(b) The expenditure incurred so far is Gas Commission, being decentralized, are about Rs. 40 crores. The expenditure re- being filled up by the regional authorities by maining to be incurred is anticipated to be selection from persons registered at the local about Rs. 64 erores. Employment Exchanges;
(c) The work on the dam is program- (b) if so, whether it is a fact that the med to be completed by June, 1971. The number of persons employed in Class III and first generating set is also proposed to be Class IV posts from Gujarat constitute to be commissioned by this date and the remaining less as compared to situation prevailing in three sets at an interval of 6 months thereafter. other regions; and Widening of the Kakrapar right bank canal is in progress. Works on other canals are (c) the number of Class I, Class n, also proposed to be taken up during the Class III and Class IV employees in the Oil Fourth Plan, but a major portion of this andNatural Gas Commission in Gujarat as on work will spill over to the Fifth Plan. the 31st December, 1968 indicating category- wise the strength of employees belonging to (d) No, Sir. Gujarat and those from other States separa- tely 1 Oil and Natural Gas Commission THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 8365. SHRI D. R. PARMAR: MlNISTR Y OF PETROLEUM AND SHIH R. K. AMIN : CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS (SHRI D. R. CHAVAN) : (a) Yes. WiD the Minister of PETROLEUM AND CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS (b) The number of persons employed in be pleased to state : category III & IV and belonging to the states in which the Project/Region is situated (a) whether it is a fact that Class III vis-a-vis total number of employees in and Class IV posts in the Oil and Natural these categories is shown below :-
Total No. of employees Local EmployuJ
GUJARAT Class III 7080 3037 (projects in Gujarat) Class IV 2151 1756 ASSAM Class III 2933 2102 (projects in Assam) Class IV 905 800 WEST BENGAL Class III 303 150 Class IV 80 30 MAHARASHTRA Class III 20 7 Class IV 5 4 DELHI Class III 23 10 (Union Territory) Class IV 15 2 J. & K. Class III 80 2 Class IV 46 5 RAJASTHAN Class III 150 77 Class IV 107 86 MADRAS Oass III 92 33 Class IV 31 12 PONDECHERI Class III 422 44 (Union Territory) Class IV 120 94 UTTAR PRADESH CIa.s III 1797 1302 Class IV 522 465 101 Writ/en Answers VAISAKHA 16.1891 (SAKA) Wr;l1en AnsweTl 102
GUJARAT
(c) To/al No. of Local Other Employees Employees Employees aass I 555 48 507 Class II 455 50 405 Class ill 7080 3037 4043 Class IV 2151 1756 395
Evasion of Taxes by Rir1a concern. (3) Undervaluation of stocks : A net additions of Rs. 5,42,470 has 8366. SHRI YAJNA DATI SHARMA: been made on this count in the assess- Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased ments of various years of a Ltd. to refer to the reply given to Unstrarred Company. Question No. 1527 on the 3rd March, 1969 and state: (4) Inflation of expenses under the head 'Publicity Account'. (a) the action taken by Government in respect of the five categories of charges on An addition of Rs. 83,248 has been the Income-tax side of the Birla concerns made in the various as5CSSmcnts on where prima facie cases of misuse have this account. been established; (b) the period to which these cases (5) Transfer of house properties at low relate, the detail of the Income-tax and the prices. stage at which the enquiry, if any, is beinll conducted; and A capital gain of Rs. 2,14,540/- has been determined and assessed (c) the time when Government could after valuing the properties pro- establish these charges, when the enquiry perly. into the matter was started by Government and the extent of sucees achieved by Govern- (b) These cases related to the assessment ment since then, giving details of each charge years 1959-60 and 196/-62 to 1667-68. The separately? concealed income is indicated in reply to THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER part (a) above. It has been already brought AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI to assessment. The details of additional MORARJI DESAI): (a) Action taken is tax levied as a result of the above are not indicated below : reallily avilable.
(I) Payment of large salaries to ladies and other close relatives of top execu- (c) Only when the assessments are con- firmed in appeal it can be said that the tives. charges have been established. It is not A sum of Rs. 9,48,782 has possible to say how much time the appeals been disallowed out of the salaries will take, but every effort will be made to paid in the assessments on the con- expedite their disposal. The enquiry was cerned companie•. started in 1967. The measure of success is indicated in reply to part (a) obove. (2) Wrong claim of rebate on profits on export sales although no profits on Set-b.ZCkt Malaria Eradication Programme exports sales were earned. in States
A rebate of Rs. 1,00.762 which had 8 67. SHRI MADHU LIMA YE: Will been wrongly allowed earlier in vari- the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY ous years, has been withdrawn. PLANNING; AND WORKS, HOUSING 103 MAY 6,1969 Writ/err Arr..... ers 104
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased (c) The Central Council of Health made to state: the following recommendations to improve (8) whether it is a fact that it was men- the situation :- tioned in 8 recent meeting of the Central Cooncil. of Health that there bas been a set- (i) That all-out efforts be made to back in the malaria eradication programme sustain the achievements of this pro- in many states; gramme and to complete the pro- gramme within the time schedule by (h) whether it is a fact that the set-back the year 1975-76, and that the Plann- has been caused due to the Centre's failure ing Commission be approached for to provide the States with adequate staff, according approval for a plan allo- equipment and insecticides; and cation of Rs. 108 crores both for N. M. E. P. and Urban anti-larval (c) if so, whether there are any plans operation with pattern of assistance to improve the situation? as 100% Centrally sponsored;
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (ii) That the problem States such as MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and PLANNING; AND WORKS, HOUSING Gujarat in which larger set-backs to AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI the programme have occurred should B. S. MURTHY): (a) The position about redouble their efforts by streamlining the NUionaI Malaria Eradication Programme tbeir implementing machinery so as was diSCUlllecl in the 15th meeting of the to bring the status of the programme Central Council of Health held at Bombay in their State to the requisite level on the 16th October, 1968 and it was noted without much loss of time; that the set-back and reversions were mostly confined to compact tracts in the States of (iii) That the recommendations of the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. International Team with regard to the withdrawal of surveillance staff (b) The causes for the set-back in the from some of the units reverted to National Malaria Eradication Programme in early Attack phase, be implemented some States are as follows :- only if the steps by these States are ensured for applying 100% insecti- I. Inadequate spray coverage. cide coverage. 2. Inadequate surveillance (both active and passive) due to non-provision of (iv) That in order to ensure the right surveillance staff in sufficient number type of leadership for the imple- particularly in difficult areas. mentation of this Programme at the 3. Unsatisfactory laboratory services State level, only qualified and ex- due to inadequate number of labora- perienced officers possessing tbe tory technicions. reQuisite initiative and drive be selec- ted by the State authorities; 4. Ineffective supervision and inadequate field staff. (v) That the States should avail of maximum assistance from tbe offi- 5. Inability of the local bodies to take cers of the N. M. E. P./R. C. Os. care of malaria in urban areas. in the implementation of the Pro- gramme and in the formulation of iii. Vector resistance to insecticides in Annual Plans and in working of certain areas. other detail. for the Programme; and The responsibilitv for tbe proper execu- tion of the programme vests with the states. (vi) That a phased plan of replacement TIle Central Govemment has been supplying of old vebicles within the next three ~ l s and equipment in addition to years be worked out for immediate ..-ing part of tbe operational cost. necessary implementation . lOS Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Wrilten Answers 106
The N. M. E. P. has been repbased in sl l~~ ~ t ~~ ~ the light of the experience gained in its . ~ ~ working during the last few years. The if; 'l'l""l111r it 'ft fif;;roft 'R: 12 Programme has been classified as a Centrally om lIfu ~ ~ a ~ ~ if ~ 3TR m Sponsored Scbeme in the Fourth Five Year ~ lIfu;r1f if; r.m: 35 tiq7t ~ ~ Plan and 100% Central assistance to the States is proposed. The requirements of mit ~ ~~ I \!fRlTiif II>'t ~ "'T insecticides for the current year have also ~ it ~ if ~q ".!; W ~ 8368. 11ft ~ ~ 'ltmft: W ~ ~T ~ ~ am: ~ U"'flI" fi:I;nf am: .~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ if; ;fR ~ iIicr ;;wIT 'fT I ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - - ~ m 1-4-1969 lT ~ ~ '!il;;nit ~ it ~ 'R: fif';m qfi:qtr ~ t~ ;r lJ;lf lJ;lf W: it r.m: ij- ~~~ ~ ~ ~ I.?I'rn" ~ llT~ o'fl lIfu ~ a ~ ~ arf':rI; ~ n: f.re!ffi:o ~-~ ~ f.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ rn if;T ~ Rm ~, 't ~ ~ ~ llT~ o'fl ~ ~~ ~~ ~ T ~ ~ l ~ rn it r.m: ~ w ~ ( ~ "ltrofTll" oi'Tcrif ;ft1rr f.r('if) ~u , an1" "ItIIf THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ifi full; ~ OOTif// Dental Colleges ( 'fi") llT~ ll"rfw mr um <'['\tit 't ~ ~ ./s370. SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES: ~ ~ Will the Minister of HEALTH AND 5!Tf( ~ 'ffir WI'f if ~ lWft' f~ ~ .r.n ifIn fiffi ~~ ( ~ LIC Loans to Orissa IiRmft ~ ('F) oil ~, 'flifflf; ~ ~ ~ lll"'ft mfl:r.r ~, 8373. SHRI CIDNTAMANI PANI- 1iW-nr"f t m GRAHl: Will the Minister of FINANCE be ~ 'FT ~ (c) the amount of loan advanced by the Life Insurance Corporation in Orissa as 8372. ~ ~ ~ industrial loans so far? ~~~ THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI 'flIT ~ ifIn q ~ ~ 3Th: MORARJI DESAI) : (a) Yes, Sir. ~, 3l1CI'm ifIn ~ mrm ~ 2 (b) Total amount of loans sanctioned by ~, 1968 t arcm:tfiif>cf lWof ~ the Corporation in the State of Orissa is 2819 t a~ t ~ if ~ iICI"f.t ~ Rs. 835.70 lakhs. 'li"'1f 1f;tit f.f; : (c) Nil.
( 'F) 'flIT llri immr ~ fufl:r- Problems of Rural Water Supply for Irriga- h 'fiT fGit rrit ~ t m if ~ tiun Purposes ~s H <'1T ~ ~ a ~ 8374. SHRI B. K. DASCHOWDHURY : Will the Minister of IRRIGATION AND POWaR be pleased to state :
~ ifIn ~ ~ am: (a) whether Government are considering a plan of having a single agency, both at the ~, 3l1CI'm ifIn 'f1R11f fif'Iim ~~ Centre and in the States, to deal with prob- ihl'ilf.r.n ~ ~ WPri... te ForeillD Investments in India MORARJI DESAI) : (a) and (b). The latest figures about the outstanding foreign business 8375. SHRI B. K. DASCHOWDHURY : iovestments io India are available as at the Will tbe Minister of FINANCE be pleased to end of March 1965. A statement showing state: the countrywise break· up of these figures as (a) whether U. S. A., U. K. and Federal on that date and approvals accorded the- Republic of Germany are leading in the reafler is laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha. field of private foreillD invest ments in It will be seen from this statement that in India; and respect of outstanding imestments the U. K., U. S. A .. and West Germany in that order (b) if so, the total amount of investments are leading in the field of foreign investments made by the above countries upto March, in India, while in the case of fresh approvals 1969 ? from the 1st April. 1965 upto the 31st Deeem- THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ber, 1968 tbe leading countries areU. S. A .• AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI U. K. and Japan.
Statement
Countrywise Break up of Outstanding f'oreign Business Investments in India (Rs. crores)
Actual outstanding foreign Approvals accorded during Country investments as at the end of the period April, 1965 to March, 1965. December, 1968.
U.K. 529.3 23.5 U. S.A. 193.2 48.9 West Germany 24.5 5.6 France 19.7 1.5 Switzerland 18.1 1.2 Italy 14.2 1.8 Japan 13.6 5.9 Canada 10.5 3.9 Sweden 8.1 0.8 Other countries 104.6 10.1
Total 935.8 103.2
Note: The actual foreign iovestments are aggregate of (a) the net foreign liabilities of brancbes of foreillD companies operatiog in India, (b) foreillD-held ordinary shares, including the proportionate .hare in free reserves, and foreign-held preference shares and debentures of Indian joint stock companies and (c) long-term loans for financing fixed capital expenditure obtained by these companies from foreign official institutions. The approvals, on the other hand, represent sanctions given to the issue of ordinary (equity) and preference shares in Indian joint stock ~ a s only.
Combined Finance and RennH AtcOIIDts (a) when the "Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts" of the Central and State Governments was last published; 8376. SHRI JYOTIRMOY BASU Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased (b) when it is going to be published to state: again; and U3 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answ","s 114
(c) the reaSOns for delay in its publica- experience, better coordination of policies, tion? eliminate delays and avoid overlapping of functions which are inherent in the existing THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER arrangements. AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORARJI DESAI) : (a) and (b). The docu- There has reen no suggestion for merger ment for 1964-65 was published in August, of Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation 1968. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India which is a private seetor financial has stated that the document for 1965-66 is institution, with any of the other two under print and copies are expected shortly. bodies. The document for 1966-67 is also under print and that for 1967-68 i, being compiled. (c) The matter will be examined by Government. (c) The compilation is taken up only after the preparation of the Finance accounts of the Central, State and Union Territory Setting up of Standing CommissioD to Solve Governments. Further being a bulky docu- River Water Dispates ment comprising mostly statistical tables, its printing also takes time. Every effort is, 8379. SHRI R. BARUA : however, being made to expedite its publica- SHRI N. R. LASKAR: tion. SHRI CHENGALRAYA NAlDU :
Merger of Financial Insti tutions Will the Minister of IRRIGATION AND POWER be pleased to state : 8377. SHRI GADILINGANA GOWD: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased (a) whether it is a fact that the Institute to state : of Engineers, at their 49th Annual Conven- tion held recently, urged Government to set (a) whether Government have received up a Standing Commission to IOlveriYer suggestions for the merger of Industrial Deve- water disputes between States; lopment Bank, It:'duSlrial Finance Corporation of India and the Industrial Credit and Invest- (b) whether certain other suggestions ment Corporation of India to avoid duplica- were also put forward by them all the tion of activities; Convention for consideration of Government; and (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if so, Government's reaction there- (c) the reaction of Government thereto? to? THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORARJI THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE DESAI): (a) and (b). The Committee on MINISTRY OF IRRIGATION AND Public Undertakings (1968-69) recently exami- POWER (SHRI SIDDHESHWAR PRASAD): ned the question of merger of Industrial (a) and (b). It is reported that after the Finance Corporation of India with Industrial presentation of a Paper by one of the Development Bank of India. In its report Members on "River Water Disputes" and submitted to the Lok Sabha on 29th April, some discussions thereon, it was resolved at 1969 the Committee has r"""mmended that the 49th AnDual Convention of the Institution the question of merger of Industrial Finance of Engineers held at J aipar to set up a Corporation of India with Industrial Develop- Committee to compile factual information on ment Bank of India might be examined by Inter-State Water Disputes and study ·the Government and an early decision taken in matter further. the matter, as it would have a greater impact on industrial growth In the country. Accor- (c) Government have not received any ding ·tothe Committee 'such a merger would official reference from the Institution of lead to access to enlarged resources and Engineers in this matter. 115 Wrillen A .... wers MAY 6,1969 Written Answers 116
Taking over of Killick Group of Industries by (b) whether it is also a fact that· his Kapadia Family Ministry have not confirmed the same and the desired organisation for survey, investiga- 8380.v{HRI MADHU LIMA YE : tion and design could not be established in DR. SUSHILA NAYAR : Madhya Pradesh ;
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased (c) whether the Central Government to refer to the reply given to Unstarred have been persuaded by the Government of Question No. 883 on the 24th February, 1969 Madhya Pradesh to allot funds to the tune and state: of Rs. 20 lakhs for setting up of the required Organisation ; and
(a) whether the enquiry into the activities (d) if so, the action which Government of tbe Kapadia family has since been comple_ propose to take in this regard ? ted; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) if so, the result tbereof; MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING (c) the proceedings instituted or that are AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B.S. likely to be instituted on the basis of the MURTHY): (a) In the Planning Commission's results of this enquiry; and letter dated 25th January, 1967 addressed to the State Governments the scheme "Central (d) if tbe reply to part (a) above be in Investigation, Planning and Design Organisa- the negative, how long this enquiry is likely tion in State" had been included in the list to take? of Centrally sponsored Schemes during the Fourth Five Year Plan. eligible for 100% grant-in-aid. THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND ~ T OF FINANCE (SHRI (b) to (d) . As the draft Fourth Five MORARJI DESAI) : (a) No, Sir. Year Plan was under revision and also as the pattern of assistance was being revised, (b) and (c) . Do not arise. no final·decisions were taken. The scheme has since been dropped and is not included Cd) It is difficult to say how much time in the Plan. However financial assistance tbe enquiries will take for completion, but for Rural Survey and Investigation Divisions every effort is being made to complete them continues to be made available to the States as early as possible. including Madbya Pradesh.
Central Investigation Planning and D ..ign Haridas Mundhra's letter to his agent Organisation in U. K.
8381. SHRI G. C. DIXIT: Will the 8382. SHRI Y AJNA DATI SHARMA: Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY Will tbe Minister of FINANCE be pleased PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING to refer to the reply given to Starred Ques- AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased tion No. 149 on the 24th February, 1969 and to state. state: (a) "hether Government have since (a) whether it is a fact that the Plan- completed enquiries into the letter purported ning Commission had addressed to all State to have been written by Shri Harida..- Mun- Governments on the 25th January, 1967 dhra to his Financial Controller in U. K. indicating that during Fourth Plan, a Central asking him to give "five pound of tea" to Investigation Planning and Design Organisa- Shei Verma; tion with suitable staff will be provided as a centrally sponsored scheme with 100 per (b) if so, the details of the enquiries cent grant in aid from the Central Govern- being conducted and the findings if conclu- ment; ded ; and 117 Written Answer8 VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 118
(c) if the enquiries have not so far been the High Court of Delhi in the case referred concluded, the time likely to be taken by to has not come to the notice of this Minis- Government in the matter ? try or the Ministry of Railway.
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER (b) and (c). Do not arise. AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORARJI DESAI): (a) and (b). No, Sir, Enquiry by the Inforcement Directorate in the mailer are still in progress. It will not be 8384. 'lft "0 '1(0 ~ ~ firTr in public interest to disclose the details of the enquiries being conducted, as such dis- ~~~~~ .l closure will adversely affect the course of investigation. ( if» 'flIT '!if" fire" f.r'flf if ~ smr (c) It is not possible 10 state precisely if 1969-70 if '!if" ~ ~ ~ when these enquiries are likely to be comp- it fuif 'l([UT ~ f.!;it ~ leted. Efforts are being made by the Enfor- cement Directorate of finalize the same early. ( ~ lTR ~, aT 1969-70 it fuif Case of Sbardul Singb Versus State of f.t;a;iT "lJfu ~ ~ ~ ~ Madbya Pradesh ( 1f) 'flIT '!if" fire" f.r'flf if W- ~ 8383. SHRI RAM AVTAR SHASTRI ~ Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased ;;r.r it m 1967-68 am: 1968-69 if to state: ~ smr it m ~ 'l([UT ~ fifi"it it; (a) whether it is a fact that in the case am: of Shardul Singh versus State of Madhya ~ T ~ m«fTll" ;A; " if f.!il ~ rn it fu1:1: arll 'l([UT cause notice served before giving decision ~ ~~ f.!il r"l"'1r",Rqct 'l([UT MORARII DESAI): (a) The dicision of ~ :- ~ ij) tint"" ~ ~~ ~ ~~ t lltll ll qfuq-q- ~ ~ ~ onii 1m ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ !II['Ir-'r.iT ~T ~ 1967-68 (1-7-6a 30-6-68 ~ 5 374 337 37 1968-69 - - ~ 30-4-69 ~ 5 808 727 81 11.70 ~ rom mittif (111; ~ ~ t \nf mittif ~ I 1il9 Writlen Answers MAY 6, 196\1 Written A"swers 120
Secremry for Public Euterprises BlJl'1!Ilu Committee on Distribution of Income and Levels of Living in its final report is expected 8385. SHRI JYOTIRMOY BASU: wfil to throw mme light on the question of the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to change in the standard of living during the state: First and Second Year Plan period. The ·Committee has not as yet submitted its (a) whether the Administrative Reforms final report. Commission had recommended that the Public Enterprises Bureau should be Allotment of Plots to Religious Institution strengthened by appointing a fulltime Secretary as its head; 8387. SHRI K. N. PANDEY: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY (b) if so, the details of the recommen- PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING dationsrnade by the Administrative Reforms AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT he pleased Commission in this regard; and to refer to the reply given to Unstarred Question No. 2898 on the 2nd December, (c) whether Government ·have accepted 1968 and state: these recommendations? (a) whether the information in respect THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER of allotment of plots to religious institutions AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI has since been collected; and MORAJI DESAI): (a) and (b). The Ad- ministrative Reforms Commission in their (b) if so, the details thereof? Report on ·'Public Sector undertakings" had ImeT-alia recommended that "the Bureau THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE should be invested with Authority appropriate MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY to its responsibilities and it should be headed PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING by a person of the status of a Secretary who AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI should .hold a full-fime charge of it". B. S. MURTHY): (a) Yes. (c) Steps have been taken to strengthen (b) Two statements showing the names the Bureau to enable it to discharge the of the religious intitutions that had applied functiou envisaged in the Government's for land till the 31st August 1968, and have decisions on the various recommentions of been alloted plots is placed on the Table of the Administrative Reforms Commissions. theLok Sabha. [Placed in Library See No. A full-time Director-General of the Buereau LT-l006 169] has also been appointed with the status of an Additional Secretary to Government. m ~ if qr.ft ~ fur.rr ~ Standard of Liflng of DllIer""t it; fiN ~llll t ~T m it; f<'N Income Groups ~~ 8386. SHRI D. N. PATODIA; Will .. the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to 8388 . .n aif1m: ""'" ~ : ~ state : .tw.1t T during the three Five Year Plan period; and fuRr ~ it ft;rif mfi l ~ it; f<:t:it (b) if so, the details of the findings ? ~~ ~ T~~
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER (!if) 1968·69 it W T~ ~ AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRl MORARJI DESAI): (a) and (h). The tr.r Olfll" PT; om: 121 Written Answers VAISAKHA J6, 1.191 (SAKAl Wriltell AnsweI's 122
( rr) ~ m t f.;pf 1969-70 it fiWorr r.mr ~ ~. ~ at1m ~ 1I1t tr.rnfu 'I>'t ~~ 'I>'t ~ ~ ? IfRt ~ ;;nit IWIi ~ ~~ ~ ~ m.tl""" 8390. t.lr ail4it ~~t ~~ ('Of) ~ m ~ ~ 'Ii\'t t f.;pf ~ ~ ~ If'- aiR Wir it &)'1" ~ >it ~ ~ ~ ~ m;aih: ( rr) ~ ;JlflT f'Rf't ~ W'f it T~ ~ ~ aiR ( So) Wt flf<'l"-tr ~ t ;<11 'ffiOT ~ ? ( ~ ~ 'l"furr;;r;rT t 'r'f ~ t iiIR f'Rf't ~ 3ffun:'ffi Wir it ~ 'I>'t "IT qt'm ~ ~~ t.lTl ~ , a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ( So) ~ m:;m: ~ ar1ft 1ft '['f'IT 'lit ~ ~ ('-ft smT(lif) ;;ft, &t I
(rr) t ~ m- t ~ ~ u;;r- 8391. ~ IifI1iT< ;;mr ~ : ;<11 ~ aiR ;r6l1" ~ it 6.2 ~ ~ 9;"f ~ ~ ~ ifflR ~ "'" ~ ( ~~~.t ~ mt)'"" : ('Ii) ;;ft, ~ I'"" ~ ~'" ~ lIIi IiIf;Ir SffifTCr ~ ~ I (Iif) ~ ('Ii) ifi't ~ g'1l: lI1\: 8393. '" ~ smTt : '!lIT m.- ~ ~ ~ aT I lI1\: Cffif.t '1ft !i'fT ~ T f'li :
~~~~t ('Ii) ~ l . '"" "'" ~,,~ ('" " ~ '"" "'" ftm '"" ('" ~ Qrf) : ('Ii) am: (Iif). 24 ~ t t~ I ~T 1969 'fiT ~ ~-~ (Iif) ~ l~ - iii ~ ~ ~ ifi't armr ~ ~ lfif if ~ t ~ T t~~ flI; it ;nrc; '1ft ~ iii ~, if flI; it ;nrc; '1ft mtI'ITT iii ~, if ~-~ iii ~ om ~ q~a T 'fiT ~~ ~ ~ ~ T om f'fllfuT m qf.r ifimfI;ff ~ ~ ~ '1ft ~ ~~~~~ ~ mc.i[1f ~ I ~ ~a l ~ mit;fuu; 125 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 1!6
~ ~~ Iffif ~-~ ~ I1llT ~, l~ ;;nit fiI;it rrit it ~ r'f ~ ~ crr.r am ~~ T~ T T T~ ~~ l~l it ~ f.rooo iii Iffif ~ ~ ~ iii ortfR orf.t iii d/R ~ '!iT ~ ~ ~T , . ~ ~~~ ~ ~T @ ~ ~ ;nrm ~ I ~ if1ll am fiI;it rrit ~ ~ dJ"lI" '!iT orm:r (i1T) ifOTG if ~ ~ iii ar (oer) l ~ ~T. <:1") ~ orm:r 'flIT ~ ~ ~a '!iT f.\lrfur W ~ ~T iii WJ am: ~ ~ ~~l T (oer) 3TR (5'). ~ ~ ;it ~ ~~~~ T if ~~ iii ortfR ~ ~ ~a '!iT f.r1Ifvr m ~ I 'i'f Sftrr.f ~ ;:rvn mr ~T (IITT ~ ifm:i1TTi't1 am: ~ rnr RfI1cT ~a ~ mi) ~ ~, 1969 ~ if; llT ~ ~a iii ~ if f'f'Efffur ~ ~~~~ ~a ~ it; illh:r '!iT ~ ~ ~ ~ 'lliff.t; 127 Writ/ell Answers MAY 6,1969 W,ilte" Answers m
Building Society, Delhi, about the working of the said Society;
(b) if so, the nature of complaints Development of Land of Dera Ismail Klum received; Co-operati.e House Building Society (c) whether any inquiry was instituted 8395. SHRI P. M. SA YEED: Will in the matter; the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING (d) if so, the findings thereof; and AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (e) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether any final date for the com- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE pletion of development of land allotted to MfNISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY the Dera Ismail Khan Co-operative House PLANNING, AND WORKS, HOUSING Building Society, Mubarak Bagh, G.T. Road, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B. S. Azadpur, Delhi has been fixed; MURTHY): (a) and (b). Members of the Dera Ismail Khan Co-operative House Building So- (h}' if 10, what is that date; and cietycomplained to the Registrar ofCo- operative Societies some time back against the work of (e) if the date so fixed is not adhered earth filling through members of the Mana- to by the Society, the action which Govern- ging Committee against the wishes of the ment propose to take in the matter? Members. The Registrar has made it clear to the Secretary of the Society that the Mana- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ging Committee cannot do any such work MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY without the approval of the General Body of PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING the Society. AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B. S. MURTHY) (c) No, Sir: (d) and (e). Do not arise. (a) and (b) According to the Agreement entered into by the Society with the Delhi Import of Cars and Castly Goods by Adminstration, the Society is required to Government Employees. complete the development of the land allotted to it by 13th March. 1970. 8397. SHRI KANWAR LAL GUPTA: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to (c) In case the Society fails to complete statt: the development by the above date, and is unable to explain the delay satisfactorily, the (a) the names, addresses and designation land would be liable to be resumed by of those Government employees who impor- Government. ted cars and such other goods the cost of which exceeds Rs.lO,OOO. during the last two Working of Dera Ismail Khan Co-opera- years; Ufe House Building Society (b) the reasons for permitting cars and 8396. SHRI P.M. SA YEED: Will the such other costly articles; and Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY PLAN- NING AND WORKS, HOUSING AND (c) how many cars were imported from URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to outside by the Central and State Governments state: during the last two years, State-wise?
(a) whether the Registrat', Co-operative THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Societies, or tbe Delhi Development Authority AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRl has received complaints from the Members MORARJI DESAD: (a) and (b). The of the Dera Ismail Khan Co-operative House Customs authorities do not keep a 129 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKAl Written Answers 130
record of individuals importing cars (a) whether some foreign Christian Mis- and other costly goods Information sions in India are indulging in foreign ex- regarding the Customs clearance permits change manipulations; issued by the Chief Controller of Imports for (b) if so, the details thereof; and import of cars and other goods of a cost exceeding Rs. 10,000, and the reasons for (cl the action Government propose to permitting such imports are being ascertained take against the defaulting Missionaries? and will be laid on the Table of the House. THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND (c) 33 cars were imported by the Central MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORARJI Government. Information regarding cars DESAI): (a) and (bl. Some persons connected imported by the State Government during with Christian Missions in India have come to the last two years is being collected and will the adverse notice of the Enforcement Directo- be laid on the Table of the House. rate in connection with unauthorised transac- tions in foreign exchange. Mainly, the transac- Import of Articles by Ministers tions involved are in respect of receipt of donations from abroad through unauthorised 8398. SHRI KANWAR LAL GUPTA: channels. Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (c) In cases which have come to the notice of the Enforcement Directorate, appro- (a) the nomenclature and cost of articles priate action has already been initiated in on which duty is required to be paid or im· accordance with the provisions of the Foreign port of which is banned, imported by the Exchange Regulation Act, 1947. Some of Prime Minister and the Central Ministers these cases have been adjudicated by the during the last two years in the nalDes of Director of Enforcement and the others are their family members who are living with at various stages of investigation/ adjudi· them; cation.
(bl the names of countries from which Oil Drilling near Assam by Pakistan these articles were imported and the amount of duty paid; 8400. SHRI D. N, PATODIA : WiJI the Minister of PETROLEUM AND CHEMI- (cl the particulars of the cases where the CALS AND MINES AND METALS be originally estimated prices of the articles pleased to state : were reduced; and (a) whether it is a fact that the Govern- (d) the original price estimated and the ment of Pakistan have set up 12 structures revised price ? for driJIing oil on the Pakistan side of Assam; THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINlSTER OF FINANCE (SHRI (b) whether it is also a fact that accord- MORARJI DESAI): (a) to (d). The ing to experts, unless India promptly resorts information is being collected and will be to drilling of oil on her own side, the entire placed on the table of the Sabha, reserve of oil will be syphoned off to the Pakistan side; Foreign Exchanlle Manipulation by Chri- stian Missionaries (c) if so, the reasons for not taking action in time by Government in this regard; 8399. SHRI BHARAT SINGH CHAUHAN: and SHRI UMANATH: .. SHRI P.P. ESTHOSE: (d) the steps proposed to be taken to SHRi K. ANIRUDHAN: ensure that the rich oil of Assam is not drained off to the Pakistan side and taken Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleas- advantage of by the Government of ed to state: Pakistan '1 I3t Writ/en Answers MAY 6,1969 Writ/en Answers 132
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) and (c). Do not arise. MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS Aluminium Factory in Kutch or Saurashtra (SHRI D. R. CHAVAN): (a) Exact number of structures prepared on the basis of geolo- 8402. SHRI SRIRAJ MEGHRAJJI gical and geophysical surveys in East Pakis- DHRANGADHRA: Will the Minister of tan for test drilling is not known but drilling PETROLEUM AND CHEMICALS AND is known to have been carried out in seven MINES AND METALS be pleased to state: structures only. (a) whether Government propose to set up (b) Draining away of the entire oil reser- an aluminium factory in Kutch or Saurashtra voir in Tripura and South ssa~ is not to utilise the bauxite resources of that region; possible by drilling wells in the extensions of the few structures that extend partly in East (b) if so, the progress made in this Pakistan. regard; and
(c) and (d). Some of the anticlines whose (c) when a final decision is likely to be crestal parts are located in Tripura and taken? South Assam extend into East Pakistan. It is possible that if oil is present in these THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE border structures, a part of the oil reservoir MINISTR Y OF PETROLEUM AND present on the Indian side of these structures CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS may also extend into East Pakistan. But it (SHRI JAGANATH RAO): is in the crestal parts of a structure that oil and gas are trapped and accumulated. To (a) to (c). In view of the capacity already the best of our information, Pakistan has licensed for the expansion of the existing not so far drilled on any of these border smelters and setting up of new smelters, both structures. The Oil and Natural Gas Commis- in the private and public sectors, during the sion has now a proposal under consideration Fourth plan period, it is not proposed to set for commencing test drilling in the highest up any new aluminium smelter in Kutch or parts of the promising border structures. Saurrshatra region of Gujarat State. How· ever a proposal to set up an export-oriented Time Limit on stay of Indian Doctors alumina plant in Gujarat based on the bauxite in U. K. deposits in the State is, under consideration. The National Industrial Development Cor- 8401. SHRI BENI SHANKER SHARMA: poration are being asked to undertake tech- Will the Minister of HEALTH AND no-economic feasibility of the project and a FAMIL Y PLANNING AND WORKS, final decision in the maltar will be taken on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT receipt of their report. be pleased to state: Visit by Chairman of Commission on (a) whether the Government of the Uni- International Development ted Kingdom propose to impose time·limit on stay of Indian doctors; 8403. SHRI SRADHKAR SUPAKAR: SHRI SHIVA CHANDRA JHA: (b) if so, the reaction of the doctors and SHRI N.R. LASKAR: of Government thereto; and SHRI R. BARUA: SHRI CHENGALRA Y A NAIDU: (c) the steps proposed to be taken in SHRI P.C. ADICHAN: the matter? SHRI HIMATSINGKA: SHRI S.K. TAPURIAH: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTR Y OF HEALTH AND FAMILY Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased PLANNING, AND WORKS, HOUSING to state: AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B. S. MURTHY): (a) No. (a) whether it is fact that Mr. Lester 133 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 134
B. Pearson, Chainnan of the Commission on (b) The proposed Fertilizer Credit Gua- International Development, visited India in rantee Corporation will be set up under tbe first week of April, 1969 to discuss deve- the Companies Act, 1956 with an authorised lopment aids to India; capital of Rs. 10 crores, of which Rs. \.5 crores is likely to be issued during the year. (b) if so, whether any specific proposals The share capital will be contributed by the about the aid for the Fourth Five Year Plan Reserve Bank (60%), Government of India were discussed; and (10%), State Bank of India (5%) and the major commercial and State cooperative (c) if so, the details thereof? banks (25%). The Corporation will guaran- tee loans granted by commercial and coopera- THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER & tive banks for the stocking and distribution MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORARJI of fertilizer and other agricultural inputs to DESAI) : (a) to (c). Mr. Lester B. Pearson, approved agencies. Guarantee eover by the Chairman of the Commission on International Corporation will be up to a maximum of Development, along with two other Members 65 % of the amount in default. The Cor- of the Commission, visited India between poration will also operate a refinance scheme April 2 and 7, 1969. The terms of reference as a supplementary source of finance for the of the Commission relate to international aid commercial and cooperative banks, over and and trade problems in generai. As such the above what is avaliable from the Reserve Commission did not discuss specific proposals Bank. about aid to India for the Fourth Five Year Plan. However, the Government availed of (c) The schemes run by the Corporation the opportunity of the Commission's visit to will facilitate stocking of fertiliser and other apprise them of the quantum and nature of agricultural inputs by various distribution our aid requirements in the Fourth Plan. agencies at all levels and the retail agencies will, therefore, be in a position to supply Fertilizer Credit Guarantee Corporation fertiliser and other inputs on credit to the farmers. 8404. SHRI R. BARUA : SHRI R. K. SINHA : Manufacture of Drugs SHRI TULSIDAS DASAPPA : SHRI K. P. SINGH DEO : 8405. SHRI RAM CHARAN : Will the SHRI RAGHUVIR SINGH Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY SHASTRI: PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING SHRI CHENGALRAYA NAIDU: AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased SHRI N. R. LASKAR : to state:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleas- (a) whether it is a fact that a circular ed to state: was published by Government stating that items of drugs included in Indian Pharmaco- poeia 66, will be manufactured in accordance (a) whether to ensure adequate ftow of therewith but still many items are being institutional credit for the stocking and distri- manufactured according to other Pharmaco- bution of fertiliser and other agricultural poeia e. g., Tr. Zingiberis Mitors is not inputs,any credit guarantee body is going to included in Indian Pharmacopoeia but is still be established; being manufactured; and
'(b) if so, the broad features thereof; and (b) if so, the measures Government pro- pose to take in this connection? (c) how far this org'anisation will help rural credit? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND PLANNING, AND WORKS, HOUSING MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORAR- AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI 11 DESAI) (a) Yes, Sir. B. S. MURTHY) : (a) Yes, Sir. 135 Wittern Answers MAY 6, 1969 Written Answers 136
(b) If such drugs are not covered by the Will the Minister of PETROLEUM current Indian Pharmacopoeia, than the AND CHEMICALS AND MINES AND standards should be : METALS he pleased to state:
(i) as may be specially prescribed, (a) whether it is a fact that the Inter- or national Finance Corporation, a World Dank affiliate, announced that arrangements had (ii) if the drug is included in the phar- been completed for financing of a new Ferti- macopoeia of a country and so labelled, as lizer Plant in India; may be prescribed in the pharmaco- poeia. or (b) if so, the reaction of Government thereto; (iii) if it is a proprietary medicine. as may be appearing on the label or (c) when it will be established and at container. what place; and
Central Assistance to Meet Famine (d) whether it will he established in the Situation in Rajasthan public sector or private sector and what will be its approximate cost? 8406. SHRI VISHWA NATH PANDEY: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE SHRI CHENGALRAYA NAIDU : MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND SHRI ONKAR LAL BERWA: CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS SHRI N. R. LASKER : (SHRI D. R. CHAVAN): (a) On March 25, 1969, the Board of Directors for the Internatinal Finance Corporation approved Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasd an investment of about S 16.00 million to state : (8 12.15 million as direct loan and about £ 3.79 million as equity participation) in (a) whether it is a fact that the Chief the Zuari Agro Chemical Fertilizer project Minister of Rajasthan has asked the Central (Goa F«tilizer project) at Goa. This forms Government on the 4th April, 1969 in New part of the financing for the establishment Delhi, to Provide Rs. 20 crores to Rajasthan of a fertilizer factory. to meet the famine situation in the State; and (b) Government of India had approved the financing pattern, in pursuance of which (b) if so, the reaction of Government the company have secured the assistance thereto? from the International Finance Corporation.
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER (c) At Goa. It is expected to go AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI into production by 1973-1974. MORARJI DESAI): (a) Yes, Sir. (d) Private Sector. About Rs. 53.17 (b) The Government of India are already crOTes. providing all possible financial assistance to the Government of Rajasthan towards their Complaints ROoKerosene Supply In Calcutta expenditure on drought relief measures. Central assistance will continue to be 8408. SHRI JYOTIRMOY BASU: Will provided . as necessary during the current the Minister of PETROLEUM AND financial year. CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS he pleased to state: Arrangement with International Finance Corporation for Fertilizer Plant. (a) whether complaints of malpractice against Shri Indu Vira posted in Calcutta 8407. SHRI VISHWA NATH PANDEY: regarding kerosene supply have heen received SHRI TULSIDAS DASAPPA : by Government; 137 Written Answers YAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 138
(b) whether Government have enquired ~ ~~ ~ ~ into these complaints; 'liTm: fuflfh amm: ~ it 'FTlf ~ t
(d) Shei Indu Vira has been transferred ( \if) 'flIT l ~ ij"'f ~ f'I; ~ If<: ~ from the Eastern Branch as a matter of normal administrative routine.
-s ~ Ii'lit l'I1fr fire Ii'lit ( ~ (a) Whether Government propose to ~ mt) : ('Ii) « (IT). u;;rr introduce a new family planning scheme in the near future ; ~ « ~ lT SIfCa" ~ ilfT <:\[f ~ aiR ;nr ~
& URBAN DEVELOPMENT (DR. S. staff. better co-ordination of the activities CHANDRASEKHAR): (a) to (c). While of the different organisations functioning on the basic approach remains the same, a the border and enforcement of the provisions number of new schemes are proposed to be of the Customs (Amendment) Act, 1969. introduced under the Family Plat ning Programme during the Fourth Plan. A state- (d) Does not arise. ment containing the required information is laid on the Table of the House. [Placed Loans Advanced by Minerals and Metals in Library. See No. LT-lOO7/69] Trading Corporation
Smuggling of Radiant Yarn by Tibetan Women 8413. SHRI D. N. DbB : SHRI R. R. SINGH DEO : 8412. SHRI MEETHA LAL MEENA: SHRI D. AMAT : SHRI R. R. SINGH DEO : SHRI V. NARASIMHA RAO : Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS Will the Minister of FINANCE be be pleased te state : . pleased to state : (a) whether the Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation has advanced as loan (a) whether it is a fact that several huge amounts of money to producers and Tibetan women are engaged in smuggling suppliers of manganese ore for development radiant yarn into India from Nepal accor- of ore production and supply; ding to an official survey ; (b) if so, the names of concerns or indi- (b) if so, the steps being taken to break viduals with the amounts advanced; this smuggling racket ; and
(c) whether any assessment has been (c) the criteria for advancing such made in the official survey about the losses in loans? foreign exchange as a result of such smuggling activities; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND (d) whether Government propose to lay a copy of the report of the official survey CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS (SHRI JAGANATH RAO) : (a) to (c). on the subject on the Table? The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House. THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER & MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORARJI DESAI) : (a) to (c). There is no indication that Tibetan women are regularly engaged in smuggling radiant yarn into I ndia from 8414. ~ ~ ~ 1M Nepal but in February, 1969, there were two ~ <'I'fT qftm ~ ~, seizures of radiant yarn from II Tibetan am: women. There has been no official survey amrm <'I'fT ~ ~~ ~ ~ 'fflf.f in this regard. It is difficult to estimate T~ precisely the losses in foreign exchange as a result of such smuggling activities, but the value of the two seizures of radiant yam (ip) ( If) W ~~. if; fm!; U'ilf ~T process evolved by the aforesaid research organisations ? iITU 'WIT wrf<: ;fr ~T ~ <11fT m:rT -'R<'I" ~ W G"T ;;rrw I THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND CHEMI- Reclamation of used Lubricant Oil CALS AND MINES AND METALS (SHRI D. R. CHAVAN) : (a) to (c). Gauhati and Barauni refineries process the crude supplied 8415. SHRI RAJDEO SINGH: Will by Oil India Ltd. and, to a small extent, by the Minister of PETROLEUM AND CHEMI- the Oil & Natural Gas Commission. Digboi CALS AND MINES AND METALS be processes its own crude and the quantities pleased to state : supplied by oil India Ltd. Digboi is also negotiating with the Oil & Natural Gas (a) whether it is a fact that the Indian Commission for purchase of a small parcel I nstitute of Petroleum, Research Designs and of 2,000 tonnes of Oil & Natural Gas Commis- Standard Organisation, Ministry of Railways sion's crude. The Digboi's own crude is and Defence, Research Laboratory (materials), highly waxy. The parcel of Oil & Natural Kanpur have successfully experimented and Gas Commission's crude that Digboi is evolved methods for reclamation of used negotiating to purchase is also highly waxy. lubricating oil ; and This enables Digboi to produce approxi- mately 40,000 tonnes of wax and other (b) if so, whethor in view of its deficit products in small quantities for local users in the country, Government propose to like tea garden.. For some of these pro- expedite tbe commercial exploitation of tbe ducts of Digboi, there is little or no market 143 Written Answers MAY 6,1969 Written Answers 144 outside Assam. The two public sector April, 1969 at the request of the Collector, refineries were designed to produce major Bikaner. No deaths from typhoid have been products. The production pattern at Barauni reported in the months of March, and has been diversi6ed to include production April, 1969. of not only commercial products but also petroleum coke, asphalt. lube base oils (e) and (d). Yes. The medicines need and Liquid Petroleum Gas. Gauhali re6nery not be purchased by the villagers as medi- is also programming to produce Liquid cal aid is provided at Dyatra sub-centre Petroleum Gas shortly. and the famine camp there.
Dealhs due 10 Typboid in Bhaneka Village Fertilizer Plants in Orissa During of Rajasthan Fourtb Plan
8417. DR. KARNI SINGH: Will the 8418. SHRI MUHAMMAD SHERIFF: Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND PLANNING AND WORKS. HOUSING CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased be pleased to state : to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Orissa (a) whether Government have seen the will have two fertilizer plants during the News report in the Nav Bharat Times Fourth Five Year Plan; of the 31st March, 1969. that in Bhaneka village of Kolayat Tehsil of Rajasthan, 50 (b) whether those plants will be in deaths have occurred due to ~ al public or private sector; of typhoid; (c) the location of the plants to be set (b) whether Government are also up; and aware that on the intervention of Panchayat Samiti of Kolayat. only one doctor was (d) the expenditure to be incurred on deputed which did not prove of any avail setting up those plants? as 10 more persons died thereafter;
(e) whether it is a fact that the area THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Is famine stricken and villagers are not in MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND CHEMI- a position to purchase preventive medicines ; CALS AND MINES AND METALS (SHRI and D. R. CHAVAN) : (a) to (c). Two proposals have been received from private parties for (d) if so, whether Government propose the setting up of a fertilizer plant at Paradeep. to rush immediate medical relief to overcome These are under consideration. A pro- the disease and save lives ? posal for establishing a coal based fertilier plant at Talcher in the public sector is also under examination. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING (d) Does not arise as no decision has AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI yet been taken on the number and location B. S. MURTHY) : (a) Yes. However. no of plants to be established in the immediate deaths from typhoid have been reported f'om future. Bhaneka village of Kolayat Tehsil of Rajas- than. The District Health Officer, Bikaner Convening of Chief Ministers' Conference visited the village on 11th April, 1969 and to discuss Financial Relationship found cases of diarrhoea. dysentery and post-measles complications for which treat- 8419. SHRI D. N. PATODIA : Will the ment was provided. Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(b) A team of two doctors and two (") whether in view of the growing compounders visited the village on the 3rd Centre-State frictions, Government have 145 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 146 considered it desirable to convene a con- (c) if so, the action taken by Govern- ference of the Chief Ministers of States to ment in this regard? consider in detail the provisions of the Constitution, particularly those relating to THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER financial relationship ; AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORARJI DESAI): (a) and (b). Some (b) whether the above issue was raised Associations reptesenting Class III and Class at the Conference of the Chief Ministers held IV employees of the Corporation including recently at New Delhi; and the All India Insurance Employees Associa- tion have expressed themselves against any (c) if so, the reaction of Government direct recruitment to the cadre of Assistant thereto? Administrative Officers. (c) The matter primarily concerns the THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER life Insurance Corporation which does not AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI find it desirable to change its existing prac- MORARJI DESAI) : (a) to (c). Centre-State tice of making recruitment to the Assistant financial relations usually come up for dis- Administrative Officers cadre both by promo- cussion at the meetings of the National tion from within the clerical ranks and by Development Council and similar meetings direct recruitment on an all India competi- and this subject was also raised in general tive basis. terms by some Chief Ministers at the meeting of the National Development Council held Seizure of Foreign Goods at Kretri Island at New Delhi last month. It was not consi- ncar Bombay dered necessary therefore to convene a sepa- rate Conference for this purpose. 8421. SHRI HUKAM CHAND KACH- WAI : Will the Minister of FINANCE be Certain aspects of financial relationship pleased to state : between the Centre and the States are now under examination by the Finance Commis- (a) whether it is a fact that Officers of sion and t he position would be reviewed by the Anti-corruption Department had seized the Central Government in the light of their large quantity of foreign goods and cloth at recommendations. Kretri Island near Bombay in the first week of April, 1969 ; The Administrative Reforms Commission is also studying the question of Centre-State (h) if so the value of the goods seized; financial relationship and would be making and recommendations on this subject. (cl the names of the countries from which they originated? Recruitment of Assistant Administrati.e Officers in L. J. C. THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI 8420. SHRI S. M. BANERJEE: Will MORARJI DESAI) : (a) to (c). On the 3rd the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to April, 1969 the staff of the Anti-Corruption state: Bureau, Government of Maharashtra, seized foreign goods, including cloth, valued appro- (a) whether there is a growing discon- ximately at Rs. 13 lakhs (market value) in teot among the Life Insurance corporation Kennery Light House Island and not at employees about the direct recruitment to Kretri Island. The goods were of Japanese the cadre of Assistant Administrative Offi- and West German origin. cers ; Compulsory Family Planning Programme (b) if so, whether the All India Insu- rance Employees Association has protested 8422. SHRI VIKRAM CHAND MAHA- against this step; and JAN: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND 147 Written Answers MAY 6,1969 Written Answers 148
FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, ~ . ~, <'11"1Q(l'111<. ~ ~T '1ft aWif HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: ifiT awrcmr mif ~ f<'rll; ~ 'R G"T ~ W'f THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ('1') ;ro '3"Rf W'f, ~ "'lIT ~ MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY ~ arif'ln- ~ ~ ~ if ~ PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (DR. S. (tf) lfR ~t, 61'0 'l{'T'IT"f' CHANDRASEKHAR) : (a) No. it mr ~ ~ '1ft f.roit crlIT ~ ~ if; (b) Does not arise. ~ if f'Rl'fi ~ ~ am: (c) The Family Planning movement in India is based. on ethical, rational, scientific ( s: ) llfG ~ l ~q- . ~ if; ~ and voluntary basis. In the social field the if ~ ~ crT ~ ;ro 'f>n1JT ~ ? voluntary decision of the p
(s:) ~ s ~ ~ ::mIT I ~ mur ~ ~~ n,;If{ mm Seizure of Smuggled Gold in South Bnmbay !S423. ~~ ~ ~T qfum ~ at11: ~, 3TTlmI' 8424. SHRI VISHWA NATH PANDEY: SHRI HUKAM CHAND ~T~~~ lfff ~ tt~ KACHWAI: iIi'{if fili : Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleas- ( iii) 'FIT lfff ;:r;r ~ fili ~ mvr if(a) whether it is a fact that the of loans and grants given during tbe last Maharashtra Anti-corruption Bureau seized three years ? smuggled gold valued at Rs. 28 lakhs on the 9th April, 1969 in South Bombay; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY (b) if so, the reaction of Government PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING thereto; and AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B. S. MURTHY): (a) to (c). The Govern- (c) the details thereof? ment of Uttar Pradesh who had introduced the Village Housing Projects Scheme in 248 villages, bave stopped its implementation THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI since 1965-66. MORARJI DESAI): (a) Yes, Sir. The construction of houses for which (b) The seized gold has been taken over loans had earlier been sanctioned by them was, however, continued. According to pro- by the Customs department and adjudication gress reports received from them so far since proceedings under the Customs Act and inception of the Scheme, 2,857 houses have Foreign Exchange Regulations Act are in progress. been constructed for which loan assistance amounting to about Rs. 58 lakhs has been drawn by the State Government. During (c) On information, the officers and staff 1966-67, the Government of Uttar Pradesh of the Anti-corruption Bureau of Maharashtra drew Central assistance amounting to R5. 1.11 rushed to the sea shore behind Ashutosh Build- lakhs. During the subsequent two years, ing at Napean Sea Road, Bombay on the they did not draw any amount under this morning of the 9th April, 1969. They noticed Scheme. suspicious activity there. They challenged the smugglers who abandoned the goods and escaped under cover of darkn ..s. Combing Formation of Petro-Cbemical Corporation of the area resulted in the recovery and seizure of eight gunny bags containing 14 jackets 8426. SHRI R. K. AMIN: Will the each centaining 100 bars of gold of 10 tolas Minister of PETROLEUM AND CHEMI- each. Thus a total of 14,000 tolas of foreign CALS AND MINES AND METALS be marked gold was seized and remains unclai- pleased to state: med. None was arrested. The gold is believed to have been brought from the Pur- (a) whether it is a fact that the formation sian Gulf area. The offending gold bore the of Petro-chemical Corporation has been accep- foreign markings of "ENGLE HARD" ted in principle; "JOHNSON MATHEY" and "GREDIT". ' (b) if so, when it is likely to be formed Rural Housing Scbeme in Uttar Pradesb and whether the Government of Gujarat will have adequate representation and equity parti- 8425. SHRI VISHWA NATH PANDEY: cipation therein; and Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMIL Y PLANNING AND WORKS, (c) if so, tbe details thereof? HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & CHEMI- (a) the number of villages in Uttar CALS AND MINES AND METALS (SHRI Pradesh where the village housing scheme D. R. CHAVAN): (a). to (c). A fully has been introduced; owned Government of India Undertakina (b) the progress 50 far made in imple- under the name of 'The Indian Petro-chemicals mentation of the scheme in that State; and Corporation Ltd.' has been registered in the State of Gujarat on 22nd March, 1969, with (c) tbe cost incurred thereon and Cen- an authorised capital af Rs. 30 crores. The tral assistance for the purpose in the form composition of the Board of Directors is 151 Written Answer" MAY 6,1969 Written Answ£'rs 152 being finalised. The question of including a (b) if so, the reaction of Government suitable number of the representatives of the thereto? .. Gujarat Government is under consideration. As in the case of other similar Central THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Government Projects, no equity participation MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND by the Government of Gujarat is envisaged. CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS Projects for Manufacture of Polye- (SHRI D. R. CHAYAN): (a) Yes, Sir. thylene and Polybutadiene Rubber (b) In determining the date from which 8427. SHRI R. K. AMIN: Will the the revised rates of royalty are to be given Minister of PETROLEUM AND CHEMI- effect, the Prime Minister had taken into CALS AND MINES AND METALS be account all relevant factors and the award pleased to state: should be deemed final and binding on both parties. (a) whether it is a fact that projects for manufacture of Intermediate pressure polye- thylene and polybutadiene rubber of Gujarat ~ .t ~~t~ Petro·chemical complex have not so far been "A !fiT ~ approved by the Director General of Techni- cal Development; 8429. .. t~~ l ~ (b) if so, the time Government will take to approve these projects; and ~ fift!.a- 1MT ~ ~ 'lir FIT m f'li :
(c) the reasons for delay 1 ('Ii) ~ (a) whether it is a fact that the Govern- ( 11r) am: (If). lRIfipl'lpmroacrr ~ ment of Gujarat has requested the Central ~ ~ f"",! 'Iiflf 'l>'t 'lifo.r q t~ Government to apply the revised rates of ~ elWf royalty on crude oil from the lst November, am: 'Iiflf Rent for Open Space attached to Garden City where spacious lawns and Goveroment Flats in Faridabad gardens were attached to most of the residences and it was not considered. feasible 8430. SHRI ARJUN SINGH to burden the Government servants allotted BHADORIA: such residences in New Delhi with the rent SHRI NIHAL SINGH: of such spacious lawns and gardens which SHRI ONKAR LAL BERWA: were provided on account of planning of SHRI GUNANAND THAKUR: New Delhi as a Garden City by the Government.
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND (d) and (e). Yes. A representation FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, \Vas received and was turned down. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: Plots in G-Block Naraina Residential Scheme of D.D.A. (a) whether any rent is being recovered in respect of open space for lawns attached 8431. SHRI RAMACHANDRA VEE- to some Government Flats in Faridabad; RAPPA: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, (b) if so, whether it is also recovered in HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT respect of similar flats in Delhi and New be pleased to state: Delhi; (a) whether it is a fact that plots Nos. 177 to 179 in G-Block in the Naraina (c) if not, the reasons therefor; Residential Scheme of the Delhi Develop- ment Authority were auctioned on the 30th (d) whether any representation has been January, 1966 as fully developed plots; received from the a\lottees of the affected flats in Faridabad; and (b) whether it is also a fact that the road in front of these plots has not so (e) if so, the decision taken thereon? far been metalled; and (c) if so, the reasons therefor and how THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE long it will take to have the road metalled? MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY B. S. MURTHY): (a) Yes. PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI (b) Lawns and gardens attached to B. s. MURTHY): (a) Plot No. G/177 similar flats in Delhi are not being maintained was auctioned on the 16th January. 1966 and by Central P. W. D. and hence the question Plot Nos. G/178 and G/179 were auctioned of recovery of any charges on this account on the 30th January, 1966, only as semi- does not arise. developed plots. (b) and (c). Yes, Sir. A part of the No charges in respect of gardens or lawns road near these plots has not been metalled attached to similar flats or residences in owing to the construction of the Railway New Delbi are being recovered. I Road bridge which ·is in progress and is likely to be completed in another year (c) Rent for lawns is recoverable in or so. accordance with the Fundamental Rules and Supplementary Rules 'from the Government Set·up of High Power Irrigation servants a\lotted Government residences. Commission But in case of New Delhi an exception is being continued to be made since the 8432. DR. RAMEN SEN: Will the inception of construction of residences in Minister of IRRIGATION AND POWER New Delhi as New Delhi was planned as a be pleased to state: ISS Writ/en Answers MAY 6, 1969 Written Allswers 156
(a) whether it is a fact that in the High (b) if so, the names of the concerns, the Power Irrigation Commission set up recently, value and the total number of shares held by no person from the Eastern Zone has been him in each of the concerns? taken; THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER (b) whether it is a fact that Government AND MINISTER OF FINANCE: (SHRI have recently approached the World Bank for MORARJI DESAI) : (a) and (b). The financing several projects but not a single Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister project from West Bengal has been included ~ not hold even a single share in any of in the list; and the '11irla concerns' or for that matter in any other industrial concern. (c) if so, the reasons therefor? Holdings of Shares by Banks in THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE Industrial Companies MINISTRY OF IRRIGATION & POWER (SHRI SIDDHESWAR PRASAD): (a) 8434. SHRI SHIV A CHANDRA JHA: Appointments on such High Powered Commis- Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased sions are not made on any Zonal basis. to state: However, the Vice-Chairman of the Irriga- tion Commission happens to be a person (a) whether it is a fact that banks are from the Eastern Zone. share holders in industrial companies;
(b) and (c). The World Bank-IDA (b) if so, the names of such banks and has shown some interest to finance the industrial companies and the total shares agricultural and irrigation programmes of in amount and number, industry-w.ise, of the Fourth Plan. In that connection a few those banks; and major projects which are in initial stages of construction or are likely to be taken up in (c) whether there is any foreign bank the near future have been under consideration among those share holders in Indian compa- and discussion with the representatives of nies and if so, its names and total shares, in the World Bank. terms of money and number?
There are only three major irrigation THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER projects in West Bengal, namely, Mayurakshi AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI Damodar Valley Project Irrigation Canals MORARJI DESAI): (a) Subject to certain and Kangsabati. Mayurakshi and Damodar general restrictions laid down in Section 19 Canals are substantially complete. More of the Banking Regulations Act, 1949, there than half of the work on Kangsabati is is no prohibition on any bank to hold shares complete. As the Bank has expressed a in any company. In terms of Sub-sections preference to finance such projects which 19 (2) and 19 (3) ibid banks are permitted to are only in initial stages of construction or hold shares in any company, whether as are likely to be taken up in the near future, pledgee, mort.gee or absolute owner, of an the above three projects could not be included amount not exceeding thirty per cent of the in the list. paid-up share capital of that company or tbirty per cent of its own paid-up share Share-Holding of Finance Minister in capital and reserves, whichever is less. How- Birla ConCerns ever, banks are not permitted to hold s a~ s in any company in the management of wblch 8433. SHRI V. NARASIMHA RAO : any Managing Director or Manager of the Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased banking company is in atiy manner concern- to state: ed or interested.
(a) whether it is a fact that be has subs- (b) and (c). As on March 31, 1968 tantial sbare-holdings in two Birla concerns; commercial banks held shares in industrial and companies (including transport and planta- 157 Written An.... ers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Wrllltn Answers 158
tion companies) of Rs. 9.5 crores at market W<'Ir{ ~ Income-Tax Arrears of B. R. Group ~ ~ eft \m'I>'T ~ ~ and Sbri Ram Rattan Gupta of Kanpur ( ) ilJ, ill'm am: ~ ~, eft ~ ~ lffiUT ~ ? 8435. SHRI SHASHI llHUSHAN: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to fW;nf ~ ~ ,,~ if ~ state: ('1T q~ SIlm) : ('1>') ~ ~ . ~ (a) the amount of arrears of income-tax if <'I1J q;:r -f.nr<'1"T "",,')1r1 iii f'I'rnT iii ~ of B. R. Group and Shri Ram Rattan Gupta ~. """ ~ I ~ if ~ lCl!lOf1 'f': of Kanpur who controls this group; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ '«fT 'I<'IT ~ (b) the steps taken to recover the arrears fE!>' ~ "",,1m 'I>'T ~. t~ <'J'Tlffi am: ~ and the result thereof; and 0lfl:I' ~T . ~ ~ I wili arftrfuRr . ~ '!imr mr WiT ~ ~ 'Ii1 'ElITif (c) the reasons for not launching prose- cution against them 1 if ~ gtt ~ if ~ q -~T ~ if;f ~ mfi:re' ~ 'fliff.l; m ~-q lT THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND em form iI;rit ~ ~ 'l>'T ~ MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORAR- 11 DESAI): (a) The amount of arrears ~~ ~~~ due from B. R. Group and Shri Ram Rattan Gupta of Kanpur i. Rs. 2.13,60,000 and Rs. 2,68,000 respectively.
(b) Immovable properties, shares of com- 8437. '1T ~~ ~ 'flIT panies and in partnership concerns that are known to the Department have been attached. '"tf ~ t ~ l'p.!T ~ ~ 'l>'T ~ T Rents due from the properties are being 'I>''{it realised by attachment. f'f; :
(c) Prosecution is not provided under the ('1>') 'fliT ~ ~ ~ f'f; O!ffif om- Income-tax Act for non-payment of arrears 1l1(;['fT if if;f11 ' (I;f) l ~ ilJ, eft ~ 'flIT ~ 8436. '1T ","0 f'fo ~ ~ ~~~~~ T~ rnf'f;: ~ 'flIT ~ m ~ ~ f.I; OlfHf om- 1l1(;['fT ~ f;;rl\' ~ ~ f.I') ~~ T~ l ~ anTI (f'I>' ~ ~ f.I;m iflIT ~ am: ~ ~, ~ T~~ lT ~ eft ~ ~ 'fiR'IT ~ am: 159 Written Answers MAY 6,1969 Written Answers 160
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THE DEPUTY PRIMEMINISTER AND ~ 19471i\ ifR ~ 'Til' 'fit erN MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORAR Jl DESAI) : The per capita Plan expenditure 8440. ~ ~ 1fR ~ ~ (b) if so, the total quantity of wheat that 1 ~~ ~ 2 l ~ 83 <=rm 90 will be obtained; and ~ 'lit ~ qf.r 35,851 m"fll if ~ 4594 :;m:ff qft "1<'1" 'lit l ~ t ~ anlT'f (c) the amount that will be spent for building wells in Punjab? 'ffiT ~ ~ it fl?'!Ti'T m: it ~ 'I'T ('I'IT'Ii ('JT 'li<:if; ~ 'I'ff if; ~ t VTIftvr Ei''JIt if qq ~ 'f1 ~ l if ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~T~ f'if;liT IIl\ atl'h4't>dl lTliT :-
8443. '" ~ tnm=r: 'flfT ~ ~~~, a ~a (i) 50 'F- 'liT ~t Of'fOl"T ~ ~ ~ ;m: Rit>m ~T ~ ;rcrf.t "'T 'l"IT ~ ~ it ~l~ ~ ( "') 'flfT it lITlfT1If it (ii) ~ lT, ~ ~ T (i) 'I'T ~~ mT (ii) if; lll[ orC!<'I"TliT lTliT f", mExtra Allowance to Doctors (b) No. case has been reported so far where the payment of the above allowances 8444. SHRI G. Y. KRISHNAN: Will has induced mal-practices in the profession the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY to the detriment of patients. PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased Customs Clearance to Foreign Tourists to state: 8445. SHRI BRIJ RAJ SINGH (a) the rate of extra allowance being KOTAH : Will the Minister of FINANCE given to N. I. S. and C. G. H. S. doctors be pleased to state : as against doctors of Government hospitals; and (a) whether it is a fact that the Customs authorities unnecessarily harass foreign (b) whether Government are aware that tourists, especially when they come to India such a practice has in uced mal-practices in to hunt, bringing their own arms and the profession to the detriment of patients? ammunition; and
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) the steps Government propose to MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY take in order to minimise red-tapism and delay PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING and allow speedy clearance to such tourists? AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B. S. MURTHY) : (a) The Central Health Service doctors are serving in the Employees THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER State Insurance Corporation and Central AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI Government Health Scheme and not in the MORARJI DESAI) (a) No, Sir. On the N. I. S. The extra allowanc. being given to contrary foreign tourists are cleared by the the E. S. I. C. doctors and the C. G. H. S. Customs authorities expeditiously. doctors is as follows : (b) The present system of health, cus- toms and immigration regulations and E. S. I. C. : procedures is based on the recommendations of a High Powered Committee presided over An E. S. I. allowance of Rs. 100/- by the then Secretary for Economic Affairs, is being paid to the Insurance Medical Shri L. K. Jha, with the Diretor Gene{8! Officers Grade I/Junior Medical Officers Tourism, representatives of Ministry of Home (Insurance) in the various E. S. I. dispensa- Affairs and the then Central Board of Revenue ries in Delhi. and the General Manager;' I. A. C. as members. The procedures are kept under constant review by the concerned authorities C. G. H. S. : to ensure that there is no red-tapism or delay. Conveyance Allowance for paying domi- ciliary visits and performing other officials duties is as follows :- Asian Development Bank
8446. SHRI BRlJ RAJ SINGH (i) Rs. l20/-p. m. to those who main- KOTAH : Will the Minister of FINANCE tain their own motor car. be pleased to state :
(ii) Rs. 40/- p. m. to those who main- (a) whether Government have urged tain their own motor cycle/scooter, upon the Asian Development Bank to con- and sider establishing export credit re-financing facilities so that developing countries could (iii) Rs. 20/- p. m. to those who do compete on equal terms with developed Dot maintain a motor car or motor countries in export of manufactured products; cycle/scooter. and 167 Writte" Arrswe,. MAY 6, 1969 Wrill/!1l AlUwllrs 168
(b) if so, the reactions of the Bank there gress. It is expected that a few more drill to ? holes in the area will help in determining whether the area contains a promising zone THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER of copper mineralisation. Other targets have AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI also been fixed in anomaly intercepts north MORARJI DESAI): (a) In my statement of Ajit Sagar where drilling operations are at the Second Annual Meeting of the Board to be initiated shortly. of Gonvemors of Asian Development Bank, held recently in Sydney. I suggested that the (c) Does not arise. Asian Development Bank should consider the setting up of suitable eXpOrt credit refina- Foreign Exchange allowed to Persons in ncing facilities. In fact, I urged that the Film Industries whole question of credit facilities for the eXpOrt of capital goods from one developing 8448. SHRI JUGAL MONDAL : country to another should be examined in SHRI K. N. PANDEY: all its aspects by the Bank. Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased (b) The Bank's reactions to the sugges- to state the amount of foreign exchange tion will be know only when it is studied given to each of the following persons in the by the Bank in due course. film industry for going to foreign countries during the last three years till March, 1969 "Operation Hard Rock" and the reasons for giving such foreign exchange: (i) Shri Raj KapOor, (ii) Shri 8447. SHRI BRU RAJ SINGH KOTAH: Rajender Kumar, (iii) Shri Ramanand Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND 'Sagar, (iv) Shri B. R. Chopra, (v) Kumari CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS Waheeda Rehman, (vi) Shrimati Mala Sinha, be pleased to state : (vii) Shrimati Vijayantimala, (viii) Shrimati Padmini, (ix) Kumari Lata Mangeshkar, (a) whether the recent aerial survey (x) Shri Mohammad Rafi and (xi) Shri "Operation Hard Rock" covered the regions Devanand ? of East Rajasthan; THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER (b) if so, the main findings thereof; AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI and MORARJI DESAI) : Necessary information is being collected and a statement giving the (c) if not, reasons therefor? available information will be laid on the Table of the House. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND Seminar on Role of Petroleum Refineries CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS (SHRI JAGANATH RAO): (a) . Yes, the 8449. SHRI K. P. SINGH DEO: Will recent airborne geophysical survey under the Minister of PETROLEUM AND Operation Hard Ilock has covered parts of CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS Eastern Rajastan. be pleased to state :
(b) The airborne geophysical surveys (a) whether a seminar on the "Role of have revealed several electromagnetic ano- Petroleum Refineries in the National econo- malies; some of these are being followed up my and technological advancement" was by an integrated geochemical, geophysical held in Bombay recently ; and geological ground examination. Based on these detailed ground studies an anomaly (b) if so, the main problems discussed intercept near Ajit Sapr in Jhunjhunu dis- at the Seminar ; trict was chosen for examination by drilling which is now in progress. The first drill (c) the selient features of the resolutions hole has revealed the presence of sulphide adopted at the Seminar ; and mineralisation with minor amounts of copper pyrites and the second drill hole is in pro- (d) whether Government will consider 169 Wrlllen Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Writlen Answers 170 these resolutions/recommendations in the (h) A copy of the terms of reference is interest of technological advancement in the enclosed. petroleum refineries and national economy ? (c) Two years. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND (d) About Rs. 7.5 lakhs. CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS (SHRI D. R. CHAVAN) : (a) Yes. (c) the time likely to be taken by tbe The panels of the Planning Commission Commission to submit its report to Govern- are part time study groups unlike the Irriga- ment ; tion Commission which will have an office of its owo. The terms of reference of the (d) tbe expenditure likely to be incurred Commission are more comprehensive and the thereon commission will, no douht, make use of the work of the Pannels. (e) wbetber there are also panels set up by the Planning Commission which are STATEMENT working on irrigation farming and on water resources, their assessment, exploitation and Terms of reference of lhe Irrigation conservation ; Commission
(f) if so, whether the problems to be (I) To review the development af irriga- studied by the Commission could not be tion India since 1903, when the entrusted to those panels enlarging their last Irrigation Commission submit- scope; and ted its recommendations, and report on the contribution made by irrigation to increasing the pro- (g) if so, the considerations for setting ductivity of land and in providing up a separate Commission? assurance against the vagaries of rainfall. THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF IRRIGATION AND r0- (2) To examine in detail the irrigation WER (SHRI SIDDHESHWAR PRASAD): facilities available in chronically drought affected and food deficit (a) Yes, Sir. areas and suggest essential and 171 Written Answers MAY 6, 1969 Wr;lIen Answers 172
minimum irrigation works to be of this and other demands made by them; and· undertaken promptly in such areas. (c) Government's reaction thereto? (3) To draw up a broad outline of development of irrigation of all THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND types for achieving self-sufficiency MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORARJI in cereals and for maximising the DESAI) : (a) and (b). A copy each of the production of other crops and to following documents has been received from make a broad assessment of the the Ministry of Railways :- funds required for the purpose. (i) Resolutions adopted by the Annual (4) To examine the adequacy of water General Body Meeting of the supply in major irrigation projects. National Federation of IndIan Railwaymen held at Waltair on (5) To examine the administrative and 12th-13th April, 1969. organisational set up for the plan- ning, execution and operation of (ii) Speech by the President of National irrigation works, particularly with a Federation of Indian Railwaymen; view to the speedy completion of projects and reduction of their ges- (iii) Report on 12th Annual Convention tation period. of National Federation of Indian Railwaymen. (6) To suggest criteria for tbe sanction- ing of irrigation projects ; and In their resolutions the General Body have inter alia demanded the setting up of (7' To examine any other mailer inci- a Pay Commission-preferably an exclusive dental or related to the develop- one for Railwaymen-the terl"s of which be ment of irrigation in the country determined in consultation with the N. F. I. R. and make suitable recommenda- They have also demanded a separate tions. forum for the Railways in the Joint Consulta- tive Machinery. Twelftb Annual Convention of National FederatiOD of Indian Railwaymen Tbe setting up of the Pay Commission bas been demanded mainly on tbe ground 8451. SHRI S. K. TAPURIAH : that the wage structure of the employees SHRI HIMATSINGKA : has remained static for the last 10 years. It has been claimed that besides other numerous Will the Minister of FINANCE be problems concerning the pay structure the pleased to state: solution of which cannot be postponed any further, insufficient compensation for price rise has eroded the real <;arnings of employees. (a) Wbether Government's attention has been drawn to the proceedings of the 12th Annual Convention of tbe National A separate forum for railways has been Federation of Indian Railwaymen held in suggested on the ground that it is neither Waltair in which a demand was made for desirable nor expedient to form a National the replacement of the present formula of Council consisting of both the administrative granting dearness allowance by a scheme in services as well as industrial services. Even wbich dearness allowance can be linked as an industry, Railways stand a part from directly with the cost of living by setting up the various branches of Government services, a Third Pay Commission, and for certain tbe working conditions being totally different changes under tbe structure of the Joint from those in other departments. Consultative Machinery ; (c) So far as the setting up of a pay (b) If so, the arguments wbich were commission is concerned, Government advanoed by tbat Federation in support consider that the time is not yet opportune 173 Written A"swers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 174
for the appointment of a Commission. As regards the changes suggested in the J. C. M., Government do not consider it necessary to make any changes in the 8453. ~ ~ o;r.q ~ : 'flIT flffl J. C. M. as, like other departments, the Jiorr Il"ll: ;rcrf.t 'fit ~ rn fif; : Railways have a departmental council for problems affecting them. Besides, the ~~ ~ railway employees have got the added ( if; ) if6l1" mr it itm facility of the continuance of a permanent f<: if;r fiRr;ft oml!T "Ufu 8452. SHRI GEORGB FERNANDES: ~ Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased lfW1 'lit ;;rr;rr ; aiR to state: ( l"f ) ~ t lfW1 m ~ f.Iii 'flIT (a) whether the Collector of Customs, ~ ,T~~ Bombay, bas objected to the import of a pleasure speed boat made of fibre glass by the Chairman, Bombay Port Trust, and has ;atf Sflfr-f ~T (b) the circumstances in which the ~T ~ 'lit (c) whether any action has been taken against him for the breach of import regula- tions ; and 1
(d) if not, tbe reasons therefor? 8454. 'SfT VB: ~~ ~ : 'flIT f1m lift Il"ll: 10cfTit 'lit ~ rn fif;: THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORARJI DESAI) : (a) No, Sir. ( if;) ~ aiR or{ ~ it 3 I ;rr;f, 1969 'liT ~ ~ qq. it ~ ~ (b) A speed boat made of fibre glass crm was brought in by a food ship from U. S. A. 11; m if l u ~ 'lit ~. .t if ~ ( ~ ;r{ffi 5!fcnitflTm 11; f¥t ~ ~ T ar"R f'f'liTlif a ~ [m T (d) if so, the reasons for taking action CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS against them ? (SHRI D. R. CHAVAN) : (a) No.
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) A total quantity of 5,288 metric MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND tonnes was purchased at a total cost of CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS Rs. 8,01,162,00. (SHRI D. R. CHAVAN) : (a) Yes. Two groups of workmen of Sindri Unit of the (c) Yes. Fertilizer Corporation of India, who were involved in criminal cases, which are subju- (d) No. dice, are under suspension. with effect from 1-4-1968 and 30-4-1968 respectively. Construction of Embankment on Kalapania (b) In one case, the workmen were invol- Canal ved in setting fire to a "safety exhibition" organised by the Management. In the other 8459. SHRI KIRIT BIKRAM DEB the workmen are charged with assaulting BURMAN: Will the Minister of IRRIGA- police, etc. TION AND POWER be Pleased to refer to the reply given to Unstarred Question No. 6334 on the 14th April, 1969 and state: (c) No. According to the spanding orders, the managemet has the right to suspend an employee accused in (a) when the protest was lodged with the a Court of law of any criminal offence invo- Goveroment of Pakistan against the construc- lving moral turpitude until disposal of the tion of emhankment on Kalapania Canal; trial. (b) whether a reply has since been receiv- (d) Does not arise. ed to that protest from Pakistan;
(c) the details of the reply if any; Purchase of Berytes Powder for Bodra Well No.1 (d) whether the Government of Pakistan have agreed to the demolition of the embank- 8458. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA : Will ment, and the Minister of PETROLEUM AND CHEMI- CALS AND MINES AND METALS be (e) if not, the steps being taken by pleased to state: Government to prevent consequent flooding of Tripura areas in future? (a) whether a sum of about Rs. 16 lakhs has been spent so far on purchase of 10,000 THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE tons of Berytes Powder for Bodra Well No. MINISTRY OF IRRIGATION AND I in the Port Canning Oil Project area; POWER (SHRI SIDDHESHWAR PRASAD): (a) Yes, Sir. A protest against the construc- (b) if not, the quantity of Berytes Powder tion of embankment on Kalapania canal was actually purchased and at what price; , lodged by the Government of Tripura with the East Pakistan Govt. on the 4th January (c) whether the bulk of 'purchase is done 1969, at the same time asking for its through M Is. B. K. Industrial Corporation, immediate demolition. Calcutta; and (b) No, Sir. (d) whether there have been any audit objections to these transactions which call (c) and (d). Do not arise. for investigation by the C. B. I. ? (eJ With a view to stopping the backflow THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of the flood water of river Howrah into the MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND area obstructed by the Pakistan embankment, 179 Written Answers MAY 6,1969 Written Answers 180 the embankment on the Indian side has been "Seizure of Nepali Ganja and Foreign Goods extended upto Pakistan border and further in Heltiah Sub·Division" work on ralSlng and strengthening the embankment is in progress. 8461. SHRI D. C. SHARMA: SHRI R. K. SINHA : Swimming Pool in Vithalbhai Patel HODse, New Delhi Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state :
8460. SHRI BABURAO PATEL: (a) whether contraband Nepali ganja SHRI RAGHUVIR SINGH worth over Rs. 3 lakhs and foreign goods, SHASTRI: including Japanese rayon, terylene and tran- SHRI DEVEN SEN: sistor sets, valued at Rs. 27,000 were seized SHRI TULSIDAS DASAPPA : ftom a truck by the Assistant Collector of Customs on the 10th April, 1969 after a Will the Minister of HEALTH AND chase between Ghokha village and Karatiya FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, village in Bettiah sub-division near Motihari; HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state : (b) whether any arrests have been made in this connection; and (a) whether the swimming pool, costing Rs. 2.5 lakhs, opened, on the 18th April, (c) if so, the action taken in the matter? 1969, in the Vithalbhai Patel House, New THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Delhi, for the use of Members of Parliament, AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI is a defective one and requires at least 20 MORARJI DESAI) : (a) On the night of 9th men to remove the dirty water from the April, 1969, the Central Excise officers led pool every time; by the Assistant Collector, Motihari reco- vered about 4832 Kg. of Nepali ganja (b) the names of the officers in the valued at about Rs. 3 lakhs and foreign Central Public Works Department who were consumer goods valued at about Rs. 27,000 in charge of this construction and the action from a truck after a chase, near Chatia taken against them; and Chaur on the road from Bettiah to Motihari.
(c) the name of the contractor who (b) and (c). No arrest has so far been constructed the swimming pool and the made. The matter is under investigation. action taken against him for defective work 1 Fees cbarged by Private Doctors 8462. SHRI BEN! SHANKER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE SHARMA: Will the Minister of HEALTH MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY AND FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B. be pleased to state: S. MURTHY) : (a) No, Sir. The swimmine Pool built at a cost of Rs. 3.22 lakhs was (a) whether private doctors charge ex- filled on the 22nd April, 1969. The arrange>- horbitant fees in cosmopolitan towns in the ment for emptying is by means of a trailor country; pump, except for the last few inches of water which is baled out manually by 8 to 10 (b) whether the desirability of placing a persons. Manual emptying is proposed to check on the same has been examined; and be dispensed with by the installation of a self-priming pump. Pipe-connections for this (c) if so, with what result? purpose had already been made at the time of original construction. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY. (b) and (c). Do not arise. PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING 181 Wriuen Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Writ/en Answers 182
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B. ~ <'PfI qftm: ~ am: f.r;rtur, S. MURTHY): (a) to (c). Private doctors, like practitioners of other professions, charge fees amrm <'PfI ~ fq;rnr 1l'm<'llf if m'll according to their qualifications and experi- 'P-ft ('-li ifo ~ 1ff: medical practitioners is not considered neces· "t orm ~u 'flIT f'IKIT I sary. ( ~ >;fr 'ill! I
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~ m, ;rf fm:i\' IR ~ . ~ ~T if ~ ~ ~ 8469. ~ ~ 'flIT ~ 1:r <1'111 qfum ~ am f.tlriar, ~ ~l t ~ 1'f1R:P:r ~ ~T ~ ifflTi!t if;T ~ (!if) ~ t ~T. ~ ~ , crm- 'fii:itfil;: ~ ~~~T~ ~ ~ ~ q ~~t (ifi) ifllT fif> Us, ('1") l T~~~ ~ T~ ~~T if ~~ '" ~ tll if if>Tt ~ crm- if;1:qf:orn: arr Ill"," "fT'k ;:nf.t Tt Clff.Rr ~ if@' am 'fT1l ~~ ~ l a ~ i't ~~ ~ l ~ ~ ~ ~ if>liT ~ j ~ if;J<:VT 187 ll~ Answers MAY 6,1969 Written An.rwl'rs 188
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8472. SHRI SHIVA CHANDRA JHA: Out of the populatiOD of about 530 will the Minister of HEALTH AND millioD, there were about 8 million active FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, T. B. cases in the country of which 1/4th HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP- are estimated to be infectious. 248 million MENT be pleased to state: people have heen tuberculin tested and 117 million have been B. C. G. vaccinated. 502 (a) whether Government have comp- T. B. Oinics, 36 mobile X-ray units. 15 T. B. letely eradicaled any discase, like Malaria, Training Demonstration Centres and near]y Small-pox, Cholera, etc., in the country; 35,000 beds have heen established..
(b) if so, the details thereof; and Filaria
(c) if not, the reasons therefor? Filaria being mainly an urban problem, the National Filaria Control Programme, has THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE heen restricted to the urban population. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY About 7 million people are being protected PLANNIG AND WORKS, HOUSING AND by anti-larval measures, which has shown a URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B. S. downward trend in the transmissioD of the MURTHY) : (a) and (b). It has not been disease in 50% of the units functioniDg possible to completely eradicale the diseases with regard to w bancrofti infection. 72 like Malaria, Small-pox, Cholera, etc., but Control UDits, 3 rural Research-cum·Train- substantial progress has been made in bringing ing Centres, 5 Headquarters uDits and 23 down the incidence of these diseases as will Clinics are in operation. be seen from the details given below :- Leprosy Malaria 182 Leprosy Control Units and 1130 Sur- As against the figure of 75 million cases vey, EducatioDs aDd TreatmeDt Centres have in'1952 before the Eradication Programme been established besides giving grant-in-aid to was lauDched, there were about 2.20 lakhs various voluntary organisations. With a total cases in 1968, which means. a reductioD of population of about 300 million at risk and 99.7% of the original case incidence. 25 lakhs of cases. 72.5 million population have so far heen covered and the total cases Small-pox recorded are 7,51,770 out of which 6,82,777 are under treatment. As against 83,423 case. and 26,360 deaths in India in 1963 there were 34,741 cases and 7,727 deaths in 1968. This represents a Trachoma reduction of about 58 % both in morbidity and mortality due to small-pox. Trachoma, as a resu1t of survey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research during the period 1958-63, is a major problem Cholera in the North and North Western States; the The di,.ase which has showD a trend of prevalence of this disease ranging from 79.1 per cent in Punjab to 56% in Gujrat. A decline since 1900, has heeD responsible for 30,700 cases aDd 9,700 deaths annually OD an total population of about 20.98 million has been brought under the Control Programme. average duriDg the past decade. Endemic As a result of the implementation of this foci which are respoDsihle for over 85% cases programme, the rejection rate amongst the aDd deaths in the country during the decade 1959-68, are iD the 8 Slates of Andhra Pradesh, recruits for the Army came down by ~ ~. Bihar. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Mysore, Orissa, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. (c) It has not been possible to comp- CODtrol measures in these areas will be letely eradicate the disease due to the initiated iD the Fourth PlaD period. following reaSODS :- 191 Written AltJwers MAY 6, 1969 Written AltJwers • 192
Malaria Leprosy
This is a biological programme involving The Control/Eradication of leprosy in a men, mosquito and parasite. It bas not country like India with 2.5 million leprosy been possible to achieve the goal of eradi- patients is a vast problem. The eradication cation due to various reasons both adminis- trative and technical. of the disease can be possible after the transmission has been intercepted. The primary object of the programme is to record Small·pox the maximum number of cases, put them Complete vaccination coverage in the under treatment and thereby convert them vulnerable age group of the population i. e. into non-infectious and bacteriologically 0-15 years is still to be achieved. negative cases so that the quantum of infec- tion is reduced and the transmission of the Cholera disease is intercepted. Trachoma Eradication of Cholera can be achieved only through an all-round improvement in environmental sanitation, particularly the This is a phased programme and wide provision of safe water and proper disposal coverage in this programme can be ach ieved of sewage. For this purpose, increasing in stages. financial provisions are being made under the National Water Supply and Sanitation Tax Concessions to Industries for Programme in the successive Five Year Modernisation Purposes Plans. It will, however, take sometime before the desired objectives in this regard are attained. 8473. SHRI SHIV A CHANDRA JHA : WiD the Minister of FINANCE be pleased Tuberculosis to state:
Though its prevalence is being (a) whether it is a fact that Govern- reduced in many countries especially ment have given a series of tax concessions in tbe Western Europe and the Northern to Indian industries, for modernisation pur- part of the American continent, it has not poses since the First Plan ; been eradicated so far anywbere in the world. This is, because the person wbo gets (b) if so, the details of those tax con- infections with the TB germ today, may cessions and other financial help to Indian develop the disease even after 50 years. The industries for modernization. Plan-wise and break down and the development of the industry-wise how far those have been utilized infection into the disease depends on many varied factors both in-born and extraneous for them; and 'like malnutrition, poverty and other socio- economic conditions which cannot be easily (c) in case the tax concessions and controlled. The disease is insidious and other financial help were not utilized for the chronic in nature and requires long treatment, said purpose the reaction of Government when developed, for a minimum period of thereto? one year to 18 months. Even in the treated cases relapses cannot be fully prevented. THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND The BCG vaccine, though effeetive to a fair MINlSTBR OF FINANCE (SHRI degree, does not afford 100% protection. MORARJI DESAI) : (a) and (b). The Go- Thus the eradication of the disease is a very vernment have, from time to time, given a long tern and difficult process. number of tax incentives for industrial deve- lopment, whicb includes modernisation of Filaria plant and machinery. Such of tbe tax in- With the available resources, knowledge centives as are available for the modernisa-· and techniques, it is not possible to launch tion of plant and machinery are the follow- an eradication programme against Filariasis. ing: 193 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 194
(1) Five-),ear 'tax-holida)" for nDevelopment rebate is also allowed, Rescbedul ing of States' Debts to Centre subject to certain conditions in respect of- 8474. SHRI SHIVA GHANDRA JHA : Will the Minister of FiNANCE be pleased (I) used ships acquired from a non- to state: resident, and (a) whether it is a fact that Government (2) second-hand machinery or plant are planning to reschedule the States' debts imported for the first time from to the Centre during the Fourth Plan abroad. period; (b) if so, the details thereof; and Development rebate is not deducted ID computing the written down value of the (c) if not, the reasons therefor? assets for the purpose of calculating deprecia- tion allowance. Development rebate is thus THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER a subsidy from the Government to the tax- AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI payer on tte new machinery and plant as it, MORARJI DESAI) : (a) to (c). Government together with depreciation allowance, enables propose to consider the question of the an enterprise to . ultimately charge to the rescheduling of the repayment of the States' revenue 135% or 120% or 140% of the debts to the Centre af'er the Fifth Finance cost according as the asset is used in a Commission '5 recommendations regarding priority industry or a non-priority industry tbe devalution to the States during the or is a ship respectively. Fourth Plan period are available.
This tax incentive was introduced in Raniganj Water Supply Scheme 1955 (w. e. f. 1-4-1955) but the original provisions have undergone several changes 8475. SHRI DEVEN SEN : Will the from time to time. Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased 2. Besides tax incentives, financial assis-' to state : tance was also given to industries for setting up new units as well as for modernisation. (a) whether Government have approved Such financial assistance was given through the Raniganj Water Supply Scheme; financial corporations, like the Industrial Finance Corporation of India and the (b) if so, the estimated cost thereof; Industrial Development Bank of India. The Plan-wise and industrywise details of (c) how is it going to be financed; and tax concessions utilised for modernisation of plant and machinery are not available. (d) the stage at wbich the execution of Similar details of financial assistance given the scheme stands at present? and utilised are not available separately in respect of modernisation of plant and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE machinery. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SARI (c) The incentive of development rebate B. S. MURTHY) : (a) Part I of the Raniganj is available only when the plant or machinery Water Supply Scheme was approved by the is acquired and installed. Similarly, when Government of India in March, 1966. loans are provided by financial institutions, to finance the purchase of plant and equip- The question of taking up Parts II and ment, the funds have to be used for this III of the Scheme can be considered by the purpose. Tax holiday benefit can be availed State Government in the light of the of only after a new industrial undertaking is resources available in the Fourth Plan. set uP. or a substantial expansion which meets the specified conditions is implemen- (b) The estimated cost of Part I of the ted. Scheme is Rs. 3.54 crores. 197 Wri/len AnsH'ers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 198
(c) Part I of the scheme is going to be (b) the arrears of income-tax due from financed as indicated below : each of them as on the 31st March, 1968; and (Rs. in crores) (c) the steps taken to recover the (i) Cost of Urban Component 0.56 arrears? (To be given as loan by the Government of I'!dia.) THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORARJI (ii) Contribution from the Coal DESAI): (a) to (c). The required infor- Mines Labour Organisation 1.00 mation is not readily available. It can be (iii) Subsidy from the Govern- collected after tbe scrutiny of a large number ment of India 0.99 of assesment records and will involve consi- derable time and labour. (iv) State Go\emment's share 0.99 ad boc Appointments in All India Institute of Medical Sciences Total 3.54 8479. SHRI NIHAL SINGH: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY (d) The information is being collected PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING and will be placed on the Table of the Lok AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased Sabha. to refer to the reply given to Unstarred Question No. 3348 on the 17th March, 1969 E, asion of income-tax by Film Stars and state: 8477. SHRI ARJUN SINGH (a) the number and names of persons who BHADORIA Will the Minister of were appointed in the All India Institute of FINANCE be pleased to state: Medical Sciences, New Delbi, on an ad hoc (a> whether it is a fact that the following basis during the last two year, category-wise persons in the Film Industry have evaded such as for (i) bospital work, (ii) teaching, income-tax and other taxes during the last and (iii) Ministerial work; and three years : (b) the number and names of those (i) Shri I. S. Johar. (ii) Shri Pran, among them who have been regularised ? (iii> Shri Balraj Sahni, (iv) Shri Laxmikanl, (v) Shri Payare Lal, (vi) Shrimati Suman THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Kalyanpuri, (vii) Shri Mohan Kamal, (viii) MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY Shri O. P. Relhan, (ix) Shri B. K. Adarsh, PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING and (x) Shri Om Prakash; and AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B.S. MURTHY): (a> and (b). A statement is (b) if so, the details in respect of each? laid on the Table of the House [Placed in THE DEPUlY PRIME MINISTER Library. See No. LT. --1010:69]. AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORARJI DESAI) : (a) and (b). The infor- Inauguration Ceremony of Right Bank mation is being collected acd will be laid on Power Hou.e at Bbakra the Table of the House. 8480. SHRI HEM RAJ: Will lhe Minis- Income-Tax Paid by Film Distributors ter of IRRIGATION AND POWER be in Delhi pleased to state : 8478. SHRI ARJUN SINGH BHADO- (a) whether it is a fact, as reported in the RIA: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: Times of India of the 18th April, 1969, that Shri Hari Ram, Minister of Himachal (a) the names of top fifty Film Distribu- Pradesh, was not given a seat on the dais tors in Delhi who pay the highest income- along with the Ministers of Punjab and Har- tax; yana at the inauguration ceremony of the 199 Writ tell Answers MAY 6,1969 Written Answers 200
Right Bank Power House at Bhakra; ~- ~ m: ;;rf.t on: 5TliT'R iI; ORrtfcr ~ ~T ~-~T mflr'fO ~ am: ~~ ~ T iI; MINES AND METALS be pleased to state: ~ ~ ~ ~ f.!;a;ft 'If'rofu f.:rmrT (a) the total losses suffered by the ~ National Coal Development Corporation since its inception and their proportion to ( 'il) 'flIT ~ w;mr ~ rU Cf"l: capital invested therein; ~ t f't; 'EI'f f-m m iI; ft;rit f'.lit;n;rr lTtfT t ~ ~~ if Olf!r f.t;7n" ;;rritm; 3fR (b) whether the said losses are on increase or decrease; (s-) l ~~. l T~ T q (c) if on the increase, the reasons for wmif ~ ~ ~ m which the National Coal Development Corpo- 'f'T t ? ration is not being wound up; 201 Writ/en Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 202
(d) if losses are on the decrease, the year (c) if so, the villages which have got these by which profits are expected; and amenities so far and which are the villages which will get them in the next year? (c) whether Giridih Collieries arc causing continuous losses and, if so, the reasons for THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE not closing them ? MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MI- AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B. NISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND CHEMI- S. MURTHY) : (a) 111. .CALS AND MINES AND METALS (SHRI JAGANATH RAO) , (a) The net cumulative (b) The responsibility for the provIsIon loss as at the end of 1967-68 after making of civic amenities to u a ~ villages is provision of reserves for development rebate, normally that of the concerned local body. taxation, contingent liability etc. is Rs. 6.65 The Delhi Development Authority is respon- crores. The long term capital invested as sible for providing amenities to the extent on 31.3.1968 is about Rs. 167 crores. Thus possible in urban villages which fall within the proportion of the cumulative loss to "development areas". The authority have long term capital invested works out to already prepared development plans for 32 ~ ~ . villages and arrangements are being made for providing basic amenities such as latrines, (b) The losses have decreased in 1967- pavement of streets and storm water drainage 68 as compared to the previous year. In in these villages. 1968-69 the ficancial position is expected to have improved further. (c) Tbe information is being collected and / will be laid on the Table of the Sabha. (c) Does not arise. C. G. H. S. Dispensaries in Delbi (d) It is expected that the Corporation's accounts for 1968-69 would show a profit. 8484. SHRI BAL RAJ MADHOK , Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY (e) The Giridih collieries hay. been incur- PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING ring losses continuously for the last many years. AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased They are being continued to be worked in to state : order to extract the reserves of high grade coking coal available in some of the mines. (a) the total number of C. G. H. S. The cumulative losses on account of Giridih dispensaries in the Union Territory of Delhi, alone from 1956-67 to 1967-68 are Rs. 5.03 with their locations; crores as against the Corporation's total loss of Rs. 6.65 crores during this period. (b) how many of them are Allopathic, Homeopathic and Ayurvedic dispensaries; Provision of Civic Amenities in Urbanised Village. in Delbi (c) the strength of staff, including doctors in these dispensaries; and 8483. SHRI BALRAJ MADHOK : Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY (d) how many of them have their own PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING huildlngs? AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY (a) the total number of Urbanised villa- PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING ges in Delhi; AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B. S. MURTHY): (a) and (b). There are 61 (b) whether it is a fact that Government C. G. H. S. Dispensaries including the First have decided to provide minimum civic Aid Post at Parliament House. Of these 55 amenities like water and latrines to urbanised are Allopathic. 4 Ayurvedic and 2 Homeo- villages of Delhi; and pathic dispensaries. A statement containing 203 tt~ Answers MAY 6, 1969 Wrilten Answers 204 the n8mes and location of these dispensaries being collected and will be laid on the Table is given in Annexure I which is laid on the of the House. Table of the House. [Placed in Library. See No. LT-IOll!69] Income Tax Arrears Outstanding Against Film Studio Owners and Film Exhibitors (c) The requisite information is given in in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Annexure II which is laid on the Table of the House. [Placed in Library. See No. 8487. SHRI JUGAL MONDAL : Will LT-IOll!69]. the Minister, of FINANCE be pleased to state: (d) Fifteen. (a) the names of film studio owners and Central Gas Grid film exhibitors in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal against whom arrears of Income-tax 8485. SHRI R. K. AMIN : Will the of rupees one lakh or above are outstanding Minister of PETROLEUM AND CHEMI- at present; and CALS AND MINES AND METALS be (b) if so, the reasons for non-recovery pleased to state : of income-tax from them so far; (a) whether it is a fact that a programme THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER for central gas grid is under consideration of AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI Government; and MORARJI DESAI) : (a) and (b). lhe re- (b) if so, the details thereof? quired information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House as THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE early as possible. MINISTR Y OF PETROLEUM AND CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS Evasion of Income·tax by Film Stars (SHRI D. R. CHAVAN) : (a) No. 8488. SHRI JUGAL MONDAL : Will (b) Does not arise. the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : Raids on Premises of Film Financers and Film Producers (a) t ~ Government have received complaints that the following film stars 8486. SHRI ARJUN SINGH have been evading income-tax and other taxes BHADORlA: during the last three years: SHRI JUGAL MONDAL : (i) Shri Uttamkumar Chatterjee (ii) Shri Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased Biswajeet (iii) Shrimati Sharmila Tagore to state: (iv) Shri Jitendra (v) Miss Babita (vi) Kumari Nanda (vii) Shri Sashi Kapoor (a) whether Government have raided (viii) Shri Dara Singh (ix) Shrimsti Shashi- the premises of Film Financers and Film kala (x) Shri Om Prakash (xi) Shri Pran Producers during the last three years till (xii) Shri Johny Walker (xiii) Miss Simmi April, 1969; (xiv) Shrimati B. Saroja Devi (xv) Shrimati Padmini; and (xvi) Kumari Mumtaz; (h) if so, the names of Film stars in res- pect of whom papers were seized from the (b) whether arrears of income-tax are Film Financiers' and Film Producers' pre- still outstanding against them; mises indicating that black money was paid to those Film stars; and (c) if so, the amount outstanding against each of them and the action being taken in (c) the action taken against them? this regard;
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND Cd) whether premises of any of the above MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORAR- film stars have been raided by Government; JI DESAI) : (a) to (c). The information is and 205 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SA.KA.) Written Answers 206
(e) if so, their names and the action Wealth tax Arrears Due Against Persons taken against them ? in Film Industry in West Bengal
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER 8490. SHRI JUGAL MONDAL: Will AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to MORARJI DESAI) : (a) to (e) . The infor- state: mation is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House. (a) the names of persons in Film indus- try in the State of West Bengal against whom arrears of Wealth-tax of Rs. 50 thousands Amount charged by Film Star. for or above are oUlSanding at present; and Working in Films (b) the reasons for non·recovery of 8489. Will the Millister of FINANCE be Wealth-tax arrears from them so far? pleased to state : THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER (a) whether it is a fact tbat the following AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI Film stars charge money as follows for MORARJI DESAI) : (a) and (b). The working in one film ; requiste information is not readily available and is being collected. The same will be (i) Uttamkumar Chatterjee (Rs. 8 lakhs), laid on the Table of the House as early as possible. (ii) Shri Biswajeet (Rs. 9 lakhs), (iii) Shrimati Shrmila Tagore (Rs. 6 lakbs) (iv) Seizure of Smuggled Watches Miss Babita (Rs. 5i lakhs), (v) Shri Jitendra (Rs. 5 lakhs), (vi) Kumari Nanda 8491. SHRI DEVEN SEN: Will the (Rs. 5i lakhs), (vii) Shri Shashi Kapoor Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (Rs. 8 lakhs), (viii) Shri Dara Singh (R.. 5 lakhs), (ix) Shrimati Shashikala (Rs. 4lakhs) PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING the grade of iron ore extracted from mines AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased in Goa is generally of low quality and that to state: it will be advantageous to export that ore (a) whether Government are aware that after processing and transforming it into due to Holy Pope's encyclica,' Catholics in pellets; India, and especially in Goa, are opposing (b) whether Government are also aware family planning programmes ; of the good results obtained from the pelle- (b) whether Government are aware that tising plant owned by MIS. Chowgule (P) most of the Catholic doctors and nurses in Ltd. which has proved that by exporting Goa Serving in Government hospitals, are pallets instead of ore, the volume of the not cooperating with the local Government export material is reduced and also that no in this sphere; and scope is left for complaints from importers in other countries regarding the grade; and (c) if so, whether Government propose to take steps to see that all the t ~ and (c) whether, in view of the good perfor- nurses will do their best in implementing the mance of the pellelising plant in the private family planning programme, irrespective of sector, Government are finalising erection of their creed and caste? any pellet ising plant in Goa in the public sector? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (DR. S. CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS CHANDRASEKHAR : (a) Government (SHRI JAGANATH RAO) : (a) The lumpy have not received any report that Catholics iron ore has a lower iron content than that in India or especially in Goa are opposing of the powdery ore. The iron content in Family Planning Programme. A study un- the lumpy ore produced in Goa is generally dertaken in Goa shows that Catholics as less than 60% Fe. The export of processed well as other communities are participating minerals can be advantageous provided there in the programme. is a market for the material and the prices are competitive to aUract foreign buyers. (b) and (c). The position is being ascer- tained from the Administration of Goa, (b) The input and output ratio of iron Daman and Dieu and will be furnished to ore fines consumed to pellets produced in the Sabha as soon as the information is Goa was 1.34:1 and 1,13:1 during 1967 and available. 1968 respect ively, from which it is apparent that there is reduction in the weight of The Central Family Planning Council at pellets to the fines to the extent of 25% its meeling held in April, 1968 has already and 12% approximately. taken note of certain isolated instances where the medical personnel have put forth the (c) There is no proposal to set up any plea of conscientious objection in the matter pelletising plant in Goa in the public sector of rendering Family Planning services and during Fourth Plan. the Council recommended that the State Governments may consider that as a part of arlQ ~ t~, ~, ~ the service rules for medical and para- ~t t~ medical personnel, no such plea should be permissible while in service. This recommen- 8494. Ill) ~ ~ : 'flIT ~ dation has been sent to the State Govern- ments for taking necessary action. ~ qfum: ~ a ~, ammf Setting up of a Pelletising plant in Goa ~ ~ fift;m ¢iT lfi1;ref.\' "') FfT ~ t , 8493. SHRI SHiNKRE : Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND CHEMI- ("') 'flIT ~ l 'IlT &IT'f 30 ~, CALS AND MINES AND METALS be pleased to state : 1968 it; ';rcnmcr T~ ~-~ ij (a) whether Government are aware that ~ q~~ 'IlT SflIPr ~ it; ft;rQ; ~ 209 Wr;/len Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) . Written Answers 210
l ~ if; a ~ ~~ u ~~ ~ aft<:: ( 'Ef) if'T lffilT'f (50) ~, ffi ~ ~~ iT ~ TT ~~ ~ , f'f'll"T ~ 'liT aft, rnr ;ro f.f1Jhr f'llllT lfllT ~ ~ ~~ ( if) >:ITG ~, T f'f'ifR: ~ ~ if) ~ ? ~~ T~ ~ ~ qfum: ~ am f.\1:riar, ~~q u ~a ~, amm ,,'" ~ ~ 1i'IT<'Ilf ij ~ arTlmf ~ if1n:Ttr ~ ~ ij ~ ~T (sIT 'fo 'i\:o "fu) : ~ ;;IT ~ I l s ~ ~ am (o;r) . .rr if@ I ff.",,! anl'!<'l" mW'< T ,~ fqren (lif) ~ ,m ~ T ~ qf,q>:.: 'f>T 29-3-1968 'f>T ~- ~ ~~ ~~ anft (f< q;: f<:rl1fr -~ '1ft OfT ~ ~ I R'!> mr, T -~ (f'I1T ~ "1T ~ t Wr ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~~ if; ~ ~ T ~ ~ 3ih ~ lfllT ~ ; ( 'Ef) an, (50). arfl;i;;f .mcrT>< m<:T- ~ fqren q ~, ~ ~ , T ;r ~ Wr i:t (lif) ;ro if(f Gl'i" 'f"if i\' ~ ,m ~ T l ~ ~ l T ~ T m Stair Operating Sound Equipment in-Chief of C. P. W. D_ had communicated in Parliament House to one of the C. P. W. D. Associations in 1967 that direct recruitment of Assistant 8496. SHRI BIBHUTI MISHRA: Will' Engineers of temporary vacancies had been the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY stopped; PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased (b) whether it is also a fact that the to state: Union Public Service Commission was (a) whether it is a fact that the staff approached for direct recruitment of Assis- operating the sound equipment in Parliament tant Engineers for fifty temporary vacancies House is regarded as essential duty staff; in 1968; and
(b) if so, the facilities, such as housing (c) if so, the reasons therefor? and overtime allowance, elc., being given to them; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (c) whether it is also a fact that pay MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY scales of this staff are very low as compared PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING to their duties and the responsibilities AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI entrusted to them; B. S. MURTHY): (aJ The Engineer-in- Chief, C. P. W. D. had mistakenly informed (d) whether Government are taking any one of the Service Associations in 1967 that steps to revise their pay scales; and it had been decided not to advertise for fresh recruitment to Class II temporary (e) if not, the reasons therefor? posts. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY (b) A requisition for nominating 30 PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING candidates for Central Engineering Service AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI Class II (Temporary) and IO for Central B. S. MURTHY): (a) No orders have Electrical Engineering Service Class II been issued specifically declaring them as (Temporary) from the 1968 Examination was essential duty staff. placed on the Commission.
\b) They are entitled to all the facilities, (c) The U. P. S. C. did not agree to adtnissible to similar class of Central Govern- the proposal to dispense with direct recruit- ment staff. ment to Class II against temporary vacancies and advised that the requirements of (c) No, Sir. The pay scales of the candidates for the Class II Service should be staff are commensurate with the duties and intimated and hence the above action was responsibilities entrusted to them. taken. (d) No, Sir. Appointment of Cil'iI Assistant EDgineers (e) The pay scales of the staff were in C. P. W. D. revised as a result of the recommendations of the Second Pay Commission. Further 8498. SHRI S. D. SOMASUNDARAM: revision of pay scale at this stage is not Will the Minister of HEALTH AND justified. FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, Direct Recruitment of Assistant Engineers HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to refer to the reply given to 8497. SHRI S. D. SOMASUNDARAM: Unstarred Question No. 5520 on the 7th Will the Minister of HEALTH AND April, 1969 and state: FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (aJ whether it is a fact that U. P. S. C. be pleased to state: cannot decide on their own accord to relax the recruitment rules without being sponsored (a) whether it is a fact that the Engineer- by the concerned Ministry; 213 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 214
(b) whether it is also a fact that the the Committee were held on the 9th and candidates selected without a written exami- [2th November, 1968. The final report nation were raw and inferior to man the was adopted with the assent of seven mem- sub-Divisional posts at crucial level as they bers. It was decided by the Committee at could not be successful through the Com- the meeting held on the [2th November, petitive Examination held by the U.P.S.C.; [968 that the report would be sent to the and three members who were not present at the meeting for their approval, with or without (c) The reasons for not. relaxing the rules comments, to be communicated wHhin a month in favour of departmental graduate engineers of receipt of the report. Accordingly, copies of as they are equally qualified, better experi- the report were sent to the members concer- enced and waiting too loog for their promo- ned by December 18, 1968; two members tions but could not campete in U. P. S. C. have since intimated their approval together examination because of age restrictions? with comments. The approval of the remaining member is still awaited. THE MIN[STER OF STATE IN THE MIN[STRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY Report on Cbarges against Chairman and PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING Managing Director of Indian Drugs AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. B. S. MURTHY): (a) Yes, Sir. The 8501. SHRI E. K. NAY ANAR: Will the decision to make ad hoc recruitment for the Minister of PETROLEUM AND CHEMI- Central Engineering Services Class II (Tempo- CALS AND MINES AND METALS be rary), in relaxation of the recruitment pleased to state: rules was taken after consultation between Government ~a the U.P.S.C. (a) whetber Government propose to lay on the Table a copy of the report prepared (b) No, Sir; it must be assumed that by the Directors on certain charges against re-commitment was made of fit and suitable the Chairman and Managing Director of persons. the Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.; and (c) There was in fact a relaxation in the eligibility criterion for graduate Section (b) whether it is a fact that the Chair- Officers for promotion to the grade of Assis- man and Managing Director is trying to join tant Engineer at that time. a particular private enterprise?
Mahalanobis Committee's Report THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE on Income Distribution MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND CHE- MICALS AND MINES AND METALS 8499. SHRI P. R. THAKUR: will the (SHRI D. R. CHA VAN): that huge stocks have accumulated at the (b) the measures Government propose Synthetic Drugs Plant at Hyderabad ; to take to solve the accommodation problem of employees recruited since 1955 and whose (b) if so, the reasons therefor; chances of allotment have been adversely affected because of bulk allotment of out-of- (c) whether it is a fact that the said turn basis; and plant has gone into production much earlier than the scheduled date of production; and (c) the time likely to be taken by Government when all employees recruited (d) the steps taken to liquidate the since 1955 entitled for types I and II accom- accumulated stocks? modation will be provided with Government THE MINISTER OF STATE lN THE accommodation? MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI D. R. CHA VAN) : (a) Some stocks MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY have accumulated in the Synthetic Drugs PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSIN G plant. AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI B. S. MURTHY): (a) The out of tum (b) The reasons are (il higher cost of allotments on medical grounds are made on production as compared to prices of impor- the basis of medical certificates produced by ted drugs; and (ii) availability of large Government employees concerned. quantities of imported drugs in the market.
(c) No. In a few cases complaints were received that the medical certificates produced by the (d) Action has been initiated" to : Government Servants were false but on in- (i) Restrict/ban the import of drugs vestigations the certificates were found to be in the production programme of genuine. The proposal to make enquiries this plant: and into all such allotments does not arise.
(ii) examine the cost structure with (b) In order to safeguard the interests a view to reducing the costs of pro- of Government employees awaiting allotment duction and thereby selling prices on the regular waiting lists, only a small of the products. percentage of vacancies has been given for allotment on out of turn basis. Subject to The off take of the products of this plant availability of funds, the Government is is expected to improve as the stocks of im- taking necessary steps to provide, as many ported drugs are progressively liquidated. residences as possible, in the general pool.
Out-of-Tum Allotment OD False Medical (c) In type I, the date of priority co- Certillea tes vered in Delhi/New Delhi is 12th October, 1955 whereas in case of type II the date of 8503. SHRI GHA YOOR ALI KHAN: priority covered is 3rd June, 1949. In type I, Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMI- most of the employees recruited in 1955 have LY PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING been allotted general pool accommodation AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased in Delhi/New Delhi whereas in case of type to state II, it will take some more time to provide residential accommodation to those employees (a) whether it is a fact that the majori- who were recruited in 1955. During 1968-69, ty of employees who secured Government 428 residences were constructed in type II accommodation on out-of-turn basis, did so and during 1969-70, 1128 type II residence by producing false Medical Certificates and are either in progress or being taken up for whether Government propose to enquire into construction in Delhi/New Delhi. It is the .11 such allotments of types I and II quar- policy to construct more residences in the ters, made on out-of-turn basis since 1965 ; lower types. 217 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 218
Shopkeepers of Subzimandi THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI 8504. SHRI K. N. PANDEY: Will the MORARJI DESAI): (a) to (c). The Second Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY PLAN- UNCfAD passed a Resolution recommending, NING AND WORKS, HOUSING AND' "that each economically advanced country URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to shoukl endeavour to provide annually to refer to the replies given to Unstarred Ques- developing countries financial resource Irans- tions Nos. 6260 and 7024 on 14th and 21st fers of a minimum net amount of I per cent April, 1969, respeclively, and state: of its, gross national product (GNP) at mar- ket prices in terms of actual disbursements, (a) the terms and conditions on which having regard to the special. position of those the shops were a\lotted by the Delhi Develop- countries which are net importers of capital." ment Authority in 1942 and again a\lotted by Target dates were not laid down. It is, Municipal Corporation in 1959 ; however, hoped that the developed countries would make effort to reach this target as (b) whether the rent and other taxes early as possible. According to 1968 Review had been deposited in the Court on each of the Development Assistance Committee of hearing under the Rent Act, and, if not, the the OECD. France, Netherlands, and Portu- reasons therefor; and gal exceeded this target during 1967.
(c) the names of the officials who are (d) The Government takes every reasona- guilty in this connection and the action so able opportunity to bring up this matter. far taken against each of them ? Results can be known only in due course,
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Seiwre of Watches in Maharashtra by Anti- MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY Corruption Bureau PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI 8506. SHRI R. 'BARUA: B. S. MURTHY) : (a) to (c). The required SHRICHENGALARAYA information is being collected and will be NAIDU: laid on the Table of the Sabha. SHRI N. R. LASKAR: SHRI HUKAM CHAND Aid From Developed Countries KACHWAI:
8505. SHRI SHIVA CHANDRA JHA: Will the Minister of FINANCE be Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased pleased to state: to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a record haul (a) whether it is a fact that the deve- of smuggled wrist watches valued at Rs. 31.25 loped countries have committed to transfer lakhs was made by the Maharashtra Anti- one per cent of their gross national product Corrupton Bureau; for the development of underdeveloped coun- tries; (b) if so, whether any arrests have been made; (b) if so, the countries which have already made the commitment for fulfilling the target (c) whether Ihese watches are sold through and which have not; the Cooperative Societies;
(c) when the targets would be fulfilled by (d) if so, whether it is also a fact that the the committed countries; and prices of these watches are high, with the re- sult that no person other than the rich people (d) the steps taken by the Government can purchase them; and through the UNCTAD countries to bring pressure on the uncommitted countries for (e) if so, whether Government propose to making commitment, and with what success fix a concessional price, so that low income so far? people can also buy these watohes ? 219 Written Answers MAY 6,1969 Writ/en Answers 220
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI (SHRI D. R. CHAVAN): (a) to (c). The MORARJI DESAI): (a) On the 27th March, information is being collected and will be laid 1969 the Maharasbtra Anti·Corruption Bureau on the Table of the House. retrieved from the Sea-bed off Warden Road, Bombay, 20 tins containing 19881 wrist watches Allotment of Government Quarters to of foreign origin along with a damaged tony. Employees Owning Houses These watches were valued at Rs. 31,24,250 by the Bureau. The case has been handed 8508. SHRI S. M. BANERJEE: Will over to Bombay Customs. the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING AND WORKS, HOUSING (b) The seized watches were unclaimed AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased and no arrests have been made. to refer to the reply given to Unstarred Ques- tion No. 4222 on the 24th March, 1969 and (c) All the confiscated watches are sold state the various aspects on which Government through the National Consumers Co·operative servants owning houses in Delhi have been Federation Ltd., Military Canteen Stores made eligible for Government accommodation and Consumer Co-opera!ive Societies run by from the General Pool? the Ministry of Home Affairs. (d) The retail price of confiscated watches THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE is fixed keeping in view the market price in MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY India of similar types of watches less a dis- PLANNING; AND WORKS, HOUSING count ranging from 10% to 30% depending AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI upon the type of the watches, so that the B. S. MURTHY) : The following considera- watches may be sold within a reasonable tions have mainly been kept in view by the period. Government while declaring the Government servants owning houses as eligible for (e) No, Sir. Government accommodation :-
Promotion of Scheduled Castes aDd Schedu- (I) In the case of Defence service led Tribes Employees in Public Undertakings officers it is a part of their terms and condi- tions of service that they are entitled to be 8507. SHRI A. S. KASTURE: Will the provided residential accommodation by the Minister of PETROLEUM AND CHEMI- Government on payment of prescribed renL CALS AND MINES AND METALS be The position in regard to civil officers is not pleased to state: identical but, in principle, it is the same, where it is not a condition of service but (a) whether the recent orders of the' Home an amenity of service. In their case, taking Ministry regarding the method of grading away this amenity will cause considerable confidential record of persons belonging to inconvenience. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are being implemented by the various public (2) If Government servants owning undertakings under his MiDistry; houses are declared ineligible for the allotment (b) if so, the number of promotions given, of Government accommodation, this will category-wise. to the employees belonging to be discriminatory against those Government Seheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Ihe servants who invested in residential accom Public undertakings under his Ministry; and modation vis-a-vis those who invested in other ways. Investment in a house is a legitimate (c) if not, the reasons for not implement- investment and no handicap .should be ing the said orders so far, keeping in view imposed on those Government servants who the specific provision for reservation of posts put their investments in housing. for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Comtitution ? (3) A Government servant who owns a house, pays land dues and Municipal taxes THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE as well as Income-tax at slab rates above MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND the income from his salary, leaving a net 221 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 222
income, after the payment of. loans and Seizure of Smuggled Goods in Msoip"r interest, of a very moderate figure. Mostly, Government servants owning houses have 8510. SHRI M. MEGHACHANDRA: constructed these by obtaining loans and Will the Miilister of FINANCE be pleased advances and in case a ban is imposed it will to state: be impossible for them to repay these loans. (a) the list of smuggled goods seized (4) . The construction of private houses by the Customs authorities in Manipur during by Government servants ought to be 1969 till date; encouraged, in view of the great dearth of residential accommodation throughout the (b) whether the seized goods have country. Government have themselves been disposed of ; introduced a number of ,chemes offering inducements for such construction. If (c) if so, the list of goods so disposed Government servants find themselves economi- of; and cally at a disadvantage, by being ineligible (d) if not how, they will be dis- for Government accommodation by reason of posed of? owning houses, the construction of houses by Government servants is bound to receive a set-back. The rule declaring them ineligible THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND for the allotment of Government accommoda- MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI MORARJI tion operated in the past as a damper to DESAI) : (a) The following goods believed house building activities on the part of to be smuggled of the value shown against each were seized by the customs authorities Government servants. in Manipur during the year 1969 (up to 15th April, 1969) Eye and E. N. T. Posts in Imphal Civil Hospital Value in RUpees 8509. SHRI M. MEGHACHANDRA: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND i. Burmese Currency Notes. 6,907 FAMIL Y PLANNING AND WORKS, ii. Precious Stones. 2,325 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT iii. Watches. 16,620 be pleased to refer to the reply given to iv. Mechanical lighters. 135 Unstarred Question No. 5338 on the 21st v. Lighters flints. 450 December, 1967 and state; vi. Motor vehicle parts. 6,800 vii. Transistor radio 550 (a) Whether the proposal to upgrade viii. Betelnuts. 1,025 the Eye and E. N. T. Posts to Specialist ix. Chappals. 225 774 Grade posts has been considered and whether x. Other goods. the apppointments of specialists in tbe vacant 35,811 specialist posts will also be made ; and (b) The goods have not yet been dis- (b) If not, when the same will be posed of. considered and finalised ? (cl Does not arise in view of reply to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE part (b) of the question. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING; AND WORKS, HOUSING (d) If the goods are confiscated they AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI would be disposed of in the following manner B. S. MURTHY) : (a) and (b). In view of after they become ripe for disposal; the present financial stringency, a ban has been imposed on upgrading the scales of pay (i) Tn., Currency notes will be deposited of ihe posts. The proposal to create a new with Reserve Bank of Ind ia. post of an eye specialist is however under the consideration of Government. Appoint- (ii) Precious stones will be sold by ment will be made after the post is created. auction to licence holders. 223 Written Answers MAY 6, 1969 Written Answers 224
(iii) Betelnuts will be sold to the State ~ q~T ~ m"T ~ T f'l>" : (v) Other goods will be sold to Consu- mer's Co-operative Stores through ( iii) '<{l'iI"<'!' qf<:lit;;r;rr if; 'foRGf 'l1'fT the National ConsumelS Cooperative if ¥ lfit 'l'iqr if; ",W ~~. ~, Federation Ltd. or the military can- ;;r<'l' ~ T, fq;;r<'!T T~ if; teens or the cooperative stores under am: w;r m the Ministry of Home Affairs. if 'flIT ~T am" TJ fif>"1IT If'!IT Cf>.tT 'ft f'f>lr TTI1; . ~ IliT ~ ~ ~ ~T SI'Gm'ft ~ if>"T om:r 'flIT t;
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~ U;rll" ~ if ~ ~ q fifim ~ ~ 1969 (f'!; ~ if; fop 'ifu"r;;r;;[ (1) ~ ~- afR ~- 'I-.:: "film: 35.54 ~ ~ afR 10.27 'fOW ~ Olflf ~ ~ I 3fT'l"A" ~ fif> tr ~-l T if ~ fifim lfllT Maharashtra. Madhya Pradesh and Andbra Pradesh respectively; and 'IT; afR (e) the electrical energy generated from the water of Godavari and its tributories by ( ~ ) l ~ 'I-.:: 3fTit Blf'l'fOTf<:llT tbe above mentioned States respectively 7 if ~ SRlr'O" ~ 'fOr ;mif; W' ~ THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE if f1f;Cf'lT ?t.;., fl1<'ffiT 'IT 3fT<:;;.rt;T ~ MINISTRY OF IRRIGATION AND POWER (SHRI SIDDHESHWAR PRASAD): f;;rq; u ~. ~ if ~ ~ fl1<'ffiT (a) Maharashtra. Madbya Pradesh. Orissa, ~ afR '3"'f'f>r lIfilf.nff'fCf 'fOr ar(d) The average annual utilisation by Godavari Commission (1961-62) was :- different States as indicated to the Krishna
State Average annual diversion in TMC
upto 1951 since 1951 Total. Andhra Pradesh 392.8 27.5 420.3 Madhya Pradesh 20.2 4.9 25.1 Maharashtra 56.0 87.5 143.5 Mysore 0.2 0.2 Orissa 1.4 7.8 9.2
Up-to date information is not power potential has been so far developed available. in the Godavari basin as indicated (e) About 137 MW of continuous. firm below:
Scbeme State Installed Firm power Energy Capacity Potential Generation (continuous) 1968·69.
Puma Maharashtra 3 units of 4.5 MW N.A. 75 MW each. Upper { Andbra 2 units of 44MW 504.34 m. K wh Sileru Pradesh 60 MW eacb. Machkund do-(70% 3 units of) } 84MW 289.8 m. Kwh. Share) and Orissa 21 MW each) (30% share) and 3 units) of 17.25 MW) 124.2 m. Kwh. each. }
Nizamsagar Andhra 3 units of Dependent on 31.64 m. Kwh. Pradesh 5 MWeach irrigation re- leases. 5 MW (average)
Oil Drilling at Bodra in West Bengal (d) if so, the steps taken by Government to explore such possibility for finding oil and 8515. SHRI SAMAR GUHA: Will the gas there? Minister of PETROLEUM' AND CHEMI- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE CALS AND MINES AND METALS be MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND pleased to stB te: CHEMICALS AND MINES AND METALS (SHRI D. R. CHAVAN): (a) No. (a) whether it is a fact that he has asked for redrilling of Bodra well near Port Canning (b) Does not arise. in West Bengal; (c) So far there is no. indication of oil/ gas in commercial quantities in this area. (h) if so, the reasons therefor; (d) The Oil and Natural Gas Commis- (c) whether preliminary investigations sion is continuing furtryer seismic surverys in indicate reasonable prospect of finding oil and West Bengal with a view to locating struc- gas in areas adjacent to Port Canning and tures, which might be worth testing by southern part of Calcutta; and drilling. 229 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 230
Relaxation of Travel Restrictions for the Foreign Exchange .Regulation Act, Business Tours Abroad 1947. (c) On the basis of the scrutiny of the 8516. SHRI D. N. PATODIA: Will the documents seized during the search and Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: after investigations. the Enforcement Direc- ctorate have issued two show-cause notices (a) whether 'it is a fact that West Asian, t~ the said Airline and some of its officers, East African and East Asian countries want in respect of certain Prima facie contraven- more trade with India; tion of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947. Replies to these notices are awaited. (b) whether it is also a fact that the pre- Some further investigations in the matter are sent travel ~st t s on businessmen and also in progress. manufacturers are preventing them to move frequently to these countries to establish Advice to Engineers to set up their business contracts and explore the demand in own Industries country's favour; and
(c) whether Government propose to grant 8518. SHRI BABURAO PATEL: Will the Minister of INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP- further relaxations to businessmen to under- MENT, INTERNAL TRADE AND take business ·tours ? COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI (a) whether it is a fact that on the 16th MORARJI DESAI): (a) to (c). There is a November. 1968 the Prime Minister, while general desire to increase trade between delivering the Convocation address at the Indian and these countries. Adequate facili· Indian Institute of Technology, gratuitously ties are provided by the Reserve Bank for advised Engineers to set up their own indust- bonofide business visits abroad. For export ries rather than depend on paid jobs. promotion purposes the blanket permit faci- lity is also available to those who qualify (b) if so, whether Government have any under that scheme. No further relaxations ready-made scbeme to help the Engineers; appear necessary at this stage. and
Raids of foreign Airlines' Offices in (c) if there is a scheme, its salient Delhi details 1
8517. SHRI D. N. PATODIA : Will THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRIAL the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL TRADE stale: AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI F. A. AHMED) : (a) Yes, Sir. The Prime (a) whether it is a fact that the Enfor- Minister advised Engineers to set up their cement Directorate had raided some Offices own industries rather than depend on paid of foreign airlines in Delhi early in 1968 in jobs. connection with the violation ~ foreign exchange regulations; (b) and (c). A scheme for 'Financial Assistance to Engineers, Technicians and (b) if so, the names of the foreign air- other Technically Qualified Entrepreneurs for lines that were raided; and setting up small Scale Industries' has been formulated and circulated to the State (c) the results thereof? Governments as a 'Model Scheme' for inclu- sion by them for assistance within the State THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Sector .. Following are the salient features of AND MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI the Scheme :- MORARJI DESAI) : (a) and (b). Yes. Sir. The premises of Mis Middle East Airlines in (I) The main objective of the Scheme Delhi and Bombay were searched by the is to encourage and assist technicians, engi- Enforcement Directorate in April, 1968 for neers and also other qualified persons who are suspected contravention of the provisions of keen and capable of setting up and operatinll 231 Written Answe,. MAY 6,1969 Written Answers 232 small scale industries, but are unable to do (7) The loan provided for the purchase SO owing to inadequate financial resources of of machinery etc. should be repaid in 7 years their own, to set up such units. whereas the other assistance given for other . purposes should be repaid in 5 years subse- (2) The schemes will be operated by the quent to the 7 years. State Governments and Administrations of Union Territories, in the State Sector. (8) Long-term loans for fixed capital may be granted by the State Government if it is (3) All technicians, technologists, engi- found difficult to arrange them from finan- neers and other Technically qualified persons cial and banking institutions including the such as Graduates in Science, Commerce etc. State Bank of India, State Financial Corpo- would be eligible for assistance, provided ration or other commercial banks. that they do not own, wholly or partially, any other industrial unit. Impronment in the Working of Hindustan Steel Ltd. (4) The eligible persons may set up any 8519. SHRI BABURAO PATEL: Will small scale industry but preference will be the Minister of STEEL AND HEAVY given to the following industries: ENGINEERING be pleased to state:
(t) industries which help import substi- (a) the details of measures taken to im- tution, export promotion or produ- prove the working of the Hindustan Steel ction of inputs for agriculture; Ltd., since the pamphlet "Performance of Hindstan Steel Ltd." was issued on the 5th (ii) those which act as ancillaries to April 1968, dep:.rtment\\ise; large scale und ertak ings; (b) the actual monthly saving in rupees (iii) those which produce essential con- in expenditure effected in Management Organi- sumer goods and are dependent zation, Control techniques, Cost Reduction, mainly on indigenous raw materials; Sales Promotion. Manpo"er and other depart- and ments, departmentwise;
(iv) those which establish rural work- (c) The names of experts or consultants shops. consulted for the above and the fees paid to them; and (5) Initially the total financial assistance to a single unit may not exced Rs. 6.00 (d) the ,total difference in rupees by way lakhs in the case of small scale industries and of saving or otherwise, the above measures Rs. 8.00 lakhs in the case of ancillary indust- would have made at the end of the year ries. 1968-69 ?
(6) The financial assistance may be given THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE in the following forms: MINISTRY OF STEEL AND HEAVY ENGINEERING (SHRI K. C. PANT): (a) (i) Land, Building and Machinery to (d). The various measures taken/initiated to bring about imprO\ement in the working 40% in the form of State participa- of Hindustan Steel Ltd. had been mentioned tion and wherever considered nece- in the Pamphlet "Performance of Hindustan ssary another 55 % as long term loan Steel Ltd" . These are being implemented and balance of 5 % is to be raised .but will take some time to make their full by the technicians engineers etc. impact. It is not possible to quantify indi- vidually the financial effect of each of these (ii) Working Capital measures but their overall impact is already reflected in higher production and despatches 20% as short term loan, 70% to be during 1968-69 as compared to 1967'68. obiained from financial institutions There was and increase of 7.9°;J in produc- and 10% to raised by the entrepre- tion of steel ingots and 8.2% of saleable neur himself. . sleel. Despatches of pig iron were higher by 233 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 234
5.1% and of saleable steel by 18.5%. The Shortage of Signallers on Nortbern Railway gross sales of the Company (excluding subsi- dy and sales of Coal Washeries) went up 8521. SHRI TULSIDAS DASAPPA : from Rs. 243 crores in 1967-68 to Rs. 303 Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased crores in 1968-69. In devising and imple- to state: menting these measures, outside consultants were engaged only in specialised areas e. g., (a) whether it is a fact that there is short- employment of the Consultancy and Applied age of Signallers on the Northern Railway Research Division of tbe Administrative for the last five years; and Staff College, Hyderabad to assist the Company in the revision of tbeir production (b) if so, what effective measures are incentive schemes on a payment of about proposed to be taken to fill up the Rs. 2.5 lakhs per year and the National vacancies? Productivity Council for study of maintena- nce organisa tion at Durgapur Steel Plant. THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (DR. Receently a report has been gi ven by a RAM SUBHAG SINGH) (a) No; there are German Team on the raw materials supplies only a small number of vacancies in tbe for the Rourkela Sted Plant. cadre.
Promotion or Clerks Grade II in F. T. A. (b) Arrangements are under way to fill Office, Western Railway, Delhi the vacant posts.
8520. SHRl JAMNA LAL : M!s Bbarat Carpets Limited, New Delhi SHRI ISHAQ SAMHBHALI : and Faridabad SHRI RAM CHARAN : 8522. SHRI CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be Will the Minister of INDUSTRIAL DEVE- pleased to slate: LOPMENT, INTERNAL TRADE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that in Foreign Traffic Accounts Office. of the Western (a) whether the Company Affairs Depart- Railway at Delhi some of the Clerks Grade ment has at any time carried out the inspec- II holding lien in the Central Railway have tion of the accounts books of M!s Bbarat been given promotion; Carpets Ltd.; New Delhi and Faridabad;
(b) if so, the number thereor. glvrng (by if not, the reasons therefor; complete details of the Clerks so promoted; (c) whether it is a fact that in order to (c) whether it is also a fact that the cover up its various irregular activities, these Railway Board have already decided in a firms have been deliberately employing and similar case that the rightful person should sacking lot of their employees very frequent- be promoted and given the benefit of pro_ ly at their Faridabad factory; and forma fixation; (d) if so, the action proposed to be taken (d) whether it is also a fact that the or already taken by Government in the staff working in the Foreign Traffic Accounts matter? have been ignored and have not been given the benefils as per the Railway Board decision; THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRIAL and DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL TRADE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI F. A. (e) if so, the reason therefor? AHMED) (a) No, Sir.
THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (DR. (b) Messrs Bharat Carpets Limited was RAM SUBHAG SINGH) (a) to (e). Infor- registered as a public company on 28-1()'1965. mation is being collected and will be laid No adverse report about this company has on the Table of the Sabha. been received. 235 Written Answrts MAY 6,1969 Written Answers 236
(c) and (d). The Department of AHMED) : (a) and (b). In May 1968. Company Affairs has had no complaints as Hindustan Machine Tools Limited were regards any alleged irregular activities of negotiating with a party in Maryland, U. S. the company nor about frequent cbange of A. for the sale of their produts in the Eastern its employees. . territory oT U. S. A. As the party concerned was to float a new Company for the purpose, Crisis in Small Scale Engineering Units one of the preconditions for distribution of H.M.T. products was that the party would 8523. SHRI RAM AVTAR SHARMA: register the Company and forward the Certi- Will tbe Minister of INDUSTRIAL DEVE- ficate of Registration and also the Articles LOPMENT, INTERNAL TRADE AND of Association of the new Company. Further COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: as a new Company was to be registered, it was also provided ~ the Agreement with (a) wbether it is a fact that small scale the party that the machine tools would be engineering units are facing a crisis due to despatched to the party on the basis of non-availability of raw materials at controlled opening of a Letter of Credit. The party rates; and did not register the new Company as proposed and did not also open a letter of (b) if so, the steps Government are taking Credit of the machine tools to be supplied. to provide relief to such units? Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd. had, therefore, to cancel the agreement with the foreign THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRIAL party. The question of non-availablity of DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL TRADE proper credit arrangements did DOt arise in AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI F. A. this case. AHMED): (a) Representations have been received to the effect that small scale units Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd. have are experiencing difficulties due to shortage of recently concluded a Sales Agency Agreement scarce categories of steel items and pig iron. with Mis. R. G. Gardner Machinery Limited, Ontraio, Canada for sale of their products in (b) The allocation of scarce categories of Canada and in Eastern territory of U. S. A. steel to small scale units has since been Hindustan Machine Tools has not, therefore, increased. and efforts are being made to lost any business on account of the earlier aet more allocation. Actual users in the negotiations with the Maryland party. small scale sector are also entitled to imports accordin& to the current import licensing pOlicy. ¥r ;itU ~ \'IWf q;: <:fro ,,~ 'liT 'if<'fTlfT ;;n;n Orders for H. M. T. Products 8525. ~ Y(o no ~~ 'flIT ,(",it 8524. SHRI VIRENDRAKUMAR SHAH: Will the Minister of INDUSTRIAL DEVE- ~ ~ n ~ ~ ~ iiTit iii . ~ ~ WIT Survey of Machine Tools I!!T I ~~ T~ ~ ~T 2llffilmf iii f: cr:o;r 0'f0 T~ ~ q~ ~ to state: ~ 'f><:R211 ~ ~~~~ fcmm: m iii ~ f'li': ~ llTffilffif ~ (a) whether Government have under- taken a survey of machine tools to find out fit;ln" ;;rr ~~ ~ 3TR ~ oi'tT ~ fu1i the installation pattern and the age group 'f.T;;rR 'f><: "W ~ I ;;rR ~ if;T1f ~ ~ of machine tools installed in the country; and ;;rf.f iii ~ ~ T~ 'f.T ~ iii ~ l t (b) if so, when the survey report i. q ~ l fif>llT ;;rritm I likely to bo submitted?
Blocking of Rail Traffic by School Boys on THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRIAL Eastern Railway DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL TRADE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI F. A. AHMED) : (a) Yes, Sir. 8526. SHRI N. R. DEOGHARE : Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased (b) By October, 1969. to state: Upgradati.n of Class I Posts in Railways (a) whether Government's attention has been drawn to the news item appearing 8528. SHRI SURAJ BHAN : Will the in the Statesman of the 14th April, 1969, Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: regarding the blocking of rail traffic on the Eastern Railway by a small number of school (a) whether it is a fact that as a result boys in West Bengal for the fulfilment of of the New Year's gift announced by the their petty demands and resulting in the former Railway Minister, 250 Class I posts late running of many trains; and have recently been upgraded to Junior Administrative Grade and Inter Adminis- trative Grade on an All India Railway basis; (b) if so, what effective steps Govern- ment propose to take against these school (b) if so, the number of officers of boys and also the police personnel who stood Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and at the time of blocking the traffic as others (Non-Scheduled Castes and non- mere spectators? Scheduled Tribes) promoted apinst the said posts, separately and grade-wise aJso;
THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (DR. (c) the number of the Scheduled Castel RAM SUBHAG SINGH): (a) Yes. The Scheduled Tribe Officers who were eligible facts of the case are that the Black Diamond for the promotion but were ignored along- Express was held up by demonstrators at with their service particulars, e. g., the length Memari on 29.3.69 as a protest against the of their service in Class I Cadre, the number diversion of that train 'via' the Howrah- of years put in by them in Senior Scale and Burdawn Chord with effcct from 1.4.69. As since when they were confirmed in their a result thereof, all Up and Down train present grade; and services at Memari were dislocated for a period of two hours. (d) whether their cases will be consi- dered sympathetically in future vacancies? (b) The local Police and the G. R. P, arrived on the spot and took necessary THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (DR. action. The case has been registered by RAM SUBHAG SINGH): (a) 106 Junior the Police and is under investigation. Administrative Grade and 148 Senior Scale 239 Writttn Answers MAY 6, 1969 Written Answers 240 posts have been upgraded to Intermediate urn 'Or f.rtTmT am: (b) and (c). Information asked for is ~ u T 'Or ~~ ~ it; f<'fl!; ~ being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House. rt crm s ~ 'fm qf"l:- Schools bave represented to Government that om: the law must be suitably amended so as to 1I11lf ~ am: enable them to participate in the elections of tbe Legislative Councils from the. Teachers' ( IT ) ~ ~~ if ~~ ~ t Constituencies; and ~ ;[ ~u ij; ~ miT 'l>'l f;:r1ffiRr m it; ful:!; ~ 15(;:r- ~ ~ f'Oit ;;nit 'Or B"l'"lITlf;:rJ ~ I 241 Written Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Writ/ell Answers 242
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205-280 l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. (li'f) ;;r.rq<:T, 1966 if f'f'l'lTlT if; ~ u qm<:l 'fi"T ~ l \ftit if; ~ m «'lCf m 'I<: '!i11f Wf 'fi""l: ~ 'Tln on I tm f'li" mC ~ ~, qf<:1J!Tl1 ~ qT~ ~ ~~~~~ qT U1f'it8531. qT i!.'il' ~ <'1'1<'1': ('fi") iflfT lli[ ~ ~ f'fi" 205-280 ~ ~~ ~ if; if(1"'flfT'f i mllfer it 3f'VfT sr>rIf srfcfT 'fTll', W ~ ~,~ >it 'fTll' 3fR l T~ ~ ' ~ if; ~l mfl10f ~ I m;r-'fA "'I lT~ lT .. ~qt ~ if; fur!: w ~ it frt ~ t-~ OflfTlfT q:IT 1IT'lT"{Vf ~ t if; iI<:T8535. SHRI PREM CHAND VERMA: ~~~ l t ~ ~ ~ l : ("') Will the Minister of STEEL AND HEAVY 1-3-1969 ~ ~ qtit f.f; : Construction Ltd. are not a producing unit, they have not prescribed any rules for sales. ('fo) ~ l'[lll:f T -~ ~ T ~ it ~ ~ ¥'" f'foa"ifr 't"ft <'f7ft t~ afn: 8536. ~ ~ .~ ~ 'flIT (l;I") 'Tl"l:T crm ~- ,,~ ('!oTT ~ 3T,," -~ .. ~ it ~ ~ 'lIT ¥'" ~ ~ : ( 'fo) afn: (l;I"). 11;;f if; it ~lT f>v.r wlif 'lIT m I ~ l lll ~, ~ ~ ll , l T~ crm ~ll ~ lJl'qf."1ffi ~ ? m ~ ~ ~T 'TlfT, 'f>l ~~ if.!" if; ~, ~ 24 ~ l!l ~ if 0'4 ~ wlif 'for ~~ ~ gt, ~ ~ -~ fflf 'f>"l; ~T ~ RT'f> ~ crm l"l"f'flif ~ ~ ;;it f"l; ~~ afn: 247 Written Answers MAY 6,1969 ll~ Answers 248
(l1f) ;;.:ri't ~ .t ~ anlif'lirft DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE (DR. SHRIMATI PHULRENU GUHA): an<: f'RR 3l1PI'1f'flRTfuff otT ~ f'f.CRt-f'RRT ~ ? MINISTRY OF LAW AND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE ~ Tll ~ ~ ~ (b) The expenditure was incurred for (arqr.fPl" MENT, INTERNAL TRADE AND COM- (~ am: ('T). ~ ohif.t on: ~T m-cT PA NY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: m'0l 'fit ~ lIT ~ ~ if n" : THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL TRADE ~~T~ ~~T~ AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI F. A. AHMED): (a) No. 438 95 1754 311 (b) Does Dot arise. 6120 1447
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(1;f) ~., ;l<:"T iTur <'IT'0T 'R f'Mf.t 8544. SHRI K. LAKKAPPA: SHRI YASHPAL SINGH: ~ f:soif CT>n" Ifffi ~.~ ~ ~ am: Will the Minister of INDUSTRIAL (s:) ~ ~T 'R llfCTCf1f f'Mf.t ~ DEVELOPMENT. INTERNAL TRADE CT>n" f:soif ~ ~ ;;rffi ~ T T ~ ~ AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to refer to the reply given to Starred Question 'fiT ~ Blflf 'flIT 0lf'W1T ~ ? No. 489 on the 3rd December, 1968 regarding Mis. KilJick Industries Limited, Bombay and ~ ~ ( ~ ~ '1lttT ~ ) : state: ('fi) 31-3-68 'fiT ~ if mC"T <'IWif 'fiT (a) whether the requisite information has m>T <-THfT{ 4944 ~. T 1;fT I ~ since been collected by Government; and ~ -lI<:'f>T<:T m ~ ~T mfln;r ~ J (b) if so, details thereof? 251 Written Answers MAY Ii, 1969 Wriiten AlIsw.,s 252
THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRIAL Bombay-Viramgam passenger was affected by DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL TRADE fire in Baroda yard on 15.2.1969. AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI F. A, AHMED): (a) and (b). No, Sir. The (b) and (c). The fire was due to accidental inquiries are still proceeding. The infor- burning of fuel oil spilt on the track from a mation will be laid on the Table of the House leaky tank wagon. as soon as available. (d) The cost of damage to railway Rayon Pulp Plant in Mysore property has been estimated at approximately Rs. 55,300;-. 8545. SHRI B. K: DASCHOWDHURY: Will the Minister of INDUSTRIAL Alipurduar and Bamanhat Stations DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL TRADE (North·East Frontier Railway) AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: 8547. SHRI B. K. DASCHOWDHURY: Will the Minister -of RAILWAYS be pleased (a) whether Government propose to to state: install a Rayon Pulp Plant in Mysore State in the near future; (a) whether it is a fact that the impor- tance of Alipurduar and'Bamanhat stations of (b) if so, the cost of the Plant to be the North-East Frontier Railways has been installed with its annual production; and reduced;
(c) the location of the proposed plant (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and and when it will actually start functioning 1 (c) if not, the reasons for converting the THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRIAL stations to Booking Clerk-Incharge stations DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL TRADE and withdrawing the staff ? AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI F. A. AHMED): (a) No, Sir. THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (DR. RAM SUBHAG SINGH) : (a) No. (b) and (c). Do not arise. (b) Does not arise.
Fire to R. M. S. Bogie of Bombay (c) Of the stations referred to in part (a) Viramgam Passenger Train of the question, Bamanhat was converted into flag halt with Booking Clerks InchalOge with 8546. SHRI B. K. DASCHOWDHURY; effect from 6.7.1967 due to the introduction Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased of the 'one engine only systom' on the New to state: Gitaldah-Bamanhat Section. The introduc- tion of the 'one engine only system' does not (a) whether R. M S. bogie of Bombay- in any way reduce the importance of the Viramgam passenger train was gutted and III station and the facilities available for the class bogie was damaged in fire on the 15th rail users have not in any way been February, 1969; curtailed.
l b) if so, the cause of the fire; High Speed Locomotives
(c) whether any enquiry was held in 8548. SHRI MAYAVAN : Will the that respect; and Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (d) the amount of loss which Railways had to suffer due to this fire 1 (a) the number of hiih speed locomotives at present; and THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (DR. RAM SUBHAG SINGH): (a) RMS-cum- (b) whether the high speed locomotives third -class coach attached to 41 Down are loaned by us 1 253 Written Answers VAISAKfiA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Written Answers 254
THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (DR. Bihar "hadi Gramodyog 5angh RAM SUBHAG SINGH): (a) 72 Diesel Electric locomotives of· the type working 8550. SHRI BHOGENDRA JHA: Will Rajdhani Express are capable of operation at the Minister of INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP· speeds upto 120 Kms per hour. MENT. INTERNAL TRADE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to (b) No. state: whether it is a fact that several leading office bearers of the Bihar Khadi Gramodyog Sangh Karyakarta Union, e. g., Sarvashri ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ , Narendra Dev, Raghunath Prasad Verma, !'TfJ< mt ~ !fit ~ Satya Narain Thakur and others are being removed from service to suppress evidences 8549. ~T~~~ regarding irregularities and corruption? .. -~ THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL TRADE 'flIT ~ ~, ~ ISlfiqr( AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI F. A. AHMED) : The required information is <'f'n" ~ ~T ~ 'ICIf.f '1ft ~ being collected and it will be laid on the ~ t f.i; : Table of the House in due course.
Allocations for the Welfare of Backward ( 'F) 'flIT mf.r1T ~ ~ T ~ l'romT Classes in Madhya Pradesh ~~, ~~ if;) ~ fuTt fm:r T~ ~ ;;r) ~ "{("') -~, CI1 ~ fuTt if ~ (a) whether it is a fact that for Madhya Pradesh State for the year 1968·69, although "{(IT) fifiCfit "{(c) if so. whether Government propose to a ~ ~, ~ ~~ <'f'n" reduce the allocation indicated for 1969·70 ~- ff,fi ~T ~ m also? l ~~ ~ ~ ) : ('f;) (IT). amitflT'F THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE fDe-luxe Express 00 Bhusaval-.Mlababad mWT ~ 'fl: ",W arfcrf<:"CT ~~ Section of the Central Railway ~~~~ 8552. SHRI G. C. DIXIT : Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to ~ ~ T ( ~ uq!flflT ~ : state: ("') ~ 'lliT THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (DR. 8554. lilT rio :;(0 Uflffif: 'f'.1T m RAM SUBHAG SINGH): (a) and (b). All the available Air conditioned Express rakes ~ ~~ iffif.t 'l':T ~ "'Bt f", : are intensively utilised to provide fast services between important metropolitan cities in the ("') 'f'.1T ~ ~ ~ f'f.' TfT l1alT ~ country. Apart from the question of traffic <'IT"i{ 'fl: '1'111 'r'f ~ ~ OR ~ fGlIT lfllT justification, introduction of an Air Condi- tioned Express service on Bhu.aval-Allahabad ~ ~ ~ 'f7 8553. lilT rio :;(0 ~ l 'f'.1T ~~ (tT) ~ ~ ~ , 'JT ~ 'l'T11 ij;i;fqc('[ ~ ~ f'l'llT lfllT lIT ~ tftl1T ~ ~T lfllT ~~ 'if<'ff.t if; f<'flt )964 il ~ ~ l Tl~ l~ ~ T~ T ~~ f'f.'llT ;;rr ~ ~ (iff'l' '!>T11 'l':T fq;<: ~ 'f<:"T- ( 19) ~ ~, I ~ ~ il llTffill'TO 'l'T . T~T T~~ SHRI SRADHAKAR SUPA- ~~ ~~ 'Iillf 'fiT ~ KAR: . ~~ . Will the Minister of STEEL AND HEAVY ENGINEERING be pleased to state: (\'f) ~ ~ m fl ~ fit; ~ ~ l T~, ~ ~ CfI!fT (a) whether Government are aware that if af.tlfi' the production of iron ore has gone down ~~~ fifty per cent in Barsua iron ore mine, a cap- tive mine of Rourkela Steel Plant; ~ ~~ ~ f'l' ~ (b) whether as a result of the serious fall ~ it; 'f1i'ifft{ ij;q<;r !IT; (d) the quantity of iron ore purchased by Hindustan Steel Ltd., from the private mine ~ lfR i[T. eft ~ ~ m ;rq ~ fit; owners in 1966·67, 1967·68 and 1968·69 so prr.'rTlf ~ 't ~ ~ ~ ~T~ far; and ~ I!fT fornil' ~ T 1 ~ and 5,15,483 tonnes during the period from 'l'T m April, 1968 to FebruarY, 1969. ~ OOifiT<: rn 'fiT ~ ~ 'lTlfT ~ (e) No, Sir. ~~~~~ ~~ t ~~~~ 1t>I ~ 8558. ~ afN;R: \'I1<'r iron : ~ 8557. ~ ~ mm: ~ ~ *"T ~ ifflf.I' if ~ Wf; if af.rl; t~ ~ 'l"l; m.IT ~ ~- T ~ ~ If'IT >.IT ~T~~~ ~ r.ro; a-~ a ~ 'Ii't *J,"l;) 'l) <'1") ~ qr; am: 8560. 'li 61Fm: mol' ~ ~ m ~ ~
