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Wednesday, 8th September, 1954 LOK SABHA DEBATES (Part I-Questions and Answers) VOLUME IV, 1954 [ SEVENTH SESSION 1 9 5 4 LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI LOK SABHA DEBATES (Part I—Questions and Answers) 755 . 756 L O K S A B H A Dr. Keskar: Government began con sideration of the Report from the very Wednesday, 8th September, 1954 first day that they received the Re port. But it is obvious that Govern ment’s ability to come to any conclu The Lok Sabha met at a Quarter Past sion is always limited by consultations Eight of the Clock. with those concerned: and those corv* cerned will not be able to give their [Mr. S peaker in the Chair] opinion unless they have the copy of the Report available with them. The ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS very first day that the Report was received, the Joint Select Committee Recommendations of the P ress of the two Houses was sitting regard C o m m issio n ing the Criminal Procedure Code and ■^636. Shri Sadhan Gupta: Will the Government made available to the Minister of Information and Broad Select Commitee relevant copies of the casting be pleased to' state the action Report immediately. In the same way that Government propose to take on We sent the concerned portions to the the recommendations of the Press various Ministries and the State Gov Commisiriion? ' ernments, and also to bodies like the Federation of Working Joumalii>ts, the A.I.N.E.C., and the Indian and Eastern The Minister of Information and Newspaper Society, before the printed BroadcAsting (Dr. Keskar): Printed copies were made available to the copies oi the Report of the Press public. Commission became available about the middle of August. The Report is under examination by the Ministries Shri Sadhan Gupta: May I know concerned of the Grovernment of India whether the Government can give us and by various State Governments. any estimate of time that will be The views of bodies and associations taken for considering and finalising concerned are also being elicited. the action to be taken on the Report? Conclusions will be reached after due consideration is given to the views Dr. Keskir? It is not possible to which may thus be communicated and, give a general answer to this question, therefore, it is too early to give any because the recommendations of the Indication of the action that Govern CommiB^sion are very varied and cover ment propose to take on the recommen a very wide field, but there are certain dations. recommendations of the Commission which are important, as, for example, Shri Sadtaan Gupta: May I know those affecting the working joumalistg, whether it is from the printed copy and, again for example, those affecting that Government first came to know of the question of the Press Art. It is the contents of the Report, or, was the possible that certain recommendalions Report already in their hands before of the Commission might be consider the printed copy was ready? ed before certain others. So, it is 358 LSD 757 Oral Answers 8 SEPTEMBER 1954 Oral Answers 758 possible that Government miRht lake nhpiT w WMT fwipr up looking into the implementation of certain important recommendations •TWfT): r^FTRT ^ ?tI*? first, while leaving the others to be considered by the bodies concerned. ^ ^ ^ ^ , Shri Sadhan Gupta: Ooulrf we ' at ^ ^ ^ ^ arf? i r r ^ least know the time tl^^t. Gover;nipenl ^3jTT ^ w n f \ propose to take in finalising their decision about working journalists? ^ ^ 0 trrro : 'jIH’i I ■*)(? ni Dr. Keskar: 1 might say rhat * I c; irt spftr ^ f wquld not .be able to give any time, but my ^hon. friend may rest issured 3m ??rT ^ tWnir that it will be quicker aiui shorter than ^ 0 ifto jfto an^ »} atfj? sfTT the time taken for any other C^:>mmis- ^ ^ ^ ^ JT^ ^!?I^ ^arWt ? " win ' 3TT ^ I •i’ h n # fi T»fV5 I . •• ^ f I (T') ^ 1,1 - ^ 3^ 5TT^ ^ iT!Td' ’: arr ?Tw Tq;;?r SWRX *TT5FTT % atTt'TT ^>TTT ^ % f5T*rH % ^ arr^- % arfsRT WTT »HTT <TT ; '«ft ^ if 5TT^ HT ^ HTtT? fft ari^ fsr?n atf? • • (^) JTfk m VfsT arf^ ?nr ?if ?!?»■ *rf «ft; . ; . ^ ^ ?t saw I • K ,”. (»t) ^rf^rapr >T»mT5T % ^ , tr^o ifwo ^ f , w r f w - t ........ JTTffr ^ 3TT t; afiT Mr. Speaker: Order, order. Pandit (^) arf^, -D, N. Tiwary. ‘ - .. .. ^ . .. r » t* r .. , ...... > ^ n f Pandit D. N. Tiwary: May I know whether there is regular check made before making payments, and if so, ^ I ? how over-payments were made? The Deputy Minifster of Irrigation Shri Haihi: It is not a question of And Powchr (Shri Hathl): (a) to (d). over-payment..actually.. .It was case A statement ‘Is lalii bn the Table of where a regular contract had been the SabKA. \*[Seie Appendix IV, ‘ttn'ne- entered into between the D. V. C. ^ d xure No. 32 ] ' - the contractors. The rates had been settled. The Rao Committee had said ^ inro IfWo fW'W • ^ ^ that the rates that were settled were ^ ^cT 4 h n ik ^ rather hi^h certain items , were inadmissii?le, but there was actually a legal contract. So, there is no ques tion of over-payment by mistake or it 7 ' “ • anything of the sort. 759 Oral Answers 8 SEPTEMBEH 1954 Oral Answers 760 K azak R efugees in K a sh m ir *639. Sardar Hukam Sin^h: Will the Prime be pleiised to *^Yo. its fW : state: (a) whether all the Kazaks, who (^ ) ^ s rT O '^ had taken refuge in Srinagar in ^ October 1951, have since left the 3fft Ph T % SRTPT ^ country; and ^ ^ Trftr (b) the total expenditure incurred ^ f w n ^ forr by Government on their transport, maintenance and stay in India? ( ^ ) w % ^ i ? The parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of External Affairs (Shri The Deputy Minister of Rehabilita Sadath All Khan): (a) Ye-, Sir. 126 tion (Shri J. K. Bhonsle): (a) Rs. 3 96 Chinese Turks returned to Sinkiang crores. while the rest went to Turkey. (b) The amount could not be utilis (b) The total expenditure incurred ed by the State Governments clue to on the maintenance of Kazak refugees the following main reasons:— in Kashmir and on account of their transport to Bombay, on their way to (i) On account of readjustment Turkey, amounts to Rs. 92,236-12-9. of the administrative machinery to the new procedure involvinj» great Sardar Hukam Sinf^h: Some of them er scrutiny in sanction and dis have gone to Sinkiang, and others to bursement. Tibet. Was it of their own desire that some of them wanted t© ^0 to Sinkiang (ii) Implementation of li-e and others did not like to do so, or, schemes being held up because of did some other consideration prevail? the non-acquisition of the Umds consequent on the ruling of the ShH Sadath AU Khan: 125 Chinese Calcutta High Court also upheld Turks returned to Sinkiang of their by the Supreme Court that the own free will. West Bengal Land Development and Planning Act, 1948, was ultra vires. Sardar Hukam Singh: Who bore their expenses from Bombay to Tur key? : 3TT #rnw ^ «BT ^ Shri sadath AU Khan: Not from ^ Bombay to Turkey, but from here to Bombay, we bore the expenses of their travel. The Ministry of External Affairs agreed to meet the expenditure *n5t;ir it, incurred on their rail journey by third ^ I ^ class from Amritsar to Bombay, and other incidental expenses not exceed ^ Iid ing Rs. 10 per head. That is our posi *0! ^ »n?i7r t 3 ^ iTfTw a? tion. JTW V? jf The prime Minister and Minister of f?wT «n atft ^ jpfNiT External Affairs and Defence (Shri Jawaharlal Nehru): The rest of the expenditure was borne, I believe, by irft iro ifto * r ) : some international agency which was helpwng them: not by India. ^TT'in# ^ nVv ^ ?6l Oral Answers 8 SEPTEMBER 1954 Oral Answers 762 H Committee of the All-India Khadi and Village Industries Board for the ^n^v:r ^ ^ »fwr setting up of an All-India Khadi and »pr=We 5^ V? hpTvt ^ Village Industries Research Instituta; 2f)T fvniT I - (b) if so, when is the Institute likely to start; and ^ ifnr : ^ Fw knnr- (c) at which place? fr^ ...... The Minister of Commerce and la- Mr. Speaker: Order, order. Shrl doBtry (Shri T. T. Krishnamachari): Basil. (a) Not yet, Sir. ' Shrl K. K. Ba0u: May I know whe (b) Does not arise. ther one of the reas^ons for this lapsinif of the money was that the siims were (c) The All India Khadi and Village granted so late in the financial year Industries Board have recommended that the West Benj?al Government that the proposed Institute be located could not utilise them and a represen at Wardha. tation was made to that effect? Shri Dabhi: May I know how long Shri A. P. Jain: That is not a fact. it will still take to come to a decision? Shri Amjad Ali: May I know how much of this amount was surrendered Shri T. T. Krishnamachari: 1 am by the West Bengal Government and unable to answer that question defini how much was surrendered by the tely, because discussions are going on Government of Assam? and there are certain differences which have to be resolved. Shri J. K. Bhonsle: The Government of West Bengal has surrendered Shri Dhabi: May I know the nature Rs. 341*76 lakhs and the Government of the differences? of Assam, Rs. 15*95 lakhs Mr. Speaker: While discussions are still going on, it is not proper to dis <1i5T VT *TWT ^ 4 ^5* close them to the House.