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Eighth Series, Vol. XXIX; No. 58 Thursday, August 6, 1987 Sravana 15. J 909 (Saka} LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Eighth Session (Eighth Lok Sabha) ( Yol. XXIX eontain.r NoJ. 51 IO 60) LO.K SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Prlr� · R.6, 6.00 CONTENTS [Eighth Ser;~s, Vol. XXIX, Eighth Session-Second Part, 198711909 (Saka)J No. 58, Thursday, August 6, 19B7/SrlNana 15, 1909 (Saka) ·COLUMNS Homage to Victims of First Atomic Bombs dropped on Hiroshima 1-2 Oral Answers to Questions: ·Starred Questions Nos. 141, 142. 144 to 146 148 and 149 2-29 Written Answers to Questions: Starred Questions Nos. 147 and 150 to 160 ... 29--48 Unstarred Questions Nos. 1532 to 1546, 1548 to 1561, 1563 to 1572, 1574 to 1620, 1622 to 1706 and 1708 to 1732 ... 49 448 Papers Laid on the Table ... 451--459 Messages from Rajya Sabha ... 459-460 Bills, as passed by Rajya Sabha 460 Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions- Thirty-eighth Report presented 461 Matters Under Rule 3n ... 461-466 (i) Non-availability of text books based on new syllabus Shri M.L. Jhikram (ii) Demand for telecast of Sindhi Programmes on Channef 1 instead of Channel 2 on Bombay Doordarshan Shri S.G. Ghotap 461 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. (i) (ii) COLUMNQ (iii) Demand for immediate clearance to Bawanthadi Irrigation Project Shri Keshaorao Pardhi 462 (iv) Demand for effective measures to root out corruption Shri Anadi Charan Das 463 (v) Demand for setting up rubber based industries in Kanya Kumari, Tamil Nadu Shri· N. Dennis 464 (vi) Demand for setting up a public sector industry in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh Dr. Chinta Mohan 464 (vii) Demand for converting Bittragunta Loco shed into an Electric Loco P.O.H. Shed in Andhra Pradesh Shri B.N. Reddy 465 (viii) Demand for nH)pening the Ashok Paper Mills, Darbhanga in Bihar Dr. G.S. Rajhans 465 Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) BiII- 466 484, 573-596 Motion to consider, as passed by Rajya Sabha Shri K.N. Pradhan 466 Dr. Datta Samant 468 Shri Girdhari Lal Vyas 476 Shri Sharad Oighe 480 Dr. Chandra Shekhar Tripathi 573 Shri Madan Pandey 576 Shri Harish Rawat 579 Shri P.A. Sangma 581 Clauses 2 to 9 and 1 ~tion to pass- Shri P.A. Sangma 596 (iii) COLUMNS Motion Re:· appointment of a Joint COmmittee to enquire into the issues arising from the Report of Swedish National Audit Bureau on the Bofors Contract-... 484 569 Shri Rajiv Gandhi 484 Shri Narayan Datt Tiwari 485 Shri K.C. Pant 511 Statement Re: Progress achieved so far in the implementation of the Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement to establish peace and normalcy in Sri Lanka ... 569-573 Shri K. Natwar Singh 569 Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (Amendment) BiII- ... 597-602 Motion to consider- Shri Janardhan Poojary 597 Shri Girdhari Lal Was 599 LOK SABHA DEBATES 1 2 LOK SABHA MR. SPEAKER: Shri Ramoowalia. Thursday, August 6, 1987/Sravana 15, ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1909 (SiJka) [Translation] The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock. Loans to Unemployed Youths ~ [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] *141. SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOOWALIA: [English] - DR. CHINTA MOHAN: '. Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOWDHURY: to state: Today the House is very calm and quiet. (a) whether the Reserve Bank of India SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY: Calm before has recently announced more liberal storms. policy regarding loans to unemployed youths; MR. SPEAKER: A lull before storrri. HOMAGE TO VICTIMS OF FIRST (b) if so, the details in this regard; ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA (c) the time by which this scheme is likely to be implemented; and MR. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, this day, 42 years ago, the first atomic bomb was (d) whether remote rural areas will be dropped on the Japanese city of given preference in the matter of Hiroshima killing thousands of people and implementing this scheme? maiming or disabling for life a very large numDer of people. The years that have [English] gone by have witnessed development of nuclear weapons thousands of times more THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE powerful than the atomic bomb that fell on MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI Hiroshima. We reiterate the demand of all JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (d). The human kind for immediate stoppage of the Reserve Bank of India has recently nuclear race and for dismantling the etcist- announced some more concessions with ing nuclear stockpiles. regard to loans given by banks under the scheme for providing Self-Employment to Educated Unemployed Youth (SEEUY). The House may now stand in silence for The loans of more than Rs. 25.000/- but not a shortwhile in the memory of the victims more than Rs. 35,000/- WOUld also now of the atomic holocaust. ca,ry a lower rate of interest as applicable to loans for As. 25,000/- and less. Further The Members then stood in silence for 8 no margin or collateral security would be shortwhile. required for these loans. 3 Oral Answers AUGUST 6, 1987 Oral Answers 4 It is an ongoing scheme to be continued the report has come that the complaints till the end of the Seventh Plan period and are false and baseless. The complainants sanctions/disbursements are being made themselves are givi!"Q the statement: every year. The scheme covers the entire "Without knowing it, we have lodged the country, including rural areas, except complaint." In such cases, I request the cities and towns having population ·hon. Members: whenever there are such exceeding 10 lakhs as per 1981 census. cases, if they can kindly take this much interest there also and at the grass-:root SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOOWA- level, pursue the matter and also give LIA: Sir, according to the statement, some evidence. action will be taken. steps have been taken regarding provision of loans for aeIf-employment of unedu- In the month of January, we have taken caQMJ unemployed youth. According to a actiOI'), not particularly in this case, but we Report. in a ~ting with the Prime Mini. have taken action against 49 Bank officers, ter by the Governor of RBI, it was decided and their Houses were also raided. This that loan limit will be raised from As. type of an action is a continuous one, and 25,000 to Rs. 30,000 at a lower rate of inter- we will not spare any person. Whenever est, i.e. upto 10 per cent. Sir, it is 8 very complaints are received, without any good step. But the point is, whether the reservation we are ordering enquiries: and Minister is aware that there are large if the han. Members Le. some of the number of complaints received from the Members like Mr. Ramoowalia who hap- unempJoyed youth that if they go to the pen to come to me, pursue the matter like banks to collect the money or to have the this, we wilt be in a position to give a better recommendations of the Managers, the performance. We will also take further Mangers are openly demanding a share action. from the loan amount. i.e. in the range of 5 per cent to 10 per cent. This share reaches SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOOWA- upto top executives in case of certain LIA: Due to failure of the monsoon and banks. So. whenever the top executives other reasons, and the shortfall in the are approached, they give the general generation of electriCity etc., there has impression that we are not happy to be been a sudden increase in the number of under the control of the Government. unemployed youth. Side by side, the Many complaints have been made to the unemploy'ed youth has to seek guidance. Minister of State for Finance and he had Proper guidance is not given to th'e also assured me in his two letters that "I am unemployed youth. viz. 'on wherefrom he taking the matter with that bank." But every should get money, and what type of a time, no action has been taken. My point is profession he should start. ts your that to reduce the harassment of unem- Government making any arrangement to ployed youth at the hands of the Managers provide 'guidelines or guidance to the who demand money, what steps is your unerTJployed youth in tracing out certain Government taking; how many cases have works, professions etc. in this manner? come to your notice, and what type of action has been taken so far against guilty persons? SHAI JANARDHANA POOJARY: There are the District Industries Centes and also the Task Forc;;e which have been given the SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY: We work of identifying the beneficiaries. It is have sanctioned loans to the extent of As. true that sufficient publicity is not there... 455 crores, and we have received some When this was brought to the notice of the complaints. We have ordered enquiries. At Govenlment, the literatures have been some places. in some parts of the country printed. But I do not say that the literature, where we had ordered enquiries, in some by itself, will be. sufficient. For that cases we have taken action. In some cases, purpose, I am moving from pface to place- 5 Oral Answers SAAVANA 15, 1909 (SAKA) Oran Answers 6 per week I am addressing not less than 11h boost up the image of the GOvernment and to 2 lakh people: and I am telling people unemployed people will also get loan.