LOKSABHA DEBATES TENTH SERIES (VOL. XXIX No.16) MARCH, 18, 1994 NINTH SESSION
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(Tenth Series, Vol. XXIX Ninth Session 199411915 (Saka) No. 16. Friday, March 18, 1994lPhalguna 27.1915 (Saka)
COLUMNS
Oral Answers to Questions: 1-42
* Starred Questions Nos. 301 to 305 1-16
Short Notice Question No.2 43-51
Written Answers to Questions: 52-528
* Starred Questions Nos. 306 to 320 52-74
Unstarred Questions Nos. 3343 to 3506 and 3508103575 75-525
Homage to Martyrs of Indian National Army 529-532
Announcement By Speaker 533-545 Sitting of lok Sabha on 29th and 30th March, 1994
Paper laid on the Table 546-570
Committee on Public Undertakings 571
Twenty-Ninth & Thirtieth Reports - Presented
Standing Committee on Energy 571
Fourth Report - Presented
• The Singh + marked above the name of a Member indicates Illat the question was .4IIctually asked on the floor of the House by that Member. (Ii) COLUMNS
MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 572
(i) Need to allocate more funds for telecommL'nications development in Kerala
Prof. Savithri lakshmanan 572
(ii) Need to extend Monopoly Cotton Procurement Scheme to Maharashtra for a further period of ten years
Shri Ashok Anandrao Deshmukh 572
(iii) Need for early construction of Sambalpur- 'ralcher railway line in Orissa
Shri Sriballav Panigrahi 573
(iv) Need to a start NCC air-wing battalion in Karad in Maharashtra for better use of air-strip there
Shri Prithviraj D. Chavan 574
(v) Need to issue a commemorative stamp in the memory of late Shri Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna
Maj. Gen. (Retd) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri 574
(vi) Need for construction of a railway overbridge at Dalmianagar in Bihar
Shri Ram Prasad Singh 575
(vii) Need to hold nogotiations With the Joint Action Committee of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangatham Associations of employees about their charter of demands
Shri Muhi Ram Seikia 576
(viii) Need to extend Orraia gas pipe line to Ferozabad, Shikohabad and Agra, in Uttar Pradesh
Shri Prabhu Dayal Katheria 577
GENERAL BUDGET -1994 - 1995 - General Discussion 578-738
Shri Ram Kapse 578-593 (ill) COlUMNS
Shri Murli Deora 594-627
Shri Sharad Yadav 62B-646
Prof. Susanta Chakraborty 647-657
Shri lokanath Choudhury 65fH367
Shri P.G. Narayanan 668-675
Shri Ramesh Chennithala 675-687
Shri Kashiram Rana 688-697
Shri H.D. Devegowda 697-708
Shri Praful Patel 709-720
Dr. (Shrimati) Padma 720-724
. Shri Sobhanadreswara Rao Vadde 725-738 LOK SABHA DEBATES
LOKSABHA THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY Friday, March, 18 1994/Phalguna OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(DR.ABRAR 27, 1915 (Saka) AHMED): (a) to (e). A statement is laid on the Table of the House. The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock STATEMENT
(MR.SPEAKER in the Chair) (a) and (b). Yes, Sir.
ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS (c) to (e). Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have reported that they have not issued [Translation] any instructions to the bal)ks for issue of credit cards with photographs. Such Credit Card Facility instructions have not been considered necessary by the RBI since most of the *301. SHRIMATI PRATIBHA credit card issuing banks have introduced DEVISINGH PATIL: Will the MINISTER other measures to check frauds on the OF FINANCE be pleased to state: lines adopted by intemational credit card (a) whether certain banks are organisations providing credit card fi:lcility to its customers; [English]
(b) if so, whether some banks SHRIMATI PRATIBHA DEVISINGH are proving such cards with photographs PATIL: Would the Minister inform the house so as to avoid the frauds; as to how many and which Indian Foreign Banks, functioning in India, have started (c) if so, whether the Govemment the ATM system and the system of cards, propo~e to issue guidelines to all the smart cards and smarter cards in India. banks to provide credit cards with photographs; [Translation]
(d) if so, the details thereof; and DR.ABRAR AHMED: Mr.Speaker, Sir at present there are ten Indian banks (e) if not the reasons therefore? and six foreign banks which are giving this 3 Oral Answe/S MARCH 18, 1994 Oral Answe/S 4 facility. In 3ddition, there are twenty banks these systems are being developed. which are tagged with ten Indian banks and are providing the card facility. The In this respect, I would like to know names of these ten banks are: that in the situation after liberalisation and linking up of our economy and trade and (English) commerce with global system, what steps the Reserve Bank of India and the Andhra Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank Govemment of India propose to take in of India. Vijaya Bank, Central Bank of overcoming the constraints now being India, State Bank of India, State Bank faced in competing with the card business of Mysore, State Bank of Hyderabad, by foreign banks operating in India: State Bank of Patiala and Foreign Banks are : ANZ Grindlays Bank, Citi Bank, Hong Can I ask one more small question Kong Rank. Shanghai Bank Corporation with this? Ltd .. Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of America. National Trust and Servicing MRSPEAKER: if it is closely related Association and American Express Bank. to it!
[Translation} SHRIMATI PRATIBHA DEVISING ... PATIL: Yes, Sir, it is related with this. Regarding the twent)' such banks I would like to know whether there are which include nationalised banks and the any restrictions on the code of conduct private banks. I can send the list to of Indian Banks for being associated with' the hon.Member. if you direct so. MES, Le. Member Establishment.
MRSPEAKER: please send it. I want to know whether the banks which are trying to do it are facing some [English} constraints. Now the Bank of Baroda has started a subsidiary. Probably it will SHRIMATI PRATIBHA DEVISINGH not be facing this constraint. So, I would PATIL: We are, at present, starting the like to know whether the Government of system of issuing cards. Now if we see India and the Reserve Bank of India are the records of other banks in other trying to expedite this Whole situation so countries, they are introducing smart cards, that we do not fall behind the world which is a French invension. So far it situation in the banking system. is more in use in telephone services and there are other fields where smart cards DRABRAR AHMED: So far as the are being introduced with the. help of this hon. Member wants to know about the French invension. There are other level of competition through credit cards, companies which are developing software I would like to state that under the present to moont "arious services on the' single credit card system , RBI gives permission smart card so that the cost of card gets to EEFC Account holders. Besides that, reduced and also the burden Of carrying this facility cannot be availed of abroad it by the holder is reduced. T~ increase through any other card. The rest of the the business faster and to make hayments card-holders can avail this facility in their in trade and commerce fuDy a~d quickt)' country. 5 Oral Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Oral Answers 6
MR.SPEAKER: Is there any 'smart (Translation) card' facility proposed to be introduced which would record all informations if fed SHRIMATI BHAVANA CHIKHLlA: It into the computer. It would also require has been· asked in part 'C' of the question basic infrastructure. as to whether the Government propose to issue direction to all the banks to (English) .provide photo-credit cards. In reply to this, the hon.Minister said that "the Reserve SHRIMATI PRATIBHA DEVISINGH Bank of India has informed that it has PATIL: In the telephone system also they issued no direction to banks regarding are introducing them. issuing of photo-credit cards. The Reserve Bank of India did not deem it necessary THE MINISTER OF FINANCE(SHRI to issue such orders" The hon.Minister MAN MOHAN SINGH): The credit card also said that the credit card is very much business is a growing part of the world in use today. Besides the incidents of financial transactions and I must confess theft of these cards' are also on the to you th:lt our banking system is not increase. Does the Government propose effectively equipped to handle it. In many to direct the Reserve Bank of India or other countries there are electronic formulate itself, a scheme of issuing scanners so that at the very time a card photo-credit cards to the people? is presented, it is linked to the main computer of the issuing bank and it can [English] be checked whether it is genuine or not. We do not have that sort of facility and SHRI MANMOHAN SINGH: The we have to move in that direction. experience all over the world is that the issuing of photographs is not very common; SHRIMATI PRATIBHA DEVISINGH also available evidence show. that printing PATIL: Will we not fall behind if we lack of a photograph is no assurance for the' that system because the foreign banks prevention' of frauds. functioning in India will go ahead and the Indian banks will be ifl difficulties and SHRI PETER G. MARBANIANG: I how are we going to face the situation? would like to know from the hon.Minister, how many frauds have been reported to SHRI MANMOHAN SINGH: '1 do have been committed in the scheduled appreciate this concern. We have tried banks throughout India due to this credit over the year to accelerate the pace of card faCility, how many have been detected computer~ation. We have met with and amount involved. resistance from the trade unions, we have been trying tp persuade them. In the [Translation] last one year we have made special efforts. We have made some progress. DR.ABRAR AHMED: The information But I do rebognise that this is an area about the incident of fraud involved in 'where there is need for faster the credit card facility worth Rs.tO thousand , computerisation. May be I think the view is not send to to RBI. The frauds between of this house should be taken note of Rs.10,OO1 to Rs.One crore are sent to by our trade union movements. the RBI. There has been only one such 7 Oral Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Oral AnsW61S 8
Incident till date, which cannot be called STATEMENT a fraud. (a) Yes, Sir .. A case of disputed amount relating to Canara Bank was reported by but a (b) On 26th December, 1993, three major part of the amount was recovered. blue bulls were sighted within Patna airfield An FIR was also filed and six people area. National Airports Authority with the were arrested in that connection. help of local Police and others, tried to chase the animals out. Two animals were Air Accidents chased away and one wfls caught on 29th December. 1993. Meanwhile, Patna *302. SHRI RAM PRASAD SINGH: airfield had to be closed for aircraft SHRIMATI GIRIJA DEVI: operations on 28-29. December, 1993.
Will the MINISTER OF CIViL (c) The number of incidents of bird AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to hit during the years 1991. 1992 and 1993 state: is 127, 126 and 128 respectively.
(a) whether attention of the (d) The total 19S5 suffered as a Government has been drawn to the press result of bird hit has been estimated at reports regarding antelopes (Neel Gayan) Rs.11.39 crores during the period 1991 keeping Aircraft off from the Patna Airport; to 1993.
(b) if so, the details thereof; (e) An attempt was made by placing advertisement in newspapers for (c) the number of incidents of bird deployment of falcons in controlling bird hit that took place at Airports in country menance. However, no further action during the last three years; could be taken as falcon is a protected specie in India under the Wild Life (d) the total loss suffered as a result (Protection) Act. thereof; (I) National Airports Authority has (e) whether the International Airports been asked to provide bQundary wall with Authority of India propose to use Falcons over hang barbed wire around the entire to scare away birds from Airports; and airfield to prevent animals intruding into to airfield. (f) the other steps taken or proposed to be taken to prevent incidents referred Airfield Environmental Management to in parts (a) and (c) above? Committees have been set up to take preventive measures for checking bird hit [Eng/ish] incidents.
THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION [Translation] AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD): (a) to (f). a statement is laid SHRI RAM PRASAD SINGH: on the table of the house. Mr.Speaker. Sir, My question was that 9 DIal Answers PHALGUNA 27, ,1915 (SAKA) Oral Answers 10 on 26th, 27th and 28th December, 1993 inaugurated a seminar organised by an antelopes (Neel Gaya) had sneaked into Air Society at Chandigarh. It was revealed the airport at Patna and were grazing in that seminar that an annual loss of aU along there. Your department is so Rs.200 crores is suffered due to bird- incompetent that for three days you made hits whereas you have mentioned it only all efforts to evict the three antelopes Rs.ll.39 crores. In that seminar, it was and spend thousands of rupees but you said that such accidents take place due could not chase them away. At last, to the presence of trees etc. around the you had to put the grass on fire. airports that serve as birds' abode. You can see for yourself that Patna Airport MR.SPEAKER :This is not the speech is surrounded by all the filth and garbage. hour but the question hour. A suggestion came up in the seminar that all such obstacles should be removed. SHRI RAM PRASAD SINGH: I had 30 per cent accidents occur due to the suggested that the grass be put on fire birds there.
[English] {English]
MR.SPEAKER: I will not allow this. MR.$PEAKER: Please come to the question. [Translation] [Translation] ~"R' RAM PRASAD SINGH: I would, therefore, like to know from the hon.Minister SHRI RAM PRASAD SINGH: You as to how many flights were disrupted have said that there have been 127, 126 there due to the. presence of these and 128 incidents of bird hits during 1991, antelopes and what was the loss of 1992 and 1993 respectively. This is no revenue. due to disruption of flights minor thing and this causes the loss of scheduled to leave Patna for other revenue also. Are you going to formulate destinations? a master plan in order to remove such garbage, dumped around air-ports? SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD: It is true that this incident took place there SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD: I agree on 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th December. that there is garbage but it is not on There was no flight scheduled for the the runway. It is around the airport. Such evening of 26th December but all the things depend 'on the towns surrounding flights scheduled for 27th were operated it. This is a world wide problem, though because we had formed a human chain it has acquired greater proportion in India. around the runway that prevented ·the It will have to be looked in its full disruption of flights but 28th and 29th perspective in India in proportion to the the airport had to be i::losed for traffic population inhabiting near airports. More due to whlc;h only 7 fiighisc )Y~re affected. the population, more will be quantity of . \ .,' ~ ... garbage but it has registered a decline $t.tRI .. ~AM .~. +:~"O 'SINGH: in the last few years. I would like to .•:.,,"'. " " -.to .•, .• 1:-. , Mr'S!)8&~<,;~Ir\>~~~ o. ',;" • guestion is submit the figures of 1984, 1985 and that on ,f.: ~.::. .. .. , .. !Jon.Minister 1986. 11 Oral AnswelS MARCH 18, 1994 Oral Answms 12
There were 183 such cases in 1984, from those airports so that the airports 184 in 1985 and 190 in 1986, their number - -can be kept neat and clean. has nearly been -above 180. However, I would like to touch upon the _action MR.SPEAKER: Disallowed. Please plan mentioned by you. Their number take -your seat. (Interruptions) has remained restricted to 126 to 128 during the last three years which means [English] that the number has decreased but we have not got rid of it completely. The MR.SPEAKER: Disallowed. This Bombay Natural History Society had, on does not come out of this question. Please the instance of the Ministry of Defence. take your seat conducted a survey in which they inspected nearly 21-22 airports, including 9 civil [Translation] airports. The Civil Aviation Ministry of the Govemment of India formulated a You are wasting the time of the national action plan based on their house. (Interruptions) recommendation. The Airfield Environmental Management - Committee [Translation] constituted at every airport, having senior officers, the local administration. SHRIMATI GIRIJA DEVI: Sir, this Municipality, Municipal Corporation and question is concerned with the obstruction personnel from Airport Authority and Indian caused by the antelopes or birds on the Airlines as its members. looks into this runways, but in my opinion this question national action plan and every effort is is basically related to the negligence made to implement it. obServed against the state of Bihar.
SHRI SURYA NARAYAN YADAV: It has been demanded time and Mr.Speaker, Sir, what I have gathered again that Bihar may be developed as is that this question is related to those a place of tourists interest so as to earn airports where flights are not operated, money to exchequer. due to which garbage will, quite naturally, get accumulated there. MR.SPEAKER: Glrija Devi ji, I will disallow it too. MR.SPEAKER: Garbage is not on the airports but it is dumped in surrounding SHRIMATI GlRIJA DEVI: I would areas of Municipal Corporation around the like to submit that there is ZOO besides airport. the airport. Recently, antelope had intruded and in future a tiger can also intrude and it is the policy of Government that:.. SHRI SURYA NARAYAN YADAV: Yes, Sir, it is around the airport. I would, MR.SPEAKER: Disallowed. Please through you, like to know from the take your seat. hon.Minister the names of the state capitals in India where minimum number of flightS SHRI SURYA NARAYAI'I YADAV: are operated, - Would any arrangements This is the misery with us that we are be made to operate more and more flights asked fo take our seats. 13 Oral Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) . Oral Answers 14
[English} SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are many tYpes of MR.SPEAKER: Disallowed. Please airports. As far as the operational airports take your seat. Shrimati Girija Devi, please are concerned every effort is being made take your seat. (Interruptions*) that there should be fencing around them. Arrangements are also made for the same MR.SPEAKER: This will not go on whenever it is needed. The main question recOrd: is the intrusion of antelopes in the airports. Therefore, I would like to submit that a [Translation} long term and short term programme has been prepared. In the short term MR.SPEAKER: The supplementary programme there are three items. I would should come out of the main question. like to start from Patna .• · Do not link with it any such things about which the Minister does not have the [English} information. Some of 105 MPs have written a letter to me that raising the (a) Repair of gaps in the fencing question in such a manner should not is being undertaken immediately upon be allowed. (Interruptions) notiCing any gap in the fencing;
SHRI HARIN PATHAK: Mr.Speaker, (b) provision of barbed-wire over- Sir, air taxis are being operated in various hang all round the ailiield is being made, parts .)f the country by the private for which action has already been initiated. companies. I would like to know from the hon.Minister, the number of accidents (c) the wild growth known as "Munj" of these private companies' aircrafts which which is a special phenomenon at Patna took place due to the security lapses or Airport, has been cleared from the the number of accidents averted and the operational area near the runway. Efforts action taken thereon. are being made to keep the side strip of the runway and adjacent operational MR.SPEAKER: Pathakji, this areas cleared out of this wild growth. question is concerned with the accidents due to bird hit or due to the animal [Translation} intrusion. It seems that you too have not gone through the question. Sir, apart from this on the large airports which have more traffic, walls DR.CHATTRAPAL SINGH: are being constructed and work of fencing Mr.Speaker, Sir, I would like to know from is being undertaken but on sm~1I airports the hon'ble Minister whether the fencing where there is not much traffic , it cannot of the airports where the animals intrude be done. would be undertaken? SHRI VIJAY NAVAL PATIL: MR.SPEAKER: It 1; a very good Mr.Speaker, Sir, the number of accidents " *Not Recoded. 15 Oral Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Oral Answers 16 I would therefore like to know from the (a) the criteria fixed for providing hon.Minister about the cases of accidents loan to Small Scale Industries by the due to high speed of aircraft while taking Public Sector Banks; off or while landing. since the' pilots often maintain high speed to cover up the time, (bj whether loan is provided by the which results in bird hit as the birds have above banks to the industries on the basis the tendency to come towards land. In of clas:.ification thereof; and such cases how pilots were found guilty and whether any action has been taken (c) if so, the amount of loan provided against them? to these classified industries by Public Sector Banks during the last 3 years? [English] THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD: Sir, MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE the Indian Airlines has taken the following MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY action and has issued the following OF PARL!AMENTARY AFFAIRS guidelines to its pilots to reduce the bird (DR.ABRAR AHMED): (a) to (c). A hit incidents:- statement is laid on the table of the house. (a) to keep clear of flocks or individual STATEMENT birds and not to pass too close to them; (a) As per the credit the policy (b) to switch on aircraft landing announced by the Reserve Bank of India lights/strobe lights while landing or taking (RBI) in October, 1993, advances to Small off, to scare away the birds from the Scale Industries (SSI) having investment flight path; in plant and machinery upto RS.60 lakh (R.s.75 lakh in the case of ancillary units (c) to delay their take' off when there and export oriented units) are to be is known bird hazard on the runway or treated as priority sector advances. The . the runway area, until the concerned banks have been advised by the RBI authorities have cleared the birds; to give preference to village industry, tiny industries and other small scale units in (d) to restrict the climb and descent that order. While meeting the credit speed to 250 nautical miles per hour requirements of village industries. tiny between ground level and 10000 feet, industries and other SSI units having in _order to reduce the force of the impact aggregate fund based working capital in case of bird strike. limits upto Rs.1 crore from the banking system, working capital limits are to be [Translation] computed on the basis of minimum of 20% of their projected annual turnover Bank Loans to SSls of new as well as existing units. With a view to obviating the possibility of most *303. SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV: of the bank credit being availed by Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE be comparatively bigger units, banks have pleased to state: als(l been advised by RBI that atleast 17 Ora/ Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Ora/ Answers 18 to% of the advances under the SSI allocate to give loans to each category segments within the priority sector should of Small Scale Industries? be granted to cottage industries, Khadi Iflnd village industries, artisans, tiny DR.ABRAR AHMED: I do not have industries (with investment in plant and the information about the amount to be machinery upto Rs.5 lak~s) . or other SSI given to the Small Scale Industries on units availing credit limits upto Rs.5 lakhs. the basis of the classification in the 8th Five Year Plan. I will send the required (b) No, Sir. information to the hon.Member but the Govemment is continuously making efforts (c) Does not arise. for the rehabilitation and establishment of Smali Scale Industry. 62 such districts SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV: have been identified where the Small Mr.Speaker, Sir, the reply given by the Scale Industries are more than 2000 'the Govemment to my question is totally single window system' has been . unsatisfactory. In reply only this has been introduced and the Govemment is trying stated that 40% loan would be given to to provide them all the facilities regarding the village industries, Khadi and very small working capital and the establishment at scale industries. I would like to know one single place. whether the proposal to give special emphasis to set up' small scale industries [English] besides other measures to combat the problems of poverty and unemployment SHRI MURLI DEORA: Sir, during in the Five vear Plan was not worthy the course of 1993-1994, the bank lending to implement. rate has gone down by nearly 3 per cent. Earlier it was 17 or 16 per cent and now it is 15 or 14per cent. In case DR.ABRAR AHMED: Mr.Speaker, of those who have taken loans earlier Sir, the hon. Member has right by said than 1992-93 whether the new rate will that the Fifth Five Year Plan is rural be applicable to the small scale industry development oriented plan and provisions because the banks are still insisting that have been made in it for the rehabilitation the old rates s)1ould be applicable to of the SSI umts for the development of them? Why should not the Government the villagers. - - . consider to give this facility of new rate of interest to the Small Scale Industry? SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV: Mr. Speaker, Sir, whether it is not a fact [Trans/ation] that in the 8th Five Year Plan document for the years 1990 to 1995, the Small DR.ABRAR AHMED: Yes Sir, the Scale Industries have been divided into rate of interest is not applicable to the three categories and separate strategies loans given for more than 3 years. have been proposed to be followed? Has the emphasis not been laid to set up DR.LAXMINARAYAN PANDEY: more and more Small Scale IndUstries Mr.Speaker, Sir. the capital investment in the rural and backward areas? How in small scale industries is increasing and much amount Govemment proposes to the Government ha:; proposed to give 19 Oral Answen; . MARCH 18, 1994 Oral Answen; 20 loans of RS.50 lakhs, Rs.75 lakhs and [Translation} Rs.1 crore on the basis of classification. I would like to know from the hon.Minister DR.ABAAR AHMED: Rate of interest whether in view of changing circumstances in this regard is fixed on the basis of that amount will be increased from 1 crore slab system and not on the basis of to 2 crores? classification of the work. DR.ABRAA AHMED: There is no {English] such proposal. SHRI ASHOK ANANDAAO {English} DESHMUKH: In spite of provision of loans from the banks, what is the reason SHAI NIRMAL KANTI of large sickness (If smaH scale industry? CHATTERJEE: Sir, over the last few Has the Government got any • years, the priority sector lending has come machinery to monitor proper utilisation of down from 40%" I want to know whether loans by the small scale industry? it is true. [Translation] Secondly, to what extend the same thing has happened to ~he small scale DR.ABAAA AHMED: Mr. Speaker, sector simply in terms of availability as Sir, just now while giving a reply to the a percentage? original question I had submitted that the Government wants to develop small scale Thirdly the rate of interest is not industries. In order to implement new specific to It!e small scale sector but the schemes, we have introduced the single rate of interest is specific to the amount window system. With regard to sick small that is being advanced. Will the scale industries, RBI has given specific hon.Minister consider if the rate of interest directions. Relief from one and a haH is related to the size and scale of operation per cent to three per cent is being of the small scale units and not to the provideli an diff!;lrent types of loans. Not sum advanced to such units. only this 13279 units of small scale industries till 31.3.92 have been [Translation] rehabilitated. An amount of Rs.5059 crores is outstanding against these units. DR.ABRAR AHMED:Mr.Speaker, Sir, the hon.Member has mentioned the priority SHRI KESARI LAL: People have sector. It is quite clear that for SSls, to keep on pursuing their cases in the 15% loan has been fixed but so far as offices for months together to seek loans the rate of interest is concerned for small scale industries, whereas the ... (interruptions) coocerned files are misplaced. Would the Government fix a time limit within {English] which funds are allocated to the small scale industries? SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE: Is it happening in the Dtl.ABRAR AHMED: Mr.Speaker, last 3 years? Sir, there is already a time limit for it. 21 ' Oral Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Oral Answers 22 The time limit for the clearance of (c) What is the amount given during agricultural loan upto Rs.10,0001- and the last three years?- Rs.25,OOO/- is 15 days., and that for more than this alT'ount, it has been fixed 8 But ·the reply given is to 9 weeks. If the hon.Mt:.mber has some specifIC complaints, he may teU about that. "(b): No, Sir. The mattH will certainly be looked into. Does not arise: SHRI DATTA MEGHE: The State Governments have already implemented The main question is, what is the several schemes to provide loans to the . guidelines of the Reserve Bank. I want small scale industries and the unemployed. to know what is the reply to question Some of the State Governments provide (b) and (c). Has it been purposely avoided even 20% loan to the unemployed people. to give proper information? What is the But it has been observed that the said amount of loan that has been given to money is not released by the banks. I the small scale industry during the last would like to knOW the number of cases thfee years? in which the amount was not released by the banks? The 30vemment of The reply is hijacking the question. Maharashtra also provides 20% loan (0 the unemployed. I would also like to MR.SPEAKER: I do not find any know whether the Government proposes difficulty. Probably you will explain it to direct the banks to release the money better. sanctioned by the State Governments as loans to the small scale industries and [Translation] unemployed. DR.ABRAR AHMED: Mr.Speaker, DR.ABRAR AHMED: The loan to Sir, the reply to the original question is the small scale industries is sanctioned absolutely clear in itseH. Regarding the on the basis of the proposed units. So second part of the question, in which far as the loan to the unemployed is the hon.Member wanted to know the loan concerned, there is Jawahar Rozgar sanctioned in three years, I do not have Yogana and several other schemes. Loan the.exact figures to that effect. However, is prov~ to them under the said the outstanding amount of the credit given schemes. to the small scale industries- till 1993 was Rs.20,027 crores.· . [English] SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHAUHAN: Mr. Speaker, Sir, widespread corruption SHRI LOJW.IATH CHOUDHURY: I prevails in some of the branches of the draw your attention to the question itseH. banks. Be it a matter of giving loans In part (b) and (c) of the question, it to the unemployed rural industries or to is asked: the small scale indUstries; as long is bribe is not given; loan is not released. "Whether the loan is provided by the above banks to the industries? Sir, through you, I It!OUld like to 23 Oral Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Oral Answen; 24 know from the hon.Minister whether he house that I am concerned about the has received complaints to this effect? Vigilance machinery that exists in our I would also like to know the measures banks. Only last week I have instructed proposed to be taken to check' this the Reserve Bank of India to set up a corruption? grpup to have a total re-Iook at the functioning of Vigilance machinery in the DR.ABRAR AHMED: I have not banking system and to see if it needs received any such (;omplaint. If the toning up. We are alert in this matter. hon.Member has any such complaint, he If aDY specific instances or instructions may furnish it to me ... (interruptions). I for improving the system are there we have said that if the hon.Member has would be very happy to receive them. any individual complaints, he may give it to me in writing, .. (interruptions) .. SHRI LOKANATH CHOUDHURY: Mr.Speaker, Sir, a general complaint is The complaints are not being inquired something different. The hon.Member has into and reply is no! being given to the asked whether I have received any specific members. complaint, and my reply to it is that I have not. If the hon.Member has any [Trans/ation] individual complaint he may give it to me in writing. SHRI CHI'i[DI PASWAN: Mr.Speaker, Sir, a new industrial policy MR.SPE,AKEFi: You plea:,e sit down, was proposed by the Govemment, headed Now the hOIl.Minister is giving reply. by Shri.vishwanath Pratap Singh, in the House on 31st May 1990 which was [English] approved on 1st July 1990. Under the policy, the limit to capital investment in THE MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI small scale industries was increased, a MAN MOHAN SI"JGH): tv1r.Speaker, Sir, few more items were added to the list it is certainly true that on a general plane. of 846 commodities reserved for small we do receive complaints about corruption scale industries, and the measures to in the banking system, particularly when check the big industries from violating the it comes to dealing with small loans and rules were proposed. In view of this, I do agree that there is need for toning I would like to know the initiative taken up the system. But whanever we have by the Government to increase the number asked for specific information-I have had of reserve items tor small scale industries ,occasion myself when suct> representations and provide special loan for it. have been brought to my notice-I find it difficult to deal with the problem in general. If specific cases are brought DR.ABRAR AHMED: to my notice, I will hold proper inquiries Mr.Speaker,Sir, I have already stated in and, in fact. whenever such cases have this regard that the Government continue been brought to my notice, I have asked to make eftort for the development of the Reserve Bank of India to go to those small scale industries and has been taking specific places and hold proper inquiry. the required measums in this regard. I have already quoted ~n example to this I would also like to mention to the effect. 25 Oral Answers PHAlGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Oral Answers 26 Air Traffic Services and Instrument Landing System (llS) at a cost of Rs.30.75 crores. The IlS and *304. SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN radars are likely to be commissioned by SHARAN SINGH: June, 1994 and DVOR by February, 1995. SHRI GOPI NATH GAJAPATHI: (b) and (e). With positive surveillance in three-dimensions by primary and Will the MINISTER OF CIVIL secondary radars and with navigation aids AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to augmented to suit upgraded arrival and state: departure procedures, larger traffic intensities can be handled with high safety (a) whether the Government have standards. Substantial saving in terms any proposal for the modernisation of air of fuel would also be achieved by providing traffic services at some international airports optimum flight profiles during approach in the country; and departure phases (b) if so, the details thereof including SHRI GOPI NATH GAJAPATHI: Sir, names of such airports and allocation to my Starred Question, the hon.Union made for the proposed improvements; Minister has replied stating that modernisation in Delhi and Bombay airports (c) the time by which the work is is being done by the introduction of the likely to be completed at each of these sophisticated DVOR and IlS systems. It airports; is very heartening to note this introduction. Side by side, I have reliably learnt that (d) whether the modernisation tuturistic navigation system based of Global scheme is likely to result in savings in Positioning System is being introduced in fuol consumption and also likely to enhance advanced countries by 1996. This is safety of passengers; and highly sophisticated and most mddern system for assuring air traffic safety as (e) if so, the details of thereof? well as fuel economy. So, may I know from the hon.Minister whether we are THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION contemplating to introduce this modern AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI sophisticated system in our airport? AZAD): (a) to (e). A statement is laid , on the table of the House: The second part of my question is this. Since the hon.Union Minister STATEMENT himseH has not very long back laid the foundation stone for modernisation of (a) to (c). Modernisation of Air Bhubaneshwar airport, I would like to Traffic Services at Delhi and Bombay know whether any future modernisation airports is under implementation at a cost schemes are envisaged for Bhubaneshwar of RS.352 crores. Thi!'. \'.'Jrk is expected airport. to be completed by October, 1995. Trivandrum Airport is also being modernised SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD: As far by installing State-of-Art radars. Doppler as Delhi and Bombay airports are V~ry High Frequency Omni Range (DVOR) concerned, I thinl<, for the first time in 27 Oral Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Oral Answers 28 50 years. this much amount like Rs.352 out our pilots for training abroad, for crore is being spend and after the grasping the expertise in this field? modernisation programme is over, we will be definitely having the airports of SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD: Sir, international standard. And by having have, meanwhile, got the information this modernisation programme, we will not that the GPS-which the hon.Member has only be saving a lot of fuel but also mentioned-has not been approved by increasing our efficiency. As per the ICAO as a navigational aid yet. As and equipment which is being installed by the when the GPS is approved by the ICAO, American agency. it is one of the best definitely, for the future programme, for and modernisation will definitely save more modernisation, we will also introduce it. than RS.70 crores on fuel when this will be operational by next year. As far as As far as the sophisticated new efficiency in flying is concerned, it will aircraft are concerned, we have no problem definitely increase due to reduction in in flying the new aircraft which are available flying hours. As far as Delhi is concerned. with us. We have got the pilots. They we will have the efficiency increase from are available with us. At tne moment, 12 movements per hour to 40 movements we do not feel that there is any problem and as far as Bombay IS concerned. it in flying of the new aircraft which are will increase froll) 16 movements per hour with us. to 40 movements per hour.. I think, at the moment this is the best available SHRI ANANTRAO DESHMUKH: which we are making use of. According to the statement made, one of the measures for modernisation is to As far as Bhubaneswar is concemed, ensure substantial savings in the cost. the hon.Member has asked, in his main There is a new dimension which is added question. only information about to the existing losses and that is due modemisation of international airports. But to the thefts by the private airlines such I would like to inform the hon.Member as the Damariia. . that we are spending another Rs.1 00 crore for modernisation of another' 30 MR.SPEAKER: The question is airports which, of course, includes about Air Traffic efficiency and not about Bhubaneshwar also, as far as navigation stealing efficiency! (Interruptions) is concerned. SHRI ANANTRAO DESHMUKH: SHRI GOPI NATH GAJAPATHI: would like to know from the hon.Minister . There can be lot of. other improvements whether he will take. steps to stop this in air traffic services like improving the pilferage during the modernisation process efficiency of our' p.i'ots- by more. which he is going. to take up. comprehensive training programmes as in the case of Air-bus-320 which was SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD: I think undertaKen by some of our budding pilots he has put a very pertinent question. It in France. In view of Air India's and has appeared in a section of the Press Indian Airlines' future plans for aCfluiring where they have quoted my interview to more sophisticated aircraft's - in future, is the Eye WitneSS. Since the interview there any comprehensive plan for sending was with regard to. Damania, I think w~ile 29 Oral AnswelS PHALGUNA 27. 1915 (SAKA) Oral AnsWBIS 30 he mentioned about it, he has lost track Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to of what I had said. What I said was know from the hon.Minister as to what that after the repeal of the Air Corparation measures are being iaken in the intere~t Act. the private airlines operators have of the passengers safety and what are to be much more cautious securitywise; the reasons that nothing has been done they must have the mainten!lnce facilities; to ensure the safety of passengers. they must have the safety measures; they must follow the operational procedures MR. SPEAKER: In my opinion, it and they should not, all the time, depen(l is not a relevant question. Yet, if the on taking the pilots. technicians. mechanic: Minister wants to replay, I will allow him. and, fuel equipment from other airlines. The question is about Air Traffic Services. That was a general statement. It was not attributed to particular individual or [Translation] a particular airline. As far as taking the pilots and technicians are concerned, of SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD: Mr. course, ~verybody had taken them. But Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member has already as far as taking the oil and equipment discussed the matter with me and we is concerned, there were some complaints have also taken measures in this regard .. against some airlines but definitely not Arrangements are being made to provide against the Damania. Let it be very clear. the required medicines there. That was a general statement that they should not depend on the other airlines MR. SPEAKER: What measures are and they should develop their own facilities. being taken regarding the mosquito problem? DR. G.L.KANAUJIA: Mr., Speakor, Sir, when I was returning from Banglore SHRI GHULAM NAB I AZAD: It would on the 4th, one of the passengers had be a great injustice to the mosquitoes a heart attack. if they are grounded when we fly ... (Interruptions) MR.SPEAKER: This question relates - to the traffic efficiency of the airport. [English] SHRI PRAFUL PATEL: Mr. Speaker, DR.G.L.KANAUJIA: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sir, we are all aware of the conditions the question also refers to the matter of airport terminals all over the country of enhancing safety of passengers, that especially in the major metropolitan citif'<. is why I am raising this matter. I have of Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta and M,IlJra~ already apprised the hon. Minister about Good air terminal services are Ar, es~( ,lIal the fact that there was no adequate part for the promotion of touri.,m. t.." arrangement for first aid in the air-craft, we are always aware both thf' IIlterr'dllC'f',dl nor for cardiogram, first aid box was Airports AuthOrity of India and thu N...aIlO., ... 1 getting noted; medicines were also not Airports AuthOrity are always tr<.tppr-I.I for available. When the attention of the funds and thereby the servlCf's which concerned officials was drawn to the should be normally available 10 Air problem of mosquitoes in the aircraft they passengers are not available to them. said that these were complimentary. they are being deprived of such services. 31 Oral AnswelS MARCH 18, 1994 Oral AnSW91S 32 May I know from the hon.Minister whether (a) the number of branches of public there is any such proposal before the sector banks identified as loss making' Government, as in the cases of airports as on March 31, 1993, bank-wise; and abroad which are owned by city councils and other organisations. to place such airports at the disposal of local and State (b) the amount of loss incurred by authorities if we would like to privatise these branches during 1991-92 and 1992- them? 93, bank-wise? SHRI GHULAM NAB I AZAD: As far as the existing airports are concerned, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE at the moment, it IS not. We are spending MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE about RS.1500 crores on the modernisation MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY and strengthening of the airports in 1993- OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. 94, by the &nd of 1994. In 1995, we ABRAR AHMED): (a) and (b). A statement will be spending Rs. 1500 crores for is laid on the Table of the House. modernisation and strengthening of the existing airports. At the moment, we STATEMENT do not feel that we need the help or assistance. (a) and (b). Reserve Bank of India As far as new airports are (RBI) have reported that 13,232 public concerned. definitely in Kerala two airports sector bank branches were identified as' are coming up with the help of NRls. loss making as on 31st March, 1993. The loss reported by the branches as Losses in Public Sector Banks on 31.3.1992 was Rs. 31,856.99 lakhs and as on 31.3.1993 was Rs. 64,921.79 *305: SHRI V.S VIJAYARAGHAVAN: lakhs. Bank-wise details of the number Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE be of loss ml'l!cing branch~s and the amount pleased to state: of loss are given in the Annexure. 33 Oral Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Oral Answers 34 '¢ (\j I'- l!l 0 (\j IX) ; a; «! 0 (') <0 I'- ci ai ex) ai ..; cO c:i 10 ,... CO) CO) (\j 0 (\j C\i ~ ~ IX) I- w Z a: w ::J :iii >< w W I- ,... o Z o IX) Z ~ C( I/) C') ,_ :::I c: a. "'"!II ·iii III ...., "0 Q) ~ !!? oil !II 0 ;:; .0 1:: 0 (i) ~ en !II c:: .... c:: !II 0 Q) !!! !!! iii !II .!!! !II "0 0 0 ::; > Q) "0 ~ >. "0 >. !II ~ ~ E E iii ::r: E ::2; (J) a... 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That's why banks are incurring for the losses. losses. I would like to know the steps being taken to check this sort of corruption MR. SPEAKER: Very short and and to check activities of middlemen? precise -question-reasons for the losses. DR.ABRAR AHMED: Mr.Speaker, {Translation] Sir, in the matter of loss branches running into losses I have already stated that DR.ABRAR AHMED: Mr.Speaker, the steps like converting NPA into Sir, main reasons for the losses in the performing estates through recoveries are branches are overhead expenditure, low being taken and efforts are also being level of business, low productivity, high made for recoveries. A recovery tribunal degree of NPA, high case deposit ratio is being set up for the cases under and high service charges on small loans. litigation and the big cases involving recoveries of more than Rs.l0,00,000 [English] each. Instructions are being issued to improve capital structure and MOUs are SHRI.V.S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN: What also being signed and special recovery are the steps being taken so that these cell is being set up too far recoveries. banks are able to make profit ? SHRI SUDHIR SAWANT: Main {Translation] purpose of nationalisation of banks was that these should share social obligations: That is why branches of various banks DR. ABRAR AHMED: Mr. Speaker, were opened in such areas where viability Sir, many steps are being taken to bring of these branches was in doubt. However, down losses like reducing NPA and I think closing down of such loss making converting these into performing assets branches will defeat the very purpose of through recoveries and to take difference nationalisation. measures for recovery, reducing overhead expenditure, shifting loss maKing branches DR.ABRAR AHMED: Social or closing down such branches as I commitment of the Government is still mentioned yesterday. very much there. It still exists. In fact it is being strengthened. For fulfilling [English] social obligations, priority sector has been earmarked. Nationalised banks give 40% MR.SPEAKER: Good questions and of the funds to priority sector and the answers. limit in case of foreign banks has been {Translation] revised from 15% to 30% even in case of private banks, provision for priority DR.P.R.GANGWAR: Mr.Speaker, sector has been made. The Government Sir, though a number of reasons for losses is fully concerned about the social have been given by the hon.Minister yet obligations. Out of these branches 41 Oral Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Oral Answers 42 proposed to be closed down 12000 [English] branches are incurring losses. However. the Reserve Bank of India has issued MR.SPEAKER: Mr.Chouhan. please instructions for closing down of only 104 come out with your question. branches. If only one branch is functioning in some rural area then it won't be closed SHRI CHETAN P.S.CHOUHAN: down but if two branches are functioning Mr.Speaker, Sir, to open branches in the in some area and one is running in loss metropolitan towns, the banks went around then one will be closen down by making opening branches in the rural areas, suitable adjustments. No retrenchment unbanked areas. The criteria of the will also be undertaken. (Interruptions) Reserve Bank (If India earlier was this that if they open two branches in the SHRI TARA CHAND rural areas, they will get a licence to KHANDELWAL:I was under the impression open a branch in the metropolitan towns. that opportunity to speal< will come my Due to this, -a lot of banks went around way atleast once in a year. opening branches in the unbanked and rural areas without thinking and without [English] finding out the economic viability of the bank. Is there any change in the policy MR.SPEAKER: If you keep on saying of the Reserve Bank of India or of the all these things, I will refer it to the Government of India? Privileges Committee and I will ask them to .decide as to whether it is breach ot [Translation] privilege or not (Interruptions) SHRI ABRAR AHMED: If without SHRI TARA CHAND KHANDELWAL: weighing pros and cons of any bank am sorry, sir. I have stood up many branch has been opened then review is time, but, I do not get an opportunity a must. (Interruptions). [English] MR.SPEAKER: I really do not appreciate this thing. (Interruptions). If SHRI R.ANBARASU: Sir. in the last you want, I will refer it to the Privileges Budget, our hon.Finance Minister has Committee and I will ask them to decide. announced that they would constitute a (Interruptions) tribunal for the recovery of bad debts. MR.SPEAKER: Please sit down. Sir, most of the nationalised banks (Interruptions) are in a very bad shape primarily because of the big industrialist and traders, who MR.SPEAKER: You can't continue do not pay their loans. They exert talking like this. (Interruptions) pressure and influence not only to wipe off all the penalty interests, but also the [Translation] principal amount and thereby these banks are making huge losses. I feel that there SHRI BRISHIN PATEL: We have is a delay in constituting the tribunals. not got opportunity till now. (lntertuptions) I, therefore, want to know from the 43 Short Notice Question MARCH 18, 1994 Short Notice Question 44 hon.Minister when he will be able to [English] constitute these tribunals for the recovery of these bad debts. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT(DEPT. OF WOMAN AND [TranslationJ CHILD DEVELOPMENT)(SHRIMATI BASAVA RAJESW,A.RI): (a) to (d). A DR.ABRAR AHMED: Mr.Speaker, statement is laid on the table of the Sir, the process of setting up of recovery House. tribunals is in progress and they will start functioning very soon. STATEMENT (a) The Department of Woman and SHORT NOTICE QUESTION Child Development is monitoring the projectwise/statewise implementation of [Translation] centrally sponsored integrated Child Development Services (I CDS) Scheme on Anganwadi Workers a monthly basis through the monthly progress reports received from the projects. 2.SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES: Will On the basis of these reports and the the MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES information received from the Central DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: Technical Committee (CTC) , quarterly progress reports (QPRs) are generated (a) whether Govemment have a by the Department for analysing and performance report on the Anganwadi revi~wing the status position of Anganwadi Workers in different states of the union; Workers/helpers and performance of Anganwadi Centres for delivery of Services (h) if so, how have the various including supplementary nutrition and pre- states been implementing these school education as envisaged under the programmes; scheme. (c) whether Govemment are aware (b) The Statewise performance on that the remuneration paid to the 6,00,000· provision of various services to the woman working in the Anganwadi beneficiaries is monitored on a monthly Programme and other related programmes basis. It is seen from the quarterly like the Indian Population Project-5. is progress report for the period ending not commensurate with the work they December, 31, 1993 that, on an average perform and the time they are required 75 beneficiaries including 63 children upto to devote for this work; and 6 years of age and 12 months are being provided with supplementary nutrition in an Anganwadi Centre under the ICDS (d) whether Government would Scheme. In addition on an average about consider raiSing the rates :.If remuneration 39 children in the age group of 3-6 years and providing other benefits like Medical including 20 boys and 19 girls are attending Leave, Uniform and Conveyance to these Pre-Scl"tool Education in an Anganwadi employees. Center. The average number of 45 Shan Notice Question PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Shan Notice Question 46 . beneficiaries, however, varies between the you speak in English please? States. MR.SPEAKER: No, he will speak (c) The Angahwadi workers :ore in Hindi only and the hon.Minister can voluntary part-time workers and as selected listen to the translation through the from the local community itself, to the interpreter. Shri George Fernandes, you extend possible, and are paid a fixed can speak in whichever language you like. amount of honorarium as an incentive for the voluntary efforts pufby them. The [Translation J honorarium paid to the Anganwadi workers ranges from ·R.s.350/- p.m. for non- SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES: matriculates to Rs.450/-p.m. for Mr.Speaker, Sir, I will follow your directions. matriculates. Similarly Anganwadi helpers are paid a fixed honorarium of RS.2001 Sir, the facts elaborated by the -p.m. for the voluntary efforts put by them hon.Minister ir, the reply are known to in assisting the Anganwadi workers. everyone. The problem is that there are Further under the Indian Population Project- about 6 lakh Anganwadi workers, mostly Veach woman voluntary workers is being women. From the reply. it appears that paid a fixed amount of honorarium of all of them are voluntary workers. Rs.200/-p.m. to act as a link between However, these are not voluntary workers. the community and family welfare workers. but employees. Since they have no other The incentives in the form of a fixed means of empioyment, they have taken honoraria paid to the voluntary workers up these jobs. Two types of voluntary under the ICDS Schemn and the India workers are there in the country. First Population Project-V are commensurate category consists of those, who are doing with their job requirements. voluntary work in spare time and the second category consists of those who (d) The Anganwadi worker in addition draw assistance from abroad and travel to getting a fixed amount of honorarium by air for their work but these workers IS also entitled to TAIDA ilased on actual a"e quite poor and travel on foot from BuslTrain fare (second c!a~s) and daily one village to another to establish relations allowance as applicable to Lower Division with the families and to take care of the Sierk as per State Government Rules. children. The hon.Minister has mentioned The Anganwadi helper is also entitled to about two types of works. Under one TA based on actual Bus/Train (Secona category, the children between 3 to 6 Class) fare and daily allowance applicable years are covered and under the other to Grade 0 employees of the State category come those children who are Government. The other benefits to in the age group of 6 to 12 years. Anganwadi workers include facility of Children between the age group of 3 to maternity leave and 20 days actual leave 6 years are being given pre-school facility in a yem. Th!'l Government is, therefore, but children between the age group ot not considering any proposal at present 6 to 12 years in addition educational to either raise the existing rates of facility are being provided nutrition faCilities honorarium or the other existing benefits. also. The Anganwadi workers are looking after this work. Therefore, the submission SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES: Wil! of the hon. Minister that these are voluntary 47 Short Notice Question MAACH 18, 1994 Short Notice Question 48 workers is not appealing. Salary of non- have taken is that very recently we got·~ matriculation is As. 350 p.m' whereas National Creche Fund. We are going that of the matriculates it is As. 450 p.m. to convert 40 per cent of the Anganwadi and of helpers As. 250 p.m. I would into creches. In case of these Anganwadi like to know whether with this salary can teachers are prepared to work as creche these women workers be expected to teachers, depending upon their work they reach the required standards of educating will be getting more salary. the children and helping in serving the nutritional facilities ana and can they be He mentioned about adolescent girls. brought out of near starvation and difficult For adolescent girls there are 507 centres. situation ? I think there are five thousand centres wherein these other children are being [English] educated in the Anganwadis. I think five lakh people will be benefited out of this SHRIMATI BASA'vA RAJESWAAI: scheme. Our own Anganwadi workers Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I give the correct are looking after the adolescent girls also figures. ! think, he will be very much wherein we have increased their salary satisfied. Six lakhs Anganwadi workers by Rs. 150. Moreover, some other States are working in this country and all of also have enhanced their salaries. For them are honorary workers. This scheme exam pie Maharashtra and Pondicherry. has been started during the year 1973- Maharashtra has increased RS.l00 and 74. From October 1975. the matriculates Pondicherry increased Rs. 150. Some were getting 8s. 150 rei mO:lth and the other States are giving some perks and non-matriculates were getting Rs. 100 per benefits like festival allowances, etc. month. In January 1977, there was no change. From April 1978. the matriculates The Central Government is doing were qetting Rs. 175 and the non- only operational work as far. as their matriculates were gelling Rs. 125. There salaries and other things are concerned. was no change as fm as helpers are It is for the State Govemment to see concerned. what best they can do - whether their honorarium is to be increased or not January 1985: Rs.250. RS.200 and At present there is no proposal before As. 90 lor helpers. July 1990: Rs.325. the Central Government to increase that Rs.275 and Rs.l10 for helpers. Of late, Regarding their perks and other things, in October 1992 we hav£) revised it from we are already giving maternity benefits Rs.400 to Rs. 450 tor matriculates: from like three months leave. They get travel Rs. 350 to Rs. 400 for '"lon-matriculates allowance whenever they go and attend and Rs.200 tor helpers. official work. Aegarding other things, he mentioned 20 days leave. It is a good I would like to give the han. Member suggestion for action. I will consider it. one more reply. Very recently we have deCided just to give an incentive to these [Translation} workers. Those who put in ten years of servICe and who are matriculates will SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES : Mr. be promot0d as supervisors and then to Speaker, Sir, thoUyh this question is COO posb. Anothe, decision which we relates to Anganwadi workers yet it also 49 Short Notice Question PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Short Notice Question 50 includes the work being done by the states children. 62 per cent of the children are and Anganwadi workers. From this from the poor families. Very recently, we report, it is clear that two-third of the have included children from even the work is being done for the benefit of urban skims and also tribal areas. Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Wherever these Anganwadi centres are most backward sections. Secondly, 62 working, the mortality rates has come per cent children hail from the families down and the children are getting very having annual income of As.2,OOO. I good nutritious food. am submitting these figures on the basis of the report of the Government, available As far as the National Nutrition in the library. From all this it is clear policy is concerned, the Cabinet has that the earning of these farnilies per day approved it; and we have been writing comes between As. 6.25 and 6.50. This to all the State Governments because scheme is being implemented for the there is a lot of discrimination about giving benefit of the children, to improve their nutritious food to the children. Some lot. In this scheme, besides taking care States used to give 50 paise, some other of the children, family planning programme States used to give only 20 paise and are also included. Hon. Minister knows some other States used to give 75 paise. well that all these works are being This time, we have decided that all the implemented by women. The Hon. Minister states have to provide As. 1 per child mentioned that at present the Government as far as the nutritious component is is not in a position to improve their concerned. If they do not provide AS.1 economic condition. However, will the per child, we are not going to sanction Government constitute a committee to any new projects for them. I Have received decide the future of these workers so a very good response from most of ttle that the children of those families who States. They are prepared to provide are covered under this scheme are takon additional Budget for these poor children care of property because the scheme at the rate of AS.1 per child as far as has been launched with the intention of the nutrition value is concerned. providing welfare to the poor? The hon. Minister of Finance is present in the House. During the course of his speech As far as the Other point regarding he has told as to what should be done the 'annual income of the family of As. and what should not be done. Sir., if 2000' is concerned, I would say that most the issue of Anganwadis is associated of the children come from the poor with it, then many problem can solved. families. Very recently, we have monitored We seek the reply of the concerned this through our monitoring system, from Hon.Minister in this regard but since the . the projeCt level to the State level. We Hon.Minister of Finance is also present have been closely monitoring the whQle in the House, if you direct him to throw thing. more l;gllt it. will be quite good. As far as the second RSrt of his [English} question is concerned, I would like the hon. Finance Minister to answer. There SHAIMATI BASAVA AAJESWAAI: is no proposal as far as I am concemed. Sir, he.has mentioned about the Anganwadi That is the only thing that I can tell you. 51 Short Notice Question MARCH 18, 1994 WrittenAnswers 52 PROF. SAVITHRI LAKSHMANAN : WRITIEN ANSW ERS TO QUESTIONS Sir, we are having extra-department and extra-departmental employee under the P [English] & T Likewise, we could create an extra departmental, I hope. under the HAD Loans And R·ecoveries Ministry. My question is, whether it is possible to create an extra-department '306. SHRI MANORANJAN under HAD Ministry and treat these BHAKTA: Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE Anganwadi workers at least as extra be pleased to state: departmental employees. so that they may get better allowance and salaries. etc. (a) whether the Government have May I also know whether they -,tlf be introduced any norms for sanction of treated as Government employees? loans and their recoveries by the Public Sector Banks/Financial Institutions; SHAIMATI BASAVA RAJESWARI That proposal is not before us. Only (b) if so. the details thereof; recently. we did have a discussion with the Planning Commission., After discussing (c) whether these norms are equally with the Planning Commission only, the applicable to the foreign banks; and salaries have been enhanced. Even the 'health workers' who are working as (d) if not. the reasons therefore? honorary workers in Madras and Bombay are getting only Rs.200. They treat the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE workers as honorary w•)rkers. We do MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE not consider them as Government MINISTER OF STATF. IN THE MINISTRY employees. as of !oday because of the OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS financial constraints. (DR.ABRAR AHMED). (a) and (b). No sir, it is not Government but the Reserve SHRIMATI GEETA MUKHERJEE: Bank of India (RBI) that issues guidelines Given the work that is &!ready there with from time to time to banks on different the Anganwadi workers. it is more than aspects relating to sanctions and recovery the work of a regular tr .,cher and it is of loans. The managements of banks more than the work of any regular work1::r. and financial institutions lay down the Does the Minister believe that by giving policies and instructions in this regard. Rs.450. he can do any justice to them? keeping in view the guidelines of RBI Is not just really depriving a big section wherever applicable. The banks are of women who are doing a very good expected to provide loans to borrowers work. of better facilities? for taking up economically viable activities where they are satisfied about the feasibility SHRIMATI 8ASAVA RAJESWARI: They of the projects to be financ�d and after are honora,y worl<.e1:.;. working for only 4 working out the cash flow and repayment -1/2 hours'. Even if they sit late, sometimes, schedules. The recovery of such loans for their own work, we give them food also . is governed by the terms and conditions So whatever we are giving is quite stip:.Jlated and agreed upon between the sufficient as of today. bank and borrower. 53 Written Answets PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 54 (c) and (d). RBI norms are generally Equity Raising by Foreign Firms applicable to all scheduled commercial • _~ I I banks inciuding foreign banks with the *308. SHRI HARIN PATHAK: Will ex<:eption of priority sector lending where the MINISTER OF FINANCE be pleased there are different targets in respect of to state: foreign banks. ' (a) whether the foreign firms are Silk Cocoons allowed to raise their equity for more than 50% whereas the Indian promoters *307. SHRI K.H.MUNIYAPPA: Will are .not allowed to do so; the MINISTER OF TEXTILES be pleased to state: (b) whether the Government propose to provide similar facility to Indian (a). whether the rates of Mulberry promoters in this regards; and Silk Cocoons vary freq,Jently; (c) if not, reasons therefore? (b) whether the frequent variation of rates of cocoons has affected the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE farmers in the country, particularly in MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER Karnataka; OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR (c) if so, whether the Government AHMED): (a) to (c). Under the new have any price protection scheme for the Industrial Policy of th9 Central Government silk growers; and announced in July, 1991, foreign firms (d) if so, the details thereof? are permitted to acquir upto 51 % of the share capital of an Indian company in THE MINISTER OF STATE OF priority sector industries without THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES(SHRI Government permission but with approval G.VENKAT SWAMY): (a) to (d). Price of Reserve Bank of India. Share. capital of Mulberry Silk Cocoons as well as price in excess of 51 % requires Government of raw silk are .primarily governed by approval. Under section 372 of the demand and suppiy position of raw silk. Companies Act, and Indian company can Although there have been variations in invest upto 30% of its subscribed share the prices of Silk cocoons, production capital and free reserves in the share of raw silk in the country has increased capItal of ~mother company. upto 30% from a level of about 10600 Metric of the subscribed share capital of the Tonnes in 1988-89 to a level of about latter and investments exceeding these 14000 Metric Tonnes in 1992-93. limits require the previous approval of the Central Government. There is no price protection scheme for Mulberry Silk Cocoon Growers. The norms applicable to the two However, the Government of India protects sets of investments are. not identical. the interests of sericulture farmers through However, as permission can be sought appropriate policy interve"tions whenever by Indian companies to invest in excess needed. of these limits in the share capital of 55 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 56 another company, the existing policy is (a) whether Tea Industry is facing not necessarily disadvantageous to Indian crisis; companies. (b) whether the cost of production. Tripartite Committe on NTC of Tea per kilo gram comes to more than its sale price; *309. SHRI TARA SINGH: SHRI V.SRINIVASAPRASAD: (c) if so, the reasons therefore; and Will the MINISTER OF TEXTilES (a) the steps being taken by the be pleased to state: Govemment for the development and growth of the Tea Industry? (a) whether a Tripartite Committ'*l meeting on National Textile Corporation THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE was held recently; (SHRI PRANAH MUKHERJEE): (a) No, Sir. (b) whether any decision on the future of Silk Mills of N.T.C has been (b) Average all India auction prices taken; of Te~ are higher than the average cost of production of Tea (t;) i! so, the details thereof; and (c) Does not arise. (d) if not, the reasons therefore? (d) Tea Board provides financial THE MINISTER OF STATE OF assistance by way of loan, Capital Subsidy THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI and interest subsidy on bank loans for G.VENKAT SWAMY): (a) :0 (d). because developmental activities in Tea Industry. of certain reservations voiced about the In order to encourage smali tea growers Tum Around Strategy earlier approved to take up Tea cultivation, the board has by the Govemment for the NTC Textiles been operating a special input and a to prepare fresh modEmlisation plans for special subsidy scheme. Under this revival of associations were referred for scheme capital subsidy @Rs.15,OOO per consideration to the sub-r.ommittee of the ha. is provided towards cost of inputs labour Ministry's Special Tripartite including planting material, fertilisers etc. Committee on NTC matters. The report In addition to this interest subsidy on of the Sub-Committee is now under bank loan is also provided @5.10.10 p.a. consideration of the Special Tripartite subject to maximum loan amount of Committee. Rs.16,OOO/-per ha. [Translation] Besides special assistance is also extended by the Tea Board to small Tea Industry growers for setting up of Tea Nurseries, demonstration plots. ctonal multiplicational *310. SHRIMATI BHAVNA centers, training centres, free advisory CHIKHLlA: Witl the MINISTER OF services, setting up of co-operative tea COMMERCE be pleased to state: factories etc. 57 Written Answers PHAlGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 5!f It has been proposed to include expanding trade relations with Kuwait; two new.schemes for the benefit of small and tea growers viz. Tea Area infilling subsidy schemes and special 'area development (c) if so, the steps taken/proposed schemes during 1994-95. to be taken inthis regard ? [English] THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) A statement is enclosed. Trade with Kuwait (b) Yes, Sir. *311. SHRI K. PRADHANI: Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to, (c) Steps taken/proposed to be taken state: for expanding trade relations with Kuwait include discussions at Govt. to Govt. 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'312 SHRI RABI RAY: Will the Trade with Iran MINISTER OF FINANCE be pleased to state: *313. DR.KRUPAS INDHU BHOI: (a) whether there was a slight Will the MINISTER OF COMMERCE be decline in the disbursement made by the pleased to state: International Monetary F!'f'ld during 1993; (a) whether the Government have (b) if so the details thereof; established economic co-operation and bilateral relations with Iran; (c) whether there was also a marked (b) if so, the areas in which joint decline in concessional lending in low collaborations have been established so income countries under the structural far; adjustment facility and enhanced structural adjustment faCility, (c) whether the Government propose to establish better economic co-operation (d) If so, the details thereof; and with Iran; and (e) the reactron of the 'Government (d) if so, the details of the areas thereon? identified therefore? ' THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE THE MINISTER OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER COMMERCE(5HRI PRANAB OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MUKHERJEE): (a) Yes, Sir. PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(DR.ABRAR AHMED): (a) and (b). Yes, Sir. The . (b) Joint Collaborations already total disbursement of tt,e IMF declined established between India and Iran in slightly from SDR 5.903 billion in F.Y.1992 the areas of Oil Refinery and Shipping. to SDR '3 Rn billion In F.Y.1993. (c) Yes, Sir. (c) Clnd (d). there was also a small decline in the loans under Structural (d) The areas identified by the two Adjustment Facility and Enhanced sides for improving economic co-operations StOlctural Adjustment Facility from SDI=I include transit facilities through Iran for 608 million to SDH 5~:\ million. our trade wit" the Central Asian Republics, project exports in the fields of engineering (e) disbursements are related to the and consu"ancy. setting up a natural ga'3 demand for use of the funds resources pipeline to supply Iranian Natural Gas by member countries. However, India's to India, joint venture fertilizer plants, requirements for BOP support y!as full mining, fisheries, stepping up of bilateral addresses by thE' fund through the Upper trade, setting up of joint Indo-Iran Chamber Credit Tranche Standby Arrangement of Commerce. etc 67 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written AnswelS 68 Trade Fairs Further, 'it is proposed to organise a National Consumer Goods Fair at *314. SHRI M.KRISHNA SWAMY: Bangalore (~mataka). WiU the MINISTER OF COMMERCE be pleased to state: (d) 'For participation in Trade Fairs abroad, the criteria include the track l (a) the details of the Trade Fairs record (export performance etc.) of the likely to be organised during 1994: participants, their staflJs in export business, i.e. export houseltrading house, star trading (b) the criteria fixed for holding house, the nature of the unit, ·i.e. SSI these Trade Fairs; or otherwise, types of entrepreneur, Le.women etc. (c) whether the Indian Trade Promotion Organisation propose to hold ITPO also proposes to organise these fairs in different pai1s of the country participation in 34 fairs abroad in 1994. particularly in Tamil Nadu; and Packaging Material for Tea (d) the criteria fixed for sending our Traders for participation in Trade Fairs *315. SHRI BIJOY KRISHNA abroad? HANDIQUE: Will the MINISTER OF COMMERCE be please to state: THE MINISTER OF COM ME RC E (SH R I. PRANAB (a) whether any alternative MUKHERJEE): (a) India Trade Promotion packaging material for tea in order to Organisation (ITPO) will be organising 9 save wood has been found; Trade Fairs during 1994 within India. 18 other fairs ,are also scheduled to be (b) whether the Government have organised by various other agencies from asked the tea industry to intensify the India and abroad, in the Exhibition Comp'lex Research and Development work on of ITPO, New DeihL packaging technology from the conservation point of view: and (b) The criteria fixed tor holding Trade Fairs broadly for under the following (c) if so, the details thereof? heads viz., possibilities of export orders for products displayed, technology THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE upgradation, product expo~ure and (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) creation of market opportunities, trade recently there has t-lJdn increasing use and b'uMness related infonnation, possibility of laminated jute bags and multiwall paper of coliaborationf!Oint ventures. sacks for packaging different categories of tea in bulk. (q) Yes, Sir. the India International Leather 'Fair which is annual feature, has (b) and (c). Tea Board has been been held at Madras (lamil Nadu) for impressing upon the Tea IndusVy trom the last 9 years. The ,n· i:a Ir,ternational time to time expedite their efforts to Leather> Fair, 1994 was ~ held at develop environment friendly packaging Madras in January/February, 1994. material given the depleting sources of 69 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 70 wood in the country. In this regard, (a) whether there is any demand Indian Jute Manufacturers' Research for tender coconut water in the Intemational Association are making efforts to develop market; rigid jute fibre tea chests for packaging of orthodox tea. Ihdian Institute of (b) if so, whether the Government Packaging has also been given a project have any proposal to export the tender by the Tea Board to develop appropri~!~ coconut water; packaging materials for marketing of small packs. (ci if so, the details thereof; and Tourism Promotion in Andaman (d) if not, the reasons therefore? and Nicobar .THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE ·316. SHRI TARIT BRAN (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) small TOPDAR:WiII the MINISTER OF CIVIL quantities of coconut water in cans are AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased traded internationally. to state: (b) to (dj. export of tender coconut (a) whether the Government have water is aiiowed without licence to all decided to lease out islands in Andama!" permissible destinations. and Nlcobar for promotion of touriSr'l there; and Dyestuffs and Agr~Chemicals (b) if so, the details thereof? ·318. SHRIMATI VASUNDHARA RAJE: Will the Minister of COMMERCE THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state: AND TOURISM(SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD): (a) and (b). Government had (a) the total quantity of dyestuffs and invited offers for development of beach agro-chemicals exported and the foreing resorts on long term lease, at Amkunj exchange earned there from during each in Middle Andamans and at Radhanagar of the last three years; in Havelock Islands. Government have provisionally accepted ... proposal from (b) whether these is a great scope an entrepreneur for development of resort for increasing the export of these items; at a Radhanagar in HavelOCk Island. and '-Iowever. the party has subsequer.t!y withdrawn the offer as it did not find (c) if so, the steps taken by the the site suitable. Governrnent in ihis regard ? Export of Tender Coconut Water THE MINISTER OF COMMERECE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) The "317. SHRI relevant statistics for th~ exports of C.P.MUDALAGIRIYAPPA: Will the dyestuffs (including intermediates and MINISTER OF COMMERCE be pleased coaltar chemicals) and agro-chemical!': to state: are as follows: 72 71 Written 4nswers M_ARCH 18. 1994 Written Answers CX) CIl ·10 ~ ~ ...... Ol ~ ~ ~ (.)e ~ [£ 0) os: - ~ <0 :;:; 0 c:: 0 M ~ III 10 M ::J N 0 <0 10 CIl CD ~ It) ..... (\j ~ II) c:: {:. ~ os: 0; .c:- O) 0 t- - v v ~ Z :;:; 0 u; w c:: CC!. t") :E III "l- W ::J (0 t- O <[ ti CIl N 10 ~ (') v 0 ~ v 0; ~ -0) r- .c I' ~ ..... 10 III C\a <0 en «i .2 E CD .s:; o .~ e ~ 73 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 74 (b) Yes, Sir: THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) to (g). (C) The Government, and the Basic a certainly sponsored Export Promotion Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Industrial Park Scheme (2PIP) has been Cosmetics Export Pn)motion Council, have formulated in consultation with State been taking, on an ongoing basis, serveral Governments and the Planning measures for the promotion of export of Commission. dyestuffs and agro-chemicals. These include besides Government's economic The scheme envisages that 7!5% liberalisation measures, organisation of of the capital expenditure incurred towards tJuyer-seller ,neets, inviting delegations creation infrastructural facilities for export from abroad to apprise them of indian oriented production, which will ordinarily capabilities in these sectors, availability be limited to Rs.10 crores in each cas&, of Market Developmertt Assistance, will be met from a central grant to the particlpation in trade fairs abroad, State Governments. in addition, a sponsoring of market study temas abroad maintenance grant equivalent to 2% of publicitylinformation measures, and special export turnover of each unit established training programmes. therein is also proposed to be made available to the State Governments for Export Promotion Industrial Park a period of 5 years from the date of Scheme commercial production of that unit. All the State Governments, including those *319. PROF.M.KAMSON: WiII·the in the North East, would be in a position MINISTER OF COMMERCE (0 be pleased to take advantage of the scheme. to state: Housing Fund Scheme (a) whether any Export Promotion Industrial Park Scheme has been launched *320. SHRI SANAT KUMAR in the country; MANDAL: Will the MINISTER OF LABOUR be pleased to state: (b) if so, thc details thereof~ .(a) Whether the Central Board of (c) whether these Parks are Trustees of the Employees Provident proposed to be aeveloped at different Fund has approved a housing fund scheme places in the country; modelled on the house mortgage system of the West for the Fund members; (d). if so, the details of such places, States and Union Territory-wise; (b) if so, the broad features thereof and the manner in which it is likely to {e) whether the Government Pl"OJ)OSc be impiemented; to encourage the North East Region States in launching of the above scheme; (ci whethe, its corpus fund will be constituted out of the Provident Fund (f) ~I so, the details thereof; and Subscription anci contribution only or the assistance from the Government: (g) if not, the reasons therefore? and 75 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 76 (d) if so, the details and extent on 11th November, 1992. The thrust thereof? of the recommendations of ttle High Powered Committee is that the future THE MINISTER OF STATE OF of the jute section lies in the recognition THE MINISTRY OF LASOUR(SHRI of the full potential of jute as a fibre PASANGMA): (a) to (d). the Central in diversified and applications. Technical Board of Trustees, EPF. in its meeting advances and price factors render it on 24.3.1993 constituted a committee to. possible for the jute economy to sustain study the feasibility of setting up a Housing its existence on the production on Finance Fund and draw up a scheme packaging materials alone. It is, therefore, for providing Housing Finance Loan to imperative for the jute sector to undertake the EPF' subscribers. The committee, 'restructuring in the interests of the jute in January, 1994. finalised its' report growing farmers, mill workers and others which was placed. before the CST on associated with this fibre. Such 18.2.1994. The CST will discuss the diversification would help increase value report on 31.3.1994. realisation to the jute industry through product:'.)n of intermediate raw materiais High Power Committe on Jute like yarn and fabrics which would be Industry utilised by the decel"!tralised sectors for the production of variegated products for 3343. SHRI SANAT KUMAR diversified applications that would help MANDAL: Will the MINISTER OF generate employment. This would lead TEXTILES be pleased to state: the renewed demand for the jute fibre that would help farmers to realise more (a) whether a High Power Committee remunerative prices for their produce. set up on jute industry sector a few years The committee has recommended support ago has submitted its report; for the diversification through margin money assistance and tie up arrangements (b) if so, the details of in all allied fields viz.: improvement in recommendations made by the productivity and quality in raw jute. interface committee; and between entrepreneurs and R&D institutions on the one hand and financial (c) the action laken by the institutions and marketing channels on Government thereon? the other for transfer of technology etc. Action has already been initiated THE MINISTER OF STATE OF for implementation of the recommendations THE MiNiSTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI of the committee. G.VENKAT SWAMY): (a) to (c). Government had set up a High Powered {Translation] Committee to study the current development in the jute sector and Ban on Fresh Recruitment recommended strategies and policy measures te. 'increase modernisation. 3344. SHRI SURENDRA PAL diversification and exports. The committee PATHAK: Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE has submitted its report to Government be pleased to state: n Written Ans~~ PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answets 78 (a) whether a ban has been imposed assistance in the form of loans and grants on the fresh recruitment under various extended to each of the North-Eastern posts/categories in the Central Government States during 1991-92,1992-93 and 1993- Services; 94, so far; (b) if SO, since ",hen and the (b) whether the assistance was reasons therefore; earmarked for specified projects or any part of it was by way of budgetary support (c) whether the Government propose to the States; to lift this ban on recruitment; (c) if so, the details threrof; and (d) if so, the time by which a decision is likely to be taken in this regard; (d) the arrangements made for and monitoring the progress and timely implementation of these projects and the (e) if not, the reasons therefore? extenl of Central involvement therein ? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE(SHRI MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M.V. MV.CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY): (al CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY): (a) A there IS no general ban on recruitment. statement showing the quantum of Central However, as a part of economy measures, assistance released to the North Eastern instructions were issued in May, 1993 States for their Annual Plans in the from to the effect that posts which are lying of loands and grants during 1991-92, vacant for one year or more shall be 1992-93 and 1993-94 (so far upto 16.3.94), deemed to be abolished and, if needed, is enclosed. could be re-created after following prescribed procedure for creation of posts. (b) and (c). Central assistnace to States for their Annual Plan schemes is (b) to (e). do not arise. provided in the form of block loans and block grants fro the plan as a whole [English) and is not related to any specified project! scheme. This assistnace from the Centre Assistance to· North Eastern States is a budgetary support to the States for funding their Annual Plans. 3345. SHRI SHRAVAN KUMAR PATEL: Will the Minister of FINANCE ,cd) Monitoring the progress and timely be pleased to state: implementation of the State P~an projects! schemes is done by the tese State (a) the quantum of Central financial Governments themselves. 79 Written AnswelS 1A4RCH 18. 1994 Wtitten AnswelS 80 ,.._C') U) m ,.._ClO m Q) !!! ~ ..,. 0 CD 0 m ~ ..C') ~ ~ cO C\i C') .,; .,; ~ Ci) {2 N ~ ~ ClO to ~ cO ~ 0> N C\I C\I N N 0 !!? ..... N ~ eu $2 g. 0> ,.._ 0> ClO os: .._ ~ 0; ,.._ ~ 0> to ' ~ to C') 10 ClO 0> ~ ,.._ ,.._ U) U)... -t: c: 10 .... ' [Translation] hitherto unbanked areas, to make available institutional credit to the weaker sections RRBs In M~ya Pradesh of the society, to mobilise rural savings and channelise them for supporting 3346. SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH productive activities in the rural areas CHAUHAN: Will the MINISTER OF to generate employment opportunities in FINANCE be pleased to state: rural areas, and it bring down the cost of purveying credit in rural areas. (a) the number of locations of the· Regional Rural Banks functioning in As of March, 1993 as much as Madhya Pradesh· Rs.491.03 crores mobilised by RRBs in 28.91 lakh accounts in Madhya Pradesh. (b) the rryain objectives of these The credit support provided by these banks and th~ extent to which these banks amounted to Rs.338.87 crores objectives have been achieved during the (outstanding) in 9.97 lakhs accounts. last two years; Thus over a period of time the RRBs have achieved significant growth in taking (c) whether some of these banks banking services to the door steps of are facing finance crisis; the rural poor, p,oviding them with institutional credit support and moping up (d) if so, the reasons therefore; and of hitherto untapped rural savings. (e) the measures taken by the Government to improve the performance (c) In the process of reaching to of the above banks? the weaker sections and fuHilling the broad socio-economic objectives, these THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE RRBs have suffered financially. Twenty MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER three out of the twenty foar RRBs in OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF Madhya Pradesh have incurred a loss PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(DR.ABRAR of Rs.44.44 crores during 1992-93 and AHMED):(a~ there are 24 Regional Rural their accumulated losses stood at 119.93 Banks (RRBs) «>perating in the State of crores as at the end of March, 1993. Madhya Pradesh having a network of In aU the 23 RRBs. have comQletely 1603 branches as at the end of March, eroded their share capital and reserves, 1993, with Headquarters located at leading to problems of liquidity and Hoshangabad, Bilaspur, Rewa, Tikamgarh, consequent reduction in the lending Satna, Ambikapur, JagadaJpur, activitie"!i. Poor recovery performance of Rajnandgaon, Jhabua, Raigarh, Shivpuri, the RRBs in the state has compounded Damoh, Dewas, Khargone, Mandla, the problem of liquidity. Chtlindwara, Sehore, ~hahdoJ, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsinghpur, Ujain, Dalia and (d) The reasons incurring losses by Vidisha. RRBs are attributable to several factors like restriction on the choice of clientele, (b) The abjectives of the RRBs are limited area of operation, low interest to take the banking services to th~ door margin, mounting establishment costs steps of rural masses particularly in particulal1y after implementation of the 83 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written Answers 84 award of the National Industrial Tribunal G.VENKAT SWAMY): (a) and (b). the etc. Government dOes not provide financial help to pnvate jute mills. However. (e) With a view to improving their Government have provided Rs.26.25 "iability a package of measures have crores during 1992-93 to National Jute been announced in December. 1993 for Manufactures Corporation (NJMC), a more flexibility in their lending operations Government of I"dia Undertaking to meet and ~ning the scope of their allied the working capital requirements. NJMC banking services. These measures include has also submitted a turn around plan raising non target group financing from in accordance with the directive of the 40% to 60%. increasing non fund business. Board for Industrial and Financial freeing RRBs whose disbursats during Reconstruction (BIFR), which is expected 1992-93 were less than Rs.2 crores from to determine and enforce remedial service area obligations and permitting measures for the survival of the jute mitts them to relocate loss making branches under NJMC. at places like Mandis. TaluklOistrict Headquarters. Agricuitural Produce (c) Government have provided Centers. and to open extension counters several incentives to revitalise the jute at premises of il'lStitutions for which the industry including enactment of Jute RRBs is the principal banker. The RRBs Packaging Materials(Computsory use in have also been permitted to install safe packing commodities) Act, 1987, creation deposit lockers. of Jute Modernisation Fund. £;~tablishing a Special Jute Oevelop_ment Fund. grant [English] of fiscal, financial and marketing support etc. Government have also set up Textile Jute Industry in West Bengal Modernisation Fund Scheme (TMF:S) for prOViding modernisation assistance to 3347. SHRIMATI GEETA cotton textile industry. BIFR has also MUKHERJEE: Will the MINISTER OF been set up for determining and enforcing TEXTILES be pleased to state: the preventive, ameliorative and remedial measures for revitalizing sick industrial (a) whether there was any proposal companies. to provide financial help to jute mills. particularty State-owned Jute mills in West Retrenchment Benefit Bengat; 3348. SHRI SYEO SHAHABUOOIN: (b) if so, the amount of money Will the MINISTER OF LABOUR be provided to those milts in West BengaJ pleased to state: during the last year. and (a) whether the Government have (c) the steps being taken by the decided to enhance the retrenchment Government tor helping the jute and benefit from the present level of 15 days coItof textile nwstry in West Bengal? salary for each year of service completed to one month; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF; TEXTILES(SHRI (b) the corresponding existing 85 Written AnswslS PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) " Written AnswslS 86 provision in the case of voluntary (a) whether Raja Chelliah Committee retire~nt; has made some observations regarding functioning of Settlement Commission (IT ,\ (c) whether the Government & WT) and its role in control of tax envisage large scale retrenchment in the evasion; near future; and (b) if so, the details thereof; (d) whether there has been a substantial r~sponse to the voluntary (c) the action taken by the retirement scheme in the industrial sector? Govemment thereon;. and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF (d) if not, the reasons therefore? THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR(SHRI PASANGMA) (a) No, Sir. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI.M.V. (b) According to the guidelines of CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY) (a) to Voluntary Retirement Sc!1eme issued by (d). the observations and recommendations the Department of Public Enterprises made by the Raja Chelliah Committee apart from other statutory dues like gratuity, in regard to the functioning of Settlement provident fund etc. an employee of Central Commission (ITIWT) are contained in Public Sector Undertaking, who opt for paras 5.58 to 5.68 of the part-1 of its voluntary retirement is admissible fO'r 1- final report. Copies of which have been 1/2 months emoluments (Pay plus DA) placed in the Parliament Ubrary. These for each completed year of service or observations/recommendations are under the monthly emolument (Pay plus DA) consideration of the Govemment. at the time of retirement mUltiplied by the balance months of service left before the normal date of retirement, whichever Growth of Employment in Public is less. and Private Sector (c) Large scale retrenchment perse 3350. SHRI PRAKASH V.PATIL: is not envisaged under the new economic Will the MINISTER OF LABOUR be policy in the near future. pleased to state: (d) According to available information (a) whether the Government have san3 employees have opted for voluntary any information about the contribution of retirement in 120 Central Public Sector private sector in creating employment enterprises during 1990-91, 1991-92 and opportunities for educated unemplOyed 1992-93. during the last 3 years; (b) if so, the details thereof; and 3349. SHRI AMAR ROY PRADHAN: (c) the growth of employment in Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE be PubliclPrivate Sector during the last 3 pleased to state: years? 87 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written Answers 88 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF 1991 and 31 st March, 1992 as per the THE MIN1STRY OF information collected under the LABOUR(SHRI.P.S.SAN6MA)(a) to Ie). employment market information the employment in organised sector (all programme of the Ministry of Labour and establishment in the Public Sector and the percentage changes over the previous non agricultural establishment in the private years employment is given in the statement sector employing 10 or more workers) enclosed. as on 31st March. 1990. 31st March, 89 Written AnswelS PHALGUNA 27.1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 90 (\I N co ci ...z ..... w iii :e I() w .....o (\I, ~ 91 Written Answen; MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answen; 92 [Translation] Department conducted 100 searches in' Rajasthan, which resulted in seizure of Revenue Collection in Rajasthan Cash/Jewllery etc. to the tune of RS.559.99 lakhs. 3351.PROF. RASA SINGH RAWAT: Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE be EPF of Beedi Workers pleased to state: 3352. SHRI VUOY KUMAR YADAV: (a) the total revenue eamed by me Will the MINISTER OF LABOUR be Union Govemment through Income-Tax, pleased to state: small savings, customs duty and excise duty during the last year in Rajasthan; (a) the number of Beedi workers in the country. State-wise; (b) the amount out of the total revenue collected, which was given back (b) the number of such workers to the state; covered under the EPF Scheme. State- wise; (c) the number of income-tax payers in Rajasthan at present; and (c) whether the amount of EPF deducted from their salary is deposited (d) the number of raids conducted to their account by the employers; and by the Income-Tax Department during the last one year in the State and the property (d) if not. the steps being taken seized therefrom? by the Government to recover the outstanding provident fund amount and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the outcome thereof? MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI. M.V. CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY)(a) total THE MINISTER OF STATE THE revenue collected by the' Union MINISTRY OF LABOUR(SHRI Govemment through Income-Tax, Customs PASANGMA) (a) and (b). the required and Exc;'!'e duties during 1992-93 in information is 9i_ven in the attached Rajasthan was Rs.1264.69 crores, and statement; the small savings collections were RS.304.03 crores. (c) and (d). The Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous PrOVisions Act (b) the amount given to the applies to the factories/establishment Govemment of Rajasthc: n as share of employing 20 or more. persons. In Central T~xes was Rs.1073.41 crores, respect of the Beedi workers covered and the long"term loans on account of under the Act the provident fund deducted net small savings collections was from salary alongwith the employer's Rs.228.03 crores. matching contribution is being deposited in the accounts of the subscribers. (c) the number of Income-T~x Necessary legal and penal action to Pay,rs on 31.3.1994 was 3.94 lakhs. secure compliance under the ActIScheme is taken by the EPF Authorities as and (d) during 1992-93 Income-Tax when default in this regard is noticed. 93 Written Answers MARCH 18,1994 Written Answers 94 II.! III ~-g CJ) C\I ll') C\I ex) <0 0 ...... 0 ..,. ..,. ll') ll') ..- 0 0 C\I Cij <0 ~ t') (]) <0 (I) ..,. .... ~ ..,. ex) g Lu fI:i 0 ..j C\I t":) u; u; ..j ..,. <0 C!. 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SHRI RAJNATH SONKAR valuation ofn the basis of the invoice SHASTRI: Will the Minister of FINANCE price; rationaHsation of _!he exemption for .:. be pleased to state: small scali units and units and extending the benefits to both registered and (a) Whether the Government have unregistered units; extension of MODVAT takne initiatives to implement the facility to capital goods. recommendations made by· the Rekhi Committee; Action has also been initiated for (b) if so, the details thereof; legislative chnges In the customs Act, 1962 and the Central EXCises and Salt (c) whether the Committee has' also Act, 1944 as also changes in the suggested amendments in the Central procedures. These include the proposals Excises and Salt Act, 1994; for setting up of the Settlement Comnmission for Customs and Central (d) if so, the details thereof; and Excise, High Powered Tribunal under Article 323B of the Consititutio, chrging (e) the action Gken tereon ? of interest on delayed payments of duties and payment of interest on delayyed THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE refunds, change of deSignation of the MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M.V.· officers issue of cheques for payment CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY): (a) to of drawbact.. on weekly basis· instead of (e) The Rekhi Committee, in tair final fortnightly. report (Vol. I & II), ha~·s made in aU 142 recommendations relation 10 Export of Onions simplification and stremlining of customs and central excise saws and procedures. 3354.SHRI RAMA CHANDRA The main recommendation relate to tariff VEERAPPA:Will the MINISTER OF structure (not the rate of duty), valuation, COMMERCE be pleased to state: classification, assessment and clearance, MODVAT, appIlae machinery, Settlement (a) whether the Government Commission etc. Some of these proposes to suspend the export of onions recommendations are in the nature of to Bangladesh and other countries for observations and views expressed by the a certain period till a new crop is harvested; Committee Government has already initiated implemental action on many of (b) if so, the details thereof; the recommendations of the Committee. Further, the Govemment's reponse to (c) whether Government have several recommendations IS also reflect8\J received any representation from. any in the Budget proposals for 1994-95, State Govemment in this regard; Such as number of exemption notifications reduced to the minimum possible level; (d) if so, the details of thereof; and Y9 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 100 (e) the steps Government proposes. which include implementation of sanctioned to take the matter? project, declaration of tourism as an industry, Identification of monuments and THE,MINISTER OF STATE IN THE their restoration. beautification, tax MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI structure, identification of sites for paying KAMALUDDIN AHMED) (a) and (b). NO,Sir. guest's accommodation and heritage hotels ~ etc. (c) and (d). a reQuest had been received from the Chief Minister, West Modernisation of Powerioom Bengal for 'suspending export of onions to Bangladesh because of lower production 3356.SHRI THAYIL JOHN and short supply of this item resulting ANJALOSE: Will the MINISTER OF in higher prices within the country; TEXTILES be pleased to state: (e) keeping in view the interests (a) whether the Union Government of the growers, consumers and the image have received any proposal from the of India as a reliable exporter, Government Government of Kerala for the have advised NAFED, the Canalising modemisation of Powerloom in the State; Agency for onion exports, to go slow in exporting onions. (b) if so, the details thereof; and Conference of Tourism Ministers (c) the financial assistance proposed to be provided to the States in this 3355. SHRI CHANDRESH PATEL: regard? Will the MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI (a) whether a meeting/conference G.vENKAT SWAMY) (a) No, Sir. of tourism ministers was held in New Delhi on February. 20 1994; (I) and (c). Doesn't arise. (b) if so the details thereof; Central Board of Direct Taxes (c) the details of deCision take'1 3357. SHRI MANIK RAO HODLYA therein; and GAVIT: Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE be pleased to state: (d) the reaction of the Union Government'. each of them? (a) whether the Central Board of THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION Direct Taxes is streamlining and si~ing AND TOURISM(SHRI GHULAM NABI the various procedures to create an AZAD) (a) to (iJ). Yes, Sir. A conference atmosphere of mutual trust and confidence of Tourism Ministers was held on 20th between the assessees and assessing February, 1994 at New Delhi where authorities; and various issueis of relating to the development of tourism were discussed ~ if so, the details thereof? 101 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 102 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (g) if so, the present status of the .. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI. M.V. contract and import of urea from Russia; tHANDRA~HEKHARA MURTHY) (a) and and (b). Simplifying and \streamli ing the various procedures to reate an (h) the action taken or proposed ,atmosphere of mutual trust a confidence 10 be taken by the MMTC in this regard? betWeen the assessees d assessing authorities, is an ongoing p ss. Finance THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE Bill, 1994 also contains a roposal to (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE):(a) and introduce the Estimated Income Method (b). Yes, Sir. MMTC signed a contract for determination of business income in for import of 25,000 MT (±5%) urea of the case of certain tax payers engaged CIS origin at US.$.78PMT FOB with MI in the business of civil construction or S Quadros International, Hong Kong on in the business of plying hiring or leasing 15.7.93. The shipment was to be effected trucks owned by them. from Yuzhny Port. Import of Urea by MUTe (c) and (d). Yes, Sir. The contract was cancelled on 11 .11.93 as the Supplier 3358. SHRI R.SURENDER REDDY: could not arrange the cargo for shipment. Will the MINISTER OF COMMERCE be pleased to state: (e) and (f) MMTC has charged MI (a) whether the Minerals and Metal S.Quadros International with breach of Trading Corporation of India Ltd., had terms of the contract. The claim is yet signed a contract with Quadros to be received from Transchart and will International on July, 1S, 1993 for import be notified to M/s.Quadros for payment, of Urea; on receipt, by MMTC. Mis Quadros have denied responsibility for breach of contract, (b) if so, the details thereof; but this has not been accepted by MMTC. (c) whether it is a fact that the (g) The purchase contract with MI MMTC cancelled the said contract; s~Quadros International stands cancelled. MMTC has made risk purchase from (d) if so, the reasons therefor; another Supplier in terms of the contract Mls.Quadros Intern~tional and imported (e) whether MMTC has charged 23270MT urea on 16.11.93. Quadros for breach of terms of the contract and also claimed demurrage of Rs.4 crores charged by the shipping (h) Performance Guarantee Bond company; of U.S.$.585OO(Equivalent to RS.18,26,9551 -Approx.) has been encashed. The claim (f) if so, whether Quadros has on Mis Quadros has been lodged and refused to honour any responsibility for further action would be taken for inilating the breach of contract and the payment arbitrationJlegal proceedings against MI of freight charges; s.Quadros as per provisions of the contract. 103 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 104 Promotion of Exports with through emphasis on quality launching' Kazakistan of brand names and publicity etc. 3359.SHRI HARISH NARAYAN International Airlines PRABHU ZANTYE: Will the MINISTER OF COMMERCE be pleased to state: 3360. SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES: Will the MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (a) whether the Government have AND TOURISM be please to state: received any proposal from the Government of Kazakistan for subsidising (a) whether some of foreign airlines air freight to boost exports; are pressing the Government of India to give more destinations and entry points (b) if so, the details thereof; without making similar concessions to the national flag carrier Air India in their own (c) the reaction of the Government skies; thereto; and (b) if so, whether some of the (d) the steps taken to promote international airlines have been asking exports of Kazakistan? their Indian Counterparts to allow them more frequencies; THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE):(a) No, (c) if so, the response of the Sir. Government thereto; (b) and (c). Do not arise. (d) whether a reciprocal demand was made by the Government; and (d) The Government have been taking on an on-going basis, steps to (e) if so, the reaction of the foreign promote exports of Kazakistan. These airlines thereto? include prompt conclusion of an Agreement on Trade and Economic Co-operation THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION providing for trade in hard currency on AND TOURISM(SHRI GHULAM NAB I internationally competitive prices and AZAD): (a) to (e). A few international norms, counter trade and other airlines have requested for additional internationally recognised business traffic rights through India. Such rights practices', promotion of consignment are granted on the basis of reciprocit'1 exports, warehousing facilities and joint and are agreed upon after the need for ventures; promotion of direct business the same has been established. contracts; establishment of Inter- Governmental Joint Commission which ESI Hospital in Kerala has already held its first meeting in July, 1993; identification and development of 3361. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAM more viable transport and transit routes; CHANDRAN: Will the MINISTER OF evolution of a more liberalised credit LABOUR be pleased to state: policy, inter-alia, for Kazakistan; and building up of image of Indian goods (a) whefher the existing ESI 105 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 106 Hospitals in Kerala are adequate to cater (c) whether the Government have to the needs of the labour force in Kerala; accepted the report in totality; (b) if not, whether the Government (d) if not, the details of the findings propose to open new ESI Hospitals in and the recommendations not accepted; Kerala; and (e) whether actions have been (c) if so, the details of the locations completed on all the recommendations; and allocations made therefor? and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF (f) if not, the reasons therefor? THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR(SHRI PASANGMA):(a) to (c). there are at THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION present 13 ESI Hospitals in Kerala including AND TOURISM (SHRi GHULAM NABI annexes which provide for 1299 beds. AZAD): (a) Yes Sir, In addition, six beds have also been reserved for the ESI beneficiaries in the (b) The accident had occured State Government Hospitals. The because the Helicopter descended too administration of medical care under the low over the Corbett Tiger Lake area ESI scheme vests with the State to show wild life to the foreign nationals, Government. There is no proposal from onboarc. The pilot had misjudged the the Government of Kerala to open a new height and the Helicopter made contact hospital in the State. However, the with the lake surface and crashed. ESI Corporation has agreed, in principle, to add 25 beds in the existing ESI The recommendations emanating hospital, Emakulam, and 50 beds each from the investigation report suggest in Olarikara and Ashramam ESI hospitals. suitable action against the pilot fro violation of flying norms as well as against the Crash Landin~ the Helicopter operator for the lapses in fuHilling the operational norms. 3362. MAJ.GEN.(RETD). BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI: Will the (c) Yes. Sir. MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to refer to repiy (d) Does not arise. given to unstarred question No. 5519 dated April, 12, 1993 and state: (e) Yes,Sir. (a) whether the investigation by the (f) Does not arise. Inspector of Accidents for the crash landing of Helicopter in Uttar Pradesh Reinstatement of NTC Workers has since been completed; (b) if so, the details of the findings 3363. SHRI MOHAN RAWLE: Will and the recommendations of the the MINISTER OF TEXTILES be pleased investigation team; to state: 107 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written AnswefS 108 (a) whether the Supreme Court has. scheduled commercial banks that they in the last week of January, 1994 directed should not insist on any collateral security the Chainnan and Board of Directors of if the loan advanced is upto Rs.15.000/ the National Textile Corporation to comply - and where movable assets are created, . its earlier orders regarding retaining of and if the loan advance is upto Rs.5000/ workers by February, 28. 1994; - and where movable assets are not created. For advances over these limits (b) if so. whether these final orders , the banks may obtain third party of the Supreme Court have since been guarantee/mortgage as the case may be. complied with; In case of any difficulty in obtaining mortgage the banks may use their (c) if so, the details thereof; and discretion and obtain third party guarantee or security as the case may be. (d) if not, the reasons therefor? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF 1Translation) THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES(SHRI G.VENKAT SWAMY): (a) Yes, Sir. Spinning Mills in Uttar Pradesh (b) and (c). NTC has paid back 2365. SHRI RAM PUJAN PATEL: Will wages etc. to 36 employees and reinstated the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to 7 employees in compliance of the orders state: of the Supreme Court. (a) the names of the places in Uttar (d) Does not arise. Pradesh where cotton spinning mills are situated and the production capacity thereof; IRDP Loanees (b) whether the cotton spinning mills in 3364. SHRI ARJUN CHARAN U.P. are utilizing their full capacity; SETHI: Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE be pleased to state: (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and (a) whether the Government have (d) the steps taken by the Government introduced a mortgage method in case for smoOth functioning of these mills? of loanees under IRDP even while advancing finance in their !avour recently: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE and MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI G. VENKAT SWAMY): (a) A statement is (b) if so. the details thereof? attached. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) Capacity utilisation of Textile MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE ·Spinning Mills in U.P. during 1992-93 was MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY estimated to be around 91%. OF PARUAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI ABAAR AHMED): (a) and (b). Reserve (c) and (d). Do not arise in view of (b) Bank of India(RBI) has advised all above. 109 Written Answel5 PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 110 I!? I!? I!? 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ABRAR AHMED): (a) and (b). the amount (a) the amount of loan advanced of loan advanced all scheduled commercial by the public sector and commercial banks including public sector banks to banks to priority sector during each of priority sector, agriculture, small scale the last three years; and industries, retail trade and small business • during the years ending June 1990, 1991 (b) the amount of loan advanced and 1992 (latest available) is given below:- (Rs.in Crores) Sector June 1990 June 1991 June 1992 Priority Sector 9029.3 9432.5 9605.4 Agricuhure 4319.6 4893.5 4956.6 Small Scale 2858.5 2781.0 3089.9 Industries Retail Trade 479.2 450.7 411.5 Small Business 346.4 398.3 328.9 [Translation] propose to release the reduced funds to the States concerned, to compensate Allocation of Funds to States their deficit; 3367. SHRI KRISHAN DUTT SULTANPURJ: Will the MINISTER OF .(c) if so, the details thereof; and FINANCE be pleased to state: (d) the special facilities being (a) whether the Government are provided to the special category States? reconsidering the cases of those states which have been provided less funds by THE MINISTE~ OF STATE IN THE the Eighth Finance Commission; MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M.V. CHANDRA SHEKHARA MURTHY):(a) No, (b) if so, whether the Government Sir. 117 Wdtten AnswelS PHAlGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written AnswelS 118 (b) and (c) Do not arise. the category of bad debts of a loan of Crores of rupees outstanding against the (d) In addition to general facility owners of a chain of spinning and weaving of providing Central Plan Assistance in mills in Indonesia; and the shape of 10% loan and 90% grant to the Special Category States in place (b) if so , the details thereof and of 70% loan and 30% grant being provided the reasons therefor? to Non Special Category States, following additional facilitieJ are being provided to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Special Category States, on the MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE recommendations of the Ranga Rajan MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY Committee set up by the Planning OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS Commission to find a durable solution (DR.ABRAR AHMED):(a) and (b). In to financial problems of Special Category accordance with the practices and usages States and the Inter- Min~erial Group customary among banks and in conformity set up by the Ministry of Finance to look with provisions of staMes goveming public into the financial problems of Assam, sector banks, information relating to Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab: individual constituents of the banks cannot be divulged. Ii) Transfer of 7th Plan committed expenditure to plan side enabling the Market Borrowings States to reduce the non-plan gap. 3369. SHRI SULTAN SALAHUDDIN (ii) Permitting the Special Category OWAISI: Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE States to utilise 20% of the Central Plan be pleased to state: Assistance (30% in case of Assam and Jammu & Kashmir) for meeting non-plan (a) whether the core sectors of the expenditure enabling them to reduce non- telecom, railway and power have missed plan gap. their market borrowings targets for the second successive year; [English] (b) if so, the total target set and Bad Debts achieved during the last three years; 3368. SHRI KHELAN RAM (c) whether the Government propose JANGDE: to take some steps to help these sectors; . SHRIARJUNSINGHYADAV: and SHRI RAM CHANDRA VEERAPPA: (d) if so,' the details thereof? Will the MINISTER OF' FINANCE THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE be pleased to state: MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF (a) whether the Indian Bank, The PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR State Bank of India and ltle Indian AHMED): (a) to (d). under the market Overseas Bank have dec.;ded to put into borrowing programme managed by the 119 Written AnswelS MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 120 Reserve Bank of India allocations are DISTRIBUTION AND MINISTER OF given to Central Government, State STATE IN T.HE MINISTRY OF Governments ancttheir enterprises, State COMMERCE (SHRI KAMALUDDIN Financial Corporations and certain central AHMED):(a) 82.Q8 Tonnes of Hilsa had enterprises. The Central Govemment been imported during 1993. Departments of Railways and Telecommunications are not given any (b) and (c). Director of General of separate allocations in this market Foreign Trade has issued to MlS.West borrowing programme. In the power Bengal State Fishermen Cooperative sector Rural Electrification Corporation Federabon Umited, Calcutta, the apex and Power Finance Corporation were body under the Government of West given total allocations of Rs.75 crores, Bengal, 2 licences for the import of Hilsa Rs.45 crores and Rs.36 crores and 1991- for a total quantity of 1,150 MT. 92, 1992-93 and 1993-94 respectively which have been fully realised. (d) Import has been effected by th.e West Bengal State Fishermen The non-realisation of target referred Cooperative Federation Limited, Calcutta. to in the question perhaps relates to borrowing by Central Public Sector Tea Production in Kerala Undertakings under the Public Sector Bonds Scheme. Complete details in this 3371. SHRI RAMESH regard are being collected and will be CHENNITHALA: Will the MINISTER OF placed on the table of the House. COMMERCE be pleased to state: Import of Hilsa (a) total quantity of Tea produced during the last year; 3370. DR.ASIM BALA: Will the MINISTER OF COMMERCE be pleased (b) whether the Government have to state: made any plan to start tea plantation in Kerala; and (a) the total quantity of Hilsa imported during 1993; (c) if so, the details thereof? (b) whether the target fixed for THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE import of Hilsa has been achieved; (SHRI PRANAB MUKHEAJEE):(a) total production of tea in India during -calendar (c) if so, the details thereof aud year 1993 is estimated at 758.063 Million if not, the reasons therefor; and Kgs. (d) whether any irnpprting agency (b) and (c). Kerala is. one of the has been appointed therefor or the important traditional tea producing States Government have imported directly? in India. Area under tea plantation in Kerala is around 34708 Hectares. Steps THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE have been laken by the Tea Board to MINISTRY OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, develop tea industry in Kerala which CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC include assistance in the form of loan. 121 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 122 capital subsjdy and interest subsidy. and be pleased to state: bank loans to tea growers of the State. 'With a view to encourage small growers (a) whether the Government have to take up tea cultivation, certain parts finalised four new schemes for handloom of Idukki and Wynad Districts of the weaVerS under various rural development States have specially declared as non- programmes; traditional areas so that growers in these districts can avail of soft loans and capitai subsidy under liberal schemes applicable (b) if so, the details thereof alongwith 10 non-traditional area~ only. Special the cost 'of those schemes; and assistance Is also being provided for setting up of tea nurseries, demonstration (c) the allocation proposed to be plots in the areas where small growers made for implementing these schemes are concentrated. during the current financial year State- wise? Scheme for Rural Handloom Weavers THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI 3372. SHRI S.M.LALJAN BASHA; G.VENKAT SWAMY): (a) Yes, Sir. SHRI ~ANORANJAN BHAKTA: (b) The schemes intend to have the following coverage over a period of Will the MINISTER OF TEXTILES three years beginning with 1993-94: 51. No. Schemes With Targets 1. Coverage of 3.27 lakhs loomless handloom weavers under IRDP. 2. Coverage of 1.20 lakhs SC/ST houseless weavers under Indira Awas Yojana (lAY) 3. Training of one lakh handloom weavers under TRYSEM. 4. Setting up of 1000, common facility centers under Jawahar Rozgar Yojana. (c) No separate State-wise LABOUR be pleased to state: allocations have been earmarked since the proposed assistance is expected to (a) whether the Union Government be made out of the existing allocations have received nny proposal from the for the programmes at DRDA level. Government of Madhya Pradesh regarding implementation of welfare schemes for [Translation] Beedi workers; Welfare"Scheme for the Beedi Workers (b) it so, the details thereof; and 3373.SHRI PRABHU DAYAL (c) the raaction of the Government KETHERIA: Will the MINISTER OF thereto? • 123 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 124 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF 1952 in order to empower the Central THE MINISTRY OF Government to frame a suitable Pension LABOUR(SHRI.(PASANGMA): (a) and Scheme for the EPF subscribers has not (b). Yes, Sir. Recently a .. proposal has been passed by the Parliament. As such, been received from the Madhya Pradesh the question of any proposal for Government for involving the State enhancement .of the existing minimum Government officials and local bodies in pension slab at this stage does not arise. the implementation of the Group Insurance Scheme tor beedi workers. ( Translation] (c) Modalities are being worked out. Foreign Assistance for Development Projects in Bihar [English] 3375. SHRI RAMTHALCHOUDHARY: Enhancement of Minimum Pension Will the Minister ot FINANCE be pleased to . Slab state: 3374 SHRI ANNA JOSHI: Will the (a) whether the Government have MINISTER OF LABOUR be pleased to approved foreign assistance tor some state: development projects in Bihar; (a) whether there is any proposal (b) if so, the details thereot; and for enhancement of the existing minimum pension slab under the proposed (c) the amount proposed to be spent on Employees Pension Scheme, 1993; and those projects? (b) if so. the details thereof? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF THE MINISTER OF STATE OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR THE MINISTRY OF AHMED): (a) to (c). The details ot on going LABOUR(SH.RI.PASANGMA):(a) and (b). projects approved by Government of India. The Bill to amend the Employees Provident with foreign assistance in Bihar are given in Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, the attached statement 125 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 126 C") 0 0 C") .... ' .... t'O ~ CO .~ .lg u .~ "- ~ ~ Q. c: c::: ~ t'O t- & CD <:( CO) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 z ~ II) w t'O .... "t: "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 0 0 :&w >.. c: ;: t- 'iij, e:( E 8 t- (/) .l!! ~ 01 .~ 0 c:01 ....0 0 = ~ ~ uCD CD ....J ° j' 2 ~ t'O :; Il. ~ CD ~ .r::. ~ ~ m !:! "E "3 U t'O ~ "E CD .~ CD CD ~ ~ II) I!! E :; CD ::::J E CD ~ a:: Q. .!!l CI ~ c::: CD "3 0 Q) «II 0 ~ Q) c::: t\j I!! 0 it «II U j' -s ::::J > CD CD ~ '3 «II .r::. CD .Q ~ .~ 0 ....0 fI) ~ C ::::J ::::J CD "30 ... Il. 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CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY): (a) The (c) the details of the funds utilised quantity of narcotics seized during the last by those Committees? one year, State-wise is given in the statement annexed. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER (b) Instructions have been issued to aU OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF enforcement agencies to maintain the utmost PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR vigil and step up enforcement efforts under AHMED): (a) Neither any loan nor any the stringent provisions contained in the aid from World Bank has been provided various Acts. Training is being imparted to to Uttar Pradesh State Agricultural officers to improve their effectiveness. Marketing CounCil during iast three years. Vehicles and communication equipments have been provided to enforcement (b) and (c). Do not arise. agencies. Stringent steps have been taken to control licit production. Seizure of Narcotics (c) 13723 persons have been arrested 33n. 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(Subsidiary of CIL) BHAnACHARYA: CMRS should be sought where goo- mining conditions are difficult. The Will the MINISTER OF LABOUR 'Support Plan' should be in respect of be pleased to state: the following: (a) to recommendations of the (a) working within 9 meters of the Seventh Conference on Safety in Mines; working faces. (b) whether the Govemment have (b) alon~ tramming levels and accepted the recommendations: and especially at loading points. (G) it so, the details thereof? (c) along haulage roadways and especially at junctions. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (d) at any other place(s) in the mine (SHRI.P.A.SANGMA):(a) The Seventh identified for support under Regulation Conference on safety in Mines was held 108 of the Coal Mines Regulation, 1957 ;n New Delhi on 19th & 20th Decembp.r, and Regulation 112 of the Metalliferous 1988 and reviewed the status of Mines Regulations, 1961. implementation of recommendations of 5th & 6th Conference on Safety in Mines. Local geological conditions, physico- The recommendations of 7th Conference mechanical properties of strata, method are given in the enclosed statement. of work including mechanisation and past .experience etc. may be taken into account (b) and (c). The recommendations while formulating suC'h plan. For non- were adopted in the concluding plenary coal mines, nature of strata, which in session of the Conference and then many cases is massive, may be taken circulated the mining companies for into consideration. necessary implementation. The progress of implementation was reviewed in the The ~Ian should include: 8th Conference held in New Delhi on 14th & 15th May 19f13 (a) type of supports e.g. safari supports, roof bolts, friction props, rigid Recommendations of the Seventh props. Of hydraulic props etc. conference on Safety in Mines (b) duties and responsibilities of 1.0 Review of status of Timberman. Dressers, Sirdars/Mates,' 141 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 142 Overman/Foreman, Assistant Managers, be purchased or installed without these Managers and Agents towards supply of safety devices. Oil and Natural Gas material, erection and withdrawal of Commission and Oil India Ltd. will prepare supports, inspection thereof and ensuring and submit a programme for phasing out effectiveness of supports. such old rigs and will, within six months, also seek specific exemption for The 'Support Plan' should be continuance of each such rig. submitted to DGMS for approval. 1.6 A study should be undertaken In case there is delay in formulation to determine the causes of fire that of such plan due to involvement of various occured in the last five years. A report agencies, interim plan snould be prepared on the same indicating the remedial and submitted immediately. Pending measures taken should be submitted half approval, the plan should be implemented. yearly to Directorate General of Mines Safety . .No person should be employed at any place which is not supported in 1.7 Necessary facilities for accordance with the approved 'Support monitoring the environmental parameters Pian'. should be provided at mine. Facilities of one year in all degree III gassy coal 1.2 Intensive practical training and mines and in such other mines having retraining should be given to persons active underground fire or mines having engaged in support work such as serious problems of heat as identified timberman and dressers etc. by by mutual discussions between mine experienced and qualified persons. This management and the Directorate-General should be supplementc(I by organising of Mines Safety. Norkshops at mine level at quarterly intervals preferably by National Council 1.8 Initial medical examination of for Safety in Mines. all workers employed in underground mines should be completed by June, 1.3 In coal, no blasting-off-the-solid 1989. Thereafter, periodical medical should be done except with proper type examination of such workers should be of delay action detonators and proper done at least once in 5 years. explosives. 1.9 Initial medical examination of 1.4 Mine Managements should all workers employed on surface and examine and review all installations viz- engaged in driUing, loading and at crushing a-viz the safe distance to be maintained and screening plants should be completed and work out a time-bound action plan by June, 1989. Thereafter, the periodical for rectification Within six months along medical examination of all such workers with safety precautions iO be taken in should be done at least once in 5 years. the interim period to minimise danger. 1.5 All fixed Intemal Combustain I 10 Categories of persons Engines should be fitted with flane employed in oil mines requiring periodical arrestors and air intake shut-off valve medical examination should be identified with remote control. No new rig will by consultations between the management 143 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written Answers 144 of Oil Mines and Directorate General of clearly identify the need for training of Mines Safety. supervisors working in mines. Mine . managements should preferably make 1.11 To meet the requirement of use of the services and expertise qualified surveyors in mines. mining developed in this regard by National companies should expeditiously induct Council for Safety in Mines to supplement apprentices in sufficient numbers. their own efforts in order to achieve the desired results in next few years. 1 .12 Mining companies should evolve a suitable cadre structure for mine 1.17 In oil mines. tripartite meetings surveyors in order to attract and retain consisting of management. workers' competent and qualified persons in survey representative and DGMS should be discipline. arranged at intervals not exceeding 6 months during which safety performance 1.13 It is expected that preparations and progress of implementation of the of fresh plans after connecting mines to Company's policy on safety and Health National Grid involves work which is :-:ot and of the recommendations of this only huge in quantum but complex in conference should be discussed. These nature. Surveyors posted at mines would meetings should be presided over not in a position to carry out such surveys representatives of management. labour independently. A team of qualified and DGMS by rotation. surveyors should be appointed at area level (as existing in CIL) which could 1.18 Tele-communication system undertake such surveys in association should be introduced in a phased manner with mine surveyors. Such a team should in below ground mines in the next five also conduct and carry out regular check years. giving priority according to distance. surveys in order to check the accuracy mechanisation. degree of gassiness. and of mine plans at various mines. problems of fire. 1.14 Mine management should avail 1.19 In metalliferous mining themselves of various specialist facilities companies. the Internal . Safety provided at different institutions for Organisation (ISO) should be made upgradation of skill of mine surveyors. indepellrJent of the production line up at Suitable evaluation systemsltest should all levels within 6 months. be conducted at the end of both short term(3-6 months) and long term courses 1.20 The Chief of Intemal Safety (6-12 months) provided at sucn institutions Organisation should be a senior officer for the grant of suitable certificates to next in rank only to tne Director(Tech.) the participants. if any or M.DlThe Chief Executive. 1 .15 Every worker specially piece- 1.21 In Mines. supply of drinking rated loader should undergo appropriate water at working places should be ensured. training whenever there is change in his nature of job. 1.22 In Mines where long or arduous travel in involved. arrangements for 1.16 Mining Companies shOuld transport of men should be made. 145 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 146 2.0 Safety in Opencast Mining scheme should cover places such as repair sheds and workshops. Necessary 2.1 (a) Each company should frame help, if required, should be obtained from suitable 'Code of Traffic Rules' for the manufacturers of Heavy Earth Moving regulating the movement. of Heavy Earth Machinery (HEMM). Moving Machinery (commensurate with the capacity/size, type of machines used 2.4 (b) Adequate attention should in the mechanised opencast mine) for be given towards paper layout of repaid enforcement in each, mine. Such code sheds and workshops so as to ensure of Traffic Rules should be approved by due protection to work persons deployed Tri-partite Committee. at these places from the movement of heavy moving machinery therein. (b) The Code of Traffic Rules should be deliberated, framed and' approved 2.5 The operator's cabin of heavy within a period of 6 months. The Code earth moving machinery should be well of Traffic Rules should be enforced in designed and substantially built so as each mine within a period of 12 months. to ensure adequate protection to the operator against heat, dust, noise etc. 2.2(a) Each company operating and at the same time provide adequate mechanised mines should frame suitable safety to the operators in the event of 'Code of Practice' for the prevention of overturning of heavy earth moving injuries to persons engaged in tipping machinery. A seat belt for the safety on stock piles, dumping of overburden of the operator should also be provided. at dump yards, at loading pOints etc. Such 'Code of Practice' should be 2.6 (a) Operators/drivers of each approved by Tri-partite Committee. HEMM should be selected from amongst persons possesing requisite qualifications. (b) The 'Code of Practice' should The selection process should comprise be deliberated, framed and approved a test to check driving/operating skill, within a period of 6 months. The code aptitude, health and oral examination of should be enforced in each mine within the candidate by the competent selection a period of 12 months. committee. 2.3 The design and maintenance (b) All operators of HEMM should of haul roads in mechanised opencast undergo regular checks to test their mines should be laid down by each driving/operating skill. knowledge and company in respect of each mechanised health once every five years. opencast mine. If required, the company may consultlinteract with OGMS in this .. regard. (c) Suitable training instituteltraining centre should be opened in each company 2.4 (a) Each company should ensure to provide comprehensive training so that that for every mine a scheme is drawn only duly qualified and trained operators and implemented for proper maintenance, are always available commensurate with repair, overhaul and erection in respect the present and future needs of the of heavy earth moving machinery. This mechanised mines. 147 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written Answers 148 2.7 A seperate fonnat for writing of a Department on Occupational Heahh statutory reports by shot-firerslbalsters. Services in each mining Company working mining sirdarslmates and ovennenJfonnen mechanised mines. employed at opencast mines should be prepared and circulated early. 4.2 Occupational Heahh Services shall have sufficient technical personnel 2.8 A fonnat for writing report of with specialised training and experience inspection of drag6ne wire ropes should in such fields as occupational medicine. be introduced early. industrial hygiene. ergonomics. occupational heahh aAd nursing. They 2.9 A code of practice shall be should. as far as possible, keep themselves drawn up for dealing with fires at different up-to-ctate with progress in the scientific locations in opencast mines. including and technical knowledge necessary to HEMM. Arrangements for fighting fire perfonn their duties. The occupational should be provided on all heavy earth Heahh Services should, in addition, have moving machineries. Such arrangements necessary administrative personnel for should. if possible. operate automatically . their operation. Equipment and appliances on appearance of fire. of proper type should be provided for carrying out the assigned functions. 2.10 Efficient lighting arrangements not below the standards prescribed in 4.3 The Occupational Health the statute shall be provided and Services shall carry out the following maintained at different locations in functions. opencast mines. (u) identification and assessment of 2.11 Structural stability of HEMM the risk from health hazards at should be examined periodically by an work place; independent team of experts. Such an (ii) surveillance of the factors in examination may invariably be made after working environment and work every major repair of HEMM. practices which may affect work- ers' heahh; 3.0 Employment of Contractors' Worlcers. (iii) surveillance of workers' heahh in relating to work; 3.1 The approach paper on this (iv) education of workers on sanita- subject should be discussed within a tion, cleanliness, hygiene and maximwm period of 6 months by the tri- heahh care; partite committee of each company for finding out ways and means of reducing (v) collaborating in providing informa- tion, training and education in the accidents to workers employed by fields of occupational health, contractors. industrial hygiene and ergonom- 4.0 Occupational Health Services in ics; Mining Industry. (vi) organisation of first-aid in mines 4.1 There is a need for creation including training and ~ing of first-aiders; 149 Written AnsW6n; .PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 150 (vii) preparing a· quarterly status (c) specif}!ing the various control report on occupational health and industrial measures necessary for keeping the levels! hygiene in the mines of the concerned values within the permissible limits. company. The quarterly report should include information on medicai (a) health surveillance. examinations, notifiable disease, status of first-aid, results of surveys for air-borne (e) health education. dust, noise, temperature, quantity of air and sanitation in '(IIorking places; (f) first-aid training. (viii) the report of medical (ii) The above scheme should clearly examination of each worker should be specify the types of instruments to be maintained regularly ~nd the record of used for monitoring, frequency or periodical medical examination should be observations/examinations, type of training! maintained systematically. Application of education, recording of date, and computer for storing and retrieval of data responsibility of various persons for would be desirable: and implementation of the scheme. (ix) advising the management on 4.7 Management of every mine occupational health, industrial hygine, first- should ensure that- aid and ergonomics. (i) "III mine workers are given basic 4.4 The Occupational Health training in first-aid. Services shall be headed by a senior officer. (ii) holders of first-aid certificates are given refresher training once in two 4.5 Occupational Health Physician years. should be a member of the Safety Committee where he could contribute to (iii) rescue trained persons acquire the health education ot workers. highest standards of proficiency in first- aid. 4.6 (i) Management of every mechanised mine should, in consultation (iv) Ambulance vans are fully with experts of the Occupational Health equipped with life saving drugs, medicine Services, prepare a scheme for: and appliances needed in emergency. (a) identification of operationS and 4.8 In respect of small mechanised activities where factors which are mines which are mostly operating in non- hazardous to health of persons at work coal sector, it may not be feasible for exist or may arise during the course .f a small organisation to create a special work. department on occupational health services. For such smaH mines, it is (b) monitoring the levels or values suggested that an,Association of small of different factors which may affect mines operators create common facilities heaHh of persons. and infrastructure for occupational heaHh 151 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 152 services. Creation of such facility is SHRI ARJUN SINGH YADAV: specially needed for asbestos, manganese SHRI S.N.VEKARIA: and mica mines. Simultaneously with creation of facilities for occupational health Will the MINISTER OF LABOUR services. It is also necessary to improve be pleased to state: quality of life of employees working in mining industry by provisions of well- (a) whether a huge amount of planned housing colonies provided with deposits of the Employees State Insurance all modern facilities such as good drinking Corporation lying unutilised in the banks water, good sanitation, drainage and for the last several years; recreational facilities. (b) if so, the reasons for non- Child Labour Laws utilisation thereof; and 3379. SHRI CHinA BASU: Will (c) the details of the concrete the MINISTER OF LABOUR be pleasod measures proposed to be taken for the to state: utilisation thereof? (a) whether the Child Labour laws in the country, far from curbing the social THE MINISTER OF STATE OF evil, are legitimising it; THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P.A.SANGMA): (a) to (c). A certain amount (b) if so, whether the Government of ESI fund which IS not immediately propose to review them; and required for defraying the expenses under the scheme is invested with the Banks (c) if so, the steps taken so far as fixed deposit and with the Central in ~is regard? Govemment as special deposit, as per_ the pattem prescribed by the Ministry THE MINISTER OF STATE OF of Finance. Adequate deposits are THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR(SHRI required to be maintained by ESI Corpn. P.A.SANGMA): (a). No, Sir. to meet recognised contingencies. the rising cost of medical care etc. An (b) and (c). Howeve'r, Government amount of Rs.1089.72 crores is available have reviewed the child labour laws and in ESI General Roserve Fund, apart from propose to bring about certain amendments other money available for earmarked in the Child labour (ProhIbition and schemes like repairs and maintenance Regulation) Act, 1986 in order to make of hospital buildings, permanent (partial their enforcement more effective. and total) disablement benefit, dependents' benefit etc. ESI Corporation has also decided to increase the existing scale (Translalion] of cash benefits and to set up 4 Occupational Diseases Centres for ESI Deposits providing specialised treatment at Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta and Madras out of its 3380. SHRIMATI SURYA KANTA own fund without any contribution from PATIL: the State Governments. 153 Written AnswelS PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written AnswelS 154 {English] seeheduled commercial banks, ha-.:ing finance companies and state level apex Merger of Vayudoot with I.A co-operative Housing finance companies and State level apex co-operative Housing 3381. SHRI P.KUMARASAMY: finance societies in respect of eligible SHRI PRABHU DAYAL loans disbursed by them for r.epair and KATHERIA: construction of houses in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh; and -I Will the MINISTER OF CIVil AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased (b) if so, the details thereof during to state: the year 1993-94 so far, institution-wise? (a) the progress made in the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE implementation of the decision to merge· MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER the Vayudoot with the Indian Airtines; and OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR (b) the reasons for delay in this AHMED): (a) and (b). National Housing regard? Bank (NHB) provides refinance to scheduled commercial banks, Housing THE MINISTER OF CIVil AVIATION Finance Companies and State level Apex AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI Co-operative HOUSing Finance Societies AZAD): (a) and (b). legal formalities have in respect of eligible Housing loans yet to be completed to extinguish the disbursed by them. Besides, NHB also separate judicial entity of Vayudoot. subscribes to Special Rural Housing Debentures (SRHDs) issued by State Refinance by National Housing Land Development Banks. Refinance is Bank extended for housing loans, including 3382. SHRI GABHAJI MANGAJI major repairs and upgradatlon to individual THAKORE: beneficiaries as also in respect of project SHRI KHElAN RAM loans for Land Development and Shelter JANGDE: Projects (LDSP) undertaken by various Will the Minister of FINANCE be agencies. Specific disbutSals by NHB pleased to state: in respect of Land Development and Shelter Projects (lDSP) undertaken by (a) Whether the National HOUSing various agencies in Gujarat and Madhya Bank have provided refinance to Pradesh during 1993-94 is set out below: State (Rs. in lakhs) Gujarat 15 Madhya Pradesh 1067 • The institution-wise disbursements 1993-94 (July-June) and uptoFE'bruary. under NHB refinance schemes during 1994 were as follows: 155 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 156 Institutions (Rs.in crores) Scheduled Commercial Banks 17.88 Coop.Sector Institutions 23.70 \ Housing Finance Companies 142.26 NHB has reported that State-wise break-' THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION up of the above data is not available. AND TOURISM (SHRI. GHULAM NABI AZAD) : (a) and (b) Details of the [Translation] proposals received from the re~ective State Govemments are as follows : Expansion and Renovation of Airports and Enclaves (1) Extension of runway of Kullu, Shimla and Gagal airports in 3383. SHRI VISHWANATH Himachal Pradesl:l; SHASTRI: SHRI DHARMANNA (2) Extension of runway of Ludhiana MONDAVYA SADUL : airport in Punjab; and SHRIMATI KESHARBAI SONAJI KSHIRSAGAR : (3) Extension of runway of Calicut SHRI SUSHIL CHANDRA airport in Kerala. VARMA: SHRI DHARMABHIKSHAM: (c) and (d). It has not been found feasible to extend runways at Shimala, Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION Kullu, Gaggal and Ludhiana airports. AND TOURISM be pleased to state: (al whether the Union Govemment As regards Calicut, at'a meeting have ocreived proposals from the State with the Chief Minister and officials of GOIIUPlTltlllb for pxpansion and renovation the State Govemment of Kerala, it has 01 CIV'; .irpOr1o. ~mrl civil endaves; been decided that resources required for extension of the runway for handling of (h) It ,,0. tlte details of such proposals wide-bodied planes at the airport would received during 1992-93 and 1993-94 so be financed by contributions of the public far. State-wise; including Non-Resident Indians. A Society set up by the State Govemment would Ie) the steps taken or proposed undertake the responsibility of mobilising to be tak~n by the Union Government the resources and providing the funds in this regard; and to the National Airports Authority as interest free advance to be repaid out . (d) the time schedule fixed for of the eamings of the airport.' The completion IJt work at each of these National Airports Authority would be in airports? a position to undertake the project only 157 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27.1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 158 after placement of adequate funds by and the Society is firmed up. (c) the prospect of the 'export Export of Textiles regarding textile products of the country after the implementation of Dunkel draft? 3384. SHRI BHAGWAN SHANKAR RAWAT: Will the Minister of THE MINISTER OF STATE OF \ TEXTILES .be pleased to state : THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI G.VANKAT SWAMY): (a) The value (a) the value of export of various of exports of various textile products textile products in terms of rupees and during the period April. 93 to January. dollars respectively as on January 31. 94 amounted to Rs. 19623.67 Crores 1994 during the current financial year; equivalent to US $ 6256.69 Million. (b) the target fixed for textile export (b) The targets fixed for first two during the Eighth Five Year Plan and years and the corresponding achievements · year-wise achievement made in this regard; are as shown below : (Figures in Mil/ion. US $) Year Target Achievement (provisional) 1992-93 6349 6586.61 1993-94 7400 6256.69 (upto Jan'94 The targets for the remaining period (b) if so, the delails of 'Such banks; of the Eighth Five Year Plan will be fixed and at the appropriate time. (c) if not, the time by which the (c) Government are of the view Govemment propose to introduce the said that the integration of the textile sector scheme? into GATT will have a positive effect on bur export of textiles and clothing products. . THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER Single Window Scheme in Banks OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR 3385. SHRI HARI KEWAL PRASAP AHMED) : (a) In line with the policy : Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased measures for promoting and strengthening to state: small. tiny and village enterprises announced by Government on August 6, (a) whether the Government have· 1991, the small Industries Development · implemented the 'Single Window Scheme' Bank of India (SIDBl) has' channelised · In various banks for the small scale its Single Window Scheme (SWS) through industries ;. scheduled commercial banks also. \n\tia\\'1, 159 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 160 the scheme was operated through State provided to the dependents of above Finance Corporations (SFCs) and twin- employees; function State Industrial Development Corporations (SIDCs) only. Under the (d) if so. the details thereof; and SWS, term loan as well as working capital assistance to new tiny and small Scale (e) the remedial measures proposed units are extended by same agency. At to be taken by the Government to present SSI ~nits having project cost upto minimise such incidents ? Rs. 20 Lakhs and working capital ,requirement upto Rs. 10 Lakhs are covered under the scheme. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF (b) SIDBrs Single Window Scheme PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR is operated through all scheduled AHMED) : (a) to (e). Information is being commercial banks. collected and will be laid on the Table of the House. (c) Does not arise. [English] Bank Robberies I Dacoities Foreign Banks 3386. SHRI DILEEPBHAI SANGHANI: 3387. SHRI SUDARSAN SHRI HARILAL NANJI PATEL: RAYCHAUDHURI : SHRI BIR SINGH MAHATO : SHRI JITENDRA NATH DAS : SHRISHANKERSINH SHRI AJOY VAGHELA·: MUKHOPADHYAY: SHRI ANKUSHRAO SHRI HANNAN MOLLAH : RAOSAHEB TOPE: SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA : Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : to state: (a)' the number of cases of (a) whether the foreign banks robberies/dacoities in the public sector operating in the country are allowed to banks reported during each of the last acquire real estate ; three years and the current year, so far (b) if so, the guidelines and terms State-wise, alongwith the amount involved and conditions lid down _in this regard; therein; (c) whether cases of violation of (b) the number of bank employees the guidelines by the foreign banks have killed or injured during the above robberiesl came to the notice of the Government; dacoities, State-wise; and (c) whether adequate financial (d) if so, the details thereof and assistance or employrr. 'Jnt has been the action taken in this regard? 161 Written Answers . PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 162 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR AHMED) : (a) and (b). Reserve Bank AHMED): (a) and (b) .. The news item of India (RBI) have reported that foreign under reference has bElen perused . banks are allowed to acquire immovable property in India only for their own use (c) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) either for business or for housing their have reported that the total amount of employees. Foreign Banks cannot acquire outstanding against credit limits sanctioned immovable property for sub-letting or for to the top 20 large industrial houses as earning rental income. on the last Friday of March, 1993 (latest available) was Rs. 7387 crores. (c) No, Sir. (d) and (e) Reserve Bank of India (d) Does not arise. (RBI) have been impressing upon banks from time to time their deep concern {Translation] in regard to incidence of sticky advances. RBI have also advised banks .to set Outstanding Loan speNITISH KUMAR: and sticky advances. In this context, DR.CHINT A MOHAN: .. bankshave been advised to take wherever possible pragmatic action including Will the Minister of FINANCE be compromise on reasonable terms instead pleased to state: of prolonging litigation. (a) whether attention of the {English] Government has been drawn to the news- item captioned "Favours to foreign banks Maintenance and Overhauling of criticised" appearing in the "Hindustan Aircraft Times" dated February 19, 1994; 3389. SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR: (b) if so, the details thereof SHRI KRISHAN DUTT SULTANPURI: (c) the amount still outstanding of SHRI RAMESH the total loan sanctioned by the nationalised CHENNITHAL4.: banks and the amount outstanding against SHRI ARVIND TRIVEDI: big industrial houses; Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION (d) whether the action has. been AND TOURISM be pleased to state : taken by the Government against these big industrial houses to recover the (a) the facilities available for outstanding loan against them; and overhauling and maintenance of aircraft within the country, both in private and (e) if so. the details thereof ? public seCtors, 163 ' Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 164 (b) whether the existing facilitie~ are Bombay have upgraded their maintenance . sufficient to meet the increasing demand; facilities to cater to additional work involved in maintenance of aircraft operated by (c) whether these facilities are being air taxi operators. Hindustan Aeronautics aug~ented by the Indian Airlines, the Ud., Banglore also extends hanger facilities Air India or any of the private carriers; and other infrastructure to air taxi operators for carrying out major maintenance of ~) if so, the details of the new their aircraft. proposals in this regard; and Existing maintenance/overhaul (e) the time likely to be taken to facilities for Airbus A320 aircraft are being set up the saJ1le alongwith locations and expanded by Indian Airlines in a phased investments? manner. Add on facility for overhaul of V-2500 engines at Delhi, is also under THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION construction. AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD) : (a) Air India. Indian Airlines, Immigration and Customs Vayudoot and Pawan Hans Limited have Authorities at Attari and Bombay adequate facilities available to them for maintenance and overhaul of their aircr~ft. 3390. SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN The maintenance facilities available with : Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased various air taxi operators within the country to stat£:: are as follows : • (a) whether the Govemment have (i) East West Airlines have got the received the report of the Defence Ministry maintenance facility upto check regarding taking of bribes by the 'C'; immigration and customs authorities at Attari and Bombay from Pak spies to (ii) . Damania Airways upto 1500 hours get pass the checks; check; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (iii) Jet Airways upto 1200 hours check; (c) the action being taken by the Govemment against the immigration and (iv) MG Express upto 5 months customs officials? check; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (v) ftijiair upto 250 hours check; MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M.V. CHANDRA SHEKHRA MURTHY) :(a) and (vi) Jagson Airlines upto 100 hours; (b). Yes, Sir. However, the facts and mentioned do not seem to indicate any adverse role of customs. It will be in (vi;) Archana Airways upto 300 hours the public interest to disclose further check. details of the report. l (b) to (e). M/s Air Works India, (c) State Govemment concemed 165 WrittenAnswelS PHALGUNA27, 1915 (SAKA) Wl1itenAnswers' 166 have been asked by the the Ministry of (c) Does not arise. Home Affairs to investigate and take action against the erring immigration [English] officials. New Export Markets for Rice [Translation] Merger of D.A. with Basic Pay 3392. DR. K.D. JESWANI: SHRI. R.SURENDER REDDY: 3391. DR.LAL BAHADUR RAWAL: SHRI SURENDRA PAL SHRI DHARMANNA PATHAK: MONDAYYA SADUAL: SHRI GOVINDRAO NIKAM: Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) the quantity of Basmati, No'n- basmati and superfine quality rice exported (a) whether a proposal to merge during the last 3 years and particulars the Deamess Allowance payable to Central of the countries which imported the same; Government Employees who are in service, with their basic pay is under (b) the foreign exchange earned consideration of the Government; therefrom; (b) if so, the time by which the (c) whether the Government have decision is likely to be taken in this regard; recently taken some measures to boost and the export of Basmati rice; (c) if not. the reasons tor (d) if so, the details thereof and postponement of this. proposal? the extent of increase in export of rice expected during 1994-95; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI (e) whether the Government have M.v.CHANDRAaSHEKHARA MURTHY): recently received and request for (a) and (b). on the basis of mutual conducting ma.rket surveys to ascertain agreement between the official side and quality preferences and buying system staff side of the national council (JCM), of new market for rice in foreign countries. the matter regarding treatment of a portion like Japan and Korea; of Dearness Allowance as deamess pay has already been resolved and orders (f) if so, the details thereof and issued for treatment of deamess allowance the action taken or proposed to be taken equal to 20% ot basic pay as deamess thereon; and pay. for the purpose of calculation of death-cum-retirement gratuity in respect (g) the quantity of rice likely to ot Central Government employees retiring be exported to those countries and the on or after 16.9.93. There is no further foreign exchange likely to be earned proposal in this regard. therefrom? 167 Wripe;\Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 168 .;n:i'E MI~ISTER OF STATE IN THE COMMERCE .(SHRI KAMALUDDIN MiNISTRY OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, AHMED):(a) and (b). The quantity of CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC value of Basmati rice and non-basmati DISTRIBUTION AND MINISTER OF rice/superfine non-basmati rice exported STATE IN· THE MINISTRY OF during the last 3 years are as under:- (Quantity In MTs) (Value in US Million $) Basmati Rice Non-basmati/superfine Non-basmati Rice. Year Qty. Value Qty. Value 1990-91 191309 152.57 313720 104.68 1991-92 266528 202.5 411935 104.01 1992-93 338004 274.1 268976 61.42 (Source: DGC1&S, Calcutta) The major markets are Kuwait, Saudi etc. The Govt. has, however, requested Arabia, U.Arab Emirates, U.K, Cameroon, the Japanese to consider imports of rice Malaysia and Sri Lanka etc. from India on a long terms basis as well as emergency imports and also to (c) The Govemment has abolished send a team to India. A delegation of the Minimum Export Price (MEP) for Indian exporters will also visiting Japan basmati rice and reduced the MEP from shortly. Govemment is not aware of US.$.22S/-per MT to US.$ 200/- per MT any request for conducting market survey for superfine non-basmati rice. in respect of Korea or other countries. (d) It is too early to quantify the (g) It is too early to estimate the increase in export as a result of these likely export of rice to the said countries steps during 1994-95. and the eaming of foreign exchange therefrom. (e) and (f) Due to unusually poor I.T.O.C. Hotels harvest in Japan, Japanese are likely to import huge quantities of rice from other 33£13. SHRI NURUL ISLAM: countries and the All India Rice Exporters' SHRI SANDIPAN BHAGWAN Association has written to the Govemment THORAT: to extend help to its delegation visiting SHRI S.M. LAWAN BASHA : Japan for conducting market slJrvey there. SHRI ANKUSHRO It's seen that Japan has mainly been RAOSAHEB TOPE: importing Japonica varieties of rice. India DR. KRUPASINDHU BHOI : has virtually no production of Japonica SHAI GUAUDAS KAMAT : other than small localised production in SHRI PARASAAM the hills of Uttar Pradesh and North-east BHARDWAJ: 169 Written AnswerS PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answem 170 Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND also reconsidering proposal to privatise TOURISM be pleased to state: the ITDC hotels; (a) the number of the India Tourism (g) whether the Government propose Development Corporation Hotels in the to lease out the ITOC hotels to the private country and the locations thereof; sector; and (b) whether the I.T.O.C. hotels have (h) if so, the steps taken in this improved their performance and eamed regard? profit during 1993-94; THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (c) if so, the total profit eamed, ANO TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI hotel-wise and the overall performance AZAO): (a) to (c). The information is given of the ITOC during the above year; in the statement. (d) whether the Govemment propose (d) to (e). 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SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: Will year; the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (b) the criteria being adopted for the selection of the crafts persons (a) whether the Government propose participating therein; to allow fifty one percent foreign equity in mining, shipping and agriculture sector; (c) the manner in which its total and income is distributed among the organisers and craftspersons; and (b) if so, the details of the proposals and modalities .in this regard? (d) the profit earned by the crafts persons and the organisers therefrom? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER THE MINISTER OF STATE OF OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI PARLIAMENT AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR G.VENKAT SWAMY):(a) and (b). the AHMED):(a): No, Sir. number of handicrafts fairs being organised by the office of Development (b) Does not arise. Commissioner (Handicrafts) is approximatelY 50 (fifty) every year. [Translation] Besides, this office also participates in Four National level melas. Handicraft Fairs 48395. SHRI JANGBIR SINGH: Will The criteria followed for the selection the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to of workers i.e. craftspersons participating ~ate: in these events is as under: 181 Written AnswefS PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written AnswefS 182 r· 1. ~"Selection' is usually made on the undertakings to which the amount basis of enrolment registers of lo~n has been provided? maintained by the Marketing &i Id Service Extension Centers of the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Office of Development MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER Commissioner(Handicrafts) after OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF field surveys of handicrafts units PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR and craft~ persons. AHMED) : (a) and (b). The infQrmation is being collected and will be laid on 2. Only genuine craftspersons are the Table of the House to the extent selected for participation in such available and permissible under the Rules. programmes. Loan to SSls in Uttar Pradesh 3. Selection of craftspersons is gen- erally done by rotation avoiding 3397. SHRf ARJUN SINGH repetition of the same sets of YADAV: Will the Minister of FINANCE craftspersons. be pleased to state: 4. Preference is given to award (a) the number of small industrial winning craftspersons. units in Uttar Pradesh to which loans have been provided by the nationalised (c) and (d). All the handicrafts Banks during the last three years; and programmes organized by the Govemment are developmental in nature and the (b) the amount of loans provided participating craftspersons themselves during the above period? conduct sales of their products and the entire sale proceeds go to them. The THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE . office of the Development Commissioner MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER (Handicrafts) bears the TAIDA and OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF transportation charges of the participating PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR craftspersons. Hence, there is no question AHMED): (a) and (b). The information of eaming of any income or profit by is being collected and will be laid on the Govemment. the Table of the House to the extent available and peplissible under the Rules. Loan to PSU in Bihar Allocation of Newsprint to. News 3396. SHRI BHUBANESHWAR Paper Industry PRASAD MEHTA: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: 3398. DR. MUMTAZ ANSARI: Will lhe Minister of COMMERCE be (a) the amount of loan sanctioned pleased to state: and disbutSed to public sector undertakings by various financial institutions in Bihar (a) whether the newspaper industry . during 1992-094 and 1993-94; and has lifted the stock of newsprint allotted to them from the indigenous newsprint (b) the number of public sectnr miUs; 183 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 184 (b) if so, the details thereof during Policy; each of the last. three years and if not, the reasons therefor, (d) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether huge stock of standard (e) whether any time limit has been and glazed newsprint has been lying fixed for making good the loss by the accumulated with the Sate Trading units running in deficit or closed them Corporation due the failure of the down; and newspaper industry in lifting the stock; and (f) if so, the details thereof? (d) if so, the action taken by the THE MINISTER OF STATE OF Government in this regard? THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI G. VENKATSWAMY) : (a) and (b). The THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE budgetary provision for the reimbursement (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) and of cash losses and the requirement of (b). Information is being collected and liquidity/working capital of NTC was will be laid on the Table of the House. reduced to Rs.132 crores in 1993-94 from the level of Rs.154.80 crores in 1992- (c) and (d) Out of the canalised 93 and to Rs.1crore in 1994-95. These imports of newsprint effected by STC, funds were distributed by NTC (Holding the quantum of un-lifted glazed and Company) Ltd. amongst its Subsidiary standard newsprint stock as on 4.3.1994 Corporations according to their requirement amounts to 1121 MTs. As intimated for payment of wages and purchase of by STC, it has already sold the stocks essential raw-material etc. through tender and the stocks are in the process of being lifted by the buyers. (c) and (d). The workers rendered surplus due to restructuring to phase out [English) the uneconomic and unviable activities Funds for N. T.C Mills in NTC have been offered a Voluntary Retirement Scheme. Th8 scheme prOVides 3399. SHR' CHHITUBHAI for exgratia payment equivalent to one GAMIT: Will the Minister of TEXTILES and half month emoluments for each be pleased to state: completed year of service or the monthly emoluments at the time of yoluntary (a)-whether the Government have retirement multiplied by the remaining made heavy cut in the_ budget allocation months of service before normal date given to the mills and subsidiary mills of retirement, whichever is lower, in of National Textiles Corporation; addition to the normal terminal benefits. A Rehabilitation fund with a corpus of (b) if so, the mesnner in which these Rs.50.00 crores has also been created mills have arranged for their finance and for the purpose of training and re- functioning; deployment of workers of NTC who have availed of voluntary retirement. Schemes (c) whether any National Textile have been formulated to enable the Corporation mill has reviewed the Labour rationalised workers to set up powerloomsl 185 Written Answers PHAlGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written AnswelS 166 reeling units. A production incentive of appointed any committee to look into the 25% to 33% of the capital costs of the problem and suggest remedial measures to schemes is provided after the looms! protect the interests of workers; reeling units are run successfully for six months to make the venture more (d) if so, the observationsl profitable. recommendations of the committee; and , (e) and (f) NTC was expected to (e) the details of the actio!) takenl attain profitability within 3 years with the proposed to be taken by the Government successful implementation of the tum thereon? around strategy, THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE PF Defaulters MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P.A. SANGMA): (a) and (b). The problem of EPF 3400. SHRI SANDIPAN BHAGWAN arrears has not assumed serious proportion. THORAT: Will the Minister of LABOUR be However, the increase in the arrears has pleased to state: been a cause of concern for the EPF Organisation. The details of the position of (a) the number of defaulters on provident arrears for the last three years (State-wise) fund dues as on February 26, 1994 and the and the number of defaulters as on 31.3: 1993 amount involved, State-wise; are as given in the statement. (b) whether the problem has assumed (c) to (e). A Sub-Committee of the serious proportion overthe years and details Consultative Committee of Parliament of the trend for the last three years, State- attached to the Ministry of Labour is looking wise; into the problems about the EPF arrears. The report of the Committee is yet to be (c) whether the Government have received. IR7 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written AnsweIS 188 ~ ti t') -c: 0 (I) '"I!? 10 <") 0 II) t\I C\I ~ :g "-t\I ~ 'ot co "-CX) "- ~ Jg ~ .... C\I II) C') C') .... co CX) "-C\I 'ot :::s J!! ~ ....0 ~ ~ 0) CX) t\I I'- 0 co C') I'- C\I 'Ot CX) 'ot CX) C') .... 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';j 1'iii" E ~ ~ a: ~ ~ ~ I-'- 191 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 192 Pensioners of International received from the Dept. Of Heavy Industry Organisations were placed before the Industrial Committee on Engineering Industry in its 3401. SHRI N.DENNIS: Will the meetings held on 4.2.94 and 14.2.94: Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state whether pensions paid to Indians in India (1) Mining & Allied Machinery Cor- by international organisations from poration overseas, are routed through the Reserve Bank of India? (2) Heavy Engineering Corporation THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (3) Cycle Corporation of India Um- . MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER ited OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR (4) Nagaland Pulp & Paper Corpo- AHMED): Remittances to India from ration abroad are routed through the Authorised Dealers in India. (5) Mandya National Paper Mill National Tripartite Industrial '(6) Scooter India Umited Committee (7) Triveni Structurals Umited 3402. SHRIMATI DEE PIKA H.TOPIWALA: Will the Minister of LABOUR (8) Bharat Opthelmic Glass Umited be pleased to state: (9) Bharat Process & Mechanical (a) whether the National Tripartite Umited Industrial Committee on engineering industry has asked the workers and (10) Bharat Brakes & vaives Umited managements of sick public sector undertakings to draw up proposals for (11 ) Tannery & Footwear Corporation their revival; (12) National Instruments (b) if so, whether any proposals have been submitted to the Committee; (13) Weighbird India Umited (c) it so, the details thereof; and (14) Braith~aite & Company, and (15)Tyre Corporation of India Umit- (d) the action takenlpropo$9d to be ed. taken thereon? THE MINISTER OF ST A. TE OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P.A. 3403. SHAI VLJAY NAVAl PATIL: SANGAMA): (a) Yes, Madam. SHRI HAAISH NARAYAN PAABHU ZANTYE: (b) to (d). Proposals in respect of Will the Minister d FINANCE be :oIIowing Central Public Sector Enterpnses plAased to mate: 193 Written Answen; PHAlGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answsm 194 (a) the present status in regard to sector banks, setting up of Special the main recommendation made by Recovery Tribunals and establishment of Narasimham Committee of financial Board of Financial ~upervision under t~ reforms, particularly regarding restructuring aegis of Re!jerve Bank of India have of banking and financial institutions, also been accepted. recommendation-wise; The committee's recommendations (b) the reaction of staff members! regarding reduction in priority sector Unions to these \ recommendations; lending 10% and setting up of nation wide Asset Reconstruction Fund have not (c) the tentative time profile worked been accepted. out for implementation of recommendations; " The main recommendations of the Committee which are still under (d) the major issues which remain examination include deductibility of specific unresolved; and provisions made by the banks and institutions under the Income-Tax Act, (e) the re~ns therefor ? decentralisation of recruitment of officers in the banks and structure of rural credit. THE MINISTER OF THE STATE The recommendations are being IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND implemented in a phased manner. MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. Regarding structuring of the banking ABRAR AHMED): (a), (c), (d) and (e) system, Committee had suggested a broad Most of the recommendations of the pattem and the movement towards the Narasimham Committee are in the process revised system was recommended to be of implementation including reduction in market driven. In regard to committees Statutory Uquidity Ratio(SLR) and Cash recommendations for restructuring of Reserve Ratio(CRR). simplification of Regional Rural Banks, after considering interest rate structure, positioning of norms a number of altemative models it has in respect of capital adequacy, income been decided to revamp the Regional recognition and provisioning requirements, Rural Banks by cleaning up their balance revision of balance sheet and profit and sheets on a 'stabbed alone basis'. 50 loss formats for ensuring grater of RRBs are to be taken up during 1994- transparency. revision of Reserve Bank 95 for ur.dertaking comprehensive of ,India guidelines for branch licensing! restructuring and experience with these branch closur-a. technological • RRBs will guide the approach in later modernisation through computerisation, years for their RRBs. Recommendations issue of guidelines for entry of new private of the committee regarding restructuring sector banks. measures aiming at of lOBI by incorporating a separate liberalisation of the capital market, vesting financial institutions as a company to take of SEBI with statutory powers, equal over 1091's direct lending function has treatment of various Mutual Funds in the not been accepted. Industrial Finance area of tax concessions etc. Corporation of India has, however, been Recommendations regarding issue of fresh converted into a company and lOBI's' capital to the public in respect of public equity holding has been diluted in this 195 Wdtten AnswelS MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 196 . company as suggested by the Committee. (b) if so, the details alongwith special features thereof; (b) Some of the recommendations of the committee have been· welcomed (c) whether India participated in the by repreSentatives of bank employees show; and (workmen and ofticelS). They have (d) if so, the objectives achieved? however, explBssed concern regarding alleged priv8tisationlentry of new private THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION banks, closure of branches, enabling AND TOURISM(SHRI GHULAM NABI nationalls8d ba_ to raise share capital AZAD): (a) and (b). The Air Show was from the public, job security etc. held at Singapore from 22nd February . to 27th February, 1994. This provides Export of Readymade Gannents an occasion of world's aviation, space, airport equipment and other related 3404. PROF: SAVITHIRI industries to display their products and LAKSHMANAN : Will the Minister of services. TEXTILES be pleased to sate: (c) and (d). Information is being (a) whether the Government have collected and will be laid on the Table fixed any target for the export of Ready- of the House. made Garments during 1994-95; Changes in Exim Policy (b) if so, the schemes proposed to achieve this target; and 3406. SHRI AVTAR SINGH BHADANA: Will the Minister of (c) if not, the reasons therefor? COMMERCE be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF (a) whether frequent changes and THE MINISTRY OF TEXTlLES(SHRI. amendments have been made in the G.VENKAT SWAMY): (a) to (c). Export-Import Policy through public notices Government have not fixed any target and notifications during the last one year; for the export of Readymade Garments during 1994-95 so far. The target will (b) if, so, the reasons therefor; be fixed after analysing the trend of export performance during the current (c) whether units engaged in year. horticulture, sericulture, pisticulture, fIoricubure, poubry, animal husbandry and Asian Aerospace Air Show computer software were extended the benefits of duty free imports under the 3405. PROF. M. KAMSON: Will the scheme of Export Oriented Units (EOUs) Minister of Cl\11L AVIATION AND announced in April, 1993; TOURISM be pleased :0 state: (a) whether; the Seventh Asian (d) if so. whether the scheme has Aerospace Air Show was recently been fully implemented by the organised in Singapore; Government; and 197 Written Answers PHAlGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written AAswetS 198 (e) if not, the reasons therefor and Trade with Pacific Countries the steps being taken by the Government in thiS regard? 3408. SHAI M.V.V.S.MUATHY: SHRI SULTAN SALAHUDDIN THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE OWAISI: (SHAI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) and SHRI GEORGE (b). Review of the Export-Import Poticyl FERNANDES: P~re is an on~ process and changes are rnade therein as and when Will the Minister of COMMERCE considered necessary in public interest. be pleased to state:' (c) 10 (e). All units under EOU (a) whether the Government propose Scheme are inter-alia eligible for the to expand trade relations with AustraRa, benefit of duty free imports. However, New Zealand and other pacific countries; certain operational details in the and aquaculture and agro-exports sector are being worked out in conSl:'ltation with the (b) if so, the details thereof? Deptt. of Revenue. as these units are not amendable to physical bonding by THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE customs authorities. MINISTRY OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC Apparel Export Promotion Council DISTRIBUTION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF 3407. PROF. K.v.THOMAS: Will COMMERCE (SHRI KAMALUDDIN the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to AHMED):(a) and (b). It has been the state: constant endeavour of the Government to promote and expand trade with Australia, (a) whether a proposal to open an New Zealand and other pacific countries. office of Apparel Export Promotion Council In order to promote bilateral trade and at Cochin in Kerala is pending with the economic co-operation in the region, India Union Government; and has institutional arrangements like Joint Trade Committees with countries, like (b) if so, the action taken by Ine Australia. New Zealand etc.; in addition ~overnment thereon? a Joint Ministerial Commission exists with Australia. The Joint Ministerial Commission with Australia last met on THE MINISTER OF STATE OF 4.2.94 in Sydney while the Joint Trade THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES(SHAI Committee· with New Zealand met in G.VENKAT SWAMY): (a) Govemment June, 1992 in Delhi.' ensuring regular has received a representation regarding contact for discussing bilateral issues on the opening of an office of the Apparel trade, investment and economic co- Export Promotion Council at Cochin. operation. Besides Joint Business Councils exist with Australia. New Zealand etc. (b) The representation is being which meet regularly providing an effective examined by the Apparel Export Promotion forum for businessmen to explore the CounCil. potential for growth in bilateral trade. 199 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 200 There is also a regular exchange of (c) if so, the reasons therefor; and business delegations with countries in the region as also participation in trade 'fairs (d) the steps taken by the Government of mutual interest. to boost the production of other textiles? [ Translation] THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI G. Production of Janata Saress and VENKAT SWAMY): (a) A statement is Janata Cloth attached. 3409. SHRI LALL BABU RAI: (b) Yes. Sir. SHRI BHAGWAN SHANKAR RAWAT: (c) The production of Janata Cloth has been commensurate with the demand for Will the Minister of TEXTILES be such cloth. pleased to state: (d) The policy of Government has been (a) the target fixed for production of modified to liberalise the setting up of Janata Saress and Janata Cloth during powertooms. Due to the decentralised nature each of the last three years alongwith the of production in powerlooms. the cloth target achieved. Slate-wise; produced by them is cheaper and bulk of the requirement of cloth of low income groups is (b) whether the production of Janata being met by powerloom sector to an Cloth has declined during the above period; increased extent from year to year. 201 Written Answers PHAlGUNA 27. 1915'tSAKA) WriUen Answers 202 t: CD -.".... 10 V 0) (\J (\J 0) i CO 0) v "! 1- (\J ..... ~ .S! (\J c-.i ci M ~ ~ (') ~ "5 tt Z e ~ "( ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! 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SHRI DATTATRAYA the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased BANDARU: Will the Minister of FINANCE to state: be pleased to state: (a) whether the Govemment propose to allow import of capital goods through (a) whether the State Bank of India foreign exchange mobilisation by way of has appointed an 'Ombudsman'; Euro-equity; and (b) if so, whether there is any (b) if so, the details thereof? proposal to appoint Ombudsman in other public sector banks; and THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE):(a) and (c) the number of complaints of SSI (b). Indian companies accessing of Euro units pending with the Reserve Bank of Market have utilised proceeds of Euro- India or the Small Industries Development issues for various purposes including, Bank of India as on December 31, 1993? inter-alia, meeting foreign exchang" requirement tor import of capital goods. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER {English] OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR Funds to Orrisa AHMED): (a) No Ombudsman has been appointed in State Bank of India so far. 3412. SHRI LOKI, NATH CHOUDHURY: Will the Minister of (b) A proposal to introduce an FINANCE be pleased to state: Ombudsman type of grievance redressal machinery in banks is under consideration (a) whether the State Govemment in Reserve Bank of India. However, no of Orissa has made a special request decision has been taken so far. to the Govemment to allot 2050 crore rupees to th~ State for completion of IC) Reserve Bank of India have the incomplete projects of the State reported that no complaints from SSI during financial year, 1994-95; and units are pending with them as on December 31, 1993. (b) if so, the reaction of the Govemment thereto? Small Industries Development Bank THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of India have reported that 7 complaints MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI from SSI units were pending with them M.V.CHANDRA SHEKHARA MURTHY): as on December 31. 1993. (a) and (b). No request has so far been 209 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27. 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 210 received from the Govemment of Orissa Govemment thereon? for allotment of Rs.2050 crores to the State for completion of the incomplete THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION projects during financial year 1994-95. It AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI is, however, mentioned that the State AZAD): (a) to (c). The estimated cost Govemment had requested the Planning of upgradation of Hyderabad airport is Commission to consider a medium term Rs.54.77 crores. An amount of Rs.30.10 loan of Rs.250 crores for their Annual crores has so far been spent in this Plan 1994-95. The Planning Commission regard. The works are likely to be advised the Govemment of Orissa on completed by March, 1995. 4.3.1994 to take up the matter with the Ministry of Finance. However, no formal (d) to (f). The existing five request has been received in the Ministry intemational airports at Bombay, Calcutta, of Finance so far. nor Finance Ministry Madras and Trivandrum are considered has agreed in the past to such loans adequate to cater to needs of intemational to the States. traffic at present. Upgradation of Airports to Equity of Nationalised Banks International Standard 3414. SHRI RAM KAPSE: Will the 3413. SHRI RAMA KRISHNA Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: KONATHALA: SHRI BHAGWAN ~HANKAR (a) whether the Govemment have RAWAT: formulated a scheme to allow some nationalised banks to access the capital Will the MINISTER OF CIVIL market to raise fresh equity; AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details of the scheme; and (a) the estimated cost of upgrading the Hyderabad airport to intemational (c) the nationalised banks which standard; have been permitted to raise the equity? (b) the amount spent so far in this THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE regard; MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF (c) the time by which the upgradation PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(DR.ABRAR work is likely to be completed; AHMED):(a) to (c). Govemment have decided that the nationalised banks which (d) whether the Govemment propose are in a position to do so may be allowed to set up some more intemational airports to approach the capital market to raise particularly one in Agra: fresh· equity to meet their shortfall in capital requirements. In order to give (e) if so, the details thereof; and effect to .the above decision, the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of (f) the decision taken by the Union Undertakings) Amendment Bill, 1993 has 211 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 212 been introduced in the [ok Sabha on (d) if so, the details thereof; and 21st December, 1993. The proposed amendments would enable the nationalised (e) the reaction of the Govemment banks to raise their paid up capital with thereto? the previous sanction of the Central Govemment by public issue of shares THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE subject to the conditions that the Central MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M.V. Govemment shall.at all times hold not CHANDRASHEKHARAMURTHY): (a) Yes, less than 51 percent of paid up capital. Sir. The nationalised bank can be permitted to approach the capital market only after the above Bill is enacted. (b) A statement is enclosed. [ Translations] (c) Yes, Sir. Assistance to Rajasthan (d) Government of Rajasthan represented against the Government of 3415. SHRI GIRDHARI LAL India's unilateral decision to deduct the BHAPGAVA: Will the Minister of .FINANCE disputable dues of Central Public Sector be pleased to state: Undertakings (CPSUs) like NTPC, REC, BHEL and NPC against Rajasthan State (a) whether the Govemment have Electricity Board out of plan assistance decided to deduct the amount of powerdues payable to the State Government. outstanding against the Rajasthan Govemmentfrom the Central plan assistance to the States; (e) The adjustment in 4 equal annual instalments is being made on the basis of (b) if so, the details thereof; undisputed amounts of dues conveyed by the CPSUS/ concerned Ministries. In case (c) whether any representation has been the State Government disputes these dues, received from the Government of Rajasthan it is for them to reconcile the same with the in this regard; concered CPSUs. 213 Written AnswelS PHALGUNA 27.1915 (SAKA) Written AnswelS 214 Oi' e ~ 0 IX) ,.... IX) 0 e ~ q) 8 co O! (.) 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SHRI ZAINAL ABEDIN: Will be pleased to state: the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state: (a) whether steps have been taken (a) whether the construction work by the Government to promote insurance of the 50 bedded T.B.Hospital at Dhuliyan, industry in rural areas of the country West Bengal for beedi workers has started; during the last three years; and (b) if· so, the progress made so far in the construction of the hospital; (b) if so, the achievements made in this regard? (C) the time schedule fixed tor completion of the construction of the hospital; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER (d) if so, the details thereof? OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR . THE MINISTER OF STATE .OF AHMED):(a) and (b). Yes, Sir. Both the THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI life insurance and general insurance P.A.SANGMA): (a) Yes, Sir. industry have strengthened their organisational infrastructure to achieve (b) 20% of the civil work and 90% greater depth and penetration of their of the boundary wall has since been insurance business in . rural areas by completed and work awarded for effectively publicising their products through construction of staff quarters. mass media such as radio and newspapers and through cinema slides, leaflets, posters (c) and (d): As per the estimates etc. As a result of these measures the of the CPWO, all works are scheduled rural new business transacted by the Life to be completed by December, 1995. Insurance Corporation of India increased from sum assured of RS.10294.55 crores Loan to Agricultural Sector covering 36.75 lac policies in the financial year 1990-91 to Rs.14085.03 crores 3418. SHRI PRATAPRAO B. covering 44.39 lac policies by the financial BHONSLJ:: yvill the Minister of FINANCE be year 1992-93. In the case of general pleased to state: insurance industry, the rural insurance premium income increased from RS.95.S7 (~~r in terms of guidelines of the crores in 1989-90 Rs.111.24 crores in Reserve ~ of India all commercial banks 1992-93. are ~ired tON~d atleast 18 per cent of 219 Written Answers ·MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 220 their total credit for direct agricultural sector; PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR • AHMED): (a) and (b). In terms of the (b) if so, the amount of credit extended instructions issued by the Reserve Bank of to agricultural sector by the above banks out India (RBI) all Indian Commercial Banks of the total credit extended by them and the were required to lend atleast 18 per cent of percentage of share of agricultural sector total credit as direct finance to agriculture. during each of the last three years; and However, since October 1993 the lendings under 'direct' and 'indirect' categories of (c) the steps taken to ensure that the agricultural advances have been ciubbed guidelines of the Reserve Bank of ·India in together for the purposes of computing of this regard are strictly complied with? the target of 18 percent. The details ottotal bank credit, total amount outstanding and the percentageof direct agricultural advances THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE to total credit of public sector banks as at the MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER end of September, 1991, 1992and1993are OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF indicated below: 221 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 222 o ex) Ui'e &C\I CD ~ 111.9 It) CX! ..,. ",0 ari ..,. .£; o· t") '" ~ '- CD u ~ c: ~ ::::. CD CD .::: ~ ~ ~ C') ::::. 1:) ~ !l! ~ ~ ID .g ~ ." ,.._ ex) 0 o,!':! ::; C\I "'({2 C> ::....'- ~ .0.9 1:) ~ ,.._ C\I en e ..t! C') C') u ~ ." c: C\I CD r::: ~ c: ~ ~ M ~ q ~. {2 )( "§ ~ CD Cl. " C') 0; enC\I en en en en 1:) ~ or- ~ CD ...CD CD... c: .Q .Q .Q CD E E E ... ~ CD III li c. ~ enCD enCD eni 223 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written Answers 224 (c) The shortall in achievement of target . (e) the time-bound strategy prepared . has been taken up from time to time by the by the Union Government for repayment RBI and Government with the Chief of those loans: and Executives of Banks. RBI vide its circular dated 21.1 0.92 advised banks to make every (f) the steps taken by the effort to acheve stipulated target. Failue on government to reduce the burden of the part of banks to achieve the stipulated foreign loan and improve the economic target. Failue on the part of banks to achieve condition of the country? the stipulated target could invitebank~ policy measures which could include raising THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of reserve requirements of withdrawal of. MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER refinance facilities or such other measures' OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF as deemed necessary by the RBI. PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(DR.ABRAR AHMED): (a) As per the latest available [Trans/ation] data. the total external debt outstanding. including defence debt and NRI deposits External Debt of the country is estimated to be US$90.386 billion at the end of Sept.1993, 3419. SHRI, CHINMAYANAND SWAMI: (b) and (c). Information is given SHRI PRAKASH V.PATll : in the attached statement. DR. CHINTA MOHAN': SHRI NITISH KUMAR: (d) The amount of debt service. DRLAl BAHADUR RAWAl': payment on the external debt outstanding KUMARI FRIDA TOPNO : is estimated to be US$8.2 billion and DR. ASIM BALA : US$8.5 billion during 1993-94 respectively. DR. K.D. JESWANI : (e) and (f). External debt is being Will the Minister of FINANCE be repaid on due dates according to the pleased to state: terms and conditions of each loan. 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I .Q ! ~ <0 ...... 0 0 0 0 C\I ;§. C') C') <0 <0 C\I OJ) 0 C') 8 s::: C') 0 0 (II C\I C') 0 """ -J C C C C CD CD CD CD ::E ::E ::E ...0 >- >- >- >- ci ci ci § 0 E '« i3 ·eCD ti a.. uCD CD ·c ."" "e ·iii Qe 0.. z t") c :0 '0 .2 CD >- CD c as E 1ii as :;: Ci5 c .r:. ~ Q; ::J Cl = 3: E :f 0 as i3 a.. >- mc CD m Q; .2 .e- > 1ii a.. E if z (5 CD f/) .r:. f/) (5 i3 CD l- Cl -c 0e c en til :; .0 « ·c Q; as CD .!! ~ -c Cl iii iii 2) .~ -c :; 0 'E 0 0 CD ...J U. &5 U. (7j U. (7j Z § -.:: § 3420. DR. RAMKRISHNA {English] KUSMARIA : Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased Clearance of Export Promotion to state Proposals by R.B.I. (a) Whether the Government 3422. SHRI D.VENKATESWARA propose to set up a National Tourism RAO: Co-ordination Committee; SHRI BOLLA BULLI RAMAIAH: (b) .f so, the details thereof; and Will the Minister of COMMERCE be (c) the time by which it is likely pleased to state: to be set up? (a) whether the proposals relating THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION to export promotion foreign trade, jOint AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI ventures with foreign collaborators and AZAD) : (a) to (c). A proposal to set foreign investment which used to be up a National Co-ordination Committee approved by the Government are now for tourism headed by the Minister for being considered to be shifted to the Tourism and Civil Aviation is under Reserve Bank of India; consideration. (b) if so, the details thereof; and [Translation] (c) the· reasons therefor? Labourers to Kuwait 3421. SHRI RAM BADAN: Will the THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state: (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) to (c). Proposals relating to foreign investment (a) the number of the labourers sent in India upto 51 % of equity in high priority to Kuwait so far after the end of the industries or trading companies primarily gulf war; and engaged in export activities as well as foreign technology agreements confirming (b) the number of persons proposed to prescribed parameters are already to be sent to Kuwait during the year being direcUy considered by the Reserve 1994? Bank of India. As regards Indian investments in overseas ventures. it is THE MINISTER OF STATE OF proposed that such approvals also may THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI be granted by the Re<'...et'Ve Bank of India. PASANGMA): (a) and (b). More than in view of Ule changes made in the sixty thousand workers have been granted Foreign Exchange Regulation Act. 237 Written Answers PHAlGUNA 27, 1915.(SAKA) Written Answers 238 [Translationj (c) if so. the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and Nationalised Banks in Gujarat (d) the steps taken to fill up the 3423. SHRI N.J.RATHVA: Will the above vacancies? Minister of FINANCE be ple~ to state: (a) the total number of branches THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of the nationalisdd banks opened in MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER Gujarat during the last three years; OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR (b) whetbei many Class III and AHMED): (a) The total number of branc~ Class IV posts reserved for the candidates of the Nationalised Banks opened in of Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tripes Gujarat during the last three years Le. are lying vacant in these banks; 1991,1992 and 1993 are indicated below:- . Year No.of branches opened 1991 2 1992 25 1993 19 (b) and (c). As per the available of clerical. sub-staff and sweepers for information. the All India backlog (Backlog the posts reserved for Schedules Castes In respect of Gujarat State is not ready (SCs.)/Scheduled Tribes (STs.) in Public available) as on 1.4.93 in the Categories Sector Banks was as· under:- Cadres Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes Clerical 738 588 Sub-staff 287 494 Sweepers 26 114 The backlog is because of non- Scheduled Tribes in Public Sector Banks availability of suitable candidates belonging have been as under:- to SCsiSTs and for non-availabiHty of vacancies in the cases where backing (1) Special recruitment drive have exists. been carried out during the years 1989.1990 and 1992 and a substantial (d) The steps taken by the backlog has been cleared. During the Government to fill up the reserved current year viz 1993-94 and special vacancies for Schedules Castes and recruitment drive for SCs and STs is 239 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 240 being carried out to clear the backlog (a) whether the Govemment have to the extent of available vacancies. implemented the award given by the Hyderabad High Court in 1988 relating (2) The recruitment and to agents of saving 'scheme; representation position of the SCs and. STs in the Public Sector Banks is being (b) if so, the details thereof; reviewed through a comprehensive proforma by the Board of Directors of (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and each of the Public Sector Banks every year and the position is being reported (d) the time by which it is likely to the Government. to be implemented? (3) The banks have been advised THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of a revised format of the indent to be MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE placed by them on the Banking Service MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY Recruitment Boards/Employment OF PARLIAMENTARY Exchanges to ensure that the total baclclog AFFAIRS(DRABRAR AHMED): (a) This is taken into account at the time of Ministry is not aware of the award referred indenting for fresh recruitment. to in the question relating to small savings agents. (4) Pre-recruitment training is being imparted by all banks to the candidates (b) to (d). Does not arise. appearing for the Banking Service Recruitment Board examinations. National Tourism Policy For Conservation Of Hilly Areas (5) Centres are being established for examination nearest to the areas of 3425. SHRI RAJENDRA KUMAR concentration of the Scheduled Tribe SHARMA: Will the Minister of CIVIL population, and AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: (6) Banks have Men advised' to hold training workshops for the personnel (a) whether experts in urban working in their Scheduled Castel planning have suggested a national tourism Scheduled Tribe Cells to make them fully policy for the conservation of hilly areas; aware of the need for impiementation of the reservation policy. (b) if so, the details thereof; and [English] (c) the action taken so far by the Government thereon? Implementation of Award Relating to Agents of Savings Scheme THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM· NABI 3424. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR AZAO): (a) to (c). Experts on environmental GANGWAR: Will the Minister of FINANCE conservation have suggested that while be pleased to state: developing tourism in hilly areas, 241 Written Answets PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answets 242 conservation of environment and ecology VENKATESWARLU: Will the Minister of should be kept in mind. The Government COMMERCE be pleased to state: has been following this principle through the policy of sustainable development of (a) Whether the Tobacco Board is tourism. maintaining a recorct of various legislations or restraints enacted by other Tobacco (Translation] growing countries; Export of Diamond and Gold (b} if so, the details of the system Jewellery being operated by Tobacco Board in this regard; and 3426.DR.SAKSHIJI: Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state: (c) whether the records of such informations are made availab.le to other (a) the foreign exchange earned branches of Government? through the export of diamond and gold jewellery during the last year; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL SU~PLlES, (b) the share of Uttar Pradesh in CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC the above export; and DISTRIBUTION AND MINISTER STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (c) the value of the raw material (SHRI KAMALUDDIN AHMED): (a) to (c). provided by the Government to the The Tobacco Board is in touch .with the exporters for making the above jewellery? Indian Embassies abroad and other organisations to obtain the latest THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE information on such matters. The Tobacco (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) The B9ard shares this information with exports of diarnonds and gold jewellery ~overnment and other interested during 1992-93 were Rs.8316.15 crores organisations. and Rs.844.04 crores respectively. International Air Cargo (b) State-wise figures of exports are not maintained. 3428. SHRI SUDHIR SAWANT: Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND (c) exporters of Gems and Jewellery TOURISM be pleased to state: are provided access to import of duty free raw materials. The import of rough (a) whether an open sky policy has d~ and gold bars during 1992- been adopted in the country as regards 93 were Rs.6768.32 crores and Rs.502.94 intemational air cargo; crores respectively. (b) the increase in international air {English] cargo since policy was adopted; Record of Legislations on Tobacco (c) the airline which has the largest share of international air cargo into and 3427. PROF. UMMAREDDY out of India; and 243 ~riUenAnswern MARCH 18, 1994 ~riUen Answern 244 (d) the steps proposed to be taken G.VENKAT SWAMY):(a) and (b). The by the Government to restore the Air Handloom Export Promotion Council had India's former position as the air cargo sent a business delegation consisting of carrier into and out of India? 5 exporters and one office to Argentina, Brazil and Mexico during November- THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION December, 1993. The visit of the AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI d~legation generated good business AZAO):(a) and (b). Yes Sir. Non-scheduled besides enabling entry in a new market. cargo carriage from India increased by 69.9% in 1991-92 and 57.5% in 1992- 93. (c) Export target for 1994-95 in respect of Cotton Handloom Fabrics and (c) Lufthansa has the largest share Made-ups has not yet been fixed. of non-scheduled cargo Ex-India. Information on weight cargo coming into [ Translation) India is not required to be maintained. Loan by NationaHsed Banks In (d) The open sky policy has been Madhya Pradesh. adopted in order to provide adequate air cargo capacity ~o boost exports of the 3430. SHRI MAHENDRA KUMAR country. Air India is also making efforts SINGH THAKUR: Will the Minister of to improve their market share through FINANCE be pleased to state: operation of freighter services on the IndiaJUSAllndia and Bangalore-ZUrich and (a) whether the Nationalised Banks Calcutta-Zurich sectors. in Madhya Pradesh provide loans for various schemes sponsored by the State Export of Handloom Textiles Government; 3429. SHRI BOLLA BULLl (b) if not, the reasons therefor; and RAMAIAH: Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state: (c) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard? (a) Whether the riandloom Export Promotion Council send a five member THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE delegation to South American Countries MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER during December, 1993; OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(DR.ABRAR (b) if so, the details thereof aIongwith AHMED):(a) Yes Sir. The Commercial the outcome of the visit; and Banks participate in the programme sponsored by the Government to enable (c) the target fixed for export of the identified beneficiaries to persue viable Handoom Textiles during 1994-95? schemes for their economic upliftrnent. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF (b) and (c} Do not arise in view TH~ MINISTRY OF TEXTII_ES(SHRI of reply to part (a) above. 245 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 246 {English] THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE· MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER New Fare Structure of Indian OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF Airlines PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR AHMED): (a) to (c). The National Bank . 3431. DR. KAf\TIKESWAR PATRA: for Agricultural and Rural Development Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND (NABARD) has formulated a scheme for TOURISM be pleased to state: Assistance to Rural Women in Non-facm Development (ARWIND). The scheme (a) whether the Indian Airlines has was introduced during October, 1993 only introduced a new fare structure and as such there was no coverage of considerably reducing the fares in certain women beneficiaries during 1992-93. sectors; Under the Scheme, no target for the number of beneficiaries and the amount (b) if so, the details thereof; and of assistance to be provided to them are contemplated. Sanctions are accorded (c) the criteria adopted in evolving on the basis of schemes received from the new fare structure? the sponsoring agencies through the implementing banks. THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHA4 GHULAM NABI [Translation] AZAD): (a) to (c). A new fare structure has not been introduced, Indian Airlines Damage to Poppy Corp offers special fares on specific sectors depending on the market situation. 3433. DR. LAXMINARAYAN PANDEYA: Will the Minister of FINANCE NABARD Schemes for Rural be pleased to state: Women (a) whether due to heavy hail storms 3432. SHRIMATI CHANDRA in Mandsaur, Ratlam and Ujjain at the PRABHA URS: Will the Minister of end of December, 1993 and during the FINANCE be pleased to state: last week of January, 1994, the poppy crop has been damaged badly; (a) whether the National Bank of Agricultural and Rural Development (b) if so, whether the opium growers formulated any scheme for the rural have sought relaxation in the fixed quota women; of production and liCences; and (b) if so, the number of rural women (c) if so, the action taken by the benefited by the above scheme in Govemment in this regard? Kamataka during the year 1992-93; and THE MINISTER QF STATE IN THE (c) the amount of assistance given! MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI proposed to be given under the above M.V.CHANDAA SHEKHAAA MURTHY):(a) scheme by the NABARD to Kamataka A number of applications intimating during 1993-94' and 94-95? damage to poppy crop in different villages 247 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 248 of Mandsaur District by hail storms at enterprises. These enterprises will cover the end of December, 1993 and in villages manufacturing, service and business ·of Ratiam· and Ujjairi Districts by strong ventures. The scheme will cover only winds in January and February, 1994 urban areas during 1993-94 and whole have been received. of the country from 1994-95 onwards. The existing Self Employment Scheme (b) Poppy cultivators have sought for Educated Unemployed Youth (SEEUY) reduction in minimum qualifying yield for will be subsumed in PMRY from 1st April, grant of licences for next crop year. 1994. The salient features of the PMRY are as under:- (c) Damage caused to poppy 'crop, once established, may be taken into (i) All educated unemployed youth consideration for reduction in the qualifying between the age of 18 and 35 yield for damage-affected villages. belonging to families having total family income of less than {English] Rs.24000/- per anumn from all sources would be eligible for Implementation of Rozgar Vojana assistance under the scheme. 3434. SHRI ANKUSHRAO (ii) These educated unemployed RAOSAHEB TOPE : Will the Minister of entrepreneurs would be given a FINANCE be pleased to state: subsidy of 15% subject to a ceiling of Rs.7500/- each for starting the (a) whether certain directions have micro enterprises. been issued by RBI to the Nationalised Banks to encourage the implementation (iii) They would be required to bring of Rozgar Yojana announced by the in 5% of the project cost as Prime Minister; margin money. (b) if so, the details thereof; and (iv) Each entrepreneur will be eligible for a loan upto a ceiling of Rs.1 (c) the extend to which the lakh and this loan would not Nationalised Banks propose to extend require a collateral guarantee. assistance in this regard? (v) The entrepreneur selected under THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the scheme would be provided MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER training, before the loan is dis- OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF bursed. PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR AHMED): (a) and (b). Prime ·Minister's (vi) Matric (passed or failed) students, Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) for educated ITI passed youth and all persons unemployed youth has been launched on who have undergone Government 2nd October, 1993. The objective of sponsored technical courses for the scheme is to provide sustained a minimum duration of 6 months employment to about 10 lakh educated will be eligible for assistance unemployed urban youth in micro under the scheme. 249 WrittenAnswers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) WrittenAnswers 250 · (vii) Reputed Non-Governmental Or- (c) if so, the details thereof; ganisations (NGOs) would also be associated in the implementation (d) the reasons for not following of the scheme. the instructions issued by the Government regarding reduction of administrative posts (viii) A reservation . of 22.5% for SC/ to keep the Government expenditure under . ST and 27% for other backward control; classes (OBCs) has been provided. (e) whether the Government propose to produce administrative posts under (ix) The beneficiary should have been economy measures during 1994-95; and a permanent resident of the urban area for 3 years. (f) if so. the details thereof? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE issued instructions to banks (excluding MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI regional rural bank) on September 28, M.V.CHANDRA SHEKHARA MURTHY) :( 1993 for implementation of PMRY. The a) to (c). The information regarding the banks have also been advised to issue total number of posts created and number suitable instructions to all their Lec>d Bank of posts reduced by the Government is Officers and the branches to effectively not maintainP.d centrally. However, over participate and implement the scheme. the last three years the estimate strength of Central Government employees (c} The target for the year 1993- ( excluding Defence Service personnel} 94 had been fixed at 42040 beneficiaries. were as follows:- Non-Plan Expenditure Year Estimated Strength 3435. SHRI RAM NIHOR RAI : 1991-92 39,98,372 SHRI R.SURENDER REDDY: SHRI CHITTA BASU: 1"l92-93 39,74,290 SHRI BIR SINGH MAHATO: PROF. UMMA REDDY 1993-94 39,49,407 VENKATESWARLU: SHRI GUAUDAS KAMAT : From the above. it may be seen Will the Minister cf FINANCE be that the number of posts during 1993- pleaseo 10 state: 94 have decreased by 24883 as compared to 1992-93. (a) the total numb:::rof posts created and number of posts reduced by the (d) Does not :i11se. Governmc.it during the last three years; (b} whether the Government have (e} and (Ii The roview ol stall created more po'.;t:� than the po�ts streng!h with a view to effecting economy is surre11dc1cd during 1993-94: a continuous exercise. 251 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 252 Unorganised Labour Conditions 'of Service) Act etc. for protection of identified categories of 3436. SHRI S.B.SIDNAL: Will the unorganised labour. Enforcement of these Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state: laws is reviewed at the State Labour Ministers' Conference. Apart from this, (a) a number of unorganised labour the Govemment also undertakes welfare in rural and urban areas, State-wise; activities which cover workers in iron ore, manganese and chrome ore mines, (b) whether the number of limestone & dolomite mines, mica mines unorganised I~bour has increased and beedi industry and cinema workers. substantially over the last three years; In addition, there are insurance/social security schemes which are implemented (c) the steps taken/proposed to be by various State Govemments covering taken to assess and improve the working landless agricultural labour, handloom and economic conditions of unorganised weavers, Rickshaw Pullers Auto Rickshaw labour during the Eighth Plan; and Drivers and poor families etc. (d) the effective measures taken Package of anti poverty programmes to check exploitation of unorganised such as IRDP, Jawahar Rozgar Yojana labour? (JRY) and schemes like Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment (TRYSEM), THE MINISTER OF STATE OF Employment Insurance Scheme are also THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI aimed at bettering the lot of rural workers PASANGMA): (a) and (b). Workers are including the agricultural workers, who enumerated in the Census by the sector form bulk of the unorganised workers. of activity in which they are engaged Besides, there is a scheme known as e.g. agriculture and allied occupations, Development of Women & Child in rural mining and quarrying, manufacturing, areas (DWCRA) which was launched with construction, seNices etc. Since there the objective of bringing about economic exists no definitional clarity about the and social upliftment of rural women terms ·organised" labour and below the poverty line using a group ·unorganised" labour, it is not possible approach for taking up income generating to classify accurately the number of activities suited to their skills and aptitude. unorganised labour in rural and urban The Scheme operates in conjunction with areas. TRYSEM and IRDP. (c) and (d). The Govemment of Under the 8th Plan also, emphasis India have enacted several laws like the has been laid on the improvement of Minimum Wages Act, the Payment of quality of employment in the unorganised Wages Act, the Equal Remuneration Act, sector units in terms of eamings, conditions the Payment of Gratuity Act, the Contract of work and social security. While Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, the technologiCal upgradation.and development Bonded labour system(Abolition) Act the of market for products would lead tc' seedi & Cigar workers (Conditions of increase in their productivity and wage Employment) Act, Inter State Migrant paying capacity. suitable organisational workmen (Regulation of Employment and arrangements are proposed to' be 253 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 254 developed to provide minimum measures (b) if so. the details thereof; and of social security for workers in the unorganised sector. It has been (c) the places where such units recommended that the scheme of Welfare are proposed to be set up ? Boards and also insurance schemes launched by the Central and State THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Governments for different categories of MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER unorganised workers such as beedi & OF ST ATE IN THE MINISTRY OF cigar workers, mines workers, cashew PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR workers. coir workers etc. may be reviewed AHMED) : (a). The National Bank for and suitable model adopted. Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has reported that it has not PF Office in Tamil Nadu conducted any survey to set up agro based units in Assam. 3437. DR. SHRIMATI K.S. SUNDARAM: Will the Minister of LABOUR (b) and (cl. Do not arise in view be pleased to state: of (a)above. (a) whether the Government propose Import of Tea to open a sub-regional provident fund office at Salem in Tamil Nadu; 3439. SHRI UDDHAB BARMAN (b) if so. the details thereof; and Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state (c) the time by which it is likely to be set up? (a) whether the Government have decided to import tea; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI (b) If so. the countries from where P.A.SANGMA): (a) No such decision has tea is likely to be imported; and yet been taken by the EPF Organisation. (c) the likely impact of tt11s (b) and (c). Do not arise. import on the production and export ot indigenously produced tea ? Agro Based Industries in THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE Assam (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE) : (a) Imports of tea are allowed only to Export 3438i SHRI . PROBIN DEKA :Will Oriented Units and units in Export the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to Processing Zones for re-exports only after state blending with Indian teas. (a) whethef the National Bank for (b) Source of such imports for re Agriculture and Rural Development has �xports would depend upon the commercial conducted any survey to set up agro judgement of individual units whicll import based units in Assam; teas'. , 255 WtiIt6n, AnsW8IS. MARCH 18, 1994 (c) Mequ!de sageguards have been (b) if so, the details thereof ; taken to ensut'r1hat such imports of tea do not affect the Indian tea .inC:kaby and (c) whether imported t!:)l are the image of Indian tea in the International proposed to be mixed with Indian variety market. The scheme prescribes a for re-exporting to overseas markets; minimum of ~ value addition to be achieved by such enterprises and also (d) whether the Govemment have stipulates that· the Tea Board logo which received any memorandum in protest symbolises pure Indian tea is not to be against such imports; and used ··10 such cases. It also pmscri)es tea to be exported only jn smaD packets (e) if so, the action taken by.the and not in bulk with .a view· to promote Govemment in this regard ? export of value added teas. These units are not aIowed' any domestic sale in THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE order to ensure that there is no adverse (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE) ; (a) and effect on local tea industry. (b). A proposal has been received from MIs. Upton India Ltd. for setting up of [TranslatiOn} an Export Oriented Unit in Uttar Pradesh for the manufacture of instant tea. The Import of Tea proposal inter-alia involves import of tea / waste which is one of the raw materials 3440. SHRI GUMAN MAL LODHA : for manufacture of instant tea. The DR. CHINTA MOHAN : company have also proposed to market • SHRI TARIT BARAN 25% of their produce from this unit in TOPDAR: the ~tic market. SHRI RUPCHAND PAL ; SHRI MANIKRAO HODLYA (c) Uncle. the existing scheme GAVlT: which deals with Export Oriented Units, SHRIINDRAJIT GUPTA; permisskin is given to import tea for SHRIMATI SUMITRA blending with Indian tea only for export. MAHAJAN; This scheme prescribes minimum of 40% SHRI GURUDAS KAMAT ; of value addition to be achieved by such SHRI MOHAN RAWLE : enterprises and also stipufated that the SHRIMATI PRATIBHA Tea Board logo which symbolises pure DEVISINGH PATlL: Indian Tea is not to be used in such SHRI ANKUSHRAO cases. It also prescribes tea to be RAOSAI-IEB TOPE: exported only in small packets and not in bulk with a view to promoting export Will the Minister of COMMERCE of value added teas. These' units are be: pleased 10 Sl'ile : not allowed any domestic sale in order to ensure that there is no adverse effect (a) whether the Government have on local tea industry. received any proposal from the muhinational companies for importing tea- (d) Yes, Si •. 1000000n Tea Association .. waste and low grade tea; & Consultative Committee of Plantation 257 Written.AnsMHs PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written A/JSIMS 258 Associations have expressed' their THE ~NISTER OF STATE IN\THE apprehensions that the afor8mentioned MINISTRY- ~-FiNANCE AND MINtSlfER provisions goveming imports of tea for OF STATE _ IN THE_ MINiSTRY \OF re-exports may be diluted by permitting PARUAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAA exports of tea in bulk form or by allowing AHMED) : (a) to {e) . As per th8 Mnual sa1es of imporled tea in Domestic Tariff Financial 1rilipection - of ucq '~:-Bank Area. Nilgiri Small Tea Growers' conducted by the Reserve Bank of India-- Association have also represented against as on 31st March, 1992, the financial such imports staling that imports may position Of the bank continued to be affect the small tea growers in Nilgiris. unsatisfactory. Aft nationalised banks, including UCO Bank , haVe entered into (e) There is no proposal to dilute agreements with the Reserve Bank of the existing provisions goveming imports India in terms of which commitments have of tea for re-exports.· been obtained from the banks relating to their performance in the following key United Commercial Bank areas_ 3441. SHRI CHETAN P.S. CHAUHAN: (i) Reduction in npn-performing as- SHRI SANAT KUMAR sets; "- MANDAL: SHRI RUPCHAND PAL: (ii) Indentifying chronically sick branches so that these could be Will the Minister of FINANCE be converted into recovery branch- pleased to state : es or closed down; (iii) Reducing overhead expenditure; (a) whether the Reserve Bank of India has given up all hopes of reviving (iv) Improving profitability through the UCO Bank and asked his Ministry effective recovery measures; to take immediate decision on its future; (v) Improving credit appraisal; (b) whether the Reserve Bank of India has also concluded that the UCO (vi) Technological upgradation to Bank cannot be- made viable even after enhance productivity and; infusion of massive funds; (vii) Human resources development. (c) if so, the action taken by his Ministry in this regard; It is expected that the measures taken in these regards would enable UCO (d) if not, the stage at which the Bank to improve its functioning. matter stands at present; and Payment of Arrears to Employees (e) the steps taken to ensure the of Regional Rural ·Banks. interest of thousands of employees of the bani" 3442. SHRI BHOGENDRA ~HA: 259 Written Answel5 MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answel5 260 Will the Minister ot FINANCE be pleased recommendations 9f the Equation to state Committee with retrospective effect from 1.9.1987. The employees of RRBs are (a) whether the recommendations being paid revised salary with effect from of the Working Gr;up concerning the January 1991. fitment in the pay scales to all Regional Payment of arrears wherever due Rural Banks have been implemented; to the employees of the RRBs for the { period prior to 1.1.1991 could not be (b) if 30, whether the employees made in view of weak financial position of Regional Rural Banks have been paid of the RRBs. Consequent upon the the arrears of their pay and allowances; implementation of the NIT Award, read with Equation Committee Report, certain (c) if not, the reasons therefor; changes were to be about in service regulations and recruitment and promotion (d) whether a decision regarding policies for the RRBS Staff. Certain other payment of arrears has been awarded issues mainly relating to fitment benefits by the Tribunal and upheld by the Supreme had also cropped up which needed to Court; and be examined for appropriate decision. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural (e) if so, the stops taken in the Development (NABARD) accordingly matter so far? constituted a Working Group. The recommendations of the Working Group THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE made in February,· 1992 have been MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER generally accepted on the advice of OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF NABARD. Instructions in regard to pay PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR scales and allowances and other benefits AHMED) : (a) to (e) . The National of RRB employees were issued by Industrial Tribunal (NIT) which was NABARD on 20.3.1993 to all RRBs and appOinted by the Government in 1987 sponsor banks. in terms of the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, in its Award pronounced Transponders in Aircraft in 1990 inter-alia, held that officers and employees of Regional Rural Banks 3443. SHRI ASTBHUJA PRASAD (RRBs) should get the same pay, SHUKLA : Will the Minister of CIVil allowances and other benefits on par with AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased the officers and other e""!ployees of to state comparable level in corresponding posts of sponsor banks with ~ from 1.9.1987. (a) whether the Government have The Award of the Tribunal was accepted issued directions to all airlines including by the Government. An Equation foreign airlines coming to and flying over Committee was appointed for equation India to install or 'MODE-S' Transponder of posts and fixation of Pa\ and allowances in the aircraft by the end of this year; as per recommendations of the NIT. Government subsequently issued (b) if so, whether any response instructions on 22.2.1991 accepting the has been received from the airlines in NIT Award and giving effect to the this regard; and 261 Written AnswsfS PHALGUNA 27,,1915 (SAKA) .. Wri(ten Ansyvers 262 (c) the action taken or proposed during the next two years ? to be taken against the air1ines for failure to comply with these directions ? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR : (SHRI THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION P.A. SANGMA): (a) to (c). The information AND TOURISM : (SHRI GHULAM NABI is being collected and will be laid on AZAD):·(a) and (b). On 8.2.1994, DGCA the Table of the House. has issued instructions requiring installation of 'MODE-S' Transpqnders on all turbine {Translation] engine aeroplanes h~ving all-up-weight of 5700 Kg. or more and passenger capacity, Import of Silver of more than 30 seats. Aeroplanes registered and operated in the country 3445. DR. P.R. GANGWAR : Will and foreign aeroplanes flying over Indian the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased air space have to comply with this to state the total quantity of silver imported requi,rement by 30th June, 1995. during the last year, country-wise ? Aeroplanes which are imported after 30th June, 1994 have to comply with this THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE requirment at the time of import. These (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE) requirements were prescribed after The details are as under :- discussion with the Indian Airlines, Air India and air taxi operators. Oty Grams Silver in powder form 1992-93 (c) All airlines are required to comply with this mandatory requirment. Suitable Netherland 120000 action will be taken as aad when non Switzerland 1000 compliance with the requirement is noticed by DGCA. UK 7000 AgricuHural Labour in Maharashtra USA 1229009 ~. SHRI DHARMANNA Total 1357009 MONDAYYA SADUL : Un wrought Silver SHRI THA YIL JOHN ANJALOSE: Australia 1500 Will the Minister of LABOUR be Hongkong 4856 pleased to state : Switzerland 185000 (a) the amount spent for the Thailand 25000 welfare programmes for agriculture labour of Maharashtra during the last two years; UK 35643400 (b) tf so, the details thereof; and USA 207050 (c) the amount likely to be spent Total 36066806 263 Written Answets MARCH 18. 1994 Written.AnswtS 264 Oty Grams (English] 1992-93 Sheets Plates Strips 3446. DR. Y.S. RAJASEKHAR . Tubes & Pipes of -Silver REDDY: SHRI RAJESH KUMAR: Gennan F. Rep. 36510 Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION Netherland 314000 AND TOURISM be pleased to state : Switzerland 9990 (a) the number of incidents of forced landing of aircraft ~urred during UK 4000 1993; Total 364500 (b) the number of e~yees to whom the responsibility has been fixed for their lapses with regard to the above All other Semi Manufactured incidents; and forms of Silver (c) the steps being taken by the Australia 20000 Govemment to avoid/reduce the such incidents in future ? Gennan F. Rep. 175605 THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION Hongkong 71316 AND TOURISM : (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD) : (a) and (b). Apart hom the Italy 49000 accident to Indian Airlines A-300 aircraft on 15.11.93, no aircraft of scheduled Japan 56048 airlines did force landing in 1993. This accident is being investigated by a Court Singapore 67145 of Inquiry. Spain 1600 There were five cases of forced landing of aircraft belonging to non- Thailand 64631 scheduled operators reported during 1993 and these incidents are under investigation. U. Arab Emts. 67000 Responsibility. if any. win be fixed after completion of the inquiry. UK 8500 USA 1451079 (c) To prevent such accidents and enhance the level of air safety the following Total 2031924 steps have been taken by Director General Civil Aviation :- 265 Wdtten Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) . Wdtten Answers 266 (i) Safety audit of airlines and THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION Monitoring of flight I'8COrders; AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD): (ii) Flight checks ; (a) Yes, Sir. (Iii) Ensuring compliance with instru- mental Iet-down proCedures and weather minima; (b) The investigation into the incident \ has revealed that the wheel had come (iv) Periodic spot checks are being out as a resuH of failure of its bearing done and action again Aircrafts due to perfunctory inspection of the bearing Maintenance Engineers, Pilots by the Aircraft Maintenance Engineer and Air Traffic Contro8ers is taken during the last wheel assembly. wherever called for. (C) No, Sir. Missing Wheels of Aircraft (d) and (e). Do not arise. 3447. SHRI UDAYSINGRAO GAIKWAD : Will the Minister of CIVIL (f) Yes, Sir. AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to refer to the reply given to Starred (g) Immediately after this incident, Question No.2S on December 3, 1993 Dir.ector General Civil Aviation ordered and state : one time inspection on main wheels of Boeing-737 aircraft of Indian Airlines. (a) whether the investigation into Constant surveillance on the maintenance the missing wheel inCident on October activities of the operators is kept by 31, 1993 has since been completed; DGCA and deficiencies observed are taken up for remedial action. (b) if so, the findings thereof; [Translation] (C) whether some recent incidents of miSSing wheels of Boeing 737 aircraft Closure of Jute Mills in Bihar have come to notice of the Govemment; ~. SHRI PREM CHAND RAM: (d) if so, the details thereof; Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state (e) the number of casualties in each such incidents ; (a) whether Indian Jute Mills Association has recommended to close (f) whether the missing wheels some jute mills in Bihar; have since been found ; and (b) if so, the reasons .therefor; (g) the steps taken or proposed to be taken to check recurrence of such (c) the steps taken or proposed incidents ? to be taken to rehabilitate the workers 267 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 268 who are likely to become jobless due OF ·STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF to this closure; and PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR AHMED): (a) and (b). Reserve Bank of (d) the details of the measure India (RBI) has reported that no tonnal proposed to be taken to bring about guidelines have been issued by them to improvement in jute industry? banks regarding their investments in Commercial Paper (CP). However, banks THE MINISTER OF STATE OF have been advised to exercise due care THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI while investing in CP in view of the risk G.VENKAT SWAMY) : (a) No, Sir. involved as CP is an unsecured instrument. Banks were also advised that they should (b) and (c). Does not arise in view ensure that funds raised through CP by of (a) above. Companies are used for genuine working capital requirements and that the interest (d) Govemment have taken several rates on CP are aligned more closely measures for revival of jute industry with the prime lending rate to avoid including creating of Jute Modemisation distortions. in the money market. A Fund, establishing Special Jute sample scrutiny carried out by RBf during Development Fund, prescribing compulsory December 1993/January 1994 in a few packaging of specified commodities in banks revealed that the banks in question Jute bags, purchasing of B. Twill bags have generally adhered to the instructions on cost plus basis, enpouraging of RBI. diversification through financial, fiscal and marketing support etc. (c). Does not arise. [English] Satellite Aided System in Civil Aviation Investment in Commercial Paper 3450. SHRI MANORANJAN 3449. SHRI GURUDAS KAMAT BHAKTA : Will the Minister of CIVIL Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state to state (a) whether all the public sector (a) whether the Government have banks have been complying with the decided to switch civil aviation guidelines for investment in commercial communication navigation from ground paper; equipment to satellite aided system; (b) if not, the reasons therefor; (b) if so, the details thereof; and and (c) the total cost involved therein? (c) the action taken by the Government against such banks ? THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE AZAD) : (a) to (c). National Airports MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER Authority (NAA) has a plan to create an 269 Written AnswelS PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written AnswelS 270 appropriate ground infrastructure periodically in order to prune out those compatible with the Global Navigation who become employed or any period has Satellite System (CNSS) as soon as been fixed for the validity of the registration GNSS is approved by International Civil with subsequent re-registration in case Aviation Organisation for usage. of continued unemployment? NAA also has a plan to link all THE MINISTER OF STATE OF airports with reliable and high quality THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI PA speech and high .speed data channels. SANGMA): (a) : As per estimates worked This project is at a preliminary stage of out by Institute of Applied Manpower planning. As an interim measure, NAA Research, New Delhi, the total number has taken up a project to link major and of unemployed degree and diploma holder remotely located airports with low speed Engineers in respect of 20 major State data links under the Department of / Union Territories at the end of 1992 Telecommunications's Remote Area was as given in the Statement-I enclosed. Business Message Network (RABAN) at Such estimates for remaining States! a cost of Rs. 5.10 crores. Such links Union Territories have not been worked have so far been established at 10 out. airports. Similarly, no estimates for Doctors Unemployed Doctors and have been worked out. However, the Engineers. number of Graduates (including Post Graduates), job-seekers in medicine, all 3451. SHRI SvED SHAHABUDDIN: of whom were not necessarily unemployed, Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased on the live register of the Employment to state Exchanges as on 31.12.1991 in each State/Union Territories is furnished in the (a) the number of unemployed Statement-II enclosed. engineers, doctors in the country as on March 31, 1993 and their break-up, State- (b) The Employment Exchanges are wise; and required to review their Live Registers periodically in order to delete the names of those who become employed. The (b) whether the employment validity of registration can continue if exchanges review their live registers renewed after every three years. STATEMENT -I Estimated Number of Unemployed Engineering Degree and Diploma Holders of Various Disciplines by States - At the end of 1992 State Degree holders Diploma holders 1. Assam 154 255 2. Bihar 1045 2517 271 Written AnswelS MARCH 18, 1994 Written AnswelS 272 State Degree hoIdets Diploma hoIdelS 3. Orissa 149 662 4. West Bengal 550 2963 5. Chandigarh 82 112 6. Delhi 258 357 7. Haryana 87 986 8. Himachal Pradesh 238 9. Jammu & Kashmir 109 10. Punjab 161 1037 11. Rajasthan 227 759 12. Uttar Pradesh 947 7000 13. Gujarat 455 2483 14. Madhya Pradesh 954 3082 15. Maharashtra 1351 3150 16. Goa 8 43 17. Andhra Pradesh 1974 6116 18. Kamataka 3184 7536 19. Kerala 819 4355 20. Tamilnadu 4117 5903 STATEMENT - II Number of job-seekers on the Live Register of Employment Exchanges as on 31.12.1991 StatesiUnion Territory Medicine Degree & above States 1. Andhra Pradesh 3590 273 WriItsn Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1,915 (SAKA) Written Answers 274 StateslUnion Territory Medicine Degree & above 2. Arunachal Pradesh 3. Assam 192 4. Bihar 1738 5. Goa 251 6. Gujarat 398 7. Haryana 683 8. Himachal Pradesh 279 9. Jammu & Kashmir 43 10. Kamataka 835 11. Kerala 3198 12. Madhya Pradesh 688 13. Maharashtra 3956 14. Manipur 39 15. Megha1aya 4 16. Mozoram 28 17. Nagaland 18. Orissa 1406 19. Punjab 358 20. Rajasthan 2735 21. Sikkim· 22. Tamil Nadu 7133 23. ' Tripura • 18 275 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 276 StateslUnion Territory Medicine Degree & above 24. Uttar Pradesh 1,339 25. West Bengal 687 .Union Territories 26. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 5 27. Chandigarh 822 28. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 7 29. Delhi 2800 30. Daman & Diu 9 31. Lakshadweep 7 32. Pondicherry 492 Total 33740 Note • No Employment Exchange is functioning in this State. Retirement Benefits to Air India been approved by the Government; Officials (d) if so, whether the Govemment 3452. SHRI SANAT KUMAR are reconsidering the same; and MANDAl: Will the Minister of CIVil AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased (e) if so, the reasons therefor? to state: THE MINISTER OF CIVil AVIATION (a) whether the Air India has AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI confered the retirement benefits including AZAD): (a) to (c). On the demand of free air-travel and medical benefits to its employees of Air India to bring parity officials reducing the required service in with the provisions of voluntary retirement this regard from continuous twenty five scheme in Central Govemment, Air India years to twenty years; amended their service regulations, with the approval of the Government" for (b) if so, the rationale behind the reducing the qualifying service for voluntary same; retirement to 20 years. (c) whether this amendment !'las (d) No, Sir. 2n Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 278 (e) Does not arise. (b) the time by which the remaining bank branches are proposed to be Computerisation in Banks computerised? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 3453. SHRIMATI VASUNDHARA MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER RAJE : Will the Minister of FINANCE OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF be pleased to '. state:- PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR AHMED) : (a) AI? on 31.12.1993 public (a) . the number of branches of sector banks had partially/fully public sector banks computerised so-far computerised 41 branches. Bank-wise bank-wise; and details are as under :- SI. Name of the Bank No. of branches No. 1. Allahabad Bank 2. Andhra Bank 3. Bank of Baroda 2 4. Bank of India 5. Bank of Maharashtra 6. Canara Bank 7. Central Bank of India 8. Corporation Bank 3 9. Dena Bank 2 10. Indian Bank 11. Indian Overseas Bank 12. Oriental Bank of Commerce 13. Punjab National Bank 14. State Bank of India 11 15. State Bank 01 Bikaner & Jaipur 279 Written AnswefS MARCH 18, 1994 Written AnswefS 280 St. Name of the Bank No. of ~ranches No 16. State Bank of Hyderabad 17. State Bank of Indore 18. State Bank of Mysore 19. State Bank of Saurashtra 20. State Bank of Travancore 21. Syndicate Bank 3 22. UCO Bank 2 23. Union Bank of India 24. Vijaya Bank TOTAL 41 (b). Public sector banks have THE MINISTER OF THE prepared plans for total cornputerisation COMMERCE (SHRI PRANAB of 400 branches during the next 213 MUKHERJEE) : (a) to (c). No such years. proposal has been received from the North Eastern Slates of Arunachal Setting up of Free Trade Zones in Pradesh, Assam. Manipur, Meghalaya, M.E. R.,;on Mizorarn, Nagaland and Tripura. 3454. SHRI RAMCHANDRA Opening of Regional Offices by VEERAPPA: Will the Minister of Tea Board COMMERCE be pleased to state: 3455. SHRI AMAR ROYPRADHAN: (a) whether the Government have Win the Minister of COMMERCE be received any request from the North pleased to state: Eastern States for setting up free trade zone in the region; (a) whether any demand for opening of new regional offices of Tea Board in (b) if so, the details thereof; and the country had been received by himl his Mil'listry from Members of Parliament (c) the action taken by the during 1993 and 1994, upto February Govemment in this regard ? 28; and 281 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 282 (b) if so, the details thereof and Insurance Cover for Sericulture the action taken by the Government Venture thereon ? 3457. SHRI R. SURENDER REDDY: Will Minister of FINANCE be pleased to THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE state: (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) to (c) .• Shri Amar Royprad~n, M.P (Lok Sabha) (a) whether the Madras-based vide his letter dated 14th Jan,.'94 United Insurance Company h~ formulated addressed to the Commerce Minister has any scheme to extend insurance cover suggested that a regional office of the for sericulture ventures in different parts Tea Board may be opened at Jalpalguri of the country under the world Bank- to look after the developmental needs aided programme; of tea producers in this region. (b) if so, the details and the No view has been taken in the objectives thereof; matter so far. (c) whether the United Insurance Company has entered in~o any agreement Customs Buying Items with the Cerwal Silk Board in this regard; 3456. SHRI RAJNATH SONKAR (d) if so, the broad details thereof; SHASTRI : Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasep to state: (e) the date from which the insurance cover is likely to be effective; (a)' whether a large number of passengers have been detected by the (f) whether the sericulture venture Customs department buying items far in are likely to get a boost by the insurance excess of their encashment certificate cover; and depriving foreign exchange to India in each of the last twelve months; (g) if so, the extent thereof? (b) if so, the details therof and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE action taken thereon; and MINISTRY OF ~INANCE (DR. ABRAR AHMED): (a) to (g). A sericulture (c) the number of .foreign flights Insurance Scheme restricted only to seed that were held up or delayed due to producers is already in existence for the the delay in the clearance of the past about 10 years and is being passengers during this period? implemented by the United India directly in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala through MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M.V the State Governments. The General CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY): (a) to Insurance Corporation of India have (c). The information is being collected reported that the United India have taken and will be laid on the Table of the House. up with the Central Silk Board a 283 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 284 comprehensive Silkworm Insurance Year Net Profit Scheme to provide insurance protection (Rs. in lakhs) from disease free laying stage to cocoon stage covering various varities extending 1990-91 9.03 the coverage to various types of farme~" aided by the World Bank as well as other 1991-92 2.14 Bank finance programmes all over the country. 1992-93 0.37 (c) and (d). With a view to make Since the proposed scheme will the hotel competitive and attract more cover all farmers and seed producers tourists, the hotel is being expanded by all over "the country, it is expected that adding following facilities: it will give a boost to sericulture ventures. New block consisting of 60 guest rooms and 2 suites having an Kovalam Ashok Beach exclusive restaurant and other Resort requisite facilities. SOO-seater Convention Centre with modem conference system 34S8. SHRI MULLAPPALL Y and facilities. RAMCHANDRAN: Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM be Swimming Pool pleased to state: [Translation] (a) whether the Kovalam Ashok Minimum Wages Beach Resort in Kerala is eaming profit; 3459. SHRI RAM PRASAD SINGH: (b) the details of profits eamed by Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased the Hotel during each of the last three to state: years; (a) whether a meeting of the Wage (c) whether the Govemment propose Advisory Board was held in January, 1994 to further develop this Hotel to attract to consider the revision in minimum wages more tourists; and of labourers; (d) if so, Ine details thereof? (b) if so, the recommendations made by the Board in this regard; and THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (c) the reaction of the Govemment AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI thereto? AZAD): (a) and (b) Kovalam Ashok Beach Resort of ITDC has earned profits during THE MINISTER OF STATE OF the last three years, as under THE THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR ( SHRI 285 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 286 P.A. SANGMA);. (a) to (c). The first with certain laid down requirements vis- meeting of the Minimum Wages Advisory a-vis age etc. should be considered for Board, reconstituted under Section-7 of absorption as workmen. An appeal in the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 was held the matter has been filed in the Hyderabad on 28.1 .1994. The Board had a preliminary High Court by the IBA on behalf of banks. discussion on various aspects relating to its functioning. The Board did not make [English] any specific recommendation on any matter during the meeting. Openinig of Financial Institutions by Foreign Banks Small Saving Schemes of Banks 3461. SHRIMATI GEETA 3460. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR MUKHERJEE: GANGWAR: Will the Minister of THE SHRI TARIT BARAN FINANCE be pleased to state: TOPDAR: SHRI CHITTA BASU: (a) whether the Govemment have taken a decision to discontinue the small Will the Minister of FINIANCE be saving schemes of various banks; pleased to state: (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and (a) whether the Govemment have allowed certain foreign banks to open (c) the steps proposel to be taken financial institutions in India; by the Govemment to safeguard the interests of saving agents who were (bj if so, the detailS of those banks; engaged in the above scheme? (c) the reasons therefor; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER (d) whether any of these banks OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF were involved in the securities scam; and PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR AHMED) : (a) and (b). Reserve Bank (e) if so, the reaction of the of India (RBI) have not taken any decision Government thereto ? to discontinue the small savings schemes of various banks. It is open to the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE concemed banks to decide whether they MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER should continue such deposit schemes. OF STATE IN THE ~INISTRY OF PARLIAMENTRY AFFAIRS ( DR. ABRAR (c) Indian Banks' Association (IBA~ AHMED): (a) to (e). Two foreign banks have reported that in respect of service i.e. Ban" of America and Bank of Bahrain conditions of deposit collectors who collect and Kuwait have been permitted to deposits from door to door under various establish subsidiary companies to small savings schemes of banks, an undertake financial services. Of these award had been given by the Indu~trial banks, ,Bank of America was ,nvolved Tribunal, Hydrabad. The said award has in the securities scam. Formal applications di~ected that deposit collectors who meet to Reserve Bank of India seeking approval 287 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 288 under Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, Industrial Sickness 1973, • are yet to be made by these banks. 3463. SHRI V.SREENIVASA PRASAD: Indian Investment in U.K. SHRI TARA CHAND KHANDELWAL : SHRI TARA SINGH: 3462. SHRI SLllTAN SALAHUDDIN OWAISI : Will the Minister of FINANCE be SHRI BOLLA BULLI please to state: RAMAIAH: SHRI D. VENKATESWARA (a) whether the Government RAO: propose to evolve a new concept for evaluating industrial sickness; • Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state : (b) if so, the broad features of the proposal under consideration; (a) whether the United Kingdom has ... sought Indian investment; (c) whether the Govemment propose to enlarge the scope of BIFR for this (b) whether the Govemment of purpose; and India have been approached by the Department of Trade and Industry of U.K (d) if so, the details thereof ? in this regard; THE MINISTER OF THE STATE (c) if so, the details thereof; and IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY (d) the projects on which the Indian OF PARLIAMENTRY AFFAIRS investment are likely to be made in U.K (DR.ABRAR AHMED) : (a) to (d). during 1994-95? Presumably, the Hon'ble Member is referring to the Report of the Committee THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE on Industrial Sickness and· Corporate (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) A Restructuring which has made some representative of a U.K Government recommendations on the concept of agency visited-India in January-February, industrial sickness and functioning of BIFR. 1994 to explore the possibilities of Indian These recommendations are under investment in Britain. consideration of Government. (b) to (d). While no formal pr~osals Safety Measures have been made by the Department of Trade and Industry ot U.K. in this regard, if is possible for Indian companies fo 3464. DR. AS 1M BALA : Will the take advantage of opportunities for Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state: investment in Britain in a wide Idnge of sectors. (a) whether modem safety measures 289 Written Answers PHAlGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answeii 290 have been introduced in mines to ensure mines. accident free area; mechanisation leading operations (b) if so, the details thereof; and at working places for reducing exposure of workers to hazard- (c) the details of the modern safety ous environment. measures used to combat the fatal mine accidents? use of nitrogen to combat fires. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF [Translation1 THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR ( SHRI P.A. SANGMA): (a) to (c). Yes, Sir. ESI Hospital and Dispensaries Several modern safety ~asures 3465. SHRI KASHIRAM RANA: have been introduced in mines over the SHRI PRAKASH V. PATIl: years to improve safety and thereby to reduce accidents. Among the important Will the Minister of LABOUR be safety measures adopted are: pleased to state: introduction of Systematic Sup- (a) the number of E.S.1. hospitals/ port Rules for freshly exposed dispensaries set up at various places in roofs Gujarat and Maharashtra, separately; introduction of steel supports. (b) whether the Government propose to upgrade some of these hospitals/ mechanical ventillation devices. dispensaries; personal protective equipments. (c) if so, the details thereof; and introducing caplamps. (d) the number of E.S.1. hospitals/ gas detaction devices. dispensaries running in rented buildings? audio-visual alarms on dumpers THE MINISTER OF STATE OF for giving warning during revers- THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P.A. al. SANGMA): (a) to (c) There are at present 9 ESI hospitals and 116 dispensaries in traffic rules in opencast mines. Gujarat and 12 ESI hospitals and 75 dispencaries in Maharashtra. The safety training for workpersons administration of medical care under the under the Mines Vocational Train- ESI Scheme vests on the respective State ing Rules, 1966. Govts. There is no proposal from the Gov1. of Maharashtra to upgrade any ESI workers' participation in safety hospital/dispensary in the State. However, management. the Govt. of Gujarat is reported to have proposed upgradation of the existing 225 internal safety organisation in bed ESI Chest Hospital, Ahmedabad to 291 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 292 300 bed general hospital. STATEMENT (d) There is no ESI hospital MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO BE fu'nctioning in the rented buildings. MET BY AN OPERATOR However, 71 ESI dispensaries in OF SCHEDULED AIR TRANSPORT Maharashtra and 45 in Gujarat are SERVICE functioning in rented buildings. 1. A fleet of minimum three aircraft registered in India. AII-up-weight Air Taxi Operators of aircraft more than 5,700 kgs. each. 3466. SHRI BRIJ BHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH: 2. Not less than Rs. 15 crores SHRI SATYA DEO SINGH: subscribed equity capital in re- PROF. K.V. THOMAS: spect of operators having aircraft of all-up-weight exceeding 40,000 Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION kgs. and not less than Rs. 5 AND TOURISM be pleased to state: crores for operators having air- craft of all-up-weight not exceed- (a) whether the air taxi operators ing 40,000 kgs. are now entitled to convert themselves into the private air services; 3. Not less than three sets of flight crew & cabin crew per aircraft. (b) if so, the date from which this provision is likely to be made effective; 4. An approved maintenance organ- isation and facilities to carry out (c) whether the air taxi operators maintenance of aircr.aft upto 500 can now publish their flying schedules; hours inspection or Check'B' for Boeing 737 aircraft. (d) if so, the details therof; and 5. Approved manuals for operations, (e) of not, the reasons therefor? training and quality control cum- maintenance. THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION 6. Cells for pre-flight medical exam- AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI ination of crew, flight planning and AZAD): (a) to (d). Minimum requirements despatch, reliebility analysis of to be met by air1ine operators, for operation aircraft components & systems, of Scheduled air transport services in the defect investigation, compliance of country, have been issued. A copy of service bulletins & modifications the order is given in the attached statement. and records of major components. All scheduled air transport operators can publish their schedules. 7. Security programme approved by Bureau Civil Aviation Security and , Y (e) Does not arise. trained security personnel at all operating stations. 293 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 294 8. Those operating scheduled air Bombay- Trivandrum transport service on any route specified in the annex, under Calcutta- Delhi Category-I, will be required to provide a minimum of scheduled Calcutta- Bangalore service in Category-II and Cate- gory-III sectors as indicated in the Calcutta- Madras annex. For rendering the pre- scribed minimum service on Delhi - Bangalore routes in dategories-II & III, an operator may have option to provide the service either by Delhi - Hyderabad aircraft in his fleet or in another operator's fleet on mutually Delhi - Madras agreed terms. In the later case, the arrangement should have Category-II prior approval of DGCA. Routes connecting stations in North- Eastern region, Jammu & Kashmir, 9. Operators shall abide by any further conditions which DGCA Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep. may consider necessary for monitoring of scheduled air Category-III transport service and operation of safe and reliable services. Routes other than those in Category- and Category-II. 10. Operators who desire to obtain permission to operate scheduled Anyone who operates scheduled air transport service may apply air transport service on one or more of to DGCA complying with the the routes under Catgegory-I, shall be required to provide such service in provisions of Schedule XI of the Categores -II & III as indicates below:- Aircraft Rules 1937, and the above requirements. The operator will deploy on routes Provision of Service in in Category-ll at least 10% of the capacity Oiffrenf categuries of routes he deploys on routes in Category-I and· of the capacity thus required to be deployed on Category-II routes, at least Category-' Routes connecting directly .. 10% would be deployed on services or segments thereof oPerated exclusively within the North-Eastem region, Jammu Bombay- Bangalore and Kashmir, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadeep. Bombay- Calcutta The. operator will deploy routes in Bombay- Delhi Category-I. Bombay- Hyderabad Note 1: A service operated on Cat egory-I route as a part of in Bombay- Madras 295 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 296 temational air service win not· infrastructural facilities in the existing be reckoned for the abOve zones, it would not be possible at present purpose. for the Central Govemment to consider developing new zones in the country. Note 2: Capacity deployed will be reckoned in Available Seat Kilometres (ASKM). Services of Indian Airlines Note 3: On multiple sector routes like 3468. SHRI HARIN PATHAK: Delhi-Calcutta-Guwahati- Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND Impahl, the capacity provid- TOURISM be pleased to state : ed on Delhi-Galcutta sector will count towards Category- (a) whether the Indian Airlines has I, that provided on Calcutta- introduced point to point services for Guwshati sector will count selected city pairs; and towards Category-II and the capacity on Guwahati-Imphal (Ii) if so, the details thereof ? sector will count towards service exclusively within THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION Category-II. AND TOURISM : (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD): (a) and (b). Point to point [English] fares have been introduced on 84 domestic routes, as given in the enclosed statement. EPZ in Kerala 3467 SHRI V.S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN STATEMENT Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state : Routes where point to point fares have been introduced. (a) whether the Government propose to set up an Export Processing 1. Agartala-Delhi via Calcutta Zone at Kozhikode in Kerala ; 2. Agra-Bombay via Delhi (b) if so, the details therof; and 3. Ahmedabad-Calcutta via Bombay (c) if not, the reasons therefor ? 4. Ahmedabad-Calcutta via Delhi THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE 5. Ahmedabad-Hyderabad via Bom- (SHRI' )RANAB MUKHERJEE) : (a) No, bay Sir. 6. Ahmedabad-Madras via Bombay (b) Does not arise. 7. Ahmedabad-Goa via Bombay (c) Keeping in view the availability of funds and the need to optimise 8. Ahmedabad-Cochin via Bombay 297 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKAl Written Answers 298 9. Ahmedabad-Coimbatore via Born- 30. Bhopal-Madras via Bombay • bay 31. Bhopal-Calcutta via Delhi 10. Ahmedabad-Gwalior via Delhi 32. Bhubaneshwar-Bombay via Delhi 11. Ahmedabad-Lucknow via Delhi 33. Bhubaneshwar-Bombay via 12. Ahmedab~~-Jaipur via Bombay Hyderabad 13. Ahmedabad-Mangalore via Bom- 34. Bombay-Lucknow via Delhi bay 35. Bombay-Guwahati via Calcutta 14. Ahmedabad-Bangalore via Bom- bay 36. Bombay-Vishkhapatnam via Hyderabad 15. Amritsar-Bombay via Delhi 37. Bombay-Varanasi via Delhi 16. Amritsar-Bangalore via Delhi 38. Bombay-Khajuraho via Delhi 17. Amritsar-Hyderabad via Delhi 39. Bombay-Madurai via Madras 18. Aurangabad Udaipur via Bombay 40. Bombay-Madras via Bangalore 19. Bangalore-Bhopal via Bombay 41. Bombay-Srinagar via Delhi 20. Bangalore-Indore via Bombay 42. Bombay-Tiruchirapalli via Madras 21. Bangalore-Goa via Bombay 43. Bombay-Chandigarh via Delhi 22. Bangalore-Jaipur via Bombay 44. Bombay-Gwalior via Delhi 23. Bangalore-Vadodara via Bombay 45. Bombay-Jammu via Delhi 24. Bangalore-Jodhpur via Bombay 46. Bombay-Leh via Delhi 25. Bangalore-Visakhapatnam via Hyderabad 47. Bombay-Patna via Delhi 26. Bangalore-Chandigarh via Delhi 48. Calcutta-Vadodara via Bombay 27. Bangalore-Gwalior via Delhi 49. Calcutta-Jaipur via Delhi 28. Bhopal-Hyderabad via Bombay 50. Calcutta-Gwalior via Delhi 29. Bhopal-Goa via Bombay 51. Calcutta-Mangalore via Bombay 299 Written Answets MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answets 300 52. Caticut-Vadodara via Bombay 74. Gwalior-Jaipur via Delhi 53. Chandig.arh-Hyderabad via Delhi 75. Gwalior-Madras via Delhi 54. Chandigarh-Madras via Delhi 76. Gwalior-Vadodara via Delhi 55. Cochin-Delhi via Madras 77. Hyderabad-Raipur via Bombay 56. Cochin-Delhi via Bangalore 78. Hyderabad-Vadodara via Bombay 57. Coimbatore-Delhi via Bombay 79. Hyderabad-Indore via Bombay 58. Coimbatore-Delhi via Bangalore 80. Indore-Madras via Bombay 59. Coimbatore-Vadodara via Bom- 81. Jaipur-Madras via Bombay bay 82. Jaipur-Madras via Delhi 60. Delhi-Mangalore via Bombay 83. Madras-Vadodara via Bombay 61. Oelhi-Imphal via Calcutta 84. Mangalore-Vadodara via Bombay 62. Delhi-Dibrugarh via Calcutta Warehousing Laws 63. Delhi-Dimapur via Calcutta 3469. SHRI TARA SINGH: 64. Delhi-Madurai via Madras SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRASAD: 65. Delhi-Tiruchirapalli via Madras SHRI TARA CHAND KHANDELWAL: 66. Delhi-Visakhapatnam via Hyderabad Will the MiNISTER OF FINANCE be pleased to state : 67. Delhi-Trivandrum via Bangalore (a) whether any proposal has been 68. Delhi-Trivandrum via Madras received by the Government to review and modify the warehousing laws; 69. Delhi-Mangalore via Bangalore (b) if so, the details therof; and 70. Goa-Vadodara via Bombay (c) the action taken thereon ? 71. Goa-Jaipur via Bombay THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 72. Goa-Indore via Bombay MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M.V. CHANRASHEKHARA MURTHY) : Yes, 73. Gwalior-Hydrabad via Delhi Sir. The Govt. has received several 301 Written AnswelS PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 302 proposals from Trade & Industry to review (iii) 50% pre-deposit of duty has been and modi~ the customs provisions relating proposed to be done away with; to warehousing of imported goods. (iv) Interest liability is proposed to be (b) Mainly, these proposals are as restricted only upto the date of below :- payment of duty on the ware- (i) Warehousing period in case of housed goods; and goods otrer than perishables, should be fixed as one year and (V) Interest liability is proposed to be for goods like ship stores etc. the calculated only from the end of period should be fixed as two the warehousing period till the years; date of payment of duty. (ii) There should be provision of [Translation] extension of these periods in genuine cases; Narcotic Drugs (iii) Requirement of pre-deposit of 3470. SHRIMATI BHAVNA 50% of duty assessed should be CHIKHLlA: done away with: SHRIMATI SHEELA GAUTAM: (iv) Interest on duty should be charge- able upto the date of payment of Will the Minister of FINANCE be customs duty instead of upto the pleased to state: date of clearance of goods. (a) whether the menace of narcotic (v) Iflterest liability should not start drugs is increasing in Gujarat and Uttar after the 7th day of return of Bill Pradesh; and of Entry for warehousing. (b) if so. the number of drug (c) The Government has carefully peddlers arrested and the quantity of considered these suggestions and in the drugs seized during each of the last three Finance Bill, 94-95, it has been proposed years, State-wise ? to modify the Warehousing Laws as follows THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M.v. (i) Warehousing period has been CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY) : (a) proposed to be enhanced to (me and (b). Since sale and consumption year for all goods except capital of narcotics is a clandestine activity. it goods imported by 100% EOUs cannot be said definitely whether it is for which the period is proposed increasing in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh as 5 years; of otherwise. However, available information about the quantity of drugs (ii) A provision for grant of extension seized and the number of persons arrested of the warehousing period has in these States during 1991. 1992 & 1993 been proposed; is given below :- 303 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 304 GUJARAT Drug 1991 1992 1993 (Quantity seized in Kgs.) Opium 52.000 53.000 29.000 Heroin 2.500 0.805 1.000 Ganja 278.972 361.530 164.703 Hashish 60.000 302.000 95.000 No. of Persons arrested 346 315 226 UTTAR PRADESH Opium 143.000 211.000 139.000 Morphine 13.000 33.000 34.000 Heroin 9.000 15.000 29.000 Ganja 2242.000 7862.000 3616.000 Hashish 380.000 924.000 699.000 Methaqualone 6660Tablets 4622 Tablets 7004 Tablets No. of persons arrested 2958 6181 5330 {Eng/ish} (c) the steps taken by the Government to assist the jute growers Production of Jute in Orissa in the State to increase the production during 1994-95 ? 3471.SHRI K. PRADHANI : Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF (a) whether there has been a sharp THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI G. decline in the production of jute in Orissa VENKAT SWAMY) : (a) and (b). The dunng the current financial year: production of jute has declined from 380800 bales in 1992-93 to 325000 bales (b) if so, the details thereof; and in 1993-94. 305 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 306 (c) Government of India (b) the number of Indian companies implementing the scheme on Special Jute which have so far subscribed to the Euro Development Programme in important issues and those which have applied for jute and mesta growing States including such issues; Orissa. Financial assistance is provided under the scheme for supply of essential (c) the total deposit received so inputs like seeds, implements, pesticides, far through these issues; sprayers, nutrients,. etc. to the jute" growers and also for organising technology (d) whether guidelines regarding demonstrations on farmers field and preferential allotments are being farmers training. Assistance under the implemented by these companies in their scheme is also provided to the jute Euro issues; and growers for construction of retting tanks and supply of fungal culture to improve (e) it not, the action being the fibre quality. These facilities will contemplated against such companies? continue to be given to the jute growers during 1994-95. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER Commanders in Indian Airlines OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR 3472. SHRI RABI RAY: Will AHMED): (a) An Indian company desirous the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND of making Euro issues would be expected TOURISM be pleased to state : to have a consistent track record of good performance for a minimum period of / (a) whether the Indian Airlines has three years. The aggregate of foreign d.raWn up an intensive training programme investment made, either directly or to have adequate number of commanders indirectly (th~ough the Global Depository by the middle of 1995; and Receipts mechanism) shall not exceed 51 % of the issued and subscribed capital (b) if so, the details thereof ? of the company. THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (b) and (c). As on 4.3.94, 20 Indian AND TOURISM : (SHRI GHULAM NABI companies had launched their issues and AZAD) : (a) Yes, Sir. had raised total proceeds amounting to US $ 2336.37 Million. Till 16.3.94, 116 (b) A programme has been drawn applications had been received by the up for training of 110 commanders on Government from companies obtaining different types of aircraft during the next approvals to make Euro-issues. two years. (d) The Euro issues are govemed Euro Issues by a Scheme notified bythe Go~emment 3473. SHRI M. KRISHNASWAMY: on 12.11.93 for issue of Foreign Currency Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased Convertible Bonds and Ordinary Shares to state; through the Global Depository Mechanism. (a) the norms prescribed for Euro (e) in view of (d) question does issues of Indian companies; not arise. 307 Written Answel5 MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answel5 308 [Translation} (c) whether exporters are selling the rice in the international market at Contract Labour System in Textiles the same price; Ministry (d) if so, the financial loss suffered 3474. SHRI HARI KEWAL by the country due to export of rice; PRASAD : Will the Minister of TEXTILES and be pleased to state : (e) the steps being taken by the (a) whether labour work is still Government in this regard ? being got done under contract labour system in the corporation offices in various THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE States under his Ministry; MINISTRY OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC (b) if so, the details thereof; DISTRIBUTION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF (c) whether the Government have COMMERCE (SHRI KAMALUDDIN any scheme to literate the labourers! AHMED) : (a) and (b). The average sale workers at present under contractors and prices of superfine qualities of non-basmati to take work from them directly; and rice in domestic market range between Rs. 6,000/- and Rs. 72501- per MT which (d) if so, the details of the progress work out in US $ terms to US $ 191 .30 made in this regard so far? to US $ 231.15 per MT while Minimum Export Price effective form 3.1.1994 is THE MINISTER OF STATE OF US $ 200 per MT. THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI G.VENKAT SWAMY) : (a) to (d). The (c) and (d). During the period information is being collected and will be from April to November, 1993 the Unit laid on the Table of the House. Value realisation for superfine non-basmati rice is US $ 338.40 per MT. Export of Rice (e) Does not arise. 3475. SHRI NITISH KUMAR Will the Minister of COMMERCE be Recovery of Outstanding Dues pleased to state : of lOBI (a) whether the minimum export 3476. SHRI RAM TAHAL price for superfine non-basmati rice was CHOUDHARY: Will the Minister of comparatively much less than the selling FINANCE be pleased to state : price of rice at present in the country; (b) if so, the per quintal minimum (a) whether huge amount of loan export price of rice and the per quintal provided by the Industrial Development average price of rice in the domestic Bank of India to the industrial units is market; . still outstanding; 309 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 310 (b) if so, the position thereof as wise under direct finance schemes are on December 31, 1993, State-wise; and given in the Statement. (c) the efforts made by the (c) The outstanding loans under Government to recover the outstanding direct finance schemes are required to amount? be repaid as per schedule stipulated by lOBI while contracting loans. lOBI monitors assisted companies through a mechanism THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of follow up visits, .quarter1y progress MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER reports etc. Nominee directors appointed OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF by lOBI also report the financial position PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR of assisted companies periodically. Senior AHMED): (a) and (b). The Industrial Executives of lOBI review the assisted Development Bank of India (lOBI) has projects and corrective measures are reported that as at the end of March, taken as soon as incioient sickness is 1993 (Latest available), loan outstanding observed. Special recovery cells have under their direct finance schemes been established at Head Office, Regional aggregated Rs. 14164.2 crore. The and Branch Offices to monitor the recovery details of assistance outstanding, state- of dues. STATEMENT State/Union-territory wise statement of loan outstanding as onMarch 31, 1993 S.No. State Loan Outstanding 1. Andhra Pradesh 1807.59 2. Arunachal Pradesh 0.40 3. Assam 126.36 4. Bihar 184.02 5. Chandigarh 4.96 6. Daman & Diu 7.30 7. Goa 74.86 8. Gujarat 2168.98 9. Haryana 215.16 10. Himachill Prac1e-:h 59.58 311 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Ans~rs 312 S.No. State Loan Outstanding 11. Jammu & Kashmir 10.21 12. Karnataka 626.44 13. Kerala 205.70 14. Madhya Pradesh 842.35 15. Maharashtra 2477.14 16. Manipur 2.73 17. Meghalaya 7.04 18. Nagaland 4.45 19. Orissa 411.64 20. Punjab 419.26 21. Rajasthan 715.10 22. Sikkim 5.89 23. Tamil Nadu 1237.30 24. Dadra & N.Haveli 16.26 25. Delhi 201.74 26. Pondicherry 79.05 27. Uttar Pradesh 1504.32 28. West Bengal 748".38 Total 14164.21 [English] Will the MINISTER OF CIVIL Guidelines for Air Taxi Operators AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: . 3477. DR. LAl BAHADUR RAWAL: SHRI RAMESH (a) whether the Government have CHENNITHALA : issued or propose to issue fresh guidelines 313 Written Answers PHALGUNA,27, 1915 (SAKA) . Written Answers 314 to regulate the functioning of the air taxi agreed, terms. In the latter case, the operators, in yiew of the report of the arrangements shall have, prior approval Air corporation Act, ,1953; and of the Director General of Civil Aviation. (b) if so, the details thereof ? SdI- ( P. K. Banerji) THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION Joint Secretary to the AND TOURISM, (SHRI GHULAM NABI Govt. of India AZAD) : (a) and... (b). Guidelines for Tel. No. 4610369. operation of scheduled air transport service • have issued. A set of these guidelines is given in the Statements-l and II. STATEMENT ·11 STATEMENT-I PROVISION OF SERVICE IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF No. AV. 11012/2194-A ROUTES Government of India Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism CATE(30RY-1 (Department of Civil Aviation) Routes connecting directly "B" Block, Rajiv Gandhi' Bhavan, BOMBAY -BANGALORE Safdarjung Airport, Arbindo Marg. New Delhi-110003, Dated 1.3.1994. CALCUTTA-DELHI BOMBAY-CALCUTTA ORO E R CALCUTT A-BANGALORE In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-rule (1 A) of rule 134 BOMBAY-DELHI of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, the Central CALCUTTA-MADRAS Government, with a view to achieving better regulation of air transport services BOMBAY -HYDERABAD and taking into account the need for air transport services of different regions, in DELHI-BANGALORE the country, hereby direct that every operator operating any scheduled air BOMBAY-MADRAS transport service within the country on DELHI-HYDERABAD any route specified in annex hereto, under , category-I, shall be required to provide BOMBAY -TRIVANDRt:lM a minimum of scheduled air transport service on routes in~icated in category- • DELHI-MADR~S " and III in the Annex. For rendering the prescribed minimum servic8 on routes CATEGORY.J1 in Gategory-II and III, an operator may at his option provide the service, either Routes connecting stations in North- by aircraft in his fleet or with aircraft Eastern regi,on, Jammu & Kashmir, in any other operator's fleet on (TIutually Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep. 315 Written AnswelS MARCH 18, 1994 Written AnswelS 316 CATEGORY-III service exclusively within Routes other than those in Category-II. Category-I and Category-II Minimum Requirements to be met by Anyone who operates scheduled an . Operator of Scheduled Air air transport service on one or more of Transport Service the routes under Category-I, shall be required to provide such service in 1. A fleet of minimum three aircraft Categories-II & III as indicated registered in India. AII-up-weight below:- of aircraft more than 5,700 kgs. each. The operator will deploy on routes in Category -II at least 10% of the 2. Not less than Rs. 15 crores capacity he deploys on routes in Category- subscribed equity capital in re- I and of the capacity thus required to spect of operators having aircraft be deployed on Category - II routes, at of all-up-weight exceeding 40,000 least 10% would be deployed on services kgs. and the not less than Rs. or segments thereof operated exclusively 5 crores for operators having within the North-Eastern region, Jammu& aircraft of all-up-weight not ex- Kashmir, Andaman & Nicobar and ceeding 40,000 kgs. Lakshadweep. The operator will deploy on routes 3. Not less than three sets of flight in Category-III, at least 50% of the crew & cabin crew per aircraft. capacity he deploys on routes in Category- I. 4. An approved maintenance organ- ization and facilities to carry out NOTE : 1 A service op~rated on a maintenance of aircraft upto 500 Category-I route as a part hours inspection or Check 'B' for of international air service will Boeing 737 aircraft. not be reckoned for the above purpose. 5. Approved manuals for operations, training and quality control-cum- NOTE : 2 Capacity deployed will be maintenance. reckoned in' Available Seat Kilometres (ASKM). 6. Cells for pre-flight medical exam- ination of crew, flight planning and NOTE : 3 On multiple sector routes despatch, reliability analYSis of like delhi-Calcutta-Guwahati- aircraft components & systems, Imphal, the capacity provided defect investigation, compliance of on Delhi-Calcutta sector will service bulletins & modifications count towar,ds Category-I, that and records of major components. provided on Calcutta- Guwahati sector will count 7. Security programme approved by towards Category-II and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security capacity on Guwahati-Imphal and trained security personnel at sector will count towards all operating stations. 317 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1.915 (SAKA) Written Answers 318 8. Those operating scheduled air form tourism during 1994 and 1995 are transport service· on any route projected to exceed Rs. 4890 crores and specified in the annex, under Rs. 5620 crores respectively. Category-I will be required to provide a minimum of scheduled Smuggling of Gold service in Category-II and Cate- gory-III sectors as indicated in the annex. For rendering the pre- 3479. SHRI SHRAVAN KUMAR scribed minimum service on PATEL: routes in Categories-II & III. an SHRI S. B. SIDNAL : operator may have option to SHRI BOLLA BUlli provide the service either by RAMAIAH: aircraft in his fleet or in another operator's fleet· on mutually Will the Minister of FINANCE be agreed terms. In the latter case, the arrangement should pleased to state: have prior approval of DGCA. (a) whether gold smuggling ·is 9. Operators shall abide by any continuing unabated despite the further conditions which DGCA liberalisation of Policy on import of gold; may consider necessary for monitoring of scheduled air (b) if so, the details of the gold transport service and operation seized during the last six months; of safe and reliable services. (c) whether during the month of 10. Operators who desire to obtain January customs authorities alone permission to operate scheduled recovered gold worth over Rs. 1.5 crores air transport service may apply and foreign currency at Indira Gandhi to DGCA complying with International Airport; provisions of Schedule XI of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 and the (d) if so, the details thereof;' and above requirements. (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken to curb gold smuggling in the Foreign Exchange Earnings from country? Foreign Tourists THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 3478. SHRI KRISHAN DUTT MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M.V. SUlTANPURI : Will the Minister of CIVil CHANDRA SHEKHARA MURTHy) : (aj AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased and (b). liberalised import policy including to state the estimated foreign exchange reduced import duty appears to have earnings form foreign tourists during 1994 curtailed large scale smuggling of precious and 1995. separately ? metals including gold. However. smuggling of gold anc! other precious metals is still THE MINISTER OF CIVil AVIATION being noticed on a smaller scale. The AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI details of gold seized during the last six AZAD): The foreign exchange earnings months are given below : 319 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 320 Month Seizure of gold (in Kgs.) Value(Rupees in crores) September, 1993 66.736 2.90 October, 1993 147.385 6.82 November, 1993 96.435 4.32 December, 1993 86.457 3.88 January, 1994 93.137· 4.31· February, 1994 15.097· 0.69· • Figures are provisional. (c) and (d). During the month of THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P.A. January, 1994 gold valued at Rs. 59 99 SANGMA) : (a) : No, Sir. lakhs and foreign currency valued at Rs. 12.19 lakhs were seized by the Customs (b) Does not arise. Authorities at Indira Gandhi International Airport. [Translation] (e) Agencies of Central and State Loan under Poverty Eradication Governments engaged in the task of Scheme prevention and detection of smuggling are alert to stop all smuggling including 3481. SHRI RAM PUJAN PATEL: smuggling of gold. They have also been Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased equipped with better means to combat to state: such smuggling. (a) the amount of loan/assistance Second National Commission on provided to the person belonging to Labour Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and backward classes during 1991-92, 19~2- 3480. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA 93 and 1993-94 so far; : Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state (b) whether the Government have formulated any scheme for the year 1994- (a) whether the Government have 95 to extend loan/assistance to the set up the proposed Second National persons belonging to above classes; and Commission on Labour; and (c) if so, the details thereof ? (b) if so, the details thereof ? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE THE MINISTER OF STATE OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER 321 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 322 OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF (a) the estimated percentage of PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR rise in unemployment among the educated, AHMED): (a) to (c). In terms of Reserve skilled and unskilled persons and in the Bank of India (RBI)'s guidelines all pubiic agricultural sector during each of the last sector banks are required to extend three years; ~tleast 10% of their total credit to weaker sections including Scheduled Castesl (b) the estimated reduction in the Scheduled Tribes. No Statewise borrower labour force both in the Central and State category-wise targets in this regard have public sector undertaking during the above been stipulated. The data reporting . period; system dOes not generate information about various classes of society. However, (c) the percentage elimination of the outstanding amount of advances of unemployment in the country achieved public sector banks extended to weaker during the Eighth Plan as against the sections of the society including Scheduled target; and Castes/Scheduled Tribes and backward classes for the year ending March 1991, (d) the strategy contemplated by 1992, 1993 and the Quarter ending June, the Government to tackle the problem 1993 was Rs. 10260 crores, Rs. 10881 during the Ninth Plan period ? crores, Rs. 11855 crores and 11881 crores respectively. The share of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in THE MINISTER OF STATE OF the above amount was Rs. 3288 crores, THE MINISTRY OF' LABOUR : ( SHRI Rs .. 3629 crores, Rs. 4141 crores and P.A. SANGMA) : (a) The percentage Rs. 4262 crores respectively. The change in the number of job-seekers on Government have not framed any special the live register of Employment Exchanges scheme for granting loans by the public in the country, all of whom were nol sector banks for the persons beionging necessarily unemployed, in the category to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled of educated (Matric & above), skilledl Tribes. However, banks have been semi-skilled and unskilled during the years advised by Reserve Bank of India that 1987, 1988 and 1989 (latest available) special efforts should' be made to evolve is indicated in the statement enclosed. suitable bankable schemes for SCs/STs Such data for Agricultural sector is not beneficiaries. Accordingly, the commercial maintained. banks participate in the programme sponsored by the Government to enable (b) Data relating 10 employment in the indetified beneficiaries to persue viable Public Sector Undertakings is not scheme for their economic upliftment. maintained. However, as per information collected through the Employment Market {English] Information Programme, there was no reduction in the employment in Central Unemployment Problem Government(Quasi) and State Government (Quasi) during the years 1989,1990 and 3482. SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN: 1991. Will the Mini~ter of LABOUR be pleased to state: (c) and (d). The extend of overall 323 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 324 unemployment is estimated to have 1992-93, additional employment increased from about 12.7 million in April, opportunities of around 6 million are 1990 to about 17.8 million in April, 1993. estimated to have been generated. The the Eighth Plan envisaged generation of growth envisaged in the Eighth Plan, if additional employment opportunities of carried into the Ninth Plan, should reduce around 8 to 9 million per year; on the unemployment to negligible level by the average, during the Plan period. During year 2002. STATEMENT Percentage Change over the preceding year in regard to the number of job- seekers on the live register of employment exchanges in the country. . Year Educated Skilled Unskilled Matric & semi above skilled 1987 +1.7 -19.4 -5.8 1988 +4.6 -0.6 -7.4 1989 +9.3 +8.2 +2.3 Child Labour (b) to (d). Do not arise. 3483. SHRI SOBHANADREES {Translation] WARA RAO VADDE: Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state: Foreign Banks (a) whether 85% of the child labour 3484. DR.MUMTAZ ANSARI: Will employed in unorganised sector are not the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to covered under the Child Labour (Prohibition state: and Regulation) Act. 1986; (a) the number of foreign banks (b) if so, the reasons therefor; to whom licences were issued during the last three years; and (c) whether the Govemment have formulated any proposal so ;is to cover (b) the details of the above banks these children; and and their branches which were closed down in the country during the above (d) if so, the details thereof? period? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P.A. MINISTRY OF FINANCE ANO MINISTER SANGMA): (a) No. Sir. OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF 325 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 326 PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR (b) whether the Government have AHMED) : (a) and (h). Reserve Bank received any representation for of India (RBI) have reported that during decanalisation of these items; the last three years, licences have been issued to the following 12 foreign banks (c) if so, the details thereof; for opening branches. (d) whether the Government I. A.B.N.Amro Bank. proposed to meet changes in this regard; and II. Hong Kong Bank. (e) if so, the details thereof? III. American Express Bank. THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE IV. British Bank of Middle East. (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) to (e). Details of items and the agencies through V. Oman International Bank. which import/export of such items is canalised, are contained 'in the Export VI. Credit Lyonnais & Import Policy, 1992-97 (Revised Edition:March, 1993). Copy of this policy VII. Deutsche Bank. is available in the Parliament Library. VIII. Bank of Nova Scotia. Review of the Policy is a continuing and ongoing process. Changes are made IX. Societe Generale. as and when considered necessary in public interest, taking into consideration X. Barclays Bank. the representations received from the public. XI. ING Bank. [Translation] XII. State Bank of Mauritius. Shares Purchased by NRls None of the above banks have closed any of their branches during the 3486. SHRIMATI DIPIKA above period. H.TOPIWALA: SHRI RAM, SINGH {English] KASHWAN: Canalised Items for Export and Will the Minister of FINANCE be Import pleased to state: 3485. SHRI SANDIPAN BHAGWAN THORAT: Will the Minister of COMMERCE (a) whether the Government propC?Se be pleased to state: to abolish the statutory requirement of getting prior permission of the Reserve (a) the canalised items for import/ Bank I)f India by NRls before buyin:; export and the canalised agencies therefor; shares from other immigrants; . , 327 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 328 (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and (a) whether the Government have signed a number of protocols with foreign (c) the· time· by which tlie said countries for promotion of tourism in India proposal is likely to be implemented? during the last two ,years; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) if so, the details thereof, country- MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER wise; OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR (e) whether these protocols include AHMED) : (a) No Sir. proposals from foreign airlines to start direct flights to India; and . (b) and (c). Do not arise. (d) if so, the details thereof? [English] THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION Agreements with Foreign Countries AND TOURISM(SHRI GHULAM NABI for Tourism Promotion . AZAD):[a) and (b). During the period 01.01.1992 to 28.02.1994, India has Signed 3487. SHAI VIJAY NAVAL PATIL bilateral agreements on cooperation in Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION the field of tourism with the following AND TOURISM be pledsed to state: six countries: i. Hungary 16.10.1992 ii. Belarus 14.05.1993 iii. Israel 18.05.1993 iv. Uzbekistan 29.01'.1993 v. Korea 10.09.1993 vi. Singapore 24.01.1994 (c) No Sir. under consideration I?y the Government to increase the existing rates of stipends (d) Does not arise. paid to the apprentices during their training period; Stipends to the Apprentices (b) if so, the details thereof; and 3488. PROF. SAVITHRI LAKSHMANAN: Will the Minister of (c)if not, the reasons therefor? LABOUR be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF (a) whether there is any proposal THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI 329 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 330 P.A.SANGMA): (a) to (c). The rates of due to such strikes and lockouts stipend payable to be apprentices have separately; and been increased w.e.f. 27 February. 1993 for trade apprentices and w.e.f. 20 April, (c) whether the strikes and lockouts 1993 for all other categories of apprentices. are on the decline? There is no proposal presently under THE MINISTER OF STATE OF consideration of the Govemment to THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P.A. increase the rates of stipend. SANGMA): (a) A Statement giving State- Strikes and Lockouts wise information on the mandays lost due to strikes and lockouts during 1993 3489. PROF.K.V.THOMAS: (January-Nov.)(latest available) is SHRIMATI BHAVNA enclosed. CHIKHILlA: (b) Production loss due to strikes Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased and lockouts during 1993 (Jan.-Nov.) are to state: estil"flated at Rs.181.67 crores and RS.84.88 crores respectively. Loss of (a) the details of mandays lost in wages suffered due to strikes and lockouts the industries in each State due to the during the same period are estimated strikes and lockouts during 1993 and at RS.7.53 crores and RS.10.11 crores January, 1994; respectively. (c) Number of strikes and lockouts (b) the loss in production and the and mandays lost due to these strikes loss of wages suffered by the labourers and lockouts are given below: No. of strikes Mandays lost and lockouts (in millions) 1991 1810 26.43 1992 1714 31.26 1993 1050 15.46 (Jan.-Nov.) (above figures are provisional) STATEMENT State-wise Mandays Lost (In Thousands) Due to Strikes and Lockouts During 1993 (Jan.-Nov.) (Provisional) STATE/uT. Man days lost due To Strikes Lockouts ANDHRA PRADESH 218 1034 ._------331 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 332 B1HAR • 52 365 DELHI 16 0 GOA, DAMAN & DIU 3 4 GUJARAT 308 259 HARYANA 132 128 KARNATAKA 294 61 KERALA 180 789 MADHYA PRADESH 75 0 MAHARASHTRA 390 1560 ORISSA 26 12 PONDICHERRY 0 0 PUNJAB 78 2 RAJASTHAN 91 146 TAMIL NADU 1906 315 UTTAR PRADESH 24 316 WEST BENGAL 234 6347 OTHERS 52 40 TOTAL 4079 11378 o = NIL OR LOSS THAN 500 SOURCE: LABOUR BUREAU. SHIMLA [Translation} (a) the details of the man days lost in the industries due to the strikes Strikes and Lockouts and lockouts during 1993; and 3490. SHRIMATI BHAVAN (b) the loss in production and loss CHIKHILlA: Will the Minister of LABOUR of WIIlges suffered by the labourers due be pleased to state: to such strikes and lockouts. separately? 333 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 334 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF strikes and lockouts during 1993 (Jan.- THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P.A. Nov.) estimated at RS.181.676 crores and SANGMA): .(a) The details of mandays Rs. 84.88 crores respectively and loss lost in the industries due to the strikes of wages due to strikes and lockouts and lockouts during 1993(Jan.-Nov.) are during the same period are estimated given in the enclosed Statement. at Rs. 7,53 crores and Rs. 10.11 crores respectively. (b) The loss in production due to STATEMENT INDUSTRY-WISE MANDA YS LOST (IN THOUSANDS) DUE TO STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS DURING 1993 (JAN.-NOV.) (PROVISIONAL) INDUSTRY GROUP MANDA YS LOST STRIKES LOCKOUTS FOOD PRODUCTS 120 103 BEVERAGES, TOBACCO & TOB.PRODUCTS 17 13 COTTON TEXTILES 1328 1861 . WOOL,SILK & SYNTHETIC TEXTILES 46 o JUTE, HEMP & MESTA TEXTILES 32. 3263 TEXTILES PRODUCTS 61 397 ENGINEERING 743 2263 CHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 38 447 NON METALLIC MINERALS PRODUCTS 206 422 OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 18 117 COAL MINING 30 213 NON COAL MINING 378 99 PLANTATIONS 64 54 RUBBER,PLAST.,PETRO.&COAL PROD. 193 554 335 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answem 336 INDUSTRY GROUP MANDA YS LOST STRIKES LOCKOUTS BANK&SIMILAR FINANCIAL INST. 283 o OTHERS 522 1573 ALL INDIA 4079 11378 o = NIL OR LESS THAN 500 SOURCE : LABOUR BUREAU, SHIMLA. TOTAL MAY NOT NECESSARILY TALLY DUE TO ROUNDING OFF OF FIGURES. Regional Rural Banks Government such as payment of arrears , to Regional Rural Bank (RRB) employees 3491. PROF.RASASINGHRAWAT: as per National Industrial Tribunal (NIT) SHRI BALRAJ PASSI : Award, immediate wage reviSion, pension SHRI CHETAN P.S. in addition to Contributory Provident Fund CHAUHAN: (CPF) and Gratuity, amendment of RRB Staff Service Rules and formation of Will the Minister of FINANCE be National Rural Bank. As regards payment pleased to state: of arrears to employees on account of the implementation of the NIT Award, (a) whether the Government have the RRBs have not been able to pay received any representation regarding the same due to their weak financial various demands from officers and staff position. The other demands such as of Regional Rural Banks: immediate wage revision, penSion in addition of CPF and Gratuity, amendment (b) of so, the details thereof; and of Service Regulations. Promotion and Recruitment policy would require to be (c) the action proposed to be taken looked into by National Bank for Agriculture by the Government in this regard ? and Rural Development (NA~ARD) keeping in view restructuring of the RRBs proposed. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF In regard to restructuring of the PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR RRBs, it has been announced by the AHMED) : (a) to (c). The All India Finance Minister in his Budget Speech Regional Rural Banks Employees on 28.02.1994 that it is proposed to take Association (AIRRBEA) and All India up 50 of the 196 RRBs aU over the Gramin Bank Officers and Employees country in the course of 1994-95 for Coordination Committee (AIGBO and ECC) undertaking comprehensive restructuring have inter-alia made the following demands including cleaning up of their balance in their letters addressed to the sheets and infusion of fresh capital. 337 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 338 I [English] servants to travel by air taxis; these orders have now been withdrawn. Air Travel by Government Officials (c) It is possible to estimate the 3492. SHRI RAMESH loss to Indian Air1inesNayudoot during CHENNITHALA: this short period. SHRI HARISH NARAYAN PRABHU ZANTY€: [ Translations] Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION Financial Assistance to Madhya AND TOURiSM be pleased to state : Pradesh (a) whether the Government have 3493. SHRI SHIVRAJ SiNGH decided to allow their officials to travel CHAUHAN: Will the Minister of FINANCE be by the air taxies; pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof and the amount of financial assistance the reasons therefor; and provided by the Union Government to the Government of Madhya Pradesh during each (c) the estimated annual loss to of the last three years? the Indian Air1ines, the Air India and the Vayudoot on this account ? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M.V. THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION CHANDRASHEKHRA MURTHY): The AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI details of financial assistance provided to AZAD): (a) and (b). In December, 1993, the Government of Madhya Pradesh during orders were issued allowing Government the last three years are, as under: 339 Written Answers MARCH 1B, 1994 Written Answers 340 (i) It) ~ ..... "'!", It) CD C\I ~ ~ C'! r:: J) P.I ..... C\I C\I eU cD N ..t r-: Iri N ~ ..... ex; ~ 0 C\I oS ..,. It) ~ "'"' C\I ~ '- C') ..,. en It) LO ..,. LO C\I C\I CD ..... " 1:1 Cb II) "S ~ Cb ct ~ c: tt .... 0) C') ..,. CD LO It) llJ LO C\I co ..... q ..,. 6 (\I " as>. ~ II) 0(ij c: '0 N c.; ..t Iri cO r-: ex) 341 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 342 {English] THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI G. VENKAT SWAMY) : (aLto (f). The Cotton Export Wortd Cotton ~xporter's Association has expressed concern regarding the 3494. SHRI M.V.V.S. MURTHY: suspension of the cotton export by the SHRI NITISH KUMAR: Government. A delegation on behalf of SHRI GUMAN MAL LODHA : the Association has requesteft the SHRI NARAIN SINGH Government to honour the contractual CHAUDHARI: obligations and have also asked for the SHRI D. VENKATESWARA review of the suspension order. Th~ RAO: Government is however, keeping a close SHRI SULTAN SALAHUDDIN watch on the cotton situation in the wake OWAISI of the abnormal increase in the cotton SHRI SANAT KUMAR prices, leading to extreme hardship to MANDA~: handloom and powerloom weavers. SHRI NAWAL KISHORE RAI: Credit Package to Engineering Will the Minister of TEXTILES be Industry pleased to state: 3495. SHRI HARISH NARAYAN (a) whether some of the leading PRABHU ZANTVE : Will the Minister of European and Japanese Multinational's COMMERCE be pleased to state : dealing in cotton are· peeved over the Government's move to freeze exports of (a) whether there is any stiff. contracted cotton in an effort to check competition in engineering industry world- cotton prices; wide; (b) whether this is likely to lead (b) whether there is also any need India to be black-listed as cotton exporter; to support exports by way of counter tradellong term ·credit arrangement for (c) whether high-level talks on public sector engineering undetakings; cotton export crises took place last month to work out a solution to the crises; (c) whether Indian Banking System is capable of supporting project exports (d). if so. the outcome thereof; on a large scale; (e) whether the failure on India's (d) if so, the details thereof; and part to meet its contractual obligation for export contract of 2 lakh bales is likely (e) if not, the steps taken by the to result in the export units facing litigation Government to ensure that exports orders and claims for damages; and are not lost jLlst because no support is coming through from the banking system (f) if so, the manner in which the in offering credit packages? Government propose to countenance this situation ? THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE) : (a) to THE MINISTER OF STATE OF 343 Written AnsW61S MARCH 18, 1994 Written AnsWelS 344 (e). Export of engineering items are being (c) the measures proposed by the made in the face of stiff competition from Union Govemment to increase the external competing countries in the intemational and intemal economies of our country? market. To enable Indian engineering . exports, including those from the Public· THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Sector to compete effectively, various MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER support measures are extended to our OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF exports. To facilitate extension of credit PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR to projec\ exports, a one window clearance AHMED): (a) The actual inflow of foreign mechanism, has been set up. Proposals investment from 1991 to 1993 is Rs. involving deferred payment facility and 2812.64 crores which includes investment valued at above Rs. 50 crores are cleared from NRls. by an inter-institutional working group with Exim Bank as the nodal agency. Proposals (b) No such data is being valued between As. 10 and Rs. 50'crores maintained. are cleared by commercial banks. While extending credit support, the lending institutions take into accoulat the , (c) The package of economic commercial viability of the proposal, reforms put in place since July 1991 has Reserve Bank of India's guidelines I)n restored the viability of the country's the subject, availability of insurance cover extemal payment position and our foreign of Export Credit Guaranteed Corporation exchange reserves are today at 14 billion of India Ltd. etc. In the past, in the as compared to only 1.1 billion in June, engineering sector public sector companies 1991. such as Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Telecommunication Consultants India Ltd., [Translation] , Indian Railway Construction Company U 3497. SHRI MOHAN RAW, LE : Will Foreign Investment the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : 3496. SHRI DATTATRAYA BANDARU : Will the Minister of FINANCE (a) whether the Government have be pleased to state : conducted raids on the premises of General Managers of State Bank of India' (a) the totill amount of foreign in several places of the countrY during capital investment in various industries, January, 1994; put together, in India over the last three years; (b) if so, the details and outcome therof; and (b) the number of companies in which the loreign investors' are holding (c) the actiOl'l taken against the more than 49 per cent capital; and guilty persons? 345 Written. Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 346 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of Insurance to the Surveyors; and MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF (d) if so, the details in this regard? PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. ABRAR AHMED) : (a) to (c). Central Bureau of THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Investigation~(CBI) have reported that a MllIIlSTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER case was registered by them jJnder IPC OF' . STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR against General Manager. State Bank of AHMED): (a) It has been reported by India, Calcutta and General Manager, GIC that a few complaints have been State Bank ,of India, Guwahati and a received in regard to to the role of group of companies at Delhi on the surveyors and loss assessors in the allegation of showing undue favours in process of determination of compensation the matter of sanction of various loan on the General Insurance pdlicies. advances facilities to the tune of Rs. 688 lakhs. CBI has conducted searches (b) to (d). The Committee set up wherein a large number of incriminating by the Government for suggesting reforms documents were reportedly seized by in the Insurance sector submitted its them. report on the 7th January, 1994. The Committee, inter-alia, recommended State Bank of India has reported measures to improve the claim settlement that both the General Managers were process in the insurance industry and placed under suspension on 18.2.94 from abolition of the system of licencing of the Bank's service. surveyors and loss assessors by the Controller of Insurance thus making the Surveyors and Loss Assessors Insurance companies free to aSSign the right job to the right surveyor. A view 3498. SHAI ANAND RATNA on the recommendations made by the MAURYA: Will the Minister of FINANCE Committee is yet to be taken by the be pleased to state: Government. (a) whether a number of complaints {English] in regard to the role of Surveyors and loss assessors in the process of Agricultural Loans determination of of compensation under the General Insurance polices have been 3499. SHRI ~TAPRAO B. received; BHONSLE : Will ftle Minister 6f FINANCE be pleased to state (b) if so, the changes proposed to be introduced by Government in regard (a) whether in view of the steep to ensure smooth running of the process rise in the prices of fertilizers and of payment of claims; agricultural implements, the Government propose to reduce the rate of interest (c) whether the Govemment also on agricultural loans; and propose to bring any change in the licencing system issued by the Controller (b) if so, the details thereof? 347 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 348 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE THE MINISTER OF STATE OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR ( SHRI P.A. OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SANGMA): As per estimates worke(l PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR out by Institute of Applied manpower AHMED) : (a) and (b). Reserve Bank Research, New Delhi, the total number of India (RBI) has reported that there of unemployed degree and diploma holder is no proposal to lower tlla rate of interest Engineers in respect of 20 major Statel on agricultural loans due to rise in the Uni!)n Teriitories at the end of 1992 was prices of fertilizers and agricultural as given in the Statement-I enclosed. implements. Such estimates for remaining States! Union Territories have not been worked [Translation] out. . Unemployed Engineers Similarly. no such estimates for 3500. SHRI KHELAN.RAMJANGDE LT.L Certificate holders have been worked : Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased out. However, the number of ITI Certificate to state the number of unemployed degree, holders, all of whom were not necessarily diploma holder and LT.L certificate holders unemployed. on the Uve Register of in the country, state and Union Territory- Employment Exchanges as on 31.12.1991 wise? is furnished in Statement-II enclosed. 349 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 350 ~ ~ ....0 1:1 c: III III S q: III ~ I. I!!III !!! 'EIII III ,E: 0) c: UJ 1:1 III ::... .2 ~ III ..r:: ... III 'E § (]) ..r:: '0 II) '0 C III til .... iii c:: ~ c: III Cl £ oa til .Q ~ c: til til iii (]) Cl c: ..r:: ::3 .0 E {:? U til ~ ;:, til III '6 til III E til c: c: E II) c: ~ 'C' 10 iii 10 :E E E ::3 'iii' 1:1 ,S? II) iii .~ (]) Gi III 10 c: ..r:: ..r:: I .., 0- cr: ~ ~ iii 0 ~ u 0 :c ,gtil ~ ex) a) 0 ~ !!! .....: ~ I!l (/) N M .j .0 cD 351 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 I!! ~ ('I) 0 0 ('I) C\I 0 ('I) 10 10 It) .t: 0 !!! ~ a r-- It) ~ .r: .r: III III .r:. 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VENKAT SWAMY) : (a) The details of (a) the details of the readymade the readymade gannents exported to garments exported to various countries major countries during 1993-94 (tin 31st during 1993-94; and Jan '94) are as follows: (Provisional) CC?_untry Quantity Value in (/n Lac Pes) Million US $ SEC 3227 1173 USA 1195 727 UAE 726 143 Switerzerland 256 86 Canada 229 85 Japan 211 85 Australia 95 43 SOURCE Apparel Export Promotion Council (b) The facilities being provided [English] to the exporters of ready made gannents include introduction of a unified market Debt. of Air India determined exchange rate system, convertibility of the rupee on current . account, facilitating import of capital goods 3502. SHRI S.M. LALJAN BASHA: at concessional duty for export production. Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND increased availability of export credit, TOURISM be pleased to' state : pennission to retain Foreign Exchange receipts to the extent of 25% in foreign (a) the- debt of the Air India during currency accounts, encouraging each of the last three years; participation by exporters in Buyer-Seller Meets; Fairs, Exhibitions etc. (b) whether the debt of the Air 361 Written AnswetS PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written AnswelS 362 India has increased during the past five (a) whether the Government have years; set up a committee on public enterprises disinvestment as recommended by the (c) if so, the reasons therefor; Rangarajan Committee; and (b) if so, the composition and (d) the reaction of the Government function of this committee; in this regard? (c) whether any recommendation THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION has been made by this Committee; AND TOURtsM (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD) : (a) During the period 1990- (d) if so, the details thereof; 91 to 1992-93 long term debt position of Air India is shown below :- (e) whether the Government propose to change the method of Year Debt Liability disinvestment of public sector onits; and (Rs. in Crores) (f) if so, the details thereof? 1990-91 1308.91 THE MINJSTER OF STATE IN THE 1991-92 1879.17 MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF . STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF 1992-93 2171.46 PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR AHMED) : (a) to (f). The recommendations (b) Yes, Sir. of the Rangarajan committee which inter- alia includes the method of disinvestment (c) and (d). Aircraft purchase by is under the consideration of the Air India are financed through long term Government. loans from foreign banks. With the addition of new aircraft, the amount of [Translation] long term debt has progressively increased during the last five years. However, the Tourism Development in Western loan repayments are being done promptly States and there has been no default. 3504. SHRI N.J. RATHVA : Rangarajan Committee Report Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state : 3503. SHRI D. VENKATESWARA RAO: (a) whether the Union Government SHRI S.B. SIDNAL: have evaluated the performance of the SHRI HARADHAN ROY: Western States particularly Gujarat in SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA: regard to development of tourism industry in these States; Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof; 363 Written AnswelS MARCH 18, 1994 Written AnswelS 364 (c) if not, whether the Government (b) the number of labourers sent propose to evaluate the performance of by these companies tei foreign countries those States; and during the last two years and during the c(Jrrent year, till-date; (d) if not, the reasons therefor? THE MINISTER OF CIVil AVIATION (c) whether employment has· been AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI provided to them in foreign countries; and AZAO) : (a) to (d. The Central Department of Tourism periodically. monitors the (d) the number of labourers out performance of each State with regard of them who have come back? to the projects/schemes sanctioned for augmenting tourism infrastructure in each THE MINISTER OF STATE OF State including Gujarat. THE MINISTRY OF lABOUR(SJ-:lRI PASANGMA): (a) According to the Indian Construction Companies in information obtained from the Overseas Foreign Countries Construction Council of India, 18 Indian Companies are engaged in construction 3S0S.DR. SAKSHIJI : Will the . work abroad. The details are given in Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state: the atatement enclosed. (a) the details of the Indian (b) to (d). The information is being Companies engaged in construction work collected and will be laid on the Table in foreign countries; of the. House. 365 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 366 o o 1.0 • No o CD ~ IX) ID >- o CD ...: 367 Written AnswelS MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 368 I'~ ;:::. lC) o o lC) o (D o o o -.:t o :c >-cu iii D E o o ~ III z D:5 E Q) .r:. 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Names of non- to CUltivation of tobacco? official directors for appointment on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE have since been finalised by the MINISTRY OF CIVIL SUPPLIES. Govemment. Necessary notifications for CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC these appointments will be issued shortlv DISTRIBUTION AND MINISTER OF after completion of formalities. STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI KAMALUDDIN Foreign Investment in Aviation AHMED): (a) No, Sir. Sector (b) Does not arise. 3509. SHRI BOLLA BULLI RAMAIAH: Will the Minister of CIVIL (c) The major grievance of the AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased tobacco farmers was the decline in auction to state floor prices. This is being taken care of by fixing the crop size for the current (a) whether the (;ovemment have season based on the supply and demand received some proposals from the Non- position. Govt. have also declared a resident Indians for investment in the higher Minimum Support Price (MSP) this aviation sector; year as compared to last year. (b) if so, the number of such (d) The health hazards of smoking proposals received so far; have been very well publicised by the Govemment. (c) whether foreign investment 373 Written AnswelS PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written AnswelS 374 proposals in aviation sector have been . PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR received from USA, UK, France and AHMED): (a) Government has not received Germany; any request from the State Government of Madhya Pradesh for grant of loan to (d) if so, tllJ;l details thereof; and poultry farm owners for creating. more job opportunities in the Stak::· (e) the decision taken by the Governllllent on each of the above (b) and (c). Do not arise in view proposals? of (~) above. THE NlINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION [English] AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD) : (a) and (b). The Govemment Mahila Cooperative Bank in of Kerala have setup societies to mobilise Karnataka funds from the public including Non- resident Indians to finance construction 3511. SHRIMATI CHANDRA of a new airport at Cochin and upgradation PRABHA URS: Will the Minister of of the airport at Calicut. FINANCE be pleased to state: (c) to (e). No proposal has been received (a) the number of Mahila Cooperative from the Govemments of these countries. Banks in Kamataka; [Translation] (b) whether the Government of Karnataka has requested the Union Loan to Encourage Poultry Govemment to give permission for the Farming setting up of one Mahila Cooperative Bank in each district of the State; and 3510. SHRI MAHENDRA KUMAR SINGH THAKUR: Will the Minister of (c) if so, the reaction of the Union FINANCE be pleased to state: Government thereto? (a) whether the State Government THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of Madhya Pradesh has requested the MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER Union Government to grant loan to poultry OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF· farm owners so as to create more job PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR opportunitie~ and encourage the poultry AHMED) (a) There are three licensed farming in the State; Mahila Urban Cooperative Banks functioning in Kamataka State. (b) if so, the details thereof; and (b) and (c). The present policy of (c) the reaction of the Govemment the Reserve Bank of India is to allow thereto? Urban Co-operative Banks for women in each district provided the proposals satisfy THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the necessary f,:,ture potential and MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER prospects of viability. For setting up of OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF Urban Co-operative Banks by women, 375 Written AnswetS MARCH 18, 1994 Wriften AnswelS 376 certain relaxations have also been financial year so far; permitted in entry point norms regarding initial share capital and membership. . . (c) the steps to improve the functioning of these banks; Hawala Transaction Racket (ct) whether the Reserve Bank of .. 3512. SHRI CHANDRESH PATEL: India:. has given a special package for Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased the improvement of the functioning of to state: the Regional Rural Banks; and (a) whether a racket involving crores (e) if so, the details thereof and of rupees of Hawala Transactions has the time by which the package is likely been unearthed from Kanpur on February to come into effect? 23, 1994; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) if so, the details of the amount MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER unearthed and the persons arrested in OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF this regard; PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR AHMED): (a) and (b). The amount of (c) number of other such rackets loss incurred by 172 out of 196 Regional involved in illegal transactions which have Rural Banks (RRBs) during 1992-93 (latest come in light from Gujarat and other available) was Rs.327.76 crores. 24 of States during 199~ and 1994, so far; the RRBs registered a profit of Rs.13.74 and crores during the same period. (d) the amount recovered and (c) to (e). The following steps have persons arrested in this regard? been taken by Government, Reserve Bank of, India (RBI) and National Bank THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE for Agriculture and Rural Development MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI (NABARD) to avoid losses of RRBs and M.V.CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY): to improve viability in general. (a) to (d). Information is being collected. and will be laid on the Table of the House. i) With effect from 12.9.92 RRBs have been allowed to finance Regional Rural Banks nontarget group borrowers to an extent not exceeding 40 percent 3513. SHRI ANKUSHRAO of their fresh loans. Financing RAOSAHEB TOPE : Will be the Minister to non-target groups nave been of FINANCE be pleased to state: further raised to 60 per ce~t to their fresh lendings with effect (a) whether the Regional Rural from January, 1994. Banks have been incurring losses .constantly; ii) RBI issued instructions on 4.3.93 to all sponsor banks to pay a (b) if so, the losses suffered by minimum interest of 13.5 peroent the above banks during the current per annum on all SLR term PHALGUN-" 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 378 deposits of RRBs kept with them. of Tamil Nadu seeking permiSSion to raise Further all commercial banks funds through N.R.I. bonds for the Telugu (sponsor or non-sponsor) have Ganga Project; been advised by RBI to revise upward with effect frOm 1..... 93 the (b) if so, the details thereof; and interest rates on current account balances maintained by RRBs with such banks from 6.5 percent (c) the reaction of the Government to 7.5 percent per annum. thereto? iii) RABs have been allowed to draw THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE cent per cent refinance upto MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER RS.10 lakhs for loans to small OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF Districf Centre Kamrup (1) Guwahati Kalipur (2) Bhutanath Morigaon Morigaon Nagaur Lumding Jomat Jomat (Borpool) Further, SBI has also been issued the last two years; a licence to open an Industrial Finance Branch at Guwahati. The opening of (e) the reason for the fall in average branches at the allotted Centre is subject price realisation: and to availability of basis infrastructure facilities like availability of suitable premises. all (f) the steps taken by the weather roads. telecommunication etc. Government to help the farmers to realise higher price? Production of Fev Tobacco THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 3516.SHRI SOBHANADREESWARA MINISTRY OF CIVIL SUPPLIES. RAO VADDE: Will .the Minlster of CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC COMMERCE be pleased to state: DISTRIBUTION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF (a) the total quantity of flue-cured COMMERCE (SHRI KAMALUDDIN virgina tobacco produced during 1993-94. AHMED): (a) The quantity of FCV tobacco so far; produced during 1993-94 is about 128 M.kgs. (b) the quantity of tobacco sold through auction centres as on June 27. (b) 101.18 K~G. of 1992 Andhra 1993; Pradesh crop was sold through auction platforms upto 27.6.1993. (c) the average price realised per kilogram of tobacco during the above (c) The average price realised was period; about Rs.22.18 .per kg .. (d) The average price of FCV (d) the average price of flue-cured tobacco realised during the last two years virgina tobacco realised during· each of was given below:- Crop A.P Kamataka 1991 Rs.27.63 Plkg. Rs.42.13 PlKg. 1992 Rs.20.74 Plkg. fls.2t.i.S2 Plkg 381 Written Answers.. PHALGUNA27. 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 382 (e) Reasons for fall in average price Government of RUSSia exclusive- realisation are as follows: :' ly for purchase of. tobacco from India during 1993 season. (1) Excess production by farmers created an imbalance in supply Development of Civil Aviation in and demand situation which had Maharashtra 'an average impact on grower prices. 3517. SHRI DHARMANNA MONDAYYA SADUL: Will the Minister of (2) Production in other major tobac- CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM be co producing countries like Zim- pleased to state: babwe, China, Brazil, etc. has gone up substantially' resulting in (a) the target fixed for development over supply world over. and construction of infrastructure for civil aviation in Maharashtra during Eighth (3) Due to huge inventories with Five Year Plan; cigarette manufacturers and gen- eral recessionary conditions the (b) the amount earmarked therefor: overseas European customers did and not place sufficient orders with the Indian exporters resulting in lack (c) the break-up thereof. year-wise? of buying fervour on the auction platform. THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (4) Uncertainities regarding RUSSian AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM N~BI markets dampended bUYing AZAD):(a) and (b). ~he National Airports fervous. Authority has allocated Rs.128.32 crores in the Eighth Five Year Plan for (f) The steps taken by the upgradation and modernisation of airports Government include the following: in Maharashtra. (1 ) Several meetings were held in the (c) The year-wise allocations are Tobacco Board and the Ministry given below:- of Commerce with the manufac- turers, exporters, and I.T.A urg- (Rs. in crores) ing them to participate actively in Year Allocations the auctions and to pay better prices to farmers. 1992-93 16.17 (2) A trade delegation led by Chair- 1993-94 51.14 man, Tobacco Board visited Russia to explore the possibilities 1994-95 26.97 of expediting export orders. (3) Governrnent extended an ad-hoc 1995-96 18.11 advance of Rs.1 00 crores against debt repayment programme to the 1996-97 15.93 383 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers ~84 [Translation] loan limit in Bihar and the extent ,of success achieved by the Govemment in Per Capita Bank Loan in Bihar this regard? 3518. SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN tHE Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER to state: OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(DR.ABRAR (a) the per capita bank loan in Bihar AHMED):(a) to (c). Based on the during the last three years; population as disclosed by the 1991 Census. the estimated per capita bank (b) the average per capita bank loan in Bihar and average per capita bank loan during the last two years; and loan in the country as a whole at the end of March, 1991, 1992 and 1993 and (c) the efforts made by the the Credit Deposit ratio for the same Government to raise the per capital bank period is indicated below: Year Per Capita Bank Loan (Rs.) Credit Deposit Ratio (%) Bihar All India Bihar All India March. 1991 428 1569 39.6 66.2 March.1992 456 1684 39.5 61.0 March.1993 499 1964 38.8 60.5 The credit deployment in particular [English] area depends on various factors like level of economic activity. enterpreneurship. Employment in Foreign availability of raw material and other Countries infrastructural facilities. other investment opportunities and also law and order 3519. DR.K.D.JESWANI: Will the situation in that area. However, Reserve Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state: Bank of India (RBI) had constituted a Task Force to examine the reasons for (a) whether the Govemment have low C:D Ratio in Bihar and to suggest given permission to the Govemment of ,. measures for improving the same. The Gujarat to render necessary assistance Task Force has since submitted its report. to the people seeking overseas RBI has already sent the Report to the employment; concerned age~cies such as State Government, Eanks etc. for taking (b) if so. whether the State appropriate action in the matter. Government has set up agencies to help 385 Written AnSwelS PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 386 the people getting employment in foreign system does not generate the information countries; in the manner asked for. However, during the recent discussions with Chairmen of (c) if so,' the details thereof; and banks in regard to the findings of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s inspections, RBI (d) the number of such persons has been expressing its deep concern provid~ assistance. so far? in regard to .level of their sticky advances and advised them to set specifiC targets THE MINISTER OF STATE OF to reduce the number of overdue and THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR sticky advances. In this connection, (SHRI.P.A.SANGMA): (a) to (c). M/ banks have also been advised by RBI s.Gl,ljarat State Export Corporation Ltd., to take pragmatic action like compromise Ahmedabad, a Government of Gujarat on reasonable terms wherever considered Undertaking, had applied for registration necessary instead of prolonging litigation. under the Emigration Act, 1983 for They have further been told that the deploying workers for overseas progress in recovery/realisation of sticky employment. The Corporation has been advances is to be closely monitored at asked to furnish certain information/ the senior management level. As per documents required for registration. RBI's policy in regard to cases involving write off/waiver of the whole or part of (d) Does not arise. the bank dues in the compromise proposals with borrowers or otherwise Waiving of Interest involving ultimate write off/prior approval! reference/permissIon of RBI is not required 3520. SHRI RAM KAPSE: Will the and such decisions are basically a Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: management function of the bank concerned. The Board of Directors 01 (a) whether any guidelines were individual banks is expected to delegate issued by his Ministry to the nationalised suitable powers for write off of bad debts/ banks/financial institutions for recovery of loss and compromise proposals to various dues from industrial firms (sick or functionaries subject to such safe-guards, otherwise) by totally waiving interest under conditions and reporting as the Board "One time settlement" basis; may prescribe. (b) if so, the salient features thereof: Foreign Capital in the field of and Non-Durable Consumer Goods (c) the number of the firms, 3521. SHRI GEORGE companies in private and public sectors, FERNANDES: Will the Minister of where the total interest was waived? FINANCE be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF ST.ATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER (a) whether there has been a spurt OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF of foreign capital in the field of nOI1- PARLIAMENT ARY AFFAIRS(DR.ABRAR durable consumer goods and the lise AHMED) : (a) to (c). The data reporting of foreign brand names to market such 387 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 .. -~:~n AnsMtS 388 product~ to the detriment of national the Minister of CIVIL AVIATI6t4 AND capital; TOURISM be pleased to state: (b) if so, whether any steps have (a) whether the Hotel Corporation been taken to check the inflow of such of India was established to serve the foreign capital; Air India; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (b) the amount spent by the Air India in booking hotels other than the (d) if not, the reasons therefor? HC! in Bombay and Delhi during the last year; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER (c) the amount spent by the Air OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF India on contract for food and beverages PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR from sources other than the HCI during AHMED): (a). to (d). Government is the last year? pursuing a selective approach towards foreign investment. Automatic approval THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION of direct foreigr Investment upto 51 % AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI of equity is permitted in selected priority AZAD):(a) One of the objectives of industries. Durinll 1992-93. actual inflows establishing Hotel Corporation of India of both direct and portfolio investment (HCI) was to promote/assist Air India's together were US$ 585 million which business as an international carrier. showed a marked improvement over earlier years. In 1993-94. ,h~tual inflows of (b) During 1992-93 Air India spent foreign investment have t-een reported Rs.587.67 lakhs for booking hotels in to be around US$1.8 billion during April- Bombay and Delhi other than HC!. December 1993. More than 80% of the approvals of direct foreign investment are (c) Air India paid Rs.521.87 lakhs in the priority sectors such as power for food and beverages from sources generation, oil refinc'ry, electrical other than HCI in 1992-93. equipment. chemicals and export related sectors. Furthermore, the present level [Translation] of foreign inve~tmcnt constitutes insignificant proportion of total domestic New Counter-Trade Policy investmont in India. Indian industry is too strong and resilient to be adversely 3523. SHRI PRAKASH V. PATIL: affected by such a small proportion of Will the Minister of COMMERCE be foreign investment. On contrary, foreign pleased to state: investment flows are essential for modernisation and upgradatlon cf (a) whether the Government have technology. formulated any new counter-trade policy to increase the share of barter trade in Hotel Corporation of India the {,,,I miry's f~:!al exports; 3522. SHRI SUDHIR SAW ANT: Will (b) if so. the details thereof: 389 Written AI'lSMJ/S PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written AnswelS. 39P:. (c) whether counter trade is on the Public· Sector purchases. rise globally and India has not been able to make a major share in this area; (ii) CT through ESCROW Account. (d) if so, the reasons therefor; (iii) CT through Evidence Account mechanism. (e) the existing policy of the Govemment towards counter-trade; CT provisions against major purchase are currently applicable in respect (f) the details of major trade deals of certain categories of major imports involving counter-trade during each of the by Govemment departments of Public last three years; and Sector Undertakings. In such cases, export is required to be made from a \ (g) the details of total exports under Positive List of items and is also subject the counter-trade handled by State Trading to fulfilment of additionality criterion. CT Corporation, Minerals and Metals Trading through ESCROW Account is now possible Corporation and Project and Equipments with any country without restrictions of Corporation (PEC) during 1992-93? positive list or additionality. This mechanism facilitates trade with countries THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE which are short of hard currency. CT (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE) : (a) to through the Evidence ACcount mechanism (d). There is a lack of precise data on is largely applicable to trade with Malaysia the volume of CT in relation to total world with most of the exports from India being trade. However, it is generally believed in the form of projects. to be on the increase. The share of CT exports in India's total export was (f) Detai!s of major deals involving approximately 1.5% in 1992-93. counter trade during the last three years are given in the enclosed statement. An exercise to revIew the Counter- trade (CT) policy has been undertaken· (g) Total exports under counter. in the Commerce Ministry and is expected trade achieved by STC, MMTC & PEC to be completed shortly. The new policy during 1992-93 are as under:- will aim at increasing Indian exports through the mechanism of the Counter (In US.$) Trade. MMTC 182.18 Million (e) The existing policy envisages three broad categories of CT:- STC 95.75 Million (i) CT against major Govemment or PEC 23.5 Million 391 Written Answers MARCH 18, 19M e c e e e e e e e e e e ~ ~ g ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ °e °e E °e °e E °e °e l~ °e °e c 0 co 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ~ ~ g 0 C\I It) It) °C\I C\I 0 'It g co 0 0 ..... <'! co co C'! .._: ci Iti .0 ci .0 ci C") ex) 'It ...t .0 C\I C') N N (j "0 01 Q) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :r; en en en ~ en en en en en ~ en ~ 2 ::l ::l ::l ::l ::l ::l ::l ::l ::l ::l ::l en -0 a.. ~ Q) u E Q) 0. til til "3 E 1:: c- Q) 11) Q) "t) E 0. "0 0. e t!? 11) "0 "0 .... ~ 11) Q) Q) Z 0 °5c- o. 'd' "0 "0 W EQ) w en ii ~ °uQ) :e Q) Ih fIl til °uQ) w l u .;::: .;::: "0 0 E e ~ ~ Q) Q) ....C( ~ ~ .0 .0 a.. a.. a.. .2! ~ a.. a.. ~ Q) ~ ~ ~ 0 0 () 0 0 « « t; 0 < < < < ...... ~ ~ ~ 0 0 t!? Q) E 0 ::IC rh 11) Z "0 ::l 11) 11) ~ os: "0 >- ai « c:: Q) 11) e >- e (.) :::t (1) e 11) « en 0 « u "iii .!!! 11) en ::l "0 e 0 X ::l ::,i 11) eli 01 '0 E w ~ c: :::) ~ ::l ::r: E Q) E :::) 11) u. « Q) .... eD Q) .l!1 eli >- C!) C!) '0 .s::; () Oi It) 0 .l:; 1ii11) 0 Q)c c: :::) ci a.. ~ Ow ::l e/) '.!£ eli til :::t u.i e Z °e 0 U) E « 0 -e u.i 0 01 0 o!I « Q) .s::; Q) :> () m < C!) u. rn ~ ::IC () e/) a.. :6 ....0 ~ Q) .,... N M Iii CD r:::- a;- m 0- .,... N- E .- ~ U U ~ <.).... ui :::i e/) 0.: :::i 39S WdItert Answen; PHALGUNA V, 1915 (SAKA) WritlBn Answers 394 InternIIIIonIII TI1Ide Through (b) and (c). Do not arise. Electronic Data Interchal!ge tto-ing Loans 3524. DR. LAXM INARA YAN PANDEYA: Will the Minister of 3526. SHRI GOPI NATH COMMERCE be pleased to state: GAJAPATHI: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:. (a) whether international trade started its function for the first time in (a) whether the Govemment propose India through Electronic Data Interchange to simplify the credit policy of banks and (EDI) System; and financial institutions for granting housing loans; b) if so, the details thereof? \ (b) if so. the details thereof; THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): (a) and (c) whether the Government also (b). Gateway for EDI System known as propose to reduce the rate of interest "GEDIS' has been introduced from on housing loan; and November, 1993 by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. to enable exporters to transmit trade (d) if so, the details thereof? related documents. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE [English] MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF Bhubaneshwar Stock Exchange PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR AHMED) : (a) and (b). Every year Reserve 3525. DR.KRUPASINDHU BHOI: Bank of India (RBI) decides the housing Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased finance target for the schedules commercial to state: banks taking into the account the position of their incremental deposits. Since 1990- (a) whether the Government have 91, RBI has advised banks to compute taken steps to modernise the stock their share of the housing finance allocation exchange at Bhubaneshwar; at 1.5% of the incremental deposits. However. there is no objection to a bank (b) if so, the details of the schemes exceeding this level upto a reasonable included in the modernisation programme; limit having regard to its resources position and and compliance with the statutory reserve requirements. Out of the annual allocation (c) the amount earmarked therefor? earmarked for housing finance, banks are required to provide 30% by way of direct THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE lending. Of this aUeast half (i.e 15% of MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER the total allocation) should be given as OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF direct housing loans in rural and semi- PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(DR.ABRAR urban areas. Further 30% of the allocation AHMED): (a) No Sir. is intended for indirect lending by way 395 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994· of term loans to housing finance (b) if so, the details 4hareof; and institutions, housing boards, other agencies and private builders. The balance 40% (c) the assistance provided under of the allocation is intended for subscription this scheme during the last three years, to guaranteed bonds and qebentures of State-wise? National Housing Bank and Housing and Urban Development Corporation. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI (c) and (d). The interest rate for G.VENKAT SWAMY):(a) No Sir. direct housing finance are appHc8ble as per the lending rate structure prescribed (b) and (c). Do not arise. However, by RBI for scheduled commercial banks adequate availability of yam for handloom for various purposes and are linked to sector is ensured through Hank Yam the size of the loan. The rate of interest Obligation Scheme. to be charged on term loans to housing finance institutions is three percentage [ Translation] point below the rate applicable to the size of the loan above Rs. 2 lakhs. Import of Newsprint Housing finance granted under priority sector upto Rs.5,OOO/- each to Scheduled 3528 . SHRI RAJVEER SINGH: Castes/Scheduled Tribes and economically SHRI RAM PUJAN PATEL: weaker section beneficiaries is at a . concessional rate of interest of 4% per Will the Minister of COMMERCE be annum. pleased to state. the countries from where newsprint is being imported and the rates Cotton Yam Bank Scheme thereof? 3527. SHRI ANNA JOSHI: Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE): The details (a) whether the Govemment have of imports ofnewssprintfrom major countries Introduced a Cotton Yam Bank Scheme during April-December, 1993, the latest for the States which are major consumers period of the current year for which such of cotton yam in the handloom sector; data are available, are given below: 397 Written AnsWBIS PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answets 398 CD c: .. (l) (I) ~ ~ ~ ~ .... ~ (I) IeII) ~ II)~ Ie :t::!, I it N .... :§- .. ~ Ui' l") N II) l") .... CD~ 0 ; ~ II) ~ ,.._ N :8 ~~ ~ v N N .,... ::s m l") ~ --- ~i l") (l) (I) II) 0 ,.._ II) ~ t: (l) II) 0 II) c:: c:: ~ N II) ;.: ;.: 0 v l") ~ c: ~ ~ ,.._ .... ~ N s- § ""C iii c: 1: 8 ~ CD tV as 8. ""C ""C >- .....-:: as c: ~ .E 0 c: tV -II c: ~ ~ lID c( CIl tV "E CD 0 :::l en ~ E U iI: z Z II: ::> .... ~ .... C\i M ..t IC) uS 399 Written AnswelS MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 400 Assistance by SlDBt rate of promoters' contmution of 10"10 is specified in the case of 3529. SHRI PREM CHAND RAM: units assisted under such Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased sc~emes as National Equity Fund to state: Scheme (NEF) and Mahila Udyam Nidhi Scheme (MUN). (a) whether the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) are iv) SIDBI provides equity type given any relaxation in the conditions of assistance by way of soft loans providing assistance to units in the tiny to new entrepreneurs under such and SSI sector under its refinance schemes schemes as NEF and MUN where through State Financial Corporations/State no interest is charged but a Industrial Development Corporations and nominal service charge of 1"10 banks; and is levied on such soft loans. (b) if so, the details thereof? {English] THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Operations of Foreign Airlines MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF 3530. SHRI GURUDAS KAMAT: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND AHMED) : (a) and (b). Small Industries TOURISM be pleased to state: Development Bank of India (SIDBI) hdS reported that it provides financial (a) whether the Government have assistance at concessional terms to the decided not to allow foreign airlines to units in tiny and SSI Sector under its operate in domestic circuit; and refinance scheme through State Financial Corporation/State Industrial Development (b) if so, the details thereof? Corporation and banks. The incentives offered to this sector inter-alia include: THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI i) Concessional interest rate on term AZAD):(a) Yes, Sir. loans and working capital assist- ance upto Rs.2 lakhs. (b) It is the prevalent International practice to permit operations of foreign ii) Relaxing the minimum debt eq- air1ines to/from selected gateway points uity ratio for assIstance to· tiny and in a country. Rights to operate domestic SSI sector from 2:1 to 3:1 for routes are ordinarily not granted under loans upto Rs. 10 lakhs. bilateral agreements. iii) SIDBI does not insist on any pro- 8-7n Aircraft moters' contribution in respect of its Composite I.oan Scheme for 3531. SHRI MANORANJAN assistance to SC/ST and phys- BHAKTA: Will the Minister of CIVIL ically handicapped entrepreneurs AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased upto Rs.50.000. 8~sides, a lower to state: 401 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (a) the amount overdue to the (d) and (e). Reserve Bank of India nationalised banks, bank-wise against (RBI) has been issuing Caution Advice borrowers as on March, 31, 1993; (CA) to the Chairman of Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) (b) the break-up of the number of conveying information relating to areas such borrowers and the total amount due in which frauds were perpetrated by by slabs upto 1 lakh, 5 lakh, 10 lakh, unscrupulous borrowerS/its associate 1 crore and above 1 crore; concerns and deficienCies observed requesting them to make indepth enquiries (c) the number of cases in which before granting/renewing any credit lists have been filed by the bank concerned facilities to the borrowers'"named in the with the RBI. as on March 31, 1993; Caution Advices(CA). In terms of RBI's existing instructions, bank report to RBI (d) whether RBI processes the in performance details of frauds information available and circulates a perpetrated by unscrupulous borrowers Caution Ust to all banks in order that where the amount involved is Rs.5 lakhs the same defaulters do not borrow from and above. On the basis of these frauds other banks; and reports sepaAlte Caution Advices(ICA) in respect of each fraud are issued. The (e) if so, the date of circulation purpose of the CA is not to prohibit the 403 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written Answers 404 banks from sanctioning/renewing any credit to put bankers on guard when fillancing/ to the borrowers listed in the CA but renewing credit limits to these borrowers. STATEMENT Bankwise P.osition of Overdues of Nationalised Banks as on 31st March, 1993. Name of the Banks No. of Accounts Overdue Amount (Rs.in lakhs) 1. Allahabad Bank 677920 62900.00 2. Andhra Bank 556538 43520.00 3. Bank of Baroda 673161 131425.00 4. Bank of India 801615 141100.00 5. Bank of Maharashtra 417581 74472.00 6. Canara Bank 1211571 207963.00 . 7. Central Bank 1313541 193885.00 8. Corporation Bank 215717 16552.00 9. Dena Bank 344877 51731.00 10. Indian Overseas Bank 916644 89071.00 11 . Indian Bank 636535 84715.00 12. New Bank of India 188361 49332.67 13. Oriental Bank of Commerce 195479 19969.00 14. Punjab & Sind Bank 209027 62602.00 15. Punjab National Bank 1183505 103522.00 16. Syndicate bank 1074851 119001.00 17. UCO Bank • 741961* 92350.38* 18. Union Bank of India 618480 76602.00 405 Written AnswelS PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 406 Name of the Banks No. of Accounts Overdue Amount (Rs.in lakhs) 19. United Bank of India 403279 39013.15 20. Vijaya Bank 273807 ·55399.00 , TOTAL 11912489 1622n4.82 (·Position as on 30.9.1992) {Translation] is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House. Regularisation of Services of Employees [English] 3533. SHRI RAM PRASAD SINGH: ESI Scheme Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state: 3534. SHRI R.SURENDER REDDY: Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased (a) whether there is any uniform to state: policy for regularisation of services of employeesllabourers in public and private (a) whether the Govemment have sectors; recently decided to include some more serious and chronic diseases in the list (b) if so, the number of working of sicknesses that call for prolonged days fixed for regularisatlon of employees treatment and other benefits under the in public and private sectors; Employees State Insurance Scheme~ (c~ whether there is a practice to (b) if so, the details of those reduce the' number of working days of diseases; labourers working in various Govemment departments on temporary basis in muster (c) the details of the benefits that roll so that they do not claim their will be available to the workers under regularisation in job; the enlarged scheme; f (d) if not, the remedial steps being (d) whether the availability of funds taken by the Govemment in this regard; to the ESt has· also been raised by and inclusion of more diseases; and ·(e) if so, the reasons therefor? (e) if so, the ext!3nt thereof? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF • THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRt THE MINtS'rRY OF LABOUR (SHRt P.A.SANGMA):(a) to (e). The information PASANGMA):(a) and (b). Yes, Sir. The 407 Written Answers . MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 408 ESI Corporation has decided to include [Translation] the following 7 diseases in the· existing list of 22 long-term chronic diseases:- Public Sector Banks in Guiarat 3535. SHRI KASHIRAM RANA: (i) Cardia Vulvular diseases with SHRI N.J.RATHVA: failure/complications; Will the Minister of FINANCE be (ii) Chronic Renal failure; pleased to state: (iii) Hemisparesis of more than eight (a) the number of branches of weeks duration; public sector and scheduled commercial banks functioning at present in Gujarat (IV) Post-traumatic surgical amputa- and _the locations thereof; tions of lower extremity; (b) whether the Government propose (v) More than 50% bums with infec- to open more branches of these banks tion; in the State; and. (vi) Compound fracture with chronic (c) if so, the number and details ostcomyelitis; of centres allotted by the Reserve Bank of India under the Branch Expansion (vii) Chronic or Pulmonale with con- Programme, 1990-95 for opening branches gestive Heart failure. of the above banks in the State? (c) The extended sickness benefits THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE under the scheme available to insured MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER persons covered by the existing 22 long OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF term chronic diseases will also become PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(DR.ABRAR avatiabJe to the 7 such diseases now AHMED):(a) The number of branches of added to the list. Scheduled Commercial Banks, including public sector banks, functioning in Gujarat (d) and (e). The ESI Scheme is as on 30th June, 1993 was 2989. As mainly a seH-financing scheme except regards the location of these branches, that 1/Bth of the expenditure Of! medical the information is being collected and will care is met by the respective State Govts. be laid on the Table of the House. The expenditure on payment of cash benefits is met exclusively by the ESI (b) and (c). The details of centres Corporation. Accordingly, adequate allotted by the Reserve Bank of India financial provision has been made by the to the various banks for opening new ESI Corporation in its budget for meeting branches in the State during the branch the additional expenditure on cash as Expansion Programme 1990-95 is given weB as medical benefits. in the Statement. 409 Written AIlswelS PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 410 -t'! -~ .-: til c: '6 C til -s ~ '6 .E CD .E '0 ~ -~ <) <) <) c: ....-s 5 c: <) <) <) <) III 0 ~ til "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 ~ V It) en CD c: m 1:) 01 E til 2 .!!! 6 m til 01 01 ~ Ci5 -6CD w ti :! ~ :! 2 c( u CD a: C/) C) 0 -~ a: -gil. 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Ic ..,:3 ° • 433 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27. 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 434 [English] . AND TUURISM (SHRI GHUlAM NABI AZAD): (a) the number of complaints X-Ray Unit at CaficuI Airport receiv~d from Members of Partiamen! against the working of ITOe during the 3536.SHRI V.S.VIJAYA RAGHVAN: last two years arc as under:- Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: Year No. of Complaints (a) whether all X-ray unit is proposed 1992 17 to be installed at the Calicut airport in Kerala: and 1993 18 (b) if so. the details thereof? (bj to (e). The complaints received against ITOC related to irregularities. THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION operational defir.iencies, etc. AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD):(a) and (b). Two X-Ray Baggage During thi? period from June. 19B3 Inspection Systems are already functioning to February, 1994. 17 complaints were at Calicut airport. received against ITDC. Out of 17 complaints. necessary remedial measures ITOC have since been taken by the ITDC Management in 13 complaints and the 3537. SHRI HARIN PATHAK: Will remaining 4 complaints are being looked the Minister 01 CIVIL AVIATION AND into. TOURISM be pleased to state: (a) the number 01 complaints against the Indian Tourism Development Loans for Development of Corporation (ITDC) received from the Backward Areas Meml?ers of Parliament during the !~st two years. year-wise; 3538. SHRI HARI KEWAL PRASAD: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasea (b) the nature of such complaints to state: received since June. 1993 till date: (a) whether the Government have (c) the action taken on these directed the banks to adopt liberal attitude complaints; and to give concesslc: IS in providing loans for the development of backward areas; (d) the number of complaints still and pending with the Government; and (b) if su, the details thereof? (e) the steps taken or proposed to be taken to set right the functioning THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of the ITOC? MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR 435 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written Answers 436 AHMED): (a) and (b). With the objectives (c) if so, the details thereof? of reducing rural-urban disparities in deployment of resources mobilised and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF for achieving a balanced rural and semi- THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI urban areas. all Indian banks, including G.VENKAT SWAMY) : (a) The main public sector banks. are under instructions features of the Agreement on textiles and of the Reserve Gank 01 India (RBI) to clothing incorporated in the Uruguay Round achieve a credit deposit ratio(CDR) of package are as follows:- 60% in respect of their rural and semi- urban branci;les separateiy on all All India basis. Banks are also under advice of (i) The emile textile and clothing Reserve Bank of India that though it sectors will stand integrated with is not necessary to aehieve this ratio the multilateral framework at the separately branch-wise. district-wise, or end of a ten year transition period, region-wise. the bank should ensure that thus putting an end to the dis- wide disparity in the ratio between different criminatory quota regime resort- States is avoided. However. no State- ed to by developed importing wise/Region-wise targets have been countries under the Multi-Fibre stipulated in this regard. The credit Arrangement. deposit ratio (CDR) as on the last FridClY on March. 1993 (Ialest :lvailable) of all (ii) ThFJ 10 year transition period will Scheduled Cemmercial Banks for rUlal be divided into three stages of branches and semi-urban branches was 3:4:3 y~ars. 56.9% and 45.0% respectively. The credit deployment in a particular area iii) At the commencement of the first depends on various factors like level of stage, products accounting for economic activity e-n1erpreneurship, 16% of the total volume of im- availability of raw materials and other ports in 1P90 will be integrated infrastructural facilities, other investment into GATI. opportunities and also law and order situation in that area. (iv) Percentage of such integration at the commencement of the sec- (English] ond and third stages would be 17% and 18% respectively. Multi-Fibre Arrangement Programme (v) The remaining 49% will be inte- 3539. DR.ASIM BALA: Will the grated at the end of 10 year tran- Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state: SItion period. (a) the details of the phase out (vi) Existing growth rates for products of the multi-fibre arrangement programme; subject to quota restriction would be increased by 16%.25% and (b) the details of the phase out 27% respectively at the beginning handloom weavers are likely to be of the first, second and third benefited by this programme; and stages respectively. 437 Writteo Answers PHALGUNA 27. 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 438 (b) & (c). It is expected that the for payment of wages and purchase oj integration of the textile sector into GATI essential raw material etc. would help improve export of handloom products which are presently facing quota restriction in the importIng countries. . lOBI Assistance to Voluntary Agencies {TranslatioR] 3541. SHRI RAM T AHA CHOUDHARY: Will the Minister of Funds to NTC Units FINANCE be pleased to state: 3540. SHRI NITISH KUMAR: (a) whether the Industrial SHRI SANAT KUMAR Development Bank of India has provided MANDAL: assistance to the Voluntary agencies; Will the Minister of TEXTILES be (b) if so, the criteria laid down in pleased to state: this regard; and (a) whether some units under the (c) the amount of assistance National Textile Corporation have provided during the last three years, requested the Government to allocate State-wise? funds for making payment of salaries to their employees: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) if so, the total number of such MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER units: and OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(DR.ABRAR (c) the action taken by tt"le AHMED): (a) and (b). The Industrial Government thereon? Development Bank of India (lOBI) has reported that it provides financial assistance to voluntary agencies and the THE MINISTER OF STATE OF sanction/release of funds to these agencies THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI are based on proposals received from G.VENKAT SWAMY) : (a) to (c). A large them from various States. The selection number of representatives have been of these voluntary agencies is based on receive!'! by Government for release of their enga~ement in industrial/employment funds to NTC to enable payment of wages oriented activities which are eligible for to its workers. Government have released assistance. a sum of RS.132 crores to NTC during 1993-94 towards the reimbursement of its cash losses and to meet its requirement (c) The State-wise assistanc~ of liquidity/working capital. These funds sanctioned and disbursed by lOBI to have been distributed by NTC(Holding voluntary agencies during the period of Company) Ltd. amongst its subsidiary three years IIpto March, 3.1, 1993 are Corporation according to their requirement given in the Statement attached. 439 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written Answers 440 STATEMENT IDBI Assistance to Voluntary Agencies from 1.4.1990 to 31.3.1993 SL.NO. STATES SANCTION DISBURSEMENT 1. ORISSA 25.25 22.21 2. WEST BENGAL 14.63 18.01 3. UTTAR PRADESH 0.35 4. ASSAM 8.50 7.75 5. MEGHALAYA 1.60 1.25 6. HARY~NA 3.00 2.14 7. NAGALAND 10.35 8. BIHAR 4.00 9. . ARUNACHAL PRADESH 6.00 7_65 10. MIZORAM 5.50 11. NORTH EASTERN REGION 400.00 400.00 12. RAJASTHAN 12.50 9.90 13_ DELHI 13.80 16.45 14. GUJARAT 31.09 24.11 15. MADHYA PRADESH 15.75 4.00 16. MAHARASHTRA 74.38 88.36 17. KARNATAKA 31.50 30.77 18. ANDHRA PRADESH 3.00 6.50 19. KERALA 10.56 2.25 20. TAMIL NADU 8.00 17.95 TOTAL 663.56 675.50 441 Written AnswelS PHALGUNA 27.1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 442 [English] ORO E B Monitoring of Airtines (lA) of rule 134 of the Aircraft Rules. 1937 the Central Government, with 3542. DR.LAL BAHADUR RAWAL: a view to achieving better regulation of SHRI K.D.SULTANPURI: air transport services and taking into SHRI ARVIND TRIVEDI: account need for air transport services of different regions in the country. hereby Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION direct that every operator operating any AND TOURISM be pleased to state: scheduled air transport service within the country of any route specified in annex (a) whether the Governemt proposes hereto. under category-I, shall be required to regulate the route performance of all to provide a minimum of scheduled air the airlines including air taxies in order transport service on routes indicated in to obtain optimum utilisation of the sitting category-II and III in the Annex. For capacity; rendering the prescribed minimum service on routes in Category-II and III, an (b) if so, the details thereof; and operator may at his option provide the service either by aircraft in his fleet or (c) if not, the reasons therefor? with aircraft in any other operator's fleet on mutually agreed terms. In the· latter THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION case, the arrangements shall have prior AND TOURISM (SHRI.GHULAM NABI approval of the I)irector General of Civil AZAD): (a) to (c). With effect from 1.3.94, Aviation. guidelines have been issued for operation of scheduled air transport services in Sd/- different categories of routes in the country. (P.K.Bane~i) A copy is enclosed as statement according Joint Secretary to to existing guidelines air taxies are allow£.d the Govt. of India to operate to all the airports which are Te1.No.461 0369 open for civilian operations. Air services are operated by airlines and air taxi Minimum Requirements to be met by operators, among others. on Commercial an Operator of Scheduled Air consideration. Transport Service STATEMENT 1. A fleet of minimum three aircraft registered in India. AII-up-weight NO.AV.11012/2/94-A of aircraft more than 5,700 kgs. Government of India each. Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism (Department of Civil Aviation) 2. Not less than RS.15 crores sub- scribed equity capital in respect of operators :,dving aircraft of all- "B Block. Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, up-weight exceeding 40,000 kgs. Safdarjung Airport. Aurobindo and the not less than Rs.5 crores Marg,New Delhi-11ooo3, Dated for operators having aifCraft, of all~ 1.3.1994 443 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 444. up-weight not exceeding 40,000 kgs. 9. Operators shall abide by any further conditions which DGCA 3. Not less than three set of flight may consider necessary for crew & cabin crew per aircraft. monitoring of scheduled air transport service and operation 4. An approved maintenance of safe and reliable services. organisation and facilities to carry out maintenance of aircraft upto 10. Operators who desire to obtain 500 hours inspection of Check permission to operate schedules 'B' for Boing 737 aircraft. air transport service may apply to DGCA complying with the 5. Approved manuals for operations. provisions of Schedule XI of the training and quality control-cum- Aircraft Rules, 1937, and the maintenance. above requirements. 6. Cells for pre-flight madical examination of crew, flight Provisions of Services in different planning and despatch, reliability Categories of Routes analysis of aircraft components & systems, defect investigation, CATEGORY-I compliance of service bulletins & modifications and records of Routes connecting directly major components." BOMBAY -BANGALORE 7. Security programme approved by bureau of Civil Aviation Security CALCUTTA-DELHI and trained security personnel at a!! operating stations. BOMBAY-CALCUTTA 8. Those operating schedules air CALCUTTA-BANGALORE transport service on any route specified in the annex, under BOMBAY-DELHI category-I will be required !o provide a minimum of scheduled CALCUTTA-MADRAS service in Category-II and Category-III sectors as indicated BOMBAY -HYDERABAD in the annex. For rendering the prescribed minimum service on DELHI-BANGALORE routes in Categories-II & III, an operator may have option to BOMBAY-MADRAS provide the service either by aircraft in his fleet or in another DELHI-HYDERABAD operator's fleet on mutually agreed terms. In the latter case, BOMBAY-TRIVANDRUM 1he arrangement should have prior approval of DGCA. DELHI··MADRAS 445 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKM Written Answers 446 CATEGORY-II provided on Delhi-Calcutta sector will count towards Routes connecting stations in North- Category-I, that provided on Eastern region, Jammu & Kashmir, Calcutta-Guwahati sector will Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep. count towards Category-II and the capacity on I CATEGORY-III Guwahati-Imphal sector will count towards service Routes other Inan those in Category- exclusively within Category- and Category-II II. Anyone who operates scheduled Women Carpet Weaving Training air transport service on one or more of Centres Ihe routes under Category-I, shall be required to provide such service in 3543. SHRI RAJNATH SONKAR Categories-II & III as indicated below:- SHASTRI: Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state: The operator will deploy on routes in Category-II at least 1O~O of the capacity (a) whether the Government are he deploys on routes in Category-I and providing financial assistance/aid to the of the capacity thus required to be Developmerlt Commissioner. Handicrafts deployed on Category-II 10lltes, at least Board, New Delhi for the opening of 10% would be deployed on services or Women Carpet Weaving Training centres: segments thereot operated exclusivCij within the North-Eastern region, Jammu (b) if so. the details thereof; & Kashmir,Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep. (c) the number and the location of Women Carpet Weaving Training The operator will deploy on routes centres opened in the country during each in Category-III, at least 50% of the of the last three years. State-wise; and Capacity he deploys on routes in Category- I. (d) the number of women received training in these centres? NOTE: 1 A service operated on a Category-I route as a part THE MiNISTER OF STATE OF of international air service THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI will not be reckoned for the G.VENKAT SWAMY) : (a) to (d). No Sir. above pUlfJose. the office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) is itself a NOTE:2 Capacity deployed will be nodal nrganisatlon of the Government for reckoned in Available seat the development of handicrafts in the Kilometres (ASKM). country. Apart from departmentally run carpet weaving training centres. which are NOTE:3 Or multiple se~tor routes not meant exclusively for women. for like Delhi-Calcutta-Guwahati- imparting training in '~l'Irpet weaving all Imphal. the capacity over the country, financial assistance is 447 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written AnsW91S 44C provided to the Central and State organisations with financial assistance to handicrafts development corporations apex the tune of Rs.134.87 lakhs: out of which societies and voluntary organisations. 15 organisations have imparted training However. there is no separate scheme to women trainees in 40 training centres. for training of women in carpet weaving. The details of training centres where only So far. the office of Development women trainees received training along Commissioner (Handicrafts) have with the financial assistance given to them sanctioned 91 training schemes to 29 is as per statement attached. 449 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 450 C') C') (".I ", N ., c: .2 CI) ~ ... iii C en :; ...::J :::> :; .~ (5-= CD (5 g 0 e- Q. ..><: l?- e. ... ·S ...J al Ul iii c: al Ul a; jg :c al iii (ij al iii :c al iii Ul 0) Ul "E u. .~ .s::. c: Ul "E a. 1:: :J iii al :::> E .§ :r CJ t? « a.. ~ I CJ oc: « 'Qi ° ° ° II r::: "0 !!? 0 CI) CD '-0 E .s: co 0 8 !!? z ~ N <1l 3: -- ~ II> "0 c: e CI) CI) r::: 0> ·s C CI) E I"- jg Q) e. £ 0 U 0 S: ~ "0 § Q) 3: (5 !.l:? c: .Q 0 0 C (0 !!? 0 CI) 0 II> Z () c: al i (/) ~ <1l ~ Ul II> "0 .s::. ~ Q) ..><: C r::: Ll) 0 ' (\J c: :; ::J 0. "0 co N o "0 OJ 13 ~ .Q N o ~ ti z u c: l{) o C'"J ~ ~ ..c: U) OJ "0 !!! a. "iii N ..c: ~ E I zci en 453 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKAl Written Answers 454 - «Xl a:UJ cw E c. o oj . wo>-" Oc;, -c; :;C)10 10 a: - E1:J ~~ i:i)~' '0 "9 E ~ i:i) ai 455 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 456 c: 0 Q) l!! ~ -£ 'E (5 Q) g 0 iii ...J .D :::I ..c:0 I- c: "'C M (5 Q) Q) 0) 0 E c: CO N c\. ci 0 N "" 0) Z !i: ~ 0) C) "'C c: c: l!! Q) Q) c: ~ "§ 'E Q) E ...... Q) .E 0 "'C c. .D U 0 !i: <0 'c "'C :::I Q) c.. (5 l!! c: 'E 0 (5 ci Q) ti z 0 c: <0 (/) Ci5 Q) *-£ Ii) .!: "'C .c lO Q) ~ w 'E c: ...... "c: ::::I 0 .!!:I ...... 0 13 iii lO c) ~ E c: a: « ttl iii l!! (/) II: Q) :§, !i: N C q> Q) 0) ~ E -0) r:::: c. c. 0 _f: (5 c: Qj _2 Q) U >Q) Q) Q) iii 'iii c: (/) 0 ..c: -£ -c: 5 c. ~ (5 ttl C. E c: C) Q) ~ c: 0 -n; >. -(5 E ~ ttl iii ~ z ~ -g Q) "'C ~ en c: :::I l!! CI.' !i: (5 c: 0 .... 0 6 ..c: <0 ~ (\') "9 !i: Q) c: fI) III Q) (/) >- Q) -n;c: Q) • !;; c: -£ Q) (5 E (\J 0 Q) 5 .D E Ci5 c. III s: III -c: -c 0 Z III :::I (\J * (\J ~ c.. z:ci ai c) "" til 457 Written Answers PHAlGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answem 458 Credit Delivery System Sector Banks for activities undertaken by them on their own or through schemes 3544. SHRI SHRAVAN KUMAR framed by Government in this regard. PATEL: Will the Minister of FINANCE With a view to improve the access of be pleased to state: the poor to bank credit, it has been considered advantageous to link the rural (a) whether the Government have poor to the formal banking system through taken number of steps including changes intermediaries like SeH-Help Groups, Non- in the modalities of credit delivery system Governmental Organisations, etc. for smooth and adequate provision of credit to farming/artisan community in (c) Statement indicating the amount rural areas during the past two years; of Agricultural Credit made available by all scheduled commercial banks as of (b) if so, the details of the changes March, 1992 (latest available) is given made thereof; in the enclosed statement. (c) the present level of credit avilable. State-wise; and (d) In order to enable cooperative credit system to be seH sustaining and (d) the steps proposed to make to ensure smooth credit flow, NABARD financial institutions operating in rural will enter into Memoranda of areas viable? Understanding with SCBs and DCCBs and concerned State Governments for THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE implementation of the action plan to MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE achieve viability. These plans inter-alia MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY will cover recovery of overdue loans. OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS stepping up flow of credit and ensuring (DR.ABRAR AHMED): (a) and (b) The profitability and viability. Besides, the existing rural credit policy is so formulated Regional Rural Banks have been allowed 10 meet the credit needs of agriculture to finance non-target groups upto 60 and allied activities, cottage and village percent and have been directed to re- industries. nandicrafts and other rural locate loss making branches with crafts. Rural borrowers all over the permission to open extension counters country are provided loans by Public and installation of safe-deposit lockers STATEMENT State-wise amount of Agricultural Credit made available by al/ Scheduled Commerciai Banks as of March, 1992 (latest available) S.No. Name of StatelU. Ts. Amount (Rs.in Crores) 1. Haryana 72::i.34 2. Himachal Pradesh 85.50 459 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 460 • S.No. Name of StatelU. Ts. Amount (Rs.in Crores) 3. Jammu & Kashmir 60.90 4. Punjab 1280.30 5. Rajasthan 901.60 6. Chandigarh 169.39 7. Delhi 118.09 8. Assam 141.14 9. Manipur 5.83 10. Meghalaya 10.67 11. Nagaland 22.94 12. Tripura 20.47 13. Arunachal Pradesh 4.40 14. Mizoram 2.33 15. Sikkim 3.21 16. Bihar 861.07. 17. Orissa 391.86 18. West Bengal 628.92 19. Andaman & Nicobar 2.33 20. Madhya Pradesh 1300.78 21. Uttar Pradesh 2112.14 22. Gujarat 989.35 23. Maharashtra 1911.49 24. Daman & Diu .76 461 Written Answers • PHALGUNA 27. 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 462 S.No. Name of StatelU. Ts. Amount . (Rs.in Crores) 25. Goa 34.59. 26. Dadra & Nagar Haveli .75 27. '. Andhra Pradesh 2322.48 28. Kamataka 1595.42 29. Kerala 786.68 30. Tamil Nadu 2310.04 31. ~ondicherry 31.01 32. Lakshadweep .37 All India 18830.65 [Translation} recommendations of the Bljchhawat Wages Board. The main reasons for Bchhawat Committee Report non-implementation are financial constraints and a number of writ petitions 3545. SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN: filed against the Bachhawat Award which Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased are pending in the Supreme Court/High to state: Court. Responsibility for implementation of the recommendations of the Bachhawat (a) whether many newspaper Wage Board lies with the State estaL.ishments are not implementing the Govemments. The Central Government recommendations of the Bachhawat has been requesting the State Committee Report even after its Governments and Union Territory acceptance: Administration of the Bachhawat Award. [English} (b) if so. the reasons theretor: and Credjt to Agricultural and Small (c) the remedial steps being taken Scale Industrial Sectors by the Government in this regard? 3546 SHRI SOBHANADREESWARA THE MINISTER OF STATE OF RAO VADDE: Will the Minister of FINANCE THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR be pleflsed to state: (SHRI.P.A.SANGMA): (a) to (c). According to the latest available information. out of 1548 newspaper establishments. 905 (a) whether adequate credit faciliti~s establishments have nol implemented the are being extended by public sector banks 463 Written Answers MARpH 18, 1994 Written Answers 464 to agricultural and small scale industrial THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE sectors in West Bengal; MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF (b) if not, the reasons therefor; PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR AHMED) : (a) to (c) The position of (c) whether the Union Government advances for agriculture and small scale have received any complaints in this industries extended by all scheduled regard; and commercial banks in the State of West Bengal. as at the end of March, 1990, (d) if so, the details thereof and 1991 and 1992 (latest available) is the action taken in the matter? indicated below:- (Rs. in crores) Year ended Agriculture (Balance Small Scale Industries outstanding) (balance outstanding) March 1990 672.70 1106.94 1991 628.82 1273.69 1992 628.92 1400.24 Complaints, if any, received by alongwith the names of the countries from Government about non-sanctioning of where tea was imported? advances are taken up with the concerned banks for remedial action. THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE):(a) to (c). [TranslationJ Import of tea is allowed only to Export Oriented Units and units in Export Import of Tea Processing Zones for re-exports only atter blending with Indian teas. While allowing 3547. SHRI MUMTAZI ANSARE: such imports adequate safeguards have Will the Minister of COMMERCE be been taken by the Govt. to ensure that pleased to state: such imports do not affect the domestic tea industry and also the image of Indian (a) whether the Government have tea in the world Market. accorded approval to some companies to import tea during 1993; During 1993. approvals have been accorded to the following companies for (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and import of teas for blending for their Export Oriented Units for (e-exporls:- (c} the details of such companies 1. M/s.A.B.lnternational, Tamil which have imported tea during 1993 Nadu. 465 WrittenAnswe,s PHALGUNf'. 27. 1915 (SAKA) WrittenAnswers 466 2. M/s.Krsna lntemationai, Coch:n. (e) if so, the details thereof and ttle re:isens ther&f0r, 3. Mis.Tea Packs Speciality, Calcut ta. (f) whether the pilots of the air taxi operators are also proposed to be provided 4. Mis. Tata Tea Ltd., Munnar. ldukki. training at the CTE; 5. M/s.Lalit Dhanuka, Tripura. (g) if so, the 1.i�tails ihereof; and 6. Mis.SouthIndia Tea Co., Cochin. (h) if not, the reasons therefor? 7. Mis.Nestle India Ltd., New Delhi. THE Mli'4iSTER OF CIVIL AVIATION Details regarding aciual impNt of AND TOUHISM(SHRI GHULAM NABI teas bv such compa'lies a(c: not available. AZAD): (a) and (b) The present schedule .3ource of !01po1ts 01 tea by suri: of cpe1ation 1s bei11y rnet with the existing companies would depend upon the strength of Commanders. However, to commercial judgement of individual ;,;nils achieve optimum utilisation of aircraft more which import teas. Commanders have to be trained. [English] (c) The number of pilots who were trained at Central Training Establishment Training Programme for Pilots of Indian Airlines ai �ydrabad in 1990- 91, 1991-92 and 1992-93 is 47, 123 and 3548. PROF.K.V.THOMAS: 37 respectively. SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES: (c') Ne Sir. SHR! . SRIBALLAV PANIGPo\til: le) Does not arise. Will the MINISTER CF c:v;;_ (f) to ih) It is not possible at oreser,• AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased for Central Training Establishment to train to state: pilots ot air taxi oµorators as its existing caµ(lcity is being utilised to meet the (a) whether the Indian Airlines is training needs of Indian Air1ines on priority. faciny shortage of the · airbus pilots; Supply of Jute by NJMC (b) if so, the details thereof: (b) if so, the details thereof; 3549. SHRIMATI GEETA MU- KHER iEI:.'.. Will the Minister of TEXT:LES (c) the number of pilots undergone be pleased tc st2!e: training at Central Training Establishment (CTE), Hyderaba" everj year; (<'.!J wnetne1 the NJMC has reques•ed the Govemment to supply (d) whether the CTE has refu.;.:,;,, to take up any training programmes to adequate spare p:\rt!:. and raw jute; and upgrade Boing-737 airciaft; 467 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written Answers 468 (b) if so, the reaction of the (iv) Damania Airways, Government thereto? (v) Sahara India Airlines, THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI (vi) NEPC Airlines, and G.VENKAT SWAMY):(a) and (b). Government have already released (vii) Rajair. Rs.26.25 crores to meet the working capital requirements of NJMC as provided Air India have signed an interline in the budget. An outlay of Rs.4.00 agreement with East West Airlines on crores has also been provided in the December 10, 1992, the details of which budget for 1993-94 to meet the are as under:- mod~rnisation requirements of NJMC. (i) Under the agreement. East West Interline Agreements with Air Taxi Airlines accepts Air India tickets Operators for transportation on its services but Air India does not provide 3550. SHRI S.M. LALJAN BASHA: similar faCilities on its services for Will the" \ CIVIL AVIATION passengers of East West Airlines. AND TOURISM be pleased to state: (ii) Air India settles bills of East West (a) whether the air taxi operators Airlines in India rupees whereas have sought interline agreements with the Air India realises the equivalent Air India and Indian Airlines; amount in foreign currency on the tickets sold abroad. Hence, Air (b) if so, the details thereof: India retains its foreign currency earnings. (c) the benefits likely to accrue to the Air India and the Indian Airlines as (iii) East West Airlines gives a spe- a result thereof; and cial discount of 12% to Air India on fares for domestic sectors in (d) the decision laken by the addition to the normal interline Government in this regard? service charge of 9"'/0. The domestic sector ticket is issued THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION in combination with the intema" AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI tional sector ticket. AZAD): (a) to (c). The following air taxi operators have approached Air India A few air taxi operators have seeking interline agreements.:- approached Indian Airlines also in this regard. Currently, !m1ian Airlines does (i) East West Airlines, not visualise any direct benefits to accrue to the airline by entering into such (ii) Jet Airways, agreements with air taxi operators. (0) Air India/Indian Airlines have (iii) Modilult. freedom to decide on interline agreements 469 Written Answets PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answets 470 in exercise of their commercial judgement. The representatives of ASSOCHAM were informed inter-alia that RBI had advised Resource Crunch in Corporate banks to meet the genuine and felt Sector requirements of borrowers and also to ensure that the delegated credit 3551. SHRI D. VENKATESWARA sanctioning powers were duly exercised RAO: Will the Minister of FINANCE be and pending proposals for new loans as pleased to state: also renewals be processed within a maximum period of three months. RBI (a) whether the corporate sector informed the representatives of continues to face resource crunch despite ASSOCHAM that not-withstanding the reduction in the minimum lending rate considerable rationalisation and and cut in the statutory liquidity ratio; simplification of the administered interest rate structure in the past few years, time (b) if so, whether Associated was not yet opportune to free lending Chamber of Commerce and Industry have rates altogether. RBI also informed them submitted a memorandum to the Reserve about the steps taken for ensuring timely Bank of India and has sought larger and adequate availability of export credit. availability 01 credit to the corporate It was mentioned to them that pre- sector at the lower rate of interest; shipment export credit (Rupee) and post shipment export credit(denominated in (c) the other issues pointed out by foreign currency) is provided by the bank the Associated Chamber of Commerce at concessional rates. and Industry; With a view to providing a stimulus (d) the reaction of the ResEirv.e to investment, the RBI have with effect Bank of India thereto; and from March, 1, 1994 reduced the minimum lending rate of scheduled commercial (e) the steps being taken to help banks on term loans' of three years and the' industry? above by one percentage point (from. 15% to 14%). THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER [Translation] OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFARIS (DR, ABRAR Export of Zari and Filigree AHMED) : (a) to (e). The Reserve Bank Items of India (RBI) have informed that the Associated Chamber of Commerce and 3552. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR Industry of India . (ASSOCHAM) had GANGWAR: Will the Minister of TEXTILES submitted in December, 1993 a Note to be pleased to state: them on various issues which included inter-alia, issues related to availability of (a) the names of the states which credit to Corporate sector, rate of interest are the largest producers of Zari and and export. credit. The issues were filigree: discussed by RBI with the representatives of ASSOCHAM on December, 23, 1993. (b) whether the Govemment propose 471 Written Answers MARCH 18,1994 Written Answers 472 to encourage the export of such items; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF and THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI G.VENKAT SWAMY):(a) NTC (c) if so, the steps being taken in manufactured 306.24 million metres of this regard? cloth in 1992-93 and 148.11 million metres of cloth in 1993-94 (April-December '93). THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI (b) No, Sir. G.VENKAT SWAMY): (a) The states which are the largest producers of Zari in India (c) The cloth production in NTC are Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi while declined due to pruning of uneconomic the filigree work is mostly produced in weaving activities in some mills and Orissa .and Andhra Pradesh. shortage of working capital. (b) and (c). Yes Sir. In order to {English] encourage the export of handicrafts including zari and filigree. the Government Entry of Financial Institutions in through the Export Promotion Council of Foreign Markets Handicrafts has taken various steps which include: sponsoring sales-cum-study terms, participating in fairs in major market and 3554. PROF.UMMAREDDY buyer-seller meets, publicity abroad, VENKATESWARLU: Will the Minister of organising International trade fairs etc. FINANCE be pleased to state: The exports of imitation zari of all sorts are entitled to duty drawback facility w.e.! (a) whether the Government have 1.6.93 @ of Rs.49.60 per kg. of copper taken or propose to take adequate content. precautions on the entry of Government owned financial institutions into the raising Production of Cloth in NTC of money in foreign markets: 3553. DR. SAKSHi.J:: (h) if so, the details thereof; and SHRI SURESHANAND SWAMY: (cl the loans and finance raised overseas by Shipping Credit and Will the Minister of TEXTILES be Investment Company of India, Industrial pleased to state: Financial Corporation of India, Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of (a) the length of cloth manufactured India and IndustriClI Development Bank by the National Textile Corporation during of India during last two years? 1992-93 and 1993-94 so far; (b) whether the target fixed therefor THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE has been achieved; and MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF (c) if not, the reasons therefor? PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR 473 .Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 474 AHMED): (a) & (b). The fund raising (c) Foreign Currency Bonds and exercises by Government owned financial Convertible Bonds placed overseas by . institutions from the foreign markets are the Shipping. Credit and nvestment governed by the Government policy and Corporation of India (SCICI), Industrial guidelines in the areas of External Finance Corporation of India (IFCI). Commercial Borrowings and the scheme Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation notified for the issue of Global Depository of India (ICICI) and Industrial Development Receipts and Foreign Currency Convertible Bank of India (lOBI) during 1992-93 and Bonds which are applicable to all sectors. 1993-94 are as follows:- (US$ equivalent in Million) Name of the Institutions 1992-93 1993-94 Bonds Bonds Converrible Bonds i) SCICI 100.00 ii) IFCI 63.21 iii) ICICI 70.67 13.24 200.00 iv) lOBI 288.84 Problems of North Eastern States MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M.V.CHANDRA SHEKHARA MURTHY) : 3555. SHRI CHITTA BASU: Will the (a) The Finance Minister had attended Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: the meeting of Committee of Ministers for Economic Development of the North (a) whether he has recently visited Eastern Region held in Shillong on 22nd the North Eastern States: January. 1994. (b) if so, the speCific problems for the speedy industrialisation of the North- (b) to (d). The lack of socio-economic Eastern States have been identified during development in the North Eastem Region the visit; can be linked to the weak resources base of the States and Vice-versa. It has. (c) if so, the details thereof; and therefor, been considered that encouragement must, therefore, be given (d) the action being taken to remove to agro-based and forest-based industries, those problems? electronics, food-processing, handloorns and handicrafts' and commercial exploitation mineral resources in the THE MINISTER Qf STATE IN THE Region. 475 Written Answers MARCH·18,1994 Written Answ91S 476 [Translation] (a) the estimated number of contract labour employed in various industries;. Loan to Spinning Mills in Madhya Pradesh (b) whether with the globalisation, the contract labour is. bound to witness 3556. 8HRI MAHENDRA KUMAR a phenomenal increase; SINGH THAKUR: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (c) if so, the steps being taken to ensure regulation and improvement in the (a) whether finance institutions such .conditions of contract labour; as Industrial Development Bank of India, Industrial Finance Corporation of India, (d) whether the Govemment propOse ICICI take considerable time to sanction to undertake a comprehensive survey of loans to spinning mills of Madhya Pradesh; contract labour in the country to help formulate appropriate policy; and (LJ) if so. the reasons therefor; (e) if so, the details of the steps (c) whether Govemment of Madhya proposed in this regard? Pradesh have urged the Union Govemment to take remedial steps in THE MINISTER OF STATE OF this regard: and THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI P.A.SANGMA): (a) The information is not (d) if so, the action taken by the maintained. Govemment? (b) Given the legal frame-work, this THE MINISTER OF'STATE IN THE is not likely to happen. MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF (c) Does not arise. PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR AHMED) . (a) and (b). The Industrial (d) to (e). There is no stich proposal. Development Bank of India (IDBI) has reported that the normal time taken for [English] processing of applications for financial assistance has been on an average Loan Disbursement by R.R.Bs. around three months. 3558 SHRI PROBIN DEKA: Will (c) No, Sir. the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (d) Does not arise. (a) whether giving of fresh loans Contract Labour in Industries and recovery of outstanding loans have been declining in the Regional Rural 3557. SHRI SANDI PAN BHAGWAN banks in Assam; THORAT: Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof during 4n Written Answers PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 478 the last two years. State-wise and the PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR reasons therefor; and AHMED) : (a) and (b). The loans issued by the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in (c) the remedial measures taken Assam have increased during the year by the Government in this regard? 1992-93 over the previous year i.e. 1991- 92. However, the recoveries declined THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE marginally during the year 1992-93 as MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER compared to previous year. . The details OF STATE , IN THE MINISTRY OF are as follows:- (Rs.in lacs) Loans issued Loans recovered 1991-92 1075.03 860.32 1992-93" 2796.15 853.84 "Data provisional Decline in recovery position can be Medical Equipments attributed to a number of factors. namely. natural c~amities. inadequate supervision 3559. SHRI DATTATR~YA over end-us~ of loan. loan waivers vitiating BANDARU: Will the Minister of FINANCE the recovery climate. inadequate support be pleased to state: of local administration in recovery efforts and wilful default. (a) whether many NRls from USA and UK are proposing to collect and send advances/modem medical equipment free (c) With a view to improving their of cost of India; viability a package of measures have been announced in December. 1993. (b) whether the Government propose These measures include raising non- to exempt such equipment from customs target group financing. trom 40 per cent duty; and to 60 per annum increasing non-fund business. treeing RRBs whose disbursals (c) if not. the reasons therefor? during 1992-93 were less than Rs.2 crores from service area obligations and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE permission to relocate loss making MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M. V. branches at places like Mandis. Talukl CHANDRA SHEKHARA MURTHY) : (a) District headquarters. agriculture produce Requests have been received in the centers, and to open extension counters recent past seeking customs duty at premises of institutions for which the exemption on medical equipments donated RRB is the principal banker. The RRBs free of cost to charitable hospitals. have also been permitted to install safe deposit I~kers. (b) and (c). There is no proposal 479 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Wriffen Answers 480 under Government's consideration to grant Will the Minister of FINANCE be exemption of a general nature for such pleased to state: medical equipments. However, individual requests are examined on merits for (a) whether the Government have considering the requests for duty constituted a high level committee to exemption. undertake the enforcement of drug laws; [Translation} (b) if so, the composition and terms of referencp of the committee; Modernisation of Powerlooms in Gujarat (c) whether the committee has since submitted its report: 3560. SHRI N. J. RATHVA : 'vVill the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to ~d) If so. tM salient features thereof: state: and (a) whether the Union Government (e) if nOI. the lime by which Ihe propose to provide assistance for committees is likely 10 submil its report? modernisation of powenooms in Gujarat particularly in tribal areas: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M. V. (b) if so, the details thereof: and CHANDRA 'SHEKHARA MURTHY): (a) No. Sir. However. a Committee has been (c) if not. the reasons therefor? set up to undertake a comprehensive review ot the present arrangements for THE MINISTER OF STATE OF dealing with the problem of drug abuse. THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRi G.vENKAT SWAMY) : (a) No Sir. (b) The committee is headed by the Minister of Slate (Revenu" (b) Doesn't arise. &Expenditure). It has Members of Parliament. Social Workers and Officers, (c) There is no provision in the The terms of reference of the Committe.: Central Budget for Modernisation of are to examine and make Powerlooms. recommendations on:- i) The existing laws and arrange- [English] ments for drug abuse control, including regulation and welfare Enforcement of Orug Laws and rehabilitation programmes; 3561. SHRI V SREENIVASA ii) The existing method and machin- PRAS.4D: ery tor coordination amongst the SHRI TARA CHAND various Ministries and agencies KHANDELWAL : of the Union Government and with SHRI TARA SINGH: the States and Union Territories, SHRI MOHAN RAWLE : and 481 Written Answers PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Written Answers 482 iii) Any other matter related to the AHMED) : (a) The State-wise outstanding above. amount of advance made by the Nationalised Banks as at the end of (c) to (e). No, Sir, The committee March, 1991, 1992 and 1998 is given is expected to submit its report by in the Statement-I. 30.06.1994. (b) and (c). The State-wise Investment by Nationalised Banks outstanding amOU!1t of advances to Agriculture Sector and Small Scale 3562. SHRI K.PR':DHANI : Will the Industrial Sector by all scheduled Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: commercial banks as at the end of March, 1991 and March 1992 (latest available) (a) the loans advanced/investment and the amount sanctioned and disbursed made by different nationalised banks during by All India Financial Institutions (AlAs) the last three years. State-wise; to large and medium industries, for the same period is showed mthe Statement- (b) whether the investment made IIA and Statement-liB. From these .data by these banks in .the field of Agriculture it may be observed that the position of and Industry in Orissa is less as compared Orissa in the matter of getting finance to other States; and assistance from the commercial banks and AIFls is better than many States. (c) if so, the reas'ons therefor? However, credit deployment in a Statel Region depends on various factors like level of economic activity. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE enterpreneurship, availability of raw MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER material and other infrastructural facilities. OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF other investment opportunities and also PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR law and order situation in that area. 483 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written Answers 484 C') ..... 10 ...,.10 Ol C\I .c: Ol ..... ~ Ol 0 III...,. 10 ~ ...,. N N N l:! ..,. Q) ~ I"- «' :') 10 Q) ..... ~ 10 ." 10 C') iii' ~ ~ III C"J ..... ~ ~ Q) oS! "tJ ·S c: III ~ ~ Q) .-Q) Q) .c: ~ ~ 10 III Ol Q) Ol Q) C') a C"J ...,. 0 0 III ~ Q) ~ "tJ .c: C') ...... ,. ...,. "- 10 C\I c: 10 ...,. ~ III Ol 0> C"J C\I III ~ C') tl) &lQ) <') C) III 0 co '.0 III C') C') ..;l :5 ~ - (ij II) :6t:: !!! !!! z ::J 0 a ~ .... f/) III a Q) 'E ,!Q w ~ ~ a: "0 f/) :! ~ .2 !!! III !!! z :liI:: 6 "E a: a.. t:: -E w ~ J:l ~ III 'iii III ~ ~ J: c ~ :::J ~ !!! t:: I- () .s:J '6 CI) ·9 \_Il III III iii C ~.Q a: ~ -c l() It) It) It) It) It) ~ ~ ;;: ,.... 1Xl. U; 1Xl. 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CD to all 01 ~ ~ :::l '6 z III c: to ::::I I!! a.. E to '6 ~ £ U :::l .... (i) to I!! c: U> "0 U E 0. to "0 ;E E "0 to oX c: .E to ·c :: CD CD to to ~ 0 .E ~ I- :l ~ ~ 0 0 0 u ~ a.. @ {A PHA~ 27, 1915'(SAKA) Written AnsweIS 506 (a) the number of cales of evasion of customs and excise duty detected during each of the last three years and the amount of revenue involved; 3563. SHRI VILAS MUTTeMWAR: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased (b) the top twenty firms which have to state: been charged with customs duty/excise \ duty evastion; (a) the number and ~taiIs of cases, of encashment of the bogus demand (c) the total number of customs drafts came into light during the last two and excise duty evasion cases pending 'years and the extent of loss suffered as on October 31, 1993 and the amount by the concerned banks in each of these involved therein; and cases; . (d) the steps being taken to realise (b) the -action taken by the the dOes from the defaulters and the Government in; this regard; detenent penal actions proposed to check evasion of duties effectively? (c) the number of pelSOOS arrested in these cases and the number of cases THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE in which bank employees were also found MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI involved; CHANDRA SHEKHAAA MURTHY) : (a) to (d). The information is being collected (d) whether any grant is found and wi" be laid on the Table of the House. involved ~hind these incidents; and Rate of laflation (e) if so, the steps taken by the IGovernment to apprehend the grant and 3565. SHRI RAMESH to check recurrence of such incidents CHENNITHALA : Will the Minister of in future? FINANCE be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) the annual rate of inflation during MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER each of the last th~ years; O()F STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARUAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DA.ABAAR (b) the rise in prices of essential AHMED) : (a) to (e). Information is being items during the same period; and 'collected and will be laid .on the Table of the House. (c) the increase in Gross National Product during ~ of the last three ,English] years? THE MINISTER or STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER 3564. SHRI HAAI~H NARAYAN OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PAABHU ZANTYE: Will the Minister of PAAUAMENTAAY ARoAIRS (DA.ABRAR FINANCE be' pleased to state: ~~D): (a) and (b) The annual rate 507 Written AnswelS MARCH 18, 1994 Written AnswetS 508 of inflation and riSe- in prices of essential on point-to-point basis by the Wholesale items for the last three years as measured Price Index, are list~d below: .Rate of inflation Rise in prices of ( % ) essential items(%) 1990-91 12.1. 15.0 1991-92 13.6 15.2 1992-93 7.0 5.1 1993-94- 8.8 11.4 J26.2.94) -Provisional (c) Increase in Gross National for each of the last three years is listed Product at factor cost at 1980-81 prices below: Increase in GNP(%) 1990-91 4.7 1991-92 0.6 . ;'" 1992-93 (Quick estima~e) 4.3 1993-94 (Advance estimate) 3.8 On Time Assistance to Karnataka (c) the action ·taken by the Union Silk Marketing Board Government iri this regard? 3566. SHRIMATI CHANDRA THE MINISTER OF STATE OF PRABHA URS: Will the Minister of THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI G. TEXTILES be pleased to state: VENKAT SWAMY) : (a) and (b). The Govemment of Kamataka has requested (a) whether the Kamataka Silk for providing one time assistance of Marketing Board has requested one time Rs.118.50 crores for the Kamataka Silk asSistance to implement price support Marketing Board for implementation ot"~ scheme; a Support Price Scheme for raw silk. . (b) if so, .the amount of assistance (c) The proposal is presently under sought for; and consideration of the Govemment. 509 WrlttenAnswers . PHALGUNA27,1915(SAKA) Written Answers. 510 Import of Caustic SodaIFIakeeI OffIces In respect of import of particular SoHdlLye raw material Iicence-wise or export product- wise. 3567. DR. RAMESH CHAND TOMAR: Will the Minister of COMMERCE (c) As stated above, no account be pleased to state: of import of any item in quantitative terms or in terms of foreign exchange outgo (a) whether caustic sodaIfIakesisolidi is required to be maintained under the lye are beind imported against the value EXIM Policy 1992-97. adc!ed advance licences in the country; (d) and (e). The DGFT Organisation (b) if so, the number of licences is not req~ired to collect such data of issued in this regard; intemational price of various' items. However,it may be mentioned that user (c) the total quantity of such items the Value Based Advanced Licence imported and the foreign exchange Scheme, caustic sodaIfIakes/soIidllye could incurred thereon with its rates per M.T. be brought for the entire value of the during each of the last thre~ years; licence as this i5 not a sensitive item. (d) whether there has been steep decline in the intemational price of these (f) to (h). A representation was items; received from Alkali Manufacturer's Association of India requesting tha~ caustic (e) if so, whether the excess import soda may be placed in the sensitive list of these items is affecting the indigenous in view of the fact that with the steep units; decline in its price in the intemational market, large quantities could be imported (f) whether the Govemment have under Value Based Advance Licence received any representations from which would affect the indigenous industry. indigenous units about the misuse of such Further, according to the Association, imported items in the country; while manufacturing caustic soda, an important bye-product-Chlorine is (g) if so, the details thereof; and generated as .co-product and is used by Drugs & Pharmaceuticals and Chemical (h) the remedial action taken by Industries. If, therefore, ca~ soda were the Govemment in this regard? to be imported directly this important c0- produce is lost. In view of these factors, THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE the Special Advance Licencing Committee, (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE) : (a) and· which fbees input output OQrfnS, lias (b). Caustic sodalftakes/solldllye are decided to include caustic sodaIfIakes/ permitted for imports as raw material for soIidllye in the sensitive list, by virtue a number of export products under the of which the Value Based Advance Licence Duty Exemption Scheme. However, no Will also have quantity restriction in their account is required to be maintained import. Public Notice in this regard under the EXIM Policy. 1992-97 by the is under issue and shall be endorsed DGFT ~ion incIudirig its Field to the Parliament Library. 511 WrittenAnswers MARCH 1'8, 1994 Written AnSwers 5.12 Tourism DevelopIMnt in Gujarat ratio of income ~ expenditure of the Reserve Bank of India is widening every 3568. SHRI KASHIRAM RANA: year; Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof since (a) whether the Union Government 1990-91 ; have received any proposals. for foreign assistance for integrated tourism (c) whether several measures have development in Gujarat; been taken to bring efficiency and austerity in the working of the Reserve Bank (b) if so , the details thereof; and of India during the above period; (c) the decision taken by the Union . (d) if so, the details thereof; and Govemment thereon? (e) the additional amount spent to THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION implement these measures during the last AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI three years? AZAD): (a) No, Sir. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) and (c). Does not arise. MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF [Translation] PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DA.ABRAR AHMED) : (a) According to Reserve Bank Income and ExpenditIBa Ratio of of India. (RBI), the ratio of income to R.B.I expenditure of RBI has been decreasing from 1980-81 to 1988-89 and except for 3569. DA.MAHADEEPAK SINGH the year 1990-91 remained almost constant SHAKYA: thereafter till the year 1992-93. SHRI GUMAN MAL LODHA : Will the Minister of FINANCE be (b) The details of total income, total pleased to state: expenditure and ratio of'- income to expenditure for the years 1990-91 to (a) .whether the gap between the 1992-93 were as under:- 0 Year Amount in crores Ratio of income Total Total to expenditure "",. income expenditure 199().91 4624.97 3279.91 1.41 1 1991-92 5699.56 4199,56 . ·1.~ .. 1992-93 5632.12 4128.12 1.36 ~ ., 513' Written AnsweIS PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written AnswelS 514 . (c) and (d). Yes, Sir. Several Will. the .Minister of TEXTILES be' pleased eommiltees have studied different areas to state: of the working of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). One the basis of their (a) whether sugar mills under the recommendations steps have and are BTC in U.P are incurring' losses; being taken by RBI to bring about efficiency in its operations. These broadly cover (b) if so, the details of the losses changes in J>plicies and procedures, incurred by these mills during the last ". installation of modem office automation three years: mill-wise; equipment, dedicated communication systems and human resources development: (c) the total amount of dues these mills owe to the Govemment and private (e) According to RBI the amount parties, respectively; spent on computers, microprocessors, duplicators, photocopiers, (d) whether there is any proposal telecommunication equipment etc. during to sell anyone of tnese mills to private the . last three years was as under:- parties; . Year (Rs. in crores) (e) if so, the details thereof; and Amount Spent. (f) the steps taken by the 1990-91 2.68 Government .for revival of these mills? 1991-92 2.68 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF . THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI 1992-93 2.07 G.VENKAT SWAMY):(a) and (b). The details of profitsJIosses incurred during Sugar Mills in U.P the last three years by the three Sugar Mills under Cawnpore Sugar Works Limited 3570.SHRI RAM NAGINA MISHAA: located in UP are given below:- (Rs.llacs) Year Padrauna Kathkuiyan Gauri . 1990-91 (+)98 . (-) 89 (-) 174 1991-92 (-)37 (-) 160 (-) 258 1992-93 (+)70 (-) 52 (-) 343 (c) The dues owed by these mills given below:- Govemment and private parties are 515 Written Answers MARCH 18. 1994 Written Answers 516 Padrauna Kathkuiyan Gsuri (i) Cane Dues as on 4.3.94 (RsJlacs) 316 161 197 (ii)Dues to Financial Institutions as on 31.3.93(Rs.nacs) 621 231 (iii)Loan dues of Govt. of U.P. as on 31.3.93 (RsJlacs) 421 182 140 (iv) S.D.P. Loan as on 31 .3.93 (RsJJacs) 92 32 (v) Other current liabilities as on 31.3.93(Rs.llacs) 723 351 193 (d) to (f). The Board for Industrial (a) the details of the and Financial reconstruction has been recommendations of the Committee entrusted with the responsibility of constituted to review the export-import revitalisation of Cawnpore Sugar Works procedures; and Limited under the provisions of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) (b) the reaction of the Govemment Act, 1985. The Operating Agency has, thereto? on the directions of BIFR. advertised for new management for· the revival of MI THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE s.Cawnpore Sugar Works Umited. (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE):(a) and (b). The recommendations of the [English] Committee cover the Exim Policy ProcedureslCustoms & Excise Proceduresl Committee to Review Banking Procedures relating to Exchange Exim Policy Control. Commercial Banking and Export- Import Oocl,lmentation matters. The 3571. SHRI TARA SINGH: concemed Ministers are examining in SHRI V.SREENIVASA detail the recommendations made by the PRASAD: Committee. SHRI TARA CHAND KHANDElWAl : Allotment of Shares of FFIs. SHRI S.B.SIDNAl : 3572. SHRI CHETAN P.S: Will the Minister of COMMERCE CHAUHAN: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: be pleased to state: 517 WdUeit·AnsweIs PHALGUNA' 27. 1915(SAKA) Written AnsWers 518 (a) whether the Securities and not exceed 5% and collective .. Exchange . BoaID .of India (SEBI) has holding for all Fils, NRls and pennitted Indian companIeS to make OCSS in any company shall not preferential allotment of shal9S of foreign exceed 24% of the paid ~capital financial investors(FFls); of the company. (b) if so, the modalities/norms of (iii) The shares offered on preferen- preferential allotment fixed by the SEB~; tial allotment shall be at a price and not less than the highest price quoted during the previous 26. (c) the steps proposed to be taken weeks on all the stock exchang- to safeguard the interests of domestic es where the securities of the . investors? company are list~. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE [ Traflslationj MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF MNP in Bihar PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR.ABRAR AHMED) : (a) Yes, Sir. + 3573. SHRI PREM CHAND RAM: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:: (b) and (c). Indian companies can make firm allotment upto 24% of their (a) whethertheCentral assistance being equity capital to Foreign Institutional provided to Bihar under the Minimum Needs Investors (Fils) registered with the Programme has been curtailed; Securities and Exchange of Board of India (SEBI), Non-Resident Indians (NRls) and (b) if so, the extent thereof and the Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCBs). Upto details of the specifiC scheme for which it 24% of their public issues could be has been curtailed.; and reserved by Indian Companies for preferential allotment to this category of (c) the reasons therefor? investors. Existing listed companies may make preferential allotments to Fils THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE registered with SEBI subject to the MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI M.V. following conditions: CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY): (a) to (c). This Ministry releases the Central assis- tance to the States for States Plan Schemes (i) The company shall obtain consent in the form of block loans and block grants of the shareholders jn a general not related to any particular Head of Devel- body meeting wider Sector 81 (1 A) opment or Scheme. It is, however, men- of the Companies Act for making tioned that the Government of Bihar has the preferential allotment. reported expenditure against the outlays approved by the Planning Commission un- (ii) the holding of a single FII or Fils der MNP Schemes during 1990-91, 1991- belonging to the same group shall 92 and 1992-93 as per statement enclosed. 519 Written Answers MARCH 18, 1994 Written AnsWBIS 520 On the basis of the expendilurereported As. 1128.78Iakhs, As. 429.86lakhsand Rs. by the State Gcwemment against the revised 114.031akhs duetoshortf", in MNP Schemes outlay ~nder MNP Programme, there was a underthe State annual Plan 1990-91, 1991- proportionate cut in Central assistance of 92 & 1992-93 respectivplv 521 Written A~wefS' PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Written AnswefS . 522 n. ~ ,._('I) 0 0 co "Oe~= ~ 0 8 8 0 8 8 8 C!,._ 'Ot pj ci .0 ....:,._ .0 .0 ~ g co (\j :!.lI( co • ~ .!! i~ .so 0 ~ &l:::::. 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SHRJMATI SHEELA GAUTAM: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Will the Minister of COMMERCE be MINISTRY OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, pleased to state: CONSUMER AFFARIS AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION . AND MINISTER OF (a) wheWler whole quantity of STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF soyabean cakes is exported to cattle feed; COMMERCE (SHRI KAMALUDDIN AHMED) : (a) to (c). The production and (b) if so, the details of production export of deoiled soyabean cakes! and exports thereof for the last three extractions for the last three years have years; and been as under:- (Quantity in lakh· MTs) 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 Production 17.05 16.36 20.63 Export 14.55 12.79 17.25 (Source: Solvent Extractors' Association of India) End use of this commodity has not THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION been stipulated in the Policy, nor does AND TOURISM (SHRI GHULAM NABI the Govemment maintain any record AZAD): (a) The Government has ?P8ned showing the end use of the export up certain high mountain and hilly area quantities. . regions in which it is possible to promote winter tourism. Opening up of Areas for Winter Tourism Purposes (b) The details of these areas are in attached Statement. 3575. SHRI ANANTRAO DESHMUKH Will the MINISTER OF STATEMENT CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: ARUNACHAL PRADESH (a) whether the Govemment have Itanagar, Zlro, Along, Pasighat, Miao and chalked out any plan for opening up the Namdapha. high mountains and hilly areas for winter tourism purpose; and ASSAM (b) if so, the details thereof? Kaziranga National Park; Manas Bird 527 Written AnswetS MARCH 18. 1994 WrItt9n AnswetS 528 Sanctuary. Guwahati City and Kamakhya Kalindi Khal and adjoining areas, Temple. Sibsagar, Jatinga Bird Sanctuary. of Milam Glacier not Kuti Ghati. MANIPUR (iv) South of Seper and Marcha Ttdong, Dabar, GO, Dantee Vyas Loktak Lake, Imphal. Moirang, INA Valley, areas Memorial. Keibul Deer Sanctuary, Waithe south of village Chhielekh i.e. Lake. Budi, Mabpaetc. but not Garbiary area. MEGHALAYA KHAL TSE SUB DIVISION Shillong, Barapani, Cherapunji, Mawsayram, Jakaran, Ranikor, CIRCUITS Thadlaskein. Nartiang. Tura & Siju. (i) Khaltse-Dumkhar-Skorduchan- MIZORAM Haundo-Biama-Dha Vairangte, Thingdawi and Aizawl NUBRA SUB DIVISION CIRCUITS SlKKIM (i) Leh-Khardung la-Khalsar-Tivit (a) Gangtok.Rumtek. Phodang. upto Panamik Pemayangtse. (ii) Leh-Khardungla-Khalsar-upto (b) Zongri in West Sikkim Hunder "\ HIMACHAL PRADESH (iii) Leh-Sabo-Digarila~Labab-Knungru Gampa-Tanga (Only for trekking (i) Pooh-Khab-Sumdho-Dhankar- conducted by a p - Tabo-Gompa-Kaza, proved tour Co; crators accompa- nied by State Police Personnel). (ii) Morang-Dabling (iii) Kaza-Kibber-Prangle Pass- NYOMA SUB DIVISION Baralacha-Keylong-Manali Route. (i) Leh-Upshi-Chuonathang-Mahe- UTTAR PRADESH Puga-Tso-rnorari Lake/Korzok (i) Milam Glacier (ii) Leh-Upshi-Debring-Puga-Tso- morari LakeIKerzok. (ii) Dharma Ghati, Joling Kong Area Sobla, Dharchula. Chaudas and (iii) Leh-Karu-Chang La-Durbuk- Milam Glacier Tangtso-Lukung-Spankmik (Pangong Lake upto Spankmit). (iii) Nanda Devi Sanctuary, Niti Ghati, 529 HoInagB to Martyrs PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) ofl.N.A. ~ 12.14hra. proposal presented by Shri Saifuddin Choudhury but also like to mention 'that HOMAGE TO MARTYRS OF INDIAN Netaji was the hero of our freedom struggle NATIONAL ARMY especially a symbol of animation for youth. Even today he inspires us. He had been a (EgnIish) . commander in freedom struggle. He was not only a commander but before that he SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOUDHURY was also associated with the then congress (Katwa): Sir, toda~ is a very historic day. The party. After Gandhiji, he was a leader equiv- Indian national Anny under the supreme alent to hon. Jawaharlal Nehru. It is the day command of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose of entering INA in to India under his leader- crossed the Bunna-India border and plant- ship. ~alsoplayedanihistoricalroleduring ed the tricolour on Indian soil. This was the coogress leadership contest in Tripuri. announced by him on 21 st March in Burma. Our country had been in a different position In remembrance to this courageous and if that political direction would have c0ntin- patriotic act which led to the independence ued. of this country, I wish the whole house refer to that event and we may have some refer- Therefore, it is an important day for ence from the chair; all the hon. Members Netaji and INA soldiers who laid their lives can join, in silence, to the memory of the under the leadership of INA to lead this . martyrs who laid down their lives. Thank country towards the glorious period of free- you. dom struggle. So I would like to say that while expressing your views, you should { Translation] present a proposal to this effect to express gratefulness towards the martyrs. SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE (Lucknow): Mr. speaker, sir, I thank my (English1 friend Shri Saifuddin Choudhury for remem- bering INA in ~rliament on the occasion of SHRI CHinA BASU (Barasat): Sir, I its 50th anniversary. It is also important that wholeheartedly support the propositi ~ reference has been made by Shri Saifuddin by Shri Saifuddin Choudhury. It is a sacred Choudhury. We have never considered as day in the sense that the Indian personnel INA as an anny of rebellions. At th~t time under the Indian National Army, und8r the also it was discussed that how INA should leadership of great leader Netaji Subhash .be graded keeping in view the discipline of Chandra Bose touched the sacred soil of our the anny. People of the country honoured motherland. From there, they marched on to INA soldiers for their patriotic act under the Imphal, Manipur and hoisted the flag of leadership of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Azad Hindgovemment. That is an important so it is but natural to remember them on its chapter in the freedom movement of our 50th anniversary. country. -. Mr. speaker, Sir, it will be better if you On behalf of the House,l think, You, as also join us on this occasion. the Speaker, should make a reference to this so that it may get further importance and SHRI SHARED YADAV: (Madhepura): significance. In this connection,through you, Mr. speaker, Sir, I not only support the I want to appeal to the Government of India 531 Homage to Martyrs MARCH 18, 1994 of I.N.A. 532 that I had been to Imphal. I had seen many to those who laid their lives for us. It is a fact graveyards were .there in :memory of the that Netaji Subhash incited. the people of Japanese soldiers who were fighting at that Manipur to rise against the British and the point of time. But it is a matter of great regret many freedom fighters, who later become that there is no memorial for those INA the soldiers of the Indian National Army in soldiers who laid down their lives on the soil Manipur joined him. Now, I would like to of Manipur during the historic fight at that refer that Azad Hind flag was hoisted in point of time. Manipur and there is a memorial for that. The office of Shah Nawaz Khan is still There is a proposal from the Japanese preserved there. So, I join in requesting you Govemment to have another memorial in to refer it as a memorial day and it will be a memory of their soldiers who laid down their mart< of gratefulness shown to those who lives during the second world war. It is forthe have dedicated their lives for the indepen- Govemment to decide whether they will dence of our country. allow the Japanese Govemment to raise their memori8l. But unfortunately there has THE MINISTER OF WATER RE- been no such proposal from the side of our SOURCES AND MINISTER OF PARLIA- Government to raise any memorial in mem- MENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRt ory of those INA soldiers who laid down their VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA): Sir, I join the lives during the fight. House in paying my tribute to the heroes of the Indian National Army and the supreme I appeal to the Govemment to make leader, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. As certain concrete proposals to' raise memori- Mr. Saifuddin has perfectly said, he had a als in memory of the soldiers of the Indian long and distinguished career in the free- National Army who laid down their lives dom struggle of our country even before he during the most bitterest strupgle in our founded the Indian national Army. His fol- independence movement. lowers have made the supreme sacrifice for the cause of Indian Freedom. So, it is in the SHRI LOKANATH CHOUDHURY fitness of things that a reference is being [Jagatsinghpur): Sir, in our struggle for free- made in this House on the 50th anniversary dom, there were many events and many of their crOSSing the Indian soil. We have a contributions which are matters of history memorial and some functiOns are held there and which helped our country to achieve annually. freedom. The struggle that was launched by the INA under the supreme commander, But the suggestion made by Mr. Chitta Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is another Basu will definitely be considered and we will memorial event. So, I join with others and I see what more can be dene in this respect. think it will be in the fitness of things for you I, on behalf of the GOvernment of India, also to join us and silence is observed in the would like to pay may highest and most House to pay respect to those who have respectful tributes to the martyrs of Indian sacrificed their lives in the event under the freedom and the supreme commander, leadership on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Netaji Bosa and I would like this occasion to be remembered throughout the country in SHRI YAIMA SINGH YUMNAM [Inner an appropriate manner. Sir, if you think it fit, Manipur]: Sir, it will be proper for us, partic- you might like to echo" the sentiments of the ularly this House, to show our gratefulness House by your observations. 533 Announcement PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) by Speaker 534 MR. SPEAKER: On the 50th ariniver- tlon in r8sJj8ct of the G-15 summit Meeting sary of the historic event, the House would which is going to tak8 place in Delhi on 28th like to pay homage to the memory of the and 29th March 1994. The prime minister martyrs. of the Indiari National Anny. The and the other concemed Ministers will be people of India recall and shall recall in busy with the G-15 summit meeting on future their sacrifice with pride and great these days. We have already welcomed the gratitude. Let us please stand in silence for decision to have the sittings of the House on few moments in the memory of the martyrs. 29th and 30th March 1994. It may please be considered whether a little adjustment in the dates is necessary. Other wise, if these dates were to be accepted without any The Members stood in silence for two change, would it be all right if the MinisterS minutes. , who are involved in the G-15 summit meet- ing were to be absent from the deliberations [ Interruptions] here? If this is not acceptable, some adjust- ment in the proposed dates may be neces· sary. MR. SPEAKER: Please take yourseats. [Translation] 12.27112 hrs. SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE ANNOUNCEMENT OF SPEAKER (Lucknow): MR. SPEAKER, Sir, I think that SITTING OF LOK SABHA ON 29TH AND· the proposed sittings of the House on 29th 30TH MARCH, 1994 and 30th were fixed on the advice of all of us. The meeting mentioned by Shri Shukla was Sitting as Loll Sabha on 29th and 30th fixed quite earlier. During discussion the . March,1994. presence of hon. Prime Minister and ~ merce Ministerwouldbe needed, but Shuklaji [English] has not told about the alternative proposal in this regard? MR. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, I have to infonn the House that at the meeting of SHRI VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA: Mr. " ~rters of Parties/Groups, it has been de- Speaker. Sir, I have told that at the time of ." .• edthattheHousemaysitonTuesdaythe the meeting I had no infonnation to this 29th and Wednesday the 30th March 1994. effect and I think that the same was not with to discuss the final act embodying the re- the hon. Leaders of opposition at that time. sults of the Uruguay round of multilateral I got this information today and so I am trade negotiations. bringing it to your notice. The presence of commerce Minister and other Ministers will THE MINISTER OF WATER R~ be essential during the meeting, so it is SOURCES AND MINISTER OF PARLlA· better if dates of the proposed sittings of MENT ARY AFFAlRS (SHRI House could be adjusted. Otherwise the VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA): Yesterday, debate will be held on the these dates fixed when we were discussing about the pro- earlier and Ministers will attend the House posed sittings otthe House on 29th and 30th when they win get time. It was essential to March, 1994. we did not have the informa· infonn the House in order to avoid any 535 Announcement , MARCH 18, 1994 by Speaker 536 interruption on this issue at the time of al setf raspect and dignity would be ob- discussion and to make the debate useful. served correctly. ~ SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE: What SHRI VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA: Mr. is your suggestion? . Speaker, Sir, it is a very strange thing. Han. Chandra Shekhar know it very weH that we [Engtish] had no information about it at the time of deciding the sittings of the House for 29th MR. SPEAKER: I am at a loss to come and 30th of this month. (Interruptions) to any conctusion. When these dates were fixed the posi- [ Translation) tion was different altogether. The dates for G-15 meeting were fixed later. G-15 meet- SHRI CHANDRA SHEKHAR (BaIIia): ing was decided quite earlier but I was not Mr. Speaker Sir, this ordinary announce- having infonnation to this effect, otherwise ment by the Minister of Parliamentary Af- this matter could be decided then and there. fairs, reveals that where we have reached. We can.. decide today that. in place of 29th You are the speaker and I would like to make and 30th the sittings of the House can be a humble request that in the history ~ held on 30th and 31 st of this month. It could Parliamentary system there never had been also happen that (Interruptions) an incident of postponing the special ses- sion of the House for receiving people from SHRI CHANDRA SHEKHAR: Mr. .. 10 or 15 countries who are coming to attend Speaker, Sir, only God save the country if a meeting. I would like to know whether was the Govemment is in such a shamble. The not it possible to request them to come one Minister of Parliamentary Affairs was not ortwo days later or earlier? Are we so much knowing about the G-15 meeting which was helpless and can be compelled to postpone being discussed for the last fifteen days. the session for anyone visiting the country ... Was the Govemment sleeping for the last ( Interruptions) fifteen days. (Interruptions) SHRI VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA: Atthat I would like to tell that it is not an time we had proceeded on leave and I ordinary thing. It cannot be taken lightly. You noticed this point today itself (Interruptions) wHI not find any example in the world history that for convenience of foreigners the al- SHRt SHARAD YADAV: (Madhepura): ready fixedsittings of parliament were post: Sir, you have convinced several meetings poned after its announcement in parlia~ and ShukIaji'scalculation is aIrange. Chandra ment. If it was to be done, you should have Sheakharji. has pointed out ~ that been told by the Minister of Partiamentary being the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. Affairs nol to make announcement in the you had no information about arrival of ti_9use in this regards. I would have· no people from other countries for G-15 meet- otJiection if it would have been discussed ing. You can say thattha point was forgotten with oIherleaders because such discussion but how you can be 80 careless to have no could not be fruitful. But I know and would information about it. I think that you ate a liketotellltat it depends upon your decision busy person and have so many duties to that gIorioustradilions ofpaftiament. nation- pefforrn. He has to teIephone.M.Ps to join 537 Announcement PHAlGUNA 27.1915 (SAKA) by Speaker 538 . his party. This task is also obstructing his SHRI SHARAO VAOAV:- Mr. Speaker, work and thus he remains busy. (Interrup- Sir I have an old acquaintance with hon. Shri tions) Shukla and I know that he does not pay attention in his official duties. But in his You are providing this point. I was political affairs. I do not state that he is remem'bering the anger of hon. Nirmal Oa . closely associates with our'hon. members of on me~tioning the 31st of this month for parliament but he is involved in 'other sitting of the Ho~e. muttifarions affairs. I want to suggest th~t extra curricula should be stopped because Sir, the Minister of Parliamentary Af- it is not in the interest of our country. You are fairs is getting a very little time for this work now holding a good office, therefore, you as he remains busy with so many other should bring about a slight ch~nge in your tasks. While in ·the House he keeps on attitude and in keep yourself busy iri your thinking about them. Otherwise he would own business rather in extra curricula .. Had not have committed such a mistake. he been mindful of his own business, he might have not forgotten this such. Yesterday you, yourself were telling that the matter should be taken up on 31 SHRI NITISH KUMAR (Barh):' Mr. instead of 29-30 and it is Good Friday on the Speaker, Sir, regarding the special meeting 31 st March. You know it very well thatthere of the parliament you have announced the was much uproar over 31st.lnspite of pro- dates of 29th and 30th. What the hon. tests made by our hon. Christian members Minister of parliamentary affairs has stated you have forgotten and again you are telling is very objectionable. I would not like to that .it should be taken up on 31 st (Interrup- reiterate what Shri Chandra Shekhar and . tions) Shri Sharad Yadav have stated in this regard. But we were continuously raising the SHRI VIOYACHARAN SHUKLA: This issue about the casual manner of the hon. allegation is totally wrong I did never pro- Minister of Parliamentary Affairs regarding pose to hold discussion. It was proposed by the business of this august House. {Inter- you .... (Interruptions). This date was fixed in ruptions) your presence...... (lnterruptions). We are prepared to hold discussion on already fixed [Englishl date. It need not any change. I have not suggested any change at all. I have only SHRI SRlBALLAV PANIGRAHI drawn the attention of the Govemment to (Deoghar):- There sho!Jld not be any further the probable difficulty. debate on thi,':; on the floorofthe House. You can decide it in your chamber and announce Mr. Speaker, Sir, So far as mybuseness it tomorrow. is concemed, I would like to be state that I am less busy than the hon. Member is. (Translation] Rather he himself is too much busy now a days in hemming in other people, what for, SHRI NITISH KUMAR:-As Shri Sharad I don't know. No such action has been taken yadav has stated now that the hon. Minister from our pari. I do my job peacefully iR my keeps himself busy in some other. activities chamber but this is the work of Shri Shared and Shri Vidyacharan S,¥,kla actually~ Yadav to run about. that the people of his culture may grow more 539 Announcement MARCH 18, 1994 by Speaker 540 and more in this country." Therefore, Mr. (Dum D!Jm):- Sir just one point, yesterday, Speaker, Sir, we strongly oppose his pro- we had discussed this matter and we sug- posal. The House must sit on the 29th and gested that instead of fragmenting the gen- 30th. Tt:ler~ should be no alternation at all. eral discussion on the Budgetforthe second The Hon. Prime Minister may" attend the leg ofthis session, ifthey are agreeable now conference, "but he may come in the House to have it extended till 31st, then we can for some time on the 30th.I therefore, would " have three days and conclude that. I ar.n just like to state that thQ~ should be no change " reminding you. about the dates of the sittings of the House on 29th and 30th as announced earlier. MR. SPEAKER: It is not acceptable to others. MR. SPEAKER:- But the problem is that so many dates have been changed in [ Translation) . this regard. Earlier it was decided that the discussion would be held on the 19th, later SHRI HARIN PATHAK (Ahmedabad):- on it was also changed in to the 28th and the Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have brought up the 29th. Again we have also changed those resentment of the people of Gujarat in to the dates. Therefore it seems very awkward to notice of the House, Whenever the state- me. Whatever Shri Chandra Shekharji has ments regarding the completion of Narmada told in this respect, that is correct. It would project of the hon. Ministers have come here have been better if such awkward situation just two days ago the hon. Minister of Envi- should have been averted.:1 feel that we ronment has decided to send a team here should strictly adhere to the dates of th.e under pressure. That team wilivisitGujarat 29th and the 30th as announced earlier. and decide whether the" dam will be con- structed or not and whe~her the environ- {Engiish] mental problem has been solved or not. Through your permission last week. I had And probably it is the jointiesponsibility raised the question that the issue of Narmada of the Ministers to take care of this. Some dam is our existence (Interruptions) Ministers will remain here and some others wilt be attending it. I hope that the Govern- MR. SPEAKER: Whether you will raise ment will accommodate it. Let us try to avoid t~is issue every day? [/nterruptionsj one thing. SHRI HARIN PATHAK: Heretheassur- [ Translation) ance is given that the Narmada dam will certainly be completed and the Government The second .thing is wheneVer you at- wit.1 not step down. In the wake of. such tend the sittings of the committee, you should assurances the environmentalists rush to come with full authqrity and complete infor- the office of the hon. Minister and he states mation. The practice of speaking something under pressure that the height of the dam in I,II1toWard which is not related with the will be reduced and soon after reaching an business of the sitting and taking up other agreement with the environmentalists he subjects, is not a healthy practice: Avoid it, says that a team will be sent there to look into It c,reates problems. [Interruptions) the matter. The resentment of the people of . GUjarat erupts with agitation ... (/nterrupti9lJS). SHfII1-HIRMAl KANTI CHATTERJEE The Govemment say in the House that the 541 Announcement PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKAl by Speaker 542 prOject will be completed within the stipulat- are misquoting. How the allegat.ions are ed time on the basis of the decision of the wrong? Tribunal and, there will be no compromise with anybody. On to other hand the Govem- SHRI VrDYACHARAN SHUKLA:-Ithas ment makes agreement with the environ- been allegedthatthe Govemmentis playing mentalists from the back door and thus the wi~h the people of Gujarat from the Government is playing a game with the life backdoor:- This allegation is totally wrong of the people of Guiarat. Therefore, the (Interruptions). It is our intention to safe- public of Gu~rat is unhappy wit'" it and they guard the interest of the people of Gujarat. have resentment therefC1re, the Govern- We are rather more concemed, than they ment should not play any game with the are (Interruptions). people of Gujarat under pressure. Some- times the Government stop taking loans MR. SPEAKER:- If you do not want to from the World Bank. It does not clear what listen him, the hon. Minister will not speak. the Government intends to do. I would like to suggest thaI" the team should be called SHRI VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA:-It is a back. The Govemment had assured in the good project keeping in view the develop- august House that a team would be sent ment and prOgress ofthe state and I support within 48 hours which will investigate the it. It should not be dragged in to politics. matter at spot and submit its report within 48 hours. Sometimes the hon. Minister calls it It is totally wrong to saythatthe Central a National project (lnterruptions) ..... Our life Government is becoming impediment in it. is at stake here. Therefore, don't play any Neither therEM in' any back door nor the game with us. Government nave any ulterior motive. The schedule of the Sardar Sarovar Dam will not MR. SPEAKER:- What is the game be affected by the visits of any team (Inter- being played with? [Interruptions) ruptions). The height of the dam cannot be . changed until the Govemment of Gujarat MR. SPEAKER:- If you do not want agrees to it. The OPPOSition party may reply I would like to ask the hon. Minister to make uproar over it, but the people of take his seat. Gujarat uAderstand it as to who is safe- guarding or who can safeguard their inter- THE MINISTER OF WATER RE- ests. SOURCES AND MINISTER OF PARLIA- MENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE:- We VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA):- Mr. Speaker, are also concen:'ed with the interests of the Sir, the allegation being levelled by the hon. people of Gujarat. Why was a decision to Member are baseless and false. In Gujarat send a team, taken? the congress party is in power (Interrup- tions) .. SHRI VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA:-Mak- SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE ing uproar overthis issue will be of avail. The (Lucknow):- Mr. Speaker, Sir, Whict. allega- facts are there. There has been no change tion is false. Has the hon. Minister of Forests in the stance of the Govemment. I would like and Environment not deCided to send a to tell the hon. Members a~n that there has team there? ...... (Interruptions) ...... You been no change at all in the statement made 543 Announcement MARCH 18, 1994 by Speaker 544 by the Government earlier. We adhere to Similar is the case of Digha-Tamlok our earlier stand. project and doubling of Khana-Santia and Shantipur-Navdeepdham railwat line which [English] is just 10 kms. only. Sir, this is nothirg but a discrimination against the state of West MR. SPEAKER: - Plr,lse do understand Bengal. that Govemment h8 >to take all people with them. In the whole Eastem region, Le. Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal, although a sum of SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA (Bankura): more than Rs. , ,000 crores has ~en allo- Sir, students and youths of West Bengal cated for gauge conversion but not a single have been holding Dhama since yesterday raisa has been spent in the state of West and they will court arrest today to press tor Bengal. That is why the youths of West their demands. Theirand our demand is that Bengal had observed 12 hours rail- roko on there are certain important projects like Ek 26th of February. Lakhi, Bharghat, Digha-Tamlok, Howrah- Amta, doubling .of khana santia, Shantipur Our demand is that sufficient allocation Navdeepdham, gauge conversion and elec- for the important projects like Ek Lakhi trification of Adta-Midnapur and Bankura- Balurghat, Digha-Tamlok, Howrah-Amta, Damodar River Railway which are not taken doubling of Khana Santia, Shantipur up by the Govemment. Navdeepadham, Gauge conversion and electrification of Adra-Midnapur and 12.46 hrs. Bankura-Damodar River Railway should be made. The Govemment should consider (MR. DEPUTY - SPEAKER in the their demand as these are all important chair) projects and sufficient allocation should be made for all those project. This is the de- Mr: Deputy-Speaker, sir,.this Ek Lakhi mand of the people of West Bengal and I Baluraghat project is a very important project would like the Minister of Parliamentary in the state of West Bengal, which will Affairs to react to this. (Interruptions) connect the district headquarters where there is not a single inch of railway line and it will THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE connect the Eastem region also. MINISTRY OF HUMAN RelSOURCE DE- VELOPMENT (DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH In the last year's Budget a sum of Rs. 1 AFFAIRS AND SPORTS) AND MINISTER crore was sanctioned for that project and OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIA- not a single paisa was spent. This year it has MENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKUL ':leen reduCed to only Rs. 1,000. WASNIK): The hon. Member has just now raised the issues conceming the railways in Simliar is the fact of Howrah-Amta project. the Eastem Sector. I would just like to That particular project was inaugurated by mention here that we had a-long discUssion lat~ Shrimati Indira'Gandhiin 1972. It is atso on the Railway Budget. There will be some a very important project. Last year a sum of more time available to the house to discuss As. 1 crore Was sanctioned but nol a single matters relating to railways and I except that . paisa was sPent and this year it has been the hon. members can take up the issues ~ te MS. 1,000 only. during that time- but not like .this any time 545 Announcement by SpeaketPHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Papers Laid 546 they want- so that the Railway Minister can it and amend the Act and dismiss the Bihar appropriately react. (Interruptions) Government. The Jungle Rai is there and the dictator is harassing to the employees. SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE The employees have come here and they (Dumdum): Thehon. Ministerdoesnotrealise were demanding to dismiss the Govern- the intensity of dissatisfaction in West Ben- mentofBihar and amend that law. I intended gal and the otherstates. (Interruptions). The to bring it in to the notice of the Government. Railways will stop running. Their coal move- ( Interruptions) ment will be stopped. It is an unusual thing. They do not co~e here to sit on Dharna on 12.55 hrs. a regular basis. People are so agitated; you must appreciate that point. Those people PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE have come here to sit on Dhama. (Interrup- tions) Detailed Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Agriculture for 1994-95. MR. DEPUTY -SPEAKER: Please get back to your seats. (Interruptions) [English] MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: When the THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE chair is standing the custom is that hon. (SHRI BALRAM JAKHAR): I beg to lay on Members should resume theirseats. Please the table a copy of the Detailed Demands for resume your seat. Grants (Hindi and English Versions) of the Ministry of Agriculture for the year 1994-95. SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA: Sir, you [Placed in Ubrary, See No.LT-5580194] can also direct the Government from the chair. Detailed Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism for [ Translation] 1994-95. SHRI SURYA NARAYAN YADAV THE MINISTER OF WATER RE- (Saharsa):- Mr. Deputy Speaker. Sir, the SOURCES AND MINISTER OF PARLIA- Panchayat Raj Act was enacted here but the MENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI State Governments have started framing VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA): On behaH of their own Acts. In Bihar I would like to state Shri Gulam Nabi Azad, I beg to lay on the that the Government of Bihar had amended Table a copy of the Detailed Demands for the Panchayat Raj Act in which it has provid- Grants (Hindi and English Versions) of the ed the right of suspension and termination of Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism for the any employee from his services with imme- year 1994-95. [Placed in Ubrary, See No. diate effect. Such jungle act has been LT-5581'94] framed and all the officers of Bihar came here and when they were demonstrating Detailed Demands for Grants of the they were Lathicharged .md tear ·gas shells Ministry of Power for 1994-95 were thrown on them. ( Interruptions) This all is happening due to the junQle Raj there. The THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE demonstrating' people have demanded that MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI P.V. the Government of Illdia should interfere in RANGAYYA NAIDU): On behaH of Shri 547 PapefS Laid MARCH 18, 1994 PapefS Laid 548 N.K.P. Salve,l beg to lay on the Table a copy DeSignated trades and the ratio of the Detailed Demands for Grants (Hindi of apprentices to workers other and English Versions) of the Ministry of than unskilled woil(ers in the trade Power for the year 1994-95. [Placed in issued under section 8 of the library, See No. LT -5582194] Apprentices Act, 1961. Notification under Tea Act, 1953. (3) A copy of the Notification No. S.O. 2144 (Hindi and English Versions) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE published in Gazette of India MINISTRY 9FCIVIL SUPPLIES, CONSUM- dated the 9th October, 1993 ER AFFAlfilSAND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION specifying the trades as designat- AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- ed trades for the purpose of the TRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI KAMALUDDIN Apprentices Act, 1961 issued AHMED): On behalf of Shri Pranab under section 2 of the said Act. Mukherjee, I beg to lay on the Table a copy [Placed in Library, See No. LT- of the Tea (Distribution and Export) control 5584194] (Amendment) Order, 1993 (Hindi and En- glish Versions) published in Notification No. (4) A copy of the Cine- Workers S.O. 998 (E) in Gazette of India dated the Welfare Cess (Amendment) 21 st December ..1993 issued under section Rules, 1994 (Hindi and English 30 of the Tea Act,.1953. [Placed in Library, Versions) published in Notification See No. LT- 5583194] No. G.S.R. 11 (E) in Gazette of India dated the 10th January, Notification under Apprenticeship 1994 under sub-section (3) of Act, 1961 etc. section 10 of the Cine w.orkers Welfare Cess Act, 1981. [Placed THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MIN- in Library. See No. LT-5585/94] ISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WEL- FARE (SHRI PABAN SINGHGHATOWAR): (5) (I) A copy of the Annual Report( Hindi On behaH of Shri P.A. Sangma. I beg to lay and English Versions) oftheCen- on the Table. tral Board for Workers Educa- tion, Nagpur, for the year 1992- (1) A copy of the Apprenticeship ~3, alongwith Audited Accounts. (Amendment) Rules, 1993 (Hindi and English Versions) published (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and in Notification No. G.S.R.467 in English Versions) by the Gov- Gazette of India dated the 9th ernment on the working of the October, 1993 under sub-section Central Board for Workers Edu- (3) of section 37 of the Appren- cation, Nagpur, fortheyear 1992- tices Act, 1961. 93. [Placed in Library, See No. LT - 5586194] (2) A copy of the Notification No. S.O. 2143 (Hindi and English Versions) (6) A copy of the Errata (Hindi and published in Gazette of India English Versions) to the Detailed dated the 9th October, 1993 Demands for Grants for the Minis- containing Order indicating the try of Labour for the year 1994-95. 549 Papers Laid PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKAl C, Papers Laid 550 Placed in Library,BeeNo. LT-5587/· Employees \(medicai A~enda:e 941 and Treatment) Regulations, '1993. Notffication under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Major port Trust Act, 1963 etc. (iii) G.S.R. 704(E) published in Ga- zette of India dated the 12th THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE NovelTiber, 1993 approving the MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DE- Visakapatnam port Employees VELOPMENT(dEPARTMENTOFYOUTH (General Provident Fund) Regu- AFFAIRS AND SPORTS) AND MINIST~R lations, 1993. OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIA- MENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKUL (iv) ·G.S.A. 719(E) published in Ga- WASNIK): On behalf of ShriJagadish Tytler, zette of ~ndia dated the 25th I beg to lay on the Table. November, 1993 approving the Bombay port Trust (Recruitment of Heads of Departments) Reg- (1) A copy of the Central Motor ulations, 1993. Vehicles (Third Amendment) Rules, 1993 (Hindi and English (v) G.S:A. 70(E) published in Gazette Versions) published in Notification of India dated the 7th February, No. G.S.R> 799 (E) In Gazette 1994, approving the Kandla Port of India dated' the 30th Decem- Trust Employees (Festival Ad- ber, 1993, under sub-section (4) vance) . Amendment Regulations, of section 212 of the Motor 1994. Vehicles Act, 1988. [Placed in Library, See No 5588/941 (vi) G.S.R.89(E) published in·Gazette (2) A copy each of the following of India dated the 10th February, Notification (Hindi and English 1994·containing the Corrigendum Versions) under SUb-section (4) to the Notification No. G.S.A. of section 124 of the' major port 845(E) dated the 3rd November, Trust Act, 1963:- 1992. (I) G.S.R. 753 (E) published in (vii) G.S.R. 39(E) published in Gazette Gazette of India dated the 15th of India dated the 28th January, December, 1993 approving the 1994 approving t~e Moumugao Visakhapatnam Amendment Reg- port employees (Leave) (Amend- ulations, 1993. ment) Regulations, 1994. (ii) G.S.R. 10 (E) published in Ga- (viii) G.S.A. 715(E) published in Ga- zette of India dated the 7th zette of India dated the 23rd January, 1994 approving the November, 1993 containing Jawaharlal Nehru port Trust corrigendum to Mormugao port 551 Papers Laid MARCH 18, 1994 Papers Laid 552 employees (Acceptance of em- Annual Report of the Institute of ployment after retirement) (First Applied Manpower Research Hew Delhi Amendment) regulati.ons, 1992 for 1992-93alongwith a statement show- :,published in notification No. ing reasons for delay in laying these G.S.A. 899(E) dated the 27th papers ~vember, 1992. ~. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (ix) G.S.A. 50(E) published in Gazette MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DE- of India dated in the 1st Febru- VELOPMENT (DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH ary, 1994 approving the New AFFAIRS AND SPORTS) AND MINISTER Mangalore port Trust Employees OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIA- (Contributors outdoor and indoor MENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKUL Medical Benefit after Retirement) WASNIK): On behalf of Shri Girldhar Amendme.(lt Regulations, 1994. Gomango,l beg to1ay on the Table. [Placed in Library See No. LT- 5589/94] (1) (I) A copy ofthe Annual Report (Hindi and English Versions) of the Insti- (3) A copy of the Detailed Demands tute of Applied Manpower Re- for Grants (Hindi and I:nglish Ver- search, New Delhi for the year sions) of the Ministryofsur-' 1992-93, alongwith Audited Ac- face Transport for the year 1994- counts. 95. [Placed in Library See No. L T-5590194] (ii) A copy of Annual Report (Hindi and English Versions) ofthe Institute of (4) A copy each of the following pa- Applied Manpower Research, New pers (Hindi and English Versions) Delhi for the year 1992-93 under sub-section (1) of section 619AofthecompaniesAct;1956:- (2) Statement (Hindi and English Ver- sions) showing reasons for delay (i) Review by the Govemment on the in laying the papers mentioned at working of the Hooghly Dock and (1) above [Placed in Library, See Port Engineers Limited. Calcutta, No. L T-5592194] for the year 1992-93. Annual Report and Annual Accounts (ii) Annual Report of the Hooghly Dock alongwith a review on the working of the and port Engineers Limited, Central Silk Board Bangalorefor 1992-93 Calcutta. for the year 1992-93, and a statement showing reason for de- alongwith audited accounts and lay in laying these papers etc. s::omments of the comptroller and auditor general thereon. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (5) Statement (Hindi and English Ver- MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DE- sions) showing for delay in laying VELOPMENT (DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH the papers mentioned at (4) AFFAIRS AND SPORTS) AND MINISTER above. (Placed in Ubrary See No. OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIA- LT 5591194] MENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKUL 553 PaptJrs Laid PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Papers Laid. 554 WASNIK): On behalf of Shri G. Venkat (5) A copy each of the following Swami, I beg to lay on the Table. papers (Hindi and English Ver- siOns) under sub-section (1) of (1) (I) A copy of the Annual Re- section 619A of the Companies port (Hindi and English Versions) Act, 1956:- of the Central Silk Board, Bangalore, for the year 1992-93. (I) Review by the Government on the working of the National Textile (ii) A copy of the Annual Accounts Corporation Limited, New Delhi. (Hindt and English Versions) of for the year 1991-92 the Central Silk Board, Bangalore, for the year 1992-93, together (ii) Annual Report of the National with Audit Report thereon. Textile Corporation Limited. New Delhi. for the year 1991-92. (iii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and alongwith Audited Accounts and E"nglish Versions) by the Govern- comments of the Comptroller and ment on the working of the Auditor General thereon. Central Silk Board, Bangalore, for the year 1992-93. (6) Statement (Hindi and English Versions) showing reasons for (2) Statement (Hindi and English delay in laying the . papers Versions) showing reasons for mentioned at (5) above. (Placed delay in laying the papers men- in Library. See No. LT-5595/94] tioned at (1) above. (Placed in Library, See No. LT-5593/94] Annual Report and Review on the working at Super Bazar, the Cooperative (3) (I) A copy of the Annual Re- store ltd. New Delhi for 1992-93, aIongwith port (Hindi and English Versions) a statement showing reasons for delay in of the Wool and Woollens Export laying These papers. Promotion Council, New Delhi, for the year 1992-93, alongwith THE MINISTRY OF STATE IN THE Audited Accounts. MINISTRY OF CIVIL SUPPLIES. CONSUM- ER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- English Versions) by the Govern- TRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI KAMALUDDIN ment on the working of the Wool AHMED): I beg to lay on the Table and Woollens Export Promotion Council, New Delhi, for the year (1) (i) copy of the Annual Report 1992-93. (Hindi and English versions) of the Super Bazar, (4) Statement (Hindi and English the Cooperative Store Limited. Versions) showing reason for New Delhi. for the year 1992-93. delay in laying the papers alongwith Audited Acc;punts. mentioned at (3) above. [Placed in Library, See no. LT- 5594/94J (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and 555 Papers Laid MARCH 18, 1994 Papers Laid 556 English versions) by the Govem- Table: ment on the working of the Super Bazar, the Cooperative Store (1) A copy each of the following Limited, New Delhi, papers (Hindi and English ver- for the year 1992-93. sions) under sub- section (1) of section 619A of the Com- (2) Statement (Hindi and English ver- panies Act, 1956: sions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) Statement regarding Review by (1) above. [Placed in Library See the Govemment on the-working of No LT-5596/94] the Andaman and Nicobar Is- lands Integrated Development Notification under Essential Com- Corporation Limited, Port Blair, for modities Act, 1955 the year 1992-93. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (ii) Annual Reporot of the Andaman MINISTRY OF hUMAN RESOURCE DE- and Nicobar Islands Integrated VELOPMENT (DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH Development Corporation Limited, AFFAIRS AND SPORTS) AND MINISTER Port Blair, for the year 1992-93, OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIA- alongwith Auditited Accounts and MENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKUL comments of the Comptroller and WASNIK): On behalf of Shrimati Krishna Auditor General thereon. Sahi: (2) Statement (Hindi and English ver- I beg to lay on the Table a copy of the sions) showing reasons for delay Notification No. S.O. 7 (E) (Hindi and En- in laying the papers mentioned at glish versions) published in Gazette of India (1) above. [Placed in Library; See dated the 6th January, 1994, notifying the No. LT-5598/94] United Pulp and Paper Mills Limited, Hoshiarpur, as a mill producing newsprint Notifications Under Banking compa- under sub-section (6) of section 3 of the nies (Acquision and Transfer of Essential Commodities Act, .1955. [Placed Undertaking Act, 1970 etc. in Library See No. LT-5597194] THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Review on the working oof and Annual MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI Report at Andaman and Nicobar Islands, M.V.CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTY): I beg Integrated Development corporation Ltd. to lay on the Table :- Port Blair for 1992-93 and a Statement showing reasons for delay in laying these (1) A copy each of the following Noti- papers. fications (Hindi and English ver- sions) under sub-section (4) of THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE section 19 of the Banking Compa- MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT nies (Acquisition and Transfer of OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES AND. Undertakings Act, 1970:- AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES) (SHRI M. ARUNACHA~AM): I beg to lay on the (I) The Bank of Baroda Officers' Ser- 557 Papers Laid PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) Papers Laid 558 vice (Amendment Regulations 1993. [Placed in Librarysee No.LT- 1990 published in Notification No. 5605194) HO-OSR & IR-A-10116 = 1029 in Gazette of India dated the 25th (viii) The Union Bank of India (Officers') September, 1993. Placed in Li- Service Regulations, 1979 pub- brl!ry See No. LT-5599194) lished in Notification No. OeRn;n Gazette of India dated the 12th (ii) The Indian Bank Officers' Service December, 1993. [Placed in Li- (Amend{nent) Regulations, 1993 brary See No. LT-5606I94] published in Gazette of India dated the 4th September, 1993. (Placed (ix) The UCO Bank (~icer's) Serv.ice in Library See No.LT-5600/94) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991 Published in Notification No. PERI (iii) The Dena Bank (Officers') Service PCR/91/5122 in Gazette of India (Amendment) Regulations, 1992 date the 18th January, 1992. published in Gazette of India dated [Placed in Library See No. LT- the 20th March, 1993. [Placed in 5607/94J Library See No.L1'-5601/94] (x) The Syr:tdicate Bank (Officer's) (iv) The UCO Bank (Officers') Service .Service (Amendment) Regulations, Amendment Regulations,. 1992 1992 published in Notification No. published in Notification No. OSRI 1087/00901 S/PD:IRD in Gazette 1/1992 in Gazette of India dated of India dated the 30th January, the 16th May, 1992. [Placed 1n 1993. [Placed in Library See No Library See No.LT-5602194] LT-5608/94] (v) The Union Bank of India (Officers') (xi) The Allahabad Bank (Offic~r's) Ser- Service Regulations, 1979 pub- vice (Amendment) Regulations, lished in Notification No. OSRi8 in 1992 Published in Notification No. Gazette of India dated the 27th HO/LegallX-29/0646 in Gazette of February, 1993. [Placed in Library India dated the 19th September, See No.LT-5603/94) 1992. (Placed in Library See No- LT-ey609194] (vi) The Bank ofMaharashtra (Officer's) Service (Amendment) Regulations, (xii) The Bank of Baroda (Officer's) Ser- 1992 published ·in Notification No. vice (Amendment) Regulations. AXIIST/OSR/95021 in Gazette of 1992 publi~hed in Notification No. India dated the 28th November. HO-OSR&IR-Al10/9/6S7 in Ga- 1992. W'aced in Library See No- zette of India dated the 24th July. tT-5604/94] . 1993. (Placed in Library See No- LT-5610194J (vii) The Canara Bank (Officer's) Ser- vice (Amendment) Regulations, (xiii) The Bank of Maharashtra (Offi- 1979 published in Notification No. cer's) Service (Amendment) Reg- PIWP-M:12420:71 :RAO in Gazette ulations, 1993 Published in Notifi- of India dated the 6th February, cation No. AX-IIST/OSRI2775193 559 Papers Laid MARCH 18. 1994 Papers Laid 560 in Gazette of India the 17th April. (iv) The Oriental Bank of Commerce 1993. [Placed in Library See No- (Officer's) Service Amendment LT-5611194] Regulations, -1990 published in Notification No. 3910 in Gazette of (xiv) The Amendments to Punjab Na- India dated the 5th April. 1990. tional Bank (Officer's) Service Reg- [PlacedinUbrary SeeNo.LT-5617! ulations, 1979 published in Ga- 94] zette of India dated the 12th De- cember, 1992. [Placed in Library (v) The Andhra Bank (Officer's) Ser- See No-LT- 5612194] vice Amendment Regulations. 1991 published in Notification No. 666/31 (xv) The Canara Bank Officer Employ- A-1/292 in Gazette of India dated ee's (Conduct) (Amendment) Reg- the 21st August, 1991. [Pli\ced in ulations, 1993 published in Notifi- Library See NO-LT-5618194]· cation No. IRS:1872: ORO dated the 9th October: 1993. [Placed in (vi) The Corporation Bank (Officer's) Ubrary See No-LT- 5613194] Service (Amendment) Regulations, 1993 published in Notification NO. (2) A copy each olthe following Notification HRD: IR: 89: Q13: 93 in Gazette of (Hindi and English Versions) undersub- India dated the 27th February. section (4) of section 19 of the Banking 1993. [Placed in Library See No- Companies (Acquisition and Transfer LT-5619/94] of Undertakings) Act, 1980:- (3) A copy of the Notification No. PFI (I) The Vijaya Bank (Officer's) Ser- LEG-26192 (Hindi and English Ver- vice (First Amendment) Regula- sions) published in Gazette of In- tions, 1982 published in Notifica- dia dated the 20th March, 1993 tion No-571 in Gazette of India ,making certain amendments to dated the 6th March, 1993. [Placed the Export-Import Bank Officer's in Library See No-LT-5614194] Service Regulations, 1982 under sub-section (3) of section 39 of the (ii) The Oriental Bank of Commerce Export-Import Bank of India Act, (Officer's) Service Amendment 1981'. [Placed in Library See No- Regulations, 1992 published in LT-5620I94) ~ Notification No- 3915 in Gazette of India dated the 9th January, 1993. (4) A copy ·each of the following Notifica- [Placed in Library See No. L T- tion (Hindi and EnQlish Versions) under 5615194] sub-section (4) of section 63 of the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) (iii) The Punjab and Sind Bank (Offi- Act, 1959:- cer's) Service (Amendment) Reg- ulations, 1993 published in Notifi- (I) Notification No- SBD No. 14/1993 cation No.PS/STAFFIOSR-19931n published in Gazette of India dated Gazette of India the 4th February, the 9th October, 1993 approving 1993. [Placed in Library See No- certain amendments to Regulation LT-5616194] 14 (1) (a) (iii) of the State Bank of 561 Papers Laid PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Papers Laid 562 Bikaner and Jaipurl Hyderabadl ber, 1993 together with an explan- I ndore/Mysorel Patialal atory memorandum seeking to SaurashtrafTravancore Employ- grant exemption from customs duty ee's Provident Fund Regulations. on goods imported for testing by [Placed in Library SeeNo.LT-5621 1 IIrs DRDO, CSIR, CPRI and any 94] other approved test centre. (ii) Notification No. 16/1991 publish'ed (ii) G.S.A. 780(E) published in Ga- in Gaze~e of India dated the 9th zette of India dated the 27th De- November, 1991 approving amend- cember, 1993 together with an ment in Sub-Regulation B( 1) of the explanatory memorandum seek- State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipurl ing to extend the validity of the HyderabadllndorelMysorelPatialal notification N. 175/93-Customs. SaurashtrafTravancore Employ- dated the 19th October, 1993upto ee's Provident Fund Regulations. 31st March, 1994. [Placed in Library SeeNo-LT-56221 94] . (iii) G.S.R. 786(E) published in Ga- zette of India dated the 28th De- (iii) Notification No. 18/1991 published cember, 1993 together with an in Gazette of India dated the 9th explanatory memorandum seek- November,l991 approving amend- ing to withdraw the exemption from ment in Regulation 15 of the State additional duty of Customs in re- Bank of Bikaner and Jaipurl spect of tyres and tubes when HyderabadllndorelMysore!patialal imported as spares for servicing of SaurashtrafTravartcore Employ- aeroplanes without changing ba- ·ee's Provident Fund Regulations. sic customs duty of 3 per cent to [Placed in Library SeeNo-LT -56231 engine and engine parts, aero- 94] plane parts and tyres and tubes for aero- (iv) Notification No. 3/1992 published plane. in Gazette of India dated the 25th January, 1992 approving amend- (iv) G.S.A. 798(E) published in Ga- "'ellt in Sub-Regulation 12(2) of zette of India dated the 30th De- the State Bank of Bikaner and cember, 1993 together with an JaipurlHyderabadllndore/Mysorel explanatory memorandum making Patiala/SaurashtralTravancore certain amendments to the notifi- Employee's Provident Fund Regu- cation No. 128193-cus., dated the lations. (placed in Library See No- 8th Ju"e, 1993. LT-5624] (v) G.SR 12(E) published in Gazette (5) A copy each of the following Notification of India dated the 10th January, (Hindi and English Versions) under sec- 1994 together with an explanatory ~ tion 159 of the Customs, Act, 1962:- memorandum seeking to revise the preferential rates of duty in (I) G.S.A. 738(E) published in Ga- respect of goods imported from zetteof India dated the 8th Decem- Bangkok Agreement countries. 563 Papers Laid MARCH 18. 1994 Papef'$ Laid 564 (vi) G.S.A. 13(E) published in Gazette antidumping duty on Bisphenol-A of India dated the 10th January •. originating from Japan at the rate . 1994 together with an explanatory of rupees 'se~n thousand four t memorandum seeking to revise hundred seventy seven per tonne. the preferential rates of duty in respect of goods imported from (xii) G.S.A. 119(E) to G.S.A. 212(E) the Bangkok Agreement. published in Gazette of India dated the 1st March. 1994 together with (vii) G.S.A. 19(E) published in Gazette an explanatory memorandum re- of India dated the 12th January. garding customs duty changes and 1994 together with an explanatory exemption in the context of Budget memorandum seeking to reduce proposals pertaining to Indirect the basic customs duty on Petro- Taxes announced by the Finance leum gases and other gaseous Minister in Lok Sabha on the 28th hydrocarbons from 85 per cent to February, 1994. [Placed in Library 25 per cent. See No. LT-5625194] (viii) G.S.A. 86(E) published in Gazette (6) A copy each ofthe following Notification of India dated the 8th February • (Hindi and English Versions) under sub- . 1994 together with an explanatory section (2) of section 38 of the Central memorandum making certain Excises and Salt Act, 1944:- amendments to Notification No. 161192-Cus.• dated the 20th April, (I) G.S.R. 779(E) published in Ga- 1992. , zette of India dated the 27th De- cember. 1993 together with an (ix) S.0.205(E) published in Gazette explanatory memorandum seek- of India dated the 25th February, Ing to extend the validity of Notifi- 1994 together with an explanatory cation No. 97/93-CE, dated the memorandum regarding revised 19th October, 1993 up to 31st rates of exchange for conversion March, 1994. of certain foreign currencies in to Indian or vice-versa. (ii) G.S.A. 781(E) published in Ga- zette of India dated the 27th De- (x) S.O. 206(E) published in Gazette cember•. 1993 together with an of India dated the 25th February, explanatory memorandum pre- 1994 together with an explanatory scribing the excise duty on gC>0d6 memorandum regarding revised produced or manufactured in 100 rates of exchange for conversion per cent export oriented units or of certain Joreign currencies in to Free Trade Zone and allowed to be Indian currency or vice versa. sold in India (including waste and scrap) at the rate of 50 per cent of (xi) G.S.A. 312(E) published in Ga- the duties of Customs liveable on zetteof India dated the 11th March. like ~ when imported into In- 1994 together with an explanatory dia proVided that the said amount memorandum seeking to impose is not less than the excise duty 565 Papers Laid PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) , Papers Laid, 566 liveable on. goods produced or memorandum making certain manufactured in a unit located in amendments tothe Notification No. the Domestic Tariff Area. 1501 81~CE, dated the 29th July, 1981. (iii) G.S,.A. 782 (E) r:>ublished in Ga- zette onndia dated the 27th De- (viii) G.S:A. 213(E) to G.S.A. 283(E) cember,1993 getherwith an ex- published in Gazette of India dated planatory memorandum making thE! 1st March, 1994 together with certain amendments to' the an explanatory memorandum re- tificatibns No. 91193-CE, dated the garding Central Excise duty chang- 2nd July, 1993. es ~n exemption in the context of Budget proposals pertaining to In- (i~ G.S.A. 783(E) pubJished in Ga- direct Taxes announced by the 'zette of India date~ the 27th De- Finance Minister in Lok Sabha on cember, 1993 together with an' the 28th February, 1994. Placed in explanatory memorandum regard- Library See No. LT -5626194] ing exemption 10 rags, trim'mings and tailor cuttings arising in the (7) A copy of the Notification No.4 course of m.an·ufacture of (Hindi and English Versions) pub- readymade garments, produced lished in Gazette of India dated the or manufactured in a hundred per 21st March, 1992 making certain ent export oriented undertaking or amendments to the Reserve Bank a free trade zone and cleared to ofindiaPension Regulations, 1990, domestic ariff area from the whole under sub-section (4) of section 58 of the duty of excise leviable there- of the Reserve Bank of India Act, on with certain conditions. 1934. Placed in Library SeeNo.LT- 5627194] (v) G.S.A. 787(E) published in Ga- zette of India dated the 28th De- (8) A 'copy of the Industrial Finance cember, 1993 toQether with an Corporation (Amendment) Rules, explanatory I"(lemorandum making 1993 (Hindi and English Versions) certain amendments to the Notifi- published in Notification No. G.S.A. cation No. 31193-CE, dated the 443(E) in Gazette of India dated 28th February, 1993. the 7th June, 1993 under sub- section (2) of 'section 42 of the , (vi) G.S.A. 49(E) published';n Gazette Industrial Finance Corporation Act, of India dated the 1st February, 1948. (Placed in Library See No- 1994 together with an explanatory LT -5628194] memorandum seeking to increase the clearance limit in any financial (9) Acopy ofthe Notification No. G.S.A. year from 1,98,000 to 2,20,000 444(E) (Hindi and English Versions) tonnes. published in Gaze'_e of India dated the 7th JYn&, 1993 appointing the (vii) G.S.A. 284(E) published in Ga- 1st day of July, 1993 as the date on zette of·1ndia dated the 1st March, which the undertaking of the cor- 1994 together with an explanatory poration shall be transferred to and 567 Papers Laid MARCH 18, 1994 Papers Laid &68 vest in the company issued under MENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKUL section 3 of the Industrial Finance WASNIK): Corporation (Transfer of Under- taking and Repeal) Act, 1993: I beg to lay on the Table a copy of the [Placed in Library SeeNo-LT-56291 Detailed Demands for Grants (Hindi and 94] English Versions) of the Ministry of Parlia- . mentary Affairstorthe year 1994-95. [Placed . (10) Acopy ofthe Notification No. G.S.R. in Library See No. LT -5633194] 87(E) (Hindi and English Versions) published in GaZette of India dated the 9th February, 1994 notifying Review on the Working of and Annu-. the Kisan Vikas Patra in denomi- al Report of the State Farms Corporation nation of Rupees fifty Thousand of India Ltd. New Delhi for 1992-93 along issued under section 12 of the with a statement showing reasons for Govemment Savings Certificates delay in laying these papers etc. Act, 1959. [Placed in Library See No. Lt- 5630/94] THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI· SALAAM JAKHAR): On behaH of (11) A copy of the Notification No. 15121 Shri S. Krishna Kumar, I beg to lay on the 93-NS-11 (Hindi and English Ver- Table:- o¥ sions) published in Gazette of In- dia dated the 18th February, 1994 (1) A Copy of the following papers making certain amendments in the (Hindi and English Versions) under Deposit Scheme for Retiring Gov- sub-sectll1n (1) of section 619A of emmentEmployees, 1989. [Placed the comp.mies Act, 1956:- in Library See No. LT -5631/94] (I) Review by the Govemment on the (12) A copy of the Detailed Demands Working ofthe State Farms Corpo- for Grants (Hindi and English Ver- ration of India Limited, New Delhi, . sions) of the parliament, Secretar- for the year 1992-93. ies of the President and Vice-Pres- ident anci· Union Public Service (ii) Annual Report of the State Farms Commission for the year, 1994-95 Corporation of India Limited, New [Placed in Library See No. L T- Delhi, for the year 1992-93, along .5632/94] with Audited Accounts and com- ments of the Controller and Auditor Detailed Demands for Grants Of General thereon. the Ministry of Parliamentary Affair. for 1994-95 (2) Statement (Hindi and English Ver- sions) Showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at THE MINISTER OF STATE IN TIiE (1) above. [Placed in Library See MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DE·- No. l T-5634I94] VELOPMENT (DEPAATMENTOFYOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS) AND MINISTER (3) A ~ of each of the following OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARUA- papers ·(Hindi and English Ver- 569 Papers Laid . PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) Papers Laid 570 sions) under section 619A of the lUte of Hotel Management. Cater- companies Act, 1956:~ ing TeohOOlogy and Applied Nutri- tion, Calcutta, for the year 1992-' (I) ReviElw by the Govemment on the 93, aJongwith Audited Accounts. Working of the Uttar Pradesh State . [Placed in UbraiY See No. LT- Agro Industrial Corporation Limit- 56371941 ed, Lucknow, for the year 19ae.89. (iii) A copy ofthe Annual Report (Hindi . (ii) Annual Report of the Uttar Pradesh and I:;nglish Versions), of the. State .\gro Industrial Corporation Pondicherry Institute of Hospitality Limited, Lucknow, for the year Crafts, Pondicherry. for the year 1988-89, alongwith Audited Ac- 1992-93, alongwith Audited Ac- counts and comments oftheComp- counts. [Placed in Ubrary See No.. troller and Auditor General there- LT-5638194] on. (iv) A copy ofthe Annual R~rt (Hindi (4) ~tatement (Hindi and English Ver- and EngliSh Vel'SiOns) of the Insti- , sions) showing reasons for daily in tute of Hotel Management Cater- laying the papers mentioned at (3) ing and Nutrition, New Delhi, for above. [Placed in Library See No. the year 1992-93, alongwith'Audit- LT- 5635194] ed Accounts. [Placed in' Library . See No. LT -5639I94J Annual Report of the National Coun- cil for Hotel Management and Catering (v) A copy of the Ann~al Report (Hindi Technology, New Delhi for 1992-93 ·etc. and English Versi~~) Of the losti- tute of Hotel Manageme"t Cater; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ing and Nutrition, New Delhi, for MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DE- the year 1"992-93, alongwithAud"tt- VELOPMENT (OEPARTMENTOF YOUTH ad Accounts. [Pieced in library AFFAIRS AND SPORTS) AND MINISTER BeeNo. LT-5640194] OF STATE IN THE MtNISTRY OF PARLIA- MENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKUL (b) A copy of the Review (HiRdi and WASNIK): On behalfof Shrimati Sukhbans English Versions) by the Govern- Kaur, I beg to lay on the Table:- ment on the Working of the Insti- tute of Hotel Management Cater- (1) (a) (I) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi ing and Nutrition at Delhi, Calcutta and English Versions) of the Na- and. Woodcraft In.stitute ~t tional Council for Hotel Manage- Darjeeling and Pondicherry Insti- ment and Catering Techilology. . lute of Hospitality cr.afts, New Delhi, forthe year 1992-93. Pondicherry and National Co~ncil alongwith Auditt)d Accounts. for Hotel Management arid Cater- fPlaced in Ubrary See No. L T- ing 1~ogy, New Delhi for the 5636194) year 1992-93. [Placed in Library, SeeNo.lT- ~11941 (ii) , A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English Versions) of the Insti- (2) Stateme~i~i and EngIi$h ~er-. 571 Committee· on Public MARCH 18,1994 . Mattets UnderRu/e377 572 Undertaking Standing Committee On Energy sions) Showing the reasons for t~on"EnergyontheSubject, 'Nuclear Plant - delay in laying the papers men- SafetY and Spent Foel !lAanagement'. -tioned at (1) above. [Placed in Library See No.lT~5a42I94] 12.57 hrs. 12.56 hIS. MATTERS UNDER RULE 3T7 COMMITIEE ON PUBLIC (I) Need to allocate more funds for UNDERTAKINGS Telecommunications Develop- ment in Kerala Twenty-Ninth and Thirtieth Reports. [English] . [Eng/ish] PROF. SAVITHRI LAKSHMANAN SHRI RAMESH CHENNITHAlA (Mukundapuram): Kerala being thickly p0p- (Kottayam): I beg to present the following ulated region, the. investment in rural areas Reports (Hindi and English Versions) Of the is three times higher than the other states, Committee on Public Undertakings: Abou~ 14,000 telephones, 54 kms. Old and fault prone unde'9round cables, 1345 kms. (1) Twenty-Ninth Report C)fl Action Workout and ·drop-wires, 372 kms. fault Taken by Government on tt)e prone OIH lines. switching equipmenfs and recommendations contained in cables need replacement. About three mil- their Nin~h Report (Tenth lok lion applicants are waitlisted for telephone Sabhal on Litigations pending for connections throughout the country and in settlement in Public Undertakings. Kerala itseft aboIJt 3,3~,827 applicants are .. waitlistec;i. / / - (2) Thirtieth Report on Action Taken . by Government on the recom- In view oftha highest.utilisationconnec- mendations contained in -1heir tions in Kerala State about Rs.600 crore Twenty~third Report (Terrth lok allocation is an immediate requirement. I Sabha) on State Trading Coi'po- urge u~ntral Government to allo- ration of India Limited-Import of cate )he funds for Kerala TetecommuniCa- NeWsprint. tions keeping in view of the above ctemands. 12.56 .112 hrS. (ii) Need to Extend Monopoly Cotton ProcUr8ment Scheme to . STANDING·COMMITIEE ON ENERGY Maharashtra for 8 further Pe- riod of Ten Y.... · --. Fourth Report SHRI ASHOK ·ANANTRAO DESHMUKH (Parbhani): Sir, the Monopoly [Eng/ish] cotton Procurement Scheme is in operation . -)." t~ st~te of Maharashtra .for the last 22 SHRI JASWANT SINGH (Chittv.yarh): years uncJer the pr<>'4isions of Maharashtra I beg t9 present the Fourth Report (Hindi and . Raw Cotton (Procu~t, ProCessing and English VersionS) of the standing Commit- Marketing) Act. 1971. From time to time the 573 Matters Under Rule 377PHAlGUNA 2:1,1915 (SAKA)Maffers Under Rule 377574 validity of the scheme is extended after completion of this project within a year's securing the approval of the Government time by giving it top most priority. of India. The present extension expires on " the 30th June, 1994. (iv) Need to start NCC Air-wing Battalion in Karad in The main purpose of the scheme is to Maharashtra far Better Use of protect the interest of cotton growers by Air Strip there. ensuring that they receive adequate prices for their cotton. 'The scheme is extremely SHRI PRITHVIRAJ O. CHAVAN important for the cotton growers farmers of . (Karad):Sir, KaradflasaweHdevelopedair. the state. Recently, the views of the totton strip, which began operation about 30 years growing, elected public represe~es and ago. The air"Strip. the first on in Western experts were called for to determine the Maharashtra, is regularly used by State Mure cotton monopoly scheme. The unan- Government and private aircrafts, Karad is imous view was that the scheme should a major educational centre and has· a large continue .. population of over 20000 college going stu- dents. There are ten colleges including a I, therefore, urge upon the Cent~al MealCal, an Engineering and a Pharmacy Government that a ten years extension for college. There is a National Cadet Crop, the scheme,·as recommended by the state NCC (Army) battalion in Karad.ln view ofthe government, should be approved immedi- . availability of the aerodrome and a large ately. student pOpulation, college authorities have been demanding starting of NCC air-wing -n.oo hrs. for a long time. (iii) Need for Early Construction of I requestthe Ministry of Def~nce to start Sarnbalpur-Talcher Railway NCC air-wing in Karad to put the air-strip at Line in Orissa: Karad to better use. .s SHRI SRIBALLAV PANIGRAHI (ilJ Need to Issue a Commemora- (Oeogarh): Sir, since the laying of the foun- \ tive stamp in the Memory of· ~tion stone of the Sambalpur-Talicher rail- Late Shri Hemwati Nandan way line in ~ 984, the construction of this Bahuguna. project is going on at snail's pace forthe last one decade. The cas~ way in which con- [Translation] struction wot1t is being carried on is creating an impression that this project cannot be completed in the near Mure Inadequate MAJ. GEN. (Retd.) BHUWAN budget allocation and lack of proper moni- CHANDRA KHANOURI lGarhwal):- .Mr. tOring .seems to be the reasons for such Speaker, Sir, Yesterday the 17th of March, tardy progress of this important national 1992 was the d8ath anniversary of Late Shri project, resulting in serious discontentment HernWati Nandan Bahuguna. HewasJ)assed and resentment among the people. away on March 17, 1989. He was a great patriot 8nd freedom fighter. Who has ren- t, therefore, request the Railway Minis- dered hiscommendable sefVicetothiscoUn- ter, to take n~ary· measures for the . try. 575 Matters Under Rule 377 MARCH 18, 1994 Matters Under Rule 377 576 He took active part in the Quit India railway level crossing when the level ~ movement of 1942 for which he was jmpris- crossing is closed, the buses have to stop oned by the then British Government. He for a long time. Moreover ttle rickshaws had suffered from various ailments in pris- ho~ carts, and bullock-carts have also to on. In spite of all this he had various students sSop. Sometimes .it·causes serious acci- organisations, Labourer's organisation and dents also and there is always the appre- trade unions from the prison for the freedom hension of accidents. The harassment of of the country. He held various important passengers multiplies. portfolios in the Govemment e.g. he was the Ministerin the Ministries of Communica- In order to solve these problems the tions, Petroleum and Finance. He was the State Government has sent a proposal to chief Ministerof Uttar Pradesh also and thus the Central Government to construCt an served the country throughout his life. overbridge over the railway-crossing which is lying pending for several years. On March 17, 1992 1had requested the hon. Minister of Communications to issue a I, therefore, request the Central Gov- commemorative stamp on 25th of April, the ernment to construct an overbridge over the birth day of Late Shri Bahuguna, the then railway-crossing immediately in the interest hon. Minister of Communications had given of the public and the society. his consent to this effect. (vii) Need to Hold negotiations with I, therefore, request the Central Gov- the joint Action Committee of ernment to issue a COmmemorative stamp Kendriya Vidyalaya SanpIhan on the 15th of April, the birth anniversary of Assocations of Employees Late Shri BahuQuna. about their charter 01 Demands. (vi) Need for ConsIructian 01 a Rail- [English] way Oftrbridge at Dal.mianagar in Bihar. SHRI MUHI, RAM SAIKIA(Nowgong): SHRI RAM PRASAD' SINGH Sir,'it is reported that 21 activitsts of joint (Vikramganj): Sir, Dalmianagar is a famoos Action Committee of KVS Association of industrial and com!1l9rcial city in Bihar. It is Employees are to self-immolate en bIockin situated at Grand Card Railway Une. The New Delhi on 8th April, 1994 in case Com- BailwayUnepassesthroughtheheartof~ittee's 251point charter of demands was city. This is a very busy city. Many Gmfern- riot fruitfully negotiated. if the listed griev- ment institutions and Rohtas Industries ances were not removed and if a high level Group are situated there. Being a big indus- probe to ascertain the veracity of an orgy trial city there are four colleges and five high of allegations levelled against some top schools. There are the offiges of the Chief officers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. Engineer, Irrigation, the D.I.G. of Police. was not ordered upon latest by 31st March, Police Superintendent, Executive Engineer, 1994. Power transmission Une. Eveq day !llieast ~ buses ply from Vikramganj to Arrah and . I urge upon the Minister of Huryn Patna. Thus this is a very busy and crowded Resource Developmenttohold negotiations city. There bus8s have to cross through the and to restore cordiality. . Mattets Under Rule :mPHALGUNA 2:7, 1915 (SAKA) General Budget 94-95 578 (viii) Need to extend 0I1'8ia Gas PIpe 13.G7 hr.. Une to FeIwabad. Shikohabad and Agra. In Uttar Prade8h. The Lole Sabha then adjourned for lunch till. Ten Minutes Past Fourleen of [ Translation) theC/OCk. SHRI PRABHU DAYAL KATHERIA 14.19 hr.• . (Firozabad): Approximately 5 lakh workers have been rendered unemployed due to the The Lok 8abha re-assembled after closure of 14'7 factories and mills in my Lunch at Nineteen Minutes past Fourteen constituency, Firozabad, and they are' on of the Clock. the verge of starvation. This has generated a lot of public resentment and indignation. [MR. DEPUTY-SPEAK€R in the The Govemment have been embarking upon chair.] its policy of employment generation. If the Government want .0 give imployment to GENERAl BUDGET, 1994-95- these workers, they should extend the Orraia GENERAL DISCUSSION Gas pipeline up to Shikohabad, Ferozabad and Agra so that the workers thrown out of [English) job are re-employed and the development of the area achieved. SHRI RAMKAPSE(Thane):HOn.Dep- uty-Speaker Sir, Dr. Manmohan Singhji has Lastly, I would like to urge upon the presented his fourth Budget in succession. Central Govemment to kindly issue orders Before the presentation of his Budget, there for extending the Orraia Gas pip~line up to were crores of people in the country who did Shikohabad, Ferozabad and Agra so that not know what the Finance Minister would the unemployed workers can get employ- do through his budgetary exercise and what ment. its effect would be on each of their lives. But today, Dr. Manmohan Singh is the most talked about man in our country. SHRI SYED MAS UDAL HOSSAIN (Murshidabad): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, He has become well known in the last this has been done as perthe direction of the 15 days. I can give you one example. Even supreme court. I fail to understand how are the rag-pickers who are getting daily wages you granting the of Rs. 10-15 will have to search for new jobs permission ... ( Interruptions) .. because of this Budget. After the new tax structure, recycled plastic and plastic from [English] abroad will almost cost the same. Because of the levy of 30 'per cent exci$e duty and MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Anyway, we reduction of imporl duty from 88 per cent to can discuss it at some other point of time. 65 percent, these rag-pickers will have to go The office will examine it. in for some new job. This is the fact we will have to perceive. The same is the case of The House now stands adjourned to the persons who are collecting waste lubri- meet again at 2.10 P.M. . cant oils and then refining them. 579 General Budget MARCH 18,1~ 1994-95 580 [Sh. Ram Kapse] has to maintain his family a1so-wiU he be able to maintain his family? This .is the real prob- I call this Budget as anti-poor and anti- lem. About the Season Ticket holders-in the small scale industry Budget. All the hopes of Metropolitancitiesthe Railway Ministerthinks ~ common man have been belied. This that they can bear this burden. I would like Budget is a death knell for small scale to know whether they have started earning industries. Small scale industries in almost more or have their other eXpenses come all parts of India, especially in Gujarat and down. How can the Minister say that the Maharashtra, have been closed one after hike is bearable? All this is in the background another. of a good monsoon. Generally, when the Budget is present- Your Government is lucky in one way ed, we take it that it is forthe next 12 months, that for the last six successive years, we but this year we experienced that this Bud- have had good monsoon. If the monsoon get is for 14 months. It started with an was not good, what would have been the increase in the administered prices of LPG, situation? You just imagine this. wheat, rice, sugar, diesel, and petrol. The Govemment has coll~ed about Rs. 6000 The world oil price has come down. In crore worth of levy out of LPG, wheat, rice, spite of that, you have no mercy for the sugar, diesel and petrol. After this, a cut in common man and the middle class. You are the food subsidy to the extent of Rs. 1200 actually responsible for the price rise. You crore was announced before the Budget. compare the prices of the corisumer goods The upwards g! . the ration shops? It is the ~ and the Even for congress MPs, the reply was the middle class people who travel by buses or same. They will bear me out now. I would like somehow get entry in to the railway coach- to know froin him whether he is considering es? It is the poor and.mid This is in a way tax on cleanliness. You You have brought down excise duty care more for cosmetics and you care less from 75 per cent to 50 per cent on cosmet- for the items of mass consumption. I think it ics. But as far as laundry soap is concerned, is nothing but Dunkelisation. Dunkelisation you have raised the duty from 5 to 10 per has already started. You have seen what cent. Is this your rationalization? On white had happened in the last three months. You cement, It has been brought down from 40 will see what will happen next year. I suggest to 30 per cent. For rawmaterials for pesti- that the Government should sign the Dunkel cide, you have raised it to 10 per cent. Draft on . the 15th April and see how the Ultimately, the farmer will suffer; the horti- people will react. This is the warning which culture wili suffer. I am giving today. Then you have not spared even the . Take the e¥ample of Hawai chappals. Ayurvedic, Unani and Homeopathic in~us You go to Aoom NO.7 in the Parliament tries- where there is a brand. Ayurveda is House. There, you win see MPs from allover our own system. Therefore, you are putting India. a duty on them. . The Members of parliament belonging What about the yam oIoth which the to all political parties came there and re- common man uses? You have levied duty quested Shri ManmOhan Singh to have on lower count cloth; it will cost more be- some consideration for their request. When cause there is 430 per cent duty on yam on I was sitting there, MPs from Kerala came lower count. As far as best cloth is con- and were requesting him with regard to cerned, it is only from 12 to 43 per cent. So, Hawaii Chappaland rubber Chappal, which the powerloom and the .handloom sectors is a common maR's wear. The reply of Shri will be doomed. At least. you should think Manmohan Singh was in the negative. that these are the bare necessities of life. 583 General Budget. MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95584 ISh. Ram Kapse) Now Mr. Murthy you have been asked to reply to this del;>ate and Shri Manmohan As far as food is concemed, you have Singh has already left after gambling with shown no concem. As. far as cloth is con- . the Budget. . cemed, you have shown no mercy. As far as the plastic industry is concemed, you have In the last three years about one la{ There are three lakh villages without This is your fourth Budget and you have any primary medical centres; thousands of not come out with manpower management. viilages are there with no water to drink for You are not worried about the unemploy- months. You want to provide Coca Cola and ment problem in the country .. Pepsi .CoIa to them but rio water. "De de Khana Bhchcha: bola, Banks after banks are madly doing Manmohan bola Ie Ie cola". computerisation and -there are 10 million youths who have graduated and are waiting This is the reply of Shri Manmohanji. for jobs. They are in search of jobs. They 585 General Budget PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95586 .must be meeting you! They may be having tion and you want him to avail of MODVAT. chits from you and stHI they do not get jobs Otherwise he has to pay excise duty and witt'! all those chits they are gather from you? compete. How can that factory run? (Interruptions) ... 1would like to comment. Do they not come to yOU? As on today. after the 28th of February lakhs and lakhs of people are jobless be- SHRI UMRAO SINGH (Jalandhar): You cause the factories are closed. Except one provide 'them liquor. in Jamnagar district of Gujarat, since the 3rd of March no factory is working. All the shut- SHRI RAfIlI KAPSE: What you provide ters are closed ol)ly because of your them, you know better. behaviour. Why are you doing this? One after the other the public enterpris- es are closing down. NTC was the latest Whether it is waste scrap, whether it is experience. lubricated oil, the position is the same. For instance, you decided in 1975 that we should . We will observe decorum here, we will care more about petrol and diesel. Lubricat- show all parliamentary courtesies but these ing oil is totally imported. It is not manut~c youths when they come out on the streets tured in India. There was a national seminar they will not shoiN any decorum as tar as you in 1975 about the conservation of petro- are concerned. At least learn lesson from leum. The Ministry of Petroleum formulated Gujarat experience. What happened in aschemeofvoluntary registration in 1978. Gujarat in 1974? Re-refiners collected lubricating oil waste from factories, workshops, garages and so Employment in organised sector has on. Thousands get employed for collecting come down. Between 1980-90, In those ten waste lubricating oil. Several hundred re- years only there was a reduction; less jobs refiners and small scale factories emplo.y because of automation. The SSI units which thousands of employees. Fresh excise duty provide employment are being closed down is charged and import duty is reduced. So, because you are not interested in all those these people have lost jobs. These facto- public enterprises. ries are closed. At least, you consider about this demand that if imported oil will be eco- I will show you the pictures of a public nomical and excise duty is not withdrawn, it enterprise .which they will have to run. I will will affect the common man and the small submit these photographs to you:Sir. This scale industry which provides more employ- is about steel circle, Le. patta, in my constit- ment .than large sca1e industry, than the uency. multinationals. They employ ten persons in this facto- At dabole, one electricity generation ry. The factory isclosedforthe last 15yeal'$. plant is coming up. The cost is Rs. 9,000 They are not working, because you are crore and only 300 persons will be appoint- offering them MODVAT. Can they avail of ed. So, for every Rs. 3.000 crore there will MODVAT? It is almost a one man show. The be one employmenl at Dabole. (Interrup- same person does marketing, gets produc- tions) 587 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1siu-9s, 588 [Tl3nslation) SHRI RAM KAPSE: I will neverinterrupt him, because he will agree with rTI$. I know. All right, let you reveal the truth. He is having himself a small scale in- SHRL MURAU DEORA (Bombay dustry in my constituency. I want to ask . South): You said that there is one person whether he wants to wind it up. employed for every RS.3000 crores which is wrong. SHRI LOKANATH CHOWDHURY (Jagatsinghpur): His industry will not be [English] affected. Shri Manmohan Singh is very clear. . SHRI RAM KAPSE: Yes, that is the SHRI RAM KAPSE: So, what about the correct calculation and if it is not correct, you unemployed youth? Ultimately they wi" be ask Shri Manmohan Singh on my behalf of • taking to terrorist activity. the Lok Sabha and onbehalf of the peopl~. It you bring all these multinationals for Rs. Kindly engage them in creative work. 3000 crore then only one person will be Now. you want to say, "We have nothing appointed. Only 300 persons will be ap- against small scale industries and we will try pointed in the whole factory. to develop them," Th~se were the an- nouncementsmade by Dr. Manmohan Singh . [Translation] before he presented the Budget. I will just remind you about all these announcements SHRI MURLI DEORA: My submission made by him. These were pre-Budget state- is that your statement is wrong as per your ments. When he went from city to city own reckoning. You are saying wrongly of throughout India, he said: "It will be survival two zeroes. of the fittest hereafter; face the global com- petition; do or die; reduce prices or face [English] imports. "So, you had forewarned them. And after those warnings, these SSI units SHRI RAM KAPSE: It is a Rs. 90,000 are willing to pay the taxes. You ask for pre- crore project. emptive tax. You just think about my sug- gestion. You do not ask them to appoint a SHRI MURLI DEORA: That is exactly person who is specialised in that job. It is not what I am telling you. an easy job. They cannot appoint a new person. You ask for pre-emptive tax. They SHRI RAM !(APSE: Thank you for the may accept it. But do not create-new corrup- correction. Please correct Shri Manmohan tion areas in Excise Department which are Singh also. already there. The new structure will not work in any case. MODVAT ;s not going to MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Anyhow, he help them in any way. was successful in correcting you. The next step is for them to correct. There are large scale industries and small scale industries in paints. There was a SHRI MURLI DEORA: I am not inter- difference of about 15 percent. Now it isanly rupting him. 3 per cent. The people will go for brand 589 General Budget PHALGUNA 27, 191.5 (SAKA) 1994-95590 products. Now you have already infcmned built situation of unemployment and poverty all the tiny industries and small scale indus- is there .. tries that if they make any attempttoprepare of manufacture under a brand name, then What about irrigation? In the revised they will not get any facility as far as small estimates of last year, it was Rs. 200 crore scale industry is concerned. On 1st of March and in this year's Budget, it is Rs.260 crore. 1994, by one notification you have with- In real terms it will be only Rs.230 crore. So, .' drawn an these 389 notification which were you do not want to spend more on irrigation, giving some concession to these small scale In real terms, you do not want to spare more industries. You have withdrawn all of them on Defence. What about the human devel- by one strok~. You should have tried with opment? The index you must be knowing. two or three notification's. You should have We are 134th nation as far as human devel- thought about them. It is only because you opment is concerned out of 173 countries. want to go and sign Dunkel fprmula on 15th Even Pakistan is 132nd nation and China of Aprii, this has been started. At the cost of is101st nation as far as education medical small scale industries, which provide em- care and family planning are concerned. We ployment to a very large extent, you want to are the 134th nation in the whole world. Are welcome multi-national companies from out you spending more for these human amen- of India. Do you want to help their labour? ities? The answer is no, And you say that The recession is already there in USA and economic situation has improved. Is it real? Japan. Do you want to see that their As for as prices are concerned, it has not. As recession is over? We just welcome them far employment is concerned -it has not. As with all their new formulae .. (Interruptions) .. far as housing is concerned -it has not and as far as water is concerned it has not. What SHRI SRIKANTA JENA (Cuttack): We about the external debt burden? In 1980- " must go to their rescue. 81 it was only Rs. 70000 crores and now it is Rs. 280000 crores. It is four times. You say that from 1 billion we h,ave gone to 13 SHRI RAM KAPSE: Who will come to million. We want to know the exact position our rescue? That is the problem. as for what foreign investors have brought what NRls have brought what the foreign About agriculture, the disguised unem- banks, who had a share in the scam, have ployment in agriculture is already there. brought here. Should we be happy about Agriculture's share of GDP is 35 per cent the extern a!debt, loan and interestthereof? and work force dependent on this is 65 per But you want us to be happyforthat. You say cent. It is vice versa as far as manufacture that gold will be brought back. But you are and service sector is concerned. It is 65 per not saying when you are brining our gold cent of GDP and dependence is 35 per cent. back which was placed abroad three~four So, as far as agriculture is concerned, the years ago. Have you kept it tor new \oans to population depending on agriculture is a\- com~'? w,,~ "a"e ~()u no\broutl"\ \\bac\l.,? \ ready having less employment. What have would like to know whether Mr. Ghu\am Nabi you done for them? You wiH say that for Azad did not help you. What was the agriculture you have provided more. Have reason? The collection of customs. duty is you provided that? In real terms you have less than the expectation by Rs.4000 crores provided less taking in to consideration the and you are happy about it. The real reason inflation which we having today. So, the in- for collection of less custom. duty is reces- 591 General Budget - MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95 592 [Sh. Ram Kapse) if the management behaves in this manner, the management needs to be changed. If I sion in India. Therefore, things were not ask you that if the BIFR Act is to be taken into brought from outside. You acCept the fact account, why should we not say that the that you do not gamble with the figures as far management needs to be changed? These as the Budget is concemed. You state face, charwaks should be asked go leave the that this is the position of the day about the place and come out of the Govemment. loan and ~~ inflation. You say that the wholesale index has come down. But it is for As far as income- tax is concemed, 360 commodities. The middle class serving whatever concession was given to salaried people, especially Govemmentdepartments women, that has also been cut by fifty per get D.A. You please give .the figures whether cent for Hindu Undivided Families. Same is 1st is increased or decreased. As far as the case about section 80L and same is the consumer price index is concemed, it has case with income-tax exemption. As far as not come down. So do not speak of income Tax exemption is concemed, we wholesale price index. The fiscal deficit has asked to raise it to Rs.SO,OOO. But they not risen from 4.7 per cent. So, should we be accepted that demand and have raised it happy about it? Last year your assumption from Rs.30,OOO toRs.35,000only, whicbis went wrong·and you want us to believe now already wiped out because of the inflation. that whatever you are projecting today will So, all these charwaks deserve to tie kicked be true. What about the foreign debt? We out. I ask, on behalf of the people that please are· not very sure about the fiscal deficit. The change the management or change the revenue expenditure is rising. Even expens- behaviour. es on the Ministers tours are fourtimes high. Last year, you spent Rs. 50 crores for the SHRI MURLI DEORA : Mr. Deputy tours of your Ministers. Dr. Manmohan Singh Speaker, Sir, at the outset, I would like to says that he has no control on his colleague congratulate the hon. Finance Minister for and on his bureaucrats. If you have no presenting, for the first time in the history of control on your bureaucrats and colleagues India, his fourth consecutive Budget to the who else can control them? The repayment people and to this Parliament. I would also which is due this year is Rs. 63632 crores like to congratulate the Prime Minister who and the interest payment this year will be has c~mpleted to say this 1,000 days in the Rs. 46000 crores, that is, 53 per cent of office ... (Interruption). revenue receipt because revenue receipt is only Rs. 86000 crores. [ Translation) Before 1980, it was always observed SHRI RAM KAPSE : There is a saying that the revenue receipts should never be in Marathi, "Harmare 100 din bhar gaye." less than revenue spent. But thereafter they have not at all been worried as far as the SHRI MURLI DEORA : There is a prov- revenue receipts are concerned, even if erb in Hindi Jaswant Singh ji will tell you that they are less. And 53 per cent of the revenue everything looks yellow to a jaundiced eye. receipts they will spend on interest pay- Kapse ji has developed a cynical eye that is ments. There is a BIFR Act which says that why he can view pessimism alone. • 593 General Budget PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95594 [English] Iy. We must have lost almost half a billion dOllars in extra interest payment. .. (Interrup- You s~ darkness in everything. Noth- lion). Mr. Jena, today you are here, tomor- ing is good for .you in this country. row you do not know where you will be. So, please do not interrupt me today. I know SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE what problems you are having in Orissa. I (Dumdum) : Except the T.V.light. shall come to Orissa later on and you will agree with me then. So, please let me [Translation] , complete. SHRI MURLI DEORA : He sees dark- .SHRI SRIKANTA JENA: When Prof. ness even in the T.V. light. Madhu Dandavate said that the coffers were empty, were they full at that time? [English) 15.00hrs Sir, if we think of our country, if we think of India, three years back, if we think of India SHRI MURLI DEORA: I did not say so. 1,000 days back, anybody will agree that the Please hear me. I am trying to say that a economic situation which is prevailing in our Finance Minister of India said that coffers of . country today is much better than what it our country were empty. This is the height of was then. That certificate even Jaswant irresponsibility. N~ody in the world has Singh ji or anybody will give. Can you imag- ever said what Prof. Madhu Dandavate had ine that the Government, under the leader- said. Prof. Madhu Dandavate is personally ship of Shri V.P. Singh and under the then a great friend of mine and everyone knows dynamic Finance Minister, Prof. Madhu about it. I am not criticising him personally. Dandavate from Bombay ... (Interruption). I am trying to tell you the economic philoso- Sir, they do not speak, they only interrupt. phy which the Government was carrying at However, he is my friend, so I do not mind that time. What was happening in the inter- that. national market? E.v_ery Indian was wonied whether we will be able to pay back or remember when Prof. Madhu honour our commitments of debt. Today, I Dandavate, my friend from Bombay, sup- remember about one incident. Mr. Chandra ported by BJP, become the .Finance Minis- Shekhar is not sitting here now. I rember a ter, the first major statement that came out party on the occasion of the anniversary of from him was that the coffers of our country Sunday magazine in which Mr.Chandra were empty, and throughout the year when Shekhar said that he was scared and he did they were in power, they made an attempt not know whether day after tomorrow our and worked in that direction to see that the name in the international market will be that coffers of our country were empty. That was India had failed to honour its commpnents .• the first time that any Finance Minister could This was the state of affairs at that time.· go on recoai !o say that the country had no What was the inflation? ... (interruption) .. money at all. And, Sir, What was the result? Budget is not only talking about rubber, The result was, and Mr. Jaswant ~ingh sarees or yarn. Budget is the economic knows this very well, - he may accept this or policy of India. Budget is the direction which not that the credit. rating of India· in the is given to Indian economy. Budget is not international market went down substantial- only raising duties on yam and talking about 595 General Budget MARCH 18. 1994 1994-95 596 [Sh. Murli Oeora] have to have some segment of balancing in the economy. I will criticise Dr. Manmohan Singh where I think that his policy is not fit small scale industries. When I come to that like in regard to small scale industries. I will aspect. I will support him. But Budget isttie come to it later... (interruption) ... 1 am trying basic policy indicating where the country will . to say that the country's economic manage- be taken this year. This is what I am trying ment in the last three years has been excel- to "say. Inflation was running the highest at lent. Mr. Ram Kapse said just now· that 17-18 per cent at that time and the intema- everyone in the country knows Dr. tional standing 9f our country was the lowest Manmohan Singh in the last 15 days. It is not possible at that time. Everyone will agree that know in just 15 days but anyone today this and Mr. Jaswant Singh had himseH said in the developed and developing countries this. U is nu wonder that you withdrew your knows Dr. Manmohan Singh and what he support. Mr. Jaswant Singh. I congratulate has done. It is not only that they know what you for that. I am not blaming you. Do not he has said in his Budget speech but also feel shy for accepting at least congratula- what he has done about the management of tions. oureconomy.... (interruption) .... Now. th~first and foremost point is during Budget p~a 1902hrS. ration. the opposition blamed the GoVern- ment that this Budget was presenfed by the (SHRI SHARAO DIGHE in the Chait) World Bank and was made in Washington and not in India. I do not think there can ~ This Government came to power in any bigger shame when responsible Mem- June. 1991. What happened 1000 days bers of Parliament or a responsible leader · before? The first time when Dr. Manmohan accusing Government of India tor that. Singh presented his Budget was in July. . 1991. He said that the first and foremost Those people who were saying that this task of our country and the Government is to time also. the-Budget wasilresented by the · bring down inflation. Now. what is the rate of World Bank and those people who believed inflation? There may be some areas where that our Govemment would again seek a inflation is still high. Everyone will realise loan from ttlem. were shocked to see triat in . today that in the course of·these t!lree this very Budget. the Government of India yearS. there has been a massive drop in has prepaid 1.4 billion US dollars to the inflation. It was 6 or 7 or 8 per cent at least. World Bank. though. this is not even due it is not that alarming like 17 or 18 per cent now. What do they have to say on this? · or like what was there at that time. This was the monetary PQlicy which was brought by The Govemmentof Indiah~increased Dr. ManmOhan Singh and the Govemment subsidies on food and fertilisers. Was it the of India which brought ~own policy of Washington Or the WO!1d Bank? It infiation ... (intetTUption) .. This is the prob- is our own policy. The World Bank desires lem with the Opposition here. They want to that there should be a reduction ~n plan provoke the consumers not to pay more allocations in respect of poverty aJleviation price. You cannot have both. You want programmes. In the morning. Shri George 9f9WIh also; you want employment also and Fernandes was enquiring about Anganwadi. you want industrial production to gO up also. programmes. If you see our plan alloca- But you do not want a little bitof inflation. We tions. you will find that the aflocations for 597 General Budget . PHALGUNA 21, 1915 (SAKA) . 1994-95 598 these programmes have been increased by exemption for loaris taken for the purpose of 17 per cent. The anocation on Defence has higher ,et!ucation. All the donations to edu- been raised)rc5m Rs.21,5oo crore to Rs. a.-tional institutions are eligible for tax ex- 23,OOOc~ Subsidy on food andfe~lizers emption. As perth~ provisions, if any corpo- is Rs~ 4,000 crQre each in othe~ words, an rate company or individual donates money additional ambunt of Rs. 2,000 crore for to educational institutions, he will be ex- food subsidy and Rs.900 crore for fertilizer empted' from paying income tax. You will subsity has been provided this year. Alloca- find that a lot of money will be coming to the tion on weHare sector has been increased starved educational institutions all over the by 14 pe; cent. J\llotation 0 Department of country. Rural Development has been increased from Rs.5,OlO crore to Rs. 7 ,010 crore. So, SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE: you can very well imagine 'the massive In any case, those peopJe. do not pay any increase in these sectors. income tax. Now,let us come to income tax exemp- SHRI MURLI DEORA: They do pay tions. Our BJP friends have been asking for taxes! How can you say that? these exemptions so very vehemently. Shri ' L.K.Adva~i is not even present here. They Sir, the economy is back on the rails. have not even issued a statement congrat- Inflation which was varying between 17 and ulating the Government even when the 18 per cent has come .down'o a manage- Government has done something which able single digit. Many people are unhappy they themselves nave been seeking. As per with"the high figure of deficit prOjected by our the present tax structure, no one earning Finance Minister, To be true, the Finance less than As.50,OOO pr annum and ,in the Minister himseH has stated that he is not case of wom~n, Rs.52,OO per annum, need happy with the deficit which comprises al- pay income tax. The surcharge of 12 per most 7,1 per cent ofthe GOP. But what can cent on non.corix>rate income tax has been we do? tC$11y withdrawn. The exemption limit for tax is increased to RS.1 00,000. AN HON. MEMBER: Yes., What can one do in an election year? [ Translation] SHRI MURLI DEORA: The truth is that SHRI NITISH KUMAR (BARH) : In this • we want more subsidies for fertilisers; we way the dowry has increased.' want more poverty alt8vtation programmes; we want more allocations to PSUs and S(' on ,SHRI MURLlDEORA:Thereareextra- and so forth. The only consequence of all dowry gifts as well. They have said that there these is that we have to Put up with this are marriage expenses too. This does not deficit. • necessarily imply that it involves dowry alone. But here I must congratulate the [English] Finance Minister that i~ite of he fact that !here is such a massive deficit and in spite Outlay on education has been increased of the fact that there is actual fall in revenue by Rs.250 crore, which i~a rise of a1most20 collection, which turned out. to be even less per cant. 'There is also,8 provision for tax than what was projected, he has not raise(! 599 General Budget MAACH 18, 1994 1994-95600 [Sh. Murti Deora] a time gap between the sanction and dis- bursement. When this massive amount will any tax. Now why has he chosen to take the come to the Indian industrialists there will be risk of this gamble, if at all it were a gamble? more production and more investment. According to me, it is not a gamble. What During the period from April to December has happened last year? As Shri Aam Kapse 1993. the Indian companies raised AS.1B,OOO has rightly pointed out. we were passing crore in the capital market and they are through a massive recessiOn and there was expected to raise 2.76 billion du~ng this less production. year. This will not only boost the stock market or share price, it will also be used to There was no production at all in sever- some extent for productive purposes. This al industries. Their capacity was'lying idle or will give more job opportunities because unutilized. The pre~nt Budget will give a . there will be more investment in the indus- massive boost to the industrial production. tries. I hope the entrepreneurs will take the employment and investment. And with this message given by the Finance Minister in redaction in the interest rate and massive the right spirit. Yon are right in saying that "production the deficit will be wiped out. As a ~ industrial production has stagnated at two' result of this will be more revenue and much per cent or less than two per cent. I am sure more development than has ever taken it will go up. I am confident that if the place in the past. This is the only time when ' politicians, economists, entrepreneurs and this risk can be taken. I will give you two- general public cooperate, we will have a three reasons for th,is. growth rate of 7-8 per cent. OUf foreign exchange reserves are at SHAI SAIKANTA JENA : What are you all time high now. They have risen from 1 talking? billion dollar to 13-14 biUion dollar. SHAI MUALI DEOAA: You just wait Our foodgrain reserves are nearly 23 and see. Please do not be pessimistic. Your miHion tonnes, which was never there in the party is not in p~er, so, you do not have to last ,7-B years. worry. Inflation is within the manageable lim- This Budget is welcomed by each and its. every citizen. I remember, during a massive meeting held by Shri Nani Palkiwala in And, there is a massive direct and Bombay city, each and every citizen wel- indirect foreign investment to th.e tune of comed the Budget. The time has come nearly three-and-a-half billion dollar during when by streamlining the tax collection sys- 1993-94 which will boost industrial produc- tem, we can generate more revenues. I tion and will' help the Indi~n industries to remember. Shri Pranab Mukherjee used to corne up. tell a story in AICC meeting. It is like this. Last year, the Indian financial institu- tions had sanctioned more than As.5400 A Poojari of a temple asked his Chela to crore ~xtra Joan, but during the course of 9 guard the shoes of each and every person months, that is from April to Oecember, only who is coming to the temple to have a ·As.900 crore have been disbursed. There is darshan of the Lord. 601 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95602 [Translation) supporting Mr. Kapse's contention. I quote: "Take care of their shoes and do not allow any person unless he keeps his ·Customs duties though lowered in shoes with you." the past three Budgets need to be brought down further to make key [English) imported raw. materials and capital goods available to Indian industry at A dynamic young man, like Shri reasonable costs and also to reduce Saifuddin Cholldhury came in his car. On unduly high levels of protection to seeing too many shoes lying there, he kept industry. At the same time, the~le his shoes in the car and walked towards the of duty reduction has to be so cali- temple. The Chela caught hold of him and brated as to ensure that it does not asked, ·Where are you going?". Where are place unreasonable pressure on your shoes? The man replied: • The shoes domestic producers of similar prod- are in my car." He then told him: ·No you ucts." cannot keep your shoes in the car, I had got the order that the shoes must kept here Unfortunately what has been said in only." Paragraph 56 has not been correctly trans- lated. You take the examples of umbrella its This is the situation of Dr. Manmohan parts. (Interruption) Singh. His instructions in some area have gone in different directions. The Poojari is SHRI JASWANT SINGH always correct. _(CHITTORGARH): Mr. Chairrnan in this case, as the hon. Member who is intervening on [ Translation) behalf of the ruling party has said, the small scale sector is disturbed. It is because ei- The shoes should not be lost; shoes ther, perhaps, they have not understood the should be taken care of but the· disciples modification that you have brought about or guarded shoes in a mannerthat they caught they are disturbed because earlier the ex- hold of the people who came without shoes. cise collection etc. was not in the net of Therefore, I would request you to. excise duty collection. Now, they have come either by way of excise duty or by way of [English} MODVAT. Would you first examine and then recommend· to your Govemment for Agree with him. I support what he had consideration that just as in the direct taxes, been doing for the 15-16 days. Mr.Kapse,1 you have int{oduced a very worthwhile mea- mysetf had taken six or seven delegations sure called Pres~ptive Taxes? The Pre- from Maharashtra and Gujarat and eveo sumptive Taxes had.d the citizen from from Silvassa. There are some anomalies. thethraldoin of officials and corruption etc., I am very sure that Dr. Manmohan Singh will etc. Would yo~ examine the possibility of a see to that before the end of this Session, all Presumptive MODVAT or Presumptive Ex- theseanomal~areremoved. Theseanom- Cise Duty so that the difficulties of the small alies must be removed. scale sector, the difficulties of the tiny sector and the tyranny of the officials are eliminat- Sir, I want to read Paragraph 56. I am ed? If that is done, then a great of deal of 603 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95604 [Sh. Jaswant Singh]' sumptive tax. Excise department proposed to have Gate pass and invoice on the book sectors that are coming in delegations and to help declare correct invoice value to them are representing to your Govemment per- to write on the back of the invoice. So, those haps might be eliminated. who are declaring different invoices with different angles will be enminated, which is SHRI MURLI DEORA: I am grateful to a good thing. Some industrialist in Bombay Mr. Jaswant Singh. It is very easy to calcu- told me that now they have made a provision late direct taxes on the basis of presump- that every Director of the company must tion, but, according to me, it will be very himself sign an invoice on the. back. Wel" we difficult to calculate indirect taxes on the do not expect a Director of a Company to sit basis of' presumption. But this does not in the factory. Mr. Raghunandan Lal Bhatta mean that the Govemment should not draw will agree with me in this respect. So, there some line on this particularthing. On the one have been anomalies and Shri Manmohan side, the Govemment will collect taxes in a Singh or his Govemment has not said some- perfect manner and on the other side, there thing about them. will not be any inconvenience caused to anybody else. What is MODVAT? It is cor- Yesterday he replied to the budget in rect system. Every country is going in forthis the Rajya Sabha and also met several del- MODVAT scheme. Instead of collecting egations from Bombay - both Congress and excise duty from one producer, they are -Congress -he assured them that he is widening the tax' net. It is good to collect looking into it. So; I would request him money from more and more people by without any waste of time. he should do it. bringing them under the tax net. You take because these industries are totally exploit- the example of people who produce yams, ed; it is not possible for them to work- the hand Rerchieves, umbrellas etc. You see industries all over Gujarat and even in there is a sub-Section in the Excise Duty Act Haryana. Mr. Jaswant Singh is right. Earlier, which says that there will be Excise Duty on some of the people did I'lot.know what was the products made out of cloth. He referred the real impact on the industry; they only to ties. And we see they levy excise on welcomed the Budget and rightly so. But, . handkerchiefs? Actually. that was not their later on, they came to know where they were intention also. I know that in.Gujarat. there being harassed. So, they also got up from are ladies who just sit at their homes and are their sleep and now they say this is where making handkerchiefs. We took of their' they are put to inconvenience. There are delegations to Dr. Manmohan Singh and Mr. people who want to pay honest tax. So, the Murtcy. They said that if they are coming Govemment. with the modified value-added within the total tumover of Rs. 30 lakh. then tax should see that the maximum tax is they need not pay tax. I went to say to the collected from them; and also they should hon.Finance Ministerthatthat is not correct. see that they are not unnecessarily ha- I have found out from them today. rassed. This i~ a good system; and it has to be introduced in India; but do not do it in a As per section 1193, I believe even large scale which will cover even the very though their total tumover is Jess than Rs.3O small and tiny sector. I would urge upon you lakh still they are coming under the net of not to bring into the net of tax this small tiny tax. These anomalies must be removed. I sector people. Mr. Ram' Kapse is right. I appreciate that you are talking about pre- support him. Those people who are having 605 General Budget PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95606 30 or 40 or 50 people employed, there one was an artificial scarcity always continued in man is everything; he is an engineer; he is the licensing system of our country. also a Purchase Officer; he is also a Sales OffICer and so on. So, please do not bring in I must congratulate Shri Manmohan to the net of these people? Otherwise, you Singh for allowing the Indian industry to face will have very serious problems; it will not be the competition. Now they will face the possible for any Excise Inspector in Bombay competition where not only Bajaj will manu- or anywhere else to go and collect honest facture scooter but 2-3-4-5-6 other people tax from therE~; I know that Shri Manmohan will also manufacture scooter; where not Singh himself deputed Revenue Secretary only Tata and TELCO will manufacture and the Cabinet Secretary. They went to TELCO trucks but some other people will Bombay and met people in Thane and other also manufacture trucks. So there will be a areas. I am very confident that in the coming competition, there will be price competition. days, they will find a solution to this. The There will be competition on quality, mainte- small scale industry which has been in arms, nance, services, etc. and this will really help. So on strike all over India in some field, I am sure, will be helped by this. I am supporting Our country has vast resources. This Mr. Ram Kapse; he is very right. (Interrup- can only be exploited if we are allowing our tion) He is coming to Bombay; he is ready to industries to compete. I may remind that meet you. You know, every day, your own within one generation the countries in East BJP people and people from Gujarat come Asia like Indonesia, China, Korea, Thailand, over there. We are with you. Why did you Malaysia, Etc. today have a living standard say that there were differences between the which is much above ours. The proportion of Congress and the BJP? We do not have any poor in these countries has declined from 40 difference between Congress and the BJP per cent and higher in the early 19605 to on these issues-for SSI units. below 10 per cent. 20 years back they were just like as we Mr. Ram Kapse said aboutthe compAt- are today. Why? Because they adopted the itiveness ofthe Indian econome. If one sees reforms and we continued to follow with the what has happened to the Indian economy same licensing and permit policy. So let us for the last several years, three days or four not worry about the past now (Interruptions) decades, on will find that there was a time I am trying to say, wet us not worry about whoo the Bajaj Scooter was delivered after what has happened in the past. We must J2 years. Tata Telco truck-the deviltry was open ourdoors,.we must liberalise. four years. The market price of that Scooter was three times the official price. So, this Our Prime Minister, earlier this week, gave undue protection to our Indian indus- was in the UK. I just want to quote a little line try. There was no Marketing Division in from 'The Economist' which y/as reproduced some of the companies; they had only Des- by the 'Sunday Times' - What was the state patch Division because tliere was no need of affairs of Indian economy and what should of having a Marketing Division. A Member of he done now? I am quoting: Parliament would have to ring up to the Managing Director to get it. What has this "'The Economist' recently concluded resulted to? The new technology has not nowhere else, not even in Commu- come; more production has not come. There nist China the Soviet Union the gap 607 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95608 ISh. Murli Deoraj else. I agree with you. You hardly can take a product and sell it in Japan. What has between what might have been happened between President Clinton and achieved and what has been the Japanese Prime Minister. last month. in achieved is as great in India." Washington? They did not agree. They are thinking of putting Super 301 on them. So This is really true. I liked when Shri we must protect our healthy industries. We Saifuddin Choudhury was telling me in the must protect our indigenous industry in a moming that we must change and we must heajthy manner. But that does not mean we correct our mistakes. If we do not correct our should curtail the production. That does not mistake today, the world and the future mean that we have a licence and when you generations will not forgive us and I am need 100 cars. you give licence for 90 cars. ready to say that we have made mistake That will not bring prosperity. (Interruptions) also. MR. CHAIRMAN: Nollike this. Let him SHRI LOKANATH CHOUDHURY: We continue. do not agree with you. SHRI ABDUL GHAFOOR (Gopalganj): SHRI MURLI DEORA: You do not agree He is the most independent Congress MP of with what China did. you agree with what whole of India. Russia did. I do not know which country you will follow. There is no other country left for SHRI MURLI DEORA: Sir. we had a you now. securities scam. SHRI LOKANATH CHOUDHURY: You SHRI JASWANT SINGH: Sir. with your are a country and other should follow you. permission. may I ask the hon. Member about Manhattan clarification? SHRI MURLI OEORA : Yes ... (Interrup- tions) But I agree at the same time with the There are three figures which intrigue Indian industry's demand. There should be me. There is roughly Rs.13000 crore in a level playing field available to them. What foreign exchange. are the disadvantages they are facing, we must look at them also. SHRIMURLlDEORA:ltisnotRs.13.000 crore; I want to inform you. A dollar is no Our Indian industries are paying very more RS.l0; it is Rs. 34 or so. high rate of interest and the foreign indus- tries are paying low rate of interest ply 6-7 SHRI JASWANT SINGH: All right; 13 per cent. The Indian industries are paying, billion. Roughly it comprise the FCNR • NRI after the reduction of 3 percent, 15-16-17- deposits and the monies that have come in 18 per cent interest. We. must see that for investment. (Interruptions) Then there is welcome the foreigners for a healthy com- roughly an investment proper in Indian in- petition and not at the cost of our industries. dustry. the venture capital which amounts to roughly about Rs. 3.0qo crore to Rs. 4.000 You are talking aboutfree trade. If you crore- I do not have access to the exciet see in America and Japan, there is more figure and the Indian industry managed to managed trade then in India or anywhere have about Rs. 18.000 crore. On the surface 609 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95 610 of it, that amount of 13 billion which they The same FCNR, when the Govem- were speaking of is relating to venture cap- ment supported by Shri Jaswant Singh was ital money. It is in India today, it could be out there, started withdrawing. What happened of India tomorrow. Would you comment on to the Bank of England? The Bank of En- that? That is one point. gland was not trusting with the place of the gold. They said that they need the final The second point is, if the venture possession of gold. It has never happened capital amount is only Rs. 4,000 crore, is in the world. Forget India; not even in the there any instttutional difficuHy in greater history of Russia has it happened. absorption of money or are we doing some- thing wrong and promotIon that money, Shri Jaswant Singh knows it. greater flows of money or is it because we have not created the right climate for it? We had this massive security scam and I had the unfortunate or fortunate experi- SHRI MURLI DEORA: I agree with him. ence of being in the JPC. It is 13 billion dollars. Even though it falls as a foreign exchange, it is not all the earned SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR money. I aqree with him. The FCNR and NRI (Mayiladuturai): Say 'unfortunate'. money is there. What is FCNR? Foreign Currency non-resident Indian deposit. And SHRI MURLI DEORA: I agree with you. when they think that the rate of interest is higher in another part of the world, they have I would remind the hon. Finane!'! Minis- been that the money is not recovered, when ter that several economic reforms in the they will withdraw. I agree with you. But just financial sector which he had promised last see the confidence of these FCNR people! year- I am going to read some of them- The same people who were thinking other- are still not implemented. I agree with what wise -I am telling you, now nobody ill listen, happened in this year. We had the JPC that is the problem - they have confidence which did not allow several institutions' to in this Government. function. We all know it. What I am trying to say is, let us forget the past but now there Yesterday, the representatives of are several reforms which are needed at the Merilynch, which is the world's biggest in- Bombay Stock Exchange and at the SEBI. vestment banker were here. All the world's Strict transfer of assets etc .. that must be leading bankers are now coming to India. implemented now. The hon. Finance Minis- They were having mutual funds; today it is ter had mentioned it in his Budget speech. 'INO America. Nobody was ready to touch it. He mentioned it in the earlier years also. Two per cent, three per cent of Libo. the London rate of interest. Today we are pay- The first thing is about the Reserve ing 0.3 percent above that rate. Very soon, Bank. He had I>fornised that a Board of we will be getting some opportunities. That Supervision of financial institutions will be is what the economic stability of India is. again formed. A lot of time is taken. He ha:: That is what exactly I am saying. The Prime mentioned it in the Budget speech. I would Minister and Shri Manmohan Singh have request him now to set up a Supervision provided political and economic stability to Board. India. That is why the pflople are ready to come. The hon. Finan(.t) Mmister spoke about 611 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95612 [Sh. Murli Oeora] .Sir, now I would like to go into three vital sectors of our economy. The frist one is oil. recovery of bad loans also. Yesterday we In 1993-94, the target fixed was 31.6 million discussod about it. This moming also there tonnes and the actual production was only was a question. For shares a board will have 28.6 million tonnes. That means, the pro- to be set up. So far not even one has duction is less by 16 or 20 per cent. The become operative. whether may be the Eighth Plan t~rget for 1994-95 is 44.35 reason. I would request the Government 'lullion tonnes, It is like a dream. We are all not to spend more time but to do it quickly. aware that we cannot achieve that target. The target is not achieavable. The largest Proper transfer system should be there amount of our foreign exchange is spent on in the market. Scripps are transferred but oil and petroleum products. The import bill the assets are not transferred physically. for crude and petroleum products in the This was also promised. What they call Eighth Plan, Shri Mukherjee will agree with national depository system has to be intro- me, was estimated to be of the order of Rs. duced. were the physical transfer of shares 8,900 crore. And it is estimated to go up to does not take place. RS.1,09,107 crore. There is a massive increase of 25 per cent, that too when the oil I would request the Finance Minister to price is not very high in the world market. see that it is implemented early. Plenty of oil is available at quite a competi- tive price in the world market today. This is About setting up National Stock Ex- what is happening. In the early 1980s, the change, a promise has been made two domestic production of oil was two thirds of years back. I know the steps taken in Bombay the consumption. In the early 1990, the in this regard and National Stock Exchange domestic production of oil was one third of is coming. Now the time has come. It should the consumption. From two thirds, it has not be delayed. come down to one third. What is to be done? Everyone is aware as to how ONGC and They are several FERA amendments, other oil departments are working. I do not' which have been promised by the Govem- want to comment on that. Everybody has ment. rhey have been delayed consider- commented about that. They are not work- ably tor a long time. The promise made in the ing well. What is needed is that must revamp last Budgllt has been implemented during our domestic oil industry:' ONGC, which has the year 1993-94. I am sure that this will be been converted into a public limited compa- implemented early. ny, should be given a good Chairman, good powers, good managerial skill with proper One other point is about the reconsti- control and autonomy, in order to see that tution of the RBI Board. This Board was this largest sector, this vital sector in our constituted some eight to nine years back. I Indian economy is not allowed to go hay- know what the Finance Minister has said in wire. the JP~ meeting when he appeared before the Committee. I would submit that the Sir, large scale investments on explora- Government should not take any more time tion of oil by big giants from the West are in reconstituting a dynamic RBI Board coming. Big giants from the West like SHELL. \,Jiving representations to all sections and to OMACO, GULF, CALTEX are coming back those who can contribute. to India now. I remember that near my 613· General Budget PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95614 constituency, there are ESSO and SHELL. than marketing tube oil, lubricant and avia- They are going to wind up. But they were tionoil. nationalised. I am not against their coming back. The hon. Finance Minister is aware I come ·to the second most important that they are comirlg back to market lubri- infrastructural sector in our country and that cant and aviation oil-that is not' enough- is power. We have 73000 mw capacity in which our Indian oil can do. What is needed private, State and Central Sector under the is .this. They have a massive tecbnology three heads-hydro, thermal and nuclear. They aredoi~explorationin Vietnam, Cam- This is not enough. At the peak shortage, the bodia, China and Mexico. They must be availability is nearly 30 per cent of the total asked or rather forced to invest in explora- del11and and supply. Those who live in Delhi ·tion work. know how the power goes out. This is not good for our country. The massive invest- ( Interruptions) ment in power sector has to take shape. I must congratulate the Government for al- SHAI JASWANT SINGH: Then, why lowing these multinationals and private sec- have you given it to Videocon. torto come into the private sector. (Interrup- tions) SHAI MUALI DEORA: Ifthey have got the technology, then why not? We should SHAI MUALI DEOAA: I congratulate give to any Indian company. Why do you the Government because it is better to allow worry about the name Vedeocon? If any the multinationals in the power sector. It is Indian enterprise in joint or private sector is better to allow private sector than to starve willing to explore oil, then it is better to the power sectot. (Interruptions). explore oil. Shri Jaswant Singh, I had been to Saudi Arabia and Dubai twenty five years SHAI MANI SHANKAA AIYAA: Sir, if back. I had a.lso been there eight years we exclude the three States that is Bihar, before. Now, you see what is happening in West Bengal and Orissa, we will have all the Dubai now and what had happened there power in our country. (Interruptions) twenty five· years back and also what is happening in Indonesia now. They have SHAI SAIKANTA JENA: If you exclude allowed their oil to be explored by these Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal then no muHi-nationals. I am sorry that some Mem- multinationals will come because coal is bers of my Party or the Opposition may not available there. (Interruptions) like this. we should have allowed ouroilto be explored by them. I have said this for the MR. CHAIAMAN: Some intervention is fourth time in my speech. Last year the good but not for all the time. Govemment has agreed to give oil explora- tion to these big mUlti-nationals. You have ( Interruptions) no other way because they have the tech- nology and the amount of money, which is SHAI MUALI DEOAA: Sir, the Plan required for this is As. 5,000 crore and it is allocation for the power sector in 1993-94 oVer 2 billion dollars. And no Indian industry was As. 7461 crores and in 1994-95 it is only wiH be able to do this. I would request the As. 8484 crores and the budgetary support Government to see that this exploration of has gone up by 27 per cent and that is from oil is done by these big multi-nationals rather AS.2445 crores to As. 3117 crores. How 615 General Budget . MAACH 18. 1994 1EJ94.95 616 [Sh. Murli Oeora]... the PLF by one per cent, you get, 0.7 per cent extra bonus, but the Orissa Govern- much power can it bring in real terms? I ment has given one per cent bonus; The think. it can bring a very little. may be 4500- other States which are negotiating are giv- !.sOOO mw. So, this is not enough. The ing 0.7 per cent. So, there has to be one government has done rightly to allow the barometer for this. I do not want to take the multinationals and Indian private industries, company's name because I have got noth- large and big, to coma into the private ing to do with the name. What I am trying to sector. Sir, I have a suggestion. I do not want say is that the Government of India has to to go into the leaflel which has been circulat- direct that there has to be one uniform ed by Shri N.K.P .• Salve the case for the policy, be it Orissa, be it Maharashtra, be it privatisation of the power sector- which Delhi or be it any other State ... [Interrup- has been given by my friend, Shri Srikanta tions]. To a Communist, you can never Jena. (Interruptions) there has to be one teach. They will always say that they are uniform policy. You cannot treat one Amer- teaching you. They know it very ican company in a different manner with well .. (/nterruptions) O.K., I am sorry. I another American company. What has hap- apologise. pened? We have guaranteed 16 per cent minimum retum. Thai means money will be Sir, you are yourself an hon. Member given if the State Electricity Boards like from Bombay. We must see that the con- Orissa do not pay. (InterruptionS) I have sumers 'are also protected in the future learnt this from the Energy Committee power tariff. There are dangers that if the because I was a Member of the Energy Government is going to make agreements CGmmittee. I went into all these things. With the multinationals now, I am speaking Otherwise, I did not know, Sir, I raised this against the multinationals here-that power point in the Standing Committee also. The lariff is done in dollar terms, and god forbid, Government is giving over and above 16 per if the rupee devalues a little .more, Jaswanl cent a bonus for higher PLF and that higher Singh ji, what will you discuss in the Commit- PLF is over and above 68.5 per cent. The tee? Instead of paying As. 1.80.or As.1.90, leaflel supplied by Shri N.K.P Salve says the consumers of India will have to pay As.5 Ihat the average planlload factor of these per unit, or may be even more than As.S .. industries will be 82 to 83 per cent and (Interruptions) In Orissa, it may be ~ven As. privately Mr. Salve says il is 90 percent. This 7, because by that time Mr. Jena may take is nol correct. I am all for the investment of over. I would request the hon. Minister, multinationals in powersectorwhethersome- through you, thaI: (a) the Government must one likes it or not. I am for one thing that have a uniform policy for both, the Indian there has to be one standard and one companies and the foreign companies, as criterion for everyone. far as the privatisation of power sector is concemed; and (b) the Government must The Chief Minister of Orissa- I am protect the overall ante rests of the consum- grateful 10 Shri Jena who has given me this ers and see that they are not unduly and information- because he made a private unnece::.sarily paying a very very high price. deal with somebody, has given one per cent bonus instead of 0.7 per cent on every one One suggestion that I have. is about per cent increase in the Plant Load Factor. giving fiscal incentive to industries for cap- Normally, atter68.5 per cent, if you increase tive power generation ... (Interruptions). 617 General Budget PHAlGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95 618 [T~/ation) promised that he will send some of the M.Ps. here. You may be the frist. So, do not worr:y. SHAI NITISH KUMAA : You did not touch the matter of equity. Sir, I hunibly suggestthat sixty percent of the commercial power by the State Elec~ [Engtish] tricity Boards in India is consumed by indus- tries in India and one suggestion is thatfiscal SHAI MUALI DEOAA: I agree with incentive should be given to the captive them, Sir, Wherever they are right, I support power generating comparies. Somebody them. There'iS one more point that the rate may be putting up a refinery. He will spend of interest in the world market is 5-6 percent. 7,000 to 8,000 crores of rupees on this. He My friend from that side has just said that will be needing a 90 MW or 100 MW power debt charges are very high and it is good to plant. have equity rather than loan. Equity is al- ways better than debt. I agree with him. But Why should we given him the power in the case of power sector, it is not good from our own grid? It is better to force him to and, I am sure, the Finance Minister will have his own captive power plant like what agree with me that today we can borrow we have done in steel mills, collieries or in money from the world market at six per cent some refineries. One thing that is coming- or seven per cent or eight per cent. On the I was told and I believe-is that in order to otherside, if we allow the equity participation encourage captive power generation by in- by foreigners in the power sector, we are at dustries, 100 per cent depreciation should a great loss. We are giving them a minimum be provided. I remember that I discussed of sixteen per cent, over and above that one this in the Consultative Committee meeting per cent or 0.7 per cent bonus on the extra with the Finance Minister and he was rightly PLF, for which the base itself is only 68.5 per worried that if this is given, then we cannot cent, which is very low. So, in real terms. depend on the imported fuel. I was told that they will get 29-30 per cent. I would request using low grade residual fuel oil which is a the Finance Minister that one should not sort of a waste from the refineries, if we can insist on this debt equity ratio. I know there generate power, then it will be good and are norms about the debt-equity ratio which cheaper in a massive scale. I was told that the foreigners have to follow. But in the case the cost of this power generation will be of power sector-not in the other cases really one- third and half of this. So I would there has to be more equity than debt. In the request the Fjnance Mirnster to please Con- case of power sector, when such massive sider giving more fiscal incentives to captive gurantees are given, when such massive power generation which will be very useful. protection is given, this is not advisable, and grateful to Shri Jena for reminding me about I come to another point, that is, foreign this. investment. A few days back, I had the privilege to hear the speech of Mr. Nirmal SHAI SAIKANTA JENA: Mr. Deora, Kanti during the discussion on the Mines how is it that the Orrisa Govemment and the and MinieralsAmendment Bill. When I heard American Government agreed to come to his speach I realised that these people are the Govemment of India? still worried about East India Company. At that time, Mr. Jaswant Singh was not present SMAI MURLI DEOAA: Maybe, he has here. I do not think that this country is so 619 General Budget MARCH 18. 1994 1994-95 620 [Sh. Mufti Deara) SHRI MURLI. DEORA: Then why are you worried about these things. Yesterday. weak and that our people are so foolish that your leader was telling about East India they will allow the East India Company to Company. take over this country again. Fortunately there are no Mir Zaffers found as everybody One-fourth of our population lives in is a patriot here. If there is foreign invest- urban areas and I know that a majority of ment in this country, this country can be Members of Parliament are from rural India. taken overby multinationals or large houses They talk about poverty, unemployment, but here, I would very humbly urge one etc. in rural India. It is all right But one does point, About foreign investment. specially not know how much poverty, chaos, tension on equity, there have been lot of articles and crime is there in urban areas. Of course, these days. Lot of media barQrls are coming urban-areas are growing up and by the end to India and you know who they are. I know of the century, one our of three Indian will some of them and I have met some of them. live in urban India like in Delhi, Bombay, we must see that their equity participation in Madras and other big cities. Now the time Indian media like television centres and has corne that we must have a national Indian newspapers should not be more than urban policy. We should see to it that the 50 per cent. Even in America, it is not mistakes committed ·by other countries in allowed. Their equity holding must not be the world should not be repeated by us. more than 50 per cent. I am saying this People say that if you go to Bombay. you will because some of them talked to me. I am get a job. But I want to tell you how much telling you the truth and I am not ashamed unemployment is there in Bombay itself. of that. I am proud of it and so, I am saying Slums and crimes are because of unem- it. We welcome foreign investment even in pIoyment.1 have a suggestion t~ make here. media sector whether it is CNN to Rupert This is the ninth time that I am making this Murdoch or whoever is there. But I am trying suggestion. to say that it will be dangerous for our country allow them to hold majority share SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATIEAJEE: holding, that is, more than 50 per cent. They Therefore, Bombay employment exchange have corne already and in Zee TV itself, register does not show any decline. Is that Rupert Murdoch is holding less than 50 per true? cent and an Indian is holding more than 51 per cent. If we have a policy. they will follow. SHRI MURLI DEORA: I do trust I guarantee you that if our policies are clear. empolyment exchange in Bombay or Delhi any foreigner will follow the line. They will or anywhere. not get a market like what it is in India, a market of 400 to 500 million people who witness them or who can read their things. You may very well quote me. I am on Nowhere in the wortd you can have such a record and I say that these employment market like India, Mr. Saifuddin Choudhmy. exchange do not indicate the real extent of unemployment because people do not go SHRI SAIFUDDIN .CHOUDHURY there. I know my remarks are going on (Katwa) : The problem is with ourselves. It is record but I am not worried. The Finance not with them. If we are aU right. then they Minister himself knows this. At least, he is cannot do anything. trying to do something about it. SQ,1)Iease 621 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95622 don't create problem for him. If you can, try housing sector. Not only more j6bs; it win to help him. give a boost to cement, steel and several other industries. I request the Finance In every Budget, whenever I speak, I . Minister that before he goes to the next am saying one thing and the Finance Minis- Cabinet Meeting, he should see to it that ter knows about it. In every budget, he talks there would be a proposal for abolishing this about the economic reforms. There is a ULC. (Interruptions) thing called the ULCH Urban Land Ceiling which shoulct be done away with. In Delhi, I request the Finance Minister and the Bombay, Madras and Calcutta, thousands GOl(emment that they should see that this of acres of land is still available where Urban Land Ceiling is removed. There is a houses can be constructed. In South great need for an Urban Infrastructure bank Bombay from where I come and which is on the lines of NABAAD. This bank can known as Manhattan. a newly married young finance urban infrastructure such as bridg- man who is educated in America or some es, water supply, sewerage projects, other country and who wants to serve his Calcutta Metro and so on. You can very well motherland cannot aspire to get a ~mall flat. imagine the employment potential of these He may be eaming As. 30,000 a month and projects. his wife may be getting a salary of As. 15,000. But even this money will not enable [ Translation] him to get a small flat of one room and one kitchen. They have to pay nearly As. 30 SHAI DAU DAYAL JOSHI (Kota): Mr. lakhs for a house. Since they cannot afford Deputy Speaker, Sir, an investment of As.11 it, they have to travel nearly one and half thousand crore has been made in the hours from their home to workplace. So, Chambal Valley factory and there are only What is needed is a massive construction 325 people working in it and you claim that programmes for urban houses. The land is fertiliserfactories will generate employment. available. But this Urban Land Ceiling Act, Likewise, As.7oo crores have been invest- which in my view is a foolish and retrograde ed in Shri Aam Cement Factory of Kola Act that the Government of India has illl- where only 200 people are working. Thus posed on the peopl~ of India, should be you claim that the Cement factory will also withdrawn. It should be amended or abol- be job-oriented. How it would be possible? ished. SHAI MUALI DEORA: I said that if SHAI NIAMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE: there will be comprehensive schemes of Activate Shrimati Sheila Kaul! Housing, the people of Cement Industry will be raising a hue and cry that cement is not SHRI MUALI DEOAA: I have told her being sold. You did not get my point. I tender so many times. an apology and yield to you. Shri Aam Kapse has mentioned in his [English] speech about the huge capital required for a fertiliser plant. And how much employ- I would like.to make one more point ment is generated from it? 'On the other about the PSU disinvestment. I would very hand, with a minimum of capital you can much like the Finance Minister to pay great- generate maximum numberof jobs from the er attention to this aspect. Unfortunately, he 623 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95624 I • Th . [Sh. Murli Deora] is a n~ for disinvestment. ere IS no reason for the Government of India to hold is not in the House just now. In the JPC on more than 51 per cent if the shares. Over Securities Scam also. we discussed about· and above 51 per cent sharE,!, each and the PSU disinvestment. Day before vester- every one of the 49 per cent shares from day, there was a short notice question and . the PSUs should be disinvested. Public Shrimati Krishna Sahi was replying to it. Sector shares are not available to be thrown at any price. We must see that a proper price SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE: mechanism is followed and proper price To put it correctly. she was not replying! mechanism can only be followed by having a proper equity ratio. I do not want to go into SHRI MURLI DEORA: In the first phase it just now. These shares should be allowed of disinvestment by the Govemment in 37 to be quoted in the stock market. PSUs has yielded Rs. 3.038 crore. The Minister of State fOr Finance. Mr. Murthy There is a huge unutilized World may please bring it to the notice of the Bank's credit available with India. Over 15 Finance Minister. Here; what I am trying to billion dollars of loan, which was supposed drive home is the point that while repealing. to have come and for which we are paying the hon. Minister for Industries has men- the commitment charges. is still lying tioned that they have some scheme where- unutilised. There is so much delay in this and by they auction the shares. This is not a this needs to be streamlined. What is the correct scheme. use of getting a World Bank loan forCalcutta Metro; what is the use of getting IDA loans 16.00 hrs. for Bombay Water Supply Project if the money is not disbursed by the Finance This is not a correct claim. I would like Mir'listry? There is a considerable delay in to say it again. I wo~ld like to bring-to the this. It must be streamlined from the time of notice of the Finance Ministercertain figures project evaluation. sanction and execution. of diSinVestment of shares. In the case of Thanks to the Standing Committee on Ener- BHEL disinvestment if shares was 20 per- gy from where I came to know that some cent. As against the market price of Rs.130. sanctioned projects were not given money the share was sold at AS.38.10. In the case in the midstream. For example. Bombay's of I'tffNL. disinvestment of shares was 20 Tarapur IV and V Nuclear Plants, which per cent. As against the market price of Rs. were sanctioned in 1989. got only Rs. 700 290. it was sold at As. 46.30. In the case of crores and now the ('ost has gone up by SAIL. as againstthe marker price of As.75, threefold. Similarly, in the Health Sector, we the share was sold at As. 13.20. In the case have utilised only 8 per cent of the World of VSNL, as against the market price of Rs. Bank's credit sanctioned for Familv Plan- 1700crore. the share was sold at Rs.123.30. ning programme and other health care It is for you to say whether it is loot or programmes. I would say that all the something else. commitments made by the Government must be honoured. I would like to bring to your notice that this system of brining in a handful of I am shocked to see that the Govern- organisations like the GIC, LlC. UTI, etc. ment, which is talking of liberalisation, inter- should be scrapped. I would say that there national credibility and so on, had made a 625 General Budget PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95626 commitment to export 1000 bales of cottoon gone to them. Mrs. Geeta Mukherjee kn~s but, now they have directed the Maharashtra about that. Cotton Federation not to honour this com- mitment. This is not correct. Once a commit- SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOWDHURY: ment is made, whether by a Government or There is nothing wrong in that. The question a private corporation, it must be honoured. is not of public sector or the private sector. Just like public sector, it is harmful for this Otherwise, the country's name will not country. be anywhere in the intemational market. I was told thal some promises were made in SHRI MURLI DEORA: I fully agree with the backward areas for giving Central sub- you. When the question of liSCO's sidies. Here, some hon. Members were privatisation came, the fi~ man who advo- talking about backward area development cated it was Mr. Jyoti Basu. You know very in Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar-Haveli. What well. You people, whether it is Mr. Saifuddin had happened to the promise regarding Choudhury or Mr. Nirmal Chatterjee end Mr. release of money made to the Industries in Somnath Chatterjee and your friends may 1986? Still, those moneys have not been talk something else. So, Sir, they are follow- disbursed. What is the liSP' ,t I' "I"! to the ing suit. backward are like SilVd!, '., ".j Uadra and Nagar- Haveli? You ~, .v that 20 per cent SHRI MAN I SHANKAR AIYAR: They subsidy is being given Ily the Govemment of are running an export form oriented from of India. Still this money has not been dis- communism in the country! bursed. So, this must be disbursed. SHRI MURLI DEORA: They are follow- Sir, we have two main opposition par- ing a double policy. They first policy which ties here. They are the Left Front comprising they are following in West Bengal is good for of CPI and CPM. I must congratulate my the progress of the country. I am glad to say friend' Mr. Jyoti Basu. Even though his that hon. Members like Mr. Saifuddin party's representatives here, were totally Choudhury, Mr. Nirmal Chatterjee and Mr. against the Reforms and Liberalisation Pol- Samnath Chatterjee are seeing the light icy ofthe Finance Minister but Mr. Jyoti Basu now. They are realising that there has to be was implementing them over and above a change in this country. The country should what we were doing here. He is much aheC!d be al- lowed to starve. This country cannot of Dr. Manmohan Singh. be anymofe a victim of this old and foolish regulation which we have followed. I would When some multinationals or large say that, please wake up now and see that house go from Bombay. Mr. Jyoti Basu, these Economic Reforms which you are gives them the best lunch in Calcutta supporting in your State, you please support Gymkhana. I must congratulate him forthat. them here also. The only State in India which has even privatised milk dairy is West Bengal. They The second opposition party is BJP. have Mr. Viren Shah's company. There is They are the biggest hypocrites in the whole nothing wrong in that. I am congratulating world. I am ashamed to ten you this. When- himforthat..Iamnotagainst him. Now, take ever Mr. Advani unfortunately Mr. Jaswallt the example of Calcutta Metro, The first loan Singh has gone out, I do not want to say which was given by the World Bank had anything in his absence-comes to Bombay, . . 627 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95628 [Sh. Murli Deora] [English] he meets Mr. Tata, Mr. Birla and Mr. Nani Sir, I hope in the future elections, the Palkhiwala and tells them that the reforms time will come in our country when the issue that are taking place are his pa·rty's. These in elections will not be construction of temple are his programmes and the Congress P~r or jathi or whether you belong to Scheduled ty had hijacked them. they even say that if Caste or whether you belong to a particular BJP comes to power, they will make Dr. language or whether you belong to particu- Manmohan Singh, their Finance Minister. lar State and so on. Dr. Manmohan Singh is not a fool to go and become their Finance Minister. everybody I hope the people of India will choose knows that they Will never come tOl>Ower. their candidates and their pOlitical parties on This hypocrisy will not do. When Mr. Viren the performance of their economic agenda. Shah and· Mr. Jaswant Singh went and let the people decide what is the economic talked on Economic Forums like the Cham- prosperity that we had promised; and let ber of Commerce, CII, FICCI and them decide within 2112 years whether 21/ ASSOCHAM, they said that they are for the 2 we have achieved it or not; whether have Economic Reforms. Here they say that the delivered the goods or not. The economic Govemment of India has sold both soul and performance of any Gover:nmeni in power sovereignty to the World Bank. This is not should be the agenda for the election. That good. should be the real issue, and not temple and caste. I want to show you 'The Times of India' newspaper Report of 28th February,1994.1 I am sorry, in his concluding speech, was coming to Delhi. In the plane, I saw this Mr. Ram Kapse says, "when the people of report. I will just quote only one sentence: . India will vote, they will come to know." He has made up his·mind. Again some other BUDGET-Handiwork of World Bank- astrologer has told him that his party will be Advani voted to power. I wish him good luck. I think he knows what he will get. The Budget Was not presented. I do not know whether Mr. Advani has any Joytishiji { Translation] who has told him that the Budget will be the handiwork of World Bank. This is not good. SHAI SHAAAD YADAV (Madhepura) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, just now our.hon. Mem- [ Translation] ber, Shri Murli Deora was delivering his speech. The points he raised .... (Interrup- SHRI DAU DAYAL JOSHI: This years tions) budget, of course, has beel"! prepared by Manmohan Singh ji but they have been your 16.12 hrs. guide [SHAI TAAA SINGH in the Chail1 SHRI MURLI DEORA : This is why, probably, that we repaid some ottheirloan... Mr. Chairman, Sir, just now Shri Murli (Intenuptions) ... But Joshiji Advaniji did not Deora spoke on the dreams of Manmohan . say what you are saying. Singh ji and the hon. Prime Minister while 629 GenersJ Budget PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95630 referring to the ~w economic policy and demanding the spinning-wheel of khadi. tried his level best to ~quaint the-House The history is replicated with such incidents. with those dreams. I would like to draw the Gandhiji had visualised such an Indian and attention of the Govemment and the House I would like to make a mention of a letter at on two-three principal issue while I com- this time. Mr. Einstein, on learning that mencing my speech on this years' budget. Gandhiji was vehemently opposed the de- No nation, no country and no society can be velopment of science and machine, wrote a formed in the absence of dreams. Different letter to him and Gandhiji gave a reply to that _people may \dream differently but now we letter. I may tell you, MurtiDeoraji, tllateven . should start thinking upon our dreams. At today, that letter alone can guide us other- the time of India's struggle for freedom, wise nobody can save this country from Mahatmaji had conceived a vision of ideal going to the dogs. vilililges and rural India. Mahatma ji had seen the plight of India when she was under Sir, I have listened to the two budgetary foreign yoke which compelled him to analyse speeches. We have taken it very lightly and as to the why English dreamt of taking I have witnessed many budgets but never charge of India's polity and administration before, there was such an inevitable need of and made endeavours in that direction had a debate on the issue as to where shall the set its feet on Indian soil after the East India budget take us in so far as this budget has company. If we glance through the contem- been out come a serious yet funny exercise. porary history, we can find that Mahatma ji I rarely speak on budget but this time I have perceived that our indigenous industries been constrained to speak on it because this though they were only a few and could be budget has given rise to many apprehen- counted or. figures, had such an impad that sions in my mind which remind me of the the whole European market was repelled letter of Einstein addressed to Mahatma ji in with product. The mechanised civilisation of which he had expressed his apprehensions Europe paled into insignificance before it. that the letter was against all scientific and When European machines could not com- technological development Gandhijirepliced pete with it and all the efforts of East India that Einstein was well informed by one of Company in this direction failed, they, lastly Gandhiji's friends and that he might have resorted to grabbing the political power in fallen a prey to misunderstanding without India without which they could not have Gandhiji getting·an opportunity to clarify his ruined the cottage in_dustries and- the position. In his letter. Gandhi;i wrote that all handloorn industry_ -discoveries made in human civilisation, be it a machine or anything else, was meant to Mr. Chairman, Sir, it was after that save human beings. He apprised Einstien of dream that Mahatma ji refrained from wear- the disadvantages machines !)ad brought ing the machine-made foreign cloths. Ma- With them. particularly in India where it had hatma ji himself spinned the yam, wore the deprived many of their livelihood, made the cloth made of it but never covered his whole survival oj our country's artisans difficult. - body. He told the freedom fighters that one rendered their skilled hands worthless and who did:not reach at the doors of the jail of on the whole put their lives in peril. He added Satyagraha using exclusively Indian goods' that he was deadly against the machines could not fight the war of independence. which instead of helping human beings. During the country's war of independenco, threw them out of jobs to perish in despair,. people observed fast within the walls of jail!.; Murti Deora ii. I surely, do not doubt your 631 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95632 ISh. Sharad Yadav) raised because China is strong enough to challenge America on the difference of ap- bonafides in what you have said. You have proach on human issues. Marx had dreamt portrayed a bright picture of the budget, that of a new race of human being but it should is to say that you have merged yourdreams not be taken for granted that his dream has with the hand, a big machine with that o.f shattered .. ( Interruptions) ... theirs. Gandhiji, too', saw a dream that was different and that replaced machine with a SHRI MRUTYUNJAYA NAYAK small one. 70-80 per cent of India's popula- (Phulbani): Tell something about your self. tion get jobs from the villages and the fields. Those villages have to be uplifted frist. I tell SHRI SHARAD YADAV: Mr. Nayak, the you about Gnadhiji's dream. He had told the Khadi you wear and the party you belong to India's independence would be deemed fit have been rendered worthless. Therefore, accomplice would be, when a daily wage you can never understand this. worker, the person of weakest section of Indian society felt satiated. The data provid- SHRI MRUTYUNJAYA NAYAK: You ed by Shri Murli Deora and Shri Manmohan were refuelling foreign planes at time of Singh can be taken as true and right only if Gulf-war? the life of this daily-wager is transformed and if the resultant of prosperity makes his SHRI SHARAD YADAV: I will tell you face glows with saliety but if there is no such Iraq war as well. transformation and no glow, then people should resolve to dislodge the people in Mr. Chairman, Sir, I was saying what power at Delhi and Lucknow even if they was the dream of Mathatmaji. Chandulal have to lose their lives in this attempt as our Chandrakar ji is present here. Gandhiji fell independenc~ will be incomplete without it. assassinated before his eyes. Marx, Mao This was the dream of Gandhiji. Mani and Lenin had dreamt of a new man and Shankar ji, please sit down and listen to :m Gandhiji had seen the same dream of build- insignificant man like me ... (Interruptions) ... ing a new man, a new country in India. That new man, new nation will be built from the The dream of Mahatmaji's of Indepen- villages, the daily-wage worker. Nayakji dence has not come true as yet. Similarly, comes from Phullbani, a place that consti- Marx and Mao-tse-tung too had seen a tutes the largest contingent of S2 per cent of dream. You speak a lot about communism daily-wage workers of India but Nayak Sahib and Marxism ... ( Interruptions) ... looks so healthy as if he as solved all their problems. There is no sign of dismay on his Inder Jeetji, I am like your younger face through people are starving there. Here, brother; what are you saying. Theirjoy knew you have become the leader of the shouting no bounds on the dismemberment of erst- bridged and when you stand up, nobody while USSR and they said that things were can speak ... (/nterruptions) ... Please listen in bad shape there, ·but Inder Jeet ji, that one thing more Nayak Sahib, something dream of Marx has not shattered as yet as vital for you as you come from Phulbani.' China still stands strongly integrated and Mahatma Gandhi had seen a dream and undaunted. Raising of Kashmir issue at Jawaha( Lalji had also seen a different Geneva sends a flutter in you but it hardly dream after observing situation in Russia, affects China when question of Tibet· is China and Yugoslavia. 633 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95634 There was a dream to set up Public MR. CHAIRMAN: This is not the sector. I do not want to mention as to how way. (Interruptions) many thousand crores of rupees have been invested in this sector in 45 years. After SHRI NITISH KUMAR: This has never independence, Jawahar Lal Nehru saw a been the convention of the House .. (Ex- dream. Russia, Yugoslavia and China were punged as ordered by the Chair.) He has just his models. Our Capitalist are reluctant to started his speech ... (Expunged as ordered invest in the fertiliser and steel sector for the by the Chair.) fear of meagre returns. \ [ Translation] He described the basic sectors like electricity and dams elc. as temples of SHRISHARADYADAV:Youmusthave modern India. In today's changing world an detailed knowledge of the independence order, Narasimha Rao ji in place of struggle and that era of pain and agony you ~anmohan Singh ji saw the dream. Murli have passed through might make you Deoraji's dreams is related to that feel..(/nterruptions) You are not stopping dream ... ( Interruptions) ... him but me. SHRI UMRAO SINGH (Jalandhar): Did [English) not Shri V.P. Singh see a dream? SHRI NITISH KUMAR: Sir, you know SHRI SHARAD YADAV: II is said thai that is the life of the Parliament. [Interrup- terrorism has been eradicated from Punjab tions) bul this seems to be untrue when one looks at your monstanches. Something seems to MR. CHAIRMAN: Do you think that you be slipping out of one's pocket when you only know that that is the life of the Parlia- stand up .. (/nterruptions) .. we shall have to ment and others do not know that? rInter- see ourselves in Punjab whether terrorism ruptions] has been rooted out or not. It hardly matters if Shri V.P. Singh from the Government or SHRI NITISH KUMAR: Other:wise, this Shri Narashima Rao. I am saying it because House will become a dull Chamber. Shri Narasimha Rao is in the Government at present...( Interruptions) .. I Translation] [English) SHRI SHARAD YADAV: Manmohan MR. CHAIRMAN: Please come to the Singh ji has earned applause throughout his point. There are one hundred Members, life and he may deserve it. In my opinion the who want to speak on this. country way suffer from the shape which the 'l:ountry will take and the nation that will ( Interruptions) emerge after his incumbency. His new dream, that Murlui Deora ji has tried to put SHRI NITISH KUMAR : Sir, he is the forth deftly; I would. through you, like to leader of our Party. He has just started his mention to the Government that since the speech. Kindlydo not interruption his speech .. inception of this Government in the Parlia- (Expunged as ordered by the Chair). ment, it has become a fashion. 635 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95636 ISh. Sharad Yadavj Today the rate of crude oil is 13 dollar per barrel. Shri Manmollan Singhji can think In 1990-91, the country was in a grave as to what will happen to this country if.the crisis. Any statement made by Manmohan price of crude oil reaches 40 dollar per Singh ji or by a spokesman of the Govern- barrel. You are saying that we have a foreign ment says that there was grave crisis during exchange reserve of 13 billion dollar. I would this period and they have averted it and like to know as to how much you have saved the country. What type of crisis was earned? It should be clarified. A mention there? Foreign reserves had come down to was made here about NRIs that they are the dangerous point. The industrial produc- investing their capital here and the Govern- tion was 8 per cent. We should not forget ment is giving incentives for it. In China also, that the time of war between Kuwait and Iraq their N.R.ls are investing their capital. Be- in 1990-91 and the cost of crude oil jumped cause of Mao-Tse-Tung, the China of today from $18 barrel to $ 40 per barrel. has reached to such a position. There is a great difference between the NRls of China . I agree with Deora ji that we pushed the and the NRls of India. Oaro-counky .. has country into crisis and not bring it out of that reached this position through the efforts of crisis and could not bring it out of that crisis Mahatma Gandhi. because we did not follow Gandhi's path. Had we adhered to his path, we would have Had our country been built according to been in no crisis today. dreams of Gandhiji then the situation would have different. Yesterday you said in the Rajya Sabha that there was a lot of harm Oil has become a trap for this country- was done due to the incident of ~yodhya and a kind of crisis. It has happened so because many NRls did not invest left many of NRls we consume the maximum quantity of this fled the country. When there was a bomb oil. If we observe ministry we will find thatthe blast in Bombay. If there is no favourable oil being taken one in our country is sufficient condition, the NRlwili not invest his capital for the poor of this country. You have said here. Then where. will your 13 billion dollars that we want to invite the Multi-national of foreign exchange reserve he left? There companies for exploration of oil. If we want is a loan of 90 billion dollar on you. Now, you to tide over the oil crisis, then definitely we can see the difference. How will you pay should invite them and exploration of oil back? In your Economic review, 1993-94, it should be done because we do not have is clear1y mentioned that there is a slump in enough capability, money and resources. industrial sector and stagnation in agricul- . We have not been able to rnake our country ture sector. When price are increasing how strong. 'That is why we are unable to extract can you say that everything is all right? You oil. I would like to say that even if we have to are saying that we have made a lot of bowbefore a demonic powerfor exploration Progress in compared to 1990-91. At that of oil we shoufd also do that. Similar1y, about time, the industrial production had increased the question of resolving power crisis in the by 8%. and at present it has increase by 1.6% country we should adopt the same policy of . At one time you march forward but the collaboration with thp. multinational compa- other time you move backward. This is the nies. Bit 11 has become a fashion to say that economic scenero which is not stable. On there was a big crisis in the country in 1990- the one side, you are saying that our foreign q, ,:xchange reserve is full. I would like to have 637 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95638 a clear picture from the Minister of Finance, ·term loans, then I think our country will not as to how much he has earned by fJxports, be able to save itself from entering into debt how much he has received from NRls and trap. Shri Murti Deora has painted a very how much is given by the foreigners and rosy picture here. But it is true that we are how much money of the foreigners has been going to be entrapped and Manmohan Singhji invested in the share market? So I would like also knows in his heart about this fact. This to say that when we enter into 1994-95, we is a bUdget of a frightened Finance Minister will find ourselves in debt trap. But you are who is afraid of future disappointments. . not ready to accept this fact. I wish may not happen and tor this we will he depending on SHRI PRAKASH V. PATIL (Sangli): God. How will we come out of this disappoint- ment? You have said that your achievements are many. But· I donot think so because until SHRI SHARAD YADAV: I will also you present a clear picture we will not he explain that. I will teU you through my expe- able to get the information. You have men- rience because I am not an expert of Eco- tioned about revenue deficit which is Rs.58 nomics. I am an engineer. I am a student of thousand crore and your budgetary deficit is Mathematics. But I am not an economist. I Rs. 6,000 crores. How much efforts you will not only speak on budget but I will also have pul in to reduce this deficit. Till now you give their alternatives. You haVe increased have presented three deficit budgets and I the prices of sugar, diesel, gas etc. prior to am of the view that you have drafted these the presentation of .this budget as you have budgets on the guidelines of IMF. Now why done for the last 4 years just to reduce the have you drafted the fourth budet also on deficit. those lines. In spite of your best efforts the deficit has not come down. Just to reduce SHRIJAGDISH TYTLER (Delhi Sadar): the deficit, you have increased the prices of From where the expenditure of increasing electricity, fertilisers water, sugar, petrol. population will be met? and diesel. The Finance Ministers have been trying to bring Down the deficit during SHRI NITISH KUMAR: You can ask this the last 45 yearS but nothing much has been from Narasimha Raoji. achieved. This time the deficit of Rs.6,OOO crores in this Budget has been very cleverly SHRI SHARADY"DAV: NowShriTyler worded by the Finance Minister. How you is clearly telling that population is a compul- have increased the budgetary deficit? Fig- sion for us. All countries have come within ures are fictitious. In this country English the purview of GAIT and that is the compul- language also helps in juggle of these statis- ·sion. Our foreign reserves have reduced. tics. I would like to say that you have taken Therefore it is an obligation to collect from many stepsjor reducing this deficit but it has ·aboard. we were on the verge of bankruptcy not learn brought down. The deficit will beep and if Russia had not helped us I think, India on increasing. You have earned enough might have been able not save its freedom. through loans, but when you started paying It is a fact. but when B.J.P. members sPeak back the loans what will be left with you? If about this truth, they say that it is a matter of .it is started with 50% then what will be the self-respect. Tooveremphasisetheirpoints, economic condition of our country? If you they say many irrelevant things but that will start paying back long term as well as short ·nOt solve the purpose. Now our matter is 639 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95 640 [Sh. Sharad Yadav) about a simple concept. Mao was not a scholar. If you talk to the farmers, rickshaw also settled. Whenever they speak irrele- pullers. tangs pullers and common man, vant things, we tell them not to behave in a then you will understand. If you listen to the unciviIised manner. songs of the farmers, you will !bat he problems relating to irrigation. And if you I would like to say that this is a tact that appoint any illiterate person is as Finance the Finance Minister has t~ his level best· Minister. then frist of all he wHI provide to meet the deficit but people want to know irrigation to the fields. TiD today 70% of our thattruth. I would like to say this also that the population is engaged in farm sector and in budgetary deficit will not decrease rather it 1951-52.60% of national capital was in their will increase and it will reach a dangerous hands. But today, Mr. Finance Minister, only situation. At present, you have mentioned it 30% of national capital is in the hands of as about 6 thousand crores rupes. It will go those 70% people. Therefore, we should on increasing. It is not under your control to leam a lesson from it. What will happen in check the price hike. Now I am telling you the the near future. Only 30% of capital is left for dates for which you have asked. You said 70% people who are working in the fields. I that we have toodgrains stock. When Shri fail to understand from where you have Murli Deora was speaking on this subject brought the figures regarding poverty. And then the Members oftreasury benches were why do you say that our country is becoming thumping their desks. I would like to say that prosperous. Previously. 70% people were it is good to thump. but this thumping holding 60% of national capital whereas at should be forboth the things. The foodgrains presenttheyare holding only 30"10 of it. That stock of FCI is not the result of our efforts is why our villages are being ruined. alone. there is a bit of a dream realised of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru also. Murli Deoraji has mentioned about slums. It seems as he is very much worried He constructed big dams and created about them. I would like to say that in this an infrastructure according to his vision country, unemployment will reach such a which has helped in making the country self point that the position will become miserable reliant in the matteroftoodgrains. As a result because you have brought such a budget I thereof. Agricultural Revolution took pla:;e have come here to speak on this aspect: in the areas where farms were irrigated. Just Many delegations came to. meet me. fl now. Shri Saituddin Chaudhary was saying group of scarp selling had also me. In this that it will be good if the Finance Minister country, one crore people are earning their becomes the 'Monsoon Mantri' because our livelihood by seYing the scarp. I do not know production of toodgrains has declined in what is in Government's 'mind that it has comparison to last year and we have saved reduced the import duty on it. Australia as oun;eIves during the last 3 years because of if the Australian traders are going to dump good monsoon. I would like to give you the their serap to India. One crore people had details. been weB earning their livelihood through this. They were getting Rs.5 per kg earlier In 1951-52. 60% of our total natiOnal bufnow it is not selling even for Rs.2.50 per income was contributed by the rural areas. kg. Have you considered this fact to not? Broadly. it is not necessary to be a scholar. Oneshouldhoidafirmconviction IikeGanctliji Just now Nitish Kumar ji was teUing that 641 GenetaJ Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) . 1994-95 642 we are going to cowdung frorri Holland this year, under the head of "floods and which will r.ontains some chemical. He had irrigation," you have allOcated only RS.261 raised this issue here. We cannot fot'bidany crores i.e. you have reduced the amount one from throwing cowdung here. There and this is an important issue. I would like to cowdung is not very precious thing because tell Shri Murti Deora ji that only one thing can it is found in large quantity. Here we call our change the future of this country. There are cow mother. Holland's cows give more milk. many in our country and the highest moun- People dm.k milk and eat beaf also It is tain of the world, the Himalayas, is also natural that. When she gives more milk she situated in India from which many rivers will more,. This is basic thing and you are not originate, But we don't have electricity .If you understanding even this. If you tell this to provide hydro-electricity to the fields of the anyone. then people will laugh at you. If Shri farmers that wild work wonders. In those Nitish Kumarji raises this issue, our Prime areas where the fields have been connected Minister will say do not make flippant. But with electricity, the labour charges have can you stop the scrap from Australia. Mani increased to Rs,40. Such rschemes have Shankarji, I know that you are very close to been implemented in Punjab. Maharastra Nehru family. It is possible that you may be and Haryana and they have shown a record changing loyalties. I had also links with progress. There, the people demand water Rajivji and I know it very well that you were and electricity. But eastern U.P. and Bihar his favourite and you te loved him very have no electricity and irrigation facilities, much. though their land is very fertile. Therefore the people are in pitiable condition there, What mean to say is that certain e!'!!- ployment opportunities had been generated Shri Chandrakar ji is sitting he~e. and il in this country by installing steel factories or the water is made available in Chhattisgrati paper mills and they were all due to the area the commonman will not remain poor efforts of Nehruji. But today the situation is anymore. It cannot be removed by instalhng like this that the Govemment has exempted steel factory there. If you want to change the customs duty totally on the special paper the fortune of the people of that area clOd and on the other hand, you have imposed want to give them employment. then con- customs duty on paper on which children nect them with the fields which will be pos- are writing. I would like to say that our paper sible when you fields with,water and electnc- industry is in danger. ity Mr. Finance Minister, you will not under- stand this. If same old person is at the helms What have you done tor the villages? I of affairs, tirst of all, he will instruct hiS have already explained this fact. Now, I officials to get rid of this type of weather. He would like to give some Figures, Why don't will try to make available water and electric- you make our country according to the ity to the farmers so that they can be saved drams of Gandhiji It is possible that after frOm floods and draught the by which hin·· suffering a lot, you may learn a lesson, but self has been suffering badly. till then. you will not make any budget for the cornmonman of India. It will not solve the You have made a provision of Rs. 261 problems of the country till then, crores for irrigation and floods purposes. II shows that you have completely ignored lhe Last year you had allocated Rs.280 issues pertaining to unemployment anci crores for flood control and inigation. But poverty because you are thinking in onc 643 General Budget MAACH 18, 1994 1994-95644 (Sh. Sharad Yadav] favourable forthe last three years. I want to know that what we have you done for the 75 direction only and that is. how to minimise percent population of India which includes the loss. Why do you want to do so? You Advisies Dalits and backwards. Have you are makin9 up your losses by increasing rail done anything for the people whom Saba fares and the prices of petrol, rice, sugar Saheb Ambedkar had given rights in the and wheat. The revenue earned by the Constitution? Previously, you had made a centre In this manner is not distributed among provision or As. 14 crores for giving fee the states. It is in the Constitution that the concession etc. Upto matric standard for states will also get their share but you have the students belonging to scheduled castes. raised the prises in such a manner that the but this time you have reduced it to As. 10 states will not get even a single paisa from crores. A provision of As. 7320 crores was this increased revenue of the centre. What made for Safai Karamcharis in the previous will be the share of the states in the revenue· budget. After deducting 10 percent on earned through the taxes levied as per our account of price rise from it. it will come federal structure? likewise a cut has been down to As. 63 crores only. The new trend made in the shares of all the states. of consumerism has ruined the forest living Adivasis the rrost. YOli made a provision of While making a reply in respect of your As. 295 crores for them in the last budget foreign reserve of 13 billion dollar, you must which has been reduced to As. 275 crores tell about the percentages of import and this time and if you deduct the price rise from export in it. The country does not wait in this this it will hardly reach the mark of As. 200 manner. If you insist, I may tell you that crores. there was a war between Kuwait and Iraq during our times but we did not say that You had set up a commission for back- during our times we were heading towards wards. It involves 43 crores population of a golden period. If we did so. you can catch country and an amount of As. 32 crores was hold of us. We rather blamed you for provided for this purpose. This time. you misleading the nation. In this budget we have raised it upto As. 35.90crores. If price have put stress on industries but your bal- rise is taken into (account only As. 30 crore ance of payment has reduced which indi- will be left. Gandhiji and Saba Saheb cates that industries in the country are in a Ambedkarhad dreamt of upliftment of these miserable condition. You are trying your sections. Iwanttosubmitthat beitValmike. level best to promote industries but one backwards or Adivasis. in toto you have does notsee any development on this score. provided only As. 383.90 crores to 75 per- The growth in industries has been 1.6 per- cent population. You very well know that cent It means that even after providing what have you given to the 70 crore popula- concession by the Government the capital tion of the country. How the lot of the poor could not be raised. will be improved. You must fight for this cause. collectively. with other poor nations 17.00 hrs. ofthewor1d. Ybu have waived custom duty from imports. how it is going affect rural The people are not ready to set up areas and the people living there. I would industries in this country even after the like to tell you in clear terms that this budget custom duty being fully waived off. With is not meant for poor. You have increased (iod s grace, th(· w(lather has beEin excise duty on rural industries like Agrobased 645 Genetal Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) paper industry which manufactures paper about the feelings of Baba Sahib Ambedkar. and boxes from husk, brom and Jute. You The statue of Mahatma Gandhi conveys his ha\te increased the excise duty by 10 ideas and dreams. percent. You have also increased duty on the -items like pesticides, generators, chappals,shoes,stainlesssteel,roughcloth, He moulded the destiny of the wortd washing soap and umbrellas which are gen- and tried his level best to knit the whole wortd erally used by the p'oor. On one hand you into a family. We have installed his statue in have discoolll9ed rural industries and agro- a sitting position in front of the Parliament. based industries and on the other given The regime which has buried the ideas and relief to big manufacturers like Tata and dreams of Gandhiji is now other than of Bata. You have done major changes in this Narasimha Rao Government and his Minis- . budget under the influence of Dunkel and ter Manmohan Singh. When our forthcom- I.M.F. Your style of promoting the industry ing generations will go through the pages is strange enough. You have given relief on . of History they will come to know about the . those items which are used by the efficient facts that how just to conceal your weak- people like lipstic and powder. You have an nesses, you played frivolously with the ideas impression that it will help in promoting the . and dreams of Gandhiji and you want to industry. Previously you were depending on save your skin simply by paying floral trib- Russia and Yugoslavia but now a days you utes at the Gandhi samadhi. India has a depend on Japan and Taiwan, which have crowd of 10 crore unemployed persons. As open market system has played ~n impor- you might be knowing. there is a water and tant role in their development. electricity crisis; the poor and helpless people are leaving their villages. the India of tomorrow will be a country of unemploy- Mr. Chairman. Sir. this budget does ment, poverty and helplessness. The peo- not favour rural areas or poor it is targetted ple who will be attracted by your ideas of at ruining villages and rural and ago based liberalisation will certainly take on the path of industries which employ nearly 3 crore peo- violence by completely shattering the dreams ple. No other area can boast of employing of Gandhiji and will create a war like situa- people in such a large number. I want to tell tion. You very well knowthefactthatimport you that this budget is going to ruir:t us. This of goods as we~1 as machinery will make budget has been prepared under the pres- lakhs of labourers unemployed. All of us will sure from Dunkel. GATT,IMF and the World be blamed for allowing Shri Manmohan Bank, which is going to hit us adversely and Singh to ruin Inella whereas he could have the coming generations will have to bear its saved the country by not importing petro- brunt. leum products and could have followed the simple path shown by Gandhiji. I strongly oppose this budget. I want to warn you that Mr. Chairman, Sir, statues of Gandhi you have brought India to the brink of de- and Baba Sahib Ambedkarholding a copy of struction. Wl:1en PO?'" and unemployed peo- constitution have been installed outside the ple of India are awakened you should be Partiament. Ambedkar is holding a copy of ready to face Its consequences. You should constitution, close to his chest because this reply to all my points. With these words. I book contains their rights. I have told you conclude. 647 ~/Budget .MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95 648 [English) 17.17 hrs. PROF-. SUSANTA CHAKRABORTY (SHRI NITISH KUMAR in the Chait) (Howra): Mr. Chairman, Sir, this forth Bud" get of Shri Manmohan Singh very success- But the Finance Minister is not wining to fully projects the picture of an .economist learn any lesson from the experience of the who has very rapidly changed into a politi- history. What Streeten is trying to convey is cian,. a typical politician of the Congress simply that if purchasing power is concen- variety, who in his Budget expresses his trated in a few hands, all investments. and glee in the fact that they have managed.the production decisions are likely to be taken . number. games engineered by defections' . under the market system according to the and who does not even take the responsibil- wishes and decisions of these small sec- ity of the country's worst scam ~d finds glee .tions of people. In spite of all these, the even in that. Finance Minister will stick to his theme, in spite of all these the Finance Minister will I am not, therefore, surprised that the stick to his philosophy imported from out-. Budget is full of political rhetoric, bereft of side. It reminds me, Sir, of the Boy on the any substance, any reality, anyaccountabil- Burning Deck. He will cling to his position ity and any sanctity. If there is anything in and perhaps to these foreign masters, prob- the Budget, that is the irrational passion, for ably he has dedicated a couplet during his a philosophy imported from outside; It is the speech: philosophy of privatisation of opening up our economy, the philosophy of globalisation Mana ke teri did ke k8bil nahin hum and market economy. main Tu mujh ko dekh aur mere munh ·ki Sir, the experience of the world is that taraph dekh. where the distortions of income, resource and political power has been uneven, the That is what the Finance Minister has World Bank and IMF dictated reliance on . said. Although I am not worthy of your market economy has led to disastrous con- notice, you just look at me and see my sequence. longing for you. I know the longing of the Finance Minister for the people, his ideolog- For the Finance Minister, I like to quote ical and emotional attachment with the phi- what the famous American economist, Mr. losophy that has been doctored by the Paul Streeten has said abOut market econ- World Bank and the IMF. omy. He said: At the very outset, we should say that aperhaps the most serious problems in the now familiar fashion the Govemment arise not from market failure but form hikes prices of rice, wheat, petrol, diesel, market success. If the signals propa- sugar and other commodities on the eve of gated by the market are based on a the Budget Session .. There is an element ot very unequal distribution of land, other insensitive involved in this. The sanctity of assets and income it is market success the Budget is absent. Besides, this leaves in responding to these signaJsthat caus- the State in the lurch. When you take es troubles," administrative price" hike, you were taking 649 General Budget PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95 650 away something from the S._tes and t~ corporate tax though you know that you States will starve. Secondly. !his ~mposes of failed during the last three years. a burden of As. 6000 crore on the people of our country. Through the Aailway Budget, In your tax proposal, duty has been you have raised another As. 1,000 crores. reduced on cosmetics from 70 percent to 50 Having thus raised As. 7,000 crore, he gives per cent and also on detergent power, on concessions in direct and indirect taxes and cooking gas ranges, on washing machines. announces a budgetary deficit of As. 6,000 on typewriters, on safe and strong boxes. on crore. No"", it is a hoax. a cruel hoax upon glazed ceramic tiles, on white cement. But the people, which will inflate the prices. there is a hike on biscuits, petroleum prod- ucts, on handmade paper, on shoe a'ld The people of our country will be led to steel. On the one hand you have reduced misery. But the hon. Finance 'Minister has the customs duty on steel from 75 to 50 no concern for them. percent in the name of rationalisation and on the other hand there has been an advalorem Secondly, the' Budget is a document of excise duty of 15 per cenr on all steel failures-failures in all fronts-failure in gar- products. The net effect of the increase . nering resources through taxes-more than sometimes is over 300 to 400 per cent on As. 8000 crores have not been extracted alloy and special steel. What do you want to from the market-failure in the field of import. do? Steel will be imported at cheaper rate failure in the field of employment. There is from outside. And inside our country you are industrial recession. The revenue deficit going to raise the prices of steel. Do you has increased In fact. it has doubled. The think that our steel industry will survive? primary deficit reached more than As. 22000 crores from a minus figure and the I come from Howrah. an industrial town. fiscal deficit has risen from As. 36959 crores that is my Constituency. Your provision of to As. 58551 crores. Now the hon. Finance indirect taxes would severely affect the in- Minister seeks to make oul that this massive dustries like iron and steel, jute. handmade fiscal deficit was a matter of deliberate paper and certain types of drudgs etc. xyz decision in the. case of continuing recession in the interest of reviving the Industry. It is As regards the re-rolling industry. in a weak attempt at making virtue out.of West Bengal. 90 per cent of the re-rolling necessity. It also manifests a poor appreci- mills are situated in my constituency. The ation of the micro-economic linkages. people from Ae-rolling and Foundry industry and jute industry met me, not only the So far as tax collection is concerned, as workers but the small owners also. What I have said earlier, you have failed there. have you clone in the re-rolling industry? ·15 Your new philosophy teaches us that we no per cent advaloremon the product has been longer need to depend on the theory 'ability imposed. which is 120 per cent higher than to pay' give more concessions to the taxpay- the conversion charges. or forty per cent of ers, to those who can pay and we will receive the value added by the re-roller in the input. more. But, what is the result? There has while the Chelliah Committee has recom- been failure. Still in this Budget too, you mended ten per cent excise duty on value expect an increase of 12 percent in customs addition. At the same time. benefit of Deem revenue. 15.6 per cent excise revenue, 15 Credit has been withdrawn. So. the industry per cent iflcome tax and 18.9 per cent in is in a disadvantageous position. On input 651 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95652 [Prof. Susanta Chakraborty] from the previous year it is being decHned. Plan expenditure will go up by Rs. 556 crore they pay 15 per cent ad valorem and on or 1.2 per cent from the previous year, but finished product they have now to pay fifteen in real terms there will be decHne. The per cent on added value. This will increase budgetary support for the Central Plan, the prices of their Pro [prof. Susanta Chakraborty) becoming a victim of neo-colonialism. the details of how you did it and at what price. But, this is the fate of all those countries All that I am asking is very simple question. which have treaded this path. Even after 47 Who gave you the mandate to sell the HZL? years we are going from being an ex-colony After all, we are not in distress. Is it for want to a more developed-colony. What we are of money. witnessing, Sir, is, if I am permitted to say, restoration of East India Company without Just consider the quantum of capital any resistance, without. a shot being fired flight that has taken place in India. From and without the presence of the occupation 1981, some 8.1 billion dollars of capital flight forces. Is it meaningful then to carry out on has occurred. In our country, every year, the logic of the World Bank and IMF? But, black money to the extent of Rs. 40,000 you did not listen and you have already crore is generated. Why can't you collect signed the Dunkel Draft which prohibits you that money? Secondly, what is the amount from giving any concession to low technol- of bad debts? Who are responsible for ogy, labour intensive industnes saying that these bad debts? You admit that some Rs. it will lower the tots of production, and. 36,000 crore are lost in bad debts? Who therefore, put the foreign nationals into dif- prevents you from collecting· this amount ficulty. You are following the path which and spending it for the development of our teaches you not to increase the purchasing people? Now, you are selling out the public power of the 80 per cent of the population of sector. But who prevented you from recov- our country; not to take recourse to land eringthese bad debts and using the same to reforms, not to place faith upon indigenous save the public sector units? But you have technology. not to gamer the resources that not done it. And you don't want to do it are in the mines of our country and use the because you are imbued with an ideology talents of the Indian youths. You are not doctored from outside. treading that path. Today, the extent of control by foreign We are less than a decade away from companies in our private sector is on the the 21st Century and yet even today the increase. The percentage of capital em- country is mired in ignorance. poverty and pk,yed in foreign companies climbed from squalor. Despite 47 years of democracy 25.86 per cent in 1961 to 30.57 per cent in and development, India has not been able to 1965. Their share of profit increased from resolve the major contradictions and divi- 24.9 percent in 1980-81 to 30.66 percent in sions that imperil its social structure. There 1988-89. These are the data available with are social and political tensions that rive the me. And this was the situation when FERA country apart. With all the scientific discov- was there. Now, with the dilution in the eries and inventions. which we did not even FERA what shall be our fate? We", it is not think of even half-a-century ago, a large very difficuH to imagine! number of population still goes to bed hun- gry. People die of starvation. UtIle children The net impact of all these policies will have to walk more than ten hours a day just be that the commanding heights of our to eam their subsistence. Sir, it is against economy will pass into the hands of the this background that one needs to pause muHinationals and the self-serving brokers and think verify the moment of truth for the in this country. All this will resuH in India Indian nation has now arrived. 657 General Budget PHALGUNA27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95 658 What sort of economy do you want in test. They are coming to say that they will no ~ India? Do you want to have an efficient, longer allow themselves to be shackled to forward looking dynamically ping econ- the chains of slavery to foreign power. That omy? If so, that would require, hon. Finance change is coming. Listen to it. the trumpet Minister, a structural change of a different is blOWing. Please pay' head to it. The type which probably you are not ready to change is coming. I also believe that the f'CC8pt. Or, do you want a willing, razzle- change will come in the midst of this inclem- dazzle economy for some 10-15 per cent of ent weather. Once great Tagore said in the Indian population? Bengali and 1 quote: You ~end on that island of affluence "Damama oi baje on whom depend the external forces. Ten Din Badaler pala elo to fifteen percent population constitutes a Jhoro Hayar Majhe" big market when compared to other coun- tries. So, Sir, I again repeat the question. Storm is blowing. Change is coming. Do you want a willing, razzle-dazzle econo- People are not going tolerate semtude. So, my for some 10-15 per cent of the people, before it is too late, hon. Finance Minister, I' the people whoplay the game ofcompradors, will request you most humbly that do not sell Jaichands and Mir Jaffars for their own the country; do not go ahead with the Eco- petty gains? nomic Policy that has found expression even in this fourth year's Budget. So, Sir, as Sir, we are sinking gradually into the one of those who believe in democracy, as pool of debt trap. We are sinking into the one of those who believe that it is the man pool Iaf unemployment and stagnation. A who will ultimately triumph and not the 0p- large number of scientists, economists, ac- pressor, I cannot but oppose the Budget ademicians and literary people have come proposals tooth and nail. forward to present an alternative. SHRI LOKANATH CHdUDHURY But you 1;.lYe monopolised patriotism. (Jagatsinghpur): Mr. Chairman, Sir, thank You shall not talk to them. You shall not pay you. any heed to them. Please believe that those people are also patriPts. They also want that Before I speak, I want to give my own our nation should progress. You talk.to them opinion. I want to go through the Budget and change your attitude. Even sections of itself. big industries, they have started raising their voice, demanding level playing ground as Sir, Dr. Manmohan Singh who started against the multinationals. The small and the Reforms, his main contention was to medium industries people have come to contain the deficit. do not know whether it is streets. People cutting across party lines due to the Finance Minister's efficient man- are also becoming gradually united. They agemel"!t of due to his mismanagement, he are on the move. Some lakbs of oppressed has failed in every respect. He has failed workers will be coming to Delhi on the 5th of because, in 1993-94, there was a fiscal April for raising their vice of protest against deficit ot Rs. 36,959 crore of 4.7 per cent of your designs. Do not think that they are Gross Domestic Product (GOP). The re- coming with folded hands. They are not vised estimate shows it as Rs. 58,551 crore coming to beg but they are coming to pro- which is much higher than 5.7 per cent in 659 Genetal Budget , MAACH 18, 1994 1994-95 660 fSh. lok Nath Choudhury) As. 4081 crores through different cuts. So, t while they have given these concessions to 1992-93. ,So, Sir, he has failed and now the corporate people, middle class people again, if you look at the Budget Estimates of and others, on the other hand you,wiH find 1994, the fiscal deficit is shown as As. 5495 . that the actual contention of the Budget is, crore. The Budget deficit was As. 4340 the very thrust of the Budget is that. the crore but it has doubled to As. 9060 erore in common man is not taken into consider- the revised estimate. The Budget for 1995 ation. anticipates a deficit of As. 6,000 crore. It may be more than that. The excise duty has been reduced. The customs and the excise. duty is so much The Finance Minister has admitted by juggling that all discussiOns have taken place telling, for the first time, the Reserve Bank to help a particular class. You take certain about the deficit of As. 9000 crores. He is items like iron and steel production, man- already conscious that this deficit will not made filament. The~is both ctJStt)ms ·and remain within As. 6000 crams; that means excise duty increase. The intricate nature of the .popt,tlar ,Minion ahat is·being created in the Budget is that while giving a rebate of As. this country is that in the Budget there is no 120 crores in the customs duty, they raised taxation. But the price hike is thE!_re which the excise duty for iron and steel production comes to As. 5000 crores; that burden has to the leve.of As. 350 crores. This will affect fallen on the cornmon people. Then there is our steel industry which is a basic sector. I hike in railway fares and freight. .It is As. 997 think this Budget will affect Qursteel industry crores; this will affect also the price position in an adverse manner. The Finance Minister and the earnings of the people. should explain about it. It is claimed that the fertiliser subsidy of As. 4000 crores is kept So, taking in totality, if you see the intact for 1994-95. Budget you will find that it is against the dictum of a welfare State. So long as we are This is against the revised estimate of a welfare State, we are taxing the rich to help 1993-94 for the fertilisers. which in t~e re- the poor. vised estimates is As. 5,200 crores. This includes a carry over of As. 1,900 c;rores Once Pandavas were in the forest. from the previous year, which means alloca- When they were in the forest, lord Krishna tion in 1994-95 for fertiliser is As. 320 crores in the shape of an animal came there to see only. Naturally: I will ask the hon. Finance whether they could recognise him. His Ministertoexplain the position. The first one whOle body consisted of nine types of ani- is about the food subsidy and the second is mals. That animal is known in the mythology the fertiliser subsidy. as nabagunja. There was a chakra in his hand from where they could recognise him Sir, in 1994-95 Budget the estimate is that he was lord Krishna. So, ~imilarly, As. 4,000 crores. In 1993-94 revised esti- whatever formulations he has added to this mate the actual fertiliser subsidy bill in the Budget, it is only after the Prime Minister's current yearisestimated at As. 6,600crores, speech at Davos with some populist touch, including a carry over of As. 77 crores from but the basic thing is the same. So, they age 1992-93. This means As. 4,400 for 1994-95 given tax concessions to the ric;.h, for .the includes a carry over of As. 2,200 crores. Gustoms duty to the corporate sector worth Tbus reducing the actual allocation of As. 661 General Budget PHAlGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95662 1,800crores against As. 6,ooocroresofthe . earning is in what way; whether it is by current year. This completely proves that exports or by undervoicing or by some other . the promise given to the Worid Bank to cut things? You should give the fraction of it. down the subsidy of both fertiliser and food is being reflectal in this Budget. You may say that our industry is slug- gish having 1.6 per cent growth and our While going to other asp9cts, they say agricuHure is stagnant. Can you rely upon that in the Budget the central plan outlay is the investment and 10011 that you have got 80 per cent pigher, that means Rs. 220 from the NRls? I will tell you that whenever crores. But it has been done against the they find the interest higher than you earn backgro~nd of disinvestment of public sec- they will take way the money. tor. Even the disinvestment of the public sector has not been added to the plan 18.00 hrs. expenditure. It has been taken for some other purposes .• This shows where .the So, the Govemment need not think that Government is going, that only I want to their BOP position is very stable. They can point out. stabilise their BOP position, if the industrial production and agricuHural production are Since, next year the inflation rate will be increased. Without increasing the agricul- 8.5 percent, I do not know how you are going tural production and industrial production it to check it, I think the Finance Minister while cannot be done. On the other side the replying will ten us. Actually the plan will be Government is hampering the industry by much less than the plan size. Do you know removing import duties and making it a what is the plan size? competitive with other countries. I will come to that later, it i~ not possible to mention now. Another important and remar1 (Sh. Lok Hath Choudhury) Now people want to produce the scieatists and others to cope up with the cha~ more? The money will be spend ,t the end wotfd, to give us a good position. the of the year. If the money is spend at the end allotment for education should have been of the year, how do the mandays help the more. common man? Th~ alone is a prominent feature which should be taken into consider- Then I come to road transport. Road ation by the Finance Ministry and the Gov- transport is carrying 40 per cent of the emment. people of our country. Especially for the national highways which are under the cen- Let us see the other Plan allocations. tral sector there is an outlay of Rs. 600 and Never in the history of Indian Budget was some crore. I want to mention in this there such a big gap between the· Budget connection that since independence, the Estimates and the Revised Estimates. This Govemment has invested a sum of Rs. is the first time that it has happened. You 20,000 erore in the national highways. But can understand it. What was the reason the retum or annual revenue from it is Rs. behind it? There is such a big gap between 8,500 crore. the Budget Estimates and the Revised Es- timates. The road transport today is 40 per cent of our total transport. The total investment The Govemment is saying that it is in national highways is Rs. 20000 crore increasing the prOVision for agripulture. But since independence. But it gave us a reve- so far as the agriculture is concemed, there nue of Rs. 8,500 crore. In other countries, is a provision of Rs. 2,400 crore last year, but they are allowed to plough back the whole the Revised Estimates carfle down. When' money for the development of roads. But in i put a question to the Agnculture Minister, our country. out of the total income of Rs. he told me that the agricultural production 8.5OOcrore we allow them only a sum of Rs. has gone up because so much money has 2,250 crore to plough back for development been invested, But not much has been of roads. realised out of that. Not a fraction of what was allocated has gone to agriculture. But Last year the Parliament has passed a still the Govemment claims that the produc- resolution. The Government should imme- tion has gone up because of the bigger diately implement it. In spite of tM Speak- allotment. er's ruling the Finance Department sits on it. Even the Central Road Fund. which was I will now come to education. We previously 30 percent came down to the. half should layernphasis on elementary educa- a per cent in 1987. SO,.a Resolution was tion so that we can get rid of illiteracy. passed un~nimously in the Parliament by Otherwise, at the end of the century India the initiative of the Government to enhance will be the leading country in the wood so far the Central Road Funs. But the enhance- as moorkhas has are concemed. There is ment of this Funs has not yet been made a provision of Rs. 523 crore which is inade- available to the Centre and State Road quate. The additional provision for our sectors. universities is Rs. 209 crorethisvear.lfyou want to upgrade the quality of education in We are losing a sum of As. 2,250 crore the universities; we have to look into this. due to bad roads, which is so valuable. 665 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95666 There is an element for national highways in access to the natural resources of devel- the Budget. Today in a free market, our oped countries, monopoly of media and peasants cannot go the market because monopoly of armaments. there is no network of roads. Again, I want to say that country was a By allowing foreign investments in this developed country. When my comrade, Shri country, there is a possibility of take over of Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee was speaking about our industries by the foreign people. In the the battle of Palassy, many people were Dunkel proposal, there is a provision called laughing at him I want to tell them that after TRIMS. According to that, the Govemment the battle of plassy, when the dewani of cannot~ restrict any foreign investment in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was given to LQrd areas, where the Govemment has allowed Clive, he utilised the agrarian economy of it. So, naturallv._there is a possibility of take our country for the development of British over by the foreign companies. capital. The land revenue system was changed and the agriculture was drained to Finally, I would like to say about Mem- England and our p~asants suffered from bers of Parliament Development Fund. A hunger and starvation etc. Now, again the sum of Rs. one crore has been given to ea.:;h same thing is going to happen by signing the M. P . I do not know what is the intention of the GATT and Dunkel draft when the surplus of Government. I had' gone through tbe paper, our country will flow to the developed coun- that has been circulated to us. I think, most tries and thereby it will result in the destruc- of the Members of Parliament will be dis- tion of our industries and economy which we credited. Most of our money goes to the built during all these 45 years. pockets of our contractors. When Gandhiji started the movement, Wili the Members be given the respon- he never said that Britishers should leave sibility in a manner that the local people will India. He said that you s~ould boycott not be allowed to involve in this constraction only the foreign goods but also produce work? The local people will contribute fifty yourselves. That is why in a simple way he percent ofthe total construction work through told the people 'Kati Pindo Kunti Khao '. That their labour. It will create a new psychology was the essence of his self reliance. That is in the country for national reconstruction. why the flag of the Congress Party carries charkha as its symbol. Lastly, when a country dislinkes itself from its heritage, it is just like a treat loses its When the NatiOnal Economic Policy root. With the advent of capitalism, the was formed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, it capitalistic countries always find ways to tap was a mixed economy where the core sector the surplus of the poor countries and the was reserved for public sector. Then our col(ll1ial countries. They have many ways to .petroleum product w~ o.nly 9 lakh tonnes tap that have been doing it. Today, in the and now it is 30 million tonnes, our steel world, there is no particular national State production was 1 million tonnes and now it caUe_mperialistic~ and it has been re- is 17 million tonnes"our electriCity was 233 _" . placed by the monopolies. There are mo- MW and now it is 74000 MW. This was only nopolies and MNCs. There are five monop- possible through the visiooOf.,Nehrup. We olies. They are: monopoly in technology: were opposing Nehru because the fruits of monopoly in investment. monopoly to open these were not going to the commonman 667 General Budget MARCH lB, 1994 1994-95 668 [Sh. Lok Nath Choudhury] consideration. The Dunkel will be discussed in the House. Mr. Manmohan Singh, with his and the progress was not upto the require- present Budget, is not only hitting the poor ment. Therefore, our struggle was a positive people bot is working out the philosophy of struggle. the IMF and the World Bank with his one mindedness. He is unable to balance be- Now, I know there is a change in the tween the Prime Minister's statement in world. So, we will have to adjust keeping Davos and his closeness with the IMF and intact the independent basis which we have the World Bank. Mr. Deoria must know it. created and not selling everything but only . adjusting in the areas where we have not MR. CHAIRMAN: Lokanath ji, you are made progress. Now, if we say that there is referring to some Deoria. Who is Deoria? no _alternative, then it will be cowardice. Deoria is a place in U.P. History has never forgiven those who SHRI LOKANATHCHOUDHURY: The are afraid to evolve an alternative which will Prime Minister, in order to give shape to his keep our sovereignty and will not destory ideas, has produced a child, who has neither our economy and will not be used for exploi- legs nor head and who will make the coun- tation by foreign countries. try's economic condition worse. I want to tell the Congress people that With these words, I thank you, Sir. during the Second World War Shri P.C. Joshi wrote to Gandhiji to support the Soviet SHRI P.G. NARAYANAN Union against Hitler's attack. Gandhiji wrote (Gobichettipalayam): Mr. Chairman, Sir, Dr. back that when aship goes between two hills Manmohan Singh's fourth budget repre- and storm comes it is due to save the ship sents a high risk adventure that is perhaps and keep it in the middle. dictated by the logic of the reforms pr~ess in the context of a sluggish industrial produc- You might not have been born at that tion. Much as the Government's spokes- time .. men may try to put a gloss on whathas come to pass, there is no getting away from the SHRI MURLI DEORA: The Communist fact the fact that the figures for the current Party is closed now. year sho"V a scandalously high fiscal deficit, placed at 7.3 percent of the Gross Domestic SHRI LOKANATH CHOUDHURY: No, Product (GDP), as agai'i'lst a target of 4.7 it is not closed. It is reviving. Thedissolution percent announced a year ago. Even the of the Soviet Union is the dissolution of the target for the next year is as much as six per Sovietism, not the close of communism. If cent of the GDP. a level higher than what you do not have a jaundiced eye, you see was achieved in both 1991-92 and 1992-93. China, you see Hungary, you see the revival Virtually the entire arithmetic of the Budget of the Communist movement in Italy, in that Dr. Manmohan Singh presented ayear France. They have now realised howtowork ago, has proved to be wrong. Revenues are under the new international circumstanc- well short of target. No convincing explana- es. What is the outlook of a Communist? tion is offered for this state of affairs. We, the Communists look to the worfd we take up a position taking the world into In 1993-94 customs and excise duties 669 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95670 were reduced' and the gross loss was budget looks traditional and lacks the ele- RS.5522 crore and it was' assumed that ment of surprise. there would be a gain of RS.1000 crore through better tax"JPOllections from excise As regards the fiscal deficit, it is rather duties. After allowing for the States' share of a surprise it has not been much higher than RS.541 crore, the net shedding of revenues it has turned out to be. The Finance Minister in Centre's account was Rs.3961 crores. and the Government have taken a risk with The overall deficit was assumed at RS.4314 the higher fiscal deficit this year and the next crore. The deterioration in central.finances year. We must remember that if Dr. in 1993-94 was mainly due to the decline in Manmohan Singh has been able to manage cOllectiOns from indirect taxes, even though the price situation this year, it has beeh the receipts from direct taxes in the revised because of the good agricultural season estimates have accorded with the earlier and recessionary impulses from the global projections. However, in view of the com- economy. fortable foreign exchange reserves and ex- pectations of a continuing inflow of foreign The really disturbing dimension of the investments and invisible receipts, the fiscal budget is the massive increase in the fiscal, deficit is being brought down to only six revenue and primary deficits . This is a percent of gross domestic product in 1994- cause for serious concern. The reckless 95. Even this exercise would have been maMer in which the &vernment has al- difficult in the light of the decision to stream- lowed the deficits to build was mainly due to line duties and rationalise the structure of the virtual abandonment of the programme excise duties. of fiscal adjustment by mid-1993 which was launched in July, 1991. The States also will be affected by shedding of revenues in a more pronounced Equally worrying is the continued manner on the present occasion as the attempt by the Government to shift the adjustments of income-tax rates alone will burden of fiscal adjustment on to the State result in a reduction in the contribution to the Government. The plan that the Central divisible pool of central revenues by RS.625 Government, which runs a fiscal and reve- ·crore. However, the Union Finance Minister nue deficit of gigantic propOrtions and is has not made any announcement relating to unable to discipline itself, should short shrift change~ in effciting subsidised sales of the States in the matter. While the increase foodgrains or increased in prices for nitrog- in the Plan outlay for certain infrastructure enous fertilisers minimising non-plan ex- and development sector is welcome, the penditure and subsidies. It remains to be paltry provisions for capital expenditure in seen whether new decisions will be taken the Central Plans as wei; as in the central about the restriction of subsidised sales of assistance to State Plans is regrettable. It foodgrains to weaker sections of socially would be more appropriate for higher Plan' backward and whether the selling prices for resource transfer to be made to the States nitrogenous fertilisers should be raised for enabling them to 4ndertake key programmes ensuring reasonable profitability. Much de- in rural development and social sectors. pends. therefore, on what happens during the course of next financial year and now the • In fact. though the States had been efforts to reviving economic activity yield pleading for the levy of a tax on services, encouraging results. On the surface, the unfortunately, thera is no mention of sharing 6,'1 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95672 ISh. P.G. Narayanan] Puratchithalaivi suggested that the five-year tax holidijY be exceeded to industrially back- of the revenue with the States. As a tax on ward districts apart from the few Union services is not specifically provided for ei- Territories notified which was duly accepted ther in the Union List or in the States List. it by the Finance Minister. While welcoming is but appropriate that the revenue is shared this, we hope that a fair determination of with the States. In addition. other services industrially backward districts would be made had to be brought into the tax net and to facilitate new Investment. necessary legislation to enable the States to levy tax on them should be brought in at the earliest. I urge upon the Finance Minister to However, the increased emphasis giv- consider this aspect because it was partic- en to rural development in the plan for 1994- ularly relevant in the case of levy of consign- 95, the initiative to double the outlay for the ment tax which the States had been re- New Employment Assurance Scheme and questing for more than a decade. It was a the increase in outlays for education, partic- surprise that there was no announcement ularly elementary education and horticul· regarding the introduction of a legislation to ture are welcome steps. provide for this levy in the Budget. It was heartening to note that the While welcoming the exemption fimits critical role of infrastructure has been and income-tax slabs. it is unfortunate that recognised by increasing the outlays, which no special treatment fur small savings has stimulated the demand for capital goods been announced. Of course, the withdrawal industry. We hope that the proposed fund of duty concessions to small units using the fortechnology development and application brand names of other companies. I am of would be utilised to develop appropriate the opinion that it will create a level playing technologies in various fields like non-con- field between large companies making their ventional energy and environment. own products and those producing it from SSI units. At the same time, some large multinationals will be severely hit. We hope It is also heartening to note that in the that the concessions to the corporate sector Budget, the Finance Minister has imposed would be properly utilised in promoting sav- Central Excise levy of 30 per cent ad valo- ings and investment. rem on monofilament made of HOPE (Plas- tic). Units manufacturing these articles are concentrated in Karl,!r, Salem and Banga- I would like to point out that the increase lore and employ about 50,000 workers. in assistance to the States under the plan Most of the industries are in rural and semi- was only marginal afld it is distressing that rural areas and this excise is too high which the States on the whole will not be gaining on will cause undue hardship to the owners the shareable revenues and are left to fend who are mostly illiterates. Due to this levy, forthemselves in the discharge of responsi- most of the units are closed for the past two bilities towards the common man. especially weeks. Unless the excise duty is withdrawn, the rural and the urban poor. these units cannot survive. So, I urge upon ' .. the Finance Minister to withdraw the excise Last year, our Chief Minister, Dr. levy imposed on this item. 673 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKAl 1994-95 674 18.32 hrs. globalization, market oriented economic parameters are giving positive signals. We [MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER in the Chaitj have foreign exchange reserve of over ten billion dollars. Exports are picking up at the Sir, excise duties have been levied on rate between 15 and 20 per cent. The trade an ad valorem basis on yarn. So, yam price deficit in 1993-94 may end up in an aggre- has now gone up. Powerlooms and gate of Rs. 9000 crores as against the target handlooms are mostly affected because of of Rs. 4314 crores. The pre-budget hikes in the steep rise in the price of the yarn. the remaining months of the year will only Spinning mills, handlooms and powerlooms marginally reduce the deficit by Rs. 400 are on the verge of closure now. In view of crore. Similarly. industrial growth has not the grave situation. old levy system on yarn picked up. These are areas of concern. may please be restored in stead of this ad valorem basis. The rosy picture however fails to im- press the ordinary citizen. He is totally dis- The spate of increase in administered illusioned. He has no interest in seminars. prices by the Centre on rise in the Public 'workshops and symposia aimed at educat- Distribution System, diesel. LPG and freight ing him on the advantages of economic rates of coal, had added to the burden of the Iiberalisation in the long run. common man. He is more concerned with the present In this regard. I wish to make it clear at than the future. He wants availability 'Of the very outset. that we are concerned not essential commodities at affordable price only because of the burden that is put on the and job opportunities for his children. The common man as a result of inflation that has common man is baffled now. While the taken place and the recent hike that took prices of essential commodities are increas- place but also the style of functioning of this ing the wholesale price continues to remain Government vis-a· VIS introducing adminis- stagnant. The Government, however. will tered prices of various commodities. It is have to understand its responsibility to the generalty expected and for years in the country at large better than function as an past. It was always expected that whenever unimaginative accountant. Budget session was approaching. people were always awaiting the burdens and the While implementing the new Economic IGlicres. Now that plOcess has been Policy. it should not forget that the essential decentralised. The burdens are being thrust requirement which the policy will have to even prior tn the presentation of the Budget meet is the generation of more employment in this House and it has started becoming a and purchasing power to make it possible regular feature that the resources that are for the community to bear the rigours of a generated through increase in the adminis· rational pricing policy. The increases, which tered prices of commodities through in- the Government has already effected in the crease in administered prices of commodi- issue price of foodgrains, have been harsh til''; outside the juris(ilction ')1 thE' Budget are enough and there is no justification for mak· far in excess 01 the resources that are ing the price situation harsher. mobilised through the Budgetary schemes. The Government, while effecting the We are talking big and liberalisation. price rise of essential commodities, also 675 General Budget MARCH 18. 1994 1994-95676 [Sh. P.G. Narayanan] (Kottayam): Sir. I rise to support the Budget presented by our hon. Finance Minister. expects that the State Governments imple- Shri Manmohan Singh. This is his fourth ments the directions of the Union Govern- Budget. Certainly, this is a growth oriented ment. So the State Government has to bear Budget. Through this Budget the Minister the brunt of anger of the people due to has made a sincere attempt to carry out the frequent rise in the prices of rice. sugar. economic reforms ensured in the year 1991. coal. petroleum and other essential com- modities. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Today. our country stands at the cross- had already made it clear in the National roads of its economic destiny. The whole Development Council meeting that the Cen- world is looking at us. The reforms that have tral Government should not effect the price taken place in India are welcoml3d and rise of essential commodities without con- appreciated by the world economic forum. sulting the State Governments. But. this All the countries have welcomed and appre- . seems to have been. totally lost on the ciated our efforts in this field. Finance Minister. Sir. the aim of this Economic Reform is These. therefore. are the areas of con- to convert our economy into a vibrant one, ~em which have to be addressed simulta- more competitive and to ensure that the neously within the frame of pragmatic and poor, the downt!:Odden and the common growth-oriented measures announced in man in this country get more benefits and the Budget. Any lapse at this stage will only their position is improved. expose the lack of our determination and the excellent base for economic dev~lopment Sir, it is undoubtedly noticed that with built after so much sacrifice and efforts may certain efforts, international credibility of o!-lr again slip out. Considering everything to- country has increased and the commitment gether. there is no basis for assuming that to the poor and the downtrodden in our the fiscal deficit for this year, that is 1994-95 country is fulfilled to a large extent. will be any less than thatforthe current year. Sir. the direct and indirect tax conces- The Finance Minister remains untazed. sions worth As. 4080 crore and lowering of In his speech he failed mention that inflation interest rates on term loans. by one per cent is back to double-digit territory Even with is intended to help in accelerating the eco- regard to the stagnant rate of industrial nomic recovery. growth. he sees glimmers of hope where others see none. The media are a faithful lot. They will continue to beat the drum on the Sir, look at our industri!ll sector. We Finance Minister's behalf, so much so that could not progress much although we had he might start believing in his own illusions. made remarkable achievements in certain That will not change the ground reality. The areas. There should be a concentrated at- Budget has now revealed that the Indian tempt for the development and to boost our economy is truly at the mercy of foreigners. industrial sector. Now, I quote the Finance Ministry- With these words I oppose this Budget. "Budget must provide a major stimu- SHRI RAMESH CHENNITHALA lus for a strong industrial recovery e s p e - 677 General Budget PHALGUNA 27. 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95678 cianv for investment and capital goods Sir. at the outside. I would like to men- production." tion that this is a bold initiative which the hon. Finance Minister has taken. Our deficit has Sir. without industrial development. with- increased to Rs. 5851 crore. We have a out boost is this sector. we cannot address huge and significant revenue deffcit. Lot of the problems which are before the nation~ opinions expressed on this. Some people We cannot solve the problem of unemploy- said that the inflation will shoot up. Some ment. We cannot eradicate poverty and people said that this deficit will be mitigated. other SOCial evils which are prevailing in our In such a situation,· an ordinary Finance country. Minister will not give concessions on Excise Duty and the Customs Duty, He has given Sir. we have to took at the Budget in a concessions of the order of Rs. 3600 crore. positive way. There are certain important It requires an extraordinary courage and positive features. They are: confidence to prepare a Budget like this. (1) Convertibility of rupee on current Why did he prepare the Budget like this account following the healthy ? there were two options before him viz. (1) export growth of 21 per cent in to impose more taxes on the people and cut dollar terms; down allocations for the social service sec- tor. In other words. the deficit would have (2) Comfortable foreign exchange been less and (2) to assess t~e real potential reserve; of the economy and for thoroughly and carefully working out the incentives to be (3) Increase in the foreign currency given to the people. retention for exporters: Sir, our Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan (4) Forty per cent increase in rural Singh had opted for the second option. This development; is the bold initiative which our Finance Min- ister had taken. Sir, the immense conces- (5) Higher outlay for social sector; sion to our industries is the major pivotal point in this Budget. Sir, by cutting down (6) Measures to strengthen banking Excise Duty on many goods, he had given system; concessions to the major industries. There were occasions when the industrial sector (7) Rural credit systems; _ ~d brought down development. (8) Lowering of corporate tax rate: Sir, the industrial production was only 2 (9) Raising of the exemption limit af per cent during the past two years. There personal Income Tax: and was a reduction in the basic Customs Duty on the project imports and other capital (10) Simplification of Tax system. goods from 35 per cent to 25 per cent. on steel from 95 perccntto 80 percent and then Lower of Customs Duty and Excise 50 per cent. There were so many other Duty were done on the recommendations of concessions. These concessions will help to the Raja Chelliah Committee's Report. create a positive industrial environment. ~79 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 . 1994-95680 ISh. P.G. Narayanan] the world situation. The world is charging in afastmanner... {lnterruptions) ... You should Sir, the major feature of the Budget is understand the changing situation in the simplification and rationalisation of the tax world. India cannot in isolation. India should system. Ra!sing the exemption limit of In- go with the global changes without hesita- come tax Rs. 35000 will help salaried pe0- tion in the wOrld ... { Interruptions) ... Ourcoun- ple. Sir the surcharge of 12 perce~tOn non try has immense potential, we are not at the corporate income has been withdrawn. The meray of live pthers. Our economy should . adjustment in tax slabs have ~ done. be competitive. We should grow asa major This too will help the taxpayers. competitor in the world market so that our economy can be vibrant and more strength- In this connection, I would like to urge ened. ThaUs the whole idea of this. You upon the hon. Finance Minister to consider people are always misinterpreting the facts that the dearness allowance, given to the and making confusiOn in the minds of the Government employees, should also be people. This will not work in this country. exempted from the income tax. The dear- That has been proved in many' state elec- ness allowance is not an income and it is tions in the country .. (Interruptions) ... Our said only because of the rise in prices. economy is capable enough to meet the Reduction and classification of individual tax challengings, now doubt. I have confidence and making it more compact and simple in that ... [lnterruptions] ... You are not was a right step. So I urge upon the Minister understanding the philosophy in which Shri to consider exemption of deamess allow- Manmohan Singh has framed this Budget. ance from the income tax, which will be That is the whole trouble. helpful to them. What is the true philosophy of the Bud- Sir, major tax concession, excise duty get. The philosophy of the Budget is equity concession and income tax benefits are and growth. there. This excise concession will give relief to the middle class people and will also push This is the philosophy behind the Bud- the demand and help the industry to come get. By giving substantial concessions to the out of recession. customs and excise duty the Finance Minis- ter has given a vigorous pus~ to the il'!dus- The OppOSition has always been trial sector. He is Walising a tremendous criticising that that this Budget is formulated growth in this sector; this will generate ~nough or framed by the dictatas or directions from revenue. (Interruptions) Mr. Lokanath the IMF or the World Bank. Now another Choudhury, you cannot understand this. connotation is also coming up, that is about Whatever you have said in not correct. Our the East India Company. I do not under- industrial sector will grow. We will be able to stand their mentalHy. I do not know why they generate enough. revenue so that this deficit are Criticising in this manner. They are say- can be reduced; and we will be able to see . ing that we are selling our country to the IMF it in the coming days. and World Bank. I do not understand, of course, the Communists are always a close He has given .incentives for exports. mind. You people always think like that. You What is the percentage of our export today? are not interested in knowing what is hap- Today our export is 21 per cent. Are you not pening in the world. You are not looking at believing this. Sir. tt)ey are asking me to give , 681 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95682 the break-up on this. I do not understand successful in the intemational market; inter- their mentality. This is a hard reality which nationally. it is acknowledged that our you have to understand. We are expecting goods are qualitatively better order. Since a good performance in the agriculture. food production is directly linked with thEl question of price stability, I think by boosting SHRI LOKANATH CHOUDHURY: Let the agricultural sector, we can control the them give the break-up of export. price structure also. This Budget shows a deep commitment for the social equity. To SHRI AAMESH CHENNITHALA: I do step up allocation in the social sector is not know how you are trying to understana another strategy of the Finance Minister. this thing; you are not trying to understand The question of equity comes in here. This these things, because you have a closed reflects the Govemment's deep commit- mind; that is your problem. We have to see ment to social equity for education and an that our agricultural products should be increase of 17.6 per cent for health. 20 per exported; there will be a boom in the agricul- cent increase for employment generation. tural sector; and agricultural goods should Today. our country is facing severe unem- be exported so that we can earn more ployment problem. So, everybody is cutting revenue. Then there should be an increase across Party lines, worried about it. We have in the horticultural sector. He has correctly to -address ourselves to this issue. The recognised the export potential in this sector Govemment should address it self to this and tried to increase the allocation. issue. Merely saying that unemployment rate is coming down is not fair; I do not The Finance Minister has mentioned believe this argument. In the rural area, in about the subsidy of Rs .. 4000 crores for the urban area, in the semi urban area, our fertiliser. This should have removed all doubts young boys are going here and there for regarding fertilizer subsidy. With regard to want of jobs. The number of even educated agriculture more serious attention has to be unemployed and uneducated unemployed paid. I think we are in a position to increase is increasing in our country. In one day, we agricultural production in a big way. The cannot solve this problem. Everybody knows food production in the green Revolution belt about it. This problem has to be addressed is levelling off. But the strategy should be to in a very serious manner so that it can be expand the area under wheat and rice. It solved without inordinate delay. The incen- must be remembered that the per capita tive "as been given by the Finance'Minister production of wheat is a little over 1848 kg for increasing allocation for employment whereas the world average is around 2144 generation by 20 percent is a welcome step; kg. Similarly, per capita production of rice in and more serious attention should be paid India is around 2025 kg whereas the world for tackling this unemployment problem. average is 3004 kg. The best production achieved in the eightieS was in Korea which Sir, there is a question before us: What was 6304 kg. These figures show that India is the reality in the deficit? Many members has to do a lot of hard work in the agricultural are raising this issue; whether this figure of sector so that our per capita agricultural the deposit is correct or not. Definitely our production can be increased. Basically. In- Final')pe Minister has taken a calculated risk dia is an agriculture country. We can do a lot whetil1hitemphasis is being shifted to better for this. OUr agricultural products will be tax hwenue and tax collection. f. 683 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95684 MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Please con- States and Union Territories is going do~. clude. You have taken 15 minutes. On the other hand, the funds of the Centre are growing. The point I want to mention is, SHRI RAMESH CHENNITHALA : Ev- as the Finance Minister had rightly pointed erybody has taken one to one-and-a-half out on so many occasions in this House houm. Why are you restricting me ? there is a lot of mismanagefnent by different State Govemments. But the State Govem- MR. DEPUTY -SPEAKER : For your ments have to undertake lot of developmen- information, there are 44 Members frQm tal activity. We have to help them. Now the Congress and 25 from BJP the total goes situation is that they are indulging in even beyond 100. All have to participate. unchecked extravagant expenditure. The Therefore, it is proper for us to restrict. State Governments are diverting money from the Plan to Non-Plan expenditure sec-· SHRI RAMESH CHENNITHALA: By tor and mostly they are not using them for the increase in the industrial revival and productive purposes and they are spending better food production it is hoped that the them without paying attention to the re- Budget deficit can be reduced. ~is hope is source availability. They know that finally- based on a better understanding of the everybody knows - when the States have economic forces which have been unbound- overdraft they come to the Centre will have ed by the Finance Minister through to go to their rescue. That is the system we liberalisation. Here is a Finance Minister- are following. But cutting across the party we have to acknowledge it - who has lines I am saying that if we wants better reduced the inflationary rate from double economy, we have to continue the econom- digits to a single digit. There are developed ic activities in a better way. The States countries where it is 150 percentage points should shed this type of attitude and they above; in spite of their serious efforts they have to stick to the plan allocation and fiscal could not bring down the inflationary rate. discipline should be observed by them. Here is a Finance Minister who has taken a Definitely, the fiscal discip!ine has to be bold initiative and reduced the inflationary maintained by the Centre and the States rate from double digits to a single digit. should also follow otherwise, our economy will be in doldrums. There are certain very important points which I want to mention now. One is regard- The Ninth Finance Commission has ing the allocation of funds to States and recommended that reasonable allotment Union Territories. The revenue of the States should be made to the States. The customs comprises the state plan, grants and the and excise or duty concessions are definite- other devolution Non-Plan of funds under ly cutting into the revenues of1he States. By the tax sharing foroIula. That is the income the massive concessions given to the indus- a State. In 1994-9b Budget there is a decline try, or the industrial boost given to the in most of these items, which are the industry as it is called, the States are going resources for the States. to suffer. The States have to undertake a lot of 19.00hrs. development activities a lot of social com- mitments have to be met by the State Gov- So, the question is how to solve the ernments and the Plan assistance for the problem. The Ninth Finance Commission 685 General Budget PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95686 .,.". has recommended normative approach for giving a.thrust in the Budget, we have to see resource transfer to the States. I think, the that best tax collection machinery shall be Finance Minister should keep that in his made available. Otherwise, we cannot mind and try to solve this issue. What is the . aChieve tne-~goaJ. recommendation of the Ninth Finance Com- mission? The Ninth Finance Commission Sir, the taxation can be in other sectors recommendation says that the share of the also. When you are taxing telephone bills, States in Income Tax revenue is fixed at 85 why cann~t you tax the service sector and per~nt.\But according to this Budget, there advertisement sector ? There are lot of is a -resultant loss of Rs. 4,081 crore and this avenues. Those should be tapped. Those will affect the States. Of course, I agree that sectors should come under the net of taxa- the States should maintain fiscal discipline tion so that revenue position can be im- and they have to curtail extravagant expen- proved. diture. Also they have to follow the norms. But at the same time we have bear in mind The most important point is that the that the State Govemments are taking up lot concessions which were given to the indus- of .developmental work in the rural areas, tries should be passed on the consumers. In they are taking care of the health of the the last Budget. the Govemment of India people and the basic necessities of the gave lot of concessions to the industrial people. who are living below the poverty sector and industries. We have to examine line. I urge upon the Finance Ministertotake whether these benefits have been passed care ofthis aspect very seriously. Otherwise on to the consumers. So, we must ensure our States will starve and our development that the benefits which have been given to programmes will be in jeopardy. the industrial sector are passed on to the consumers. Sir, my point is that there is inclination of the Centre to reduce resource transfer to Finally, I would like to tell two or three the States. This august 'House has passed points, which affect my State as well as the the Panchayati Raj Bill. But it is going to be poor people. implemented by the State Govemments. Of course, there is a Finance Commission. But Rubber Chappal is being used by the when the State has no revenue, how can common people and the poor people. It they carry out the programmes? So, a seri- costs only maximum of Rs. 50. But. due to ous attention should be paid on this point imposition of excise duty on rubber Chappal and something should be done immediate- and duty on rubber compound, the price of ly. Hawai Chappal will increase tremendously. This is going to affect the common man. This Sir,l have gottwo or three suggestions being a mass consumption item, the impo- to make. Adequate steps should be taken sition of excise duty on this item is going to with regard to tax collection machinery. As affect not only the common man but also the regards rationalisation of taxation, the Fi- small scale industries, which are giving jobs nance Minister should see that better tax at .to thousands and thousands of people in the collection is there. as per the recommenda- country. tion ot the Raja Chelliah Committee Report. But it the machinery is defective, how are Secondly, on umbrella also, excise duty you able to get better tax collections? By has been imposed. Already this pOint-has 687 General Budget MARCH' 18, 1994 1994-95 688 [Sh. Ramesh Chennithala) MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER : Shri Kashiram Rana. been mentioned by many Members. I am not going into it. Ul11brelia also is being used Mr. Kashi Ram Rana, those hon. Mem- by the common man. bers who had the occasion 10 speak earlier had taken more time. So, please restrict In our country, hand made soap is YOl,u speech to fifteen minutes ... [/nterrup· being used by the common people. So, tions) ... excise duty on hand made soap should be reduced. [ Translation] The import duty on Ayurvedic medi- SHRI KASHIRAM RANA (Surat) : Mr. cines, which is prepared according to the Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose the ancient Ayurvedic prescriptions, should be Budget for the Year 1994-95 presented in reduced because now the people are shift- the House by the hon. Minister of Finance. ing from allopathic to ayurvedic and it is This budget is being opposed because it will linked with our culture, heritage and our increase the sufferings of the common man Indian origin. instead of improving their condition. Lastly. I would like to say a few words Further, this Budget is not in the interest about the duty imposed on the electronic of small scale sector and it will harm it assembling units. Thousand of women work- tremendously. That is why I rise to oppose ers are working in this' area through co- this Budget. operative societies. They are facing a lot of difficulties because of _imposition of duty. It is anti-people budget because it is based on Dunkel Proposals. I believe the So, I urge upon the hon. Finance Min- Budget has been formulated neither by the ister to look into it and try to solve their hon. Minister of Finance himself nor on the problem, so that they can continue their inspiration ofthe Hon. Prime Minister. That's work. why I told that it is not in the interest of industry especially small and petty indus- Finally. I want to quote from the Prime tries. The intention of the ~pvernment as Minister's address to World Economic Fo- well as the Congress par:ty is to invite the rum at Davos. I quote : multinational companies and to establish their concerns in India. "An India which is a successful democ- racy as well as truly dynamic and out- The Budget deficit has been stated to ward looking ecoQomy can playa signif- the tune of Rs. 6,000 crore. Regarding this icant role in this new changing world deficit the hon. Minister of Finance has order. With its vast and growing markat stated that it will be recovered by improving India can become a powerful engine for administrative efficiencY. the growth of Asian as well global Econ- omy". Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am amused by the statement of the hon. Minister of Sir, with these Wards, I support the Finance that deficit of Rs. 6000 crore will be Budget. Thank you. brought down. It is mentioned in the Budget 689 General Budget PHALGliNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95690 paper that the lays Year's estimated defICit would like to submit that Dr.Manmohan of Rs. 4,314 crore in the Budget of 1993-94 Singh has misguiding the people of India, finally shot upto more than Rs. 9000 crore. the phenomenon being also joined hands This Budget is pro-rich and anti - poor. with the Congress in witnessed for years. At Similarly the revised estimates of deficit for the time of the presentation of the Budget on .the year 1992-93 increaSed from Rs. 5382 28th February treasury benches were prais~ crore to Rs. 7,212 crore and in the end ing the hon. Minister by thumping desks and increased to Rs 12,312 crore. This way, we the people of India were also quite happy. see that every Year the flQures of deficit are However, when full details were available to increa~ng. Therefore, from this observation the people on 1st March they started it can be concluded that the deficit of Rs. criticising the Govemment. Dr. Manmohan 6000 crore will finally increase to Rs.20,ooO Singh's North Block Office was being visited crore by the end of the year. If prices of frequently by persons of small scale sector. diesel, LPG sugar, rice and wheat had not been increased a fortnight earlier, the last It is being asserted that this Budget is years' deficit's figures would have been growth oriented. But, I fail to appreciate this around RS.14-15 thousand crore. I would very point. Out of 22,00,000 smal.1 scale like to submit that they will do the same thing units in the country around 5,00,000 units this year also. If the Budget deficit shoots up are lying closed, thereby, rendering lakhs of by the end of the year then again they wil! workers jobless. This is the report of the increase the prices of commodities used by Ministry of Industry. the common will increase the prices of com- modities used by the common man. [English] Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, much have The Industry Ministry has estimated been said here about the achievements of that there were over 2 .45lakh units assisted the Govemment for strengthening the econ- by financial institutions which have tumed qmy. Sir, through you, I would like to submit sick in the last couple of years. about the increasing debt burden of the country during the last 3 years though in th!s [ Translation] regard so many points have been raised by Shri Ramesh Chennithala and Murli Deora. Both Mahatma Gandhi and Deendayal During 1992-93 debt liability of the country Upadhya advocated for increasing produc- stood at Rs.3,54,262 crore but at present it tion and growth but also favoured that mass has been increased to Rs.5,32,753 crore. production should be undertaken by the All this is enough testimony of the deeds of masses. However, the present Budget be- this Congress Govemment which has put ing t~rmed growth oriented does not more ~ebt burden on the country. recognised the importance of human be- ings. In a labour surplus country if labour is Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to .not fully used then growth is not possible. As make a submission about the annual inter- per the Budget proposals which are being est bu,rden on the country. In 1991-92 inter- termed growth oriented, it is clear that the est burden stood at Rs.26,563 crore but it country is heading towards destroying the has now increased to Rs.46,OOO crore. In small scale sector because such Signals this way economy will never get strength- have been received under the Dunkel pro- AnArf'if All such thinos are not checked. I posals 691 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95692 ISh. Kashiram Rana) industries located in the vicinity of villages. In our country, out of the total revenue There are factories of brass parts in earnings, 31 per cent are from borrowings. Jamnagar and re-rolling mills in Bhavnagar. Therefore, the debt burden of RS.19,600 We had made efforts for the development of crore is definitely going to increase. Is this ship Breaking industry situated there. How- Budget growth oriented? ever 10 percent excise duty has been im- posed on them through the budget for the 19.19 hrs current year. That too has been closed down. 15 percent excise duty has been (SHRI P.C.CHACKO In the Chait') imposed on Oil Engine Industry in Rajkot. This is a unit which has been supplying oil On a number of occasions the engines all overthe country. This has caused hon.Minister of Finance claimed that the not only the closure of the industry but also country will achieve the growth rate of 6 created problems for crores of farmers in percent but the growth rate of only 4 percent the production of food grains and thus the had been witnessed. If the economy contin- farmers are finding them selves in great ues to march at this rate then the claim of 6 difficuHy. percent growth rate will never be aChieved. In the Budget. heavy excise duty has Small scale industries in villages which been levied on the small scale industries. On were manufacturing gold lace, ribbon. elas- the one hand relief has been given to the big tic tape, lace border and other plastic items persons by reducing customs duty and on are also on the verge of closure. Poor people the other hand excise duty on small scale engaged in these works are so much dedi- industries has been levied. I feel both the cated to their work they even stay and have hon.Prime Minister and the Minister of Fi- their meals at their working place. But when nance did not ponder over the adverse an excise officer of the area comes and ~ffects of these proposals. orders them not to take out their material without his permission. What is Govern- ment doing? What type of growth oriented I was attentively listening to the speech budget is it? What do you expect from the of my friend Shri Murli Deora. On the one country People are unable to understand all hand he was praising the Budget and on the this. If wquld not help in developing the other hand was opposing the excise duty country. rather it would help in developing being levied on the small scale units of the multinational companies and only a few Bombay, Surat, Ahmedabad and all over people sitting on treasury benches will be the country. Texturised yam plants located benefited from it. . in the tribal are~s have been burdened with excise duty thereby putting these in dire When the Chief Minister of Gujarat straits. Since 1st March all such units are went to meet the hon.Minister of.Finance Iyiflg closed. This has resuHed in loss of . and asked as to why excise duty was im- crores of rupees to the co..antry and has posed on Texturised Plants, he said that it rendered lakhs of workers unemployed. was done because of wide spread practice Probably the intention is to destroy the of tax evasion prevalent there. 693 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95694 [English] skill in this regard. Earlier, on a cloth of Rs.20/- per metre, 50 paise plus 5 percent I want to ask Dr.Manmohan Singh, was charged, that came to Rs.1.50p in total. 'Who is re$ponsible for tax evasion? • But with the imposition.of 10 percent excise duty, the charges have-come to Rs.2 with an Or. Manmohan Singh is responsible. His increase of 50 paise, taking the total to 33 department is responsible.' I believe, the percent now onwards. Previously, the'con- people of Gujarat believe, it is an insutttothe sumer had to pay Rs.2.50 extra on a cloth of people of Surat, to the people of Gujarat.· Rs.40/- per metre and now he would have to pay Rs.4/- i.e. Rs.1.50 more. Excise duty for [ Trans/atidn] a poorconsumer has been increased where- as an upper class consumer gets relief. If the Government want them to pay tax, they should find out some other way to Those who buy a good quality cloth at it. the rate of Rs.1oo/- per metre had to pay Rs.2.50p. plus 20 percent taking the total to I would like to submit that Maharashtra 14.50. Now they would have to pay RS.101 and Gujarat are the two States which pay - @ 10 percent. Does it not mean thatthe maximum revenue in the country. People of present Government looks into the interests Maharashtra and Gujarat do want to share of people of higher classes. Undue excise some part of what they earn, for the devel- duty has been imposed on the textile items opment of the country. But they if are being used by the 70 percent of the people living charged for tax evasion. My submission is in rural areas. that the course adopted by the Government in the present Budget would merely spread Excise duty on cotton cloth was 20 corruption and not check the tax evasion. paise earlier now it has been increased to 50 paise with an increase of 150 percent. I have The Govemment may impose whatev- a number of figures. But I would like to state er percentage of excise duty they want. But that poor people are being cheated and rich in order to recover excise duty, the number people being given relief in a tricky manner of officers would also have to be increased in the Budget for the current year by shi; which would automatically increase the ex- Manmohan Singh. penditure. While going through the Budget I noticed that an amount of RS.2oo0/-crore Similar is the case of cotton yam. has been increased in the Administrative Earlier 0.575 percent duty WilS charged on Expenditure as compared to that • ear- 240 million Kg production, but now it is marked in the last year's budget. I would like. increased by . ~2 p&rt:ent thus making the the Government to withdraw the excise duty total to RS.2.60. How disproportionately the imposed on small scale industries. So much excise duty has been imposed by so that the excise duty on man made fibre is . Sh.Mannloh", Singh or Congress Party is. about 300 percent, and the way the Budget evident from the present Budget itself. When has been prepared, it provides relief to the we made a representation in this regard to consumers of high quality textile materials the hon.Minister of Finance, he said that and imposes heavy duty on the cloth used there would be no excise duty on a tum over by lower classes, workers and salaried cIass- of RS.30 lakh. But I would request the Gov- es. Shri Manmohan Singh has, revealed his ernment to completely withdraw'the excise 695 Genef'31 Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994.95696 [Sh. Kashiram Rana] This would cause difficulties for people of lower classeS. duty from the small sector. Though the hon.Minister of Finance had assured to Therefore, my submission is that the exempt the tum over of RS.30 lakh from Govemment should abandon their urge to excise duty, but why the limit has been earn millions of rupees b~ misleading the restricted only to Rs.30 lakh. This limit was people through the Budget. There is a say- fixed in 1986, but the value of rupee was 22 ing in Gujarati : "Dukhiya Janon Ki Jatharagni p. While that at present is 7 p. Therefore my Jakshe, Bhookhe marna rani bhasma kani submission is that the limit of Rs.30 lakh na lakshe. ft In other words a poor man may regarding the small scale and1::ottage indus- die out would also tum the killer into ashes. mes is inadequate, it should be increased to Rs. 75 lakh, Only when if would be possible Lastly, I would like to submit - as Shri to sav~ those industries. Kapse has already submitted - that the income tax limit which has been increased Rationalisation and simplification are from Rs. 30,000/- to Rs. 35,000/- is also two words which are being talked ~bout ridiculous. The demands of upper class much these days. Who would be benefited . people are fulfilled with no objection. For by this. These are also likely to prove ben- instance excise duty on spinners has been eficial to the rich people. It has been stated reduced from Rs. 69. and a relaxation of in the document that the increase in axcise Rs.71- per kg has been given to them. duty on yam would increase the earning up However what I would like to submit is that to RS.325 crores. I am confident that the an it is only the salaried class which pay the tax estimate of Rs.325 crore from excise duty honestly. The speed with which prices are has been shown deliberately. My submis- increasing, the increase of Rs. 5,0001- in the sion is that the 10 percent excise duty income limit is not adequate. The Govern- imposed on yam and re-rolling mill!! would ment should increaselthe limit from Rs. help in earning than Rs. 1000 crores. 30,000/- to Rs 50,000/- directly and provide relief to the peOple of salaried class. Giving Just now Shri Ramesh BHAI stated that relief to the people of upper classes is not 70 percent of the total pOpulation are living justified on the part of the Government, they in rural areas where about 80 percent pe0- can anyhow manage the things themselves. ple use Ayurvedic medicines. What was the need to impose 10 percent excise duty on it. Sir, in the end I would like to mention It would have an adverse effect on the poor one more point. The Government have re- people. The Government must withdraw the cently started to impose tax on services. 5 excise duty imposed on AyurveolC medi- percenttax has been imposed on telephone cines, srnall scale industries etc. Otherwise consumers, can the Govemment put up any corruption \!OUld increase . Today I am rep- logic behind it ? If the Government want to resenting Surat here. No fee was charged earn more money, they may take certain forissuing the excise license. But an amount measures under the liberalised economic of As. 1000/- was being taken since 1st policy. Instead the Government have im- March and this amount was furtherincreased posed 5% tax on telephone, consumetS, to Rs. 10,000 from 18th Mareh. People . which is totally wrong on the part of the demand ,!,oney accordingly, this will auto- . Government. Imposition of tax on services maticaHy lead to corruption. is not good. Further the allocation made for 6f17 General Budget PHAlGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA, 1994-95698 ISh. Kashiram Rana) intense debate is the fiscal deficit. This is whatthefo~rMinisterShri Chidambaram the SociaJ services is also inadequate. The has expressed. total funds earmarited for social services, education, heaHh etc., during the last year And our Maharashtra friend Shri Murii, were As 26441- crores which have been a senior Member of this House, while speak- curtailed to As 2623/- crores this year. Has iog has drawn the attention to the'remarks complete literacy been achieved in the coun- of Shri Palakiwala. This is the information try? . suppled by the Parliament Secretariat. Shri Palakiwala cautioned that one should not Sir, I would like to submit that in Amer- forget that the Flis tvere not here to help the ica and other developed countries maxi- . third Wor1d and they have simple, selfish, mum amount is spent on social services, personal motive to come here. whereas in our Budget the allocation with regard to education; health etc. has been I would only like to draw the attention of curtailed. And in view of this we are forced the hon. Minister of State for Finance to this to submit that the Govemment bothers not statement. about the interests of small and poor people but about the prosperity of the people of The Economic Times Research upper classes. Therefore my submission is Bureautal described the 1994-95 Budget as that this Budget is not for the prosperity of friendly to the industry because it appears to poor people, development of smaH scale give a big push to the process of deregula- industries but for the prosperity of big cap- tion of the economy allowing free market italists and development of muHinational forces. companies. Since it is a Budget that would ruin the country, we oppose it. Sir, the Budget of Shri Manmohan Singh has been different from his predeces- , (Eng/ish) sors in m.any ways, nOt the least of whiCh is the absence of lip ~rvice to ameliorate the SHRI H.D. DEVEGOWDA (HASSAN) : lot of the poor, the favourite expression of Sir, at the outset, I am grateful to you for those who sat in the Finance Minister's chair having giVen me an opportunity to partici- before him. Why I am drawing the attention pate in this general discussion on Budget. ofthishon.Houseisbecauseinpart-Bofhis Budget speech, he himse1f said: "Mr. I go not want to wouldthefeelingsofour Speaker, this B~t is inspired by a firm ruling party Members. I have got the infor- convection that India has aH the materials. mation Bulletin that has been suppfied by.. . human resources to be a front - ranking the Lok Sabha Secretariat. Stiri nation of the world: This was what Dr. Chidamba!'Ml, the former Commerce Min- Manmohan Singh" had said in part-B of ltis ister himself has said about it. Slut. Budget speech. Chidambaram feels that this year's Budget will revolve around twO issues. Firstly" the "I Would like to draw the attention of the seeming hesitancy in announcing, initiating Finance Ministerto the fact as to how Japan . reform measures on the vital sectors of. today has US $ 90 billion in trade surplus. insurance, power, oil and tetecommunica~ While in the case of India, with all its magic, tion. Tl»secOOdfssueon which1here wit be he went to the extent !>' sa~ in Part-A of 699' General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95, 700 ISh. H.D. Devegowda) privatisation and globalisation. 'They are the slogans and nothing beyond that. Thewl'lole his Budget speech that the progress on the debate is only confined to these three orfour external front had been dramatic. He had aspects and nothing more than that. not used the word magic. At the same time, he says, "As I have said, all factors involve , Sir, since I have not been given much some sort of risk: He puts it in both ways. time, I would only like to ask the hon., Fi- nance Minister how much gift-I could only Sir, I would like to draw the attention call it as a gift -he had given to the industri- of the House to the figures that he had given. alists or to the companies or to the big So far as 1993-94 position is concerned, the corporate sector. revenue dificit is Rs. 58,551 crcire; the Bud- get deficit is Rs. 34,058 crore and the fiscal I do not want to repeat this: I want to deficit is Rs. 9,060 crore. There is nothing to have a comparative figure in so far as the hide in this, whereas this year, he has very industrial and the agricultural sector are cleverly managed to give it in a different concerned. I do not know with that courage version because he is a technocrat'. We are he said: "our agricultural sector is strong and unable to understand his way of expression well placed to respond to the new policies". which is very intelligent and we must accept What liberalisation have you pronoted in the that. The Budget fails to furnish the esti- field of agriculture? I do not know; please let mates of RBI credit to the Centre. He has me know in your reply. [Interruptions) tried to politely avoid it. I can only say that much and I do not use any derogatory word. I would like to make an appeal. I never interfere when somebody is speaking. I just Sir, from 1971 onwards - I was in watch the proceedings. Because this is the State Assembly as the Leader of the Oppo- first time I have come to Parliament, I thought sition - I used to hear lot of discussions at least for myself I should maintain certain about garibi hstao, berojgari hatao and all dignity and decorum. I do not want to go types of other discussions in this very House ' . beyond that. This is alii would like to say. to remove poverty. to remove corruption ' and to remove unemployment. Those were I would like to say how he went to the the slogans given during those days by extent of tlelping he haves and not have- Madam Gandhi. Today, they have quietly nots. He has given a tax concession to the ..forgotten them. In his first Budget speech, salaried classes. Now there is no tax liability Sir Manmohan Singh. at least, mentioned on the wage earner with a gross income of 'about late Shri Rajiv Gandhi. But today, Rs.SOOOO per year. Sir, your goodself knows there is no such name; he has quieUyforgot~ much more than all of us because I came to ten them because public memory is very your house and I know your living. let me short. Now, he has only mentioned about honestly say that you have got a concern the present Prime Minister. He is indebted to tor the poorer sections of the society. Can -he present Prime Minister because he had , anybody who draws Rs. 4000 per month live elevated him to the highest PQSition in the , honestly? Let us touch our hearts. I do not Finance Ministry. I have no grudge for that. want to mix politics here. At the same time what is the tax collection? More than ten Sir, today, the stogan is 'talk of market topmost industrialists last year have not forces, convertibility, export promotion, paid even a rupee worth of tax. Because you 701 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95702 have provided so many opportunities. For farmers, you have given nothing. Yesterday there was so much of debate on Butforourfriends - these big people who are the Banking Bill. I was watching. All these trying to improve the economy of the nation laws have given sufficient scope for those - you are giving everything. We have now topmost industrialistsorbig industrial hourses earned 13 billion dollars foreign exchange - as to how to avoid tax. They will engage very good, it is a very happy achievement - experts outside the couniry to teach them with the borrowed money, with the agricul- how to avoid tax. Because they are more tural export, etc. You are giving unlimited cleverthan Dr. Manmohan Singh. Do not be credit for exporters. The Reserve Bank of under the impression that Dr. Manmohan India and the commercial banks have decid- Singh is cleverer. There are much more ed to make available credit without any limit clever people like Mr. Palkiwala. I do not to support the requirements in the export want to drag their names. This is how you sector where the accounts were not irregu- are going to substantiate the budget propos- lar. This was disclosed at a recent high level als or defend the budget proposals or what- meeting with the representatives of the trade ever measures you have taken. You have to and industry, chaired by the Cabinet Secre- do it because the ruling party has no other tary, Jaffer Saifullah. They are all here to option.lfyuu hap sat here, you would have serve those masters. Nothing beyond that. been more critical of it than me. I am sure I do not want to say anything more. I do not about that. want to attribute any motive against any- body. It is unlimited credit; and see as to how What are the benefits you have given to they are using it. Even without exporting, the industrial sector? You have reduced the indigenously, by selling whatever product company tax from 51.7% to 40% you have they have produced inside the country, they reduced import duty from 85% to 60%. You are claiming the rebate. This is what is going have reduced customs duty on all consumer on today; and you have not stopped that. durables, including entertainment, electron- Once our senior most leader, Shri Atal Bihari ic goods. You have reduced excise duties on Vajpayee was telling us that by export ma- all cosmetics from 70% to 50%. You have nipulation and by invoicing, they are getting reduced the capital gain tax on companies the benefit. He has mentioned the very from 40% to 30%. More surprisingly FII is same words. Today, tl"lese exporters, in the reduced to 10%. Now there is a demand name of exports, are selling their goods from the Indian industrialists. They are ask- inside the country and claiming the benefits. ing why you are discriminating, why can't Please understand this: and for God's sake, you give the same benefits to us. That is the do not try to fool the people by Sitting in this demand. Because Fils are our own NRls or House. We cannot nod our heads for all the what I should call them, I do not know. Our things that you are going to say here. Indians have to pay 40% whereas Fils have to pay only 10%. This is the discrimination Let us take the case of rupee convert- you have shown. ibility. What was the position before rupee convertibility? Shri Chidambaram has abol- In addition to that for exporters you ished the export subsidies because there have given so many facilities. I draw the were a lot of corruption -and there were a lot attention of the House to one issue. These of manipulations. That is why Shri are all very interesting thIngs. Chidambaram took a decision. as Com- 703 Genetal Budget MAACH 18, 1994 1994-95 704 meree Minister, at that time to abolish the trial houses or big landlords in the city areas export subsidy. He wanted to avoid under the Urban Land Ceiling Act. corruption; and he introduced EXIM policy. Subsequently, rupee convertibility on trade Under Sections 2O-A and 2O-B of the accotJnt was there. At that time, what was Urban Land .ceiling Act, they have given the value of the rupee in dollar terms? it was exemption. For what? 23 or 24 or 26 rupees. Today it is as 40. To whose benefit it has gone? Now you have There is a textile mill - DeM. While I announced the current account convertibil- was moving in Delhi, I saw that they have ity, full convertibility. The value is As. 40 now huge land, They are now constructing de- and who is going to lose? Please convince luxe apartments. Who has given permis- us. At that time it was AS.26 per dollar. sion? Could it not be possible to take over Today it has gone upto As.4O a dollar. that land and give it to landless peOple? How Please convince us because we are not many textile mills today are seen in Bombay? technocrats or economists. (Interruptions). He was talking. What is the extent of land In 1991, it was As. 26 a dollar. It is subject that is available? To promote industries, to correction. Let the Finance Minister try to that land has been given for a paltry sum to correct me, if I have gone wrong. the industrialists about 30-40 years back. Now all these factories have been closed. Whether liberalisation or whatever it 'may Now I will explain how we are treated in be. I do not want to debate it. Now for the the farming community or in the agricultural time being, let us not go into the condition- sector. Some people always try to say that alities and other details. Some of these sick I am biased towards the urban people or I industries were set up 5, 6, 8, or 10 year am only fighting for the cause of the rural back. Which is the land that is available. How people. No. It is impossible, One hon. Mem- much land has been permitted to be used by ber - I do not know the full name of his - was those industrialists? On the one side, they telling that one Indian who comes from are doing so. Crores of rupees are due to abroad he and his wife are earning As. lOBI and ICICI. On the other side, you have 45000 a month and they are to able to even permitted them. And he is debating on that. smaD piece of land to construct their own He was feeling very hard about those people house, It is very good and there is no who are houseless but earring As. 45,000. abjection. But, he talks of urban ceiling, Let I was astonished. Let him tell the party us not elaborate on that issue. How much leaders who are at the helm of attairs. land has been exempted in the last 30 years, after Urban Land Ceiling Act has been en- MR. CHAIAMAN: You have two more acted in the very same House? [Interrup- minutes and wind up. tions) I am not talking about the place, whether it is in Bangalore or Bombay or SHAI H.D. DEVEGOWDA: Sir, if you Delhi. I am talking about the whole country, ask me, I will sit because I do not want to Can you give us the figures? Who has done confront with the Chair. I will never do that. that? I am not going to attribute any political motive against persons in whichever party I will now touch the vital point about the they may be. But. for some consideration or farming community. Because he has men- the other, they have yielded and they have tioned it here, so something occurred in my aIIowedthese industrialists or the big indus- mind. "would express that. Whoever might 705 General Budget PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 199~95 706 be running the Govemment at that time, do crores to meet the expenses of develop- not try to take shelter under the pretext of mental activities when As. 6000 crore is a party politics. for the first time, in our coun- big issue?That means you are not prepared try, in this very House, a decision was taken to even budge an inch. I did not expect in 1990-91 to abolish loans of farmers to anything from Mr. Manmohan Singh till he the extent of As. 10,000. Necessary direc- continues as the Finance Minister. I do not tions were issued to the State Govem- know what he is going to do. I am 100 per ments. The guidelines were being framed by cent convinced in that. Mr. Chandrashekhara the very Finance Ministry. According to the Murthy is his colleague. He has to face the figures, that have been circulated to the electorates like me. So, in his own interest. Parfiament, an amount of Rs. 7,760 crore I will tell him that he has to face the music in was to be waived by the Central Govem- Karnataka. It is not so simple. If you are ment.Anassurancewasgivenin the House. thinking of going to Rajya Sabha, I have no objection. But if you want to come to Lok What is the amount that has been Sabha, then you have to be careful. I am released? In 1991-9~, budget provision of there to take care of all these issues. As. 1,500 crore was made. But ultimately the amount released is Rs. 1,425. In 1992- On agricultural sector, I am only trying 93, it is Rs. 500 crore; in 1993-94, it is As. to mention as to how you should proceed. I 500 crore and this year, it is Rs. 341 crore. am only requesting Mr. Chandrashekhara Murthy to look back towards the area which What is the net result? Some States he is representing and not only to look at this have fallen in line with the guidelines of the House. He is the State Finance Minister in Central Government. In some States, be- Central Government. I am not going to cause of political differences, they did not bother him about IMF and other things. In cooperate. And they took a stand that the the last three years,let him just indicate any entire burden has to be bome by the Central rural activity in Kamataka. If such activities Government. The Central Govemmenttook are not there, then what should we do? My a stand that 50 per cent should be bome by . deman~ is 70 percent of the total income the State Govemments and the rest by the which we are going to spend on develop- Central Govemment. But in the confronta- mental activities should go to rural areas. tion between the States and the Centre, the You have given the figures today. For agri- poor farmer suffered. I am not pleading for cultural sector, it is 9.7 per cent, for rural my self nor for Shri Balram Jakhar who is development, it is 22.1 per cent and for also a farmer. I am not pleading for him orfor irrigation and flood control. it is one per cent. some of the Members who are in this House. It comes to 33 per cent of the total expendi- Twenty-six per cent of the bad debts in the ture that directly goes to the rural people in industrial sector have been waived. So far the agricultural sector. You may meet your as industrial sector is concerned you have defence expenses and other expenses. But waived the unrecovered bad debts to the my demand is 70 per cent of the total tune of As. 6,000 crore from the fund. developmental amount should go to the rural people based on population. I am not 2O.00hrs begging here. I am demanding that based on population our resources must be distrib- Whereas As. &000 crore is a big issue. uted. That is all my demand. NRls and How is he going to approve As. 1.50.000 multinationals should e diverted to the area 707 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95708 [Sh. H.D. Devegowdaj area approach is a total failure and that it has not helped the farming community. There- where they will not invest because they are fore. I plead with the Finance Minister Shri coming here to make profit and everybody Chandrashekhara Murty that rural credit knows it. Agriculture is not a paying one for should not be hampered. You please see to them and they are not going to invest money it that something is done in this regard. on that. Myonly request to the Government is this. You will be saving some resources With these remarks. I would like to after multinationals are going to invest in this thank you for having given me an opportu- country. You can allow them to take part in nity to speak and also for having heard me those areas. Why do you want Indian Air- so patiently. Thank you. lines? You may sell it; I am not interested in that. The area that has to be taken care of MR. CHAIRMAN (SHRI P.C. CHACKO): is the food processing industry. As regards Hon. Members. I would like to announce that horticulture, some people are saying that 107 Members have given their names for there is 40 per cent increase between Rs. participation in the discussion. Till now, only 130 crores and Rs. 180 crores. nine have spoken. May. I request the hon. Members to cooperage with me and be brief Horticulture is a sector through which so that more Members can be accommo- the economic conditions of ourfarming com- dated? munity can be improved to a large extent. So also, fisheries, daring etc. can play an im- SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE portant role. Leading facilities to give a boost (Lucknow): The decision was to sit up to 8 to these agro-based activities should be p.m. only. If you wantto extend the time. you increased to a minimum of at least 30 per may please fix some exact time. cent. Here I may mention that Madam Gandhi had gone to the extent of recommending THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE that 18 per cent of bank deposits should be MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI P.M. utilised for advances in priority sector. I am SAY.EED): You may please take the sense very sorry to state that today you are devi- of the House first. .8aiPg form the earlier system. Today this figure has declined to a mere ten per cent. SEVERAL HON. MEMBERS: We may adjourn today and resume tomorrow. There is a provision of Rs. 100 crore by the Reserve Bank of India to those rural THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE banks which are not in a position to give the MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DE- advance money. This will strengthen those VELOPMENT (DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH Banks and I welcome it. There is a provision AFFAIRS AND SPORTS) AND MINISTER of another Rs. 100 crore for NABARD which OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIA- is also welcome. MENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKUL WASNIK): Sir, I think many hon. Members Earlier there used to be a multiple are willing to sit in the House and proceed agency approach. Now, this has been with the discussions as long as possible. stopped and service area approach is now introduced. In an evaluation report. the RBI MR. CHAIRMAN: No. no. We cannot has categorically mentioned that the service go on like that. What Shri Vajpayee has said . '. 709 General Budget 'PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95710 I is very important. We have-to fix some time sure our future generations are not going tp limit. Up to what time, should we sit? be very thankful to us. We have always had a mixed economy for which the foundations SHR.I ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE: We were laid by the Nehruvian model. He had a may extend the time np to 9 p.m. vision. [Interruptions] , MR. CHAIRMAN: Is it the sense of MR.CHAIRMAN(SHRIP.C.CHACKO): House that we may sit up to 9 p.m. so that We have only 40 minutes left and I wish that some m{>re hon. Members can participate in at least three-four more speakers may the discussion today? speak. SEVERAL HON. MEMBERS: Yes Sir. ( Interruptions) The time may be extended up to 9 p.m. [ Trans/ation] MR. CHAIRMAN: All right. We will sit up to 9 p.m. Mr. Praful Patel please. SHRIPRAFULPATEL: Shri Yadav has concentrated his speech only on Gandhiji SHRI PRAFUL PATEL (Bhandara): and his Charkha. What is to be done further thank you very much for giving me this regarding the Budget has not been clarified opportunity. I rise to support the Budget for by, him. Still we do appreciate that you are the year 1994-95, presented by hon. Mem- concemed about the fact that we are forget- ber, Shri Manmohan Singh. I am very happy ting Gandhiji: Gandhiji left us in 1948. [Inter- • and,honouredthat I am having Vajpayeeji as ruptions] an ludience here to not only support me but also encourage me. You have always been [English] one of the idols of mine as far as Parliamen- tary debate is concemed. I would just like to I would say that you are a very confused start with the point which our esteemed lot because on,the one hand you have been colleague. Shri Shared Yadav made. He is saying that we have hijacked your economic not here in the House right now. He started programme but the trouble is you are now by tracing the economy from pre-Indepen- talking about the Swadeshi and things which dence to post-Independence arena. He was are totally frrelevant with our economic kind enough to enlighten us about the programme, which you say actually belong thoughts and philosophy of our great leader to you. Mahatma Gandhi. He went on trying to explain to us the advantages of an agrarian Anyway, the foundation for the mixed economy, .of a rural economy and thinking economy concept was laid in the Nehruvian and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. I was system and for that reason we have today in very happy and very impressed for a mo- this vast diverse country - a country where ment by the way he traced our country's we have remote regions where otherwise economy. normally' any industrial or economic activity might not have taken up - even in such far off The time has changed. The whole worid areas, a strong manufacturing and industri- economic order has changed. And, there is al base. For that the Nehruvian system is no denying that our country also will have to very useful. I would just like to remind all of follow that path of progress, otherwise, I am you that our Prime Minister speaking at the f 1 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 '''''. 7'2 ISh. Prafu/ Patel] tiIy. TheemployeeSoffhePSUtH.''!Ounlor- tunately -whatever may be thAlNSOf)S, we World Economic Forum at Davos. as re- may all to be blamed, the political system cently as last month, has reiterated the may also unforlunatelywhalevermay be the stand that this country needs a mixed econ- reasons we may all to be blamed, the polit- amy, the foundation for which was laid t"ly ical system may also to be blamed - are our late han. Prime Minister, Shri Jawahar treating their jobs more as Government jobs LaI Nehru. We have said that we WOl!Id like than as company jobs where they are sup- to continue with this type of mixed economy, posed to be accountable and to be deliver- Not on,ly that, the Prime Minister has also ing the desired results tor which they have emphasised very vehemently before the been engaged. Therefore, we must definite- World Economic Forum where all the Cap- ly attack this problem; address this problem. tains of industry and finance were there. We are'going in for a gradual dis-investment Several other industrialised nations were of PSUs holdings of the Government. It if! a represented there. welcome step and we must promote and we must recognise, I think in today's environ- He had categorically stated that we will ment, in today's circumstances, the PSUs not be dictated by some or by some system disinvestment would be one of the major which is ren:tote to us; thousands of miles areas where the Govemmentwill emphasise away. I am sure that all of us can understand for a simple reason that today we are talking the meaning of thal very important and a of large and unmanageable fiscal deficits. very valid statement made at no other place We are talking of a vast Budgetary deficit. All than Davos, at the World Economic Forum. these points can only be addressed, if, over So, I am sure that the hon. Members would a period of time, we are able to disinvest all definitely try to appreciate and understand our Govemment holdings in a very strategic the poficy of the present Government. We way, in a very reasonable way, where we have a very strong manufacturing base, can maximise our income, our profits from Though we have a very big pubfic sector such kind of is-investment. which we are critical of most of the time, I think that has also been one of the reasons 2O.G8hrs why today even in places like Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir or in Nagaland or in (MR DEPUTY -SPEAKER in the chait} Manipur or in Tripura, we have today large industries or some kind of an industrial I was very appreciative when our hon. activity which otherwise, exceptforthis pub- Mr. Devegowda- although he is not present lic sector investment, it would not have been here right now- was talking of a strong possible to see such kind of an industrial or agricuHurai base. I also come from a very an economic activity in such far off regions. rural constituency. We have, Virtually. only However, as a word of action to the Hon, viflages. There are around 1600 villages in Minister, I would like to tell him one thing. my constituency. We have no major urban You will realise that of late in the new area. I can -fully appreciate the point being changing EconomiC Order, the PSUS will made by Mr. Devegowda that the agricuHur- have to change their attitude; their thinking. aI sector needs maximum empha$is. Be- The PSUs so far have been acting more as cause even today, no matter what the com- an arm of the Government nitherthan as an ing tomorrow is going to be where we ,are independent company, a profit-making en- going to have more 01 an urbanisation. two PHALGUNA'1:7, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95 714 - fhiftts 01 may be 50 per cent of the p0pu- because there is a resource crunch. Irriga- lation who may be moving overfo the urban tion sector is one ot the most vital sectors. areas but as of today, a strong agricultural But the State Govemment as weH as the base is the need of the day. Today no matter Central Government both have been lack- what we do, however much industrialisation ing in the area of financing these projects; we do, a strong agricultural base is needed. and much needs to be done on this point. Some hon. Members were raising some points regarding the Dunkal·proposals. Mr We talk of free market forces. I basical- Joshi fl"Oll1 the other side had raised this ly come from that background. Time and point. He said, that the GovElmment should again, you are provoking me about this. I put up a fertilizer unit worth As. 2,000 crore corne from a family which is well off. There- and see that there will be generation of fore, you can treat me as a capitalist in the employment. The Govemment will be able Basu Sahib's term. I have the rightist leaning to provide employment to 500 or 600 work- and thinking. I am all for free market forces. ers. So, that kind of employment potential is I submit in all humility and with full conviction definitely not going to be generated by in- that in the free market forces in US, UK and dustry but at the same time • industrialisation German there also we find a system which is a must because that is the foundation on is known as a social security system; and which the economy will grow, that is where that system recognises the need to protect the thrust area of the economy will be. But, poor people, the under-privileged people, however as far as possible we are trying to who lack the basic facilities in life. Even in US see that the people get maximum benefit out we find the people who are living out of of these economic reforms. There, they can doles; in UK also we find people who are rationalise their income to the maximum living out of doles; we find people who are extent from whatever holdings they have. availing of health services and other facili- Agriculture is the thrust area of tomorrow ties from basically the govemment coffers. because in our country I do not see a In our country, we have no social security situation in the next 100 years or so where set up like those countries. Therefore, since the people living in the villages, where peo_. we talk of globalization and economic pie who are depending on agriculture will liberalisation and free market forces being have any other mode of income which will allowed to play, we must be very careful that supplement or commensurate with the our agriculture subsidy and public distri- present income pattem. bution system subsidy as also fertilizer sub- sidy have to be maintained or even have to Therefore, we should put more empha- be increased at a higher level for the simple sison this sector. The irrigation is a very very reason that we are compensating the social ·important input for agriculture. As far as security services in one form or the other. I inigation is concemed. we are having a very don't think a situation like social security set very difficult situation. On the one hand, we up in US or UK will be possible in our country have started so may irrigation projects, un to corne. Therefore, wewiU have toprotect the other hand they have not been imple- this sector; we have to look after the subsi- mented. In my constituency, there are at dy. I am sure, the Prime Minister has also least 20 ·irrigation projects medium, minor realised this. I read in the newspapers that and large. Those projects were started 10 whatever subsidies are prevailing today, if years 0115 years or 20 years ago; but those need be, we are even ready and prepared to projects have not been completed so far increase this kind of subsidy; that is a wei- 715 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 '1994-95' 71§. [Sh. Praful Patel] him a white collar worker, we call him a middle class person, that is one section come step. We will have to take care of which is really having the maximum handcap. that. They have no liverage. They haW no addi- tional way to maximise their income, yet We are talking of containing fiscal and they have a basic commitment towards budgetary deficit. One of the key areas for education and this one section needs much doing that would be to cut down in Govern- to be protected. Therefore, any facility, any ment spending. My submission is that today relief to them whether it is by increasing the cutting of Government spending is not going basic limit for income tax or reducing the rate to be an easy solution; it is not practical. The of tax, which is 20 per cent at present, at that practical thing would be, the best way would slab should be at a reasonable level of 15 or be not to increase the Government's spend- 10 per cent. That section can be addressed ing any further; that is the only way we can to by the hon. FinanCe Minister at the time I think, address this problem. I don't think of his reply. this situation is going to be solved politically or other wise. Whether anybody from that The key area is oil exploration, that is a side is in the Chair here or anybody from this very important field. I am sure everybody side is in the Chair here, it is not going to be agrees that the largest component of the easy; it is easier said and done that we can import bill is our oil imports and fortunately cut the Government's spending. The best in the last two-three years we have had a way would be to see that the Govemment's very comfortable position as far as the inter- spending does not increase any further. national rate of oil is convened. It has been hovering around 13-14 dollars a barrel. But That would be the best way to cut the such kind of price need not necessarily be Government spending. I am sure we will maintained over a period oftime and if there have to address this problem because in the are some fluctuations in the price of oil, I am Budget which you have presented, in the sure that will completely upset our budget- figures which we have been seeing, it is ary calculations. Therefore, oil exploration, clear that in spite of your best intentions, you much to the chagrin of our left friends - most have not been able to contain Government of our left friends are not here, they are the spending. In fact, it has gone up by a couple advisors -they would not like it but at the ofthousandofcrores. 50,1 amsurethehon. same time I think this sector can only in- Finance Minister will look into this problem. crease its output if we go in for foreign tie- ups. As regards personal taxes, the biggest sufferers, I am sure Shri Vajpayee will be I am happy to say that there is a definite very happy to hear me, are the people in the shift in the policy and that emphasis is there. Rs. 3000 - Rs. 7000 bracket. That is one Somebodywas complaining about Videocon, section of the society. A poor man whether this and that, it does not matter, whoever he is earning Rs. 500 to Rs. 1000, orwheth- comes in, it could be X,Y or Z, it could be an er he has something less or more, he can Indian company or it could be a foreign manage. He does not have any social hang- company as long as somebody is willing to ups. He does not have any reputation or put that money for that oil exploration, we expectation to live up. Where as a person in must definitely support that sector as well as the bracket of Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 7,000, we call power sector. 717 General Budget. PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95718 We are reading and coming to know Now I come to .Iifeline, my bread and that in the power sector lot of foreign invest- butter, that is the beed; industry. [/nterrup- ment is coming. When my friend .Shri Murii tions) I must also look after my bread and Deora spoke, he shared my pessimism or butter. After all, my food'comes from there. optimism or my worries. My worry is also I would only like to say that it is the largest that once we are coming to the power sector industry in the country, employment wise, and assuring a 16 per cent return on their after agriculture. It is employing 50 lakh investn:tent that need not necessarily be a people in this country direct employment. I very healthy trend for us. am not even talking of indirect employment. [ Interruptions) Th(\ reason'being that in the State of West Bengal, what will your State Electricity Unfortunately in Punjab the Sikh com- Board be doing? Will you be able to recover munity does not smoke. Otherwise my if you bring a foreign company to put up friends from Punjab would have a better power plant and if you assure 16 per cent idea. There are 50 lakh beadi workers and return? Your state Electricity Board is not they should be happy to hear from me that geared to recover the bills from the farmers, , am employing a couple of thousand people from the consumers, from the industry, etc. from State alone. They should support me So if the State Electricity Boards are not as I am creating employment in their State going to be functioning in a healthy manner though not necessarily in my friend's con- in which you are trying to promise the foreign stituency. Anyway that is a personal matter. investor, the same spirit and the same effi- This is not the forum to speak on personal ciency will have to be brought down to the issues. State Electricity Boards. I would just like to talk about the industry Therefore, I am worried because ofthe in general, which is the largest employer inefficiency of the State Electricity Boards. I after agriculture. There is no encourage- am not Worried because of theirtaking more ment to this industry. It is neither a small money. I am worried that we will not be able scale industry, not a cottage industry. nor a to recover. However, we will have to go in for village industry, nor a large scale industry. massive investment in the power and oil What sort of an industry is it? I would like the sectors. I am sure that the hon. Finance hon. Finance Ministerto help it and recognise Mini~ter will take some note of that. As long this industry. [Interruptions] as bureaucratic delays are there - there are bureaucratic delays on all fronts- that They talk a lot, but they should conduct is an area of deep worry to all of us. Some- a study to review the situation. times I feel that we should approach the bureaucracy or the system as such. The We are not a cottage industry, we are trouble is - Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee will not a village industry; it is no industry at all. appreciate - that there are people at the Therefore, you cannot avail of uncessional top, also at all levels either they know too rates of finance. There is no finance avail- much, or they know too little. If just the right able because it is not a priority sector indus- level of information and understanding is try or anything of that sort. The point is, 50 available, 50 per cent of our problems will be lakh people are employed in the industry, solved. Therefore, we need to take care of out of Which 49 Iakh people win be working that. in the rural areas, in the villages and almost 719 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95720 [Sh. Praful Patel) SHRI PRAFUl PATB.: I am c0nclud- ing my speech. 30 lakh women will be employed, where women come to employment from a small Urban land Ceiling Act is definitely an village in West. Bengal backwaters, in the Act of the past. Under the present situation Maharashtra backwaters and Adivasi ar- with today's realities and today's pressure eas. That is the kind of the industry where on population, I am sure that definitely we people come on such a large scale from will have to address the housing front. The remote areas for employment. housing facility is not available even in this country to the people who can afford it. Therefore, this industry should be, Today there are no houses. In Bombay city, recognised, should be given a boost. I think it costs about RS.1 0 lakhs or Rs.20 lakhs. the Government is talking of anti-smoking; How can a middle income person can pur- so I cannot talk anything on that front. But chase flats at a far away place like Bonville, there are hurdles and even for exports also Biander in Bombay? Therefore, the housing there is a limitation. Anyway, the problems sector especially in the urban areas, needs need to be addressed in the name of to be strengthened by relaxing Uran land rationalisation and certain structural adjust- Ceiling Act or scrapping it altogether as well ments in the excise and customs duties. as establishing House Finance· Corpora- Some people, especially from the small tions. You know that they are coming ~ industries and certain other industries forward. We have HUDCO and it is the only were disgruntled. I think that it specially agency available today. Such Finance Com- relates to the areas oftextiles, steel, plastics panies especially for the housing sector are and paper, especially paper made out of the need of the day. I am sure the Govem- agricultural waste and bagasse etc. I am ment will also address to this issue. sure that the hon. Financ~ minister will look into it. 2O.38hrs. I would just like to end my speech with DR. (SHRIMATI) PADMA an appeal that our agricultural sector and (Nagapattinam): Mr. Deputy-Speaker, Sir, the real spending of the Govemmentshould . I rise to support the General Budget 1994- definitely be looked into carefully. 95 and to congratulate Dr. Manmohan Singh hon. Finance Minister, who has presented That is where the bulk ofthe people are. the Budget successfully for the forth time consecutively. This Budget is a progressive, As far as urban areas are concemed, growth-oriented popular Budget, which my friend Shri Murli Deora , has also put would be acclaimed by all sections. forth some views. Urban land Ceiling Act is definitely an implediment. Shn Dewegowcla The hon. Minister has given higher has said abOut certain anomalies of the outlay for social sector and for education. In Urban land CeUing Act and the backdoor Telecom sector also, the Minister has allo- policy and how people can avail all the cated Rs. 7,246 crore as against Rs. 6,470 advantages... crore in 1993-94 revised estimates. ThIs would bring about communication revolu- MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Kindly cur- tion in the country which is a must for rapid tal your speech and conclude. industrial and economic development. The 721 General Budget PHAlGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95 722 ~. Finance Minister has also made forty from 17 per cent in August. 1991 to about 8 per cent increase in rural development out- per cent now. But even then, the common lay forsd\emes like Jawahar Rozgar Yojana, people are facing the problem of pnce rise Minimum Needs Programme, IRDP, etc. and erosion of rupee value. I request the His announcement for taking steps to hon. Finance Minister t~ take steps contin- . strengthen the rural credit system is the uouslyto keep the inflation under check and most welcome one as in the rural areas, it is brought down to less than 6 per cent. money lenders and pawn brokers ~ the poor masses like anything. •. The hon. Finance Minister has given a hint for the review of the Foreign Exchange Th\l current· account convertibility will Regulations Act, 1973 in view of the substantially liQeralise the access to foreign liberalisation policy and comfortable foreign exchange for business transactions, fortrav- reserves. I would request him to see thatthe el, education and medical expenses. At Govemment continues to have control over present, 500 dollars are allowed as foreign the flow of foreign exchange so that unscru- exchange under foreign travel scheme once pulous people do not take advantage of it. in three years for going abroad as tourist or The hon. Finance Minister has given a lot for education or for medical expenses. This of incentives for boosting export, which are has been liberalised to 2,000 dollars per welcome by the exporting industry. I am year, which would very much help students sure, this will boost our exports to foreign who are going abroad for higher studies in countries and would enable us to play an engineering, medical, etc. and also those important role in the intemational market. who go to meet their relatives. I welcome the cuts of excise duty and After the unfortunate incident at customs duty on many items like capital Ayodhya and followed by communal riots goods and other machinery's and spare and bomb blasts in early 1992, things have parts. In his Budget speech he said and I come to nermal and the economic situation quote: has shown substantial improvement, thanks to the progreSSive policies of our hon. Fi- "Availability of capital goods at a rea- nance Minister under the leadership of our sonable cost is necessary to enhance our beloved leader, Shri Narasimha Rao. Our competitiveness and promote investment. It foreign currency reserves which were is also necessary to ensure that our domes- around one billion dollar inJune, 1991, when tic Captial goods industry, which has tre- we came to power at the Centre are now mendous potential, is not at a comparative close to 13 billion dollars. / disadvantage due to anomalies in the tax structure". The credit goes to the hon. finance Minister who has steered through the ex- So, to enhance our competitiveness ports by making sweeping reforms in econ- and to promote investment which are the omy. International confidence in Indian ven- essential ingredients of economic growth, tures has been restored and foreign institu- our hon. Finance Minister has given cus- tions/corporate business investments have toms duty reduction to certain equipments started coming to India. and machineries. Inflation has,- no doubt, been reduced As the hon. Finance Minister has as- 723 General Budget MARCH 18. 1994 1994-95 724 [Dr. (Smt.) Padma] the working of various tax proposals and . wherever loopholes are to be plugged or the sured in the House, I request him to go into system to be made more effective. follow-up the aspect of dumping of certain imported should be taken. gods at artificially low prices in our country by multinationals and anti-dumping mea- The changes proposed in the general sures should be strictly enforced. India can- small scale industry exemption scheme are not be made the dumping ground for un- welcome. It would minimise the harassment wanted things by the multinational agen- from t~e tax officialS for the people who are cies. engaged in the small scale industry. By this proposal, the hon. Minister has extended The hon. Minister has'said about the the duty concessions upto a clearance value application of uniform rates for similar com- of Rs.75 lakh to all the small scale units modities to the extent possible. This VliII whether registered or not. The scheme is simplify the tax procedures. reduce the scope also extended to certain sectors like iron, of misuse and favouritism shown by the steel and copper products. This will greatly bureaucrats and also litigation. Most of the help the small scale industry and generate court cases relating to excise duty are on employment opportunities and seH employ- dispute over classification of similar com- ment. modities. Uniform rate for similar commod- ities would greatly reduce the number of The General Budget 1994-95 is innova- litigations going to the court on this account. tive in the sense, the ho~. Finance Minister has introduced a tax of 5 percent on the The hon. Minister said, while referring service sector which provide services like to steps proposed for reducing the number telephone ISO\STO, local calls, insurance of special exemption notifications and appli- companies on non -life insurance services cation of uniform rates for similar commod- like fire insurance, flood insurance, insur- ities, and I quote: ance againsttheft, burglary, motorcar insur- ance etc. I congratulate the hon. Finance "These steps will promote growth of Minister for putting a 5 per cent tax on the manufacturing output and employment, t>rokerage of commission charged by the will make tax administration easier, less stock brokers in relation to their services. discretionary and also reduce the scope for misclassification, disputes and eva- The hon. Minister has proposed to get sion. They will increase revenue elas- Rs. 4,000 crore from the Budget through the ticity and pave the way for an eventual sale of public sector eqUity. I would like to adoption of a value added tax· caution the Government that while disinvesting the shares, we would take care I would urge upon the hon. Finance to see that it should be done in a prudent way Ministerthat many taxation committees have so that no public sector on units is put to loss. come and gone but invariably each commit- The mechanism should be so evolved that tee has emphasised the need for simplifica- there is no scope for any malpractice by the tion and rationalisation 01 taxation proce- managers of the equity issue. dures and making tax administration easier. This is a continuous step and I request the About the direct tax concessions given hon. Finance Minister to constantly review to the assesses, I would like to thank the !725 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95726 . "on. Finance Minister for exempting from Govemment is going to sign the final GATI tax, repayment of educational loans taken Agreement in the month of April, 1994, they for students, and the benefits given for the have already implemented the provisions of elder citizens. The proposal of presumptive the GATI Treaty. tax on lorry owners and fleet owners is welcome. The Finance Minister has said during his budget speech that though the Govern- While welcoming adjustment of tax ment is reducing the customs duties, it. has slab for income-tax made in the bracket of in its mind the deep concem of our domestic . Rs. 35,OOD-Rs. 60,000, a tax rate of twenty industries which want a level playing ground. per cent and in the second bracket of Rs. But I am very sorry to say that the Govern- 6O,OO1-Rs. 1,20,000, a tax rate of thirty per ment has not shown any concern to the c~nt, I also welcome the withdrawal of sur- domestic industries, particularly the small- charge on income-tax completely on non- scale industries. The small-scale industries corporate assesses. However, I request the have twenty lakh units, they are giving em- hon. Finance Minister to increase the ployment to 126 lakh people of this country exemption limit for income-tax from Rs. and have a share of forty per cent of the 35,000 to Rs. 40,000 and to raise the stan- export earnings. But what has the Govern- dard deduction for 'Salaried class from Rs. ment done in t~ budget for them? Though 15,000 to Rs. 18,000, in view of the erosion they have removap certain restrictions as a of rupee value and the inflation which is as • difference betw~n registered and high as eight per cent. unregistered units, the basic demand of the small-scale industries that the exemption SHRI SOBHANADREESWARA RAO limit of Rs. 30 lakh, which was there earlier, VADDE (Vijayawada): Mr. Deputy Speaker, shOUld be enhanced. But they have not Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity. done that. Particularly when we take into I rise to oppose the budget proposals, most consideration the cost escalation of steel, of which are anti-poor, anti-farmers and iron and several other inputs which are badly anti-m~ddle class. Why I am calling this required by the small-scale industries, they budget as anti-poor is because this budget should have enhanced the exemption limit. has given concessions ofthousands ofcrores of rupees to the corporate sector and to the . Sir, the big industry has got various affluent sections, while it has put burden of sources to meet its capital requirements. It thousands of crores or rupees on the com- takes money from commercial banks. It mon man and the poor man. Though Dr. goes for public issue by giving shares to the Manmohan Singh is the author of this bud- public and it also can ~vail the benefit from get, I clearly see the hand of the IMF and the the mutual funds. But what about the small- World Bank in the shaping of this budget scale industry? The point is that the small- because this Government has done what scale sector is starving of working capital they wanted. All the while they have been requirements. Even today, in the moming, pressuring for reduction of the customs a question was answered in this House in duties, for reduction of the import duties and which the Government has said that a min- for reduction of the import barriers on the imum 20 percent of the product output value goods from developed countries into this should be made available to the small-scale country, and the Finance Ministerhasexer- industry as the working capital. I am very 9ised this ~ery cautiously. Even before our happy about it Of course, the Government 727 GenetaI8udget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95 728 [Sh. Sobhanadreswara Rao Vadde] policy measures for promoting and sIrength- ening the small, tiny and village enterprises • has given instructions in OCtober, 1993. But on 6th August, 1991 in this very House and I would like to say that the P.R. Naik I quote from it: Committee has clearly stated that at the moment· this smao-scale industry is getting "Simplification of rules and procedures: only 8 per cent of their output value as The persistent complaint of smallale working capital. Out of these smao-scale units of being subjected to a large num- units, nearly 95 per ce'nt of them are tiny ber of Acts and laws, being required to units, village industry units and they are maintain a number of registers and getting only 2.7 per cent of their output as submit returns and face an anny of working capital. This is the state of affairs. inspectors would be attended to within That is why many of these small-scale units a specified timeframe of three months: are getting into sickness. This is your promise. WhattheGovem- You are aware that more than two lakh ment has done in respect of this promise? I units have become sick. My suggestion to demand an answer from the Govemment. the Government is that unless you strongly monitor the commercial banks and the fi- No less a person than the hon. Prime nancial institutions and ask them to go to the Minister has said on one occasion that this rescue of the small-scale units, the small- Government wants to do away with Inspec- scale industry is going to suffer much more tor Raj and this Govemment dOes not with in the near Mure. Tnat is my humble these trouble-giving inspectors to visit the submission to the Government and I re- small-_scale units and give trouble to them. quest you to take all necessary steps to do The Prime Minister has said that, I have put that. a question in this very House and I was replied that "No such proposal is under The small-scale industry has been consideration of the Govemment. ft That is requesting one particular point. It is about the reply I have got to my unstarred ques- the limited partnership Act to be brought tion. When the Prime Minister says some- forward. When the small-scale industry is thing and the Govemment negates it in its slightly going to become sick or·it is in reply it i$ not good. financial doldrums, suppose a new entre- preneur or a new partner comes forward to That is why I say that you kindly change join, he should be encouraged. If his liability your attitude towards the small-scale indus- is limited upto the amount which he is try which is very very essential for the growth investing, he will also come forward to help of our economy and for millions of people to it. If the entire burden goes on him, he will get employment in this vital sector. not come forward. This suggestion has come from the small-scale industry. The Sir, particularly the excise duties are Government has been promising. But it has causing tremendous damage to the func- not yet got any legislation to that extent. tioning ofthe small-scale sector, particularly in case of re-roHing mills. While you -have not helped the small- scale industry, I would like to say one word If they use from scrap. the product was hele. The Government has announced the exempted from the excise duty. Because of 729 General Budget PHALGuNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95730 [Sh. Sobhanadreswara Rao Vaddel the Government. That has not been paid in the last seven or eight years .. It went to the that, there was some price difference be- court and obtained stay and continues to do tween the products of rei-elling mills like rods so. When you have given the corporate tax and flats and those come from big steel benefits, again this' company is going to factories. Because of the price difference, benefit by a few hundreds of crores of small peopIe,common people,lowermiddle rupees. You have increased the prices of .class people used to purchase rods which LPG. You have increased the prices of comes from rerolling mills. Now, you have diesel and petrol. You have increased the removed the exemption and you have im- prices of wheat and rice, ~hus putting a lot of posed advalorem tax. Because of this, the burden, nearly Rs. 4000 crores on the con- price is lJoing to enhance and it is going to sumers of this country. Is it fair? Does it not put a serious burden not only on the con- show where your love lies, where your inter- sumers but is also going to cause serious est is? I request the Government to consider hann to the rerolling mills. I request the this. My friend, Mr. Deve Gowda has al- Govemment to kindly consider this. ready said about this. Please make amend- ments to whatever you have proposed ear- . Earlier, in respect of pesticides, you lier. have reduced the import duty on pesticides which are impqrted from 85 per cent to 65 My another concern is, the Govern- percent. At the same time, you have put 10 ment of India is intruding into the resources per cent excise duty on pesticides, inter- of the State Govemment. The Centre's mediates as well as final products, particu- share of taxes has increased by 15 per cent larly mono chrotopass, which is one of the but your assistance to theState plans have important pesticides required by the fann- come down. Now, Sir, the net resource ers. This price is going to be enhanced. transfer to the States which stood at 37.9 Already the fanners are very much bur- per cent in 1991-92 has come down to 37.4 dened with your increased price offertilisers per cent in the revised Budget of 1993-94 and several other inputs. This is going to be and now it is only 35.1 per cent in the the last straw on the camel's back, particu- present 1994-95 Budget. Therefore, the larly, Andhra has the highest consumers of State Govemment's budget responsibilities these pesticides. I request the Govemment are increasing and the Plan outlays are to kindly examine this. enhancing by 10 percent to 12 percent. The assistance from the Government of India is As my other colleagues have said,l will coming down. You have made the women not go into details regarding Hawai chappElls welfare scheme for savings. We are not and also the chappels with a value 0" less against the spirit of the scheme. It is a good thanRs.125. Now you have put excise duty scheme. But at the same time, it is going to on them. You have also brought coHon intrude into the resources of the srnall sav- blended yam also under the excise net. ings that will be available for the State How is it that you have given concessions' Governments. amounting to so many thousand crores of rupees to big companies, to big corporators Just now, my hon. friend has said about and you want to put the burden on the small the irrigation projects. Out of 263 rnajor people? There is a big cigarette company in irrigation projects that were taken up aD this country which awes As. 1,000 cmres to these four decades, only 83 were complet- 731 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95732 ISh. Sobhanadreswara Rao Vadde] crease our exports. But what is it you are .doing to the agricultural sector? Please tell ed. 183 projects are still corttinuing and me. Is there any word in this Budget for the similar is the case with the medium irrigation agricultural sector to be happy? Two years projects. ButtheGovemment of Maharashtra baCk, the Finance Minister said;- in its anxiety to see that the projects are completed-at least, some ofthenr.-before "An agreed business consortium will be the year 2,00. A.D., it has asked for permis- established mainly to help the farmers sion from the Government of lndia to issue to reap the benefit of the exports." irrigption bonds. You have not agree to. it. Where is that? I have not heard about 21.00 hrs. it for th~ last two years. I am very eagerly searching for it in the newspapers. You have not agre~. I have received the reply. On two occasions, I have put the MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: We have question and it is answered that Govem- agreed to sit I,Ip to 9 0' clock. . ment of India is not willing to give guarantee to those bonds issued by the Government. SHRI SOBHANADREESWARA RAO Why? Why should you have such an attitude VADDE: I will continue tomorrow. towards the bonds issued by a State Gov- ernment? After all. it is going to help for . MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: You can creation of irrigation facilities. At the mo- continue if it is for five minutes more. ment we are able to utilise only 48 per cent of the utilisable water resources in this coun- SHRI SOBHANADREESWARA RAO try. Only a few monthsback Shri Vidyacharan VADDE: I have no objection to continue Shukla told me about this fact. Without tomorrow. irrigation facilities, how can you improve the agricultural productivity? Without irrigation Mr. Deputy Speaker: Kindly continue. facilities, how can you increase the total production which will give, after meeting our SHRI SOBHANADREESWARA RAO requirement, the exportable surplus which VADDE: This Government has promised to you are badly in need of? the farmers of this country an agreed busi- ness consortium to be established. Till My request to the Government is kindly today no such concrete measure has been to change this attitude. taken, while in respect of invitation to these multinational companies, Just overnight you I am happy the Government of India are doing so many things. You have changed has in its reply said:- the rules and the procedures' and every- thing with a lot of speed. But why is this "The Govemment of India wish to have Government not having any interest for Rs.50,OOOcroresofexportsfromagricultur- that? That is my deep concern. aI sector." For agriculture, the .Plan outlay has We are very happy. We are all here to come down from 15percent in the First Plan support the Govemmenfs efforts to bridge to 5.2 percentonly in this Plan. Forlrrigation that balance of paynlents position and in- it came down from 22 per cent to 7.9 per cent 733 General Budget PHALGUNA 27, 1915 (SAKA) 1994-95 734 . .and has this Govemm"nt taken any mea- I fail to find in this Budget Speech the sures to make available at least credit to the Finance Minister'sconcem for non-utilisation farmers? No. Last year, As. 16,000 crores of As. 66,000 crores worth of foreign assis- was the target. Not even As. 13,POO crores tance which was granted but not being was given to the farmers as credit. If that utilised. Is it not a fact? Out Of As. 2,18,000 is the case, how can the credit requirements crores of our foreign assistance, As, 66,000 of farmers be met? The Hon. Finance crores is unutilised. Is it not a fact that last Minister and Shri. H.D. Devegowda have year, the Asian Development Bank has said that our country has tremendous po- cancelled a project because we could not tential. True. We have all the necessary utilise that money for more than several inputs. We have land, water, climate, hard- years? So, they were vexed and they working iarmers in this country. They do to cancelled.it. The hon. Minister has said, with the farm even in the night to put on the convicti9n, that our country will not be led current water switch. Sometimes, the farm- into a debt-trap situation. I would like to ers may lose his life due to short circuit. caution this Govemment about the wider Such farmers are there. But is this Govern- gap in our balance of payments position ment helping the farmers to develop our which has started with Shri Aajiv Gandhi. Of country? course, we have a lot of affection for him. He 'had tremendous modem outlook. He I ask this Goveml)'l8nt; 'Have you esti- wanted to take this country to the 21st mated the capital requirement for our coun- century. We do admire him for that. But the try to achieve the potential to become num- liberalisation process which started during ber one agro-power in this world? At the regime is one of the prime reasons for this moment, after 45 years, we have released worsening of the foreign reserves position. only 40 per cent of the potential we have. Shri Patel has just now said regarding Still 60 per cent potential is yet to be the power sector. In Maharashtra, the realised. If you ~ealise even 20 per cent of Maharashtra State Electricity Board has that, you will have thousands of crores .of entered into an agreement with Mis. Enron rupees of surplus like Japan about which my Power Corporation of U.S.A. If aR the hon .. friend has said. My submission is: conditionalities that have been demanded kindly bring'a change in your attitude, in your by them and agreed to by the Maharashtra perspective. Please do not think that only State Electricity Board are to be okayed by the big industries, only those big industries the Central Govemment, it may not be very of those multinational corporations will help far off when this very Govemment will find it this country, which is not corract. Only very very difficult to meet the foreign ex- ag~ulture and the small-scale industries change required to send their profits or the can help you. 16 per cent post-tax guaranteed retum. How much burden it is going to put? Of The hon. Minister was telling some- course, it is not that we are against the State thing about pre-payment of an instalment to Electricity Boards in improving their perfor- the IMF. Of course, he was feeling so much mance. Definitely, the performance has to happy over the pre-payment of an instal- be improved. Definitely, the agricultural ment to the IMF. By pre-paying the loan, power tariff or some other tariff may have to what is it that we are really gaining? Only a be slightly increased but not at the level of smaH amount of interest we may be gaining. one hundred per cent or two hundred per 735 General Budget MARCH 18, 1994 1994-95736 [Sh. Sobhanadreswara Rao Vadde] should be given. Right. But.the poor man cannot give a security. And the Branch cent as suggested by some Committees. Manager is held responsible if the beneficia- But.the 16 per cent post-tax profit guaran- ry does not pay back the loan at a later date. teed to MIs. Enron is not in the interests of These are the practical problems which are the country. coming in the way. You kindly think overthat and take immediate necessary steps to give suitable instructions and also strong guide- I would like to conclude. now. Before lines or orders so thatthe poor people, either that, I would like to say that the position is if through IRDP or through Prime Minister's these conditions are accepted, you have to Rozgar Yojana or through any other self- acCept the same conditions for all the other employment scheme, are given help by the Power Corporations which are coming from Government. abroad. Already, the Telecommunications Department has recommended to the Min- istry of Finance to agree to this 16 per cent Lastly, I would like to say that reforms, post-tax profit. Similar or will be the position to some extent, have been initiated by the in respect of all other investments that will Government of India. But at the State come in future. This is going to put a Govemment leve!, no reform process has tremendous burden on our foreign exchange started. Still the bureaucracy is having that reserves. So, I request the Govemment to stranglehold. No change has come in the take care of that one. functioning of the bureaucracy. Unless there also some refonns are initiated, it will not Finally, I want to say one thing. I am really give any benefit. coming to the last point. Finally, I only urge upon the Govem- ment, we have represented to Dr. Manmohan Regarding unemployment. the Govem- . Singh also about it, that there is an accident ment is thinking that just because they have insurance scheme for the toddy-trapers. If allocated the funds, people are going to get they are met with some accident, some employment. I speak only of our respect- amount is given tothem. Similarly, in Andhra able Prime Minister. He has- initiated a Pradesh, Kerala and other places, lakhs of programme 'PrimeMinister's RozgarYojana. people are there who climb on to the coconut The objective is good. It is to help the trees and bring down coconut. But when educated unemployed people to stand on they die, no such help is given at the mo- their own footing. The other day you have ment. We have suggested - Shri B~ayogi, replied that not even 30 per cent of the myself and other colleagues from Andhra beneficiaries have been given the loan. Pradesh - for SQrTle such help. I request that Have you ana~ysed the reasons for that? please examine it with all sympathy and Now asperthe present restrictions, a Branch come forward with a suitable scheme for • Manager has got powers to sanction a.loan them. uptoRs.25,OOO. Over and above that sum, he has to get the permission fonn the region- al office or somebody. In the sclleme it has Finally, I urge only the Government to b8en mentioned that a loan up to Rs. 11akh withdraw this very high level of burden on 737 General Budget PHALGUNA 27,1915 (SAKA) 1994-95738 ," the common people and middle class pe0- it~d in the House. Now the House stands ple and do away with thl'lse things and if adjourned to meet tomorrow at 11.00 a.m. necessary. impose burden on the rich peo- ple and corporation and not on the small people. I thank you tor giving me this 21.13 hrs. opportunity to speak. The Lok Sabha then adjourned till DR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you Eleven of the Clock on Saturday. March for exempl~ry patience that you have exhib- 19. 19941 Pha/guna 28. 1915 (Saka). p,.ill/,·e! III: S. Nal'llnlll l\ S'IIIS. II-X/( Ok/ria lIullls'rilll Ar('(l. J>lrll.~(·-II. N,'''' Odlri-/1ll 01(}.