Shri Jyotirmoy Bosu 3 8 4 - 9 7
Shri C. K. Chandrappan 297— 308
Shri Saugata Roy . 308— 15
Shri Janeshwar Mishra 315— 23
Shri Bedabrata Barua 323—27
' Shri Biju Patnaik . 328 -3 1
Shri A. Asokaraj 332— 34
Shri D. N. Tiwary . . 330— 40
Shri F. H. Mohsin . 340—43
Prof. P. G. Mavalankar 343— 50
Shri Somnath Chatterjee . 350— 53
Shri Brij Bhushan Tiwari . 353— 59
Shri Y. P. Shastri 359—67
Shri K. Lakkappa 368— 70
Prof. K- K . Amin . 370— 75
Shri Hukmdeo Narain Yadav 3 7 5 -7 9
Shri Kalyan Jain 379— 83
Shri Chitta Easy 3 8 3 -8 7
Shri M. Ram Gopal Reddy . 2 387— 88
Business Advisory Committe—
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LOK SABHA are found satisfactory in working or Wednesday, July 27. 1977/Saravana 5, are found defective? Whether it is 1899 (Saka) true that they could not be repaired here and were sent to foreign coun tries from where they were plying? The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock SHRI MORARJI DESAI: There were cracks in the bottom of those two ships but that did not affect their [Mr. Speaker in the Chair], working. They can be repaired. SHRI PRASANNBHAI MEHTA: ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS What impact these giant ships have Purchase of Ore-Bulk-Oil Carrier made in our import and export trade by Shipping Corporation of India and in the economic working of the from Yugoslavia Corporation? •646. SHRI PRASANNBHAI SHRI MORARJI DESAI: These MEHTA: Will the Minister of SHIP carriers were' purchased when there PING AND TRANSPORT be pleased was a boom in the world market for to state; such giant ships. They could have (a) whether Shipping Corporation been more profitably deployed at that of India had taken the delivery of its time. This is how these four ships fourth giant ore-bulk-oil carrier from worth about Rs. 70 crores were pur the split shipyard in Yugoslavia; chased. There was profit for three years but now thefe is a loss of about (b) if so, the total cost of expendi Rs. 5 crores on these four ships. We ture involved; are trying to see how best we can (c) what will be its main uses; and make use of them. (d) whether Government are con SHRI M. RAM GOPAL REDDY: sidering to pijrcliase one more such When was the order actu£iUy placed ship? and when was the delivery taken? Whether three is any proposal to THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI manufacture such type of ships in our MORARJI DESAI): (a) Yes, Sir. country? (b) US $ 23.80 million. SHRI MORARJI DESAI: These (c) The ship will be used mainly orders were placed in 1971 and 1973 to carry our imports of crude oil or and they were delivered in time. .grains and export of iron ore. There is no capacity for making such big ships here in our yards and that (d) No, Sir. is why they were purchased from out SHRI PRASANNBHAI MEHTA: I side. Now the question is not of add would like to know from the hon. ing such ships to our fleet but how Prime Minister whether such type of to e'mploy them profitably. Therefore vessels that wer&' purchased earlier, we are trying to put them to the best possible use. 1795 LS—J 3 Oral Annotrt JULY 27, 1977 C^of Ansvxer* 4
SHRI JAGANNATH RAO: May I (a) whether Government propose know the total GRT of bulk carriers to take necessary administrative owned by the Shipping Corporation steps to assiu'e fair chance of recruit- of India and whether they are sufB- m «it of Harijans in the Central Re cient to meet the requirements to serve Police and Border Security import crude from outside? Force;
SHRI MORARJI DESAI: Well, at (b) what is the percentage of present, we have capacity to bring all Harijans in the Boarder Security the crude that we have to bring. But Force and Central Reserve Police as we are going on increasing our ton on 30th May, 1S77; and nage in bulk carriers so that ultima (c) the steps being taken by Gov tely we can compete with the best ernment to increase their percentage? fleet in the world.
SHRI DHRENDRANATH BASU: May I know from the hon. Prime THE MINISER OF HOME AF Minister whether it is a fact that FAIRS (SHRI CHARAN SINGH):, the Hindustan Shipyard at Vizag has (a) Yes, Sir. started manufacturing such a ship (b) B.S.F. 14.26 per cent and, if so, when the manufacture is likely to bt* completed? C.R.P.F. 12.0 per cent (c) Special recruitment drives are' MR. SPEAKER: It does not arise organised and prescrib€?d standards out of this Question. are relaxed, wherever necessary, to recruit more Harijans. SHRI VINODBHAI B. SETH: I want to know from the hon. Prime Minister whether such ships can be constructed in this country, particu ’T'T ^ W I % I ? larly, in the Garden Reach Workshop TTTT at Calcutta which constructs ships of 26,000 DWT and, secondly, whether f^5TT % ffTsrsrf such ships can be constructed in the ^ ? ship building yards of Hazira and Paradip which will be economical to the country?
MR. SPEAKER: It does not arise. 3TT I ?rr<>T 'Tf# ?rrTT ^ «?T I ^ SHRI VAYALAR RAVI: May 1 t I SFTHT ir T W | I know from the hon. Prime Minister whether it is a fact that India does 3ft rHTT not have such berths at any of the Jr 2 7 I t I f ^ ports available today to accommodate these super tanker ships? tT^ if T w I wn I ir 11.76 I 4 ir SHRI MORARJI DESAI: These four ships can be accommodated in 33 TW t I ^ I our ports. qTH'? I
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|;?nT ?TW1TT q-| I f% 3T^ B .S .F . SHRI MOHD. SHAFI QURESHI: and C.R.P.F. % C\ Prrf^r^^r Why not? Justice should be done. These are very sensitive questions. ^f|-9T-fT ■'T'ft -fI f fiT ^ipsTcreCN -t 5f¥?T?? ^ f. MR. SPEAKER: 1 am not saying ^ t that it is not an important question. I only say that it does not arise out 5ft ^ f ?5 fj^rrf of this.
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TUT ffflPfT VTVT : ^ croachments, demolitions, beautifica tion etc., carried out in the Union Ter 5T-FR T srv^T an# I , ?ft ritory of Delhi during the emergency ^ ciT?) # TT^imiz % irrgTf ^ including the demolitions and the a r m ! tr srrar firing incident in the Turkman Gate area in April, 1976. t I t ^stmr ^ fti % %cr IT fST^r^ The Committee consists of the fol ^>T q6TTT>nJl ^ ^ ? The terms of reference of the Com mittee are to collect all the available «ft tfhnrift information in respect of the follow ^ > P T ^r?ft I f t I ^ rfV?: % ing matters: — % r : ^rs s ^ ^rft 11 moval of encroachments, demoli tions, beautification etc. in the Union t^rrf : s m ?i?"t t, Territory of Delhi were decided m ^ T?t -^J^Tl ^-Tr ^tr'i I upon and came to be given high ??»IT ^FTrftjft ir ^|t i , at priority during the period follow ing proclamation of emergency on ^ ^ I 25th June, 1975; (ii) the manner in which such Committee on Turkman Gate Incidents programmes were implemented and allegations in relation thereto; •65D. SHRI F. H. MOHSIN: WiU (iii) the nature of the law and the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be order problems which arose as a pleased to state: result of the implementation of such programmes; and (a) whether a fact finding Commit tee has been constituted to go into the (iv) in regard to the Turkman Turkman Gate incidents; Gate area, in addition to (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the specific facts (b) if so, the constitution of the relating to the firing that took Committee and the terms of reference; place on the 19th April, 1976 with particular refere*nce to: — (c) whether the Committee will not have as wide powers as a Com (a) the circumstances which mission of Enquiry under the Com necessitated the use of force; mission of Enquiry Act; and (b) the quantum of force used; (d) the reasons for not appointing a Commission or ordering a judicial (c) the number of deaths as a enquiry into the incident? result of the firing; (d) instances, if any, of loot THE MINISTER OF HOME AF ing of property or dishonouring FAIRS (SHRI CHARAN SINGH): of women in thtdr houses or in (a) and (b). The Govemmeftit of the locality on that occasion; India have appointed a fact finding Committee in respect of programmes (e) the arrangements made for ioT slum clearance, removal of en providing medical relief to the 13 Oral Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899(SAKA) Oral Answers 14
persons injured in the course of during its election campaign through these incidents; and out the country, but here the Gov 1 ernment have not treated the Turk Janata Party members are is proposed to place the material col allergic to the question----- (Interrup lected by it before the Shah Com tions). My question is, why the mission. In view of this, Government Home Minister has not thought it proper to appoint a Commission of did not consider it necessary to order a judicial enquiry ©r to appoint a Enquiry to go into this incident con separate Commission for the' Turkman sidering that it is a serious one___ (interruptions). Gate incident. SOME HON. MEMBERS rose— SHRI F. H. MOHSIN: The Home Minister has stated in his answer that MR. SPEAKER: Please sit down. the fact finding Committee will col Mr. Mohsin, please put your question; lect all information in regard to the you are provoking the Members by specific facts relating to the firing not putting your question. that took place on the 19th April, 1976 with particular reference to the num SHRI F. H. MOHSIN; My first ber of deaths etc-----(Interruptions). question is: why the Home Minister Evidently, this is a very serious in has not thought it proper to appoint cident. ... (Interruptions) : Some hon. a Commission of Inquiry or a judicial Members rose inquiry into a very serious incident of this nature when he has appoint ed a Conunission of Inquiry into the MR. SPEAKER: Please sit down, I alleged murder of Mr. Sunder. am on my legs. PROF. P. G. MAVALANKAR; Who SHRI F. H. MOHSIN: I am thank was in charge at that time? ful to the Home Minister that he has understood the seriousness of the in SHRI F. H. MOHSIN: My second cident, but I am sorry to say that question is this. The Committee con while he has thought it proper to sists of one IAS and one ICS officer. appoint a Commission of Enquiry I want to know whether the Home to go into the death of one dacoit. Minister has not thought it proper Sunder, he has not thought it pro to associate* a non-ofiRcial with this per to appoint a Commission of En committee because as all these se quiry to go into this incident, which rious incidents have happened at the is a ver;/ serious one. This is a very instigation of some DDA officers, they serious incident, otherwise I would are likely to be protected to'’ these not have put this question myself ---- IAS and ICS officers. Does he not (interruptions). It is also a common think it proper to asfsociate a Judge knowledge that the Turkman gate of the High Court for whom these incident w«s ua«d by the JDanata Party people have Always a high regard? 15 Oral Answers JULY 27, 1977 Oral Answers l6
SHRI CHARAN SINGH: The hon. SHRI CHARAN SINGH: Although Member opposite is wrong in assum the government is not expected to ing that a judicial inquiry ha^ been give its opinion on q question of ordered into the causes of death of law—it is a question of law whether Mr. Sunder. No. It is a CBI in thjJ judicial commission headed ■ by- quiry. Ht* has built up all his case Mr. Shah will have the right to go on the assumption that the inquiry into findings of this fact-finding com that was ordered into the death of Mr. mittee and take any other action as Sunder was a judicial inquiry. So all it thinks proper—still, I will, with the arguments he has advanced after your permission, tell my hon. friend that, fall to the ground.... (Interrup that the Commission will be free to tions) . take any steps it thinks proper for auiving at the truth. Secondly, a judicial inquiry was not ordered into this incident because- SHRI KRISHNA CHANDRA HAL- it is merely q fact-finding committee DER: This Turkman Gate incident and all the facts it finds will be pla took place in April 1976 when Mr. ced before the Shah Commission it Mohsin was Deputy Minister (Home) self. So, it was unnecessary. i only .... (Interruptions). What he was do said it. , ing—I do not know. Whether he was ignorant or not, I do not know----- I may add a word. I admire the courage of Mr. Mohsin.... (Interrup SHRI M. RAM GOPAL REDDY: Is tions). Being himself responsible for it a question, Sir? all these incidents, now he has the courage to speak up and hurl charges SHRI KRISHNA CHANDRA HAL- against the Janata Government.... DER: I want to know if, after the (.Interruptions). receipt of the report of the fact-find ing committee, it is found that the SHRI F. H. MOHSIN: I have got Deputy Minister at that time, Mr. my second question. Moh.sin or the Home Minister, Mr. Brahmananda Reddy---- I am thankful to the hon. Home Minister for admiring my courage in SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE: putting this question. But the Home Super Home-Minister, Mr Brahma Minister has not thought it proper nanda Reddy. to have the courage to institute a judicial inquiry ___ SHRI KRISHNA CHANDRA HAL- DER:___are responsible for the fir MR. SPEAKER: What is your se ing at the Turkman G ate.... (Inter cond question? ruptions). What steps will the Gov ernment take in this regard? I want SHRI F. H. MOHSIN: I want to to know the number of people who know whether this committee, has died because of that firing? How already begun its work and whether many people were wounded and the it has got the same powers as a com total number of people evicted at the mission of inquiry to record evi Turkman Gate incident? dence ----- (Interruptions). I know that. Let him gay that. SHRI CHARAN SINGH: This Gov ernment does not know all the fticts. I want to know whether it is only These facts are probably in the know a fact-finding oommitteej which is ledge of Shri Mohsin. to collect information and submit it to the S>iah Commission or whether SHRI HARISHANKAR MAHALE: the Shah Commission can again go May I know when the Report of th& into all these matters after receiving fact finding Committee will be sub the report of the Comittee. mitted to the Goverament? 17 Oral Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 {SAKA) Oral Answers i 8
SHRI CHARAN SINGH: I think SHRI CHARAN SiNGH: I have to. they will do so early. No particular repeat what have already said. The date has fceen fixed. Commission will enquire into all the circumstances in which clearance* and removal of encroachment, etc. was WTW : q’sq’ST made in Delhi and the circumstances I — 100=^ ’ITSFT in which these programmes were de ^ 3rr | i cided upon and came to be given high priority during the period fol 5ftrf JTT^m »niT, lowing proclamation of emergency. I ^ JT^PT f^RTir think the specific question which the %f\x ^ Tt, ^ hon. me'mber has asked will fall with in this term of reference. ?rnT?r |?rr— fjrit ft-Pr- tT^ ftiT fq-i%TTT q lr SHRI KANWAR LAL GUPTA: fJTf57? 2T ^ I t it# JTf What about abetment of murder? Has any action been taken? % sTFT^r =^rfcrr i q?^- wrzr^t ^ 3Tf «ft m m SHRI CHARAN SINGH: I may add f^irtrftTrJT |5iT, ^ - a word. Whatever is necessary and is left out by this fact finding Com 5>JT fq-nTfST ^ a-TTT; ^ |5rr— jtt mittee owing to any deficiency in the ^5fJT JTtsrt % ?rr¥T ^ fqr «n, terms of reference can be looked into ^irr srrtRti^i^T Jf ^ m by the Shah Commission jtself. 3TRrft ? felTFfl’TFT ^!IT, ^37T ?T^ir ■sft : ?rsir5T ?rt7: ftrr firfTO:-^ JT? ^ f^?r %;gr | srk ^ ^
35T?: irtH-^ ?TTO JTtr ^ %?T ^^nrr^rrtrnr ? TTinr I' I # t t # ^srPim ^cTT ^ ^ I , SHRI MOHD. SHAFI QURESHJ; I ^qr ^'T fJTT^T fen- »nTT am on a point of order. I ITT fspT ^?^T »T^TT
MR. SPEAKER: There is no point WT% ^ ^ ’it I ? qf? of order in question hour. Please sit cT> T fw ilr ^ down. ^?TT^^T feTT WT ?T>T w r ? SHRI MOHD. SHAFI QURESHI: I would like to know whether you are going to create a precedence in this House that nobody can ask two v o w I I questions.
MR. SPEAKER: No, no. Unless other people are allowed you cannot 3f?rr^ have preference. f, ^ ^ qr ?T srt^ I . . . . ( a m n ) ...... SHRI MOHD. SHAFI QURESHI: This side should also be given prefer finr %5r>n^T^ I, ence. ^ ^TTVTT % ^ ^ f%KT I 55«T^3rr MR. SPEAKER: I am going to every side. t ? JTf^ ferr I flr> ^ ^ 19 Oral Answers JULY 27, 1977 Oral Answers 20
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PROF. p. G. MAVALANKAR: I SHRI CHARAN SINGH: This ques want to ask the present Home Min- tion does not arise out of the main iste^r whether he knows that Mr. question. Mohsin was Deputy Minister of Home Affairs when this serious incident took place last year. I want also to know =?rrf?rT ^ ^ whether the present Home Minister knows that the then Deputy Home I, W «T>t t 5T5 Minister had replied in answet to ^nrsTTT f^fsnc^ft t s i , Mr. Somnath Chatterjee’s pointed question in the Lok Sabha at that ^TTT I STY?: ^iJT t § I, t m time, and when at that time he made I , I I JTfr'TT^^^rt a statement, he did not say that the ?ft»T t s I, t ^ ?T5# I . . . thing was serious at all. (eqirtTR ) . . . SHRI F. H. MOHSIN: It is wrong. I have never said that it was not a serious thing. t ?t*T % g w - PROF. P. G. MAVALANKAR: Sir I would like to know whether it is qrrtfejT ^ I, w t a fact that not only Shri Mohsin who, at that time*, was the Deputy Minis I ^ 3ft >ifl- ?tp:o ?fto :??r i, ter but also Shri Om Mehta end also Shri Brahmananda Reddy and others ^ ^ 5ft JTft 'TT |?rr STT, it including the then Prime Minister ^ ^ >Tf*T *n, cff ^3]T SHRI CHARAN SINGH: He asked MR. SPEAKER: I do not propose about the conduct of Mr. R. C. Jain. to allow this question. (Interruptions) The judge of the Supreme Court him You will, please sit down. If there self appointed Mr. Banerjee to look was any incorrect statement made, into the VIP land-grab affeir and there are other procedures and so, they have come to the conclusion that this question will not be allowed. Mr. R. C. Jain was innocent and there is no charge against him. PROF. DILIP CHAKRAVARTY: Apart from the report to be received from the Pacts Finding Committee, is he aware that certain crimes had al n\ % v x- ready been committed? In the Tifrk- 21 Oral Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) Oral Answers 22 man Gate incidents, the crimes were fSp^ft ^ H k 'w k 11 committed against humanity. How long is he going to wait for this? ?fto^o?rrfo *rtT ’srr^ >«'+)« SHRI CHAR AN SINGH: As soon ^ 5T ?T^5iftTw ^ ^ 3r?ra‘ as the report is received, Government will consider what steps should be ^ 11 («qir«TnT) taken. f^*T : Wt 3ft ^ sft JTrrm'ir sr»ft f^T f% ^ «rj5TT Tfj ^f ^ ^ ?T*nT i w ^ ^ ^ ^ I 51? iTTR tir 3ft ^ f 5 f?rr sAt q5T?f?^ sfT^'t *T5Ftr•o 5pt ^ t I ^ «ft | ?it t ?: fts r sfT^ft ^ «ft V t ^ f ^ ^ 5Ftf ^JTFT f%*lT ^rrft %• wr 'RTqrr | ? I 3TT^ ^r ^ 'jTMyrTTt : w ^nrr^r q-T ^ ^ ^srr^ | ? ^ 5FT% % %iT t jft^f^ ^ ^ ^ I ^ w ^P-IT f?T? : ^ ^ ^ ^ 3ft ^ «ft Pp 3ft ^5T I, 5®T »ft g r f ?ftT fft cirrir ?ft I I t «ft 5%?T ?TT^ qr |.... (a m P T )... % 3rf7^ ?#^nrft jpt ^>rt ^ft^ff ^ SHRI F. H. MOHSIN; These words should be expunged. (Interruptions) I I fir ^ p j iTTiT^ ^ ^ TTRr w:\ ^ «TT ^ i= r # ^ ^ ^ ^^^f^rzrt «ft MR. SPEAKER: Please, ait down. 3JTKT ^ 1 5 0 fV^a The hon’ble Members should not u«e 5Twff ^ 'rar 5T>n% % ^nftvFT harsh word*. ?RfTT »T2TT I p R »ft iTPnftZT ^ ^ 3ft ^ %%5T fftfer Jf «ft ^rr»T fn? : t «H'ST^ i f% I^o?JTfo?TTTo THTT |f, !T?r- T t ^ JTt f ® ’TH'd'ft^tn I I V R ^ h r ^ i f ^ t iM'W'j* ^ ^ I; I ?ft»ff ^ Lirdtfai^ O #5T ! T g T ^ ^r ^ ^ I ?nn: ?rrT vrrf^g ?ht^ ^ +^f^ srowtr : it ^ «Tt ^ ^ grr ^i??r i m i n ^ I %fjp5T W T ^ ^ ^ ^ f?Rfw jpt ?f^nft wqr?T WTT 3TTTT gTn?r ^t*TT I V^Rt ^ sriTfft... ( « m R ) ... ^ firf^^eT «ft : irmt^T ?Tfcir«fr I gsTT ?t ^ ____ 3ft, WTTRhr ift^ f^ ^ ( w m R ) . f I 2FT ^ ^ ^ ?TT f ^ f w 1 1 Jm I f% ?TTf5f ^ wjx qi^ f^qr «fT q j qr ^3RT I %ttK fsRHt ^RspR ^ ^ n>i*^
% fe«TTO ^ ^ I 3rm t ?rk ?fh: rRW ^ ^ ^ T>'^ p ??r ^ ^ >^?r5rT ^ ^ Tif «ft, ?rh: ^ ^ ^RVR 3ZTTT t ? ^ ^ ^ f% ^ ^ ^ if f ^ f ^ MR. SPEAKER: I do not allow this f^ ^ ^ ^ dMiyil^'t % ?TT question. ^T ^ ? SHRI SHAMBHU NATH CHATUR- VEDI: Sir, I would like to know whe SHRI CHARAN SINGH: This is a ther governmcAit will initiate pro question of opinion. ceedings on the basis of this Fact Finding Committee’s report or after the Shah Commission has submitted Super Thermal power Station in North Bengal its report? ♦651 SHRI SAUGATA ROY: Will the Minister of ENERGY be pleased SHRI CHARAN SlNGH: I can’t say to state: that yet. It may be we may send some findings of this Committee to (a) whether he is aware of the the Commission and on others after acute power shortage obtaining in. deliberation we may decide to take North Bengal impeding the develop action directly. ment of industries there; (b) whether there is a need of a «ft H U m : if ^ super thermal power station in North Bengal to meet this shortage; and 5Tt I t (c) steps Government are contem .. (s m jJ T ). . plating to meet this shortage? ^ c T ^ % ^ ’sr^^n I 3FTcTT THE MINISTER OF ENERGY (SHRI P. RAMACHANDRAN): (a) t n f f % 5T1^ ^ ?ft 5TTT ^ I to (c). A statement is laid on the Table of the Houa*. ^»*(H ife if 3ft Statement (a) The prtteent availability of f T T O ^ ^ ^ ^ I W T 5TTT power in North Bengal just balances- the load demand in that area. How ^5 Oral Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) Oral Answers 26
ever, on days when there is a short seems to me that the Minister has not fall in generation or import, load understood my question. I have asked; shedding is being resorted to. whether he is aware of the acute power shortage obtaining in North (b) and (c). While there is no Bengal impeding the development of proposal to locate a super thermal industries there? He has said that the station in North Bengal, the steps supply of power just meets the de being taken to meet the growing power mand. But. for future it is not good demand are: enough. I want to tell that whatever (i) The Raman Hydro-Electric Statement the hon. Minister has placed Project with 4x125 MW units has on the Table of the House, it is not been sanctioned. enough for North Bengal and there was a proposal to construct a thermal (ii) Import of additional power power station in Dalkhola, West Dinaj- from South Bengal through Malda- pur. He is saying that there is a pro Dalkhola-Siliguri 132 KV transmis posal to construct a large thermal sta sion line which is expected to be tion at Farakka to meet the growing completed by June, 1979. power demand in the Eastern Region of the country. But I want to put this (iii) The Rinchington Hydel ■question: whether the Minister will Power Station of 2x1 MW has take a decision in a very short time been sanctioned. It is expected to on the super-power thermal station at be commissioned by 1978-79. Farakka and the thermal power sta tion a( Dalkhola as they have done (iv) Jaldhaka Stage II with 2x with regard to a new super thermal 4 MW units has been sanctioned. power station in Tamil Nadu at the The first unit is expectt'd to be time of the budget. I want to know commissioned during 1979-80 a'.id whether he will give a categorical the second unit during 1981-82. assurance on this point. (v) Installation of two Diesel sets each of 3.5 MW at Siliguri. One SHRI P. RAMACHANDRAN: With of these two sets has already been regard to the Dalkhola power station commissioned in July. 1977 and the it was considered and the Planning other is expected to be commission Commission did not favour it as there ed by March, 1978. are other difTiculties regarding the availability of coal and other things. (vi) 6 MW of power is likely to It is only in that context that a larger be available from Lower Lagyap power station for Farakka was consi Hydel Power Station in Sikkim for dered. For that power station, an m- distribution in Darjeeling, Jalpai- vesticaticn is going on. As soon as guri Districts by the end of 1979 the rroiect report is finalised, a deci or so. sion will he taken and with regard to the present position in I^orth Bengal, (vii) Some power i?; expected to the report says—as received from the be available at Siliguri from Chu- State Government and from 1he Elec kha Hydro-Electric Project in tricity Board in West Bengal—that the Bhutan after that project which is present availability of the power is under construction is completed and just sufficient to meet the demand and commissioned. whenever there is some shortage of (viii) A proposal to construct a power due to forced outages or the large thermal station at Farakka power is not imported from Bihar, to meet the growing power demand there Is some load shedding. That is the report we have received from the in the Eastern Region of the coun West Bengal Electricity Board. With try is under consideration. regard to Dalkhola, it was first con SIIRI SAUGATA ROY; I have seen sidered and to locate a large thermal the Statement of the Minister. It station there, the environment and 2 7 Oral Answers JULY 27, 1977 Oral Answers 2S also the availability of coal was not whether they have been delayed beca favourable. That is why it was given use of the inefficiency on the part ol up. the previous administration and whe ther any crash programme is being SHRI SAUGATA ROY: I want to thought of for generating power at know from the Minister whether he is an early date because they are all aware that the Jaldhaka Hydel Power long te.-m programmes. May I request Station has already become silted so the hon. Minister to give us the shor that it is not giving out any output of test time by which this could be over power. come.
SHRI P. RAMACHANDiRAN: 1 know there Is a report about silting SHRI p. RAMACHANDRAN: 'orae of the Hydel Power Station. I do not steps are being taken for improving have a report about that. But from power supply in North Bengal ana the report that I see, about 27 mega by March 1978 there will be an addi watts of power is being produced there. tion of 3.5 mw of power. Again the transmission line from Malda to Dhalkola to Siliguri is likely to lie SHRI CHITTA BASU: May I know completed by June 1979. When it is from the hon. Minister whether any completed power from South Bengal assessment has so far been made with can be transmitted to North Bengal regard to the power need of the dis when there is shortage. There rre tricts of North Bengal so that proper some small units also that are likely industrialisation 'of; that region may to be commissioned in 1978 and i;iV9 take place? May I also know at what and when they are completed stage the Farakka project is at pre power position in North Bengal would sent? also improve. With regard to the gene ral situation, I should like to inform the hon. Member that this Government SHRI P. RAMACHANDRAN: It ii should not be held responsible for only about Farakka the investigation whatever has been done in the past, is going on, that is, about the coa] because there was some slackness in linkage. As soon as the coal linkage is implementing certain schemes and wc finalised, the proposal will be consi are aware of it. This government will dered and when it will be completed *t take all steps to see, as already an is premature for me to say now. Any nounced in the budget speech, that way, the needs of the North Bengal under the 6th plan we would endea will be taken into consideration a'.id vour to achieve self-sufficiency in by the time these 'power stations are power in our country. completed, the needs of the North Bengal also will be fully met. MR. SPEAKER: Next, short notice question. SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE: West Bengal is facing acute power shortage and lack of industrialisation SHRI DHIRENDRANATH BASU: of that stage and other difficulties ere One minute. You are aware of tbe being faced due to that. It is ’'ko shortage of power all over the country. well known that inefficiency on the part of the previous administration had created more problems than .solv MR. SPEAKER: No, no. I am on my ing problems. May I know from the legs now. I have called the short hon. Minister the list of projects that notice question. You are on the panel are there and also at what stage of of Chairman. Please resume your implementation they are? May I 'SHORT NOTICE QUESTION SHRI CHARAN SINGH: Not yet
Btepplnf up of violent activities by SHRI MUKHTIAR SINGH MALIK: Mbo National Front Mr. Speaker, Sir, a tendency of sepa ration has been growing in Mizoram for the last thirty years due to the + faulty policy of the Congress Govern SNQ. 25. SHRI G. M. BANATWALI.A: ment. I want to know from the hon. SHRI MUKHTIAR SINGH Home Minister as to what new policy MALIK: the Janata Government wants to adopt to integrate this region in the interest SHRI OM PRAKASH of the country. ..TYAGI: SHRI KANWAR LAL SHRI CHARAN SINGH: The debris GUPTA: left, by the Congress is yet to be cleared. SHRI GANGA SINGH: SHRI MUKHTIAR SINGH MALIK: Will the Minister of HOME AFF I wanted to know the policy of the- AIRS be pleased to state: Janata Government.
(a) whether Government have seen SHRI CHARAN SINGH: It is the press reports in various sections of the Janata Government which ; will have * press that underground Mizo National to clear the debris and frame new- Front has stepped up its violent acti policies. It is yet to do it. vities in repudiation of the 1st July, 1978 peace accord by the rebel Mizo Leaders; (b) if so, whether these underground SWRT : TOT ZTf W N K Mizos are concentrating in and around | fa ^ srar srvtt Aizwai and Lungleh towns in the Union Territory of Mizoram; and gflffrtffr f w , m § m farw 3— w (c) whether any preventive mea- «r sremrj* favifrjr ^ foT % far* jsures have since been adopted by iffaprpff 5f TF*T- Government and if so, the details thereof? farfeft irfcffrftraf $ farr *rt R w *PTT »faWT*T ^ THE MINISTER OF HOME AFF % fat* *fcjr *1^, AIRS (SHRI CHARAN SINGH): (a) ff, ?ft TOTT ^ ^ Yes, Sir. The Government have seen some press reports on the subject. sft fasrr $ wr f ? (b) There is no such information. (c) The Government are keeping a w w ^ srra | fa close watch on the developments and suitable measures are in force to deal appropriately with any situation fa*rr «rT, *5 3*r ?r foam 3 * which may arise. SHRI G. M. BANATWALLA: Mr. ft $ fa inr* tfnff tnfi Speaker, the reply is merely to the % % effect that the government has seen some reports in the Press. Will the fatj fatft W3R ftnwr hon. Minister tell this House categori fffl ^fa*T # Mxfa m * cally whether there has been an in *5 irranrcrc ^ 5?rr j fa wWte crease in violent activities in recent times* vwfc % w t, tffc tnrc '31 Oral Answers JULY 27, 1977 Oral Answers 32
«Tft, ^ I, i f # ^ JTHT^ HJT f^ ^?T t4 ?TtT ^ t ^ ^ ^ 9rft5T % 'T'i^ ^ ^*n, I ?ft ^ t m 3TW ? ^ ^ 9if«RT I ^ ^ 3T^ m sr^ 5F1T ^ ^riw SPT^ I 3ft ^ STfT «ft ^ mfT ncrt : t JT^ JT^t^ - d ^ % 1%tT if m 5iTq- ?
f ^ JTf ?T^ I f% «ft gT»r F«^ : ?ft ^ ^ gf^ ? n ^ T ct;-|q^ ^ t 5PT% HTq; f ?rr t i w T T Hl-OimT: t w W «TT, THTT ^ ^ ^ 11%r ^ ^ % S|K iT^MsPTt W ^ % ^rpTT ^ 5>rT I Cv ^rm 3Efh: 5q^ «f)?T t T ^ ^ ^ «ft ^ ?rre t fPTm ^^ft^rtt^l^^ % ST'T^ ? fW JT frfiT? ^ % ^laRT fR"3ft^ I f% ^Ftf ?rr^'t q r ^jHTT R’ T| ^■'t % qro f^Tsrarf, wf g^nf ^rRft |, ^ ^ 3 r r f i ^"k % 5T?n^ ^ % ?rq% wrf ^ % f ^ ^ rnp sqiw ITT 5t s q f^ t ^T ^ I, firff'n ?rrB rftr ?r ^r^r w ? r ^ I I I fwsfq-, t t i w ^'t ^ ^rnr i ^m ^ % ^rrsT JT^i^'? ^ e r ;j?t JTp ?rr?^T^ Hr^^ifr if grf?T 5fTira-^ ^ ^ t t ^'icff f ' % ?rra w r : ^ ^ r= n ^ fJT ^ r f itI ^ t ^^rr ^>ft, ^ iTTTff % Hf^STT^ ^ q-^ f^r^riT^ ?tt ?t\t f ^ 'r ^ ?ft7: ^ ^ fJT^>7TT f'^r^q-^ ^ ^ 3T?7fT5r> tTRcT 5FT I ? STerr^T JT^ ^r ?ffT TO ifr^T JT^Ir f3[qT I TO, ^ % «ft 5Ft ^ gr^RT f t I, 5TJR ^?r> ?rq^ sqr^ sftT ^ ^ ^ft ^ qm-qld ^ t ? Tnwr if ^ ^«ft ^ ^rnrr | ?TR Pf ?: ^ q^ I 5fr «ft ^ » r fff?! : ^ FtfsflTJT 'F ft^ ^T^ =r'^dl ^ ^ t w f H jfrw ?T?r % r^'^fd M ^ ?tiT ^ ^RT ^»T ^ 'ti^dl I, r«(^5^ ^TTT) ^TcT ^'T 'ti^cll ^ rR ^ ^ ^ $V?r, m ^ s fK )-, I ^ q r ^ f I qr ^TOT>JTr^*T 5FT ^ ^537 | I g ^ fq^rfTT^ ^ qT^ | I ^ €r^ ICT— srra? ^ ^ SHRI YESHWANTRAO CHAVAN; %— STOTR- I t ^ ifl- ^ fir% '4 I The Home Minister gave the informa ^tP+H q"td Tff5T iftst ^ tion that Mr. Laldenga, after having discussions and consultations with him t| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 5TR IT?T H ^fflr I and the Prime Minister... ^ fWfe'H ^ JTT^JT ^TcTT | f^: SHRI CHARAN SINGH; I was ^ Jr I 1 4,^m under t'- impression that he had seeu f w «TT, ^ ^ % fyH+'TT the Pr’ine Minister. But I understand now that he did not see the Prime Minister. He met me and the officers «rt iRhrm 5W 5> ; iteitst only. ^ rimsMi ^TcT ^ ^ ?fyT ^f^T SHRI YESHWANTRAO CHAVAN'. That does »iot change my question. ?f^ 3ft ^ 3|ft nf^W^JTt 5T ? ^ After having discussions with the spn «Ftf !T^ «TT f¥ ^ra- Homo Minister, the Home Minister 33 Oral Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) Oral Answers 34
now that Mr. Laldenga is rathei- Lok Sabha session was going on and hesitatinit or dragging his feet fit since there will be rains in Mizoram, keeping his word. Will the Home I should go alone and see the situation Minister tell the House as to what be myself, and give a first-hand an
Nowadays there are certain special SHRI CHARAN SINGH: The in forces under Mizoram Armed Police ference which the hon. leader of the opposition has drawn from Mr, Lal- in Mizoram. I wanted to bring this to the notice of the Home Minister den ga 'c conduct may well be right, but also. All the Mizo people are fed up we have nO informaticn on that point. with underground activities. We don't The leader of the opposition asked want violence. We want peace, but whether any foreign power is backing him and whether the reason for *iis there are some special forces of Mizo hesitation consists in this fact, that is, ram Armed Police (MAP) particularly the support of foreign power. I said in Mizuram, under the guidance of about this that his inference may well some high officials, which are out to be correct, but we have np information create an artificial law and order pro about that. blem. I do not want to mention their names. I want to know whether gov MR. SPEAKER; Would you enquire ernment have come to know of this into the matter? attitude of special forces as well as SHRI CHARAN SINGH; I wiU try high oflicials. to ascertain. While going to Mizoram, before SHRI YESHWANTRAO CHAVAN: reaching Aijal i.e. about 10 Kms. from We are not dealing with the Mizo there, I met some people beloiiging to problem properly. We must have in these special forces of MAP on the formation. What are the intelligence way at 2 in the early morning. The services doing about it? number of their vehicle was ZRP—16. MR. SPEAKER; He says that he When they saw our people, they tried will enquire into the matter: to harass some of us. I kept quiet. I waited silently. But I got down DR. R. ROTHUAMA; Regarding when one of our drivers was threaten the so-called violent activity of the ed., They threatened to shoot him. underground reported recently in the So, I asked: “Who are you? One of Press, I also came across those things. their comnianding oflfcers, an inspec I was asked by m y party-men to go tor by name Lalchungnua was wear to Mizoram and see the situation my ing a mask. When he saw me, he self, and they requested me to go with took off all those things. He told me: Mrs. Jaipal Singh. But when I asked "Oh, you are here? You come hi my her to come, she said that glncc the jeep.” I refused. Along with him # / 179C LS—2. / 35 Oral Answers JULY 27, 1977 Oral Answers 36 there were about 6 to 10 persons in the compelled to go underground because jeep. Thie happened 10 Kms. away they have been treated like this. The from Aijal, capital of Mizoram. After armed forces have no understanding leaving us, they proceeded to Sihapir village, where they let loose their of this particular traits of these people. reign of terror. They threaten to That is why the local people are com shoot people because they say they pelled to use force. I am very happy are above the law, and that they can to have this opportunity to explain shoot anybody. my viewpoint. I would request the All these facts I collected myself. Home Minister to make high level in 1 think it will take time. quiry including M.Ps of different poli tical parties to go into this. MR. SPEAKER; I allowed you be MR. SPEAKER: Probably he wants cause you come from that area. Please put the question. to say that there is counter violence by the police forces. He wants you to DR. R. ROTHUAMA: Yesterday enquire into the matter and ensure morning I came. I should also say that counter violence is not there. that I dn not know the present posi tion in Mizoram completely. This is their attitude. I don’t think the pre SHRI CHAR AN SINGH; As far as sent Central Goveniment here will be aware of all these things. I myself I am able to understand, there is only did not know these things. Our party one particular incident, to which the leaders are afraid that if we communi hon. Member hag referred, an incident cate this matter i.e. the creation of an artificial law and order problem, those in which Mr. Thanki was involved. special forces might shoot us down That case is still under investigation. aijd also take revenge against those people who report. I can tell the whole thmg if I have the time. There MR. SPEAKER: His case is that are some officials who want to create a law and order problem. In Mizoram higher officials are using violence and, the special forces of Mizoram Armed therefore, the Mizos are reacting to Police are doing this. I would re it. Would you like to go into it? quest the Home Minister to have an on-the-spot study of this problem by sending out a team of MPs of differeiit SHRI CHARAN SINGH; I do not political parties so that they could agree that higher officers are using appreciate the problem. During the emergency all sorts of bad things were vioicnce and that is why the Mizos done there. So far as my sentiment want iudependence. That in a way is is concerned, 1 am completely against a justification for the MNF. I do not at.iy violence. But I woul^ request the Prime Minster to appreciate the agree with that. psychological character of the Mizo people. In fact, all the hill tribes are SOME HON. MEMBERS rose— taken to be head hunters. Some offi cials, without knowing the truth, with MR. SPEAKER: No further questions out verifying the truth, torture these people. So, they are tempted to take please. I am not allowing any more revenge. I believe they have been questions. ' 37 WrWeen Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) Written Answers 38
(b) whether there is a proposal to set up a factory at Ooty in Tamil 1 Nadu; and ♦648. «ft Wfjpn: WT (c) if so the investment proposed flYr «rfr f (pf ^rn% ^ and the r.r'ure of the manufacture? a>Mi : THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY (^ ) (SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES): (a) The policy followed by Hindustan sp'r THs^ TPjPTnt ^ftfw ^ % Machine Tools in their expansion and TK f ^ R ^ t ; . diversification programmes of activi 5fh: ties is determined by the present atid future demand requirements in the (^ ) ^ ^ Tpsftir TTSFmr country for HMT’s manufactured pro ducts, comprising a variety of machine ■sfrfer 3IT ^ ? tools, watches, tractors, printing machinery, lamp making machines, swH »r?ft («ft iNiTf) : lamps and lamp components. (^ ) 5jY ^ \ (b) Yes, Sir. (g ) 5m ^5cTT I (c) A watch assembly unit is pro posed to be set up at Ooty. This will be owned by the State Government. Man with Information about C.I.A. HMT will assist in the setting up of Links this unit and will supply watch com ponents for assembly purposes. HMT ^652. DR. BAPU KALDATY; will also provide training inspection, SHRI G. M. BANATWALLA; quality control and testing facilities. The watches assembled by the unit Will the Minister of HOME AF will be marketed by HMT and sold FAIRS be pleased to state: under HMT’s brand name. The order of investment is estimated at Rs. 25 (a) whether a person named Rajiv lakhs. Sharma had delivered a tape contain ing talks between some Minister and Refractory producing Units of Bum the American C.I.A. Agents recently; Standard Co. in West Dengal (b) whether Government have in- •654. SHRI SAMAR MUKHERJEE: ■vestigated into the facts; and Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: (c) if so, the details thereof? (a) the condition of refractory pro THE MINISTER OF HOME AF ducing units of Burn Standard Co. in FAIRS: (SHRI CHARAN SINGH): West Bengal; 3r^ f w sn | sr^sTT^r^ Jr sfi'^ |it eitt^ Jf T^!FT ■'3'T^i+.; (^) ^ ^ Jr ^ ^nrRTTT ^ ^ crrf% ^”^7: ^qr?JT ?> i ?nT9n- sr?TRR ^ ? r fw iT wtT
5. ^ qfTjf^^snrnsff 'tt ^ ^TTf % f?rtT % fgrtr Jf g fe ^ Tft 1 1 sT’irTf^'f Jr gerrT *Trr «ft ^ ^ 7 ^ I I 3 ^ »T?ft (srt "fto TmV?2H) : (^) ?ftT (^). ^ ^ ^ ^ “Warranty” Charges by Private Sec tor Television Set Manufacturers ^3n% % •656. SHRI SHANKERSINHJI f^cT TrM'NH «TJT?rT ?TT#qT %tlX VAGHELA: f^T^Tcr EPT ^ ^1 - spfft rT«TT SHRI AN ANT DAVE: «TI'df % 'rfWHT^^T 5TOTf ^TT Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS I be pleased to state;
2. ssT^rr^, ^ (a) whether Government have seen 3nniT ^ I ^ ^ ^ !F> a Press report appearing in the Eco nomic Times, dated the 29th June, ^ ^ STTFft Jr T vs^ 1977 (New Delhi Edition) to the ^ % sjHTor tfft Jr effect that the private sector televi Xf^rtVSf m ^ t I sion set manufacturers have decided to charge Rs. 300/- for “warranty” : 3. ^ » T f ^ % 5FET (b) whether so far they were not If ^rrfim t :— fanr^fV ^ charging anything for “warranty” J qrtsT’T ftraTT diwrMl Jr and 4 1 Written Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) Written Answers 42 (c) the reaction of Government THE MINISTER OF ENERGY thereto and the measures proposed to (SHRI P. BAMACHANDRAN): (a) be adopted to ask the television set and (b). The Fuel Policy Committee manufacturers not to charge anything was appointed by the Government of for “warranty” ? I India in October 1970 to recommend THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI an outline of a long-term national fuel MORARJI DESAI): (a) Yes, Sir. policy and measures and agencies to promote the best utilisation of avail (b) So far, except for M/s Electro able resources and optimum efficiency nics Corporation of India LTD., in the use of fuel. The Committee (ECIL) and M/s J. K. Electronics, no submitted its final report in August other TV set manufacturer is known 1974. The recommendations of the to have charged a separate fee for Fuel Policy Committee have been con service during the warranty period. sidered by the Government and by and large these have been accepted in (c) It has come to Government’s principle. Taking into account these notice, that to take advantage of the recommendations, a National Energy concessional excise duty of 5 per cent Policy has been formulated, stressing available only on 51 cm TV sets with inter alia that coal should be the an ex-factory price of Rs. 1600 and principal source of energy in the coun below, TV set manufacturers have try, that import of oil should be re reduced the excise clearance price to duced and substituted by indigenous that level, but have, thereafter, added production and energy production and a charge varying from around Rs. 70/ utilisation should be made as efficient to around Rs. 400 depending on the as possible. the manufacturer, for servicing during the warranty period. There is no pro vision under the present industrial licensing regulations for Government (c) and (d). It has been accepted, to intervene in this matter. However, as recommended by the Fuel Policy as there are over 40 units making TV Committee, that the planning for ;a- sets, the competitive market forces dustrial locations should be consistent are expected to bring sufficient dis with the plans for production and cipline to the industry. Government movement of coal. In locating in will, however, consider intervening in dustries, availability and supply of the ’ matter if it becomes absolutely coal and other fonns of energy are necessary. taken into consideration. Similarly, plans for coal production and move Acceptance of Fuel Pofticy Commit ment are formulated keeping in view tee’s Recommendations the prospective demand for coal from •657. SHRI K. LAKKAPPA: Will industries in the various regions of the the Minister of ENERGY be pleased country. Steps have been taken by the coal companies and railways foi to state; easy availability of coal to ihdustried (a ) whether Fuel P o licy Commit in different locations. Proposals for tee's recommendatioTis have been ac establishment of industries. Seeking cepted b y Government; Government clearance are required to indicate details of fuel requirements, (b) if so, facts thereof; specifically coal and coke, and the cor responding transport requirements to (c) whether planning lor detaUed industrial location will be consistent enable the Government to ensure that with the plants for production and they are consistent with the plans for development and movement of coal movement of coal; and and coke. (d) if so, details thereof? 43 Written Answers JXJI.Y 27, 1977 Written Answers 44
Plastic Capacitoni recently been received. This propo sal has not been recommended by the •658. SHRIMATI PARVATHI KRI- Licencing Committee. SHNAN: Will the Minister of INDUS TRY be pleased to state; The news item also refers to the alleged approval of a scheme of a (a) whether Government’s atten monopoly house for the manufacture tion has been drawn to a news item of computer terminals. It is correct under the caption ‘^N C S spread nets that an application for the grant of an far and wide’’ appearing in the Eco industrial licence for the manufacture nomic Times on 3rd July, 1977 which of 400 units of data entry systems has deals why an entrepreneur was re been received from a company belong jected and how multinationals are ing to a laree hou.
THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY (SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES): (a) Shortage of Drinking; water and and (b). The news item apparently re Quarters in the Collieries of ECL fers to an application made by M/s. Technicraft Corporation for the esta *659. SHRI ROBIN SEN; Will the blishment of a new undertaking in Minister of ENERGY be pleased to Kerala State for the manufacture of state: 8 million nos. of film capacitors and (a) whether he is aware of the 100 MT of metallized dielectric film. It fact that due to acute shortage of is not correct that their proposal was quarters and drinking water in al rejected as made out in the news item. most all the collieries under Eastern In fact, they were granted a letter of Coalfields Limited, the workers are intent on 15-5-1976 for manufacture forced to live in inhuman condition; of plastic film capacitors for a capa and city of 8 million pieces. Subsecjuently, the letter of intent was modified on (b) whether Government have any 24-7-1976 to include a capacity of 100 scheme to construct more quarters for MT of metallized dielectric film. How the workers and to supply them suf ever, later on, the party withdrew ficient filtered drinki«g water parti its proposal. cularly in summer season?
It is, however, correct that a propo sal from an Indian resident abroad for THE MINISTER OF ENERGY manufacture of magnetic recording (SHRI P. RAMACHANDRAN); (a) tape, magnetic video tape and magne and (b). Government are fully aware tic tape for professional use such as of the need to provide adequate hous computers etc., has not been appro ing and water supply facilities to the ved. This proposal was rejected on workers and are giving high priority the ground that a similar proposal had to this work. As against 22,800 been turned down in the past and that houses (excluding non-standard the party had not accepted any export houses and dhowrahs) at the time of obligation. nationalisation in the Eastern Coal fields, the number of houses at the end It is confirmed that an application of 1976-77 stood at 30,409 representing from a company with 50 per cent an increase of 37 per cent. During the foreign eciuity for the manufacture of current year, ECL propose to construct Casette tapes, open reel tapes, com another 4,500 houses. Similarly, the puter tapes and magnetic film has population covered by Drinking Water 45 WHtten Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) Written Answers 46
Supply at the time of nationalisation into a collaboration agreement with ■was only about 16,000, whereas at the Kraftwerk Union A. G., West end of 1976-77 it was about 1,82,500 Germany, for the design and manu representing an increase of over 10 facture of turbo-generator sets in the times. .T)ie company has fixed a target range of 200 to 1000 MW. This in of 50,000 additional population to be cludes the 500 MW Turbo-generator covered during the current year. set proposed to be installed in Indian power systems. Bharat Heavy Electn cals are in the process of absorbing Devdopment of Small and RuraJ the know-how and implementation of Industries by H.M.T. .. the collaboration agreement.
•660. SHRI K. A. RAJAN: WiU the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased lo Meeting of various Departments to state: discuss Investment Proposal (a) whether the Chairman of Hindustan Machine Tools has said •662. SHRI NIHAR LASKAR: that H.M.T. could help to develop SHRI R. V. SWAMI- small and rural industries by training NATHAN: workers through community work shop centres and also by identifying Will the Minister of PLANNING the ways and means of exploiting be pleased to state; natural resources by those units; and (b) if so, measures being taken (a) whether the planning Commis towards this end? sion called the meeting of various departments of the Central Ministries in June 1977 to discuss the invest THE MINISTER OF INIXJSTRY ment proposals; (SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES); (a) and (b). As reported by the Chairman, (b) whether they also discussed the Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd., it was proposal as to how to increase the ind:cated during the Seminar on foreign exchange reserves and food Small Scale Industries held at HMT, surplus; Bangalore, on the 24th and 25th June, 1977, that HMT would initiate an in (c) if so, main features of decisions tegrated study with a view to identify taken in the meeting; and ing the socio-economic needs of the rural sector. HMT has taken up neces (d) the guidelines issued to th« sary investigation for formulation of Ministries in this regard? a definite scheme. THE PRIME MINISTER (SHEl Know-how for 500 MW Thermal MORARJI DESAI): (a) No. Sir. The Generators Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission had, however, informal *661. SHRI D. D. DESAl: Will the consultations on 24-6-1977 with Senior Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to Officials connected with Economic state whether India has acquired Policy and Economic Advisers know-how to make 500 MW thermal of the various Ministries to ascertain generators?, the studies to be undertaken on the problems connected with short-term THE MINISTER OP INDUSTRY and long-term planning in the context (SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES): Yes, of the formulation of the Approach Sir. With the approval of the Govern to the Sixth Plan. ment of India in August 1976, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. have entered (b) to (d). Do not arise. 47 Written Answers JULY 27, 1977 Written Answers 48
Night Vision Binocalars Developed By shared between the two sectors with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre public sector playing a dominant role. *663. SHRI DHARMVIR VASISHT: (b) No separate allocations have WiU the Minister of ATOMIC been made. ENERGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether a device for seeing in (c) It is presumed that the reference the dark called night vision binocu is to coastal shipping. If so, the lars has been developed at the Bha answer is in the negative. bha Atomic Research Centre;
(b) if so, whether a monocular version of the device is under design Proposal to prevent misuse of Gov and manufacture for security and ernment Macliinery by Ruling Party surveilance purposes; and
(c) whether any foreign collabora 4944. SHRI D. B. CHANDRE tion in respect of (b) above is under study of Government? GOWDA: Will the HOME MINISTER be pleased to state: THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI MORARJI DESAI): (a) Yes, Sir. (a) whether there is any proposal (b) Yes, Sir. under the consideration of Govern (c) No, Sir. ' ment to prevent the misuse of Gov ernment machinery by the Ruling Party; and Expansion of Shipping
*664. SHRI AMRUT KASAR: WiU (b) if so, the details thereof? the Minister of SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT be pleased to state: THEM'INISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (a) whether Government have any (SHRI CHARAN SINGH): (a) and plan for the expansion Of shipping (b). Government propose to under under public sector shipping compa take necessary legislative measures nies; aimed at preventing corruption, ab
(b) if 80, how much foreign ex use of official position and other kinds change has been allocated to the of misconduct at higher political public sector companies and how levels. much for the private sector; and
(c) whether the private sector ship ping companies have failed to satisfy A Bill to this effect, called The the need of the countries as regards Lokpal BiU, 1977, which seeks to internal shipping? provide for setting up an institu tion of Lokpal to inquire into THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI complaints of misconduct (as de MORARJI DESAI): (a) The Fifth fined in the Bill) against public Plan target for the Indian Shipping is men, such as Union Ministers includ (i) 6.50 million GRT in operation; and ing the Prime Minister, Chief Mini- (ii) 0.50 million GRT on order. ShipP' ters of States and Members of Parliament, will be introduced in Lok ing is in the joint sector and, therefore, acquisitl®n of this tonnage will be Sabha during its current session. 49 Written Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) Written Answers 50
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4 94 5.' «ft : fzn 'i'wVl «(ai^ ^ IV : .. .Increase in prices by Brjlcream (^ ) 5Tn> 4946. SHRI VAYALAR RAVI: vhErnrtfW % ^ % SHRI K. KUNHAMBU: ^mtesTT 5T ^ ^nrir Will the Minister of INDUSTRY t ; be pleased to state: ( ^ ) «Tf;nTfiT^^ ^ (a) total number of times the Bryl- f+d^ ^nT’^rfTTTT ^ ^ cream has increased its prices during »rf I: the last two years and the details thereof; and ( jt) w sW'Sr-f^9T^ ?R r vnrwR 3TT^ % ^ ^ ??r% ^ - (b) steps taken by Government to prevent unreasonable price increase ^TTJI 5f gJJTT |!TT I ? of this company at the expense of the 3?ftn »T?ft ( « f t «F T ffin i) : consumers?
(^ ) ?TRi THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY ^iftHTTtfToH % ^w^ff ^ %^T T^^rr (SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES): (a) 30 ^?r, 1973 ^ ^ irf 11 ^ Government do not maintain data on the prices of non-essential items like 1973-74 % ^ ^ Tdm ^ Brylcream. ^ I ?T>T ?ftCT ^ ?lT ^ (b) Does not arise. f^ir ^ ^ ?TRIT I I ^ ^ %^T 'r Vot Jr ^ ^ ^n?ir ^ ^ vrmr Jf ^^^rfrzff ^ Enforcement of Section 25 of Cr. P.C. WTJfV ?>rr I I ^ 1 9 7 6 -7 7 ?r^ET ^r ^TCT ?R ^T ^ wrar n wtfsra- 4947. SHRI AHSAN JAFRI: Will ST'T^TH ^ SfHt[M the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be ■ f ^ I cR % ^ ?f#€r ^r f ® 5 ?rR pleased to state:
11 (a) whether Government are aware (o ’) iHPittrnddiki % ^ T ’JT of the fact that though the Cr. P. Code ’73 has come into force since % fip?ft «ft ^=^R t ®J5ft last three years, the State Govern ^ # *rf I I ments have not enforced section 25 of the Act by putting Assistant Public (*r) ^ 1 9 7 6 -7 7 ^ Prosecutors under Legal Department instead of Police Department as con TT 35. 87 ^ templated by the Act; and fUTT 31^ 197 5-76 ^ TRtWC 17. 92 ^ pjT «TT I f*f)TWt (b) if so, whiat action has been taken so far and what future action ir ?r^ ^ ’ TRt Tft 1 1 the Ministry will take in this res <8rtvnr % ^ ^f sr^FrfiRr- pect? ?I7Xt' fanrif %■ f ® THE MINISTER OF HOME AF f^^TTRT % ^ % j»T % t, FAIRS (SHRI CHARAN SINGH): Written Answers JXJLT27, 1977 51 Written Answers 52 (a) Section 25 of the Code of Cri (c) if so, the reaction' of Govern minal Procedure does not contain ment thereto? any provision to the effect that Assis tant Public Prosecutors should be THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY placed under the control of the Le (SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES)) (a) gal Department. to (c): The location of Central In (b) Does not arise. dustrial Projects has to be decided on broad techno-economic considera tions. Subject to techno-economic Enforcement Cells to safcffuard the considerations, comparatively back Civil Rights of Harijans ward regions are given preference in the location of Central Public Sector 4948. SHRl SUKHENDRA SINGH: Projects. Will the Minister of HOME AF FAIRS be pleased to state: At present, there is no proposal for , (a) whether there is any proposal setting up any industrial project in under the consideration of Govern the Central Sector at Gwalior. ment to set up enforcement cells in all Districts to safeguard the civil Jn the State Public Sector, the rights of Harijans; and State Government has a number of projects location of which has not (b) if so, the details thereof? been decided. Some of these pro jects may be located near Gwalior. THE MINISTER OF HOME AF FAIRS (SHRI CHARAN SINGH): (a) and (b). State Governments have been advised to consider the setting Opening of the Closer Inclines and up of a cell or any suitable machinery Quarries of Fakka, Khas Shyampar of to look into the grievances of Hari Eastern Coal Field? jans. Special police cells have been set up by the State Governments of 4950. DR. RAMJI SINGH: Will the Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Minister of ENERGY be pleased to Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, state; Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, at different levels (a) whether on behalf of Bihar Col according to the local conditions, to liery Kamgar Union, Dhanbad, a de deal with cases of violence against or mand notice was submitted to the harassment of Scheduled Castes, and Area General Manager (Area No. for the enforcement of the Protec VIII) Eastern Coal fields to open all tion of Civil Rights Act, 1955. the closed inclines and quarries of selected Fakka, Khas Shyampur to Public Sector Undertakingr in take back all victimised and retren Gwalior ched workers; if so, action taken by Government thereon; 494(9. SHRI MADHAVRAO SCIN- DIA: Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state; (b) number of workers of the said area deprived of their jobs and the (a) whether in the absence of any grounds on which they were remov big industry the demand for setting ed from service; up a Central Public Sector Under taking at Gwalior is long over due; (c) whether Government propose to (b) whether it will provide em take back these workers; and ployment (^portunities in the region; and . . (d) if so, by what time? 53 Written Aruwers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) Written Answers 54
THE MINISTER OF ENERGY 10 days or more makes a workman (SKRl P. RAMACHANDARN): |a) liable to termination of his services. Yes, Sir. Statement I is enclosed. (iii) Demand to re-open Boka (b) to (3)'. Statement II is enclosed. Pahari Colliery.
Statement I This colliery does not belong to the Eastern Coalfields Limited and The main demands contained in the was being illegally run. demand notice and the position in respect of these, as reported by the (iv) Abolition of Contract System. Eastern Coalfields Limited, is as The jobs for which employment of follows: — contract, labour has been legally pro (1) Demand for opening the closed hibited are being done departmental inclines and quarries of the Selected ly. Fatka Colliery re-opening the hard Statement II coke Bhatta of Selected Fatka Colliery land re-opening the Khas Shyampur The following statement indicates Colliery. the number of workers whose em ployment was terminated in Area There had been indiscriminate VIII of the Eastern Coalfields Limited mining in the Selected Fatka Colliery during the emergency in diflere.'.t and the mine had also been flooded. categories, as reported by the Coni- Tec'hnical investigations to examine pany:— the possibility of reopening the mine have been undertaken. Some work (1) Services terminated or names struck off on grounds ings have already been started and of unauthorised absence by the end of May, 1977, 686 work /including those who were men who were on the rolls of this untraceable) ■ • • 834 colliery on 31-1-1973 had been ab (2) Medically unfit. 249 sorbed. The question regarding the hard coke Bhatta of this colliery is (3) Dismissed on proved sub judice in the Calcutta High charges of misconduct ■ 17 Court. As regards the Khas Syam- 1100 piur Section of the Shyampur ‘A’ Colliery, adverce mining conditions have made ita reopening very difficult. The workers found medically unttt All the workers of Khas Shympur were given a chance to appeal against Section have been absorbed in the the decision of the Medical Board. Of Shyampur ‘A’ Colliery. the 49 workers who availed of thii opportunity, 24 were reinstated on (ii) Review of the cases of the consideration of their appeal. workmen retired or whose names were struck off on various grounds. As regards others, normal channels of redress are available to those, em No workmen was retired except en ployees who have any grievance. attaining the age of superannuation or on grounds of medical imfitness. Fly-over for Nangal Raya-Delhi The cases of the latter category were Cantt. Railway Crosstog given a chance to appeal. As re 4951. SHRI MOHAN JAIN: Will the gards terminating the services of the Minister of SHIPPING AND TRANS workmen, it was done only in such PORT be pleased to state: cases where the worker concerned had remained absent unauthorisedly (a) whether the construction of the and without valid reasons for more fly-over has been sanctioned for Nan than a month. Under the standing gal Raya-Delhi Cantt. Railway cross orders, an unauthorised absence ot ing long back; 55 Written Answers JULY 27, 1977 Written Answers 56 (b) whether any tenders have been THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE called and work entrusted to any (SHRI JAGJIVAN RAM): (a) and (b). party; The widows of Service personnel who retire with a retiring/disability or in (c) the reasons for the delay in valid pensiai are entitled to family starting the construction work; and pension irrespective of whether ieath takes place within one year of retire (d) when the Ewtual construction ment or thereafter. However, the work is likely to be taken in hand widows of those personnel who retire and by what time it would be com without earning a pension themselves pleted? are not entitled to family pension.
THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI (c) and (d). The position indicated MORARJI DESAI): (a) Yes Sir. above holds good both for civilian eni- ployees and service personnel. (b) Not yet Sir.
(c) One of the approaches of the proposed bridge falls in the canton Subordinate Services Commission ment area and requires the clearance 4953. SHRI GIRDHAR GOMANGO: of Defence authorities. This has not yet been given and the work cannot Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be started unless this clearance is be pleased to state: given. Efforts by the Delhi Municipal (a) whether a Subordinate Services Corporation are, however, continuing Commission has started functioning to to persuade the Defence authorities to fill up various posts of Group ‘C’ in give necessary clearance. Government offices;
(d) It is expected that after the (b) if so, functions in details there work is awarded, it will take about 3 of; years for completing the project. (c) whether the employees who are Pension to the Family of Dead already in Government service will Ex-Servicemen be given any relaxation in age or qua lifications etc., by the Subordinate Services Commission as has usually 4952. SHRI DURGA CHAND: WiU the been given to the departmental can Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to didates; and state: (d) if so,, the details thereof?
(a) whether no pension' is given to THE MINISTER OF HOME AF the family of those ex-servicemen FAIRS (SHRI CHARAN SINGH): (a) who die within one year of their re Yes, Sir. tirement from the service; (b) A copy of the Resolution regard (b) if so, what are the reasons ing the setting up of the Commission therefor; which indicates its functions is laid on the Table of the House. [Placed (c) whether this facility is given to in Library. See No. LT-847/77]. civilian employees; and (c) The employees concerned will (d) if so, whether this facility is be eligible for such relaxations if any, -proposed to be provided to ex-service as are provided for in the recruitment rules applicable to the posts-services men placed under similar circum concerned. stances? 57 Written Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) Written Answers 58
(d) The nature of the relaxation, if only on exports and not on any, will depend ,6n the posts/services internal sales. concerned. . However, this proposal did not materialise as M/s. Gillette Industries Setting up of Industries by Gillette went back on a number of points of Industries Ltd. of England their original understanding includ ing the export commitment. Subse 4954. SHRI SHEO NARAIN: Will quently, several Indian entrepreneurs, the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased including a State Industrial Develop to state: ment Corporation as also a State Gov emment had at various points of time (a) whether the Gillette Industries negotiations with Gillette Industries Ltd. of England during the last few for collaboration for the manufac;are years submitted any proposal to Gov of safety razor blades. But no propo ernment for the setting up of a fac sals has so far been received either tory in India either ori their own or in from the Indian entrepreneurs or from collaboration with some Indian firm; Gillette Industries. and Production of T.V, sets in Small Scale (b) if so,' Government’s reaction ana Large Scale Sectors thereto? 4955. SHRI S. G. MURUGAIYAN: Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS THE m in iste r OF INDUSTRY be pleased to state: (SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES); fa) and (b). In 1967, the proposal of an (a) the production of T.V. sets in existing Indian company manufactur India in small scale and large scale ing razor blades for technical and fin sector; ancial collaboration with Gillette In dustries Ltd. U.K., was approved on (b) the production of individual the following basis;— units in small scale and large scale sector; and (i) The U.K. firm will have foreign (c) whether the production is not participation in the joint ven upto the installed capacity; if so, the ture not exceeding 49 per cent reasons for the same? of the total equity capital in the form of machinery and the balance if any, in cash. THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI MORARJI DESAI): (a): The produc (ii) 25 per cent of the total produc tion of T.V. sets in the small scale snd tion should be exported in the large scale sectors during the Calender first year which should be in year 1976 was 1,02,020 and 41,757 res creased to 50 per cent of the pectively. total production within a period of 5 years. The ex (b ). The production figures for in port obligation will be sup dividual units in the small scale sec ported by a Bank Guarantee. tor and large scale sector are given in the statement laid on the Table of the (iii) There should not be any in House [Placed in Library. See No crease in the capacity of the LT—848/77]. items, as already licensed and approved. (c) The rationalisation of the im port duty on the T.V. glass shell froni' (iv) The use of the UK Company’s 186 per cent to 75 per cent, and intro trade marks will be permitted duction in the Union Budget for 59 Written Answers JULY 27, 1977 Written Answers 60 1976-77 of a differential excise duty Scheme of Issuingr Licences to Unem structure, with a concessional excise ployed Touths duty of 5 per cent ad valorem applica ble to T.V. seta having an ex-factory 4957. SHRI R. V. SWAMINATHAN: value of 1,800 and less, resulted in in Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be creasing the demand for T.V. sets by pleased to state: about 50 per cent. As a result, a num ber of manufacturers have been able (a) whether the scheme of giving to consolidate their position ,and some licences to the unemployed youths has in the small scale sector have been been withdrawn; and -able to achieve a production even in (b) if so, the reasons therefor? excess of their approved capacities. However, there are also some approv THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY ed manufacturers who have been un (SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES): (a) able to make much headway owing to There was no scheme, as such, of giv problems in marketing and sales. ing licences under the Industries (.De velopment and Regulation) Act, to the unemployed youth. Increase in Reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.. (b) Does not arise.
4956. SHRI MANQHAR LAL: WiU Portuguese Laws in force in Goa, the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be Daman and Diu pleased to state: 4958. SHRI EDUARDO FALEIRO: (a) whether there is any proposal Will the Minister of HOME AF to increase the percentage of reserva FAIRS be pleased to state: tion of posts for candidates belong (a) whether Government are aware ing to Scheduled Castes and Schedul that a large number of Portuguese ed Tribes in the All India Services; laws are still in force in the Union and Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and thereby great inconvenience is caused (b) the Scheduled Caste-wise re to the local judiciary, the Bar and presentation Of these Communities in litigants who are not conversant with these services? Portuguese language and legal system;
THE MINISTER OF HOME AF (b) whether a Law Commission ap FAIRS (SHRI CHARAN SINGH); (a) pointed by the Government of Goa, There is no such proposal under con Daman and Diu submitted its report sideration of Government. in the year 1971 recommending repeal of certain Portuguese enactments in (b) The total number of Scheduled force there and extension of corres Castes as on 1st January, 1977, in the ponding Central Acts; and three All India Services, namely, (c) what steps Government contem Indian Administrative Service, Indian plate to repeal the said Portuguese Police Service and the Indian Forest Service is as under: laws and extend corresponding Cen tral Acts so as to bring about unifor mity and parity with the rest of the I.A.S. I.P.S. I-F.S. country? 303 >47 5> THE MINISTER OF HOME AF FAIRS: (SHRI CHARAN SINGH): (a) The operation of all Portuguese laws Government have no information which were in force In Goa, Daman about the representation of Scheduled and Diu immediately before 20th De Castes on caste-wise basis. cember, 1961, i.e. the date on which 6 i Written Answers SRAVANA 6, 1899 (SAKA) Written Answers 62
these areas were made into a Union (b) if so, the action taken or pro territory, was continued by the Goa, posed to be taken by the Govern Daman aid Diu (Administration) ment? Act, 1962 enacted by Parliament, until amended or repealed by a competent THE MINISTER OF HOME AF legislature or other competent authori FAIRS (SHRI CHARAN SINGH): (a) ty. Many of those laws have since As i?er records, the Memorandum been replaced by Central Acts and laws stated to have been submitted to enacted by the legislature of the Union Prime Minister, has not been receiv territory. A few Portuguese laws i*re. ed. however, still in force in the Union territory. The Government of Goa, (b)' Does not arise. Daman and Diu have intimated that no inconvenience is caused to public, judiciary, Bar or litigants by reasans of the existence of Portuguese laws. Cases involving Portuguese laws are disposed of by judges knowing Porm- guese law and language. '
(b) The Law Commission appointed 4 960. by the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu recommended that all Portuguese laws, except those the imnr.ediate re peal of which was not considerable feasible or advisable. should be re pealed and certain Central laws, vvhich (^ ) 5RT ^ had not been made applicable to ^ 1975 ^ Daman and Diu, should be extended to that Union territory. tTftWR % 40,000 (c) A proposal for undertaking legislation for giving effect to the re {^ ) commendations of the Law Commis sion appointed by the Government of Goa. Daman and Diu is being proces «TT ; sed by that Government. (»r) TK % Bajri Scandal ^ WK »TJr
4959. SHRI JYOTIRMOY BOSU: SRT ^ ^ ; Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIFS be pleased to state;
(a) whether a memorandum addres W f T«jTff(c) whether in both the cases, ir regularities have been practised, and : ( t ) % (»t). the weaker section' has become the worst sufferer of emergency; and SnfTPT ^ fHcH-il<, 1975 % ^
( 3 ) iTfTfirr *lTOt ^ «T>qRft »rnjV % ?TTST ^ ?TJTir ^ar ^ 5T5^ — 5,000
?r ij- I 2 7 Sfft, ^ i w 4 962. : SPTT STT, fer ;tit w f h f T ^ Tlftr 1,212 ^ fTTT : «ft I
(*r) 3ft, ^ I (^ ) ^ ^
(«r) i
Retrenchment, Dismissal of Employees 5TTT ^ ^ »rf; by B.C.C.L. and Eastern Coal India Ltd. 5EftT
4961. SHRI A. K. ROY: Will the Minister of ENERGY be pleased to ( ^ ) TTsrfff ^ state;
(a) the number of retrenchment, I ? termination, dismissal of employees, permanent and casual, in the Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. and Nirsa Muguna Zone of Eastern Coal India Ltd. dur 3Tirf ^ (sft i\o TmeFffiT) : ing emergency and the percentage of (^ ) qr^ ^ % harijans and adivasis among them; ^K, (b) the number of employees, ap prentices recruited in the B.C.C.L. an'd Jf ftro % ftwV Nirsa Muguna Zone of Eastern Coal ^ »Tf I I India Ltd. during emergency and the percentage of harijans and adivasis among them; (w ) ^ ^^?TT I 65 Written Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) Written Answers 66
Coal Belt in Bankura District of details regarding the steps Govei».- . , West Bengal ment have taken in this regard?
4963. SHRI BUOY KUMAR MON- THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE DAL: Will the Minister of ENERGY (SHRI JAGJrVATT RAM): (a) and be pleased to state; (b). A Boys’ Training Centre is being establishsd at Chilka. The land for (a) whether Mejia, in District Ban the project has been acquired. The kura (W.B.) area contains a belt of civil works have been divided into two fine qualities of coal which may be phases. Phase 1 has been further in abundance, if exploited; and split into sub-phases. The first hUb- phase, planned to make the establish (b) if so, when the mines located ment functional with minimum facili there are to begin work for extraction ties, and involving an expenditure of •of coal? Rs. 2.2 crores is expected to be i.om- pleted by early 1979. The work i» THE MINISTER OF ENERGY (SHRI proceeding as scheduled. The secoti.l P. RAMACHANDRAN): (a) and (b). sub-phase, designed to provide other Mejia arr?a in Bankura District has facilities and amenities for the estab some reserves of inferior quality coal. lishment and involving an expenditure Eastern Coalfields Ltd., has plans to of Rs. 1.19 crores, is expected to be open a niine in that area. But ihis completed by the end of 1979. Phase could not be taken up just now due to II of the project wiU be taken up i'fter inadequate demand for this coal ;ird completion of Phase I. lack of infrastructural facilities. The progress of the project is satis factory. Chinese Armed Forces in Tibet
4H64. SHRI G. Y. KRISHNAN: Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleascJ All India Health Senrice - to state whether there has been any increase in the overall strength of the 4966. SHRI VASANT SATHE; Will Chinese armed forces in Tibet particu the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS b# larly in Ihe Indian border area? pleased to state; THE 1/IINISTER OF DEFENCE (a) whether there is a proposal t* (SHRI JAG.TIVAN RAM): There arc form All India Health Service; no indications of any increase in fh* overall strength of the Chines armeStatemknt Nadu have, even on reconsideration, reiterated their earlier stand not to The All India Services Act 1951, was participate in the scheme of the Ser amended in September, 1963 to provide vice. for the creation, inter-olio, of the Indian Medical and Health Service.
2. Formal orders under Section 2A of the All India Services Act, 1351, 49v7. TRVNra 5*!^: constituting the Indian Medical and mr Health Service with effect from 1st 7,^ Frr ftr : February, 1969 were issued. The Rules regarding recruitment and cadre («r) WT JTf I Pfi'OMiNK »anagement were also finalised in consultation with the State Govern- mrrr ^ ; rsents and the Union Public Serv’ce (?i) w r Iff 55rrf Commission and notified in the Gazette % ^ tial recruitmenrthereto because seven t'V ^ TfV I ; State Governments, namely, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir. Karnataka, (^ ) v: Jmrif Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and VT ifh: f%(RT ^«T?r«a: West Bengal, who had earlier agreed to participate in the Service, suDse ^uently either withdrew their consent «fVo TTtrapen) : to participate in the Service or exorts- (^ ) sed certain reservations regarding the ^ 1977 ^ ^ need for the formation of this Service. 863, 1245, 1.174, 1 188, The matter was taken up with the dif?- senting State Governments requesting 902 «ftT 704 ^ 'rf^f ^r% them to agree to participate in tne T m I . Service in the larger national interest As a result of these efforts, the Gov ( ^ ) f!TT % ernments of Assam, Karnataka, Pun ^ ?rfy+Tr apTo ,77 77 ‘ 77 '7 7 '7 7 '7 7
( ’STTT
40 87 43 50 220 75 ——— — 12 87 6 60 1058 1133 1100 726 642 5319 88 100 88 88 176 — 540 — 110 — — 110 863 1245 1374 1188 902 704 6276
Per Capita Consumption of Essential 1975-76. There has been no reduction Items in the per capita expenditure of es sential items except in the case ol 4968. SHKI S. KUNDU: Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to sugar and textiles which recorded a state: slight fall in the last two years of Ihe period. (a) the per capita income of diffe rent States and the national average of per capita income during the last three years; (c) Consumption levels depend on the growth of incomes, the level ol (b) the per capita consumption of prices and the availability of essential essential items during the last five commodities. Personal incomes nre years and whether there has been any expected to rise as a result of planned reduction in these items; and development. Efforts are being made (c) if so, whether any steps being to stabilise the prices of essential ooiii- taken to increase the per capita con modities. The availability of certain sumption of essential items? commodities in short supply is oemg augmented: for instance the import of THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI MORARJI DESAI): (a) Please see both raw cotton and synthetic libre statement 1 which gives Per capita has been liberalised in order to increase income of different states and the na the production of cloth. Arrangements tional average for the three years ending 1975-76. Similar estimates for have been made to import substani'al 1976-77 are not yet available. quantities of edible oils. The supplies of cereals, sugar and other food items (b) Please see statement 2 which in the market are also adequate at gives the per capita consumption ex penditure (at constant prices) of <»ssen- present and efforts are being made to tial items during the five years ending step up production. 71 Written Answers JULY 27, 1977 Written Answers 72
Statkmhnt I
Per Capita income of States and Indii (/?*.)
State/UT 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76*
I 2 3 4
I. Andhra Pradesh 840 1003 919
2. Assam . . 641 811 850 3- Bihar . . 604 718 § 4- Gujarat • 1080 1038 NA 5- Haryana . . . • 1174 1217 NA 6. Himachal Pradesh . 902 1046 1050
7- Jammu & Kashmir 720 836 883
8. Karnataka 704 784 785
9- Kerala . 785 861 NA 10. Madhya Pradesh . . 734 830 793 II. Maharashtra . • 1091 1270 1330
12. Manipur . • • • • 637 684 740 13. Orissa . • 701 707 785
14. Punjab . 1393 1482 1580 15. Rajasthan 780 819 NA 16. Tamil Nadu • 814 851 17. Uttar Pradesh . . . . . • 707 817 781 18. West Bengal . . • • 944 1040 1046 19. Delhi . . . 1682 2135 2130 20. Goa, Daman & Diu • 1284 1573 1689
All-India . 856 989 1005
•quick estimates. ©comparable figures not available.
Note I. The estimates of p;r capita state domis'ic product (State income) prepared by the State Statistical Bureaus are not sirictly comparable among States ana wi tn those of the all-India prepared by CSO owing to differences m concepts, metho dology and source material used.
2. NA-Not available. 73 "Written Answers SR A V A N A 5. 1899 (SAKA) Written Answers 74
Statbmbnt 2
Per capita consumption expenditure of essential items at constant prices {Rs.)
Item of consumption 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76*
I 2 3 4 5 6
I. Food
I. Cereals & cereal substitutes • 84 4 77 4 80 9 77 0 89 2
2. Milk and milk products . 20 7 21.5 21 6 21 3 21 3 3- Edible oils . . II-5 10-7 10-6 10 3 II -2 4- Meat, egg & fish . 7 6 7-7 7'7 7-6 8 2
5- Sugar . . • 15 5 14 I 15 3 13 I 13 5 6. Other food . 3*-6 38 4 41 0 37 7 41 4 7- Total . 178 3 169 8 177 I 167 0 184 8
II. Clothing Footwear
I. Clothing 24 9 25 I 25 5 25 I 24 9 2. Footwear 4 6 3 7 3 9 3 6 3-8 3- Total . . . 29 5 28-8 29 4 28-7 28-7
•Quick Estimates,
nwTTH'A m w rn SWH »nft («ft *ft7TT«ft iH Tf): (^ ) ^ (*r) 5I^hr TRwnf % i824 4 96 9. «ft »ra5T : r^o Jfto Jf ^ 1644 fee »fto ^'t wf=^ ir ^ f^RptTR t I ftt ; Fr«r 179.65 fr o jfVo I t Wflr% tmr^rr, f ?r 5?r Tf^ JTf^lr '?"?: (^ ) nSTTM ^r 5?r 3n% f i 1 7 9 . 65 fro jfto TT^nrnf ^ mT I ?»\t f e m ?r»fV ^tt f w t : - ^RT I ;
( ^ ) STT^'t f ^ t ^ ( t ) gfT ^ T t M ^f ?ra'TcT- % WT I *n^T% Jr =FT — 24. OOfroifto I n^rrnrN» ^ F=ph f^RR I ; ?ftT
(n ) TT3r»TT»f ^ f5T^«T vra (w) ^ ^rftnift if t f ^ * T ^ IT^rar? 57T ^ ^ raRm ^ ^ iftiTT cf^-»3. 00 fro # • I iPT ^ ^ I ’ 75 Written Answers JULY 27, 1977 Written Answers 76
(»r) cT^TTsnrnr % Jr ( 9 ) qfr#3r^r % Pr»TW % irnr— 62.65 f^ o »fto %<3[ f^'Ff)’ ^ ^ Jiff *rniT *nrr 1 cimfT Tfrfl^frr % srnmsF 53ff 5^ TTsnmf ^ 12 . 45 s to tr o v^v\ Jr »THT *nTT | 1 89-!rrfo irq-o |
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(wr) F ^ 'TfTifTir^T fir??Tt 5f iTsrr *T>n infn ^ % qr f 5T ^'ra't ^ EJR f5TT I ; 5TnifTv
( ^ ) fzn' ??T 'TflTft^^ % 4 971. «ft ^nnr ^ f^jrr ?frr ( ^ ) w i TT^nrnft ^ ^ o ^ro ^TfPT^n" STF^ ^ ; wrMtiWf 5T«r^ M?r?r Sr iT?^ it vFpfnT 6 ^Tpar ^ (JT) TfTTfT^RT ^ 80 f^nr jjW 3nfcT % ^ ^r f>ft ; gf^sTMf % ?HTFr n
(^t) TT^f fiRTT t | I ; 5Ft ?ftT ; (»t) wt srfh: ^ sRm ^ ^ 5pR(^ ) ^ ^ sr«rm »fsft («ft «ftrmft : n ^ +i4cir^ spT I ? (^ ) ?rk (^). if .Rfamni spT mjr?rr ^•Cl ^ ■ . T m ^c+tt ^rr n? («ft ftr^) : (^ ) 'dTK5^7 gF^OTiT sr^PT ^ JTf I I $rf$ni 3(1% ■T3^ % ^ift^ ^ sifft % if ^ ^ 11 ^ iPTiTR' ^nrnrr w |;, ?r*nfT mfswRfr (g ) % (isr). % w r s ^ if friff ^ ?rryR' tk «i*ft»r 34i?rV< 342 %^3w?m%?r£fM'5r?^^ ^3=11 +I^'H>H1 ^ ^ 'ftiw TTHT cPTT ?fET WrfHcT ^ if ^ (f'M^^si r S F ^ ^ »TJft t I TTHff “Ft irrf^^TRft 'dH*i'l'’ti I % ?njt^ ^rsnff ^ >rf 1 1 3R% ?ftT 5m 5fiT f^TirW % f ^ q t ^ J T t ^ TTST % f® »rm if ^ if 108. 13 ^ 5q-^F«rr JT^ 3n% % ^ if Tftm ^ w t 11
^ *s^ 3TH4lfd % if Ph R ^ f ^ w I, ?f^r ?nf^ ^ % 5nr if 3fR- r?T ^ 5T^ « T l t n ^ % f*T«TlTf i» HT«n fTT 5PI>I f w w r 11 f??5fr if 4973. «ft srmf ^*rf : % sqf^wm ^ ^rrfw / ^JTT HiJ i f ^ aRTHf ^ ^ T T ^T^T^rrf^ HWT ^ HWT f% ; ?fk t Jf 5rrfN1/5FT- 3Trf^ ^ ^mff % qr^ ?T^ f I (^ ) Wr J7T Pt''^ ^J=5^ aTTtrrWiff if if P l«W , nmf a «PT f*4*T f f , ?fr
4972. «rt *T5> ?nH : ^ STT 1976-77 if STRTW # f%crr f^rw f ^ if f^ir ^ iA k zTi i^qr f^ : ?f^^■jft iTTTRn: ^ ?Ttr ^ s r^ rf^ 11 ^
(W^) ^ q?TT I ? T ^ ■'li'Ti ^f ^ % vfnn ^ (^) w f ® f^ , ?n^ ?rrf? % Tg^ ^ ^ I; fifT^ smrrgrzT s n i mr f ^ % ff k ittvrh: ^ ^H+l'O ^TT*Ft ^ ^ STRT ^ ^ ^ JnFlftRT f«»njT w ? ^ T?: s i w ^ ^ orrinfr i
Aboliabiof death sentence ^ 1 «?); (^ )
«r«iiaM % 348( l) % 4974. DR. HENRY AUSTIN; ^ ^ ^ jfftf SHRI SAMAR GUHA:
®HFTT «t>
wnfr if ^ fiw I (a) whether Union Government have deaided to abolish the death 5R m: TI^MPd ^ r-HI^HK, sentence;
STFTHzfr (b) if so, whether any directive t PPTJfr, ?TT^ «rrf^ % % has been issued in this regard;
WtJT jpt WHflfd'S I ^ I (c) how many death sentences rJTTJTHJff 5T7T 1 976-77 *T ^f have been awarded by the judges during the last three years; and f<;^ f w f f , *TTfe ^ ^mr (d) in how many cases, the death 5RY?: ^3^ JCf^ % «+'ISM % ^ s5 sentences were commuted by the if JiM +iO % >rm President during the above period?
>dH'l«Bi 5T^ ^ !tY?! |?T % TFJ7T CTT^nXT THE MINISTER OF HOME AF ^ f^WT if (c) Information received so far from the State Governments and the vrbn t, Union Territories is given in the at nrcTT % spft^ ^ 5^ 5^TRMWsTIH^ ^ HWT % f^2T years is as follows: — 1974 • • 27 if T T ^ ^ ^TTrft f. I 1975 • 23 •^fnpnwt snr wnxfhr wTvnff if 1976 • 15 ?ni^^?rwT?ftr % 5T<<>T^^ % ^ ^ TR^r 8l Written Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) Written Answers 82
S tatem en t
Death sentences awarded by the Judges during the last three years in various states I Union Territories
■ t
State/Union Territory Death sentence awarded by Judges during the calendai years 1974, 1975 and 1976
Andhra Prade>;h . 21
Assam . • « • • • 5
Gujarat •• Nil
Jammu & Kashmir 22
Karnat?ka • 33
Kerala 19
Maharashtra . . . . . 14
Nagaland . .
Orissa . . . •• . . . . I
'IVnil Nadu . . . . . 61
Uttar Pradesh .
West Bengal . . . . 2
Andaman & Nicobar . . . . Nil
Arunachal Pradesh
Chandigarh . . .
Dadra & Nagar Havel i . . . Nil
Delhi . . . . • • • • 3
Lakshadweep . . .
Pondicherry . . Nil
Note ; Replies from the Governments of Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, S*kkim & Tripura and Union Territories of Goa, Daman & Diu and Mizoram are still awaited. Written Answers JULY 27, 1977 Written Answers 84
^ VT VTTWT'Tt IneffectlTlty of T.V. sets in Pun* (Maharashtra) in Summer seasos
4975. «Tt : fZTT 4976. SHRI R. K. MHALGI: Will the ^ frtfT ^ : Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:
■ (^ ) w r 5|7rqiWf % (a) whether Government have re ceived a written representation from Jr ^TFT;r% Pune (Maharashtra) in the month of +Rrf5^sp % ??q- it (c) whether the persons concerned were accordingly intimated?
*rf t ; srk THE MINISTER OF INFORMA TION AND BROADCASTING rSHRI (»r) ^ gxsFR ^ L. K, ADVANI): (a) Yes, Sir. T?T ^ Jr ^3’T^TSEr (b) The interference is caused by ^3’TJfnr ^ CTTWHTf aci 1^ ^ ^ ? a foreign station operating on the same frequency as Bombay, whose programmes are relayed by Pune. Alternate relay arrangements tlirough ^Tfftn »T^'^ («ft <»)5TtfeT) : P & T DepEirtments microwave link (^) ift, ^ I are being engineered. These are ex pected to be completed by the end of 1977. («r) A m 'WJ ^ srfim ( 1) 20,000 ifto zH ’H% f^nr tt^ ?rmiT-qw f w 4977. «ft f«P*Tt?T ^ToroT m?ar : w 11 : ^O ^ f^o JT^lf 15,000 Tfto 27T f^rart (^ ) ^ % ?mT 5RT I ^PTSr ^ ^ ^?ftcTFf m «rrqiRfd' ?Tf!m ^ (^o sio) ir trap w pqrfw ^rrft 5:nT ^ 1+ f w »TJTT I I ^RTf 5TT I ;
(tt) f'fJ^T^r^ Jr ffTihTTt (’?) SRTT spT ^ Jf ’rPiiTl'Ji'ii ^ ?TT^iR sarwt ^ ?rnTm ^ ^ ^ | ^ ^ lift' feRR ^ I 3^»frWI ^5ft % Jf ^ !TIrfr .85 Written Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) WriUen Answers 86
(b) whether Government are also ^ imsfhr ?T«T 3WTT ?T«TT ^ aware that these companies have vir tually converted roads into their go- downs and the flow of traffic is often blocked by parking trucks on (’t) zrfe ft, ^ ^ rR? ? road; and
(c) the action taken or proposed to be taken by Government in this re ^«ftn *nft («rt : gard? {^ ) g w I ?fk ■ w T?: 3rr^ ) ? THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI MORARJI DESAI): (a) Yes, about 55 transport companies who still have (g-) ^ (’T). 1977-78 % their offices in the Shradhanand Bazar area. ^?nt siwrr 5F> snm ?j'1g'l(r =rt smrrf^ =F5% mains blocked by trucks for loading and unloading of goods. Goods are ^ ?TT'fl' iTRWWi’^r cTSTT ^ % also sometimes kept on the road, though for short periods, before they W T w I I are shifted to the transport companies’ godowns. f k ^ n f ^ ^ irra- ^ ^mnw ^ ^ iT'j^rRf 5T ^ srnr ^ ^rrar ^r (c) The encroachments on the road, ?^?ff % ?T^r t I as a result of keeping goods on il, are removed whenever raids are or ^ R'Yf^ qr ganised under the relevant provisions sjm TWf ^rrar | ^ ^ of Delhi Municipal Corporation Act. ■»ft ^ % f ^ ' f ^ T5TT HTStW ^ Sites have been reserved at suit 5'T gfJR ^ +T<=l'lf ^ 5IT I q-^ able places for the location of Trans tr=F fHTTcR srfw | f3TH% port Companies under the Master Wtnr HtHT RlTf ^'T I I Plan of Delhi. Delhi Development Authority has planned/developed five transport centres, where some of the Shiftins' of Transport companies from transport companies have already Shradhanand Bazar, Delhi been shifted. Three sites are also proposed to be developed by Muni cipal Corporation of Delhi for the 4978. SHRI ARJUN SINGH BHA- purpose. DORIA: Will the Minister of SHIP PING AND TRANSPORT be pleased to state: Non-recognition of Tea garden Adi- vasis as ScKeduled Tribes in Anam
(a) whether Government are aware 4979. SHRI CHARAN NARZARY: that despite repeated tfemand from Will the Minister of HOME AF the Public, transport companies have FAIRS be pleased to state: not so far been shifted from Shradha- nand Bazar, in Delhi although sites (a) whether tea garden and ex-tea had been reserved for them long ago; garden Adivasis are not recognised as 8? Wiitten Answers JULY 27. 1977 Written Answers 88
THE MINISTER OF HOME AF (b) Yes, Sir. For the reasons stat FAIRS (SHRI CHARAN SINGH): ed in reply to Unstarred Question. (a) and (b). The Tea Garden and No. 3388 on 13-7-77, it has not been BK-tea garden persons who do not be considered desirable to make a change long to the communities which are in the present policy of filling the specified as Scheduled Tribes in rela posts of JROs by deputation only. tion to the State of Assam have not been treated as Scheduled Tribes because their communities do net Artificial Limb Manufacturing Cor satisfy the criteria laid down lor poration of India, Sanpur specification as Scheduled Tribes. 4981. SHRI RAMANAND TIWARI: Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be Junior Receptimi (MBcerg pleased to state;
4980. SHRI HALIMUDDIN AHMAD: (a) whether agitations and strike Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS were going on recently in Artificial be pleased to refer to the reply given Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of to Unstarred Question No. 3388 on Jndia, Kanpur for pressing certain 13th July, 1977 regarding representa demands of the employees; tion from reception officers and state:
(a) whether it is a fact that devia (b) the demands of t^e employees; tion has been made in certain cases and in the appointment of Junior Recep tion Officers against permanent vacan cies and in extending their deputa (c) steps being proposed to solve tion period and if so, the reasons the grievances of the employees and therefor; and to bring about harmonious industrial j-elation? (b) whether a few Hon. Members of the House and the officials of the THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY Institute of Secretariat Training and (SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES): Management have suggested to revise (a) No, Sir. There was no strike or the present policy of filling the posts agitation in the factory but slogan of Jr. Reception Officers by deputa shouting and demonstrations were tion and if so, what decision the Gov organised by a section of the em ernment have taken in this regard? ployees outside Office hours and out side the factory area during June, THE MINISTER OP HOME AF 1977. ' FAIRS (SHRl CHARAN SINGH): (a) During the last five years when (b) The ALIMCO WORKERS the present policy has been in force, UNION submitted a charter of De deviation has been made only in two mands to the Labour Commissioner, cases. In the first case, absorption Kanpur, representing that— was agreed to on compassionate grounds as the officer was on deputa tion from an isolated post in the (1) ALIMCO employees shovdd Ministry of Home Affairs, where be given salary benefits at there were no prospects of advance par with the Hindustan Aero ment. In the second case, the request nautics Limited’s employees. 89 Written Answers SRAVANA 5, 1899 (SAKA) Written Answers 90
(2) all the employees discharged ( 12) reduction be made in the dufing Emergency be re prices of food stuffs served instated immediately, and the in Canteen. suspension of Shri M. C. Gupta, General Secretary, (c) The Labour Commissioner, Kan ALIMCO Workers’ Union be pur, has started conciliation proceed revoked and Shri Gupta be ings and the outcome thereof is re-instated without delay. awaited. The management took the initiative to call the Union represent <3) all the temporary and casual atives for a discussion as a result of employees be absorbed as which issue of prices of food stuffs permanent employees imme served in Canteen has been resolved. diately. The Canteen em Union has agreed to abide by the ployees should also be given Code of Discipline for industries. The salary and other facilities at situation is normal. part with Corporation em ployees.
(4) payment may be made in cash for the overtime work done after the scheduled working hours. 4 9^'2. ^ Trrom TTjrt : ^ZTT it # zrf ^ fTTT ^ i%; (5) the D.P.C. rules be revoked and all the promotions should be on the basis of spniority. (*p) % 4l(6) the leaves prescribed in Standing Orders, which have been certified, be accorded immediately.
(7) E.S.I, Scheme be done away ( g ) JTfe eft with and Government depart mental medical facilities be provided. f?rr ?
( 8) workers be given represent ation in the management. ^«ftn (wt : (9) elections to all the commit (^r) ^ ^ I ^ ^ tees be held. 21 1977 ^ <10) the Union should be provid 82^0 65 ^0 SrTrTift^ ed with furnished accom 17 Srf^T modation, and Office-bearers I ^ ^ ^ f^r?p p b« spared for two hours for Union work. CN •
<11) recognition be accorded to % TRor ^smTT wF*T