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'Thirteenth Series. Vol. XXVII, No.21 Monday, August 12,2002 Sravana 21. 1924 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Tenth Session (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) (Vol. XXVII contains Nos. J J to 21) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price: Rs. 50.0f) EDITORIAL BOARD G.C. Malhotra Secretary-General Lok Sabha Dr. P.K. Sandhu Joint Secretary P.C. Chaudhary Principal Chief Editor Klran Sahnl Chief Editor Vandna Trivedi Senior Editor 5.5. Chauhan Assistant Editor (Original English Proceedings included In English Version and Original Hindi Proceedings included in Hindi Version will be treated as authoritative and not the translation thereof) CONTENTS Thirtheenth Series. Vol. XXVII. Tenth Session, 200211924 (Sake) No. 21. Monday. August 12. 20021Sravana 21. 1924 (Saka) SUBJECT COLUMNS WRITTEN ANSWER TO QUESTIONS 2-276 ·Starred Question Nos. 401-420 2-34 Unstarred Question Nos. 4137-4366 34-276 VALEDICTORY REFERENCE. 276-279 NATIONAL SONG - Played. 280 (i) LOK SABHA DEBATES LOKSABHA MR. SPEAKER: Please sit down. When the Chair is addressing the House, you have to listen . ... (Interruptions) Monday, August 12, 2002/Srevanll 21, 1924 (Sake) SHAI PRIVA RANJAN DASMUNSI: Where is the The Lok Sabha met at Leader of the House? ... (Interruptions) Eleven of the Clock. MR. SPEAKER: I will ask the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. (MR. SPEAKER in the Chair) ... (Interruptions) (English1 ... (Interruptions) WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS SHRI PRIVA RANJAN DASMUNSI (RAIGANJ): Where {English1 has the Leader of the House disappeared? ... (Interruptions) It is for the first time in the history of Parliament. Rural Employment Generation Programmes ." (Interruptions) ·401. SHRI VIRENDRA KUMAR: Will the Minister of AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES be pleased to state: MR. SPEAKER: Please sit down. (a) whether the Government have been ... (Interruptions) implementing rural employment generation programmes in the country; MR. SPEAKER: I have to make an observation. (b) if so, the names of the States where the ... (Interruptions) above programmes were launched during the Ninth Plan: SHRI PRIVA RANJAN DASMUNSI: Where is the and Leader of the House? ... (Interruptions) The Government is (c) the achievements made thereunder and the shameless. .., (Interruptions) It is protecting the corrupt. amounts spent thereon during the said period, State·wise .. , (Interruptions) alongwith the projections for Tenth Plan? MR. SPEAKER: Please sit down. I have to make THE MINISTER OF AGRO AND AURAL INDUSTRIES some observations. Please co-operate. From the Chair, I (SHRI KARIVA MUNDA): (a) Yes, Sir. have to make .... (b) and (c) The Rural Employment Generation ... (lnterruptions) Programme (REGP) was launched on 01.04.1995 by the Government through the Khadi and Villa~le Industries MR. SPEAKER: Please sit down. Commission (KVIC) in all the States for the dcvelopment of Khadi and Village Industries Sector. The programme ... (Interruptions) continued for the entire 9th Plan period. MA. SPEAKER: I have to make some observations. The State-wise achievements made under the REGP Hon. Members .... scheme in respect of employment and projects financed SHRI PRIYA RANJAN DASMUNSI: The Prime Minister (till 31.03.2002) are given at the statement enclosed. should come to the House and reply to the issues that we Funds are not released to individual States. The have raised .... (Interruptions) Government releases funds to the KVIC who in turn gives MR. SPEAKER: Hon. Members. please listen to me. I the money to the participating banks. The funds released am making a small observation. Please listen to me. by the Government to KVIC for implementing the r.::GP scheme in the country during the 9th Plan period are as ... (Interruptions) under:- 3 Written Answers 12 August, 2002 To Questions 4 Year Rs. in lakhs 2 3 4 -_ .. _---------- 1997-98 10500 16. Mizoram 732 6808 1998-99 4665 17. Nagaland 4665 44143 1999-00 1103 18. Orissa 1467 12744 2000-01 11000 19. Punjab 7363 84153 2001-02 15000 20. Rajasthan 20365 206848 It has been decided to continue the programme 21. Sikkim 18 219 during the 10th Plan period as well i.e. upto 31.03.2007 with an investment of Rs. 1250 crores generating 2 million 22. Tamil Nadu 3484 48385 additional employment opportunities in the country. 23. Tripura 48 922 Statement 24. Uttar Pradesh 11704 132683 State-wise project financed and employment as on 31.03.2002 (Provisional) under REGP 25. West Bengal 11416 93319 S.No. States/Union Projects Employment 26. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 162 1365 Territories financed 27. Chandigarh 139 1684 2 3 4 28. D~dra & Nagar Haveli 8 82 1. Andhra Pradesh 9955 105293 29. Delhi 203 183-;- 2. Arunachal Pradesh 317 2904 30. Lakshadweep 01 46 3. Assam 425 4743 31. Pondicherry 899 8212 4. Bihar 529 4288 32. Chhattisgarh 197 5104 5. Goa 1931 18699 33. Jharkhand 218 1364 6. Gujarat 682 6180 34. Uttaranchal 313 5663 7. Haryana 3509 44261 Total 140481 1442128 8. Himachal Pradesh 1068 19021 Sale of Live Animals 9. Jammu & Kashmir 5754 53550 ·402. SHRI P.O. ELANGOVAN: Will the Minister of 10 Karnataka 10326 102444 ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state: 11. Kerala 5592 66240 (a) whether the Government permit p, :vate organisations/individuals to sell live wild animals like 12. Madhya Pradesh 16779 165741 Elephant, Tiger, Lion, Deer, Hippo and Rhino to renowned Zoos or National Parks abroad; 13. M'iharashtra 16805 162099 (b) if so, the details thereof; 14. Manipur 623 5658 . (e) whether the sale of these animals requires 15. Meghalaya 2784 25426 any fulfilment of terms and conditions by both parties viz. seller and purchaser; 5 WrItIen Answers Sravana 21, 1924 (Saka) To Questions 6 (d) if so, the details thereof; and of Wild Life (Protection) Act and hence the restrictions provided under the Act are not applicable to it. (e) the complete list of animals that were soldl donated during the last five years and thereafter from India (c) to (e) Central Zoo Authority allows sale/ exchange to various parts of the world? of animals between recognized zoos. Export of animals from zoos in India to zoos abroad is permitted after getting THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS necessary approvals of the Government. However, before (SHRI T.R. BAALU): (a) and (b) According to the provisions approving such proposals, the credentials of the zoo and of Wild Life (Protection) Act, no zoo can acquire or transfer status of animal facilities that exist there ar. also Elephant, Tiger, Lion, Rhino and Deer of species included ascertained. The list of animals that have been sent to zoos abroad is given in the statemenl enclosed. Before in Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act without allowing the transfer of animals from one zoo to another, it permission of the Central Zoo Authority. is ensured that the receiving zoo has appropriate housing However, Hippo is not included in any of the Schedule and health care facilities for the animals being received by them. Statement Animals sent to zoos abroad during the la,t five years Year Name of the Indian Zoos Animals sent Number Recipienl Foreign Zoo ----- 1997-98 Nandankanan Biological Park Tiger Bengal 4 Wonderland Zoo, Malaysia 1997-98 Shri Chamarajendra Zoo, Mysore Bonnet Macaque 5 Carl Hagenbeck Zoo, Germany 1997-98 VJB Udyan Zoo, Mumbai Asiatic Lion 3 Yokhohama Zoo, Japan 1997-98 VJB Udyan Zoo, Mumbai Elephant 4 Yokhohama Zoo, Japan 1997·98 Alipore Zoo, Kolkata Elephant Twycross Zoo, U.K. 1998-99 Nandankanan Biological Park Elephant Izmir Zoo. Turkey 1998-99 Sri Chamarajendra Zoo, Mysore Common Langur 10 Serengeli Safari Park. Germar': 1998-99 Sri Chamarajendra Zoo, Mysore Elephant Gifted to President to Sri Lanka 1999-2000 Nandankanan Biological Park Sloth Bear 2 LeipZig Zoo. Germany 2000·01 Arignar Anna Zoo, Chennai Jackal 4 Singapore Zoo, Singapore 2000-01 Arignar Anna Zoo. Chennai Spoonbill 2 Singapore Zoo. Singapore 2000-01 National Zoological Park, Delhi Peacock 2 Dhaka Zoo, Bangladesh 2000-01 Assam State Zoo, Guwahati Elephant Ueno Zoo, Japan 2000-01 M.C. Zoological Park, Tiger Bengal 2 Tripoli Zoo. Libya Chait Bir, Punjab ~-- .. -.----. Note (i) 1 captive bred elephant from elephant camp Kaziranga Assam wu sent to Ichihara Elephant Kingdom. Japan (ii) 1 captive bred elephant tram elephant camp JaJdapara West Bengal wu gifted to KIng 01 Morocco. 7 Written Answers 12 August, 2002 To Questions 8 Regularlsation of Encroachments in the State and that all those encroachments that took on Forest Land place before December 31, 2000, will be regulariseo. The State Government has been advised not to go ahead with "403. SHRIMATI RENUKA CHOWDHURY: any plan which violates the provisions of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and the orders of the Supreme DR. RAMESH CHAND TOMAR: Court dated: 23.11.2001 restraining Government from Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND regularization of any encroachment on forest land. FORESTS be pleased to state: Statement (a) whether the Union Government propose to SI.No. Name of State Area under regularise encroachments on forestland using 1980 as the Encroachment baseline; in sq.km. (b) if so, the details thereof Indicating the total 2 3 area 01 lorest land under encroachment in the country, State-wise; Andhra Pradesh 3413.22 (c) the details of encroachers with date. of .uch encroachments upon such forest land: 2 Alunachal Pradesh 40.38 (d) whether the Union Government are aware of 3 Assam 2547.11 a policy 01 systematic regularisation of encroachment of forest land both in rural and urban areas of the country as 4 Bihar 21.77 adopted by some States like Himachal Pradesh; (e) il so the details 01 such regularisation during 5 ChhaHisgarh 1504.95 the last three years and thereafter indicating the reduction in lorest area, State-wise; and 6 Goa 10.12 (I) the reaction of the Union Government 7 Gujaral 54.84 thereto? THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS 8 Haryana 8.52 (SHRI T.R.