincs 6. Hauz Kha... n 66 10,000 Lines 7. R/Gardcn-IV 53 10,000 Linos S. Karol Baah-III 571 10,000 Lines ------Total 1.00,000 Lines ------ IV LME X-Bar 1. Idaah-II 52 10,000 Lines V P.C. X-Bar 1. Jan path-I 31 3.800 Lines 2. Janpath·IV 34 2,500 Linos 3. Jaopath-V 35 2,600 Linos 4. Jor B;:tgt-II 62 6,000 L;ncs 5. Okhla·I 63 7,006 Lines 6. Hauz Kbas-I 65 8,000 LinCi 1. Chaokyapufl-l 67 8,400 Lia. 8. R/Gardcn-I1 50 6,000 Lines ,. Karol Bigh-ll 5S 9,000 Lines 10. RjOardOll-1 59 5,000 Lines ---- Total 57,500 Lines --...,-.-._. 247 W"II~" AlUw~" AUGUST 16, 1988 248 1 2 3 4 5 ------VI B_I0B (DiaitaI) 1. laxminagar 224/220/221 28,000 Llnca 2. Shakti Nagar-II 721/122 17,400 Linl. 3. OkhaIa-II 683/684 17,400 Line. 4. RjGarden-V 543/545 12,400 Linos ------Total 75,200 Line. ------VII RLUs 1. Shahadra 228 5,000 Lines (off B-IOB Exchanacs) 2. Rohini 727 2,000 Linea 3. DadJi 729 1,000 Lines 4. Nehru Place 646 2,000 Lines 5. Hauz Khas 686 1,000 Lines 6. Chankyapuri 687 1,000 Lines 7. Najafgarh 5456 1,000 Linos 8. LG.LA. 5452 sao Lines 9. Nana10 i 547 2,000 Lines 10. Janakpuri 549 1,000 Lines ------Total 16,500 Line. ------Strowger Exchanges VIII MAX-I (Strowser) 1. Rajpath 38 8,900 Line. 2. Jor Bagb-I 61/69 12,600 Linea 3. Delhi Gate-II 26 9,900 Ltnel 4. Shakti Nagar-I 74 5,100 Linos S. Delhi Gate-I 27 9,600 LiDOI 6. Delhi Cantl. 39 3,600 LiD .. ~49 "",tt'll Ali'''''' SRAVANA 2!. 1910 ($.tfKAJ "rltt,. A/uJit" 2$0 1 2 3 4 S 7. Janakpuri 55 3,900 L'net ------Total-l 53.600 Lines ------IX MAX·II (Strow,er) 1. AJipur 745 280 Lines 2. Nare)a 747 700 Lines ----- Total 900 LiDeI Total Equipped Capacity A. 00 26-07-1'88 4.46,700 LlDCS l51 WnUN' ...... ", At10UST .6. till .",14"J... .,. 2~ ~ l"'- ...,. 0\ \0 0\ lit') 0\ It'l ~ l"'- ..Q ~ a: \Q ~ ! ~ -It'l ~ - S E------..J CI Q N 00 \0 0\ 0 N f") \Q \Q l"'- \0 ~ N ~ ., ~ ~ l"'- 0\ ~ a~ 00 ~ <) ~ ~ - ...... -CI S z 0 •Q, 0 - ~ 00 Q ~ N 00 ~ It'l go 00 11"1 00 \0 00 0'1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .... I ....:I ;:- ~ v. -0- 0\ as 0\ Q ., 0 Z N 0- ~ .... !t CI '0 w 00 -~ 11"1 0- - 11"1 ii N ~ ...... II) - .... 0 'i» - N .... - l"'- - - 0 - - c;; ~ =' ~ - CI U " - - - - 0 - - - ., CI ..J 0 \0 M C'fl 0\ 11"1 0 '00 ~ N • ~ ~ ! .... ~ N 00 ci -CI .... Co fil- Z 0 " 0 ...,. 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"'"' 0- M 0;- N N - N - - -0\ - M - - - - -"" r-~ ~ btz 0 0 ~ c:: >c c.. ::c Q c.. rIl::r: 0 ><: ::r: ::c ::c z ~ - bt a:: - .J tI) U 0 U• .. r- ~~- r-:,- N ! ....- "lit "Ii "If' N N ...\0 r-- N r- \0 00 "" ~ 00 \0 ~ r-: 10 \0 ~ ("II 0- r-- ~ .1:1 ... ~ In 00 .... N No. ...:\0 ~ \() It') • ...... N :; i • • ~ N c 0 "'~ ~ ~ •~ '"on -..; 'Co) \Q 0\ 'Ii N \Q It') ~• N ""N fIJ \0 - r-- N in ~ '" ~.s W,lttll. ~lUtH" AUGUST 16.1'88 ",,111.- ~w." 256 ffa lin "'lI' lin ~ 'C I) lin V'\ V'\ tr'I .0 V'\ N "" ~ I"'- V'\ 8 ffa li - - ~ 1:11 <:> N - Cf'l N N N a GO l"'- "'lI' ~ I) 2 V'\ I"'- "" ""N N lin ...G - -GO .a "" f-I "'lI' lin CIO 00 CIO "" CIO ..0 ~ U N I"'- -0- Wl - ~ - 0- ;;: I) - - -N -N • -2" - - U... c:I VI U 2 I"'- ~ ~ .0 "" ~ - -""~ I) - >-as CIO 'C \0 .c .,CIO CIO CIO CIO I"'- 2 ~ ..c 0\ Q ~ ;:;:; ~ CIO u -Cf'l - -~ - .c u Cf'l \0 :c CIO V'\ ...CIO ~ "" lin - Q CIO CIO CIO \0 C. l"'- CIO CIO CIO CIO ::I ~ t- N N- ci 0- -0\- 1:11 Cf'l -~ N ...- U - ~ C 0 .!! N CIO lit ~ Cf'l g - 0 u '3 "" "0 ., -"" .. .s CIO 00 eo CIO ..... :!• ... 00 ~ CIO \0 ~ .... 'u ... - G :! Cf'l 0- -N - Cf'l - - ..u "0 - - ;0 c .:1 •lit ~ C M \0 ..... CIO >- .~ N ~ 0 N N,...... 8 .0 0 "" N N ~ as C '0 C 0 00 - 0 GO CIO \0 C 00 00 u 00 00 .~ ~ ~ ~ r. is 0 Cf'l U -I) - N - 0 ., -"" - Cf'l E as G - - I) 0 G c ... ~ u.. ..J as ~ 0 c ~ C!:) :; u z a= U G z c:i it G 0 .0 -., Q, u • '0.. I)• V'\ I) "It' .c ~ VI p.c as ~ ..... "l"" ""lin N..... lin lin.. •c\ I) V'\ .. (5 ;:: ,..; p.c0 \0 V'\ ... lin lin ..... Z 00 "'lI' o· V'\ •V'\ W') V'\ o· 257 W,ltte. Answe" SRAVANA 25, 1910 (SAKA) Written """we" 2S1 LPG agencies In Delhi 5. East of Kai lash 2877. SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGAR- 6. Goplnatb Bazar WAL: Will the Minister of PETRO- LEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased 7. Bhoga) to state: 8. Kamala Nagar (a) the number of LPG distribution a.encies of various oil companies and the 9 Sbahdara places where they are located in Delhi; JO. Sbalimarbagh and 11. Asbok Vlhar (b) the number of tbe persons on tbe waiting list 0' each company? 12. Gole Market 13 Rajouri Garden THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM 14 Ea,t Pate! Nagar Mkt. AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTTA): (8) There were 193 LPG dis- 15. Paschlm Vihar tributorships operating in Delhi as on 1.7.1988. The details arc given in the 16 Sbankar Road Markot statement below. 17. Narela (b) A. on 1,8.1988, a total number of 4.326 lakh person. are on th~ waltlDg hst 18. Krisbna Nagar for LPG in Delhi as under : 19. Karolbagh (Figures in 20, Lajpat Nagar Thousands 21. Sbeikh Sarai Indi an Oil Corporation Ltd. - 26800 22 Defence Colony Mkt. Hindustan Petroleum 23, Shakurbasti Corpn. Ltd. 68.80 24. Mehraull Bbarat Petroleum 25. Munirka Village Corpn, Ltd. 95,80 26. Vikaspuri Statement 27. Tilak Nagar Hindu.taD Petroleum Corpolalion Limited 28. Jahanglrpuai S. No. Location 29. Alaknanda, Kalkajl 2 30. Gandhi Nagar 1. Net4ji Nagar Bbarat Petroleom Corporation U.ited 2. Daryaaanj 31. Greater KaiJasb 3. Laxminaaar 32. Jabanglrpuri 4. K ••bmere Oate 33. Janakpuri 2 1 2 33. Vlvek Vihar 35. East Patel Napr Mkt. 64. KheyaJa Road, Vishnu Garden 36. Karol Bagh 65. Netaji Subhuh Nain'hal Db.van, 37. Nanga1 Raya Delhi 38. Sukhdev Vihar (Friends Colony) 66. Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Sector I 39. Shahdara 67. Badh 40. Bara Hindu Rao 6S. Todapur 41. NaJafg.rh ladl. Area 69. New Mod Nagar 42. Defence Colony .Man-et udiaD on CorporatieD Limited 43. N D M C Sbop t}2, Delbi 70. 'Sbahadra (5 Dlstnbutorships) 44. Roshnara Road 71. Punjabi Bagh 45. Shakarpur 72. Model Town 46. Pandav Nagar 73. Rani JahnsJ Road (6 DIstributor· ships) 47. Bhal Para man and Colony 74. Anand Niketan 48. Rajou:-i Garden 7!i. Pitampura 49. TiJak Napr 76. Grecn Park SO. Kama'a Nagar 77. Kishan Ganj S1. Madipur 78. Kirti Nagar (2 DistrIbutorships) 52. Mangolpuri 79. Rajouri Garden (3 DistributorshIps) 53. Kashmere Gate SO. Adarash Nagar Market 54. Jangpura Extension 81. East of Kailash 55. Main Lawrence Road 82. Munlrka 56. Moti Bagb 83. Dr. Mukherjee Nagar 57. Paschim Vshar 58. Rohnt 84. Biswas Nagar 59. Laxmibai Markht 85. Chhatarsaal Stadium (2 Distributor- ships) 60. LaJpat Nagar ~6. Greater Kailash 61. Sbakurpur 87. Kashmere Gate (2 DistributorshIps) 62. Hauz Kbas 88. Karol Blah 1 2 2 89. Alaknanda (2 Distributorships) 117. Me.eDa Bazar, Jama Mujid 90 Darya Oanj (2 Distributorah~ps) 111. Mebrauli Road 91. V,sant Vihar 119. Nanglol 92. Green Park Extension 120. Katla.b Colony 93. Aram Bagh 121. Manlarover Garden 94. Mayur Vi bar 122. Munirka Phase-II 95. Kama1a Nagar 123. Nirman Vlhar 96. Gulabi Bagh 124~ Connaqht Circus- . 97. Sbeikh Sarai-I 125. Sunder Nagar Market 98. South Patel Nagar Mkt. 126. Bara Hindu Rao 99. Defence Colony Flyover Mkt. 127. B. Block, Janak"uri (2 Distributorships) 128. Hari Nagar (2 Di~tributorships) 100. Lajpat Nagar-IV 129. G. T. Karnal Road, Gur Mandi 101. Janak puri 130, Sbakurpur 102. Asbok Vihar 131. Ballimaran, Chandoi Ch6Wt 103. Naraina Vibar 132. Robni (2 Distrlbutorsbtps.) 104. Krishna Nagar 133. Vasant Kunj (2 Di4ltribgtorlbips) lOS. Tilak Naaer 134. South Avcnue Market 106. Bhlm Market 107. Pusa Gate 136. Houz Rani, Sakat 108. Kalkaji Shoppiol Centre 137. Pandav Nasar 109. Pa.cbJm Vihar (2 Distribuk>rships) 138. Delbi Cantt. 110. Kam\a Nagar 139. Janakpuri DDA Market 111. Shidipura 140. Kalkaji (2 Distributorabips) 112. Khan Market 141. Sadar Bazar, Dclh i Caott. Motl 113. Karam'pura Bas"-'- 114. Jhoe1 Kburanja 142. Greater Kaitalb 115. Hauz Khas 143. Lawnnce Road (2 DlStributorshiPl) 116. Tri NIJar 1.... a~ Je. Pin... SIC_ JO AUGUST 16, 1988 147. AsaJatpur (c) the details of Joss as a result of these irregularities; 148 ... Shalimar Bagh (d) whether any action bas been taken 149. Uttam Nagar against the persons found gudty; and ISO. Gole Market (e) if so, the details tbereof and if not, 151. AJay Enclave the reasons therefor? 152.. Vikasbpuri (2 Distributorships) THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN. TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF 153. Central Market, Saket INFORMATION AND BROADCAST· ING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT): (8) to 154. Ashok Nagar (c) There are established procedures prescribed by Govt. tor examining the Mata Sundari Road ISS. various operations of every office. The procedures relating to AIR Stations 1S6. Maljid Moth Village have been laid down In the AIR Manual 157. West Kidwai Nagar and other books of Govt. outhnJD& the rules and procedures of office administr- IS8. Laxmi Nagar ation. Stations of AIR are poriodically inspected and audited in 15'. Tagore Garden terms elf these regulations. The Jast audit of AIR, Shim'a was conducted In 1987 160. Yamuna Vihar and the administrative inspccuon of AIR was also conducted 2 years ago. Ncither Pitampura Village 161. the audit nor the administrative inspection 162. Okhla disclosed anj serious irregularitlcs result- ing ID any JOSS to the Government. How- 163. OJd Robtak Road ever certaw mlDOt Irregular. ties which came to notice were looked IDto and lti4. Gita Colony. Site No.1 sUitable remedial acuon was taken, 165. Palam Colony (d) and (e) Do not &nsc. 166. Delhi Gate Tyre cODsumptiQD 167. Gita Colony. Site NO.2. 2879. SHRI SHANTI DHARIWAL: ·Tbis dealer bas 2 shops at 2 locations. W!)J the MJnlster of INDUSTRY be pleased to state : [Enllish] (8) the estimated tyre consumption in Working of A.I.R. Shiml a tbe country at present; 2378. SHill PRAKASH CHANDRA: tb) the number of industrial units SHRl C. MADHAV REDDY: engaacd In tbe PloductioD ot t)'res in tbe country; Will tbe Minister of INFORMATION (c) the detaHs of tbe production AND BROADCASTING be pleased to capacity of the•• uDi", unit-wil.; .tatc: 26S Written Ifn,wer, SRAVANA 25. 1910 (SAKA) Wrillen Aiuwe" (d) whether Government have con- (b) and {cJ A lIst of automotive tyre sidered to increase the production capacity manufacturing unitCi in the organised sector of these units; and is given in the statement below. (e) if so, the details thereof, If nOl, the (d) and (e) Government bave takcn a reasons therefor '1 number of stcps to encourage tbe product.. Ion of automotive tyres in the country THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE such as inclusion of th, tyre industry' in DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL the hst of indu~lries Includod In Appendix DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY I which is open to FERA/MRTP Com- OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- pames, fixation of 1.5 millton Nos. of CHALAM): (a) The ava' lability of tyres per annum as minimum economic automotive tyres for consumption in the Icale of production and Jiberal facilities country during 1987·88 IS est!mated as 147 for re-endorsement of capacity. lakh nos. Statement Liceosed/lDstalled capacity of Aute-motive tyres Figures-lakh nos. (March, 1988) 2 1. Mis Dunlop India Ltd., Sahaganj 12.91 2. M/s Dunlop 1 ndia Ltd., Ambattur 6.30 3. Mis Bombay Tyre International Ltd., Bombay 11.00 4. Mis Ceat Tyres of J udra Ltd., Bombay 1010 5. M/s Ceat Tyres of India Ltd., Nas:k 10.96 6. Mis Goodyear IndIa Ltd, Ballabbgarh 11.74 7. Mis MRF, Madras 7.50 8. Mis MRF, Goa 8.00 9. Mia MRF, Arkonam 7.50 10. Mis Prem,er Tyres Ltd., Kalamonary 0.00 11. Mis Tyre.. Corpn. of India. Calcutta 5.00 12. Mis Modi Rubber Ltd., Modipuram, UP J8.02 13. MIs UP Tyres & Tubes Ltd., IRai Bareilly 5.()() 14. MIs J.K. Industries Ltd., Kankroli 10}JS IS. Mis Apollo Tyros Ltd., Cbabikudy 6.00 16. MIs Vikrant Tyres Ltd., Mysore 10.00 17. MIs Srichakra Tyre. Ltd., Madurai 6.00 267 AUGUST 16, 1988 W,IHn An1'W6'" 26' J 2 18. M/s StallIon Tyres Ltd , Hyderabad 1.80 19. M/I Falcon Tyres Ltd., Mysore 8.00 20. M/s Wearwell Tyre & Tubes Industries (P) Ltd., Betul, MP 6.00 21. Mis Metro Tyres Ltd., Ludhiana 3.00 22. Mis K.T.C Tyres, Calicut S 00 23. MIs Hindustan Cycles Ltd., Ludhiana 3.00 Total: 179.78 [Translation] being collected and Will be laid on the Table of the House. Difficulties of Small and Big Industries jn Ket. (R.j.~baD) Import of Tyres 2880. SHRI SHA~TI DHARIWAL· 2881. SHRI SHANTI DHARIWAL: Will the Mimster of INDUSTRY be Will tbe MlDlster of INDUSTRY be pleasod to state : pleased to state: (8) whether several smalJ and big (a) whether Government have deCIded Industries In K.ota io Rajastban bave been to Import tyres; facing various O,ffiCt11tles for last ooe year; ,b) If so, the number of tyres proposed (b) whether most of these indu.trles to be Imported by Government; which come under tbe category of big industries, are on the verge of closure and (C) tbe names of the couotrles from leveral industries have already been whIch tbe tyres are to be Imported and cJOIed; tbe names ot the State5 10 which tbeso tyres are proposed to be supplJed; (C) if 10. whether Government have dCGided to look loto tbe matter to r~move (d) whether any dIfference has been tbe burdles coming in the way of IDdust- kept between tbe prices of imported tyres rial development tbere; aod tbe prices of tyres manufactured In the country; and (d) If so, the details thereof; and, (e) If so how mucb and if not, tho (e) If not, tbe steps taken by Govern- reasons therefor '1 ment to save these industries from being closed dow.o ? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL THE Ml~ISTER OF ST ATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- DEVELOPMBNT IN THB MfNISTR Y CHALAM) : (a) to (C) Government have OF INDUSTRY(SHRI M. ARUNACH- deCided to allow Import of certatn sp.:cifi~d CHALAM): OGL at reduced rates of duty in order to (a) whether tbe aurvey work of ·Kan- check tbe riling trtnd in tYle prices. chutti, Sowla. Sipti and otber mlcro.hydel Government have not fixed aoy c:eUing on proje~ts in Pithoragarh district in Uttar tbe quantum of tyres or specified any Pradesh has .mce be~n completed; particular source for the imports It is not PO!lsible to indicate any average price (b) if 10. whan; c:fference between tbe domestIc and tho Inf!;."' (1 tional prices of tyrel as they vary (c) whether the COD Itt ruction work of [English) (d) if not, the reasons for delay and the time by which tbe construction work ReorJeotatioo of Doordarshan programmes of these projects likely to be started? to promote population coDtrol is 2882. SHRI R. M. BHOYE: Will the THE MINISTER OF ENERGY Minister of INFORMATION AND (SHRI V ASANT SA THE)' (a) to Cd) As BROADCASTING be pleased to state: the execution of mlcro-hydeJ projects is being b:mdled by thc State Government. (8) wh~ther Governmcnt arc aware of Uttar P.ade.h Government bas been asked the adverse reaction of the people with to provide the required information which regard to the inapproPriate timlDgs as welJ will be laid on the Table of the Houle. as tbe presentation of variou8 Doordar.. shan programmes Intended to promote Land for A.I.R., Pithoragarh, U.P. population control; and (b) if so, wbether Government propose 2885. SHRI HARISH RAWAT: Will to review these programmes and bring the Minister 0; INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to refer to about suitable reon~ntatjon so as to ensure that they achieve the desired object tbe rcp!y given on 7 March. 1988 to for adults aV!'idlDg emtarrassment to them Unstarred Question No. 1761 regardins in the presence ot children 1 land for the All India RadIO in Pithora- garh 10 Uttar Pradesh and state: THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- T ARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF (a) whether tbe local Revenue Depart- INFORMATION AND BROAD. ment bas dfered to make available land CASTING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT) : at the prevaihng pricn for setting up of a (a) and ( b) Tbe studies conducted reveaJed Radio Statton at Pitboragarh; that the spots on family welfare telecast at the pnme viewing tIme had pOSitive (b) if so, whether his Ministry has impact on target population, botb In rural agreed to thlS proposal; and and urban areas. Some people had reacled adversely to the telecast of these spots at prime vIewing time as i b:y found them (c) if not, the rcaSODS therefor and not worth watching with famIly. But, t~e the alternative steps proposed to be taken number of such people ",as ,'cry IDs ignific- by Government in this regard '1 ant and on the whole the.e spots succee. ded in making viewers a~ are of tbe need THE MINISTER OF PARlIA.. to limit tbe r family sIze. MENTAR Y AFFAIRS AND MINISTER (Translatio,,) OF INFORMATION A!'otD BROADCA.. STING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT): (a) Saney work of micro-hyde. project. Yes, Sir. iu U~tar Pradesb (b) Yes, Sir, 2884. SHRI HARISH RAWAT: Will the Minister of ENBRGY be pieated to state : (c) Does not arise...... AUQtJST ." ,_ --- 272 Constrac:tloa of buUd',,~ for EJectrollc THE MINCSTER OF STATE IN Exchange at Ranikbet(U.P.) THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNI. CATIONS (SHRI GIRIDHAR 2886. SHRI HARISH RAW AT: Will GOMANGO): (tI) Yes. Sir; .ome tele- the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS })bone exchanges In big cities of Uttar be plcased to state : Pradesb are very old but their servjcea has been kept reasonably good by makin, (a) whether there is a proposal to extra efforts. construct the building for Electronic Ex- change at Ranikhct during 1988-89; (b) Yes, Sir. Some exchanges will be converted by electronic onos. (b) if so. tbe amount allocated for the purpose durin~ tbis year an1 tbe time by (c) FoHowing exch1nge! are beiDg which construction of thts buildina is likely replaced by electronic exchanges durin, to be completed; ~nd this year :- (c) If not. tbe reasons for delay in tbe (i) Strowger exchange at Ghaziabad construction of this building aod the (1700 Lines). remedial steps proposed to be taken by Government in this regard? (il) Barawat (CBM) exchanle 720 lines. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (iii) Gazipur (CBM) cxcbanse 360 (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO); (a) hnes. No. Sir. (IV) Khurjli (CBM) exchange 960· (b) Does not arise. lines. Cc) The project for construction of tbe (v Kanpur-MaIJ Road·3800 Jines of building will be taken· up later as per old equipment. requirement. (vi) LUCk"DOW. CODYcraioa of telephone exe banges ioto e!ectronlc excbaDges in (a) Kesarbagh·4000 lines of old equip_ Uttar Pradesb ment. 2887. SHRI BARISH RAWAl': Will (b) Cbowk-2000 lines. the Minhter of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: (English] Postal facilities in PonDaDi (8) wbethar be is aware of the fact tbat telephone eJi[changes in many big 2888. SARI G. M BANATWALLA: cities or Uttar Pradesh are v~ry old 2nd Wt1I the Minister of COMMUNICA- are not functioning properly; TIONS be pleased to state the details of plans, if any, for increasing the postal lb) if so, wbether tbere is any oropo- facilities in the PonDani Parliamentary sal to COllvert these txchanaes into elec- Constituency of Kerala State, durin. tronic exchanscs; and 1988-89 indicating tbe Dumber and places where new post offices and sub-post offices (c) if so, the names of tbelie exchanges would be opened 1 which ",ill be converted into electronic exchangu during tbis year and the time THE MI NISTER OF STATE IN THE by which the remaining ex.zbange5 will MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS also be converted into electronic excha- lSHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANOO) : Tbere Die.? arc proposals to open 3 new braDtb pOll Wrltt,n ~""H" SRAVANA ~S.19JO (SALt) Written AlUwe" 274 oIicCl In· the area covered by Ponnani SeUiog ap or SoJar Tbermal Power Lot Sabba Constituency duriol 1988-89, Station ",tb JapaDese aid QQO oach at Pudiya Cadappuram, UJlaoam Nortb and Kavancherry. There is no 2890. SURI SRTKANTHA DATTA proposal at prescnt for new sub post NARASIMHARAJA WADI- ~cs.· . YAR: SHRI RADHAKANTA IDteoslBeatioa 10 over.eas 011 drilliag DTGAL: 2889. SHRI SRIKANTHA DATTA Will the Minister of ENERGY be NARASIMHARAJA WADIY AR: WIll pleased to state: tbe Minister of PETROLBUM & i~ATU RAL GAS be pleased to state : (c) wh~lher the 011 and Natural Gas (d) whether tbe Tt,ermal Power Station Commission has any proposal to intensify is goinl to be set up during 1988-89 ? oil drillina works in Vaetnam; and THE MINISTER OF ENERGY (d) the other countries where the Oil (SHRI BASANT SATHE) : (a) to (d) and Natural Ga. Commission propl)se to Japan has indlcated the possibility of their explore oil? provid!og finaoclal assistance to set up a 30 MW Solar Thermal Pow~r Plant planned by [he Department of Non-COD. THE MIf"ISTER OF STA TE OF THE ventional Energy Sources. The propenal MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND has been aent to FlDance Ministry and NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA Planning Commission (or consideration. DUTT) : (a) and (b) Proposals for over- seas exploration are ~xammej by the Improvement of perrormance by Coal Government and c)NGC after raking inw C':'mpaoies uQder CeDlral Coalfields Ltd. account aU relevant fackrs :ncJu(liog the prospectivity of tbe areas availablo for ex- 2891. SHRI SRIKANTHA DATTA p~oration and avallabllifY cf reasources. NARASIMH-\RAJA WAOIYAR: Will No overseas dralliog bas been undertaken tbe MiDist~r of ENERGY be pleased to by Oil and Natural Gas Commission stat~ : during tbe past three years. (a) whether Government have launched (c) and (d) Hydrocarbons India Limi- a sreciaJ "Contact Pro,ramme" to imp.. ted (HIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of rove tbe 0' erall perfol mance in the colJie- Oil and Natural Gas CommIssion would ries under the Central Coalfields Ltd. undertake drilling In Viet Dam as a part of (C. C. L.); .ta operations under tbe production sbaring contract which Petrovietnam. Govern- (b) if so, the delalls of this contact ment il examiDina a proposal for ~xplo programme; ralion or hydrocarbons in Tanzania by HIL. (c) tbe specific meuures adopted by 275 . Written AIIS"e" AuoU8T 16. 1988 276 other coal companies to improve tbeir Madhya Pradesb, Bibar, Mizoram, Maha- performance~ and rashtra, West Bengal, Tripura. Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesb in 44 No. Indus- (d) tbe details thereof? try Districts have been approved for development of Infrastructura) facilities. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Waynad and Idukki are tbe two No Indu- DEPARTMENT OF COAL IN THE stry Districts identified in tbe SUlte of MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI C.K. KeraJa. Tbe State Government of Kerata JAFFER SHARJEF) : (8) to .(d) Tbe bas not yet conveyed the exact names of Central Coalfield Ltd. as well as otber the growtb centres proposed to be deve- Subsidiaries of Coal India Limited bave loped by tbem. In tbe meantime, Gove- been making continuous efforts to improve rnment bave decided to set up 100 growth tbe overall performance; and critical areas centres in tbe backward areas o( tbe are Identified from time to time for speciaJ country over a period of 5 years. Tbe attention. Wbile there· is no special or identification of tbese centre. wiH be done new "Contact Programme" drawn up for in con!ultatioD with tbe State Government tbis purpose, attention is being focused on concerned. improved equipment utilisation and effec. tive dep'opment of man-power wbicb are During the years 1985-88 (Upto May, expected fo lead to improvement in pro- 88) one Letter of Intent for Waynad and duction and productivity. 4 Letters of Intent aDd 3 Industrial Licence for location of industrial units in Canna- Growth Centres in 'No Industry nore district have been issued. Districts' Manufacture or Paper 2892. SHRI MUlLAPPALLY 2893. SHRI B<\lASAHFB VIKHE R.AMACHANDRAN: Will tbe Minister PATIL : WiI1 the Mmister of INDUSTRY of INDUSTRY be pleased t(\ state: be pleased to state: (a) wbetber Union Government have (8) whether there is scarcity of forest ask.ed all States/Union Terrirorles to iden- material for ·tbe manufacture of sufficient tity growth centres in eacb 'no Industry paper In the country; district'; (b) If 50, whether any alternative (b) wblcb States bave submitted their measures have been adopted for this reports in tbls regard; purpo~e; (C) wbicb are the districts and the (C) whether the sugar facforJr-s pro- growlh centres identifit'd by Government duce sufficient balZn~se which can he used of Kerala in that State; for tbe manufacture of paper; and (d) wbetber any proposals for indus- (d) if so, wbat steps are being taken trialisation ot Waynad DistCict or Canna- to induce sugar factories to spare their bagasse for tbe manufacture of various nore Disfrict ID Kerala bave been put- types of paper vis-a-vis establishment of forth; and blgb pres.ure coal fire boilers in tbe sUlar factories ? (e) if so, tbe details tbereof? THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTME.NT OF INDUSTRIAL . DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRl M. ARUNA- OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- CHALAM) : la) Adcquule avai!ability of CHALAM) = (a) to (e) Yes, Sir. 51 growth (orest raw maferial is or e of the Impor- ceDtres identified by the State. of Raja. tant constraints faced by the Paper "ban. Orissa, Uttar Pradesb, Karnataka, Industry. 2'h Writttn An"wt" SRAVANA 2S, l~lO (SAKA) W,llttn Aruwe,,, (b) Use of non-conventionai raw costs arising out of boiler repla- materials, such as agricultural residues, cement aod tbe substitution of wastes and bagasse, is encouraged for bag.ss~ by coal io sugar factory manufacture of paper and paperboard by boilers, excise duty expemptlon way of liberalising the hbensin& procedu- has been Ilveo 00 paper mad. res and by grant of fiscal concessions in with at least 75110 balalse. tbe matter of excise levu:s. Paper indus- try has also been given liberal facilities for (vi) The Railways live prority for import of wood pulp, chlpa, logl and the movement of coal to SUlar waste paper. factones. (iii) Financial Institutions give prio- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE flty tn extendlOg aSSistance to DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE such schemes in accordance with MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP. the favourable debt equity ratio NATH RAI): (c) DESU h3S taken .tep:; taward,; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB improved projects manalement. DEPARTMBNT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MI~ISTRY Valut' addition and production of Petro- OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. AR.UNA- cbemical Products by BPCL • CHALAM): (a) to (C) A Statement is given below. 2895. SURI BALASAHEB VIKUE PATIL: Statement SURIMATI JAYANTI PAT- (a) to (e) Modernisatlon of cement NAIK: industry I~ a continuous process aDd Government arc taking various measures Will the Minister of PETROLEUM for this purpose. Tbe Industry is beiDa AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to encouraged to talce effective steps to state: modernise old cement plants and also instal energy cOD&ervation devices and (a) whether the Bharat Petroleum POJIUtiOD control equipments. Import of Corporation Limited (BPCL) bas chalked technology and equipment is permitted out an ambitious p'an to step up value for this purpuse as per the policy. A addition in it~ refinery operation$ and World Bank Joan of U.S. $ 200 million produce petrochemicals; has also been arranged for conversion of seven cement units from wet to dry (b) if so, the details thereof ; process and for sub-sector level tralDinsl technical assistance etc., for the cement (c) the details Of tbe outlay proposed iodu~try. Factories which instaJJed new by tbe BPCL therefor? dr:-- process kilns by scrapping the existinl old wet process Kilns or convert tbe eXIS- THE MINISTER OF STArE OF ting old wet pro:ess kilns into dry process THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM kilos sUl:h that the additional capacity AND NATURo\L GAS (SHRI BRAH\tA installed is equal 10 or in excess of the DUTI) : (a) to (c) Bharat Petrokum (..apacity of tbe old kiln(s), are belnl Corporat!on Llmit'!d (OpeL) bas an aro- (r..:at('d as new units lor purpose of fixinl matic plant for tbe production or petro- levy quota. Jt is observed that UDlts, cbomiccll fcedst.)cki Benzene and Toulcne constituting about 10% capacity of cement with capacitIes of 98,300 TPA and 17,600 plants ha\'e not yet uncertaken any TPA respectively. The BPCL bas "Iso effectIve ateps for modernisation, In order propo~ed to set up plant~ 10 produce to study prob:eIJ.lS of sucb UDlts, a Wor- Xylenes and N Pclraffins at a total cost kins Group has beeD constituted. of abolJt Rs. 500 crores. [Translation] 0,., Process Plaats for CelDfnt Indu:;try 2896. SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE Sick Industrial Units in Pu ajab PATIL ; Wilt tbe MlDlster of INDUSTRY be pleased to sta!e : 2897. SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOOWALIA ; (c) if 10. whetber tbese comruJUeeS and 1,500 MW Nathpa Zhakri project In bave submitted tbeir reports tc G~vern· H'tl'P chal Pradec:h in the joint seeter; ment; (c) if so, the factors leadina to Government's deCision; and (d) if 10. tbe 'teps being taken 10 purluance of tbe reports of these commi· ttees and the outcome of tbe steps taken; (d) the reasons why theae projects and could not be entrusted to the National Hydroelectnc Power Corporation (N.H.P.C) whlcb bas considerabJe exper. (e) in case tbe reports of these commi. tise In tbe fieid ? ttees have not yet been received, whcn tbese reports are likely to be receIved? THE MINISTER OF SCATE IN THE DEPAR 1 MENl OF POWER IN THE THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL KALP~ATH RAI): (a) Yes, S.r. DEVELOPMENT IN THE M'NI~TRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- CHALAM): (a) The Reserve Bank of (b) Yes SIr. India's data on Sick Un!lS for the year 1984, 1985 and 1986 show tbat the number (c) and (d) As 'Water Resources' is of sick units in Punjab bas increued. a subject In the StateL:st, consent of tbe !'>tate IS requued for implcmentatloD of a (b) to (e) No special committee for prOject 10 Central Sector (throuab NHPC) the revival of ('let IOdustnes 10 Punjab has or as a JOint venture of the State and tbe been set up by the Central Government. Union Govt • Uttar Pradesb and HJmacbal Howevcr. tbe Government have taken a Pradesh consented to tbe ImpJementatlon number of steJ7s f0r reVIval of s ck rndus- of tbe Tehrl and Nalbpa Zhakri Hydro- rial units. Reserve Bank o~ IndIa has electric Projects respeCtlVcly as a joint issued detatted gUldel 1 ne'l to bank" to draw venture of the State aDd Central Govt. up rebabliltation package, tor the poten- through a 5eparat<: Joint venture Corpora· tially Viable units r re Boa'll tor Indu.,- tion to be <;ct up tor tbe purpose. trial and Pmanc'al Reconslruc()co (BJFR) bas alsl) been adequately cmpo\\,ercd to take nececssary actlon 10 thiS regard. Opening of Post aod Telegraph oftiees Tehri and Natbpa Zbakri Hydel io districts of Gujarat Projects 2900. SHRI RANJIT SI~GH 2889. SHRI BAL\\, ANT SINGH GAEKWAD: RAMOOWALIA ; SHRIMATI PATEL RAMADBN SHRIRAM DHAN RAM JIBHAI MA VANI : Will tbe Minister of COMMUNICA· Will tbe Minister of ENERGY be TIONS be pleased to state: ple.sed to It,de : (c) tbe plans, proposals and estima- No new post offices were oponed ia tbl teslor tbe openinl of Post and Telearapb distracts and during tbe period referred Offices in Gujarat during 1 Auaust. 1988 to. Telegrapb Offices bave, bowever, beeD to 31 December, 1990; and openod. (d) tbe latest 8Ilidelincs and policy (b) The information is furnished in framed for tbe opening of tbe now Post statemont-I below. Amount spent on , and Telegraph Offices? establishment .nd administration is beinl ascertained and will be laid on tbe Table THE MINISTER OF srATE IN THE of the House. MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (c) The information is al follows: (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO) (a) (i) N umber of offices Post Offices Te egraph Otic. proposed to be during tbe period 1.8.1988 to 31.12.1990, 75 200 (Ii) Estimated cost (Ra. Lakh.) (d) Post Offices. Tbe guidelines arc indicated in Statement-II below. Telell'apb omces Tbe Department of TeJecommunications has formulated a hexagonal policy uDder ".icb tbe country bas bIen dhided ioto baxagoDs of 5 km wIde each and it is plaoDod to pro~idc at least ooe Jona distance pubHc telephone/combined offices on fully subsidized basis at tbe principal village in each such haxagoD. StatemeDt-} The detaUs of Telegraph Offices (Combined Offices) opened in rural and utban areal in tbe districts of Gujarat State from 1/1/85 to 31/7/88 are given below: District Tele,rapb Offices (Combloed Offices) Baroda 1. Varbada aajkof 1. "'Patidad 2. Maliyasa 3. Rajya 4. Bacdaiya 5. Chibada 6. Ganod 7. Kharachiy. 8. Mota Kbambbaliya 9. Plprd' 10 . Khijadiya 11. Kbodiya Piper 12. Moti Parbdi 13. Talagaoa 14. Thanagalol 15. Sardharka 16. A marnagar 17. VarjunloaUa 18. Daiya 19. Moto MaDdva 20. LiJpur 2J. Tarkuoda 22. Kalana 23. Gundala Mota 24. Paoch Pipla 25. PlIbdiyer 26. Dadiya Hamirpur 27. Padalan 28. Gokba 29. Kanesara 30. Bhadariya. Bbav..... r Nil. • RocurriDI. per aonum. •• JOItanatioD COlt. Written AlUwe" SRA VA NA 2 • 1910 (SAKA) Written Answer, Juaasadab 1. Datraoa 2. Selras 3. MataJ Vaoia 4. Divaraoa S. Vetaria 6. Jam.da 7. Baredia 8. Tratuda 9. Chibbada 10. Motiparavad 11. Kabardi 12. Morvada 13. Vankiya 14. Cbidaruad 15. Bodta 16. Cboki 17. Juolaf 18. Bapodar ]9. Slbwarita 20. Umri 21 Khandhi 22. Jlr8 23. Dinara 24. Jatwad. Sural 1. Umbbarat 2 Jbankbari 3. Umarpada 4. Anuma]a. Broach 1. Patbar 2. Dbanturta 3. Selodb Boad-Kodra 5. VaIner 6. Tawal. StatelDeDt-II Liberalised luidchnes (or opening of Post Offices in rural areas introduced \\itb effect from 19.11.1987. 1. Having regard to tbe Seventb Plan target of (i.OOO new post offices 10 tbe rurl) ,ector. bulk of wbich bas to be aeh'eved during tbc remaloing two Annl181 PJans 1988.89 and 1989-90. the Postal Services Board have decided that proposals for opening of branch pOlt offices in rural ar~as will henceforth be reaulated accordiol to the following gUidelines. (i) A group of villages constituting a single gram paocbayat will be ehlible (or a post office provided tbat (a) the aggregate population of the group of villaacs IS not Jess tban 3000 io Dormal areas and 15M In htlly, backward and tribal areas and (b) there IS no other post office within tbe group. (Ii) The post office will Dormaify be opened at tbe headquarter vlIJaac of the gram paocbayat. If sucb a village falls WilhlD 3 kms. of an clI.isting post office may be opened an another suitable village WI! bIn the same Iram panchayat \\-b:eh fulfills the distance condition. (Hi) The 3 Kms. restriction can be relaxed lD h lIy areas in cases where such relaxation IS warranted by special circumstances. (IV) Tbe mmimum antiCIpated revenue WIll be 33 l/J~o of tbe costinl normal rural aredS and 15% of the cost made in hilly, tribal and backward arcas. ClaSSificatIon of bIlly. backward and tribal areas will be accordang to tbe follo,,- in~ criteria: Hilly areas : (il ··Special Category States", namely. Himacbal Pradesb. Jammu &. Kasbmlr. Manipur. Me-~halaya, Nasaland, Tripura. Silokim, Arunatbal Pradeab It Mizor.m. (ii) Districts/Blocks/Taluloas in otber States or UOlon Territories identified by tbe Plloninl COlI'lDis'C'o as bill artas for purpose of Hill Areas Develop- ment Pr('afamme (HADP) AUGU~T 16, J9-88 Tribal areas : (i) States/VOIon TerfltC'ries whIch bave tribal population excc"uiol 50% of tbe total popu!ation namely. Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar HaveU, Lakbshadweep, NasaJand, MeabaJaya. and Mizoram. (ii) Districts/Blocks/Sub Dlvlslons/Tebsils/viUages in otber States/Union Territories ident.6ed Tribal Development Programme (TTDP). Backward Areas : (iii) Areas identified by the State Governmcn! for implementation of tbe Back- ward Area Development Programme under the Seventb Plan (Villale and Small Indus&l'ies Sector). In view of tbe contlnuin~ ban on creation of posts, proposals for opeoinl of Dew brancb offices wi)) be submitted by the Department of Posts to tbe Miaistry of Finance for grant of exemption. 3 Instructions bave been issued to all Heads of Circles to consult Hon'ble Members of Parliament in CI~f1rd openmg of new post offices and give due and urlent cOBI'deration to proposals recommended by thtm 10 the lIght of the aforesaid Dorm •. IDCJepf'Ddeot status ror A I. R , '3.lro:Ja THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF Centre INFORMA TON AfI"D BROADCASTING (SHRI H. K L. BHAGAT) : (a) Tbe 2901. SHRI RANJIT SINGH existing 511 K. M. transmitter at Ahmeda- GAEKWAD : W.II the \1lnlster of bad dots n...,t cnver western parts of INFORMATIOi'~ A~D BROADC.\S- Saurashtra and Kutch and parts of South TING be plea~ed to state : Gujarat. However. with the increase of power of An IndIa RadIO Ahmadabad to (a) whetber Ahmedabad Radio StatIon 200 KW, which is enVisaged to be com- In QUjarat IS facing problem, to cover the missioned before March, 1989, coverage cultural heruage of Gujarat and tbe to Saurashtra and Kutch will improve Central and tbe Southern reglon'l of and all the rema1n:Dg parts of Gujarat will Gujarat remain neglected; be served, (b) whether Government have recei- The Seventh Plan also illcludcs aettinl ved aoy representation to give ,ndepen- up of new radio stataons at Godbra, Surat dent Itatus to Baroda Centre of Akuhvanl and Ahwa In GUJarat. wb.cb IS at pr~sent at primary chanDC'I propamm.e broadcastlDI centre for (b) No such representation appear. Ahlnedabad; to have been receJved in recent past (c) 10, fhr actioo raken or propo- ir (C) Does Dot arllC. led to jl)cJea~e Its 1ransmic;.sloD capacity; and (d) AJ! India Radio Baroda is already Progrurme Production Ctntre lor All (d) If Dot, the reasons thereof? India Itadio Ah~tdab'd and il al.o • 289 Wrltte" AlUwe" SRAVANA 2S. 19)0 (8,4£4) Written ,4lUwefl 290 CommercIal Broadcasting Centre with All wise figures of gross collection of reveDue IDdia Radio Ahmedabad as the parent on account of telecast of spot advertise- ItatioD. It utilises talent ava,lable at ments and sponsored programm" on Baroda for dlffercDt types of programmcs. DoordarshstD arc as follows: HeDce. there is no justification for CODver- tlDg All Iodia Radio Baroda into an 1985·86 Rs. 60.20 crores iDdepeDdeDt station. 1986·87 RI. 98.32 crores A rrears of telephoae bills 1987-88 Rs. 13029 crores 2902. DR. A. K. PATEL: Will the MiDister of COMMUNICATIONS be 1988-89 RI. 54.14 crores pJea.ed to refer to the reply gIven on 22 March, 1988 to Unstarred Question No. The gross amount earned from th~ 4317 regarding arrears of bills and state telecast of spot advertisements aloD,with the arrears of telephone bills as on 31 78 epIsodes of tbe serial 'Ramayaoa" came December, 1987 towards eacb of the ex- to Rs, 24.40 crores. 10 addItion, a grOIl MPs. former MlDlsters, ex-Governors, amount of Rs 1.35 crores was earDed u aDd also the political parties which are sponsor.hip charae. recolDlsed by the Election Commission at the Centre/state levels 7 (b) The maximum and miDI mum THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE rates for ten-second spot adver- MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS tisement telecast on the National Network (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO) The are Rs. 80,000/- and Rs. 15,000/- respecti- iDformatloD IS being collected and will be vely. laId on the Table of the House. (c) Norms for telecast of a serlal are JDcome from advertisemeDts aDd rates that it should promote the baSIC socio- aDd Dorms for leleca.tiag .erials cultural values, equal respect to aU rell .. glons. rejectIon of violence, etc. It should 2903. DR. A. K. PATEL; also project the rlcb cultural diversity and SHRI E. AYY APU REDDY: bolp lDC'u1cate In grOW1D8 8enerations tbe right klDd of values outlook and stan- Will the MJnlster of INFORMATION dards. They should also provide enter- AND BROADCASTING he pleased to tainment. All proDosals for Sponsoder state: serials are approved oy the SelectioD Comm ttee con~istmg of offiCIal and non- (he amount earned by Doordar- official members Tbe rates for sponsored sbaD OD accouDt of advertisements during sertals are dlfferen t and are fixed according each ot the last three years and current to the lime slots and duration of the year and spec,aUy from advertisements Programmes. sbowD Immediately before and after tbe Price of LPG for domestic a.d com ... TV lerial 'Ramayana'; relal ule 2904. DR. A. K. PATEL: Will the (b) what are tbe maximum and miDi- MIDIster of PETROLEUM AND NATU- mum ratea of tbe advertilemepts shown on RAL GAS be pleased to state: different timin,,; and (c) tbe norm. of telecastlDg a .erial. (a) the pricIng policy for suppJy of procedure 'or obtalnin, laDclion aDd their aas for domesuc and commercial usc; ratea ? (b) whetber tbo price differeDce has THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTA- given riso to certaiD malpractices; aDd RY AFFAIRS AND THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (c) If ~O. tbe detal's Cjf ffD'fdial mca. (SHlU H.K.L. BHAGAT) ; ~.) The Joar. IUICS takcD and with ,bit ICSU:'S " 291 AUGUST 16. 1988 Written A".wtr, 292 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF willing to collaborate tn tbe field of mini THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM power stations of 100 MW capacity in AND NA rURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHM A Karnataka; acd DUTT): (a) Price for LPG used for domestic use bas been subsidised in order (b) if so, whether Covernment propose to wean away consumers from ~se of to take up tbe matter with Belgian compa. kerosen~ wbich is meant to be used by tbe nics to get assiistance for setling up mini vulnerable sections of the society for power stations In Karnataica ? illumination and cooking purposes. Con- sequently. no subsidy is being given in respect of ule of LPG for non-domestic THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE or industrial purpose. DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE MINISTR Y OF ENERGV (SHRI KALP. (b) arid (c) Tbe followlng steps bave NATH RAJ) ; (a) No offer/proposal has been taken to prcnnt matpractices : been received relating 10 Belgian Govern· ment credit or from tbe Government or (f) Colour-babding of sylinders meant Karna.aka in regard to collaboration in for non-domestic use. tbe fieJd of mini power stations in Karna· taka. (2) Identification· of non-domestic consumers. (b) Does not arise. (3) SuPP'Y of cylinders of deBonot Production Marutl Vehicles size for oon-tiomestic use wbere. or ver possible. 2906. SHRI SOMNATH RATH : (4) Maintenance of separate registers SHRI c. K. KUPPUSWAMY: at the dealers' level to respect of domestic and Don-domestic CODSU- Will the Minis'er of INDUSTRY be mer~. pleased to state: (S) placem~nt of separate indents (a) abe number of vehicles produced for domestic and non.domestlc by lb, Maruti Udyog Limited in the last cylinders by tbe dealen. three years; (6) Adequate number of inspections (b) tbe number of vehicles sold in tbe by eacb field officer of non-domes- country duling the atove period; aod tic customers. (c) tbe eltimated production capacity (7) Promulgation of tbe Liqulfied of dlffereDt ca&egOlics of .,;;ar~/vans expe~t~d Petroleum Gas (Recutation of to be reacbed by tbe end of Sc~enlb Plan Supply and DistributloD) Order, peflod ? 1988. THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY The step. taken so far bave Ib~wn (SURI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) and (b) 'allOurable results. 1 be number of vehIcles produced and sold by Marutt Udyog Ltd. in the last 3 years BelaiD. assiltaDce for ..i.i power .tatioD is al follows :- , in Karn.taka Year Production Sales (excfud'jna (No. of exports) 2905. SURt v. S. KRISHNAIYER : vebicles) Will the Minister of ENERGY be p'eHed 41,~ to It ate : J685-86 51,'80 1"'87 80,150 82,103 1981-88 92,630 93,'20 ~91 SRAVA"JA 2$,1'10 (SAKA) JV,ftten AIUWUI (c) Tbe production of Maruti vehicles fot preparation of a teChno-economic by tbe eod of tbe Seventb Plab perIod feasibiUty report. These bave been (1989.~O) Is estimated to be 70,000 cart. accepted. 30,000 OMNIs and 10,000 Gypsys. FreDcb Blsi.taDce for coal lDiaiog project. Setting up or demoo.tratife power plaot witb foreiao coliaboratioo 2908. SHRIMA TI BASAVARA· JESWARI: 2907. SHRIMATI BASAVARAJES- DR. KRUPASINDHU BHOl: WARI . win the Mimster of ENERGY ~e pleased to state: WalJ tbe MlDlster of ENERGY be pleased to state: (a) whether an enpowered technical Sroup set up to study the Integrated (a) whether France has a.areed for aaSlflt;alion combIned cycled system bas tbe developmcnt of tbe Indian coal minto, recommended the settin8 up of 150 M W JLOustry; demonstrative power pJant wuh {orelln collaboratlon; (b) if so. whether it baa &&reed to prOVide aSslstancc to ~Jcven coal min.... (b) If so. whetber tbe techOlcal group proiects; Itated tbat tbe countries Including UK, Japan, US and West Germany have commerciahsed lhe technololY; (c) if 10, whetber any agreemcnt in tbls reaard has been reacbed; and (c) If so, whether Government have accepted the recommendations made by (d) If so, the details tbereof ? tbe technical group; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB DEPARTMENT OF COAL IN THB (d) If so. the extent to which thelc have MINlSTR. Y OF ENERGY (SHRI C.K. been acc~pted ? JAFFER SARIEF) : (a) and (b) Elevcn coal minIng project. were JOintly idcntlfled THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE in 1984-85 for pOSSible cooperatlon bo~ DEPARTMENT OF COAL IN THE ween India and Francc to adopt the MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI C.K. Frencb tecbnology for axplollllll thick coal JAFFER SHARIEF): (a) The cxpert seama. Separato contracta are envlsaaed Group conltuuted to evaluate tb. Coal for Indlvadual projects and tbe value of Gasification technologies for power lenera- French equipment and services is to be tlOD Visited some countries &ad ro.;olDm.:o- f!overod undcr Frencb fanancaal asslstancc ded leUlD1 up of an }nlearated Gasification to India. Combined Cycle lOO-120Mw. Demonstra- tion plant based on High ash Ind._n coals. (c) and (d) Contracts have so rar boca concluded for four projects namely East (b) S.veral countriel including UK, Kauas (blalt&DllaUery) of DCCL. Cbora Japan. US and FRG have undertaken (blastlnl laUory) of ECL, East Katras invost ••atlons on Integrated GUlfiea'ion (Iub-Jevel caving) of BCCL. and GDK-IO Combined Cycle With a view to commerci- (sub-Jevel caninl of SCCL. These in- allse the technology. volve an aalRpte amount of FF 141.21 million of FreDCb credit. (C) and.(d) Tbe Group in ItS recomme- Ddationa. Inter-aha ...ueated selection of [Tralls/ation] coal. for labor_tolY Icalc tnals. aolection "'orld ....t AIa'ataace to c..eat U.its of sUltabie technololY based 00 laboratory tcsta. trials wltb bilb 2909. SHARI KALI PRASAD alb coals at rcsearch laboratories In tbo PANDEY: Will tbe Minister 01 IN. GOUDtr1, and evaluation of tbe 'Olt rOlults DUST&Y be plealed to state : AUQUST-16. 1988 Wrltl~" A""w~" (a> whetber tbe World Sank bas to Government or India is boina .,reed to ,ive an assistance 0' 20 crore passed on to ICICI al a Orant dollaD of change tbe process from wet to for conductio, sectoral lev.l dry in seve.u ;;~.:~: •.m.~~ ~!' :~:: .::::;n~:j' ; stud its and technical assistance and through Cement Manufacturers Association. (b) if so, the names of tbose cement units and tbe terml and canditions agreed C. The Bank bas also extended a upon for repayment of tbe proposed direct loan of $ 35 million to World Bank assistBnce and in regard to ICICI witb Government of India interest thereon, complete details thereof? guarantee 10 finance modernisa- tion, rehabilitadon enerlY con- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE servation, productivity improve. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL meDts, environmeotal control DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY and balancing measures at oxis- OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- tine cement plants, improvement CHALAM): (a) and (b) World Bank and development of cement mar- has approved in 1986 a Joan of $ 200 keting and dIstribution system million for tbe Indian cement industry. Of and prOVISion of tethnical assis- thla. $ 165 million IS a direct !oan to tance to improve operation and Government of India out of wbich $ 163.5 management. million arc being pasaed on in equal pro- portion to IDBI and ICICI. Details are The Walle Bank loan to Government as follows: of India ($ 165 million) and It:ICI ($ 35 mimon) carry variable rate of interest A. Gonversion of wet to dry process revised every SIX month. (7.59% per of following cement plants (loans annum currently for the period 1-7-1988 through ICICI and IDBI). to 31-12-1988) and is repayable over a period of 20 years. Government of India 1. Associated Cement Co. Ltd., will bear tbe foreign excbange risk on tbe Madhukkarai, Tamil Nadu. repayment of tbe loan•. 2. Allsociated Cement Co. Ltd., ICICI/IDBI will onJend tbo proceeds Shahabad, Karnataka (plus) trai- of tbe loan to sub-borrowers at tboir ning and technical assistance. standard fates on rupee loans currontly 14% per annum with a ropayment period 3. India Cements Limited, Sankar- not exceedlDg 13 yean. Loans out of $ na,ar, Tamil Nadu. 3S million loao to JeleI will bo repayable by tbe sub-borrowclS within 7-10 years. 4. Birla Jute & Industries, Satna, Madlly. Pradesh. [English] s. Coment Corporation of India, IDtrod.elioo of eroop diaJUDI Mandhar, Madh),a P,adlilsb. 2910. PROF. NARAIN CHAND 6. K.C.P. Limited, Macherla, A.P. PARASHAR: Will tbo MiDi.ter 01 COMMUNICATIONS be plealed to 7. Sbroo Dipijay Cement Co. Ltd., stale : Siltka, Oujarat, Of the above seveu proposal., units mentioned at st. Nos. 5 and 7 havo been (c) the Dames of tbe areas where it (b) Partially in SSA. aa per detalll bas b.,en proposed for introduction by the liveD in Statement·I below. eDd of tbo current financial year and tbe year 1989-90; and (C) PartiaHy in SSAs as ptr detaiIt (d) tbe likely dare by wbich tbe entire BIVen in Statement-ll b.low. country would be covered under tbis proaramme? (d) Group dlaJliol it a. intorim measure before introduction of STD. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB MINISTRY OF COMMUNI- There as no speclfic proaramme to cover CA TIONS (SBRI GIRIDHAR GO- u e wbole country UDder tbe Iroup dlalhnl MANGO): (9) Ves Sit, in 16 out of the schrme. 18 Cltcles. Statema•• -I Secondary swltcbiol areas where group dialhng has already becD introduced S. No. Name of Circle Name or SSA. 2 3 1. Andbra Pradesb Chlttoor, East Godavari, GUDlur, K:ri.haa, 0 ...,., Waranlal, West Godavari.· 2. Bihar Dhanbad, Bbagalpur. 3. Gujarat Junagadh. 4. Jammu & Kashmir N/A S. KarDataka Bela_um• Chitraduraa Oakihina Kanaada. 6. Korala Trivandrum, Qwlon. PathaDamtJlltta. Allc,,.,. K.ouayam, Branakulam, Trlchur. Palqlaat, CaUcBt and CaDnaDore. 7. Madhya Pradesh Db_r, BUaspur. Chbindwara, Jabalp.f, WOft.a. It.rsi, 8. North Eaa' Manipur. Abmednlgar, Goa, ICllyaD, San.1i Diltrict•• 9. Maharasbtra 10. Aaaam Dibruaarb. Sdcbar. U. Maryana lto~'ak. lZ. Himlchal Pradesb N/A. ,~~ , "'''Itl~", AlJOuST 16, Itsa 1 2 3 13. Puoj.b Bb.tiDda, P.tb.Dkot, Ferozepur, M.... ChaacU .. ,.rb, LudhiID•• 14. Orissa Cuttack, Dheakaal, Koraput, Puri. Saaabalpur, J5. Rajurban Alw.r. Sria.D,aDagar. 16. Tamil Nadu Cbinalepet, Coimbatore. CooDoor. Cuddalor., Kar.ikud.i. Maduri, Naaerc:oiJ, PODdicbcrry. SaJom, Ta nj or.. TjruDe'veJi, Trichy. Tuticori•• Vellore, VirudhuDaaar, Erode. 17 .. Uttar Pradosb Gbaziabad, Meerut, Sablranp'Ur. MuzararDa,.r. 18. West BeD.. I ASla.ol, (Coal Belt Arca) J01~ Jl'fftl,,, A",."" 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Do.• • rn< - rn e ., ., ..0 '6'• ..0 Co Q. ..At 0 0 0• II..• Do.. :i ..Co .&'I 't: 0 ; 0 ::s .. 0 Do. en z :I Z .a ::s I ." .. a •II .a• '"Z• Do...• .a• •I ._i .. ~ 't: =. ! • 0 -= l-• :5 ~ ..- .,;... ..0.. r-a...• -... · ~O'7 Written Answe" AUGOST 16, 1988 W,ilttn Answerl 308 Disruption of telepbone servl~es during raiuy (d) Steps to avoid damage to cable. season have bt'en taken by laying important biah· capacity cables in ducts. 2911. PROF. NARAIN CHAND PARASHAR: Will the Minister of Meetln8S are held between the inteT- COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: utility services to co-ordinate and avoid damages to C8 bles. (8) whether any advance action Is Gas pressurisation of undergrond taken by tbe Department of Telecommuni- cables is done to i'mportant cables so tbat cations to avoid large ~cale disruption tn the damages come to light as loon 81 Telecommunication services during the tbese are made. rainy season ; Due to shortue of resources it is Dot (b) if so the [iature of the action pO'lsible to take these measures to ~1l the taken before the rainy season during cables in all the places. 1988-89 and tbe rea~ons for a large number of telephone! going dt'ad or defective in Facility for women eotrepreOfnrs Delhi and other urban areas in the country in July, 1988 and the remedial 2912. SHRTMATI VYJAYANTHI- mealurps taken to restore satisfactory MALA B."LI: W.JI the Minister of IN- functioning of the system ; DUSTRY be pleased to state: (c) whether any long raage steps have (a) whether Government propose to also been planned to avoid this sItuation ; consider giving high priority for extending and facjlities like giving land, loan, etc. to the women eDlrepreneurs ; and (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the realons therefor ? (b) the number of application. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE received during the fast two years for MINISTRY OF ·COMMUNICATIONS openang of small lOdustries by women (SHRI GIRIDHAR GO MANGO) : (a) entrepreneurs. State-wise and rhe numltef Yes, Sir. Advance action is taken an- of such applications, since disposed of and with what re.uJt ? nually. (b) In genera' during 1988·89 afso pre- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE monsoon precaution!', like. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRlAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY (i) patrolling of important routes to OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- see any un-noticed dlgglDg. CHALAM) : (a) A number of fcn:iiallcs and IOcentives such as land and bUlidlDgs, (ii) preventing exchange bUilding concc~~i(lnal finance, scarce raw materials leakage. and mark~tinK support, ele, are provided to small scale entrepreneurs by the State (iii) avoiding floodin~ <.,f cable cham- & Central Governments. Wumen entre- ber etc. have been taken. How- preneurs are also eligIble tc all (-hese ever, some demages caused earlier fadlities. to the cable by other utility servi. ces without our knowfege in spite (b) Such information Is not collected of all precaufions caUSie faults ceutraJly. wben raIny water affects tbe Se.tiD'! up of public sector industry in demaged cables. Raogareddy Di8trl~t of Aodhra Pradelb 20)3. SHRI M. "RAOHUMA (c) Yes Sir, long ranae steps have REDDY; WIl1 the Minister of INOUS· beeD planDcd. TR Y be pleased to state : 309 ""llIen A""we" SRAVANA 25, 1910 (SAkA) Written Answer.. 310 (a) whether any proposal to establish broadcast by All India Radio. The a public sector industry in Na!donda and Committee Ihall be set up shortly. Bbrabimpatnam of Rangareddy district in ADdhra Pradesh Is under considaation St~ps ~o .im..p!OlC AIR broadru_t.~yjJI of Government ; and border aD area. (b) if 80, the details thereof? 2915. SHRI M. RAGHUMA REDDY; Will the Minister of INFORMATION THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND BROADCASTING be pleased to (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) There IS state: no sucb prop OIal under consideration of the Government. (a) whether tbe All India Radio reception 10 the border areas is Dot clear (b) Does not arile. while the broadcast from neigbbourlDg C(luntnes could be heard easiJy aDd very clearly; Committee 00 AIR Dews form at (b) if so, tbe steps Government pro- 2914. SHRI M. RAGHUMA REDDY: pose to take to Improve the broadcasting Will tbe MlOlster of INFORMATION of the All India RadiO In the border AND BROADCASTING be pleased lO areas or the country and to counter tbe Itate : RadIO stations of neighbouring countries; and (a) wbether there is any proposal (c) If ~o. the details thereof? under consideration of Government to set UP • committee to 'iuggest radical changes THE MINISTER OF PARLlAMEN. in tbe news format In the All India RadiO; TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF and JNFORMAUON A-":O BROAD- CASTING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT): (b) 'if so, the details thereof and if Dot, (a) Therl.! have been some complaints tbe reasons tbereof? regardlDg poor reception of AU India RadiO stations In some areas a100& border. THE MINIS fER OF PARLIA \1EN- (b) aDd te) Daring tbe Seventh Plan. TARY AFFAIRS AND MIl'.... ISTER OF All IndIa Radlo proposes to estabJiab a INFORMATION AND BROAD:- number of Radio Stations and also CASTING (SHRI H K. L BH!\GA T) : upgrade th~ power of MedIum Wave aud (a) and (b) fbe matter came up for Sbort Wave TransmItter for coverage to dlScus~lon dunog \ll~ lUC;e\l{l~ vI lOt: ul)rl.1~( 8fCci:lo. .31;;;)i..!~, S!oo::t Wave Consultative Committee held on 20th July. transmitters are also to be installed in 1988. It was declded that a Co,nrnmee some border States where Short Wave would be set up to go lOtO the questIon service IS not available. The details may of format anj content of programmes be seen 10 t be 'tatemcnts I and II below. Sta tem eDt -I List of new RadIO Stations in.;luded in tbe 7th plan (1985-90) wbich will provide coverage in tbe border areas of the country. ----- S. No. StatejUDlon Place Scheme Territory 2 3 4 5 1. Auam Dbubri 2x3 KW FM M.P. Studio. etc. Transmitter (Local) III Wrltt~1I .1M.. " AUGUSt 16, lH8 . """.. A...... 3.2 1 2 , 4 S 2. Himachal KiDDaur 1 ICW MW (Without studio Pradeab TraDsmitter facilitiel) 3. Jammu & E.a.bmir Karan \ lKW MW M. P. Studios etc. Traolmitter 4. Jammu & Kashmir PooDch 2x3KW FM M.P. Studio (Local) TraDsmitter S. Jammu & Kashmir Kathua 2x3 JC.W FM M.P. Studio (Local) TraDimitter 6. Maaipur Chura· 2x3 JC.W PM M.P. Studio etc. chan(tpur TraD.mitter (Local) 7. PUDjab Bltatinda 2x3 JeW FM M.P. Studio etc. TraDlIDitter ,Local) 8. Rajasthan Barmer 2xlO KM:UW ).f.p. Studio etc. TraDamitter 9. Raja.tbaa Jaila1mer 2x' KW PM Type I (R) Studio etc. TranllDitter. 18. Tamil Nadu Tudcorln 2x 100 KW ~'ft' Ty pe I (R) Studiol etc Transmitter 11. Tripara "aila.ballar 2x3 KW FM W.P. Studio etc. Transmitter (Local) 12. Tripora BoloDia 2x3 KW FM M.P. Studio etc. Transmitter (Local) 13. Uttar Pradesh Cbamoli 1 KW MW W.P. Studio etc. TrlDamitter 14. Uttar Pradesh Pauri! lKWMW M.P. Studio etc. Srinagar Transmitter IS. Uttar Prad•• h Pitbora_rb 1 KWMW (Without studio TraDlmltter facilitiat) 16. Uttar Pradnh Uttlrta.hi lKWMW (Without .tudio Traumitter 'aellitill) 17. Wat ",pl Munhi- 2x3 KW FM .... P. Studio etc. daMd TraDsmitter (Local) 11. Mhoralll Lu.,leh 2X3KW PM W.P. It1lclio etc. Tran.mitter 313 Wrlttelf ..4",wet, SRA VANA 2$, 1910 (SAX-A) - lYiff". Ailiiell 31' State.eat-II 7th plan (1985-90) achemes whicb will provide coverale to , border areas also S. No. State Place Scheme I' 1 2 3 4 1. ADam Guwabati .Replacement of K. W SW Transmitter by SO KW SW TraDimitter. 2. Gujarat Ahmedabad Replacement of SO KW MW Transmitter by 200 KW MW Transmitter 3. Himachal Simla R.eplacement of 2.5 KW SW Transmitter Pradesh by SO KW SW Transmitter. 4. Jammu & SriBaaar Replacement of 7.5 KW SW Transmitter Kasbmir by SO KW SW Transmitter. Jammu U paradation of power of SO ICW MW Transmitter to 300 KW MW Transmitter. Lob Provision of 10 KW SW Transmitter S. Manipur lmpbal Provision of SO KW SW Transmitter. 6. Nalaland Kohima UPlradation of power of2 KW SW Transmitter to 50 K W SW. 1. Punjab Jalandbar U pgradation of power of SO KW MW Transmitter to 3eO KW MW. Provision of 50 KW SW Transmitter. 8. Rajaathan Jaipur Bileaner Replacement of 10 KW MW Transmitter to 20 KW MW Transmitter. Surataarh Uparadadon of 20 KW MW Transmitter to 300 KW MW Transmitter. Provision of 10 KW SW Transmitter 9. Sikkim Ganltok Replacement olIO KW SW Transmitt.r II. Uttar LuckDOW by 50 KW SW. Pradesb Gorakllpur Provisaon of SO KW SW TrbllDiUtr. Autiusf 16, 198.8 2 3 4 11. West Bengal Calcutta (i) R.eplacement of existing 10 KW SW Transmitter by a 50 KW SW Transmitter (U) Replacement of SO KW MW Transmitter by 100 KW MW Transmitter. Kuraeona Replacement of existlDg 20 KW SW Transmitter by SO KW SW Transmitter 12. Arunacbal Panighat Upgradation of Low Power Transmitter Pradesh by 10 KW MW Transmitter. Tezu Upgradation 01 Low Powcr Transmitter by 10 KW MW Transmitter. Tawtlog Upgradalion of low Power Transmitter by 10 KW MW Transmitter Itanesar Provision ot 50 KW SW Transmitter Upgradation of 1 KW MW Transmitter to 100 KW MW. 13. Meabalaya Shillona Provision of 50 KW S N Transmitter for INES. Tele..... e cODDectioDs io Aodbra Pradesb (d) whether Government propose to 2916. SURI M. RAGHUMA chalk out any plan to clear tbe waiting REDDY: hs, for telephone connections in Andbra Pradesh? SHRI C. MADRA V REDDY: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNI- Will tho Minister of COMMUNICA- CATIONS (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMAN- TIONS be pleased to state: GO) : (a) Yes, Sir. (a) whether a large Bumber of persons (b) Tbe numbcr of persons who have laave applied for DeW telephone cODoecdons applied for new telephone coonections in In varioUi cities of Andhra Pradesh; aU tbe excbanaes In Andbra Pradesh during the year 1985-86, 1986-87 & 1987.88 (b) if so, the number of persons who are 33.865, 30,548 clod 32,995 respectively. Ilave applied for new telephone connect- ions i ••n tbe te1epbooe excbanges in Andbra Pradesh durina the last tbrce (c) The inrormation is beinl collected ,ears. ,ear-wise; and Will be laid on tbe Table of tbe House. (c) tbc number of applicant. 00 .altillllist .1 on 31 July, J9$8 in each (d) Aa per tbe objective of the 7rh t.,-"boDe .XCbaD'~ !o tJtat State; aDd Five Year Plan, it is proposed to provide 3J7 Written Answe" SRAVANA 2S, 1910 (SAKA) telephone connections on an averge to the Plan pariod. applicants who have beon reli&tered Exports by Public Sodor Uadcrt.kl... (i) upto 30-9-86 in Major TeJephone Distr;ct; 2917. SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHO- THAMAN : Will the Minlstor of INDUS- TR Y be pleased to atat. : (ii) upto 1·4-87 in Large Size exchan" ges (more than 2000 line capa.. (8) the tarlet lot for export. by the city); public sector undertakin.s under the Department of Public Enterprises- (or (iii) upto 1-4-88 in Medium Size ~x· 1987.. 88; change (betweon 200 & 2000 Lines capacity); and (b) the total exports by tbe undert.- kings durlng tbo year; and (iv) IIPto 1-4-90 in Small Size exchan .. ges (loss tban 200 lines capacity (c) wbether tbo actual exports bl" by the end of the 7th Five Year exceeded the tar.et ? Plan 31.3.1990). The remaining appJicants wi)) be provided with THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY te:ephone connections progressi- (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) to (c) A vely during the 8th Five Year statement i. liven below. StatemODt (Rs in laths) SI. Name of tbe 1937-88 No. Undertaking Taraet Ettimated Actuals 2 3 4 1. ANDREW YULE 18547 91.46 2. BHEL 39372.00 33700.00 3. BHPV 793.l'0 1589.01 4. BPCL 1626.47 79513 5. BRAITHWAITE 39.53 6. BSCL 1997.90 732.3~ 7. CelL 5000 8. HeL 166.00 9. HEC 1100.00 537.00 10. HMT 3628.00 4272.00 11. ILK 1965.00 681..00 AUGUST 16, 1988 ",Itte" .4",.e" 320 2 3 4 12. JESSOP 30.40 5.69 13. LAGAN JUTE 39.35 27.45 14. MANC 1267.00 un.Co 15. MUL 346.64 16. NBCIL 5.15 17. NIL 10.00 18. PTL 1054.29 1136.66 19. RAC 338.00 521.00 20. SIL 75.00 125.97 %1. TSL 3'.56 621.51 12. HPP 67.5e 7.19 23. RSL 74.S0 76.22 24. BAit 186.00 lS. BLC 200.00 15997 26. NIDC (0.31 27.62 77. I! PI S61.OG Total S3825.23 46S28.09 Note: 1. FittUfe. are provisional 2. Figure. include deemed exports. Settla•• , of IIflf F.M. Radio StatioDs THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF 2918. SURI VAKKOM PURUSHOT... INFORMATION AND BROAD. HAMAN: WilJ tbe Minister of INFOR· CASTING (SHRI H K. L. BHAGAT) : MATION AND BROADCASTING be New PM Radio Station. witb 2 X 3 plealed to atate : KW FM transmitters aro proposed to be eetabUshed in tbe country durina tb. (a) tbe detail. ot ncw PM Radio current year (1988-89) ,at AI".,. ..aUoDa to be set up in ,he counlrY durlol Dbalinda, Murahidabad. Ralp,•• the current year; Kbandwa. Cbindwara. Bela.... ,. Seed, Betul. Patlala. Katbua. Baripada, (b) tbe exi.tl1l1 radio stations to be Shfvpuri. Sbabdol, I{ottaludam and New uPFadcd with PM traoamittor&; and Radio Station witb 2x5 KW PM tran.- mitter at Waranaal. (c) tbe other ntw radio Itationl (0 be (b) [:xi.tiro, Vividb Bbarati Medium tet up duri .. the currtnt year 1 Wt \( Jhd!o St~tjc.,. will be uPlradfd bJ 321 . Wrlttell A.lllwel" SIlAVANA 2S. 1910 (8~KA) Written Atuwe" .322 2x3 KW FM transmitter at NalPur and 6. Bangalore 3 KW FM transmitter at Patna, Bhopal, Indore, Pune and Hyderabad. 7. Hyderabad (c) Th. tbree new MW radio statioos 8. Lucknow proposed to be establisbed during tbe current year are : 9. Abmedabad 10. Guwahati. (i) Alra with 10 KW MW trans- mitter. (c) and (d) Yes, Sir. Orders bave bee. placed by Doordarshan for 4 addltioDal (ii) Jamlbedpur with 1 KM MW colour O.B Van!. one each for Door- transmitter. darsban K~ndras at Jaipur, Bbopal,Patna ann Bhubane5war. (iii) Keonjhar with 1 KW MW trans- [Translation] mitter. PDllution in Chandrapura Thermal Colour outdoor broadeat van9 Power Station in Bihar 2920. SHkI SARFARAZ AHMED: 2919. SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHO- Will the Minister o( ~ENERGY be pleased THAMAN : Will tbe Minister of INFOR- to state: MATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state: whether Government are aware tbat tbe Cbandrapura Thermal Power the number of colour ou~door Station in Bibar run by tbe Damodar broadcast vans already available with Valley Corporation is causlDg pollutioD Doordaraban; on a Jarge scale io fbat area; and (b) tbe deta;ls of Doordarsban (b) if so, tbe Iteps being taken by Kendras allotted tbese vans, at present; Government to cbe-ck tbe polJution? (c) whether tbere is any proposal to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE a~quire more sucb colour outdoor broad- DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE cast yans; and MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SARI KALP- NATH RAI): (a) and (b) In ordcr to further strengthen anti·pol)ution mcasures (d) if so. the number thereof and the at tbeir Cbandrapura thormal power kendra! to wbicb fbese are propo!cd fO station In Bihar the Damodar Valley b. allotted? Corporation have in-corporated in tbe renovat ion and modernisation programme THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- of the station. a proposal to augment tbe TAllY AFFAI~ AND MINISTER OF capacity of the electrostatic precipitators. INFORMATION AND BROADCAS- Euction work bas already commenced TING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT); (a) and it is expected to be completed on all and (b) Doordarsban bas. at prescnt 10 tbe 6 unit by August, 1991. colour O.B. Vanl. wbicb are allotted Co [English] tb. 101lowin. Doordauhan Kendras:- Teleeast of .erial ''\fababbarat' 1. Dolhl 2921. SHRI E. AYYAPU REDDY: SHRI KAMAL CHAUDHRY: 2. Bombay SHRI V. TULSIRAM SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHO- 3. Calcutta THAMAN: 4. JalaDdbar Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be plcased to ,. Uadru state: 323 Wr/~ten A",",,,, At. GUST 16, 1988 Written Anlw,,, (a) wbeD the TV serla) 'Mababbarat' (c) If Dot, tbe reasons tberefor? is Icbeduled to be telecast OD Door- darabaD aDd tbe period upto wbicb an tbe episodes will be telecast; THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THB DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THB (b) wbetber tbe episodes of tbi. MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP· serial have beeD carefully screened to NATH RAI) : (a) Yes, Sir. avoid any criticism; aDd (b) Tbe reverllbJe type turbine (c) whetber tbe telecast of eacb lenerate electricity durlOg peak hours and episode will be preceded by commercial pump back: water into the reservoir advertisement as has beeD iD c.. e of the during the off peak bour witb the surplus TV leflal 'Ramayana', if so. the h~ely power available In tbe system. Paitban duratioD for sucb advertisements. (I x 12M W) in Mabarashtra is a pumped storage scbeme under operation. Rever- sible rype of un us bave also been jnstalled THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTA- at NaJar Junasaaar Project (7 xl OOMW) RY AFFAIRS AND THE MINISTER OF in Andbra Pradesh. However. for the INFORMATION & BROADCASTING present tbese arc bein(t u4lcd in tbe conve· (SHRI H.K L BHAGAT): (a) Tbe date ntlona) way because of inadequate water for telecast of tbe serIal' Mababbarat bal and lack of Tail Pool Dam. Dot beeD decided. The serial has been approved for 52 episodes. (c) Yes, Sir. (b) The producer bas not lubmitted tbe episodes of this serJal to Doordarsban (d) 6 ~uch scbeme!t with 8 fotal except tbe pilot episode wbl~b is yet to installcd capacity of 2882 MW are under be Jiven final approval. cnnstructlon and 3 schemes have been taken up (or approval. (c) Yes. SIr. Tbe duration of lucb advertisements will depend upon tbe (0) Does not arise. Dumber of advertisements booked by the advertisers. FAX machlDc facility lastanallOD of fnersible-t,pe h,dro- 2923. SHRJ PRATAPRAO B. electric DlIitl IlHOSALE : Will the MIDllter of COMMUNICATIONS be pJeascd to 2922. SHRI PRATAPRAO B. Itate: BHOSALE : Will tbe Minister of ENERGY be pleased to .fate : (a) whetber Mab8na~ar Telephone Nigam Limited bas developad FAX (a) wbether a revenibJe-typc bydro- macbines: electrIC unit generating power al wen as pump water bas been installed in the (b) if so, tbe deta,ls tbereof; country; (c) whetber this facility IS also avail- (b) if 10. its unique fearule. witb able in cctnmunicarfon network of tbe location tbereof: Statet and Union Terratoflel; (C) • hether Governm'Df propose to ialten ~u(b units in otber parts of tbe (d) if 10. tbe cri'efla prescribed to country; obtain tbese machines; and (d) if 10, .be detail. tbereof; .nd (e) tbe ad\allt8se. of tbese JIl8tbhlU? :US Written Answerl Slt\VANA.6, 1910 (SAICA) Written AlUW"fI )l(J THE MINISTER OF STATE IN for Department of Telecommunication THB MINISTRY OF COMMUNI- (includiol Central Telegraph Offiice) aDd CATIONS (SHRI OIRIDHAR OOMA- Delhi Mahana,ar TelephoDe Nt,am at NOO) : (a) No, Sir. N • ., Delbi. (b) Docs not arise. 1988·89 Type I 84 001. (c) Facsimile facility on Public Type II 84 dIOs. Switched Telephone Network and on Type point to point lealed circuits can be III 14 DOS. derived tbrouahout the country by in.tall· 1989·90 inl FAX machines. Nil 1990-91 Type II 30 001. (d) Facsimile machines con(ormina co CCITT Group-HI recommendations and Type III LO DOS. approved by the Department of Tele- communications can be used aD the tele- Type IV 124 DOS. phone linos after obtaining necessary Type ~os. permission and payment or prescribed V 42 licence fee. These machines are to be procured by the subscribers themselves. (b) Waitiog list for houses MTNL Delhi. (e) A document A4 size can be transmitted from one place to anotber Type I 44 nos. place in about a minure througb this machine. Tppe II 22S ~os. [Translation] Type III 165 DOS. Type IV Allotment of bouses to employee. or Maba- 22 LOS. nagar Telephone Nigam Ltd,. Delbi Type V 7 DOS. 2924. SHRI MANVENDRA SINGH: Will the Minister of COMMUNI- C. T . 0 New Delbi CATIONS be bleased to Itate: Type I 156 ~OS. (a\ the type-wise number of hou~es proposed to be constructed for the Type II 293 oos. employees of tbe Mahanalar Telepbone Type III 204 nos. Nigam Ltd., Delhi and Central Telegraph Office, New Delbi durinl tbe years 1988- 89, 1989·90 and 1990-91; (c) Depoodioa upon tbe availability of land and fuodl. it is proposed to provide 20010 overall satilfaction at the (b) tbe nu.nbce of tbe employee s of eod of VIII Five Year plan. botb tbose offices wbo are aD tbe waiting Jist for houlel at present; and (English) (c) the time by whicb aU the employ- ees will be allotted houses? Setti_• • , of .i81 COBleat pla.ts 1925. SHRI CHINTAMANI JENA: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THe MINISTR Y OF COMMUN. Will tbe Minister of INDUSTRY be plea- ICATIONS lSHRI OIRIDHAR sed to state : OOMA NOO): (a) The followina staff ,uartera are proposed to be cOD.tructcd (I) tb•• umber of comeDt plaat. 10 AUO-UST 16, 1988 ""'tt,,, .4,,,..,,, public and private sectors so (ar beeon Sewree cement pJant or SbrN Dilvljay established, aDd what is the production Cement Comp.ny Limitecl 1Ia.e ben )Jio, capacity of each plant; closed for more than 3 years. These plan's h8ve b~en clo~ed mostly on accouot of Internal financial and management prob- (b) the number of cement plants which lems. bave been closed down and tbe reasons therefor; (c) and (d) The required information (c) whether Government have issued in respect of industrial license. issued is a larae number of ,icenct.'s for establishing given;n the Stetement·I1 below. BOlides mini cement plants in the country; them. tbere are a number of unit. bavin. DGTD registration. (d) if so, the number thereof, State- wise; (e) and (f) Cements industry had been included in the list of 20 high pollutinl (e) whether it is a fact that the cement industries in respect of wbich a letter of plants in tbe country are responsible for intent Is converted into Industrial Licence polluting tbe around them; and only after certain speclfted conditions regarding envirommental poJution control are fulfiJIed. These IDclude confirmation (f> If so, the datails of steps being from the concerned State Government taken in the matter? regardlDg suitability of tbe site of the project, certificate from the concerned THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE State pollution Control Board relardlO, DEPARTMENf OF INDUSTRIAL adequacy and appropnateness of tbe poilu· DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY tion control equipment. installed or pro- OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- posed to be installed by the coocerned CHALAM) : (8) The required information undertaking and a commitment by tbe is given in tbe Statement-I entrepreneur both to the State Govern- ment aDd the Gentfal Government reaa- (b) Among the large cement plants, ding instaUation of appropriate eqoipmeDts during the last 3 years, Sone valley port- to prevent and control pollution. Import land Cement Company Ltd, Japla. in of pollutIOn control equipment6 wbicb are Bihar, has been closed since Seplember not indigenous'y available is also permitted 1985. Other Cements plants like Dwarika liberally. The industry is conscious of tbe Cement Works and JaJpur Udvog Ltd. need for cODtwJling dust emission comini have been clOting aown and resumlDg out af cement plants olnd they have been operations. Jaipur Udyog Ltd. IS. however setting up suitable equipments sucb as closed "nce 1st July. 1988. The cemen; electrostatic precipitator. (ESPs), be. factory of Rohtas Indu!tnes Ltd. and fIlters, cyclones. etc. Statement-I Detal:~ of l ... rge cement plant. estabhbed ------SI. No. Name of the cement plant A nnual installed capacit, as on 10.8.88 (In Jatb tonnel) 2 3 hblieSedor I. Ce.eat Corporatioa of India 1. Adilabecl (Andbra PradClb) 4.00 saAVANA 2!, 19tO (SAKA) W,it/ell' AnJwer. 2 3 2. Akalaara (Madya Pradeab) 4.00 3. Bokajan (Assam) 2.00 4. Cbarkbi.Dadri (Haryaoa) 1.72 S. Kurkunta (Karnataka) 2.00 6. Maodhar (Madhya Pradesh) 3.80 7. Neemuh (Madhya Pradesh) ".00 8. Rajbao (Himacbal Pradesh) 2.00 9, Tandur (Andhra Pradesh) 10.00 )0. Yerraguntla (Andhra Pradesh) 4.00 II. Olber tban Cement Corporatioo of ladl. 1. Tamilnadu Cement Corp". Alangulam ".00 (T.N.) 2. Tamilnadu Cement Corpn. AriyaJur ~.OO (T.N.) 3. Hlra Cement Works Baragarh (Orissa) S.6~ 4. Bhadravati Visvelwaraya Iron & Steel Work.s. 1.00 (Cement factory). Bbadravati, Karnatlka. 5. U.P. State Cement Corporation, Chunar 16.80 6. U.P. State Cement Corpn., Churk. ".75 7. U.P. State Cement Corpn., DaUa 4.32 8. J '" K Cement Ltd" Kbrew 2.01 9. Mawmlucb·Cberra Cement Co. Ltd .• Mawmlub-Cberra. 2.14' 10. Malabar Cement Co. PaJabat (Kera'a) ".20 PrJ,.t. Sector I. A.. eelated C•• eDt Co.paaie. Ltd. 1. Bbupendra (Haryaoa) 4.06 2. CbaJba.a (Bibar) 7.82 3. Cbarttfa (Mabar.sbtra) 5.~ 4, Oa•• l ~H.P.) AUGUSt 16, 1911 1 2 3 _------S. Jamul (Madbya Pradesb) 15 10 '. Kbalari (Bibar) J.~ 7. Kiltna (Andhra Pradesb) 2J4 8. Kymore (Madbya Pradesb) 7.i2 9. Lakbari (Rajaltban) 3.22 10. Maudukkarai (Tamil Nadu) 3.77 11. Mancbaraal (A.P.) 3.35 12. Porbandar (Gujarat) 2.00 13. SiDdri (Bibar) 3.05 14. Sbababad ('K.arnataka) 5.45 15. Wadi (Karnataka) 16.00 II. Otller Til.. A C.C. 1. Sheee Dilvajay Cement Co. (Abmedabad) Gujarat 1.00 2. My.ore Cement Ltd .• Ammasandara (Karnataka) S.70 3. Baplkot Udyo, Ltd. Bagalkot (KarDataka) 3.30 4. Kalayanpur Cement Works, BaDjari (Bibar) 4.10 S. Sbree Cement Ud., Boawar (Rajastban) 6.00 6. Birla Cement Wor ka, Cbittoraarb, Rajastban 9.00 7. Coromandel Fertllizers Ltd., Cbilamkurouddapab, AP. 1060 8. Dalmia Cement (Bihar) Ltd. Dalmiapuram (TN) S.lS ,. Diamond Cement. Ltd .• Damob (M.P) 5,25 10. Duraapur Cement Works, Durppur (West BeDlal) '.00 11. (iQjarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., Ambuja Nalar, GUlarat. 7.00 12. SOIlO Valley Co. Ltd. Japla (Bibar) cloted. 2.54 13. Jaypee Rewa Cement, Rewa (M.P.) IO.go 14. Madras Cemet. Ltd., JayaDtbipuram (A.P.) 7.50 IS. Cbettinad Cement Corpn. Karur (T.N) 400 16. K.esoram Cementa Worka, (a.. a.uDda) (A.P) 9.00 333 W,ltlln A.lUW'" SRAVANA 2$,1910 (SA~A) W,/lI~n AIU"'~'_ J.J4 2 3 17. Laklbmi Cement Ltd., BaDal, Raj.stban 5-00 18. LarseD & Toubro Ltd .• Awarpur. (Mahara.btta) 22.18 19. K.C.P. Ltd., Macber.a (A.P ) 2.S4 20 Narmada Cements Ltd., Ma,daJlI, (Guiarat) 6.67 21. Maslam Cementl Ltd. Morak, Raja.tban 4.00 22. Maibar Cement Works, Maibar (M.P) 8.00 23. Manikgarb Cement Works. Mandikarb (Mabara.htra) 10.00 24. Modi Cementl Ltd., RaiDur, (M.P.' 12.00 25. Andbra Cement Co. Ltd .. Nadilcudi, (A.P.) 5.00 26. J.E.. Cements Works, Ntmbabera. (Rajastban) 11.40 27. Orient Cements Ltd .• Adilabad (A.P.) 4 SO 21. Panyam Cement &. Mineral lndustriea Ltd .• Buglnapam, (A.P) 5.3J 29. Prfyadarshini Cements Ltd., Ramapuram (A.P.) 6.00 30. RaJa.bree Cements Ltd •• Gulbarga (Karnataka) 5.40 31. Raa.1 Cemests Ltd .• NaJgonda (A.P.) 11.00 32. Oriasa Cements Ltd" Raj~angpur (Orilsa) 5.25 33. Saurashtra Cement cl Cbemical Industries Ltd .• Ranavav, Gujarat. 863 34. Narmada Ce~ent Co. Ltd., Ratnaliri (Mabarasbtra) 3.33 35. Raymond Cement Works, Bilaspur (M.P.) 12.00 36. Rohtas Industries Robtas Ltd. (Bibar) 6.20 (ractory closed due to Internal financial problem) 37. India Cement Ltd., Sankaridrul (Tamllnadu) 600 38. India Cemeot Ltd., Sinkaroalar (TamiJnedu) 9 13 39. Jaipur Udyog Ltd., Sawaimadbopur, R.ajasthaD 10.00 40. SatDa CemeDt Works &. BirJa Vikas Cem.ot Worka, SatDa, Madhya PraDesh. ~ 13.81 41. Shree Diavijay Cement Co. Ltd .• Sikka. Gujlrat 12.25 33~ ftUGP~T 16, 19b1 W,ltt,,, 1f"'w", 336 2 3 42. Sbtlram Fertilizers Ltd .• Kota (RajaltbaD) 2.00 43. Texmaoo Ltd .• Yerraluntla, Andbra Pradesb 5.00 44. Century Cement Tilda, Madbya Pradesb 8.00 45. Madras Cement Ltd., Tulukapatti, Tamilnadu 5.25 46. Udaipur Cement Works. Udaipur, Rajastban 6.00 47. Vitram Cement (Grasiem Industriel). Mandsaur, M.P. 10.00 4!. Andbra Cement Co. Ltd., Vijayawada, Andbra Pradesh. 2 40 49. Andhra Cement Co. Ltd .• Visakhapatnam (A.P.) 500 SO. Shree Vi.bnu Cement Ltd., NaJ,onda, Andhra Pradesh 5.00 51. Va ..vadatta Cement Ltd .• Gulbaraa. Karnataka. 5.00 52. Cement Corpn. of Gujarat VeraraJ (Gujarat) 10.00 53. Dwarta Cement Works, Dwarka (Gujarat) 2.17 54. Menor Investment Ltd., Sevaha, Gujarat. 2.15 Statellleat·11 Statement Ibowin. number of Industrial Licences il~ued for seUlna up of mIni cemcnt plants States/Union Territory No. of Industrial Licences issued 1 2 Andbra Pradash 11 Arunachal Prade~b Alsam BIhar Gujarat 8 Himachal Pradesh J." K. SUVAMA 1 .JlIO (SAKA) Wrlt.It AM"." 338 I 2 Karaat.t. 9 5 M.llar..... r. 1 Ori... R.jasthan 4 T.mit Mado Utt.r Prad.sb 1 Poacllcherry Totat 40 T ..... t of Coal Prodaetf_ Cb) T.rget and Actual Coal production durJDg first tbree years of Seveoth Plan 2927. SHRI BHADRESWAR TANTI : arc indicated below : Will tbe Mioister of ENERGY be pleased to Itate : Coal Proc1nctioa (in million tODnes) Ca) tbe t.ra.t 01 co.1 productioa io tbe Seveotb Five Year Plao poriod; Year Tarlet Actu.1 Production (b) wlletber tbo tarlot b.s beeo fully .chieved; 1985·86 154.50 154.20 (c) if Dot, tbe reasoos tberefor; 19&6-87 166.86 165.79 (d) the taraot for tbe .iaM Five Year Plao period; aDd 1987.88 183.50 179.75 (') ~e lap betweeD the demaDd aDd lupply? (c) Tbe sbortfall in production parti- cu'arly io J987-88 .... duo to row product- THB MINISTER OF STATE IN THB ion 00 accouot of strikes in SiDlareDi DEPAR.TMENT OF COAL IN THE Collieries Company Ltd. MINISTAY OF BNERGY (SHRI C. K. JAPFBR SHAR.IBF) : (.) Accordlol to mid .... appra'sa. dooe bJ tbe PlaDolDI (d) aDd (0) Tbe demand aDd product. Commass'oD tbe t.raet of coal productioo ion t.raets lor •be Bilhtb Five Y.. r PI," for tM tenDiaal year of Sevtlotb Pive Y ~r .... yot to b, inaJistd. Pl•• il 212 adUioD topo.. , Sett'.. .p of n ..... iD 1987·88; aDd Projedl MIl H,." (d) 11 10, tbe detail. thenof 'I 292 •• SHRI BHADRESWAIl TAN'n: Will the MiDister of ENERGY be pleased to stale: THE MINISTER. OF STATE IN THI DBPARTMENT OF POWER. IN THE (.) wbatber .DY propoal. for aettiaa MINISTRY OF BI'IERGY (SHIU • ., thermal or bydel projecte for punt- XALPNATH RAI) : (a) Yea, Sir. tnl power are peDdlDI with Government for dunDee; (b) Th, tD(ormaUOII is beiDl collected and win be Jaid OD tbe T.ble of the Ho..... (b) if 10, tIM Dam•• of the St.tes .Dd the proposed loe.tiOD of the projects; (C) aDd (d) Yes. Sir. The details are (c) wbetber GovernmeDt bave .ranted li,ea iD tbl st.tement belo•. clealance to aDY tbermal or byde. projects St...... Details of Therm.1 and HydrO-Ilectric Power Project•• ,proved duria. 1917·88 Itate/Name of Project Capacity Estimated Cest (MW) (lb. Cror~l) 2 3 t. ST An 8~CTOR A... r.Pra ..... I. Oa. TurbiDe at N.rsapur Razole (T) 99 94.2~ 2. RayalaHema (Nuddaour) (T) 420 503.1J 3. Waste He.t UtillsatioD plant 2Z .t Lat•• Gas furbiDe (T) ....r 4. Ch.Ddil Dam Left B.Dk ea ••1 (H) I 12.96 ,. Teno Botero L!Dk Canal (H) 2.16 Gajant 6. OaDdbiDa.ar ExtD. 4tb unit (T) 210 163.89 7. Pa.. am CaDal Bed Po". HOUN (8) 2 3.33 I. DbaI'm RI • ." B.ak ~owcr Mo .... (HZ, 2 3.70 t. Dam•• 0 ..... Riabt Bank 2.36 rowel Ho.. (8) !~I ,-,111611 ...",,,.,, IRA VA NA 2~ •• 910 ('.,j~) ",", •• """w.t, '41 1 2 3 10. DharolllBC Bed Po"er H .... (H) 0.6 1.21 11. Sllcka ISxtA. Unit-2- (T) 12.0 112.70 HI.aella. P.... eH 12. AUlm,ntatio. of ia~a, Vi",,,, 9.64 ParJyojaDa (H> 13. Oanwi (8) 22.' 21.32 J •••• Ah.h.ir 14. Oa. Turbine at Pampor. 7' 46.60 (Srlnaaar) (T) Kar.atak. IS. Sbar.vatby Tail Itac. (II) 240 li().S~ lfi. 1l.lchur 4th U ait (T) 210 225.10 M.... ,. Pradet" 17. Tawa Left Bank Ca.al (II) 12 13.16 II. Bhimlarb (H) 2.4 3.43 M ....r ....tr. 1'. Tarw.mn,dbe Mini HJdel 0.2 0.38 20. Surya Riabt BaDIc Canal Drop (H> 1.75 1.'0 21. S~coDd Waste Helt Reeovery 120 75.53 Plant at UraD (T) M.Dlp.r 22. MaklloJ <8> 0.8 2.24 Mia.ra. ll. Tuilumpui Micro Hydel OAS 1.13 24. Tulpui Micro Hyd., 0.5 1.28 Orl.. 25. Ib Vallc, IT) 840 887.99 Raja.t.a. 26, , Seta.mol .f Mlai/YiQro ii,,,,. 1.64 3.S4 "rttt." JIrItIw" 1 2 3 Uttal' Pta.... 27. Srinagar (D) 330 372.32 A8 ..... Ie Nlcobar IsI.DdI 28. Au,mentation of D. G. Capacity (T) 12.5 18.61 II.CENTaALSECTOR Allam 29. Katbalguri Combined Cycle 280 504." Plant (T) 30 RaDganadi (H) 405 360.12 III. PRIVATE SECI'OR G.jarat 31. Sabarmati Replacement Unit (T) 110 127.00 (Ahmedabad Electricity Co. Ltd.) Loc.tl.a 0' Oil aDd Ga I ia ASia. Name of District 2929. SHRf BHADRESWAR TANTI: No. of Locatioos WDI the Mlni.ter of PETROLEUM AND NATUR.AL GAS be pleased to state: Sib.agar 81 (.) whetber some areas in Allam have Jorbal , beoo selected by tlae Oil acd Natural Gas Commission/Oil India Ltd. lor locating Golagbat 8 oil and las there; aDd Lakbimpur 2 (b) if 10, tbe district-wise detail. Cachar 20 thereof ? Karimlanj 6 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETR. OLEUM AtlD NATUllAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA Total DUTY): (a>: Yes, Sir. 122 (b) ONGC ha~ identified locatiop. 'or drilliaa in various diatricu of Assam AI OIL hal ..Iected a numbe, of .r... la ,.,ailed below.: the di.trlct. of Sf""pr. Dlbr..,arla .04 saAVANA is. 1910 (SBA) LAkhimpur to identify drillable ioeation. Uttar Pradesh; for OU/"I expl9l'4J.iq~ ill A ..,m. (d) if 10, by wbat time; and LOlli dlltaace Public Telepbooe,'a AI.am (e) if not, tbe realonl therefor' 2930. SHRI BHADRESWAR TANTI : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB tbe Mini.ter of COMMUNICATIONS wm DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THB be pleased to state : \ MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP- NATH RAl): (a) aDd (b) A CombiQod (a) whetber there is aoy proposal to Cycle gas-based Power PianL of add lome more direct excbange Lines and 600 MW capacity at Auraiya (District 10Da distance public telepbones in tbe Btawab) in Uttar Pradesh is under imple- Seventb Plan; and mentation by the National Tbermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in tbe Central Sector. (b) If ao, the details thereof, particul- It is proposed to set up a Combined arly iD Asaam State ? Cycle gas-based tnermal power station of tbe NT PC at Dadrl in Ghaziabad distnct. THB MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (c) to (e) No prop.osal (0 set up au- (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a) based pow~r stalions In tbe Azamgarh, and (b) Yes, Sir. In tbe 7th Plan. target of BaJha and Gbazipur districts bas been ro. 16 latbs Direct Exchange Lines (DELI)and ceived by the CeIltIal Electricity Autbority 10,000 LODI Distance Public T elepboues from the Government of Uttar Pradesh. (LOPTs) }las beeo provIded. During tbe first 3-years (l9lSS-S8) of tbe Plan, 9.04 lakh. DELs and 508S LOPTs bave been SettiDg up or Hydel Projects iu acbieved. UUar Pradesh d uri.Dg Eighth FI'e Year PIa. Tbe target for tbe State of Assam In tbe 7tb Plaa is 12, ~oo PELs and 300 LO- 2932. SHRI RAJ KUMAR RAI : Will PTs, out of wlHch durIO, the first 3 years the MiDlstcr of ENERGY be pleased to of tbe Plan (1985.88) 60S7 DELs and 232 state: LDPTs bave been provided. (a) tbe names of tbe places in Uttar [Translatio,,] Pradesh wbere hydel projects arc proposed to be set up during fbe Eiabrb Five Yosr Gas Ba~d IPower SCatioa 'D Plan; Uttar Pradesh ,b) the amount of expenditure to be 29~1. SHRI RAJ KUMAR RAJ: Will incurred on each project; and tbe Mini,ter of ENERGY be pl~a.ed to state: ( C) tbe time by whicb tbese projects Sl. Name of tb, LocatioD Coat Commla.iomns No. Project (Rs. lakbs) Icbe 1. Lakbwar Vyasi Debra DUD 42499 1992-95 2. SriD ..ar Paud· 3723? 1994·95 Oarbwal 3. Kbara Debradunl 16200 1990-91 Sabaranpur 4. Rajahat Lalit purIGuDa 3747 199)·92 5. Sobla Pitboragarb 733 1993-94 [English) sbould b. given excise concessloo on tbe lines applicable to ncw CODeelSiou for Moder.isation aad integrated pulp and paper mills. Espaasioa or Paper Mill! (Iii) Import of paper macbinery. 2933. SHRI Y ASHWANTRAO components and parts tbereof GADAKH PATIL: Will tbe Minister of sbould be exempted from auxil;· INDUSTRY be pleased to state: ·ary custom dueies to enable tbe industry to modernise aDd up- (a> wbether the AI I India Small Paper arade technology. Mms Association baa demanded CODee ..• iOD' for modernisation and expansion; (iv) Government and financial inst itu- tions sbould allow soit loao. for (b) if 10, tbe detaifs tbereof; and Imall mills for tbeir expansion or moderoisation. (C) tbe action takln or proposed to be takeD in tbe matter ? (c) Various reliefs and concessions bave been extended in recent years to THE MINlSTER OF STATE IN enable tbe paper industry in general and THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL smaH units in particular to grow and DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY improve ils capacity utilisation and finan- OF INDUSTRY (SHlU M. ARUNA- cial viabjJjty. In tbe Budget for 1988-89. CHALAM): POItlDI of GourD.eDt omeen to public Criteria for Dew Ptlblic call oftico I• • edor oDderta'iep r.r.' areas 2934. SHRI Y ASHWANTRAO 2936. SHRI V. SOBHANADREBS_ GADAKH PATIL: Will the Minister of W ARA RAO: Will the MIDister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: COMMUNICA TIONS be pleated to Itate : (a) whether it is pro pOled to discont- inue the transfer of Government officers (a) tbe criteria followed for sanction- on deputation to the public sector under- ing new public call office io rural area; takings; aDd (b) whether Government propose to (b) if so, the detaiJt thereof and the relax the rule relating to minimum realons therefor? populafion of tbe village from present level of 5000 to 3000 to benefit more THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY viJ1ales wbich do not have telepbooe (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) and (b) facility rigbt now: In March, 1985 the Government issued instructions banning deputation of Gover- (c) if so, the action taken in fbis nment officers to public enterprises. regard; aDd According to tbe.e orders, Government officers cannot go on deputation to public (d) if not, the reasoos therefor? undertakings except tbe cases which were specially exempted by Government from THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE tbe purview of the Rule of Immediate MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS absorption. (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (al The Department bas formulated'a bexaao- Time ror agricultural program mes 00 na) policy under which country bas been Doordarshao devided into bexagoDtt of 5 km. sides each and It IS planned to plovidc at least ODe 2935. SHRI V. SOBHA.f'.tADREES- long Disfance public telephone OD fully WARA RAO: Will the MIDlster of ~ub8ldiaed basis at the PrinCipal village in INFORMATION AND BROADCAST- each such hexapon. 1NG be pleased to Slafe . (b) No. Sir, there is no sucb proposal. (a) whether Government propose to Increase the lime allocafed to agricultural (C) Does not arise. programmes on Doordarshan for the benefit of (armers to acbleve h'lber (d) Due to limited resources, the fint aaricultural pr()dUdion, particulally in the priority bas been liveo to provision or production of ollseeds and pulses; and teJccom facilities in "No T e'ephone" hexaloDs. Tbe question of provision of (b) if not, tbe reasons therefor? this facihty to other villages will be COD- sldered later. THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- Settiog up of "Salt Model and Research TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF Statio a" I. ADAr. Pradesb INFORMATION AND BROAD- CASTING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT): (a> Ind (b) All Dooldarshan Kendras 2937. SHRf V. SOBHANADREES- iDcludine INSAT Kcodras are rquJafJy WARA RAO: Will the MiDlster 01 teleclstlni agricultural programmes in the INDUSTRY be pleased to state: IIDauale of tbe area. There IS no proposal to increlse the .eJtca~t "IDle of such (a) whether Government propose to prOII.romes at preStlll as the prc!c:nt set up a "Salt Mode) aod Research Irr.naemenl IS considered adequate. Station" in the cOlsla' Andhra Pradesh; 351 AUGUST 16;.1988 ctJ) If so. the salient features thereof (b) if so the detail. or defects and the jndicatina tho estimated cost and tbe actjoD takea to remedy tbe situation; JocatloD of tbe Project; aod ~c) the loss caused 81 a relult tbe,.- Oli Cc) the likely date by wbich tbe Salt Modet and ltesearcb Sfation wf1l be escabJiabed ? Cd) whetber responsibility bal been fixed for tbeae lapse. and if 10. tbe action THE MINISTER Ot'-l STATE IN THB taken asaiDl1 the delinquentl; and DBPAllTMBNT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THB MINISTRY (e) if not, tbe reuons tberefor 1 OF INDUStRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- CHALAM} : (a) No. Sir. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMBNT OF POWER IN THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP. (b) aDd (c) Do not arise. NATH RAil: (a> to (C) For tbe Upper DowDgradation of post offices in Andbra Kolab Hydroelectric Projoct two machines Prade.b have bean supplied by BHEL. After running for aboat a month. tbe units had to be stopped for replacement 01 brake 293~. SHRI V. SOBHANADREES- tracks. relaltinl in lou of power aeDerat- WARA RAO: Will tbe Minister of ion. After recommissioning. while Unit 2 COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to has been currently in service, vibrations state: were noticed in Unit 1. This unit haa been stopped agalO aDd is being attended to. (a) tbe total number of pOlt offices of It is expected to be put back into service d ifrertn't categories sucb as bead post shortly. olliC'es, sub post offices; ED post offices and braDcb post offices etc • district wise. in Andlta Pradesh as on 1-1-1985 and the (d) and (e) BHEL have deputed a number of fb ose which were dowDsraded team of experts to investiaate the cau.OI. a. on 1-1-87; aDd Natlooal Grid Authorfty'o. power (b) the reasons for downgradatioD of 2940. SHRI K. RAMACHANDRA these post offices ? REDDY: Will the Minister of ENERGY be pleased to state ; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (a) wbether Union Goveramenf are (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO) : (a) contemplaring to sot up 8 Nation.. Grid aod (b) The information is being collected Authority on power; and will bo laid on the Ta ble of tbe House. (b) whether Union GoverolDCnt con- Ilckr luch an oraanllation neco... ry at the natIonal level for better menaaemont Sa"ly of ddedhe .addaery by BHEL of the power arid aod for coordinatio, to Upper KoJab Power Project Orilla tbe fuDCtIonina of tbe different realona. .ridl as a compolite national power Det- 2939. SHRI SRIBALLAV PANIGR- work; and AHI: Will tbe Minister of ENERGY be pleascd to state' : (c) if so. tbe time by wbicb lutb an autbority Ii kely (a be formed 1 Ca) wbether owing to defects in tbe I. THE MINI'TER OF STATE IN THE macbinery su~plied by the Bharat Heavy DEPARTMENT OF POWSR IN THB EJcccricals Limited (BHEL) to tbe Upper MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SRRI ItALP· Ke1ab Power Projtct in Oril.a, tbe pow~r NATH RAI): (a) to (c) Wtcb.... con- baa become defucct onl)' a week "OllIe ausmeptioll a.d .ftar itl commillionl..,; ,ioued ttrcaatlaetain. of 351 SRAVANA 25,1910 (SAKA.) Written AlUwefi 35" the IDte ..State' and later-Regional trans- being served by post offices situated in mfa.ion lines for tb., development of a adjoining areas. National Power Grid, tbe possibility of ultimately baving to create a separate (c) The programme. wbeD implemen- Of.anisati-on at tbe National Jevel to ted on a fUll scale, is estimated to involve operate tbe National Power Grjd canDot a recuriog expenditure of about R.. IS b. ruled out. The matter, however. crores P(lf annum. requires an in-d:ptb analysis In consulta- tion with the vanous concerned agencies, (d) At present, the scheme is being of its various pros and cons, its likelY instroduced on an experimental basis in impact on power tariffs, etc. While tbls 2 selected districts in each State. proce&s bas been initiated, it is not possible to indicate at tbis sta.!e, the time by wben luch an organisation, If at all, IS likely to Linking ttf villages "ith National be formed. Telephone Net"ork 2942. SHRI MURLIDHAR MANE: POltal facility 10 gram pancbayats Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be p'eased to state: 2941. SHRI K. RAMACHANDRA REDDY: (a) the number of villdges in tbe cou- DR. KRUPASINDHU BHOI : ntry Hnked to the -Nationa) Telephone Network till 30 Jun= 1988; Will tbe Minister of COMMUNICA- TION~ be pleased to state: (b) how many more viJJages are expec- ted to be hnke~ during tbe current (a) wbetber Government have taken Plan; up a massive proaramme of providing postal facilities in every gram panchayat (c) the estimated average cost in in tbe couDtry in tbe next two year~; rupees and foreign ex.:hange for connect- ing each village. including cost of copper (b) tbe total number of Kfam pancba- cables to be provided; and yats in tbe country and how many gram panchayatl are yet to b. provided with (d) what technical options afe avai- postal facilities; lable to Government in order to minimise tbe cost? (c) tbe co~t of this massivt: progra- mme; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (d) tbe number of villages pa -chayats (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a) likely to be C¥>vered under tbi. scheme 7 About 37,000 Villages bave been linked to the Nati(lnaJ Telephone Network. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (b) 5476 mor~ villages are expected to (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a) be linked dUrIng the rcmalDlDg two years Government desires to undertake such a of the current Plan. proarammc .ubject to aVllllablltty of rCiourcc •. (c) Average :ost of providing a LOlig Distance Public Telerhone in a village (b) AccordlDl to Information available works out to about Rs. 1.S lakbs. wltb tbe Deparlment, tbere are in all 1,78,SS3 gram pancbayau (or simIlar (d) Technical options under considora- Village-level Institutions) cut or which tion for minimisIng tbe coats arc:- post offices are fUDctloning in 1.66,47S lram panchayats, tbe remaining 72,078 (i) Line Sbarinl System. AUGUST 16, 1988 Wrltun An,werl (ii) Rural Cordless telephone, finisbed .ports ,ood. bave been permitted for duty free import under the open gene- (iii) Radio Sharing System. and ra I licensing scheme for .c~ual users. (tV) Single Channel VHF Sy.tem. (8) Willow clefls for Ule In cricket SettiDg up or Research lostitate la As.... bats. 2943. SHRI MURllDHAR MANE: (b) Duck/loole feather for use in Will tbe MlDIster of PETROLEUM & ahuttle cocks. NATURAL GAS be ple.sed to st.te : (c) Bottom cork for usc in shuttle (a) wbether an institute is ~inl set up cocka .t Jorbat in Assam to undertake re!e.rch in elJ'eri'Dg technologies in Petroleum bh··tednology and geotectonics; which ld) Nylon Gut for use in Badminton, could be applied to petroleum exp'orati('n Lawn Tennis rackets etc. ~ exploitation in North Eastern States; (e) Cane for use in Cricket Bat, (b) if so, the details thereof; and Hockey Sticks etc. e'c. (c) tbe time by whicb this institute i. (f) Ash \\ood and beech wood for likely to slart funtioning ? Hock ey. st ic k s etc .• THE MINISTER OF STATE OF TH E MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM Al\D 2. PU leather bas bC"cn permitred for duty free import under OGl. for t'xport NATURAL GAS ~HRI BRAHMA DUTI) : (a) Yes, S·r. purposes only. (b) and (c) The project report and 3. 28 capital goods have l:-een put action .,laD are being finalised by Oil Ind under OGL for imrvrt by actual users in Natural Ga'J Commission. tbe import rolicy announced 10 April' 88. The proviSion for concessional import Manufadure of Sports Goods cuty is also avaIlable to actual users impo- rtinl the above mentIoned machlDcs. 2944. SHRf T. BA<;HEER: Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to 4. A Process-cum.Product De~dop· Slate : ment Centre for Sports Goods & LeIsure Time EqUipment i, cuneotly being !>el up .. Ca) whetber Government have takeD at Meerut With a",uve 8bliMance flOm any steps to encourage the manufacture of UNDP and the Govt. of Uttar P{ddc!lh quality Ipnts goods In the country; and with a view to impro"f ID~ t~ quality of tbe sports goods manufactured in tho (b) if so, the details thereof? country throuah quality conlrol and staodarJlsattOD to meet the nativoC11 and THE MINISTER O!?' STATE IN THE international Itsodal ds to make tbe lodus- DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL try more competiuve and acceptable in DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY the national and loternational market •• OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- CHALAM): (a> and (b) The Uers takco s. The uport Promotioo COUl"'" for by GoverorJ'!cnt of Jndia to cucour.,e sports 1000s with the help of N PC and manufacturc of quahty .ports ,oods io ILO orpanlsed Production Marapement tbe country are as under ; Worklbpos In July, 1987 and Ju y 1988 witb 8 view to improv 0, producllVUY .l1d 1. The followin, raw mater.al whltb qUllity of sports Jooda manufactured io ""0 lot of a bearm. OD tbe quality 01 abc country, SRA VA NA 2S, t ~IO (SAKA) W,",ell .4mwe" 358 Allotment of ludustrlal plot. at (c) tbe are•• wbere the power shortage PatparaaoJ, Delhi will be more acute; 2945. SHRI S. B. SIDNAL : Will the (d) tho power position of tbe Soutbern Mlniater of INDUSTRY be pleased ,0 Stale. at tbc eDd of the SevcDth Five Year Itate : Plan: and (d) jf so, to what extent Government (b) The antiCipated demand and avai. ha'l benefited; and lability of power In the Northern Region In 1939-90 IS given below:- (e) the hkely date by which the allot- Peak demand 14474 MW ment of the those plot! be made? Peak availability 11318 MW THE MINISTER OF STA TE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL Energy I equirement 72080 MU DEVELOPMENT I...j THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- Enerey avaIlability 7165; MU CHALAM): (8) Yes, Sir. (c) PeaklDg power shortage IS expected to be more acute in Jammu & Kasbmir, (b) about 500 plot~ are propose d to b ••Hotted on lease basis at a premium of Rajastban. and Deihl whereas energy Rs. 500/- per Sq. Mlr. About 26.00:1 appli- sbortage IS expected to be more aCUle in Jammu Kashmir and Rajasthan. cation. bave been received. & (d) The Southern Re810D is an,fcipa- (c) to (0) AlJotment be made.s wiIJ t~d to f:tee a praklng sh(lrta~e of 15.7% soon as tbe cn(~rla tor allotment arc and energy shortage ot 18.8% io 1~89-90. finalised anJ the appltcatlons are proce- The peaking sbortage in Tamil Nadu may ned. be about 21% fo lowed by 20.3% lD Kar- nataka, r 8% In Andhra Pradesh and Sbortage of power in Dortbera sector 3 6% 10 Kerala. The energy shortage in Andbra Pradesh may be about 28.]% 2946 SHRI S. B. SIDNAL = followed by Karnataka (27°0). Tamil SHRf G. S. BI\SAVARAJU : Nadu (11.3%) aDd Kerala (1O.6%l. (e) The steps belDl lakeD to in- Will the Mlni~ter of ENERGY be cr~a:.e tbe availability of power in the ploased to state . Soutbern Region include ex~dltiDI commissioning of new capacity. Implemen- Exploratloa by ONGC In East African THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY States (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO>: (a> and (b) After Identification of prospective coope- 2947. &iiRl S. B. SlDNAL . r".;u8 p..rtn~I~ by Ille Working Group SHRI S. M. GURADDI ; individual cases of production cooperatioo are discussed directly between cooperath:~i partners to determine and decide techni- Will the Mtnister of PETROLEUM cal specific.li ons/compatibillty - divilion AND NATURAL GAS be pieased to Jist of work, volume of suppliel etc. It state: has been reported by some Indian firma that during such negotiations the question Plan 10 make Doordarshao people-oriented (c) if so, the detail:, of the same and tbe tarlet date by which the Oil and Natural Gas Commission wil! render aSSiS- 2949. SHRI SANAT KUMAR tance for 011 exploration in the East MA 1'- DAL : Will tbe MlOlster of INFOR_ African States? MATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM (a) y,helher any structural weak-nesse. AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA have been fouod In the eXIsting set up 0 DUTT): (b) and (C) Do not arise. (b) if so, the details thereof; and Prodadio. CooperatioD between lodia aod LSSR (C) the details of plan envisaged to make DoorJalShan a 'people-onanted' 2948. SHRI S. B. SIDNAL : vibrant. opeD-mmd organisatIon '1 SHRI G. S. BASAVARAJU: THE MI:-'.ISTER OF PARLIAMEN- Will the MInister of I1\'DUSTRY be TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF pleased to state : INFORMATION AND BROADCAST- ING (SHRI H. K. L, BHAGAT): No, Sir. (al whether proposals for producfion cooperation between the Jnrtian PrIvate aoctor componie'l aod the S->vlet organi- (b) Does not anse. lations ha\'e run into major snags; (b) the main reasons therefor and the (c) It has always been tbe eDdeavour difficulties whicb the Indian companie!' of Doordarshan to involve people from different walks of life In Its pro,ramme,. have 'aced; and Care is also taken to incorporate dift'erin. view.points in ord.r 10 make proarammes (C) whetber any concrete formula is informative. et1ucative Bnd entert.iDfnl evolved 10 remove tbe &nags and if 10. to and to lustain tbe interest of the viewers. wbat eltent tbesc have been removed ? SRAVANA 25, 1910 (SAKA) Settiog up of relay c ('atres 10 West (a) whether a proposal hal been recei. Beagal during Seventh Plan ved (rom the 011 and Natura) Gu CommissIon tor shanDg the extra cost 2950. SHRI SANAT KUMAR burden on account of procurement· of MANDAL : W,ll the Ministf'r of J NFOR· products aDd services from the indigenous MATION AND BROADCASTING be soulces instead of trom tbe foreign suppli- pleased to ~tate : ers; (b) if so, tbe facts tbereof; and (a) what is the Doordarshan's policy to set Up relay centres In tbe various State&~ (c) what are (he extra costs for pra. curemeDt of tbe ONGC's requirements from mdig<)DoU5 sources indicated ? (b) whether any such T. V relay centres are proposed to be set up ID We'it Bengal dUring tbe Seventh PlaD; and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLIiUM (c) if so, where and the likely dates AND NATURAL GAS (SHItI and places where such centre~ are to be BRAHMA DUTT) : (a) Yes, Sar. set up? (b, and (c) ONGC has claimed RI. 173.75 crores for reimbursement of extra THE MINISTFR OF PARUA.ME"-l. expenditure on IDdigeDlsation effort.. Ie TARY AFF:\IRS AND \lIi";ISTER OF has been decided that ONGC should bear INFORMATION AND BROAD- tbls expendHure in tbe larger national CASTING (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT) : interest. (a) Subject to actual availabIlity of resou- rces. Doordarshan endeavours to extend Crisis ia Paper ladustry TV service to the uncovered parts ot the country at the e-8rl l ec;t. wi~h ov"r-ncicg 2~52. SHRI K. RAMAMURTHY ; Will priority (or exteDdlng ~ervlce to rural. the Minister of I1'DUSTRY be pleased hilly, backward, tribal, remote. 5ensitive to srate : and border areas. (a) whether Government are aware (b) and (c) A hIgh ~ower (} 0 K IN) TV tbat about 22% of IOstalled capacity in tbe transmitter each at CaJcu ta (for Second large and medium sector of paper indus- Channel service) and Kurseong laugmen- try IS IYlOg idle. another 38~o aro cilbor tatioD of power from 1 KW to 10 KW) in tbe red or faclDg lmmlDent closure aDd and 8 low rower (100 W, TV transmItter tbe baianco 40~o unceClaln of survjval for at Darjrcling have beeD commissioned loog; into service so far during the Seventh Pldn period. BesIdes. a low power (100 W) TV (b) If so. tbe effective measure. takenl transmitter tach IS env saged to be set up proposed to be taken ror the Improvement at AIipurduar, KahmponB and Medintpur. oJ tbe paper IOdustry; and al part of tbe Seventh Plan. Wbereas tbe transmitters for Altpurduar and Medl- (c) the action taken on the recommen- nipur are expected fO be commissioned dations of tbe bigb powered committe. during tbe current fin3ncial year (19S8-89). whicb submItted Its r~port in Ocrober, the ooe for Ka1impong IS scheduled for 1987 ? commiSiioning duriDj 1989.90. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE SbariDI of ntra cost burden by ONGC DEPARTMENT OF INDl'STRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY 29Sl. ~HRt ATISH CHA f'DRA OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA. SINHA! Will the Minister of PETRO- CHALAM)' (a) 67 paper m tlls borne on LEUM AND NA I URAL GAS be pleased the rolls of Directorate General of Tecbnl- to stat. : cal Development, have not been xepottiq AUGUst 16. 1918 production. Their installed capacity repre- .rowtb centros to be set up by Govern- sents about 19% of tbe total installed ment; capacity of tbe paper industry. (b) tbe State-wile break-up of seven (b) Various reliefs and concessions market development centres '(0 be set up have been extended in recent years to for promoting tbe sale of products from enable tbe pap~r industry in sencral to small scale units ; and 81'OW and improve its capacity utilisation and financial VIability. In the Budget (c) the details of Slate level inter- proposals for 1988-89, a reduction oi RI. institutional committees set up to render 100 per tonne in excise duty applicable to assislance to sick industrial UOits a co- sma)) paper mIlls and a reduction of Rs. ordl.Dated manner ? 300 pe[ tonne in the ase of other mills using non-conventional raw materia's bas THE MINISTER OF STATE IN been announced. Fmanclal Institutions THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL arc already providIng assistance for mode- DEVELOP MEN T IN THE MINISTRY rnisation at concessiona} rate of interest. OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- A lexibJe approacb is adopted by the CHALAM) : (a) Government bas consi- Institutions with reaard to tbe promoters' tuted a HIgh Level Committet: under tbe contribution aod debt equity ratio based Chairmanship of Secretary, Plaoning Com- on merits of eacb cale. Rehabilitation mis~ion to formulate thl! criteria a~d auistance is also extended by tbe Institu- luidellOcs tor tbe seiec[1on and location tions to sick units, wbicb include rescbe- of Growth Centres In consultation witb dulinl of term loans. reduction in worklDg tbe concern~d S.ale Government. capital margin and interest rates. (b) The National Small Industries (c) Tbe re~or' of the Committee set CorpD. propose to set up 10 Market up unoer tbe chairmanship of Secretary. Developmeot Ceotrei during the 7th Five Industrial Development, to look into th~ Year P~ctn in tbe Stales ot Tamil Nadu, financial aspects of tbe paper industry has West Bengal, Bihar, Kerala, Andbra been received in June. 1988. The reco- Prad('sh, A<;sam, Rajasthao/UP. Manipur, mmendations of the Committee pertain to Mabarasbtra and Delhi. Market Develop- abort-term measures to stimulate tbe ment Centres at Madras (Tamil Nadu) demand for paper and paper board and and Delhi arc already fUDcttonlDg. usiat tbe paper IDdustry to tide over ilS preseDt difficulties. The recommendations (C) The Reserve Bank of Jndla has of the Committee would be kept in view set up State level Inter Institutional wbile formulallng policies and programmes CommIttees (SLlles) in all States under for tbe deveJopment of tbe industry from the Cbairmanshlp of Secretary. Industnes time: to time. DepH. of tbe concerned Stalt.: Goverument aDd the Local Officer heharae of tbe Gro"tb Ceotrel Bank. Rural Planning and Credit Depart- ment as convenor. Tbe (;ommitlec in- 2953. SHRI K. RAMAMURTHY ; c!udes representatives of tbe Small Indus- SHRI BANWARI LAL PU- tnea Service Iostitule. Small Industrios De\lelopment Corporatian, State Financial ROHIT: Corporation, IDBI and banks witb majof PROF. RAMKRISHNA involvement in tbe concerned State. Otber MORE: banks/orsanilations wbosc a.socuarioo may SHRIMATI JAYANTI PAT- be cODsldered Decessary, are extended NAIK. : special invitations for particular moetings. Telephone S,.le. Will tbe Mini.ter of INDUSTRY be pteased to atate : 2954. PROF. MADHU DANDA- VATE: Will tbe Minister of COM.. (8) tbe State-wi" break-up of I eo MUNICATIONS be p'eascd to state: 36S W,ltlen Anlwe" SRAVANA 25, .910 (SALe) W,ltten Alllwefl 366 (a) whetber U is a fact that as com· (t) tbe financial implications of the pared to telepbone .ystems In developed technololY cerls ? countries, the telepbone system ID India is very faulty and the telephone subscrj. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF bers often complain about the frequent THB MINISTRY OF PETROLBUM breakdown of the svstem = AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT)· (a) Yes, Sir. (b) if so, whether the operational failures of tbe telephone system In India ar~ due to technological deficiencies; (b) Yes, Sir. (C) if so, whether .ome technological (cl Thc cells would idcntify tecbnology changecs in the existlDg te'epbene system lla1'l by scanning the international tech- are envisaged: aod nology envIronment and find out ways and me" ns to bridle tbe gap leading to (d if so, the nature of tbe cbanges ? development of expertise, THE M(NISTER OF ST ATE IN (d) Od and Narural ~al CommissIon THE MINISTRY OF COMMllNI· wl)I be able to ke~p pace wuh the latest CATIONS (SHRI GIR1DdAR GO· technology trends for exploration in MANGO) = (a) It IS true that compara- bostlle. highly nsky geolo~lca"y complex tively the Indian Telephone System is and frontier areas. more prone to (aulls, (e) No financial implication is in- (b) Yes. Sir. Partly il IS due to tbe vo)ved separately; the technology cell. obsotesceot technology and its deficienCies. are integral part of Oil and Natural Gas Commission's R&D System. (C) Yec:. Sir. Safety belmets for protection in Depart- (d) Electronic analong and digital ment or Te'ecommuoicatioD' telephone ~xchanges ..... hicb are more reli- able than elecfromechanl::ai telephon~ "9"6. SHRI SHIVENDRA BAHA~ systems have been Introduced. DUR ~lNGH: wIn the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to Technolp~y ceUs in O~GC state: 2955 SHRI MURLIDHAR MANE SHRI Y S, MA.HAJAN : (a) whether the Department of TeJe- SHRJ Y A 'iHW ANTRAO communications had Instructed the GMT. GADAKH PATIL : Bhopal to proviJe safety helmets for pro- tection ; WIll the MlD1 .. ter of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL G,,-S be pleased to (b) whether It ~as specifically men- state: tioned tbat tbe belmets should confirm to Isr specification No. IS 2925 lH84) or its (a) whether the ONGC bas deCided latest version before bemg purchased; to create technology ceils In Its various and rescalcb and d-:vclopmcllt lostitutca ; (c) jf so, tbe reasons for purchasing (b) If so, whether chis WII) be a major Inferior quality helmets? dfort to keep pa..:e with the latest emera,nB trends In 011 tC"chnology ; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (C) wbat wi , be tbe other benefits of (SHR} GJRIDHAR GOM4.NGO): (a) these technology ceHs ; Yes Sir InstructioDs were issued to all tbe General Manalers to provide safety (d) to what extent H will hclp 10 oil belmets for protection of tbe line staft'. C~plor.tiOD ~ an d 367 AUGUST 16, 1988 (b) Yes, Sir. trao!mission have also been received ;from Rajasthan; (c) The purchases made are as per the lSI Specification No. IS-2925 (\984). (C) whether any monitoring 01 the Therefore, pUTcbase 01 Inferior quality morning transmission is being done ; helmets does not arise. (d) wbether aDY investigation have Complaints regarding tapping of been made in this regard ; and Telephones (C) if so. the outcome thereof and the 2951. SHRI MULLAPPALLY steps taken to counteract sucb intrusion. ? -RAMACH A NDRAN: Wilt the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to wtate : THE MI NISTER OF PARLIAMEN. TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF I:"IFORMATION AND BROADCAST. (8) whether there have been any ING (SHRI H.K L. BHAGA T) : (c) Yes, Sir. (d) what steps Government propose to take to prevent phone fa ppiDgS ? (d) and (e) Freak ~Jgnal are received THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE through abnormal propagation MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS caused by peculiar atmospheric (SHRI GIRIDHAR GOMANGO): (a) to and weather conditions. Tbe (d) The Information IS being conected po~itjon has been confirmed on the basis and will be laid on the Table of the of a detailed IDv~sf1gation made jointly by House. Doordarshan EnglOeers and Scientists of National Physical Laboratory after receipt Chinese/Pat Telecasts in Calcutta aDd of reports about the reception of Pakistani TV ~Ignal in parts of Delhi on 15tb otber places March. 1988. 2958. DR. B.L. SHAILESH : Requiremeots of eoergy io Orissa SHRIMATI USHA CHOU- DHARY: 2959. SHRI JAGANNATH PAT- NAIK : Will the Minister of ENERGY Will the Minister of INFORMATION be pleased [0 state: AND BRODCASTING be pleased 10 state : (a) tbe requirement of energy for tbe Srate of Orissa by the end of tbe Eiabth (a) whether Government are aware Five Year Plan; that Pakistan telecast was received in Calcutta on 7 JUDC. 1988 and tbe Chinese/ Pati,taD programmes are clearly vjarblc: in lb) tbe measures being laken to moet North BastcrD States frequcntly ; the requirement; and (b) wbether reports of Pakistan'. (c) the details tbereof'1 369 Written A",we" SRAVANA 2.5, 1910 (SAKA) , Written AlUwe" 370 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ring Committee headed by tbe Textiles DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE Commissioner. MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP- NATH RAI): (a) According to tbe Rueareb aad DenloplBeat measures Tbirteeotb Power Survey. tbe requirement for Coir goods of enorlY of Orissa State by tbe eod of tbe Eiabtb Plan is expected to be of the order 2961. SHRI K. KUNJAMBU : Will the of 19267 MU. Minister 01 INDUSTRY be pleased to state : (b) and (c) The steps boing taken to increase tbe availability of power in Orissa Duty cOD~es5ion to Silk Weaving Industry (d) if so, tbe facts thereof '1 2960. DR. DATTA SAMANT: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PROF. P. J. KURIEN : DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL SHRI VIJA Y N. PATIL: DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- Will tbe Minister of INDUSTRY be CHALAM) : (a) and (b) Tbe Central pleased to state : Coic Researcb Institute, Kalavoor (CCRI) bas becn carrying out research and deve- (a) wbetber the Federation of Indian lopm.ent lor improving tbe COlt competi- Art Silk Weaving Industry has complained tiveness and tbe quahty of coir products. to Government tbat man-made filament Some of tbe improved tcchDlqucs/metbodl yara producers bave failed to pass excise developed by CCRI are (i) extraction of duty conceSSions, as given in the Budget coir fibre from retted husk by machine (ii) of 1988·89; improved method for spinning of coir yarn (iii) improved bandloom tor weavina (b) If so, the reasons tbereof; and mattings, creel mats etc. (c) and (d) Colr being a traditional (c) the efforts made by Government Industry tbe pace of modernisation is slow. in tbis regard ? Any tangible results would come out only wben tbe pace of mechanisation picks up. THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO) : (a) Yes, Sir. Sharp rise in Zia c aad Nickel Prices (b) and (c) Following tbe reduction 2962. SHRI G. S. BASAVARAJU in excise levies on synthetic fibreF- annou- Will tbe Minister of INDUSTR Y be nced in the Year's budget, the manufactu- please to state: rors bad, by and large, passed 00 the benefit of duty relief to consumers. Recently tbe prices of tbese products (a) wbether the unprecedented rise tn bave been increased by tbe manufacturers, zinc and nickeJ-prices bas placed consu- reportedly due to increase in cost of ming units in an unenviable position; certain inputs. Tbe situation is being kept under ~JolC walcb tbrou8b a Price Monito- (b) whether many units have already 371 lY,ilt~" A1II",r, AUGUST 16, 199B W'ltI~" .4nsw~" 372 closed down and the others are OD the adopted by it. As at the end of December, ver8e of closure; 1986, 145776 SSI units we-re Identified as sick by the ban~1 as against 1,17,783, as (c) wbetber tbese units bave uraed at the end of December, 1985, constituting Government to give relief immediately, 7.8 per cent and 7.2 per cent of tbe total borrowing SSI units respectively. Tbe (d) if so, to what exteDt Government amount locked up in sick SSI units formed have agreed to-provide relief; and 14.4 per cent and 13.7 per cent of the aggregate bank advances to small scale units at the end of December, 1986 and (e) if not. the main reasons tbereof ? Deccmber, 1985 respectively. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE CC) A number or measures have been DEPARTME~T OF INDUSTRIRAL taken by the Government for detecting DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY sickness at the Incipient stage and towards OF JNDUSTRY (SHRJ M. ARUNA- rehabilitation of sick units in tbe small CHALAM) : (a) and (b) There bas been scale sector. Detailed guidelines have an increase in tbe pricel of Zinc and been issued by tbe Reserve Bank of Nickel during April-July 1988, but the India to all commercial banks in February Government has not received any specific 1987 with specific reference to detecting information about the closure of any units incipient sickness. identification of sick usioS Nickel and Zinc resulting (rom an small scate units. viability norms, as also increase ;n pric~s of these items. reliefs and conceSSIODS from banks! financial institutions fcr impltmentation (c) to (e) The Government has been of rahabilitation packages In the case of receiving representations-from the users poteDt:ally viable SIck Units. The Small from time to time for reduction In import Industrlse Development Fund set up by duty. Tbe requests for reduction in cu,tom the Industrial De..elopmcot Bank of duties are given due consideration whiTe India in May, I'JR6 also provides for formylating revision of Import duties. rehabilitation assistance to sick SSI units financed by commercial banks, SickDflS 10 S.. all and Tiny Srdor State F.nancial Corporations and State Small Industries Development Corpora- 2963. SHRI, LAKSHMAN tionl. Financial assistance in the form MALLICK Will the Minister of of loog ferm equity type assistance up to INDUSTR Y be pleased to state : Rs. 75,(XX)/- to units with a project co!'t not exceeding Rs. 5 lakbs at a nominal (a) whetber any study hal been con- service charge of one percent per annum IS ducted regarding the growing sickness in also avaflable to potentially viable sIck the small and tiny sector; SSI units from the National Fquity Fund set up in August, 19&7. The Government of India have liberahsed the Margin (b) if so, the details in the regard; Money Scheme for revival of sick small and ~ca Ie units and the quantum af assistance under the scheme has been raised from (c) tbe efforts made to contain Rs. 20.0<.0/- to Rs. 50,000 per unit . • ickness belore it reacbed a point of no return? THE MINISfER OF STATE IN THE 12.00 hu. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY r English] OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA. (InterruptIOns) CHALAM): (a) and (b) Data on sick industrial units assisted by banks in tbe SHRIMATI ME1RA KUMAR (BU- countlY are collected by tbe Reserve Bank nor) : Sir, fiye DTC men have mlsbebaved of India at per tbo definlrion of sickneD witb a youn. collt&c airl. (Interruptions) [Translation] SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY: Let Mr, Buta Sinlh make. a .•tatemcnt ... MR. SPEAKER: Please live it in ( Interruptio1U) wrltinl. I wlll look Into it. (Interruptions) SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA (Baok- [English] ura): Day before yesterday •.• (Interruptions) SHRI THAMPAN THOMAS (Maveli- MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Acbaria, why kara): It IS very bad. (Interruptions) can', you haten '1 Atleaat live me some indulgence. You are a leader. AU the SHRIMATI M EIRA KUMAR time you are interruptin8. You are my SIt. we want to know what action colleague. Allea.t you live me lome time bas becD lakeD. (Interruptions) al.o. It does not bebave you to do ljke this. MR. SPEAKER: Look bere. We (lnte,.ruptiofU) know tbat tbls IS a very SCrlOUS Incident. We must take notice of It. You Jive it to MR. SPEAKER: I agrco witb you. me. I wiU take It up. This IS a serious matter. ( Inte,.ruptlons) [Translation] MR. SPEAKER: J wanted to allow Why are you undermining its impor- even an adjournment motion on tbis. As tance 1 we arc already on tbis subject, we could ( Interruptiom) not do it. So, we are going to shift it. Tbh WIll be tbe first Item tor tbe attention ( English] of tbe House. It IS just equivalent to tbat. rInterrupt'ons) SHRIMATI GEETA MUKHERJEE (Panskura): Tbe behaviour of tbe police SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA : Before partIcularly sbould be looked Into ... tbat be should make a statement because rInterruptions) be was tbere day before yesterday. (Inturuptions) MR. SPEAKER: L"t us find out. We will take severe action against tbem. [ Trans/arion] ( Inrerruprions) SHRI RAM BAHADUR SINGH (Cbbapra): He had been to Jcbanabad. SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY (Mahbub- ( Interruptions) nagar): There was massacre of cleven Harljans In Jebanabad. (Interruptions) [English] SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA (Bank. uru): The atrocities 00 Harljans are MR. SPEAKER: He will be lIving contmuing. Eleven HanJan! bave been hi. reply and I tbink he will mention his kmed in Damuha village In Jehaoabad. visit and tbe result tbereof. ( Interruptions) ( Interruptions) PROF. '1ADHU DANDAVATE (Raja pur) : Slr, tbls diSCUSSion sbould be PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE shifted eaplier. (Inlerruptio1U) Mr. Speaker, please listen to my SUbmis- sion regardfOl tbe notice I bad given. I have demanded tbat wben the citizens MR. SPEAKER: I think it is a very rilbt to pnvacy is violated .. (Irerruplions-) serious matter ... (Inurrnprions) Mr. Acharia. why don't you listen to MR. SPEAKER: I am already con- me 'I Givo me some time. lidcrlnl it. ( Interruptiom) (IlIt,rruptiolU ) PROF. MADHU DANDA VATB : who have to change tbe lawi. So limple For the prima Jade case, I just want to it is. So you bave to cbanlc tbe statute make one submIssion ... (Interruptions) because 1 only interpret ... (Interruptiom) MR. SPEAKER: No. I have already dealt witb it. PROF. MADHU DANDAVATB Interruptions) You will agree Sir ••• MR. SPEAKER: No, I will not 12.02 hu. allow. Tbis is not the proper way. Not allowed. PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE (Interruptions) • [English) MR. SPEAKER: Look here. You also transgress tbe limits. Law Commissioo's Reports 00 Decent- (Interruptions j ralisatioo of Admioistratloo of JustJce.D,,- putes iOTOhiog centres of Higbter Edatat- ion. MR. SPEAKER: If I do not admit, tbeD you have to plead for it. I had [English) already admitted your motion. THE MINISTER OF STATE ( Imerruptrons) IN THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI H. R. BHARDWAJ) : PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE I beg to Jay on tbe Table a copy Have you admitted my motioo ? (Interruptions) of tbe One Hundred Twenty-tbird Report (Hindi aDd English versions) of the Law Commission on Decentra )is- MR. SPEAKER : Ye5. ation of AdmlDistration of Justice-Disputes involving Cenlres of HiBber EdUcation. PROF. MADHU DANDA YATE [Placed 10 library. See No. LT.6399/88] If you have admitted it, tbeg it is all right. ( Interruptions) ( Interruptions) PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE : MR. SPEAKER ~ Why should you Will you please allow me to lay on the not listen to me ? .e. Table of tbe House tbe orders of tbe (lnrerrupti om) Karnataka Government and tbe Tamil Nadu Government? (InterruptiollS) MR. SPEAKER: If you do not MR. SPEAKER: No question. When remember certain things. tben what caD I we wi.l come to tbat question, we will see do. Earlier in the Seventh Lok Sabba it. it_f. I said, if you want to do something (Interrupti ons) rqardin, this thin, and if you want tbat I should iDterprct certain laws in a PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE ceJ1ai omanner, I cannot do it. It is you {Raja pur) : All rigbt, I will Jay it 00 the Table of the House at tbat time ••• -Not recorded. ( lnt~'rup'/OM) 371 M~llageJ'om ;:'K1'lVI'l~1'l ~J, .".v ,"'nanl ~ ,~"c.'un'" UJ -".v Rajya Sablta Corruptioll Bill MR. SPEAKER: Shri Kalpnath Rai. ENACTING FORMULA Notiftcatioa uader ladian Electricity Ad 1. That at page 1, line .' for the word "Thirty eighth" tbe word "Tbirty-ninth" be THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE substituted. DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI KALP .. CLAUSE NA TH RAI) : I beg to lay on the Table a copy of the Indian Eletriclty (Amend- 2. Tbat at Page 1, Jine S, for the ment-I) Rules. 1988 (Hindi and Engllsb figure "1987" tbe figure u1988" versions) published in Notification No. be substituted. G.S.R. 33610 Gazette of India dated the 23rd April. 1988, under sub-section (3) of .ectlon 38 of the Indian Electricity Act, CLAUSE 29 J 91 O. [Placed in library. See No. L T 6400/ 88] 3. Tbat at page 13, line 17, for tbe figure -'1987" the figure "1988" Natlftcation under Petroleum Act be substituted. THE MINISTER STATE IN THE OF I am, therdore, to return bere- DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL with tbe said Bill in accordance DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY wIth tbe provisions of rule 128 OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M ARUNA- of the Rules of Procedure and CHALAM): I beg to lay on the Table Conduct of Business in the • copy of the Petroleum (Amendment) Rajya Sabba with the request Rules, )988 (Hindi and En2lisb versions) that of tbe concurrence of the publisbed in Notification No G.S R. 362 Lok Sabha to tbe said amendme- (E) in Gazette of India dated the 21 st nts be communicated to this March, 1988 under sub-section (4) of House. " section 29 of tbe Petroleum Act, J934. [Placed in library. See ~o.L T-640I/88J (il) "In accordance witb tbe provl!l- ons of rule 127 of tbe Rulos of Procedure and Conduct of Business in tbe Rajya Sabha, I am directed to inform the Lok [English} Sabha tbat Ralya Sabba, at it. sitting held on the lllh Auaust. 12.03 hra. 1988, agreed wltbout any amend- ment to tbe NationaJ Waterway MESSAGE FROM RAJY A SABHA (Sadlya-Tbubri stretch of the Brahmaputra RIver) Bill. SECRETARY·GENE'RAL: Sir. I 1888, whicb was passed by have to report the followjng mes~ages tbe Lok Sabba at its sitting beld received from tbe Secretary-General of on tbe 13tb May. 1988." Rajy. Sabha:- (i) "I am directed to inform the Lok Sabha that the Prevention of PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION Corruption Bill, 1987, wbich was BILL p ....d by the Lok Sabha at irs sittiol beld on the 7tb May, ) 987. [English] bas been patsed by tbe Rajya As returned by Rajya Sabh. with Sabb. at its sittin. heJd on the ameadmeDts. J ltb A uaust. 1988, with tbe folio- wina amendments :. SECRIiTARY GtiNERAL. Sir. Ill, Corruption Bi 1/ Rule 377 on the Table tbe Prevention of Corrupt- 12.05 hr•• ion Bill. 1987. wbicb bas been returned by Raj,a Sabha witb amendments. [English] MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA (Bank.. ura) : On Friday. wben tbe entire Opposi- (I> Need for cOD.id.r'ng States' demand. tion walked out. Shri Buta SIDgh made a for acquiring land for coal minine statement here and said that by sitting in under Land AcquiSition Act and dharna, tbe West Beneal Ministers. are amebdlog tbe Coal Bearing Areal maklne a misuse of tbelr Conltitutional (Acquisition aod DevelOPment) Act; autbority. How can be describe tbe dharna by tbe Council of Ministers of West SHRI SRIBALLAV PANIGRAHI Benlal as misuse of Constitutional aotbo- (Oeoearb) : Tbe work of land acquisition rity? (Interruptions) for various subSidIary coal companies Is not progressing satisfactorily because of tbe non-cooperation of tbe land owners You bave not listened to me. demanding adequate compensation and ( Interruptions) jobs, Besides, in some States tbe State Governments too are not coming forward MR. SPEAKER: I listen to relevant to give possession of land for coal mining reportedly demanding either payment of questions. ( Interruptions) due compensation for their land to be acquired under tbe Slate Land Acquisition Act or payment of premium on execulion MR. SPEAKER: Calling Attention, of necessary Jease deed. A. a result. min- we w II take later. ing operation in some new mines bas come to a grinding balt. It is gathered tbat tbe States had taken sucb bard course of act- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ion as tbey dId not get any response from MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY tbe elL and tbe Ministry of Energy to AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE tbeir demands In spite of repeated comm- PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE IN THE unications. This matter wblcb is pending (SHRIMATI SHEILA DIKSHIT): We unresolved since long at the bigbest Jevel, may bave to take tbis Calling Attention needs an amicable settlement fortbwitb In tomorrow because Mr. Rajesb Pilot bas tbe larger national interest. to make a statomeDt in Rajya Sabba at 4 o'clock. So be may not be present here after 4 o'clock because he bas to reply to Furtber, tbe view of some State Jot of submissions over tbere. So we may Governments that acquisitIon of land for bave to sbift it to tomorrow. coal mining be made under the Land Acquisition Act instead of tbe Coal Bear- ing Area, (AcquisitIon aod Development) MR. SPEAKER: .We will take it up Act of 1957 deserves serious consid~ratjoD. tomorrow. It does not matter. Acquisition of land under tbls Act, It is alleged, does not provide adequate com- pensation to land owners and premIum (0 SHRr BASUDEB ACHARIA: You State lor Government land. As sucb. tbe have not Jiatened to what J have said. Coal B:aring Areas (AcquiSition and Development) Act may be SUitably amen- ded or scrapped since job opportunities MR. SPEAKER: Tbis is your opinion are beinl created In new coal mines and aDd tbat is hi. opiDion. Do not bother tbe land loosen' demand for jobs IS about tbese tbings. quite justified and as such ought to be fulfilled botb on moral and bum.nitarian arouDda . 3~U Matters under SRAVANA 25,1910 (SMA) Rule 377 382 12.08 bu. ard. It may be recal led tbat under the Assam Accord it was decided that this [MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER in the mill wiU be treated at par with tbe Assam Chair] unit., Accordingly tbe Central Govern- ment has provided atl the 'acilities to tbe (if) Demand for investh~atiDg into delay units working In Assam and as a relult of in retorning by National Museum tbat, the workers or those units are getting Authority Scu!pturelll bired from tbeir wagel and production work hal also been resumed. But nothing has been Mnleum in Orissa for exhibition in done for this unit. When Shri Umadhar Festival of India iu tbe USSR. Singb, an MLA from Bihar went on fast unto death, tbe Union Minister of Indultr- SlHRIMATI JAYANTI PATNAIK les said that the matter was pending with (Cuttack) : Five sculptures from the Kon. the VIFR alld anytblng could be done ark site museum and four Budha images only after the deCision of the VIFR. But from th! Ratna1_liri c;ite mU (Iv) Demand for pro'fiding more baltl [ Translation] to recently converted fast/soperfast (Iii) Demand for starting production in trains in Gujarat 4shoka Paper Mill in Samastipur 8lh~lr DR. A. K. PATEL (Mehsana): Mr. SHRI RAM BAHADUR SINGH Deputy Speaker. Sir. through you I want (Cbapra) : Mr. Dl.!puty Speaker, Sir. tbe to present a matter of urgent public im- Asboka P.lper Mdls ID S facility and resultaDtly of their means of passengers bad to perform tbeir jourDey livtlihood. It has posed a serious problem by bus and had to incur extra expenditure for the service class people. and had to face a lot of inconvenience. The railway authoritlos should partlcu- So I would urge upon tbe Railway larly keep In viow the interests of tbe poor Dopartment to conduct a high level enqu- people, farmers labourers and the serVice Iry Into tbe reasons of deJay In cleariD, Claas. How will tbey be able to manage the sand from the raIlway track: and to to ,0 to the pllico of tbelr work In case take disciplinary action aaalOst tbe officers tbe local and passenger tralDs are cancel. found guiJty in tbls regard. Tbe Govern- led or converted Into fast tralDS ? ment should formulate a scheme of plant- Ing trees as a permanent solutioD of the I would hke to urge UPOD the M,nl.- problem so that trains may not have to ter of Railways tbat either on all aucb be canc.elJed due to tbe accumulatIon of sections wbere passeDger tralDs have beoD sand on tbe railway track. cODverted IOto fast traiDs tbese faat traIDs sbould be provided a baIt or tbe faCIlity (vi) Demand f or measures to safeauard of local trains or sbuttle trains msy be tbe bl)nOOf of women liven tbere. Tbe poor. tbe labourers, far- mers and tbe people of service class sbo- SHRIMATI USHA RANI TOMAR uld not be made to suffer for tbe conveni- (Ahgarh) . It IS a matter of great regret ence of a small number of people that now-a-days the IDcldents of atrocities Appropriate measures sbould be takeD ID ~n tbe women folk are on increase and thiS regard these womeD folk are forced IOtO various eVil ways. They are murderd for dowry. (y) Dem.ad for ioq oiry into Railway The most regrettable thlDg JD thiS regard Department's remissness in removinl IS that bardly In 10°0 01 the rape cases, a.ad from rail tracks io Jodbpor aDd the accused are pUDlshed In spite of vari· ous laws JD thiS regard. the number of Jaisalmer area doe 10 wbicb several traios bave beeo caD celled. incidents of expJollauon of women have JDcreascd durmg the last teD yean. Leaa) powers should be given to the voluntary SHRI VIRDHI CHANDER JAIN orgaDJsatlons to curb tbe excesses on (Barmer) : Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, women. It ha. also come to notice that followlDg trains of Northern Ral1way re- the women rn the tribal areas aro stili mained suspended for about a month I.e. accursed to live the hfe of a slave. In from June to July 198B-between Bldotra thIS country, the womeD have always been and Barmer. Jodbpur and Jalsalmer and held ID hlgb reverence and yet tbelr res- between Barmer aDd MlDawar respectlv.. pect IS being put to a ~take. I urge UPOD ely. tbe Government to take some concrete measurc-s In thiS regard (1) 1 JB UP (2) 2 JB DN (3) 207 UP (4) 208 DN (5) 1 JPJ UP (6) 2 JPJ D"'l (1) 4 JBJ DN (8) 3 JBJ UP (9) Barmer to (vii) Demaad for Goverameots' recog_i. sing (be electropa,b1 "Ste. of treat- Mlnawar. ment. These trains were suspended due to DR. CHANDRA SHEKHAR TRI- du.t .torms wblcb bad accumulated sand PATHI (KbaHlabad) : In a densely popu- on both Iide. of the raIlway traCk. The lated country hke India. wbere 80 percent railway autborities and the enltDeers sho- of tbe total population stili resides in uld bave enga,ed rbe extra number of lab- rural areas, tbere Is acute shorla,e of our for this Job wtucb tbey dId not eng- medical (aclhtles. Innumerablo people die a,e. Adequate number of Buldozers was untimely due to the sbortage of cbeap Dot arranaed and pushed Into ieryjce at medicines and doctorl. SJDce last s"oral tbe proptr time, whicb resulted .nto tbe years. NEHM of India. New Delbi it IU- !;aDcellalloD of traID' aDd resultantly the cccsafully utlhziDJ tbe bepcficiat, harml... 3. ~ Matten under SRAVANA 25,1910 (SAKA) Discussion under ltule 377 Rule 193 and ..cbeap .medical system and medicines [Englirh] of Welt Germany in India. ThIs establisb- ment bal been requesting the Government DISCUSSION UNDER RULE 193 to aa:ord its recognition to tbls new and fireb..ranklDl sCientific medical system of 12.15-1/2 br•• elcctropatby. Tbe han. Minlstcr of Healtb and FamIly Welfare. Government of India Atrocities 00 Harijao. aDd AdiY ••i. bal already issued directives for tbe for- 10 dltrereet Part. o( the CouDtrJ- mation of a sub-committee of experts to oxamine wbetber tbis system is scientific Contd. and effective. An e~r'Y decision of ''''e Governmeilt in tbls regard may prove Mk. DbPt..n y -~Pt:.AKER: We will benelicial and useful (or crores of poor go to the next item of today's list of pauents. business. Now, we will take up turther discussion on the atrocides 00 Harijans & So, I would request 'he hon. M'nister Adiva~is in ddferent parts of tbe country of Health and FamIly Welfare. Govern- raised by Shri Ba'want Singh Ramoowalia ment of India to grant an early recog- on the 2nd August. 1988. Tbe timo aUo- tted for this Item was only two hours. nition to Ibis system of medlcinc 50 that tbo people of thIs country may get benefit Bot we have already takeD 5 houn aDd 6 of th. cbeap and effective medicines. mID utes. Now. I would lake to know the senle of the House whether we can extend tbe time of tbe diSCUSSIon for thiS subject. (vII) De.aod for s eUing guidelines fer checking tbe quality of blood dooa- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ted to tbt Blood Baoks. MINISTRY OF PARLI-\MENTARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF [English] ST ATE IN THE PRIME MINISTERS OFFICE (SHRIMATI SHEILA SURI VIJA Y N. PATIL ,Erandol): DIKSHIT) : We can extend the dIscussion MOlt blood banks In Ind.a do not conduct for thIS subject by two hours. Now, new tbe Elize test for detecting AID and inCIdents have taken place and tbe bon. HepatitiS 'B' before supplying blnod to Members bave been agItated over tbe neody patient". Some blood banI SURI BASUDEB ACHARIA (Ban~ Members are also very particular, but kura) : But he sbould make a statement. wben 41 Rajputs were killed at Dale' He was tbere in lehanabad tbe day before Chak in Aunngabad l)istrict, no noti~e yesterday. was taken tbereof, and tbat problem was not taken notice of seriously, aDd sucb THE MINISTER OF STATE OF gba§tly killinas are going on, I would THE MINISTRY OF WELFARE (DR. )ike to draw the atteotion of the Homo RAJENDRA KUMARI BAJPAI): I also Minister tbat the problem should be exa.. went ,bere. mined by tbe Committee of the Members or tbe House in tOlallty. not in part, We have to sec the problem.:; in totality, •At· SHRI THAMPAN THOMAS: Then orcity' does not meao simply 'kilJin~s' or we are very much interested to know 'murden". Atrocities may be io different about the incident that took place in (orms. You can ima~ine the anguish, Jehanabad District. tbe anxiety of non-Harijaos when the Harijans or the triba!s grab their land. I MR. DEPUTY·SPEAKER : Already can ,ivo you several examp'es. 300-500 tbe Minister ,of State in the Ministry of bigbas of land of non-Harijans have been ParliatJ'ler,tary Affairs has ~aid that 'he grabbed by tbe Harijans and tribals and Home Minister will make a Statement. there the Government ill silent, and doing notbing. Will the Government ta e notice SURI THAMPAN THOMAS' When? tbereof,? I can give y<'u one example, If il nol a fact tbat atrocities are commi· tted only on Harljans. tbere are so many THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE nor,-Harijans who are ~utr;!rin8 on th;s MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI account and let it be inquired IOto b} a SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : He is now Committee of this august House. Has the in the olh~r House. BUgust House ever come to the conc!u'iion that all the non~HariJans have combined MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER Mr. and conspired to commi~ atrccities on Mahab,r Prasad Yadil\i to continue his Harijans? The answer is °No' it is not speech. a fact tbat all tbe non-Harijans have combined aod cor,spired to commit SHRI MAHABJR PR.o\SAD atrocities on Haflj,jns' Harijans Y ADA V (Madh~pura): Mr. Deputy- are oot the only children of God 8nd Speaker, J began my dhsussioo ti e other non-Harijans arc not I he ('n y cbildren of day by sa}ing that the probltm~ solved Satan. Tber: af\! aood and heW elements create new problems. Af:er 40 }ears of In every ca~te. Every ca~tt is a bL no of Independence ncw problems bave come aoodne~s and badrcs~. No one can say liP The Governmt'of h not only for tt-e that any caqe il' only bad and any calte non·H:)f.jans or Hanjans. they musr be is only good Goodness and badness tbe Government of the people. for Ibe prevail everywhere and we have to take people aod by the people. It IS nor a ootice m that way. I am giving you one fact .har atrocIties are Cc.mmith:d only 00 example. I will say tbat atro~ltles are Harijans. Sometimes the atrocities are also committed cn non-Harijan-;. Suppose committed also on non-Hal ijans. I have thue are rel-crvations for the Bafljan!>, beard every Member .peaklng here. All ... ery aood. they are downtrodden, they Members bave not yet decided how at rId should be given reserv8ti(ln. in servIce. I where atrocities arc committed and by do not object to the reserva'ions fnr tbe wbom tbey are commuted. Hanjans But wben a jun or olbce. ts made seoior on tbe around of reservation. lben the former senior officer becomes Sir. B'bar is &. fertile field not for free demoralised. So. can it niH he considered ideas. but for free casfei~m. There the ;0 that way aUlh{·nty \-\ hy tbe seniCIT problems are quite ~eriou.. About 18 officer is made to bow down b:fore the Harij.D. bave been ktl'ed in Jehan.bad, junior officer later on ? Government is '0 much particular Ind Diseusslon under SRAVANA :B, I~JO (SA~t4) Rule 19j SHRI RAMSWAROOP RAM: You totality, oot in part. When 41 Rajputl are opposing reservaflODS ? were JuIJed in DaloJ Cbak io AUraD&abad district of a:bar, wby dId the OuverDment SHRIMAHABIRPRASADYADAV: not take notice of It? Is It not a fact I am supporting reservations, to Dot opp- tbat 41 Rajputs were killed. I never ling bUt. (lnterruptiom). Please let me object to the Constitu'ionat provision tbat have my Say. (Interruptions). Let me Harljan. sbould ,et resenatron. I do not have my saY (Interrupti ons). ' object to it. But, I SImply mean, where- ver tbe atroclt'es are there, let tbat .,. MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER ; Please, examloed tborough y. Power aDd justice Order. must be brought togetber so that wbatever is just must be powerful and wbatever II SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD Y ADA V : powerful must be just. Power sbould Mr. Deputy-Speaker, SIr. I do not oppose always be mingled witb justice. If justice tbe reservation tor the Hanjans by the IS IDjected in pohtics. It is very g»od. But politiCS IS Injected in justice, it is Government. But I am brlnglDg to tbe If very bad. I simply say tbar politics and notice ot tbe Government tbat tbis IS justice should go tOjlctber, never separa- causlOg m~ntal torture. MenIal teosion to non-Harijans wbere the ;unlor Harljan tely. Everywbere justice sbould be "ven civil servant goes up to tbe blgber position to everyone. Tbe Honorable Members of Opposillon and ruhng P.uty. forger those on account or tbls re~ervatioD pO;ICY. I days. wben tbe partIcular caste was tbe do no! oppose lbn. Wbal I am teillog .S, it causes dem\)raliutloD and mental vote ban k for a partlcula.r Party. You have seen ID Alla~ab.!d tbat Kashi Ram tensiun. And. tberelore It IS In away, tbe atrocn} on the non-Hclr,jans. got equal number of votes as Sunil ShaslCl. We have to take notice of t)"oat. HaCljan, !..ly that notblng bas beea do!}e Take anotber example. Wben any for tbem. H.lfl'anS say lbat nothlDg has Harajan or tribal takes possession of tbe been done for tbem. They arc geUing land of the non-HarijaDs by force, what their educataon free. T ney are gelling is (he GovanmcDt dOlug? Wby IS tbe reservation in service Even tbe m.nori- Government SIUlDi Idle? Is It a enDS"- tiCS say tbat notbing ha~ b~en done for tU.lonal provision 7 I Cdn quote hundreds tbem. Mr. G S. Rajhans was lalklog 0; examples where tbe Idnds of non-Hari- about land reforms. Hariians are Dot Jan. have been "r~bbeJ by H.rijaDs. It gelt.ng land. It IS not only tbe problem !s a fact wblch must b! laken notice of of baves and bave nots. The problem is It IS a fact tbat cerlaln Hafljans, is, 19. p~ycbolog'cal. The prob ems bave ~en or 20 bave bt"en killed In Jehaoahad. c8uo;ed by thre~ fhmgs. superiority com- Bihar. But wby is nouce Dot taken ot plex, mfcflorit y complex and defects ID kIllings and murders In Motiban West. Government laws. Kuagara8, Mon~byr Bbagalpur aDd RobldS d.slrll.. ls. Thousands bave been SHRI THAMPAN THOMAS: Is It ~IJ!ed there. I will not say, who is at your policy? fault but It I~ tbe Governmeot wbicb ha\ to examJOe it. Tbere are problems which should be examin~d In totall'y,not in part. SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD Y ADAV: H ahouJd be examIned thoroughly. Rape Wbat tbe Government IS dOlOg 1 Will the was commuted in Paraula vlllaae of Bbn- House aic:c tbat tbere should be nallona- gatpur dlSfrlCl. l) people have been killed haatloo of land? What IS tbe advantage In MOlghyr ds~trlct. Non-Harijans bave for tbe laDd owners? It a landowner been killed. In Kh8~cHla. tbere have boen bas sot 50 acres of land, be bas nOI tbal kIllings. Why did the GovC'rnm~Dt Det living l'aD~ard as a pa\\D9Iaia to an UJ ban take nouce of thal. It is not corrects to area. Let tbere be equal opporrunlly lor say tbat only the HaoJ.ln5 bear tbe .tro- ldnd-owners, Harljaos and non-HaCljans. cities. It IS tbe commiUed policy of the A man 1e. ready to take a sen,ce ID lbe Goverl'ment to protect ever.) body. The GovernmeDt by selhna bis laDd. It is tbo atrocity prublclllS should be examined In COD\litIOD of landowner tbl' be is ready to 391 Disc ussion under AUGUST 16. 198R Rule l~J (Shri Mahabir Prasad Yadav1 tbe Harijan BOO was retained by the ,...t with his land in order to get a service Harijan OM for ten months. Wheo it was aad everybody says that nothing bas been brougbt to tbe notice of the Chief Secret- done for tbe HarlJ..lns an"i tbe ml n()fl (!es ttiy. tht'n that BUD was rci,ovcd. •• if this country only befongs to the Harijans and minorities anJ non-Hanjans I am giving you tbis cnmple to 'lee and otber people are out of tbis country. things in total perspective. (Interruptiolls) Let everything be done io proper perspec- They should be seen in proper perspective tive and justice be done (or all, for mino- taklDg into consideration/all tbe people rities and for HanJan. and tor a I. hving in IndIa or in Bihar ... (Interruptiolls) In a democratic form of Government, SHRI AMAR ROYPRADHAN there should be healtby diseuHioD 00 (Coocb Bebar): Is it tbe Congress pol- various matters. CertaJDly, people will icy 1 bs\tt! LO express tbemselves-express their views. But at tbe same time, they have to express tbeir vIews io a COD.tructlve. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE healthy and democratic manner so tbat MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI all the differences Will be ironed out and SONTOSH MOHAN DEV): It is Indi- unity Will prevail. Even the Opposition vidual opmion. IS a part of our democratic system aDd is expected to fUDction in a constructive SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD Y A- way. DA V : I was saying tbat Hariians sbould be given prior Ify in matters of service. I would like to add one last sentence. Howatrocity IS committed on Harl- let everyone of us Yfork for locial jans. I sball gIve you ODe example. Tbe) e harmony. I am pained to say sbat at was one HaCljan BOO. He was saYIDg present there IS no social barmooy in ,lIat Uppar Aasman. Ncecbe Paswan, aur Bihar. beecb meln KOI NabID. That is the tragedy. In Bihar, there [Translation] is caste feeling; there is a caste war BoiDS 00 at present. I will bring it to the not- I cite one or two more exampleJ. ice of tbe hon. Home Minls(c:r that If at al] the matter j" going to be looked loto and ir,vestigated, it should be done in ro- ta ity. in a tborough manner aDd in true Are the Hanjans nOL committing atro- spirit and In a compl~te and comprehen- cities on noo-Hanjans ') What is the sive form. condition of HafiJans? I am glv nf!: you one example how Doo-Hanjan get .. atro- cities from the hands of Hafljans. With these" ords. ] conclude. SHRI THAMPA~ "tHCMA5 You SHRI AMAR ROYPRADHAN are champiomng ShankaracharYd. (Cooch Behar) : Mr. Deputy-Speaker, Sir. tbe Jehana~ad incident took place first on SHRI MARA BIR PRASAD Y A- tbe J6th ot June. Wilhin tbe span of two DAV : Three BOOs were transft:rred. All months again there was ano'her incident. these BDOs should have been relIeved at In the first incident, 17 Harljan& were • time. But. two non-Hariian~ werC' r~lie kitlt"d. That was a ghastly murder which vod at one time sod ODe Harijan BDO happened in the dead of nfgbl. A,ain, was retained (or teo months. One noo- y..ilhlD tbe span of two months, another Harijaos BOO applied for retention for such occurrence has happened. In tbe a mODth to get bls ddugbter marrIed. He second occurrer.c~, 11 Harijans were mur- was Got aiveD time. But (WO O1ber non- dered. DefiDlteJy, thiS 's a serious thlDI. 'lIariJan BDOs were relieved at once but Sir, I would like to point out tbat Bibar '393 DlscuHlsn rmder SRAVANA 25, 1910 (SAKA) lIMit 193 394 i. a c ..te-prone area, that too the Jcbana- you wtJI find tbat tbere are lome problem. bad District. Hu any measure been taken for whIch atrocities arc gOlOg on. Tbey in tbls regardl? These lDeldcnt& were rc- are: Idod re(orm-olstnbutaoD of land to 1)or.ted In tbe Pres> What IS the Govern- tbe landless; landless agncullural labourers .meot dOlD8 there'? 1 do not know whether and their ·wagcl'; tbe problem of eocial any Government is functloning tbere or not. forestry; and Job reservattolJ and aDtl- I do not know wbetber [be Bha8wat Jba reservation Azad MInistry is in Patna alone or else- where. I would lake to pose tbls question J"131 nuw. the Han. Member 8poke-1 ~o tbis Government, know he belongs to tbe ruhng party bere. What IS hiS version abom reservation and Sar. we are gOlDg on d.scUS\1D8 thIs aOll-reServatll n? What is hiS versioo subject since 1947 oDwards. I don t have . about land reforms? I do not know. tbe exact figures wltb me now. But 1 But toe constitutional prOVIsion 15 tllere. tblnk so many times we have discussed I do not know whether he has gone tbro- tbls subject In thiS Hou&~ The hon. MaDls- ugb It or not 1 he proolem of reservat- ter IS bere. The non. M1Dlster has allo Ion and aoti-reserYil'OD bas C("IDC to parti- made a statemenl. It was Ju'-t like a phl- cular stage to the State of Oujarat. )olopbc:r's-and social reformer's We know (lnterrupllom) tbat. In Pre-Icjepe.odcnce ..-criod. the SOCi- al reform~r also made comments on this RAO BIRENDRA SINGH {Mabend- issue. In thIS country, long lung a~o, tbe ragarh) : But ID Jebanabad, It is the extre- great SaIDt SwamI Vivekaoaoda siud ; mists \\ ho are reponed to have tllJed. ( Interruptlom) . On Indians' Do Dot forget that those down'rodden people, tbose SHRI AMAR ROYPRADHAN : No. poor people are your brotber". No I am comins to that pOint. You can- Those cobblers and scavengers not deny H. You Will be astonisbod to aro your blood and your kltb and know thIS. kin." I thl k. tbe han. MJDf1ter will reply Sir, who cares (or his teachln~s now? that land reforms has been done. But wbat Gurudcv RablndraDalh Tagore said In Is tbe rep~lrt ? You Will be astoDl.bed to bis potm : 'earn about woat bappened tbere. About 11,200 hectares of land bas yet to be "Pasehale /dlCha jare sc tomare paschate settled ID Jchaoabad and 8.000 bectares fn tamclze' Gaya dhtnCt. No land reform bas been done. That II the malO problem. If at It means: If you go ahead by throw· all. tbe HarlJans aDd GiriJans have Jot ina away the downtrodden people, you fight to land. no land IS allotted to them. cannot make progress Those downtrod- It may be 1D paper only. But practically den people wlll pull you back. Mabatma thIS IS not so (InterruptIOns) Gandhi also spoke so many IhlDgs about tbis. But who carel for those teachings? R~O BIREN..)RA SINGH : Thcn . Is tbe Govcrnmeot really serious about why sbould extremists klJl HarlJans? tbis matter'1 I would lake to ask thiS question. Are you senous to solve tbe Sl-lRI A~AR ROYPRADHAN . It is problems of HanJans and GlflJdDS' I not because of extremists You can 80 tblnk tbe Government IS not so seriou~ lhrougb loe report. you wlll &nd Iha. It because tbcse probkms are there In our ts not so. It IS because of tbis Govern- country for a IODg time. ment's attirude. Here is a Report of tbe Commls~loDCI for Scbcduted Cutes and Scbeduled Tn- On the otber Side. Shrimati Blbha bel. This II tbe Sevcnth and tbe lastest Go~waml raised a point about atrocities Report. If you go tbrouab tbl~ Report, on tbe Glrijans of Trrpura and rapo on 9ts /)Iscussion IlMtr AUGUst 16, ,988 kult 19J 396 [Shri Amar RoypradhaD] SHRI AMAR ROYPRADHAN : You should go tbrough the Report first. the adivasi women. At that time. they protested and some Members on that aide SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV: I also protested. I think. you will not deny bave gone tbrougb tbe Report. I will re- tbis report in the ·Sunday'. I tbink. you quest the Hon. Member not to'luotc are very mucb bobnobblnl witb tbls Tri- tliat. pura Upajati Sangh (TUJS). It is reported tbere. I do Dot want to mention tbat it is SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA: This the Forward Biock's opinion or It is tbe is tbe statemeot of Sbyamacbaran Trapura. CPM's opinion or Left Fronfs opinioD. It IS hiS statement tbat tbe boo. Membor But it is said tbat tbere is a coalition is referring to Ministry with TUJS baving al hance. (Interruptions) SHRI AMAR ROYPRADHAN : You SHRI SATYENDRA NARAYAN may deny it. But It IS there. It says; SINHA (Aurangabad): I want to know one tblDg. Does tbis reporr contain a re- "Shyaruacharan Tr ,pura'8 ~ tate- ference to tbe fact tbat DM of Gaya "as mo:nt thdt 18 tribal women have already UISlr bUled 35,000 d~res ot land? been raped, was supported by a (Interruptions) detailed report on tb~ mCIdenls submitted to tbe party cblef by SHRI AMAR ROYPRADHAN: tbe milltaDt students wlna of tbe Whatever it IS. It is reported in tbe Amrit TUJS, tbe Tribal Students Feder- Bazar Patrlka of 19.6.1988 (Inturuptions) ation (TSF). A four-member ISF Land was Dot dIstributed properly. delegalion bad recorded tbe (lnurrupti ons) statements ot the 'rape victims' at Hattmara, tbe nearest village SHRI SATYENDRA NARAYAN wltb a road bead from UJaomal- SINHA : Th. District Magistrate of Gaya daD". distributed 35.000 acres of land to the landless peopJe in the di.trlct of Gaya 10 Have you got the guts to file a SUit the presence of the then Chief MlDlsier on against thIS newspaper, Sunday ID wblch tbe 14th November, 1987. (Interruptions) It was publisbed in ItS 26 Jun~ h) 2nd JUly 1988 edition '1 Now you are sayin& tbat SHRI THAMPAN THOMAS: I you have protested. would like to know wbetber those lands are witb tbe Hlfljans or Glrljans or vntb Now I will reter to tbe state nent of wbom. (Ir.rerruptions) the hOD. MlDister Mrs. BaJpai about tbe position of tbe reservation. ThIS slatem\!ot SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA : I was circulated by tbe bon. Mimster to tbe would like to know wbetber actually tbey Scheduled Calste and Scbeduled Tribe were a!lowtd to take posseslion of the Members ID the meeting ""jib the Prim: land or not. That is 'he question. MlDilter. ( Interruptions) Even in the Central Government. in THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Group A posta, out of a total of 5592~ MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI only 5554 SC and ST officers are there. SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : On thiS What il the percentage '1 In Group B particular question. in botb the Houses pOlts, out of 76623, only 9J41 are SC and we have replied and we bave laid tbat ST people. Of course. In Grouo C, It is facta .tated ID tbe paper are not correct almost covered up. Out of 2'24377 post •• and iDvelt;gatson was beIng made. It was tbey are about 3.9 lalthl. In Group D liveD io tbe Trlpura A,sembly a'~o. So I ooly It IS fully covered up where sweepers will humbly request tbe boo. Member ... and acav.nscrs are there. Out of 1199206 ( Inte"upti"1II) po.t., tbey are 398665. 397 Discuu/on under SRAVANA 25 •• 910 (SAKA) /f.u/e 193 393 But what about tbe Bankinl and otber undergo a thorough overbaul al public sector undertakioas? Tbere. io minor changes so far contempla- Group A it is only 8%, in Group B it is ted would not simply do." only 10%. in Group C it \s 14.23% and 10 0 Group DillS 19 36 10. Only in Group D On page 46 the Commission's report it is covered up Wby is tbis the posi· furtber says : tion'1 "It would tbus appear tbat After 26th January 1950, In tbls 100g several of tbe Central MiOl.tries period, you are not able to cover U;J the aod the departments have not quola. There is a buge backlog. You made aerious efforts for monitor- never tried to fill up thiS ba-:ktog. And 108 the Central programmes of now the crIme h::ts gone up. deve!opment of the scheduled cas'es and scherluled tribes. Tbe Just now we have heard a Member CommissIon "ould accordingly from your Party who was saymg about recommend that all Ministries the same thiog. The atrocIties and riots may be called upon to indicate are go'ng on In tbat particular area of clearlY the pro,rammes under- Gujarat. Have you cODsidere j all tbese taken by them for the welfare tbings? I th'nk never. Never did you and development of the scheduled take note of It. You give OTlly some "astcs and scheduled tribes in a lectures here just like the saints and separate chapler of their anDual !ihllosorhers We shall have to speak so reports." Harijans and GHljans gOlDg to their fields and contactmg them ID order to find out Not a single MiDl~try exceptiog your as to bow to solve their problems. Department or the Department of Agri- culture has done It, No other Department Have }OU gone through the SC has d one It. Why has no action been Commts'iioner's Report? How mucb taken 85tarnst them ? So you arc against have you develoC'ed the SC and ST tbe development of HarlJans and Glrijaos. communities. j" lliven here. It 1<; not my Their condItion has not improved. Let us report, It is your renort. It IS the 7th al) be united to solve lbl! problem of the Report of tbe SC CommissIOner. ID tbis poor people. Reoort it is cl~:lrly "'ater on Page 43, Para '.9 : [Trans/ation) SHRI RAMSWAROOP RAM (Gaya): '·The Commis,ion IS of the firm Mr. Deputy SJ)eaker. Su. the august vu~w that the pro~r~<;" in poverty House IS today discussing a very sensitive al eVlatlon programmes ha~ Dot subJect. tba t of atrocities ('0 tbe Harijans at it II bl.!en commensurate with and Advasj~ On 16th June. atrocities tbe Inve,rmeots. There bas heen were committed on the hariJans at NODbi no atte:nrl to sIreopthcn the and Nagrna. 19 Har,jan~ were k.Ued in it. machinery (or f"lIow-up, monitor- The wounds of this IDcldent bad not yet ing and evaluat on. Consequently healed when another ,ncid6Ilt of this kind the ecoromlC condillon of tbe occurred again some 3 kilometres away SC dot'S not appear to have frOID Nonbi and Nagma. We cannot bold undergope any perceptible chan- the Government responsible for it aDd ge", say tbat It was failure OD the part of tbe Government t-ecause luch incidents are So nOlhinll bas been done for schedul- tbe producrs of ,oclet). They are the ed castes and scbeduled tnbes. Tbis is products of frenzy of our caste based what YClur officltll report says. Furrher I society and UDll1 su~b te'1denci~s e~ist, quote: reaardlcss of wblcbever Government II in 'The Commis."on stronply re- power. thIS will continue. Durin, tbe commends tbat IRDP .hould Jan•• a Rulo, a similar incident occurrej at Di.reussirJn unde,. AUGUST J6, 1988 RU/~ 19J (Sbri aamswaroop Ram] been stated by Dr. Bajapi also, that,no BcJc.hi although the lanala was. in power action bas heon taken there so far. win in the State. of Bibar as well. The Harij. tbis not boost the morale of tbose crimi- ans bad to suffer atro..-:ities at tbat time [jab? Will tbey not fcel safe 1 Who, are .Iso and 11 of them were burnt alive. the persons involved in tbis incident? Tberefore, I want to submit that until Ramashisb Yadav, R.jdov Yadav, Kapil tbeN is a change in tbe attitude or the Vadav were be bind tbls incident.' These.. people tb!mseJves, sucb Incidents will persons had been bebind several otbe~ cODtinue to occur regardless of whlcbever incidents as well and it ia strange tbat ttie Government is in power, wbetber tbe Lok Police Force could not arrelt tb~.e 7 Dill or tbe Janata or the C.P.M. we ar~ persons. When tbe assailantl were aasault- thankful to tbe Hon. Prime Mrnisler for iDg tbe harijans, people were saying tbat BudinB Buta Singbji and the hon. Minis- 19 harijaos 'have been mas.acr~d at Naama ter of Welfare Dr. Bajpai to these places and Nonbi and tbey will Dot besitate to immediately. I was also a member of tbat kill more barijans and tbat is wbat baa team aDd I saw that tbere was no political made tbem so daring. Tbi. puts ,a big ilSUc involved in it. If we make it 8 Question mark on tbe Ineff~otj"eDess of political issue thh discussion WIll Dot 'eaJ Bihar Government and our society. Tbf. us anywhere. Tame bas been allotted for Is tbe mOSl serious issue today. discussion on this subject in tbis august HeulC so tbat we can sit togetber and try Tbe Hon. Prime Mmister has expres- to find a solution to it. If we make it a sed bis con::ern in this mattt'f. In hi' pOlitica' issue this matter will be blown addfess to the nation from tbe ramparts up unneccessarily. We bave to consider of tbe historic Red Port, he expressed bit as to how to take tbe 25 crore! harijans concern regardIng tbe excesses in .lehana- aMi adivasis into confidence and tbi~ IS a bad, and about ensuring the aafety of matter of serious concern. Tbe is"ue is barijans and luijans. It 1S certainly a not to find out wbo IS at faolt. I wanr to matter of sericus concern but I can see submit to tbe boo. Minister of Home bow much interest the Opposition parties AffNt's aDd bon. Minister of Welfaro that are taking in this matter. Docs tbe Oppo- reservation in promollon and recruitment sition consist of only 3 Members 1 I tbiBle sbould be carried as it being done today }OU do Dot have the time to share our pain but tbey sbould fllso Hsure ihe hanjans but you bave ample lime to make political of tbis country in tbe House "that even If capital out of every issue wbere is the tbe barUans have to atay bungry in tbeir Opposition today. Wbere is bon. Prof. buta. tbey are safe. We reqUtre sucb 8D D8ndavatejl wbo is constantly drawiD& tbe assurance because the hariJdn'i apprehend attention of tbe House. on every petty todl' wbether tbey wit! sun'lYe or nnt. issue. (Intel puptions) What is tbe history bebind tbe m9ssacre at Nagma and Nonbi. People were killed Shri Ram Bhabadurjj you too do not at Damoa Kbargi as weB and wbat is the have worda fo submit regarciJn8 the at- reaSOD bebind sucb conflicts 7 I tbink tbat rocIties on hariJan5. it is tbe produt"t of our C8!te based society wbere frenzy of castei.m IS at its SHRI THAMPAN THOMAS: Tbe pinoacle because our locit'ty is patronising Hon. Prime MlOis'er have cooked up it. details. The bon. Chief Minister visited Naima SHRI RAMSWAROOP RAM Had aDd Nopbi on tbe 18th and made the if been cooked up it would not bave been foUowiol three announcements (I) that saId from the ramparts of the Red Fort. tbe JUD licence! of licence bolders would (InterruptIOns) ... Mr. Deputy Speaker. be leized: (2) tb:'d pUDitive tax"'. wouM Sir, I ball from tbat area only. Wbeuewr be impostd and (3) tbat tbe disputed land such incidentl occur, tbo I.P.F. or the would be distributed. But ,.-hen I enquired Naxalltics or some otber sucb Iroup are from the bon. Chief MiDister In tbis blamed but I want to lubmit tbal tbey reprd be said tbe same thine whicb bas are hardened criminal. aDd tbey .bould 40& 8I1AVANA 25, .910 (SAKA) RMle J9J 402 "M coasidared as .1ICh.. They ...ou14 Dever they would DOt accept less tbaD wIIat bas IIIcIe uador political cover. II these people beeD fixed by GovernmeDt. Thil led to ~ Md .....t tbillltlDa they would never disputes. Tbirdly. tbe hatijaD. aacI .... k1llod hadja.. I want to ask wbe- adivatls have' become aware of tbeir cobs- tlaer 50 yaar old Birjudas, 8 year old t.tutlonal fiabts today. Today, in every .a.,., aad 5 year old RanjJt. were all village at least S or 10 barijans are literate ..alltoa 1 How can kll&.er. of .ucb peoph aDd tbey aet aware of tbe Goyernment ba.. any political ideololY? They can I)rogrammes for tbeir welfare throuab the _I,. be criminals. mals-medla or tbe newspapers. If we yle" !be Naama-Noubi and Damunba-Khaarl. 13.80lfr•• Incident. therc arc three or four reasoUl beblnd it. But tbe di.pute is not on "alft. At ~aama-Nonbl one Rajnandan $inab EYen if incidents of dacoity occur in was IDvoJycd once in a dispute re.. reliD, ...., area people say tbat nlxalite, are wales. Disputes in tblS reaard are tb... beldnd It. The real criminals are bidden nOD-existeDt. I have been told tbat if i, beblDd .ucb cover During our tour of tbe bandiwork o( bardeDed criminals and tbe atrected areas. the barljans wanted to It sbould be viewed In tbac way. The hon. know wbetber we could ensure tbeir safety Chief Minister did not aet tbe licensed in future. We bave loft tbls question to and unliceDsed weapoDI confiscated and you. I wal al.o present tbere. Tbere can be I cannot aay anotbinlln tbi. matter. In 3 reuonl bebind current state of affairs. J abanabad and Gaya land reforms are Tbe firl't can be tbat rbe deprived lections beinl implemented and people are aware were assured of lettin, land tbey never of tbem and as a result this kind of used to mike such demands ear her. Late tbiokiDg is slowly being suppressed. Prime Minister Stirimati Indira Gandhi Consequently. lbe police tbere has also bad Itlted in 1975 tbat land reforms and become ineffectivo and use1ess. Mil'aimum Waaes will be implemented be- ..dn liberatina tbe bonded labour. Tbi, relclted eyery villaae of tbe country and SHRIMATI MANORAMA SINGH (Banka): Tbey baye become weak. consequently a new awareDel1 was created 1m.,.,. tlMte people and tbey became ...re of their rilbtl. Tbere are several SHRI RAMSW AROOP RAM: I other teldOns behind tbe atrocities on would say us:leSl and not weak been" barijaus. Tbe distribution of Government tbey appear to be dauntleas but actually laDd and of ..rplus land amODI tbe land- tbey bave become tbe tooll in the hands ,... Scbeduted Castes and Scbeduled of t~ land lobby. If any barljan is Tribel also relulted In disputes. The amlled under Rule un. tbcn tbe name or opP\)Sition never mentioned 'and reforms tbe sub-tDpector should also be included or IDinlmum wages It It only tbe CODg- who piCks him up at 2.00 A M. and lucb NIl Govemmeat wbicb bas implemented otber odd bours and putl bim beh1Dd t"'m. The OppoaiUOD DeYer did aDytbing bars. And tbese yery sub-inapecton. ... ••• ••. (Interruptlons) ..... wben bon. celebrate with tbose wbo are bebind tbe Sbri Dead.ftte was tbe Minister, lind massacre of barijans. How can the reform programmes were initiated uDder barijans feel safe? They are Yer, scared NRBP and RIEGP... (Interruptions) and refuse to diyulse fact •. Still wo came Mr. Deputy Speater, Sir, m, consider.ble IcrOIl seyerll persons wbo are very dis- titae ba. bleD w8l,.d because of interrup- pleased witb the D.S p. of Jahanabad and tioaa ad tltetef'err, let me make my sub- tbe sub-Inspector of K.akor tbaDa. TheJ say tbat it is on account of these two """08 A. rqard. .urplus land beina d..... uted to tb. Scheduled ealtos and OmCef. that tbe criminals aro ItttiDa Ttl., 41D1lcu1tt.. .roto in aivln. tbem protectioD. Hare Ram II ODe of the PGltlllton. How mucb was tbe miDimlllD criminals aDd anoCher"s it Ram...... hN by ,be Government. Not even Later il brother in law of the fonaor: 1/2 ... of fttocIpatDl worth of "aaes .... s Hare Ram runl a COUDtry made liquor aad bomcb dlltillary. D.S.P. llajde. Si.... ia b_.... D • B... tbe ....1.. wer. of a ver, '_"ho ,ariety. The people .Iid tbl' in collusion with him, takes mODo)' from Diseussion unde, AtGUST 16, 1988 Rule 19.3 404 [Sbri Ramswaroop Ram] The District Magistrate and tbe S.P. him and provides him protection in return· of that district should be held responsible I was thlDking why immediate assistance where such incident occurs. Beside•. 'aod could not bo provided to those harijans reforms should also be implemented who were being assaulted only 3 or 4 strictly. We often talk of imposing com- kms. away from the police station. The munity tax. You may be aware that for Police station. The Police is in co)1usion four hours tbe shooting spree went on in with both the land lobby and the criminals that village, but not a single person of and therefore there should be a change hillh cast came to their rescue. Women from top to the bot~om. As regards the were Taped and sucb horrible things Collector, it is being said that if a harfjan were done whicb cann~t be Collector is posted in a harljan dominated told in tbJS House. But no one came to area. such operation can be controlled their rescue. Until coHective but in JahaD8bad district tbe Collector is fin~ is imposfd OD tbem. no ()ne will a barijan. Wbo after all is going to ensure come to save them. Impose a fine of Rs. the safety of harij8ns if it is not being 1000 on the bolder of one bigha land and done under a harljan Distr;ct Magistrate. Rs. 2000 on the holder of two bigba land. We have requested the hon. Home Minis- Impose the tax of Rs. one thousand per ter and tbe Cbief Minister to suspend bigba. If this will not be done. no one both the CoJ1ector and tbe S.P. as both will save tbe barJjens. It wl1l go on like of them arc ineffective An incident of this thiS. Watbout thIS hariJans cannot be short takes place oDly 5 kms away and saved. the entire district aJmioistration falls to check it. A report in this regard was later The hon. Minister of Home Affairs submitted to tbe Chief Minister by the went there and be must have got all the S.P. and the DI~trict offi.:ia's. The State Information. I have come acro~" a rcpon. Government is $l failure because the cnml- In the Noobi Villag~, a Lalcas Paswan. nals are able to get away with their deeds hiS wife, five months old daughter Pinki in spite of a large police force and the and 22 year old Karu Mochi were klHed. DG, DIG. SP and DSPs ere. It is very unfortunate. Where was the' administration I would also lake to submIt about tbe at that time? In tbe Seventh Report tbe incident of Bihat vilJage ID Muzaffar- Commh~ion on Scheduled Castes and pur district. Twins were born there in a Scheduled Tribes has provided the names harijan's hOD.e. Some one asked him o( sensitive districts in the country. In wbat names would he keep ot t~e new Bihar, Patna, Nalanda, Rohtas, Bhojpur, born. He replied that be would call one Gaya, Vaishali, Samast:pur, Jahanabad, Ram and the other Lakshma'1 The pt(~on Bhagaipor Begusarai, and Ranchi are saId that tbey wer~ his Gods. Why was very sensitive districts so far as atrocities he keeping these Darn ..... ? The Pdft'(ltS OD hariians and girijans is concerned. were then ude only because 'hey bad k~ pt Wby C'1nnot the police force be modeornlsed these names for their sons. They were th:re '1 Can't they run Ihe administration asked to caJJ one ·f)uba' sud the otber in a new way '1 Can't special courts be 'Dbudhva'. Sucb is the condition of our set up in these s~nc;jtive d,Slflcts to punish society. those who comm;t atrocirie! on Har'jsns '1 We see that a large number of cases are TC'day we are dlscu:.sing this in the pending in high courts. district House. But tbis cor,flict is not new. It is courts and lower courts. Some of them going on for the last five thousand years. are pending for the Jast ten years or Tbis conflict IS between ManUf,mrlll and twenty ycar<;. Meanwhlle the criminals tbe Constitut'on of IndIa. We have to are free and they regularly commit crimes. see whether the Hindu SOCIal system in Spectal courts should, therefore, be set up which we bave been hving for the past five at tbe earhest in all the sensitive districts thousand years will g've us tqual oppor- of India, where atrocities are committed tunities or not. Shankaracharya treats us on barijans and gir;jdns, so tbat cnminais as untouchables. We are not allowed to caD be punished. enter the Nathdwara and Badrinath tem· 405 Discussion under Rule l~J 406 pIes. I would like to ask the Shankara- the Home Minister Mr. BUla SIngh seem charya whether we, the 2S crore hafljans to ,ay that tbe problem is merely a Jaw and trlbals of India are not believers in and order one. That is why it is said Hindu rel-igluo? Actually, unless we tbat more forces can cope with tbis situa- adopt Indian Constitution instead of t,on. Maybe to some extent. it Is a law Manusmlrit, such incidents will go on and order problem. But it is not merely happenlDg. We have been suppressed for a law and order problem. It is a politi- years in the name of untouchability. reli- cal problem. It i. now being described gion and caste. Even today we have to as a 'caste war' or an 'inner party clash' Jive on outskrits of the Villages. where by the different breakaway factions of tbere i~ no drinking water facility for us. Naxalltes and extremistS'. But it Is not In spite of this" we are nationalists. We a calle war. It is not an IDncr party have tOiled in the Villages of India, pro- clash of different breakway factIons. If duced crops and made the country lelf- you describe it thus, then you Will fail reliant in foodgrains. So we arc no Jess to go deeper and to the bottom of tbls faithful. But ID spite of all this, w. arc problem. The problem is economiC, the still e"ploited. problem is political. It is a fact. In the report, the number of atrocities and cases With these word~, tbrough you and pending or disposed of, is mentioned. tbrougb this august House, I would like to From (here, you Will get the imp.resslon request tbe hon. Minister that sp~cial as if no Incident took place in the year courts should be set up for the summary J984. It IS mentioned in this report as trial of cases of atrocities and guilty 'Nil', as \f tbere was no lDcident in should be punished. I am sad about these 1984. incidents, but hope tbat tbe Government y.rill take proper steps for the protection Two years back, about 104 peasants and of barijans and lflbsls of India. agracultural iabourers-among them there were Harijaos-wcre killed when they were bolding a meeting near a rural library. No actton was taken agalOst these culprits, these P.olice people who MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Now Mr. killed innocent persons who wereholding a Basudeb Acharta. Please take five minu_ meettiog. They were demanding an increase tes Please state your points bfldly. Tbe in their wages. They were killed by the ho~. Members are anxious to listen to the police. Out of 100 agricultural labourers, bon. MinIster also. (Interruprions) a number of them were HariJans. They were killed by tbe police in tbe presence SHRI B,,~UOEB ACHA~(A (Ran- of SP, but no action W2! taken a¥alnst kura): Tbat IS why we wanted tbat tbe them. ~inlster ShOUld make a statement before tbe dlscu~sion. It would have helped us in discu!)slng tbe subje~t. In tbe first week of June, three persons in a vilJage Bbabua near Sasaram In the When we are discussing the atrocities broad day-lIgbt at 11 O'Clock, when tbey on Hafljaos. aootber gru~some incident were rOlurniDg from tbelr (arm. were killed brutally by tbe BIhar Military POlice, ~u' bas taken place In the Damua village, in the same district of Jebanabad. Tbis shows no acuon was taken against them. Tbe how tbe State Government of Blbar is Chief Mmistcr announced that a judicial callous. This alc;o sfiows criminal neglige- onquiry Committee would be set uP. but. nce on the part of the State Government uplill now, no judIcial enquiry Committee of Bibar. The Government of Bibar has • was set up. ThIS is thc sJtuat:on In the State of Bihar. failed 10 stop the recurrence of these inCidents. Tbe uovernment has descnbed the situatIon as 'not aerj(\us'. The stato- As I have stated, this is a polItical ments made -wbich appeared in various problem; this is not mere a law and Qrder Dewspapors-by tbe Cbief Ministor and even problem. Tbese agricultural labourers, bJstllssiOll under AuGUST 16, 1988 Rule 19J [Sbri Baaudeb Acbarla] because of the claas char.cler of the Government. tbese Harijanl. tbese Adivasis are now rising from th'ir s]u£llbec; the} arc ~ow becoming conscious about tbeir rIghts; A((er 41 )ears of indeptndctJcc, Swami they are being organised and YOU will see Agnivesb had to take a mar~1l of Hadjatu 10 many senas formed by landlords in the with bim to the Natbdwena rurA1 areas. Thougb they are declared temple and when tbeN WIS illegal. stlU they are operating; they are a question in this House, it was .uddenly bavin8 licensed aad unlicensed arms. announced by the Madam Minister that Unless this problem i'i solved, tbe tension after a long persuasion the tompte was in the rural areas will prevail in tbe thrown o()Cn. The next day we saw tbe true sense of tbe term. new., bow tbe temple was thrown open. After 41st years of Independence, today SHRI VIR SEN (Kburja): Washed also 40 per cent of the laod in our coun- with milk! try is in tbe bands of tbe 5 per cent of tbe people who are not peasants. Unless SHRI BASUDED ACHARIA: Yes. you take Away tbls land and distribute it they were purified. The Government had among the agricultural labourers and to persuade these priests. When the landless peasants. you will not be able Harijans were pUCIfied with milk, tbeD to lolve this problem, tbe problem of they were allowed. And we bave secn unemployment, .the problem of poverty; what the Left and Democratic Govern- tbis is the crux of tbe problem. Although ment in Kerala did in Guruvayur temple to implement land reform was mentioned where one Harijan boy was empJoYed upto tbe Slub Five Year PJan. in the Se- tbere, in tbe temple II was tbrown open venth Five Year Plan, it was not mention- and this Government had to pursue. The ed, as if thIS land reform has been Imple- Minister bad said, that after a Jong per- mented In our country, as if we have abo- suaSion, after Hanjans were being puri- )i.bod landlordism. The feudal system J. fied with milk, they were allowed to cnter .till .:xisling in our country. In Bihar, you the temple. Tha~ is the situation. will be surprised to know that land-lords are havang 1000 acres of land, 2000 acres So, unless the sjeuation Is defused. of land, 3000 acres of land. Even In this unless you Implement the minimum w.e~ Hou.e also you Will find tbat members you canoot solve this problem. EveD .the from the ruhng party are so having hund_ minimum wage is Rs. 11/-. I do nor know reds of acres of land. what is the rationale behind fixing mini- mum wage at Rs. 11 whon even Jlgricul- An iocident took place in Jba1umgaon, tural labourers get much more lha,n R s. 11 in tbe District of PaJamu, in Chota Nag- in West BcnsaJ, Haryan. and PUllJab. In ...( pur SubdiVision. where 7 persons were Bibar Jt IS still below Rs. 11 that you have killatl. the exploitation has been going on fixed. MlDlmum wage for the agricultural by the money-lenders Dot only in the labourer is tbere. but they are not letting mining areas but also in the TUra! areas; it. There is no Jaw enforcing agency. they arc at large 10 the rural areas. The landlords were not payin8 tbese Unless you stop all these tb n~s, cXj)loita- mlDimum wage. to the agricultural Jabou- tiOB by the money-lenders, exploltatJon rers. What action has the State Govern- by tbe zamindars, th's tension wilJ remain. ment laken 7 Have you laken up the mat- These atrocilles also Will go on. You tcr with the State Government or not? will Dot be able to atop them by seoding This is the crux of the question. Why more (arcos, as Sbri DUla SlOgh assured are tbe land reforms not being im- us as if by sendmg more forces they".,. plemenfed In Jetter and spirit? Why be able to cope with this situation. That has tbe surplus land Dot yet been disuf- means you still fall fo reahse the crux ot bUled among the Scheduled Castes aDd tbe problem. You btill are Dot soing to Schedulrd Trabu 1 Scheduled tribes have tbe bottom of tbe pr"blem. Tbis is aJso been displaced (rom their viJJa,e', (rom blHllSsilHl under SRA'VANA 25, 1910 (SAKA) Rult 193 4JO tbetr land for setting up of Rdultrial pro· It il true tbat for ceaturies tb.e Hari· jectl, but no proper rebabiKtation lias jans bave been subjecfed to insultl, yet been done. They have been displa- discrimination aod sufferlDg particularly ced up of projects. It bas been stated in rural areas. Tbe reason beinl. it is bere in tbis repott. said. that 92 per cent of tbe Harijans bavo been Jivio, in rural area. and 89 per Tbese are the reasons for the tenlion. cent of tbem are eitber farmerl or farm Umess you go to the bottom of tbe pro- labour. blem, unless you implement land reforms. unlesl you implement minimum wagel for Tbe experiences are too many. Sever- tbe agricQlturaJ labourers and Harijans al atrocities are being committed on you will not be able to solve tbis problem. Hanjans almost everyday In some or 'be If you consider it a m('re law and order other part of tbe country whether there problem in Bihar. and tbat by sending is Congress Government or non-Conares. more forces as assured by the Home Government. Unless all the members in Minister Sbri Buta Singb, you think that this House unitedly, wltb one voice, be- you will be able to get out of the situation. ing out some legislation wbicb is 10 you will nev~r be able to solve this prob- str'ngent that it deters people to think lem. You will never be able to solve even to commit atrocity. I do not tbtnt, tbis problem unless you think seriously the problem is anywhere near solution. about tbis. In away. I do fcel tbat criticism of SHRI K.S. RAO (Machllipatnam) : eacb other on tbis issue is better and does Tbe subject of atrocities on Hlanjans is some good, but (hat does not solve ehe bej~g dIscussed every year both in Parlia- problem. Atrocities on Hanjans are in- ment as welJ as In almost every State variabJy because of tholr economic depen- Legislature aDd It has become a practice dence and poverty. Even tbe Government to find fault with eacb other whicbever is and officers are helplDg those who commit tbe ruHng party e:ther at the Centre or atrocitIes on HarJjans. The prescnt Gove- in the States. But the experience telJs rnment io Andbra Pradesh claims every- us that no party bas proved total sincerity day that it is for the welfare o( Harijans in rectifying tbis situation. Maybe measu- and It is b~atiog its dru!D everyd,y tbat res bave been taken by various Govern- rice is bems given to tbem at RI. 2/- a menu. Even presuming tbat there arc kilo. But it has not done even one act to mistakes ID tbe implementation of various infuse confidence in the minds of Harijanl measures by tbe Congress Government, so tbat tbey can live with confidence and but the experience tells us that the situa- security. In my own eonstitueocy tbou- tion in mucb worse In non-Congress sands of acres of waste laod is there. One Governments For example, you take of tbe ex-Congress 1 egislatora was fiahtina the case of Andbra Pradesh. The Cblef on behalf of the HarJjan. so that that Jand Minister of Andbra Pradesb. wbo spoke does not go into tbo bands of ves~d inte- so much about Harijans and almost "Cpt rCl! but It should be distributed to tbe at a public platform after seeing tbeir poor Harijans at the local area. But the pathetic situation and suffering tbey are State Go\ernment has not taken any ItOpa being .ubjected to for centunes, djd not for tbe last tbree years to distribute those take action till today 10 the Karamcbedu laods among tbe poor Harijana. On the iacident wbere five people were kilJed aud contrary, the State Government bas filed 11 injured tbree years back. This indica- cases againsc tbe Harijans. makilW tbem tea that tbis subject is being l.sed only for go round tbe courts. maklDg them econo- political ends and no sincerity is being mically wrech and depdviog tbem of tbe sbown by them. Or possibly. this subject few chips tbey had. This clearly indicates is beina used only for getting votes. tbat all these politicians who are weapilll, Tbis is quite unfortunate. Tbis should who are sbedding tears on tbe public not repeat. Stern measure. sbould neces- platforms, do not have tbe sincerity of larily be taken by aU tbe people. And implemenOng these measurses witb full tbla subject bas to be discussed above beart. I only request aU tbe hon. colin- party Unos. IU.' of mine in tbis Houae: let UI rtao 411 Discussion untItr AUGUST 16, 1988 Ru/~ 193 412 [Shri K.S. Rao) mention tbe solutions also, which I feel are appropriate in the preseot Juncture. above tbe party hnes and Jet as Buggest I am of tbe definite opinion tbat speCial so!ulion~. Not octy we should suggest courts must function in a good number .olutions but let us educate the people for speedy trial o. tbe offenders. If severe and let us see that this ego built up in tbe punishment is gIven to the offenders privileged sections of the society is without any loss of time, then the temp· reduced. tation to commit atrocities will go down. When we go to the villages, we find So Jong as they are of the oplOlOn that that the same yard5tick is not belDg used they can take sheltcr under tbe Judiciary for all the communities. partIcularly for whlcb takes ample time, years togelher- Harijans and non-Harljdns. For example, by which? tIme the people will fQcgct if a Hanjan were to toucb a girl of a pIlvi. about the inCident-things are gOIng to be lcged community, it IS an extremely serious repeated for ever. So tbe 10lutlOOS that offence whlcb cann~)( be tolerated. It I am suggestlDg are ; sening up of speCial will be a matter of discussion in the area. COUrl!;, speclal 'a~k forces, speCial police Bot If the same thing IS done to a Hanjdn stations, particula~ly to sort out the pro- gJri, it is not taken seriously. It IS ajmost blem of atrocitlcs on HarlJans, with a time a routine affair or a common thiog, not hmlt for soctlO8 out their probiems. to be ta"en so ~diuusly. Tub ednnol be SimilarlY, mdl,ons of acres of wasteland prevented unless everyone 0. us were to which IS IYlDg In the country, must imme- think in a new directIon, oot in tbe same dIately be d.stnDlHcd among the Harjjans, old lincs, not on the basis of class or Scheduled Castes and tbe poorer secdon. community or caste. ot the society, s\ tbat th~y can increase their economic strengh! and get confidence to fight the atrOCities or IDjustlce done to Today, the realisation among the Hari· them. SimIlarly, while postmg the officers, jans IS aiso more. Years back they had a it mu)t be ensured that eHher Hanjans or fear that the Government may not support Scbeduled tribes or committed officers (rom them or tbat tbey are in minority, they other sections of the SOCiety arc: pOlted to are totally weak, they are economically the seOSltlve areas to ~cc that rhey take poor and that the ricber sections will do immediate action and act impartIally. them great harm in case the-y opposed or without any preJudices. ThiS problem is raised their voice. But I am very happy more because of tbe complexes which are to tell you-it is my own experience 'n my there In toe mmds of tbe peopJe-ellber owo areas whlcb Is supposed to be one of lDferloflty complex 'n tbe minds of Han- the rich districts of tbe coastal belt 0 1 jans and Scheduled tribes Of superiority Andhra Pradcih-that In the initial days, comp.ex 10 the mlDds of otber sections of wben Indira Gandbi had come to power. the soclet). I Wish special coaching there was a jubilance among the Harljans. c~nlCes arc set up, special efforts ace made They felt that here W&s a leader who could for lDfusmg confidence iu tbe HanJans and come '0 their rescue, DO matter how far Scbeduled trib~s and for preparing them off she was. Even the Clcher sections of and makIng them bellev.: that they are no tu the area used be scared of misbehav- JC!l5 IDte hgeot compdred to an) other ing with the Hanjans. But after the TDP people in tbe country. It is only with Government comIng into pt'wer In Andhra the necessary Inlra~tructural taclltlles or Pradesb, tbere IS jubilance in tbe privileged the envIronmental condItt on prOVIded tbat sections of tbe society. They bave no the lot of the HariJins and the SClleduled foar now to commit any Btrod ty on tbe caste people cao be Improved. If tl'Jese HarJjans. Harijans bave lost their bopes. tblnas are created JD ngbt-earnestness, They have lost their confidence. Tbey I am or tne detinue opin on tbat lhe are not certam when the Government will confidence of the HaCljans WIH go up and come to their rescue, to protect them. tbey Will be in a pOSition to tace them, fight against them and they can make Instead of repeating the InCidents of representation aMainsl them. SIr, 10 th.s, several atrocities wblch bavc been commi- tbe press bas also got a glCclt role to play tted in various paris of the country, let me in brioilD& It to tbe notace of tbe people 411 Discussion under SRAVANA 25, J910 (SAKA) Rule 193 414 of the coun,ry and create a sense or fear people were considered to be uppar caste among other sections of the society who and flnaHy a section of tbe people were are committing thc!le atrocities, conSidered to be superior in the society and some other section of tbe people SHRI THAMPAN THOMAS (Mavc- inferior tn the soctety_ Unless and until likara): Sir, It IS Cdtber 'Ihame- we 8l"t rid of tbls in(er'ority complex ful fryr us to discuss this matter agatn, among the Harijans and they thcmselyes Wnen this matter came up for discussion feel that they are equal and they share at the bealDning of this Session,.. this kind the fruits or the country's economic adva. of atroc ties was not there. But s.ubsequ- ncement equally. the slage Will not come eotly. after that. we are again Sitting nere when nobody else ID thiS country Will rise and dIscussing in this House the atrocllles agalDst them. In our Constitution, committed on Harijans anJ Adlv8!1is a few equality of every citIzen has been guaran- days back 'n some parts of the countIy. teed. Unless we are ID a pOSitIon to The Bihar 1D~ldent .is a symbolic one safeguard the prOVisions of tbe Constitu- which has taken pJace a few days ago. tion and solve the problems f~aced by the The news has como;! that the Chid MIDI- HariJJns and Adlvasrs. (here IS no use ster's face w&s hlackened by the young- talking so much here and outside. In sIers. ThIs IS d clear C:}cdmpie of blacke- very State, this problem IS there. But it DIng the face ot tbe nation. In fact, the IS too much to the State.. ruled by the person v.ho has done it has shown to the Congre~s, because the economic po!ici.. public that we are IDcapable of takln g up whIch are construed by the Congress the cause of HarJjam and Adivac;is and by Government aod a Iso the promotion that action he bas shown that not only which IS given to the upper caste and the Ch:ef M1nisrer's face, but the nallon's communal leaders ultimately help tbe face. the Pno'e MlOlster's face and every- upper caste people to h )Id power every- body's face ba~ not been spared. Tbe where. Thls IS the reality. If you look atrocitIes Gn the HanJan~ and Adlvasts at the West Bengal and Kerala AdmlDlstra- could not be c(,ntrollej by tbe Govern- tlon YOll Will find that the problem is much ment. ThIS IS the clear example and Jess. symbolic one. SHRI MULL~PALLY RAMACHA- Sir, I w~\uld say that tt}e problems NDRAN (Cannanor~): 1n Kerala, one faced hy the Har'r r.~ Clnd A'lva'IS ha\ e harrJan boy was forced to CCflSume human already b~e'1 mentioned by m~ fnef'd Shn excrete. K. S. Ral). 1 am full) III agreement WIth hIm, He ~ald that tbe prl)bll!D1s should SHRI THAMPA'\l THOMAS : By bs dealt \\-lIh 10 a dIfferent way. We whom '1 He was lD the Congress Gove- shoul1 create a society \\- here equality rnment. or COurse, the present Govern- should be gl~en to the peot'le The Hari- ment bas ta ~ en action agamst him and Jans and Adlva:"" should be equally tbey are takmg action Rut YOU compare treat'!J ID the :>0cle f y l,ke any~ody else. the thIngs which Clre happt.OIng there. 10 But unfortunately that I': not happenIng. Kerala also It IS happeDlDg 1 am also fully The sy<;tem which was prelralent In thIS av. are 01 it. The upp~r ca~te \\ bo want count"y ceornu:s ago was. crtaled on the to continue and the lJeople \\bo \\8nt to baSIS of the worli done hy the people at make the Untted Front With the mdjority that time. Tt e result IS that the caste people, say that there shOUld be reserva- system prevailed ceotunes ago and thiS tion on economic reasons, The Congress has ~y~tem followed cenl ufles after eentu- make al1ov.ance and fisht the electhJD5 but f1es. The caste S},Slem IS said to be the finally tbe upper caste peopJe come to the immobile class; for the purpose of doing fronl. Tbt'y do thtse (hlDgs. It there is bertsJn work first the people ~ ere dIvided pollucs of the people to tbe maj ...1rity or and subsequently that had become 101010· the people who are there. 60 per cent of cite. In that caste system, they were Ihe people who are Harljans and AdlVasis domg certam w{)r and I hey were consi- and the backward classes in tbiS country. d{'red to be Jower eaSle and some other if they are plOperly plojecled and their 415 D'~ussio" ""der 4t6 [ShTi Tbampan Tbomas] peo1>le who tre paralysed bectule kewari dar i$ given to tbem al wqes. Tltdtlt*6dl proper share is I,von. tbee tbe 08lire thing of agricultural workers who beloDl to wittcbdp. W.aat Mr. Reo said I. : HQw Harijans 8nd Adivasi classea are becomlnl to overcome tfle inferiority complex of pualysed becaa", tbi$ k1:eati da' is beiDi .bo HarijaDI 'I Are you relrdy to put a liven 8S wages to them. Could we raise Harijan as the President 'I Are you ready our hand against it? Cou•• any GoYel'D. to put I Hari~an as tho Prime Mmister 'I ment probibit layinl'tbat keRri 4al sb~ld Ate you ready to accept a Harljan as tbe not be liven? In spite of tbe probibltion, Loader of tbe Dation" No. at all times. tbe landlords live tbis. What Nucation W. bave Sankaracbarya of Puri or Saaka- we can give to them? In Bibar. If you rachal'ya of othel' places .and the caste and look at, you will lee that e'fory laDdlerd OOIIIIIlunaJ leaden wbo bave come an~ il baving bls private forces. private police. they will bargain witb tbe Coolress aayiDe With private poUce every iandlord is tbat -Iucb and seats are necessary for our moviog arouad. The landlord if be loel community' and tMY are tbe forward to his farmland to lee bow tbe workers community people. Tbat IS tho ultimate are WOrking tbere, be moves witb bis tnvn relult of t~is. Harfjans and Adivasis are police. his OWD gunmeD, hil own privato Itin being exploited and tbeir due sbares forces. How in this country it could bc are not liven. permitted? I bave greatest respect for Mr. Dbagawat lba Azad. He took over SIr, tbe econott1ic situation in tbe as ChIef Minister of Bihar. Today hil country is abo maiftly responsib1e for tbis. face loolts uSly with blackened colour. It You lee tho Harjjans and Ad.v~is: for is a symbolic one. I congratulate tbe wbat purpose tbe are used. One day it person who did it. and I say that DOt touched me very much when I Was trave- alainst Mr. Bbagawat Jba Azad, I say IHDg by 1ralO, I saw in A,ra Railway tbat he has done It aD the correct momeDt Station just lIke canle or dU1:ks or bens to show t" the world tbat tbe poor people Ire I'm in a net, people from all round are beiDI exploited and no effective ateps tbe Irea, tbe Adivasis and Harijans, are eould be takeD by tbe Government te Ice brou,bt in' as bonded labourers to take tbat the interests of tbe poorer ciassci are tltem to U. p., to tbe landlords there, to secured. Therefore. wbat I submit il tbat the Kulaki there to work jn their farm. this cute system. tbe system by wbich tbe The men and women of a community or economic situation in this country is now people Who belong to the Scbeduled being controJled, unless tbat is cbanged, Castes and Scheduled Tribes are being nothing could be done and in that we bave treated as cattles to BO to tbe falmJand of to delicately move-I am proud to say tbe Kulak. In Northern India and work tbat I come from the State of Kerala. under them as bonded labour. Could Guruva}oor Temple was sUPPoled to anow you do aoylhrng? How many bonded on'y entry for the upper castes, no Harijao labourers we could relcaa from the clut- could aet there. This lime. DOW, tbe cbes of the Kulaks of this country? Tbey Harijans 'ire dOing paacbaYadya tbere. I are stili uSing them. Tbat is tbe eCODO- am _proud of it wben a person who was mic situation by whtcb they aTC gOIng OD. converted from tbe Hanjan community Sir. could tbe Madhya Pradesh Govern- was made a member of tbe Governinl ment stili prohibit the supply of kelJari dal Council of the Guruvayoor Temple. All whicb is supposed to b. tbe most criminal tbe Congr ess people, all tbe upper classes act? By 3upplYIDI kesarl da. a I«,nera- started shouting alainlt it. Can a non- tion is put to difficulty, whoever eats tbe Hindu bccome a member of the kesari dal. And kesari da) is given as Board or tbe Guruvayoor Temple ? wage by tbe landfords in Madhya Pradesb. Finally. be himself reai.ned, of course tbat (Interruptions). I am thankrul to many is for some other reaSODS by wblcb be did of tbe preas reporters tbat they are tbe not want to create envy. but I lee how only people wbo ao round and make tbese tbese people are Itm loverninl the "Item rcports and thev go round and study in the in tbe manner In whicb tbey cODtrol. villa,ea & publish articles. They publisbed Therefore these priestl can 001, be cODde- the article on cbis witb pbotoarapbs of the mned aDd controlled by str081 actioDI. 417 Discussion under SRAVANA 2S, 1910 (SAKA) Rule 193 418 You give these people, their due share, get respite from these classes '1 Thos. for wbat tbey are entitled to. Treat this cla~ses want to make the harijans and tri- as ono of the roost Important economic bals their slaves. problems. See that the person who IS incbarae of the area is responsible for Every day we read 1D ,he newspaper tbis typ~ of incIdents. The admrDlstrator, about the atrocities commItted on the tbe diltrict magistrate sbould be given HariJans. Now :;even parties have come piDpointed responsibility for any togetber. Among them excopt one or two, of tbe misdeeds done against all other parties are of Ludalistic tendency. Harijans or Adivasis an bls area These part'es are not orgaDlsiog themsel- and he should be answerable and accoun- ves aga;nst the Congress or the GJvern- table to the Government for any atrocities ment. but against the ha£ljans and tribals, if committed on thern. Special force should . thele parties get uoited. it will be impos.i- be tbere. Effective remedial action should ble for the harijans and tribals to live iD be takeD. this country. They will be exploited to the maximum. Women folk of the HaCljans and Adl- vasis arc raped. It is nothing new. Every Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. harijans and day we see that. Most of the rapes taking tribals are afraid of these seven parties. place are against HafiJans and Adlvasi They are thinkrng that if Congress IS thr- women, exploiting all the social situatIon own out of power what wIn happen to against tbem. them. If th.!se parties from the Govern- ment, it w;ll be Impossible for the hari- I am very tbanklul to Mr. Ramoo- jans and tnba!> tJ live here. People who walia for bringlDg forward this discussion. commIt atroCIties on the harljans and But when he brought It, this much was massacre them be long to these parties. So not there. When he brougbt it, thIS mu~h hartj1Das and tribals are afraid of these par- of artocitles bas not been commItted. ties. The!e parties are not geUlDg united From that day onwards, till date, we agaimt the Congress. Why these atrocities should take IOtO account all these tblDgs. are committed on hanjans or tnbals. This IS Bvery day thiS taklDg place and would IS bl!cause tbe hariJ8ns and tflbals support like to say that jointly we sbould see tbat the Congress. They are associated witb Lhese atrocltl.!s agalDst tbe H.trIjans are Congress because Congress helps the hari- stopped by all our efforts. jans, prOVides tbem secunty aod works for their uphftment. That 18 why harijans SHRI BAPULAL MALVIY A (Shaja- vat e for Congress only. Due to this, atro- pur) : Mr. Deputy S;Jl!aker, Sir. I Thank CIties are committed on them. Hanjans Shri RamoowaJ'a for illlt:8tlDg thIS discuss_ are the rr.ain SPlTlt bebtnd the Congress. ion OD atrocities committed on th~ han- They are toleratlDg all these atrocities. jans and also expressin\! views in fa\'our an~ are stili WIth Congress, because Con- of harijans and triha 15. gress has a soft corner for them. Today we can find thiS everywhere. Here also Besides, atr\)~ltles that are committed we saw that when harojan leaders as well on harijan s in our society they are dls- as Olher leaders of Congress spoke, the hououred and massacred This bas become latter bad more sympdthy for the hari4 a daily affair. There is nothing new in It. jans. This has been going on for centurles now. So, on one side there are Congress Hafljans have alwav!I bel!n exploited leaders and 00 the other. there are those by tbe othtr three cla.,ses ot the ~oclety who commit atrocIties on the harijans. If that is the brahmins. the Valshyas and tbe such people get organised and form a Shatriyas. Brahmin exploits the harljan party, then there WIll be more massacros. througb intelligence, Vaish)8 thr0ugh his I would like to submit to the hoo. Pr:Me pen and tbe Shatriya thwugh arms. These Minister that such parties which commit three classes have always been after the atrocities on the harijans st"uld be ban- barijans aDd the tribals. How can tbey ned. What happened In Nathdwara '1 ODO 419 Disc ussion under A UQUST 16. 1988 Rule 193 420 )Shri Bapulal Malviya) 14.00 brs. Today, people talk about humanism of these oppositi on parties supported but do not practise it in reality. Some tbme peop1e who were against the enter- people wear the soffron clothes and others ing of harijans in the temple. This is tbeft wear clothes of some other colour and ta~k mentality. These are their narrow consi· about humanism but they have no regard derations. They are 8RBln.t the harijans. for their fenow brotbers. The pe(lpJe belie- On one hand they want tbe welfare of ving in humanism worship man. These types barijans and on the otber, tbey work {lgai- of things cannot be the symbol of Hindu nst them. religion. If somebody sti"ks to a parti- cular reHgion, he will only pursue his own Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is matter religion. If the atrocities or massacres on of deep regret tbat tbis 'Curse of untoucba- Hanjans is to be stopped. all the commun- bllity wbich is to be found nowhere in the al parties will have to be banned otherwise world is prevalent only in India. Nowhere it will not be possible for Harijans to sur- In tbe world, except India. untouchability vive. Today their women and daughters is practised. This ia a blot on the face of are dishonoured and other atrocities are our country. The Hindll Society is res- being committed on them. If any Harijan ponsible for this b Jot ~ecause untoucha- or Adivasi dares to grow the lion type mou- bility is being pra~tised only in India and staches (ODe of the three types of moustac· narrow minded people Jive here. How we hes viz, the curzon type. lion type or the can cJaim tbat Indians are broad minded goat type) the feudal lords beat bim aDd because this is the handi work of paroch. get his moustaches shaved cff. Such tvpes ial people. We w!ll bave to remove tbis of atrocities are being committed on them. blot. UnlesS" and until we remove tbis The women In the viHage canDot pass in blot we wiIJ continue to face many pro- frcnt of the Landlord \\ th skepers in blems. their fl ct. Nowhere the Harijan, are allowed to survive peacefully. The Hari- jans should be protected as soon as POSSI- I am not heing parochial when I say ble. Congress has brou~ht the Harijans that every countrY or the world is gover- forward. Due to the efforts of Congress ned' by tbe Govenment of jts majority Party some Harijan boys bave got educat- community. Europe is goverl'led by the Ion and bave made pragress. Sir, I would christian~ and Arab courtries by the Mus- like to thank you for giving me time to lims Similarly, In India. the majority speak. community is Hlndu and they govern the country. But we will have to take care SHRI MOTILAL SINGH (Sldbi): of the communal organisations. If tbe attitude of tbe Hindu community re- Mr.Chairman, Sir, even after 41 years of mains unchanged and the four Dharam Indian Independence the House I~ stili dlscussing about th .. plight of S(. he duled Guros do not mend their ways. tbe da'l is not far when Hindus wiH be in minority. Castes and Scheduled Trioes. ThiS IS a Today, In the whole country large scale matter of distress for this House th.lt theIr conversion is taking place in tbe country e..:onomic condition could not be improved particularly in the States of Nagaland. till today. The Schedu'ed Castes and Scheduled Tubes Clre teiDg exp oited Tripura and Madbya Prade~h. At certain places population of Hindus bas gone economically, socially. educationally and down by 80 per cent and our religious politkally in our country. heads are witnes!;ing it silently. Harijans and Adivasis are adopting cbristianlty be- 14.03 brs. ""-ue tbey are ,iving titem all sorts or eu "'t .~ wherea£: the Hindus commit atro. [SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHOTHA- fael II... ." . I t "em. If such a sItuation contl- MAN in the Chair J ctt el on t.. b' . HI d "111 become t e mmonty Bues, ,nty uS ' da"~ and tbey will require common 0 ne J • So lona as they are subjected to ex~ reservation. ploitation tbeir development in these four 421 Discussion unde, SRAVANA 2', 1910 (SAKA) Rule 191 421 areas is not po&sible whether tbey belona persona who bave exploited tbe Scbeduled to Bihar,-Uttar Pradesh or Madhaya Pra- castes and Scheduled Tribes and the desh.. Tbeir phgbt is same everywbere. people belonging to upper calles of the The boys belonging to Scheduled Castes Ot society are responsible for this. If Govern- Scbeduled Inbes arc not abJe to get good ment really wants tbeir development it education and bence tbey arc not waking ~lll bave to thmk about raisins tbeir poli- any progress. af'er getting education Even tical, educational. social and economic tbey bave to face many obstacles in gett- standard. If they do Dot progrcss then what ing jobs be it the lower post or the big- is tbe use of making all these schemes and her P(}st or tbe matter of promotion. They doing propaganda- Efforts are bdng made are disqualified. This is for the Govern- by the Government to provide all sort. of ment to see. Unless Government officers facilities to them, but the fjct i. tbat all are made responSIble, tbeir development tbese facilities arc not reach:ng tbem. If not pos~lIbJc. The Harljans arc brutaJly Therefore, unless somebody is made res- murdered every day. Tbe Government ponSIble for this it will not serv~ aoy pur- shOUld see why they are murdered and pose. They are exploited politically also. exploited socIally. Tbey are being expl..>i- If the provision for reservation had not ted even today and tbey will alway. be been made, tbey could not even get elec. CXa)lo:led. Tb;! Con,t:tuliO:lal raghts are ted as a member of the Village Pancbayat. of no use to th~m. No doubt, laws are If there had been no proviSIOn for reser- there but who is responsible for their inv ~atro~. we, the S,C. and S.T. MPs. sittjng pie nel'ltation. Government is responsible In thIS House would not have come bere. tor the imp emenuttioc of these laws. Vn- But how long wdl the provision of reserva- less y..)u make I..fforts to contra) th~se tion continue? It is required to be fully im- atro;;1t les, entrust responsibility to some plemented Even after 40~42 years of Inde- one for tile impleJlentat!on of tbe Jaws, pendence their p igbt has not been amelio- there will be no use maKmg laws a.nd rated. Therefore. tbe Schemes made for schemes because tbese are not implemen. tbeir dev~lopment should be implemented ted. Tbe Central Government formulates profledy. Wbenever a projects. is set up, sev-:ral programmt!s such as I.R.D.P. for be it a coal project or a Tbermal Power their development anj allots funds which Project the land of Scheduled Castes and is given to tbem through the State Govern- Scbeduled Tnbes is acqUIred at tbe first mentS. But actually they do not get this instance. It becomes tbe responsibility of Money. The Money which is sanction:d the administration to allot tbem land once for constructing dams etc. goes directly th~y are displaced and pay proper com. into the pOCKets of landlods and feudals pensation, to them but this IS not being and they misuse lh;s am.)unt. The officer, done. fhey are not beard even in tbe entrusted With the responSibility of moni· Courts. Trus is the res!)onsibility of the torlDg the funds JO':5 not ensure it ~ro· Government aod tbe admInistration to see perly and tbus shil ks hiS responsibility. tbat such things do not happen. If these The Govern:ne'lts should ensure whether tbings continue to happen. the develop- the officer deputed for tbese works bas ment of Scheduled Castes and Scbcduled done hiS work properly and If ne bas not Tribes is not possible. The Constitution done so he may bo dIsmIssed from the guarantees rights to them but it is not be- service. Vn!e:,s you ma~e such an arrenge- ing follow;od accordingly. The candidates ment, there will b~ no use dlSCUSSlDg it to of every political party-whether he beloDgs the Hou~~. Under tbe Land Ceiling Act, to the ruling or opposition party-tries to Government have dIstributed land to tbe allure tbem In one way or the otber to poor people, but it is on paper only. Tbe seek their votes. All of them make fact is that tbey have not got possession efforts to divide th:m. There is the of land. If somebody tries to get tbe need to take care of all tbese thrngs possession of land. he is shot dead. As so that thore Is no obstacle in tbe far as wages 8r~ concerned, after working path of tbeir development; Government for full day, tbey do not even get enouah gives money for installing pumps and to make their botb ends meet. Who dlggUltJ wel:s but actually it does not shOUld be be d responsible jf such reach tbem. Where docs It go 1 Tbls things arc allowed to continue even is for thc Government to lec. Loaaa afler so lDany years of IndepoQdeDce. The 42l Discussion under AUGUST 16, 1988 Rule 1~3 424 [Shri Motita) Singh] made a mark by fighting for the workers tbere against the interests of various mine. are drawn in their names but tbelr welJs raJ companies of which there are very hia are not sunk and lands of otber people companies also. They have very big are irrigated. Unless special attention i. goonda gangs. paId towards their schemes, they will not aet any benefit on social level. They are On tbe 17th of July, Laro Janko's neither getting the benefits of educational brother, Bijoy Janko was murdered in inltltutions nor are bemg benefitted politi- front of his wife and his eldc!>t daugbter. cally. Wbere sball the Scheduled Castes After this murder. Bijoy Janko's wife, and Scheduled Tribes of this country go ? Nnima ..... alked 18 kms. to the Chakradhar- AU of UI will heave to think about this. On pur police station. She reached there at the one hand we claim ourselves to be 2 a.m. at night on the 18th and asked the secular and talk about entering the 21 st police to accompany her so that they can century but on the other atrocities are be- take charge of tbe dead body. A few ing committed on Hanjans. 11 Harijans policemen came along With her upto half were massacred 4-6 days back in Blbar. way and then they said that they were go- Is it not an atrocity? The murder~rs must jng back and tomorrow they shaH come have been none other than the landlords WIth a bIg gaog.- and the feudals of the same village. Atter this incident, It becomes the duty of the Government to take stflngent action agai- Well. tomorrow came. But neither a nst the people responsible for it. I would big gang nor even a Single iIy from the like to submit that some people in Han- poh::e station came to take charge of Bijoy jans/Adlvasi predoffimated areas of tbb Janko's body. Tbis body was removed by country should be granted gun licences In tbe murderers. ThiS IS not first case in tbe same way as are granted to other per- tbls police statIOn ThIS is why I am rais- sons. Some people keep gun Without a Ing this pomt of bow the Scheduled Tribe licence. You may possibly say that tbls people are bemg treated there. will increase the class conflICt. But I am of the firm view tbat tbis will not happen. Laro Jdnko herself was assaulted whiJe If a proper equlhbnu'll is malDtamed bet- she was inSIde tbe Labour Commissioner'S ween both s,des there wUl be 00 class office by the same goondas of the same conflict at aU and no one would make mmeral company proprietors. Wben her attempts on the life of oth~r. With tbese father and brother went to complain, it words. I thank yOti. was tbey wbo were put in jail for a whole month. When her mother and sister went, {Engli~hJ they were also jailed for !hree days. Nei- ther the polIce Investigated, nor tbey SHRIMA TI GEETA MuKHERJEE arrested anybody \\bo actually assaulted (Panskura) : Thank you for your !Odul- Laro Janko In front of the Labour sence in gIving me an 0PPjrtunlty to speak CommiSSIoner, nor did tbey take any on thiS subject, Mr. Cbaumao. Abouf the other step. hia incidents which have bit the natIOnal press and have created a JOi 01 t~ nSIOll, ThIS IS the same gang of people who had many of my Hon. Co lea~u .... " have already assaulted Laro Janko, actually killed Blj- referred and I am n0t go ns .[1[j th.em oy Jallko. But uptlll now nothlDg has been since tbey have already been ref,rred to done. I want to draw the attention of the here by my Party as well. Minister of State for Home Affairs. The Mmister may please lend hIS ears. Tbls is I would like to draw the attention of a very seClOUS question. I also draw the tbe House towards a plac~ where I myself kind attention of tbe 4ilDlsler of State for very often go, that IS in tbe State of Bibar, Welfare. It is a very serious question. in the Distract of Smghbbum near Cnakra- DespJte Mr. Indrajlt Gupta's sendlDa a dbarpur. This IS a s;;heduled tribe belt. telegram and tbe mineral workers' union I "ave a friend called Ms. Laro Janko, maklDg a representation that this case be an Adivasi trade union leader who bas jDvcst'gated and the poUce posted at this 425 Diseussion under SRAVANA 25, 19JOUSAKAj Rule 193 426 village and tbat tbe senior officers from West Bengal has a tradition of Ram Patna take up investigation and the VIct- Mohan Roy, Vivekananda, left Congress- ims should get relief till today nothing bas men, Leftl~tl, ComrnuOlst movememts and happened. This is not the only instance. also big movement for land Undor this very pOlice station on 3ed July reforms and fioa.ly the Left Front one Mr. Buran SlOgh Angaria wal murde- government. Ttat is why today red at Gandamava Village. Though FJ R in that State we hardly ever find any such was lodged police neither came nor investi- case. So, plealle understand that. Try to gated or arrest~d aoybody. Then on 25th Jearn from that. Jncidentall.), I urge upon December, 1987 under the same police you to ta ke some concrete steps against station an adivasi women called Nandi the personnel of tae Chakradharpur police Chaki of village Hljia was gang raped by station about which I have given you cert.. 10 persons and done to death. This case ain facts. was also brought to the notice of the Chakradharpur police statIo n but no act- [Translation} ion has been taken. Nothing has happe- SHRI HARISH RAWAT (Almora): ned so far. This is what is happening Mr. Speaker, Sir, yesterday honourable under Cbakradbarpur pOlice statton. I am Prime Minisfer whi'e addressing to the givlDg these concrete cases aod drawing nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort the attention of tbe Mir>ister ot State for expr.!sscd his deep cl)ncern and grief over Home Affairs. It IS not for nothlDg tbat the Jebanabad IDcident which was expre- the entICe belt of Chbota!lagpur scheduled ssive of the feelmgs of the whole natIOn, tribe. are up in arms. Ti:::s IS the kind 01 the feeling, of the general pubhc. Indeed treatment they are getting from tbe polIce. whatever is happenlDg in Jehanabad of Since the pohce comes under the State BIhar is a matter of great shame for tbe Administration it is tbe BIhar Government entire nath'n. All of us to whatever which is responsIble for this. Woen even calte, relIgion and party we may beJong, after six montbs no action halo been taken should feel ourselves bas!cally responsible then what do you expect to bappen iD the for [he inc,dencs takIDg place In J ehans. minds of those adlvasis and how would bad. they react. So it is not fortuitous today that in the vast t~rrItO.LY of land our harijans and adivdsis are Even after 40 years of independence feeling that they are not being we have not been able to create such backed up. Tbere are no land reforms. conditions ID our country in which a There are no miDlmum wages and protect- person of any caste and creed may Jive ion of workerr' TIghts. Then there IS With honour and pride. There cannot be obscurantism used agalOst them and the any other thing of greater sorrow than the top administratIve macbinery is behavlDg situation wben a person, tbough given aU in such a way that po!ice force knuw that tho,e fund2.mental ril:hts under the consti- they can go scot tree. If hiS IS the situallvn tution wh,ch are aemissible to the people the'n Imagme why tbere should not be a of higber castei, is treated inferior just big uphea vaJ tbel e. So H IS a si ruatlon of on the basis of his caste. Therefore, we economic explOitation. I t IS a problem 01 DeeG go deep IOtO the root cause of this obscurantism aod economIc off;:onders are problem. taking advantage of ob:,curantl!.>m. It is a p.roblern of State mac- I have been stressing this point as we hinery being indifferent to them. It IS a have not brought in aoy politics in it and problem for ali the panies who are ID It we also try to bring politics in It like power either at the CenIre or In (be our friends In tbl! opposition, cbat won't States thai It they do not see the writlog be a good thing. It tbey try to bring on tbe waH then thing in our country wid politics in it, we will also counter it as a go from bad to worse for whIch none of politll:al is~ue. What is basicallY required UI bargained on 15th August, 194.7. IS that we rise abov~ pal ty politics while 1 cao congratulate myself for coming dlscussing such issues because levelling of from a State of West Bengal. It is not allegations and counter allegations would jUlt because LeJUsl aovernmont is there. automatically glvt! it a polrtlcal colour. 427 Discuftion und" AUGUS1' 16., 1988 RU/t! 193 [Shri Harlsh Rawat] order situation in Punjab. Similarly tbe Today tbe question is not only tbat persons wbo trcat the people of a parti- ~;. 'be harijans because tbey are being cular caste inferior to otbers just on tbe' murdered. But if sucb incidents coutinuc basis of bis caste, are noless a menace. to occur, we won't be able to exist as a We can solve the problem of Punjab by nation or a democratic entity. improving the law aDd order machinery and by changing our pohticBt strategy but until and unleu we strike at tbe very If the- people of sucb a big community root of thiS caste system. we woo't be called 'HariJans" continue to be muedercd able to remedy the Situation. Nothmg and we do not come to their protec.tlon, can be m0re shameful th..tn the fact that the people of other countries of the whole in tbis country of Lord Rama, Mahatma world won't not come forward to give Buddha and Glndbiji such incidents frequ- them protection, and such a situation will ently recur and Harijans are massa- certainly shake their faith in the institution cred or burnt on ~ In tbe same area of tbe of democracy. Once tbe faith of the poor village and ateociti!!s are committed on in democracy IS shaken, it will pose a their. womenfolk. tbreat to tbe JDstitution of demo.:::racy and no power can save it from its doom. If you think that only the Government can Recently tho;: honourable Hame MlDi- protect tbem, it is ooly an illus;on. ster had visited Bihar on the directions of the Prime MiDl:.ter. He: Will certamly come out with some action plan before the Sometfmes we see the things from a Parliamen[ to check the recurrence of particular angle oj votes and our own such inCidents in Bihar which we consi- conveniences. But the fact is that tbe dered in various fields a leading state and root cause of this problem lies in our wbose people made great sacrifices for tbe caste-system and we have not be,n able freedom of tbelr coun[ey. We should to figbt it out as openly as it was required. also be told as to wbat action the State Un!ess and until the people who have Government of Blbar and Its Chief MIDi. permeated this caste sys[em, are put ster are ~oing to take or propose to take behind the bars, our country cannot be to check such lDcidents and how the CeM- redeemed. raJ Government is gomg to contribute In their efforts. It is a matter of great regret tbat a Shankalacharya. wbo claims to be the spokesman or the representative of a Mr. Chairmln. Sir, for all such inci- particular roligion, should openly declare dents, people having their vested interests that Harijans should not be allowed to in our villages are mainly responsible and enter temples and on the other hand the I WJuid like to stress that unless and uatil Government tfles to get entry for a group our Harijan brothers get landownership of Harijans to the temples, what can be rlashts and become financially sI!If-suffi.::i- more sbamefal tban tbis situation even ent, tbese atrocities Will contlDue in spIte after so many years of independence. We of the law already enacled a"aiDst this are very much agrieved to think of the menace. In order to root out this evil impression people will gather abroad and to improve their financial position It about our country when such incidents imperative that all out efforts on social are cited there. as weI) as on economic fronts arc made so that they could be made economically I would like to make an appeal that st.ong and tbe persons planning [0 assault the Government should come out openly them may be afraid of the retaliation they agalnu this caste system and it should put could have from tbem. I want to tell you a ban on all sucb reHgious books whicb that even tbe law doesn't help a pooe propagate and support tbe caste.system. barijan. Instead, it comes to tbe rescue As it is in the case of Punjab. tbe people of the stronger of tbe harijans. Hence indulge in politics in the name of religion tbe eXI~ting law requires reconsideration. it should be banned because such people For Harijans, land may tile one source of arc an imminent threat to thc law' and iocome and tbe employm:ot may bo tbo 429 Diseussion under SRAVANA 25, 1910 (SAKA) Rule 193 430 lecond one but as regard. the quota reser- cannot enter into Badrihath Temple and ved for them in servicu, many State Sbankaracaraya of Puri supports this view. t'Jovernments have not been able to imple- It Is a matter of great regret. ment it. It is not being adhered to. This should also be looked into. I request tbe bon. Members of tbis August House tbat we should take a Besides this, there are some sections pledge tbat the temples in which Harijanl of Harijans who are still living at the and ginjans are not aBowed to cnter, will lowest rung below the ooverty line. The also Dot be vistted by us. If we the Government should give them maximum members of this Augu'St Honse take sueh financial assistance. If there is any such sacred pled~e. I firmly believe tbat not fund with the Welfare Ministry, It should only Shankaracharaya and his supporters be made use of to help these poor directly but God himself will have to agree with whether it is in the form of penSiOn or us and He wHJ come himscJl to give us otherwise. On the analogy of the widows. 'Darshan'. I take a pledge and request the handicapped and the old persons who all other (J1embrs of this Augut Hou'ie to are gt'llnted pensions by the Governmt'nt, take pledge not to visit a temple which is these people also may be granted pension. barred to Harljans as per saYlDg, "Man If we succeeJ 'in makmg the hanjans Change to Kathott mein Ganga." financiaJJy self.sufficient and also the Government is capable of taking cerlain As it is weB known that Bbakat Narsi measures for them. we WIll be able to Mahta left his house and .did meditation check the incidents of atroCIties to a great alongwitb Harijans and showed a new way extent. to reach God. He had renounced all worldly things and all his problems were WlIh these words I request you to solved by God. This Nani Mahta of consider my suggestions and the sugges- our Cujar at belonged to entire India. 'ion gwen by m)' friends in the ruling One couplet written by bim used to be party and those In the opposition. Fina- recited by even Gandhljl, ·'Vaishnav Jan lly, I would urge upon the Government to to Tenc KahJaya, Je Pir Paral Jane Re." take such legislative measure as to stop ThIS is bis devotIonal song. If we work the recurrence of such incidents and their with devotion and faIth, 5000 years old exploitatIOn In futur~ on tbe baSIS of problem will also be solved. If we shall caste an" rel~glon They should "Iso not worl unitedly and do not give political be looked upon with a scorn. WhIle colour to any problem. it WIll be solved. (ramjIl~ laws to 1 hat effect. Government The oPPosition by givOng po]Jtical colour, sbould take the Parliament into confi- are trying to grind their own exe but it dence Will not be poss!ble for tbem to succeed, OD the other band tbe country will go to SHRIMA11 l1SHA THAKKJ\R dogs When Harijan leader Shri Jagjivan (Kutch): Mr (,palfman. Srr, we bave Ram had a chance of beccming Prime MlDlgter lD 1977 what bad tbe opposition heen d I~CUSSlDg tbe IS' ue (If atrocities commltle(1 on Harijan, and A~lvasls very done? Why he was not made the Prime often. It is a sorry state of afi'Jirs. MmistC'l? At that time, the opposition Mahatma Gandhi bad aho been referring did Dor play any positive role but tile time to untoucbab;hty and dlscu;;sing it in bas come now when we should work unI- detaIl. He had said that there is no deffe- tedly. I feel that the sole aim of inci. reoce between onc man and tbe other. dents which are being occurred In our The name of 'Harijan' was BIven by country is to crfate instability. Some- ResDected Bapuji. Such a sacred name time muslim leaders are incited in the could come from respected Bapujl only. name of reJlglon, Harijans are massacred and aD incident of breaking aD idol has also occurred in my border area Kutch. Sbri Ramswaroop Ram hac; correctly There is no d,scrimination among Hindus. said that sometimes Harijans are barred Muslims and Harijans but conspiracy is be- from entry in Nathdw!!ra Temple. some- ing batched to ere-ate disturbance there also. times deClarations are made that Harijans Our Home Minister and Social Welfaro 431 Discussion under AUGUST 16, 1988 Rule 193 ... 432 [Shrimati Usha Thakkar] listie campaign but it is an exploitation of Minister arc litling here. I want to say the poor on large scale. No doubt. many that whenever conspiracies are hatched steps have taken by tbe Central Govcrn- whether In bord~r areas or somewhere ment and the State Government. but tbere else in the country, tbere is a strong need is some lacunae in their implemettation to be vigilant. Wbenever a Chief MlDi- and still much hal to be done witb regard ster or tbe Pnme MlDister does some good to land reform. minimum wages and work, something is crea+ed to incite tbe bonded labour as well. All these things public. What bas happened yesterday? are quite essential. There has definitely An M L. A. was killed on 15th August. bet'n some progress in that direction but The Chariot proce~sion was taken out not to the desired extent. It is wrong to nicely, nothing untoward bappened but say that nothing has been done. There efforts are being made to make the Gove- have been significant developmen t in rural rnment unstable. When the Prime Mini- areas during the last 40 years wbich bas ster of our country did commendable job mostly benefi ted neglected sections of the in Sri Lanka, efforts w.re made to murda society. The work is being done under him aDd the entire good work was uptur- our 20 point programme and componanf ned. When good work was done in Pun- pian. Work flO; allo being done under jab, Longowalji was assassinated. tribal sub.plan. These are such plans which directly benefit the poor, the sche- I only pray to God to bless one and duled castes and the scheduled tribes. This all. We should take such a pledge that money cannot be directed for other pur- Sikh, Chritlans. Girijans and Harijans arc poses. Tbere has been great upliftmcnt, aU Indian. If Shankaracharaya says development and txpansion of education. sometbing to its contrary, tbe Members Educafion has reached inaccessible parts of Parliament. should resolve that they of India and much work has been done will not visit temples. tbere Of course there IS a need to do lot more. THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFA- IRS (S. BU"[A SINGH) : Mr. Chairlllan. Sir, I am taking part in this discussion SHRI ATAUR RAHMAN: What has today with deep aDgui~h. Even after 40 happened in Jabanabad. vears of inderendence we bave to listen to sucb things that Harijans, Adlvasis, S BUTA SJNGH : At the very outset minorities. weaker seCHons are passing I meDHoDed this thing but a very ugly through such ordeal in our country whIch type of blot exists in our society that makes us to hang our bead in shame. people belonging to scheduled tribes and scheduled castes fall victims to such inci- The matter which Is being discussed dents in wnich they are butchered in a today In this House is related to the atro- way which Is wor'"c than tbat of animals. citIes committ~d on Harijans in Bihar. I had just mentioned Andhra Pradesh and Very strange situatIon has developed in Bibar. According to the information some Stares ~ hich lDelude b ndhra Pra- avai1abk v-ilh uc; vio'ence ha~ Increased desh Bihar. Madhya Prade/)h, ~ome parts there by 23 per cent :n 1988 vis-a-vis 1987. of West Bengal and Orissa. Some parts It may be observed that tlilere had been of tbese State~ have been affected. some 245 ,nddents in Andhra Pradesh and 87 terrorist elements are operating in the incidents In BIhar. Violence has Increased name of leftists there. They pose in a by 93 per cent in 1988. Combining tbe way as if they are well wishers of tbe poor, both. This is the position with regard to as if tbey are struggling against the exploi- the~e two States. tation. But the experience !!ained by us reveals that it is a very repulsive, ugly (English] and savage type of campaign. All the decencies of humanity bave been ignored. It pains a lot to see such r~pulsive inci- SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA : Thls'is dents. It appears that it is not an id.a- the figure for Harijans. 433 Discusl/on under SRAVANA lS, 1910 (SAKA) Rule 193 434 S. BUTA SINGH: Yes, usc of viole- that the district administration bas very nce among tbe tribals in tbat regron. Tbis little information In this matter. It meaDt is tbe Report wbich I have got. that the extremists have created such an atmosphere ot terror that the people are (Trans/ation] too scared to come forward to provide information. This is even a more danger- It reveals tbat the victims of leftists,. ous trend. As information does Dot reach and terrorists belong especially to two the Police stations, action is Dot tak~n. states viz Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. These are some of the (acts which we For sometime. good .umospbere prevailed bave received from there and measures in Bibar but tht:n horrible incidents occur- have to be taken to deal with tbem. The red one after the otber in a verY sh~rt State Government has been directed to period. When the incid>!nt happened In prepare an action plan including building Jahanabad district, the Pnme MlUlster up of a strong intelligence network which cal'ed the Chtef Minister immediately who is eS!lcntial for their Identification and was in Delbi ar that time. He was taking action against them, Tbe State Imm:diate'y instructed to go back '0 administration was also directed to fix make arrangements so as to console th\! the responsibU,ity. If a police station is people and to apprehend the culprits to responsible for such an incident. it should give them deterr~nt punishment. The be made accountable for it and similarly, next day, I aloog with my colleagues, responsU)lhty should be fixed at the sub- hon. Dr. Rajendra Kumari Bajpai, the division and dlitrict level accordingly. Deputy MiDlster hen. Sbri Baitba and The~e are some of the measures we have several hon. Members of th:s House as suggested to them. The Centr&l Govern- well as the oth~r Hou~e vislted tbe SHe ment bas Issued Similar diroctions to and met tbe affected people. It is unfor- other States as well. The Chief Minister tunate that thi" is the s~cond incident to himself went to tbe victims accompanied have" occurred uod.!r the jurisdiclion of by the Chief Secretary and the D.I.G. or that police station and in which 5 hou:icS Police and gave maximum on-the-spot were plunderc-d and 4 women were assistance. Rs. 20 tbousand were given to molested. And specialty on the ni~ht of the r.ext of the Idn in case of death. and lItb and 12th ·the Har'jans were attack Rs. 500 were given to the injured who in Dumub. village and Khagri tola and a {!rc undergoing medical rr~alment at number of them were killed. As per the Government expenses. SimilarJy, arrange- details reoeived regardlDg this IDcident, It ments have been made for the supoly of seems that thelie elements have' become a essential comrnoditje~ including cloth at sort of challenge for tbe local adminiS- control;ed prices and an case they want tration and in fact, they were openly to build hc'uses. they wi I get fuB ass;st- challengin!! the admin'strati0n while those ance trom tbe Government. There are incidents were taking placr. It means that many other steps \\. bicb the Government these gangs are operating in some particu- has taken but I do Dot want to go into lar areas only. Subsequently. we held a them. meeting WIth the top officials of the State Government in which the ChIef Minister An incident had occurred at Nonbi anll other Mlnic;ters also oarticipated. We village earher also. Tbat village also falls have come to know that the areas where wllbin the jurisdiction of the same po1ice militant aangs, armed ganv,s and cflminals station. 11 criminals of that inCldent have are opelatlng have been Identified. The been apprehended w far. 7 criminals are Centre, on the lOstrudions ot the Prime absc0ndlDg. Effort~ are b(lDg made to Mtnister bas djr~cted the BJhar Guvern- catch tbem. We got their names from the ment to formulate a time bound progra- site of the incldent. The State Government mme and an action-plan tn this regard. is taklDg action on the basis of lhe All the resources necessary for this information rec-eived from there so tbat purpose will be provided by the Central the criminals arc apprehended. I had Government includmg the Para.MilItary myself written a letter to all tbe States on Forces, If reqUired. The most notable bebalf of the Central Government. point wh';;h bel! come to our Dotice i, HS Discussion under AUGUST 16, 1988 Ru/~ 193 436 SHRJ HARISH ~AWAT: It is my [English] luggestion that this amount should be increased to Rs. eoe lakh so that the SHRJ BASUDEB ACHARJA: Atro- family of the victim is able to become 8~J( cities on harijans and adivasis. reliant and capable of countering such atrocities in future. S. BUTA SINGH: But unfortunately they arc the victims. Ultimately whether it comes from left adventurism or caste- S. BUTA SINGH: Regarding the ism, the receiving end is the tribals and sug~esti(\ns ~iven by the hon. Member. I the Scheduled Castes. want to submit tbat as this matter does Dot rtJate to one state alone but is a [Trans/atio n] concern of all the States. so this amount ha'J been fired after con~ultinlZ all the Stafes. Government granfs addttional Subsequently, I myself talked to the funde: as well. I ~hall convey your suggest.. D'rector General of Police and other ions to the hon. Chief Minister. It was officers. Wherever and wbatever assistance evolved at the all India level to ~rant this has been sougbt from the Central Govern· much amouot as mrDJmUm immediate ment, we have not refused and, In fact, I assistance .. (Interruptions) I would re- talked to the Chief Mmister of Andhra quest the Chief Minister to extend as Pradesh. much of additional assic;taDce as they want. (EngLi!lh] SHRIMATJ GEETA MUKHERJEE: SHRI ATAUR RAHMAN (Barpeta): West Benal IS not Andhra Pradesh. It will be better if the" Chief Secretary is not made into tbe law and order officer. S. BUT" SINGH· Madam, I am It is not possible for the Chief Secretary talking about the whole country. to make on-tbe .. spot enquiries. If tbis is to be done, thtu you will require not one but thousands of Chief Secretaries. The If you ~aDt only Blt'lar, I can talk very baSIS of your admlnistration wiJ) about Bihar only, collapo;e. ~HRIMATI GEE 1 A MCKHERJEE : In some of thl' St:lles, I Lave said due to S. BUT A SINGH: As such, in many variolJs traditions, these atrociti .. s are not of tbe State4>, this responsibility is entrust- takmg place. It cannot be on par WIth ed with the Home Secretaries. StilJ, your the other. suggestions may be some\\-hat valid. We shaH make efforts to talk it over with the States and fix responsibility in this regard. S. BUT A SINGH' Madam, y, ben I The Home Commissio[ler could be made started, you were not here, 1 sl •.iIted responsible for it. I tbink tbls responsi- with tbe trend in tbe so.;iety. (Interruptiolls) bility should be fixed specialJy on the district magistrate. It should be reflected Madam you were not hf"re in the in his annual confidential report. Only House when I started. I saId thiS has then. effective steps will be taken. I shaH risen and if you want J am sorry I Will try to convey your suggestions to the have to take more t:me. I can give JOU concerned Stale Governments ... tbe details of tbe incidents tbat bave taken rInterrupt;ons) place. I am not saYlOg anythlDg from my political purposes. I am saying this IS tbe I was saying that wben this trend was fact of lite. In four. five States, tbis kind noticed In Andhra Pradeflb, Bibar. Ma- of extremism bas develope1. Your Chief dbya Pradesh and 'West Bengal. the Union Minister-the Chief Minister of West Home Secretary called a meeting of all Bengal-IS on' WIth me In fighting out the Chief Secretaries and Home Secreta- these forccs. I do not know why you are ries of different States in Delhi. objectin8 tbere. 437 Discussion under SRAVANA 2', 19'0 (SALA) 43"8 SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA: We merciless killing. of Harjjan. will be are taking about atrocities on Harijans apprehended at all costs. and Adivasis and not ... (Interruptions) SHR! BALWANT SINGH RAMOO· S BUTA SINGH: The West Benaal WALIA (Sangrul): When the hOD. Government was the first to- respond to Minister ioshed Jahanabad, what did the the suggestion made by me. But In Blbar, Bihar Government speCifically aak for the dImenSions are a little different. from the Centre 'I [Translation} S. BUT A SINGH: Tbe Bihar Government asked for para-military forces When we went to Jahanabad, we only. A. I said earlier-th( hon. Member discussed tbis matter with the people was not present in the House at that time and also wilh tbeir representatives. .cnding forces alone will nOI solve tbe Thereafler, we d:scus~ed It with tho Stille problem. The entire Jocal system has to MiDisters and the Chief Minister. be geared-up. A Situation, In whicb no FOllowIng th~se talks, we reached the action i8 taken even wben weapons are decIsion that Central Coveroment will snatChed from the poJice in tbe viclDity render full assistance to Bihar Govern- of tbe police station caUs for an over ment and it will make efforts to prOVide baul of tbe system. For this purpose, the full protection to the Harijans In future. Centre asked the Bihar Government to We sball have to identify these areas submit a plan for approvaL The hon. where such inCIdents arc occurClng and Member has watched the develop- Pollce ana district administration have to ments in Punjab from close be streamlined In these areas. We can- quarters. Ordinary po'ice cannot handle not say tbat everyth·ng will change over- tbis situation. A speCIal force IS needeJ night. However. If there i. a recurrence for tbls purpose. The Government wiJI of any such inCident we shaJl take stern consider ways to liqUIdate tbe 2·4 gangs action against the con::erned persons. The wbich have been identified. current situation IS not very satisfactory. We arc concerned about it and we shall [ English] extend full assistance to Blbar Govern- mellt 10 tackling it. 14.54 bu. SHRI GANGA RAM (Firozabad): [SHRI SOMNA TH RATH S.C.S. T. Commission has a:ready identi- in the Chair} fied tbe~e areas in their report. It Will be more appropnate to declare tbose areas Olsturbed areas anJ lake necessary actloo. SHRI JAGANNATH PATTNAIK (Kalabandi): The bon. Home Minister, while int~rvening, mentioned that nobody S. BUTA SINGH: We are thinking was coming forward to give any 'nfor- somewbat an:-ad of what y"u havo sub- marion. From thIS, I drive the conclUSIon mlued. Apart trom the I.P.C., we shaH tbataactually. tbe downtrodden people are take stet>~ under r~~ldu~l laws If neces- under the grip of terror there, and tbat sary. It is of no usc to elaborate on it there is no sense of security. Our first at present. and foremost duty is to bnng a sense of lecurity in the minds of the downtrodden, The Ceotre has asked the Bihar the HariJans and the Adlvasis there. Government for a time-bound action Programme so that identified villages or 00 the 19th August,' i.e. yesterday. areas and identified ganlls could be tbe Prime Min'ster Dimselr"bas used th,s 8ternly dealt with. Details of the Pro- word with regard to the Jehanabad inci- gramme Will be received in a day or two dent. VIZ. that tbis is a blur OD tbe face and. immediate actiJo will be taken. I want of the nation. and we haDa our beads In to conv~ry the Government"s seriousness shame. in this matter. Criminals who iDdulae iD 4~9 blse uss;on under AUGUSt 16, 1988 Rule 193 440 IShri Jagann&th Pattnaik] committing atrocities on other caates. But, here, that \5 not the basic philosophy; That is the feelin& of any general man who is a believer of human dignity, who tbat IS not the spirit in whicb we are th~se is a believer of democracy and socialism discussing things here. Should we because democracy and socialism and not go back to the historical and proleta. riat revolution of 3000 years of this human value canDot progress, cannot edst with • this type of IDhuman and country? Is there any other caste wbich looks down upon a caste because that abamoful existence and eCQnomlC and social inequalities. caste belongs to a palticular caste? Is there any olher caste which prohibits a particular caste from enterlllg Into a It is the belief of many persons tbat temple? Is there any ca~te wbere 300 with tbe growth of mdustrlalisation, with people are killed on psychologica) baSIS the growtb of mass literacy and witb the because tbe people of tbe other castes growth of urbanisation, gradually the are in thousands'! There is no question (:aste system evaporates. But, unfortuna- of physical fitness or something like tely. the hon. Minister himself has admit- tbat. ted it end the statistics of the Fifth Report of the Goveroment of India also shows In the Constituent Assembly, taking that it is true. The comparison is like all the a~pects into view, 'he 'earned tbis. The number of atrocities on Huijans Membt."rs, in order to save the was 13,976 In 1979; it increased to 14,834 pres,ige of the country. in order in J983; the growth IS 6.4 per cent. The to g ve minimum bas·c human number of atroc1tiee; on Adivasls was digOlty. gave some constitutiona' protect- 2,134 in 1979; it just increased to double ion to these peop 'e, not for nothing, but tbe figure In 1983. Taking the analysis because they were roclally exploited for for the "h ...1Ie counlry. I am not going long. Tben it was further amended in into the figure and into the names of the 1951; that was the first amendment. It Statee; because I have no time. But for the reads as follows : purpose of geber~' inference, I conclude like thIs. Where the Jand reform is not implemented properly. where there is "Nothing in the Article 29 a fcudal culture, where there is economic Clause 2. shall prevent the Stat~ exploitation, the number of atrocities is from making any special provi- more. This;8 a general concJusion that sion for the advancement of any I draw taking all the Reports into socially and educationally back- account. ward classes of citizens or for tbe SC&ST." Secondly, we know tbat SC&ST are mostly agricultural labourers, and tenants Then Panda Nehru said in 1954 in the also. So, the crux of the problem i~ that Congress ParliameDtary Party meeting as when they demand theIr baSIC fights, \'\hen follows: I am not quoting the entire they demand their minimum wages, there quotation becau:,c there \\-as no time; I is a confrontation because the lanJ-!ords am quoting only lhe last sentence. do not want to give them .heir mIDlmum wages. When they deman-! sodal justice or any other justa ce, it means that they ··If we don't equal.se. undoubte. are deprived of tbelr legal rights, because dly castelsm will flourilh in a tbey are not getung their mlDimum wages, most dangerous way." tbey arc not gettin~ their jegal rigbts, they ace not getting tb';:jf sbare from the crops. Actually, this is tbe positIOn wbere Now, I am quoting one sentence from this confrontation comes In and these the judgement of the Supreme Court atrocities take place. Here I will differ given by Mr. Justice Gajdendrasadkar. with my friend Mr. Yadav because be told There IS no ques'lon of economic exploit. that atrocities are not only being commit- atioo. I will mention that there is no tcd on Harijanl but HariJans are also economic justice at an. It is tbe maiD 441 Discussion under SRA VA NA 2$, 1910 (SAKA) Rule l~j 442 'foad for justice, but the actua] wa)' is tbe Shri Buta Singb was mentioning about social way. some stringent aellon to be taken. Tbere was a speCial law to give proteCtion to 15.00 blS. Harijans aD the .bClent Hiodu society. Many Jaws, many amendments and many provIsions are thel ~ but the problem is Mr. Justice Gajendragadkar, ex-Cb ef tbey are not bemg implemented properly. Justice of tbe Supreme Court of Inola, In Secondly, the perbons who arc in charge a judgment bad said : of Implementing them, whether they are economic reforms or land reforms, or Jaw "Class accordmg to tbe diction- and order situation, they are havlDg such ary meanmg sbott s tbe division a class cb .. racter, tbea education is such of society accord1ng fo <;fatus or tbat tbey them~elves have an unrrlendly rank. In' the Hindu socipi attitude and outlook tovo.ards the Harij- structure 'caste' unfortunately ans. That is why despite the Jeaal pro- has an important bearing deter- viSIOns they are not getting ~roper mlDing the status of the CitIzen. ' iu&tlce. This is the class charaCter of the sClclal When we, tbe politicians, come across expression. That is why \he baSIC questton some administrative m Dot looked Collector and the St>. let them manage into anywhere. But we could not ignort: and malDtam the law and order 10 the alJ those thmgs Anywhere If there are district. But if they utterly tall ID protect- killings of any cast!!, anywhere, that IS iog the rtghts of the HarlJans, IS it Dot inhuman. Even If a guilty person or a our flgbt to take action and to lee that murderer is charged Without a tna l , tbat tbey are least suspended? Are they Dot is also Illegal. Tbat IS tbe crux of the accountable tor It ? problem bere. That is not \'that we are dlscus~ing. Even today abo Shn Sankara- cbarya of PUf) had said sU'Yelhing I was hoping that tbe Home MinJster Actually. there can De no rel'gH'n which Will come forwara with a statement and distinguishes man from man. The Hon say thst be v..as gOlDg to take some action Speaker also said J( on the other day. Bu~ agalc st slJme ot tbe top officers tbose who Shn Sankarachar) a till toda~1 had been are ID cbarge OI law and order.' But I was advocating something elle. really sorry not to fiod any sucb thing in the hon. Mmister's statement. I hope Shrimati Meira Kumar on the other tbat in the future the Home Minister will day, emotionally I)ut loglcalJy said that Jt gIve a categor:cal a<;surance to tbe House about thiS. Our Prime Mlolstsr has ex- was only due '0 the H:ndu society tbat pressed his angUish on bebalf of the whole some HarijJos were convelt~d into Islam, nallon. We do hope tbat In order to and due :0 the upper cla ... ~ explOitation towards thern and they had to take dnnk- create a sense of secunty aod confidence Ing water from some other source and some strong mea:.ures wIH be taken so also had to go to some other area to do that the HanjaDs those who arc in the of their Nama:.. The HaClJdos were forcJbly grip fear some vested IDterests will converted because of the react'on to the get a sense of security In their minds. exploitation by the upper class HlDdus I sug~est that some strong action Sbrimatl Meira Kumar rIghtly saJd tha; shoud be taken, tbat .peelal courts sbowd this was 110t the prob em of the ca~te bo set up for this and the guilty should Hindu5 only, but defiD1t~Jy due to tbe be pUDlshed so that the persons who are conservauve and tundamentallst class and gUilty do not gl> scotfree. They say, converlion of HlDdus tbose wbo were advocattng their cause. I must say that [Translation] this IS tbe problem (tf the whole Indian "What harm can they do to lociety. us 7" 443 Discussion under AUGUST 16, 1988 Rule 193 444 [Sbri Jagannath Pattnalk] vcr Harijans are kilJed the Congress (I) M. L. A. of tbat area should be be-Id res- [English] ponSible It is their car.lessness which anows"tbesc crimes to continue. This type of feeling ~bould not ~e tbere, and they sbould not be allowed to commit tbe crime and aet away. In my constituency, besides myself tbese were two Jat Harijan candidates in Sir. I agree with Sbri Ramswaroop the electoral Jray. I defeated both of tbem Ram hundred per cent tba~ there should and won the election. I told the voters be punitive tax on tbo~e people wbo reside that they should vote for me if they wan- in tbose areas, who bave no human tcd to sec my rivals defeated. The tcn- courage to come and ~rotest when a poor dency of both the rival candidates to fight .irl or a woman is being raped. An of with Hanjans left a bad Impression on them sbould be found gUilty of tbis tbe people over there. Immoral act so tbat they also realise tbat tbey bave a sense of citizenship and Paodit Jawaharlal Nehru bad once a responsibility towards tbe society. This told me that it I stop,ed opposing him be also sbould be borne in mind. would make rue full-fledged Minister in his Cabinet. But I dJd nOl agree. I told In Military, Driver training and other hIm that if he did not want me to oppose technical works, more and more reserva- him he should allot land tbe tillers. Paodlt tion should be given to these people. jl acceded to my request and allotled land to landless people of Haryana and Punjab Finally I would like to say that we all Today tbe~,e people fight among themselves should be ashamed of an incident ID and kill Harijans. When a HariJan IS k.lIed, lehanabad and the Gov..!rnment should his family should be paid a compensation come forward with the most stringent of Rs. 2 lakh and not Rs 20.00n. This action in the form of a legislation and itc: wiJI help ID cbeckmg atrocities on them. execution, so that the down-trodden people, the Ions of the soil Will have a In most of the States, Congress (I) is sense of secunty. Otberwise, our democr- in majoraty. The masses have voted for any, socialism. our achievements and It in order to get benefits. not for perpetr- observance of 40tb year of independence ation of atrOCities on HariJans. Tbe Con- will not be of any consequence. gres3 (J) being in power, it should hold its local M.L.A. responsible for Harijan kill- [Translation] ings in a particular area, The family of every Harijan killed sbould be paid Rs. 2 CH. SUNDER SINGH(PhliJaur) :Mr. lakh as compensation. Landlords in Villa- Chairman Sir. standIDg here in the House, ges are responsible for these incidents. I would lake to urge the Government, The class which has been oppressed for tbrough bon. Shn S. Buta Smgb. to pay centuries needs to be uplifted. a compensation of Rs. 2 Jakhs to tbe next- of-kln of a Harijan who is kiIJed. Hon. When I was not a Member of Parlia- Members makc a lot of noise whcn Hari- ment, I too was denied cOlry into temples jans arc IdUed, asktng the world at large & gurudwal' as. Then I coHected a few men for sympathy. But who really sympathises belonging' to my caste in Hoshiarpur and over a Hanjans's death? Certainly not we all proceeded to the temple. We told everybody in th~ world. the priest tbat if he dJd not Jet us in we ..... ould alJ go to a mosque. The tompfe In Punjab and Haryaoa, I lot Land priest asked us not to do so. allotted to HanJan. after talklDg to Pand" Jaw.barlal Nehru. Harljans ace sucb tbat they are coment even Jt they receJve I urge the Central Government to Rs. 500 out of the Rs. 1000 they are entit- increase the financial assistance from Rs. led to from the Government. This .1 the 20,000 to Rs. 2 lakh. The offerdcrs should PJiabt of HarlJaD5 in our country. Where. be levercly doalt with. 44S Distusslon under SRAVA NA 25, 19J~(S..uA) Rule 193 446 At tbe time 01 elections. politicians are going on unabated. Even after half woo the poor Harijan voter with tall a century of our Independence. theso promise§. Later, when these·· politicians things are going on. That is shame(ul aD succeed in achieving their objective. they tbe part of the Government and our fan to keep their word. country. We must be ashamed of the situations of this kind. Thj~ is a surprising thIng. Wbatever is happening in our country is not good. We are speaking about the killings but It tbe Government wants to stop the atro~ what for thess people are killed. we aro cities on Rarijans. it should provIde (or Dot thinkiDIL about that. The only reason severe punishment to tbe perpetrators of I think is that the condition of these peo- tbese atrocities. ple who are the rea! workers, who are the builders of rndia. who are calJed for whe- The LaDd allotted to poor Harijans never some heavy work or manual work after my Pessi£teot efforts during Pandlt is required to be done, who are working Jawahar Lal Nehru's time has betn cor- very t"lard everywhere. even in Delhi and nered by some vested mterests Tbe Land in othet b1g citlel also, is tbe Jowe~t in Reforms Act bas not been properly imple- tbe society. Tbey are neglected in the mented. Peorle who owo land are ~iven society- socJally. economically. re igiously a lot of importan~e but the Landless are and in every other manner. Th.:y are treated wit b disrespect. still treated as sub-humans. That is why this kind of atrocuies are gOJDg on. Now. Our Mimsters do not do anythmg what is needed to be daDe? I have very worthwhile'. They give importance only often told this House and tbe Minister to lho'le who can benefit them in some also that these people must have political way. Th, y rna ke tall c1alm'i about their power. Witbout political power they sympathy towards poor Harijans. When cannot stano. That IS the only rea~on it cameo;; to actually working for the we'- why these pe\)pl~ are so much neglected and so much barassed ry the people who fare of Hanjdnll. they back out. In m) constituency a!so numerous atrocities are have the po!inca} right to govern them- commnted on Hanjan~. No"comcs to their selve!l. We have to see who are the help. If the compensation amount is in- kllJers--whether they are HlDcul, Muslims, crea""d to h s. 2 !akhs the Harijanl will SIkhs. Buddhists. JaID'i or ot some other consider lhe Government a<; theIr bene- religious group. or whether they are Brahmins, Kayasths or of some other factlo!'). caste~ as you know, there are so many castes in India So, that should be iden- In Ule end 1 Ibank )'ou for ~Iving me tified castewise. rehglously and pohticalJy some time to ~peak. also. I ask the Home MlDister who are the killers and which party do they belong [ English} to. Who are these Zamindars and which party do they belong to? Mr. Home MR. CHA'RMAN : Unrarlimentary Minister knows v.ho are they. Zamindari w')rds Will not go on record. 1 will exam- pralha IS still going on in Bihar. tbougb ine an,j ~xpunge them. Jong ago It had been abolished Who are these Zamindars? They are the - Cong- [Engli,fihj ress secrtlaries presl0ents and organisers of the area. Can the Party have tbe guts SHRI PIYUS TIRAKY tAJlpurduars): to expel them from the Party? I do not Mr. Chairman, Sir, this bas been the think so. It is not my party, tbe RSP. rOlltine work of the Parliament that which is involved lD tllese killings. It is in every session we are discusling not tb" CPI or CPI (M) people who about the atrocities all HarijaDs arc involved in these killings. They and Adivasis. We all rt"ust have to find are the Congress men. Just enquire out the reasons for lhe~e atrocities that about it. The Party should see what for the people are following the Party • .. Expunged as ordered by the Chair. The Party should prqrect tho rights 44' Discussion IInder . AUGUST 16, 1988 Rule 193 [Shri Piyug Tiraky] must be identified. I am sayin8 that be(.ause most of the influenced people of the individuals to Jive as buman beinp. here in Bihar, J suppose, are the followers ( I"terruptions) • Let me speak. later on of the ruling party. They may not be, you can nve your say .• .( Inturuptions) . but they should be identified because first SHRI CHINTAMANI JENA (Balasore) : In the beginning moslims were seekinl help for their protection. Roligiously Sir. I strongly oppose this (Interruptions). they were one group aDd in this way the [Tans/alion} religious group is now nowhere to protect its own community members. Now, tbe SHRI K. D. SULTANPURI (Shimla): political parties are supposed to protect It is Dot proper to criticise another Party. their members. But who are these follo- wers and which party tbey belong to ? (Interruplions) Naturally an the people are supportinl eith~r one party or the other party. Tbat [English] must be isolated from the party and from the society itself and if It is so wby don't SHRI PIYUS TIRAKY: I am asking you ask all the parties who are involved who are these people. (Interruptions). wbether tbey are working there, they are S. BUT A SINGH: I am sorry I have baving meetinp there or finding out what to r!act to the hon. Member's remarks. is happening there? Bihar is the Stato Let him not on the track that he is trying where casteism is followed vigorously and to project in thIS House. When the who!e what kind of policy are, they following? tbing is Investigated you wilJ know that In Bihar, tbe Police personnel, the Magi- the boot will be ID the other leg. I am strate, wh~ are in charge of tbe particular lurc let bim not take this pious stand region do Dot be.oDi to Scheduled Caste here on the party-hnes. especia'!y in the,e or Sch~duled Tribe community. In Bihar, districts what has happened, let him not so many educat~d peopJe belonging to say because it is premature and it is under thise communities are there. But they have invesliljation. I do not want to name been ruled by otbers. In West Bengal, anybody or any party. But let me reil one tnbal is a Commissioner who is b you that no political organisatioD in that charge of JaJpaiguri DiviSIon. Likewise area is free (rom thiS activity. Somehow the people in Chota Nagpur and San thaI or the otber, in the name of tbe so-called PargaDas can be protected. Wby don't left-extremists. some of the progressive you put the Scheduled Caste and Schedu- parties are also IDvolved lD these thirgs, led Tribe persons In Pohce Servu::e there? I do not want to Dame tbe party. There- When atrocities are ccmmitted ¢here, why fore, I would appeal to the hOD Member don't you deploy a regJment, if not Sikb not to mention and pohtlcal' party by regiment, Scheduled Ca~fe rf'gilJ'ent or name because it wiU be an exercise in Scheduled Tribe regiment? What prevents futility and also it will jeopardise the you to do ll? If you have a little thin- involtigations. If he is referrmg to Cong- klDg about giving protection if you make ress, I am sorry for the purpose of the a person belongmg to this commuDity a debate he can refer to thiS. but I can MinIster 10 charge' cf this SUbject, the repudil:lte all the charaeJ made agamst t.be DistClct Magistrate or the Commissioner COD8ress Party. against the Congress office who can take case of the tnbal people and bearer,. No Congressman can stay in the the Scbeduled caste people, they can be party If he indulges in such a kind of protected and prevent atrocities perpitra- activity. ted on them. If you bring in casteism and reJiJ!ion in tbe administration and dIvide tbem, bow can you protect the SHRJ PIYUS TIRAKY: I am not people. Muslims are kUled like thiS and blaming any p~rty. Bot we work in otber people are killed in this way bocause political parties. In India so many parties at the entry point itself castellm aDd are there. T would request the Home religion and class are brought in. If this Minister to identify those people and is not the class organisation and tbe poli- .which party they owe alJegiance to. Tbat tical party canpot protClct it. memben. 449 Discussion under AUGUST 16, 1988 Rule 193 then it is not at an a political party. the bi, people send their cbJldren to They are takina ~helter under the admini- missionari schools. stradon and tbey are kiIJlng tbe small people, poor people and innocent MR. CHAIRMAN: No further. The people. So, it Is a very big MlOlster has to reply. Please conclude. rot inside and Bihar politics is of celtelsm and exploitation and zamindari SHRI PIYUS TIRAKY; Only one pradba is still going on tbere. So, it Is minute, Sir. not enough just to send a few more mili- tary or a few more para-m.lit&ry persons Tbey are welcoming missionaries in to save tbese peop'e. Why don't you Delhi and other p1aces because the Mini- give arms to Schedu:ed Castes and Scbe- sters Will get their children admitteJ in duled Tribes people? When you are their schools. If the miftsionaries go to giving arms in Bihar (0 ZamlOdars and tbe trlt'al areas aod junglos, you say that other people, give the arms to them also. they will explOIt these people- and they No community and no caste can be 3aved should not be sent there. Then why by tbe police and administration They doesn't tbis Government say that all the can be saved by their own strength and missionaries should be driven out (rom the strength should be given by tbe Gove- Bombay and otber big cities to go to tho rnment. And what IS tbe meanlDg of all Jungle~? Can you say like that? But if this ber.e, Sir? Suppose this Government the tr,bais a[.d schedu'ed ca~tes..people go and the Blbar Government arc the wel'_ to the Engll<,h schools they caD be educa- wisher of Scheduled Castes and Scbeduled ted properly. And your Government is Tribes. But bow man~' educational insti- asking these people to learn th~ regIonal tuttons they have opened 7 Some miSb\O- language and the Ruling class should learn naries have opened educational institu- Enghsh so that they can occupy the posi- tion. If the missionaries have not Ivne tIOns and even come here in Parliament. there, they would have been still naked 1n ThIS is the tbing gomg on. How can tbat area and would have been explOIted. you save the poor people, the Scbeduled What is the remuneratJOL they are getting? Castes and the Harijans and other back- Their priest was arrested, their weiJ bas ward classes '1 Your policy is totally been poisoned and there are so m'1oy wrong. In Bihar tbe Congress has failed otber atrocities that they cannot go there to protect the Tights of tbe trlbals and with thelt social activities to serve the Har jan<;. They have no business to poor people. This klDd of politics is going suppress (hem. I thank you. Sif. on there onfy to threaten these people and suppross their p('1Hieal rights and social rights. (Interruptions). T'-lE MlNISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF WELFARE (DR. RAJ- ENDRA KUMARI B.\JPAI) : Mr. Chair- You know the tflnale people speak man t{rateful to all the Members who have different langunges A' I the language~ of particIpated in this debate. They have India are foreign to the-m. They have made some very useful suggestions and tbeir own lan~ua1!e. And why don't vou that re~ults in making all our policies and rightly take the decision to introduce Eng- decu;ions in future. But let me tell the lish for theu education purp<,se 7 Why hone Huuse that our polley from the don" you start It 10 Chotanagpur and why very bqinning of il·Oependence is quJte don't you see that Englhb IS tbe language clear and I do nN agree with the last for their educatk1n purpose? If you speaker tbat our policy is totany wrong. want to hring them into the mainstream. When we you got independence and this is the work you have to do. Now, Congress Government came into power. what is happening 1 People here say that we aJopted the policy ",blch i.s still the miSSionaries should be driven out continuing. T here may be some short- because ,hty are doing bad work there. falls, there may be sotlletimes, )OU can ThIS is the slogan of some parties and say, some atrocities, this and tbat. But interested people. This is the condition. when you evaluate the whole thinl how Missionaries are welcomed in Delbi. All we have made tbe progross in tbo last 'DiltrtSsion under SR'AVAMA Hf YftO (S~KA) Rtl'f~ 193 [Dr. Rajendra Kumari Bajpaij But as tliioll nand today. we shou1d nat tate only the pessimistic side of the 40 years, then you will be abJe to say. it picture but the othn side a1S'O. We bne ia not only, the black side of tbe picture to try and try again and we rr ust go on but there is other side afso. I am reaHy tbese lift'S, by w blch the Scheduled pajned every Member who that hon. Castes and the Scheduled tn"bes spoke about the atrocities had paInted can C01llC up from condition which is stf1l only one sided picture and nobody has prevaifing in our country. ThoUib slid what welfare work has been done, Government has pa~~ed P.C.R. Act and what is our education policy, what is our under tbe P.C.R. Act, people are convi- developmental policy. how we are able to cted. FIR is 10dIJed wbenever there are untou..:habmfY and how we ar" eradicate atr'_1cities in alt tbe States but still tbere working for the people who are the poorest are .acquittal also We have to see wbat arc of tbe poor so that they can come out of tbe C3uses of these atrocities, why these tbe poverty Jlne. All these tbings have thinks continuing and why Scheduled been forsotten and Members have spoken castes and Scheduled Tribes are subject to only of the atrocities sucb atrocities. AI some bon. Members We are c01Dmitted to protect them. I said there are some historical. social and must ny, in the beginning that the economic reasons and to remove tbelie, Government is totally 'Committd to fully Government is trying to brin~ about their protect and s8fe~uard tbe interests of tbe economic development and to educate scheduled -ca~tes and Scheduled Tribes. them, so that they come out of tbeir social I would like to be very categorical on backwardness and at the same time, we thi, ba'fc issue. Irrespective of which have to see tbat these people who are the State In Which be otf'!Dce Is comtnftted, world g class, agr'culturists and landless flte stand of the Central Government in labour. get proper t'mpJoyment and they this regard is very clear. We are conscious are efTllaged in tbeir lobs. of tbe fOCial diS08Tities and economic diS'ptrJftes from which they suffer, which One point is melltiooed again and again make them vulnerable to exploltatfon 'Snd tbat the people in Bibar and elsewhere, barm by oth:·n;. Any atrocity on tbese specially in Bihar, are not gett'ng the weaker sections of our society is Dot only miDi mum wage at all and it is Dot Imple- a matter of shame and anxietJ but al50 mented properly and that there: should be a bfat on the tradition of ahimsa which min'mum wage anC when Scheduled Gandbiji taught us. So, I want to be very Caste labour C4'ik r.'f m:n:mum wage. the categorical on this POlDt and our Govern- higher casto! laodlords or agrJculturistr, ment is committed to tbis. One of tbe the big farmers. beat them or put all hon. Members was sayang tbat, at least, sort~ of atrocitlos on them. The Mini- you give us, protection. For gi~lns pro- mum Wa~el Act is more or Jess applicab!e tection, Government IS committed and in all the Statos. nobody should think that Government IS not aware of all these thlng8. In Rihar, Rs. IO/-is- fixed as IDHlImum wage for agricultural and landless labour. As you have all mentioned, only yesterday, whe-n th~ bon. Prime Mfnister 10 UP, Rs. 11.50 to R~. 12 50. was speaking from the rampart of Red POtt. be mentioned about J~hanabad 10 Madbya Pradesh, Rs.lt/-. Inddent. That means, tbe Prime Minister In Andbra Pradesh, Rs.8.50 to Rs. himself and so our Party is very much 11/-. concerned 'about tbis. Tbe Prime Minisrer has d'rected us, as bon Home Minister In Karnataka, R5.9.50 to ~s 11 '50. trils saId just DOW, and we all bad lone to In Kerala Rs, 12 to Rs. 50 lebenabad and we bad high level melting .hel"e. We will try tbat in future sucb 1n Punjab, Rs. t 8 to Rs. 48. incidents do liot take place and are avoi- ded aDd we take striolent action on such In Haryana lb. 16/-\0 RI. 25 plt.s •'lIIl,S. food aDd R•• 20.8() without food • l)J8euss/on under SRAVANA 25, 1910 (S~K~) Rule 193 451 In West Beogal, Rs. 16.34. HarJjans bave beeD there prior to tbe existence of red panies .•• That Is the minimum wage fixed for the landless labourers. In these Statet. MR. CHAIRMAN: Therc is DO poiot of order. Please teU me jf any rule hal Minimum wage is fixed and States are beeD infrio,cd. trying to Implement it. But it rna)' be, I ( Inrerruptions) I do not rule out. that in some p1acea tbese labourers are not given tbe proper DR. RAJENDRA KUMARI wage and that may be one of tbe causes. BAJPAI : Sir, I have Dot named any This discuss'on IItarted wllh tbe Jehanabad political party. incide~t. In Jehanabad, wblle we were dlSCUSSlDg about tbe June IDcident. last MR. CHAIRMAN : You wanted Tbrusday nIght rerhaps, 8ga1n second clarIfication. Tbls tS Dot a point of ordor. inCident took pl:ice and it is the concern Please walt. 1 Will live you a ChaDco of ali and we had gone there to visit tbat after tbe MiIdMer's reply I. over. village where atrocitl-':s were committed. One of tbe cau~e'i of tbe immediate murder aod looting and ail these things DR. RAJENDRA KUMARl was, we were told. tbat '>omebody wanted BAJPAI : Sir, some of tbe hon. Members to have li1e~al bbatti. Thoy make thIs have 'raised certalD points, I would hke Desl sharab bb:lltl in those villages. to give some information about thoac Tllere were only four houses In that place POints. One tblDg IS tbat Shr; luJsi Ram. wht'HC the bhattl IS situated. These Sche- Smt. Bibba Ghosh Goswami, Stut K.D. duled Ca,te fdmiltes objected to that. Sultanpuri Sbfl Ramubray Prasad Singh Bccaul>e (bey CJb_iected to that, last year and Sbri KammodHai Jatav had all refer- that bhatti was demolished. But those red 10 tbe need for the speedy impkment- persons who \\~re havlOg that or runnmg alion of land refoems specially in Uttar that bbatti were very angry with tbose Pradesh and Blbar. They said that the famlhea. They went the-re, then they issue IS fCgarding land and tbat is one or murdered, looted tbelr belongings and the maID causes for the atrocities. As all ty~es of &(rOcltlC6 were commtucd. you know Sir, it was Smt. Indira Gandhi wbo had start&!d tbls fanJ reform and Sir, there are gangs operatinJ! in some dunng her time it was implemented by all of tbe blocks in Blbar. As tbe bon. the States. I agree tbat in all tbe States, Home Mlnl"ter hu stated, tbese gangs tbe land reform is not very satisfactory. are abetted by polttl ca1 e"treml~ts groups But at tbe same time, I will say that tbo and these are the extremist groups which States have tfled to do It. 10 Bihar and have ~ot affiliation with some of the Uuar Pradesh they stIll need srcedy im- political parties. As the invesirgation is plementation. But it is not true tbat no goving on. I Will not name the political aeuou is beintl taken in the dl5tributIOn party. But It IS because of the PJlJtJcal of cel1mg surplus lands to Scbeduled Caste support and polttica I support of tb-ese people. I wi1l give some figures ta thiS leaders of tbat area, abese types of things regard. are going on It is nOl tbat tbe Scheduled Caste peopl~ In lehanabad were torlured In Bihar. till the end of 1987-88, 1,50, only becaule tbe), were Scheduled Caste 727 acres of celhng surplus land was dis- people. tributed. Out of thIS 78,312 acres were d,strlbuted to 5.cheduled Caste people SHRI HET RAM (Sirs~). Str, I am which js over 50 per cent of tbe total land on a POlDl of order. distributed. The number of Scheduled Caste families covered was 98,282. DUflnl 1988·89 we bave a scbeme-13.84S acres of MR. CHATRMAN: Wbat Is your surplus "Dd allotted to ScheduJed Casto POiD t of Ql'der? families is proposed to be developed at a co.st of Rs. 130.45 laths. We bave dta- SHRl HBT RAM: Tta., atrocld•• on tdbutod the JaDd Dot 0017 iD Uttar Dist:lIss/olt under A t!GtJST 16, 1988 Rule 193 456 [Dr Rajen(jra Kumari Bajpai] J98S·8fi. a sum of Rs 360000 was Ipent on and persons with anoua) income of Pradesh but at tbe same time in Bihar it Rs. 3,600 are eligible to get )cial aid. also. In Bihar. we are toing t" develop This is in Bihar. those lands which have "cen distnbuted to Scheduled Caste people tbere. The poor people are facing all f bos~ problems. Then about the. appointment of Atrocities are committed in·some blocks officer~. For tbat, officers bave been & in some district!!.lt is not tbat in all rbe appointed for i!1itiatiD8 supervision over districts, tbl"re are cases of atrocities. In prosecution under the PCR Act. A Hari .. the Magadb area of Bihar there are some jan Cell bas been establisbed in the Home districts like Bhojpur. Nalanda and some Police Department under tbe officer of parts of Jehanabad whicb are affected. the rank of DIG. BeSIdes tbat, a Harijan Jebanabad is altogether a new district Adivasi Cell has been establisbed at Stale wb;cb is affected. At the same time, level in the Hom~ Department. Such cells· Government has distributed Jand and bave also been established at divisional, a5ain it is trying to look to their diffi· district sub-dlVisiC'oat and block levels. I culties. In Uttar Pradesb, till MdY 1988. bave ~een In Bihar, there are Thanas 1,96.567 acre~ was allotted OUt of which where it ;s written 'HarijaD Thanes' 1.42.650 acres was distributed to 1,49,927 ( Interruptions) Scbeduled Castes families. Thus about 70 per cent surplus land allotted was dis tn- SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOO- boted to Scbeduled Cas'cs. In 1988.89, W AU A : Yau have given the statistics. Rs.44 lakbs is proposed to be used for But the r~al problem is that. .• developing land Illl0tteJ to Scbeduled ( Interruptions) Castes. Patta bas been given and tben possession has als() beeD given. It is not MR, CHAIRMAN: Let her comp- tbat only land has been allotted. But lete. Government ha~ .seeD that they get pos. (ll1rurupfions) session of the land as a150 the land IS developed. So, It is a new ~cheme that DR. RA.JENDRA KUMARI BAJPAI: we are trying to pro\ide to S.;beduled In Bihar. the Government is tryin8 to Castes families ~o tbat they can have the tackle this problem. (InturuptlOns) full benefit of the land distnbuted. SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOO. Now. some of the distrIcts in BIhar ... WALIA: The prl'blem is tbe land which (Interruptions) is given to a HanJan is being re.gra~bed. SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOO- MR. CHAIRMAN: Let her complete. WALIA; Are you satisfied? You can bave c1rmfic8tion later on. (/' lerruptlons) DR. RAJENDRA KU~AARI BAJPAI : No. ThiS!~ not 0.1 que~tIO{} of DR. RAJENDRA KUMARI BAJPAI: satisfaction. Action is going on: imple- The question is tbat the Gcvernment has mentation h going 00. Tb~y need more distributed the surplus land. For the speedy implementation and every year. development cf t}'lat land, another pro. programme is taken up by [be Govern- . gramme has been taken up. But as you ment. It is not that we will stop in some- are saying, it is not re-grabbed. For these where. It is a contmuom process. types of problems, arrangemenih have Wherever tbere is surplus land it will be been made a nd I J HariJ8n Adivas Thanas distributed. have been established. I have seen personally some of these Harijan Adivasi In Bihar, legal aid is provldrd to Thanas. Places I:ke Patna and Nalanda Scheduled Castes who are involved In are the idr-ntlfied areas where atrocities Jitilalion arhing out or untouchability. are going on. These Thanas are establish- That is abe peR Act. If there is any ed and the Government is trying to atop atrocity, lelal aid Is provided. During the atrOCities. FOI that this arraDIem.nt 457 Discussion under SRAVANA 25, 1910 (SAKA) bas been made. NaJanda, Rohtas. Bhoj. You mu.t understand the serlousnes. pur, Oay. are also identified as the of the problem. You must also understand affected areas. That is why in Gaya, wbat the Government is domg to deal Vaishall, Samas\ipur, Bbagalpur. Mon- with thi! serious problem. It is not tbat gbyr and Rancbi tbe Harijan Thanas arc the Government i1'l just sitting idle and estabJished. doin8 nothing. The peR Act was brought to deal with SHR] AMAR ROYPRADHAN this. As you all know, in the Constitut- Wbat LO )OU mean by Harijan Thanas ? ion under Artlcle 17. untouchability i. abo'ished. But to make it practical and DR. RAJENDRA KUMARI BAJPAI: effective the peR Act was enacted in 1955 You were mentioDiog about the special and one Committee at the blghest )evel, court so tbat cases are deared qUickly at the Chief Minister's level, bas been and justice is done. So, they have e~ta constituted now ID Bihar. They review bUshed Thanas where tbe Scheduled tbl!lgs periodIcally. Tbey Will cbalk Caste people can go and report. their out wbat turtber !)t'11S ~hould be taken. FIR is lodged and they can get help from the Government. from the Dlstnct Officers Another Committee eaUed Bihar concerned. This arrangen'ent bas been State ScheduJ~d Caste AdvIsory B('ard made to meet out tbe difficulties of under the chairmanship of the Minister in Harijan~. For the Implemcn latipn of peR cbarge of !he Weifaret Depaflment gives Act this has been done. It IS not for vaiuable ~uggec;tlons to the Government anything eise. One of the grie'\lances IS towarOs Impro\-ipg the lot of Hatijans. that the PCR Act is not iffiplemented; that is why this bas been done. In Blbar. as the problem is so acrious. the Government is also actively lookina One question \\ [Dr. Rajendra Kumari Bajpai] people. I bope that some concrete steps idOQtlfied districts wbere thia problem. is will be taken by tb~sc people. more. Tbese courts bold circuit courts accordiDJ to thele specified programme at 16.00 .bri. the respective sub-divisional headqQart~rs witbin tbeir Jurisdiction. So these courts About Navoday. VidyaJays a report .np Dot 'only functioning at the district has appeared ID today's Potriot. I want JeveJ bu( th<.!Y also go further down to to say a few Hnes about that. Tb It study tl:)c sub-.dlvisional headquarters so tbat bas told that over 60 per cent NavoClaya sct)cdulc:d caste people can rake advantage Schools belong to tbe weaker .ectlons. of tbeir presence and bope for the Justice. More than two-thirds of the chlldren studying in th~, ~avodaya Schools 10 the Atrocity prODe areas where untoucba. country come from toe low income group bjlity II prevailing have been id~Dtlfie 1. families. ACCOf(lIng to a study about the Tile projec: of identification of untoucba- SOClo-economlC profile of tbe students, bility prone areas bas be-cn completed by neatly 41 per ~ent of tbe cbiidren studying L N Misbra Institute of Economic Deve- in Navo~ya Scho'Jls, started under tbo lopment and Social Changes. So they N.itional Policy of Education )a,t year, lijave tried to identify it. They have arc from familes WIth income leveJ below published a re,l)ort on untouchability in the poverty IiDe. A,;cord'og to the study seven districts wher~ tbis problem is more conducted by tbe Navodaya Vtdyalayas promin~nt. Untouchability is an offence Sarniti, tbe anou'll IDeo me 01 tile fam.lles under tbe ConstItution. So we have to of 20 per ceot of tbe students is below remove it. We have to see tbat in tbe Rs. 3,00:>. Tbe stuJy 'shows tbat in the comlDa years untouchal)iJity is compJetely case ot 20 per cent af lhe students. the removed from tht:se distflcts. They do a aunual family Income IS below Ks . .6,000. periodIC &urvey a150. The breakdown along occupa~ional hnes prepared by the N DC, sb.)ws tbat Qew One of the hon. Member mentIoned educational schemes to prJvide education that what is the use of public scbools of com~arabJe quality to students from when scheduled castes peopl~ are not rural areas on par wab thdr urbao getting belp from tbese and they are not counleri}arts b~nefit a number of families admitted tbere. I think It was Sbrimati cov.:ring a WIde area. So, this IS a recent Nawal Prabhakar who mentioned tbls. study. When thiS new edu,;ation scheme Some of tbe newspapers bave allo written and Nav\ldaya Vidyalayas scbeme were about this. On 20ch July. 1988 I have launcbed, we had said tbat it wi!1 benefit written to Sbri Shiv Sbanker that a the rural population and also the weaker number of reports have appeared in tbe sectioDs of the socidy. Ttle study indi- newspapers that !le~eduJed caste and cates-it is very ioten:stina and you must scheduled tribe students arc 110t beiDg know-that the parental occupations admitted IDto reputed colleaes like Khatsa, include: : agricultural labJur 10 per cent; Miranda House, St. Stephen, Jesus and ~eneral labour 8 per ceot; agriCUlture, as Meray and Hansraj in Delbi though the a wbo:e, 25 per cent; and bu;)iness and CoAtral Rqistration Centre of tbe Unlver- commerce 10 p:r cent . • t~y bad iasued necessary adm ssion slips to them to the extent of rcaervcd quota. A remarkable feature of tbe scheme )41 MtOlstry has brought it to the notice reveals tbat the maximum benefit bas of V-kc Chancellor of Delbi University accrued fO students from lower mIddle .. well as the Secretary, Educatioo De- class families aod children whose parent. partm~Dt, Ministry of Human Re.ource are illiterate. So it bas gODe to tbat level Development 80 that proper action could DOW. The Navodaya Vidyalayas, I think, be t4ken in tbis reaard. So we bave will belp an sections of tbo people IiviDg alrQdy taken up this matter aDd brouaht in the village!. The study report Indicates it w the notice of Ministry o( Humao that 50 per cent or them are scheduled kotOurce Development aod, I hope, some caste boy. and girls. Tbis is a very cnco- cooCrete I"PS wiU be taken by tbeae urauliDI law•. 461 Discussion u,.,de, SRAVANA 2S, J910 (SAKA) Rule J93 462 The~e are tbe thinas by whicb tbis Rap STs 10 as to raise tbem above tbe poverty can be rf"duced. Tbe Government is line. I do not want to take much time against all sorts of atrocities wbicb we arc of the House. You know aftcr indepen- now hsh:ning ~bout. But we have to s(e dence. tbe Government of Iudla bas bow we can removo the cauSeS of atroci- comm'tted itself to thc rapid devdopment ties' One of tbe caUSe9 is poverty. Poverty of SCs and SIs. It is our commitment and can be removed by educating tbem. It is our dCJiberatc policy to raise tbe;r Education will bnng tbern up clnd then locio-economic level and for tbat we are tbe gap will be reduced. So. tllese arc Ibe very mucb conccrned. Weare implement- efforts \\ hJC~h the Government is maklDa ing all our central policies. Whatever to remedy tbe situation. policies wblcb are formulated by the Central Government. are Luplemented '4tocgh the State Governments. Tbere Sbri Ramoowllia s~oke about amend· are some !Iocbemes whlcb are sponsored ment of tbe tbe txisling list of sct eduled directly by tbe Central Government. tbat castes and schc-dukd tribes for fnclosion of is. tbe centrally sponsored schemes. Tbere Baltjaras and Rai Sikh'!. etc. At this alc sebemes wbele 50 per cent finance is stage I can only ~ay that all ft'presentat· from the State Government and 50 per ions and SU8Sc:.tfons for inclusion ,n the cent IS trom the ContraJ Government. I existing hst of scheduled castes and WllJ give you one or two examples abat scbeduled tribes are under COOllideration considerable investment bas been made Of the Oovernmeut in the context of tbo for tbeir development though the strategy pr('posed comprehen~lve reVISion of tbe of speCIal component plan for Scbeduled )ists of SCs/S [s. Castes and Tribal Sub.Plan. The Tribal sub-Plan wa~ made tn tb~ Flftb Plan. Any amendment in tbe existing Jist Tbe Special Component Plan was for- can be don~ only througb an Act of mUlated on tbe S:xtb Pi':lD. In addition to Parliament in view of Artlcl~s 341 aDd 342 tbat. wc are giving special central assist- of the ConstitUtion Well, I cannot ~8Y ance as an additionahty to an these that the by sucb·tlod-such tHn~, it will be programmes Wil ch are under SpeCial d(1)e. But WI! are trying to expedlle tbe Component or Tllba' Sub-Piau. Central process of it comprehenSIve Iht. I bope Government Is gIving some additional that we w111 be able to br'ng it before tbe finance aho to generate IDcome and more Pn,iament. income eenerath1g schemes are ta;cen up under the~e schert'es. You aU know tbat SHRl BASV DeB ACHARIA : L':glS· we hav... alSo set up TRIFED as an apex lalioD'l body for cmurlDg r~mullerath-c pric~s tor the products procused by the wbals. DR. R \JENDRA KUMAR] BAJPAI: Tflbals ar~ DOi gettin~ tbe right remuner. I cannot 81ve }OU a specific t'me. But we ative ptices whlcb they ought to get. In are a)iClg a d we may try. (Interrupliom) bel ween the coarraciors aod the business men \\ bo take advantage 01 theIr Ignora- SHRI B O\LWANT SI NGH RAMOO· nce or their poverty, get the benefit of WALr.~. fhe Govelnment expects lbat tbat. To aVOid th,s fer tbe lribCils to get the comprehenSive re'lew \\ i I be taken. more remuneratIVe ~'dces, we have just ( 1I1terruption.\) constituted thl~ TRIFED and it is now working. Tbi~ year some of the projects WhlCb TRIFED has taken bas given good DR. RAJENDRA KUMARI B.\}PAI: results, For example, one prcject is about We Will be comlOg and it will be comlD~ the sal se~d. The prict:s have gone up. If before ParUameel. Wltbout Parliament it was Rs. 900 per tODne, tbey are actting 10 sesslOu. 1 cannot aonOUDC~ It. We Will Rs. J 100 rer tonne. Like tbat. it is try to brinM it in tba:s leSS,OD I canDot give coming up. I hope tbat after estabiisllioa you tbe specific date about tbat. till tbo infrastructure this TRIFED win help in giving more remunerative prices to Some of the Member. bavc asked to pro- minor forest products to tribals. We have vide adequate economic aSSistance to SCs & established Uke that now and tbe Caltftec 463 Discussion under AUGUST 16, 1988 Rule 193 464 IDr, Rajendra Kumari Bajpllj people are brought under tbe clutches of In w, if not, already there. has abo cleared it. National Develop- ment and Finance Corporaticn for SCs Shrirnati Meira Kumar, Dr. C. S. Tri- and STs has been set up. We have regist- palhi, Shri Ganaa Ram, Shri Sultanpuri ered it and for that a sftecial officer is and some otber Members wanted special going to be appoin(ed. They will start courts to be estabhshed for such cases. I working. Central Government will give bave already said about Bibar. In order fin'aocial help to them .. In the b~8inning. to dispose of such cases relating to atro" we have aJ)otted Rs. 50 crores for this. cities aR well as cases under the PCR Act This Corporation will also come to tbe speedily, we ba ve issued guideline. to aU rescue of tbe poor people and will bel:> tbe States to sct up special courls. It is io creating more .iobro, and mOl e income not that there are no special courts now; to poor peorle When it is implemented there al e 52 special coarts and mobile there will be a sea change and people courts in various States. In Andhra Prod- wiJI understand our developmental progra- esh, there are 17. In Bihar 4, MP 11, mm~s and tbat would be the real anSWer Rajasthan 8. Tamil Nadu 8 and Orlssa.4. to all these problems of atrocities. When Mabarashtra bas also agreed to set up these poor s~heduled ca .. tes aDd sCbi..duled three special courts; Karnutaka has issued tribes will be economicaJJy better, nobody orders to set up two special courts. Those will question them about their caste etc. States who do not have special courts are Our socIety is domina(~d "y money power go;ng to have these. In UP one Magist- and wht!n these people will have money rate bas been nOnllDatt"d in eacb DIstrict power, tbey will also be treated as equal for trying such cases. So, we are pursuing people and thIS disparity lD the society tbe matter with the State Government so wiJl be removed. that the Act is implemented properly and those people who are indulging :hems.!lves Shrimati Melra Kumar wanted tbat the in commItting atrocities or acting against Government should prOVide bree legal aid tbe PCR Act can be puni!)bed or convic- to tbe victims of fhese atrocities. I bave t.-d. said that in Bihar it is already tbere, in UP and other States tbis legal aid is An hon. Memb~r, Sbri V. Srinivas prOVided under the Protecti(lo~' CiVil Rao, wanted [bat sc/sr officers should be Rigbts Act aDd tbe Scheduled Caste and poste1 in tbe ~ensitive areas. This guide- Scheduled Tribe people are heJped in Civil fme bas already been issued by the Cent- and criminal Jitiga:ion. We have also ral Government to all tho State taken care to cC'mpensale for the loss of Gilvernmenfs. They are adVIsed to wages of the witnesses who bavc to attend post officers belonging to SC/ST as District the courts. Those labcurers who go to Magistrate. Sup:rintendent of PolIce, Sub- attend the courts for evidt:r.ce, they are divl~lOnai officer and so on 10 the areas given wag::-s for tnat day for cases. under identified as tbe.: seositlve areas. We have tbe PDR Act. W~ have: also suggest&:d to already sugj./e~ted. from our side that tbe the State Govern,llcm to adopt SImilar Station Hou~e Officers belonging ~IO SCI schemes for ofL.oces under IndIan Penal ~T ~hou!d b~ posted In the scns,t!vt: Pol- Code wbl!re tbe vJctims beiong to the ICO Stations. As you know. tbe DM 0' scbedulell castes and scbedu:ed tribes. Jabanatad is a SchedUled Caste person. I We have ~urgested t"at to tbe State have already written to tbe Cbief Minister Governments .. of all tbe States rcgardlDg tbe need for making administration sesltive and res- One su~gestion was made tbe laws poo.;ive towards the SC/ST. I have written should be mad. more I[ringent. I also thIS etter to the Chlcf Ministers of all the ieel tbat; we can review the peR Act States. This paraticularly applie,1 to the and Whalcvf"r lacunae are there, we can to p leadrsblp in the State. The report is remove tbem and bring 'n ~onle mf're that tbe State Governments have started clauses and ma.kc It more Itrin~eot so tbat posting the SC/ST offi::ers iQ different fbe type of atrocities committed on thc~" s~Dsltive areas. 465 Dllcul8/on under SRAVANA 2", J910 (SAKA) Rule 193 ~ Shri V. Sriniv8s Rao and some other. and S!ate Governments spcndjn8 SO per boo. Members also w8ntt'd that tbere cent each. In this yettr and in the next sbould be liberal jssue of arms licence to year in the Seventh Five Yeai' Plo. we SC/ST so tbat they can protect themselves will try to implement this scbeme iD as wben they are attacked. As far as tbe many towns as we caD. I may reiterate que.tion of ia~uiDg of arms liccn::e js con- tbat we are very clear on thl' point and cerned, there i. no discrimination in res. we Will be able to free all the scavengers pect of tbe SC/ST applicants. Whosoever from this dirty job. Thero will be modern is eliaib1e, he is supplied with tbe hccnce. and mechaoised type of latrines such as It Is the duU' of the concerned State the water borne Jatrio~1 and SuJabh Government fO' see that these poor people Sauchalayas in all the rural areas. An are not harassed '\nd atrocity IS Dot tbe houses that are cODstructed under tbe commiUed on these helpless people. Indira Awas Yojana and other bousinl scbemes are going to be equipped with S/Sbri Y, P. Y02esb, Tulsi Ram and this l) pc of latrines This is a clcar cut Oanga Ram said that one of tbe main direction from tbe Government. causes of friction which to the atro:ities being committed on poor peop:e was the [Trans/ali an] non-payment of mmimum wages. I have already said that the Minimum Wages SHiH JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL Act Is applicflhle in all the lQ States. (CbaJ1dni Chowk): The time by which Some minimum W8~e is fixed for them but thIS work IS Jikcly to be compl~tcd. You tbe implementation raet of this rests Wltb might have fixed a target ;0 tbis regard. the DIstrict Authorities and tb eir super- vising officers. We will again aJert them DR. RAJENDRA KUMARI BAJPAI : that they should stricHy comply with It is quite difficult to fix a target in thIs this. matter, but we are trying to achIeve this end as soon as pos~lble. Completion of Smt. Sunderwati Na\\lal Prabhakar tbis work depends on finaoce and many .uggested that the ~ystem of sC8\enging other things. should be removed and that the Jocal Government authority should look aFter the interest of .he scavcflgers and swee- SARI JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL: pers. As you all know. we bave a polley, If the funds have been allocated for this a schcme by which tbe scavengers will be purpose. completely eliminated. ~ca vet"glDg IS in a way linked to untouchability and it is DR RAJENDRA KUMARI BAJPAI : our dear policy, Govrrnment feels that Funds are being aHocatcd. A<; J have scavenging 0' dry lafrine iC! 8 uehumani. _Iready told. 166 towns have been adopted sing anci obnOXIOUs occupatIOn. We have under thIS scheme. of which the work has been pursuing a scheme for I he lIberation already bfcn comptcted in 32 towns. of Sl..avengers bv getttng tbe dry latrines converted into water-borne lall ines and rehabilitating the literated sC8venfen 1n [English] the other dignified occupation Under this scheme 166 medium and small towns. We are taking a whole-town-approach i.e. towns havlDg·a populatron of about 1 in th:s marter. First we have taken tbe lakh, have b~en taken uP. Of tbese 32 towns which have a population of one towns have already been made scavenlinK lakb. After covering these towns. we free. About 10,O()'" scavenl!ers ba'¥e been Will then go to big cities. As per the rebabil itated. Tbe amount invested in new municipal Act, no new house can be this programme upto the end of 1987.88 constructed without a water borne latrine. was Rs. 37 13 crores. The 81)OC81ioD for This is the rule all over the country. As 198889 is Rs J 1 crotes as Ilg8ln~f Rs 9.S ((gards tbe old bouses which do Dot have crores during the y(-ar 1987-88. The modern wafer borne latrines, these also scheme is bcing implemented on a mat- should go ID for thi. type of latrinea in cbiDa ,rants basis witb bo\b tbe Centta\ tbe place of dry lattlnes. ~sion linde, 'AUGUST 16, '9Is [T,.ttnsfatirm] In tbe>end, I wBnt to ment~oD just one tiling and ,liat is about our p<\Ucy SHRI R. S. KHI1lHAR (SiUlmarru): witb r~gard to the Scheduled Castes ..nd Mr. Chairman. Sir. as tbe matter ~f Mar tbe Scheduled Tn-bes. Itas -been raised here and as I belool to Bibal, I am folly -aware of the iDtoations SHRIMATI GEETA MUKHERJEE: 'of the Central and tb~ State Oovef'lllBents Before you conclude, I want ODC -clari- nd I praise tbe steps taken by them to ficatroD. pror.de facilities to the barijaes. Some "VerY geod steps have veen taken to cbeck MR. CHAIRMAN: Let tbe b01l. . tbe atrOCities on tbe Ilarijans. But lIere MinIster complete her speech please • the -major thrust is on ,IMg the COlD1'en- sa:ttcn on one baed and I!tunislling t be DR. RAJENDRA KUMARl BAJPAI ;, Oovernment officials 'On tbe- other. In my About reservation. bon. Members were opoinfon, tbere is one man behind all thele saying that tbe posta are ilven to other thIngs and until be is apprehended, afro. candidates and they are (lot givt'n to Sche- cities on barijan cannot be stopped. Just duJed Castes and Scheduled Tribes. TheA now, it was mentioned that many thousand Prime Minister has categorJcalJy said that acres of land bas been distributed. I there will be no dcreservation of the posts upon the Government tbat lhere are which are reserved for the Scheduled 40zens of Members in Bihar Auembly and Castes and Scheduled Tribes At presont in thts House. who are --stilt belding in the rule is that if the appropriate candi- their -OO'I(-SS·OO. the land ,~ered s.ul'plus date is not available, they WI!I agaIn .fter the enforcement of land ceiling act, advertise it. Thf'Y wm advertise It three in the names ot their cogs cats or times and tben only will rcque~t tbe Sche- -.ervants. On be"~f of t.he House, I urge duled castes and SLbeduled Tribes Comm.... . • peo ~e boo Mfo·,ter of Home Affairs ISSIOD. to -.et prepared -a tfst of the uuaded pro- perty and other aunts of his party mem- bers and get it InvestIgated to Md out as So I can assure the House and the to how many of them are Itill Withholding hon. Members .hat the iuideJlnes given by the Pume Mmilter wlll be followed the surpiu~ land covered under tbe ceiling and commnticg atrocities on banjans. I aod lhue sbould be no fear of deccaec- want a categorical answer from the hon. vation. We are trY1D!Z to fill up the back- Minister. Jog. DR RAJENDRA KUMARI BAJPAI : MR. CHAIRMAN: Please take YQur Regarding tbe clarification sought by tbe y<,ur !e&t. mach-·m. Mr. Het Ram. Wbat IS hOB. Member. I would like to inform blm ycur point for dallficattl'n ? tbat tbe laws enacted by the Government concerning land ceilIng are applicable to SHRI HE1 RAM. 72 5 rer lcnt •.i each and ever}'body and If any cases of tbe UDreserved posts are filled. ~ow It their vIolation come to our notice. appro- is said that because appropnate candIdates priate action Will be taken on them. The are not available. 1t was oeresencd. Governm'!nt is (ully committed to it. 'ApproprlBte c8ildidates' is a vague term. There cannot be .aoy dev,Jation in It .. The Re-St'rvauOD Pohcy should bo If 10 per (11l1erruptiom ) ceet Schede)ed Castes are taken, propo- rtionately general oandidates should be {English] taken. 1f 1S per tent Scheduled Ca~tes He taken, then ooJy tbe candidates from An boo. member ra11ed the que'lion the 8el'leraJ ca!~goIY should be takeD. or reMrvations. I agree witll the hOD. member tbet we have not ~eD able to DR. RAJENDRA KUMARI BAJPAI: fill the rger.ation posts. With the an I am sayiD8 thiS was tbe tordition. NoW 'help of tbe Department of PenoDftel. we tbe Prime Minrster has ma(le it quite can flit upJall these posta. We are lIUlk1Dg clear that there wm be DO deren.vallon. efforts in this direction. an 80 whatever' rCiClv8tioD IS tile" \\lUI be 4_ blsOIlIsiOJl. UnJer SRAWlNA:2$;: 1910 (SAKA) St. R~Il. re~ DirAl'I'.- 4ft Rule 193 0/ N:S. (Anuli.) O,d. cI: N.S. (Amdt.) 8ill giveD to Scheduled Castes and Scbeduled [English) Tribes. THB MINISTER OF HOME AFFA- One tbing I want to say is that, our IRS (S. BUTA SINGH) : Lot tbe hoo. co_try is gO'Ycrned by tbe Constitution, Member write to UI. In ClSe we b~e ,tOJ· ~b is supreme Dot SaDkuacberya or revers,- tbe OeciSt09r. We WI\} revCAC tllc Manu or for tbat matter ar.;ybody elle. There decisioD. if necessary DO neJd of burning tbis Manu or anytbinl. Forlet all tbea~ ,blOiS. We are DOW iD the modern asc. After indClP~Ddcnce we arc govetnCld by our. Const:tuhoD which 16.30 hrl. is secular. It bas given all tbe funda- menta, rights to ev~rybody. Tbere is DO STATUTORY RESOLUTION RE: discrimination under our ConstItution and DISAPPROVAL OF NATIONAL SECURIT Y (AMENDME;\T} ORDI- tbe Government IS committed to tbat. NANCB. 1988 AND NATIONAL SECURITY (AMENDMENT) BILL SHRIMATI GEBTA MUKHARJEE: During my IDterventlon I drew the atten- [EngU.lh] t,on or the Minister for Home Affairs and tbe MlDlstcr (or ' elfare liVing very conc- MR. CHAIRMAN: Now we take up rete fOlcts about the Chaktadatu Police the ne"t Item. Shri Indrajn Gupta, Shti Statlon ... Ramoowalia. St-ari Narayan Cb~ube)' and THE ~INI~ER OF STATE IN THE Shri Ramashray Prasad Sing ar, not MINIS1RY OF HOMB AFFAIRS (SHRI htr•• SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : I havo taken note of it, I will take action. Now Shnmati Geeta Mukherjee may move ber rClolulron and speak on it. [Translation] (lnteurrptions) MEIRA KUMAR SHRIMATI SHRI B.&.LWANT SINGH RAMOO- (BiJnor): Mr. Chailman, Sir, just now WALIA (Sangrur) : Sir. J bave DOW come the hon. Minister has said that tbore will back. I had gone to the lobby. AU my be no dereservation. But I am of seIzed baggage was bere. a very specific case of U. P. S. C. which gave an ajvcctrsement for a reserved pOSl MR. CHAIRMAN : No, DO. Mr. in wbr;b the qualifications required fer Ramoowalia. your baggage will Dot speak. tbe post was Pn. D. in economics and 10 The bon. Membera will speak-not their years experlt>ncc. 3 caDdidatc~ of the ba,gale. Madam, you please proceed. re~erved category applied for tbat post. All of tbem bad tbe re~ulred qualifications and one of them bad even some more SHRIMATI GE6TA MUKHERJEE qualifications. He had 19 years experi- (Panskura) : Sir, I bel to move: ence, but in spite of all this, they were rejected in the Interview and that post was "Ihat tbl. House disappro.,cs of dcrelcrved. tbe National Security (AlDCod. menl) Ordmaace. 1981S (Oldi. nance No. 4 of 1988) promul- DR. RAJBNORA KUMARI S ... JPAI : gated by lbe President on the Mr. Chairman. SIl', to set right the faulty 26tb May, 1988." practice of tbe past and which happeDs to come dow.n to tllis datc. It nas boen I also oppose the National Security decided that post4! will not b. derc80ncd. (Amendment) Bill. Wbatever hal happened earlier. will be oppoSing recou-ped. I requeu tbe bOD. Lad~ The reason!\ for tbe Member to live it .in writiDI. 1 wiU look Ordiaaace havo bocd Stated In tbls lato it. House duriDi tho last two dcbatn 471 Sf. Re.,l. reo Disapp. AUGUST 16, 1988 N.S. (Amdt.) Bill' 4'72 0/ N.S. (Atndt.) Ord &: [Sbrlmati Geeta Mukherjcf'J the National Security (Amend- .'so. I do not want to repeat thosc ment) Ordinance, 1988. (Ordi- figures etc. But tbis is really something nance No.4 of 1988) promul- which we cannot escape commenting on' glted by tbe President on the or saying tbat Cllandigarb IS tbe beart of 26th May. 1988. Now the Mini- Punjab. in tbe se'lse that It is their capital ster may please move tbe Bill city. It is said tbat thougb the National for constderation, and speak on Security Act is in force for sucb a long it: time, without an ordinanc:e It could not be tak.cn to Cbandigarh. It really and THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFA- ablolutely makes Impossible the whole IRS (S. BUTA SINGH) : Sir, I b~g to idea of passing Bills: because nobody move: would think tbat only yesterday you remembered that Chandlgarb was in Punjab, or Chandlgarh sbould belong to "That the Bill furtber to amend Punjab, or Chandlgarh is the cap.tal of the ~atjooal Security Act, 1980, Punjab. Then why tbls ordinance: ",by In It~ application to the State of not tbis BIll? Wby dId you not tblnk Punjab and the Union Territory of it earlier? Therefore, 1 thoroullbly of C11andigarh be taken into oppose tbis idea of bavlng Qrdinances all consideration. " the time on sucb issues whicb ale so time- worn tbat ad nauseam tbey have been As the H(luse is aware, the normal discussed here. Therefore, that Is my nfe of people in Punjab and Chandigarh principal objection. bas been undtr constant threat frem terrorists. Tbe terrorists made. iDnoceot As far as tbe National Security BIll people tbelr target, and peace of tbe is concerned, tbe reasons for whlcb we State was ID danger. Even tbe religious opposed tbe NatIonal Security BilJ, from place~, educational institutIons and public tbe very outset are very valid now, even places were not spared. in respect of Punjab and Chandlgarh; so, we again oppose 'he NatIOnal SecuTity To deal effeclively with such elements (Amedment) BIll, 1988 For that, no new in these disturbed areas, the National reasons need be stated. So, we have Security Act. 1980 (No. 65 of 1980) in its conlidcred NSA to be an 8oti-people Act applicatIon to the State of Punjab and tbe a totally undemo ;ratic, extremely auto- Union Territory of Cbandlgarh was amen- cratic Act, lakmg away tbe rights of all ded In 1987 by tbe Nationa) Security the peopJe ... (Amendment) Act, J987. Section 14(A) as inserted by tbe said amendment Act THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE specifies inter alia tbe circumstances MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI under wblch. and classes at cases in SONTOSH fvfOHA~ OEV): What ab0ut whlcb a person may be detamed for a Darjeeling 1 peflod JOllger fban tl1rce months but not cxceedlDg ~IX months from tbe date of deteotion, WJtbout obtalOiog tbe opinion SHRIMATI GEET A MUl~HERJ [E : of the Advisory Board. S'nce the Parlia· are talklD8 about PunJ- In Darjee- We b. ment was not in session aDd there was ling. it was tbe D:sturbed Areas Act And absolute necessity to extend tbe life of tbe flot NSA. (Interruptions) Therefore. we provisions made 10 the National Security were tborougbly opposed to tbe Nat:onal Act. J980 by the NatoDal SecuntY(Amend- Security Act in its original form. and ment) Act, 1987 beyond 8th June 1988, tbe consequently also now in the amended President promulgated the National form in wbich It is brought in now. Security (Amendment) Ordinance 1988 00 26th May, 1988. By tbis Ordinance tbe MR. CHAIRMAN: Motion moved provisions made in the Act by thy ~atio nal Security (Amendment) Act. 1987 were "Tbat tbis House dilapproves of extended upto 8th day of JUDe, 1989. St. Resl. reo DJsapp. SRAVANA 25, 1910 (SAKA) N.S. (Atndt.) Bill 474 of N.S. (Arndt.) Ord. & The Bitt seeks to Ieplace tbe National tbat tbe situation is serious, hence there Security (Amendment) Ordinance 19)<8. is a necessity for extension of a period for one year and tbal period has alroady The provisions of tbis Bill will be expired in June; and tbrougb tbis amond- applicable only to the disturbed areas of ment gO\lcrnment will bt: able to detain a Punjab and Chandlgarh and to those person for more tban 3 months, maximum dotentions which are made on or before six montbs Without referrlDg to the Advi- 8th June, 1989. sory Committee. Wby IS the Advisory CommWce to be ignored ?We opposed tb. Original Act aiso when It was passod in I may assUre the Hootbl" Membc:rs the year 1980, though the name was Dot that the Bill is mainly meant to facilitate the Securi,y Act. We sensed tbat this the authorities to defeat the evil designs Act wa:; m!!>used several t,mes to curb the of terrorists in Punjab and ChaDdlgsch. trade union acttv1ties; even trade umons workers were arrested and detained by thiS We have separately advised the State Act. So. there IS a prov'si,)n for referring Government and the Chandigarb Adm.nh- it to the Advisory Committee. Why do tration to invoke the provisions of {hiS you want to avoId the Advisory Com- Ordinance wlfh extreme care mittee? Without refCIrlDg to the AdVisory BOllrd you can detain a person for more I would slOcerely request the Hon'bJe tban tbr"'c m ntbs. We are always against Members of thi~ e·steemed H',use to ~onSI~ detaining a per'>OD WIthout trial. Nobody der all these 3'ipects and 1 bope and trust shou'd be detained WIthout trial. Trial that tbis Bill will receive their supporl. should be beld. If he is found guilty. he should be detained, be should be punishec!. MR. CHAIRMA N : M.)·ion moved: And if he is Dot found guilty. be should be freed So, no body should be arrested, and nobody should be detained without "That tbe BIll further to amend trial. the National Security Act, 1980, in in aprHcation to the State of Punjab and the Unton Territory Section ~4A was iDscrt~d in the year of Cbandlgarh, ~e tdkfn into 198i At that time you intended to bave cons,deratlon . ., pc wer to detain a person for more than three months without trial and that too up to 8th June 1988. and now you want SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA (Ban- to extend I( up to 8rh June 1989. Why? kura): I oppose this amendment. Tbe You have many weapons in your armoury, amendment is not a simple one. Through not one. That are so many weapons in this amendment, the government want~ to yoor armoury. bl.it still in order to solve extend the peflod. The MInister will the Punjab problem, in order to tackle clarify when the governmf"nt re\l/ewed the the Punjab sltuatlon, you want to streng- situation in Punj~b an ~ when tbe ~overn ment realised that the situation in Punjab tben yours..:tt. Even the Constitution baa ~cen amended to have tbe power to im- continued to be ~erjou~ Hence tbe' extension of tbe period is ritual for one pose an Emergency if there are internal d sturbanees. Tbat also you did. In year. spnc of aU this you are not able to cope ~ itb tbe aituatlon. You ar~ not able to Dursna the Budget Secsion. he may tackle the Punjab situation, tbe extremist clearify, whether this' realisatIOn or any prot'lem 19 there. Klll 1ngs are increasing. becau~e revIew was made or not we were 1 he PleShi~Dt's Rule is there. When tbe told that an action plan wai prepared but PresideDt', hule was Imposed tbe r~son the detail& of an action plan were never put forward was tbat (be Baroala Govern- divulaed, never disclosed even in this IDent was unable to face tb~ sItuatIon or House also. We wanted to know whit tackle the' sifuation, that his Mioisters .8 an action plan, what is the policy of the were interfering and the President's Rule lovernment towards Punjab because it was was n(ceasary, and you imposed .t. Act- Dot clear. The Minister bas admitted 415 SI. R~sl. re. Disapp. AUGUST 16, 1988 N.S. ( Arndt.) B1l1 of N.S. (Amdt.) Or4. & [Shri Basudeb Acharlya] You are Dot cODsulUng any vigila.t poli. tIcal party, those who are fisbtiq extre- uaU, tbe Barnal.e Government was dis- misms witb their blood, with their lifc, tbe millICl and then tbe Presldeat's Rule was two CommunISt parties. At least ODO imposed. buodred workera wore killed. You are not consoltiDg with saner element tbere. SHRt PIYUS TIRAKY (Ahpur'!uau): Ma, be Susl! Muoi~ may be some olb", Why sboo Id not this Government be dIs- Muni, we do not know-witb whom you missed' are cODsult1D8? Why are you not remo- ViDa tho IrrItants '1 SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA : And .ince the President's Rule was imposed On 12th of this month, we saw hund. the ktlhngs have been Illcreasm8. Extre- reds of Widows assombled in 'he Boat mist activity has been increasing, m1aration Club and were "vc.!PlPg. They do oot of the people from Punjab has Increased. want proper r ... habilltatlon, but they want Even the mlgrated workers from BIhar and tbe culpClts, the criminals, lhose who Orissa were murdered dUring your PresI- organised thiS flot should be punished and dent's Rule. they should not be aHowed to go scot- free. So. you have not been abJe to tackle the situatIOn. You bave totally failed. In Ran~anafh Mishra Commission Report this House, number of times, we have said was not discussed in thiS House. We it. Again we are compelled to repeat demanded several times to allow us to it. have a discus .. ioD on tbe Report and we were not allowed I do not know tbe You are not even listening to your ruult. Wby we were not aJloweJ 10 have owo party. The Punjab PCC has debt'y a diSCUSSion 00 Rangao8th Mlshra criticised your stand, the stand (;f tbe COmr:liSSIOD Report ? Central Govenment in the month of May. Bbatiaji will clearify. Then there was a Committee, Jain. SHRI R. L. BHATIA (Amntsar): Banerjee Committee, to identify tbe cnml- Yes. nals-they may before to some political party. But, no action was taken. None SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA: In was puoished. Thousands were killed. tbe month of May they rigbtly critiCised Innocent persons ar¢ sull langUlshlDg 10 tbat tbe Congress Party and tbe Central Jodbpur jail. Thougb an assurance was Government are belDg gradually Isolated given, they were not released. Only becau.se of tbe policy pursuc:d by the (orty of them were releasea. Alie those Ceatral Government towards Punjab, only mnoceot ? Agamst the rest, are tbere "bat to say of the people. cases ot anti-national activIties? ScreenlOl was not done. Why tbe innocent deten- us were not released? These are the FIve priest5 bave been released. We irrltanes. Without removtng all tbese do not know what was the reason. Why thiDgS, without trYlDg to solve tbe problem were ther released? We do not know without pursulDa a correct policy. you what we, tbe reason and what prompted want to solve the Punjab problem, you tbe Gov~rnment to relea5e five priests want to tackle Punjab situation aDd you luddenly. Nobody was consulted. We want to cope up with extremism In d,stur- were not consulted. Tbe OpPD1lt1on bed areal with National Security Act. paf\les were Dot consulted. Who gave You stili think tbat Punjab problem is tbe Government this advise to release five only a law and order prob em aod you priests, who decJared Kbalistan from tbe could tackJe it with mort and more arms. Golden Temple ? Then, subsequently by amending the Consutution. by impos- tlla.y were arrested. Aaain yesterday tbey 1D8 Emergency, by amendlDg tbe National wore released. Whom you bave consulted? iecurjty Act and makinl tbe Act more 477 St. '/test. reo Di8dpp. SARAVANA 16. 1918 (&AKA) N.S. (Amdt.) /JJIl 478 of N.S. (Amdt.) Ord. & stringent. You are ItlJl pursuing Darrow tbe people without trial for more than political OpportuDlStlC hoe. Wby bal the tbree months. So, I oppose tbls a~ Punjab Accord not Implemented? You ment. may sr y that most of tbe articles in the Accord have been implemented. But SHRI SHA~T ARAM NAIK (Paaaji): mAjor. items have not been implemented Sir. I stand bere to whelebearteddly &upp- like traosfer of Cbandisarb. traDsfer of orl the Bill proposed by tbe Govern· terri tones, distribution of water. These ment. As far 88 Punjab and OIlier issue. are tbe main items in the Accord. What are concerned, I have seen tbe role of tbo ill your policv and action plan? You OppositioD jn tbis House JD the last more please teJl the House ",hy you arc Dot than three }.ars. They arc bIaminl tbe able to cope \\ith the situaHon there aed Government today as to wbat have they wby it bas beccme Dl'(.es~aJy to extend done in respect of Punjab. Tbey .are tbe period by one more year, and to asking the Home Minister. they arc aht- detam a peU'OD for more than tbree ing the GO\ ernment what is their pohcy. monlh~ without tr:al and witbout referring But J may rc-mind them wbat has been to the Advisor,}' Board. Why IS tbe silua- their attitude with respect fo all tbose non becomlDg worsr ? You had got tbree measure' which tbe Govelnment has and-a-balf Ytal s hIDe. WIli'lin this penod, takeo from tlO"c to time and placed be- you were not abie to .ad Ie the situation fore tbe House Have tbey at a sin81e there. And you want to make this Act time cooperated with respect to any mOl e stflDgellt. Y (:)u want to take away smgle Bil} IDtroduced m thJS House? Do tbe r gbt of tl'te people there. We do not they mean to say that aJI the steps taken know "born you are CODs.uhir.g. You by the Government in this House by way are not consultmg the opposition parties. of introduCIlOD of Bills were wrone. were ThiS process was started earher Four misconceIved ana the rntire wisdom was or five join! rallies were beld V\-hich thou- vested on Y In them ? What was their s?nds of people belonging to dIfferent attitude when the Prime t.4in;sler had scc. tiors attended Tbe politIcal panics ca lied severa! meetlDgs to rlhcmls various which are against secesslonlsm, divisive issues wltb respect to Punjab 1 Not a forces, were part, to It. Why \\ as that Single tirJle they COOpCI ated wi\h the stopped? Though an assuraoce was Government with respect tv all those given Ihat political campargn would be proposals. And DOW they arc asking started a,aln to Isolate the extremists by wbat IS tbe polley of the Government. boldin,!l ]Ojf.t r"lllt's gOliig to the people what have they dor·e, elc etc. Would and meetlng 'hem nothIng bas hlppened. they like to shirk the entire responsi· Tb's mass conta..:t IS vt"ry much rcqulred- billty ? Has the OpPcsltioD 10 thiS demo- not the mass Ccnt,lcl whlcb your party IS cratH: C('Iuct r)' no role to play? What is doin~ -·ma)s contact WIth ~ecurlt'Y prople. the role they have played? They bave Y(lU go to tbe ma~~es sOl£ounded with played negative and destructIve role. thvu~ands 01 secufllY men. In this way Not only 10 respect of Punjab but in the Home MinIster. Shri Buta Singh, respect of the entire IIsues which have addresses tbe people there. There should come and crop::>ed up befole the country be real mass coottiet. Meet lbe peop:e, in the last three-rour years, they have isoLife tbe extremists, stAft polttical cam- played an a~solote}y nepative and destru- pai!ln. rt'move the Irrnants. pUDlsh those Cllve role. who were responsible for organising riots 1n Delbi. Release tbe detenus of Jodbpur Not only they are oPPClsing tbis Bill t Jal) who are inDocc-n If YGU do all but last time when the Arms (Amendment) these throgs, then It wilJ not be necessary Bill also came. they bad opposed tbat. to make tbese Atts morc striDlcnt to first tbey opposed why tbey bad brought dciaifl tbe people ",ithout trift~. So, I the Ord.iDance. Even wben tbe situation OPC)05~ this amendment This is not a was very clear that the Ordinance had to Simple amendment. You want to make bo brought, then also tbey questioned ,the Jaw more ~tringent. You WaGt to why the Ordinance was broulbt. When e;!ttead the period You want to detain an Ordinance is brought, u~t1matety it 479 St. Resl. r~. Disapp. AUGUST J6. 1988 _ N.S. (Amdt.) Bill 480 0/ N.S. (Amdt.) Ord. & [Shri Shant,ram Nalk] of India and it is not tbat the Govern- has to be replaced by a Bill. lh~y have ment is brfnging preventive detention law. full opportunity to discuss tbe matter at out of air or out of nothing. tbat time. Yet they would qucstion tbe Government on such sensitive mattcrs 12 brs. that why an Ordinance was brought. Tbis bas been tbe ,ttitude of the Opposi- Secondly, I would like to submit tblU tion throughout. whenever issues of Punjab crop up, and last time it was very well mentioned, As far as preventive Jaws are con·· when they were blaming the Government cerncd. in ev~ry country, except 10 very for not taking sieps, tbe Prime MInister sophisticated democratic countries like had intervened and said that what wal United States or spme otbers. there are mentioned JD tbe Jetter written by cer- preventive detention laws. In aJl the talD OpPosition Members is that tbe countrie~ where democracy i41 coming UP. Prime Minister is not taklDg any action where development is laking place, to against the newspaper publication which prevent tbe destruction or democTdcy, to has propa~ated s~ditlon and tbe Prime prevent the destruction of developmental MiDlster disclosed. this aspect. Then projects and programmes, tbe..,c preventi. some of my revered colleagues. Mr. ve taws have been found to be essential, Ram'Jowalia and Prof Madbu Dandavatc No country bas b~efl able to do away were taken aoad.. They were surprised with thcse prevertlve Jaws, and limes and tbey were exposed b(cause they had have tested it. written a clear-cut letter asking the Primc Minister to wlthdraw cales of Not only that. I would ta~e the sedition against Ajit publlcatloo. Now, IS source of the preventive Ja\'Js Out of thls the way you are going to cooperate where havc the Government beCD enact_ wltb the Govcrnment With respect to ing the preventlw laws? It IS article 7.2 this charge of sedition? Therefore. of tbe Constitution Itseh \\hich proviocs whenever the Govclnmcnt indicates any for preventive Jaws. Had a preventIve striogent measure with respect to terror- law nllt becn a necessity, such a docu- ism, it \8 the bounden duty of the Opp- ment lIke the Constitution would . 0: osition parties to cooperate with the have provided for the same. Article 22 Government and whenever tbe preventive of tbe C(.nstirution says "No detention laws ere enforced, the Advisory person who i! arrested ~hall be detained Body comes IOto the picture The in custody wltb('ut bClDg informtd, as Advif!ory Body scrutio's;;,s the cases and soon as may be of the grounds for such there are instances io this country where arrest ... " Now. tbis 15 a normal pro- not only under tre National Security position as far as the detcDlion etc. IS Act, but upder Preventive Detention laws concerned. And thiS very artlcie makes also, II proper procedure was not follo- a 'J)C'Zlsl mention witb respect to preven- wed. tbea tbe detenus were released tive detention laws, which says: forthWith. The onl), question is that In- stead of ttree months. the matter WIll be ptaced before the Adv,sory Board after "(3) Nothing In clauses (J) and (2) sball appl.)-- six months. That is the only difference. Therefore, the Bill has to be supported. (a) to any person wbo for the time being is an enemy ahen; or SHRI AZIZ QURESHI (Satna): Mr. Chairman, Sir, J ri~e to supp\)rt this Bill. (b) to any person who is arre~ted Whi:e supporting tbls Bill. I have before or detained under any law provi- me the pages of Indian history which ding for p' eventive (letention " speak that from the very begiDninl. we have opposed terrorism in all its forms. I recall the days when an attempt was made So, preveDlive detention has the to blow up the train 01 tbt' British Viceroy. source and sanction o( our ConstItution On it a cconne motion, drafted by 4Hl SI.ll.esl. reo Disapp. SRAVANA 25. 1910 (SAKA) N.S. (Amdt.) Bill 482 0/ N.S. (Arndt.) Ord. & Mahatma Gandhi himself, was presented and eliminate such camps. You may say in the meeLing or tbe Cong,ess worklDg tbat it IS a question of crossing over the Cocnmittee, condemning tbe Incident. international border.but my contention is Tbere is DO place of t. rrorism ID the that when the neighbouring country is craditions, history. civilization and culture makillg its aHout attempts to destabllies of India, even if it was intende-, to favour the country, it Is the most appropriato India. We have always cO[Jdemned it, thing. to take action against and eliminate rejected it and our history is the evideBl. such training camps by intruding into their proof of it. Not OBly terrorism, but even territory snd if it is needed, the govern- when there was any activity of violence, ment shouJd get the camps bombarded the people and the lead.ars of India ha ... e \\' ilh thc help of Air forcc. OnJy then always condemned it. They never suppor- you can get rid of this problem (ully. ted it. I havc already said these tbings to the hon. Ministcr of Defence while apeakin. Just now. some of our opposition on tbe demands of the Ministry of friends spoke pgainst the Bill. Altbougb Defence, but no attention has becD paid our friends say many th1ngs inside and to it. So, I am again repeating it. outside thi~ House. but the fact remains Besides, I wou~d like to submit that you that they arc the biggest hinderance. tbe can make any number of laws oc bring main obstAcle in creatmg a good atmos- any .ordinance. but will you be able to phere in the country be:ause they explOit cnsure total naHonal security in tbe tbe situations to their own political ends. country. Complet~ national security can- They talk bere differently and outside, not be ensured until every citizen of India tbey mislead the public by saying some- have the fe~!JDg that he has his equal thing else. Only to serve ,heir pohtlcal participation 10 malDtalDing tbe national interests. they have created such an security and when he (eels it, then only atmospbere against (be Government In the complete national security caB be entire country that it goes against tbe maintained. The Government should take interests ot' t e country and is prejudicial note ot it. to tbe unity and integrity of our country. I condemn their activities. 17.07 hrs. So far a~ the que("tion of control on terrorist activities in Punjab is concerned, [MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER in the wbile I fully support the Bill, which bas Chair] been introduced by the hon. Mmister of Hom~ Affairs in this House. I 90 ouJd also Mr. D..:puty Sp~aker, Sir, just now like to ask hIm a quc:,(lon. We all know m~ntion bas be.:o made to detr:nus and that recently our Hon. Prime Mini ster has DelhI riots here ID this august House. As said tbat our nt:ighbourin8 country regards the Judt:.l)ur oeteDus ana Novem- Pakistan is behind all the on going activl. ber riots, I WOUld like to State that tics in Punjab A few daY'S ba~k. it bas reccally a commIttee to study the problems also come to our know!edge tbat some of minorities was set up by thc Madbya terrorist camps had bl!en organised in the Pradesh Government. I was appointed PakIstani territory n 'ar the Indi~n bNder Cha'Iman of the committee wh'ch was set where tbe terrorists were being lmpar~ed up to study the grievances of tbe minori- training. Such tralDing camps were ties. The placos visited I was told every- organised in a large number. I want to where that till date police bas not becD ask the hon. Minister of Home Affairs able to bring the guilty of November tbat wben we know that our neigbbouring riots to the book who induJgc!d in 10oliD. country is trying to destabilise our country of property and murders. Polace bas by casting off all tbe human considerations neitber been able to recover even onc pet and etiquettes, then what are the reasons cent of the '.:loced propeIty nor to tbat tbc people and t be armed forces of prsecute thc guilty or challan them. I India arc unabJe to go into any action would like to say tbat my head bowed agaiDst thlm and consequently washout down in sbame as I was not able to reply SI. ~~sl. DisDPP. A UO(JST 16, 1.9~8 N.S. (A",!dt.) 11111 483 reo . I .' , t 0/ N.S. (.Amat.) Ord. &; (Shri Aziz Qureshi] Wil,l pour tomorrow's sweetne,ss into today"s pois"n, even one or their queries. Tbis is a very That for those who have not strenlth important issue and I would like tbe for the bur(len ot the days, Gonernment to look into ~he matf~r and take stcingent action against those wbo are May it make night and day (weight) found to be involved and the guilty. I light on their eye-lashes, say this without any fear or hesitation, For those whose eyes have not Itrength ~ Mr. Deputy Speaker. Sir, I would Uke for (seeing) the face of dawn. to say the same tbing about the Jodhpur ·defenus. Th~ people agafnM whom tbere May It light some candle In their are serious' aHef!atioM anli evidences of nights. f 'ntinational activities, should Ibe detained, whif~ the cases of other should to be [Translation] rtviewed afl"f'Wb and Innocent releas~d immediately for creating a congenial With these words, I support this Bill. atmospb-ere. The Sikh community may aJso extend its help in creating healthy [English] atmospbere in the country. Today the Sikh mblority which has the history of big SHRI SYED SHAHABUDDIN sacrificeg't'or the country behind it can (Klshanganj): Mr. Deputy-Speaker, Sir, come forward 'or maintaming security, for I rise to ~upport this Statutory Resolution wiping out terrol'tm & In strengthening unity and to oppose tbe BIU befcte the House. and integrity of the countrv. They wiJI not hesitate even in sheding their blood for Sir, right from the FIrst Lok Sabh:'. maintain:ng the. unity and the integrity of we ba"e debated the questiOo of preven. the coufitry jf such 8 situation aris~s. tive detention. The House re"erberates With the echoes do~n ll'c ,crucor of time Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have got with the points that have been made here nothing more to say on the subject at on the fioor of thi~ House agamst the present. I wou'd lHl.e to quote few rC8tnctlon of personal liberty. ....gilinst tbo couplets of Faiz Ahmed Faiz in the ler- dctcraction from the hmdemental rights. vice of the hon. Minister of Home Affairs_ My friend has referred to article 22. AJJ the ordinances and the laws brought Indced article 22 has a -clause, but that is forward by the Gcvernment Will be in- a restrictive clause. It docs uph ,ld the effective till the heart. of the people are prinCiple of per~onnel 1,!Jcrty and Ihat no not changed and the feeling of love and citizen shall be put behlOd bars WIthout brotherhood is not there. The English going through the Judicial procc~s. S_lr, Version of the coupJet is as follows: when we are deahng with rbe currenf Situation" we must keep this ID view that (English) the fundamental rights are the very spirit of our Constitution and that we as a Come let us a'so lift our hands, nation are wed~ed to the Un versal Decl- aration of Human Rjght~;. tbat we haw We who do Dol remember tbe custom signed the International covenants and of pra)er. lhat today, for the f,rst tIme we have come to a situation where our record on We who except for the burDIDG fire of human fights is being CritIcised for the love, tint time in the hrswry of (bls Republic, by tbe comity of nations. Do no~ remembe~ any idol, any God. 'Mr. Deputy-Spraker, Sir, I would like Come let us prescnt a pelition tbat life to draw your attention and the attention of tbe'Rome Minister to the report which our bc:oved, • ~":j '1 485 St. kesl. reo Di;tipp. SARAVANA .-6. 1910 (SAKA) N.S. (Amdt.) /Jill 0/ N.S: (Amdt.) Ord. &: bas been just reJeac;ed by the Amnesty uniooists have been put behind thO. bar. International on this point. It is a and have been dt.prived or their .liberties mhUer of shame for all of Ufl. That Is aod tbeir legitimate activities under this why, when we take up this Bill, we have NSA. to be extra cautious, extra vigilant In the cause of liberty" whcchar you caU it by The other point that I would like" to the name of Preventive Detention Act or make is tbe way the Ordinance was the Maintenance of Internal Security Act promulgated. Afte.r aU, tbere were just a or tho NatIOnal Security Act or the Pre- few woeks left before the House was re- vention of Terrorists antI Disruptive ACli- convened. I wouJd like bon. Minuter to vitie! Act, all of them have this common tell us wbat were the compolling circutns' element that citizens arc sougbt to bo tances and wba, was tbe absolute nece$Sity d~rived of their liberty by the Executive that he is talking apout and in how many witbout tbe judlcai process for a pres- case bas this OrdlOance beeq invoked cribed perIod of tIme I have yet nOl from 8th June~ 1988 up to 27the July, 1988 come across any rationale or justification wben tbe House was cooDvcned and when by the Government why this period of tbe House was caUed into order. time should be extended from 3 months to six months. I caD wed appreciate, there I have tried to placc before you a analysis can be a situatien in which pre\rentive of tbe way this Act ha~ bo:cn used but I detention might become necessary. But most admit tbat I find that there bas then. If mind i~ properly applied by tl>e becn a drop in the numb,r of delenU! Executeve, when It deCIdes to tamper with between 1-4-87 and 1-4-88. The number the persenal {tberty of a CItizen, when tho on 1-4-1987 was 721 and the numbor OD politIcal E"e..:utlve deliberates upon it and 1-4-1988 was 619. Thi, I welcome. But r~'.iews the case, either at the States level even tben one caonot be happy abou! thiS. or at tbe Central ievel, tbere can be no 600 anJ odj people being depnved of reason to thlDk why three months should their personal hb~nies and tbeir cases not not be adequate for bClnging tbe case being placed before the people of India. before the revIew board. Why must i{ I wish the law had a proYsion that in ta~e SIX months? This I ednnOt (oHow. If every case of prevt'ntive detention uader there is a prima faCie case, if there was the Nationa! Security Act a summary of some justification at tbe tim: when a tbe case would be placed before the persons was deprived of his liberty. why Parliament, That would b~ a way of is three monthj not adequate for bringina compellinll the executive-to be vcry cauti· the case before the revIew board. This ous In appl}ing such a draCOnian Jaw. point, I demand, Mr. Oeputy ·Speakor, should be explaIned l1y the hon. Minister. 1 find, however th"t th!re arc f<,ur Therefore, while ill extraordinary and States in which this law bas been used to e~otptlOnllt Clroumstaoces normal laws of the maximum extent. In fact. the (our .the land are not found to be effective a States account for 90% of detention. It IS State does take recourse to prevention not only Puujab. In Punjab. the deten· detention and I grclot that-It has to take tions are made under various, circuqlst- recourse to sometimes in exceptional ances. But what about Mabarashtra? Wbat circum3tances. And yet I expect a agreo about U.P.?Wbat about Madhya Pradesh? of cauti~n from a Slate whkb professes I do not understand why 90% of the the democrati~ principles and whicb detentions come from just tbose four swears by the Constitution of India Sar, States in the country. There m~ust be I nnd tbat this National Security Act i. special rea SODS. I would like the ho~ is being used ag [Shri Syed Shahabuddinl Witb whom shall we negotiate? One-by- ODC. you eliminate the SIkh leadershIp. of shame and anguish for all of us thnt When' you eliminate the moderates, you tbe ~it'Ua'ion bas SbOWfl no improvement. fOI got that tbe next crop of moderates Indeed. it bas shown signs of deterior- will be more extreme than the last. Thc!re- ation. In fact, this Ordinance and this fore. this is an unending cycle. That is Bill are tbemselves confessions of failure why I take this opportunity, Mr. Deputy- on tbe part of the GovernmEHlt. Why Speaker. to plead once a~ain witb the was tbe deadline 8th June. 1988 introduced Government witb the Home Minister tbat- in the original Act? It was introduced ~ hilst he should exercise every possible because. the Government was perhaps effective measure to counter-act terrorism optimistic tbat by 8th June. 1988. the he must also, witb a sense of compasslo~ situation there shall come to normal and and responsibility, try to bring about no futher use of this Draconian law would peace in Punjab and engage himself in be necessary. Now be comes back to us tbe quest for a peaceful political solution and wants its extensioD. Is that not a Otherwise, the n"f1oD IS in a blind aHey .• confession of f-ailure on the part of the Gover"ment, I would like to know, Tbe hon. Minister bas presented this Bill to us for eff'tctive)y dealing wIth Every day we open the newspapers terrorism. We know what the Government and we bave our daily diet of violence of has done in one year. Therefore. I am blood and tears I know tbat terrorism is not very bopeful about tbis. In (act, per- like a bydrabeaded monster. I would haps be may again come back to us to like to tell tbe bon. Minister that it extend this time-limit. What we want is cann~t be eliminated without a political some solid guarantees that be shall solution and I find tbat oot a single step initiate a process which bopefully, within bas been taken towards a political solu- the loreseeable future before our patience tion. We bave mentioned in this House gives was. should bring us to a point of time and again. the question of peace, to a pC\lnt of \lnder~landjng. I punishment of the culpirts of would, once again, lIke to suggest to you tbe 1984 disturbance. We have that you should invoke tbe inr.er patrlo. mentioned here time and again about the tism of tbe pennIe: call the represent- Jodhpur detenus. about whose release and athes of the S kh community. political or wbose review, a promise was made many otberwlse: start 8 dialogue and take the a time. We nave talked bere time and people of India intl) confidence and then again about the rehabilitation of the you shall se:= that some way can be found. vlcitims of disturbances. We have talked bere about lbl! management of the Golden Temple being placed OD a good footing SIr, one point has been made bere and we bave talked about tbe progreqs in about tbe proc~ss of cOLsuItation with the tbe implementation of t he Punjab Accord. Opposition ConSUltation mUlt be in So far, I see no Stgn of it. The Governw good faith. ConsultatIOn cannot be one- ment says "First we ~b'1.ll ensme absulute SIded endorsement of the wrong policies peace. Then only \);e shall talk." Our of the Government. Consultation cannot question is "Why can'. yOU Jt,) t.o:iJ? At be a ID<;cnanism for pulllDg thear chestnuts tbe same time. simultaneously take the out of the fire for t{ying to find a way out people into c0nfidcn .. e •. !,vL-ke their 'lJoer or 'be dIfficulties that the Government leDSe of peace, their desire for harmony. bave created for themselves and for the tbeir longing for peace'ul environment country. Tbe OppOSitIon, witb a sense and you shall find that the people of of responsibility before bistory and before Punjab will respond to you." There IS no the people of India, cannot act as a 40ubt in "my mind. rubber-stamp for the Government. Yes, we are with you in the'"quest for peace, But you have created deliberately a We. are together with you in tbis areat vacuum of leadership You tinke'red with natronal venture for creating a society in which all regions, all peoples and all com- tbedemocratic process. You,'n a sense, munities sbare a feeling or participatioD. eliDlinated th~ political proc~S8. You say; 489 St. Resl. reo Disapp. SRAVANA 2S, 1910 (SAKAj N.S. (Arndt.) Bill 490 0/ N.S. (Amdt.) Ord. & We arc with you in this process. But we training camps were organ!led in tbe entire cannot etldores your wrong policies which border area and these trained personnel finally end up with your coming back to caused, maximum destruction in Punjab as to renew your mandate of draconian later on. It must have come to tbe notice measure. time and again. That is why, of the Government that as a result of alain, I oppose this BJlJ. 'crrc.rists activites In tbe holy city of Amritsar people were ' iIIed and buned io THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFA- the premises of the p'ous place. Now as IRS (S. BUTA SINGH) : You have to be the dlg!lIDg operat:on is progressiog the positivo. I hope you will concede. If I skel:'!oDs of the persona kIlled are being understand your suggestion 'by con~ul unearthed These acts of terrorists have tation" you may not like to pu)) out thl! sPJited the atmosphere 10 Punjab. Bar- chestnuts of any party but have to be, In her we were the resIdents of PEPSU whicb the national interest, positive. Is it not was a Dart of PUDjab and people of aU 80? KIndly if you review the lltand taken commuDltles lived there In pcdect by your party, by no standard can it be harmony. Nowadays this thiog is not t~rmed as positive. It has been. unfor- seen there and love and affectIon is also tunately, negative right (rom the begi- sl.)wly fading away. Every now and tben nning. terrorism is discussed 10 tbis August Hou':)e. big promises are made and allega- SHRI SYED SHAHABUDDIN : As tioo<; !evel'ed about not taking oppo:.ition far as my party's poH';le~ are tnto Confidence by' the Government or concerned, our record IS be;ore the thIs issue the oppositIOn 'is requested to world and before the people of thl! k seClous}y about tbe situation prevai- Ind ia... (Interruprions) 1 bcrefore, I ling In Punjab and to look at the aim of would like to have another five mlDUles to the Bill which provides for raising the reply to tbls point. But I am nOl ta king period of preventive detention from tbree here 00 part)-llDc. I am saYIl.g that montbs to six montbs. They are not consultations may be neceS!Jary and where aware of the situatIOn prevaihng in Punjab. it is necessary consultations are welcome Nobody from the orposition bas ever but not merely for the our.:'o>:(' of rub~er visited Punjab and in this August House stamping or cndorsmg WhdlCV _ r ;_~o:,cles tb~y !ndu,!-(c in Loud talks. They have you have first decided. Thank you, S'r. neirher vhItcd Amntsar nor any other for giving this opportunity. piace ID Punjab and are also not aware of the IhlDgs going on there. 1 he lead-en S. BUTA SINGH: Now, your party hailing from Punjab only explalD the the- O'y m this House. Tbe biggest thing ia going to dissolv~ itself. It 1S no use about Punjab IS that terrorism is to be discussing here. But your stand In PUfljab d.)oe way witb trom there at every cost. and here in rftlhl bas been qU!h> negatIve. I want to state tbat HaryaDa, Hlmacbal Pradesh and Jammu and KashmIr border [Translation] Punjab anj the people ballmg from tbele S!ates know of tbe things happenrng tbere. SHRI K. D SULTANPURT (Simla); Few days back a bus going to KinnaDr Mr. Deputy Speaker. Sir, I ri~e ~o SUDPO- via Puujab was attacked and some people rt the National Security (Amendment) BIll \\'. rt killed by the terronsts m tbe incideot • presented by S. Buta SlDgb with the objec. and JD Similar tblDg bappened in Panch- tlve of wiping out terrorism from Pun;ab kula five where persons were killed reccn- and Chandigarh. tly. Members from the opposition are not awue of tbe conditions prevadina in First thlDg is tbat terrorism is mai~' Punjab aod how tbe terrorism is 00 the confined to Punjab and Cbandigarb, and rise tbere. I would like to request Sbri it is the result of tbe traaniog g)VeD, by BUla Siogbj, to bear aU the cxpeDSOI of organising camps to the students studyin3 tbe forces posted io my state to counter ia coneles there by tbe Sikh Community terrorism. Himachal Pradesh is not 10 and others. Initially this trainina pro- a po~itjon to bear full expenses of the .ramme was Itarted by the. Pakistan. The lecurity fOICCS pOlted for tbe protectioa 4~1 $,. Resl. re. Dlsa}Jp. AU(lUSt 1'6, 1988 N.S. (Amdt.) Bill 492 of N.S. (Amdt.) Ord &: IShti K D. Suttanpuri] and whicb were written in Gurmukbi script. A situation is being created in the f tbe State against terrorist attacks, erronsts mingle with tbe people of country in wblcb terrorism is likely "to flourlsh. Tbe Bill seeks to root out tbis unjab runDing Industries in the Industrial 'eat of my state. menace aDd tbere is no otber way out. Tbe amendment provides for extension of detention p~riod from tbree months to SIX Two buses in Pathankot and in Indara months, But tbe rea] achievement Jies In Id Cbamba bound two buses bombs the proper implementation of the Act :re pJanted in a bid to blow them up. being edacted tbrough tbe Bill. any persons were killed in the incident hen I was coming from Chamba, I lllised how terrorism had assumed Often, issue of Chaodigarh is raised. :lous dimension. Even then they oppose Himachal Pradesh was also one of Its e Bill by saying that it is unwarranted sharers. Hlmacha! Prade~h constructed d it will take away the liberty of the Paocbayat Bha wan there I had been the ople. I wou d like to ask them as to Chairman of tbe District CounCil from w tbey proppse to solve tbe problem 1963 to 1972. We have also conlClbuted In d whetber they bave any constructive it. Kanara area of Punjab bas been _estlon to offer so as to 'solve this inc!uded in Himacbal P(ad~~h. But tbls :>blem and counter the challenge of area did not ever witness the situation as DS aDd ammunitions being received is prevalent in Punjab today. 1m outside. I think that no one in a ~itlon to meet tbeir challenge. Tbere- I would a]so like to appeal to the e, I supPOrt this amendmg Bill, because Member of OPPOltition. JO whom there has been brought forward in the are a number of good oratore and wise erest of tbe country .and It men who could advance good arguments uld not be In the interest in tbls regard. A large number of pcc"'ons the nation to unnecessarily belonging to our party as welJ as some PoMt tb. amendment. I believe that of tbe oPPol!oltion parlles buve been killed ~otiations with the administr&tion of in Punjab. But there are some ~uch njab and Chandlgarh are also essentIal political parties which are totally Ignorant the development of Punjab Measures of the actual situation in Punjab because )uld be taken to release onfy innocent not even a single worker belooglOg to enuel but not aU of tbem for which such parties has be~n killed in Punjab. :as have been made bere tbat tboy Sim Longowal was lolled there. Our Hon. )uld be let off unpuni.hed and DO Prime MIDIster had made an accord With )scculion be launc~ed agalDst them It blm. Tbe Government sliil abide by the uld mean tbe exploltafion of tbe poor. accord and has made utmost efforts to lould like to urge the Central Govern- Implement it. But the Government can do nt (0 sanction at least one platoon nothing when nobody is there on theIr lice force comprising one tbousand part to ensure implementation of tbe :n, for Himachal Pradesh and Jammu accord Nobody Is tbere who could take sa in Jammu and Kalnmir and so that a final decision of his own. So mucb so least one secunty gua rd could be tbat tbe so call~d religIOUS leaders comm- )vided in eacb bus. At prescnt, terrorl- anded Sbri Barnala to clean the sboes in Ineaked IOto the buses and escaped gurudwara. He was punished and made er committing crimea. Tbey have no to sit tbere. Those persons who can y even for children and womeo. Tbey puniab eYen a person of Cbief Minister lieve in lense1es& kUling. They have stature cannot instill confidence in tbe feelings for the country well~beinll. minds of tbe peop'e of the State. The ey plant bombs in tbe busts surreptiti- Government allowed the democratic lIy and sntaked away. They bave process to play a free band by hulding ittn a number of threateniDI letters to elections there and providing opportunity tious leaders including S. Buta Smgb to tbem to form the Government. Even :l tbe HOD. Prime Minister about whicb tben they oppose us. So where 1. tbo _ntioa wa. maCle in tbit BOUH al.o Goyorument at (ault 1 493 St. Rest. rt. DI8(J:1P. _/ S,RAVANA 2'. 1910 (SAKA) N.S. (Arndt.) lJin 49~ 0/ N.S. (Amdt.) Ord. &: NoW seven poJitic,1 parties have for- past were detained did it solve the probJel mod an 'united front. T::tc Members belon- or when tbe Communists were dct~llo ging to these parties sittina here bav. did it solve tbe problem'} The Punjlll made no sacrifice, whereas persons problem has to be solved as a politic'! belonging to our CODgJ'ess Party pave problem. England fought France aD made a Jot of sacrifices. OUf party bas Germany. Japen fought China but aftc brouijht forward a good' legislative pr opo- all the fightiDg they bad to come to term sal, I ~ondemn those who oppose it. Shri with the opposite side. Can we not tak Shahabuddin has opp~sed the Bill to a more practical view If we think tha strong terms. The GovernlD:nt dqes not Pakistan is heJpiDg~which tbey are troll intend to detain any person unnecessarily. the evidence .,ailable wby cannOt we com With these w(lrds I support the Bill. to some sort of working arrangemCDt wit~ them 1 I feel bold to say this because a. [English,' our troubles arc originating from Pakis tan. Slkb problem would not have arilol SHRI ATAUR RAHMAN ~Barpeta): but for the' belp coming from Pakistan Mr • Deputy-Speaker, Sir. I stand here to So If Pakistan is helping Punjab extremist. cppose the Bill as I ftel that Acts. tben what are we doing? Are we lueecs Ordlnaoce!. and more legal powers arc Dot sfui in our dlpiomatic moves? No. OtU gOIng to solve our problem. HIgh Commissioner there or the Ministd 01 External Affairs have not been abJe t~ We have had enough of these draconi_ do much in this direction. I "u~est thai an laws In the eountlY and because of the YtC sbould start some dIalogue with tbe currency of thc)e laWS. we are facmg OppoSlte parries bave in Punjab, that is. c£ltlcb,m fro!l Vafll>US quarkrs- Even the at the students and the popular Jeader! Amne,ty International bas come 10 Ii very levels. Prime Minister yesterday in hi~ bard w~y agamst (Jur eOUOllY. We are speech from the Red Fort ::.aid that n090l proud of cur demo:.:racy, we are proud of people. of Punjab are cooperating. 1i our heritage an'] we ~houJd Dul go In for they are cooperating then why don'. laws wbj,;h are alwa\s b~ing condemned you have a dialogue with them. DiaJogu~ In (he I'ast in this' cry House by people in PuPjab is not going 10 serve any pur- of st"ndlog. pose unless \\'e talk to thelT ~ontacts in UK., Canada ~ r:d USA. What are OUI diplomatic miSSions domg in this ditec. Thi" '11e,I"C; 'hat \W a~(.: h.:I;,Je~~. The U{.n ? 1 HI} ~'lJcereJ}' me. n that we shoulc Jaw and order cllltnontlcs in Punjab arc break (be ground here 8S v.ell as oUbidt helpless and thi> t IS \\ by they \\ ant more so tbat once \\c come to an understandini: and ml..!1 e power What difference would \\jtb these peop!~ I think \\e can certainl, It make If IS extendel.i from thrfe it act hard on Pakistan. The sources of months 10 l>iX months? As the prcviou!) arms supply al e ccrtalDly there: Now spealcrs h",ve sa'd. after a year they will the arms wh;cb are be!ng used In Afahani- probably try to extend it to ODe year. stan "Ill be comlDg through these rOUlet, That IS not the solutton. to India. You callDot seaJ al1 tbo bor.. ; ders. You may be able to seal the Punjab: The PUojab problem, as we can sec border but what about Rajasthan andi t::, a political proolem. Just a!) vanous Kashmir bord .. fs. II JS DOl possible to ImurrecuODs we have faced ID tbe nortb seal all the borders. I would, tbeIdote, east-for example Naga problem wb.ch very stroDgly urge that SO&ne, sort of took ten years to pr.:>bJem solve, the Mlzo dialogue with the people of Punjab should which t00k 20 years to sOlve and deten- be started and tben only \\c can go abead tions were there but detentions could not olb_erwise there hi no chance of solution of solve the prc.bfem. Our leaders had to Punjab problem. It wiU go OD. Even go and talk to the people who bad becn Nasa problem went OD for ten years. detained. Tbat shows that Pu.njab pro- The Mlzo problem went OD for 20 yeatl. blem is a political problem and It bas to It \\ 111 go on for 20 to 30 yeats more be s,olved PQJi~i~aJJy. Aga~n we talk of We can:, wai~ for so long. The (iialoau; detentions Wheo COD&~~SSmcp In the must be s.an~d. 495 St. Resl. re~ Disapp. AUGUST 16. 1988 N.S. ( Arndt.) Bill 496 oj N.S. (Arndt.) Ora. & [Translation] have also resorted to this Act, as it has been p.)inted out some opposition mem- SHRI VIRDHI CHANDER J AI N bers. Resorting to this Act for polifical (Barmer) : I support tbe National Security motives by the States where the situation Act (Amendment) Bill, 1988 which has does no't demand is not desirable becauso been introduced in the House. The texts of it is an attack on their IIbelty. No body the amendm..:nt in clause 2 of seeti on read liberty should be curtailed or snatched as 14 (A) read as under [English] for the away. Government sbould also ensure figures, letters and wotds "8th day of June, that this Jaw will not be misused for politi- 1988" the figures 'etters and worlds "8th cal purposes. The Government has day of June, 1989" shall be substituted. already given a similar assurance. So, [Trans/ation} Tbe Government felt the through you, I would like to urge the need to bring an amendment to the section Ministry of Home Affairs to prevent those 14 A which was passed earlier to ext.end States which resort to these laws for tbelr the term by one year. This h~s neces- own political purposes from misusing an sitated because the Government bas not Importan! Act like Natjonal Security Act. been abJe to improve the situation The Central Government has been mak- to the desirt.d level conducive to ing efferts to solve the Punjab problem peace. Tbe Jaw and order SlOce long. many terrorists have been is not good there, The Government has arrested. many have been shot dead in yet not been able to control tbe terrorist eoC'ounrers WIth police. But still the activities comple!ely. Now the problem sltuation in Punjab cannot be considered before us is as to how we can bnog the to be fwourable to instalJ a democratic terrorist activities under control. The Government. 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