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Ihirll'('lllh Suit's. \01. XX"". No. 20 t·rida~'. August 9, 2002 Sra\'anll 18. ,'124 (SakI) LOK SARHA DEBATES (English Version) Tenth Session (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) Gal~tt""3 fl !)c!~'··'~ Unit Parlj3:n,;~'! I. ;"";;ng Boo ..:! ' .... :;) 0'0/, XXVI/ ('()IItaill," NO,Ii. II 1(1 11) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW D"~LHJ /'1'/("(' R.I'. J{J ()O EDITORIAL BOARD G.C. Malhotra Secretary-General Lok Sabha Dr. P.K. Sandhu Joint Secretary P.C. Chaudhary Principal Chief Editor Kiran Sahni Chief Editor Vandna Trivedi Senior Editor Manisha Tewari Assistant Editor [Origmal English Proceedings included in English Version and Onginal Hindi Proceedings included in Hindi be treated as authoritative and not the translation thereof.) CONTENTS {Thirteenth Series. Vol. XXVII. Tenth Session. 200211924 (Saka)j No. 20, Friday, August 9, 2002lSravana 18, 1924 (Saka) $UBJf:CT ColUMNS REFERENCE BY THE SPEAKER Fifty-seventh anniversary of dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ... 1·2 ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ·Starred Question Nos. 381-382 2-4 : WRITIEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Starred Question Nos. 383-400 4-26 Unstarred Question Nos. 3913·4136 26-289 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE 299-297 MOTION RE: REPORT OF JOINT COMMITIEE ON STOCK MARKET SCAM AND MATIERS RELATING THERETO- EXTENSION OF TIME 297 MOTION RE: FILLING UP OF VACANCY IN JOINT COMMITIEE ON STOCK MARKET SCAM AND MATIERS RELATING THERETO ... 297-298 DEMAND FOR SUPPLEMENTARY GRANT5-(RAILWAYS), 2002-2003 DEMANDS FOR EXCESS GRANT5-(RAILWAYS), 1999·2000 AND RESOLUTION RE: APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN FIFTH REPORT OF RAILWAY CONVENTION COMMITIEE Shri Nitish Kumar ". 298·301 APPROPRIATION (RAILWAYS) NO.3 BILL, 2002 Motion to Consider." 301 Shri Nitish Kumar ". 302 Clauses 2, 3 and 302 Motion to Pass 302 APPROPRIATION (RAILWAYS) NO.4 BILL, 2002 Motion to Consider". 303 Shri Nitish Kumar ." 303 Clauses 2, 3 and 305 Motion to Pass 306 , ·The Sign + mart<ed above the name of a Member indicates that the question was actually asked on the floor of the House by that Member. LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA 11.02 hr•• (At this stage, Shri Pravin Rashtrapal and some Friday, August 9, 2002lSravana 18, 1924 (Saka) other hon, Members came and stood on the floor near the Table.) MR. SPEAKER : Please go to your seats. The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock (Interruptions) [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair! {Translation] [Fng/ish] MR. SPEAKER: Question Hour has been taken up . REFERENCE BY THE SPEAKER .Please go to your seats. Fifty-Seventh Anniversary of Dropping of (Inttlrruptions) Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (English) MR. SPEAKER : Hon. Members I have to make a MR. SPEAKER : Shri Brahma Nand Mandai, Q.No. rcfemnce. 381. The hon .. Members may recall that Hiroshima and SHRI BRAHMA NAND MANDAL : Q,No. 381, Nagasaki, two Japanese cities were destroyed by dropping atomic bombs on 6th an~ 9th of August, 1945. Thousands 11.02~ hrs. of innocent lives perishec;j and millions were maimed, demonslr~ting the disastrous dimensions of a nuclear ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS holocaust. {Translation] The need for elimination of rouclear weapons for Non-Tariff aarrlers by E.U. ensuring lasting peace and harmony among nations is even more pronounced in the present times when the ·381. SHRI BRAHMA NAND MANDAL : enhre world is afflicted by global terrorism. SHRI V. VETRISELVAN. : The treaties. and covenants aiming for a world free of Will the Minister.. of CGMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be fluclear arsenals and other conventional and biological pleased to state : weapons of mass destruction should be adhered to scrupulously by all nations since survival of the entire (a) whether the European Union has put various world is at stake. We should build our will and types of non-tariff barriers on the Indian products; determination to oppose and crush all forces that work (b) if 60, the facts in this regard; against human peace. (c) whether the European Union is not giving The House may now stand in silence for a short while priority to India in this matter a6 compared to the African, in the memory of the victims of atomic holocaust. Carribean and Pacitic countries; 11.01 hr•. (d) if so, the details alongwtth the reasons therefor; (The Members then stood in silence for a (e) the extent to which India's export to EU market short while.) has been affected/likely to be affected as a result thereof; (f) whether the Government have taken up the [English} issue with the EU or WTO; and (Interruptions) (g) if so, the response of EUIWTO in this regard? SHRI PRIYA RANJAN DASMUNSI (Raiganj) : Sir, I {English] have given a notice with regard to the petroleum issue . (Interruptions) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP MR. SPEAKER: We Will tilke up Quostlon Hour now. RUDY) : (a) to (g) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. Written Answers to Questions 3 Oral Answers to Questions AUGUST 9. 2002 4 Statement Statement (a) and (b) Some Indian products, especially 10 the (;)) The economic reforms initiated during the early sectors of agriculture and marine products face cort;)ln lljf)O~ focllsed mainly on Industry. These included the Non Tariff Barriers (NTBs) in European Union (F.:U) 11CC'IlSlO9. deregulation. trade liberalization, lowering of market. These NTBs are in the form of health, SPSfrBT t,,,,tf~. and financial sector reforms. The agricultural sector roqUirements. higher standardS and labeling requirements LJt.'llullted IIldlrl~clly from these reforms. The second IncludlOg their non harmonisation within EU member generation reforms slllgied out agricultural for particular countries, quotas etc. focus. Most Important step already taken in this direction, early this year. was removal of restrictions on movement (c) and (d) EU is granting non reciprocal tra r '!) and stocklllg of malor agricultural products. Simultaneously preferences to 77 African. Caribbean and Pacific (ACPI agn products exports were freely permitted under the new countries under the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement of EXlrn Policy. except in select cases such as onions. A June 2000. This initiative, aimed at economic partnership nllrnller of othe.r reforms measures are under active with LDC countries, provides for additional market access conSideration of the Government. in EU In terms of tariff/quota. (e) India's exports to EU constitute about 20-25~o of (b) Banks are required to lend 18 per cent ot their our qlobal e)(ports. Various factors, including the Non Tariff net bank credit to agriculture. The target achieved so far Barriers by EU. come into play 10 determining the growth IS close to 16 per cent by public sector banks. In e)(ports. Such special trading arrangements of EU would (c) It is profitable with relatively lower ratio of "::we nn ndVNse effect of trade diversion for some products defaults. havlll~1 commorwlity of interest with ACP/LDC countries. (Interruptions) (f) <lnd (I)) The India-EU trade issues. including EU's MR. SPEAKER : Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh a.No. Non Tariff Barriers are addressed with the EU side In 383. vcuioll5 bilateral IOteractions including in bilateral Joint (Interruptions) Commission/Sub Commission meetings and in the [Translation] concerned bil'lteral Working Groups. These issues are also highlighted at the appropriate WTO forum, the last one MR. SPEAKER: Raghuvansh Prasad ji, it is your tllrn, bemg tho Tmde Policy Review of the European Union please ask your question conducted by WTO on 24-26. July 2002. (Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER: Shri Raltan Lal Kataria, a.No. 382. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA : a.No. 382. WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Impact of Economic Reforms {English] 382. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA : Will the Minister of FINANCE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to Reforms in Pension Scheme state: 383. DR. RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH : Will the (a) the Impact of the second generation economic Minister of FINANCE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased reforms on agricultural sector and rural economy; to state: (b) the targets set by the various banks and financial (a) whether the Government propose to bring institutions lor direct and indirect lending to agricultural reforms in various pension schemes: sector: and (b) if so, whether the Government propose to (e) the extent upto which lending to agricultural constitute an empowered group to chalk out a plan that sector by the banks and financial institutions is profitable? can bring all the pension schemes of the Government and private sector under one roof; and THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANT SINGH) : (a) to (e) A Statement (c) if so, the terms of rete"rence of the empowered IS placed on the Table of the House. group? 5 Wnlwll Answers SRAVANA 18. 1924 (Saka) to Questions 6 THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND COMPANY 394 road with sections 100 to 104 of the Companies Act. AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANT SINGH) (n) to (c) The 1956 is permissible. The Department of Company Affairs Employees' Prmsion Scheme 1995. framed under the preferred an appeal against above order. However. appeal provisions of the Employees' Provident Fund and Court has upheld the earher order of the High Court with Miscellaneouc; Provisions Act. 1952. is already applicable some concession to shareholdors. to factories nnd establishments specified under Schedule Income Tax Defaulters I of the said Act. employing 20 or more persons. This scheme is constantly monitored and fine-tuned for beller ·385. SHAI BHAN SINGH BHAUAA : Will the Minister implementation .. of FINANCE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: Pursuant to the Government's announcement In the Budget 2001-02. the Insurance RegUlatory and Deve- (a) the top ten individuals and corporate bodies who lopment Authority (IRDA) has submitted a report. which have defaulted in paying income tax in recent past: providf!s a blue print for implementing pension reforms In the unorganised sector.