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Fourth Series1R.54 Tuesday, May 6, 1969 Vaisakha 16, 1891 (Saka) /2.6$%+$ '(%$7(6 Seventh Session Fourth/RN6DEKD /2.6$%+$6(&5(7$5,$7 New Delhi CONTENTS No. 5.,-Tu~stlay, May 6, 19t59/Vaisakha 16, filiI (Saka) COLUMNS Oral Answers to Questions- 'Starred Questions Nos. 1S02 to ! S06 1-33 Short Notice Question No. 21 33-43 Written Answers to Questions- Starred Questions Nos. 1471 to 1500, ISO! and 1507 10 1530 43-86 Unstarred Questions Nos. 8349 to 8377, 8379 to &.456, 8458 to 8465, 8467 to 8475, &.477 to 8499, 8SO! to ISS., 8556 10 8573, 8575 to 8610 and 8612 t08684 86·3SO Papers Laid on the Table- 351-52 Message from Rajya Sabha 3S2-H Election to Committcc:- Central Advisory Committee for National Cadel Corps 353 Re Business of the House 35<1-58 Finance Bill, 1969 359-494 aauses 13 10 34, the Schedules and aause 1 359-482 Molion 10 pass, as amended 482 Shri Tulshidas Jadhav 482-84 Shri R. K. Amin 484-86 Shri S. Kandappan . 486-88 Shri BaI Raj Madhok 488-90 Dr. Ranen Sen 490 Shri Shiva Chandra J ba 490-91 Shri K. Narayana Rao 491-92 Shri Shrinibas Misra .92 Shri Morarji Desai 492-94 4'J1tc IIiau + marked above lbe _ of. Mamber iDdicalCl thai tbe q~ _ actually asked on the IIoor of tbe House by that ~. LOK SABHA DEBATES 2 LOK SARHA THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI Tuesday, May 6, 1969 I Vaisakha 16, PARIMAL GHOSH): (a) to (b). A state- 1891 (Sakal ment is laid on the Table of the Sabha. Statement The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair 1 (a) The date from which Terminal Tax is being levied on railway passengers travel- ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ling to and from various places of pilgrimage, ~ ~ ~ ~ .mt ffiti ~ IR: varies from place to place. The main ground for levying the tax is that local authorities ~ <'PTTIfI ~ are incurring expenditure on providing ame- nities for the persons visiting these places. + The tax was initially introduced under local '1502. lilT ~~ laws and was a Provincial subject prior to lTa~~ the commencement of the Government of India Act, 1935. Such levies of the tax are lT~~.. however, protected by Article 277 of the ~~~ Constitution though it has now become a ~~~ Central Subject. ~~qt (b) Under the Terminal Tax on Railway Passengers Act, 1956, the tax is levied on 'm ~ ;fft ll"ll: ifCITif '1fT 'flIT ~ passengers carried by the railway from or to certain places of pilgrimage or where fairs, f'li : melas or exhibitions are held. Since the net proceeds of the tax have to be credited to ( 'Ii ) mflf'l> Pl RT;it orR T~ erN- the States, the Government of India are guided OR f'lfij" ClRTlif ~ 'Ii<: <'flTTlIT ~ by the recommendation of the State Govern- mm ments in the matter of plaexs, festivals etc. m, ~ 'm T~ ii ~ 'Ii"l:: '1fT q~T in respect of which the tax is to be levied. f'fi"ij" srm: am:nr '1fT 'li' oil" ; One of the principles laid down by the Taxa- tion Enquiry Commission 1953-54 and observed in notifying the levy of this tax ( lif ) '3"'ffi 'Ii<: \'flTf.f '!iT 'm ~ amm: is that the State Government should levy arn: ~ ufu f'!iCl"fr ~ a parallel tax on road-borne Uaffic simul- taneously with the levy of the tax on ~ fqflFf <Pif if; fii"r-f'li"'f Illflf'l> railway passengers. The amount of the tax ~ ~ 'Ii<: ~ f'lflH OfffiT ~ fir.'f on Railway passengers varies from place to am: place. The maximum rates at which the tax f'li"'f ~T ~ 'Ii<: ~ 'f1l:T fir.ll"T OfffiT ~ can be levied in respect of a single ticket are arn: Rs. 1.50 for air-conditioned or first, Re. 1.00 for second class and paise 50 for third class. ('if) fcrf"lFf <Pif if; f'li"'f-f'li"'f if<orl (c) The names of all the Railway sta- am: ~~ If"{ 'Ii<: ~ f.f;1n orrnr ~ erm tions in respect of which alone the terminal and pilgrim taxes are levied arc given in tbe ~T~T ~ f'li"'f -fir.'f if<or) arn: OR 'Ii<: list laid on the Table of the House. [Placed in ~ f.f;1n orrm ~ ? library, see No. LT-996f691 3 Oral Answers MAY 6, 1969 Oral Answers 4 (d) Out of the notifications issued by m<'T ~ <'Tm ~~ ~ I ffi!flIT I1il: t'ffi the Central Government for the levy of this 1111 'R \ifflf/TT? tax under the Terminal Tax on Railway i!;q<'T ;o;r ff 11'\<1;1 <'TfTTlfr aft, Pas.oenBers Act, 1956, one was in respect of ~ "lTflr!; ~ 'R q~ m l~ ~ ~ Bezwada on the occasion of Krishna Push- ~ W'I"lT ~, ~ Of ~ karam for the period from 20.6.1957 to if;T ¥'R 4.7.1957 only. In the remaining cases of t 01l"f m ~ ~ lTT~ ~ m l<ll:;it Hardwar, Allahabad, Karwi (Chitrakoot t~t ~~~~ 01l"f Dham), Kurukshetra and Thanesar, Vindhya- m cbal & Mirzapur, Golagokaran Nath, Rame- '!iT ~ ~, 'flIT ~~ fTi!!;f1fc fm aIRl1G shwaram and Rishikesh, the tax is levied ~ ~ ~T fOf'l'm ~ ~ ~T ~ throughout the year and not with reference to particular fairs and festivals. As regards ~ ~ ~qy q;: ;;rR it <'11fT ~~ the places in respect of which taxes were Of@ ~ ~~ ~ ~~t 'R \iff ~ notified earlier under local laws and conti- nued under article 277 of the Constitution, SHRI PARIMAL GHOSH: The criteria the concerned State Governments alone would for levying this passenger tax are not decided be in a position to give detailed information by us. We are guided by the recommenda_ regarding the fairs and festivals of various tion of the State Governments because of religions for which this tax is levied. the fact that they feel that in a place where the tax is to be levied they have incurred certain expenditure for the amenities they ~ ~ all~, Ili\' : mm: it have provided in that place. Basically, ~ ~ form ~~ ~~ ~T wben we impose a tax like that we are guided ~~ GIl 1953-54 it ;fOT 'IT ~ by that principle. Whether it is properly m levied or not it is not for me to say. ~ Cflf flt;1f it ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~T ~ @ ~ om ~ Ili\' ~ U?if iiiIm : 3TVlel ~~, m~ t~ 'R ~T I it ~ ~ ~ aWt ~ pwr aIR ~ trs:- ~t~ m ~t ~ ~ l~ ~ If;T ~ '!iT Of<1qC!T iRR t <'JlTT Rm ~ aq~ ~ "I'WIT ~ ~t ~ ~~ ~a~tT ~~ 'Elm it ~~ w ~ {t ~~ ~ {t ~ ~T ~~T ~ ~ T~ t ~ it <mIT ~~ '$T ~ lJlli 'R ~ ffir l'J1;;r-l1\ifT 'Hit t ~ GIl ;f'fTcrm ~ '!¥IT ~ I mit ~ ~ q~ t ~ 'flIT ful1<;rr #t ~T-at ~ q~~ ~ m ~ it m~ ~ <'JlTT Rm ~ lIT ~ f<'fl!; m ~ t~ ~- ~, ~ ~."'? f;r;f ~ ~ q;: <'Tm1 If;T crrm it <'TTfT;;rffi ~ I ~~ ~T ~ SHRI PARIMAL GHOSH: This is a srr;ft;f ~ If;T ~ 3IT\if Cf'f>" practice that after the recommendation of tbe Taxation Inquiry Commission, wherever <r.ft g{ ~ ~ 'R ~ ffir ~ ~ aT ~ a passenger tax is levied on tbe Railways the GIl nfu;fif.mrr ~ 'flIT W '!iT t<Klf ~ ? State Government are requested to levy a l~ ~ parallel tax on the State-borne transport. it m..rT ffi;r q';; q'l1ll" lit;;r;rrtt ~T iff.t t 'IR m fm .m 'R l~~~~,~T 'EI"IC 'f@ if'fT <'TII.'I1 iIlRlft ~ q;: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ arT1f CfR q;: ~ T~ ~t t ful:!: ;;rffi ~ ~t ~~ ~ ~ t ~ ?:'ffi ~ "I'WIT ;;rm ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~l~ 'R GIl im" lIT ~ ~ 'R ~ mff !flIT -l1it «l1T\if'IR If;f ~ ~T ~ lIT ~~~~~~ ~ if;<s:1 '!iT ~ iI'f1'IT ~ am ~ ~ ~ ffir '3'f ~ 1ffi;l t ~ m ~ m~ ~ Of T~ ~t olm SlFift>< Oral Answers VAISAKHA 16, 1891 (SAKA) Oral Answers 6 ~T~l 'fiT ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ behalf of the State Governments and passing ~ ar<r.rT a~ ~ rn on: f.f'm: ~ it on to them. '!<IT ? MR. SPEAKER: What about adding those two names which he has sUilgested ? SHRI PARIMAL GHOSH: Sir, origi- nally the procedure was that this tax was SHRI PARIMAL GHOSH: Regarding levied by the State Governments and we the places where these taxes are to be levied, were expected to collect the tax on behalf of we do not decide that. It is done one the the State Governments. But after the recommendation of the State Governments. Government of India Act of 1935 the Central If these places are not being suggested, I Government is imposing this tax on the re- would request the hon. Member to take up commendation of the State Government. the matter with the State Government con- The places where this tax is to be levied is cerned, and if they suggest, these can be also being suggested by the State Govern- added. ment. Their objective for levying this tax is only to cover the amenities they have provid- SHRI K. N. PANDEY: The hon. Mini- ed in those places. So far as the question ster stated just now that the tax was pre- whether this tax levied by us and collected viously being realised by the State by the State Government is being properly Governments, and that now they are collect- used or not is concerned, it is not for me to ing on their behalf. Did the State Govern- answer. ments feel any difficulty in realising the tax and if so, has this Ministry been in a SHRI JAGANNATH RAO JOSHI: Sir, convenient position to realise the tax or do my question was about discrimination ....