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LOKSABHA DEBATES ELEVENTH SERIES (VOL.VI No.10) DECEMBER 4,1996 THIRD SESSION ELEVENTH LOK SABHA Corrigenda to Lok Sabtei Debates (aigiiah Version) Wednesday, December 4, 1996/Agrahayana 13, 1918(Saka) Col/Line. For Read .123/13 SHRI T. GOPAL KRISHNA SHRI GOPAL KRISHNA T. 154/5 SERI A.C. JOSE SHRI A.C.JOS 173/10 SHRI TARI ANWAR SHRI TARIQ ANWAR CONTENTS [Eleventh Series, Vol. VI, Third Session 1996/1918 (Saka)] No. 10, Wednesday, December 4, 1996/Agrahayana 13, 1918 (Saka) S ubject C olumns WELCOME TO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM ARMENIA 1 ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS : 'Starred Questions Nos. 181 - 186 1 —24 WRITTEN ANSWE RS TO QUESTIONS : Starred Questions Nos. 187 - 200 24—42 Unstarred Questions Nos. 1716 - 1880 42—228 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE 229— 234 MESSAGES FRC s/1 RAJYA SABHA 235 BILLS AS PASSID BY RAJYA SABHA 235 (i) The Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Bill — Laid (ii) The .idian Contract (Amendment) Bill — Laid (iii) The Geamen’s Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill, — Laid COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Second Report — Presented 235 STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE Sixth Rep 'tl — Presented 236 STANDING CC * vllTTEE ON DEFENCE Second i *port — Presented 236 MATTERS UND. R RULE 377 256—260 (i) Neec. to resume conversion work of meter gauge line between . jodhour and Marwar Junction Justice Guman Mai Lodha 256 ,i) Need for eafly completion of Swarnrekha multipurpose project in Bihar Shri Ram Tahal Choudhary 25p—257 (iii) Need to prepare a pilot project to protect Chilika lake in Orissa from depletion Shri K.P. Singh Deo 257 fiv) Need to provide financial assistance for the schemes^submitted by the Government of Kerala for undertaking anti-sea erosion works Shri T. Govindan 257—258 (v) Need to clear the proposal for construction of dams on river Subansiri of Assam Dr. Arun Kumar Sarma 258 (vi) Need to provide central assistance for tourism development in the Eastern Hilly areas of Kottayam district in Kerala Shri P.C. Thomas 258—259 (vii) Need to provide STD facility in important towns of Jhansi and Lalitpur districts in UP. Shri Rajendra Agnihotri 259 (viii) Need for expeditious implementation of Economic Package in respect of J&K Shri Mangat Ram Sharma 259—260 The Sign + marked above the name of a Member indicates that the question was actually asked on the floor of the House by that Member. S ubject C o lu m n s STATUTORY RESOLUTION RE: APPROVAL OF PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT IN RELATION TO THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH 261—286 Motion for Consideration (Contd. Not Concluded) Shri G.m. Banatwalla 261—263 Prof. Om Pal Singh ‘Nidar’ 263—270 Rajkumari Ratna Singh 270—271 Shri M.P. Veerendra Kumar 271—274 Shri Madhukar Sarpotdar 274—280 Shri Pramothes Mukherjee 280—282 DISCUSSION UNDER RULE 193 286— 308 India's Foreign Policy Shrimati Geeta Mukherjee 286—290 Shri Jaswant Singh 290—298 Shri Raghunandan Lal Bhatia 298—-302 Shri Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee 302—308 Shri Suresh Prabhu 308 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; (c) the action taken/proposed to be taken in this Wednesday, December 4, 1996/Agrahayana 13, regard; and 1918 (Saka) (d) the norms followed by the District Rural (The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock) Development Authorities to identify beneficiaries? [Mr. Speaktr in the Chair] THE MINISTER OF RURAL AREAS AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI KINJARAPPU YERRANNAIDU) : (a) No such report of irregularities in the distribution of subsidised motor pumpsets to the SCs and STs under WELCOME TO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION IRDP during 1995-96 has been received by this Ministry. FROM ARMENIA (b) and (c). Does not arise in view of (a) above. [English] (d) The District Rural Development Agencies have MR. SPEAKER : Hon. Members, at the outsets, I prepared a consolidated list of the below poverty line have to make an announcement. families (below Rs.11,000/-p.a. as per 1991-92 prices) based on the household survey for the plan period as On my own behalf and on behalf of the hon. per prescribed procedure. In order to make the Members of the House, I have great pleasure in procedure of identification and selection of beneficiaries welcoming His Excellency Mr. Babken Ararktsian, more objective and transparent, the Ministry has issued Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia and Ms. instructions to all state Governments/UTs that the Karine Avagian and other Members of the Armenian beneficiaries should be selected from out of this list in Parliamentary Delegation who are on a visit to India as Gram Sabha meetings in the presence of block our honoured guests. authorities, bank officials and representatives of the The other hon. Members of the delegation are: people. 1. Hon. Ter-Husik Lazarian SHRI AJMEERA CHANDULAL* : Hon. Speaker, Sir, 2. Hon. Amalia Petrossian 2176 motor pumpsets have been purchased for distribution among the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled 3. Hon. Khoren Sarkissian Tribe beneficiaries in Nizamabad and other districts. 4. Hon. Gevorg Devtian But these pumpsets were distributed to persons other 5. Hon. Ashot Sarkissian than SCs and STs under benami transactions. The SCs and STs were thus deprived of the benefit. Nowhere, 6. Hon. Artashes Tumanian. even in DRDA, were they chosen for any benefit though The delegation arrived Delhi today early morning. they happened to be the intended beneficiaries. Many They are now seated in the special bo*. We wish them such irregularities have taken place everywhere. Hence a happy and fruitful stay in our country. Through them, I would like to know whether the Government would we convey our greetings and best wishes to the inquire into these irregularities to identify and punish President, the Parliament and the friendly people of the persons who are responsible for it. Armenia. SHRI KINJARAPPU YERRANNAIDU : Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Ministry has not received any such complaint so far. Previously, the same question was admitted in 11.01 hrs. the Rajya Sabha. For that, we got some information from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh. In that ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS letter, they had categorically mentioned that there was no misappropriation in Nizamabad or in the entire state [English] of Andhra Pradesh. That is the information received from the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Subsidised Motor Pumpsets There is a big monitoring system to purchase these pump sets and other things. There is a Purchasing Committee in each and every district. We are releasing *181. SHRI AJMEERA CHANDULAL : the amount of subsidy to the banks. SC Corporations SHRI S. RAMACHANDRA REDDY : and BC Corporations and in turn, they are purchasing Will the Minister of RURAL AREAS AND the units and other things. At the block level, there is EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state : a Monitoring Committee; at district level, there is the District Level Monitoring Committee and at the State (a) whether several irregularities have been level also, there are Monitoring Committees. Hon. reported in the distribution of subsidised motor pumpsets to the SCs and STs during 1995-96; * Translation of the speech originally delivered in Telugu. Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative entire subsidy includes minor irrigation also. We do not Assemblies and local representatives are all members have separate accounts for pump sets and other things. of the DRDA Government bodies also. They can raise We are supplying these pump sets under the head of any point and get temperament there. If you have any minor irrigation and whichever bank is financing for particular point or complaint, you may give a these pump sets, we are giving subsidy to that financing representation and I will sent it to the State Government bank. We have given subsidy to SC corporation as they for inquiry. are motor suppliers. Like that, we are monitoring the DRDA. SHRI AJMEERA CHANDULAL* : Sir, I want an inquiry to be conducted into these irregularities so that [Translation] the persons who are responsible for these irregularities can be identified and punished. Sir, programmes like SHRI THAWAR CHAND GEHLOT : Mr. Speaker. Sir. IRDP are intended for the benefit and upliftment of Subsidy is not being given and the target has not been poor and hapless Scheduled Castes and Tribes. They achieved. There are irregularities and complaints are are the real intended beneficiaries at yet, these very being made in this regard. This is what I have asked people are being deprived of all the benefits with the and this is the subject of dispute. Complaints have connivance of bank officials and other responsible been in districts of Ratlam, Shajapur and Ratlam authorities. Hence, I urge upon the Government to ...(Interruptions) institute an inquiry into these irregularities and take [English] action against the erring officials, so that they are not repeated in future. So, I would like to know wheher the MR. SPEAKER : Listen to the answer fully. Government would inquire into these irregularities and (Interruptions) punish the guilty. SHRI KINJARAPPU YERRANNAIDU : This question SHRI KINJARAPPU YERRANNAIDU : Sir, if he writes related to the irregularities in purchasing pump sets in to me, I will inquire into it. Andhra Pradesh in the year 1995-96. It there is any DR. M. JAGANNATH : There was a news item on irregularity in your district or State, you may give a 23.9.96 that the DRDA officials, the bank officials and representation and I will look into it. the NGOs should constitute a committee and select them. But as per his statement on this item, these people [Translation] were not taken into confidence and only the MD, with SHRI THAWAR CHAND GEHLOT : Mr. Speaker, Sir, the pressure of the local politicians, has prepared the state-wise details have been called for.